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The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
County Leads State
In Live Stock u. S.
Farm Census Shows

According to the last United States
census of agriculture report for the
state Of Arizona, farm property is
placed at an estimated value of 1884,
048,696 while of this amount Coco
nino county can claim $10,500,356.
This county's farm values are split up
as follows: Land, $3,165, ,105; build
ings, $671, 1865; implements and ma
chinery, $241,725, and livestock hav-
ing the greatest value, $5,830,330.
The number of farms in the county
according to the report has taken q
drop since 1910. Where there were
656 farms in Coconino county in that
year there are listed only 587 at pres
ent. The low number, however, was
reported for 1920 when only 362
farms were reported with individual
ownership. Of the farms now in this
county, 23 out of 587 are over 500
acres, while the average farm is from
100 to 157 acres; there being 274 of
this area. There are only 8 farms
with from 1000 to 5000 acres. The
total of farm land in the county is
11,918,720 acres. 3
Coconino county leads all others in
the possession of live stock. 1t has an
estimated horse population Of 1858
as compared with its nearest rival,
Navajo county, which has 1857 head.
This county also holds the lead in the
number of sheep, the total number be-
ing placed at 297, 1863, its closest com
petitor in sheep holdings also being
Navajo county, with 213,88S. In the
number of dairy cows, however, Coco
nino and Mohave counties must take
a back seat, the former having only
586 mileh cows and the latter 1873. In
this industry Graham county is in the
spotlight, her dairy animals number
ing 1892.
Hay leads the crops in this county
with 1O,635 acres. but grain crops hold
bad second with total Of 3,156
acres. The census report shows that
considerable apples, peaches, pears,
plums and grapes are grown in this
section, the combined number of bush
els being 21,963.
The farm population of the county
is 1886 and is divided as follows:
White, 1900; colored (mostly Indian)
1885. The state farm population is
II ,954.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25

By beating Tempe Teachers college
Friday and Saturday nights, Flagstaff
Teachers college wound up the regu-
lar schedule with a record of II vic
tories and only three defeats.
Their two most signal victories
were over University Of New Mexico,
last years Arizona New Mexico
champions. Their record defeat of
the Lobos last Wednesday night was
followed Friday night by defeat of
the University of Arizona by the
Lobos, who, however, lost by one
point to the u. of A. the next night.
So while Flagstaff has not played the
A. U. team, by twice decisively beat
ing team that did beat it, the local
boys have definitely established their
superiority.
The nifty part of the humilia-
tion of Tempe last week-end-the
two wins making it three straight
over that school this seasOn-was
that the second game was played
throughout for Flagstaff by the
second squad-all freshmen.
First Game
The Tempe boys showed the best
form to date this season, but weak
ened before a furious Flagstaff rally
in an extra quarter and lost by score
of 1924.
The Flagstaff team, doped to win
an easy game, received big surprise
when they found so much fight in the
Tempe players. When the final whis-
tie blew at the end Of the fourth quar-
ter. the score was tied, 24-24. Six
previous times in the game the score
had been tied.
In an extra three minute period,
the Flagstaff players staged one of
the greatest rallies ever seen on the
local court. Two excellent shots by
Detloff, Flagstaff center, and another
by Patten, guard, gave the Flagstaff
quint a lead which the Tempe players
could not overcome.
The playing was fast and hard
fought every minute of the game. The
scoring was close, neither team hav-
ing much of an advantage on its OPP
ponent at any time during the game.
Both teams put up a good defense,
and the shooting of both was prac-
tically the same.
Detloff was the Flagstaff star and
high point man Of the game. 1t was
his. accurate shooting that pulled the
team out of the hole many times dur
ing the game and won in the extra
quarter. He scored IL of Flagstaff S
80 points. Smith and Simpkins were
the Tempe stars. Their floorwork was
good and their shooting was accur-
ate. Smith was high point man OF the
To,,opo +oat,o EARNING 10 nniY1tS
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Project No. IA
Cost Too Much

