davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
DECLARES MEXICO CANNOT POLICE
 LOWER CAL|E.
ASHURsT SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF HIS RESOLUTION FOR PuR. CHASE OF TER RlTORY.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Speaking in the senate today in support of his resolution of acquisition by the Unit ed States through negotiation with Mexico regarding Lower Californis and part of the state of Sonora, Sem ator Ashurst of Arizona declared the Mexican government was unable to control the territory or protect it from foreign invasion. Annexed to the United States, he said, it could b6 converted into immense agricultural value by irrigation. from the Colorado river.
 Lower California, said the senator, is ''the vermiform appendix of Mexi- CO.," and the "Archilles heel of the United States"
 Can't Police Peninsula. The Mexican republic is both uri. willing and unable to police the peni- nsula. he added, "and is unable to re- sist aggression from or settlement by oriental powers; hence a base of sup plies or of military and naval opera tions, with comparative ease and seo- recy, could be established among the numerous islands on the Pacific coast. Enforcement of law and order in Lower California, MT. Ashurst declar. ed, is left wholly to a governor hold. l ing over from the Diaz regime and still independent either of CarranzA i or Villa.
 PheIan Sees Danger.
 Senator Phelan of California inter. rupted Senator Ashurst with the com ment that there is always danger of acquisition by foreign powers by pur- chase or otherwise-b means of Zim- merman notes or otherwise, of Low CT California. ' He added, however, that he would not consent to acquisi- tion of the peninsula by the United States except by complete agreement with Mexico
 Senator Weeks of Massachusetts in- quired whether Senator Ashurst would apply the principle of self-determina- tion to the territory, and the Arizona senator replied that he advocated this plan and had received hundreds of letters from residents of Lower Cali fornia urging the purchase. Resolution in House. Whfle Senator Ashurst was speak ing in the senate Representative Els ton of California, Republican, intro- duced a resolution in the house re- questing President Wilson to open negotiations with Mexico for the pur- chase of Lower California peninsula and "other Mexican land along the border as shall by topography pro- mote harmonious relations by reduc- ing to minimum all international border difficulties.
 This resolution was referred to the house foreign affairs committee.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
NURSE SUES WIDOW
 FOR FIFTY THOUSAND

In Phoenix this week Miss Florence Wilkes, trained nurse, brought a damage suit for $5O,OOO. % against Mrs. Angus Mckay based on the ground that the widow accused the nurse of killing her husband. Tne suit grew out of statements made by Mrs. Mckay while on the witness stand in Judge Lymans court last October when she was called to tes- tify concerning the will of MT. Mckay her deceased husband. She killed Mr. Mckay" are the words Mrs. Nc Kay are alleged to have spoken a3 she referred to the nurse who at tended her husband during his last illness.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
CORP ORAL DEWITT COSPER WRITES
 UNCLE bEN'

a-Maussan, France, Nov. 29. MT. Ben Crawford,
 Dear Uncle Ben: I just wrote letter home today, so thought while was in the writing mood I'd write you a few lines just to let you know that I haven't forgotten you.
 We are still in France and don't know how lcng we will be here.
 We've turned in our horses, so r suppose we are through grooming by detail. I hope the next horses I groom will be back on Blue river, where they groom them once ever five years, with a rough rock.
 We've been in France almost four months. We left Hoboken dock July 31st, and landed in Liverpool Eng land, Aug. 11th, and in France Aug. 18th. at Le Harue. From there we went by land to Camp Coetiquedan, and there we got quite bit of train 1 ing t $ From there we went to the front. We went into action about g o'clock at night. I'll never forget the first flower pots that burst over my head. They certainly made my hair stand on end. But after the first few l didn't mind them.
 We are now staying at Pont-aMaus- son, village that has been torn up during the war. But there are sew eral buildings that have not been shot up much. We are in an old building that was rooming house at one time, and there are several rooms in the building that have fire places and good beds in them. Believe me they surely looked good to Bat. F when we landed in them. The first thing did was to rustic up a feather bed and fall into it, and talk about sleep I never slept so good in all my life as 1 have since. I landed in Pont-a. ! Mausscn. Three blankets is all we have and when we have to cover with two of them and put the other one down to sleep on, believe me it gets rather hard before morning. I wore hcles in several cement floors and in the frozen ground.
 I We are having it pretty soft now We are drilling some now and taking a few read marches, and also a little polishing up.
 Well I've written about all I know sc will ring off. Hope. I will be able to see you before many moons Give my regards to all of my old Cliff ton friends.
 Sincerely yours,
 CORPORAL DEWITT COSPER.
 P. s. Dent laugh at this raper, fol it is all have just now.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
PROMINENT ARIZONANS
 ATTEND ROOSEVELT FUNERAL

