The Benson signal., 1917-11-24
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

A fine Of $50 was imposed on No
gales speed law smasher.
A well-developed case of smallpox
is reported from Aqua Prieta.
The first convention of the Arizona
Firemen's Association was held at
Phoenix.
w. B. Shakneitte, a soldier was
shot at Douglas by Lee Robinson, a
chauffeur.
1t is reported at Globe that cow
hides are being held in Arizona for
higher prices.
Jose Betance was convicted of steal
ing two hams from Miami restaurant
and fined $50.
Herds of Northern Arizona sheep
are making ready for a move to the
lower altitude grazing grounds.
Lloyd Coatney of the Southern ho-
tel at Douglas was found guilty in the
Federal Court of selling liquor to sol
diers.
After being at large for year, Ed
ward Romo, an escaped state peniten-
tiary prisoner, was arrested at No
gales.
R. A. Clampitt, assistant postmaster
of Bisbee, was arrested, charged with
the embezzlement of an amount over
$4,000.
Approximately $50 drafted Arizon-
ans in the 34Oth Field Artillery were
transferred to fill vacancies at Camp
Pike, Ark.
The postal receipts for October are
greater than for any previous month
in the history of Phoenix. the sales
amounting to $17,91025.
Con P. Cronin, state librarian, an
nounces the receipt of fine selection
of about 100 books for the soldiers
from Mrs. Leon Jones.
Angelena Montanas, II years old, a
domestic in the employ of w. dell.
Washington, committed suicide at Bis
bee by shooting herself in the left
breast.
State Food Administrator Riordan
is joyous over the magnificent re-
sponse made by Arizona to tho in
quiry of the nation concerning her
patriotism.
Shriners from all parts of Arizona
assembled at Phoenix for the purpose
of holding patriotic session of Ell
Zaribah Temple and initiating a large
class of candidates.
A serious addition to the INDECENT
cases in Phoenix is due to a large in
flux of cotton pickers from Texas,
many of them i'll and accompanied by
families of small children.
Judge Robert S. Maclay, one of the
most prominent men of Douglas and
one of the earliest settlers of this
state, dropped dead in his courtroom
at the police station at Douglas.
Food Administrator T. A. Riordan
has received reports of the death, ap-
parently by malicious poisoning, OF
several thousand sheep, which have
been grazing in Navajo county.
The first carload of a portion of the
aerial tramway which is to be installed
from the Oregon shaft to the mill Of
the Bunker Hill Mines Company ar
rived at Tombstone, where the mill
work is to be started Immediately on
construction.
Charged with attempting to bribe
Justice Charles Wheeler, DR.. Lorenzo
Boido was arrested in the East Pre-
cinct Court at Bisbee, where he had
been given his preliminary hearing on
charge made by young woman that
he is the father of her two children.
F. L. Haworth of Prescott has been
appointed county attorney of Yavapai
county to succeed Capt. S. J. Mitchell,
now with the United States army.
With the decision of Governor
Campbell as to whether or not all pro-
posed state road work shall be sus-
pended still pending, particular inter-
est attaches to the announcement that
the state has received $123,8S1.52 from
the federal government to be spent on
county road work.
AS a result of a conference held in
Albuquerque between a committee
from the Arizona Cattle Growers AS
sociation and forest office officials,
recommendations for many changes in
the forest and grazing regulations
have been submitted for the approval
of the Forestry Department.
After deliberating for twenty-seven
hours, the jury returned a verdict
against John w. Ratkovich, a Miami
member of the |. w. W., who was tried
in Stafford on charge of rioting dur
ing the recent industrial disturbances
at Globe. No further trials Of this ma
ture are to be called until November
Goth, at which time Ratkovich will be
sentenced
The United States government has