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The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
ASA CLARK DIED FRIDAY;
WAS OLDEST RESIDENT4
CONTINUED from page u

court proceedings which were dis
tinguished for their informality
though none the less just, of the fires
which wiped out the business dis
trict, including his own merchandise
business of the Tewksberry- Graham
characters and the free and easy life
of the times.
MORE MORE g.. g.. g.. 8. s.
He was deputy sheriff under John
Francis and took part in exciting
events. For many years he was
night marshal here. He was a popu-
larly selected peace officer, paid by
business men when there was no or
ganized town government.
For years his constant companion
was huge Newfoundland dog that
appointed itself his guard and help
ed protect him against the rough
characters he encountered.
The old John Clark homestead in
Clark's valley, now the bed of Lake
Mary, was stopping place on the
route to the .Tonto BASIN Asa Clark
spent considerable time there and met
many famous characters who passed
that way.
What is now city landmark, the
old Clark home in City park, was
owned by Asa Clark and was the
family home for years. Mr.. Clark
later built the George Black residence
which he traded for the present fam
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
Yuma Girl Plugs
Er-LOUer Er-LOUe

For five years Miss Josephine Or
tega, % years old, a pretty girl, and
Antonio Jiminez, 27, of Yuma had
been sweethearts. Unknown to the
dark-eyed girl Jiminez in recent
months had been paying court to an
other girl. This terminated in we'd
ding between the pair few days ago.
News of her sweetheart's marriage
did not reach the ears Of Miss Ortega
until Thursday when she forthwith
obtained SO six-gun and hurrying
from her home the frenzied girl went
to the Jiminez home, catching the
honeymooners unawares. She refrain
ed from taking vengeance on her
successful rival but turned the pistol
on Jiminez. One of the two bullets
she sent at him struck Antonio in
the left shoulder.
He fell to the floor. His bride fled
screaming. The shots and screams of
Mrs. Jiminez aroused the neighbor-
hood.
At the Jail Josephine still showed
marked signs of woman scorned
and said: "I'm sorry my aim was no
better, wanted to kill him for his
treachery. / hope he dies. If he don't
I'll just have to do it all over again.
Next time I'll kill him."
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

Greek road improvements made to
the Yavapai county connections. He
urged forceful effort to get the state
legislature to appropriate 100000
to match the federal appropriation
for q bridge at Lees Ferry. He spoke
of the weekly bulletins on local
road conditions being broadcasted
every Saturday by the Chamber of
Commerce.
There was considerable discussion
of highway questions and the Lees
Ferry bridge, participated in by Cap
tain Wright, Joe Kellam, Dr. Mack
ey, Alf Dickinson, President Moran,
j. w. Etter, Grady Gammage and
others. On motion of Mr.. Etter it
was unanimously decided to send a
resolution to our representative in
the state legislature urging their sup
port of the Lees Ferry bridge ap-
preparation, and Del Strong, Tom
Mccullough and Mr.. Etter were ap-
pointed to draft the resolution. They
also were instructed to draft reso-
lutions on the highway and Colorado
river questions and transmit them to
our legislators.
President Moran read an interest
ing resolution adopted few days
ago by the Yavapai County Chamber
of Commerce heartily endorsing the
Lees Ferry bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Gammage it was
decided to ask the county board of
supervisors to send Captain Wright
to Phoenix on Monday to represent
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
What a Ride He
Gin That PiGnner!

