Tombstone epitaph., 1916-01-30
Editorial Comment


 Several old-timers have called attention to the fact that the notorious Red Sample of the Bisbee murderers hanged in the Tombstone courtyard in 1884 omitted from the list printed yesterday in referring to the discovery Phoenix of old records of the hang ing. In al there six who stretched the rope paying the penalty of murder Heath having been nched nearby telephone pole immediately after capture.
 It will be at least several days, possibly week before Tombstone will be able to get into communication with outside cities, and can now realize what handi cap 1t must have been in the days of od when the tee phone and the automobile and other modern appliances were unheard of
 According to the news received in Tombstone the past few days Southern California and Arizona cities have suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages due to the heavy downpou lasting 3S hours accompanied by heavy Tombstone received her share of the storm resulting to considerable damage property, but be considered extremely lucky comparison with other Arizona cities the and rains falling heavily than in these parts. Not since 1880 has Tombstone been visited by such disastrous storm and old timers they witnessed heavier snow since that time The San Pedro river is bank-ful, and considerable damage is ported to the farms in that section, which will doubt do much damage to winter crops.
 So far present conditions concerned they are all that could be desired Money easy; the earnings of all forms of industry agriculture. transportation, featuring and mining probably the largest that they have been for ten years say Hayden. Stone Co., Our foreign relations though always carrying the germs of disturbance, at the moment nave quieteG down It must be steadily borne in mind nevertheless, that in period of infiaton which, in the long run, is bound to be followed by period of equally great ton. The prices of all commodities extremely high This has stimulated tremendous production. Now a nations wealth, in the long run is in direct proportion it's productive capacity but 1t is equally true that there may temporarily, period of overproduction; that is, period when, by of contraction of consump tive ability the production of commodities greater than the demand. Such period could, and probably would ensue upon the ending of the
 Tombstone rejoices that the Mountain States Com pany has placed her in communication again with the outside world How does it feel to be isolated"
 Tennessee has joined the antcapital punishment br gade by it's Supreme Court declaring valid the Bowers ti-Capital Punishment Law Governor Rye immediate ly repreved several prisoners to life imprisonment.
 Cochise county roads did not suffer much damage from the rain and storm of the past few days It was wholly through the superior construction and good drain age that the highways wthstood the bad weather and the taxpayer and of the highways are thankful to the supervisors that the money used right for per- manent roads that will withstand weather conditions.
 The Bisbee daily papers seem to be having very strenuous time to 'Who said BOo and it looks like a fight to finish the Bssbe folk don't get scared at that BOO"
 We've had lot of jokes sprung lately including the Ford peace party, says the Fl PasO Times but 1t remains for the Houston Post pull the best of en- It suggests Presley K Ewing of Houston to succeed Justice Lamar on the bench of the supreme court.
 Felix Diaz says he is not planning new revolt in Mexico Who then will be the next patriot lead the people out of darkness into light in that warstricken country.
 Golfers suggests EEhu Root for president, in the event Justice Hughes refusees consider the Republican nomination.
 That brakeman who threw hobo off the while the train was in notion will probably find that it will be more profitable in the future to wait until the train reach es stopping place before taking action He may have thought so, but he did not own the road.