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The Washington times., 1919-09-14
GAYEIY.

There Was a Fool" is the title Of
the tWo-act musical comedy to be pre-
sented' by "The Sporting Widows
Company" at the Gayety Theater for
the entire week, commencing today.
The vehicle sets forth the trouble a
pair of adventurers who are in search
of the fountain of youth. Al. K
Half is the chief comedian. Aiding
him are Charles Mack, June lie Veay.
Billie Mccarthy, Flossie Everette,
George Weist, Brad Mitchell, Phil
Smith, Eddie Aiken. Val Sheenan and
Ethel Norton, while a chorus of
twenty-five strikingly beautiful girls
form an attractive background. Sew
eral specialties by accomplished vau-
deville artists are to be introduced.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

speed is one Of the noticeable fea-
lres in Nothing But Love-" the
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
ACTIVITY IN MINING
 CIRCLES AT JOHNSON

Martin F.shback. presiden: 0: the Deveiopmen: Corporation of Arizona which has the Copper Chief Mine at Johnson under len year lease. was in Tombstone Saturday attending 10 busi- ness for the company. in which mum Der of local men are interested. Mir. Fishhack reports that the mine will begin shipping ore the coming week 10 the Douglas smeIte-, and that with in short time the power plant will be starred up. arran genents having been made for the use of the track Of the s. P. to bring oil up 10 the mine When the machinery is start cd. air will he furnished for the com pressor. when machine drilling will begin. and larger ore shipments will be the result. MT. Cishback also re- ports the Republic mine as s.arc!ng Cn larger basis than he-etofor,, and :. seems if Johnson is destined for con- siderable activity within the nex: twelve months
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL
 MAY BE WITHOUT OFFICE

PHOENIX. Ariz., Aug. 1.-The at torney generals office. which occu- pies quarters in the down town sec ton. stands in danger of being kicked ou; in the street with no place 10 go, owing primarily to the fact that the new addition to the capitol build ing which was to have been com ple;ed January is still unfinished.
 Victor Steinegger. owner of the building at present occupied has noti- fled the attorney general that he will have to vacate On September l. as he expects to negotiate a lease on that date.
 Andrew Baumert, secretary of the state board of directors, on the other hand has stated that the new wing will not be completed before October 1. and possibly not even by that time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
BEATING Y
 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER

PHOENIX. Aug ll--F. o. Her. nance. who was charged with an az gravated assaul; upon his l7-year-old step-daughter. was yesterday allowed in Justice Wheelers court to plead guilty tv charge of simple assault and was fined s25 The case was somewhat out Of the ordinary T. was admitted that by reason of his T.a-r are, though he was not the father Of his wife's minor children. he stood in loco parentis. Bu. i: Is not usual for parent 10 physically chastise r. year-o,d boys and girls. In this case moreover. il was held that the chas tisemen: was uaduly severe and was without provocation.
 The defendant is or was school teacher. The young lady had passed the seventh or eighth grade. The de- fendant had observed what is so often observed in not only seventh and eighth grade pupils. but even in high school and university graduates. that they are deficient in spelling. He be lieved that his step-daugh.er should 20 Lack 10 the fundamentals and learn n spel, from the bottom.
 She rebelled against cat and "a and COW. whereupon ii is charged that he took a strap to her.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
NATIONAL HIGHWAY
 ARoUSES INTEREST

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Aug. 14.-Con- tinued interest is being manifested and work dcne to establish the Bank head national highway that starts at Washington and ends at the Pacific coas; as an officially designated high way by the legislatures and highway commissions through the states i; traverses and also requesting congress to take the same over asthe first nat ional highway to be built in this coun- try.
 The legislatures of Aahan .. North and South Carolina have already pass ed acts establishing the Bankhead national highway in those states. and memorali1ing congress to take over the Bankhead national highway as a government highway
 The Texas and Georgia legislatures that are now in session are expected during the coming week to pass simi- lar acts.
 Director General j. A. Rountree of the United States Good Roads Assoc iation is in Atlanta this week con ferring with the Georgia legislatures and the state highway commission in -egard 10 taking over the Bankhead national highway as state road.
 The Arkansas legislature mas called to meet on July 2s 10 take ac- ton on the woman's suffrage amend ment IL il takes up good roads legis- lation there is 10 doubt that the Bank head national highway in that state will be taken over by the legislature. Just as fas, as the legislatures mee, favorable action is being taken. The. reports at headquarters show that wonderful! work Of building the high way is being done
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
LARGE RECLAMATION
 PROJECT IS FLANNEL

