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The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
7 WAY INTO
HIGH SCHOOL;
WAY WITH $500

Chiseling their way through the
| fireproof concrete and brick wall,
thieves early last Saturday morning
rifled the vault of Flagstaff high
school of over $500 in cash and a
dozen athletic pins and made their
getaway and so far have escaped de-
lection by the sheriff's officers.
Entrance to the school building was
apparently gained through window
in the manual training department in
the basement. The thieves seemed to
be we'll acquainted with the lay of the
building and knew where to look for
the necessary tools with which to cut
the hole nj the vault. In a locker in
the boiler room they secured cold
chisel and mattock and in the black
smith shop a heavy hammer. They
also had a heavy screwdriver as
marks on several doors and desk
drawers which were pried open
showed abrasions caused by such
tool
The hole through the vault wall
was cut with mattock and cold
chisel. The aperture was Is inches
deep and nine inches wide, big enough
to allow a small man or boy to
squeeze through and attack the COM
bination of the safe and open the door.
Working from this point the sheriff's
office is inclined to believe that more
than one person was in the party be-
cause of the unnecessary work IN
opening the safe door when one person
was already in the vault and could
have done the looting without bother
| ing the steel door. Another fact
which confuses the officers is that if
the burglars were professionals they
would not have bothered to chisel
through the wall but would have
knocked off the combination knob on
| the vault and opened the door without
attacking the masonry. The vault is
merely of the fireproof kind and is
not intended to keep out thieves.
The looters forestalled any chance
of Investigators securing their finger
prints as they wore cheap cotton
gloves while working.
After making complete inventory
of the contents of the safe the thieves
went through the desks of Superin-
tendent j. Q. Thomas, and his seq
retary, Miss Reba Switzer, evidently
| IN Lne nope Oh SSCuItilS lHVAS hoiiSy
not locked in the safe. The drawers
of the desks, which they found locked,
were pried open and the contents
Escattered on the floor. After doing
all the damage they could i'm the
superintendent office, the teachers
dining room and the domestic science
department came next. Contents OF
drawers and shelves were scattered
about, but a check-up showed nothing
missing from either place.
The robbery was reported Saturday
morning at o'clock to the sheriff's
office by j. P. McVey, assistant
principal at the high school. Under
sheriff D. L. Mckinney was de-
tailed to do the investigating in con-
junction with Ed. Raudebaugh, who
handled the fingerprint phase of the
work.
Several suspects were brought in
Sunday and Monday but in all cases
alibis were either proved or suspicion
did not rest heavily on those in
question, and they were released.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Miss Fanny Auza and
Domingo Uhalde Wed

Miss Fanny Auza, popular young
lady prominent i'll Spanish circles,
and Domingo Uhalde were married
Monday May 9 at eight o'clock in
Church of Nativity, Rev. FIR. Romeo
performing the ceremony.
Miss Mary Berceril and Florindo
Gomez were their attendants. Two
little flower girls, Carmen Martin and
Martina Auza added to the charm of
the pretty wedding party. The bride
was attractive in white wedding gown
with veil and orange blossoms.
Mrs. Uhalde has many friends IN
Flagstaff where for some time she
clerked in Rabbits ladies' depart
ment. She made her home here with
her sister, Mrs. Satustegi.
The groom, whose parents are in
France, came here about six years
ago to engage in the live stock bust
ness. Some time ago he sold out and
and bought. the Rex pool hall which he
has since disposed of.
There was wedding breakfast Ter
members Of the wedding party and
close friends At Griffs' after which
the young couple left to spend their
honeymoon at Grand Canyon. They
will make their home in Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHNNY
O'FARRELL TO COAST

Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny O'Farrell left
Tuesday for Montebello, Calf, where
they viii open a curio store for Bah
bitt Bros. Trading Co. Of Flagstaff
in a new real estate subdivision on
Whittier boulevard close to Los An
geles. They have a fine new modern
bungalow in the tract and other at
tractive features which should make
them contented-if they can become
so away from the reservation.
They took along with them, to lend
Arizona atmosphere to their curio
store, two master Indian craftsmen,
who viii ply their crafts in a hogan
in view of the public. A background
of mountains IN the colors OF the
Painted Desert, cactus and other
reservation features will give a real
istic setting.
Tah-chee-ne-N Nez, the silversmith
last year took prizes at the Arizona
state fair while his wife's Navajo rug
won the blue ribbon for the finest
native weaving. It is another point
of interest that she was conceded to
be the neatest Indian woman in native
costume on the fair grounds. Johnny
will be back later to get a band o.
native dancers who win entertain with
native dances and songs.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

