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Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
THIRD GOVERNOR IN
 STATE ALL IN MONTH

PHOENIX. May s2-Arizona has had three governors in the past month or so, which comes pretty close to be- ing a record in that line.
 When Governor Thomas E. Camp bell was in Fl Paso 10 welcome home the boys of the 15sth the place of acting governor was filled by Nit Sims. the secretary or state.
 Now the governor has gone to New York to help welcome the men of the famous S9;h division. MT. Sims is in Fl Paso, and Dick" McGillan, assist ant secretary of state. is the acting governor, and Harriet Jean Oliver. is the acting secretary of state.
 When Mir. Sims was acting governor he paid off the expenses and salaries Of the adjutant generals department, which Governor Campbell had rsfus- ed to recognize, while the present in- cumbent held the office Whether Mir McGillan has any similar stunts" to spring he refused to say.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
RAIN GENERAL; SNOW IN hUAChuCAS.

The heavy rain which visited Tomb stone last evening was general throughout the southern portion of the state. according to reports received 1ere today. and untold benefit will result both to the ranges and farms of the county
 The roads now under construction by the county. state department and highway commission will be benefited and drags will be put to work tolay in all sections, packing down the sur, facing.
 It is expected considerable new road will be opened to travel as a result
 Besides the rain, which was attend ed by cold weather, even as late as he later part of May. snow can be seen in the Huachuca mountains this morning. the peaks being covered with a white mantle. No word was received as to the depth attained. Snow this late in the season is a rare occurance, according to old timers.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
ELK THREATENED; OPEN
 SEASON IS PRONOUNCED

PHOENIX. May -3.-AracHa is to hare an oren season for elk hunting. One hundred special permits will be issued to spor;smea allowing them to slaughter the surplus males in Sit greaves National forest. The first twelve of these permits will be is- sued to duly appointed representa- tives of the Elks' lodges of the state. The rest will be distributed to the lucky winners of a big game lottery.
 This is the decision reached at a recent conference between federal forest officials. the game warden and repres entatiyes of the Eiks and Arizona sportsmen. This conference was held in conjunction with a thor ough survey of the elk situation, from which State Game Warden Joe V. Prochaska has just returned. Further details for the opening of the elk sea- son and the lottery are to be worked out al conference to be held in this city May 27th.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
CLYDE WEsrERvELr
 ARRIVES FROM FRANCE.

Clyde westeve.t. son of Mir and Mrs E. J. Westervelt. arrived in the city last evening from San Francisco, being discharged al the Presidio.
 Clyde enlisted in the service May IT. 1917, short time after the United States entered the war. join ing the l17th Engineers of the famous Rainbow Division. serving in Company D during the time he was in France.
 He was among the first Ameri- can soldiers to reach France. and il is enough to surmise that he saw con sideratle service with the Rainbow Division. He participated in most Of the big drives of the past year, and was in the thick if the battle in :he St. Ayhiel and Argonne drives. He was slightly wounded by shrapnel in the forearm. but rather than leave his company and go D the hospital, con cea.ed the wound and attended 10 it himself thus remaining al the front no. wishing 10 miss a single round Of the big scrap But with the ex- cep,ion of this slight wound, Clyde escaped without further injury, for what fact he considers himself ex- treme!y fortunate, and somewhat mira culous
 The Rainbow Divisions ranks were almost wiped out on several occasions but replacenents keat the division intact on the fighting line Clyde is among the few remaining members Of he original Rainbow division. He will spend several weeks here on v:si: with his parents. when he will | go 10 California to resume his stud. .es where he left them when he heard he call to arms
 ! lie is kept busy greeting his local ! friends and former schoolmates, wha are pleased to again greet him back l ia his old home town. and who are { proud of the fighting record he has made.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
SAN OIEeoAN PRESIDENT
 DIXIE HIGHWAY ASSN.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, May 22.-San Di- ego has the honor Of having as one of its citizens the president Of a trans continental highway. Word has been received by wire from Columbus. Ca, that the executive committee of the Dixie Overland Highway association has elected Col Ed. Fletcher. presi- dent of their organization The addi- tional good news is received that San Diego has been definitely decided up- on as the Pacific terminus of the Dixie Overland highway Les An gees has heretofore been the Pacific coast terminus.
 Last August, al the annual con- yention of the Dixie Highway asso- citation al Shreveport. La, the con- ven.ion unanimously recommended to the executive committee of the association that San Diego be the Pa cific coast terminus The action just taken by the executive comp ittee' fin ally decides the question.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
ARIZONA BAPTIST PASTORS
 HIGHEST PAID IN NATION

