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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
Public Opinion

own order after the troops were we'll nigh to their destination He has also been active with reference to the Mexican claims held by Americans injured in the battles of Juarez and Agua Prieta.
 The last move of Senator Mark Smith concerning Mexico is resolu- tion introduced in the senate the other day calling upon the president to transmit to congress the names of United States claimants and nature and amounts of claims filed against the republic of Mexico by citizens of the United States since the com mencement of the Madero revolution, and other data concerning the same, together with a full list of names of citizens who live in Mexico and have been killed or wounded or had prop erty destroyed during the revolution, with information as to what has been offered by Mexico in the premises and what has been given for the protec- tion of Amricans in that country.
 The resolution is so worded that in discussion the whole Mexican question in it's relationship to the interests of this country can be brought out and aired for the benefit of the country. And it should pass. Senator Smith should have the hearty cooperation and good will of all people in the southwest for his diligence in this re- gard.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
YAvAPArs PROTEST.
(Globe Record.)

The people of Yapapai county are justly indignant over the action of Governor Hunt in reprieving the four murderers from that county in the state prison at Florence, under sen tence of death, and voiced their pro- test at non-partisan meeting held in Prescott Tuesday night condemning the action of the governor and calling upon the members of the legislature from Yavapai county to again vote to retain the capital punishment clause in the code which the governor vetoed because of his opposition to the death penalty. So incensed are the citizens of Yavapai county that there is strong talk of circulating petitions for the recall of Governor Hunt. While the right of the governor to his opinion in this, or any other subject of public policy is unquestioned, yet the fact should not be lost sight of that the law prescribing the death penalty for murder is still a part of the criminal code of Arizona, and when the gov ernor without any valid excuse what ever, reprieved condemned muFderers he violated his oath, and is deserving of the severest censure.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
WHAT GLOBE
 THINKS OF HANGING.

tCTlODe RecOrQ.)
 Five red-handed murderers are en- toying life in Governor Hunts pleas ure resort at Florence because the man elected by the people of the state of Arizona to administer their laws has set himself above the courts and the law, which say that these five men should have paid the penalty for their crimes on the gallows some time ago. MT. Hunt gave as his excuse for befriending the five murderers the pretended belief that possibly a ma jority of the people of the state did not believe in capital punishment.
 Aside from the fact that MT. Hunt, neither leaglly nor morally, had any right to violate the, spirit, if not the letter of the law to meet his own per sonal whims, it appears from various incidents that have tranSpired in widely separated sections of the state that he is without even the pretext of any considerable public approval on which to base his arbitrary action. That his fellow-townsmen in Globe are not of his mind in regard to the punishment of the most cowardly of all criminalS-the murdererS-waS plainly demonstrated here yesterday while a jury was being secured to hear the case of a Japanese accused of the murder of an aged woman. Fifty-6ve men were summoned for possible jury duty in the case. They were not men selected by the prosec'l- tion or by the defense but were men picked at random from the business houses and streets of Globe by the deputy sheriffs sent out by the court. When these men were called upon to answer as to their fitness to serve in the case on trial they were asked whether they believed in capital pun ishment; the penalty which Governor Hunt professes to believe majority of the people of Arizona oppose. OUT OF THE FIFTY-FIVE EXAMINED ONLY TWO OBJECTED TO THE DEATH PENALTY. And one of them afterward stated that he belieV- ed in putting murderers to death, but that he was unwilling to accept the responsibility of voting, as juror, to do so. The other was formerly an employee of Governor Hunt.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
SHOULD NOT
 VETO PENAL CODE.
(AriZona Daily Star. )

It is the hope expressed all over the state that Governor Hunt will not veto the penal code when it reaches him. He has been quoted as say ing he would do so because it was the same as was passed by the last spe- cial session of the legislature and sent to him before that session adjourned. He vetoed that measure because 1t limited the power of the chief eXecu- tive as to pardoning and parol1nS prisoners in the state penitentiary. The code virtually says that those who are sentenced to death must pay the death penalty, and that does not meet with the approval of the govern or.
 Governor Hunt is entitled to his views in the matter and he believes he is right, but the legislature has eX- pressed the views of the people they represent and thy have sent the penal code to the governor with the pardoning and paroling power limit ed.
 The governor will be doing the right thing if he allows the measure to become a law without his signature if he thinks he should not sign it. The matter can come before the peo- pie on a referendum vote and if they object to the code they will so vote. It is the people in the state and not one man in the state who should be considered in such matters. VetoinG the measure will simply mean that the penal code cannot be in force and that all the work done upon it has been wasted. This will mean loss of thousands of dollars that the work has cost the state. There is nothing else in the penal code that meets with II o1, nf
 We believe it will be to the inter est of the state if Governor Hunt will bow to the will of the legislature in this matter.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
COUNTY ASSESSORS HAVE
 RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS
State Tax Commission Sends Out Let ter To All Counties Relative
 To Assessing Mines in Ab- h sence of Specifies tatute.

