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The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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/ The second annual defamation con-
test sponsored by the High School
drama club was held Tuesday night
in the auditorium.
I Interest in the contest was keen,
and the lucky six who were chosen at
the preliminaries last week gave the
audience fine program.
Miss Mary Boyer, Mrs. Ida Doug
lass and Mr.. Glass from Teachers col
lege Kindly acted as judges. First
place was awarded to Velma Rudd,
who read Arizona" by Charlotte
Hall; second to Ann Jake, who gave
"The Resurrection" by Edwin Ar
mold; and third to Irby Mae Richard
son, who read 'aThe Wheels Of Time,O
by Florence Barkley. Books will be
presented by the club to the three
winners.
81 All of the contestants should be
commended for their excellent show
ing.
The other competitors were: Helen
Herrington, A Pleasure Exertion,"
by Mary Eolley; Bill Harrison,
shooting of Dan McGrew," by Rob-
ert Service:: Joseph Sheehan, Ballad
of Blasphemous Bill,' by Robert
Service.
The boys tennis tournament start
ed at the high school this week, with
twenty entrants, to determine the
school champion and to select q team
to play in the northern Arizona tour
r1ament to be held here in a couple
weeks.
This is the first year that tennis
has been on the program at the local
school but it is meeting with much
favor from the students and seems to
be the most popular sport. Allan
Cree, Harry Bross, David Slipher,
Weldon Brinton and Johnny jake look
like expert racket wielders and each
one Of them is doped to win the cham
pionship.
Several of the girls are also show
ing some class on the courts and it is
possible that tournament will be
arranged for them.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
GRAND CANYON
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The most successful affair of its
kind ever given at the Canyon was
the play put on by the American
I Legion at the community building on
! Friday evening. sThe Noble Outcast1
was beautifully staged; ably directed
and the acting ability of the people
proved a surprise and delight to an
overcrowded house To pick a star
would be impossible and to give one
Of the actors more credit than the di-
rector, L. G. Carr, or the designer of
the stage settings, Mr.. Williams,
would be an injustice, SO cleverly did
each one execute his role. The cast
Of characters included Miss Margaret
Starnper, Mrs. Il. G. Carr, Mrs. L. E.
White, Gene Bird, Joe Burleson, Chas.
CARPENTER and doc" Mellick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook, John Jr.
and Claude returned Sunday from
Phoenix, where they drove 10 days ago
to spend the Easter vacation with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Dan Alice and Miss Lucille
Odle drove to Flagstaff Friday for
shopping and short visit with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. r. Tillotson and
family moved their household effects
to the superintendent house near the
park office on Wednesday,. They
will occupy this home permanently,
but it is not known who will have the
house they vacated
Mrs. j. E. Shirley returned Tuesday
from Los Angeles. She took back to
school her daughter, Miss Earline, who
attends Page military school for girls.
AT Easter the auxiliary sent six
boxes to Whipple Barracks for Ari-
zona veterans. They were prepared
by the rehabilitation committee under
the direction of Mrs. Ed Cummings
and letters of appreciation and pleas
ure have been received from the boys.
Mrs. A. w. Case returned last week
by car from Phoenix after spending
the Easter vacation with her family.
Miss Gala Trick accompanied her there
and back and her sister and mother
returned with her also.
w. w. Bass Of Wickenburg arrived
Saturday for short stay with old
neighbors and friends.
The last Of the reading room enter
tainments for the. season was given at
community hall Wednesday evening
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Regnier, and they
accomplished the often called inpossi-
biiity of two persons giving q plat
form length performance interestingly
and competently. Their program con-
sisted of musical numbers, readings,
duets and solos, all Of which were en-
joyed.
Mrs. Sid Terry was here over the
weekend for q visit at the Il. G. Carr
home and to take in the Legion play.
Lester Carr, nephew and name
sake of Z. G. Carr, arrived the last Of
the week for a stay at the home Of
his uncle.
Carl Hanson III. was very sick lit
Vie boy over the weekend and does
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
OLD TIMERS EXCITED
BY YUMA GOLD FIND

