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The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
MOVING PICTURE co.
ARRIVES HERE; WILL
LOCATE AT THE GAP

Advance men for the Famous Play
ers-Lasky motion picture corporation
arrived in Flagstaff yesterday morn
ing to go on location at the Gap, 95
miles north of here, where Drums of
the Desert" will be filmed. Among
the advance personnel were Joe Muir
ray, business manager; Jack Moore,
livestock manager, and Frank Math-
eny, auditor.
The picture is from Zane Grey's
Desert Bound" and the plot of the
story consists in part where oil men
Jump" Indian land. In the picture
will appear a troop of u. S. cavalry,
300 Navajo Indians, 200 other play
ers and several hundred horses. The
major part of the film will be "shot"
at the Gap, although a part of it will
be taken at Lees Ferry. 1t is expected
that about three weeks will be neces-
sary to finish the part of the picture
which will be taken around here.
Mr.. Murray was unable to tell The
Sun who the principal characters will
be, although it is definitely known
that Warner Baxter will take the
leading male role The entire cast
will arrive in Flagstaff Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock and Will leave tor
the Gap Immediately after they have
breakfast. Work is scheduled to be-
gin Monday morning. Mr.. Murray
says that call will be issued the first
of the week for about 110 extras,
most of whom will be used in the cav
airy, and therefore must be able to
ride.
Besides the carpenters and other
advance personnel which arrived yes
terday, carload of horses and car
load of equipment was unloaded. The
horses were brought direct from the
studio in Hollywood and are what pic
ture men term camera wise" There
were % in ALL
John Waters, director and Charles
Schoen, camera director, arrived this
morning from Los Angeles.
Lee Doyle, transportation manager
for Famous Players-Lasky, is actively
associated with the filming of the pic
ture. He expects to furnish about 100
head of horses. He also states that
this troupe is only one of the many
which Flagstaff will see this summer.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
FLAGSTAFF TO CUT AWAY
FROM OTHER TOWNS In
TTSBOY SCOUT PROGRAM

At an enthusiastic dinner meeting
of Flagstaff men and women inter-
ested in scouting at Hotel Monte
Vista Monday night, it was decided
to adopt some means to raise money
to pay off the debts af Grand Canyon
council and continue the work.
Grand Canyon council, which in
clures this and Navajo and Apache
counties, is $4,000 in debt.
Flagstaff ever since the organi-
cation of the work five years ago has
borne the bulk Of the expense. The
first year Flagstaff paid it all. The
second year Flagstaff paid all but a
hundred dollars or so, the third year
all but a couple hundred dollars. The
fourth year Flagstaff paid more than
| half of the council expense. Last
year Flagstaff and Holbrook alone
of the several towns in the council
raised the quota guaranteed, the other
towns going back on their promises.
Flagstaff and Holbrook alone have
lived up to the budget quotas each OF
/ the towns in the council accepted and
promised to raise.
In addition to tn 1925 deficits in
various towns in the council, the 1876
quota shortages were as follows;
| Winslow, $500; Williams, $3.50; Nc
| Nary, $3.50; St Johns, $225; Snow
flake, $195. Winslow's shortage was
greatest in 1925, amounting to $500.
The present indebtedness would not
have existed had the other towns
taken care of their quotas which
were small compared with Flagstaff's,
that even of Winslow being only half
as large as Flagstaff's.
Considering this. It was decided
Monday night that in continuing Boy
Scout work it will be confined to
! Flagstaff. If the other towns want
| to remain in the council with Flag
| staff they may do so by paying their
share of the indebtedness and OF the
4 future expense Flagstaff is sorry II
scouting in the neighboring towns is
to die, but has decided that if the
parents in the other towns do not care
sufficiently to pay their share there
is no cause for Flagstaff to worry
| G.. J Carlson of Los Angeles, who
now is regional executive of the Boy
/ Scouts, was at the meeting. he said
he believed he could assure Flagstaff
that it would receive a charter Tor
1927, even though there will be no
paid scout executive during the rest Of
the year, all Of the clerical work,
which is considerable, to be done by
a part time secretary.
It is estimated that 5000 will take
care of the secretarial and other ex-
/ penses, which, with the $1,000 indebt-
| edness, means chat S2,S00 must be
raised. However, before anything
(Continued on page 81
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
MRS. BILLIE LINK DIED
. MONDAY AFTERNOON