What D. L. Bundy, resident en-
gineer on Federal aid project No.
IA, the Winslow-Holbrook highway
thought of Highway department
methods is told in a report made
over his signature dated July /, 1925,
to B. M. Atwood his district engineer,
and made public Tuesday night by
Senator Sutter. In his report
written long before the present in
vestigation was contemplated. En-
gineer Bundy said: "There was in
efficiency from the foreman down to
the watchman. .as it always will,
when construction is done by a pol
itical army of generals and few
privates In part the report follows
''This project was built by state
forces, the bids being too high, and
the state deciding that they could
build for the engineers estimate.
That this was not done, nor anywhere
near approaching the estimate, is
very plain to be seen by consulting
the so-called cost reports issued
monthly by the accounting depart
ment.
'These reports may be sincere, in
solar DIS IuG UdCd COHCdlueQ were
furnished by the field bookkeeper,
but my belief is that the costs are
not true in any sense of the word.
In the first place, the field bookkeep-
ing was in accord with the way the
whole project was handled There
was inefficiency from the foreman
down to the watchman.
"a true cost cannot be kept by
a man who does not know borrow
from structure excavation. However
these inaccuracies did not run the
cost of the project up to twice the
estimate. 1t was the lack of eff
cheney from the start, the using of
four or FIVE men tc the work of one,
the lack of knowledge of how to dir
ect the work to the best advantage
to the project and to the highway de-
partment, the placing Of incompetent
men as foremen in charge of the diff
erent phases of the work In fact
many things enter into the high costs
as it always will, when construction
is done by political army of many
generals and few privates:."
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25

Coach e. III. "Swede" Lynch was
unpopular for while Saturday night
when he started the freshman team
in the tilt with Tempe Teachers IN
stead Of his first string players. Be
ing somewhat exasperated on account
Of the showing the varsity had made
the previous evening when Tempe was
defeated 1924, Coach Lynch started
his freshman squad in the second tilt
and surprised himself as well as
everyone else when the dimlnutlve
team gave Tempe drubbing to the
score Of 1924.
The first score was made by Flag
staff when Pace, center of the year.
ling squad, dropped in free throw.
Tempe retaliated and scored two field
goals, making the score Al IN their
favor. The Flagstaff frosh let loose
an offensive and by the repeated scor-
ing of Fritz, Pace and Easley, soon
had the lead and had increased it to
1924 before Tempe could get together
again to take the offensive. Tempe
managed to stage a back for two
more field goals, but the frosn broke
up the play and were soon loose again
tossing the oval in from every angle
Of the court. Tempe was wild with
fury. Coach McCreary of that squad
shifted his men and made several
changes to break up the relentless
scoring of the Flagstaff yearlings, but
to no avail When the half ended the
frosh had increased their lead to 1913
BY this time, Coach Lynch was per-
haps the most popular man in the
room, except with Tempe, and ths
once hostile words had turned to words
Of praise Of the work of the diminutivt
squad.
A great majority of the spectator:
believed that Coach Lynch would sene
| in his varsity squad the second half
but again received surprise wher
the freshmen made their appearance
Coach McCreary's team came back il
the last half with determination tx
crush the yearlings but had made only
two baskets when the latter cut loose
and were gone again for series o.
baskets.
Fritz of the Flagstaff squad was
high point man with six baskets ant
seven free throws, Pace Of Flagstaff
second with five field goals and tws
! free throws. Smith of Tempe wal
third with three baskets and two FREE
! throws.
The game was full of thrills. TIL
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Teachers Had Most Successful Net Schedule In Schools Record
OREGON GIRL ACCEPTS
WRIGLEY'Ss CHALLENGE
TO RACE GEO. YOUNG

Announcement has been made at
Long Beach Of the receipt of informa-
tion from Miss Martha Staeger of
Portland, Ore, that she has tele-
graphed to William Wrigley, Jr., in
Chicago, accepting his $4,000 wager
backing George Young, youthful Cana
dian swimmer, against any challenger
for another race across the San Pedro
channel from Santa Catalina island
to the mainland.
Miss Staeger, one Of the contest
ants of the Wrigley marathon in the
channel, which was won. by Young,
informed local newspaper that SIZE
had made the only condition Of the
race that it be made from Avalon,
Santa Catalina island, to the mainland
at Long Beach. She stated she had
obtained the financial backing Of a
Los Angeles oil man.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
WOULD BLOCK LICENSES
FOR COLO. RIVER PROJECTS

A bill to prohibit issuance by the
federal power commission of any per
mits or licenses affecting the Colo
rado river pending approval by con-
gress Of the Swing-Johnson Boulder
Canyon dam bill was introduced by
Representative Taylor, democrat, Col
orado.
The measure, which was referred tc
the house irrigation committee, would
provide that permits should be held
up until provisions of the Colorado
river compact became effective by
approval of at least six Of the sigma
tory states, including California.
Issuance of Colorado river water
power licenses also would be suspend
ed until the Colorado river compact
had been ratified under a bill intro
duced today by Senator Phipps, re-
publican, Colorado.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Our State Highway Department : Shall
We Stay, Pay and Pray : or Spray?
W. r. TiUOtsOn. NeIU
Grand Canyon Chief

