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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
FAvoR BOND ISSUE

When the Board of Supervisors con-
vene on Monday morning there will
be presented for their consideration
numerous petitions, signed generally
by the taxpayers in different portions
of the county praying the Board to
issue bonds in the sum of $3.50, 900. 90
for the purpose of completing county
roads already partially constructed.
Petitions recite that this amount of
money is required for the following
purposes:
Completion Morenci road. -. $4,000
Ward Canyon to York (2m) $4,000
York to Sheldon e miles) -. 5000
Repair Bridges Sheldon to
Duncan. -. ....-... 1.500
Repair Road Duncan to
Franklin. 80. 1000
Constructing Road Duncan to
Ash Peak. -. 10000
Completion Metcalf road. =. 5000
Repair and Construction Duncan
bridge. -. $4,000
Constructing miles road to
Carlisle. ...... 1000
Repair road Franklin to New
Mexico l1ne..-. z,OOO
The remainder of the bond issue is
to be used to take up the present
deficit in the road fund and the COM
pletion of other work under way and
partially completed in the vicinity Of
Morenci and Metcalf.
With these petitions before them
it is expected that the Board will
order the clerk to advertise the
bonds for sale. and road work in this
county will be resumed and the out
standing road vouchers paid, just
as soon as the sale can be effected.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
THE SUPERIOR COURT
b.
Trial of Criminal Cases viii Begin
on February 9th, When Trial Jury
Will Be EmpaneIIed.

The trial session of the Superior
Court will begin on Monday, Febru-
ary Sth, when the trial jury will be
enpanelled. Trial jurors summoned
to appear on that date are! Chas.
Chaplin, E. W. Hanie, Joe Healer, F.
Backstein, C. E. Eddleman, Gus
Peterson, L. B. Stephens, Jr., Adam
Smith, S. c.. Redd, E. L. Jones, Jr.,
Rudolph Dindinger, John Grimes, K.
D. Fisk, ]. B. Hill, C. A. Jackson,
H. E. McCurdy, c. H. Tuttle, A.
Lines, R. D. Shaw, c. G. Cole, Chas.
M. Simon, William Casio, A. M.
Weir, James Elledge, A. N. Terry,
H. E. Scott, S. w. Massey, Ira
Harper, G. M. Harris, A R. Marshall,
w. w. Mcmillan, J. NJ Kilsbey, P.
H. Patterson, E. M. Edmonds, H.
Darr, j. A. Hildreth, E. U. Beau
champ, Fred Beck, John Roseveare,
E. Riley, J. W. Christian, Jacob
Dichtenmiller, ]. F. Reeves, Harry
Wright, Ralph Ellis, NJ. B. Golding,
R. S. Black, Carl W. Anerswald, r.
L. Reid, NJ. Donahue.
The case of Allie Elizabeth Moore
(minor) VS.. John M. Webster, a
suit for damages as a result of a
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29

MIAMI, Arizona, Jan. $3.50 far
as the Miami mine and mill are con-
cerned the strike which has been in
force here for the past two weeks
came to an end soon after noon to-
day, when the strikers committee
and General Manager B. Britton
Gottsberger agreed on scale OF
wages at which the men were willing
to return to work
Immediately afterward fires were
started in the. power house and prep
arations started for a general re-
sumption of work at mine and con-
|centrator
Among the strikers were six hum
dred employees of the Miami company
who will now return to work, the in
creased wages to go into effect Feb.
ruary 1.
Under the agreement the machin-
lists, electricians. boilermakers, car
penters. helpers, and common labor
ers will get the wages that were
paid before the ten per cent cut was
A1daC IL august.
The miners and hosting engineers
will work on sliding scale.
There is; to be no discrimination
against any of the men on account
of the strike
The scale is as follows: Machin-
lists, electricians, carpenters and
boiIermakers, s4.25. Minerst mini.
mum wage, SO SO, with copper at
thirteen ceKts; SO. .65 with copper at
fourteen cents; So. 75 with copper at
fifteen cents.
Hosting engineers. with copper at
thirteen cents, s4.25 on single drum
hoist, $4.5O on double drum; fire.
men $S.75, oilers $3.50. pumpmen
81 90. With copper at fourteen cents
they will receive a raise of fifteen
cents, and with copper at fifteen
cents another ten cents a day will
be added to the wages.
Laborers, 81 90 per day.
At 4:30 p. M, President George
Powell of the Miami Miners union
telephoned the Daily Silver Belt from
the Inspiration mine office that the
strikers committee and General
Manager Mills had agreed upon the
same scale of wages as that agreed
to earlier in the day by General Man.
ager Gottsberger of the Miami mine.
The strike is over and work will be
resumed at the increased wages in
both mines and mills. Shaft men
at the Inspiration have been asked
to return to work tomorrow morn.
ing.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
ella Valley Bank Changes