Mrs. Billie Link died Of heart
failure Monday afternoon at 4:45 at
the home of Mrs. Oscar Dietzman
after an illness of about six months.
She had been in Los Angeles until
recently since last fall The change
seemed to benefit her and she
returned two weeks ago to join her
husband. She had never been very
strong, suffering from heart trouble
since youth.
Nellie Patterson Moore was born in
|Nacogdoches county, Texas, in 1897,
one Of the four daughters Of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Moore While at Ell
Paso she met Billie Link, woodsman
from Cloudcraft, n. M. They we're
married August 25, 1922, at Nacogdo-
ches at the home of her parents.
They came to Flagstaff, where they
made their home all but year wher
they lived at Mormon Lake while Mr..
| Link worked in the woods as loader
man for the Flagstaff Lumber COM
lpany.
Mrs. Vernon Cox, sister, arrived
Tuesday afternoon and with Mr.. Link
accompanied the body of the deceased
to her native city where burial was
at Christian cemetry. Deceased was
member of the Baptist church and
of the Yoeman lodge.
She is survived by her husband, her
mother, Mrs. Jane v. Moore of Mac
ogdoches; brother, Fritz Moore, who
visited her this last fall; a sister, Miss
Martha Moore, of Berkeley, Calf, who
was here last fall and was with her
| in Los Angeles until she came home
and other relatives near her former
home.
She has host of friends in her
home county who will join the family
in sorrow for her early death. She
was of a retiring disposition and
musically inclined and her quiet pres
ence will be missed by her Flagstaff
friends.
Mr.. Link has the sympathy of the
1 old timers for he has been identified
with the woods here more or less fol-
! the past 20 years.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
NOW FOR DIRECT ROAD TO COLORADO
TO HAVE UNITED STATES
BUILD ROAD COLORADOT TO
TUBA CITY IS AMBITION OF
SUPERINTENDENT WALKER

With the announcement last week
that the federal government has au-
thorized work on the Lees Ferry
bridge, comes word from C. L. Walker
of Tuba City, superintendent of the
Western Navajo agency, that he is
working to have the u. S. Indian COM
mission construct highway to con-
meet Durango, Colo, with Kayenta
and improve the present road from
there to Tuba City.
1t is the plan Of Superintendent
Walker to have the proposed highway
follow the course of the present wagon
road and Indian trail which leads
from Cortez, Colo, along the San
Juan river to Bluff, Utah, then cut
ting southwest to Kayenta. This
plan as can readily be seen would
connect the National Old Trails high
way with the state highway system
of Colorado, while the Lees Ferry
route will hook up with the Utah sys-
tenn.
While Superintendent Walker be-
heves his highway plan will go
through, he says he wants the cooper
alton of every commercial and city
organization in the state to put it
across. "At present" he says, "the
district for which / am working for a
road is almost inaccessible. Automo-
bile maps show nice black line, rep
senting highway, which will fool the
unwary into making the trip, but in
reality all the road consists of is an
Indian trail and old wagon road, abb
solutely impossible for automobiles.
From Kayenta to Bluff there are
dozens of washes that must be bridged
before auto traffic can successfully
traverse that part of the country"
If the proposed road goes through
it will mean nearly if not quite as
much to this district as the Lees Ferry
bridge. From Denver autoists may
take a splendid highway to Durango,
and from there come to Tuba City.
From Tuba City the traveller may go
to Grand Canyon direct or via Flag
staff. Not only would this bring
more visitors from the north but it
would divert a great deal of traffic
from the Arrowhead, Liberty and Lin
coin highways out of Denver via the
new lateral road to the National Old
Trails highway through Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
BUSINESS ETHICS AND
PREVENTION OF WAR
DISCUSSED AT ROTARY

r. NJ. Gassman, as chairman for the
day, had d bang-up program at Tues
days Rotary, and as soon as he re-
ceived the gavel from President Ed
Miller, launched into it.
Tommy Knoles in a well-prepared
talk enumerated the numerous over
whelming advantages to the commun-
ity and its people of trading at home
and as far as possible using home
grown products.
C. j. Carlson of Los Angeles, reg
ional executive of the Boy Scouts,
spoke briefly and with optimism re-
garding the future of scouting here.
DR.. Tex Mackey, Rev. FIR E. AL
bouy, Joe Tissaw and Tom Mccullough
were naive quartette.
Henry Albers gave an interesting
and helpful resume Of some of the ad-
dresses at the recent Rotary district
conference in Mesa.
John @. Thomas review of part of
the conference, especially as it related
to mutual helpfulness and with espe-
cial attention to the necessity Of pre-
vention of war if civilization is to be
preserved, was forceful and convinc-
ing.
Scoutmaster C. G. Wittorf, who had
charge Of the Rotary Boy Scout troop
and who because Of his health is leav-
ing the first Of the month for San
Diego, was given a round of applause
for his fine work.
o. B. Marston Of Phoenix was the
only visiting Rotarian. Guests: Miss
Elsa Myers, Mr.. Wittorf, Henderson
Stockton, the Phoenix attorney; Judge
F. w. Perkins, Mr. Carlson, Mr.. Beach
of Kansas City, DR.. Z. A. Miller, Jack
Raymond of Phoenix.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
|COLORED MAN WHO KILLED
CARL PLEASANT WILL GET
10 TO IS YEARS In PRISON

