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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Bank Robber Described

The Sheriff's Office has received a
complete description of the lone robber
who held up the cashier of the San
Simon Valley Bank Tuesday afternoon.
and it is being sent out broadcast.
The description is as follows:
About 6 feet tall. weight about I55
pounds. between forty and forty i've
years old. stoop- shouidered. wearing
old white hat. blue overaIls and gsey
old black shoes full of holes. size about
9. Was riding bay horse. weight about
nine hundred pounds. unbranded on
left side. Did not see the right side
Horse shod all around with size single
o smooth cowboy shoes. Stock saddle.
Robber had single action colts revolver
and took calibre 3s special from the
cashier Of bank. Robber last seen
about Eve miles south of San Simon,
travelling towards Paradise. this coun-
ty. May have went on to Rodeo. New
Mexico.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
SPECIAL MEETING TO
ACT ON HANGINGS

PHOENIX. Nov. 1.-The regular
session of the State Board Of Pardons
and Paroles was held at the Florence
penitentiary OH Saturday. ouly two
members of the board. c. o. Case and
F. P. Trott being present. Owing to
the fact that the third member. Attor-
ney-General Wiley Jones. was not pres
ent at the meeting. the matter of pass
ing on the cases of the five men who
are condemned TO death was post
poned.
A special session will be held some
time between now and the time OF the
first execution to consider the hangings
At Saturdays meeting ten men who
were eligible for parole were given their
liberty from the state prison. pending
their good behavior.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
VICE-pRESIDENT MARSHALL
WILL OPEN STATE FAIR

PHOENIX. Nov. Vice President
Thomas K Marshall will officially
open the Arizona State Fair on Nov.
Is. This information was given out
yesterday by the secretary of the fair
commission after a delegation Of the
commission lad waited upon MI.
Marshall at his winter home at SCOTS
dale and conveyed the invitation On
the date Of the opening the vice presid-
eut and Governor Hunt Will be the
guests of honor and will occupy a
prominent box il the grandstand.
Shortly alter officiating at the open
ing OF the Eleventh Annual State Fair,
Vice President NJ arshsll will leave for
Washington to preside over the senate
at the short session of congress which
egins early IN December.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
80 Per CENT LAW
Unconstitutional

guaranty and liberty accorded to aliens
by the constitution that while the fed
cral goyerums nj admits aliens the states
could keep them out by such legisla
ton.
Justice McReynolds dissented on the
ground that the suit to enjoin the en-
forcement was barred by the constitu-
yipn because 1t Was against the state.
WASHINGTON. u. <. Nov =.
The anti alien labor law was declared
Unconstitutional by the United States
supreme court.
The Arizona anti-alien labor initiated
law attracted wide attention because of
the protests OF foreign governments.
The law required 80 per cents Of EN-.
ployecS to be citizens Of the United
States.
The case was that Of an Austrian
waiter of Bisbee, who sought TO enJoin
his employer from enforcing the law.
Ius,icr Hughes. announcing the decis-
ION. 1t i already established that
gIieus in this uutry are entitled "a
work as citizens he said the law is
.uuiustly described in its title as an act
to protect citizens against non. citizens
'h~r = cunfiicted with the personal
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
EXPRESS COMPANY TAXES
ADO TO STATE REVENUE

PHOENIX. Nov. , The state Of
Arizona i, going to receive the neat
sum of S526S.57 an payment OF taxes
.or the two express companies which
are operating IN the state. That fact
was determined Yesterday when the
state Tax Commission examined de
tailed statement of tn gross income of
he TWO companies for the twelve
months just passed.
The Wells. Fargo Express Company
ard The United Ncrd and Pacific TX
press Company are the two corpora
tons which will enrich The state in he
above mentioned sum. The law pro
yIdes hat the express companies must
pay as 2 TAX six per cent OF their gross
receipts In the case Of the Wells
Fargo Co. the commission found that
their total revenue from this state was
-, 72g. O2O. and hence their tax will
foot up to S5.O99.s2 The United Verde
Company did a business of SSi.996 in
this state. and their tax will amount TO
sl63.75.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
ROAD BOND MEETING
IN 0oUsIls TO-DAY

