Arizona state miner., 1919-11-28

WESTERN
Henny Leonard Of New York, light
weight champion of the world,
knocked out Jimmy Duffy of LOckport,
N. Y, at Tulsa, Okla, in the second
round.
Sixty thousand dollars year for the
next five years was allotted by the Ma
tional Women's Christian Temperance
Union in convention at st. Louis to
be used for the purpose of worldwide
prohibition.
Victor Rosewater, proprietor of the
Omaha Bee, and the Bee Publishing
Company each was fined $1,000 by
District Judge Redick after being
found guilty Of contempt in publish
ing an article relating to grand jury
case.
James Callan, former president of
the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association
and one of the states best known cat
tie men, admitted at his preliminary
hearing in Menard, Texas, that he
killed V. r. Billings, young ranchman
from Dewitt county. Callan testified
he believed his life was in danger.
Fire, which broke out in the prison
exchange building at the federal dis
cipilinary barracks at Leavenworth,
destroyed the exchange building and
spread to the wooden environments
near the large new cell house. The
flames spread rapidly and all efforts
to check them failed. All officers at
Fort Leavenworth and all the soldiers
were ordered out to assist in keeping
the prisoners in check.
Harry Royse, who was a Methodist
clergyman in the Middle West for ten
years, and whose father was we'll
known Nebraska minister, is under
sentence to serve one to fourteen
years in San Quentin for burglary.
He pleaded guilty to stealing type
writer's worth $647 from a Los An
geles typewriter company and also ad-
mitted he had taught his 16-year-old
nephew, Kenneth Moffitt, to assist in
rObbing hotel rooms.
WASHINGTON
Settlement of the controversy over
disposition of the German liner Imper-
atOr was Indicated by shipping board
officials, who intimated the ship would
be rendered Immediately to Great
Britain.
J. Hardacker, British cousul at Pue-
bla, Mexica, was saved from kidnap-
ing by Federico COrdova, the bandit
who kidnapped William o. Jenkins, the
American consular agent at Puebla, it
was learned at Washington in advices
from Mexico City.
Legislation authorizing creation of
an equipment trust to reimburse the
government for $4O0,OOO,000 spent for
locomotives and cars during federal
control Of the railroads has been
passed by the House and sent to the
President for approval.
The United States aerial mail car
ried 2,226,720 letters in September, it's
best month. This announcement was
made by Otto Praeger, second assist
ant postmaster general, through the
New York superintendent of the SER
vice. During September 172 trips were
made out Of 174 attempted. The to-
tai mileage was 56,744, and only four
teen forced landings were reported,
with no serious accidents.
While arguments on the validity Of
the wartime prohibition act will be
heard by the Supreme Court this week
decision is not expected before Dec.
8th, when the court reconvenes after
recess.
Mary PickfOrd's income last year
was SO great that she could not make
an income tax report by mail. She
went to Washington to straighten it
all our personally with the Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
Heavy losses in men and mounts
have been suffered by the Yaqui In
dians in severe fighting with Mexican
federal troops that has been in pro-
gress near San Javier and Sayopa, in
Sonora, according to reports received
in NOgales, AriZ.
American exports in October, 1919,
were valued at $632,OOO,OOO, an in
crease Of $35,OO0,OO0 over those in
September and of $13OO00,OOO over
those in October, year ago, accord
ing to statement today by the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. Exports for the ten months
ended with October were valued at
$6,501, 100000, an increase of $1,44O,-
100000 compared with the correspond,
ing period last year.