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The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
Grand Canyon PIT. A.
Observes State Day

State P.-T.-A. Day was observed
by the Grand Canyon Parent Teacher
association with special meeting on
the evening of Nov. 9th. After short
business session, Mrs. M. r. TlllQtson,
second state president, had charge
of the fine program and card party
which followed.
Mr.. L. G. Carr read very interest
ing article on the origin of State p
ia. Day, and Mr.. M. r. Tillotson,
superintendent of Grand Canyon Ma
tional Park gave splendid talk on
pioneer days in the state and sketch
of Arizona's history. Mrs. Herbert
Meir rendered a piano solo, and the
quartet composed of Mr.. L. G. Carr,
Mrs. F. R. Mohr, Miss Stamper and
Mr. Carr Sr. sang "Let Me Call You
Sweetheart" accompanied by Mr..
Claude Melick at the piano. Miss
Stamper's catchy solo was greatly en-
joyed by everybody.
After the program two hours were
spent in playing bridge. Miss Archer
won the ladies first prize, and Mr.. L..
G.. Carr won the mems prize, while
Miss Stamper carried off the BOBBY.
The refreshments consisted of home
pumpkin pies, cider and coffee.
The Parent Teacher association held
open house at the home of the teach
ers on Sunday afternoon, November
IL, to show them special honor on
Teachers Day. A dozen giant, yellow
and white crysanthemums, the chosen
flower for this day, decorated the
room.
There was a good attendance of
parents and friends to greet the
teachers, and delicious sandwiches,
cake and coffee were served during the
afternoon.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
u. s. Attorney Hasn't
Heard of TOULeS Case

United States District Attorney
John b. Wright denied assertions
made in Dunbar's Weekly, of recent
issue, that he had asserted he would
refuse to prosecute John R. Towles,
internal revenue collector at Phoenix,
who recently resigned from his office,
if charges of soliciting campaign
funds from employees of the govern
ment in violation of section 118 and
1919 of the criminal code were filed
against him.
That the matter of prosecuting
Towles had been preached to the
district attorney was evidenced in a
letter from Arthur A. Nichols, special
agent in charge of an investigation
of political avtivity among federal
employees in Arizona, along with af-
fidavits from James A. Jones, post
master at Phoenix, George A. Mauk,
United States marshal, and H. A.
Morgan, receiver of the United States
land office at Phoenix, declaring that
Towles had solicited funds for the
Ralph Cameron campaign in 1926.
Wright expressed surprise that the
letter he had received from Nichols
had been made public, declaring the
original copy of it was in his office
safe along with the affidavits.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
L. A. Man Tells
His Hunting Story

First he lassoes sen, then he shoots
sem. This, in at least one instance,
appears to be the tactics of Andy
Booth, scout for William II. Hoegee
Company.
Booth has just returned from an
expedition in the Kaibab forest in
Arizona, bringing with him the car
cass of a lion measuring seven feet
from tip to tip. Booth ran across the
beast one morning breakfasting on a
deer while hunting deer himself. Re-
turning to camp, he enlisted the aid
of couple of cowboys and a pack
of hounds and with them succeeded
in freeing the lion. 1t was his inten-
ton to take it alive but after lassoing
it the lions antics obliged his captors
to shoot.
Booth said it is estimated full
grown lion will destroy at least two
deer month. The specimen, which
weighs 200 pounds, will be mounted.
Los Angeles Times.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
Six Boats On Way
Through Canyon

Miss Betsy Dern, daughter of Gov
ernor and Mrs. George H. Dern, last
Wednesday christened six small boats
comprising the Bray-Pathe Colorado
river expedition fleet in which Is
men plan a six-weeks' cruise down
the Colorado river to Needles, Calf.
Governor and Mrs. Dern shook hands
with the members of the crews of
each boat as it slipped down the ways
into the river.
The launchings were witnessed by
1900 people.
Besides a crew of three men, each
boat carries 2100 pounds of food and
equipment, which includes complete
army signal corps mobile radio tele-
phone outfit, which will work with
a high-powered station erected by
the United States army on the Painted
Desert, Arizona.
Daily progress of the expedition
will be reported from the boats to
the desert station and relayed to Fort
Douglas, Utah.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
Eagles Score 12-O
Win Over Williams