Press dispa atches giving account of the funeral ceremonies at the grave of Theodore Roosevelt, state that a de tachment of Rough Riders, who serv- edwith Roosevelt in the Spanish-Am- erican war. occupied place of hon. or at the foot of the grave. Promin- ent Arizonars who constituted the Rcugh Rider Guard were Col. John C. Creenway, general manager of the Calumet & Arizona Copper Co.,, at EisDee. and c. E. Mills. general man. 1ger of 'lte Inspiration Copper O., at Miami, end former resident of Mcrenci, Hotb of these distinguished Arizonans saw service in Cuba with RcoseHe:t's Rough Riders.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
GRAND CANYON |S SOON ID BE. A
 NATIONAL PARK

After tour of inspection of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Chas. P. Punchard, landscape engineer of the national parks service, is spending few days in Phoenix, guest of the Phoenix chamber of commerce. From here Punchard goes to Roosevelt dam and on to the Casa Grande ruins and Tumacacori. He will be accompan- jed by Herbert w. Gleason, official photographer of the service, who will take pictures of these interesting places to be used for publicity pur- poses. Punchard is compiling sta tistics for the government contain ing proposed improvements for the places visited.
 Before coming to Arizona" Punch ard said this morning, "our party wis ited the Yosemite and Gleaso1Ao ook pictures of the beautiful snow scenes there. We accompanied Stephen T. Mather, director of the national park service. While there, Mather took a party of 25 or 30 we'll known bust ness men of San Francisco on a tour of the park for the purpose of show. ing them it's wonderful possibilities as a winter resort. They were very much surprised and pleased with their visit to the Yosemite in winter !! Through the cooperation of the rail reads, it was possible for the party to make the trip each way in one night
 ''lt is only matter of short time before the Grand canyon will be made national park. The bill has passed the senate and it will probably pass : the house soon. Our trip was in the
 nature of preliminary inspection Of course the canyon is now nation
 al monument, and when it becomes 6 i park, it will only mean that there
 will be more trails and roads built and that buildings put up will be
 done under the supervision of oul
 service, and will be made to harmon
 ize with the landscape and with the
 general building plan"
 Punchard lunched today in com pany with Gov. Campbell and leadins members of the Phoenix chamber o
 commerce.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
Woman's Club Activities

A meeting of the Clifton Womans
 Club was held on Friday afternoon ed to arrange for a play to be given by the club members on Feb P to be
 followed by a Bal Poudre.'' '' This event will take place at the Auditori- um. At a meSins on Friday the ses- sion was opened by the singing of America and the program consisted of raper on Arizona early days con- servation by Mrs. Sarah York. a piano solo by Prof. Umfleet, and a paper read by Mrs. Terrell and pre- pared by Mrs. w. B. Foote on An cient and Modern House Furnishings.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
Presbyterian Church.

We are busy with plans for the opening of our new church and have fixed the date for January 26th. The Rev. Allan Krichbaum, one of the ablest and most pleasing speakers of the state will be with us on the oo- casion and we. are expecting to have others as well. The very best of music is being prepared and every thing is being made ready for feast of good things. The Sunday school is also planning to have special pro- gram on the day, and all departments of the church are arranging to have meetings of a social nature on the week following the Sunday of the opening.
 On Sunday we will hold our usual service in the cid building in North Clifton. Sunday school at 10 a. Ill. Morning worship II a. m. Subject "A Spiritual Worship Evening servi- ces 7:3O D. m Christian Unison and Cooperation.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
YOUNG GIRL IS
 VICTIM OF FLAMES

