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The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
Hiranas GiUen Facts
About Our Forests

Senior Forester Ed Oldham pre-
sented an interesting program on
American Forest Week at the Hiram
luncheon on Friday. Members and
guests before entering Masonic Tenn
ple viewed with appreciation his win
dow display in honor of the national
week, wherein were shown various
objects illustrative Of the history and
commercial value of our forests, even
including pine cone flowers made by
Mrs. Peck.
The Hiram speakers were G. A.
Pearson of the Southwest forest ex-
pertinent station and Earl G. Slipher
OF Lowell observatory Forester Fred
Merkle was to have spoken but was
called to the woods by a fire before
his turn came. Many interesting
facts about natural and artificial re-
forestation were brought out by Mr..
Pearson, while Mr.. Slipher gave an
appreciated talk on the value of the
forest to our water supply.
DR.. e. s. Miller was chairman for
the day in place of DR.. V. S. MCGUIRE,
who was attending the Hiram state
meeting at Tucson.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
FOUND SOLID ROCK FOR
SUPPORT G. c. BRIDGE

M. H. Hassler, general bridge sup
erintendent of the state highway de-
partment, spent Sunday night here
enroute to Phoenix from the site Oh
the new Grand Canyon bridge over
the Colorado river at Lees Ferry
where for the past month ne and as
sistants made soundings in the canyon
walls. They found solid foundation
rock of excellent formation on both
walls of the canyon.
The final sites for the ends OF the
projected bridge were decided upon
from several tentatively chosen locaa-
tions by Percy Jones, locating engl-
neer Of the state highway depart.
ment. just previous to the arrival o.
Mr.. Hassler. :.
Mr.. Hassler used mining tools 20
bore down the face of the cliff for q
distance of 40 feet which they 1ouno
to be solid limestone all the way.
Though of suspension type the whole
weight Of the bridge will be below tne
bridge level. ~ o..
With Mr.. Hassler were .. w bar
ber, Jack Loffgreen, Clyde Cummings,
Ivan White and Andy Oleson. lney
left Monday for Phoenix.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
MOVING TONS OF ROCK
TO LEVEL CITY STREET

The city street department has been
busy the past two weeks blasting ont
an out-croppfng Of lava rock on North
Humphrey street between Aspen and
Railroad avenues. The crown Of the
rock rises to a point 10 feet higher
than the rest of the street and has
always been an impediment to traffic.
Although it was found necessary
to blast the entire ledge, residents
in the vicinity have been untroubled
by the operations due to the care OBJ
served by tn eblasters. Holes are
drilled in the lava with an air drill and
light charge of explosive put in and
connected with an electric detonator.
Over the spot where the charge is to
be set off steel plate is placed and
loaded down with rocks and railroad
ties. This operation confines the
charge and keeps the debris and rocks
from scattering.
1t is expected that in the neighbor-
hood of 200 tons of rock will be
removed before the section less than a
block is made level.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
DAMSITE ADVISERS VISIT GLENN CANYON
REGISTRATION BOOKS NOW
OPEN: SPECIAL ELECTION
ON CONSTITUTION MAY 81.

Coconino county officials on Tues
day received proclamation from
Governor Hunt Of the special election
to be held throughout the state ON
Monday 81 proposing the repeal of two
sections of the state constitution.
House bill lit, passed by the last
session of the legislature provided for
the election, at which time a proposal
will be submitted to the people to re-
peal and abrogate two clauses in the
state constitution which are held as
jeopardizing the states best interests
in the way of collecting revenue and
tax from federal power and dam prop
erty, especially that which may be set
up and operated on the Colorado river.
County Recorder Marion Wallace
has the registration books open and
they will remain open until May 16.
Only those who failed to register.
for the general state election last fall
and who are eligible to cast their bal.
lot in the special election on May 81,
are required to sign up at this time,
All electors qualified to vote at the
general election held in 1925, who pos
sess such qualifications upon the date.
of said special election, shall, together
with ali electors who have registered
between April 25 and May is, be en-
titled to vote at the special election.
1t shall be unnecessary for any person
whose name appears upon said gen.
eral county register as a qualified
elector entitled to vote at said general
election held in 1925, to re-register for
the forthcoming election.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
TWO FOREST FIRES
NEAR HERE FRIDAY

