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The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
NATHANIEL S. GEORGE
DIED HERE SATURDAY

N. S. George, for the past nine
years a resident of Flagstaff, passed
away at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Randall. East Birch
street, last Saturday afternoon at the
age Of 10. He had been In poor
health for some time but was not con-
fined to the house until four weeks
ago. The immediate cause of death
was stomach trouble.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home,
Rev. Edward L. Freeland paid the last
tribute. Burial was in the K. Of P.
cemetry, as he was member of that
order. The lodge services were read
at the grave.
Nathaniel Stevens George was born
November %, 1910. on Jersey Island,
off the coast of France and was the
son Of John and Harriet George. He
was the youngest child in the family
Of eight, all the rest having preceded
him in death. When he was 19 years
of age he and his mother came to this
country and settled in Connecticut,
later moving to Dodgeville, Wis.
While in the latter place he was
united in marriage to Jennie Cornish,
who still survives. To this union
-four children were born, two of whom
died in infancy.
Mr. George was always a hard
worker and throughout his life and up
until his illness he followed the black
smith trade. He had always been
fascinated by the mining game and
applied his talents in this field. He
claimed the state of Wisconsin for his
home for many years, although off
and on he had taken his family TO the
mines Of Michigan and Illinois, always
to return to the Badger state. In
1882 he moved his family to Silver
Plume, Colo, mining settlement,
and remained there until his health
forced him to come to Flagstaff in
1918.
Mr.. George was a gentle, kind hus-
band and father. He was one OF
! Flagstaff's most respected citizens
and always had good word for the
community. While unable owing
to his health to be prominent in public
| circles, nevertheless he gained many
friends in the nine years that he re-
sided here.
Those who survive him are his
widow, Jennie; a daughter Mrs.
Frank Randall; a granddaughter, Fay
| Duray, all Of this city, and son,
John George, of Oatman, Ariz.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Hurry If You Are
Going to France

American Legi0nnaires who go 60
Paris for the ninth national conyen-
ton in September must make reserva-
ton by March ] to insure place with
their state delegation, Bowman Elder,
national chairman of the France con-
yention committee, announced today.
On March / untitled state quotas IN
the movement, which is limited to 3O,-
900 persons, viii be recalled from the
states and re-assigned from national
headquarters, Elder announced.
Some state departments have al
ready filled their quota OF places
which were assigned on membership
in the Legion basis and are asking
for additional reservation, Elder said.
An effort will be made up until the
closing date of reservations to accom-
modate Legionnaires who wish to go
with their state delegations, but as
surance that the veterans may do so
cannot be given unless reservations
are made before March !.
A department France convention OIL
ficer represents the France convention
committee in each state and all reser-
yations from the territory must pass
through his hands. Veterans may OBJ
tain 4 two-color "On to Paris" steam
shin folder containing full informa-
ton as to official rates, plans and IN
structions for making a reservation
from the department France conven-
tion officer or by writing directly TO
the France convention committee, ma
tional headquarters, the American
Legion, indianapolis, Indiana.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Auto IS Forced Off
Road; Turns Turtle

A speeding and careening car was
the cause Of an automobile accident
Sunday afternoon at a point six miles
east Of Flagstaff when a Ford coupe
belonging to f. S. Whipple but which
was driven by Jack Thorpe was forced
off the highway and turned turtle.
Thorpe says he saw the machine zig
Tagging down the road and in order
to make sure that he was out of the
path of the oncomer he allowed more
than half of the highway. As the APP
preaching car neared, a collision
seemed imminent to Thorpe and he
swung to the extreme edge OF the
road and in so doing forced the cars
right wheels over the edge of the six
foot embankment, and it rolled on its
side down the grade and landed bottom
side up in about foot Of water.
Neither Thorpe nor lady friend
who was riding with him was injured
in any manner with the exception Of a
few bruises. A wrecking car was
called from a local garage and the
machine righted and placed OF the
highway. It was driven back TO Flag
staff under its own power.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Drs. Raymond ard
Miller Home From
Long and Dry Cruise

