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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
SAYS REe fT OF HOT
 WEATHER ExAGGEah:ED

NOGAl.ES. Jay 12-Repor:s C, "- tolerable heat in Nogales has been greatly exaggerated, runners having been circulated that ;emperture of is0 degrees had ben reached on ac. count of the forest fires in the vicini. ty of the city.
 Although Il is admitted that the fires have greatly increased the tenn. perature, the thermometer has not reached over 1O6 degrees, according to local weather reports
 The pre-rain temperature is partly blamed for the rise in temperature and relief is expected as soon as the annual downpours commence.
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PRISONERS KILLED
IN TINT EXPLOSION

PHOENIX. July 12.-Instant death came to prisoner No. 5l75 wednes- day morning as he was going to work on the Superior-Miami highway from the state camp. Noticing on the ground a trail of what appeared to be powder, he touched a match to it. The fire quicly led to a charge Of INT.
 The explosion instantly killed the prisoner. whose name was Miguel 'Nunez. and injured another prisoner by the name of Miranda so severely that he died within an hour. A third prisoner suffered fractured arm and other injuries. He was rushed in an ambulance to the state peni. ;entiary at Florence for treatment.
 The blast of INT that caused the two deaths was one that had been set the evening before as the workmei were leaving, and the fact that it had misesd fire was not known. No other prisoners were injured although the foreman, Dan Bailey, and several prisoners were standing about 20 feet away al the time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
 STATE REPUBLICANS
 TO HOLD CONVENTION

PHOENIX. July 12-In calling al. tention that a meeting of republicans Is to be held at Prescott next Thurs. day, an announcement from republic. an state headquarters here today said tha, "it is desired to get an expression from the republicans of every county which will result in the naming Of a full list of candidates for state offices from the goyernorship down.
 A the same time the headquarters gave out a statement from A. NJ. Sam. es, of Douglas. chairman of the state committee. saying:
 Make it plain that every republi. can, great and small. is invited to al. tend this gathering. We want the counsel of every man and woman who votes the republican ticket.
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SAYS MEXICO NEEDS
TO REBUILD MiNTS

MORALES, Aria Jury l2.-The Chamber of Commerce has joined with Charles Ruters, mining expert of New York and San Francisco, to promote the formation in Mexico of a movement to encourage mine own. CTS and producers to rebuild the abandoned mines through the nation and thus bring about the free and un- limited coinage of silver. Mir. Bu;. ters states that if the old time mint. ing plan is re-established it will mean that Mexico will coin 5oo.OcoO,eOO ozs. of silver
 The mining expert has extensive in terests in mines in Mexico, Salyado" and Nicaragua and is known for his introduction 10 cyanide reduction pro. cess into Mexico He says the great. est need of Mexico today is small change and hard money"
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MANY SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 TO BE PUT UP IN ARIZONA

PHOENiX July F. A large amount of school building is being done in Arizona this summer.
 The University of Arizona is con structing new dormitory for boys at cost of sl5e.00O. and will have four new buildings for the school cf the deaf and dumb.
 In Phoenix the needs of 10000 school children, an increase of 300 in a year. have demanded start on new construction. High school buildings will cost s50O.0oO and will include manual arts. liberal arts and gymna. sium buildings. There also will be large grammar school, two primary schools and an addition to the negro school.
 Other state school improvements include: At Casa Grande a hign school, s150,0Oo; al Jerome. a high school and grade school. s2OOO00; at Peoria. high school, sl50,OO0; at War ren, junior high school, slO0.0oO: at solomonyille, grade school, s50,OO0; at Flagstaff, enlargement to Tmer- son school. s5O.OOJ, and a training school for the Arizona Normal, slOO,. O90; a; Tempe. high school industrial arts building. s5e.o00; at Parker high school, S2O0,O0O; Mesa. grade school. ss3.O00. and negro school, sl2oO0; Wickenburg, grade school, S23.OOO: Kyrene, near Tempe grade school. s3O,ogo; somertoa, grade school s50.O0O.
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CANDIDATE ADMITS
 TWO COUNTIES LOST

PHOENIX, July 12.--C. M. Roberts who is seeking the Democratic nom. nation for governor, does not believe in campaigning with the crowd. Mir. Roberts was one of the few politici. ans who did not attend the Frontier Day celebration in Prescott, believ. ing that the people were assembled in the Mile High City to enjoy the festivities and not to listen to poll. tics.
 Anyway, there were enough politi. clans present. said MT Roberts. As confident of the nomination as when .he was here a month ago. Mir. Roberts said yesterday that he would lose only two counties, conceding Mitt Simms. Graham. his home county and Mulford Winsor. Yuma. where he re. sides. Mir. Roberts left last night for the north and after spending several days in Prescott and Jerome will re. turn to this county.
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TOURIST CRUSHED AS
 FORD TURNS OVER

