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The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Walter Benson Fell
Asleep On Ford; Fell
Off; Busted Clavicle

Walter Benson is still in adhesive
tape to keep in place a broken collar
bone which prevents his wrestling
mail bags for Uncle Sam as he ex-
pected to do this vacation.
Walter rolled off the back of the
stripped-down Ford belonging to Bob
Taylor Jr and Walter Runke with
whom he was returning from the uni
versity He was on behind, asleep. A
sharp dip into cement apron jolted
him off and he landed on his shoulder
and face The others had gone on
some distance when Runke, also
reused by the dip, awakened enough
to wonder how the passenger on the
rear had made it. They found him
unconscious.
This happened at four o'clock in
the morning as the boys were leav-
ing Roosevelt for Phoenix They
turned back to Apache lodge where
they rendered first aid and telephoned
to Phoenix for a doctor to meet the
stage. Walter regained conscious
ness four hours later The trip to
Phoenix by stage, though the driver
was careful, was anything but pic
mic for fellow with broken collar
bone. He received attention when he
reached Phoenix at five o'clock, and
finished his journey home by train.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
MOOSE LODGE HELD AN
OPEN MEETING TUESDAY

The Loyal Order of Moose held
their Monthly open meeting on Tues
day night at the lodge rooms. There
was a fine attendance and good pro-
gram. These social meetings are
held that people may know something
of the reason for the existence of the
L. O. 0. M.
Mrs. Francis presided at the piano.
DR.. Ellsworth dictator and deputy
supervisor, gave fine talk illustrated
by stereoptican views of Mooseheart,
the great children's home near
Chicago where the order is caring for
1900 orphans.
Moosehaven, the home for aged
members of the lodge, in Florida, was
also described and the workings Of the
lodge were described. This meeting
was the first of series in which it
is hoped to increase the membership.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the program and everybody
went away feeling the evening had
been spent pleasantly and profitably.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Weaker Sex" Is No
Longer Weak, Says
Our County Sheriff

They're getting rougher and rough
er, is the opinion of Sheriff ]. o.
Parsons, following a free-for-all tus-
sic with one of the weaker sex" on
the southside Sunday afternoon.
II tried to talk nice to her." said
the sheriff, "but she grabbed up an
iron rod and started to lay me out.
After giving me couple of good
welts with this instrument of destruc-
tion | finally succeeded in getting
away and then had to contend with a
wicked looking butcher knife. But it
all ended happily"
The trouble started when neighbors
notified the sheriff's office that
Molly Clough, an Italian woman, was
disturbing the peace in and near her
home. Molly couldn't exactly be
called under the influence of liquor,
said the sheriff, but she was having
some awfully bad dreams.
Molly repented for her actions in
Harry Richwine's justice court Mon
day morning with $25 fine and an
admonition to be good hereafter.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
NOW 1863 MEMBERS
CHAMBER COMMERCE
HOPE TO HAVE 500

With goal set at 800 members and
a sales force of 35 members of the
Chamber of Commerce, all personal
business was suspended on the part of
these statesmen for a few hours last
week with the result that the member
ship in the Chamber of Commerce now
registers 369, with still more to be
reported. 1t is hoped to reach the
500 mark now and Judging from those
who have not as yet responded, it
looks as if this goal will be reached in
due time.
This recent campaign was for busi-
ness memberships and since check
ing up, it shows that practically every
business house in Flagstaff and close
vicinity is represented on the rolls.
Over period of the last II months,
10000 pieces of mail were sent out
from the chamber in answer to in
quiries as to business opportunities,
housing, tourist information, etc.
Many personal calls have also been
answered over the counter and by
telephone. A check is kept on all this
service.
Other projects handled by the
Chamber over the past year were the
first annual Flagstaff exposition, two
city beautiful campaigns, construction
of the toboggan slide on Observatory
hill, which will be used next winter,
assistance in securing the Lees Ferry
bridge, work in connection with the
national sanatorium for tuberculous
children, main line celebration in
Phoenix and winning the silver cup
for the best float, organization of the
Northern Arizona Association Of Com
mereial Organizations. These are
just a few of the more outstanding
accomplishments during the past
year. There are many other phases of
the work responsible to large degree
for progress in Flagstaff.
One of the most important com
mittees of the Chamber is that of the
convention committee, whose chair
man is H. v. Watson. Many con-
ventions have been lined up for Flag
staff for this summer and the fol-
lowing months.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17

