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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1914
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RATE HEARINGS .BEGIN
ON LUMBER SHIPMENTS
Corporation Commission Engaged in
Investigation of Interstate
Lumber Rates
After two days delay the rate
hearing before the state corpora
tion commission in relation to
lumber rates opened last week
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The arrival in the city of Paul P.
Hastings, assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the Santa
Fe, and Attorney H. C. Booth, of
the Southern Pacific, made the
opening of the hearing possible,
they having been unable to reach
the city prior to that time because
of the washouts in the California
roads.
W. P. Geary, ,chairman of the
corporati on commission conduct
ed the hearing. Hastings and E.
W. Camp attorneys for the Santa
Fe, are conducting the case tor
the railroads.
Edgar Brown rate clerk ot the
commission was the first witness
before the body. Brown testified
that the rates between points
within the state was higher in
comparison than was the rate from
California points to stations in
Arizona. He suggested that the
California rates to Arizona be
aised as a basis for the new rates.
It was further shown in Brown's
examination that the rates between
, Arizona and states east were gen
erally lower than rates from one
place to another within the state.
In the afternoon William Mc
Dermont, of Williams, represent
ing the Saginaw and Manistee
Lumber company, the Arizona
Lumber & Timber company, the
Greenlaw Lumber company and
the Flagstaff Lumber & Manufac
turing company, took the stand.
He brought out practically the
same facts as were shown by
Brown in his examination and
cross examination in the morning.
Phoenix Republican.
ELKS HOLD ANNUAL
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Organization Has Had Prosperous Year
and are Preparing to Build
New Home.
There was an enthusiastic bunch
of Elks present Tuesday evening
at the annual election of officers
and more interest displayed than
for several moons. The order has
been booming during the term of
Exalted Ruler Ray Eddy, in fact
it was tr$K most prosperous year
of the order, and he has set a rapid
pace for his successor.
The newly elected officers are:
Exalted Ruler E. A. Sliker.
Leading Knight Dr. Thomas
Manning.
Loyal Knight W. W. Hudg-
ins.
Lecturing Knight Richard
White.
Secretary Dr. E. S. Miller.
Treasurer M. I. Powers.
Tiler D. H. Jones.
Trustee E." M. Brown.
Representative rRay, Eddy.
Alternate J udge F. W. Perkins.
The lodge now has a good loca
tion for a lodge home and club on
the corner of Aspen avenue and
Beaver street and is now making
a concerted effort to raise sufficient
i funds to crrect a building. They
will keep things moving until the
building is a reality.
County Surveyor James A. Lam
port has straightened out and laid
grades for a splendid piece of road
leading to the new Canyon Padre
, bridge. This strip of road is so
good that even Father Vabre,
the National Lincoln Highway
Association T expert, has a dozen
pictures of it to show what has
been done and what can be done
in northern Arizona.
Mrs. H. J. Plummer Passes Away
Mrs. Eva L. Plummer, wife of
Mr. H. j. Plummer, quietly passed
away early Saturday morning, her
years of suffering from tubercu
losis peacefully ending with her
husband and their children about
her. She was cheerful until the
last and was making plans for the
future when the messenger of
death came. '
Mrs. Plummer was born at
Fredericktown, Missouri, in July
qth, 1875 and was 38 years of age
at the time of her death. She
was a member of the Christian
church at Fredricktown which she
joined twenty years ago, and was
a conscientious, christian woman.
Mr. Plummer brought his family
to Flagstaff about eighteen months
ago from Missouri, for the benefit
of Mrs. Plummer's health. She
leaves a husband and three chil
dren, Misses Hazel, Lois Snd son
Guy.
The funeral services were held
at the M. E. church Sunday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock p. m.
French Not Extradicted
C. W. French, the California
promotor, who was arrested at
Flagstaff a couple weeks ago on
charges made against him by Salt
Lake parties, will not have to go
back to Utah. Governor Hunt
refused the extradition papers
after hearing the case. In his
statement of the case Attorney
Clark for Mr. French said:
"The attempt to get French back
into Utah is for the purpose of
accomplishing an ulterior object.
He said that French is innocent
of any crime. Back of it all is a
scheme, a plan of parties opposed
to French's promotion of a big
steel enterprise. French has
been hounded from state to state
and across the ocean. Sinister
and powerful forces are trying to
crush the big project and they are
after French because they know he
is at the head of it."