In letter containing advance in
formation to contractors relative to
the proposed Lees Ferry bridge, State
Engineer w. G. Fefebvre states that
plans and specifications will be ready
on or about May 15 and bids will be
opened about June 1, 1927. He gives
the following general data relative to
the proposed bridge:
The profile and general outline of
the bridge will be similar to that
shown in the attached blueprint. MAY
be seen at The Sun office).
The total length Of the bridge will
be approximately 300 #. with main
deck arch span of GIG ft. and a con-
crete roadway Of 18 ft. between
curbs.
The location of this project is 130
miles north of Flagstaff (the nearest
shipping point) on the road between
Flagstaff and Fredonia, Arizona.
The approximate quantities based
on preliminary estimates:
1000 tons structural steel.
500 cubic yards concrete.
90 tons reinforcing steel.
1000 cubic yards rock excavation.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
ADMITTANCE CHILDREN TO
TRAINING SCHOOL TO BE
ON INTELLIGENCE BASIS

Intelligence tests are being given in
the Flagstaff Teachers college train
ing school with a view to using the
results to improve the present pupil
situation from the standpoint of the
best interests of the practice teachers
and also from the standpoint of rails
ing the standards of the training
school.
The tendency in the educational
world at present, according to the di-
rector, e. C. Glass, is to make the con-
ditions in a training school as nearly
like those in the communities which II
serves as possible.
According to a recent study made
by Mr.. Class, 63 per cent Of all the
pupils in the training school are over
age for their respective grades the
average over age for the whole state
of Arizona being 4S per cent. Il Is
expected that the average intelligence
Of children in the training school vii
show a similar contrast with the aver
age intelligence of school children
over the state, for usually over agt
and low intelligence go hand IN hand
Under such conditions it is thought
that practice teachers are working
under a handicap because they vii
20 out into the communities of ths
state where average situations exist
with training in an abnormal situa'
ton.
IT is thought that when the people
of Flagstaff realize that definite at
tempt is being made to eliminate some
of those children from the training
school who come at the lower end q
the Intelligence scale that there vii
be an influx Of other children to OF
set the decrease in numbers which
such an elimination would cause.
In the future all children desiring
to enter the training school will b'
received on the basis Of their inteill
pence uuotieut.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
in TEACHERS COLLEGE AND
RESORT ADVANTAGES OUR
FUTURE LIES, GAMMACE
AND SPLSBURY DECLARE

Flagstaff's two greatest develop
ment possibilities are her Teachers
college and her summer resort advan-
tages, was brought out in addresses
made at Tuesdays Rotary meeting by
President Grady Gammage of the col
lege and P. G.. Spilsbury of Phoenix,
president Arizona Industrial Con-
gress.
Sid Gassman was chairman and re-
sponsible for the good program. Aft
er forecasting an increased attend
ance at this years college summer
school, President Gammage announced
that it had been decided to hold the
1928 state university summer school
in Flagstaff. In all likelihood it will
be made permanent institution here
providing suitable accommodations
are to be had for teachers and stu
dents.
Mr.. Gammage called attention to
the value this will be to Flagstaff, IN
having instead of six or seven hum
dred students here during the sum-
mer between two and three thousand,
He said that plans are being made
and he is sure can be successfully car
ried out to make this SUMMER school
famous not only throughout the
southwest but throughout the United
States, and that students will enroll
from every part of the United States,
He cited instances of interest being
aroused in eastern schools by the
scenic and climatic advantages sum-
mer students have here.
With the university summer school
here, not only teachers would be at
tracted, but students in all other lines
would find opportunity here to sup
plement their work by summer study
Incidentally the fame of our climate
and scenery would become more and
more widespread, with consequent in
crease of other travel here.
Mr.. Spilsbury said it is q mistake
to enumerate our surrounding lake
and other summer resorts without in
cluding Flagstaff. which is the real
summer resort of them all. He said
the time is past when people seeking
summers where it is cool want to
stay in the woods. Most of them
want to be in comfortable homes IN
town, the woods and other outlying
attractions being accessible to then
through their automobiles. a family
might enjoy vacation In the woods
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The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
OF NORTHERN ARIZONA
In BIG FIELD MEET HERE
TODAY AND TOMORROW

