The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-19
CAMPBELL PLANS TO
STOP |NCENO|ARY
FIRES IN ARIZONA
Governor Offers Reward for the
Arrest and Conviction of Guilty
Persons Ranchers Arm Them
selves TO Protect Property.

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l'hocuiN, Arlz Dec %. relieving
thai AN organized conspiracy s re-
spuus,hlo for the .sri, of rog,ut ...
,cudiar, fires 200 o,TfraI Ar,lpul Iu
which hundred. pf toms ~ alfalfa.
MANS bale. OF cotton. ruurrtu. .tt .E-
~ beans and other foods and appliu.
have been destroyed Governor Thorn
boz .. Campbell has issued 70 uiup'l-
nation "ftcrtua 90 reward OF $3.50 fur
'h, arrest aHd CON" .rt.uu Of .t, r,l
son ur persons whu ,Iuuitf,d Iu,..
uyt-
Zoo the proclamation ser fu.fu the
fl.t thar a' tine present time thor, I-
universal need ot the mos. o'fc,t.,,
conservation Of nl products. especial
toodstufts fur man amid beast and jhtr
whereas several fire. apparently Ni
luct IdiarN ur.EIu hul, r,r,utif du
atruycd lorE, and yalIapi, STORE, ~
beans and hay, lu urgent demand 3D..
Jh" governments for the prosecution OF
the war. fhc governor I- uN,r,.-Iug th,
authority vested Boo hIu u, tho state
constitution in ufferiuu this reward
IT, e. communication addressed Co
'uuu." Attorney T.. NJ lauoy Of this
,itE Attorney General Nilo> T. Jones
'NANH NN|f N.|IINN 100 N.'. 'N'III#fA '''. IN
,Cudiary fires.
The frequency of THESE fires 'lu
letter reul.. "plluE indicates 10 Itrp-
arranged aud organized plau 100 aid
cur enemies no utr time, BOO Violation
of ,cf.ou thirty. of tho penal code 't
i"la. which declares 10 leo Doe trou-u
sor ANY person .u hnoW4usil JJhrI
tu IN, puomic- rf the state cor tIu
IfrIH..H Ef.f.. ...#.F.4 hon. f.H .H ...fr#
fort ~larl-rtph thIr'' hire, fixes 'D.
punishment tt death With uu ulior t'
Tentative nu less punishment being
pre-. ribbed therefor r]Jrauraph thirty
tuuT uf urr penal sud, wtk,- humtn.l,
81 such persons I~u-'lint'r when 'uu
m.t'rU BOO attempting It lawful Wnt
% means Geo approhoHd such uur-uu-
Tor IA, uumw.-luu u' shat Ett.e
crime
THEN punishment being fiN,d 90
death. such criminals would readily
resist An attempts az apprehension
The situation therefore, i- drsp'rr
af,, lud thi. department vulld l"N
that yuu 500 inform The pyt., officer
uud,I tuur jurisdiction. and I fUrthu.
rcqur should an> o. such criminal
hc tlk,u alive g., Dlptur. that Nul
Immediately confer with this depart
ucut that We may render ,uu uuI fuIl-
c.. assistance boo dealing with suDu
criminal. boz the courts 1h,N uuu.J
uc prosecuted tur treason uuuor t1
death p'.lItt urlf i,Iuu trd unt ,ur
arson
\ warming hats pcru sounded uf
sheriff W a WHY 20 800 rauru.r
ul the SALE River NtIIrE rn Hr .. thp.F
witch fuu pruUIor.
Farmers have, Do lpsll rI=h' Poo HI".
.rct their Urupuri. Hud 'hI. i'III
mout VIII assist then 300 ever. U. H'"
way 100 approhDuiira fhy person ".
persons responsible, iur tines, .uIJIrr-
declare. sheriff Wl,,
81 suggest thar Hl rtn,H.r- Wn"
have large stocks ct provisions uH
hand provide armed guards for those
products. Drastic action of fNl- nature
ls necessary Il W., are fu overthrow tho
,yl influences at vurh va thu nuul-
munity
Al Maricopa counts I~ aroused.
lrate citizens from AN sections uf tho
valley literally ~toIwod tho sheriff
,ffice 20 make provisions fnr tine pro
lection eff their property. More than
twenty men presented themselves tor
the purpose ut being sworn 1- special
deputy shcriff-.
II developed that Two attempts have
pvDu made within tht pn-t few doA 8