Several changes in the field person
mel of the national park service were
announced recently by the department
of the interior.
j. Ross Eakin, superintendent Of
Grand Canyon National Park, has been
transferred to Glacier National Park,
to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of Superintendent Charles
j. Kraebel. Mr.. Eakin was superin-
tendent of Glacier National Park
from May IL, 1921, to December A,
1923. He was then transferred to the
Grand Canyon Mr.. Kraebel, the for
mer superintendent of Glacier Ma
tional Park, resigned to accept po
sition with the United States forest
service of the department of agricul-
ture. He will be stationed in Ber-
kelley, California.
Miner r. Tillotson, engineer at the
Grand Canyon, has been promoted to
succeed Mr.. Eakin as superintendent
of that park. Formerly employed by
the forest service, he joined the ma
tional park service in 1921, being first
employed on engineering work in
Yosemite National Park. The follow
ing year he was transferred to Grand
Canyon National Park, where he has
been engaged on engineering and plan
ming work
Eivind T. Scoyen, formerly chief
ranger at the Grand Canyon, has been
promoted to the permanent superin-
tendency Of Zion National Park Mr..
Scoyen is thorough national park
product, having been born and raised
in Yellowstone National Park. He
served as ranger and assistant chief
ranger in that park until transferred
to the Grand Canyon in 1923.
Richard T. Evans, who for the past
two summers served as acting super
intendent Of Zion National Park, has
been appointed superintendent Of
Hawaii National Park, and has en-
tered on duty. Mr.. Evans was topo-
graphic engineer of the geological
survey, and was detailed to Zion in
the summer months through the CO.
operation of that bureau.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Would Abolish All
State Commissions

The Allen bill, proposing to turn
the affairs of government inside out
by abolishing "a offices, commissions,
boards and agencies now existent
and establishing eight civil adj
ministrative departments, under direct
control of the governor, bobbed up on
the floor of the house committee Of
the whole Friday to receive approval
for passage. Only scattering OF
"nos" was heard when the chair,
Representative Brooke of Yavapai,
called for a vote.
AS soon as the bill had been re-
ported out by the judiciary and
efficient government committees
with recommendations that it do
pass, Mahon of Maricopa moved that
It be indefinitely postponed. The
motion was defeated There was
little discussion and only two minor
amendments we're made.
AS drawn, the bill is almost pre-
cisely the same as that introduced by
the Campbell (republican) admins
stration in 1921, when the line OF
demarcation between republicans and
democrats in both houses was so fine
~ drawn CfldC vote LOT OT dSdiilSt
the bill became purely party
proposition. Allen, the author and
a republican, Friday seemed to have
the support of good portion of the
predominantly democratic house IN
the viva voce vote.
What reception the bill will meet
in the house proper, however, it is
difficult to say, even though the
personnel of the house and the COM
mittee Of the whole are one and the
same. 1t is still more difficult to
conjecture what action the senate
would take if the bill got by the
house, granting even the erasure OF
the line separating the pro and anti
administration forces.
The bill would create the following
departments, headed by conmiss-
ioner appointed by the governor
military affairs, finance, agriculture,
public welfare, public works and
buildings, reclamation and irrigation.
education and registration, and labor
and industry Each Commissioners
would be directly responsible to the
governor as in any cabinet form OF
government. The plan has been
worked successfully in Illinois, Tenn
essee and other states.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
PRESS CLUB
WILL MEET MARCH

The Fourth Annual Convention
dinner and Frolic Of the Arizona Press
club will be held in Phoenix on Sun
day, March 6th. The annual bus
mess meeting and election of officers
will begin at 2 p. M, in the Indus
trial Congress building. Phoenix
members of the club have planned
a fine program for the entertain
ment of the visiting newspaper
men, which includes the amateur
golf tournament for the Press club
championship, to be staged at the
Ell Molino club at $3.50 p. M, the
dinner and entertainment to be held
at the Hotel Adams at 6:30.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Mental Control

"The next thing, suppose"
growled Mr. Grump, who thought his
liberties were being tampered with,
they'll be controlling a mans
thoughts by government edict."
They're doing that now Indirect
ly," answered his companion. 81
spend most of my time thinking about
how I'm going to pay my taxes"
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
CARRYING GOALS TO
NEWCASTLE?