DENVER, May 22-Day labor wag es for Baptist clergymen is blot on the denomination. Less than half the nations Baptist ministers receive $500 a year This declaration vas made at the northern Baptist conveI- ton today by pr. E. L. Tomlinson, of New York. in presenting the report of the minister and missionaries board.
 Figures present by Dr. Tomlnson showed tha; Arizona ranks highest in the salaries paid :.s c,erymen. 5S per cent of he Bantist ministers re- ceiving $500 a year CT more. Massa chu3et.s, Montana. Nevada and South Dakota are mex; in order Maine is at the bottom of the list with 10 per cent receiving the above salary and New York has only II per cent, while Vermont has 12.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
CHARLES R. HOWE AND WIFE VISIT TOMBSTONE.

Chairman Charles R. Howe. of the state tax commission. accompanied by Mrs. Howe. was visitor in Tomb stone today from Phoenix MT Howe together with the balance Of the con- mission, is on tour of the state in specting the work Of the various cour- v assessors. Mir. Howe was formerly county treasurer for Cochise county, and they have many friends in the county seat who are pleased to greet them. Mir. Howe, after completing his work of inspection on the southern part of the state. will join the com mission for tour of the counties in the north
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
JONES AND JOHNSON TO
 ATTEND COPPER RATE TEST

FHOENIX, May 22.-F. A Jones. and D F. Johnson, as members of the state corporation commission. will leave at an early date for Chicago. to be present at the government hear ing to be held in Chicago June ?. rel ative to the freight rates on copper bullion. It is the contention of the commission that the rates have been raised loo per cent, which is consid- cred all out of reason. even in the light of the treish, advances in other Nnes
 Johnson will proceed from Chicago to Washington to represent the Ari- zona commission at the annual meet ing of the National Association of Public Security commissions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
YUMA TO PUT BIG
 BOND ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE

YUMA. May 22.-The first steps in placing before the people of Yuma county the proposition 10 bond the comfy to ss5O,eO0 or some sum ap- proximatiag that amount for the con struction of system of good roads in the county were taken yesterday
 A committee appointed by the commercial club waited upon the board Of supervisors a, the courthouse and filed with them petitions signed by more than six hundred legal vot- CTS and taxpayers asking that a road commission be appointed for the pur- pose of mapping out a plan for the construction of the proposed high ways.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
ANNUAL CAMP MEETING

PHOENlX. May 22.-Seventh Day Adventists of Arizona will hold their annual camp meeting or Fillmore St.. between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Phoenix, May 22 to June 1. Hundreds of delegates and members Of the de- nomination from all parts of Arizona will attend. Owing to the influenza epidemic the camp meeting was dis pensed with last year, and only a very brief business session held for the consideration of the conference work. Hence the conclave this year will probably draw a larger attendance than usual.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
PAGE FIVE

members of the customs force a; Doug las, Naco and Nogaies.
 Special Deputy Berner was assist ed in his work of destruction by Dep. uty Collector George Motley and Mounted Inspector Jack Deegan.
 The stu.f dumped into the arroyo ty the wrecking crew consisted of wood alcohol, cheao mescal and otn- CT mixtures guaranteed to set an or dinary human being dippy.
 A quantity of good liquor seized here was shipped to the Collector of Customs at New Orleans and will be sold. Special Deputy Collector Der ner stated this morning that the work of destruction cleaned up the seizure lockers at the customs house, not drop of contra band liquor being left.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
tleHTLESs ARIZONA
 TOWN SEEKS RELIEF