Verde Claims Victims
The toll taken by the recent
flood in the Verde river probably
amounts to three lives. Jose Tiv
olordo, a Mexican, while swiming
in Jthe flood, near Clarkdale, for
drift wood, was struck on the head
by a drift log and so stunned that
he drowned. The body was found
three days later near Cottonwood.
Another fatality was supposed
to have occurred somewhere up
the river as parties at Clarkdale
and below saw a horse with saddle
floating down.
It is reported from Camp Verde
that a team drawing a wagon with
a one-horse buggy drove into the
river at the ford below the village
and neither teams nor drivers were
seen or heard from again.
Will Resign if Elected
Constable I. F. Wheeler wishes
to announce that he will resign his
office as Constable immediately if
elected City Marshal, as he does
not desire to retain two offices.
H. S. Gilmer returned yesterday
morning from a visit to his old
home near New Orleans.
Arrangements have been made
for an interesting entertainment on
St. Patrick's evening, March 17,
at the Majestic Theater. Follow
ing the entertainment, a dance
will be given, the music furnished
being that of the Majestic Orche
stra. The local council of the
Knights of Columbus has charge
of the entertainment and a pleasant
evening is assured all those who
attend. it
Mr. J. W. Francis, the Over
land auto man, returned Tuesday
evening from Los Angeles where
he attended the big international
auto race. Francis did not think
they put up as big a show as could
be expected only one man was
killed and another hurt, and, he
left the grandstand just a few mo
ments before the last man went up
into the air and overboard. Luck?
Eh What?
LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
PRESIDENT VISITS US
Mr. Henry B. Joy, president of
the Lincoln Highway Association
and also president of the Packard
Automobile company of Detroit,
came in overland from Albuquer
que Saturday and stopped here a
short time on his way to Grand
Canyon. The machine was shipped
west to Albuquerque and driven
overland here. After visiting the
canyon Mr. Joy will go west to
Williams and within a couple
weeks will endeavor to make the
trip back to Detroit overland.
Mr. Joy was very much pleased
with his trip even though weather
conditions were not the most fa
vorable at this time of the year,
and is a booster for the "Trail of
the Padres."
Passes Away at Tuba
Edward Stewart, the 23 year old
son of E. J. Stewart, died at TuliiUirQ CCMTEMPCn
last Sunday evening of pneumoni
after a vety brief illness. The
young man was a graduate of the
Stanford University of California F
and a promising young mining en-! Word was received Wednesday
gineerwitha bright and prospe- by Sheriff Pulliam that Frank W.
rous career ahead of him when the' Haynes, known in some places as
sudden summons came. Frank Aubrey, was sentenced at
He was a member of the Elks fS'dne-v N- S- t0 hanK on May 8th
lodge at Riverside, California, and for murder committed in that city,
a young man held in high esteem Havnes lived in Flagstaff for
by all those with whom he came several months a couple years ago
in contact. anc' organ'zed a real estate and
He had been visiting his father insurance company, and endeav
and mother at Tuba when taken ored t0 float a mining deal. He
ill. His father is construction en-' !eft suddenly abandoning his wife
gineer for the Indian service.
The funeral services are to
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held at the M. E. church this after-
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in charge of the local Elks lodge.
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Those among the relatives who
attended the funeral from abroad
were: his sisters Mrs. G. W.
Manning, Fort Defiance, N. M.,
Mrs. Jesse A. Molohon, Crystal,
N. M., and Mrs. Stephen Janus,
Belcourt, N. D.
Miss Nolan is quite seriously ill
with a severe attack of tonsolitis.
F AND
UN
AGREE ON WATER WORKS
After Two Days Session Vexatious Water Question
Is Practically Settled Will Spend
$165,000 on New System
Mr. E. W. Camp, general at
torney for the Santa Fe coast
lines, accompanied by Mr. Junkin
general contract attorney for the
Santa Fe lines, came to Flagstaff
Monday morning and after a ses
sion with the city council for two
days, finally came to an agree
ment whereby the Santa Fe com
pany will construct a fifty million
gallon reservoir and put in a new
pipe line for the city of Flagstaff
and turn the whole plant over to
the city on a twenty-five year con
tract. The city is to maintain
the new system and furnish the
Santa Fe with a certain amount of
water, according to the amount
developed, at the expiration of
this contract Flagstaff is to have
the right to take over the entire
system, releasing them from any
further obligation to the railroad.