burning waste stuff at the city dump
grounds. The latter action followed
reading of letter from the Federated
church complaining that waste papers
thrown on the dump blew into the
cemetery and kept it in an unsightly
condition.
Escalante Bros dog and pony circus
was given permission to show on the
old fair grounds for three days.
A letter was read from Flagstaff
Woman's club to council commencing
the latter on its stand in limiting
carnival licenses to the more re-
putable outfits.
Mrs. v. M. Slipher, Mrs. Coils
Mayflower and Dr. E. S. Miller, on
recommendation of the library board,
were reappointed to that board for
three years
Petitions from residences in the
northeast part of town asking that
Dale avenue be opened from Agassiz
to Beaver was referred to City En-
gineer Frank Goodman to ascertain
cost.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
For 50 Years Ned Lee Has Set Picnic
Day for Children and 1t Never Rained

and later he became a minister
He worked in various cities of
New York state and for years in
the Bowery district. More than a
score of his mission boys, he de-
clared, have become ministers.
Finally Lees health gave way.
and physicians told him that he
must leave New York He had
offers from Washington, D. c..
and Denver, and also letter from
a clergyman in Davenport, Ia. re-
questing him to turn his atten-
tions to that middle western city.
He decided to go on to Denver,
but agreed to stop of, at Daven-
port for conference
He stopped at Davenport and
he has been there ever since. A
number of the leading business
men of the city agreed to furnish
him with a mission house and
substantial maintenance fund.
That was 33 years ago
Ned Lee established his mission
in "Bucktown, the red-light dis
trict of the wild, wide open saw
mill and steamboating town which
was the Davenport of three dec.
ades ago.
"The Bowery had nothing on
the Davenport red-light district In
those days" reminisces Lee
Friend to Maynard
Ned Lee was not one OF tho
''hell. fire and birthstone" re-
formers. His method was to make
friends with the unfortunate and
the wayward. to lead them back to
the paths of Righteousness rather
than to drive them back or legis-
late them back. His mission
house became a great gathering
place for the poor and needy
Although 83 years old, Lee still
visits his mission daily. and he
delights in telling of his ex-
periences. Fraternal organizations
cooperate in the work of the mis-
sion. one lodge assisting Mr. Lee
each year in providing New Year
tributing shoes to the poor
Standards of the people are
higher than they were half GEN.
tury ago. the veteran mission
worker believes. The apparent in
crease in sin and crime. he says,
is merely due to an increasing
population.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
COUNCIL SAVES FIFTY
MILLION GALLONS WATER
UNDER new AGREEMENT

An agreement was made this week
between the city of Flagstaff and G..
E. Greene of Los Angeles, the con-
tractor who built our new city reser-
voir, whereby it becomes unnecessary
to waste the 50,000,000 gallons Of
water now in the said reservoir.
Under the construction contract
terms, as usual in such cases, the
reservoir was to be filled, remain full
for Is days, and then be drained to
permit the contractor to inspect it
and make any repairs that might be
necessary. Recently, the reservoir
having been filled, Mr.. Greene asked
that it be drained TO permit inspection.
Last week City Clerk Clarence T.
Pulliam, City Attorney F. w. Perkins
and special attorney John l.. Gust OF
Phoenix went to Los Angeles and had
a conference with Mr.. Greene and his
attorney. There Mr.. Gust drew up the
agreement above referred to. 1t was
accepted by Mr.. Greene. Monday
night at the regular meeting OF
council it was recommended by Judge
Perkins and accepted on behalf OF the
city.
Under this agreement the con-
tractor valves his right to demand
immediate emptying of the reservoir
and gives surety bond for $4,000
that when it becomes empty next
winter, he will make the inspection
and any repairs necessary II found
that any are necessary
Had the reservoir been drained, the
cifv wo11ld have had TO accent a main
tenance bond. Under the new agree
ment, there will be no waste Of water.
Both 5O,000,000 reservoirs are full to
the top, but during the winter, when
the flow from the springs is light, the
new container will be drawn from
until it is empty.
There is some seepage through the
concrete in the new reservoir, but
engineers say it is the minimum ex-
pected in new concrete reservoirs and
it is not believed there is any break.
Council gave the Seventh Day Ad-
yentists permission to erect tent at
Aspen and Beaver for evangelistic
meetings. Alf Dickinson and Son
were given permission to lay two
inch water main from the city to their
Sunnyside addition providing such
permission does not conflict with our
water contract with the railroad COM
pany.
The city health officer, DR.. Felix
Manning, was instructed to clean up
a residence about which neighbors had
complained. Also to look into the
feasibility of buying an incinerator for
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
SHORTY" WHALEY HAD
FAST TIME FIRST NIGHT
In FLAGSTAFF In 1880