At a meeting of the directors OF the
ella Valley Bank & Trust Co., held
at Globe last week, Mr.. j. r. Todd,
cashier of the Gila Valley bank at
this place, was elected to the posi-
ton of Assistant General Manager
and will leave on Monday for Globe,
where he will make his home in the
future, although his official duties
will often bring him to this district.
Mr.. Moore remains the General Man
ager of the bank but will have his
headquarters at Phoenix where he is
cashier of the Valley Bank, which Is
now controlled by the same capital
lists as the Gila Valley Bank. Mr..
w. S. Bradf1eld, who has been assist
ant cashier here, has been appointed
cashier of the Clifton branch and
Mr. L. T. Payne, formerly of Mo-
renci, has accepted the position of
assistant cashier.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
LOCAL CONDITION IS
IMPROVING WITH
BETTER PRICES
A. c. Co. Ltd. is Gradually Increasing
Its Output and an Increase in
Wages is Now Under Consideration
Shannon Company is Overhaul
ing Plan tand Repairing Railroad

Reports from ten principal GUS
toms districts, announced Wednes-
day from the department of com.
merce, show copper exports for the
week ending January % amounted to
$3, ,05O,6O1, or $2,011, $50 more than
was shown for the preceding week
ending Jan. 16. The total exports
last week was 26,057, ,055 pounds
against 1886, 759, the preceding week.
This increase netted favorable cop
per trade balance last week of ST.
l861,925, the aggregate of the i'm
ports being only S20S,676.
France was the principal purchaser
lof copper from United States mark
cts last week, 14,927,323 pounds be-
ing transported to France. Italy
was second with 4,114,324 pounds,
and England was third with 3,4S9 ,437.
During the eight weeks ended jan
t23, 33,396,426 pounds of copper
worth $12,001,OO6 were exported. I'm
ports for that period amounted to
13,025,424 pounds and cost $1,619, ,662.
The continued Improvement in the
demand for copper is already being
reflected by increased activity in
the local district. We understand
that the A. G. company will pro-
duce approximately 1900 tons during
the current month which is about
three hundred tons more than the
average of the past four months.-thus
rejecting the increase in demand.
The price of electrolytic copper
has now passed the 14c mark al
though the average price for Janu-
ary will be below IA cents as the
Improvement did not occur until the
latter part of the month
Regarding an increase in wages in
the Clifton n-Morenci district both Mr..
Carmichael, general manager of the
"A. c. Co. Ltd. and Mr. Thomson,
general manager of the Detroit Cop
per Mining Co., stated to repre-
sentative of the Era that the ques-
tion of an increase in wages was un-
der consideration by both companies
and that they hoped to be in posi-
ton to make a definite announcement
to their employees within few
days
Every indication points to the
fact that the Shannon Copper Co.
will resume operations at an early
date. The smelter and concentrator
is being cleaned up and overhauled
and the Shannon Arizona railroad
track repaired looking to a resump-
tion of operations. General Mana
ger Bennie has been in Phoenix
this week but is reported to have
stated that the Shannon would re-
sumo very shortly if the copper
market shows signs of strengthen
ing.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29

CONTINUED on Page 81
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29

collision between Webster's auto and
"a buggy in which the little girl was
riding, has been set for trial follow
ing the criminal cases at the Febru-
ary term.
At the request of c. 1. Paddock,
held in jail on a charge of murder,
A. R. Lynch, was this week appoint
ed as counsel for the defendant.
Everett Hagan, a dealer in second
hand goods in North Clifton was this
week released after furnishing bond
in the sum of two hundred dollars :.
Hagan was arrested on an informa-
ton filed by the County Attorney,
charging him with contributing to
the delinquency of two minors, Ray
monde Hernandez and Manuel Du-
ran, by causing, encouraging and ad-
vising them to commit the crime of
petty larceny on or about the first
day of January of this year. Hagan
is alleged to have induced the
boys to steal brass and copper fit
tings from the A. C.. Co. which he
in turn purchased from them.
Juan B. Arroyo has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Pablo
Rivas who was recently killed in a
mine accident at Metcalf.
v. E. Burtch has entered silt
against J. w. Aker and James v.
Parks in the sum of $3.50. 90 on a
promissory note executed in May,
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
DUNCAN BANK ROBBERS
PLEAD GUILTY To CHARGE