Old timers in Yuma were more
excited recently by the report of a
new gold strike in the Kofa district
than they have been since the dis
covery Of the North Star mine by
Felix Mayhem twenty years ago.
James Mcdonald, 81, an old time,
prospector and desert rat" brought
into Yuma in an automobile several
bags Of samples Of gold ore taken
from the claims which he just located
in that diStrict, These samples. are
quartz rock literally shot full of gold.
He had two bags full of picture rock
which he had taken at random from
his claims. This rock will run $780,
900 to the ton, according to mining
men who saw the samples.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29

not seem to be showing as much i'm
provement as all his friends wish.
r. M. DePierro went to Los An
geles Thursday for a much needed
rest and vacation and to see his wife
and son who live in Hollywood.
The widely circulated report that
Mr.. Thomas had gone to San Ber-
nardino to get married proved true on
running it down, but not the Mr..
Thomas "Bill'' or "Sheik" Of the
transportation department who has
been Canyon resident for some time.
/ The 'sreaP one who left Thursday
came here recently with Harry Bab-
cocks electrical gang.
County Attorney F.. M. Gold and
Sheriff John Parsons of Flagstaff
made the Canyon business visit on
Thursday.
s. G. Stephens went to Santa Fe,
n. M, Thursday on business for the
Harvey company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hanson moved
Thursday to a cottage erected near
the Mckee Co. bunk houses and COM
nlissary on avenue C.
The auxiliary will give a benefit
picture show at community hall on
the evening on May 2. They have
procured for the entertainment the
special show length Christie comedy,
Madame Behave" which is being adj
vertised as cousin to "Charley's
Aunt" which was put on here a short
time ago and proved bowling sue
cess. q
The tent houses situated on the site
of the old Babbitt store building and
formerly occupied by employees were
moved on Sunday to a new location on
avenue B near the Gutierrez resi-
dence. The Hopi Indians, Norma and
Jason, occupy them.
DR.. G. w. Harshman of Williams
conducted church services at the COM
nunity building on Sunday evening
at $3.50. The subject of his sermon
was 'sAn Ancient Example for Mod
ern Men," These services will be
held regularly every Sunday evening
at $3.50 and everyone in the commun-
ity is invited by DR.. Harshman and
the church organization.
Elmer Nelson's office, one Of the
oldest landmarks in this community
and the first depot built here by the
Santa Fe railroad, was moved to near
the new power house and will con-
tinue to be used as the chief engi-
neer's office.
Mrs. Frederick Mohr returned to
the home of her mother in California
after coming here from there to spend
Easter with her husband and daugh-
ter. Her mothers health is still in a
very critical condition.
Extensive plans are being made to
have special music and an unusually
interesting church service on Mothers s
day, May 8, at community building.
Further notice will be given next
week.
E. T. Scoyen left Monday for Zion
national park to assume his duties as
superintendent. Mrs. Scoyen and
small son will follow him at a later
date.
The baseball season got off to a
good start on Sunday with a bang-up
game between the married and single
men, which the former won by the
comfortable margin of IL to 2.
"Packy" and 'sRed' were on hand
with their well known brand of root
ing, the only handicap being that they
worked on opposite sides this time,
Dick Bosley and Roy Burris proved d
good battery for the marrieds, OUT
CHASING Orrie Conway and Eddie
Newman, their opponents in the same
positions No teams have yet been
organized but with this start it is ex-
pected the various departments win
have teams ready for regular games
soon.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
SUITS

The best ever come to Flagstaff
four lines. Every suit you buy we
give another suit free. Crane and
Vraut, Cincinnati, Ohio. Look us up
in Dun and Bradstreet. At the Bank
Hotel Building this week only-Ad-
vertisement. 4-29-ltp.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
ONE INDIAN FINISHES
26 MILE MARATHON

A wiry, bronzed human, Phouquop-
tewa, Orabi Zuni Indian, striding in
perfect rhythm, broke the tape at the
finish Of a gruelling 26-mile mara
thon run at the Arizona state fair
grounds track shortly after noon
Saturday, the only one of six Indian
starters to finish the most picturesque
event of the annual Greenway field
day. Phouquoptewa's time for the
full marathon distance was two hours,
So minutes and Al seconds.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
FEDERATED CHURCH
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Our appreciation is cordially given
to President Grady Gammage of
Teachers college for his splendid
talk Sunday morning. Also to Fred
Turner for his good message in the
evening.
Next Sunday the pastor will speak
at IL a. m. on "Heralds of Glory" and
at 7:45 p. M. a musical program will
be given in celebration of music week.
Mothers day will be celebrated
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29

