Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-13
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 DiSACREES UPON AN
 IMPORTANT QUESTION
County Recorder Murphy Re- ceives Another Letter On Question. Registration Fig ures. Make Some Raises

| TOMBSTONE, June 12.-SpeciaD- County Recorder Owen E. Murphy this morning received a letter from 1 Attorney Wiley E. Jones in reply to one that had been sent him recently by the Recorderl asking for further advise on the registration question. MT. Jones stated that he had not had time to fully investigate the matter but that as far as he had been able to 60 so, he did not agree with the 1 lengthy opinion that was recently rendered by County Attorney Candy, of Maricopa county, but was still of the opinion that he had first given 0 the county recorder that a voter could not change his registration after it had been sworn to before the registering officer.
 According to the stand taken by the attorney general, MT. Murphy will re- fuse to make any changes in the registration of any who have register ed as mon partisan, although he has received several requests to do so. There is some talk of one of the parties taking out writ of mandamus co compell him to make the desirable change This would take the matter direct into the courts and ruling had on the matter and the case appealed to the Supreme Court so that deci- sion could be had from that body be- fore the primaries on September 18th.
 County Attorney John F. Ross has been away since Friday evening and has not given his opinion to Mir. Mur- phy but he expects to have it ready for that official within the next few days.
 Registrations.
 The close of the register on Satur- day evening last reveals the fact that 72S3 voters in the county so far had placed their names on the register.
 There are 2461 registered from the four wards in Bisbee: 704 in the two wards in Lowell 231 in Warren; 2225 in Douglas; 317 in Pirtleville; 231 in Wilcox; Tombstone 390; San Simon and Bouse 106. The balance of the smaller precincts all show less than one hundred. The registration is about one half of what is expected to be shown on the books at the time of the closing for the primaries on September 1st. There are three pre- cincts from which 10 registrations have been received, towit, Dos Ca bezas, West Huachuca and District No. 4S. There are several of the small Ter precincts that show less than ten votes so far, although it is known that there are nearly one hundred yotes in those places.
 Held to Answer.
 Frank Edwards, or Johnson, was brought in yesterday by Sheriff Wheeler and placed in the county jail in default of s1,O0O bond. He was held to answer by Justice of the Peace Tong, at Johnson, for shooting into the house of William Sullinger at that place about two weeks ago. MT. Wheeler states that the camp is quiet at the present time and the lawlessness that was prevailing there has been stopped. Besides the new constable and deputy sheriff. John Walker, that was recently appointed, Deputies William Brakefield and Harry Rafferty are still stationed there
 Make Some Raises.
 The board of supervisors completed their work on Saturday as board of equalization until July 1st. The board made a few raises, the majority of them being on real estate in Douglas There were a few other raises on property in other parts of the county but the majority of them were in Douglas. The board will meet on July 1st to hear any complains that are to be made by the owners whose proper ty has been raised.
 The board took Io action on the in- corporation of the town of Pirtleville as another petition against the in corporation and the matter was con tinued until the next regular meeting of the board in July.
 Sold State Land.
 State Land Commissioner w. A. Mouer and Assistant Ben K. Clark, of Phoenix, were in Tombstone on Sat urday to conduct a state land sale of land in various parts of the county on which appraisements had been made by the land commissioners. There were a number of people from the northern part of the county to bid in the land Among those present were J. c. Riggs, Fred Waughtal, c. E. Busenbark and family; all from the vicinity of Dos Cabezas and O. C. Smith and wife from Dragoon.
 A letter received from Judge Lock wood states that he might return to the County Seat before the 24th inst. as was his first intentions. The let ted stated that he might reach here about Thursday or Friday next Con- siderable business has piled up during his absence and a number of attorneys have matters that they wish to take up as soon as possible. There are several prisoners in the county jail who are anxious to enter pleas of guilty and the sheriff's office is anxi- ous to get rid of them as the quarters are becoming crowded. There are also one or two injuction matters that are also coming up as soon as they can be reached.
 Attended Barbecue.
 Quite a number of Tombstone folks attended the barbeque at Texas Can yon near Dragoon Saturday in honor l.. .t.