(From an Old newspaper clipping)
II was loafing around the streets
last night" said Jim Nelson, one of
the Oldest locomotive engineers run
ming into New Orleans, land, as had
nothing to do, dropped in to con-
cert, and heard slick-loolling French
man playing a piano in way that
made me feel all over in spots. AS
soon as he sat down on the stool, I
knew by the way he handled himself
that he understood the machine he
was running.
end, just as if they were gauges, and
wanted to see if he had water enough.
Then he looked up, as if he wanted to
know how much steam he was carry
ing, and the next moment he pulled
open the throttle and sailed out on the
main line as If he was half an hour
late.
''You could hear her thunder over
culverts and bridges, and getting
faster and faster, until the fellow
rocked about in his seat like a, cradle.
Somehow, / thought it was old '36'
pulling passenger train and getting
out of the way of a Special The
fellow worked the keys on the middle
division like lightning, and then he
flew along the north end Of the line
until the drivers went around like a
buzz-saw, and / got excited.
"About the time was fixing to tell
him to cut her off a little, he kicked
the dampers under the machine wide
open, pulled the throttle away back in
the tender, and-Jerusalem Jumpers!
How he did run! | couldn't stand it
any longer, and yelled to him that she
was pounding on the left side, and If
he wasn't careful he'd drop his ash
pan.
"But he didn't hear; no one heard
me. Everything was flying and
whizzing. Telegraph poles on the
side Of the track looked like row of
cornstalks, the trees appeared to be
mud-bank, and all the time the ex-
haust Of the old machine sounded like
the hum of bumble-bee. | tried to
yell, but my tongue wouldn't move.
He went around curves like bull
let, slipped an eccentric, blew out his
soft plug, went down grades fifty feet
to the mile, and not a confounded
brake set. She went by the meeting
point at mile and a half minute,
and calling for more steam. Ny hair
stood up like a cats tail, because I
knew the game was up.
"Sure enough, dead ahead Of us was
the headlight of the special. In a
daze | heard the crash as they struck,
and saw cars shivered into atoms,
people mashed, and mangled and
bleeding and gasping for water.
II heard another crash as the pro-
fessor struck the deep keys away
down on the lower end of the south
ern division and then l came to my
senses.
'fThere he was at a dead standstill
with the door of the fire-box of the
machine open, wiping the perspira-
tion off his face and bowling at the
people before him.
''f | live to be a thousand years
old I'll never forget the ride that
Frenchman gave me on a piano."
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

this county at the state good roads
meeting.
Endorsement was given of the
measure to be introduced in the pres
ent legislative session for the ap-
preparation Of 100000 for each of the
next two years for national advertis-
ing of Arizona. Discussion was by
t. A. Riordan, 7. E. MCCULLOUGH,
Grady Gammage, Mr.. Moran and
Captain Wright.
President Moran's report, he said,
had been covered in those preceding
and he confined himself to voicing
appreciation of the splendid coop
Grafton he had received from the
other officers and all the u
chairmen and members, as we'll as fhe
other members; asking that the same
cooperation be given the til incoming OF
ficers.
Ballots had been distributed
early in the evening on which were
printed the names of IL men who
had been nominated for directors. Six
were to be elected. Tellers were
Orinn Compton, Paul Morton and
John @. Thomas. Mr.. Compton an
nounced that the following six had
been elected: Grady Gammage, p j.
Moran, M. j. Pilkington, Ray Strip
son, Del Strong and Capt. J. B.
Wright.
The regular meetig night of the
Chamber was changed from the Sec
ond Tuesday to the second Monday
in each month.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
Thought They We're
DinOsaur Eggs; Nix!

The discovery of five fossilized
eggs Of the Brontonsaurus, a species
of the giant dinosaur, in old Mex
leo, by a mining engineer of New
York calls to mind the discovery
several months ago in Arizona by a
Scottsdale prospector of what might
have been one of the greatest pre-
historic finds ever made in the world
had the eggs he found been dinosallr
eggs. But they were not, and palen-
tology lost some wonderful eggs.
The supposed dinosaur eggs, four
teen in number were found in the
northern part of the state in the
region where dinosaur tracks have
been discovered, and also in the re-
gion of petrification. They lay in a
round shallow nest, and were per-
fectly graduated from large one
down to a small one, giving rise to
the theory that the mother dinosaur
had been killed while in the act of
laying the first egg, the mortifica-
tion of her body depositing the re-
mainder of the eggs in varying stages
of formation in the nest.
Petrification had shen fossilized
the fourteen eggs, it was believed,
this theory being strengthened by
the fact that each one had smooth
surface and each was perfectly
round. The prospeetor broke one
with chisel. He imagined that he
could trace in the stone the outline
OF the shell and the yolk in the dark
er stone in the center.
He brought them to Phoenix and
they were taken to the University Of
Arizona for examination. There
they were sawed open. Each of the
supposed dinosaur eggs proved to be
sedimentary stone formations. The
university experts, however, could not
explain the presence of all fourteen
stones in one place nor the cause of
their spherical shape and perfect
graduation.
Theii. verdict, however, ruined the
dreams of the prospector of great
fame and wealth and spoiled darn
good yarn for US.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
The Turkey Buzzard
ICaJhdTJeS AuTdJ
BY G. E. Sturdevant