Every woman will be asked to re-
member May 9 and bring her daugh-
ter to a banquet which the men will
serve. This will be gala banquet
Of fun and song.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
RiUer Commission
Goes to California

The Arizona Colorado river commits
sion left Monday for Sacramento,
Calf, where conference will be held
with leaders in the California legis-
lature, which is now in session. The
members Of the body, in addition to
Senator Favour, who made the trip
are A. M. Crawford, speaker of the
house; M. ]. Murphy, appointed to
the commission by Mr.. Crawford, and
Senator Kimball of Graham county,
appointed by Governor Hunt The
four others on the commission are
Governor Hunt, H. S. McCluskey,
Thomas Maddox, and President Null
ford Winsor of the state senate.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Flagstaff
Auto Dealers
Used Car Values

DuuEE BROTHERS
s.. Motor CAR
1924 Chalmers, seven pas
senger. Good rubber and
paint. Four wheel brakes.
Has been run but little.
1924 Dodge Touring; good
tires, new paint.
1924 Ford Roadster.
1926 Ford 1-ton Truck.
New motor; new tires.
1923 Dodge Touring. New
paint and all new tires.
Webber Bros.
Garage
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29

A college education never hurt any
body who was willing to learn some-
thing afterward.
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A most varied and desir-
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GUARANTEE
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LOTS FOR SALE
AN IDEAI. SPOT
FARMS Ann LAND FOR SALE "a

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The Time Home Right Through
Automobiles lss
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1925 willys-Kniqht Sedan

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painted. the other has the HrtFipsl najnt:
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We will furnish YOU with any kind OF
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willys- Knight at the price ~ small new
car. There is no comparison. Act quickly
as both of these are priced to 90
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Rentals
BOARD AND. ROOMS

A ST. N. e.. 312-Small room, good board
=. m. j.. S2S month
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1925 wil1vs-Kntuht Sedan

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four thousand miles BY . most careful
will not be necessary TO say you Rave our
chased q used car. vet the price is wal
down. The motor % hardly broken in
We ask that you take q rifle and comparI
this with any new car at $500 90 over Lhi
price we ask YOU
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1876 Overland coach.

Driven three thousand miles by an Off
|c1al OF this company. and u. a. Oerfect al
can be. Nothing to Kuess about. One Of
Painted in two-tone LACQUER Sicilian gray
dsrk-hlue trimming Aeduced almost one
this to be the limit,
Evening star., 1927-05-27

ber of men and women now drawing
doles is $4,000 against 1.217,ooo O
April Is. -;
Evening star., 1927-05-27

South Carolina avenue to Pennsyl.
vania avenue, west on Pennsylvania
avenue to Sixth street and south to
South Carolina avenue and disband.
Open-air dancing will be held on
South Carolina avenue between Sew.
enth and Eighth streets, where the
thoroughfare will be roped of for the
purpose.
The parade will be made up largely
Of floats entered by business men of
the southeast section. George j.
Cross, jr., is chairman of the parade
committee. Other members are
George l.. Club. G.. T. Thrift, Charles
Jenkins, Charles A. Everett, Robert
Roy Mackey, John T. Crouch, Frank
Del Vecchio, Julius Fl. Rieley, Clar.
ence F. Donohoe. Joseph ]. Wood.
Raymond Krahling, w. A. Simpson,
r. X. Smith, J. E. Shelton, Mark
Kelley, James B. Flynn, James c..
Richards, j. A. Richards, Vernis
Absher and Charles H. Evans.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
BUSINESS FIRMS
TO STAGE PARADE
Program in View for Southeast As.
sociation for June IA Announced
by Secretary Everett.

The route Of the parade to be staged
by the Southeast Business Mems AS.
sociation June IA was announced by
Charles A. Everett, secretary of the
organization, today.
The parade, which will form on New
Jersey avenue southeast just south Of
B street, will start east on B street
at s o'clock. From B street the pa.
rade will enter Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, east on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Eighth street. south to NJ
street. east on M to Eleventh, north
to Pennsylvania avenue, east to Sew.
enteenth street, cross to north side
of Pennsylvania avenue and then re-
turn via north side of Pennsylvania
avenue to Second street, north to East
Capitol street, east on East Capitol
street to Eleventh street. south to
South Carolina avenue, southwest on
Evening star., 1927-05-27
EIGHT ARE INJURED
|. IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Machines Collide at North
\ Capitol and { Streets.
/ Other Cases Reported.

