The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03


Trial of James T. Parker, former
special policeman at the University of
Arizona, charged with first degree
murder in connection with the shoot
ing Of Usey Ford, Tucson merchant
policeman on the night of April 2l,
will begin about June Is.
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Prescott Elks plan to observe Flag
day on June IL This is an annual
custom by Prescott Lodge, and this
years program is expected to be
celebrated more extensively and more
impressivelys than ever before. This
year is the 150th anniversary Of the
stars and stripes.
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Soil erosion is, costing the farmers
S200,000,O00 a year and is one of the
most important questions to be con-
sidered in flood control work, says IL.
H. Bennett of the federal bureau Of
soils.
No. 21 of the chain of Pay'n Takit
stores in Arizona was opened for
business in Florence last week.
A reduction in the size of paper
currency was approved last week by
Secretary Mellon who announced that
The first of the new form of money
probably would be ready for circula-
zion in about year. The bills will
be reduced about one and one third
inches in length and three fourths Of
an inch in width, with a lowering in
manufacturing costs of about $4,000
900 annually.
Los Angeles county is calling for
bids for the construction of flood
control dam in San Gabriel Canyon.
The dam will be 438 feet above stream
level; it will measure about 2200 feet
across the top of the dam and about
700 feet across the bottom and will be
360 feet thick at the bottom and 80
feet thick at the top. Five years will
be consumed in construction, 1t will
be the largest dam in the world.
A II foot vein of gold, silver and
lead bearing ore has been opened by
South Belmont Mining company in
the Wiekenburg district,
The first figs of the year are being
shipped out OF the Yuma Valley. The
price his year exceeds any of recent
years-four dollars for box of seven
| pounds.
The $4,000, ,000th Ford model T
automobile which has made Henry
| Ferd a billionaire, was assembled in
chc Highland plant in Detroit last
Friday.
Officers of the Alumni association
of Tempe Teachers college are making
plans for their annual reunion and
banquet on Wednesday, June 8.
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Mesa business houses were warned
last week that some counterfeit 1873
dollars We're being circulated as several
turned up in Mesa stores 1t is said
that the counterfeits are all alike and
unusually good. Only a close OBJ
server can notice that each is slightly
greasy" and that its weight is only
about two-thirds that of real dollar.
For the fifth consecutive year, Bat
terry E, Mesa, has been rated highest
among the national guard units OF
Arizona.
Collections Of Chr three cents a
gallon gasoline tax for April amount
/ ed to S90,519.90, according to report
issued by, James H.. Kerby, secretary
of state.
Arrangements for giving wide
publicity throughout southern Ari-
zona to Bisbee's annual Fourth Of
July celebration have been planned By
the chamber of commerce.
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Casa Grande Valley farmers re-
ceived carload of heifers from Wis.
consin to be used in the development
of pure bred herds in that district
After failing in several attempts al
suicide, Mrs. Marie Maharra OF
Waterloo, Iowa, drowned her stepsoT
so the state could hang her, but in
stead she was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Nearly 100000 pounds of cottor
rolled out of the Salt River Valley
last week and comprised the largest
shipment of cotton from that section
this year. The shipment filled 2f
freight cars.
Attention, Psychic Researchers
John Anderson returned to his