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The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
When Lincoln Had
Elephants on Hand

Few persons, perhaps, know that
Abraham Lincoln at one time had a
herd Of twelve elephants on his hands
He did not exactly have them in his
possession, but they were offered to
him, and it took all the tact for which
he was famous to gracefully decline
them.
The letter in which he turned down
the proffered gift has only recently
come to light, according to a writer
in the Pathfinder, who relates that
the elephants weer presented to Pres
ident Lincoln for the United States
government by the King of Siam, as
token of his friendship toward this
country. Lincoln's letter to the king
was written on February 8, 1852, and
contained this paragraph:
This government would not hesi-
tate to avail itself of SO generous an
offer if the object We're one which
could be made practically useful in
the present condition of the United
States. Our political jurisdiction,
however, does not reach latitude SO
low as to favor the multiplication Of
the elephants"
LincoIn's reference to his lack Of
jurisdiction over warm latitEdes is
given point by the feet that the South
was not then under federal control,
and illustrates the subtle humor which
often characterized his utterances.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

The following article on the Colo
eade river, by James B. Girand, well
known Arizona mining engineer, ap-
peared in the March issue OF the
professional Engineer" published by
the American Association of Engi-
neers.
The building of the tower of Babel
collapsed on account of the confusion
of tongues. The development of the
Colorado river, for the same reason,
bids fair to follow this illustrious
example.
Statesmen, engineers and historians
have woven web of inextricable fig
ures, designs and mysteries that
passeth the understanding Of the
normal minded citizen.
Dams of colossal heights, reservoirs
of illimitable capacities and tabled
romance that rival the emanations of
a Munchausen brain, have SO con-
fused the minds of the men of today
that they are at an impasse, yet
the Colorado flows on and on.
What will be the answer TO the
problem
The answer will be that as soon as
the political minds now controlling
this problem are surfeited and trans
ferred to more prolific fields the
Colorado river viii be. developed as
and when the necessity arises.
Flood control, reclamation and
power development, arranged in their
political order are the three problems
with which to contend. The first,
flood control, is of paramount I'M
portance, and is a necessity; the sec
ond, reclamation, is not now a neces-
sity, nor viii it be for many years
to come; the third, power develop
ment, will soon be necessity.
There is an unspeakable charm and
halo of romance surrounding the
river, De Narvaez, the intrepid
Spanish explorer, was turned aside on
account of its mighty chasms; the ex-
pedition of Major Powell is chapter
of early American exploration un-
paralleled for daring in the history of
our country.
Rising in the snow clad peaks of the
Rockies, the Colorado river discharges
its waters into the tropical Gulf of
California. It has the greatest fall
of any river on the North American
continent and likewise the greatest
variation in discharge. The maxi
mum flow often exceeds two hum
dred thousand second feet; its mini
mum has dropped as low as eighteen
hundred second feet. 1t has dis
charged such volumes of silt that it
he's built up delta so high that it
finds great difficulty in staying on it.
Il therefore wanders around in a
nlenacing manner undecided where to
40. In 1905 it wandered over into
the Imperial Valley and imperiled the
existence Of the inhabitants and their
iseigated farms. 1t was returned to
its channel after an expenditure OF
millions of dollars and tremendous
engineering effort and ability.
Carving its way through the Colo
ratlo Plateau it has revealed a geo
logical panorama that has been the
admiration and wonder Of world wide
tourists. Its scenic grandeur IS in
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
Author Of Diamond
Dick Still Lives

OWASCO, N. Y--A comfortable
home overlooking Owasco Lake, radi-
ating an atmosphere of peace and re-
spectability, is the daily scene of muir
der, carnage, robbery and hairbreadth
escapes-at the present rate Of 5000
words day.
eDiamond Dick" and "Nick Carter =
dime novel heroes of an earlier gem
Grafton, live in this house with their
creator, George Charles jerks, lee
turer, historian, playwright, actor,
theatrical director, editor, printer, and
newspaperman.
The dauntless demon and desperate
daredevil have undergone some
changes since they first lured boys to
the barn for thrills in paper covers.
Diamond Dick is now "Ted Strong
and Nick Carter adventures forth in a
magazine instead of q novel
The writer of these thrillefs is a
man Of N. For three generations he
has entertained the youngsters of two
continents. From 1908 to 1907 he
produced 250 Diamond Dick stories,
each $4,000 words in length. At times
he wrote 10000 words a day, four
thrills to the hour, and averaged four
days to the volume.
He got the background for his
stories from his newspaper work.
Once he covered a prize fight for the
Association Press on the Pennsyl-
vania-West Virginia border, located
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
James B. Girand Writes of
Colorado River Situation
For Engineering Magazine