DR.. R. O. Raymond and DR.. E. S.
Miller, who got back Sunday from
their Pacific coast trip in Dr. Ray
mond's car, had fine time.
On their way to Los Angeles, they
took Mrs. /. F. Wheeler, leaving her
at Santa Barbara with her brother
in-law, Roy Wheeler, and family. At
Santa Barbara they met DR.. Sauer Of
ST. Louis, an old-time friend of DR..
Raymond, who went with them to San
Francisco. On the way they stopped
at Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea;
but didn't report whether they found
Aimee's tracks.
At Frisco they met several friends
who formerly lived around here.
At Bellingham, WASH, DR.. Miller
visited his nephew and the latter's
wife whom he had not seen for ~
wears. Bellingham, on Puget sound,
an important lumber shipping port
with several large saw mills, with Mt.
Baker in the background, reminded
the visitors of home, especially as the
mountain was snow covered.
In Vancouver they met the Misses
Nancy and Meredith Palmer, nieces OF
Mrs. Del Strong. At Vancouver island,
which they went to by boat, they made
scenic trips by auto stage and visited
Victoria, the interesting capital OF
British Columbia.
On their return trip the wandering
physicians met Mrs. E. NJ. Sanford
of Flagstaff, who is visiting her
daughter June, whose husband IS a
prominent manufacturer Of Tacoma.
AT Marysville thew were hailed on
the street by Tom Rivers, who lived
here number Of years IN the lumber
camps.
All Corning, Calf, they stopped at
a fine hotel managed by jim Pierce,
who travelled through here number
Of years and is well known to many
Flagstaff merchants.
AT Sacramento, Mickie Hughes
hailed them. He was here for several
wears with the Arizona Lumber &
Timber Co. and wished to be remem-
bered to his many friends here.
E. E. Ball visited the tourists at
their hotel in Fresno. He was chief
engineer on this division Of the Santa
Fe for many years and lived at Wins
low.
In the 1854 mile trip they found
fine weather all the way and the only
rain that fell on them was while they
were going over Mount Shasta into
Los Angeles. Fogs, none at all
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Many Women Seem
TO Love His Name


There are entirely too many John
Haydens to suit John Ellsworth Hay
den, member of the advertising
staff of the Citizen. Twice in almost
as many years Mr.. Hayden of Tucson
has been mistaken for Mr.. Hayden OF
Chicago and Los Angeles. And it has
been inconverient, too, in view of the
fact that the wives Of other John Hay
dens have made the mistake.
When the second case of mistaken
identity was brought home to MIR
Hayden the past week in a cut in his
compensation check-he is a disabled
soldier Of the World war-he begar
to think that real jinx was on his
trail. He consulted Red Cross Off
cials and wrote letter to Washing
ton. Then the thought came to him
that his middle name would distin-
guish him from the other Haydens
He made an affidavit that he was
John Ellsworth Hayden, 6 feet,
inches tall, and unmarried. This let
ter brought home the bacon. The
Veterans Bureau wrote back
sYou are advised that we have made
d careful review Of the papers which
we have on file and it is apparent
that there is discrepancy in the
statement of the woman who was the
former wife Of John E. Hayden. There
IS doubtless another man by the same
name and she is referring to him. We
are reopening your compensation tc
you on the basis of information which
we have in this office"
Mr.. Hayden's compensation check
had been cut So month when wom-
an claiming to be Mrs. John E. Hay
den asked for part of his allowance
on the plea that she had minor child
to support. She lives in Chicago, ac-
cording to letters she sent to the Vet
erans' Bureau. The mistake was
made, it is believed in the Veterans
Bureau at Washington and the allow
ance for the minor child deducted
from the Tucson mans check.
Two years ago Mr.. Hayden got q
letter from the wife of another JohT
Hayden in Los Angeles. She asked
him to return to her for the sake Of
their son. He returned the letter tc
her and apologized to the woman fol
opening her mail. That ended the In
cident.
Surely there is a life-sized jins
following me-" Mr.. Hayden said last
night in explaining the latest case o1
mistaken identity involving him
There is a remote possibility of some
woman sending me box of dynamite
or a bottle Of carbolic acid"
Mr.. Hayden is a young man and has
lived in Arizona for the last five
years. He has spent some time in ole
Mexico. 1t frightens rather than flat
tiers him to be accused of having twe
wives when he has never had a single
serious thought of matrimony.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
What Candidates
Will Have to Do