The mine taxation situation still engroSSeS the attention of the state tax commission as we'll as a number of the members of the legislature and the mining companies themselves. However up to this good hour no mine tax bill has been passed. Yes terday it was thought for a while cific powers to the state tax com mission would be brought out of the house committee on enrolling and en- crossing and passed upon third read ing To this bill was added on Wednesday the mine tax provisions contained in what was up to that time a separate bill, but which is now a part of the senate bill. However the bill is an exceedingly long one and in consequence it was decided that nothing had better be done with it until tomorrow, SO that the enroll ing and expressing committees can avail themselves of more time on the important work of fixing the bill for final action in the house.
 This situation bore down on the tax commission so that at an eXecu- tive session it was decided to send a general letter to all the county as- sssors in the state with instructions for their guidance in the matter of the assessment or mlnlnS property. This was done and the following let ter constructed by Secretary Jesse |. Boyce was sent out yesterday.
 May 2, 1913
 Dear Sir:-In view of the fact that the assessing season is now rapidly drawing to a close and no definite mine tax legislation has yet been enacted, this commission believes that you should now obtain a list of all assessable property of the various mining companies in your county.
 Tn obtaining this list and placing your values on the personal property you will bear in mind the previous order of this commission, instructing you to assess all property at it's full cash value.
 You should see that the list of the mining claims shows the claim by name, and acreage, and also have all contiguous claims listed by groups designating as producing" those from which ore is being extracted. Do not place any valuation on the mining claims, nor enter the assess ments upon your assessment rolls until you are further advised by this commission.
 By Order Of the
 STATE TAX COMMISSION, JESSE l.. BOYSE, Secretary.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

Days and weeks have passed since the announcement made in Phoenix that petitions in circulation de manding initiative the queston whether capital punishment should be abolished Arizona After weeks it reported that petitions taning than hundred signatures had been received in the office of the secretary After another weeks the given that about hundred had petoned election proPos ed constitutional amendment Since then nothing has been said about the petitions in the Phoenix papers, but the effort bring vote the pet of Govrnor Hunt has been abandoned However is evident that there has been rush the of the of the give endorsement the will executive.
 In the meantime the to the anttcaptal punish ment petitions from the representatives of the people the legislature the passage of law provision in penal code taking away present governor
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

and the free hand in the matter of prieving, pardoning parong criminals This law vetoed by the governor, but to criticism legislature from the people for
 this in justification of the because his Now, the penal code is to be presented to governor again signature without change single word.
 Should governor again this then all the time in the revising of the criminal code time the legislature in it's will the session of the prolonged further consideration criminal will be the result of the deter imitation of governor gardng capital punishment the legislature and the people Arizona regardless of consequences hardly likely that Governor Hunt will undertake maintain attitude.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
WILL START WORK
 ON S75.OOO BUILDING.

PHOENIX, May 5.-At last a def mite date has been set for the begin ming of the construction of the pro- posed handsome Korrick building, the future home of the New York store, at First and Washington streets. On June 1 it is planned that dirt will begin to fly in the work of eXcavat- ing for the three story and basement, reinforced concrete structure which will replace the ancient one-story adobe building now utilized as an an nex for the big department store. The new building will cost between $75,0O9 and $S0,000.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

This is the long have sought" That expression of Hon. Champ Clark Speaker Representatives he advanced the aisle the House the last night the big tariff The members and the galleries cheered the democratic horse to the echo. It splendid tribute of lection grizzly statesman from Missouri who for twenty stood the leader small minority against special of this fostered high tariff. The present democratic victory victory
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

The action of the present legislature in reducing the price of legal advertising the the without investigation knowledge of what sonable charge advertising Arizona indication of the necessity for organization the part of newspaper publishers in Arizona Arizona is the only state in the union without press association and is high time that the publishers effected organ zation for self protection against spite work malice the part small bore would-be statesmen.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

Maricopa County farmers, supported by a portion the Phoenix showing disposition dodge obligation making pay construction the Roosevelt the prosperity of the Salt River Valley today It has not been that the Salt River valley farmer in straits for lack sufficient to irrigate his The government to
 their with the greatest irrigation project times It is true that the dam cost than the original This all great The evidence the hearing before the Secretary the Interior does show that there travagance, neither there graft. The vicious upon Louis c. H the reclamation engineer had charge of the construction of the dam uncaed and be substantated. The Maricopa county
 farmers should smile feel gad and and their efforts "honrswaggle' Uncle portion of the money which spent for their salvation.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