After being out for about seven
hours, the jury in the trial of Charley
Hall, colored, at IL o'clock Wednesday
night brought in a verdict of second
degree murder, carrying a penalty OF
from 10 to 65 years. Hall will prob
ably be given his sentence on Satur-
day by Judge j. E. Jones.
Hall was charged by the state with
stabbing to death Carl Pleasant, col
ored, on the night of October 80, In
the old town section.
The trial opened Monday morning
at 10 o'clock in superior court with
IF. NJ. Gold, county attorney for the
prosecution and H. L. Russell for the
defense. Judge ]. E. Jones presided.
Two of the strongest witnesses for
the state were Tom Boteny and Peter
Price. Other witnesses substantiated
their testimony.
Tho stabbing was the result of an
alleged stealing of a trunk containing
gallon of whisky and certain
amount of money. The two principals
and Peter Price and Tom Boteny, it
was brought out at the trial, and
some other colored men had been play
ing poker at the southside house oc-
cupied by Hall. Later on Pleasant
and Boteny left and it was then, Hall
claimed, he missed his trunk. He sent
Price after Pleasant and Boteny and
later on met them as they were on
their way back to his house. Hall ac-
cused Pleasant Of taking the trunk,
the witnesses said, and they walked
off together, going in the direction OF
I the Brannen street svhoUf. Boteny
said that he walked I'D another street
and Price crossed to the opposite side
of the street from the two principals.
Price testified that he saw Hall
grab Pleasant by the coat with his left
hand and with his right take a knife
CONTINUED on page -
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
City Police Struck at
Gambling Monday

City Marshal ]. R. Cooper and
Night Marshal Claude Tackitt on
Monday made move against gam
bling in Flagstaff and arrested ID
players and the alleged operator of
the game.
The place where the games were
operating was in the basement of the
Rex pool hall, corner Railroad avenue
and San Francisco street. A clever
device was in use in the gambling den
whereby a man in the pool hall could
notify those in the basement of any
danger by means of push-button To-
Gated behind the bar. When the Of
ficers entered one of them kept the
bartender away from the push-button
while the other broke into the base
ment and arrested the players.
On Tuesday night court was held
by Police Magistrate Clarence Pulliam
and each player was fined SIS and the
operator of the game $50.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
NOU That FeILer
Had Real Talent

Sneaking out the back door Of the
Weatherford hotel, guy who said his
name was Bob Titus, left upaid bills
aggregating close to 500, it is al
legged and several business men with a
burning desire for his present address.
The sheriff's office to date has been
unsuccessful in locating him.
Titus, posing as an ex-servlce man
from Los Angeles, ended his two
weeks stay In Flagstaff by staging
an elaborate dinner party with AM
erican beauty roses and other elabor-
ate features at Griff's, inshonor OF the
birthday of Flagstaff young woman.
This function cost Griff some $40,
It is not known who holds the bill
against the lavish host for the ex-
pensive dressing case which was given
the guest Of honor as q birthday gift
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
COUNCIL MAY REQUIRE
ALL MILK DEALERS TO
SHOW QUALITY ON CAP