At the meeting of the Road Bond
Issue Association. which was i session
phone sdvices received late this alter
noon. the amount decided upon to be
asked for in a bond issue for Cochise
county was $500, 900. The entire exec
utive committee Of the association. be-
sides representatives. from all sections
oi the county were present. aud the
estimate as presented by County Eng-
neer Ryau was gone into thoroughly.
Engineer Ryan's estimate provided
for one of the most complete systems
OF county roads ever planned in the
state and was CONSIDERABLY over the
amount that will be asked for as finally
decided by the association.
The plan was thoroughly gone over
piece by piece. and after due consider.
alton and elimination the sum of $780,
900 was finally decided upon as the
amount wanted fos the prosecution of
the road work in the county for the
coming year. or more. This amount.
It was figured, would give Cochisc
county svstt IN OF main highways that
would far eclipse any in the state. and
each road to be built specifics the
amount to be expended. which will he
put directly before the taxpayers.
More definite plans will be made
public later. when the petit ton will be
presented to the board of supervisors.
and the election called. 1t is expected
that it will be brought to a vote some
time right after the first of the year.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
PHOENIX AUTO HOUSE
ESTABLISHES BRANCH

Warren Macarthur. jr.. of Macarthur
Brothers, of Phoenix. state agents of
the Dodge Brothers. Jeffrey and Pack
ard automobiles and trucks. was in the
city last evening. having delivered to
the Bunker Hill Mines Company JEFF
frey Quad two-ton truck which will be
used in the hauling of ores from the
various shafts to the railroad cars Mr.
Macarthur stated while here that his
company has established an Office at
Douglas with Mr.. A. L. Sollender. a
competent man in charge, and that
they intend to make regular visits to
Tombstone demonstrating their cars
and trucks. and that Mr.. Sollender
wauId be here tomorrow on such mis-
SIGN demonstrating the Dodge Brothers
auto. Over 1000 trucks like the one
delivered to the Bunker Hill Company
have been sold 10 the European belig.
Grants. according to Mr.. Macarthur
He stated that they will carry a com
pIete service and accessory station at
Douglas. aHd trips will be made to
Tombstone about every two or three
weeks.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
FORT Grant TRACT TO Be
SOLO 1t AUCTION

PHOENIX, Nov. leslie Gillette.
agent OF the interior department. pass
ed through Phoenix yesterday on his
way to Santa Fe after appraising the
Fort Grant tract recently released as a
military reservation and now TO be
sold AT auction.
About ten thousand acres will be dis.
posed of in this manner. the rest being
divided between the state. for the re-
form school. and the forest reserve.
Gillette also inspected the old Fort
Bowie reserve. which was advertised
but not sold some time ago. A move
is on foot among cartlemen of the dis
trict to have it resdvertised. and this
will probably he done. that the land
may pass to private ownership and be-
come productive and taxable
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

Mine Patents

Patents 20 mining claims were re-
ceivsd for the following. at the United
States lsndGofice yesterday: For the
Federal Mines and Metals company.
a group of claims; for George ".
Crosby. two groups: For the Superior
and Pittsburg Copper Company. the
Wedge lode mining claim and for the
Sullivan Copper Development COM
pany. the Michigan lode mining claim.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
To Purchase Road Machinery

At the meeting of the hoard Of super
visors yesterday, a resolution was un-
animously adopted for the purchase
of additional road machinery aud
equipment for the road department.
as follows:
Two bed wagons, two carloads of
iron culverts. four Fresno
road scrapers. two road plows, and
two dirt dump wagons. besides eight
head Of mules Bids will be opened
on the 22nd of the present month after
due advertising and the equipment is
to be delivered as soon as possible.
The board also decided to have erect
ed in the Jail yard a concrete building
of two rooms, which will be used by the
sheriff's Office as the juvenile depart
ment Inasmuch as the laws OF Ari-
IONA do not allow the housing of juve-
niles under the same roof with adult
prisoners, this move was necessary.
Bids will be advertised for. to be open
ed at the next regular meeting Of the
board. the first Monday in December.
The board will tour the county on a
road inspection trip. leaving Tombstone
about the 22d Of the present month. in
order to get posted on con ditions in the
outlying districts Clerk A. c. Kargrr
will accompany the board. as will En-
gineer J. c. Ryan.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

