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The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Capital City Briefs

Chaplain Crutchfield, aged 90, who
has served as chaplain in every ses-
sion of the state legislature since
statehood, is recovering from a brok-
en- hip, sustained when the aged vet
eran of the Civil War slipped on the
running board of an automobile he
was entering to be driven to the capi-
tol.
/. A. Narcotic, state commander,
Disabled Veterans of the World War,
following adoption of resolutions at
the recent convention of the disabled
veterans here censuring Fort Whip
pie physician for alleged neglect of
duty, has telegraphed Capt. Thos.
Kirby, head of the veterans bureau
at Washington, demanding a thorough
investigation of the circumstances and
charging Kirby with playing politics
with the bureau in a matter involving
criminal negligence"
With total of 4,370 carlots of let
tuce shipped from the valley this
spring to date, Arizona has now taken
rank as the second largest lettuce
shipping state in the Union, second
only to CAiif0fnia. Spring shipments
are about ended, and the packing
sheds are closing.
All previous building permit rec
ords were broken here this week with
the issuance of the $1,200,000 permit
to the company erecting the 16-stOry
Hotel Roosevelt, bringing the years
total to $2,265, ,726 to date, which COM
pares with a total of $685., ,124 for
the entire year 1926. Announcement
has been made that 100000 the
atre and office building will be erect
ed soon at Second avenue and Adams
street.
The political shakeup at the city
hall, which resulted in five former
city officials and employees being GUST
ed from office, seems to have run its
course, no new designations" being
announced the past few days.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Viii Discuss RiUer
Problem at Yuma

Problems Of the Colorado river in
volving the interests of three western
states, Arizona, California and Me-
vada, and Mexico, will be discussed
at Yuma Friday and Saturday, when
members of the federal Colorado riv-
er investigating committee and the in
ternational waterways commission as
semble in conference.
Secretary of Interior Hubert Work,
Commissioner Elwood Meade of the
reclamation, service, DIR. III. A. Brown,
director of reclamation farm econom-
les; former Secretary of Interior j,
A. Garfield, United States Senator
Charles Waterman, Of Colorado;
United States Senator Hiram W,
johnson, California; Governor Frank
Emerson, Wyoming; former Governor
Scrugham, Nevada, and others will
attend the meeting.
The conference delegates will study
the flood control problem Of the Colo
RADIO and will tour the reclamation
project, starting at Yuma and pro-
ceeding into Mexico as far as Volcano
Lake.
Approximately thirty federal, state,
county and irrigation district officials
are expected to take part in the two
day conference.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Arizona Wants It's
Demands Written In
Colorado RiUer Bill

Arizona demands upon the flow and
power of the Colorado river are to be
set forth in new bill, to be prepared
by the executive committee of the Ari-
zona Colorado River Development as
sociation, in cooperation with Sem
ators Henry Ashurst and Carl Hay
den and Representative Lewis Doug
las.
Mr.. Douglas, who was present at a
meeting of the associations director
ate, favored action such as indicated
in the resolution passed at the initial
meeting of the association and stated
his belief that bill based upon such
principles would gain strong support
among eastern congressman who see
defects in the Swing Johnson meas
ure and who are sympathetic with the
Arizona claim that injustice is being
done this state.
Senator Hayden sent his endorse
ment of the resolutions, as carrying "a
sane and reasonable plan with which
all those who really desire to secure
a settlement of the Colorado river
controversy can agree" He expressed
confidence that the association will
prove to be most helpful in bringing
about fair and equitable agreement
among the staes of Arizona, California
and Nevada"
The associations executive commit
tee includes: Frank H. Lyman of
Phoenix, president; Richard E. Sloan,
Phoenix; julius Kruttschnitt, Tucson
and Harry Heap of Prescott, vice
presidents; 0. S. Stapley, Mesa, treas
urer; w. j. Burns of Phoenix, secre-
tary; I. R. Miller of Phoenix, director
of organization; Thomas G. Norris of
Prescott, Dr. v. M. Slipher of Flag
staff, Thomas Maddox and Dwight
B. Heard of Phoenix and Frank Nc
Grath Of Clifton. It is proposed to
form subordinate branches of the or
ganization in all sections of the state.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
National Champ
Beaten in Race
By Arizona Boy

