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Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

Cotton Seed Drops Ten Dollars Ton
 Cotton seed took it's second drop on
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

Following the splendid numbers of the Normal Lyceum lecture course of January 2s, Tempe is to be favored by tho third number, the Boston Opera
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

for the current year:
 c. G. Jones. president; F. M. Irish, vice president: Dr. P. B. Beckwith, secretary treasurer.
 Under the leadership of MT. Jones the club cannot but prosper and there are many good things will be accom- plished for Tempe. If you are in sym pathy with the purpose of the Commit nity club kindly communicate with MT. Beckwith who will call for your sub scription to membership.
 The committee appointed by the common councipto secure a provisional plan for a satisfactory gas and cleo tric equipment submitted a report which contains considerable interest ing information. The report is accu- rate and is based upon the latest prices, and will serve as food for thought for those who are laboring under the i'm pression that the building of a gas and electric system is simply a matter of united effort
 The committee wishes to state that supplementary report will later be submitted which will take into con sideration other possible propositions
 Six plans were submitted by the committee, ranging in cost from s146- 663.17 to s2OS,77749.
 Woman's Club Holds Meeting
 Friday afternoon, at her delightful country home, Mrs. Grant Jones was hostess to the members of the Wom- | ans club at their mid winter party. Daffodils and jonquils added their cheerful message of springtime to the coziness of the rooms. Mrs. flight, the president, was ab- l sent because of illness and Mrs. McEll- herr the vice president, and Miss | Frankenberg assisted Mrs. Jones in receiving
 Twenty members and guests were | present. Mrs. Price Jones of Bloom | ington, IT,. Mrs. J. H. Carter and Mrs. T. F. Mccall of Vienna, H., were guests of tie club
 Music, stories and games and con- versation brought the afternoon to an end entirely too soon Delicious re- | treatments of salad, wafers and coffee were served.
 The thanks of the club are due to those who so kindly furnished cars.
 Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Entertain
 Friday evening, Rev. Douglas and family entertained the normal students who attended the Congregational church. It was very jolly. enjoyable evening, good music being a special feature.
 Week End Guest Miss Mayda Achauer. of Phoenix, is
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

Substitutes-Tempe high: smith. FOgal. Carr.
 Carpenter. Raitt and Nenne of the Phoenix High school officiated.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

Hear Rock tonight at Calvary Bap- fist bs
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09
Week End Guest
Boston Opera Company Coming

Miss Mayda Achauer, of Phoenix, is a weekend guest of Miss Delzell.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09

Photographic reproduction Christmas greeting Pershg
 Senator Sherman Two interesting features of this Christmas card from General John Pershlng, commander of the American expedonary
  h handwriting of the general odd that the handwriting stern fighter like General Pershing should be dainty
Arizona republican., 1919-02-09
NAAt'NAif NhRio- btAl AlNs
 flagstaff-Conningham.

Substitutes Tempe: Khules, kinson. Capps. Bently.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
DISMISS CHARGE AGAINST
 DAVIS AND IoeKRTT,
(From Friday's Daily.l

The preliminary examination of the four Ash Fork men who arc charged with stealing and killing beef, was continued throughout yes terday in the court of Justice Mo Lane, the net result of the days ac- tivities being the dismissal of the charges against J. C. Davis and R. A. Lockett, the state having failed to produce any evidence which would tend to show that these defendants had been implicated in the alleged theft The hearing was continued again this morning. and today will in all probability see the finish of the case in the lower court.
 Smith and Varnell, the other two defendants are still being held and are at liberty on bond.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
NOTHING BUT THE BEST WOULD DO
 FOR THE GOV.