Judge Morrow the United District Court re- gently in session Phoenix, has written Attorney General of the United States advocating an amendment to the criminal code providing that the of selling liquor Indians shall be misdemeanor not felony and giving Court Commissioners right to try these and infct punishment. More than hundred tried Phoenix a great expense the Certainly the recommend ations Judge good.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

Senator c. B. Wood of Marcopa County, appears to set hair trigger and the least S 10 unexpected discharge criticism abuse and charges which Maricopa unable to SUD- port. His attack the State Engineer, Hon. Lamar Cobb, last week is example of his impetuosy Wood made bluff" and called" If the show down is forced by the will lose his cheeks" the game.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

In the event the protected manufacturing of the country bring about pression by the discharge of employees of plants in retaliation the high prctec- tive tariff duties articles, Department of Commerce and Labor proposes to talk vigorous hand. The revocation a few charters Inter- state business might have a wholesome n many instances It's poor rule that won't ways.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

All Clifton is in mourning of the death of Col M J. Egan for than twenty years a resident of Clifton where chief Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd, whose death San Diego Wednesday, beloved by every man, child the town. Possessing kind and nature a obliging gentleman all occasions, his grand character He be- trayed friend and took advantage of enemy. He great lover of books and art and highly cated polished gentleman. a reference brary in himself and delighted in helping his fellow and his will always live in the hearts the peo pie O CClifton
 None knew him but to love him,
 None name him but to praise"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
SMITH WANTS
 FACTS UNCOVERED.
Douglas International.

Douglas InternationalD
 Senator Mark Smith is diligent in his desire to accomplish something of value to his state and the southwest on the Mexican situation. It was he who made such a vigorous protest against the delivery of the Mexican federal prisoners to Juarez and Ojeda and his bunch of officers to Guaymas to reinforce Huerta forces that the war department countermanded it's
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE.

Preaching Every Sunday Morning.
 and Evening. Bible School, Sunday. ....9:45 am. Prayer Meeting. Wednesday 500 pm Teachers Meeting, Friday. .7:30 p. m. Monthly Con. 4th Wed. ...s:O0 p.m.- Communion Service, 1st Sunday in each quarter.
 A hearty welcome awaits you at each service.
 VIM. J. GORDON, Pastor.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

The democratic house of representatives has out it's platform pledges to the people, the protective tariff the life great den of indirect should CTS of millions American consumers
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

The Greenlee County representatives in the Legis- ature have the opportunity County and Clifton real service by putting through bill per hitting Supervisors county to con portion Clifton-Norenci road within the incorporated limits Clifton.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

We advise majority of the representatives in the First State Legislature take last longing the capital pie counter It will be cold day in August fore of them will again hear the peo- pie.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09

The Senate has again passed the bill abolshng that august body in Arizona. If the House will amendment abolshng entire legislature period of eight every will heave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE Il. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth district.

1893. which began under a republican
tariff He spoke about the panic of
1907, when the Dingley bill was in
force.
"I heard a doctor say once that II
man would start down town in the
morning feeling perfectly well, and
every man he met for five or six
blocks would stop him and condole
with him as to how badly he looked
and inquire OF him what was the mat
ter, before he had gone another block
he would feel sick sure enough.
That is precisely what these men
are doing. They propose to get in the
newspapers every day. day after day,
that the country is going to the dogs
and business is going to the deuce. BY
all right thinking men this will be con-
sidered a monstrous and unpardon-
able performance"
The speaker then showed by figures
that free list imports in November
only exceeded those of last November
by about $2,00O,0O0.- Does any man
in his senses believe that this increase
would create a panic?" he asked.
"If there is any hold-up in the bust
ness of the country-and IL may be
that a good deal of prudence is being
exercised about tit is not on &C
count of the tariff bill. 1t is the I'M
certainty about the currency legisla-
ton Bankers do not like to lend their
money out until they know what The
bill is going to do, and If the senate
will pass the bill substantially as it
passed the house, it will be the most
popular banking bill ever passed in
the United States. / talked to James
]. Hill last week. and he said that he
does not believe there is going to be
any panic in this country. He said
that the banks were going slow until
this banking bill was passed-until
they knew where they were going to
land.
1.-The very minute that bill becomes
a law the banks will open up. people
can get money to carry on the bust
ness of the country. and the country
will blossom like a rose under these
democratic bills"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
SOFT FOR THE DUKE

Once upon a time an English king
confiscated the properties OF the Cath
ole organizations and apportioned
them among his favOrites. the duke OF
Bedford getting a great part OF the
land on which the city OF London now
stands
Through all the centuries since IN
tervening that land has been held by
the Bedfords. II has been easy TO hold
g. because there we're practically no
taxes 20 pay upon f. The landlords
Of England were IN continuous con-
troll OF the house OF lords and they
would permit no bin proposing taxes
upon their Land TO become Law.
Feeling q BIT pinched for money, the
present duke Of Bedford the other day
sold 10 acres IN London for $50 600. 900.
Pretty soft for the duke, Cost him
nothing 20 get. cost him nothing 10
hold, cost him nothing 20 improve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
LILLE cnnIsrMNs SPIRIT.