H. Whaley, diminutive Scotsman
whose nickname could hardly be else
but Shorty" blew into the Sun Of
flee Monday for a chat. Shorty had
not been in Flagstaff for Is years.
After remarking upon the marvellous
growth of the city he expanded by
picturing his first night here, July II,
1880, when he and Jerry Burke blew
in behind an 18-mule freight team on
their way from Holbrook to Prescott.
Shorty said things began to hap
pen right away as soon as they had
looked after their mules. The first
place they sought was Dad Hawks
around which the village of Flagstaff
then centered. One Of the greatest
delicacies of that day and which was
eaten ravenously was pickles. One of
Dad Hawks sons lost his sight that
night when in opening keg of pickles
the vinegar spattered In his eye.
After this excitement had waned
Shorty and Jerry spread their blankets
on the floor Of a neighboring COM
bination tent saloon and barber shop
run by John Flynn. Just as Shortie
began to insinuate himself between
the blankets, shots rang out, and he
wheeled about in time to see Stoney,
the tie contractor, fall; shot over q
gambling bet by Blind Jim and
Brownie, professional gamblers. The
weapon Of elimination, Shorty remi-
nisced, was an old time triggerless
pistol. The faro dealer of this game
was Jim Henderson, whose lookout
was Shotgun Nellie.
In later years Shorty has sought
his beloved atmosphere of the un-
spoiled west in mining and lumber
camps as cook.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
GrOlUth of College
Discussed at Hiram

At the Hiram club meeting on Fri
day, President Vaughn S. Mcclure
presided f. NJ. Gold was chairman
of the day. After he had some vocal
fun with sundry members, especially
Tom L. Rees, Tom Bellwood, dean of
the Teachers college, gave an inter
esting survey Of the progress and op-
portunities of that institution. An all
Arizona summer school is the ideal
towards which efforts are to be di-
rected. Outstanding lecturers from
Tempe Teachers college and the Uni
versity Of Arizona will be featured,
and Dean Bellwood pictured an at
tendance of not less than 1900 dur
ing future summer sessions.
To make this possible, several new
dormitories are needed Immediately,
and it will not be possible to expand
in this way without them. In fact,
the crowded conditions at present
work against efficiency and comfort.
President Gammage of Teachers
college and several other Hirams
spoke on the place that the college
occupies in Flagstaff prosperity.
The orchestra of the college train
ing school gave several numbers, un-
der the leadership of Millard Kartch-
ner. These boys and girls are being
ably taught by Mr.. Kartchner, and
showed considerable talent for their
age.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Woman Killed I'm
Wreck Left Estate

An estate valued at $4,000 was left
by Mrs. Blanche Vivian of Los An
geles, who was killed in the Santa Fe
train wreck here several weeks ago.
Her will, now on file for probate, pro-
vides that her entire estate go to her
husband, the Rev. d. L. Vivian.
Mrs Blanche Vivian was the second
person to die following injuries re-
ceived when the second section of the
crack Santa Fe train, the California
Limited, crashed into the rear of the
first section two miles west of here
Monday morning, May %.
Another woman passenger was
killed instantly in the crash, and a
negro porter died from injuries
several days after the wreck while
enroute by train to coast hospital
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
MR.. AND MRS. JESS r.
SMITH HAVE GUEST

Mr.. and Mrs. Jess r. Smith are
making Flagstaff headquarters be-
tween interesting trips. They re
turned Friday from Phoenix, where
they were guests of Mrs. Luella
Archer also of Mrs. W. A. Wilson.
Friday evening they met Mrs. Lucy
B. Motley of New York City, friend
of Mrs. Smith, who had never been in
this part of the country though she
has lived many years in England, has
toured the continent and otherwise
travelled extensively. On Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, accompanied by
Mrs. Alice King, drove with Mrs. Mot
ley to Grand Canyon. Mrs. Motley
was enchanted with the canyon and
the trip from Ell Tovar to Cameron
and Flagstaff. The party stopped at
Wupatki ruins and the lava beds on
the return trip. Mrs. Motley en-
trained for Los Angeles Sunday to
spend some weeks on the coast.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
FRED LUSK HERE

