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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
POLICE PUZZLED BY LOO SAM'S MURDER
 AT ENSLEY LAUNDRY
Chinaman Found Dead at Ensley Shop Yesterday. Large Sum of Money
 Was Not Taken

Police authorities are puzzled over the mysterious murder of Loo Sam, a Chinese laundryman. in Ensley yester- day morning about 5:30 o'clock and the ransacking of his establishment. Sam was found dead in the rear of his laundry, 1895 Avenue D, by his brother, Loo Lux, shortly after the crime had been committed.
 Any motive for the murder other than robbery has not been uncovered. According to Assistant Coroner Rives, Sam is supposed to have had a con- siderable amount of money in trunk in his establishment. The laundry was completely ransacked, but no money was taken.
 Sam was shot while he was washing his teeth. A toothbrush was in his mouth when he was discovered The ball entered the rear of the head at the base of the brain and death was instantaneous.
 The fact that a considerable amount of money was left in the laundry causes the police to believe that the motive for the murder was other than robbery. A quantity of currency, sup pOoSu u p6 over @lUUU III CdSH dIlQ et $60o draft on a Chinese bank were not taken.
 It was first reported that Sam had been killed by a blow in the head with some blunt instrument. The back of his head was badly split, but the close range from which the gun was apparently fired and the fact that the pistol was of very high power caused this mistaken opinion.
 T IL T has offered a reward of 5000 for the capture of his brothers slayer.
 Ensley police are working on the case, but had made no progress last night.
 Assistant Coroner Rives stated last night that from all the evidence se- cured at the present the motive of the murder was not robbery Several par ties are held under suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

Tn Japan the crater of an extinct vol cano in which there are many hot springs is utilized as a sanatorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

those who favor local option, but are known as more or less conservative h their views along this line.
 A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia, speaker of the house of representa- tives.. will not make the race. it is believed. At least that is the opinion of numbers of his friends who have been in Birmingham during the past week. It is stated by several of them that MT. Carmichael gave >cS matte, but that recently he had decided not to offer for the place. In response to a request for a statement on his po- sition, MT. Carmichael told represen- tative of The Age-Herald that it was too early to say anything, but he gave no intimation. such as is usually given by prospective candidates. that he would enter the race
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
DENsON COUNTED QUIT OF TIT

When Governor Conner gave out his statement indorsing Judge N. D. Denson for the office. it was expected that the stock of the Opelika man would be con- siderab ply boosted but the contrary seems to have been the result. His refusal to commit himself and the failure to lend encouragement to those urging him to enter contributed to the slump which has overtaken his 'sboom''
 Regarding the reported possibility of Fred M. Jackson and l.. B. Musgrove entering the race. there have been no new developments. Should either of them offer in the contest it would prove ex- ceedingly surprising. Strong efforts have been made to induce each of them to qualify but this contingency is considered far more remote now than at the time they were first mentioned for the office Many other candidates have been urged and countless others of greater or less prominence have been mentioned but the are that the lists are constant ly narrowing.
 Either Lieutenant Governor Thomas F. kilby, Judge w. W. Brandon, Charles $. Mcdowell or John H. Wallace will be the next governor of Alabama. according to present indica tions It would create no surprise should all of them be in the contest prior to June l and if the race should begin in real earnest early in the summer. political prophets would not be far wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

The Ensley. chapter No. 12o, Royal Arch Masons. will celebrate it's initial Past High Priests night tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock when the Royal Arch degree will be conferred by the past high priests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

The Cunningham chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will serve a chicken supper in Keith's furniture store, 20s Nineteenth street Ensley, at 6:30 o'clock. All are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
HOW NASHVILLE FEELS

The following extract from letter of William R. Manier, secretary of the Com- mercial club of Nashville, shows how that city feels towards her colleges from a business standpoint:
 AS a general statement of what Nash ville's educational interests mean to her as a business proposition, I will say that the various universities, colleges and young ladies' seminaries bring into Nash vile annually more outside money than any single line of industry located here. Vanderbilt university has for years brought into Nashville through her stu- dent body at a low estimate S00,00O
 George Peabody College for Teachers in connection with the Knapp School of Farm Life produces practically the same results. Ward-Belmont college for young ladies with a student body of 800 also contributes s500,0Oo annually. Other schools and colleges are large contributors to this fund. I consider the educational inter- ests of Nashville the most valuable as-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
M'DOWELL THE ENIGMA

