Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-17
REFUGEES WALK
DOUGLAS STREETS;
NO SLEEPING ROOM
Compelled to Sleep in School
Houses and Pool Halls; Other
Youth Dies From Injuries; An
other BootIegger Captured.

other BootIegger Captured.
DOUGLAS, Oct 16-After walking
the streets all night Friday and until
an early hour this morning. because
they could find no rooms anywhere in
the city or district "a American ref
lugees from Nacozari held a meeting
on the corner of G. avenue and Tenth
street and decided to 90 to one OF the
school houses to sleep.
The crowded condition of the city
was somewhat relieved today by many
of the refugees going to nearby cities
where accommodations are more cas-
lily obtained. but their places were for
the most part taken by other arrivals.
/ The city Is iammed with humanity to
point never occurring before in it's
history.
Some of the owners of downtown
/ pool halls have thrown these open
| to the fugitives, with the specification
that they can either bring their blsn-
kets and spread them on the floor or
sleep in chairs More buildings will
have to be put in use, tents be secur-
ed, or the school buildings allowed to
/ be used i'm this manner. according to
the belief of many. With the army
here. undoubtedly arrangements could
DE made with General Davis, com
lmanding the Sixth infantry brigade,
for tents for temporary shelter for
lthe homeless people
81 Tigre Still Running.
4 Despite the fact that the Villa I'm.
lvading column is but few miles from
/ FL Tigre, and a part or all of the sol
ldiers now in the Bavispe district may
lenter at any time. the company plans
lto keep up its operation as long as
physically possible. This news was
brought to Douglas by J. D. Malcolm.
Ison who with five other Americans
I.came out Friday.
L There are 20 Americans at the prop.
lerty and the Mexican operatives are
being held we'll in hand by the com
pany Management. The proximity OF
The Villa forces is having no visible
effect upon the morale of the com
pany employees, according TO Mr.. Nal
| Johnson, except, perhaps to make
them more determined than ever &c
preserve a good record
During all the Mexican trouble the
property has been closed but one
week, and il is hoped 10 preserve this
record straight through the villa in
yasion, The camp is well stocked
With provisions and other supplies
and can operate for several weeks
| even though communication with tho
! border is severed.
Six Pair Of Twins.
There are now six pairs of twins
at the Fifteenth street school and ON,
of the Phoenix schools which wa
Boosting four pairs of twins has onl!
hree. This is due to the fact tina
two Of the brightest twins in DE-,
Phoenix school, Agnes and Dora Di
Gus, have moved with their father
q Ross C. Dicus, to this city
The Dicus twins and also the Ger
. lart TWAS are 10th ia the room %
Miss Verne Rogers. The Gephar
wins Earl and Joe. both say the
) IRE Americans, but technically speak
ne. it would be rather difficult to Civ
an exact definition of their nativity
b Their father is a German belongin
{ o the United States army here. Thei
mother is a Mexican but the childre
we're born in the Philippine Island.
a | while Mr. Gephart was statione
i | here.
j The other twins at the Fifteent
street school are the Hennesy girli
he Young girls and the White boys
Fix Tax Rate.
The city council met last eyenin
md formally approved a tax rate c
q 10 mills. City Marshal Dunlap wi
q Don mail out the notices 10 propert
owners, notifying them of the amour
If taxes due. The cost of runnin
{ he city during the ensuing year
q estimated at $158,2268l, and S50,92
g must be raised by taxation.
y OF the taxes, 8 mills will be fC
, General maintenance of streets an
e public buildings 3.5 mills for salari6
n and administrative purposes and L
Mills for interest on the city sewC
bonds.
b Youth Dies.
d Johnny Sparks. the little boy VIII
q an from behind wagon and wa
Il struck by a car driven by W. T.. TIE
{ er which was passing, died la
3 night al the Calumet hospital, whel
81 ne was taken Immediately after III
,, ccident Thursday While no blan
IL has attached 10 Mr. Tester, who mad
d very effort to save the boy as he ra
D before the car a formal inquest @
S he death was held and Mr.. Tester e.
cused from an blame
Another Bootlegger
8 Roman Peral was arrested by of
N GERS an the depot this morning whe