Fred S. Lusk drove into Flagstaff
Wednesday afternoon to spend a cou-
pie days here among his many close
friends. Fred has been hitting into
this state at intervals during the last
few months in the interests of kim,
for which he has the southwestern
management. He had intended bring
ing Mrs. Lusk with him, but it was
notspossible at this time.
Fred organized and was the first
president of Flagstaff Rotary club and
maintains the same cordial interest
as ever in Flagstaff and its growth,
though now a Los Angelesan.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
TT won't rain in Davenport, Ia.

TT won't rain in Davenport, Ia.
Saturday. June II.
Ned Lee says So
The weather man may guess
wrongly now and then, but when
Ned Lee. the original ut Amt
Gonna Rain No Mo-" man, says
that it isn't going to rain. it
doesn't rain.
Ned Lee is 83 years old. For
some 50-odd years now. he has
selected a Saturday in June as the
day for his annual children's pic
mic, and has defied Jupiter Pluv-
ius, traditional heavenly sprink-
ling can artist, to do his darndest.
And 1t never has rained in Daven-
port on a. Ned Lee picnic day
Two years ago it rained the
night before the picnic, and it
rained again the night after the
picnic, but it didn't rain on the
day of the picnic.
That's why the people of Daven-
port, particularly the youngsters,
firmly believe that it will not rain
there June IL.
Plenty of Adventures
Moving slowly along the street
with slouch hat and cane, the gen.
tie old man would scarcely cause
one to suspect that his has been
a life of thrills.
AS a twenty-year-old Union sol
dier in the Civil War he escaped
from Andersonville prison under
fire from Confederate guns and
hid in a river. clinging to the rud-
der of a boat until darkness. Once
he Converted with a poker a
2OO-pound longshoreman who at
tempted to raise a trough house"
in his mission. For years he was
the unofficial chaplain of river
city red-light district.
1t was more than half century
ago. when he was a settlement
worker in Oswego. N. Y. that Ned
Lee started making his mo rain"
predictions for the children. He
conducted an annual excursion
boat trip on Lake Ontario. issuing
his own verbal rain insurance"
for the day each year Later he
predicted dry days successfully
for Bowery outings in New York.
and for 33 years he has been de-
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
HAWKINS INDIAN ART
SHOP IN HENSING BLOCK

Senga Snikwah, Indian art shop,
this week opened in the Hensing
block in the location formerly occu-
pied by the M and NJ grocery. It is
in charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Hawkins, who came from Phoenix.
For many years Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
kins have been in the Indian curio
business and before that were COM
noisseurs and collectors. During the
winter they were in charge of a curio
store in Phoenix. Much of their more
interesting pottery is the work OF
Indian women from original designs
by Mrs. Hawkins. They have Travelled
widely over the western states, often
on foot. Twice Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
kins walked from Arizona to Texas
and their tales of their experiences
are interesting.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17

state and hit pretty we'll into the
south. 1t did a great deal more to
farm crops and ranges than an equal
amount would have done after July A,
when the summer rains usually hit US.
Grand Canyon, the Tuba City
country, Winslow-practically every
community within hundred miles
had good rainfall, Frightening up
crop and range prospects and replen-
ishing range water tanks. The total
precipitation in Flagstaff was 1.02
inches.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
MARION AUBINEAU HOME

Marion Aubineau Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Walters, this week. Marion is in
charge of the sales department of the
famous Quaker Oats company and
has, been making a tour of the coast
looking up his scattered brothers.
Paul is now located in San Francisco,
Julian in Los Angeles and CASTOR in
Phoenix. This is Marion's first visit
to his old home town in three years
and he is much pleased with the
progress the city has made since his
last visit.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
HORSE THREW YOUTH ON
HEAD INTO ROCK PILE

Billie Van Norman was brought in
on Friday night from Foxboro Prep
ranch at Clay park to receive treat
ment at Mercy hospital for cuts and
bruises on his face and head He
become involved in the straps of a
nosebag he was removing from a
horse when the latter became frigh-
tended and reared, throwing the boy
into a rock pile. He is suffering con-
siderably from his injuries but they
are not serious.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Lindbergh Receives
Many Honor Medals