a conference between President
Winsor OF the senate, author of the
pure election bills, four in number
and the house leaders, resulted in
the approval Of the first, third and
fourth. The second was approved
last week. The first of the four, how
ever, relating to the expenditures
for public office was excessively
amended AS the bill left the COM
mittee of the whole it provided:
That any candidate or supporting
organization which pays or promises
to pay anyone for working in be-
half Of any candidate shall be gull
ty of felony. The original bill read
bribery"
That no county attorney may grant
immunity to any person or organlza-
ton so charged.
That candidate may hire persons
to distribute placards, cards or other
advertisements without violating the
provisions of the election laws.
The third of the three bills was
amended so as to provide that cam
didate for state representative may
spend $3.50 on his campaign, except
in the counties electing more than
one representative, in which case
each candidate is allowed only $3.50.
By another amendment candidates
for superior court Judge can spend
only $3.50. The original provision was
I $780,
The committee of the whole ap-
proved the new fish and game code
bill and today approved for passing
referendum on the question of
repeating the present code.
Representative Carr of Mohave
saw his bill appropriating $4,000
for drilling test irrigation well in
the vicinity of the Cane Beds in that
county approved.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Mdydbb to Douglas
Hurt Succeeds As
Phone Boss Here

Homer G. Mayabb, for the last
four years manager of the Flagstaff
Williams telephone exchanges, re-
ceived word the other day of his
promotion to manager of the Doug
las branch and will leave here about
March /, after his successor, Ollie
G. Hurt, gets here from Florence and
is made familiar with local condi-
tions.
Mr. Mayabb AM wIIe express re-
gret at leaving here, but as it is a
better job he feels he can't turn it
down. The Mayabbs bought a home
on West Birch avenue in November
and are just nicelv settled. 1T is
likely Mr.. Hurt, who is married, will
lease the place.
The promotion is sequel to the
recent announcement of the transfer
of Mr.. Cundiff from Phoenix to have
charge of the Denver branch. Frank
Fl. Packard is transferred from Tue
son to Phoenix, Arthur A. Sundin
from Douglas to Tucson. Mr.. Hurt
is the first to leave his present post.
When Mr.. Mayabb gets to Douglas,
after a few days Mr.. Sundin will
move on, etc.
The local exchange has grown con-
siderabIy since Mr.. Mayabb came
here and the service has greatly inn
proved under his management. Be-
cause Of this, and also the many
friendships Mr.. and Mrs. Mayabb
have made here, there will be lot
of sincere regret over their going
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
HUNTITE WOULD PROBE
ELL.INWOOD PRIMARY

Senator Bettwy of Santa Cruz
county, introduced a resolution We'd
nesday providing that the president
of the senate designate a committee
of five members to make full and
complete inquiry into the expenditures
made by E. E. Ellinwood'' during his
campaign last summer for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
The resolution stated that Ellin-
wood had filed with the secretary of
state an itemized statement Of ex-
penditures set at S922.72, and that the
testimony of James S. Douglas, cop
per magnate, before the senatorial in
vestigating committee in October
showed that the latter had spent more
than $4,000 in behalf of Ellinwood's
candidacy It pointed out that the
statutes requiring candidates to file
statements showing "the amount Of
expenditures made either directly or
Indirectly and names of those
making such expenditures.
sThis is the first" said Bettwy, in
introducing the resolution, "of a series
of six resolutions proposing investiga-
tions which will be introduced this
week"
Senator Favour, Yavapai county,
rose to point Of order, protesting
that the making of such Investigations
was meant to be in the hands Of the
attorney general of the state, but
President Winsor ruled that the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution was prop
er and it was laid over for a day be-
fore reference to a standing commit
tee.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
This Law Would
Ban All Carnivals

