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The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
LITTLE Bay LOST GRAND
CANYOllSATURDAY; STILL
MISSING, FEAR FOUL PLAY

Grand Canyon, Ariz., July 2S.-
Especial to The Sun)-On Saturday
forenoon, Milo Craig Jaycox, two and
one-half year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milo Jaycox, disappeared from his
home on Avenue C, Grand Canyon,
and has never been seen since.
About $50 a. M, he was seen play
ing with a pet goat, belonging to one
of the neighbors, in the street in front
of his house Not 10 minutes later
his mother called to him to come and
get something to eat. Receiving no
answer, she went out to look for the
child, after a time calling on neigh
bors, who started to search.
When they found that he was not
in the immediate neighborhood, they
notified rangers and by two that aft
ernoon everybody who could possibly
get away was out in the woods and a
systematic search of the country sur
rounding the south side of town, and
finally the north side and the rim,
was made All ponds were dragged,
tracks weer run down and every sug-
gestion and possibility was acted on.
Sunday morning, foul play was con-
sidered and when it was learned that
a Mexican boy, Raymond Sandoval,
who has given a great deal of trouble,
had gone into the canyon, guide was
sent after him and on bringing him
back the boy confessed and denied
repeatedly that he had made Grim
inal attack against the little boy. He
gave a dozen different versions Of the
disposal of the body
He was telling a coherent story to
his questioners when his father ar
rived and spoke few words in Span
ish which were not understood by any
one but the boy, and from then on the
latter has denied and admitted num-
erous stories.
On Sunday young Sandoval was
taken to Flagstaff for questioning,
returning Monday with Judge j. E.
Jones, and on Tuesday preliminary
trial was held at the garage. The
Mexican boy was taken to the sup
posed scenes of the crime, of which he
had given several different locations,
but just what disposal he is alleged
TO have made of the body of the baby
it was impossible to learn.
One other arrest was made, but on
questioning by Judge Jones, the man
was released.
Raymond was taken back to Flag
staff Tuesday by the judge and Dep
uty Sheriff ID. L. Mckinney, and will
be held for observation. But the
search will continue at the Canyon
until something definite is learned as
to what has become of the child or its
remains.
The mother and father, who have
both been distracted, are becoming
more resigned, though no less watch
full. Mrs. Jaycox will remain for the
present at the home of Mrs. j. M.
Reed She has shown stoical reserve
and strength during the ordeal Only
on Sunday evening, after a 36-hour
continuous search, did she give way to
her grief. The reality of what the
community is trying to do for her is
only just coming to her, belated be-
cause of deafness from which she is
an acute sufferer.
Mr. and Mrs Jaycox are both very
appreciative of the efforts that are
being made in their behalf and on be-
half of their beloved Sonny"
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
LEGAL STATE CHINESE
PUZZLE' SILVER HERE

Attorney General John w. Murphy,
the genial official who is supposed to
solve all the legal Chinese puzzles of
the state and promulgate decisions in
advance of the supreme courts final
denunciation, was in the city the first
of the week adjudicatin' around with
friends and sampling our non-sweat
weather for few days. 1t is UNDER
stood in some circles that General
John w. scatters his vote in the pri-
maries but always squares" it in the
final show down in November. Natu-
rally it is not necessary to mention
his political variety since he was
elected at the last democratic election
held in the state.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
Four Boys Held Here
Said Robbed WinsloW
Gas-Service Station

Four youths, all in their early 20s,
were arrested by the local sheriff's
office Monday morning on advice from
Winslow police who asked that the
boys be apprehended on a charge Of
robbing a filling station in that city
early Sunday morning.
The youths were arrested on the
outskirts Of Flagstaff by Sheriff J.
O. Parsons and Under-sheriff d. L.
Mckinney and were driving a high
powered automobile. They claimed to
be on their way from Chicago to Los
Angeles and that they were return
ing stolen car from the former city
to California where it had been stolen.
The boys said they had been ''dead
broke" and were forced to rob the
filling station to get gasoline to con-
tinue their journey to the coast city.
When searched at the sheriff's office
one of the boys was found to have
$50 concealed on his person. The only
loot they got in Winslow was gaso-
line.
The youths after a complete investi-
cation had been made by the sheriff's
officers were released Wednesday
morning, after paying for the gaso-
line and the damage they had done
the gasoline pump. The automobile
was taken from them and will be taken
to Los Angeles by a driver sent from
that city.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
FIRST ANNUAL OPEN GOLF
TOURNEY HERE AUG. l2-l4

