Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-15
NEWS FROM ALL
 PORTIONS OF THE STATE

TOMBSTONE, Dec. 9-Bert Aar- on, a Douglas councilman, who was convicted last week of introducing liquor into the State mas been sen fenced to enc year in jail and given a fine of $l00. Aaron will have to work on the county roads in serving his sentence. Aaron was at one time an attache of the State legislature.
 Forest Money Distributed.
 PHOENIX, Dec. o.-The final ap- portionment of the revenue received by Arizona from the twelve forest re- serves in the State has just been made by the State auditor and almost $6O,- GOO will be distributed among thirteen counties. Coconino county which em- braces either in whole or in part four forest reserves will receive over $28,- GOO, or almost half the total revenue. Yavapai county is second, receiving $10,71232 Maricopa, Greenlee and Apache will receive about $2,4OO apiece while Mohave will receive only trihe over 5000. Yuma county con tains no forest reserve and does not share in the distribution. The money is to be expended for the public schools and roads. The forest re serves in this State cover an area of 2C,706 square miles.
 Ingenious But Unsuccessful.
 MIAMI, Dec. 9-Miani has added another novel method to the many ways of importing booze into Arizona in the arrest here of J. M. Tripp who was driving an automobile with cop per lined compartments for carrying liquors. Tripp was apprehended on his arrival from Fl Paso but denied having put the liquor in the tank.
 Phoenix Men Buy Mine.
 SANFORD, Dec. 9. - Operations will begin at once at the San Juan mining property in the Lone Star district ten miles north of here ac- cording to an announcement made by Col ]. C. Adams of Phoenix who with Gus Hirschfeld, T. J. Sparks and C. L. Dunnam recently concluded a deal for the purchase of the property. The San Juan property is the only big copper deposit in Graham county and has record of producing $3OO,OO0 worth of copper ore. The mine was revived about year ago after being closed down for six years.
 White Slayer In Bad.
 PHOENIX, Dec. 9.-A. s. John son, believed by local Federal officials to be one of the most notorious crim- inals in his class, will be taken to California to face charge of white slavery before the Federal grand jury. In Johnson, who was arrested here last week, the United States marshal believes he has apprehended man who is wanted for number of crimes in various parts of the country. He is all expert forger and it was his forging of checks here that first led to his arrest.
 Cane Crop Threatened.
 PHOENIX, Dec. 9-County off, ccrs are Investigating what appears to be a series of attempts to burn the sugar cane crop of the Salt River valley. A mysterious fire threatened the field Of J. S. Heard, local cane grower, last week, and was only ex- tinguished after hard work on the part of sixty students from the U. s. Indian school nearby. A day later fire broke out again on the Heard ranch threatened the crops of Tempe growers eight miles east.
 Rough Treatment
 PHOENIX, Dec. o.-Claiming that he was beaten over the head by a brakeman and thrown from freight train, Conrad Walsdorf has filed suit against the Arizona Eastern railroad company for $1O,OO0 damages. Wals- dorf was riding on freight train near Bowie when he was put off the train.
 Business Better.
 PHOENIX, Dec. 9.-Daily freight service between Phoenix and Christ mas has been inaugurated by the Ari' zona Eastern Railroad Company. The increase in traffic on the Hayden di' vision, due largely to mining activities is responsible for the augmented ser ,-ice