PHOENIX. May 22.-On May 24 the state coropration commission will de- eide whether or not the Ray Electric & Teiehone company must buy a new transformer and reopen it's electrical service in Kelvin, which place has had no electric service since the plant was burned some time ago. This an- nouncement was made al the con- missions office today
 The company seeks 10 definitely dis continue the electric service. alleging that the burning of the plant has ne cessitated the purchase of new transformer, which expense. the con- pany asserts, it cannot afford.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
VILLA CAPTURES c6RRANzA
 MILITARY TRAIN: REPORT

FL PASO, Tex, May 22.-Reports are persistent in Fl Paso that Villa Angeles forces have captured a mil. faTy train of the Csrranza troops at San Andres on the Mexico Northwes, ern west of the city of Chihuahua. No verihcauon of this report could be obtained. The reports of the pol icy of Angeles and Villa now are that when they capture federal soldiers they take the lsiters' arms and say: We do not want your lives. You can either join us or go home"
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
LYMAN DAM PROGRESSES

PHOENIX, May PA very favor able report on the progress Of the Ly- man dam and the improvement in conditions in the St. Johns district has been brought to the capitol by State Treasurer Ross, who has just completed a trip of inspection to the dam, which is being constructed under state supervision.
 Ross reports that the work is going forward in fine shape, 145 animals and 11s men being employed at this time. The dam is to be a rock-filled and earth faced structure. 450 feet thick at the base, 20 feet wide across the top. 700 feet long. and 70 feet high about the stream level of the Little Colorado. wh:ch 1t backs up to form a reservoir capable of holding 3S,000 acre feet of water.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
MEMORIAL FUND GROWS

PHOENIX, May 22.-A $10O Victory bond was placed in the -und yesterday for the erection or purchase of a mem orial in honor of Frank Luke, Jr., Phoenix's ace, who met his death in battle with the Huns last September. The fund was started by Mrs. Robert E. Curry. who donated the Victory bond earned by her in the recent loan drive for selling the largest amount of Victory bonds. The prize was given by D. A. Donofrio.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
APPEAL VERDICT IN
 LAND LAW ACTIONS

PHOENIX. May 22.-Notice of ap- peal in the suits brought to test the validity of the state land law suit recently tried in the superior court with Judge Pattee of Pima county presiding. were filed in the office of ;he clerk of the court yesterday.
 The appeal was signed by both counsel for the plaintiff and the de- iendant and the clerk was asked to make return to the supreme court at once. each party waiying any rights to further notice as to matters of perfecting and returning the rec ord of appeal.
 The salary suit was instituted b: Ben L. Clark of the land commission who brought the action agains, Jesse Boyce. state auditor. asking that the auditor be compelled to pay him the increase of salary in accordance with bill passed by the last legislature. The court vacated the alternative writ of mandamus and oredered judg- ment for the defendant In the land suit brought by Edward Mann agains; William Moeur the court ordered a permanent injunction issued agains; the defendant. The plaintiffs were represented by Ward and Griffith and William E. Ryan and the defendants by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones, and Assistant Attorney Genera, L. B Whitney
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
t69 ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
 SOLDIERS ARE DUE MEL PAso

FL PASO, Tex, May PA total of 169 Arizona and New Mexico soldiers from overseas will arrive at Fort Bliss for demobilization within the next five days, it was announced today by Federal Director of Troop Movements J. B Mabry.
 Eight men will arrive over the Tex as Pacic Friday. 3s left Camp Merritt. \. J.. Thursday; 14 left Camp Dix. N Y. Wednesday, and 2 left Garden City, N. Y, Monday. All are casuals
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
PEOPLE WILL DEMAND SILVER
 iN PLACE OF PAPER MONEY