Flagstaffs first annual midsummer
open golf tournament will be held Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, August
II, 13 and IA.
At special meeting of members of
Flagstaff Country club at the Arizona
Central bank Tuesday night, commit
tees were appointed to arrange for the
various details and plans were out
lined to make the affair an outstand-
ing success and something that every
golfer who attends will enjoy and long
remember.
All golfers are invited-from what
ever state or county. Those along the
Santa Fe main line, here for the
Santa Fe Line" tourney few weeks
ago, will all be here. The coming
tournament of wider scope will bring
many from farther away.
The Flagstaff nine-hole course is
considered by the many visitors who
have played over it to be one of the
finest in the state, not only because of
the way it was laid out and is kept
up, but because of its beautiful forest
setting at the foot of the Peaks. The
cotton-seed hull greens are in good
shape. Extra work will be done to
put the links in even better condi-
tion.
There will be qualifying flights, of
course, and prizes in the various
classes.
The night of the first day, Friday,
there will be a smoker, for which a
fine program is being arranged It's
object is to give the players oppor-
tunity to get acquainted as well as a
good time.
Next night there will be a dinner
dance at Hotel Monte Vista
All out-of- -towners who are coming
are requested to wire or write at once
Tor room reservations to Del Strong,
Flagstaff All viii be comfortably
taEen care Of.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
COMMODORE KINGDOM
SLIPS INTO OUR PORT

Commodore George Kingdom, accom-
panied by his chief mate and pretty
crew of daughters, was in the city
Wednesday on short voyage up
from jerome. Commodore George is
the main breeze of the Verde Exten-
sion copper mine adjacent to Jerome.
The commodore recently attained this
rank after a sloshing trip into Ozark
est Africa" Chile, Peru and other
copper colored countries, in search of
more raw material to convert into a
tariff producing revenue.
Commodore Kingdom has only lived
among the copper mines of Arizona
for a mere forty years or more, con-
sequently was taking a short trip
around up among the tall trees to see
what nature has been doing overhead.
AS might be inferred, Commodore
Kingdoms efforts have for years been
directed against the constipated metal
ferrous condition Of the bowels of the
earth. The earth and the commodore
are much better for his efforts, ex-
cept as he admits, when he attempted
a sawmill project to give the upper
crust hair cut.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
Ask NOLU If You Want
RingNeckedP PhedS0nts

If you want some ring-necked
pheasants send your application to
the state game department. There are
few for immediate distribution and
the first to apply will receive theirs
within Is or 80 days. There will be
no charge.
The only requirement is assurance
that the birds, which are given out in
threes, will be cared for according to
specifications. They are not to be lib
Grated, as they were raised in captiv-
ity and would die if they strayed into
the woods. They are to be kept in an
enclosure 6 by 10 feet, enclosed on
sides and top. Each hen will probably
lay enough eggs for several settings,
which can be Matched by domestic
hens. The chicks may be allowed to
run and viii gradually acclimate them
selves to wild life and thus eventually
stock adjacent ranges.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
FLAGSTAFF MAY YET BECOME
SUMMER CAPITAL OF THE STATE

fractional lines of the eighth legis-
lature again were drawn Monday
when the first actual discussion of
the third special session was heard on
the floor of the houses. Legislative
relief for creditors of the state high
way department appeared indefinite
as majority members declared their
intention of holding out" until Cover
nor Hunt broadens the scope of the
special session call to include the sub
ject of highway legislation.
Both houses passed a senate con-
current memorial asking the COVER
nor to include in special session
duties the various phases of highway
legislation.
While the house was listening to
the first reading of "a measures, the
senate was passing motion to adj
journ until 10 a. m. Thursday at
Flagstaff" However, the senate held
up the actual motion to recess until
the house had opportunity to act on
the matter Of adjournment.
When the motion to adjourn was
put in the house, Representative Muir
ply, Gila, moved to adjourn until 10
a. m. Thursday and to assemble at
Prescott. A motion by Wisener,
Yuma, amending the time and place
to Wednesday morning in Phoenix,
carried.
OF the "a measures introduced in
the house Monday, % were by Repre-
sentative Lynch, Greenlee, and were
the first batch of the Alt bills he in
tends introducing for the payment of
creditors of the highway department
as listed in the special session procla-
nation issued by Governor Hunt.
However, prospects of the bills ever
being reported out Of the appropria-
tions committee to which they were
referred are remote as the general
expression of the house in committee
of the whole, held that separate bills
for all creditors accounts was not nee
essary.
A blanket appropriation for S514,-
246.06. the amount set forth in the
special session proclamation, is pro-
vided for creditors relief in meas
ure introduced by Representatives
Abel, Cochise; Kent, Gila; Morgan,
Pima and Gibbs, Maricopa.
The bill, known as house bill No. 2
of the third special session of the
legislature, lists each claim account
against the state, and sets forth that
''the claims being sworn to and veri-
fled by the state engineer, the state
auditor shall draw warrants for pay
ment of the same"
Payment of the claims is provided
for in section declaring "all funds
now held by the state treasurer in the
% per cent suspense account of the
state highway department, held in sus-
pense by the state treasurer under a
Continued on page 81
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
CALL EN- KATYDIDS