Cross of the Legion of Honor
France.
Medal and Pin of American Lafay-
cite Escadrille.
Royal Air Force Cross-Great
Britain.
The Order of Leopold Belgium.
Aero Club of France Gold Medal.
Swedish Aero Club Gold Plaque.
Distinguished Flying Cross-United
States.
Medal of Valor-New York state.
Various other clubs and societies
have proposed awarding their badges
of merit to Lindbergh, several of
which are expected to materialize
during his American receptions.
A movement already has been
started to give him the Congressional
Medal of Honor when congress con-
veneS.
The Sun does all kinds of COM
mercial and society printing at rea-
sonable prices.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Fine Rain Did Lot OF
Good Around Here

That unusual storm that hit Flag
staff over the week-end-unusual in
that we almost never get SO much
rain this time of the year did vast
amount of good. 1t was pretty gen
eral all over the north half of the
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Council Planning TO
Maintain Cemetery

City council Monday night decided
to provide in the budget for the COM
ing fiscal year for funds for main
tenance Of the cemetery. This will
meet the hearty approval of those
Flagstaff citizens who have for years
gone to considerable expense and
trouble trying to keep the cemetery
grounds in presentable condition.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
Lustv Language

Grandma: "Isn't it wonderful how
a single policeman can dam the flow
of traffic ~
Boy: Eyes; but you should hear the
truck drivers" /"
Evening star., 1927-07-31

At left: Michael.
the new King of
Rumania, and his
gr a n d m o t h e r,
Q ue en- M arie,
photographed in
Bucharest recently.
g Underwood & Underwood
Evening star., 1927-07-31

Where the going was all up hill. ]. Cunningham
winning the motorcycle climbing at North
Downs. Kent. England. Chains were fastened to the
back tire of the motorcycle. p A. Photos
Evening star., 1927-07-31

Miss Angelica Pueyrredon.
daughter of the Argentine am
bassador to Washington. play
ing golf at the Chevy Chase
Club. 0p & A Photos.
, 1927-11-09
NOTICE OF
PROPOSED
OF ROAD

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
The Board of the County Com
missioners of Park County, State
of Wyoming, have decided to To-
cate a road commencing at the
west end of the constructed road
known as the Rattlesnake project
of the Bureau of Roads in Lot 16,
Section No. s., Township So North,
Range 103 West of the 9Th Prin-
cipal Meridian, Wyoming, and run
ming thence in a westerly direction
through the southwest quarter of
the southwest quarter of Section
5. Lot 2, Section 8, Lots 1-2-4-5-6
of Section 4, the northwest corners
of Trassts 80 and 1O1, all in Town
ship So North, Range 1913 West.
Thence in Township So North.
Range 104 West, through Tract so,
Lots 3-4-5, and SWH SWA, Sec
ton ~, ShSEA, n Lot l of
Section II. Tracts Sc and So and
Lots ! and 2 of Section Is, Lot 1
of Section 16, Tracts 51-50-49-4S
and Al of Sections II and IS, pass
ing out of Section IS, northeast of
the mouth of Jim creek. thence
through the north parr of Tract 43
and that portion of Section 10
which is north of the North Fork.
and all approximately along t he
present road.
Thence passing into Section 10 of
Township So North, Range los
West, a little to the north of the
southeast corner, thence through
the south half of the south half of
Section 10. crossing the North Fork
of the S%hoshone river in the north
west quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of Section "a, thence following
westerly the general course of the
North Fork along the higher bank
of the stream through Sections 20
1921 and 90, entering the Sho-
shone National Forest near the
Trail Shop as now located.
This location is particularly
marked on the ground by survey
stakes and described more accur-
ately on the notes of the survey
as made by the Bureau of Roads,
and is shown on the maps of the
said survey, covering a total dis
lance of approximately 10 miles,
and terminating at the east gate
way of the Shoshone National For
est in Township So North. Range
F105 West of the 9th Principal Mer-
idian. in Park County. Wyoming.
said road to be so feet wide, 40
feet on each side of the line above
described.
All objections thereto or claims
for damages by reason thereof must
be filed in writing with the county
clerk of said county before noon on
the 9th day of December, A. d.
1927, or such road Will be estab-
lished without reference 10 such OBJ
jections or claims for damages.
Dated November 1, 1927.
BERTHA NJ. ROUSSEAU,
County Clerk.
First publication November 2. 1927
Last publication Nov. 16, 1927.