night passed through the Await road
camp between Sheldon and Coro-
nado
According to their own story they
came down Wards canyon into
Clifton about one o'clock at night and
rode quietly through the town and ad-
mitted being accosted by a man on
the bridge as they were crossing the
Frisco. 1t will be remembered that
C. L. Uthus stated that he saw two
men at that hour and it transpires
that the men were the Duncan rob-
bers making their way up the Blue.
They Travelled up the river all night
and just at day break passed a
camper at the mouth ofSardine creek.
This part Of their story is also cor
roborated by the rancher. AS soon
as it was day they pulled off into the
mountains on Pat mesa, hobbled out
their horses, and laid behind rocks
all day. About ten O'Clock In the
morning they saw Sheriff Patty and
possee hurrying across the mesa in
hiding place until dark on the night
| of the sixteenth and then proceeded
! up the Blue to the ranch of j.. J..
Hale, the father of Joe Hale During
the day time they hid in the noun
tains near there and on the day fol-
lowing their arrival saw the sheriff's
posse again which they say number
ed thirteen men at that time.
Mack remained at the ranch of
Hale for three days and securing a
fresh mount proceeded to Magdalena.
On the way he overlook Mexican
freighter and rode into Magdalena on
his wagon with his horse tied be-
hind Here he made the Mexican a
present of his horse and boarded a
train for Roaring Springs, Texas,
stopping off at Fort Worth, where he
proceeded to paint the town red He
bought Ford automobile and open
ed upl.a butcher business at Roaring
Springs and was later joined by
fathers ranch for several weeks,
who brought with him his half of
the stolen money. Hale followed in
the footsteps of Mack and entered up
on joyful carousal at the same time
making display of yellow boys
which made the native population of
Roaring Springs sit up and take no
tice. This led to the capture of the
two men. Deputy sheriffs became
suspicious and wired the sheriff's Of
fee here for descriptions of the
men wanted and upon its arrival
placed the two men under arrest.
This week Ira Greer was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Carter of Duncan
as the third man in the plot and he
is now in the county jail awaiting
preliminary hearing. J. j. Hale
was also arrested for being an acces-
sorry and aiding and abetting the es-
cape of Mack and Hale. On Friday
he was released on $500 bond on
the promise that he would bring in
the guns left at his house by the
two men which they alleged was fur
nished them in Elephant Butte by
Greer.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
WH|SKEY CASES TAKE
PRECEDENCE IN
JUSTICE COURT
Peace Officers in Clifton and Morenci
Become Active in enforcement Of
New Prohibition Law-One Drunk
and DisorderIy Gets 100 Days.

i
The week just ended has been a
disastrous one for drunks and al
legged bootleggers. Constable Brad
berry at Clifton. and Deputy Sheriff
Larrieu of Morenci, have gathered in
several offenders and in two instances
the men arrested have implicated
others.
N. L. Lewis, carpenter of Cliff
ton, was placed under arrest by Con-
stable Bradberry, in company with
Night officers GooIsby and Bills,
who charge Lewis with being drunk
and disorderly in front of the A. C..
store on the night of the 26th. Lewis
was lodged in Jail and at his trial be-
fore Justice of the Peace McWilliams
he was sentenced to pay fine of 500
or serve a term of 100 days in Jail.
Through his attorney E. v. Horton
an appeal was taken to- the Superior
Court and Lewis was released by.
furnishing bond in the sum of $500.
with O.. J. Cotey and Tom Simpson
as sureties.
Fred Harper was arrested on Tues
day evening in an intoxicated condi-
ton by Constable Bradberry who
found in his possession quart bot
tie of whiskey about three-fourths
full. When questioned as to where
he got the liquor Harper stated to
the officer that he got it from Ray
Duke. a bartender formerly employed
at the Last Chance. Harper's story
is that he entered the Last Chance
and laid down two dollars and
gave Duke a wink out OF the right
eye. Later he was told to go to
the rear of the saloon where the lava
tory is located. There he found
quart bottle of whiskey which he
put i'm his pocket and departed. On
the evidence of Harper Duke was ar
rested and waived preliminary ex-
animation and was bound over to
the Superior Court in the sum OF
$500 90 with John G. Gatti and
Vernon Martin as sureties. Duke
stoutly maintains his Innocence and
has retained a lawyer to defend him.
P. F. Crowley is out on bond in
the sum of $10O, charged with hav-
ing given N. L. Lewis and Tom Siri-
ami a drink out of a bottle of whis-
key in Sirannfs place on Tuesday
night. Crowley denied his guilt
and waived preliminary hearing and
the case will be heard in the Super
ior court.
Luciano Diaz is serving thirty
days sentence in jail for giving a
compatriot a drink of port wine in
front of the Empire Theatre in Mo-
renci last week.
On Thursday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Joe Larrieu brought down
Romulo Aragon and Ascencior Chavez
from Morenci, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and having in
their possession half pint OF whls-
key. When ,arraigned before Justice
McWilliams both defendants plead
guilty and when questioned by the
Justice where they got the whiskey
declared that they purchased 1T from
Chas. Chesterfield in New Town.
paving him fifty cents for the same
A complaint was filed against Ches-
terfield who is at present IN Ell Paso,
but is expected back here in few
days.
AS exhibits in the above cases JUS
tice McWilliams is now the custo-
dian of a pretty good supply of John
Barleycorn.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29