Charles $. McDoWell, Jr., or Eufaula is at present the enigma of the situ- ation MT. McDowell keenly desires to run and he has been assured of back
 ing. However, he has always aligned himself with the local option forces and has been leader in their ranks, since it Is generally credited tha ohm H. Wallace is now the accepted -eader of the tra-opponents of pro nibition. and it is currently reported shat the administration looks with the utmost favor upon his candidacy, it is not definitely known whether Mir. Mo oowell will enter. However, his friends Insist that he will and that his ,trength will prove to be great among
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
CAMPAIGN ID RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL
 COLLEGES PLANNED
Secretary Nashville Com mercial Club Tells of Fi- nancial Benefits City
 Receives From Schools

Birmingham will be asked to con tribute GOO to be divided equally be- tween Howard and Birmingham colleges. and a campaign will be instituted at once to raise the amount. according to an an nouncement just made.
 The announcement of such campaign, which will continue until May, comes fol- lowing a campaign on the part of The Age-Herald and indorsed publicly by prominent citizens to get behind joint movement for the improvement of both colleges.
 While all the details have not been set tied, the campaign has been fully de- cided upon, and details will be worked out at an early date. It is estimated that $20O, 900 will put the colleges on a solid foundation, where they can develop with the growth of the city. Heretofore they have received little support out side of that from the denominations which founded then
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-06-01
AVIATION TRAINING
FIELD AT CHICAGO
DISPLAYS ACTIVITY

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-06-01

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AMERICAN LEAGUE


Ir.n NUt
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

If you are forty and think
ing of crawling on the Scrap
heap, or if you are letting the
old age idea possess. you,
causing you to feel that the
best of your life is1spent, you
are doing yourself the injus-
tice of lifetime, says an ex-
change. Unless you have
been a "pig : like human
over-fed and under-Worked,
and have acquired one of
those fat, flabby, bulgy waist
lines, the best of life is yet
before you. Even the fat
man at forty is not irrepara-
bic if he is still free from the
onset of degenerative dis
eases, such as hardening of
the arteries, heart diseases,
Bright's disease, etc. E. H.
Hartman was hardly heard
of before he was forty, and
he began his great work, the
reorganization of the Union
Pacific, at fifty-tWo. Crom-
well never saw an army until
he was forty-three. Grant
was a clerk in a store at
thirty-nine, Woodrow Will
son became the president of
Princeton at forty-six. Sir
William Osler himself would
never have been heard of if
he had died at forty, while
Gladstone did not introduce
the first Home Rule bill until
he had reached something
like maturity at the age of
Seventy-seven.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
Cochise County Fruit

The orchardists of the Chiricahua
mountain district are sending their
second crop of peaches to Douglas
at present, while apples from the
same district are beginning to ap-
pear on the local market. Both
sorts of fruit are exceptionally fine
and compare favorably with the
best fruit shipped in from Califor-
MIA.
The Sulphur Springs valley truck
gardens and farms ard beginning
to put their produce on the market
here excellent potatoes. summer
squash, lettuce, onions and other
sorts of produce being sent in.
There is quite a demand locally for
valley produce and farmers are said
to be getting a good price for it
Douglas Dispatch
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

A good deal of the damage
to fields and crops reported
occurring from the rains and
accompanying winds. or hail
of the late stormy period may
yet be overcome, it is now
confidently believed. Many
farmers lost the results of
much time and labor, and a
few were damaged to the eX-
tent Of almost total deStruC-
ton. of this seasons crops,
but it is now seen that with
the alternating rains and SUM-
shine following the storms
the salvage will be greater
than first expected. Except
in the few cases just men
toned the individual losses
of the farmers have not been
heavy; it is only in the
aggregate that the result to-
tails up in a way to make the
situation seem somewhat
disheartening. The optimis-
tic view to take is that those
who have lost will try and
profit by misfortune and
avoid to what extent posi-
bic a repetition of this years
experience. The cattlemen
are well pleased with range
conditions caused by the un-
usually heavy rainfall, and
cattle and stock of all kinds
are in extra fine shape.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

