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The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
FOLLOWING THE BRIDGE
Miami Silver Beltl

An application has been filed with
the state corporation commission for
a permit to operate stage line which
contemplates direct service between
Phoenix and Salt Lake City. The ap-
plication is natural sequence of the
action of the legislature in making an
appropriation to be used with funds
set aside by congress for the con-
struction of bridge across the Colo
rado river seven miles below Lees
Ferry.
The time is not far distant when
auto stage lines will carry passengers
between Phoenix and Salt Lake City
about as quickly as they now trans
port them between Phoenix and Ell
Paso. At present the trip from Phoe-
nix to Salt Lake City is long, ardu-
Gus and uncomfortable. The Grand
Canyon bridge and connecting roads
will shorten the distance many hun
dreds of miles by highway, and cut
the travel time by two-thirds.
There remain to be constructed
about $50 miles of highway between
Flagstaff and the Arizona Utah line.
But provision for those connecting
roads will follow construction of the
bridge, as provision for the Wicken-
burg -Ehrenberg highway followed
after the construction of the Ehren-
berg bridge was assured.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
REMARKS OF THE GANG

Arizona does something, public opin-
ion of the country is being aligned
behind the Boulder dam BILL It should
be noted that this opinion is being de-
veloped not by the intrinsic merits of
the bill, but by the expedient of call
ing everyone who dares oppose it a
mere "capper" for the power trust. T"
The interests behind the Swing ohm
son bill realize that this phantom bout
by few of ''the good, the pure, and
the true" against thee Goliath of the
power trust" will swing more opin-
ion to their side than any debate on
the best plan to develop the Colorado
river. In other words, any discussion
as to the merits of their proposed
plan is superfluous. They and they
alone, are always right, while all
those who think differently are al
ways wrong. They know that if they
can create enough hysteria the coun-
try over, they will get enough votes
in congress to put their plan over
Coolidge would not dare veto the bill,
because California has twenty-six
electoral votes while Arizona has only
six. That is the way they figure.
What has Arizona done to combat
this vicious propaganda? Our COVER
nor was elected on his promise to
"save'' the Colorado for the people of
Arizona, and not for another political
campaign. Has he done anything to
create public opinion against the
Boulder dam anywhere outside of Ari-
zona? Has he another plan for the
development of the river so much su-
perior to the Swing-Johnson plan thai
it can replace the California plan il
the halls of congress? Surely, as
master politician himself, he knows
the effect of this carefully planned
propaganda that California now has
emanating the country over from
every source conceivable.
rating his own legislature and at
tempting to impose his opinion or
every little matter that comes before
it. The legislature did give in to him
on his Colorado river demands. He
should give in to an almost three
quarters majority of the Legislature
on the state highway bill, and then de-
vote his energies and direct the work
to fight this pernicious propaganda,
outlined above, which is just getting
started, and that would have the peo-
pie of the United States think that
the Boulder dam is the only plan to
develop the river, and that it is doing
justice to Arizona.
Ashurst, Cameron and Hayden
did their work well, but they can't do
it all. The governor must help. Pro-
paganda is mighty weapon, especial
ly in the halls of congress. The peo-
pie of the country have not heard Ari-
zona's side. Let Arizona take the Of
fensive, for only by the offensive will
Arizona win a decision favorable to
herself.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
LET THE PEOPLE PAY THE FREIGHT

Rather than disrupt the democratic party Mr.
Whitney, chairman of the democratic state cen
tral committee advises in letter to Governor
Hunt, President Winsor of the senate and Speaker
Crawford of the house, that the people pay the
freight for a special election in which each ele-
ment of the democratic party frame up a state
highway bill, one bill to suit the governor and
one bill representing the people as formulated by
two-thirds of the members of both houses of the
legislature. +
I'VE can only compliment Chairman Whitney on
his suggestion of good way out of bad political
situation democratically speaking. With the peo-
pie acting as financiers and innocent bystanders,
we must rise to inquire just why the innocent tax
payers of the state should be called upon to pay
for umpiring fight in the democratic party?
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
LET ARIZONA TAKE THE
OFFENSIVE
Tucson Starr