Today and tomorrow seven high
school teams will compete with each
other at the eighth annual track anC
field day meet which win be held al
the Flagstaff Teachers college under
the direction of T. d. Jessuppe, direc-
tor of physical education, and chair
man of the Northern Arizona High
School Athletic association.
The high schools that will be repre-
sented in the meet are: Clarkdale
Jerome, Prescott, Kingman, Seligman
Winslow and Flagstaff.
From all indications the meet is GO
ing to be one of the hottest contested
of the state. Practically every high
school represented has some good
material in every event. Kingman
probably has the best chances for cop
ping the most points, having won the
state meet. Jerome, also strong
contender, only lacked two points in
the state meet of taking first honors.
Clarkdale, the champions of Yavapai
county will bring some good material
to the meet; also, as will Flagstaff,
Winslow and Seligman.
1t is believed that the Kingman
team will receive real setback when
their men are pitted against such
stars as Slipher and Corbett of Flag
staff, Shawl of Clarkdale, Hicks of
Prescott, Scott of Winslow and other
track stars that will take part. All
of these men have won high honors in
meets this season and in some in
stances have set new high school rec
ords in the events they follow.
In connection with the field and
track meet, will also be held the first
annual tennis tournament in which
Clarkdsle, Flagstaff and Winslow
have entered. All three schools have
developed fast teams in this sport and
will more than likely provide a num-
Der of thrills to the tennis fans.
The tennis tourney viii be played
off in the mornings, beginning at 8,
at both college and high school. The
other events will be in the afternoons,
beginning at 1:30.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
GOOD CLEANING UP

T. A. and M. ]. Riordan have an
ticipated the annual Flagstaff clean
up campaign, which takes place next
week, by having some fine work done
on their property on Birch avenue
just across from and south of the
court house. They acquired this not
long ago. It had long been an eye
sore and because of the stable and
barnyard was not especially pleasant
to the nostrils on warm day. The
stable and old sheds have been torn
down, all the refuse cleaned up and a
heavy iron railing built along the
sidewalk, which is three or four feet
above the level of the lots.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Locked Away From
Our Water? Nav!

Rumors around town Monday and
Tuesday circumstantially detailed now
the contractor who built the new
city reservoir had locked both the ln-
take and outlet. The presumption
was that something awful had nap
use ! Of the water. Maybe the reser-
voir was going to pieces
Agitatedly, The Sun sent reporters
in every direction. II was discovered
that the engineer for the contractor,
the water from the new reservoir moi
being in use just now as the old one
is level full, had inadevertantiy STUCK
the key in his pocket and left II there
when he went to the coast. = teie-
gram from the city dads Drougnt Lne
key back here Tuesday morning.
Both reservoirs are full and the
flow continues to exceed the use
Mayor I. B. Koch said Tuesday.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
ADVERTISING MEN WILL
BE AT GRAND CANYON

Ray Simpson, manager local j. G..
Penney store, has letter from R. l..
Whitman Of New York, general
advertising manager for the J. G.
Penney company, advising that he
and his wife and daughter will be on
the special 10-car train from the east
to the advertising mems national con-
vention in California in July, and
that the special will spend Sunday,
July 8, at Grand Canyon. He invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson and Mr..
Simpsons assistants in the Penney
store to meet them there and spend
the day with them.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
NEXT CONVENTION OF
STATE B. .&P. w. CLUBS
COMES TO FLAGSTAFF

That Flagstaff will have the 1928
state convention of Business and Pro-
fessional Women's clubs, was decided
at the Jerome convention Saturday.
Flagstaff delegates presented their
invitation in such convincing man
ner that it was accepted with enthus-
lam.
Mrs. Carolyn Smith, president of
the Flagstaff club, was elected first
vice-president of the state organiza-
ton.
General comment gave Flagstaff's
stunt performers credit Saturday
night for one of the liveliest of the
entertainment features. Among those
performing in comedy musical num-
bers under direction of Miss Zella
Jones, dressed in extreme style as a
band leader, were Miss Marion Wal
lace, as a son of Israel; Miss Julia
Benson, sheik; Mrs. Amy Albers, Miss
Uppity; Miss Margaret Stewart, hick;
Mrs. Felice Garcia, '49er; Misses
Helen Runke and Lourene Eden, Span
ish dancers; Mrs. Margaret Howard
Fay, gypsy; and Miss Agnes G..
Lynch, Wild Bill.
Others attending from Flagstaff
were Miss Naomi Dinsmore, Miss Ida
G. Wilson, Mrs. Carolyn Smith and
Mrs. Thelma Davis.
Miss Frances Plath, of Davenport,
Iowa, national recording secretary
and speaker at the convention, re-
turned Saturday night with Miss
Stewart, who on Sunday morning
took her about to nearby points of in
terest. Miss Plath expressed appre-
citation of Flagstaff and anticipates a
stop-off on her return in June with
the presidents special to the national
convention at Oakland. She was given
luncheon at Hotel Monte Vista and
left Sunday night for Davenport.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
SHERIFFS OFFICE GETS
TWO STILLS in RAID

