The Coconino sun., 1927-09-09

One from Ohio to West Virginia is
over 300 miles long and passes gas
at $50 pounds pressure.
| The quantity of whole milk produced
IN this country last year is placed by
the United States department of agri-
culture at 12O billion pounds, com
pared with 116 billion pounds in 1925,
| an increase of four billion pounds.
| The increased supply has easily been
taken up by increased consumption,
especially in the cities.
! The first step in the 1928 pro-
gram Of signing Arizona highways
conducted by the Automobile club of
Arizona will be that of two prominent
roads in the middle eastern part of
the state, according to an announce
ment by Wilbur Treadwell, manager
OF the club. The signs are of the ia
miliar white enamel type and have
been ordered and will be ready for
erection in the next few weeks.
The United States has more miles
of railroad track than any other
country in the world At that motor
busses have more miles of routes than
railroads, the figures being 10000
for the bus and $1,000 for the rail
roads.
The department of commerce an
nounces that during the four weeks
ending August IL, 1927, automobile
accidents were responsible for sos
deaths in n largs cities of the United
! States.
Athletic relations for the first time
in five years between Phoenix and
Prescott high schools will be resumed
on October 3, when the two football
teams will clash
There is believed to be only one
wood that will not rot. This is the
| wood of the mangrove tree, which is
found in French Guiana It's grain is
so close as to exclude all moisture.
For the last 80 years the date of
opening for the republican national
conventions has fallen between June
Z and 21. The democratic conventions
have usually followed from one to
three weeks later.
Col. Charles Lindbergh will be in
Tucson about September %, and will
dedicate the new aviation field while
there. Arrangements have been made
to broadcast the complete dedication
exercises.
The word gossip has an ancient
history At one time in Europe each
community had its gossip. He was a
sort of public servant appointed to go
the rounds of the neighborhood every
few days and tell the people what
was going on.
/ Despite cuts in the officer person
mel in the Mexican federal army there
are still 456 generals, many of them
out of active service and in politics,
but holding forth on the army regis
ter. In comparison the United States
falls considerably short for it has only
Ga generals.
A national cosmetic association
claims that women spent 325 millions
on hair cuts, shampoos and waves last
year-or more than Uncle Sam spent
for ships to rule the waves.
When Mrs. Estelle Taylor Dempsey
watched her husband box for the first
time two weeks ago she was respon-
sible for the drawing Of $4,000
house to watch the exhibition. This
is considered the lgrgest gate for such
an exhibition.
A recent discovery has been made at
Los Ventaneros, Sinaloa, Mexico, of
ancient caverns and labyrinths con
tanning rare specimens of Toltec civil
| lization and articles of inestimable
archaeological value. The caves are
said to be enormous and no headway
has been made yet in gaining true
knowledge of the immensity of the
subterranean treasure house.
Actual work of the $4,000 improve
ments, including an addition Of 20
new rooms, to be made to the Hotel
Olive in Stafford has started and the
building will be completed the latter
part of October.