Frank T. Thompson and H. 0. Har-
ries, respectively tax expert and aud
itor for the Santa Fe railway COM
pany, attended the state tax confer
ence here. Since having been desig-
mated as harbingers of spring, under
various nom de plumes of "robin" and
serocus," through their infallible re-
appearance in the various counties in
connection with the making Of tax
budgets, Frank has decided he doesn't
like either of those designations and
indicates that he and his co-worker
will be better satisfied to be called
katydids. These genial representa-
tives at budget time of the largest in
dividuaI taxpayer in the northern
counties Of the state are always as
welcome as anything else good that
portends better weather
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
DUAL MEET STATE TAX
MEN AND SUPERVISORS
SHOWED CHANGE NEEDED
ASSESSMENT METHODS

Adjournment of the state tax COM
missions meeting here came Wednes-
day afternoon following their certifi-
cation of an increase of more than
$13,000,000 over last year in net
valuation for tax purposes. The state
board of equalization will meet in
Phoenix Monday.
The meeting was largely attended
by county supervisors, supervisors
clerks and assessors from all over the
state. Monday was given over en-
tirely to meetings of the supervisors,
the tax commission holding its first
meeting Tuesday morning.
The proceedings of the latter were
enlivened by numerous tits. Some of
the county assessors had decreased
valuations under the figures fixed by
the commission. Assessments in Gila
and Maricopa counties caused the
most controversy. In the latter county
Assessor Oglesby had fallen short of
complete assessments on almost every
class of property.
Oglesby claimed he had been de-
prived of his field men at the end of
March and did not have sufficient
help. When it developed that he had
81 assistants as against maximum
of seven for any other county asses
sor, the discussion got rather heated
Oglesby previously had been rather
free in criticiZing the work and rul-
ings of the state tax commission and
when it developed that he had fallen
down on his work of assessment,
Chairman Howe of the commission
said:
''You have no business attending to
statutory work and neglecting your
constitutional duties as county asses
sor."
Maricopa county showed decrease
in valuations on the one item of fur
niture of $751; $50, while Pima county
showed an increase of $248,205. 1t
developed that the Pima assessor has
only five assistants compared to
Oglesby's 81.
Supervisors Meetings
During the meetings of the super
visors on Monday, President P. G.
Spilsbury of the Arizona Industrial
Congress spoke on the need for great
er agricultural development of the
state. He advocated a statewide ad
vertising campaign, the various coun-
ties pooling their money and interests
for the state as a whole.
Judge ]. E. Jones of Flagstaff de-
livered the address of welcome, Fred
Gates of Globe responding.
Tobias Younis of Concho advocated
statewide advertising through one
cent tax levy.
President l. P. Mcbride in his an
nual address advocated legislation for
more help to county assessors in TAX
ing care of automobile licensing.
In the afternoon the supervisors
adopted resolution asking Governor
CONTINUED on page 81
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
Nine Supervisors
Fishing Without
Licenses Pinched

: Major J. B. Wright, county
!: engineer, took nine of the county
!. supervisors here for the state
: meeting to Mormon Lake fishing
!. on Sunday.
!. And what do you suppose they
!. caught?
!. Each and every one of them,
: including the major himself, a
!. summons to appear in court next
!. morning for fishing without IL
: cense. Not man Of them had
!. thought to bring along his Ii
. cense, and the deputy state game
!. warden, a new one, scoffed at
: their claims that they really had
!. them at home.
: Justice of Peace Harry Rich
! wine next day let the bunch off,
!. inasmuch as it was a foregone
. conclusion that their claims that
: they had the licenses back home
: in their other clothes were pretty
. sure to be true. Major Wright,
. of course, was at home when he
. got back here and easily able to
: produce the corpus deficit in his
: own defense.
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The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
PROMINENT MINING
MAN HERE TO GET IDEA
OUR LUMBER RESOURCES