CLIFTON. Nov 2.-All is quiet in
the strike zone today. 4 big parade is
planned for tomorrow and things may
take more serio turn then.
William Ryrnc. representative Of the
III P.,so Times. left the camp this
morning pursuant to i warning from
the strikers las, evening.
When copies OF the Fl Paso Parcr
came in an last evenings train hey
were torn to pieces and thrown into
the air.
1t Is understood tha, GEORGE Powell.
Arizona organizer Tor IN e Western Fed
v,ativa .! Miners. arrived this m"rn-
ing to ioin Guy Millrr. executive board
member Of the federation who came IL
last evening. Miller was escorrsi
from the train By 500 strikers
Miller organized the Clifton strike
and left the district with the other or
ganizers three weeks ago.
CLIFTON, Nov. "a parade Of
strikers is planned for this afternoon.
1t will be the fits, parade in about two
weeks
Six hundred dollars worth Of PROV
SONS were distributed today.
John H. Walker. president Of the
Illinois State Federation Of Labor. and
formerly president Of the Illinois dis
trict of the United Mine Workers Of
America. is expected to arrive tnis
evening Walker Is enroute to the
American Federation of Labor con
veution to be heId in san Franciscn
next week. He spent the past few
DAYS in Globe and Solomonville
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
San SIMON VALLEY
BANK IS ROBBED

Chief Deputy Shsr;ff Guy c. WEIGH
last evening received a telegram
from Constable Hall at Sau Simon to
the effect that about Pas yesterday
afternoon, a single masked bandit en-
tered the San Simon Valley Bank and
robbed the cashier No further details
were given. and it was not learned the
amount OF money in the bank at the
time of the robbery or just how much
was taken.
After securing the funds the man
mounted horse and headed for the
Chiricahua mountains. where it is be-
lieved he will attempt to evade put
suers in the rugged county whereabouts.
The man is described as being about
6 feet tall, and about As years of age.
and wore a beard, which, it is believed
" a. idiscB dINOlNius ~ INC uSSSiiptioIi
received. He was poorly dressed aud
was riding a bay horse.
Deputy WEIGH Immediately notified
Sheriff Wheeler, who is at Douglas
during f hi tFo' bic. who in turn
sent ont Deputies ChaS. Cross and A.
A Hopkins from there. while all depu-
Ii es in the county have been notified.
as well as officers IN New MeN;co. who
are asked to be on the lookout Tor the
robber. The peace officers m the
northern part of the county are also
hot on the trail Of the fugitive. although
no other clue other than the description
furnished by the cashier is available.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Macarthur Man Here

Mr.. A. l.. SoilenGer. Douglas repre-
sentative OF the Macarthur Automo bile
Company. who have established offices
in Douglas, arrived in Tombstone this
morning from Douglas, having made
the run ia just Two and . half hours.
He is busy today demonstrating the
Dodge car to interested Tombstonites.
and is breaking in" the Jeffrey Quad
truck which they delivered yesterday
TO the Bunker Hill Company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Pleaded Guilty

Clyde L Jenken. who was captured
~ Bowl some time ago and lodged in
the county Jail on a charge of bootleg
ging, plead guilty this afternoon be-
fore Judge Lockwood, and received a
fine of S2j and IS days hard labor on
the county roads. Jenken is the man
who had a specially constructed racing
automobile for concealing the bottles
OF whiskey and it was only after a
long vigil that he was finally apprc-
hended
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Leaves With Prisoners

Tex Barton left today for Phoenix
and Florence with an insane man and
Two prisoners. The insane man was
Oscar Weigle OF Paradise who was
com mitted to the asylum and the
prisoners were W. W. Faust convicted
of manslaughter and sentenced to serve
a term from one to FIVE years. and p.
Duran, who was given a term of from
one to three years for forgery. Faust
was convicted of killing Edward Hale
at Apache.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
NOTICE OF SELECTION UNOER
ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED
JUNE 20, 1910
United States Land Office
At Phoenix, Arizona.
State Of Arizona.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the
State Of Arizona has filed in this Office
its Grant Selections, List No. 1872,
Serial No. O2S692, applying to select
for the benefit of Military Institutes,
aud Lis, No. 1888. Serial No 02s693.
applying to select for the benefit of pay
ment of bonds and accrued interest
thereon of Maricopa. Pima, Yavapai
and Coconino counties, the following
described lands; to-wit:
List No. 1872. Serial No O2s692-Iu
T. 10 S. r. 80 E: All Of Sections ii
and II: Ell Sec 10. In T. 10 S. r.
rs E: All OF Section Z: VIZ Sec. s.
List No. 1873. Serial No O2S693. In
T. 10 S r. q E.: All of Section 9;
Sig NJ; So See. %. In T. 10 S. K
IS E: So Sec 9; So SE14: SWI{
Sec. 10; sig SW14 Sec IL: So Sec. IL,
MI NWH Sec. IA: SWH; NJ Sec.
Is; Ell SEA; VIZ Sw4 Sec. IL;
Lots 2. 8. 4 Sec. IS; NEI NEL: SCI
SEA Sec. 10; Ell NEH; WIZ NW4:
NJ SEA Sec. 20; NJ; Ell SW4;
NWA SWA Sec 81; NEI seq;
NW4 Sec. %; MI Nw4: SWJ4
NWA Sec. rs; E1a NEH Sec. 20:
Lots 3. 4. Z. S. Q, 10. IL. IL Sec 80,
all OF Sec. 81.
. (Ali in G & S. r. M
During the i've weeks period of pub
LEGATION Of this notice or any time
thereafter. and before final approval
and certifcation, this Office will re-
ceive protests or contests as to any of
the tracts applied for, and transmit the
same to the General Land Office.
Dat>d at Phoenix, Arizona. Novem-
Der 3rd. 1915.
THOMAS F. WEEDIN,
Register u. S. Land Offic-.
JOHN ] BIRDNO.
Receiver u. s. Land Office.
Date Of first publication November
Z. 1915
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
MINERAL SURVEYS IN
TOMBSTONE APPROVED