The twelve year old daughter of MT. ad Mrs. George Griffin, living on the Parker ranch, near Mesa, was so badly burned about the body at noon on January 3 that she died the fol lowing day after intense suffering. The child's clothing had caught fire from the wood stove while she was assisting in preparing the dinner T he entire body above the knees was a solid blister
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10

al furnished, aggregating the sum of s344O. .0O; plaintiff also alleges that during the year 1917 the Home Cop per Company sold its rights to said mines to w. w. Dutton, without con- sideratiCn; further that during the month of December, 1918, w. w. Button and Morenci Consolidated Mines Company sold and conveyed, without consideration the mining claims owned by Home Copper Con- pany and Morenci Consolidated Mines Company to Dell NJ. Potter and Mo- renci Inspiration Mining Company, 1n which latter named organization the legal title now stands, which alleged fraudulent sales the plaintiff prays he Court to decare void. l.. Kearney is representing the plaintiff.
 Charles Gasloli, of Clifton, has this week fled his petition for appoint mont of administrator of the estate of Severo Miramonti, deceased. l.. Kearney represents the petitioner.
 The following marriage licenses were issued by Clerk of the Super ior Court Ben NJ. Crawford, the past week:
 Estebcr Carrillo to wed Guadalupe Romo, both parties residing at Mo- renci.
 Jcse Barrera to wed Reynalda Nun oz. both parties residing at Morenci Antonio Arrendondo to wed Merce' des Losano both parties residing at Metcalf.
 Jesus Ybarra to wed Enedina Villan ueva, both parties of Norenci- Rumaldo Corral to wed Maria Bar asa. beth parties residing at Morenci Hilario Lozano to wed Altagracia Perez, beth parties residing at Cliff ton
 Ramon Hernandez to wed Flabia Fetanci. both parties residing at Cliff ton.
 Rosalio Valdez to wed Julia Her rera, beth parties being from Morenci
 Bills of Sale. Andres Esquedo to Bibiano Ruiz.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10
FORMER CLIFTONITE IS
 APPOINTED ON RELIEF WORK

Col. R. E. Twitchell, formerly a resi- dent of Clifton, prominent financier and mine owner, has been appointed a member of the American Committe5 for Relief in the Near East, formerly the Committee for Armenian and Sv- ran TIslief. Cleveland H. Dodge. of the Phelps Dodge Corporation, is t teasurer of the committee. /
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10

Continued on Page e.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-10

(Continued on Page Eight.)
The evening world., 1919-03-03
378 HOME FROM WAR ZONE
ON BRITISH LINER LAPLAND
New York Nurse Describe, Desoldte
Graves Of Thousands OF Ameri-
cans in ArgOnnc.

The white star liner LsplaDI. auah
sailed from Liyerpoo. With 400 Can
adian soldiers. who we're landed at
Halifax, arrived this morning az Ncw
York az Pier No. 50. Sor'n River. with
the remainder Of her passenger LIST
OF 37s.
Aboard the vessel were Mrs. Ben All
Haggin. Coude Mast Marx sullivan.
Col II. Ramsden, late OF the British
Ministry Of Shipping; Bishop James De
Wolfe Perry OF the Episcopal Diocese
Of Rhode Island and Mrs. Eloisc Hayden
Of New YORK, who spent ten months as
Red Cross worker wslh the 18Th
Division.
Mrs. Hayden said she visited tho
Forest OF the Argonnc In January and
saw the graveyard whore thousands Of
American soldiers hlllcl IN the battle
are buried.
1T Is the most desolate place IN ,hc
forest now she sale. The naked
limbs Of great dead trees are every.
where. Barbed wire entanglements ar,
Uttered over the ground. which Is made
more unsighty by huge shell holes
hlled with sllmy water, Only the lttl,
crosses. hundreds upon hundreds o.
them. mark u as graveyard,
The evening world., 1919-03-03
NO DRY ENFORCEMENT
LAW At THIS SESSION

WASHINGToN. March Agree
men. was reached to-day by the Senate
judiciary Committee to take no action
on legislation 70 enforce war time pro.
hlbItlon which becomes effective July /
The committee decided there was nc
chance for passage OF the pending bill
AZ this session.
Penalties for violation of me law are
carried by the Prohibition Act itself
which was passed "a an amendment tC
the Food Production Bin Prohibition
leaders contend that additional and
more specific legislation Is needed to In
sun, proper enforcement. although IN,
absence % i' will not prevent Nation,
wide prohibition from becoming effec
ti,e. They plan to bring In the bill nov
abandoned again as soon a. Congress il
called into extra session.
The evening world., 1919-03-03
Under Auspices of the Secou7S
Franco-American, People o.
Note Will Take Prominent
Part.