Third Man in the PIct-sentence
Will Be Passed Upon Robbers on
Saturday, February 9th.
When arraigned in the Superior
Court on Tuesday of this week to
plead to the information lodged
against them for the robbery of
The Bank Of Duncan in this county
on September 18th last, J. F. Mack
and Joe Hale, waived their time to
plead and plead guilty to the charge
They were remanded to jail and sen.
tence will be passed upon them on
February 9Th.
Before the arrested men were
brought up stairs to enter their plea
the officers were in possession of a
complete confession from both of the
men reciting in detail the story OF
the hold-up and the movements
prior to and following the robbery OF
the bank.
/ In this confession Hale and Mack
implicate Ira Greer, who according to
their story was the instigator of the
plot, originally having for it's pur-
pose the robbery of a bank at Hills
boro, N. M, and Duncan, Arizona.
ACCORDING to the story Greer agreed
to finance the proposition, furnish
ing the arms and ammunition, horses
and saddles and money for expenses,
,,,i+I +b1 ,,do,e+o.d;,o +bo+ he ,.,o g
to receive a third of the proceeds.
Mack and Hale were to do the work.
This was the first part of September
and Hale and Mack were working at
the Elephant Butte dam near Ell
Paso According to agreement
Greer secured the outfit and Hale
and Mack struck out for Hillsboro.
Upon their arrival there the situ-
alton did not look good to the would
be bank robbers, and they proceeded
towards Duncan, securing fresh
mounts from the range as they
travelled and turning their tired
horses loose. On the Afternoon of
September 18th the two men rode
1nLO ITOIn tQ0 east, anu 1dl0
who was familiar with the surround
ings about Duncan, led the way to
the door of the bank. The men dis
mounted and quietly entered the
bank and asked to have check
cashed. When Cashier Lanneau
looked up he was covered with 45
six shootef The cashier and assist
ant were marched into the bank vault
at the point of guns and all the cash
on hand secured, most of it being in
gold. After filling two sacks with
coin the robbers locked Lanneau and
his assistant in the vault and made
their escape. According to their
own story they travelled rapidly in
the direction of Ash Peak until they
came to the divide between Duncan
and Solomonville and then doubled
back towards the ella, following the
old Vaughn toll road to a point near
Sheldon. They crossed the river
there and travelling the main road at
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
No Saloon for Richmond-

No Saloon for Richmond
License was refused for the estab-
lishment of a saloon at Richmond,
New Mexico, three miles from Dun
can, Arizona, by county clerk E. B !.
Venable, the names on the petition
against the proposed saloon out
numbering the one for the establish
ment. Another defeat for John
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
STRIKE AT MIAMI IS
BROUGHT TO END
BY CONFERENCE

MachinIsts, Electricians, Boilermak-
ers, Carpenters, Helpers, and Com
mon Laborers at Miami Mine to
+ Get Wages Paid Before Ten Per
Cent cut-.Miners and Hosting
Engineers to Work on Sliding
Scale.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29

BORN-To the wife of H. A Ell
lott, ESQ.,, on Sunday morning, G
ten pound boy.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
MINE ASSESSMENT
IS ALL IMPORTANT
TAX MEASURE
Is Now the Regular Order of the
Calendar and is Assured of Pass
age in senate-GreenIee County
Senator Favors the Bill.
SECOND ARIZONA LEGISLATURE
ENTERS ITS Third WEEK

