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The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
HAW[EY THRILLS
RAYITES WITH
BALLOON TRIP

j. L. Hawley, an aeronaut, who has
been making number of ascensions
in various parts of the state, enter
tanned hundreds of Rayites with bal
loon ascension and parachute drop
Thursday evening. The ascent was
made starting at s o'clock, and the de-
scent via the parachute route was sue
cessfully accomplished, Hawley land
ing in the bed of Mineral creek below
the Boston store.
Incidentally the performance re-
suited in the raising of $25 for the
Ray Boys tobacco fund and $75 for
the aeronaut, who gave to the people
of the camp some idea of what is
taking place daily lover there" with
military observers in making daily
ascents to ascertain what Fritzie is
doing.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
WOBBL|ES ARE
SENT TO Pen
FOR 70 YEARS

Ninety-fve leaders of the traitorous
l. w. W., recently convicted at Chi
cago were sentenced on Friday by
Judge K. M Landis to serve prison
terms for violation of the espionage
act and interference with Americas S
war plants.
Big Bill Haywood, chief of the wob-
blies and fourteen OF his chief lieu
tenants were sent up for 20 years
apiece, and fined $4,000 each. Thirty
three others were given ten year SEN
tences, and thirty-three more got off
with five-year terms. Twelve got sen.
tences Of one year and a day. and two
got ten days in Jail. Cases against
two others were continued
Grover H. Perry, who was active in
wobbly circles in Arizona and Vincent
ST. John, who had also made himself
obnoxious in this state were among
those given ten year terms. Joseph
Oates, II. F. Kane and w. Fl. Lewis,
of Globe, E. j. McCosham of Phoenix
got five year sentences.
]. r. Baskette of Jerome was among
those sentenced to one year in Leaven-
worth
Sentencing the l. w. W. marks the
closing chapter in the greatest Grim
inal case in the history of this coun-
try, and brings to mind the situation
in Arizona last year, when the wob-
blies tried in every way to stop the
war preparations of the government
through the shutting down of the cop
per mines and the incitement to
strikes in that industry. 1t will be re-
membered that the citizens of Ray
went on record at that time by es-
corting out of town four wobblies who
had made their way into this camp,
with instructions to the effect that if
they returned it would be at their own
risk.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
TOM HEA[Y, PIONEER OF RAY
DISTRICT ANSWERS LAST CALL
Remarkable Career of Mining Man. Who With William
Souffern Played Large Part in Making of
Superior-Ray- Christmas District

"Tom" Healy, resident of Ray for
the past 43 years, died on August oath
at the house he has called his home
ever since his arrival here. He was
buried in the Ray cemetery.
His passing into the Great Beyond
marks an epoch in the history of Ray
But for VIM. Soufferin, his lifelong
partner, and Tom Healy, Ray might
not have appeared on the map. 1t is
largely due to the combined efforts of
these sturdy pioneers, who braved the
many dangers which obtained in Ari
zona at the time of their immigration.
that the great district of Superior
Ray-Christmas shows the promise it
does.
Thomas Healey was born on March
Z, 1847, in County Cork, Ireland. When
ne was two years and nine months
old, his brother brought him to Balti-
more. where he subsequently learned
the trade of sailmaker. This training,
coupled with his wanderlust, brought
him to many parts of the world.
His last business venture in that
trade was in San Francisco, in 1S47.
when he furnished the sails for man.
of-war which had been purchased by
private interests. Labor troubles
caused him to leave his vocation and,
in 1876, accompanied by VIM. Souffer-
in, he came to Ray.
In those days, there were no rail-
roads in Arizona, nor were there any
wagon roads. Ray was to be reached
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
DEATH PENALTY
IS BADLY NEEDED
douglas internationally