A worlds champion met defeat at
Phoenix Saturday when John Francis
Scott, 2l-year-old captain of the Uni
versity of Arizona track team won the
special 220-yard dash at the Greenway
field day, leading Charles Paddock,
holder of seven worlds sprint records,
to the tape by at least three feet.
SCOTS time was 22.2 seconds or 1T
seconds slower than Roland Locke's
world mark.
The feat of the Wildcat captain
came as stunning setback to the
galaxy of Pacific coast track men who
had appeared in special events which
added national color to the Greenway
meet. Paddock held the lead at the
half but both Scott and Ruth of Oc-
cidental college had closed the gap
noticeably. Scott forged ahead 40
yards from the finish.
Holding almost as much attention
as the special events was the full dis
tance marathon run over a 26-mile,
385-yard course in which six Hopi In
dians started. Tohoquottewa was the
only one to finish, his time being 2
hours, So minutes and "a seconds.
Phoenix Indian school won the in
formal conference section of the meet
with 36 points. Tempe Teachers col
lege was second, 35; Phoenix Junior
college third, 271a; Northern Arizona
Teachers fourth, 25; Gila college fifth,
171a.
The high school section was taken
by Phoenix, with 4715 points. Second
place went to Tucson with "a So.
Douglas was third with 20 and Mesa
fourth with 1914.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
STATE INSTITUTIONS TO BE
INVESTIGATED BY GRAND JURY

The state highway department, the
state hospital for the insane and the
state prison are included in the scope
of Investigations ordered by Judge
Marlin T. Phelps in his charge to the
Maricopa county grand jury.
Judge Phelps instructed the grand
jury to investigate alleged conditions
set forth in the joint senate and house
committee of the eighth legislatures
report regarding abuse of office in
the state highway department. He
further instructed the jury to return
indictments against any person or
persons so found in such an investi-
cation.
instructions were issued by Judge
Phelps that an investigation be
carried on the appropriations made
by the Seventh Legislature for the
construction Of state hospital build
ing and to return indictments, if mis-
appropriation of such funds was
found to have been made.
Intimation that officials may have
been guilty Of assisting in the escape
of persons confined in state penal
institutions was included in the courts
instructions, and it was ordered that
If this charge is found true in the
Forthcoming investigation, indict-
ments against those guilty are to be
returned.
Judge Phelps says in part in his
instructions to the grand jury:
"You are instructed, gentlemen of
the grand jury, that have before me
report of the joint committee OF
the senate and house Of the eighth
legislature, bearing upon expenditures
of the state highway department dur
ing the year 1926 or prior thereto,
which, if predicated upon facts, dis
closes the commission of public Of
tense against the state of Arizona, and
you are especially instructed, gentle
men of the grand jury, to make a
thorough investigation Of these
charges, and if from evidence sub
mitted to you it is probable that 9
public offense has been committed
and that when all the evidence before
you, taken together, is such as in your
judgement would, if unexplained or
warrant conviction
by a trial jury, it shall be your duty
to return an Indictment against any
person or persons so appearing to
have embezzled or nisappropriated
any of the funds Of the state of Ari-
zona."
Passing on after opening the way
for sweeping probe of the highway
departments activities, Judge Phelps
instructed the grand jury to delve
into the conduct of the state hospital,
setting forth that "it is charged that
funds appropriated by the seventh
legislature for the construction Of an
addition to the state insane asylum
have been improperly expended"
Pressing deeper and deeper into the
administration of state institutions,
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29

Judge Phelps then charged the jury
that,
"You are further instructed, gem
tlemen Of the grand jury, that the
law Of this state provides that any
person who wilfully assists any pris-
oner confined in any prison or jail,
public training school or reformatory,
or in. lawful custody of any officer or
person, to escape or in an attempt to
escape is guilty of a felony" The
court specifically directed the atten-
tion Of the grand jury to the case of
"the state of Arizona versus one
Haley, committed to the state peni-
tentiary under judgement of this
court and who has escaped from the
state penitentiary under conditions
which warrant your investigation. /"
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP
EXAMS MAY 9 AND 10