PHOENIX, Jan. 30.-TIow former
 Governor Hunt and his private sec retary, Louis w. Lowentha1 provid-
 ed themselves with fancy station cry at the expense of the state and to the depletion of the funds of the commission of state institutions is barred in an item which has been un- covered in the records of that office.
 This work, the records show, was ordered by Lowenthal on June IS, 1918, and was paid by warrant of the state issued on November 2, 1918. None of this stationery was left behind by Hunt and his military aide. A large part of it would have been utterly worthless by reason of the fact that it was purely personal stationery. One set of 1etterheads and envelopes bears the name only of George w. P. Hunt, and the other that cf Louis W. Lowenthal. With the exception of small gold seal in one corner there is nothing to indi- cate or suggest the office of the gov ernor. A few samples which have come to light indicate all this and much more. The work was of tne very highest order. The finest grade of bond paper was used and this was cut into irregular sizes to lend dis tinction presumably. Some of the envelopes were large enough to hold comic. valentines. The printing is in regal blue and made with an emboss- ing die. Embossing is also used in the beautiful seal of the state which appears thereon. As a further em- bellishment each sheet has a raised border effect which is quite entranc- ing to the eye.
 Hunt was not satisfied to pay for this stationery out of the governors contingent fund. At least he did not, preferring, as the records show, to lift it out of the commission of state institutions fund. What connection there might be between a governors office and a state institution is not made clear anywhere in the records of the transaction, but anyway the funds were available and the sum of S87411 was lifted and then part Of this amount used for private pur- poses.
 It was this juggling of funds, it is claimed by the chairman of the com mission of state institutions, a prac- tice which seemingly permeated all state offices and institutions, which las made it difficult task indeed to get at the exact status of the various funds.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
ASKS LIBERTY IN HABEAS
 CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
fFrom Saturdays paiIy.l

Enrique Martinez, who was com- mitted to the county jail in Septem- Der by a justice of the peace on a charge of grand larceny, yesterday instituted habcas corpus proceedings in Judge Sweeney's court, the peti- ton alleging that the complainant was being w7ongfully held in GUS tody in view of the fact that the county attorney had not filed an in formation against him within the re- quired period of 30 days. The mat ter was continued until 10 o'clock this morning.
 County Treasurer P. J. Keohane was yesterday named as administra- tor of the estate of T. c. Barlow Massicks, deceased, the appointment having been made necessary by the fact that the former administrator, Father Alfred Quctu, had left the state and was consequently unable to longeH look after the estate. Keo- hane will provide bond in the sum Of $500
 In the matter of the estate of Lo- renzo Scolmozzi, deceased, the court yesterday issued letters of admins tration to A. Valentine, whose bond was fixed in the sum of $2,800. Be- cause of the fact that all of the hold ings of the estate are in cash, there will be no appraisers appointed.
 James B. Speed has been named as administrator of the estate of the late Hugh Rodgers with a bond of $I,OOO.
 The Foley probate case has been continued until February Eth.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05

ed States.
 The Californias, Baja and Alta Cal ifornia, the latter the state north of the Mexican boundary were christen- ed from a Spanish romance popular in the time of Cortez, entitled "Sergas de Esplandian," in which the island of California was mentioned as situated "on the right hand of the Indies, very near terrestial Para disc"
 The first permanent settlement on the peninsula was founded at Loreto in 16s7 by Jesuits, who afterwards established a settlement at La Paz. After the expulsion of the Jesuits the Franciscans were allowed to car ry on their missionary work and lat CT the Dominican monks were grant ed similar privileges.
 Successive revolutions which have held Mexico in the throes since Por- firio Diaz resigned in May, 1911, have not greatly disturbed Lower California, except for the effect brought about by changing admins trations. Aside from filibustering raids charged to Americans, occur ring at Tia Juana and Mexicali, in 1911, whatever trouble has occurred has been of insignificant proportions. Selso Vega was jefe politico of the northern district under Diaz. Fran cisco Madero when he assumed the reins of Mexican government, ap- pointed General Vasquez in Vegas place
 General Esteban Cantu, now milf tary governor of the northern dis trict, assumed charge of affairs after arriving at Mexicah, in 1911, and with his consent Villa appointed General Avilez in 1915, as jefe po- litico of the district. General Avilex and Cantu split over Avilez's efforts to popularize Villas paper money, and Cantu assumed control of both the affairs of state and military mat ters of the district. The southern district is under the administration of General Urbano Angulo, an avow- ed Carranza adherent.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
ANDERSON HOME IS
 RANSACKED BY ROBBERS.
CFrom Saturdays Daily,l