There has been some discussion of
the amendment to the state constitution
having for it's purpose the restoration
of hanging as a penalty for murder in
the state of Arizona. There should be
more of this discussion and enough to
convince the voters of the state that
human life will be made safer in the
state by it's adoption. The records Of
the criminal courts of the state will
show that murder has increased in the
state since capital punishment was
abolished. Many murders have been
committed during the past four years
for which nothing but death should be
the penalty.
If there could be absolute assurance
that a man convicted Of murder would
be securely locked in a prison for the
balance of his days then the matter OF
a death penalty would not be so i'm
portant, but there can. be no such guar
antees so long as there are governors
or pardon boards clothed with the right
of committing or abrogating verdicts
of courts and juries.
Of course, all who kill are not mur-
derers, but that is no excuse for the
adjustment of capital punishment in
Arizona where many years ago law
was passed giving to juries the right to
fix either death or life imprisonment as
the penalty for first degree murder,
thus giving to the accused the benefit
of any mitigating circumstances which
could be shown in a manner which
would impress even one juryman SIT
ting in the trial of his case.
That there has been a reversal OF
sentiment in Arizona on the question of
capital punishment since it's abolition
four years ago is known to all who have
been observers of it's result and of ex
pressions regarding it. The campaign
for the anti-capital punishment amend
ment was led by Governor Hunt, butt
now he seems to have become less ac-
tive in the defense. 1t may be tnat he
will yet rally and lead the opposition
to the proposed amendment but the in
dicatfons are that after this year the
extreme penalty for murder in Arizona
will again be the law of the state.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Arizona's bloody carnival of murder
is going on with accelerated speed
Three brutal murders were added this
week to the long list of human lives
taken, and the week is not over yet.
The list of murders since capital pun
ishment was abolished is now very
close to, if not actually past. the 100
mark.
r. A Rogers, rancher living north
of Phoenix, on Sunday brutally MUIR
dered Arthur Auerbaugh farm hand.
The trouble started when Auerbaugh,
it is said, called Rogers vile name.
Rogers, who was much larger and heav.
ier than the man he murdered, at
tackled him with pocket knife, stab
bing him repeatedly, and almost de-
capitating him. Auerbaughs wifS
reached his side just as he died. Rog
ers took his life in the county Jail
at Phoenix on Friday.
No. 2.-Amos E. Rosewood, Span
lard working on the Traver ranch near
Jaynes station, outside of Tucson, was
horribly murdered Sunday night, or
some time Monday. His throat was
cut from ear to ear and the body ter
ribly mutilated. The perpetrator of
the crime is unknown, but one brother
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
MRS. L|NScOTT IS
CALLED BY DEATH

Mrs. S. S. Linscott, who had for
some time been a sufferer from tuber-
culosis, died Wednesday night at the
family home here. Burial will be mace
at La Sale. ILL.,. her former home, her
husband leaving Friday morning with
the body Of his wife on the long jour-
ney to Illinois.
Mrs. Linscott was the wife of S. S.
Linscott, mining engineer employed
by the Ray Con Copper company. She
wasS about % years of age. During
her residence in Ray she made many
friends here, all of whom mourn her
loss. The Copper Camp extends on
behalf of the people of Ray heart
felt symapthy to the bereft husbands
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
TEMPE NORMAL TO
OPEN SEPT. 9Th

The school year at the Tempe Nor
NAL School will begin Monday, Sep
tember 8, with every prospect OF o
very large attendance. The school is
equipped not only for regular and spe-
cial teacher training, but for courses
in all lines of vocational training and
high school work.
The Tempe Normal School offers
courses leading to teachers diplomas
not only in the regular work, but in
manual training, home economics, ag-
riculture, commerce, art and kinder
garten. Special courses are also Of
fered, without regard to teacher train
ing, in woodwork, machine shop,
forge, fiat metal, domestic science,
agriculture, horticulture, animal nus,
bandry, blacksmithing, tool and auto
mobile repairing, and all practical
work by half-time classes, night school
classes, ETC., as required by the Smith
Hughes Vacations Training act will be
offered. In offering this work, the reg
ular academic subjects in English, his
tory, mathematics, languages and sci
ences will not be neglected and stu
dents may complete the regular high
school courses and prepare for uni
versity work as usual. For all of this
work the equipment is strictly up to
so+o 'rhe shops, laboratories and
library are among the best in the
southwest. Our class in agriculture
have the advantage of a 4O-acre farm
stocked with thoroughbred cattle.
swine, sheep and poultry, with abun-
dant opportunities for demonstration
work in all lines.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
vAUGHN'S PET LAW
IS PROVING F|zzLE