TUCSON This is the story Of
rum runner.
"Hello, boy, when did you get in"
Detective Franco asked him.
~ just brought load of hootch
down from Miami" answered Ber-
nardo Sanchez, alias Carlos Martinez.
Yes, it's short story.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
NOT TO DEDICATE
TEMPLE UNTIL FALL

The Arizona temple of the Mormon
church, though to- be complete with
in so days, will not have formal
dedication and closing to the general
public till next fall, probably in
October, according to announcement
made bv Heber ]. Grant of Salt Lake,
president of the Church of Latter Day
Saints.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
PHOENIX GIRL SENTENCED
TO ONE TO FIVE YEARS

Ethel Provost was sentenced Friday
by Superior Judge Marlin T. Phelps
at Phoenix to serve from one to five
years in the Arizona state prison for
embezzling money while an employee
of the Doris -Heyman company. The
woman admitted taking between ST.
900 and $1,000 while working for the
Dorris-Heyman company. When sem
fenced in Judge Phelps private cham.
Der the defendant tainted and had to
be revived before the court could per-
form all its official duties in the wom-
ans case.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25

spectators came to their feet every
time the frosh scored and tumult. fol-
lowed tumult.
Although this is the first collegiate
game the freshmen have won, they
have been successful in all but one
game this season. High school teams
from all over northern Arizona have
been easy marks for them and they
have found little difficulty with the
town teams they have met. The
Tempe game gives the frosh 10 vic
tories out of Ii games this season
which is very commendable record,
one which Flagstaff should be proud
of,
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
TOM FRIER SELLS
PHOENIX PROPERTY

Twenty acres in Orangewood at the
southeast corner of North Central and
Orangewood avenue was purchased
last week by Arthur Antonisen, a
Chicago banker spending the winter
in Phoenix, from T. G. Frier for a re-
ported cash consideration of 21,0O0.
E. E. Ellinwood was attorney for the
seller and S. W. Steinman of the Sc
curity Mortgage and Trust company
represented the purchaser.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25

The Sun does all kinds Of COM
mercial and society printing at rea-
sonable prices.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25

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Evening star., 1927-12-05
THUG BEATS WOMAN
AND TAKES PURSE
0 Street Residents See Negro Es-
cape After Attack-0ther
Robberies Reported.

Mrs. Nancy Blankenship Of apart
ment at GOT o street, was knocked
down by a colored man and her purse
containing a small sum Of money was
stolen in front of Columbia Junior
High School, on o street between
Sixth and Seventh, last night about
1880 o'clock. She was struck on the
head with some weapon when she re-
fused to give up the purse, police
stated. Four other blows were struck
while the woman lay helpless on the
slush-covered sidewalk. Residents
across the street witnessed the hold
up, but the assailant made his escape
before they could stop him.
For the third time within a few
days, a sneak thief emptied the re-
frigerator at the home of Mrs. G.. M.
Smoot, 1447 Clifton street, yesterday
morning, she reported to police Steak,
butter, eggs and milk were taken
after the lock was broken.
Leon A. Sneeringer, 46 Claiming
place, also lost ham, two pounds of
butter and a steak from his refriger-
ator last night. An unidentified col.
ored man held up Bert P. Hightsmith,
324 Murray avenue, Vir- inia High
lands, at the point of gun last night
near the corner of Eighth and M
streets and took $21 in cash. Hight
smith notified police. ]. Fl. Toulouse
Evening star., 1927-12-05
BAZAAR AND SUPPER
AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Affair Will Start at 2 O'Clock Next
Thursday and Continue
Until 8.

A bazaar and supper will be given
at All Saints Episcopal Church, Chevy
Chase Circle, Of which Rev. Fl. T.
Cooke is rector, for the benefit of the
church.
The bazaar will open at pm. and
continue until o'clock. Supper will
be served from $50 to s o'clock, while
there will also be an afternoon tea.
The bazaar will be held in the parish
house. Supper will be served in the
Sunday school room.
Mrs. F. P. Wilcox will have charge
of the supper arrangements, while
Mrs. George Harris will be in charge
of the bazaar. Both will be assisted by
various women of the parish. Mrs.
John r. Barr will preside at the tea
table, being assisted by Mrs. e. S.
Hege.
At the bazaar there will be booths
where various articles will be on sale.
Mrs. s. L. Tabor will have charge of
Christmas tree and grab bag for
children,
Evening star., 1927-12-05