Accorded admiration for the grace
full manner in which he maneuvers
his porderous body through the air
rather than the food he chooses 10
eat, permits an introduction to the
turkey buzzard (cathartes aura).
The buzzard is one of the most
graceful birds on the wing. He feels
unconcerned or is probably uncon-
scious of his host of human admirers
watching him from the rim. To all
outward appearances the law OF grav-
ity is ignored by this bird as ne scars
from a lower elevation to a higher.
He can be seen soaring over the Tonto
plateau 5000 feet below the rim.
With few graceful turns in the air
the bird is seen to rise upwards ana
upwards. Whether it is due to air
currents within the canyon or some
muscular effort too slight for the eye
to catch, it is impossible to state. AT
any rate he watts his way within a
few minutes well above the rim Of
the canyon.
It's food consists of carrion. Any
animal that succumbs to death in the
Grand Canyon region has not long to
wait until a score or more OF dark
bodies are seen circling warily over
head. Only when assured apparently
that the silent form beneath is not
playing ''possum" will these birds
alight for their natural food. Many
are opionated against the buzZard be-
cause of the evident choice of often
sive food. Nevertheless he is follow
ing the old law of "eat and be eaten, ;"
followed by innumerable species of
birds and animals. The only exception
in the case of the turkey buzzard is
that he hunts for dead food rather
than live, which constitutes the chief
virtue to his being.
The head of the buzzard is practi-
cally bare of feathers. This CORFU
gated skin Of the head resembles the
crimson skin on turkeys head. Upon
the ground the large bird is often
mistaken for a turkey-hence the
name turkey buzzard or turkey vul-
ture.
The nest occurs in protected places
beneath large over-hanging rocks or
in caverns in the walls Of the canyon.
The two eggs are deposited in a
scooped-out place in the earth. The
young are downy white with black
ish heads. Upon approaching them,
they send forth a kissing noise not
unlike tame turkey hen on nest.
Many state health departments
consider the buzzard an invaluable
agency in carrying on sanitary work.
The decaying flesh of dead animals,
that might otherwise endanger the
public health, is quickly removed.
Due to his initiative in this respect,
he receives protection in many states.
The buzzard is harmless when left
alone Any enemies are adequately
coped with, however, in a singular
manner. When attacked, he resorts
to the vile practice of disgorging the
putrid contents of his last meal which
is fully as effective as the defensive
tactics of the skunk.
The range of this bird is very
great; extending throughout temper
ate and tropical America. He is a
permanent resident at the Grand
Canyon as he may be seen soaring
within the canyon nearly everyday
throughout the year.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

llv home on North Kendrick street.
He was for some time in the mems
clothing business at the present site
Of the Dresswell shop. He also own
ed shoe shop where the Mathews
barber shop is now, and a secondhand
shop on North Leroux street where
his sons later owned the G. A. Clark
& Co. clothing store.
AS his vision became impaired he
lessened his activities until for many
years he stayed quietly at home,
though otherwise in the best Of
health.
His son, Charlie Clark, came from
Grand Canyon Tuesday morning and
is returning today.
These old friends acted as pail
bearers at the funeral yesterday af-
ternoon: w. F. Wallace, Hayes Weld
ner, John Marshall, William Fried
lein, Tom L. Rees, Thomas Rickel,
Charles Keller and Howard Marine.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

in time to begin advertisement for
bids in this issue of The Sun.
The bonds will bear five per cent
interest, and will be paid off in II
years, beginning with 1929.
Much Of the county's indebtedness
is result of the reduction Of 70
cents in the tax rate two years or so
ago.. Another large contributing fac
tor was the waving of forest grazing
fees last year, which deprived the
county of considerable anticipated
revenue; and still another was the
decrease in the forest services an
nual payment of lumber sales per-
centage.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
MR.. AND MRS. BELLwooD HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom o. Bellwood and
the latter's sister, Miss Mary Craw-
ford, and mother, Mrs. E. G. Craw-
ford, returned Thursday night from
Greeley, Colo, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Bellwood and Mrs. Crawford went two
weeks ago after the automobile acci-
dent which resulted in the death of
a sister and two daughters of Mrs.
Crawford. Additional grief visited
Miss Mary Crawford just before the
departure when a dear friend, Karl
Zapf, was found dead from monoxide
gas in his garage. Miss Crawford
on Monday entered college here where
she is a sophomore.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
Salient Features of Governor
Hunts Message to Legislature

Encourage labor banks, safeguard
the rights Of free speech and public
assemblage, and curb the system OF
alleged espionage on labor by private
detectives.
Place the state school for the deaf,
dumb and blind under the board OF
directors of state institutions and re-
move it from the tutelage of the
University of Arizona.
Enact laws to protect the natural
petroleum resources of the state. IN
case any of the "wildcatters" now
drilling should bring in discovery
well.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