That the soldier vote will be in
consequential is now made perfectly
certain, although there never was a
doubt but that the vote would be
light, the returns coming in from the
cantonments show that the vote will
be lighter than the most conservative
figures advanced. Out of one hun
dred ballots returned thus far there
are but nine ballots voted. There
are one hundred and seventy-two bal
lots yet to be heard from, and as they
are mostly to come from soldiers
now in France it is expected that the
percentage of voted ballots returned
will be even smaller.
Sixty ballots sent to Camp Kear-
ny and from there forwarded to New
York were returned by the war de-
nartment as delivery could not be
made e.
Inese ballots were sent out to the
soldiers at a cost of more than ten
dollars each on voted ballots returned
thus far.
Candidates for csfice throughout
the state also spent quite sum in
bringing their candidacy to the at
tention of the soldier voter.-Florence
Tribune.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

by following the bed of Mineral creek,
supplies being brought on horses and
buFros. Indians were troublesome fac
tors in retarding progress, but these
intrepid men, nothing daunted, and
having the faith that has the power
to move mountains" settled here.
While neither of these men is a
mining engineer, the experience they
have gained and the reputation which
they have established, has been worth
more, in many instances, than the
words of technically trained man.
Always on the lookout for claims show
ing promise, they have never sold a
claim unless it showed, to their salts
faction, that it was worth the money
Healy and Soufferin never ,indulged in
wild-catting.
Their standard of morals were such
that they have never had to bring suit,
nor was suit brought against them, ex
cept in one instance, clearly an error.
Always friendly to labor. yet never
members of any labor organization,
these two men continued. on their way
of proving up the great mineralized
section of which Ray is part.
Funeral services were held in St.
Davids Guild House, at $3.50 P. M,
August 26th. Rev. E. N. Phillips paid
tribute to the memory of the remark
able character, whose history reads
like novel. Pallbearers were: Judge
G. o. Nolan, Albert and ]. j, Miller,
Jack Davis, Constable w. A. Lewis and
Robert A. Wilson
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
TAX RATE IN
P|NAL COUNTY
IS II CENTS


The state and county tax rate in
Pinal county for 1918 is II cents as
compared with rate of $1,00 on each
500 valuation last year. The board
of supervisors last week fixed the
county rate at 38 cents. The state
rate is 80 cents, making the combined
rate II cents.
In addition to the above levy there
will be a special levy in the various
school districts to pay the interest
and provide for the redemption funds
for school bonds In school district
number three Cray DISTRICT this levy
will amount to only two and half
cents per 800 valuations. or to be ex-
act $.0195 for the interest fund and
$.0055 for the redemption fund.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
WHAT CONSTITUTES
WAR INDUSTRY

With the announcement that Ari-
zonas quota of unskilled labor for war
work is 2640 men, the question is be-
ing discussed among employers and
employees of the baby state as to just
what constitutes war work.
The following dispatch from the
United States Employment Service
states that for the purposes of the
centralized war labor recruiting pro-
gram, war work" means:
1. The manufacture of products or
the erection of structures directly CT
indirectly supplied to some depart
ment of the government for use in
connection with the war Indirectly
supplied" includes goods delivered un-
der subcontracts to government con-
tractors.
2. Coal mining and copper is wholly
war work
3. Railroads and farms are engaged
in war work to the extent that under
this program they are protected from
all recruiting by other industries.
The making of products which may
ultimately be used for war purposes,
but which are not to be delivered
either directly to the government or
to some contractor who uses them in
producing or as al part of products to
be delivered to the government is
NOT considered war work.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
CARNIVAL Of DEATH GOES ON,
THREE BRUTAL MURDERS ADDED
THIS WEEK TO BLOODY RECORD

in-law of the murdered man is being
held and another is being sought.
Rosewood was murdered as he lay in
bed asleep.
The third of this weeks murders
took place at Jerome Monday morn
ing, when Jose Bresinio shot and IA
tally wounded Alberto Garcia. Garcia
was unarmed, and Bresinio offered no
extenuation for his act The shooting
followed a drunken debauch.
With thousands of Arizona's sons
fighting to make the world safe for
democracy, it is safe to predict that
the people of this state will by their
votes next November make it safe
place to live in. The numbering of
innocent men, women and childreneis
one of the things we are fighting to
eliminate from this world, and the DIS
regard for human life that is becoming
so prevalent in Arizona is one Of the
Prussian principles that America a-ts
spending her blood and treasure to
stop forever The idea that the man
with gun may bulldoze and terrorize
and shoot down whom he pleases is.
the very backbone of kultur as prac-
ticed by the Hun, and it is thousand
years out of date in Arizona.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
SEVEN REGISTER
IN THIS COUNTY
ON AUG. 24TR