Much comment has been aroused
throughout the state by senate bill
No. rs, introduced by Senator A. Bet
twy Of Santa Cruz county, the OBJ
ject of which seems to be to bar car
nivals from Arizona.
If the bill becomes law, it will be
impossible for travelling carnivals, all
of which are made UP of number Of
separate attractions, to operate at a
profit in this state. 1t will not raise
the license ta- for circuses.
A separate license must be taken
out for each carnival attraction at
the rate of $50 for the first perform
ance, S100 for the second perform
ance and 5000 for each performance
thereafter in the same county.
Section ! of the Bettwy bill reads
as follows:
Every itinerant or transient per-
son, player or performer giving or
causing to be given any theatrical,
vaudeville, dramatic, musical comedy,
stock company or carnival perform
Hance, or trained animal or motion
picture show for pay or profit shall
pay license tax in advance to the
sheriff Of every county in which such
performance or show is given or held
IN the following amounts:
ssThe sum of Fifty Dollars (S50.0O)
for each first and separate perform
ance or individual concession or at
traction; and the further sum of One
Hundred Dollars (S100.00) for each
second separate performance or in-
dividual concession or attraction; and
the further sum of Two Hundred
Dollars (S20O.00) for each subsequent
separate performance. or individual
concession or attraction. That said
several amounts of license tax Tor
each separate performance, show or
individual concession or attractioII
shall not be construed to cover a
longer period than one. day. The
terms concession and attraction as
used herein are intended to include
and shall be construed as meaning
what is commonly known and called
the whip or any other riding de-
vices, Old Plantations, Illusions:
Pharaoh's Daughter shows, Well
shows, eThree in One, Five In One
or any other number of freaks or at
fractions grouped under similar head
ings. together with all dancing shows.
negro niinstrels, so-called girl shows,
sforty-nine camps, and other similar
attractions carried by travelling car
nival organizations.
every exhibition Of the sort mem
toned and described herein given
under canvas or within any uncover
ed inclosure shall be presumed to
come within the purview of this act
and be subject to the payment Of the
license tax provided by this act.
"No person coming within the pur-
view of this act shall be held to es-
cape the payment of said license tax
by causing or permitting an exhibit
ton or performance to be given un-
der the auspices Of some local person
or organization"
Section 4 provides that while the
State Fair is in progress the act
shall not apply within a radius OF
five miles from the fair grounds.
Section 5 is the penalty clause. It
provides that violation of the act
Shall be a misdeameanor punishable
by a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $500, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for period not
exceeding six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
Many BOarders
for Prescott Jail

The Yavapal county jail was made
the temporary home early yesterday
morning of nine persons who had Of
Tended against the prohibition law
and, had got caught at it.
Uncle Sam is cleaning out his
charges in the Maricopa county jail,
which has recently been the Target of
officials armed with ideas or santa
ton, has selected this jail as one Of
the repositories for federal prisoners.
There were causes of some discon-
tent among the prisoners in the
Maricopa Jail. Not a few criticisms
had been passed on its condition. But
for a time, the journey to Prescott
seemed to be leap from the frying
pan into the soup kettle. Deputy
Marshal Moore had engaged bus
to be used for the journey. At the
Hassayampa river, whose crossing at
Wickenburg has been sadie neglected
by the state department, it was
necessary to snake the bus across the
ford and in doing so a shock absorb
er had dragged and been broken The
spring came loose and let the bus
body down into an impossible prox-
unity with the wheels, and it there
fore became necessary to make re-
pairs.
The prisoners, whose sentences are
all based on the national prohibition
act. were John Fraser, $50; A. e.
Ferguson two SITS fines; +. A. Kim
ball. two 6-months' terms and four
fines of $3.50 each; Charley Greer $75;
Romula Losan, $3.50; w. K. Moss,
four months and two 5000 fines;
Ysabel Silvain, thre months and $50;
E. E. Swafford, 90 days and two
500 fines; Gus Young, $75 fine.
The arrival Of other federals is ex-
pected at the county jail during the
next two weeks, for on March Z, the
federal court is expected to begin its
term here, and and it is customary to
bring numbers of prisoners here to
await their trials-Journal-Mine
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
TUCSON RoDEo RESULTS

Tucson's third annual mid-winter
rodeo opened Monday with record
crowd packing the Santa Catalina
field. Ike Rude made the best time
in the calf tying contest with Herb
Myers and Richard Merchant coming
next in order. Mike Stewart and
Richard Merchant led the days en-
tries in steer tying, while Jack Ker-
cher took the money for bull-dogging
Paddy Ryan, one time holder of the
Roosevelt trophy, was thrown in the
broncho contest, but came back to win
the wild horse race. Shorty Kelso
thrilled the huge crowd by bulldog
ging from fast moving automobile.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
COLLEGE FRESHMEN CAN'T
PLAY IN PHOENIX BASKET
TOURNEY, RULED, LYNCH
WON'T SEND THE CHAMPS S