PsI0ENIX, Aug. IA tpIal of 26.- GOO acres of land will be brought Under irrigation with the completion of a dam and distribution system by the AlaMos Land C Irrigation company The project in question is one Of inc largest reclamation en- terprises to be undertaken for some time. and if put through will mean much 70 the agricultural progress Of the state.
 These tacis became known today in connection with the approval of that state corporation commission of an application on the part of the company for the sale of s25O.O0 worth of first mortgage bonds. A. engagements have already been en- tered into for the sale of these bonds fl is understood, and the proceeds will be utilized in the construction Of 100-foot dam on ate Greek, 20 miles west of Congress unction.
 ". T. Sawyer of Congress Junction. and Daniel E Parks of Prescott, are officers of the company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
JIMMY CARR. OLD TIMER.
 ISIN DOUGLAS TODAY

DOUGLAS, Aug. 1G.-Janes Carr. known 10 his friends as Jimmy" is in the city today. arriving yesterday from Sonora where he has been Cp- e-a.icG :or several years. Mir. Carr is one of the real old timers of south ern Arizona and before Tombstone or B;sbee had attracted any attention in the mining world He was cutting timber in the HuachUac mountains before anything more than a few To- cation holes showed any signs of great mining activity which has since been carried on in the Mule mountains.
 After Tombstone got under way Carr turned his attention a f,s isht- ing and hauled timber into that camp, during its prosperous days. He vas in those days regarded as tbc best freighter in the southwest and had string of mules that would alDsost reach across the San Pedro valley. He not only freighted at Tombstone but later carried on this work iH the Silver City district in New Nexieo and for several years hauled coke and other supplies rem Wilcox to the Old Dominion at Globe. long be fore the railroad had been constructed through the Gila valley to .h.t camp.
 Mr. Carr is always welcome in Douglas and today was meeting many of his old friends whom hc knew in the early days of B!ssee and Tomb stone.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
JOHN Q. MAKES KICK AGAINST
 INCREASE iNH HIS ASSESSMENT

PHOENI, Aug. 11.-Vigorous pre- tests were lodged with the e. e board of equalization today by the Standard Oil company, the Texas corn any and the Union Oil company. agaias. recent increases in assesseI valuation.
 The protes; of the Standart Gil company said tha: .he increase in its valuation has an at;emr: to confis- cate i;s property without due pro- cess Of law; that its holdings lad been grossly over-valued and that inc sta.e of Arizona was attempting to tax property held by the company n California.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
AIRPLANES FOR BORDER
PAIGCL AFR

"A 's ' Ptt
 DOUGLAS. Aug. 11.-Seyeral army a!-planes arrived by the air route at Camp Harry J. Jones yesterday morn. ing. Three o: the machines were frs; sighed at 11:15 and fo. some 20 minutes they ci7c.ed about tha camp be:ore coming 10 the grocad. Four officers and two enlisted men came in on the machines and the no--.- ing train from Fl Paso brought two officers and 33 enlisted men.
 For The present ne machines ard members Of the aviation corps will be GIa-;e-ei at Camp Jones proper. bu. I is expected that within a few days quarters will be established for then east o: the corral. so that machines will not .r!ghten the cavalry horses or otherwise interfere with the wc-E Of the cavalry.
 Hangers will be erected as soon as ne material arrives from El Paso.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
YOUNG MAN IS ARRESTED ON
 SERIOUS SIArUTOaY cH,

DOUGLAS. Aug. IL. Pvt. h-acld Phillips. motor transit corps. YVES ar rested this morning on a charge e rape. preferred ?: Mrs. Laurc Ger vantes, cf T.. sixteenth street r1l. lowing ms zrres; he defendant made written confession 10 Deputy Sher- if Farmer and Lieutenan: Oar. pro vos; narchzl
 Phillips recently was transferred from the is:h Infantry to the motor truck ou;f:i and lasc night was on guard duty The Cervantes home is right al the camp. The crime was committed about 10:3O o'clock last night the man forcing his way into the Cervanies house. where the wo- man was in bed with her five weeks old baby. He struck her over the head with his gun before accomplish ing his purpose.
 Al presea: the defendant is in pos session of military authorities. and vii be courtma-tialed. il is said. IL is probable tha- civil warrant wiu also De sworn out against him by the county attorneys office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
READY TO BUILD cocHisE -
 PIMA COUNTY LINE ROAD