Seven Pinal county men who at
tanned their majority between June 5
and August IA registered with the
local board at Florence last Saturday
The names of those who registered, as
announced this week by the local
board, are:
James l.. Barker, Casa Grande.
Walter Birlenbaugh, Marcopa.
John Eastman, Casa Grande.
Glen C. Mckenzie, Florence.
Percy O'Neil, Ray.
Lincoln c. Rogers, Toltec.
Thomas l.. Webb, Sasco.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
MRS. HAMMER OUT
FOR LOWER HOUSE

Mrs. A. H. Hammer of Casa Grande
whose announcement appears in an
other column of the Copper Camp is
a candidate at the primaries for the
democratic nomination for state rep
resentative. Mrs. Hammer has for
some years been the proprietor of the
Casa Grande Valley Dispatch, having
but recently disposed of her interest
in that paper.
The announcement of Mrs. Hammer
makes the race for state representa-
tive a three cornered one, the other
candidates being B. F. Thum and j. /.
Coleman.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

TOTAL ......--...... $49, ,822, ,3Ol $l,91Z,0I0
The ingots and slabs are imported
from Korea, which, while part of the
Japanese Empire, has separate GUS
toms administration. The waste or old
copper consists principally of copper
coins imported from China. Submar-
Inc cables. chiefly imported from Great
Britain, constitute the greatest part OF
the insulated electric wire imported
The remaining imports, therefore, clas-
sified under the heading of "other," do
not amount to more than $4,000 per
wear. and consist of small shipments of
extra high grade wires, tubes, and mis-
cellaneous articles. 1t can be readily
Seen that there is not a large market
in Japan for American copper manu-
facturers.
At present, owing to the decreased
orders from Russia and the fact that
the United States and many of the al
lied countries have set a. price on cop
per below that at which the Japanese
producers are willing or able to sell,
there are large stocks of copper on
hand. The present price in Japan is
around 6S yen per 100 kin. which comes
to about $3.50 per 100 pounds.
consul Robert Frazier, Jr., Kobe
June 15).
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Defamation OF the Red Cross is
crime punishable by fine and impris-
onment, according to a recent deci-
sion of the United States district
court for western Wisconsin, which
makes Section Three of the espion-
age act applicable to the organiza-
ton: Louis B. Nagler, on trial for
calling the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A.
private CRAFTS, was convicted under
this law. The penalty provided by
the law is $4,000 fine or imprison-
ment for not more than 20 years or
both.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
SOME GERMANS

Some Germans make the kaiser wild:
They've never even stabbed child!
Some Germans make the kaiser curse:
They've never even shot a nurse!
Some Germans make the kaiser yell:
They've not put poison in a well!
Those Germans make the kaiser mad
Who are not absolutely bad!
Those Germans make the kaiser smile
Who are perverted, base and vile!
Cartoons Magazine.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
RED CROSS NOTES

Red cross canteen workers at Duns-
muir, Cal, tell a good story of face
tious citizen who asked a colored sol
dier on a troop train if he was going
to Paris or to France.
"Well, boss" drawled the dusky
trooper, "Ah doan know eff we-all will
touch dem ports or not; but Is be-
trayin' no military secret to inform
yo' dat our destination am Berlin"
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Charles d. Reppy, one of the old.
time newspaper men of Arizona, died
at his home in Eagle Rock, Los An,
geles, on the 9Th of this month, at the
age of 72 years. Since quitting the
newspaper game Mr.. Reppy was right
of-way man for the Southern Pacific
railroad, and was in the employment
of that company at the time of his
death. He was a resident of Arizona
many years, having published news
papers at Tombstone and Florence
during the early life of the territory
and had many friends throughout the
new state. His death will be regret.
ted by wide circle of friends and
among the pioneers of Arizona.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

President Wilson has told the u s.
Employment service that it's task is in
finitely more difficult that tnat of rails
ing an armed force. That's why it
needs YOUR help. There's an office
near you-uSe it.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
EXPORTS SMALL
. TO NEUTRAL NATIONS

Only 797 tons Of refined sugar were
shipped from America to neutral ma
tions during the first flve months OF
this year. This amounted to only 80
per cent. Of the total exports to all
countries. Mexico received more than
half the amount we exported to neu-
trails.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