 Toltec Lodge, the home of MT. and Mrs. LeRoy Anderson situated on the hilltop at the west edge of the city, was entered by robber or rob- bers on Wednesday night and quite a list of valuable articles, including guns and rugs carried away. The house has been untenanted for the past two months during the absence of the Anderson family. a7d the rob bery was not discovered until last night by one of the serTants who visited the place.
 An investigation was made at a late hour last night by the sheriff and Walter Davis, Mir. Anderson's s law partner. Mir. Davis stated that the robbers had carried a candle about while working in the house and the wax was found dropped in nearly every room. Drawers had been opened and their contents scat tered about, and the whole house had been left in great disorder. MT. Davis, not being familiar with what was in tHe home, could not give a very accurate list of the missing ar ticles, but found that a Winchester rifle, a valuable shot gun, blankets, Navajo rugs and clothing were miss ing. Mrs. Anderson had left small amount of jewelry in the house upon her departure. One of the small jewel boxes which had been left lock ed had been broken open, and t was apparent to MT. Davis that some of the jewelry was missing, although he could not say just what had been taken.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05

to be put in operation as soon as the traffic demands such service. The need for such service is shown by the fact that the result of the election of Governor Campbell last November was in doubt for a long while partly because of the slowness in hearing from single precinct To- cated north of the canyon, whose re- turns had to be sent by rail through Utah as there is at present no direct access to or from the Kiabab plateau except by trail into the canyon and up the other side.
 The stupendous scenic experience of trip in an aeroplane ferry across the canyon is manifest.
 If no othe consideration dictated the retention of the strip, the jeal- ousy of Afzona to keep the canyon known to the world as an exclusive Arizona wonder would be sufficient and it is assumed that Gov. Simon Bamberger, in sending a representa- tive to Arizona to open negotiations was not oblivious of the great ad vantage it would be to Utah. to have one bank of the canyon, which would then become a Utah as we'll as an. Arizona possession.
 The exchange of that part of Utah south of the San Juan river is re- garded as totally inadequate for the Nabab plateau. Economically, the plateau is rich in natural resources. It is destined to become a populated grazing region and the forests are valued as a part of the resources of this state
 On the other hand, it is urged by Governor Bamberger that the pla- teau is populated almost entirely by Utah settlers, who are said to be subject to much inconvenience in Arizona points to pay taxes md attend to their official business. If the same analogy of settlement were carried out, every state in the lnion would get slice of Arizona.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
CHAOTIC COPPER UP
 HEAVAL HITS GOLD MINE
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

Until there is a readjustment of conditions pertaining to mine opera tions wherein the high cost of main, tenance figures, the Bradshaw Re- duction Go. has been compelled te suspend work. This information was given yesterday by arrivals from Crown King and has occasioned widespread regret throughout that country, owing to the large number Of men affected, and the consequent cessation of large mining and heavy production of one of the best rated mines in the county. Also has the new and modern milling plant ceas- ed action, while various other min eral interests of this energetic con- pany are similarly disturbed.
 This particular gold movement for the Bradshaws has been desirably rated by mining men and through its successful operation, that field was beginning to enter an era by which many other properties were prepar- ng to swing into action.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
TEXAS FARMERS MADE
 RICH BY OIL DISCOVERY

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 3O.-Some ot the West Texas farmers who desert ed their homes last summer in pitt ful white lines of prairie wagons, are now going back in automobiles. Driven out by three-year drought they are going back as oil men.
 Stretches of land where fhe drought had virtually withered every lealf of vegetation and from which thei disheartened farmers departed for the cotton fields and other more prosperous sections, are within the uew oil district.
 Some of the farmers who struggled almost penniless, from the "parched zone" few months ago can qualify as oil magnates, according to Vance Muse of the Fort Worth Chamber ot Commerce. who has just completed tour of Ranger, Eastland, Cisco Breckenridge, DeLeon, Moran, Cor man and other towns Tn the heaIl O' the new oil district. He says the pop ulation in many counties, almost completely deserted last summer has reached unprecedented figures.
 Leases are being sold for few acres at vastly larger sums than en- fire farms would have brought a year ago and enormous investment: have been made.
 The legislature had expected to adopt measures for relief of drought sufferers, but since the discovery oi oil little interest has been shown in the proposed action. There nave been abundant fall rains that assured crops in districts outside the oil ter ritory
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
DISMISS CHARGE AGAINST
 SMITH AND DAVIS
(From Saturdays Dallv.1