Two forest fires Friday attempted
to upset the peaceful observance of
American forest week. Forester
Fred Merkle was on Friday called
from the Hiram luncheon, where he
was to speak on theory of fire fight
ing, to put into action said theory in
the field.
"A half acre was the extent of the
blaze, which was near the Oak Greek
highway and may have been caused
by a cigarette tossed from car or
by wood cutters who have a nearby
camp.
Ramon Cobo, wood cutter, paid for
his carelessness Friday night when he
set fire and burned an acre of timber,
including $40 worth of tools which
he had cached northwest of the reser-
voir. Senior Forester Oldham at
supper time saw smoke in the north.
when he got there he found Cobo
doing his best to undo his work. He
had been a mile on his way home
when he smelled fire and returned
He had quit for the day, took drink
from his canteen, lighted cigarette
and .carelessly tossed his match with
out looking to see if it We're ex-
tinguished.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
YALE M'FATE OF LOCAL
COLLEGE WON SECOND IN
STATE ORATORY CONTEST

With keen competition from four
other colleges of the state, Yale Nc
Fate, representing Flagstaff Teachers
college won second place in the an
nual state intercollegiate oratorical
peace contest at Phoenix Saturday
night. Rose of the University of Ari-
zona, was awarded first place but ac-
cording to those in attendance the con-
test was a toss-up between first and
second place. Tempe Teachers college
was awarded third place while Phoe-
nix Junior college and Gila college tied
for fourth.
McFate was winner of the intra-
college oratorical contest here last
month at which three first class ora
tions were given. His Grafton was en-
titled Preparedness and Peace, and
this was the one with which he won
second honors at Phoenix.
According to President Grady Cam
mage and Professor E. G.. Class, who
were present at the state meet, Mr..
McFate deserves much credit for the
way in which his speech was prepared
and delivered, there being four other
first class orations delivered at the
state contest.
Professor Class who was IN charge
of the contest here, was elated with
the showing made by Mr.. McFate and
believes this will be the forerunner to
the training of some first class orators
at our college in the future.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
WORKS ADVISORY BOARD
LEFT HERE TUESDAY FOR
INSPECTION OF DAMSITES

Four of the five members of the re-
Gently appointed federal advisory"
board, the province of which is to
examine the various damsites along
the Colorado river, arrived in Flag
staff Monday afternoon and next
morning left for inspection Of the
Glenn Canyon damsite in this county
near Lees Ferry.
While theoretically the advisory"
board came. to Arizona to make a
comparison of the various sites, it has
been claimed that all the members
were strongly sold in advance on the
superiority Of Boulder Canyon, Los
Angeles damsite pet, over any other.
This theory, borne out in the fact
that neither Utah nor Arizona is rep
resented on the board, wasn't discred-
tied a whole lot when it developed
that accompanying the board are no
less than four employees of the Los
Angeles water and power depart
ments, one of whom seemed to be In
general charge of all travelling ar
vangements. In fact, four autono-
biles and an equipment truck and the
mechanics to keep them running
smoothly are furnished by the city OF
Los Angeles.
The members of the board arriving
here Monday were former Governor
J. G. Scrugham of Nevada; Governor
Frank Emerson of Wyoming, U. S.
Senator &c. w. Waterman of Denver,
and Dr.. VIM. F. Durand of Stanford
university, California The fifth mem
Der, James A. Garfield, former secre-
tary of the interior, detained by his
law practice, did not get here.
Accompanying the board We're: z.
G. Wagner Of Reno, Ney.; R. f. Wal
tiers of Denver, chief engineer Of the
II. S. reclamation service; E. "A. Bay
ley,s assistant engineer Los Angeles
water and power departments; A. K.
Arledge and Thomas A. Painter, as
sistant engineers Los Angeles power
department; F. w. Hough, assistant
engineer Los Angeles water depart
ment; Joseph Timmons of the Los An
geles Examiner and Max Stern OF the
Scripps newspaper syndicate, San
Francisco, and two mechanics
The board met in Yuma on Friday
and Saturday with DIR. Hubert Work,
Continued on Page Five)
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
Bunk "AdUisOry'
Board Didn't Go
Up In The Boat