The annual examination of candi-
dates for county scholarships in Ari-
zona will be held Monday and Tues
day. Nav 8 and 10. according to an
nouncement by Charlotte Acker,
county superintendent of schools. One
scholarship to the University of Ari-
to the successful candidate and each
scholarship is worth $1,000.
Candidates admitted to these ex-
aminations must be bona fide resi-
dents of the county in which the ex-
animation is held and must be between
16 and % years of age when they
enter the university in September.
They must also be pupils in good
credited high school of such county
and the award of scholarship shall
be conditioned upon the completion by
the successful contestant, during the
current school year, of the regular
four-year high school course,
Any candidate for the scholarship
must have passed his sixteenth birth
day before entering the university in
September. The program of exam
nations is as follows:
Monday, May 9-English, 8 a. m.
to 10 a. M; algebra, IL a. m. to p.
M; history, 2 to p. m.
Tuesday, May 10-Geometry, 8 to
10 a. m; science, IL a. m. to p. m.
Agriculture, chemistry, botany and
physics. will be elective subjects in
the examinations.
The examination for Coconiilo
county applicants will be conducted
at the courthouse by Charlotte Acker,
county superintendent.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Tell Your Yearnings

Several people have entered the
county laying contest. If there are
any others who desire to enter they
are requested to notify Miss Ross at
once. -Morrilton (Ark.) paper.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
Mixine His Cues

Yesterday we heard positively the
last one on. our friend, the absent
minded professor. He slammed his
wife and kissed the door.
The producers news., 1927-04-08
River Breakup at WiIliston,
N. ID. to Be Gradual
Such Is Prediction of u. S. Wealth
er Bureau Official ON Missouri
Will Break Within Week.

Williston, N. O.-Belief that leo
m the Missouri river here would
break up within a week was express
cd by Ross o. Miller. head of the
United States weather bureau station
at Williston. Miller said. however.
That conditions this winter and this
spring make any dangerous condi-
lions improbable, and expressed the
opinion that the breakup would be
easy.
Construction heads on the Lewis
and Clark bridge here and the Veren-
dyre bridge at Sanish state that ice
Jams or extremely high water will
not effect their work as all false
work has been removed from the riv-
or and materials were taken from the
ice some time ago
Miller states that the Upper Mis-
souri, and the Yellowstone and Milk
rivers control the time and method
OF breakup Of the Missouri here to
some extent and since they are both
reported as holding and going ont
gradually it is believed that tho
Stfetch through northwestern North
Dakota will do the same. Although
the ice here was heavy this winter.
warm weather and melting snow re-
Gently honeycombed it to an extent
that the local weather expert hardly
believes that IL is strong enough to
gorge and back the freshet up to the
point where it will flood the river
tlat to q serious extent.
That has also been the case in re-
cent years.
The producers news., 1927-04-08
DIR .COGSWELL ANNOUNCES
MAY DAY APPOINTMENTS

At the request of the American
Child Health Association. DIR. w n
Cogswell. secretary of the state board
OF health, has appointed DR.. Hazel
Del Bonness the May Day Chairman
for Montana. Mrs Sara Morse. sec
retary of the Montana tuberculosis
Association, is named as assistant
chairman. ,gS
May Day, according to DR.. Cops-
well, is celebrated each year under
the auspices of the American Child
Health Association whose president i,
Herbert Hoover. The adoption of the
idea of May Day for Child Health has
become general in the last five years.
Last year emphasis was laid upor
the perfect child with special refer
ence to his physical and mental we'll
belnng This year emphasis will also
been on the spiritual development of
The child and the message of Nav
Day will be spread through the chan
nels OF the churches Of the country.
The Montana State Board Of
Health heartily endorses the idea of
May Day and all that it implies for
The health and welfare of our chill
dren,' Dr. CogsWell said
The producers news., 1927-04-08

for dry, hard wheat has caused q con
tinued demand for winter wheat
from this country and bids at the close
Of the week were around g144 for
No. | hard winter delivered on track
at gulf ports. The domestic milling
demand for wheat continues of only
moderate volume and premiums were
about unchanged. II per cent protein
NO hard winter being quoted at
Kansas City at lie over the kan
ssas City May price, which closed April
at Sl.27 and 1-S. t3 per cent pro
tein was selling at 8 i-2c to &c over
he May. Soft winter wheat prices
were slightly higher with moderate
quantities being shipped via barges
from ST Louis to the gulf for export.
no. Z red winter was quoted at SC.
Louis at st31 at Chicago at s1.32 to
The producers news., 1927-04-08