Charles A. Smith of Ray, assistant
general manager of the Ray Consoli-
dated copper mines, attended the tax
commission meeting here Monday and
Tuesday. He was accompanied by
several business associates and on
Wednesday, as guests Of T. A. Rior-
dan, president Arizona Lumber &
Timber company of this city, they
took in the logging operations in the
woods near here and visited the big
saw mills. Mr.. Smiths primary pur-
pose in coming here was to acquaint
himself with the timber resources of
this section and what he saw i'm
pressed him deeply
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
EDITOR FOLSOM MOORE
VISITS FLAGSTAFF

Folsom Moore, editor and general
manager Of the Bisbee Review was in
the city this week helping the state
tax commission to adjust taxes. Bis
bee is the city where the Phelps Dodge
company are making mole hills out Of
mountains and remodelling the seen
cry generally in quest of copper.
Editor Moore has been making the
Review grow rapidly during the past
few years and is one of the best in
formed editors of the state on matters
pertaining to its growth and prosper
itu
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
DIR. DOUGLASS TOLD
HIRAMS SUPERIORITY
OF ARIZONA SCENERY

DR.. "A. E. Douglass at Fridays
Hiram meeting gave an interesting
and colorful account of many of the
scenic marvels of the world he had
visited, including the higher Andes in
South America, the Alps in SwitZer-
land and Italy, the fjords and other
points in Norway and many OF the
most noted places in the United
States and Mexico.
Outstanding among them - the
greatest scenic marvel of them all
he said, is our own Grand Canyon.
Yellowstone National park, DIR.
Douglass said, also has wonderful
canyon. but all of Yellowstone park
could be contained in Grand Canyon.
DIR. Douglass described a recent
visit to Rainbow Bridge and adjacent
country. OF the Painted Desert, ne
said the time to see it at its best IS
when the sun is bright and there is
no wind To get the most striking
color effect, tip the head to one side.
There is an ocular explanation for this.
Anyhow it greatly enhances the ef-
feet. The speaker said some went so
far as to advocate looking under the
arm or between the legs, but no un-
usual contortions of this sort are nee
eSsary.
He applied to Grand Canyon a COM
ment once made by visitor at Iei-
lowstone canyon, who after gazing at
it a while, sighed and said: 1T is un-
necessarily long, unnecessarily wide
and unnecessarily deep" =.
In concluding, DR.. Dougless said
that there is no other place that
equals Flagstaff as a center of scenic
marvels.
State Attorney General Murphy and
j. R. Sandege, both of Phoenix, and
County Attorney Frank M. Gold spoke
briefly.
Captain Gerald E. Damewood, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting.
DR.. Grady Gammage gave a brief
sketch of the life of Prof. j. w. Scar
son, recently deceased, founder OF the
Lincoln, Nebr., Hiram club, largest In
the United States.
Visiting Hirams: Messrs. Murphy
and Sandege of Phoenix, DR.. Douglass
of Tucson. Guests: Judge Gibbons
of st. Johns, Mr.. Gibbons of Taylor,
T. G. Frier of Phoenix, ID. L. Mckln-
ney, o. K. Cook, Jimmie Lewis and
Del Strong.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
DAD THOMAS is A
MOST DELIGHTED MAN

d. L. Thomas, belovedly called
dad" by his numerous friends here,
is one Of the most pleased men in the
city over having completely recovered
his eyesight after the operation per-
formed on them for cataracts by DR..
Clifford, the noted eye specialist OF
Omaha. "Dad" Thomas was practical
ly blind when he went to Omaha with
a cataract over each eye, necessltat-
ing a double operation. The result was
SO wonderful that Dad is most en-
thusiastic in his praise of DR.. Clifford,
who he believes is the greatest ex-
pert of his kind in the country. The
friends Of Mr.. Thomas are almost as
pleased as he is that he can recognize
their familiar faces again.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
Date of State Reserve
Officers Meet Changed

Lieut.. Charles J. McQuillen of
Winslow, president Arizona depart
ment, Reserve Officers association of
the United States, has written Lieut..
H. H. Gaisser, secretary of the Coco
nino county chapter, that the date for
the state convention in Flagstaff will
be September 10 instead Of September
%, as previously decided upon and
announced last week in The Sun.
The reason for the change is that
the present officers are elected for
one year and their terms expire on
September TO-
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
PROMINENT SOUTHERN
VISITOR HERE THIS WEEK