The man worth while = he who Il
willing To sacrifice a little OF his per-
sonaI advantage in order 10 try 20
make some one else q little happier.
Every one a. bound 10 admit the truth
OF this in the abstract Yet how many
practice this principle. or encourage
some enc else who Is doing f.?
There Is plenty OF Good Fellows IN
Rock Island az The Argus has found
who out OF greatheartedness and
noble impulse have generously aid
ed tho annual Santa Claus enterprise
which the paper has conducted for
ears. The Associated Charities will
bear testimony 10 the liberal and
charitable motive Of the people OF
Rock Island in a broader sense.
Here Is 10 be found the true Christ
mas spirit. which looks down into the
hearts OF the unfortunate and the de
pendent and dispels for the instant.
~ least. the gloom with the glorious
light OF peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
vs.. VIOLENCE.

A suffragist visited the national leg
islative halls Of France With the re-
mark, Il offer these for their good in
nuence and as an apology for my mis-
guided sisters" she distributed yiolets
10 the officials and apologized for the
mIlitants who used acid and fire
brands and explosives. She presented
concise arguments in favor OF votes for
women in a most intelligent manner
and made a number OF converts TO the
cause.
Some authorities who have studied
the situation in England insist that the
women there have been driven to des-
perate methods. Some men OF patri-
otto purpose-men opposed 10 lawless-
ness and disorder-insist that the
women OF England exhausted every
possible peaceful means before adopt
ing the militant methods, but the aver.
age human mind has as yet failed TO
find any convincing argument that
would Justify the violence which has
caused many innocent OF wrong 10 suf-
fer.
Surely methods OF violence would
have failed IN Illinois.
II is because others who have taken
up this work in later years have stood
upon this firm foundation that they
have succeeded.
II was a violet-like gentleness OF the
women OF the suffrage lobby in the
last general assembly, their argu-
mentative powers. their intelligent ap-
peal, that crowned their efforts with
success.
So We believe II should be and could
be elsewhere. even in England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
.EFLIc.rroN.s HEAVY HAND

Surely indeed has the cruel hand OF
Fate been laid upon the Vestermark
family. 1902 Eighteenth avenue. into
whose home the dark angel stole yes
terday and took the infant baby daugh-
ter. while she slept I'm her little crib.
To the parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Nels =.
Vestermark. still stunned by the ter
rible accident that befell their 1O-year-
old son. Harold. some months ago
when he lost both -rms as the result
OF a fall from a tree. this added blow
came with crushing force. The moth
er. suffering from the awful woe OF
her little sons fate, became almost
distracted when she found the dead
body OF her baby girl. while the father.
unnerved by continued reveTses, IS
near.y Frustrated
In Rock Island the great heart Of
human kind has been going out in gen
erous response 10 a worthy appeal for
funds TO educate the crippled boy. and
yesterdays tragedy will bring fresh
evidences OF that full measure OF sym
patty. which. while IL cannot eoothe,
may be yet sincere. deep felt and sub
stantial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
Cchicago Record-HeraidD

A Washington dispatch TO The Rec
ord Herald under date of Dec. % says:
The president is expected to make
out a slate OF appointees for the fed
eraI reserve board while he is on va
cation at Pass Christian. Miss. He
will leave for there tomorrow night"
pleasant journey to him and may
he enjoy his vacation. He has certain
Is earned II without the accompani-
ment of the business that he is carry
ing along with him, but probably
little thing like that doesn't bother him
much. A man who has stuck TO his
job IS he has through the doubtful
joys of a Washington summer might
suffer from too sudden a change to
complete rest.
Whatever way he may choose to
pass his time the whole country will
wish him a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. For he has given
heartening example OF devotion to
publ, duty. OF strength OF purpose, OF
sane. intelligent and effective persist
ence II he has been a dictator. as
some OF his critics declare, a tIsurper
of the powers of a coordinate branch
OF the government, IL is certainly re-
markable how little noise he has made
in working for his policies. His mes
sages have been short, infrequent and
the reverse OF loud. They have been
in the highest degree courteous TO con-
gress. The pertinacity or resolution
has been clear enough, but the man
ner has been admirable. 1t is the COM