SL83 and at Toledo at St.3t-st.32 10
Premiums for spring wheat were
ranging from 2c to &c over the Nav
price at Minneapolis for ~ per cent
protein No. / Dark Northern. IA net
cent protein was selling at 4e IN d.
over the May, which closed April 4
at 9l32 rs. Durum future pricss
advanced about 1-8c. the Dnlntb
May closing at S145. Large Offer
ings of durum, however. resulted in
reduction in the premiums for Gosh
grain, No. ! Amber being quoted ~
PC TO tic over the May. Exno,f
business at Portland was dull. some
new crop sales were reported bsing
made q around St.25 per busbef
SOFT and western white was selling ID
around S133isSt.34 with demand
limited. Australian white wheat
The producers news., 1927-04-08

Minneapolis at 07c-g1.Oi per bushel
and at Milwaukee at s1.OO to st.Ot.
CORN: Excessive rains in the cen
tral west have broken up the country
roads and materially reduced the
movement Of corn to market in that
territory. This has caused more
active demand for corn in the mar
kets and has resulted in an advance
Of 1 cent to cents per bushel in The
prices Of cash grain at most of the
markets. Feeders Of Wyoming and
Montana, Colorado. Western Kansas
and Nebraska were fairly active buy
ers at Omaha and other central wes-
tern market. Industries were taking
about the usual amounts but were
apparently being forced to buy more
Of the requirements at the central
markets. No. yellow corn was sell
The producers news., 1927-04-08

were competing in European markets
with Pacific coast wheats and were
reported to be selling at about cents
under quotations from the north Pa
cific coast markets.
RYE. A continued active export
demand gave the rye market indie
pendent strength and prices advanced
around cents per bushel. Stocks
Of rye on March / we're about i,50O,-
900 bushels smaller than at the cor
responding time last year and while
market stocks have increased since
that time the amount available for
export is not large and this demand
has impaired a firmer tone to the
market. A larger movement into ex-
port channels is expected with the
opening Of navigation. No. 2 rye was
quoted at the close of the week at
The producers news., 1927-04-08
GRAIN MARKET NEWS
train Markets Holding Steady-Rye
Independently Strong on Better
Export Demand.

Light receipts, together with a fair
tctive demand, held the grain market
steady during the week ending April
z, according to the weekly Grain
Market Review of the United States
Department Of Agriculture More OK
port inquiry for rye gave independ-
ent strength to that market Receipts
OF desirable mailing types of barley
were below market requirements.
Lighter country offerings of corn and
oats as a result of the soft condition
0t the roads increased the demand at
the markets for these grains and
caused an advance Of tc to &c per
bushel m cash prices fcotn.
WHEAT: While official estimates
OF abandonment and condition of the
winter wheat crop are not vet avail
aole private trade estimates report
condition Of about 81 per cent Of
normal which would Indicate crop
around 10000, ,00O-50,O000O0 bushels
below chat Of last year The crop
m most of the area appears in fav-
Orable condition.
The foreign wheat market situation
was not materially changed. Trade
reports indicate that the Indian
wheat crop which is now being bar-
vested will be about the same MS that
Of last season, which was estimated
at about 325,000,00O bushels, or only
slightly more than the normal domes-
tic requirements Any material re
duction below this figure would place
India among the importing countries
Tor the current crop year The first
official estimate of production will
be available about the middle of April.
The market movement of wheat in
Argentine continues heavy and ex-
ports are also large, totaling a little
over 100000 bushels for the week.
Argentine wheat was being quoted
at Liverpool at St.5O-St.5t per bush
q compared with s173 for Canadian
and Sl.40 and 1-2 for United States
winter wheats.
While exporters have been taking
larger quantities of Southern Homis-
phere and Canadian wheat The need
The producers news., 1927-04-08

at "a to rs cents. Feeding grades
we're selling at around 60 to 70 cents
per bushel as to quality
FLAX. The flax market continued
dull, reflecting the poor demand
which crushers were experiencing tol
oil Receipts were light and deslI-
able crushing qualities were readily
absorbed at a range Of 2 cents under
to cents over the May price at MN.
neapolis which closed April ! y
$215 "a Shipments from Argentlae
continue Of good volume about 5is,,
600 bushels being shipped to tbe
8. during the week Market stocks
have increased in that country ana
now total about 100000 bushels
Indian shipments to England an ths
Continent were also Of good volume
during the week.
The producers news., 1927-04-08