i describable. One gifted and en-
take the glorious Yellowstone, the in
! comparable Yosemite and hang them
on the wall Of one of the side cam
yons of the Grand Canyon and it
would only serve to mar the beauty
of the landscape" [" With its NINA
rets and towers and mountains, which
at times rise sheer four thousand
feet or more from its cavernous
depths it presents to the eye a mar
vel Of stupendoas forces which leaves
the beholder aWessruck and bewild-
cred.
At the bottom flows the river,
which from the rim appears as a
slender silver thread, but in reality
averages about three hundred feet n
with and ten to thirty feet in depth.
At times raging swirling torrent
with rapids of such turbulence that
they tax the ingenuity of the daring
boatsnen who have essayed its pass
age. After more than two hundred
and fifty miles of this it emerges
from the Canyon to become a slow
and sluggish river.
There are two possible storage sites
on the river, VIZ: Glen Canyon and
Boulder Canyon, that offer a vast
storage fer waters, one where the
river enters the canyon, the other
where it emerges. There are many
dam sites in the gorge which can be
utilized for the development of power.
In fact there is dam site at most
any place in the canyon section, but
accessibility and bed rock conditions
are the controlling factors in deter
mining their feasibility as dam sites.
/ have always neld that the storage
dam should be in the upper reaches
of the river, for the same results can
be obtained by dam site there as one
in the lower reaches and in addition
thereto river control of the canyon
section would be attained which
could not be done by the lower dam,
thus insuring the building of power
dams in the canyon section with free
dom from flood menace. / have also
always held TO the idea that both
flood control and power development
should come as and when the neces-
sity becomes apparent. A flood con-
troi dam OF five million acre feet
capacity is sufficient to protect the
lower valleys from the ravages of
flood. This dam should be so con-
structed that it can be raised to in
crease the regulated river flow as
more power is needed in the lower
reaches. No one can predict when
complete regulation Of the river viii
be a necessity
One of the greatest fallacies which
has been rooted in the mind of the
public is that power from the Colo
RADIO will be cheap. This is not true,
relatively speaking, as long distances
from the centers of gravity of load
markets makes this impossible. OF
course it would be true if the govern
ment should step IN and build the
enterprise and then turn it over to
the people.
This subject is now being threshed
ont in The halls of congress. A small
group Of governmental ownership
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
Only 19 Out Of $50
Amendments to US.
Constitution Pass

United States of America would be
known as the United States of the
World, the senate would be abolished,
the president and vice-president would
be elected for eight-year terms, and
many other revolutionary changes
would prevail, if some senators and
representatives had been allowed to
amend the constitution.
Attempting to tinker with the con-
sItitution has long been favorite pas
time Of many federal legislators.
Since 1889 they have made the great
document the target for 1850 amend
rnents.
OF all the amendments proposed
during the 140 years since the consti-
tuition was ratified by the states, how
ever, only IS have been adopted Only
four of those are among the 1880
proposed in the last 38 years and the
endless controversy which has grown
cut of the eighteenth amendment has
caused some legislators, regardless OF
their position on the wet and dry
question, to believe it viii be increas-
illgly difficult for the constitution to
be amended in the future.
There is one amendment among
those pending in congress, however,
which has strong support 1t has
been passed three times by over
uThelming votes in the senate but has
been consistently blocked in the house.
It's author, Senator Norris, repub-
lican, Nebraska, nevertheless still ex-
poets favorable action.
The Norris amendment would
change the time of meeting Of con-
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
THE FISTIC BACON-BEARERS-A SACRIFICE FOR VICTORY
AN OLD SOUPBONE STILL SERVES -
By PHILIP MARTIN