Tucson Starr
The people of Arizona should wake
up to the fact that California has be-
gun gigantic scheme for flooding
the entire country with propaganda
favorine the construction of Boulder
dam. Yesterday morning there ap-
peared in The Star the following news
item:
Washington, April 12 (AP).-
The ''power trust" spent more
than 100000 to prevent passage
of the Swing-J Johnson Boulder
canyon dam bill, Senator Norris,
republican, Nebraska, charged to-
night at a dinner given in his
honor by the National Popular
Government league.
The Nebraskan berated the elec-
trio interests for indulging in
what he termed dirty, disreput-
able politics" and made a vigor-
Gus appeal for government devel-
opmerlt and control of natural
power resources.
Senator Norris has large follow
ing in the nation, so that when he be-
gins charging that the power trust"
defeated the Boulder dam bill in the
last session of congress, he immediate
ly aligns with his side, and the Boul-
der dam side, large group of power
full men.
Things don't just happen, they are
brought about" according to Will
Hays. The fact was Senator Norris
spoke before the National Popular
Government league and the topic on
which he spoke did not "just happen" /"
1t was brought about. What he said
there has gone out to every newspaper
in the country. What sentiment he
is creating for Boulder dam!
Just few weeks ago Governor
Pinchot of Pennsylvania, who certain
ly cannot be accused of being sub
servient to any selfish interests, sent
out letter to every governor in the
United States in which he declared
that the power trust" defeated the
Boulder dam bill in the last congress,
and at the same time he called upon
the governors to fight these selfish
interests. A few days ago, Hiram
Johnson, one of the co-authors of the
Swing-Johnson bill which provides
for the Boulder dam, gave out long
interview upon his arrival home in
San Francisco. In this he declared
vociferously that the bill was beaten
by the "power trust" and that he
hoped public opinion of the country
would demand its passage at the next
session of congress. A week ago the
California legislature attempted to
pass a resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the Los Angeles Ex-
press and Los Angeles Times, because
they were not enthusiastically sup
porting the Boulder dam idea. While
the resolution did not pass it did
serve as a warning to other news
papers of California, and at the same
time it implied that the two Los An
geles papers were controlled" by the
"power trust" Thus, week in and
week out, sometimes almost daily, the
press of the country receives news
items of the fight that California is
supposed to be making against the
greedy and selfish power trust.''
Thus, surely and effectively, unless
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
WE'LL, WHY NOT?

Flagstaff has a most magnificent scenic road
partly built over the old stage road to Grand
Canyon through Fort Valley and Kendrick Park,
which it has been overlooking for years. 1t could
be carried on to Grand Canyon and maintained as
a year-round road. Of necessity this road must
be kept up for the convenience of ranchers as far
north as Kendrick Park. The old stage road orig
inally ended at Grandvew, one of the greatest
view points of the Canyon. William Randolph
Hearst owns the property on the old hotel site and
it is rumored that he has a big hotel in mind to
replace the old Grandview hotel In any event the
park service would undoubtedly be pleased to have
this road connected up with the park boulevards
now built and being built
1t is possible the government might be inter-
ested in assisting in the construction and main
tenance of this road in exchange for the Bright
Angel trail.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
THE SENATOR IS PROBABLY PREJUDIcED

of Cochise county in taking the state highway de-
partment to task for spending $840 for cooks while
building 8.81 miles of road, but when he declares
that the records show that 81 engineers and in
spectors were on the job overseeing the work, he
is showing altogether too much interest in road
work and is most annoying. No one road worker
should have over two engineers or inspectors to
assist him; one to hold his shovel while he is
resting and one to lean against as he rests.
However, Senator Sutter is probably prejudiced
against the highway department
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
Drawing Trade
+ + + + 80 + + ! : + 80

On very important corner on
Main street there was large furn-
iture store, where passersby always
stopped to look at the attractive
window display. Then an autolno-
bile ran into and wrecked one of them
which in consequence had to be
boarded up temporarily. This gave
the store very somber appearance
and people going by did not even
glance that way.
This the owner was quick to no.
tice and soon large signs painted in
glaring red letters adorned each of
the windows that had not been de-
molished. They read:
Warning! Our merchandise is
most attractive. Come in by the front
door and view it personally.
Please leave your cars outside"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Die Happy