Flagstaff Teachers college will not
have a squad in the valley basketball
tournament, the managers thereof re-
fusing to allow the Freshmen squad to
enter and Coach Lynch and the ath-
letic board of control refusing to send
the varsity squad.
Lynch and the board decided the
first of the week to send the varsity
champions of Arizona and New
Mexico-to Kansas City to the ma
tional college tournament and enter
the freshmen at the annual valley
tournament, not only this year but
hereafter. Arrangements were made
to send the team yesterday-the tour
nament being today and tomorrow
but upon receiving words that it was
the freshmens the tournament officials
who conduct the affair as business
proposition for Phoenix-wired that
the freshmen would not be permitted
to enter.
The supposition here is that the
other schools-Tempe, Phoenix jun
ior, Indian and Gila eges-dreaded
the humiliation of having the tourney
championship won by mere freshmen.
Some of the daily sporting editors
with unbecoming but not unexpected
provincialism are trying to withhold
from Flagstaff Teachers college
credit for winning the 1927 two-state
championship.
The Phoenix Republicans sporting
editor, fresh from Kansas, has de-
cided that Gila college has first claim
to the state championship; Flagstaff
second. Yea, verify. Gila college has
played just one conference game,
against Phoenix Junior It's other
famous twenty straight" games
have been against high school and
town teams.
Flagstaff freshmen have won 10
out of IL games, in one of which
they whipped Tempe Teachers col
lege. They beat ST. Johns high school
twice. ST. Johns held Gila to a close
score.
Burrows, sporting editor Albu-
auerque Morning Journal, wired
Tuesday: "Think Flagstaff should
play Wildcats (Arizona University
before claiming title. Winner of SER
les should play Loboes New Mexico
State university series for title. If
Loboes win three more games from
Aggies New Mexico Agricultural
college) and one from Miners) New
Mexico School of Mines) this would
settle indefinitely"
Oh, pifflel That mescal must be
potent stuff, Dan. S'pose after Flag
staff beat Tucson, we then would
have to play the New York Giants,
st. Louis Americans and Toronto
hockey team to definitely establish
our title. Flagstaff has beaten New
Mexico state university in the only
two games played with it, and beat
the Aggies in the only game played.
New Mexico state won in two of its
games with Arizona state, with an
edge in the total scores for the two
games. Arizona state has played none
of the other teams Flagstaff has
defeated except Tempe, whom our
Freshmen defeated Tempe badly
beat the University of New Mexico
Arizona's only big game except the
two against New Mexico was against
California, and California easily won.
Favoritism, nor provincialism nor
sporting editors vaporings win bas-
ketball championships. Flagstaff
Teachers college, on its record, is
indisputably two-state champion.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
PYTHIANs GO VISITING

j. C. Clarke, Ike Veasy and Dan
Williams, local Knights of Pythias,
accompanied by Claus Burnhelm,
candidate for membership, went to
Prescott last week to hear the SUI
preme chancellor speak and attend
initiation. They picked up Reuben
Dow, T.. A. Phillips and Gerald
Dickerson at Williams and met the
chancellor at Ashfork South of there
the train was held for some time and
they reached Prescott at Il p. m.
where they found the ceremonies de-
ferred awaiting their arrival.
The Coconino sun., 1927-02-25
SPRINGERVILLE MAY
GET NEW ENTERPRISE

A new power enterprise is matur-
ing at Springerville, headed by Gus
tav Becker, a local capitalist Plans
have been made by David B. Fennes-
sy, an Ell Paso hydraulic engineer
based upon six years Of stream flow
on the Little Colorado river. Water is
to be conducted by canal to the top Of
cliff, three miles north of Spring
erville, and dropped 125 feet to tbs
turbo generators. 1t is expected te
furnish light and power to Springer
vile, Round Valley, st. Johns, Conchc
and Holbrook.