\ Garden Festival" is To hc gwen
In the Metropolitan Opera House on
Tuesday night. March IS. for the
bcncht OF the fund for devastated
France. Tho Garden" OF the fcsti-
val Is "our Mary" who will not only
appear in an act from "Thals" but
will direct the entire programme, un-
der tho auspices OF the SccOurs
Franco American and a committee OF
well known society women.
In the stage programme Miss Gar
den will be assisted by Miss Maxwell,
and among the features DcDussy Il
ballet. "LAprcs- Midi dune Faune"
viii be danced by Pavlcy and Ouk-
rainsky and company, and Dcbussy's
."Naugcs ct Fctcs," by Paylcy. Other
brilliant numbers viii be announced
later. At 43O next Thursday after
noon thcro will be a tea in honor OF
Mis- Garden In the small ballroom OF
tho RITZ by the Secours Franco
American, assisted by number OF
the women on the American commit
tee.
The proceeds Of the Garden Fes-
t,vl" will be divided equally be-
tween the devastated departments OF
the Ardenncs and the Somme. Mrs.
Hamilton Wilkes Cary is Chairman
and Vice President Of the American
Committee OF the Ardcnnes. and at the
head OF the Paris committee Is tho
oomtcsse de Chabrillan, nee Lewis
MircpoiX. Mrs. John A. Logan jr.
Is Chairman Of the American Com
m.ttee for the Sommo.
Among the patrons and patron
osscs OF the festival. besides those
named, are Mrs. Walter T., Bliss,
Mrs. q. II. l.. Belmont, Miss Ma
bel Choatc, Duchess de ChauIncs
the Cpynt de ChLmbrun. acting
French Ambassador; Mr.. and Mrs,
Frederic r. Coudort iro Mrs Will
am CrDcker. Duchess de Richie
lieu, Mrs. Arthur Dodge. Mrs
ogden GOclct Mrs. NoWbuld LO
boy Edgar. Mrs. John r. DroXel
Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Nine. da
Cana, Mrs, E, II. Hartman, Mrs.
G. Oliver Iselin, Mrs. II. Van Rensse
Ilcr Kennedy, MIS-, otto H. Kahn,
VI Guy, Mrs. $. Miller Graham.
Clarence II. Machay, Miss Caroline
Morgan, Mrs. Frederick Nelson
| Mrs Charles De Loosely Oclrichs
Judge Morgan O'Bren. Princess q
| Poggia Sussa, Mrs. r. j. Rhlnelan-
| der, Mrs. James Spcyor, Mrs. I'D.
ward 4. Stotcsbury, Mrs. Mortimer
| Schlff, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
! Mrs W. Is Vanderbilt, Mr.. Payne
| whitney, Mrs. Ormo Wilson am
| many others,
The evening world., 1919-03-03
BUREAU OPENED TO FIND
, JOBS FOR MEN OF The 77TH
Division Association Establishes
Headquarters at No. ESQ Madi-
son Avenue.

The nth Division Association. whose
primary purpose n to have a job walt
ing for every returning soldier Of the
division, opened permanent htadauar-
terS to-day at No, 2SO Madison Avenue,
where the divisions employment bureau
has an office.
The association is also planning for a
division clubhouse similar to :ac Ma
tional Guard armories, and in this
project help has been promised by
Cleveland IL. Dodge, stephen IL. Olln
DR.. William T. Manning, Mrs. Robert
Bacon, s. Reading Bertron. Walter
Grafton. Mrs. Russell II, Hoadley,
Major Archibald J. Thacher, Major De-
lsncey Jay, Mrs, J. T.. Gus ran and
Mrs. j. Lloyd Derby, who constitute
committee,
Tho Associated Motion Picture Adycr-
tisers have passed a resolution tu give
special advertising to the campaign
for New York jobs for New York
soldiers" More than nfty motion pic
ture employers have promised to hold
Jobs open for men Of the nth Division.
The evening world., 1919-03-03
LOOK FOR ARREST TO-DAY
OF MRS, WILKINS'S SLAYER
Nassau County Sheriff Says Murder
viii Not Remain an I'm
solved Mystery.