ATIOIl OdIuTQdN OdllN.I
 J. C. Davis and M. C. Smith, the Ash Fork cattlemen who for the past three days had been having theH preliminary hearings in the court of Justice McLane on charges of kill ;ng beef that did'not belong to them, were dismissed yesterday morning liter County Attorney Clark had in- Heated tiIat the state did not pos 'ess evidence of sufficient value to warrant a continuation of the exam nation. Lockett and Varnell, two other men who had originally been arrested in connection with the case, were discharged on Thursday for the anne reason. The state admits that somebody did kill beef contrary to he live stock laws in this case, but ust who is guilty is rather hard to say
 It was brought out yesterday that while the beef had been killed on .he ranch owned and occupied by Smith, the latter had not been at home for period of about a week previous to the discovery of the beef carcass and in view of the fact that hat cattle inspector stated that the animal had been killed not more than "A hours before his visit to the ranch, it was obvious that Smith had had nothing to do with the matter.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
ARIZONA RESENTS SWAP
 PROPOSAL OF UTAH
fFrom saturday.s DaiIy)

Protests already are being heard against the covetousness of Utah in desiring to annex that portion of Arizona north of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river and compris- ing the Kaibab and Dixie National forests. Although this portion of Mohave county is geographically de- tached from the rest of the state ow- ing to the big gash in the landscape and while there might have been a time when convenience to its inhabi- tants would have made an exchange of territory advisable, it is pointed out that the age of aerial transpor- tation has changed the situation.
 Plans are being made for the es- tablishmcnt of all airplane ferry across the Grand Canyon, d distance of only l3 miles at the widest point,
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
Special 10 Journal-Miner.) )

Especial 10 JOurnal-Miner.)
 PHOENIX, Jan. 3O.-Frank Hoe
 tor, prominent sheepman of Spring.
 erville, was shot and almost instant. ly killed this afternoon in a duel with Jeff D. Newman, wealthy stockmar
 of Coconino county on the desert about ten miles southeast of Hot Springs Junction. Newman is being held in jail here tonight without bail pending the filing of charges against him.
 According to Newman's version of the affair, which is the only one, as no witnesses were present, Hector opened fire on him from a consider able distance, as the two men, both in cars, were driving toward each other on the desert road. Newman fired two shots in return, both of which took effect, one in the body and one in the thigh. HoEtor's weapon, if he had any, has not been found. After the killing Newman took the body of his adversary in his own car and started for Glendale where he gave himself up to the au- thorities.
 In his cell in the county jail here tonight, where he had been brought later in the afternoon, Newman, still wearing his blood-stained leather coat, and entirely calm and collect ed, talked in a matter of fact way of the shooting, which sent Hector to his death and himself to prison to face the charges to be filed against him.
 Bad blood had existed between the two men for some time, Newman said, but open trouble had never be- fore occurred. He admitted, how ever, accusing Hostor of stealing sheep last April, but added that since that time the two men had met ire luently in the northern part of the state, and that Hector had never shown a disposition to attack him, they were never on good -crms.
 The shooting today, according to Newman, began without words. He, Newman, driving in motor car to ook after some of his interests, met
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
CORP. COM. GAN INVESTIGATE
 UNITED CHINO
GENERAL SAYS THAT RECEIVERSHIP OF OIL FIRM WILL NOT PROVE BAR TO OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF BOOKS.