The board of Supervisors, Chair man Adams and Member Roberts pre- sen; today were in session for the purpose Of hearing taxPayers on the adoption of the county budget for the year 1slS-1920. The snti.e morn ing was spent in going over the bud get for eacn department, secretary J N Gaines of the Cochise County Tax payers Ass ociation being the only onf present to go over the budget win tne board Only few minor changes were made in the final adoption of the budge; as published Next Mon day the board will meet to fix the tax rate of the county, passing the rate of the budget as adopted on the taxable wealth Of the county
 Today the board also took up the natter of starting work on the Benson Pima County highway. with State Engineer Maddock. the supervisors annouIcilg themselves ready 10 stand their half of the expenses out of the 75 per cent state road fund. provided tha: federal aid could be secured for the other half, as promised by the state engineer after a conference with the board here last month. It is an. nounced that the work will be done possibly on contract. to be started lust as soon as the necessary preliminary plans are disposed of which will pro baby be within the next month or six weeks
 Regarding the Benson bridge, the conference slated to be held with the board by a number Of Bisbee people failed tc ..2;eTiaiize, nobody appear ing before the board. Nothing will be done by the board until County En- ginee- Smyth makes an examina lion of the bridge and damage done. fol. lowing the subsiding of the rains and floods when immediate steps will be taken 70 rebuild. At present tem- po-ary structure is being built 10 :ake care Of the traffic.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
MUCH FEDERAL ROAD BUILDING EQUIPMENT SENT TO ARIZONA


 PHOENIX. Ariz., Aug 14-The a mount of road building equipment be ing shipped 10 this state by the fed eral government is heinz rapidly in- creased.
 Besides the dozen large tractors shipment of which was anounced las, week, a number of light cars have been shipped. as have 3i trucks Six of these are very heavy and are being sent 10 Tucson. Thirteen others are on their way to a road camp near Dewey and l5 similar ones are com nHg 10 Phoenix.
 Of the tractors already shipped. or 2 each is to be allotted to roadwork in rhe vicinity of Stafford. Tucson and Flagstaff These tractors are 15 tor machines, propelled by 150 horsepow- CT motors. They are caterpillar type.
 The state highway department has asked for s00.001 pounds of tri-nitro- toluene, a powerful high explosive, whose use virtually was unknown be- fore the war, and word has been re- ceived that thes state has been sl- ioied 5Si.0oo pounds.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
ARIZONA MAY LOSE
 ESTATE OF s7e.ooo

PHOENIN. Aug. 1.-The state is in fair way of losing s79,0o0 which the attorney generals office was abou: 70 collect as the whole of the estate ot the late William Gersten- berg 0: Tombstone. Under the Ariz- ona statutes when anyone dies with uu, hei-s. -he estate passes 10 he pos session of the state
 l; Wzs thought for some time there were TO heirs to the Gerstenberg es- ta;e. Acting on that assumption. As s,stant Attorney General Whitney went to Tombstone and laid claim to the es- tate.
 Since tha: action. Fred Sutter, Bis bee attorney. has found a series 0. relatives numbering altogether eleven or twelve. There k said to be niece in Buffalo, a nephew in Oakland, two frs; cousins in New Orleans and number of second cousins whose pre-. sent whereabouts are unknown.
 I! the relatives appear and prove they are of the same family as Gerst- enberg they will receive the estate, but uatil that time the state of Ariz- ona will maintain its claim, accord ing ,o. Whitney.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
RESUME OF THE pEpoRTA-1
 TON CASES ThIs WEEK

WILCOX. Aug. 11.-Niliam Rich. ardson. known more familiarly as Blackboard Bill. died here after d lingering illness. He suffered from nc disease. IL was a gradual cessation of he functions of the bc0y ;rain. ed nurse was with him constantly and every care and comfort that could be given him was extended him
 Richardson was a unioae character. He had resided in and around WILCOX for more than 90 years. coming here from New Mexico. He was for long time a stage driver between Santa Fe and Silver City, New Mexico. in the days when stage driving was hazardous and dangerous occupation, and !. was while in that occupation that he received his nickname Buck board Bill"
 He was born in the state of New York 75 years ago and served in the Union army during the Civil war After the war he drifted out west. but his career ;s a sealed book He never told He mentioned at times that he had daughter in New York somewhere and a brother in Calii0-- nla, but he steadfastly to the last ra- fused 70 give their addresses Of fur aish any information about his past.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17

