El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-28
WAVE OF CRIME
AROUSES DOUGLAS
Series Of BurgIaries Occurs; Tax Rate
Reduced. Schools Improved and 10
New Ones Established.

Reduced. schools Improved and 10
New Ones Established.
Douglas, Ariz, July 2S.-A wave of
crime which was intensified within the
last few days, has aroused the people
to such an extent that a largely signed
petition will be presented to the coun-
ell at its next meeting requesting that
the city police force be increased The
final straw was added when the Cad
sden bar was burglarized and $3.50 Sc
cured; the Douglas Drug company en-
tered, a small amount secured from
the cash register and the safe so bat
tered in attempts to open it that a new
one viii nave to be purchased; the
Douglas Grocery entered and small
amount Of cash stolen from the regis
ter; two suit case roDberles reported
from carnival company; NUMBER
of purses snatched from women on the
streets after niShtfalL The three bur-
glaries mentioned occurred in one
night Inc petition mas the DackIns
of the recently organized Douglas Ad
club.
Assistant state engineer Parker has
arrived in the city to commence work
on the state highway between Doug
las and Bisbee, which is now in a de-
plOrable condition owing to the wear
ing away Of the formerly smoothly
oiled surface into chuck holes The
the first step being to remove all oil
from the surface after which ploW-
ing, dragging and rolling will place
the road in the front rank among the
highways of Arizona.
Luis Nicola, a Mexican, charged with
having stabbed an American in Court
land, was arrested here by deputy sher-
if Harris and constable Hayhurst, just
as he was about to cross the line into
Mexico. He has been taken to Tomb
stone.
It viii cost Cochise county approx
mately S272,O to maintain the pub
lie schools during the next school year.
The tax rate this year has been re-
duced from 55 cents to 16 cents on the
500. owing to the large increase IN
the county assessment roll There
were 204 teachers employed In the
county last year. This year there will
be ten more. Eight new school dis
tricts have been formed by county SUI
perintendent Hotchklss.T F11teen new
school buildings were constructed last
year in various parts of the county
Douglas had the honor of harborlng
secretary Of war Lindley NJ. Garrison
and major generals Wood and Ale
shire for a short time. They arrived
here at 6:2O a m. and were met az
the train by Col ]. f. Guildfoyle, OF
the ninth cavalry, and his staff They
remained here for 20 minutes, then
proceeded TO Fort Huachuca-
Jack Calling and Charles Brock
have been arrested charged with hay
line from Sonora and disposed of them
on this side of the line V. A Young,
a local butcher, has also been ar
rested charged with having received
the stolen livestock. Young claims to
have purchased the cattle legitimately
and exhibits a bill Of sale from Man
uel FragOsa for the nine head OF steers
involved.
John Doan, executor of julius Hoedt.
who died last January in the city Jail.
has entered suit against the city OF
Douglas for damages in the sum of
$40, 900 alleging that the jail was not
equipped with beds and that the hard
ship and exposure experienced by
Hoedt were directly responsible for
his death.
The Copper City Brewing company
has been sued for $4,000 as damages
for the death OF Edward Settle, on
September %, 1912. when he was IA
tally injured by being caught in a belt
and Whirled around in the machinery
Francis S Settle, administrative of his
estate, is plaintiff