7 Eight persons were injured in five
lAutomobile accidents in city streets
yesterday afternoon and last night
Three were hurt in a collision be-
tween the automobile of Virgil c.
Boyd, Bungalow City, Nd, and a
machine operated by Andrew Jane
son, sos Kentucky avenue southeast,
at 10 o'clock last night. The acci-
dent occurred at North Capitol and
E streets.
The Jameson car was overturned
and it's driver cut about a leg and
arms. Mrs. Angel Risdon, 80 years
old passenger in the car, living
at the same address, was treated at
Sibley Hospital for minor cuts. Mrs.
Anne CLANCY, 80 years old, 1927
and passenger in the other car, was
slightly hurt about the left side.
!. Truck Hits Fire Plug.
When the truck in which she was
riding late yesterday afternoon
crashed into a fire plug. between
North Capitol and First streets on G
street northeast, Mrs. Louise NJ.
Gardner, So years old, was cut about
the face from broken glass, but re-
fused hospital treatment. The truck
is owned by Emery's Bakery and was
driven by Dwight Gardner, % years
old. Kenilworth, Md.
CLAYTON f. Anderson, colored, 29
years old, 647 Pickford place north
east, was arrested and charged with
driving while drunk early this morn
ing after he had knocked down Mar
garet Dickerson, colored, 26 years old,
1911 Carrollburg street, at NJ and Half
streets southwest. She was cut and
bruised and received medical atten-
tion at Emergency Hospital.
Cab and Bicycle Collide.
Shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon a cab driven by Robert Jud-
ger, 1924 California street, struck
bicycle ridden by Emil Larson. "a
years old, 3419 Thirty-fourth street,
knocking him to the street. He was
treated at George Washington Uni
versity Hospital for an injured hip.
A few minutes later cab operated
by Edward L. Clough was in collision
with an automobile driven by William
l.. Fitzgerald, 430 Buchanan street, at
First and H streets, injuring Miss
Little krysa, a passenger in the cab.
She was cut about the face and given
first aid at Emergency Hospital.
New York Man Hurt.
Less than two hours later r. lie
Grand Bryant, of New York, pas
senger in a cab driven by Jesse c.
Shoemaker, 1910 Massachusetts, avenue
southeast, was injured about the right
side and treated at Casualty Hospital
after the cab had figured in a collision
with an automobile driven by Frank
A. Wise, 1907 Staples street, The ac-
cident occurred at the Union Station
Plaza.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
Firenen Called
To Release Boy.
Wedged in Pipe

It took a whole fire company,
aided by the advice Of neighbors,
to extricate three-year-o Elmer
Gray yesterday from a sewer pipe
in the rear Of his home at 3042
Dent place.
The boy was playing in the back
yard when his foot became caught
in the pipe. The more he strug-
gled the more firmly it was wedged
in. Neighbors tried with pick and
shovel to free him, but to no avail.
Finally somebody called up No. 5
Truck Company. When the fire.
men came they worked for about
10 minutes before they managed
to set the boy free. 1t was neces-
sary to dig the pipe up and then
break it open. Elmer received a
bad scare and a slight scratch.
Evening star., 1927-05-27

District Court Of Appeals In an opin-
ion by Justice Josiah A. Van Ors-
del yesterday affirmed the action of
the District Supreme Court In dis
missing a petition for a writ OF .1abeas
corpus by which the brothers sought
to defeat a removal proceeding.
That appellate court hold that nj
though the alleged fraudulent scheme
was formed in the District of Colum.
bia and the letter mailed here, it was
directed to an address in Omaha and
constituted also an offense in that
State. The Government under the
law has the option of choosing where
the case may be tried. and as it has Sc
lected Nebraska the accused must
Evening star., 1927-05-27
LYNCHED IN MISSISSIPPI.
Negro Taken by Masked Men
From Leaksville Jail.