A 1910 victory for Flagstaff was
what local fans were treated to when
the Eagles met their sworn rivals,
Williams, on the City Park gridiron
last Friday.
Winning its first game in five
starts, the local high school football
eleven dealt Williams invading team
"a crushing defeat The game at no
time was in doubt as Flagstaff made
her first touchdown early in the first
quarter, and on only very few occa-
sions failed to hold Williams for
downs or losses.
Only once did Williams penetrate
to the ten-yard line. The rest of
the game was played in the middle
of the field or in Williams territory.
Bearing the brunt of the locals at
tack we find Wong June, the Flying
Chinaman. wong" was responsible
for the first touchdown when he
picked up a droplxick, which was
blocked by Wright, and ran to the
invaders 15-yard line, before he was
stopped Then on the next play he
carried it over the line. "Babe" Cam
eron playing with a bum foot, inter
cepted a pass and carried it 3O-yards
for a touchdown. 1t was Babes
steady backing up the line that kept
the ball in Williams territory. Half
Continued on Page Eighty
backs, Mier and Freeman, provided
excellent interference for the other
backs. Jake our midget" quarter
back got chance to play his first
game and this he did in good style
Last year in the two games played
with Williams each won one. This
game proved sweet revenge for the
local eleven, and they are determined
to deal Kingman good drubbing in
the game here Thanksgiving day. Up
to date we have lost two games, tied
two, and we hope to win the King
man game, making it two wins.
Officials for the game We're Tex
Patton of Ashfork, referee; Jack
Wilson of the N. IT. C. umpire;
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
An Average Liar Is No Good in Any
Average County

average woman also asks the average
number Of questions about the seem
cry.
''The average man is different. He
makes the average number Of kicks
about the average number of stops
the average train makes and inquiries
the average number Of times how
long will it be before he reaches his
destination.
81 think the average man is the
best man in the country. The average
man is cheerful most of the time, is
usually honest and interesting. The
average man is travelling more than
ever before. If Coue were here, he'd
probably say every day in every way,
the average man is getting better and
better"
EDITORS note-Having Known Con-
ductor Ed Hays since the day he
threw his six-shooter away and
bought a club and a nickel's worth
of chewing gum, we wish to refute
the unwarranted, malicious libelous
statement that he is an average rail-
road man. This fellow Ed Hays is
"Notorious railroad man'-not ave-
rage. Thirty years before he came
to Arizona, when he was but forty
years of age, he was riding side-wheel
alligators up through the Everglades
without a lantern and only one paddle.
Then there was hiatus in Eds life
of some twenty years up in the
northern country where the holes a
conductor punched in a ticket froze
over so fast that he had to carry q
blow torch to see where in zero the
passenger was headed for, that's a
truthful report from Ed himself not
over twenty years ago. 1t is possible
that this intermediate term of twenty
years between the other two thirty
year periods, was frozen asset as
to age. Aside from these few side
lights, in which we do not wish to
enter too strongly since he returned
from Mayo Brothers, we have always
made it a practice to believe every
thing Ed says-if we know it to be
true)
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
By v. A. FUNK, M. D.
Member Gorgas Memorial
written for United Press)

Stomach trouble often is blamed
for unpleasant breath, and the in
nocent stomach Immediately suffers,
being filled with all kinds of patent
dope to sweeten the breath. We
usually need to search no further
than the mouth and nose to find the
cause of a foul breath. 1t is true
that in stomach disorders of child
hood, and also adults, the breath may
have an unpleasant, but not a foul
odor. Some few diseases of the
stomach in the adult are accompanied
by very foul breath, but they are
comparatively rare.
Now that we know where to look
for the trouble, what must we look
for? Pyorrhea, which is a chronic
infection with pus at the gum margin,
is the most common cause for foul
breath, in people past middle life.
Teeth, which without care have been
allowed to continue to decay, not
only cause foul breath but are likely
to undermine ones health. Chronic
tonsilitis, when the small glands and
ducts of the tonsils are filled with a
thick, decayed, infected substance,
gives off an unpleasant odor. In
lection of the adenoids will also pro-
duce a foul breath. Inflammation
and chronic infection of the nose and
sinuses may be present and cause a
foul breath without enough symptoms
to cause the patient to suspect trouble
in that region. Inflammation of the
mouth, whether in young or old
persons, and from any cause, always
gives a foul breath.
Physicians offices are frequented
by patients who apply for treatment
for the stomach because they have
discovered they have bad breath. They
NAV have some stomach symptoms
to be sure, because the secretions
from a putrid mouth or nose con-
stantly poured into well stomach
certainly derange it and cause 1t tc
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
TUCSON WOMAN PLUGS
HUSBAND AFTER QUARREL