Salient recommendations contain
ed in the biennial message of Coy
ernor Hunt as delivered Monday to
the eighth Arizona legislature, fol-
low:
Adequate finances for legal,
engineering and other expenses
for opposing the Swing Johnson
Boulder Canyon dam bill, now
before congress for adoption at
the present short session.
An appropriation of 100000 ITO
continue the Investigations as to the
practicability of irrigating lands IN
Arizona from the Colorado river"
"An appropriation adequate to pro-
vide" for diamond drilling on pro-
posed Colorado river dam sites.
San appropriation" for defraying
the expenses of committees negotiat-
ing with the individual states inter
ested and with the United States
government sin connection with this
important question"
Great care to make the new
Arizona code as nearly perfect
as possible.
Highway legislation ''in the
early days of this session" to put
Arizona highways on substan-
tial footing, something that has
never been done in the past"
Employment of prison labor on
state highways and in state quarries,
the latter to be established in con-
nection with proposed public build
ing program.
Withhold state aid from school
districts which fail to give preference
to the employment of Arizona train
ed teachers.
Revision of the present state
game code, establishment of state
game refugees and an early ref
erendum on complete new
game code.
Petition the federal government to
turn over the Papago national monu-
ment to the state for state park,
and purchase the Houserock buffalo
herd from Capt. Jimmie" Owen, as
an attraction for tourists. The herd
can be bought, the governor said for
$4,000.
Upward revision of state officials
salaries, particularly those of the SUI
preme court justices.
Creation of a permanent building
fund by pooling receipts from the
state inheritance tax.
An appropriation, not for an
addition to the state capitol, but
S'either for an office building or
for the erection of building to
house the supreme court, the at
torney generals office and the
law library"
An appropriation to build "an ur-
gently needed second wing to the
state asylum, to meet overcrowding.
Move the girls industrial school to
a new site.
Erect new women's building at
the state prison at Florence.
Acquire and operate a state cement
plant, in connection with the public
building program and paving of high
ways.
Build an infirmary for the Uni
versity of Arizona and lay down a
building program for the state teach
ers colleges.
Petition congress for more of the
public domain, the proceeds of land
sales from which would be used for
the establishment of a benefit fund
for superannuated miners.
Build state warehouses for cotton
and other agricultural products, "cen-
trally located in various farming
districts of the state"
Strengthen the present law against
corrupt election practices.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
CHAMBER COMMERCE ENDS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR; ELECTS
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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NJOIIO4IIttNA II OIhl PetSO y
that there is no hope of getting a
Carnegie library, at least for a long
time.
Mr.. Goodman's report showed that
the membership had increased in
seven months from 80 to 142, with a
few more added since the first Of the
year.
Mr.. Cameron's report spoke of the
fine cooperation given by Supervisor
E. G. Miller of the forest service, the
excellent work of the state highway
on the National Old Trails
through here; asked that the Cham
Der do all possible to have the Nor
mon Lake road put into shape to IT'S
Gila county connections and Oak
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
SUPERVISORS BOND THIS
COUNTY FOR $175,OOO
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of the county.

cial condition Of the county.
The issuance of the bonds, this be-
ing an emergency does not require a
special bond election The issue has
to be advertised for 80 days for bids.
The board recessed from Monday
until yesterday, when County Attor-
ney Gold expected the preliminary
papers would be back from Phoenix
and could be acted upon by the board
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14
''Your husband appreciates
pure, sweet milk"
SAYS The Farmer Boy.

He ought to drink more milk. Buy
the Milk Depot's milk and you won't
have to do much coaxing to get him
into the habit of drinking couple of
glasse sa day. You should use it in
your cooking.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
FRESH MILK
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

The Elks will give one Of their en-
joyable dances at the E,lks club this
evening
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

Mrs. Carl Valentine Of Grand Cam
yon was visitor here Monday.
The Coconino sun., 1927-01-14

Orders taken at The Sun office
for engraved cards, letter heads and
envelopes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
PORKERS MOVE
UP,RECOvERINC
PART OF LOSS
Strong to Is Cents Higher
Tendency Follows Two
Day Weakness.