Sheriff Sehman OF Nassau County this
morning predicted the arrest before
night oi at least one OF the three bur
glars who on last Thursday night MUIR
dered Mrs Julia wilkins and beat her
husband, Or. Walter wilkins. at their
home in Long Beach. This viii not
remain one OF those unsoved myster-
les" the Sheriff said
Funeral services FOR Mrs. wilkins
were conducted a. $50 o',lo,k this az
ternoon from the Evangelical Lutheran
Church at 66th street and Central Park
West. The body was then taken 30
Long Island CITY FOR burial in tho
Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. charles
J. smith conducting both services Dr.
Wilkins arrived at the church shortly
after O'Clock Only few friends e
the Family were present.
Dr wilkins to-day admitted the story
about the quarrel between Mrs. wilkins
aud boardcrs on Jan. was correct
murdered by men Who were actuated
only by motives or tncNciy. am ir
such q neryous state I cannot go into
the details of tho attack.
Nskcd about u rumor current In Lon1
teach that his wifc's or his own fortune
had been reduced recently by any losses
no answered My wifes fortune an,
my own have moved along In regular
tut for many wears. Neither of "a
glmbled or speculJted."
The evening world., 1919-03-03
FREE BUS RIDES FOR
CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS
Society Women viii BE "BarkerS"
and Show Wounded Boys
All New York.

with society women as "barkers,"
the Red Cross Shop, No. 5S7 Fifth
Avenue. inaugurates to-day a system
Of educational bus tours for conva-
lescent soldiers, sailors and marines
in the military hospitals in and near
New York.
The plan was adopted to utilize the
surplus profits Of the shop, which are
running on an average OF $4,000 a
week, As everything sold at the shop
is contributed and as the receipts rep
resent a clear profit OF 100 per cent,
the shops funds are in excess OF the
share allotted to It for providing the
ordinary comforts for the returned
lighters
The evening world., 1919-03-03
TRIAL OF BLEW|TT
FOR B. R. 7. Wreck
BEGUN At M|NEOLA
Nine Jurors Tentatively Ac-
cepted in First Tunnel Nan
slaughter Case.

The first manslaughter trial grow
ing out of the wreck in the Malbone
street Tunnel OF the B. n. T. on Nov.
last. in which ninety two lives were
lost. began to-day at Mineola. LII.
where nine jurors had been accepted
temporarily up Bpm
The first Of six indicted railroad
men 20 be placed on trial is Thomas
r. Blewitt. superintendent OF ths
Brighton Division. who. It is charged,
placed Anthony Leuciano as motor
man on the wrecked train. although
he was inexperienced.
Leuciano's trial will follow
Blewitt's.
The men in The jury box were:
ISAAC FRANK. Glen Cove. fore
man.
CHARLES c. BoYD, plumber.
westbury.
PAUL c. wHANE. rcstauratcur.
Iynbrook.
FRANKLIN BEDELL. retired.
Frecport.
FRANK SCHMTTT cigar manufac-
turcr. Valley stream
FRANK klLEAN. retired hotel
keeper. Massapcqua.
! ISAAC Il. HOUSE. builder. Vest
bury.
! CHARLES c. KANE. shirt manu-
flcturer, Ocoanside.
ALEXANDER G. wANSEH UNDER
tIker. Inwood.
House admitted ownership of B. n.
/ T. shares but said he did not think
this would pcreyent him from return
ing a verdict on the evidence
Counsel agreed upon a plan to filI
the jury box az speedily az pos
sible. reserving peremptory chai-
lenges until. this has been accom-
| plished. The talesmen were asked
particularly about their acquaintance
with attorneys on either side.
Before the first talesman was quss-
toned Attorney oeland. for Blewitt,
moved that the Indictment of the
division superintendent be dismissed
on the ground that II failed TO show
a situation sufficient to constitute q
crime. The motion was denied.
District Attorney Lewis OF kings
County has list of seventy-five wit.
nesses. The railroad will call twenty.
ave. Mr.. Lewis. he says, will cal
many OF these latter as his own wit.
nesscs.
Four other railroad officials hav,
also been indicted-Presiden John X
Hallock OF the New York Consoli.
dated Railroad Company, Vice Presi.
dent John J. Dempsey, Chief Engi-
neer William s. Menden and formei
President Timothy Williams OF the
Il. II. Il.
Whether any OF these four viii b,
tried. II was said to-day. depends upon
the result OF the Blewitt and Leucianc
trials.
Supreme Court Justice Alfred II. n
Seeger OF Orange County Is the tria
! judge.