The principle speaker of the eve
ming was something of bore. After
he had been trying the patience of his
hearers for 20 minutes, the chairman
noticed that the diner on his right was
snoring gently and taped him with his
gavel.
A second time, the diner dozed and
the chairman's hammer again brought
him back to consciousness. The third
time, he snored more loudly and the
chairman piled the gavel to more
purpose. fA '@ @
go on" was the sleepy answer.
"Hit me again, / can still hear him."
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
RIPARIAN RIGHTS IN
CALIFORNIA
(Arizona Republican,

NzA4 11OI1tI 4kOP0KUA1NesIII
Until comparatively recently Cali
fornians thought they were in enjoy
ment of two water doctrines. At any
rate, a writer of some note had re-
Gently stated that both the doctrine
of riparian rights and the doctrine of
prior appropriation were recognized
in that state. Not long thereafter the
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Governor Hunt seems to be yet holding the fort
with few of his satellites in the legislature The
majority were unable to muster three-fourths
majority to put the highway bill over his veto. A
Dill may be passed, however, by two-thirds vote.
with the emergency clause eliminated, which will
permit of its becoming law within 80 days after
adjournment.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

real boosters for the good of Arizona when all
hands put forth an organized effort to put pants
on the Baby State and remove its clouts Con-
gress must be convinced that the Baby State
is not merely suffering from political collie, but
from real pins which are not just serving to hold
up its wrappings
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

If Mexico ever gets into that state of mind
whereby it "revolutes" in favor of developing the
vast resources of that country, it will bulge the
border line north and almost take in Texas and
Arizona Mexico has God-given country, richer
than America in every way, but SO far all they
seem to plant is politics and raise he'll as the main
crop. Maybe that's where Arizona gets the idea.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Holding Out

Gid Carlton and his wife struggled
valiantly to teach their little daugh-
ter, Carlotta, to repeat the letter
"a" Try as they might, the child
refused to pronounce the first letter
of the alphabet, and after several
vain attempts the father retired from
the struggle vanquished.
But Mrs. Carlton in a wheedling
manner asked: "Carlotta, dear, tell
mother why you won't learn to say
"a"
"Well, mother" explained Miss
Precocious, "it's because just as soon
as say a. you and father will want
me to say b."
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The Russian soviet clothing trust has an
nounced that it will pay fifty cents apiece for all
cat-skins delivered at its factories The skins
doubtless will be made into Siberian squirrel and
Russian pony coats for sale to the wicked capital
istic nations.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

There have been over hundred years of peace
and friendly intercourse between America and
Great Britain But now that our theatrical peo-
pie have sent "Abie's Irish Rose" to London, we
wouldn't blame John Bull if he were to break off
diplomatic relations Immediately
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Wonder just what a society reporter means
when she says 1T was quiet wedding?" That
there was no brass band present, or fight to
see who was best man, or because the bride did
not get mad and cuss because the groom fumbed
the ring?
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The joke about the Swiss navy is no more. The
opening of the Rhine to Basle for navigation has
If Switzerland has the nerve to start one we ought
to be able to maintain the one we already have.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
A Puzzler

Tommy was watching some brick
layers at work on a new house when
an old gentleman who knew him
happened to pass that way.
"Good morning, Tommy" he said.
You seem very interested. Now, /
wonder if you can tell me what it
is that keeps those bricks together 2"
Tommy admitted that he did not
know, so his friend told him it was
the mortar.
"Mortar!" exclaimed Tommy in sur.
prise; II thought that was the stuff
that keeps them apart!"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Not Quite Hopeless