DENVER. May 23.-With an ad vance of $a0 per ton in copper ,sl.S0 per ton in the settlement; price for spel;er in ores and $l to the ton for lead contents, together with higher quotations for silver. the condition of the metal market is deemed favor abe and all shares which relate there 10 are commanding better. figures in London, New York, Boston and Phil adelphia.
 The four licensed brokerage firms in Lonjan which control. with gov ernment authority, all shipments of silver from London to Indian. are yet uncertain in their daily quotations for the white metal. N-.:ch varies from day to day, going as high as s1.21 per ounce on Monday. May F. Yester- days quotation in London and New York was sl.O9ia per ounce. a drop Of 11.5c per ounce. The s1.21 was explained as a result Of the shortage in London.
 The silver optimist continues to point encouragingly to the unsatisfiei demand for silver from India, China and other countries. and to the faci that when Europe gets a little out Of the political national quiyers that the people there will almost unani- mously demand silver in place of their unsafe paper money
 With an annual worlds silver pro- duct.on of a1out 115.000000 ounces. of V h.ch the United States yields 75.- 000900 ounces year. men in line with the situation predict a high price for silver for years 10 come.
 l, is reported that in certain cases China and Indian have paid equiva, lent to sl.30 an ounce for silver and were glad 70 be accommodated at that price. The people there will have silver, and the way i, disappears and never comes back into the marts of trade is astonishing 10 the student Yet when he stops to consider tha; India and vicinity have a population of S00,00G000 and China more than 500,000,000, the worlds present pro dac;ion looks small and inadequate.
 The Philadelphia mini April 2a shipped s10.s00.O00 in silver bullion 10 India. being the only shipmen, scheduled for April This brough, the total shipments from that city since the first year to s6S, ,7Os. 900 and since the enactment of the Putnam act year ago to 54909. 900 The silver bullion is derived from melting down silver dollars
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
WORLDS FAIR MINE
 REcEIvERsHlP POSTPONED

MORALES, Ariz.. May 22.-After hearing the evidence in the receiver ship suit filed by Frank and Josephine Powers. owners of the Worlds Fair mine. against Hiram Whitcomb and J. Emery. leasees U. the property, Judge OConnor yesterday postponed his decision in the matter for one month
 Judge OConnor ordered that the books of the leasees be audited up to date and brought to court by the book keeper of the mine on June 20th. in order that the exact status of affairs at the mine be determined.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
PETERS HEARING POSTPONED

TEMPE. May 21.-Preliminary hear ing of Alfred J. Peters. of Tempe. at liberty on bond of $25,OO0. charged with engaging in a conspiracy to de- fraud the United tSates government, scheduled for yesterday afternoon. was indefinitely postponed. The action was taken. it is understood, pending an extensive investigation of alleged footing of the government on the sale of hay by Peters, through an Fl Paso concern.
 The method of operation was the alleged inspection of hay by Federal Hay Inspector J. W. Jaggers as a higher grade than it actually was. thereby enabling those charged with :he conspiracy, it is said, 10 secure from s2 to si a ton more than they were entitled to receive. False cer, tifcates of weight are also said to have been discovered by federal off c;a.s. by which additional funds were thought 10 have been fraudulently secured From $50 10 sl00 a car in illegal profits are said 10 have been gained by these various methods.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
ROUND UP GANG

PHOENIX, May 22-A gang of 30 young men and boys, charged with at tempting to break up an Americaniza- tion night class for Mexicans in the Grant street school here. were round ed up by the police and taken to the city jail for examination. Most of the alleged offenders were under age, but eight men were held for arraignmen..
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
TO ENLARGE HOSPITAL

TUCSON, May 22-The supervis- DTS Of St. Mary's hospital are plan ming spending s250.000 on the con- struction of d new unit with a capa- city of loo beds to meet the demand for additional hospital room in Tue son.
 The new building would be only ,he fist init of a structure to eventually cost s1.O0O,0O0.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
MADDock VISITS JEROME