Rudolph Kuchler OF Phoenix, pfesl-
dent of the State Taxpayers assocla-
ton and former state land commits
sioner. was one Of the prominent
visitors here the first of the week at
tending the state meeting of super
yisors and assessors. Mr.. Kuchler has
often been mentioned as mighty
popular candidate for governor on the
republican ticket.
Former State Senator Greene OF
Maricopa county and one of the larg-
est land owners in Salt River Valley
was here with Mr.. Kuchler. Senator
Greene says the valley is coming back
to it's own after several lean years.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
TWO BOYS HURT WHEN
A BICYCLE "BUCKED

Walter Conley, 13 year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Conley, was
knocked unconscious and lost several
of his front teeth, Charles Dunn, son
of Mrs. ]. D. Dunn, lost a couple teeth
and both boys were badly bruised and
scratched when thrown from the BIZ
cycle which they were riding last
Thursday evening. It hit rock and
threw the boys into the rocks and
brush at the side Of the road near
City park. They were brought to
town by Mrs. John J. Britt, who hap
pened by. The Conley boy tainted
several times and both boys were con-
siderably dazed. Both were out play
ing as usual in a day or 50.
The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
JEWELRY, WEATHER AND
COOPERATION AT ROTARY

Joe F. Schmidt, chairman for the
day, had good program at Tuesdays
Rotary meeting.
He gave a service talk, telling of
the use of the three precious metals
platinum, worth $100 an ounce; sill
yer, worth around so cents an ounce,
and gold, at $40 an ounce-in the
manufacture of jewelry. The various
colors in gold are produced by alloys
yellow with copper, blue with iron,
green with silver and white by a Sc
cret formula.
Art Riordan talked on Rotary mem
bership classifications.
Ray Simpson read an article on CO.
operation as the basis for service to
the community.
DIR. w. B. Downing of Kansas uni
versity, with Miss Mildred Whetsel at
the piano, did a tambourine solo.
Miss Whetsel, playing her own banjo
accompaniment, sang three short top
ical songs.
Walter Thompson, Flagstaff wealth
er observer, told of the operation of
the bureau, which was opened here
September 10, 1898, with Mrs. Renoe
(now wife of u. S. Senator H. f.
Ashurst) in charge.
Flagstaff is considered the most
important observation point in Ari-
zona, as SO many storms originate
around our San Francisco peaks and
grow more formidable as they travel
north, especially in winter. Morning
and evening reports of our tempera-
ture and other weather details are
wired daily to Los Angeles, from
there to San Francisco, thence to Den
yer, where charts are prepared and
forecasts made for this section.
Denver forecasts SO hours ahead,
Mr.. Thompson said, and 81 per cent
of the forecasts are perfect.
From May l until fall we report
all frosts occurring here.
Mr.. Thompson told of the numerous
instruments with which the local sta
tion is equipped.
In 1905 we had the most precipita-
ton of any year since the establish
ment Of the station-34.53 inches
and in 1926 the least-1657 inches.
We had the highest wind-velocity So
miles an hour-in 1898. Our lowest
temperature was % below.
President A. j. Mackey, who opened
and closed the meeting, introduced the
two newest Rotarians-O Hurt and
Will Compton.
Secretary Tom Mccullough read
letters received by the critic commit
tes.
Male Pilkington, suffering from a
birthday, brought along cigars.
Visiting Rotarians: Jim FELTON, of
Tempe; A. B. Robbs, manager of
Hotel Adams, Phoenix; John Brown,
superintendent Phoenix Indian school;
j. A. Greaves, county supervisor from
Winslow; Vance johnson, supervisor
from Tombstone; Jack Moore, busi-
ness manager Bisbee Daily Review;
Charlie Urquhart, Phoenix manufac-
turer; P. G. Spilsbury Of Phoenix,
president Arizona Industrial congress.
Guests: Charlie Voolfolk of Phoe-
nix, Captain G. E. Damewood, Charles
r. Howe and Frank Luke Of Phoenix,
members state tax commission; II. y.
Harries, Santa Fe railway tax depart
ment, Los Angeles; w. B. Collinson,
Santa Fe railway assistant land COM
missioner, Topeka; H. M. Fennimore,
of Phoenix, solicitor for the Santa Fe
railway; j. L. Milelr, supervisor from
Showlow; Charles A. Smith, assistant
general manager Ray Consolidated
copper mines; Wallace Shumway,
supervisor from Holbrook; Joe G.:
Dolan of Phoenix, DR.. Downing OF
Kansas, Miss Whetsel, Miss Elsa
Myers, Charlie Isham and Mr.. Thomp-
son of Flagstaff.