A recovery was started In the hog
market at the Union Stockyards to-
day following the two-day weakness
that carried prices lower. Trade
opened strong to Is cents higher,
the upturn being mostly on light
hogs.
Prices here kept above those at
Chicago, where the market was
strong to 10 cents up. The early top
there was 5000, in &C .iparison
with SLIPS at the indianapolis ex-
change. Estimated receipts here
were 5000. An exceptionally large
number, 1885, were held over from
Thursdays run. Bulk sales were at
$10@11.25.
Hog Prices
Porkers weighing 10000 pounds
sold at $11@11.25; 200-225 pounds,
$10.75@1115; 225-250 pounds, 500
1915; 25o-300 pounds, $9.25@10.25,
and 300 pounds up, $8.75@9.25. Pigs
were $3.50 down, packing sows $3.50
@8.25, and smooth light SoWS, So.5O.
The cattle market, with about 500
head received, remained steady. Beef
steers were $1050@13; beef cows,
$6.50@8.50; low cutters and cutter
COWS, $4.25@5.50, and bulk stock and
feeder steers, $725@850.
Moves UP
The calf market advanced so
cents, offsetting Thursdays drop.
Best vealers brought $14.50, the bulk
selling downward from $14. Re-
ceiptS were 600.
The ovine market was unchanged.
About LOO sheep and lambs con-
stituted the run. Top fat lambs
sold at SLABS; bulk fat lambs, $13
OLA; bulk Gull lambs, $e@10.50, and
fatewes, $5@6.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30
DU PONT-STEEL
RUMORS BOOST
STOCK OF BOTH
Both Issues and General
Motors Establish New .
Records.
BU>United Press

BU>United Press
NEW YORK, July 29.-Today was
Du Pont day on the New York
Stock Exchange. Under the in
fluence of known stock purchases
and runored closer connections with
the United States Steel Corpora
ton, stock OF, the E. I. Du Pont de
Nemours Company and General
Motors Corporation reached new
high levels.
Steel also went to a record mark,
small buyers evidently climbing on
the band wagon because the Du
Points made heavy purchases of the
shares.
An increase in the call money rate
from 31s to 4 per cent and an
nouncement that the Federal Trade
Commission would investigate rum
ors that the Du Pont purchases of
Steel stock presaged placing of Du
Pont representatives on the Steel
directorate caused slight recessions
late in the day.
The market as a whole was ir-
regular. Sales totaled 2,O64,30O
shares.
Du Pont stock had a range of II
points during the day, varying from
2741s to 29112. 1t closed at 290. A
total of 29,4O0 shares were sold,
Steel reached a high of 1878, but
closed at 1855 after sales of 128,50O
shares. General Motors, controlled
by the Du Points, got in on the play
late in the day and rose to 228A'
but receded to 226A at the close
It's low for the day was 2247s.
The day was enlivened by reports
that, in addition to Steel purchases
by the E. I. Du Pont Company,
members of the Du Pont family
as individuals were buying heavily
1t was also, reported in Wall Street
that the Mellon interests of Pitts
burgh we're buying Steel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

NEW YORK, July 29.-With pro-
fessionals expecting drastic re-
acton stocks generally made i'm
pressive advances today, to the ut
ter Encouragement of the bear
crowd. Du Pont assumed market
leadership, rising as much as 16
points to new high ground because
of the announcement that the COM
pany had acquired a substantial
block of United States Steel COM
mon stock.
United States Steel also reached
new maximum price on the same
factor. Although not so active as
Steel or Du Pont, General Motors
scared into record high territory
with a gain of more than 2 points.
Other issues reaching new
heights on the advance were Allied
Chemical, Atchison, General Elec-
trio, Yellow Truck and Union Pa
cif1c.
Loans Bigger
Describing the market, the Wall
Street Journals financial review to-
day said:
Further aggressive advances in
General Motors, Du Pont and Steel
stood out in today's market. These
vigorous demonstrations were staged
in the face of an increase of $780,
$4,000 in local brokerage loans dur
ing the week ended July q.
That this factor was ignored was
undoubtedly due to the reduction
in the Kansas City bank rate to 49,
per cent from 4 per cent. This step
was taken to foreshadow a similar
cut at this center in the not-distant
future.
Late Reaction
Stimulated by this prospect the
whole industrial list was buoyant
during the first four hours. Rails
continued to quiet although Atchi-
son climbed to fresh record levels
and Union Pacific reached its high
est price.
During the last hour, industrials
turned somewhat reactionary. This
development was clearly due to
profit taking which was encouraged
by an advance in call money to 4
per cent from the renewal rate of
81 per cent. The firmer tone re-
suited from Withdrawals approx
mating S25, 100000 by banks prepar-
ing for month-end settlement.