The Los Angeles commission
popularity known as the federal adj
visory board", appointed by Secretary
of the Interior Work To investigate
Colorado river damsites, was unable
to get up the, river Wednesday in the
power boat, owing to the water having
raised about six feet, the current rum
ming very strong and fast
However Governor Emerson and
Messrs. Hough and Durand did get
a fairly good view of the Glenn Can
yon site by climbing the trail.
The Flagstaff men who accompan-
led the party got back here Wednes-
day night little after eight, having
made the return in about seven hours.
The local men are not enthusiastic
that any good result favorable to the
Glenn Canyon site will come from the
survey the advisory" board is
making. Remarks favorable to
Boulder Canyon, site, and unfavorable
to all others, and the fact that the
expedition is transported and fed by
Los Angeles, with newspaper syndi-
cate men along known to be favorable
to Boulder Canyon, convince them
that instead of an impartial investi-
cation, the whole thing is just what
it was from the start designed to be-
a junket to strengthen propaganda
for the Boulder Canyon and the
Swing-J Johnson bill.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
ADVANTAGES new UTAH
ROAD SHOWN C. OF C.
BY SUPT. C. |. WALKER

Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
held luncheon meeting at Hotel
Monte Vista Monday noon instead OF
the usual evening meeting. There
were 81 present, beside some guests,
the larger attendance seeming to
show that the members prefer noon
meetings. The program was inter-
esting and crammed full of business.
The principal speaker was one of
the guests, C. L. Walker of Tuba City,
superintendent of the Western Navajo
Indian reservation.
Mr.. Walker recently visited cham
bers of commerce in southeastern
Utah in connection with highway
which he hopes soon will be built
from the Utah line through the Indian
reservation to Flagstaff.
He said that he found the Utah peo-
pie enthusiastic over the proposed new
highway, which would be a continua-
tion in a southwesterly direction of a
good highway, the Utah part Of which
is practically complete. The uncom-
pleted portion, near the Utah-Arizona
line, will be built, he said, just as soon
as there is some assurance that the
Arizona section will be taken care of.
In fact, considerable money is being
raised in Utah by private subscription
to complete their highway to the state
line.
From the state line to Cameron all
of the Arizona part of the highway
would be through Indian reservation
and its construction would be hum
dred per cent by federal money. The
nocf xsyo,,ld not he crroo< af fhof nv.
Walker said, as the route is through
country that affords plenty of good
road surfacing material.
That the federal government will
build the road through the reservation
from the Utah line to Cameron very
soon, Mr.. Walker believes, providing
this county will make an improved
highway of the road from Flagstaff
to Cameron.
Continued on Page Six)
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
ALMOST HOME AGAIN

Captain Elmer Duffield, of VIII
liams. France and Apache county, was
at home in Flagstaff Saturday. Elmer
was roadmaster on this division Of the
Santa Fe several hundred years ago
and because he had honest convictions
about making railroad beds safe Tor
democracy in the past, he volunteered
to be showed up to the front in France
with pick and shovel outfit where
pieces of rails, fish plates and railroad
spikes were being handed out ex-
travagant like by German gunners.
Evidently Captain Elmer was so busy
fixing up the ego ahead" signals that
he didn't happen to connect up Win
the material the Heinies were send
ing over free gratis. In spite OF the
fact that Capta Elmer was at the re
ceiving end of all this German scrap
iron, he came home all wool and a
yard wide.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
Editor Fris Helping
To Build Arizona

Editor H. H. Fris of the Arizona
Gazette with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ru-
dolph were in Flagstaff Saturday for
several hours on their way to Spring
erville Editor Fris is most en-
thusiastic "See Arizona First" advo-
cate and the Gazette has been rum
ming many pages of northern Ari-
zona advertisements containing big
pictures and much descriptive matter
of the scenic wonders of the north,
which are being paid for by the mer-
chants of Phoenix. The Phoenix mer-
chants have come alive to the idea that
advocating Arizona's scenic wonders is
a wonderful adjunct to the Trade in
Arizona idea. Both work hand in hand
for the growth and prosperity of the
state.
Mr.. Fris was on his way to Spring.
erville to address the chamber OF
commerce along the lines of ARIZONA
First, Last and All the Time"
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
GETTING MEMBERS