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Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
BAKER IGNORES BOTH
 ARlzoNA's MILITIA HEADS

PHOENlX. Aug l2.-Controversy existing here over whether Charles H. Harris or Walter s. Ingalls, is adju.snt general Of the state of Arizona has led the war department to send official mail from the Bureau of Militia Af- fairs direct 10 the governor. who will be a. liberty to turn such correspon- dence over 10 whatever agent he de sires for the transaction of official business" it was learned today.
 Harris was appointed to the office some years ago and has refused to re iinquish it. Ingalls, was appointed ad- iutani general about six weeks ago. Litigation to determine which shall oc- cupie the office is pending.
 A letter from Secretary Newton D. Baker of the war department to Gov ernor Campbell. dated August I. and made pubic today, stated that "rela- :ions between the war department and the state of Arizona for some time pas; have been unsatisfactory in the matter of correspondence. This con dition results rom complications be- tween state authorities in which the war department has no interest"
 The letter continues: For the pres ent all correspondence between the chief Of the bureau of militia affairs and the aijutant general of Arizona will be addressed direct to the goyer- nor of the state Of Arizona" The let CT says that as Governor Campbell is commanderin-chief of the Arizona national guard, and it is believed the war department is justified in trans acting is official business with you. no matter what sta.e iaws bear upon the tenure of office O. the adjutant general
 II goes on: The telegram notify i: tha: Walter s. Ingalls, was sp Io.n;ed adju;ant general of Arizona is received. but in view of the fac. tha; there is another party in the state of Arizona who claims by law tha. he is the adju-an: general. there is no as- surance that mail matter sent 10 the adjutant general of Arizona would reach the party to whom you wish it delivered" The letter states that communications signed by lgnalls. "by direction ot the governor win re- ceive consideration in the war depart men-. as emanating from the proper sdjutan: general 0: the state of Ar zona.
 Communications from Harris. it de cla-es will be returned 10 the gover- nor Of the state of Arizona for such action as he may deem proper"
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
MRS. KINNEY DIES --
 DIES AFTER BONG IlLNes.

BISBEE. Aug. 15.-Mrs. J. E. Kin ney, mother of Fred and Johnny Kin rey. the cattlemen, aged 4S, died last night at the sqmiIy residence, 1I2s $inth street Douglas, following a pro- tracted illness. Funeral services will '. held Saturday afternoon at o'clock from the chapel of the Ferguson nor. tuary and internment made in Calvary 
 The deceased was a native of Wash ington but for the past F years had resided at Douglas and Bisbee or on the ranch of her husband between the two places. She has been in poor health for several months and for some time past had been a patient at local hospital, but all efforts to save her life were unavailing..
 The deceased is survived by the widower, a well known cattleman. A sister, Miss Lou Johnson of Seattle, Wash. had been with her sister for the past several weeks.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
FORT hUAcHUcR. ARiz.. nCTEs

FORT HuhCHUCA. Aug l2.- Regi- rental boxing on evening of August IA, 1919.
 The 2rd Squadron is on ten day practice march fn santa Catalina Mountains W:u return to I.st on the 14th ins;.
 The 2nd Squadron will leave for 10 days practice march on August iS, 1919.
 Major Earl Fl. Coyle is assigned to the 10th Cavalry.
 A series of weekly dances is being held at the Fort Officers Iiop on friday night of each week and enttst. cd mems dance Saturday nights giv- en by troops. Troop gave the dance on Saturday August 9, 1918
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-17
BOND ISSUE ON LAND
 PROJECT AUTHORIZED

PHOENIX, Aug. s.-Permission to issue mad sell bonds in the sum of $25o.000 has been granted to the Ala mos Land and Irrigation company Of Yavapai county by the state corpora ton commission. This money is to be used to complete the project and turn the water onto the land.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-17
NEWSPAPER TELL STORY

Credit for making effective wrk against great
possible the of the United States by Dr.
Charles j. Hatfield eminent physician managing
National tuberculosis Association.
Appeal to the people in these modern days. Dr. Hatfield
depend largely quick transmission effectiveness
OF mouth slow, and would
sand people before the for expired
through the be promptly carried millions
This method has been the reliance the National
Association and its affiliated their efforts
the people realization the
the country and the the
timely and generous.
Without the vision of the American editor to the
front for all patriotic campaigns
every other movement for the public good would be impossible
raise enough the against
bercuoss getting under though
vitality protect the health
Again the has forward with the
1T telling the people of the country their
and the necessity of taking steps combat it. is convincing them
OF the wisdom of providing the funs-esmated
proxmaey $65O0OO0 buying Red Cross Christmas
orally during the enday sale which begin Deem
Der 1st The short the
paign against consumption service for which
organizations everywhere the of the
of gratitude.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-17
ADVERTISING