Shades of Bob Fitzsimmons, JEFF
fries, Corbett, John T.. and all the
great CORY fistic men of yore-is a
prizefighter worth Sf,000,000 for just
one wee bit of a brawl?
Echo answers, he is.
The boxing game, as they call it,
like real estate, has come quite a way
from the gay nineties. Twenty-Five
years ago Jack Dempsey would have
been lucky to have received a $4,000
guarantee for defending his title.
Tex Rickard paid Jack $750, 900 for
half an hours fistic labor against
Gene Tunney at PHILADELPHIA. Now
according to terms agreed upon be-
forehand, Dempsey must pay Tunney
one million good dollars for return
crack at Genes academic chin
The man who draws the fans these
days draws the lucrc that the fans
prs'duce. It takes no clinic to find out
that.
Because young man named Lloyd
Hahn OF Falls City, Neb., was running
to beat Edwin Wide, the Swedish
scEoolmaster, in their recent pulse
raising patter at Madison Square
Garden, he robbed himself Of q worH' $
indoor record for the mile.
There were two courses open before
the duel. He could run to beat Wide
or, as the folk back in Falls City were
praying for him to do, set a new rec
ord for the indoor mile.
Hahn wanted to beat the conqueror
Of 'Paayo Nurmi, the flying Finn. The
time? Well, d world record was nice,
but his first aim was TO shake dust on
the harTier from the land Of fiords.
I'D both the second quarter mile and
the third, Hahn knew that the pace
was too slow. But there was Wide,
beating along with him, saving, pre-
pairing, looking ahead to the final
breathless dash to victory. Hahn out
waited him.
Cutting his pace to meet the
Swede's stride, Hahn plugged along
over that second and third quarter,
determining to beat the invader at his
owresweet little racket.
And he did. In that agonizing final
quarter mile, a quarter mile stepped
in II minute flat, the boy from Falls
City had just what he needed, He
finished just d fifth Of second slower
than the world mark of 4:12, held by
Joie Ray and Nurmi
But he came in first!
The ghost Of d star Of yesteryear
bob5ed up the other day in the spring
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
NGUGjOs Remember
Threats of ApGches

Navajo Indians still remember the
threats of Apaches, made over a half
century ago. according to j. NJ. Lee
who has band of Navajos on the
Mescalero, N. M. reservation bufuing
brush at the Breeze Lumber company
logging camp.
Nine OF the Navajo men and two
women came here from Arizona on
the brush burning contract, but they
would not come until they were as
sured that the vengeance of the
Apaches had been satisfied and their
former threats not still standing.
The story af these Indians. is that
many years before the white settle
ments in this section were made, the
Anaches and Nayajos we're allies.
The Navajos became engaged in war
with the Pueblos and asked the
Apaches to help them, but the lat
ter refused. AS a result the Navalos
turned Apon the Apaches and drove
them out of the district
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

people coupled with the combined eff
forts of the City of Los Angeles and
Southern California have waged a
tremendous campaign, both at home
and in Washington, to bring this
about, but it is unlikely that such a
radical departure from standard poll
cies will be adopted by congress. It
would bring the government into
competition with industries now con-
tributing vast sums to the support Of
the government, and further, the
necessity for such colossal outlay of
the public funds is not apparent.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
Europe to See FelUer
American Visitors Is
Tour Agents s Opinion

F'orecasting the greatest falling off
in foreign travel in the opening season
that has been experienced since long
before the world war, agents of
European tourist and steamship in
terests declare transatlantic traffic
must shrink to record levels in the
coming summer, while American tour
ist travel will be orrespondingly ex-
and Arizona will have a chance at
some of the funds that are going to
Europe to keep up the ornaments Of
those countries.
Less than a third Of the American
visitors who annually throng Paris in
this month are now at this capital,
reports from foreign agents show,
While London and the various resorts
and touring country in England and
France are practically deserted by
Americans who complain bitterly Of
the increased cost of living through
out these countries, particularly in
France.
With the battlefields of France now
rebuilt to a point where much of their
old atmosphere is lost, and almost
prohibitive prices being charged
Americans, it is indicated that only a
small part Of the travel tide in this
country will take chance on running
out Of funds across the water
Paris and the rest Of France arc
already rubbing their hands in anti
cipation Of the money they are going
to shanghai out of the American
soldiers at the American Legion con-
vention there in June and July.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

there to avoid interference by the po-
lice of either state. After the fight
the crowd fought over the decision
while returning on river steamer.
jerks was forced to the overheated
engine room, where he stripped off
his outer clothes to pen his account of
the match.
He was born in England in 1850,
came to this country in 1872, got a
job as printers devil in Pittsburgh
and rose to be an editorial writer for
the Pittsburgh Press. He then in
vaded Park Row in New York, where
he eventually settled down in
Brooklyn studio to write adventure
novels. Eventually he moved here for
the sake of quiet.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
GrOlUth OF Thrift
In United States