No. S1.-Thirty-one acre farm,
on the Borderland transcontinental
highway; on rural route, and half
mile from rural school; good house
and outbuildings; 8 acres alfalfa,
500 young fruit trees, six flowing
wells. One share ditch water, St.
David canal (recently improved).
Plenty of water. This is a good
little place, that has had good work
done upon it. Owners attention
required elsewhere. Price 81, 800,
cash preferred, but terms might be
made on part.
No. 54.-A highly cultivated
farm of $50 acres just outside of
the town of Benson; good fertile
soil and highly productive, owner
engaged in dairying, for which the
place is we'll adapted. Four flow
ing wells and necessary storage res
ervoirs; on main county and state
highway; good dwelling and all
necessary buildings; all fenced.
This place at $50 an acre is a great
opportunity for some one if taken
at once.
No. 6O.-Eighty acres of good,
fertile sandy silt soil, about two
and half miles from Benson on
main road; adjoins two well-cultl-
waited 4O-acre farms with flowing
wells developed. Land smooth and
has good slope for irrigation. Two
adjoining farmers have set out fruit
trees and small fruits and are sue
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
list OF DESIRABLE FARM LANDS
SAN PEDRO VALLEY ARIZONA
The Signal Realty Company, Benson, Arizona

land would sell for 500 an acre.
The advantages of. this place and
its convenience to town make it an
ideal bargain. Price, including
three horses, wagon, buggy. farm
implements and household goods,
SIS an acre.
No. 65.-Small farm of 40 acres,
with two good flowing wells, near
Land station; good grass, 10 acres
under. cultivation; fenced and cross
fenced. Owner nonresident. Price,
81, 800. Terms: Cash, $500; bal
ance 500 per year at 8 per cent,
with mortgage on property.
No. 71.-32O acres patented land
in Sulphur Springs Valley, twelve
miles from Bisbee. Cement dwell
ing; good we'll and pumping plant.
Can be bought for $6 an acre. Fur
ther particulars to any one inter
ested.
No. S2.-Twenty acres unim-
proved land, good sandy loan soil,
about a mile and half from Ben-
son, on good road; smooth land In
compact shape and in as good q
location as can be found around
Benson: in artesian belt: about half
of land has been plowed. Would
make fine poultry or fruit farm.
Price, $500 sash.
In addition to the tracts above
listed we have Benson residence
property and town lots for sale at
reasonable prices.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
State School Land
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT,

STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.,
Phoenix, Arizona, June /, 1917.
In conformity with the pro-
visions of the Public Land Code
of the State of Arizona, approved
June goth, 1915, notice is here
by given that the State of Ari-
zona will on Monday, August 13,
1917, at 9 o'clock A. M, at the
County Court House, Tombstone,
Arizona, sell at public auction the
following school lands located in
Cochise County, Arizona. No i'm
provements attach to said lands.
In T. II S., r. 20 E.:
All Sec. 80, containing $40 acres
more or less, appraised at $3840. 90.
In T. 1S S., r, 20 E.:
WIZ Sec. z, containing 319. .29
acres more or less, appraised at
81 5000. All Sec. Is, containing
$40 acres more or less, appraised
at $3840 90.
No bid for less than the appraised
valuations will be considered. The
right to reject any and all bids is
reserved. Information regarding
the land and terms of sale may be
obtained from the State Land De-
Partment. Phoenix. Arizona.
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.
BY w. A. Moeur, Commissioner.
First pub. June Q. 1917.
Last pub. Aug. II, 1917.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

A town or community that
doesn't clean up in the spring
and doesn't maintain a decent
degree of cleanliness through
out the whole year is in the
same class with those indi-
viduals who never clean up
for Sunday and who them
selves have never gotten on
friendly terms with the clean
sing power of water. Their
personal appearance tells, if
anything, a worse story.
Clean streets and alleys, clean
food shops, grocery stores and
markets, clean restaurants
and hotels, clean offices and
public places, clean houses
and back yards, clean milk
and water, no breeding places
for flies, no surface closets
where flies are admitted
this is cleanliness which is
healthfuluess. - State Board
of Health Bulletin.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