Some the literature days in adver
Using
That purpose conveying thoughts,
ideas promote carpenteng these ends
1t true that there mystic poetry in advertising nor
sometimes used picture the profit possibilities
OF far off mining and oil appeal the OF those
of whom distant pastures always the greenes
The average advertisement stimulates thought and action
upon the thought appeal of pleasure profit
than any other literary FORM
And does it in less space and fewer number of words
The for this economy and efficiency is this
An advertiser large the white and he natur
ally is economical with it.
More thought put upon the space
He the idea and the action with the fewes
number of carefully selected expressions.
Every word phrase sentence and paragraph weighed this
end
Other forms of writing paid for by the number of words
space occupied and there natural incentive
expression in advertising
Avertsers paying large white space they
carpeneng the expenditure
in white space
In this way the best of younger genera
into the advertising reputa
lions in other and wider literary fields
To the files of any newspaper magazine find
vast the advertising within few
There logic and reasoning in advertsng-more real
craftsmanship.
There is the appeal that the skilled personal
might make through the of a possible buyer.
Highly trained art-true artishave been drawn into adj
vertisng field skilled in the handling of form
those in the composition of the text.
Advertising today only interesting attractive
is truly craftsmanship Cincinnati Post.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-17
PLUMVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. James Valentine spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. II
Morris.
Miss Nancy Coryell spent Tuesday
with her sister, Mrs. c. B. Willett of
Orangeburg.
Mrs. NJ. n. Davenport and Miss Jen-
ME Morris were business visitors at
Maysville Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cobb and
daughter, Miss Agnes, spent Sunday
the guest of relatives of Bull Creek.
Mr.. j. F. Morgan of Maysville was
the recent guest of his daughter here.
Mr.. Henry Ring has purchased Mr..
Andy Rings ,Sr., farm and will move
there in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ring, Jr., have
returned home after visiting her sis
ter, Mrs VERNE Pixley, of Vance, o.,
and Mrs. Belle Kimble, of Portsmouth
Ohio.
Mr.. James Clark of Province, Ky
has returned home after spending a
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
+. NJ. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Norris spent Sun
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-17
SUM NIT

Mr.. Howard Hit, who was operated
on for appendicitis few weeks ago at
the Haywood Hospital was returned
to his home and Is now on the road to
recovery.
Mr. John ID. Grant is at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grant, at Taylor's Mill having receiv-
ed his discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Smart of
Maysville, called on Mr. and Mrs. r.
r. Stevens and family Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. William Seward, who is attend
ing school at Lexington. visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Seward,
of Dimmitt Station last week
Mrs. Roe Hull Of Maysville, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Case, Ct Stcnelick
last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grimes have
returned to their home in Indiana
polls, Ind, after visit to her mother,
Mrs. Mary Byron.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-17
TODAY's CALENDAR OF SPORTS

Racing-Continuatio Of Fall meet
ing of Maryland Association, at Bowie.
utomobile-Opening Of the Auto
mobile Salon, at New York.
thletics-Annualy convention of
the National A. A. u, at Boston.
Baseball-Annual meeting of the
Western league, at Chicago.
Boxing-Joe Jeanette vs.. BARLEY
Madden, 6 rounds, at Philadelphia. Bill
Brennan vs.. Andy Schmader, 6 rounds,
at Philadelphia. Mel Coogan vs.. Jim
my Murphy, 6 rounds, at Philadelphia.
Willie Loughlin vs.. Young Jack
O'Brien, 6 rounds, at Philadelphia.
frankie Fleming vs.. frankie Will
liams, 8 rounds, at Trenton. Johnny
Murray VS.. Hughey Hutchinson, 8
rounds, at Trenton. Silent Martin vs..
Morris Tasco, 10 rounds. at Troy, N.
Y. Barney Adair vs.. Pinkie Mitchell,
10 rounos at Racine, Wis. Al Rob-
erts vs.. Jack London, rounds at Eliz-
abeth, N. ]. Joe Haley vs.. Blockie
Richards. IL rounds, at Dayton, o.