The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-08-31
FIVE PRISONERS WAITING TRIAL
 FROM METCALF

HUM MElCALF
 Preliminary Hearing Postponed Un- til Saturday of Men Who 1t Is Al. legged Ineited a Riot on the Night of August 13-1e17 Tax Roll Fin ished.
 Awaiting preliminary hearing before Justice Dave Address on charge of melting riot, Jose Gardia, Adolfo Padares, Refugio Oropeza, Felipe Miranda and Ygnacio Sonora are being held in the county jail where they were landed by Deputy Sheriff Alex Arnett, of Metcalf, fol- lowing the incidents which occurred at Metcalf on the night of August 13. The defendants were arraigned in the Justice Court on Thursday when large crowd of Mexican friends from Metcalf were present. Upon application of the defendants Jus tice Address allowed the defendants two days time in which to procure an attorney and the hearing was continued until Saturday afternoon.
 On Friday last there arrived in the district MT. Claude McCaleb, an agent of the Department of Justice, who examined some of the defend ants and several witnesses for the purpose of ascertaining If the of fense charged against them was a violation of the Federal statutes. Af- ter the examination Agent McCaleb announced that the matter was one for the state authorities to deal with and departed Sunday morning.
 During the course of the examina- t1on it was brought out that on the night of August 18th there was a concerted movement on the part of a group of MeXicans quartered on Cor nado Hill, adjoining Metcalf, to i'm prison the four Americans stationed there, secure their firearms, make an attempt to rob the Bank of Metcalf, and proceed to Morenci In the talk ing of the testimony the above five defendants were named as the ring leaders in the alleged uprising and Jose Gardia was named as "Chief of Arms" for the occasion The as- sault on the Americans on Coronado Hill was to be made at signal given from the foot of the incline by the firing of a shot. This was the same night that information was con veyed to the Sheriff's office that something was on foot at Metcalf and force of deputies dispatched to the scene. The| signal was never given but according to the evidence the defendants were armed and wait ec until daylight before dispersing.
 One explanation given for the ex- citement on Shannon Hill on the nigh. in question is that the defendants, all of whom are strikers, were antici- rl1 rNf ~e strikebreakers from Morenci and that they armed themselves to re- sist them
 President Villereal, of the Metcalf Union, disclaimed all knowledge of the action of the defendants and their followers and that it had no connec. tion with the Metcalf Union . .
 Our Taxes
 A. l.. Terry, Clerk of the Bord of Supervisors, has been busiIy enga ged this week in balancing the tax roll for the year 1917, which was deliver ed into the hands of County Treas. ure1. Pickens Anderson The first semi-annual payment of taxes be come due on September and will become delinquent on November 5. The total amount of the tax roll. in cluding possible exemptions amount iA1s, tO d iCW LuOuSduu uOlldTS IS S0G4, 2e9. 40. Of this amount the big min ing companies and the railroad com panies of the county will pay appro, imately 90 per cent =. :.
 The total assessment of the count, this. year is $41,6S5,0OO and the as sessment of the mines and railroads totals s35,443,475.
 A. c. Company. Ltd.
 Mines ..-... .. $16, 6,892,715. .0(
 Other property .. 6,3Ss.355. .Oi
 A. & N. M. By. -. 2064, 800. 0l
 Coronado Ky 13I.SOO .Ot Phelps Dodge Corporation
 Mines -. .. .. =. $5 ,43S, ,7SO. Oi
 Other property .. .. 2,003,215 .0(
 Morenci Southern :. 331, ,38O. .Ol Shannon Copper Company
 Mines -. ....-s s1 ,337 300 O'
 Other property .. 820,S0O 0t
 Shnnon Railway .. =. 34,000 0,
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 Other large taxpayers of the coun ty include the Morenci Water Com pany with an assessment of s653 ,32 and the Clifton Water Company witt an assessed valuation of $104, ,502 38
 The general tax rate for 1917, in cluding state and county taxes i SI 08 on each $1O0 valuation. II some of the school districts in tn, county, however. the rate is highe on account of bonded indebtedness as follows:
 Duncan No. g.. :. .s1. ,
 Clifton ....... .... .... .. 6
 Morenci .. -. .... .... 1 |
 Metcalf - .. ...... ...... 12
 Franklin .... .. .. ...... 1 G.
 Duncn Union . .. .. l. 5
 Ruperta Herrera domiciled a the county jail for 9 period of 6 days for contempt in the court O Justice Lally at Morenci. was thi