PHOENIX, Nov. 3.-The Surveyor
General has approved Mineral Survey
No. 1914, Fortune lode mining claim,
and Survey No. 1922, Ninety-Eight
lode mining claim. These claims are
situated in the Tombstone Mining Dis
trict, Cochise county. Arizona, and are
owned by the Bunker Hill Mines Com
pany.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
From Thursdays Daily.
Brought in Crazy

Deputy Sheriff Percy Bowden. this
morning, brought in a man from Fair
bs TX. who was found wandering about
the little town IN demenfed oondi
ton He will be given hearing before
Judge Lock wood as TO his sanity.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Strange War Toll

A repOrt from Douglas yesterday
states that wien a little adobe house.
pierced by a sharpnel shell. was entered
IN Aqua Prieta yesterday. a Mexican
woman, two babies, and a dog and a
parrot were found dead.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Getting Passports

Lee Sugich and J. Mlutanovich. both
Of RiSbea. were visitors in the county
seat today. having como here to ar
range for securing passports which will
allow them to go back to Austria I'M
molested to bring back their families TO
his country.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

There Is more Catarrh In this sectiondH
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be 'incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced IL
local disease and prescribed local rene
dies, and by constantly failing TO cure
with local treatment pronounced IL incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to De
constitutional disease. and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Hairs
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. J.
Cheney q Co. Toledo. Ohio. is the only
Constitutional cure on the market II Is
taken internally. II acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case II fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
address: r. !. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
From Wilcox

Billy Speed. Attorneys l.. Fl, HAYS
and and J c GungI were visitors in
The county seat yesterday from Wilcox.
having motored over.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
NEWS or DEVELOPMENTS
IN The STRIKE DISTRICT

PHOENIN. Nov. The executive
board Of the Western Federation Of
Murrs voted to levy monthly as
ssess meut OF 81 to 50 on its member
ship Of about $4,000 for the benefit of
the striking copper miners of the Cliff
Ton district. was stated by c. II Taner
secretary Of the Globe local union.
such action was recommended by the
Globe union and approved by Charles
Mover. president OF the federation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

Porn in Tombstone Yesterday, to the
wife of Joe Lee. ten and a half pound
llby girl. Mother and daughter are
doing well and papa" is feeling jubi-
liant.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Biggest Filing

The most extensive one DAYS filing
for state land was made yesterday
by Land Commissioner w A. Moeur.
The tract covered twenty thousand
acres.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Visiting Brother

Robert Krebs. brother of Ray
Krehs. of this city. came in today from
his home at Bi sbee on brief visit
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
To ion son

Hal Smith, accompanied by NJ r.
Abri drove over to Johnson today on
business matters, expecting to return
home tomorrow
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Bowie Constable

Constable ]. d. Prewitt OF Bowie
was among the visitors in the county
seat today on matters connected with
the sheriff's office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
ROADS RECOMMENDED
BY ENGINEER Ryan