Residents of Flagstaff consume
only two-tenths of pint of milk a
day per capita, was the astonishing
statement presented to city council
Tuesday afternoon by DR.. w. HI. Has
kel of the public health service, who
asked the city dads" to adopt the
national program for the unification
of milk control. J. HI. Jennings, state
dairy commissioner, was also at the
meeting.
There were four members of the
council present, besides Mayor L. b.
Koch, and favorable action was vir-
tualIy promised both DR.. Haskell and
Mr.. Jennings on the proposed uniform
dairy ordinance which will probably
be read and adopted at the next meet
ing of the city council, to be held IN a
few days.
During the part three years, the
public health service has been en-
couraging the adoption of a uniform,
effective milk sanitation program by
the cities and states. To accomplish
the most good a uniform ordinance
was drawn up by the bureau and every
state and city is being asked to adopt
II do QdTL VI LilcII t1W OJobSai OAA
cities in Arizona already have.
"A uniform effective milk control
program is advisable" says DR.. Has
kel, because our present chaotic
state of milk control in the nation as
a whole is permitting the occurrence
of many milk-borne outbreaks of COM
municable disease. Other points in
which uniform control system will
benefit the country" continued the
doctor, twill be greater consumption
of milk by the public through contl-
dence in the milk supply; more sanl-
tary conditions; and milk that is safe
from diseases and dirty conditions :
Among other things which the
ordinance will contain IS that all bot
ties, cans, packages and other con-
tainers shall be plainly labeled as to
whether grade Al, B, C or ID milk.
Grade "a" milk will be that which
has very low bacterial count and is
pfsoduced under the most sanitary
conditions. Grade ID" is that which
has high bacterial count and is pro-
duced where cleanliness is question
able and conditions poor. Grades "B''
and &C" are intermediate.
Another provision III tHe oIuinaHce
is, that every grocery, restaurant
cafe, soda fountain Of similar estab.
lishnlent selling or serving milk shall
display at all times, in place desig.
mated by the health officer, care
furnished by the health officer, stat.
ing the grade of milk at the timt
when delivered.
The ordinance further provides
that. "at least once during each grad
ing period the health officer shall
Continued on page 81
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
WILLIAMS Is BARREN
OF BOOTLEGGERS; SIX
NOW In COUNTY JAIL

Deputy Sheriff Art Vandevier in
collaboration with the Williams police
department on Monday spread a fine
meshed net which brought in six al
legged bo0tleggers and possible sew
enth. On Tuesday Art brought them
to Flagstaff and registered them at
the county's hotel. The cases have all
been filed in the federal court before
u. S. Commissioner Tom L. Rees and
will be tried at Prescott next month
The men and the charges against
them are:
Tom Shoultas, possession Of liquor
and still, which was operating.
Mike T. Connors, possession of
three gallons of liquor.
Pedro Gonzales, possession of 15
gallons Of liquor and a quantity of
mash.
Louis Rodriguez, possession of a gal
lon Of liquor and the theft of jacks,
picks and shovels from the Saginaw
& Manistee Lumber company.
Pedro Morano, operation of a still
and possession of a quantity of liquor.
Joe Bustamente, possession of one
gallon Of liquor which it is alleged
Tom Shoultas turned over to him to
destroy when the officers made the
raid.
Three stills were confiscated by the
raiders, that of Tom Shoultas being
destroyed on the ground. Two 9th
| ers, Of which there is question Of
ownership, were brought to the coun-
ty Jail. One of these is of 40 gallons
capacity while the other is rated at
about 80 gallons. Of the two brought
| in one was new and had never beer
operated, according to Mr.. Vandevier
| About 450 gallons of mash was de.
/ stroyed.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
JURY DECIDES CHARLES HALL IS
GUILTY SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Rare Lunar Halo
Raises Wind Here

Though not so rare as the halo and
mock sun phenomenon seen at Tuba
City about three months ago, the lunar
halo in the form of a rainbow wit
messed here one evening last week was
unusual, few people ever having seen
one.
This beautiful spectacle occurred
shortly after 8 o'clock Tuesday eve
ming and lasted about 20 minutes. The
full moon shone through a thin veil
ing cloud through which the colors of
the spectrum shone with softened
glow. The halo was about the usual
size of the common "ring around the
moon," popularity considered a sign of
rain. According to the Indians around
here the lunar rainbow indicates a
"big wind" and for several days fol-
lowing we had quite breezish zephyr
ties.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
EIks Sponsoring
Exams CdrniUGL

What promises to be the best car
nival shows ever striking here will
open next Monday morning at the
south end of Beaver street under the
auspices Of the local Elks lodge.
It is the Evans combined shows, un-
til this year travelling in four differ
ent groups, and needing 10 cars for
transportation.
Included are these features, among
many: Freak animals, trained fleas
$50 freaks, eight shows, five different
kinds of rides
Mr.. Williams, advance agent, says
the Evans shows will delight Flagstaff
people. He says the trained animal
acts are especially good and the
trained fleas marvellous. The latter
do balancing stunts, throw balls
through hoops, dance, and draw wag-
ons around containing 5000 times
their own weight.
The shows will be here all next
week.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
GEORGE c. CANFIELD new
MANAGER HOTEL MONTE
VISTA, NOW In CHARGE