The serving maid was awkward and
the steak fell on the floor with a
sickening thud. The young mistress
was upset, and shrieked:
"Now, we've lost our dinner"
The maid alone kept her head-aiid
the meat Like oil on troubled water
came the calm reply:
Indeed, then, an we haven't, mura:
I've got me fut on it.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Los Angeles is Dragging because little five
year-old girl has committed 81 pages of poetry to
the poetry is all about Los Angeles and the little
girl has never heard anything else.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Earl Carroll, the enterprising gentleman who
conducted bath tub party in New York, has been
sentenced to year and day in jail. 1t is re-
ported that New York officials were not so much
incensed because of It's champagne flavor as they
were because it was not held on Saturday night.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

It is up to Arizona to consolidate all its power
and hit hard and continuously in the same place
lem So far the places it has hit look like freckles
on red-headed kid.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Turning In

Walter Anthony had his old friend
Al Joy, former San Francisco sport
writer and now with the San Joaquin
Light and Power company, to dinner
one Sunday.
"How about a little Grieg before
dinner ?" asked the musical Walter.
"Ah, now you're talkingi" cried
the unmusical AL "But make my
glass small one"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

h An Armenian sheik says that earthquakes are
caused by the bull which holds the earth on his
shoulders, shaking his back. And at that, this
bull story may be as good as some of the scientific
explanations we get on the wonders of Nature.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
A NASTY SLAM

They may be able to improve Grand Canyon
national park $1,500000 worth, but they'd better
not try to improve the canyon.-Tucson Star.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Stating The Case

Shirley is a youngster who has a
penchant for inventing expressions
rivalng that which Lloyd George
coined when he said, "That is some
thing for which / have nothing but
the very slightest use."
Her latest took place in this man
ner:
She and her adored older sister
were discussing the latter's reluct-
ance to take walk at the time her
fiancee was to call.
"But," persisted Shirley, "Why
do you don't want to for?"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Admiral Sims says that the batteship is obso-
lete as fighting craft but it still gives us com
Portable feeling to know that Uncle Sam has a
flock of them around.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

If Coolidge and Smith should be the opposing
candidates in 1928 just think how much fun the
campaign poets viii have writing songs and max
ing Cal rhyme with AL.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The American Railway association is offering
three cash prizes of $3.50 each for prize essays on
Gross Crossing Cautiously The contestants to
be from grammar, high schools and colleges of the
United States. Covering the whole United States
we are inclined to think the American Railway
association isn't quite as liberal as it might be
One accident at a crossing usually costs them
more than $3.50 even if they didn't have to pay
damages However, despite the free advertising
requested, which will run up into hundreds OF
thousands of dollars, in return for the $3.50 of
fered, we hand them our share and pay our regu-
lar fare as usual. Some day they may get into
competition and be compelled to run time card
in The Sun. The time card would be valuable in
letting auto drivers know about when trains were
due at the crossings.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The statement that Beethoven became famous
in spite of the fact that he couldn't master the
multiplication tables in school will give great con-
ISOLATION to very young Americans.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Polands skilled labor in the textile industry has
just got a raise in wages of five per cent, making
the daily wage scale all the way from 78 to SO
cents Free trade newspapers please copy.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

great ado is being made over the fact that a
u. S. aviator was up in the air fifty-one hours.
Huh. That's nuthin. Think how long the high
way bill and Gov. Hunt have been up in the air!
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Down at Bisbee the spring slogan of the COM
munity is "cean up, paint up get out" Evi-
IDENTIFY the clean up campaign down there is going
to be strenuous.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The Sun does not like to make mistakes any
better than anyone else, but when it does it is
glad to correct them at the first opportunity.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

1t is said that 30O,O 900 American tourists will go
to France this year. That ought to enable the
thrifty French to collect enough money to pay
the whole debt
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Just a Mistake

Lady (very, very much hick): "Oh,
what hateful, narrow little roonl!
(Looks into mirror.) ! suppose the
beds behind that. Well, / just won't
sleep in folding bed! / won't I'll
leave the hotel first"
Boy indignantly: "Lady this
amt no bedroom-its the elevator"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
He Got the Post

"You wish to enter the diplomatic
service. Can you give any proof of
discretion?"
Eyes, once entered a bathroom in
a hotel and discovered lady in the
BATH"
eyes, and what did you do?"
II said, 4 beg your pardon, sir,
and withdrew"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The real optimst is the fellow who believes that
China and Mexico will settle down one of these
days and cause no further trouble.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