The contract has not been signed
since the exact location of the new
fifty million gallon reservoir site
has not been definately settled
upon. This feature alone is all
that'is left to complete it except
the formal signatures of the proper
railroad officials and the city coun
cil. It is understood that work will
commence as soon as the site is
definately located, the negotiations
having reached a practical settlement.
Dresswell Shop Changes Hands
The Dresswell Shop, the little
high class men's shop established
several months ago by Mr. M. A.
Murphy at the corner of Leroux
and Aspen avenue, was sold this
week to Chester A. Black who
took immediate charge of the
place. Mr. Black needs no intro
duction to the Flagstaff public as
he has been in business here for a
number of years and is a young
man who will undoubtedly make
the Dresswell Shop grow and be
the popular purchasing parlor for
men.
It was gratifying to see so many
Spanish-speaking people at
tending the lectures given by Rev.
M. Selga, S. J., at the Church of
Nativity, Flagstaff. In a plain
and clear language the speaker
explained to the audience the
wonders of Heaven and endeavored
to convey to their minds an idea
J of the distance of the stars.
a llnlllLU ULIIILIIULU
TO HANG MAY 8
1 penniless. He was wanted here
for that crime. Later he drifted
from California to Novia Scotia,
' where he went with the wife of the
- man he murdered at Sydney
Haynes record was a bad one.
He was charged with having two
or three wives in different parts of
the country and was an unscrup
ulous adventurer. He was arrested
a few months ago on suspicion of
murder which resulted in his
speedy conviction on February
26th with death sentence set for
May 8th.
SANTA FE
Flagstaff has made a wonderful
growth in the past two years and
an additional supply of water was
imparative, or there could be no
more growth. The city under ex
isting circumstances could not go
ahead and develop more water, it
was necessary that they have a
title to the spring and water sup
ply. On the other hand the Santa
Fe has been paying out thousands
of dollars annually for water
hauled 'or pumped to Flagstaff.
This agreement has finally set at
rest the old contention between
Flagstaff and the Santa Fe and as
a result a young metropolis is
bound to spring up.
The contract did not provide
for everything Flagstaff wanted,
neither were the Santa Fe officials
entirely satisfied, but a contract of
twenty-five years duration is long
enough to cure many difference,
produce many changes and pro
duce a final satisfactory result.
No better news could be given
the citizens of Flagstaff that the
old question was finally settled;
there can be no excuse now for
holding back on any sort of im
provements. We are bound to
grow as Flagstaff is becoming
better and better known over the
country for its summer climate and
magnificent scenery a place where
thousands are coming where few
came before.
NORMAL GRADOATE
RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
The Albuquerque Morning Jour
nal takes occasion to highly praise
the work ot Mrs. Katherine Pritch
ett in her school work at Lamy,
N. M. Mrs. Katherine Humpreys
Pritchett was a graduate of the N.
A. N. S. here and well known
among the young people of Flag
staff. The article says in part:
"Fifty-seven children under the
care and instruction of one teacher
teaching seven grades. An out
sider or a city school teacher
would deem it a hopeless task.
Yet, look at the exhibit brought
up from the little Lamy school
house by Mrs. Katherine Pritchett,
the teacher.
Does anyone wonder that Su
perintendent J. H. Wagner of the
Santa Fe city schools declared it
to be wonderful, that he admitted
that his schools could show no
thing, grade for grade, that was
neater or proved greater ability
than this work from the little sta
tion on the Santa Fe which the
average traveler regards with pity
if not disdain because of the. ap
parent poverty and death of all
that makes lite, even in a modern
village, desirable?
Truly, this little, slim girl in
black is transforming an entire
community, is making patriotic,
self-reliant, men and women under
the most adverse circumstances
possible. And what a busy time
she has. Her work does not end
with the school room or on Friday
afternoon. She finds that she
must take Saturday to teach the
girls sewing so that the time
allotted for scholastic work is not
cut into. Sundays she teaches
Sunday school. Holidays she
chaperones her charges on picnics
or prepares festival programs."