ing at the close Of the week at Chi
cago at 60 cents to 70 cents Der bnsb
el, at Minneapolis at Ggb a. co.,
cents, at ST. Louis at 6g cents to M
cents, at Omaha No. yellow corn
was quoted at 63c to &c per bushel.
OATS: The oats market was prac.
tically unchanged There was q oood
demand for dry, heavyweight grain
but poor quality offerings were slow
sale. Prices practically the same as
last week.
BARLEY: Receipts Of barlev
suitable for mailing were below mar.
ket requirements and prices were AL
vanced lc to &c per bushel Special
No. 2 was selling at Milwaukee at
7O-s6c at the close Of the week Rest
types were quoted at Chicapo
at 70 to 81 cents and az Minneapolis
The producers news., 1927-04-08

and Plentywoods three. Electors re-
siding in all the territory above de
scribed were obliged to cofe To
Plentywood to vote Many from the
most distant parts came to Plenty
wood the evening before so as not TO
miss voting the next day. Their low
atty for Plentywood was indeed sub
lime
On The morning of March II. 1919.
The sun rose gloriously i'm the eastern
sky. The weather was ideal for .
March day Plentywood S opponents
had been wishing for q blusterv dav
so that its supporters could not oet
to the polls. All day the voting went
ON without interruption. The polls
closed and the votes were counted:
then canvassed; the result announced
about as follows: Plentywood and
Medicine Lake received the highest
number OF votes with Plentvwood 54
more votes than Medicine Lake
Tour votes more than the writer's
tabulation showed in the month Of
December previously.
But Plentywood had not received
q majority Of all the votes conse-
quently was declared the temporary
county seat with Medicine Lake as
ITS opponent at the next general cleo
ton as the law required and provid-
ed. New battle lines began TO form.
Scobey and the territory surround
ing showed signs of espousing the
cause of Medicine Lake and Culbert-
son and its territory were supporting
Plentywood. Each desired to throw
the county seat as far away from it.
sell as possible so that in the future
Il new divisions were desired they
would stand better chance for
county seat honors for itself.
The election in the fall of 1914
brought out many surprises. Scobey
and the extreme western portion Of
the county supported Medicine Lake
While Culbe1tson and the extreme
south part of the county supported
Plentywood. The town of Froid for
reasons of its town gave Plentywood
q handsome vote, and when the bal
lots were finally counted and the re-
suit announced it was found that
Plentyw0od had 40 more votes than
Medicine Lake and was by the elec-
torate declared to be the permanent
county seat
This did not, however. terminate
the struggle. Medicine Lake took
the matter into court by contesting
the election on various grounds and
Tor various reasons. The courts IL
nally decided the matter in favor of
Plentywood Thus the town which
began it's career so humbly in 1905
had IN 1915 risen to county seat
town, all within the compass of less
than ten years.
But, while Plentywood is today the
county seat of Sheridan county. il
must always be remembered to the
everlasting glory of Medicine Lake
that it gave the boosters of PLENTY
wood to understand while the FIGHT
was on 1t also was a good fighter.
and when it lost. cheerful loser.
THE PLENTYWOODITES
The battle for the county seat was
without doubt the most conspicnous
chapter in the history Of Plentywood.
1t demonstrated to the world that its
people were characteristicall speak
ing endowed with an uncomfortable
determination. II proved to the
world that when the general good is
concerned all differences are laid
The producers news., 1927-04-08
$l6,3l2.94 SPENT
BY STATE FOR
STEWART TRIAL
Sergeant AZ Arms Reports Ralance
of $s,6S7.O6 Left From Appropria-
tiOn.


Helena.-Trial of Charles r. stew.
art, impeached secretary of state
cost Sl6,312.94, leaving a balance Of
$8,687.O6 out Of the S25, 900 appropri-
alton from which the cost of publish
ing the proceedings must come, John
oliver, sergeant at arms Of the sen
ate, said Saturday morning.
The summary Of expenditures
shows for per diem Of members Of the
senate and house board Of managers.
6,94979, per diem of attaches. ST.
1f5.OO; mileage Of members Of the
senate and board Of managers. S3.-
Ol8.b0; incidental expenses. including
printing Of the articles of impeach-
ment, $33485; per diem for report
ers, $3.50, transcript, approximately
l,bOO pages, $t,826.4O, witness fees
and mileage 81, t,35040
Because the action was a criminal
proceeding, the state was charged
with the fees and mileage of the de
Tense witnesses as well as of those
who were summoned by the board of
managers.