Two moonshine stills are reposing
In the basement of the county Jail
following two successful raids by the
sheriff's office during the past week.
Alexandra Nieto's home near the
pump house on the Lake Mary road
was searched by officers last Friday
and two gallons of liquor confiscated
The raiders had tip that Nieto was
operating still but in spite of all
efforts to locate it at the time it
could not be found. Nieto was taken
before Judge J. E. Jones in superior
court Saturday and told SO many
different tales as to why he had
liquor in mis- possession that Judge
Jones remanded him to the custody
Of the sheriff until he could tell a
straighter story Monday morning
Nieto notified the sheriff that he
would talk and when again taken
before the court told the location OF
his still. A trip to his home disclosed
the offending apparatus in an attic
the entrance to which was cleverly
concealed by harnesses and blankets
Nieto was sentenced by Judge Jones
to one years suspended sentence and
d fine of $50. He paid the fine ant
was released.
On Wednesday two raids were
made by the sheriff's office in con
| junction with city police on the homes
of Remedo Sanchez and Juan Rozo
The search of Sanchez premises dis
closed secret cache hidden in th'
| floor of his chicken house. In thil
cache were concealed two gallons 3
| LIQUOR and barrel of mash. Rozo's
home contained still made from /
copper boiler and two barrels Of masl
and several gallons Of moon. Boil
men are being held at the county jai
awaiting trial in superior court.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
City Camp Ground
Cottages Filling

A report to city council Monday
night on the city camp grounds
showed that between 25 and 80 cot
tages are now being occupied each
night. The increase has been grad
ual, according to City Engineer Good
man and will continue until "full
house" is called at the camp site.
Several improvements have been
made, one of the biggest being that
of moving several cottages from the
hillside. down to a location near the
Gun club. These cottages have had
new sleepers laid under them and
have been generally repaired, besides
being connected with the sewer.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
JERRY DUFFY GROCERY
TO BE CLOSED UP BY
CENTRAL COMMERCIAL

Messrs. G. w. Mickle, L. G.. Lakin
and George Peter of the Arizona
Grocery company, have been here
from Phoenix for several days in con-
nection with the taking over by their
company of the Central Commercial
company wholesale grocery business.
Yesterday they went to Williams to
take inventory of the Duffy store,
which they recently bought and which
will be changed to Pay'n TakIt
store.
The latter part of this week inven-
tory will be taken here of Jerry
Duffy's M. & M. grocery, which has
been bought by the Arizona Grocery
company and will be closed.
Jerry has made no definite plans
for reentering business and probably
will not for some time. Both he and
his brother, Mike, have been in busi-
ness successfully for a good many
wears and it is unlikely that they'll
find it hard to get all the groceries
they want even if they never do any
more work.
Paul Morton, manager of the Cen
trail Commercial Co. business here
under the former ownership will re-
main for several weeks closing uI
accounts and then he and his family
viii return to Kingman, where he vii
be again connected with the Central
Commercial retail and wholesale busl.
ness.
n. e. Nelson, manager Of the Cen
traI Commercial for the new owners
will bring his family here from Phoe.
nix the first Of next week. They hac
not intended coming here before
school closed there in June, but he hal
secured home for them here and thu
warm weather there has decided then
the earlier move will be better.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
F. H. S. Got Sixth
State III. S. Meet

With only three athletes entered,
Flagstaff high school took sixth
place among the 20 B class high
schools competing in the state high
school athletic meet at Tucson Satur-
day.
Coach Brick Preston and Superin-
tendent John @. Thomas took David
Slipher, Lawrence Corbett and Joe
Sheehan to Tucson. David won first
in the mile run and Lawrence was
placed third in the 220-yard dash.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
LOWREY TRADING POST

