The Parker post., 1913-12-06
OF
BOOTLEGGING
VIOLATER WHO SELLS TO IN
DIAN GETS SIX MONTHS-AN-
OTHER SELLS TO WHITE MAN
AND GETS $3.50 FINE.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald)

Jesse TOmpsOn,a a white man caught
in the act of selling liquor to In
dians in Blythe last week,
was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment in the Justice court of
Judge Walsh last Saturday morning.
Tompson pleaded guilty to the charge
He is said to have done profitable
traffic in booze at Blythe and the
adjacent grading camps during the
past few months.
Tompson charged Amos Adams, an
other white man, with having sold
him the whiskey which he was ped
ding to the Mohaves. Adams was
arrested and on a plea of guilty was
fined $3.50 which he paid and prom
ised no further offense.
The government has a record for
stringent enforcement of the laws
against selling or giving liquor to
Indians and A. c. Plake, an official
on the Colorado River Indian reser-
vation across the river stated while
in the valley this week that whis-
key traffic among the Indians here
must stop or the Mohaves would be
forbidden to come to the valley.
Judge Walsh stated at the trial
Saturday that he would give future
offenders the limit which is six
months imprisonment and $500 fine.
Those guilty are getting off easily
at that according to the judge as a
prosecution under the federal laws
would mean an Imprisonment of
from 2 to years. These cases are
being tried in the local justice court
on instructions from the federal at
torney at Los Angeles on account of
the congested condition of the Uni
| ted States courts there.
TO PRESERVE THE PEACE.
| Two petitions were forwarded rom
Blythe to the county supervisors last
week asking for the appointment OF
constable for this community. One
of the papers signed by over a hun
dred persons petitioned for the ap-
pointment of J. q. Jackson. The
other backed by the vigilance COM
| mittee appointed at a meeting OF
| the business men several days ago,
asked for the appointment of B. E.
| Hoch.
ha itu ie in
need of a peace officer, on full sal
ary is granted by every resident who
takes an interest in the matter. Who
| is to receive the appointment is a
question that has caused a division
| in opinion. In any case the COM
munity seems assured of greater
and rowdyism than has been receiv-
ed in the past.
The plan of majority of the busi-
ness men here as expressed through
the vigilance committee is to have
Mr. Hoch appointed as constable and
| he in turn will have authority to
deputize an officer to be secured on
the outside. Over $100 per month
subscription has been raised for the
payment of such an officer.
TO CHOOSE COTTON QUEEN.
Who shall be crowned queen of the
Cotton Carnival, New Years Day?
The Ladies' Improvement club which
has the selection in charge have de-
cided to leave the matter to a popu-
lar vote. Incidentally to make that
vote the means of raising money
for the general improvement work
which they are carrying on.
The plan of the women is this
Business houses of the valley towns
have been selected as polling places
and at each of these ballot box
and blank votes have been placed.
The voter pays the clerk a nickle
each for the blank ballots, writes
in the name of the desired candidate
and puts the ticket in box. Each
week these votes are to be counted
and the standing published in the
Herald An announcement of the
first weeks standing appears in an
other column.
The contest is to close on the even
ing of December 26 and the young
lady having the highest number of
votes will be crowned queen at the
Years Day.
Already much interest is being
aroused among different cliques and