The supreme court of the United States has
decreed that bootleggers must pay income tax
Well, why not? Why favor them?
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

In any event we know it was real Man who
invented the name Flagstaff"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Massachusetts man dancing the Black Bot
tom threw his knee out of joint Who says that
the Yankees are Unconditional?
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Governor Hunt has appointed Mrs. A. L. Doo-
little manager of the state employment office.
This should entice patrons to the place.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

If there is any wet party in the campaign next
year just think how much fun it's members will
have going around singing "Ale, ale, the gangs
all here
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Who remembers the good old days when we
thought the Chinese were so peaceful they didn't
do anything but launder shirts and make chow
mein?
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Reports from China are about as mixed as the
results of two broadcasting stations coming in
over the same wave length.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
She Told Him

She Told Him
Jay Barnes has been promoting
boxing matches in Allentown, Pa.
One day he went to a restaurant
and ordered the native dish of spare
been a heavy run on the dish so the
waitress shrugged her shoulders and
said, "All."
"All what?" asked Jay.
"All over" said the Dutch waitress.
"All over what?" Jay wanted to
know.
"All over with" was the final shot.
Where are we going, 'Arry?"
ITO the doctors. / don't like the
look of my missus."
"Blimy! I'll come with you. / ate
the very sight of mine!"
"Oh, what cute little dolly! Does
she say Mamma when you squeeze
herr"
"Nawl My dolly's a modern doll.
When you squeeze her, she says, "Oh,
boyp"
oPAhH6 tAAC DCuho
Wanted attorney that is will
ling to work with his client in a COM
spiracy which has existed for over.
six years, in which there is about
$4,000 involved.-Ad in the Minne-
apolis Tribune.
Dear doctor, my pet billygoat is
seriously ill from eating a complete
leather-bound set of Shakespeare"
Answer-"Am sending Literary Di-
gest by return mail"
Messrs. Harrington and Thompson
suffered badly from frozen feet, due
to wearing oxfords, frosted ears and
fingers. North Dakota paper.
Good advice from the Columbia
Record:
"If you have half hour to spend,
don't spend it with some one who
hasn't"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

L
candidates in 1928 just think how much fun the
campaign poets will have writing songs and max
ing Cal rhyme with Al.
Admiral Sims says that the batteship is obso-
lete as fighting craft but it still gives us COM
flock of them around.
-O.--
Down at Bisbee the spring slogan of the com
munity is clean up, paint up or get out. Evi-
IDENTIFY the clean up campaign down there is going
to be strenuous.
1t is said that 100000 American tourists will go
to France this year. That ought to enable the
thrifty French to collect enough money to pay
the whole debt.
If there is any wet party in the campaign next
year just think how much fun it's members will
have going around singing "Ale, ale, the gang s
all here
Who remembers the good old days when we
thought the Chinese were so peaceful they didn't
do anything but launder shirts and make chow
mein?
Governor Hunt has appointed Mrs. A. L. Doo-
little manager of the state employment office.
This should entice patrons to the place.
The supreme court of the United States has
decreed that booteggers must pay income tax.
Well, why not? Why favor them?
The real optimist is the fellow who believes that
China and Mexico will settle down one of these
days and cause no further trouble
Massachusetts man dancing the Black Bot
tom threw his knee out of joint. Who says that
the Yankees are Unconditional?
Reports from China are about as mixed as the
results of two broadcasting stations coming in
,var the same wave length
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
Pulling Tooth PIeases
Eskimo, Doctor Finds

NEW York, Sept. 16.--An Es-
kimo's idea Of holiday Is to have
tooth pulled, according to DR..
Leuman M. Waugh, professor Of
orthodontia at Columbia University
school OF Dental and Oral Surgery,
who IS now engaged in dental re-
search among the Eskimo tribes of
Northern Labrador and Ungava Bay.
The university made public ons of
his letters recently.
Dir. Waugh sailed June % on the
Manu-, s4-foot skiff. to dlsprove
an old British theory that Eskimos
had stronger teeth than most print.
tive people. They haven't, he has
learned.