At it's regular meeting last We'd
nesday, Knights of Pythias lodge con-
ferred the rank of page on John Mat
thews and X. j. Nackard. a drive y
didates initiated during this month as
4 tribute to the supreme chancellor
A committee consisting of every
member of the order now in town IS
working hard to bring about this re-
suit, and the officers expect 70 m Io
crease the membership more tnah ~
: According to the officers Of the su-
preme lodge the April and May drives
promise more than $4,000 additions TO
the lodge rosters, and Arizona will not
be found short when the count IS
made. All lodges in the supreme do
main win initiate class between May
3 and the Ia, and will report the num-
ber gained to the supreme chancellor
by telegraph.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
DEFINITE PROGRAM FOR
'CITY BEAUTIFUL" WEEK

Chairman I. B. Koch of the civic
and industrial committee Of Flagstaff
Chamber of Colnmeree, assisted by
Frank Goodman, chairman of the
cleanup division of the city beautiful
campaign have appointed the follow
ing assistants for the week of May 10
to 21, as follows: District 1, Mrs.
Amy Albers; district 2, Mrs. P. j.
Lindemann; district 3, G. B. Wilson;
district 4, DIR. e. S. Miller; district 5,
C. w. Cox; district 8, John Verkamp;
district Z, VIM. Beeson, and district 8,
Howard Marine.
The general committee for the clean
up campaign is composed OF Miss
Mary Costigsn, w. II. Switzer, E. 7.
McGonigle, G. Al. Pearson, John @.
Thomas, Mrs. Agnes Pouthie and Mr..
Koch, chairman.
On May Id, the Boy Scouts will dis
tribute hand bills telling of the plans
for the campaign and stickers for win
dows and automobile wind-shields. On
the 18th, the ministers will discuss
the city cleanup campaign from the
pulpits. During the following week,
John @. Thomas, chairman of the
speakers bureau and his corps Of as
sistants will address all civic clubs on
the Importance Of getting behind this
movement.
The weeks outstanding objectives
have been lined up as follows: First,
clear away rubbish and unsightly
buildings; second, plant flowers, trees,
shrubs and improve lawns; third, paint
up; fourth, repair broken fences,
walks, etc.; fifth, war on weeds and
dandelions-cut them down. S.
By placing the rubbish, weeds, old
lumber. etc, on the parking strip dur
ing the week, they will be carried
away by the city each day and every
week thereafter, free of charge.
To stimulate and induce planting
and beautifying city properties, free
creeper and poplar trees will be given
away during the week at the Chamber
Of Commerce office between the hours
Of three and five.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
FLACSTAFF'S FOUNDER
EDWARD E. AVER, DIED
TUESDAY in PASADENA

Colonel Edward E. Aver, founder
of Flagstaff's first big business now
the Arizona Lumber & Timber COM
pany- -philanthropist, art collector
and director of the Field museum
Chicago, died Tuesday, May 3, at a
hospital in Pasadena, following an
emergency operation, at the age OF
86 years.
the first time in the late 70's when
he was soldier in a movement of
troops to California. Even then he
was a very rich and prominent busi-
ness man, with headquarters in
Chicago for his extensive lumber
interests in Michigan and elsewhere.
One of the largest tie dealers Of his
time; he realized that this was good
place to produce ties for the Mexican
Central and the Atlantic & Pacific
railroads, then building.
He came here In 1881 to establish
a mill, selecting the site on which the
present Arizona Lumber & Timber
company mill now stands, and i'm
mediately started iii to get machinery
and perfect an organization to open
up OpcAdtAOHo 90 S0Aiy III 4oON 90
possible.
He shipped the machinery to Wins
low, which was then the terminus of
the railroad. From that point it was
hauled by bull teams to Flagstaff, a
long and difficult procedure as there
was no bridge across Canyon Diablo.
In bound files of old correspondence
in the Arizona Lumber & Timber
company office, is letter, dated
August 19, 1882, which Mr.. Aver
wrote to his partner Lot Smith, iii
Chicago, st is noon and have just
got the boilers running and succeeded
in blowing the noon whistle for the
first time"
At this time many of the old timers
of this country were brought here for
the construction and operation Of the
mill, among them being Ben Doney,
Continued on Page Sky
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
dad. HART FIXED UP
HIS SEDONA STATION

aDado L. E. Hart was in town last
Saturday for the first time since early
last fall. He put in a busy winter
building his new store and service
station at Sedona. He spent about
So 900 in improvements, but he is
mighty glad Of it for his place is MAX
ing him lots of money. He isn't spe-
cializing in Strawberries this spring
as he did last year, as his business
keeps him too busy. He says though
that there will be berries on the Flag
staff market pretty soon from the
Kellam ranch. dad" says that the
Sedona hill is in as good shape as it
ever was and that the road on the rim
is fine too. He spent busy day
looking after his houses here and 9TH
er business matters when he wasn't
shaking hands. Charley Rudd came
up with Mr.. Hart and went back with
him Saturday night.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
PRIZES AWARDED in
BETTER HOMES WEEK