The suggestion that the
state highway be changed SO
that one line goes to Nogales
from Tombstone and the
other to Vail through Benson
is a mighty good business
proposition in view of the
fact that it would materially
aid the proposed military
highway by taking in Doug
las, Bisbee, Tombstone, Fair
bank, Elgin and Patagonia to
Nogales, and then up to Tue
son, and make the mileage
six miles shorter and cut out
the bugaboo of the Empire
Ranch. The mileage to Tue
son would alone be shorten
ed twelve miles and serve
the localities of Curtis, St.
David and Benson and the
Robinson [Pomerene] dis
trict. This idea has the orig
inal endorsement of Lamar
Cobb, predecessor to Tom
Maddox as state engineer,
and it is also said to have the
endorsement of Mr.. Maddox.
Both routes would then avoid
the almost impossible Empire
Ranch, where one is lost to
all accommodations in the
way of repairs or supplies.-
Tombstone Prospector.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

The Government needs Farmers
as we'll as Fighters. Two million
three hundred thousand acres of
Oregon & California Railroad Co..
Grant Lands. Title revested in
United States. To be opened for
homesteads and sale. Containing
some of best land left III United
States. Large Copyrighted Map,
showing land by sections and de-
scription of soil, climate, rainfall.
elevations, temperature, etc. Post
paid One Dollar. Grant Lands
Locating Co., Portland, Oregon.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
FOR SALE BY
List Revised 20 May l, 1917

succeeding we'll. Would make an
excellent dairy or chicken farm.
In view of the price of $25 per acre
made for this place, owner wants
cash. Price 81, 900.
No. 63.-16O acres unimproved
land adjoining town of Benson, in
artesian belt. Good rich sandy silt
soil with right slope for irrigation.
No waste land. Tract lies along
main highway (Borderland Route)
and its nearness to town and good
situation add much to its desira-
bility. Wells developed On adjoin-
ing land. No buildings and land
not fenced, but its low price, quail
ity and location considered. makes
it an exceptional bargain either for
cultivation or investment. Terms,
preferably cash, but other terms,
say half down, might be arranged.
No. 64.--Good farm of 100 acres
close to Benson, On main road, in
artesian belt; owner has not yet
begun drilling for water, getting
his supply from flowing wells on
adjoining tracts for stock and do
mestic use. A good part of this
place is under thorough cultivation
and the owner last year raised good
crops by dry" farming. New j.
room dwelling and smaller dwell
ing, barn, ETC.; good fence; soil is
largely first quality sandy silt;
lies nice and in compact body.
With flowing water developed this
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

State Of Arizona. County Of Cochise. IS.
/, Ray b. KREBS. County Recorder In and
for the County and State aforesaid. hereby GER
tify that the certified copy Of Amendment to
the Articles OF Incorporation o., Bank Of Ben
sol, changing the name OF said company TO
Cochise County State Bank was hled for record
in this ONCE on the 5th day of July, A. D. 1917,
at 0oclock a. M, and recorded in Book In
corporations at page ssS-Ss0-s4O
Witness my hand and seal OF once, this the
bth day Of July, A. u. 1917.
RAY B. KREBS, County Recorder
First pub. July H.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
Chronic Constipation

It is bv no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain Tablets andI comply
ing with the plain printed direc-
tons that accompany each pack
age. Sold at Moss Pharmacy,
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

The second class of 1885,
700 registered men. will be
called for examination early
in this month. Gen. Crow
der announces that the sec
ond call will follow seven
days after the first contin-
gent is examined.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

State of Arizona. County Of Cochise, %.
This instrument was acknowledged be-
fore me this 10th day Of June. 1917, by
A. C. Smith and M. w. Smith. as the
President and Cashier. respectively. Of the
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

Another Liberty Bond issue
is on the way. Those who
failed to get in on the first
one will have another chance
to show their patriotism, and
make a gilt-edge investment.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04
For Sale

Radishes, lettuce, beets, turnips,
new potatoes and peas, fresh ranch
eggs, and frying chickens Soc per
pound, live weight,
J. A. GUMM,
At the G.. G. Woods place.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-04

Filed in the Office of the Arizona Coz
poration Commission this 18th day Of June.
A. D. 1917. at 1000 A. NJ. at request OF
A. c, Smith. whose poet Office address 10
Benson. Arizona.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMM.
By F. A. JONES. Chairman.