Charles Larson, plumber, is in the
Southern Methodist hospital in Tue
son with a bullet in his lung and his
wife Ida Bell Larson, is in the city
Jail where she gave herself up after
shooting her husband in the back
Sunday noon at the platform of the
Southern Pacific depot. Mrs. Larson
walked into the police station and
surrendered and Larson was rushed
to the hospital, where it was first
thought that the bullet that entered
his back was fatal, but X-ray exami-
nation proved the man may live.
The couple have been estranged for
some time and according to friends,
they had been quarreling during
the day. Larson, who is employed
in the city, has been living at hotel
while his wife has been living on
their small chicken ranch on East
Twenty street. Sunday Larson
visited the ranch and Mrs. Larson had
been trying to persuade him to re-
turn to the ranch to live.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
ILLEGAL GOAT GRAZING

After a several day trial, Aubrey
Gist, a Mohave county goat man,
was acquitted by jury here Satur-
day evening of charge of violation
of the state grazing act.
Gist was arrested two weeks ago
on a charge of herding goats on a
cattle range. L. L. Wallace repre-
scented the defendant and opposing
him was Judge Shute Of Globe, one
of the best known attorneys in cases
of this kind in the southwest. Judge
Shute was assisted by J. H. Smith.
Denying plea Of j. H. Smith
Monday that the defendant be given
80 days time in which to raise a $500
fine, r. CantwelI, convicted on the
same charge last week, and fined $500
with an alternative of three months
in the county Jail, was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff to begin
serving his acknowledgment Miner
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
BLAMING ALL ILLS ON THE STOMACH

become rebellious. The trouble with
most people is that they draw their
own conclusions or allow some friend
or neighbor to lead them astray. They
too often become frightened, after
being careless and unconcerned, about
their physical well-being for years.
So with foul breath, as in all
other ailments, do not jump at err
roneous conclusions, either those of
your own or those of your friends.
Obtain the advice of men who will
give you good, scientific service. Let
your dentist examine your teeth, x-ray
them if he thinks it necessary. Go
to your eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist and have a thorough ex-
animation made of the nose and
mouth. If he cannot find the cause
of the foul breath, then the chest,
stomach, and intestines should be in
vestigated.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
HOTEL HUNTS CLERK
AND MISSING $4,000

Following the reported theft of
about $4,000 from the office safe of
the jefferson hotel to police Monday,
a search was instituted for R. E..
Burns, night clerk of the hosiery, who
was last seen about o'clock Monday
morning.
Three persons, one of them a guest
at the hotel, were detained for quest
ioning regarding Burns disappear
ance. Burns, police said, formerly re-
sided in st. Louis, Mo. He had been
employed at the Phoenix hotel for
several months.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18

Edward E. Hays, of Phoenix, vet
eran train conductor, has been Sc
lected as the average trainman" from
among hundreds of employees of the
Santa Fe railroad, it was announced
recently, says the Winslow Mail.
Coincident with the announcement
that Hays, who for 80 years has been
running between Ashfork and Phoe-
nix, was designated average train
man." he celebrated the 25th ami
versary of his career as conductor.
Hays, who is a veritable walking
information bureau, according to rail-
timer between Phoenix and Ashfork
by his first name as well as volume
Of interesting facts about the country
through which he rides.
After he was adjudged the saver
age trainman" Hays conducted 9
party of railroad officials headed by
f. L. Hanna, assistant general freight
and passenger agent for the Santa
Fe, and Tom Murray, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
Phoenix division over his run. The
veteran ticket puncher had funny
story for every mile. He calls his
route the "road to yesterday" and
claims that it was the scene of many
of the stirring episodes in early Ari-
iona history.
"When | first took this run six
guns spoke louder than words and the
fellow who was slow on the draw
wasn't considered much of an insur-
ance risk" Hays declared. Il see
by the papers they've picked the
average man back east. Well, l guess
can qualify for the average train
man.
"The reason | say Pm average is
because nothing extraordinary has
ever happened to me-" I've got an
average run on an average train that
carries the average number of pas
sengers who ask the average number
of questions that the average traveller
asks the average conductor. I'm never
late more than the average conductor
should be-"
Asked what the average questions
were that the average passenger asks
the average conductor, Hays replied
what time is it," and rs the train
on time?"
Hays demonstrated an unusual
knowledge Of the average passenger
He said that the average woman will
lie to the average conductor about
the age of the average child but that
the average woman won't prevaricate
under any other circumstances, except
perhaps when her own age in in ques-
ton.
"The average woman doesn't hest
tate to convince the average conduc
tor that the average 12-year-old boy
is only six" Hays declared. "The
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
Governor Signs
Runke Trail Bill