George C. Garfield, the new
manager of Hotel Monte Vista, ac-
companied by Mrs. Garfield and
Senator Charles B. Hamilton, man
ager of the Hamilton Chain Hotels,
Inc, arrived in Flagstaff Wednesday
night by train.
Mr.. Garfield is familiarizing him
self with his work here and is de-
lighted with the Monte Vista and
Flagstaff in general.
He has managed various California
hotels, coming here direct from the
Victoria hotel in Sonora, that state.
He is best known throughout the west
through his past connection with the
Hotel EI Captain and the Hotel Mer-
cid OF Mercid, Calf. He has also had
hotel and cafe experience in San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield will be
welcomed by Flagstaff people because
of their interesting and genial person
alities. Mrs. Garfield is charming
young woman.
Jimmie Hamilton, who has managed
the hotel since its opening the first OF
the year, resigned to go into business
for himself and with Mrs. Hamilton
with their little son and daughter will
leave in few days, as soon as his
successor has become thoroughly
familiar with the job. He hopes to
have time to rest for few weeks, as
he is pretty we'll tired out from hand
ling all the multitudinous details con
nected with the opening of the hotel
and getting everything including the
organization of the hotel personnel
in smooth working order. Mr.. Ham
ilton has not fully decided just where
he will locate, though it will be either
in this state or California, in a hotel
of his own.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
WILSON'S BACK UP NORTH

Mrs. Joe P. Wilson, accompanied by
Miss Josephine and Marshall Wilson
and Walter Bennett, drove to Ashfork
Wednesday to meet Mr.. Wilson and
Mrs. Bennett arriving from Phoenix.
Mrs. Wilson went on to Kingman with
her husband, who had business there,
and came home last night by train.
The others drove home from Ashfork
in the Wilson car.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
State Utilities Assn.
Meets Here IN Nay

George T. Harrington, president Of
the State Utilities association, an
nounces that the state convention will
convene at Flagstaff May 26 and 2T.
He says that he expects representa-
tives from California, Colorado and
New Mexico as we'll as from Arizona,
and that there probably will be rs
delegates in attendance. He also ex-
poets that the Arizona corporation
commission will be represented. Ar
rangements will be made to take as
many of those in attendance at the
convention as wish to view the Glen
Canyon proposed dam site.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
JUDGE PERKINS HOME

Assemblyman F. w. Perkins got
home Monday evening from Phoenix.
Mrs. Perkins and his sister, Miss
Phoena Perkins, will remain in Phoe-
nix until the next legislative session.
Mrs. Fred Metz, the judges grand
daughter, came with him to visit her
mother-in-law, Mrs. John Metz.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
MRS. BURRUS' SISTER
DIED IN FRANCE

Mrs. Ernest Burrus received the
sad news last week of the death in
Paris, France, of her sister, Mrs. Rosa
lee Pailleux, who sucumbed to para
lytic stroke after brief illness. Mrs.
Burrus had not seen her sister since
she and Mr.. Burrus made their trip
abroad four years ago. She is expect
ing her sisters son, Audrey Pailleux,
to visit her as soon as his term in the
French army expires, two months
hence. He is now in Syria.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
sPINK'S TALKING ABOUT US

Al night letter from Pink Arnold,
the auto Iaundryman, who is visiting
in Ohio, says: Find that people in
the east are eager to know about the
country where winter and summer
have such good time together. If
talking does any good, Flagstaff
should have good tourist season. Am
also spending several days in the
larger cities looking over auto laun-
dries so that the Circle A can offer
the utmost in this service"
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
Ferry Bridge
Survey Begun

Surveys from which the specifica-
tions and plans of the Lees Ferry
bridge will be drawn have been start
ed, it was announced Wednesday by
State Engineer wv. G. Lefebvre. The
surveys are being made under the
supervision Of Percy Jones, location
engineer for the highway department,
Preliminary surveys were made by
government engineers some months
ago.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25

Mrs. w. II. Pierce had telegram
Tuesday telling Of the death of her
brother, j. L. Penley, who died from
injuries received in the tornado which
wrecked the city of Green Forest,
Ark, on Monday. This is Mrs
Pierce's home town, and among the
lists of injured, she was saddened to
find the names of friends and ac-
quaintances.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
EX- SERVICE MEN.

All ex-servicc men are invited to at
tend the American Legion meeting to-
night (F'riday) at 8:15 in the Legion's
room in the courthouse. Be there, fell
lows, and tell your troubles to the
Legion.