County Seat Removal Bill Will Pass
State Assistance Asked for San
Carlos Highway. Mothers Pen
sion Law Repealed in the Senate
The Legislative Grind Condensed.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29

When Arraigned in Superior Court
on Tuesday to Plead BotF Defend
ants Plead Guilty and in Confession
Give Officers Clue duplicating
Third Man in the PIet-Sentence
Will Be Passed Upon Robbers on
Saturday, February 9th.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-12
DELAYS PERPLEX
j. S. OFFICIALS
Information on Sinking OF
Ancona Awaited in
Washington

Washington, d. c., Nov. 12.-State
Department officials were perpleXed
to-day over the unexplained delays in
getting definite official information on
the sinking of the Italian liner An
coma with probable loss of American
passengers. No dispatches had reached
the State Department early to-day al
though Secretary Lansing had ex-
pected to get word from Rome, Mar
seilles and other points near the scene
of the disaster. All information so far
has been fragmentary.
A consular official has been or
dered to Tunis from a nearby post on
the assumption that Consul James B.
Young is not there, and on the Off
cial's arrival he is expected to get dis
patches through as quickly as pos
sible. Meanwhile Ambassador Page
at Rome is expected to send some def
mite official details. His official dis
patches so far make no reference to
the circumstances of the firing upon
the liner, the question of warning,
the nationality of the submarine and
other details which are to be cleared
up as promptly as possible by the TAX
ing of testimony of survivors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-12
RedGeld Hunting Men
Who Had Medals Awarded
Them For Heroic Deeds

Washington, d. c.. Nov. u. In
formation is wanted by Secretary Red
field as to the whereabouts of sixteen
members of the former crew of the
American steamer Kroonland, of the
Red Star Line. to whom medals award
ed by Congress for their heroism in
rcscuing eighty-nine persons from the
burning steamer Volturno, in the North
Atlantic ocean in October, 1913, remain
to be presented.
Congress by resolution adopted
March Il 1914. expressed its thanks to
the Kroonland's officers and crew for
their gallant work and appropriated
$4,000 for the purchase of a gold watch
and chain for Captain Paul II. Krei-
bohm and gold. silver and bronze
medals for the others. Secretary Red
field was authorized to make the pur-
chases and present them.
All of the Kroonland's officers and
crew, numbering forty, have received
their gifts except the sixteen whom
Secretary Redfield is having consider
able difficulty in finding. This is IL
lustrated by the fact that of the men
who have already received medals. one
was found in London and the others
in the Belgian army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-12
RACE SUICIDE"
MENACES RACE
Princeton Professor Says City's
Old Families Are
Dying Out

Philadelphia, Nov. II. - Deploring
race suicide among the odd families
in Boston, Philadelphia and elsewhere
from voluntary causes" Professor E.
G.. Conklin. Of Princeton University,
yesterday advised that every means
be taken to bring about the marriage
of the best with the best. for if we
prevent the reproduction of the best
and allow the reproduction of the
worst the race is doomed"
Professor Conklin spoke in the
Bellevue -Stratford, before the conven-
ton of the American Association for
the Study and Prevention of Infant
Mortality. He defined "eugenics" as
good heredity," and urged that every
normal man and woman be taught
that their most important duty lis to
leave to the race good, wholesome,
happy children"
He said the idea of race of super
men was an iridescent dream, as
everyone is born with d faulty heri-
tage. and mankind cannot solve the
problem of eliminating all its unfit as
the breeder or plant-grower does. by
selecting and breeding only the best.
Mankind Is Mongrcl
THE only possible chance for i'm
proving the race" he said. Lies in
eliminating from reproduction tnOSe
who have faulty characteristics We
cannot do it as the breeder or plant
grower does it. Mankind will not con-
sent to be reproduced in breeding pens
We can only eliminate the worst. Man
kind is mongrel race. It is hopeless
TO expect to get pure stock
There is absolutely no one who
does not receive faulty heritage.
There are some that are so faulty that
they are menace to society 1t is in
the power of society to eliminate from
reproduction the dependent class of
detectives. who would have died in
primitive society. but who survive in
modern society because better care is
taken of them"
Professor Conklin said the two
methods suggested We're segregation
and sterilization, and that he favored
segregation because it was less often
sive TO public opinion. He added It
was 8 blot on any civilized state to
permit the intermarriage of idiots