You can't support the boys at the
front by helping to support telephone
pole or the corner building. Walk over
to the U. s. Employment service and
get job free, ass ee
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

There is no deferred classification
in food conservation. We are all in
Glass 1, all in camp and ready to go
lover the top" when we must further
conserve.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

The cost of the U. S. Food Admins
tration for it's first year was less than
Q cents for every person in the United
States.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Marriage licenses issued: Hercu.
lano Duarte and Dolores r. Valen-
zuela, both of Feldman; Eliadoro
Romo and Guadalupe Gonzales of Bel
gravia; r. l.. Miller of Nebraska and
Florence Vasquez of Los Angeles. GER
emony performed by Judge Baughn.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

The Red Cross department of for
eign relief authorized the following
purchases during the week ending Au
gust g. which is stated to be a normal
week in the operations of that de-
partment: Italy, 79 tons of foodstuffs
for use in hospitals for American
forces in Genoa, Florence and Rome !;
$4,000 gallons of gasoline, 1000 barrels
of mess pork, 1000 barrels mess beef;
France, $350000 worth of castings, auto
tires and tubes, 500 tons jam monthly
(three months supply authorized) I;
115 trucks, 100 heavy ambulances, 100
portable houses, 100000 corncob pipes
100 tons chocolate for canteen work
200 cases California oranges.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Six Florence boys and twenty 9TH
ers from Pinal county left on Monady
for the training camps. There was
quite crowd at the depot to see
them off and wish them God-speed.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

All private stocks of olive oil in
Italy in excess of actual family needs
have been requisitioned by: the. gov
eminent
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Mr.. Otto Meisch, deputy court clerk
returned from vacation spent on the
coast. He saw Frank Schilling while
in Los Angeles. ~
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Think not only of the sugar you
save, but of the good you do by saw
ing.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

To the names of the illustrious gen
erals of today, history will justly add
General Housewife.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Horse flesh is now included among
the meats now rationed in England
under the card system.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Moderate shipments of wheat and
flour are being made from Australia
to the Pacific coast of the United
States.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Workers, and the best the country
has, must be given to the war indus
tries. Ask the man at the U. S. EN-
ployment service office.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

The past can never be undone. The
food you should have conserved will
never reach a hungry mouth
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Mr.. c. w. Gorham, County Treas
urer, went to Ray Tuesday afternoon.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
FLORENCE NOTES

The Misses lone and Anna Powell
leave Tuesday for Miami. where Miss
lone will teach music and Miss Anna
will go to school.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Petition for letters of administra
tion filed by Manuel Herrera.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

To support the war relief work of
the American Red Cross for the pc
riod of the war; members of the United
Association of Plumbers and Steam
filters in Butte, Mont, have voluntar-
lily assessed themselves at the rate
of $125 per month for filters and 81
per month for helpers.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Benscoe for County Assessor. ADV. tt
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Among the varied activities of the
American Red Cross, being Mother to
the French war orphans adopted by
the men of American eXpeditiOnary
forces is a somewhat unusual one
When a company or regiment decides
send their collected funds to their of
fetal newspaper, "The Stars and
Stripes" which in turn places it with
the Red Cross. "The Greatest Mother
in the World then selects and takes
charge of the children.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Benscoe for County Assessor, he
knows how. Adv. tt
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

The only tear we can shed with a
smile is the profiteer.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Shall we give our best men, and
not IN food?-U. S. Food Administra-
ton.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Benscoe will fill the bill. ADV. t
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31
JAPANESE COPPER
INDUSTRY IMPORTANT

The refining ard manufacturing Of
copper forms the most important ma
tive metal industry in Japan. the ex-
poration alone amounting to about 1OO,-
100000 yen t$4s,SOO,OOO per year. The
classes of copper articles exported and
imported for 1917 aEe given in the fol-
lowing table:
Articles Exports Imports
Ingots and slabs. 1872, TAI Dol $l,19l,4Sz
Plates and sheets 6S2,352
Wire ...................... 2,1S9,152 .,..,---.
Insulated electric
wire 1,o0S,4ot 2o'f'1
Manufacturers 1853 -.A,-
Waste or Old. l36,ot0
Other --..........-...-.... I,5zo,zIV 1S'fl0
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

900, or nearly six times the amount
asked.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-08-31

Civil suit filed by r. L. Riggs VS..
Gold Molybdenum Mining Co.