Out of sympathy for her friends
broken heart, a high school girl of
Toxic leaped with her from a pier. but
was saved while her companion was
drowning.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

tional Forest Reservation Commission
on the Mississippi watershed, and pur-
chase approximately 100000 acres
more of protection forest lands ad-
joining two existing national forests
in Arkansas and in Is other units on
the Mississippi drainage.
Continue to protect and administer
present national parks and game ref
uges and add to national forests ad-
Joining forested areas of unreserved
public domain.
Would Investigate Bad Lands.
Authorized investigation of 1.-THE
Bad Lands" and 1.-THE Break" as a
research project with view to dis
covering some method Of preventing
present serious erosion.
Adopt plan Of control Of public
grazing lands recommended by the
Secretaries of Agriculture and In.
terror.
Empower the United States Geolog-
ical Survey to make the waterflow
measurements and determination of
silt content necessary to show from
time to time whether progress is be-
ing made in checking soil erosion.
The recommendations call for a
total appropriation of more than $780,
100000.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

reported that his room, 400 Munsey
Building, was entered between /
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and 1890
o'clock yesterday and six 800 bonds
and Senate press gallery pass we're
stolen. A duplicate key was used to
gain entrance, police said, and a
jimmy used to open desk drawers. His
travelling bag, containing apparel,
toilet articles and tools. valued at $3.50,
was stolen from the sidewalk at
Eleventh and F streets yesterday.
John Terihn, Ridgeway, Pa, reported
to the police.
Gaining entrance through a kitchen
window, burglars visited the home OF
Mary Marcellino, 914 Fifth street
northeast, between midnight and
o'clock this morning. pparel valued
at $50 was stolen.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
PERIL POINTED OUT
BYFOREST SERVICE
Warns Universe Use of Tim.
ber Tracts Adds to Ma
tons Burdens.
BY the Associated Press.


The unwise use Of forest and agri-
cultural lands. the forest service Of
the Agriculture Department has re.
ported, not only is adding to the flood
burden Of the Mississippi River. but
unnecessarily is destroying millions of
acres of rich and productive land
through erosion Of denuded slopes.
The forest service. in reaching these
conclusions, made eight recommenda-
tions designed to correct these evils
and to supplement levees. reservoirs
and spillways as food preventive
measures.
The recommendation urged exten-
sion of cooperative fire prevention to
all forests on the Mississippi water.
shed as rapidly as the States and
private land owners will undertake the
work
Idle waste land on farms and sub.
marginal land should be planted to
forests under the cooperative pro.
visions Of the Clarke.McNary law.
they added.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

week for Baltimore, where he will be
assistant president of Loyola College
and assistant rector OF st. Ignatius'
Church.
Father Talon during. the past ten
years has held several positions of
responsibility in the Jesuit Colleges of
this country. For the seven years pre-
vious to his coming to Georgetown he
was professor of classics at st. An.
Observation-Disclosures He was trans.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
113 KILLED IN YEAR.
Trains, Autos and Buses Blamed
for Years Toll in Maryland.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 8. - One
hundred and thirteen persons were
killed in railroad, street car and
motor bus accidents in Maryland dur
ing the IL mouths which ended Octo-
ber 1, according to a survey by Pub
lie Service Commission engineers.
During the same period, the report
disclosed, 5,S93 other persons suffered
injuries sufficient to require medical
attention in similar accidents. In the
corresponding 12-month period year
ago, records of the commission show
1875 persons were killed and $500 in
jured. OF those killed this year 80
died in steam-railroad accidents. Elec-
trio railways in the State were
charged with the deaths Of AZ persons.
Injuries in accidents on these roads
totaled SOLO. Motor coaches operating
under permits reported only one fatal
accident, that Of a pedestrian struck
by a bus. Accidents to pedestrians
in which injuries were incurred mum.
bered IA, and 161 passengers and 81
employes were also hurt.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Would Investigate Bad Lands.
Departed Elks Extolled.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, December g.
More than 1000 members and friends
attended the annual Elk memorial
services at the Tivoli Theater yester-
day afternoon. Secretary of State
David c. Winebrenner. 3D., eulogized
"Our Departed Brothers," Three mem.
bers died during the past year. They
were Peter L. Hargett, John w. Mel
son and John G. Motter.