Savings have been increasing at a
much faster rate than income, ac-
cording to figures given out by the
National Industrial Conference Board.
An analysis made by the board IN
dicates that new annual savings, as
represented by savings deposits in
banks, by payments to building and
loan associations and by life insurance
premiums paid, were nearly five times
as great per capita in 1925 as they
were in 1924. The increase, to be
more precise, was from $6.1 per
capita in 1924 to about $33 per capita
in 1926, or a gain Of about $50 per
cent. Noting that complete statistics
of personal incomes, as reported to
the Federal Government, are available
only for the period from 1918 to 1924,
the board says that such incomes were
only 3.3 per cent gfeater per average
return in 1924 than in 1918, the av-
erage income per return in 1924 being
81, ,146.5O, as compared with 81, ,01O.-
"a in 1918. lathe other hand, saw
ings per capita Of population III 1924
were $30.95, or more than double the
amount saved per capita in 1918,
which was only S12.68. The board
estimates that average real weekly
earnings We're 20 per cent. greater
in 1926 than in 1924, a fact which is
to be taken in connection with the
increase Of 800 per cent. in the per
capita saving over the like period
mentioned above The total annual
new savings in 1924 amounted to only
S656 100000, while in 1926 they rose
to 1892 100000, the population in
creasing in the meantime from 97,-
o27,516 to III, 7,136, 600.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
LOUDERMILK IN CHINA
ONCE FLAGSTAFF MAN

Walter G. Loudernill. formerly Of
Flagstaff is among Arizona people in
China. His many friends hope for
word Of his safety. Mr.. Loudermilk
entered the forest service in Flagstaff
before the war, just out Of school. he
enlisted here and saw service III
France until the close of the war. Be-
ing good linguist he was sent to
China. Later on he was employed by
he Chinese government to solve its
&c est problems. So far as is known
at tic local office he is still in China.
Mrs. Inudermi1l. is with him.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
THE COCONINO SUN

The Apaches settled in this sec
ton and sent word that any Navajos
coming to this country would be
killed. This threat was made good
within short time when party Of
Navajos were caught in the vicinity
of Roswell and killed by the Apaehes.
Jasper Kanseah, chief of the Mes
calero Indian police, who as a boy
followed Geronimo on the warpath,
remembers the story, and says that
he often heard it in his youth. The
killing Of Navajos, as Kanseach re-
members it, happened on a mountain
to the north Of Roswell.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
GOOD WORDS FOR c. B.

The American Greeter, magazine
officially representing the Hotel
Greeters of America, big national
organization, describing an annual
Greeters banquet in Los Angeles,
said: "The toastmaster was Senator
Charles B. Hamilton, president of the
Hamilton chain of hotels in Califor-
MIA and surrounding states. Brother
Hamilton has been a Greeter for
many years, and what mean, he is a
Greeter. He has advanced number
of good ideas and suggestions which
would tend for the betterment of our
members. He has always strongly
supported us in everything we have
ever undertaken. He is our friend and
we all love him. He made most ex-
cellent toastmaster, humorous but Dig
nified, introducing each speaker in a
manner that made him feel perfectly
at home"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

gress, would do away with the short
or slame duck" sessions, and would
change the beginning Of the presi-
Dental and vice. presidential office
terms.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

training camp Of the Giants in Tampa,
Fla.
The ghost was Rube Marquard, the
hop gone from his fast one, but with
a great deal Of cunning for the specter
he was supposed to be.
For old times sake McGraw gave
him a uniform. Just to be nice, he
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes is one Of the old.
est jurists III the United States.
He is pictured above as he took
brisk walk in Washington streets
on the occasion Of his seth BIRTH
day recently
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