Buck Lowrey is all set for the tour
ist business when it begins to pile
over the new bridge over the Grand
Canyon and Colorado river at Grand
Canyon. Buck says in letter to The
Sun that he has taken charge of the
Across ranch out that way and will
have gasoline and oil and other sup
plies on hand as well as the usual run
Of things one finds in an Indian trad
ing post.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
GOING TO WILLIAMS

Al special request is being made by
the Chamber of Commerce to all mem
bers of the chamber who can go to
Williams on Saturday and Sunday, or
at least for part of the time, to get
reservations in to the chamber I'M
mediately.
This convention is going to be very
interesting and extremely important
to every member. Please call the
chamber, phone 80, without further
delay.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
X. OF p. LODGE SENDS
SIS FOR FLOOD RELIEF

Local Knights of Pythias Wednes-
day night conferred the rank of es-
quire on two pages and made plans
to entertain past grand chancellor
of this domain who will be here on
May %. They received call from
Supreme Chancellor Richard S. Witte
to assist in the special fund to care
for those made helpless by the Mis-
sissippi floods, and sent a check for
$25.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
FLAGSTAFF AUXILIARY
TO HELP AT WHIPPLE

The American Legion auxiliary of
Flagstaff, expects to get new drapes
for the windows and new cushions for
Ward Nine Of Whipple, their adopted
ward, for hospital day Thursday and
are also planning to send flowers
Prescott Journal-Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
For Our City i


!. ~ment,
I. Nor the army as a whole,
!. But the everlastin' teamwork
+ OF every bloomin' soul.
+ -Kipling
Z. And so it is with our City
: Beautiful Campaign let's all get
!. behind the project and make
+ Flagstaff the "City Beautiful"
!. Just one week has been set
I aside for intensive Improvement,
: when in reality we should inn
= prove the year round. Let this
!. coming week be start for the
: whole year.
!. Campaign Objectives
!. First--Clear away rubbish and
!. unsightly buildings.
!. Second-Plant flowers, trees
]. and shrubs and improve lawns.
/. Third Paint up.
!. Fourth-Repair broken fences,
!. walks, etc.
!. Fifth-"War on weeds and
+ dandelions cut 'em down and
!. out.
+ Get stickers for your car and
! windows at the Chamber Of Com
!. merce.
]. !. ! i. = i. I. !. i. i. I. !: !. I. !. !. I.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

Mrs. Robert Robertson and daugh-
ter Muriel arrived Sunday from
Phoenix to spend a couple weeks AZ
Cameron with DIR. Robertson before
going on to Chicago. They spent Sum
day night at the 7. w. Crump home
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lancaster and
little daughter left this week foi
Oklahoma after living here for two
months while Mr.. Lancaster was EN-
ployed by the Shell Oil company
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
HEART DISEASE CAUSED
DEATH OF S. P0UQUETTE

Later reports Of the death Of Simon
Pouquette, the sheepman whose death
occurred near Wickenburg last week,
say that his death was not caused by
an auto accident, but by heart disease.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
ONLY A STAMP

+ 81 am licked before l start OUT
the stamp confided, "yet l always get
in corner and l start by getting in
box but l find my way out. I
sometimes look like cents but that
doesn't lessen my Importance. l al
ways have head on me but 1 keep
it to myself. I've got to be stuck on
something before I do my work. I'm
just little piece of paper with the
seal of Uncle Sam. But the business
world without me isn't worth very
much"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
GRONINGEN

The Groningen Community club
meets Friday evening at $3.50. Every
body welcome.
Clifford Awsumb, R. Murphy, and
Andrew and Angelina Geisen motored
up from st. Paul and spent Sunday
with Math Geisen and sister, Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nelson and son
returned to Duluth Saturday, after
visiting here for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Haglin and fam
lily motored down and spent Sunday
with relatives.
The following motored down from
Duluth and spent Sunday at their re
spective homes: Mrs. L. Sorenson and
son, Albert Larson, Kelly Schwartz
Jewel Nelson, and Robert Nelson
Leonard Nelson drove up from Min
neapolis.
A. M. Schanke returned to Mason
City after spending week in this
vicinity.
Rex and Elmer Miller left Monday
for Duluth to seek employment.
E. M. Rayner who is relieving the
agent at Atkinson, spent Sunday here
with his family.