Retaining of approximately $4,000
acres in the Paradise-Verde district
was made possible Monday with the
signing by Governor Hunt, of house
bill No. 8, which removes all legal
obstacles in the way of combining
the Salt River Valley Water Users
association and the Verde Irrigation
and Power district.
The governor also signed senate bill
IL, which authorizes and empowers
boards of supervisors to sell and dis
pose of toll roads lying wholly within
or partly in national parks.
Senate bill Sc, transferring an APP
preparation for expenses of the third
special session of the legislature to
the fourth special session, also was
signed by the executive.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
APACHE RAILROAD USED
BY CATTLE SHIPPERS

Seventy-seven carloads Of cattle
were shippd from this vicinity this
month over the Apache railway, ac-
cording to figures furnished by Agent
Don Smith.
Forty-four of these were shipped
from the Daggs stockyards, and
thirty from the Snowflake
yards.
Practically all of these shipments
went to Los Angeles markets or other
points along the Pacific coast. A few,
not much over 6, went to Kansas
City.
The heavy shippers this month were
the Hopen Land and Cattle Company,
E. II. Duffield, Santa jacques, Cap.
Maggie, and Hate Wilmelm. A few
carloads were shipped by Showlow
people Snowflake Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
WATER USERS GROUP
TO BORROW 100000


The government body Of the Salt
River Valley Water Users association
is planning to borrow 100000 for one
year. This on the security of a So
acres linden the local irrigation
system. This action is necessary, to
pay the United States reclamation
service the sum annually due from
the association. Moneys collected
have been used in construction of
power dams and works, through
which the association expects to Sc
cure profit enough to more than cover
the annual payments in the future.
The 100000 is for period expiring
Dec. /, on which date similar assess
ment will become due, to be paid with
in IL months.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
COURT RULES AGAINST
KILLING RANGE HORSES

Attorney Isaac Barth of Holbrook
returned early this week from St.
Johns, where he participated in the
case against the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, which involved the
wholesale killing of horses on the
Indian reservation, as ordered by that
department.
In the decision handed down by
Judge A. S. Gibbons of Apache
county, it was held that the De
partment Of Agriculture had exceeded
its authority in ordering the killing
of the horses.-Holbrook Tribune.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
OUer 10000 Attend
Fair on Final Day

Speed featured the state fair pro-
gram which ended Saturday with an
attendance of nearly 10000. Three
times during the fair the seasons
mile record for PAGERS on the Pacific
coast was broken. Horses owned by
G. j. Giannini, San Francisco; Charles
F. Silvia, Sacramento, and Guy Nc
Kinney, Hanover, Penn, were the
lucky ones to lower the existing rec
ord.
Judge Joseph McGraw, representa-
tive Of the National Trotting asso-
citation, is in Phoenix to check on the
trotters' performances.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
1000 VERDE VALLEY
STEERS GO TO MARKET

Approximately 1000 steers have
been shipped from Clarkdale to Cali
fornia points since the roundup sea-
son began, according to Officials of
the Santa Fe railroad. This rep
.resents 1853 cars. At least twenty
five more cars will be shipped west
before the close of the month.
The majority of the cattle is COM
ing from the Camp Verde and Payson
country. Hank Wingfield, Dave Muir
dock, Lex Wall and Dave Wingfield,
Clear creek cattlemen, drove $50 head
of steers to the loading platforms.
One drive last week contained 1850
head.-Jerome Verde News.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
EX-CASHIER SUED
IN RAY BANK CRASH

Suit to recover $6244,61 from John
B. Quinn, formerly cashier of the
failed Merchants and Miners bank at
Ray, and now residing in Phoenix,
was filed by the National Surety
company, of New York, in the United
States district court. The company
claims that Quinn went on fidelity
bond to the amount asked for in the
suit.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18
1O1 ATTEND FAMILY
REUNION AT MESA