PHOENIX, Feb. 1.-Attorney General Wiley Jones late today in ormed the state corporation com mission that it was within the powers of that body to call in the books of he United Chino Oil and Refining company, now in the hands of a re- seivef and against whose operations complaints have been lodged with he commission. The opinion from ne attorney general was rendered following the announcement of that body's intention to investigate the United Chino and Arizona Oil and Refining companies. When tlaey met to take up the matter yesterday, chairman A. A. Betts of the com mission announced that there was ome doubt as to the commissioners powers to go further in the matter of the United Chino owing to the re- ,eivership
 Discussing the inquiry late today, Chairman Bctts said that it was the lesire of the commission to obtain rom the legislature continuous au- -horlty over companies selling stock n Arizona and to this end a recom-I
 
 nendatlon had been made to the leg Islatpre in the body's supplemental report
 This report said.
 Since the passage of the invest ment company act, there was passed March % 1917, by the third Iegisla- ture, what is known as chapter 30. senate bill 63, relating to brokers, the effect ot which is that up payment to the secietary of state of S2OO. and the filing of a bond for s5.OOO any person may obtain brokers license
 Tt is provided that the state bank examiner may prescribe the manner n which records of brokers may he Nep' anu ''dNe examination of
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05

the financial condition of brokers operating in the state The result of this law is that brokers assume that they have authority to sell the securities of any company in any amount, under any terms and condi- tions without obtaining a permit un- der the investment company laws.
 An investment company may ob- tain permit to sell its securities for, say 10 cents per snare with a conn mission limited to 20 per cent and may thereafter sell all of its stock authorized to be sold in the permit to a broker who in turn may sell it to the public at any price he can ob- tain for it.
 Many transactions have so been handled.
 ''We have had instances in which foreign companies appeared before the commission with an application to sell stock and it has been denied or condemned, upon which they im- have gone to brokers of fering stock of companies of very questionable value
 We urge careful review of our investment company law with a view o making it possible for the com- mission to more thoroughly safe ,uard the interests of the investing ,ublic without, however, hamperiag egitimate deEelopmentse
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
JEFF ). NEWMAN KILLS FRANK HOCTOR IN GUN
 BATTLE NEAR GLENDALE

Hector, driving toward Phoenix ir
 his large motor truck, on the lonely road beyond Glendale. Hector, ac cording to Newman, began firing with a pistol while the two were still some distance from each other. New man said he then seized his rifle, jumped from the car, and returned tho challenge with the two shots which caused Electors death.
 Alter the shooting, Newman said, he. waited until two persons passed and had them help get Hector into his car, starting for Glendale, as 'Hoctor pleaded to be taken to town. Hector died few minutes later, However, first refusing to leave any message. for his wife, Newman say ing he asked Hector whether he wanted to say anything. @
 The body was taken by Newman to Glendale, some miles northwest of here, where a coroner's inquest was held later in the afternoon. The jury returned verdict of death, caused by gun-shot wounds inflicted by J. D. Newman.
 Sheriff J. C. Montgomery of Phoe- nix and a deputy who happened to be in Glendale when Newman arriv- ed, hurried to the scene of the kill ing, but were unable to find any trace of a pistol or other weapon which Hoctor might nave had in his possession at the time. The county attorney arrived in time for the cor oner's inquest and will take charge of the case today.
 Newman was then brought to the jail here where he is held without bail although a warrant has not yet been issued for him.
 Hector was about 5 years of age, and is a widely-known sheep man. He was living iere with his family for the winter, and was on his way to Phoenix at the time of his killing. His wife and young daughter were both prostrated by the tragedy to- night.
 Newman is 54 years old and has lived in the state 40 years, having large sheep interests in the north. He, too, had been wintering here, having leased home.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
REASsuRES MILLERS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Julius Barnes, president of the food admin istrahon's grain corporation today assured flour dealers and millers that there would be no liklihood dur ing the present crop year of the gov ernment fixing a buying price for flour. He said that the grain cor poration had no intention of resell ing below the standard buying price.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
NOT WANTED.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-General Lu- dendorff has returned to Berlin and has placed his services at the dispos- al of the government, which has de- cliued them with thanks, according to the Exchange Telegraph.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-05
FIGHTERS FAVORED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Ihe legislation urged by Secretary Lane to modify the homestead law privi- Icge in favor of soldiers was approv- ed today by the senate public lands committee and reported favorably- The house committee took the same action on a similar bill.