Inc following IS fhe report of Souhty
Engineer J. +. Ryan to the Cochisc
County Bond Issue Association. and
which called for a 81. 2OO. 900 system of
county roadway. The association, af-
ter much discussion at Douglas yester-
day. however decided to ask for an
issue OF 5000. 900. as reported in these
last evening. which will gave
only hall OF the roads proposed in the
following list:
/. Douglas district. Douglas to
Kodeo and to Paradise. the central
highway which is to be cnntinued on 10
Dos Cabezas. ST miles.
2. San Simon district. East and
west road paralleling the Southern Pa
cific from the new Mexico line and
leading to Bowie Road from San
Simon to Paradise IL miles.
3. Bowie district East and ives,
road along Southern Pacific to San
Simon and TO Wilcox Road from Bowie
north to the Graham county line.
4. Wilcox district. East and west
road aions Southern p2c:sc leading ="
Bowie and Coch;se. Road from Will
COY to Dos Cabe zas. Al miles
5. Cochise district East and west
road along Southern Pacific leading to
Wilcox and to Dragon and Benson.
North and south road leading to
Pearce. IS miles.
6. CORTLAND district North and
south road to Cochise and Pearce.
Pearce to Central highway and Central
highway. 63 miles.
:. McNeal district Central high
way. Is miles.
s. Double Adobe district Central
highway, Taylor bridge road. Double
Adobe crossing road, Is miles.
g Bisbee district. Double Adobe
road; Taylor Windmill read; Forest to
Gleeson road: Bisbee to Naco; Bisbee
to Hereford. % miles.
10. Tombstone district Tomb
stone to Bisbee road entrance of
Tombstone canyon. Forest to Gleespn
road: Tombstone to Gleeson. Tomb
stone to Fairbank; Tombstone to St
David and Benson. 30 miles.
IL Palominss district. Bsbee
Hereford road Ia miles and a bridge
at Sodtown San Pedro river crossing
IL. Hereford district Bisbee Here.
ford road and to Huachuca. miles.
10. Garces district Hereford to
Huachucas. IL miles.
IA. Buena district. Hereford to
Huachuca Siding road. 9 miles.
Is. Lewis Springs district. Here.
ford Siding road. 7 miles and bridge
over the San Pedro at Charleston.
l6. Fairbank district, Fair bank to
Tombstone and to the Pima county
line. Hereford Huachuca Siding road
Tombstone Benson road 80. miles.
IL. St. David district. Tombstone
to Benson road. IA miles
is. Benson district. Tombstone to
Benson road Benson to Pima county
line. Benson to Dragon. Benson to
Tras Alamss. 50 miles.
10, Dragon district. East and
west road along the Southern Pacific
leading to Cochise and to Benson.
Dragon to Johnson, 80 miles.
The committee report on the cut car
ried the elimination of the east and
west northerly road. the Taylor wind
mill road. the Douglas Adobe road. the
road from Rodeo to San Simon. all
work on the Borderland. west of Fair.
bank and other roads of lesser impor-
tance.
The committee realized that should
such proposal be placed before the
voters the issue would be beaten. The
rejection OF thu report was moved and
carried II was then the original re-
port of the committee was brought up
and passed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
ARMY WOMEN
HAVE NO fear

DOUGLAS. Nov. 3.-Whiie visitors
were arriving in the city yesterday. a
smaller but still large motorcade of To-
cal cars was going out of the city.
bound for Pearce, Bisbee, and other
nearby points. In the exodus were
Douglas women whose nerves had been
affected by the heavy cannonading OF
the previous night. They were anxious
to get anywhere to spend the night in
recuperating.
The chief factor in the mo vement
was a report that the officers of the
United States army were sending their
wives out of town. fearing that flying
bullets would strike one Of them. This
was learned to be untrue. when army
women denied they were leaving town
Many Of the women of the army were
in the danger zone" yesterday stand
ing while stray bullets whistled by and
exhibiting not nearly as much nervous
ness as many OF the civilian men. not
withstanding the fact that it was their
first time under fire.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Douglas Attorney

Attorney A. F. Parsons. of Douglas,
was visitor in Tombstone today on
legal business.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
To Bisbee

County Attorney ] F. Ross went to
nected with his Office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Returned Home

Sheriff aud Mrs Harry c. Wheeler
returned home last evening from Doug
las. where the sheriff has been during
the battle. and Mrs, Wheeler has been
visiting with friends. Mrs Wheeler
leaves tonight on the Golden State
l. mited," for San Francisco, where she
will visit relatives.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

LET DAVIS THE TAILOR make
your Fall and Winter Suit and thereby
patronize home industry. 1t
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07

Bring your old suits to Davis, the
Tailor. and have them made new. 81
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
From Bisbee

Judge J W. Hogan, of Bisbee, was
among the visitors in the county seat
today on business matters.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-11-07
Tombstone Visitor

". K. ~haffin. of Bisbee. was busi
mess visitor in the city today.