JACKSON, Miss, May q R).-Ber-
ME Raspberry, %, negro, who gave his
address at Jasper, Tex, was taken
from the Leakesville Jail last night by
band of masked men and lynched
Deputy Sheriff Harrison said he ar
rested the negro at Neely. Miss, Tues
day on a charge Of failing to pay a
board bill, and was informed by other
officers that Raspberry was wanted
at Boutwell, for alleged relations with
a white woman.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
BROTHERS LOSE APPEAL.
d. g. Lawyers Must Stand Trial in
Nebraska, Court Holds.

Maurice Kay and Benjamin Kay,
brothers and lawyers Of Washington,
must go to Omaha. Neb., to answer
an indictment charging an illegal use
Of the mails for an alleged attempt
to collect fee of $136.240 from Mrs.
Sarah r. Joslin in connection with the
refund by the United States Treas
ury of certain taxes against the es-
tate of her deceased husband. The
Evening star., 1927-05-27
Arnstein Freed Of Vagrancy.

CHICAGO, May 27 @.-Julius
SNicky" Arnstein, husband Of Fannie
Brice, the actress, and who served a
Federal prison sentence for mail
robbery several years ago. was dis
charged yesterday when arraigned in
municipal court on a vagrancy charge
Evening star., 1927-05-27

answer there, the court declares. Other
objections to the indictment raised by
counsel for the accused, the court
holds, go to the sufficiency of the in.
dictment and must be raised at the
| trial in Nebraska.
Evening star., 1927-05-27
German Unemployment Lowered.

BERLIN, May 27 R.-Germany's s.
army Of unemployed was reduced by
20 per cent during the past month,
it was announced yesterday. The mum.
Evening star., 1927-05-27

Sixty American manufacturers ex-
hibited at the Prague sample fair
this year.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Matter Interchangeable

1t is an accepted fact by the ma
jority of scientists today that matter
can neither be destroyed nor created.
1t may be changed, re-arranged, adapt
ed, in innumerable ways, but this does
not involve actual creation.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Divergence of Opinion

The debate as to whether the coun.
try is prosperous amounts to little.
The fellow who hasn't got 1t knows
he is not; the fellow who has got it
knows he Is. And it is always that
way.-Houston Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Aim High

Who shoots at the midday sun
though he be sure he shall never hit
the mark. yet as sure he is that he
shall shoot higher than he who aims
at a bush-Sir Philip Sidney.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Patriotic Roman

The first Brutus. the famous Roman,
put his own sons to death for disobey-
ing orders during a military campaign,
according to an answered question In
Liberty.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Bic Viola Is Found

A viola found in Edinburgh, Scot
land, has a body 1715 inches long, or
21s inches longer. than the average
viola. 1t was made by Hieronumous
Amati, the master Of Stradivarius.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Suggestive

When girl begins to think that
some fellow is all the world to her. it
has been suggested that she should
take a trip and see more of the world.
Hudson Register.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Parking Space

New telescope is to bring the moon
within ten miles Of us. Good The
next thing will he a suspension bridge
and lot Of new parking space.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Weighing Electricity

Electricity can be weighed as If Il
were tea or sugar, according to a
British scientist He has estimated
that a small electric light bulb con-
sumes just about an ounce Of cleo
tricity in a year.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Fortune in Short Order

The popular song. Rock Ne to
Sleep" which brought its composer a
fortune, was the result of but ten min
utes' work.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Early Street Lighting

The first street lighting system was
started in London in 1414, when house
and store owners on certain streets
were required to hang out horn-sided
lanterns mt sunset
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Decline to Mix

"Young blood and old brains" are
said to be a good combination. The
trouble is to get either one Of them
to find any use for the Other-BOstOn
Transcript
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
National Meeting Place

The Galata bridge, COnstantinople,
Is sometimes called THE CrosSroad Of
the East" because it is said that here
one may in L. hours see all the ma
tionalities of the world.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
"Rlue Ribbon of Turf"

Lord Beaconsfield. England's famous
novelist and statesman, Is credited
with having been the first to designate
the EPSON derby as the Blue Ribbon
OF the Turf"
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
He Should Be Shot

A lecturer in New York is going
about telling women how to remain
seventeen years old indefinitely, as if
there weren't enough permanent
adolescents in the world already.
The broad ax., 1927-03-26
Beyond Redemption

making Plants Grow Better" Is
headline in a current magazine. we
are sure that the poison ivy just
wouldn't do it," says Montague.