One hundred and one individuals
gathered at a reunion at Mesa of
descendants of Charles Shreeve Peter
son, one Of the founders of Mesa.
He had 80 children, of whom IA sur
vive. Grandchildren number 148 and
great grandchildren 375. In all, esti-
mate is made that his descendants
now number SGT, mainly residents in
Arizona, southern California and Utah.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-18

Tommy Knowles, headlinesman; H.
w. Micke of the High School time
keeper.
Evening star., 1927-10-02

House committee the effect upon the
revenue of increasing the age limit
for dependent children entitled to the
S400 credit from IS years to 21 years.
The Statistics Of Income gave me
the total of all personal credits. 1t
also gave me by tabulation the num-
Der of returns Of married persons and
heads of families and Of single per-
sons. From this the total personal
credits at $4,000 and $1.000-the 1924
allowances-were computed, so giving
me the credit for dependents. princi-
pally children not over Is years of
age. Dividing by 400 gave me the
number of these children. Life tables
then gave me the number of these
that would be living from IS to 81
years of age. Basing the estimate
upon the above, s6.O00,000 was my
answer.
when asked last year how many
millionaires there were in the United
States. study of the income tax re-
turns for several years, tracing groups
of income in certain States through
several years and segregating the
sources of income led to an estimate
Of 1000 as the answer.
Stockholders Estimated.
Last Winter I was asked how
many individual stockholders there
were in the United States. An ex-
haustive study of the income tax re.
turns was made. revealing the fact
that about one-half of corporate divi-
dends paid no individual income tax.
The difficulty in this problem is that
duplication of stockholders is so great
that the sum of the stockholders of
all corporations Is many times the
number of persons holding stocks. BY
Evening star., 1927-10-02
STATISTICAL PUZZLES SOLVED
BY INTERNAL REVENUE WIZARD
Joseph S. Mccoy Describes
Methods Employed in His
Work as Actuary.
Data Furnished Prevented
Uncertainty in Financing
US. Part in War.

How some of the most difficult esti.
mates in the Government are arrived
at by the Government actuary. Joseph
S. Mccoy, Is disclosed for the first
time by him in the Internal Revenue
News, official publication, out yester-
day.
Mr.. Mccoy holds a post of great
importance to the Treasury Depart
ment and to Congress as well, which
calls upon him for estimates of all
kinds as to future returns.
or kindly nature, with genial
smile and engaging disposition, Mr.
Mccoy makes friends with all who
come in contact with him. And all
who have known him take off their
hats to his wiZardry at figures.
Data of Great Value.
"The Bureau of Internal Revenue"
says Mr. Mccoy. "is accommodating
data of incalcdlable value. Without
these data financing the World War
would have been a blind venture.
"When estimating for the 1913 in
come tax law lack Of data became ac-
centuated. Several States had nicely
framed income tax laws that should
have been, but were not, large pro-
ducers of revenue. The English law
produced much revenue, but they
could not even estimate the number
of income tax payers. Finally, as a
basis, statistics covering a couple Of
States, parts Of the German Empire,
were used. OF course, allowance had
to be made for the great difference in
conditions. An estimate was so made,
and later proved to be remarkably
accurate. Compare this with the esti-
mate for the excess profits tax. The
data of the bureau then covered Fed
eral corporation tax for several years.
Early in 1918. from these data, esti-
mated the yield for that year at
81, 500, 900 900, the largest annual rev.
enue from any one source in the
worlds history. In 1921 the Stats
tics of Income for 1918 gave the re-
turns for this tax as S2.505, ,565 ,939.
"Since then the work of the bureau
has been Of daily aid in answering
questions Of all kinds, in addition to
estimating revenue.
when the 1925 revenue act was
being formulated ! was asked by the
Evening star., 1927-10-02
OHIO UNION SEEKS PEACE.
Secretary Says His Organization
Would Welcome Agreement.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October R.--
Ohio mine union officials would well
come an agreement similar to the one
reached between operators and miners
in Illinois today, according to G. w.
Savage, secretary Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, district 6, with
headquarters here.
When informed by the Associated
Press of the agreement reached in Chi.
cago today Mr.. Savage said: II believe
that is the solution to the difficulties.
1t is step forward. and most bene.
fetal move for the good of the in.
dustry. I feel confident that similar
agreement could be reached in Ohio,
II the operators would consent to such
conference
Lee Hall, president of district 6,
could not be reached for a statement
as he Is en- route to San Francisco for
the American Federation Of Labor
convention.