Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-27

county to recover taxes paid under pre-
test in the sum of S2,1S0.S4. The com
pany claims that no authority existed
in 1915 for levying more than Sl00,O OJ
for the school fund.
George w. P. HINT is governor OF
Arizona. Acting on the mandate OF
the supreme court. Judge Stanford on
Friday morning gave the decision in
the Hunt-Campbell gubernatorial con
test case in favor of Hunt and entered
judgment against Thomas Z. Camp
bell for costs in the superior court OF
MaricOpa county of $3.50, plus the 81
preme court costs of SlS72.25.
Active work of installing another
unit of the government pumping plant
at Parker has been begun by the In
dian irrigation service. and over five
carloads of lumber. machinery, and
other material are being used in the
work. 1t is expected that by next
spring over 5000 acres will be under
cultivation here. The pumping plant
will be enlarged as rapidly as possible
until a maximum of 10000 acres has
been placed under cultivation.
Tom Davis. one of the pioneer min
ing men of Tucson and Arizona is
back there to spend a portion of the
winter Mr. Davis, who lives at Seat
tie. is glad to get back TO the warm
sunshine and his old haunts. He WIS
for years superintendent of the Nam
moth mine. He was prominent Re
publican leader in the state. being one
of the four members of the Cons;it i-
tional convention in 1891 In those
days George W. p. Hunt was a conseT-
vative and the l. W. W. were unknown
The Miami town council Friday
threw out the petition for the recall
of Councilman c. B. Fades and Mayer
F. A Gordon, on the finding of the ju-
dietary committee that many of the
names on the petition were Illegally
obtained in that number of signers
had affixed their. signatures without
knowing the real purpose of the peti-
ton Twenty-Five of the signers aD-
peared before the committee ana tes-
/ titled they had been misinfOrmed as
20 its nature. The council also adopt
ed at l a m. closing ordinance for all
pool rooms. effective February 2s.
Before a6journing a few days ago.
the District Exemption board of this
district passed on a number of cases
from Santa Cruz county. Lon PyeSt
vas placed in class on account Of be-
ing an unskilied farm laOOrer. Others
placed in this class for this reason
were II. E Bingham, A b. CTayne. Ar
turo Elias. Frank T. Rigsby. Charles
| Z Anderson. Rufus l. Blair. Albeit
Thompson and Thomas Bayze. The
following were placed in class on Sc-
count of being unskilled industrial LAD
Orers: Marion L. Wilfred, Charles 4.
Johnson. Howard Z. Bach. c. c. Allen
Governor Hunt has appointed Paul
| c. ThorEe of Oatman judge Of the 81
periOr court of Mohave county. The
appointee succeeds Judge John A e.
lis, resigned. the appointment 10 take
effect February 1. Judge ThOrne 5
well known in law circles of Arizona,
having formerly been reporter of de-
cisiOns for the state supreme court.
For a number of years he has qractic-
ed law in MOhave county. His appoint
ment has the endorsement of the ma
where his ability and conduct have
been the object of much favorable
comment
The l. W. W. no longer holds any
attraction for Ed Olsen-nOt the Phoe-
nix Ed Olsen-and Chris Jacobsen In
public demonstration at police head
quarters Friday morning, MessrS--
and We say Messrs. a6vissdly-Olsen
and Jacobsen declared their allegiance
TO the United States. They swOre to
forego all the fOrnalities as was their
custom while duly enrolled members
of the wobbiy organization.
These /. W. W. cards and stamgs
showing US TO be in good standing and
this wObbly literature has caused u
all the trouble were going to stand
for" said the two men in chor.iS.
Thereupon they proceeded TO deposit
their |. W. ". effects in neat little
pile on the floor at police headQuSr-
tiers and forthwith attached match
thereto. As the papers burst into
flames. the two men smiled broadly
and then walked from the station.
Friday evening Customs Inspector
Harry Smart picked up suspicious
Character named John Farley, who
was taken 10 SpeciS. Agent Van IA.
Curtis OF the depdt .nsCrt Of lasuco.
Upon searching the individual and
questioning him ~. Curtis realized
that he had run upon nine vi amor
nation, and he LODGED him an the c0u;,-
" Jail pending further investigation
The man had in his possession LOT
of newspaper clippings, iewelry, cloth
ing and money. lie had also lot OF
newspaper clippings. letters. etc. that
established his connection with the ].
W. w. fast enough. But The gem Of
the collection WIS p letter written IN
a feminine hand. u is Reproduced n
the lines following:
Poor Little Man:
4 am awful sorry, ku, when mar
~ / want real man. | don't want
sawed on. hammered down shrimp
like you are, you couldn't hght. and
your legs are so short you colldn't ev-
en- run You don't know enough 10 get
in out of the rain. and if your salary
was in accordance with your size
you'd starve TO death. Why don't you
get a lob with some midget show
some day you'll kick the stopper out
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