(bow. lefD Jim Mapney laboYe) survivors
Richards heavyweight elimination battle May
Tunneys But Jack
and everything His
still He wait Tun
Tex Rkard
To the
shown they shook hands recently Dempsey
exhibition bouts
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

started the Rube against the Senator's,
The Rube foxed them. For Nuf
innings he pitched flawless ball and
the Senators, coming out at the short
end of the contest, scored but one run
off his petrifisid handle and that wan
the result Of an error.
The old rascal!
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01

The ghost Of q star of yesteryear
bobbed up the other day in the spring
The Alaskan., 1927-10-28

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA DIVISION NUMBER ONE, Al KETCHIKAN.
 MARY SPENCER,
 Plaintif, ) EDGAR A. SPENCER,
 Defendant,
 No. 1O97-KA.
 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
 The President of the United States of America to the above named de- fendant, GREETING:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, at Ketchikan, Alaska, within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this summons, namely, within thirty (30) days after the 4th day of November, 1927, in case this summons is published, or written forty (40) days after the date of its service upon you in case this sum- mons is served upon you personally, duu ttuS w 6I tile COuIp1CtI1L OL LtC above named plaintiff on file in the court in the above-ontitled action.
 Said plaintiff in said action de- mands the following relief; dis solution of the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between plaintiff and defendant.
 And in the event you fail to so appear and answer the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in her com plaint as hereinbefore stated.
 WITNESS the Honorable T. M. Reed, Judge of said Court, and the Seal of said Court hereunto affixed on the 1st day of October, 1927.
 JOHN H. DUNN, Clerk. Date of order for service by Publica- tion, October 1st, 1927.
 First publication, Oct. ', 1927. Last publication, Nov. 4, 1927. A. H. Ziegler, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-28
MINING SHORT COURSE AT
 ALASKA COLLEGE

The regular 10 weeks Ming Short Cowao.. Alaska College will open on the 31st Of this month. In addition to the regular mining work those who so desire may take special shop wolE in the repair and operation of gasoline engines. The College has been equipped for this kind of work
 A nominal charge only is made for room and board at the College.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-28
HERE IS A GOOD GOOD POSITION
 FOR A REAL WORKER

We are offering Permanent Posi- oious to few reliable men and wo- men, in which an excellent income from side-earnings even to PART TIME workers acn be made. During our. 35 years in business we have ap- pointed over 518,OOO agents who supply our household necessity to our customers in every country in the world Many of our agents have been with us over thirty years and have achieved Financial Inde- rondence. Increasing local de- mands and repeat orders, make it necessary to appoint more local re- presentatives in many localities in the United States. No special ex- perience or capital required. A straight forward, dignifed business Why not represent the largest and best known house of it's kind in the world. Send us your address and the Manager of 9ur Appointment Bureau will send you FULL PAR TICULARs. When we appoint an agent we furnish free samples for Trial Tests in the homes of your locality, etc.
 Address ALPHEUs BANCROFT, WASHINGTON, D. O., (Attention Clerk No. D, 1488 U (You) Street, N. W.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-28
CRAB BIC CAME HUNTERS

C. $. Sykes and c. B. Goddard big game hunters from the Long Horn" Country were apprehended in Juneau recently on charges of vio- lating the Alaska game laws while in the westward section. Charges were entered at Fairbanks and war rants telegraphed to Juneau. A number of trophies were taken from the boat to be held by the Game Commission pending results of the action
 These gentlemen should have joined some of the numerous "mu- scum expeditions" that were in the North this summer thereby having tho Game Commission shut it's eyes to the violation of Alaska game laws.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-28
ADDITIONAL ALASKA FISHERY
 REGULATIONS
KODIAK AREA

Herring Fishery-Regulation No. 1 is amended so as to permit com mercial fishing for herring with purse seines from October 15 to November 10, 1927, both dates in elusive.
 .-.COOK INLET AREA.
 Herring Fishery-Regulation Mo- 1 is amended so as to permit com mercial fishing for herring with purse seines from October 15 to No vember 10, 1927, both dates in- elusive
 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA
 Herring Fishery-Regulation No. is further amended so as to per init commercial fishing for herring with purse seines from October 15 to November 5, 1927, both dates in- elusive, and with gill nets of not less than 2 1-2 inches stretched be- knots from October 15 to December, 15, 1927, both dates inclusive .....J. Walter Drake, ..... . Acting Secretary of Commerce..