Flagstaff Woman's club Home Ex-
position last week was p gratifying
success from every point of view.
The general program was given IN
The Sun last week and the week be-
fore. Following is list of the awards
in the several contests:
Thursday afternoon the pie contest
took place Mrs. Francis Decker was
awarded first place and received a
nine pound bucket of Domino short
ening given by the Pay n Takit gro
cery. Mrs j. C. Clarke won second
place and received a glass-bake pie
pan given by the club.
Friday the cakes were exhibited and
first place was awarded to Mrs. Ar
thur Vandevier, the prize being sack
of Old Homestead flour from Babbitt
Bros. Mrs. j. G. Clarke received a
glass-bake cake pan, the gift OF the
club, for second place.
The pie-eating contest was Thurs
day evening at the card party. Dr.
Charles Ploussard won first place.
Oh, such pie appetite!
At the dance Friday evening Mrs.
LIE. G. Miller was presented with
goods for a dress, given by j. c. Pen
new Co. as first prize for the best
looking homemade cotton dress. Miss
/. Alma Cooper was awarded a similar
prize from K. J. Nackard's New York
store as second prize.
There was only one home made
shirt entered and after a careful de-
| liberation the judges awarded Mrs
| Clarke first prize goods from BAD
bitt Bros. for shirt-for making the
shirt and F. NJ. Gold second prize
necktie from. Sid Gassman's--tol
wearing the shirt. ..
Miss Nadine Thomson and Cilttore
Hudson were given prizes from tht
| Dresswell shop and Gassman's gil
shop for the best waltz.
The door prize, from II H. BROOKS
was drawn by Miss Retta Beasley.
! Miss Margaret Verkannp played
niano solo at the Thursday Afternoon
/ program. and Miss Elizabeth Sanfort
plaved Friday afternoon. On Frlda.
children from the Brannen schoo
i sang several songs and gave Bet
ter Homes" exercise, carefully pre-
| nared under the direction of Miss 6
Ema Vandevort.
/ The following Winslow ladies wer
Ouests On Thursday: Mesdames Chas
nave ! T.. Sweeney, Horace Evans
n r, smith and H. b. Saunders.
/ Mrs. a. J. Mitchell, chairman Of tn
1 demonstration committee, reporte'
/ that the cost of the combined dininl
! and living room and bedroom furnish
linrs amounted to $855 but that thl
could be reduced to $500 by severa
ee.rsr econo,,;as which she enumerated
These S,.sse roon,s were supposed to be suit
ahla for 4 $4,000 house Of three o
u four rooms.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-06
PhOenicidns Haze
Option TOmbIer's
Mormon Resort

M. d. Tombler recently gave an OPP
tion on his Mormon Lake summer re-
sort to Shear and Evans of Phoenix,
place into a lake club for Phoenix
people. Mr.. Evans was formerly an
engineer of the state highway depart
ment.
Plans, if the option, which runs for
year goes through, include the SUBJ
division of the unoccupied land into
building sites for summer cottages,
each stockholder in the corporation to
receive location and dividends from
community business property. There
is much appreciation in the warmer
parts of the state of the cool lake
shore during the summer and this
project promises summer homes and
paying businesses for financing sum-
mer vacations.
Tombler's lodge is located on the
southern lake shore with a mile of
lake front and total of $50 acres of
land. The resort comprises 20 cot
tages with dining hall, shower baths
and laundry, with modern plumbing
conveniences. There is also fine
dance hall. There is store, post
office and service station.
Those holding the option state that
if they take it up they will lay out a
fine golf course, build tennis courts
and establish a stable of saddle
horses.
Mr.. Tombler is starting his third
summer at the lake, and isn't any too
anxious to give up the place where he
has spent SO much time and effort.
But it seems that he is offered SO
much that he may have to sell. If he
does he says that he will move to
Flagstaff and settle down for life, as
he IS thoroughly sold on Flagstaff.