JEROME, May 22-State Engineer Thomas F. Maddock is expected to arrive in the city this evening or to- morrow for the purpose of inspecting the progress which has been made on the Jerome-Prescott highway Sec ton one of this route has been ap- proved by the commission of state in stitutions according to information received here this morning.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
MINING co. TO DRILL

TUCSON, Ariz., May 22-The Hei- vetia Copper company, which owns a number of patented claims on the west side of the Santa Rita mountains is understood about to try for oil on its property. Possibly on this basis there has been a stifening of share values from r cents to $4 within the past week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
REFUSED DAMAGES

PHOENIX, May 2c--.it took a jury in Judge S;anford's court just ten minutes to return a verdict for the defendant in the s20, eco action for damages brought by J. L. Rountree against Walter Tway, Charles Water house, w. H. Knox. the Arizona Cot ton Growers association. ct al, whom the plaintiff held responsible for his wifes death.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
ENTERTAIN TAX COMMISSION

JEROME, May 22-In all probabili- ty Jerome will entertain tomorrow the members of the state tax commission, who are now in Prescott. The con- mission is concluding a tour of in- specting embracing visits to practi- cally all of the larger cities in the state. At the present time, the tax department is engaged in reviewing the work of the assessors.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
CARL VAN DYKE DIES

MIAMI, May 22.-A telegram from Washington today announces the sud den death in that city this morning of Carl c. Van Dyke, brother of Aaron, Cleve w, L. D. and Ray Van Dyke, of Miami The news came as . com plete surprise, as it was not known that Carl Van Dyke was i'll.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
LIQUOR IS DESTROYED
 BY CUSTOM OFFICERS

MORALES, Ariz, May 22.-Under orders from the chief of the customs division at Washington, Special Dep lty Collector of Customs Harry Der ner. this morning destroyed a quan- tity of bootleg booze confscated bv
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25
NEW BANK EXAMINER

PHOENIX, May 22-The state of Arizona has a new assistant bank ex- aminer in the person of T. M. Sulli- van. appointed yesterday to fil this position, created by the general ap- propriation bill of the last legislature.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25

Patagonia-DeveIopment work on re- cent strike in Nowry mine showing better prospects as work continues.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-05-25

Buckeye cattlemen receive record price of $1SO each for A head steers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19
Dropped Dead
On The Floor
Private Home the Scene OF Wholesale
Slaughter Last Week

The beautiful home of one of our
prominent citizens was the scene Of
a wholesale slaughter one night last
week. Shortly after dusk the house
was invaded by swarm of voracious
Misunderstanding mosquitoes, which
would have made sleep impossible
had not preparation been made for
just such happening. A barriage
of Torment was shot into the air of
each room with a small spray, and
the mosquitoes at once surrendered
as if gassed. Torment is the finest
of insecticides and kills flies and
mosquitoes while they are on the
wing. 1t does not injure human be-
irgs and will not stain clothing nor
furniture. Bottle of Torment, lnclud-
ing spray, Csc at your druggists.
Manufactured by The G.. B Will
liams Company, Quitman, Ga
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19

One Of the largest development
projects of a purely citrus nature in
Polk county is being pushed rapidly
forward by Johnson & Spencer. This
tract is $40 acres and is over hall
cleared and ready for the pillow. and
the rest will soon be done, as force
of over 40 men are in active work on
the clearing all the time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19

posals 1880 tons Of black-painted
barb wire and 1,464 tons of galvan-
lied barb wire. Bids will be opened
September 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19

The surplus property division Is
offering for sale under sealed pro-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19
The Town GOs.siD

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-19

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NOT TO make.
ANY FALSE steps.
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WHICH WOULD give me a hint.
AS TO who he was.
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AND FINALLY he said.
THAT HE was leaving.
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AND WE shook hands.
AND HE asked me.
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AND WE shook hands again.
AND HE went off.
AND EVER since them.
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TO DO any work at all.
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