IRRIGATION PROJECT
FOR ARIZONA ANO UTAH
C. H. Spencer who has been in
Flagstaff for several days past, has
a big irriyntion project in view
along the line of Arizona and Utah
which he calls the Arizutah Live
Stock and Ranch project."
The project contemplates the
irrigation of lands in the southern
part of Kane County, Utah and
the ranging of stock to the North,
West and East. The natural
boundaries of t lis territory would
be Arizona on the south, Kanab
and Sevier National forest on the
west; Powell National forest on
the north and the Straight Cliff
bounding on the Kaiparowists
Plateau on the east together with
the canyon of the Colorado river.
The project now under contem
plation will irrigate about 25,000
acres of land and possibly a great
deal more. The Paria river from
which water is to be' taken has a
drainage area of 600 square miles
and the area to be covered is a
rich ranching and grazing section
which would add millions to the
wealth of Southern Utah and
Northern Arizona.
If the irrigation scheme goes
through, and it would increase
the value of lands from a nominal
sum to at least $100 to $150 per
acre, Flagstaff and Northern Ari
zona would be a great gainer from
it. Flagstaff would undoubtedly
be the center from which all busi
ness in this section would be done,
and in a short time a railroad
would necessarily come to assist
in the development of the, as yet,
undiscovered country.
Rev. Father Vabre went to King
man Tuesday to talk more good
roads to the Northern Route
people, with the hope that all
Northern Arizona would be strung
together by next year with the.
best continuous string of good
auto roads in the state. "
Santa Fe Makes Big Settlement
Judge Perkins, on Wednesday
of this week, entered a judgment
for the plaintiff in the case of Gor
ton, administratrix, against the
Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company by agreement
between the parties. This case
was brought to recover damages
on behalf of the widow and chil
dren of Mr. Courser, an ex-captain
of the fire department of Chicago,
who was killed in a rear end colli
sion between two freight trains at
Williams, several months ago.
On account of the large pension
that Mr. Courser was entitled to
draw during his life, on account oT
his services in the fire department
of Chicago, and on account of his
large earning capacity, judgment
was, by agreement of the parties,
entered at fifteen thousand dol
lars, an unusually large amount,
the largest amount ever recovered
in a case for injuries resulting in
death in Arizona. C. B. Wilson,
County Attorney, and Judge Doe
were attorneys for the plaintiff.
Has Foot Badly Crushed
Leon Jones, who is attending
the Normal from Williams, met
with a serious accident Saturday
afternoon. He ajtempted to board
a passing freight train about three
miles west of Flagstaff, missed his
footing and had his left foot badly
crushed. There were two young
men with him at the time of the
accident. One came back to
Flagstaff for a conveyance while
the other remained with the in
jured boy until the conveyance
returned.
The" boys were on their way to
Riordan for a short outing when
the accident. occurred. Jones is
the step-son of Ed Hamilton and
17 jears of age. Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton came in on No. 10 Sat
urday evening to be with their son.
Prescott Wants to Play
Efforts to arrange a basketball
game between Flagstaff Normal
and the local high school have
practically fallen through, a fact,
keenly regretted by basketball
fans, particularly those residing
in the northern section of the
State.
Such a tussle would unquestion
ably prove not only a great draw
ing card, but would entitle the
winning team to a claim upon the
championship of the State. Re
cently the Normal squad trounced
the Winslow high school and the
local school repeated the same
stunt twice. The Normal school
has, however terminated its bas
ketball activities for the season.
Prescott Journal Miner.
Sheep Shearing at Kingman
Hugh Campbell this week looked
after the shearing of 4000 head of
sheep and shipped the wool to
eastern buyers. It is said that he
was paid 16 cents per pound for
the wool, which is above the mar
ket of last year. J. L. Munds and
A. A. Johns are shearing 11,000
head of sheep, but have not yet
disposed of their wool, believing
that the market will be still better
in a shprt time. It is expected
that fully 200,000 head of sheep
will be brought here for the shear
ing and lambing season. King
man Miner.
Want to Play Here
The Wellington, Kansas, girls
band which is playing under the
auspices of the Santa Fe Reading
room bureau, went through Flag
staff Tuesday. They played at
Williams and-were greatly praised
for their work. They are very anx
ious to play at Flagstaff on their
return trip from California and
have asked that Supt. Busscr be
requested to let them stop' here.
Flagstaff people would very much
like to hear the girls play. There
are about forty in the band.
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