KINGMAN, Ariz.. Jusy I2.--So ter ribly was Mrs. Henry Ogle crushed when the Ford car in which she was riding overturned Sunday evening, , miles east Of Kingman. thar she died within half an hour without regain ing consciousness. Her skull was fractured and she also sufefred other injuries. Mr. ogle. who was riding on the front seat of the car. and the son. who was driving, were thrown clear of the wreck and only suffered clight injuries. The elder ogle had collar bone fractured ana was badly shaken up, while the boy was but slightly bruised The two succeeded in raising the car from the mother and young daughter, who were rid ing in the rear seat. but 1t was found that the mother was beyond aid, the weight of the car evidently having crushed the good woman's skull. The girl suffered several scratches and tiuises, but no serious injury.
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STANFORD IS CHALLENGED TO STATE HIS POSITION
 ON ISSUES BY RAMSOElL

TUCSON. July 12.-W. R. Ramsdell announced Saturday that he had ad- dressed to Judge R. (. Stanford, of Phoenix, letter designed to put the Maricopa county candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States senator on record on num- Der of questions, Ramsdell refers to himself and to Stanford as candidates who have been designated as pro gressiyes' or radicals" and informs the judge that the Common People" have right to know where they stand"
 Ramsdell says beginning his letter. Now that the Democratic convention has announced its progressive plat. form believe it is high time that +he various senatorial rsprants make their attitude clearer to the Demo. cratic voters of the sta,e on the vital issues which inject themselves into the campaign. l take 1t that no one will dispute that there are two ele. ments in the Democratic party of this state"
 The Tucson candidate then declares that he is for government ownership of railroads and all other public utili. ties: for plan of tripartite control Of the railroads; agaias; the anti strike law; against the use of injunc. tions to stop strikes; government control of the meat peacking industry asd an eight.hour day for govern ment employees with fOur-hour Sat- urday and time and a half for over time; collective bargaining and the closed shop. He arns Stanford 10 state his position or each of these questions.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

L. s. Land Office at Phoenix. Ari. zona. July 3, 1920.
 Notice is hereby given that Mary Guess. of Box 1914, Bisbee. Arizona. who on october l. 1915, made Homo stead Entry, No. 02s47O, for WIZ. Sec. tion 15. Township 22-s.. Range 23.E.. G. & S. R. E & Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make Three Year proof. to establish claim to the land above described, before James Allison [. s. Commissioner, at Bis bee, Arizona. on the 18th day of August, 1920
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 George W. Keahey, of Box 296, Bis bee. Arizona. Robert L. Johnson. of Lewis Springs, Arizona, Peter B. Crane Of Bisbee, Arizona. William J Davis, of Tombstone, Arizona, Box. 457.
 CHAS. E. MARSHALL. Register.
 First publication July II. 1920.
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cRosscoUNfRY HiKERs IN TOMBSTONE.

Striking town .with an empty can teen and weary feet, Mrs. F. B. Levi and Billie Ward. sisters. aged 2i and 19 respectively. came 10 the end of another day . their journey from Los Angeles to Chicago. which they are making on foot. They stopped several days in Tucson where Mrs. Levi visited her husband who is a. tached to the U S aviation service and is a member of party engaged in photographing the border country.
 He will be discharged soon ahd is to join his wife al the home of her parents in Chicago.
 Mrs. Levi appears to enjoy the hardships Of such a journey. having made trip from Chicago 60 Aberdine, Washington in 1913. On this trip she travelled unaccompanied How ever. she says. she Is well supplied with funds and makes no effort to work at any point along the road.
 The only equipment carried by the hikers Is a gallon canteen and .3s caliber revolver. which was deposited at the sher.ff's office yesterday afte-. noon upon their arrival. This morn ing they left for Bisbee From Deming they will head directly north toward the Lincoln highway. which route they wsll follow 10 Chicago.
 We stop wherever nightfall may oyertake us" said Mrs Levi, and never sprosch ranches or farmhouse, 10 secure food or shelter. When we cannot make town to purchase food Wa do without I, may sound queer but visiting farmhouses and offering to pay for food and shelter leaves impression that a traveller Is a tramp which Is not the case with us. as we are paying for everything we pu.- chase and will take no assistance from anyone.
 Both the sisters argue that it is great sport and ,ha: the hardships are not as bad as some folks imagine, especially when time hangs heavy or the hands.
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ARIZONA CROP REPORT
 FOR JULY. 1920

PHOENiX, July l2-Completing it's preliminary estimate of the acreage of crops this year In Arizona. the 10. cal office of the Bureau of Crop Esti. mates today announced that Arizona farmers expect to harvest about S7, 600 acres of corn i2.OO0 acres beans. and 10000 acres of grain sorghum.
 Compared with last years acreage this would be decrease of approXi mstely 2.000 acres of corn. 1000 acres of beans, and 1S.00O acres O: grain sorghum. Other acreage estimates for this year and last year respectiy- ely are as follows: potatoes 5000 acres. the same as last year; Ameri. oan-Egyptisn cotton, 2l0,O0O acres and s7.0OO acres; short staple cotton, s0.0OO acres. the same as last year; barley. 24.OoO acres and 2s.0OO acres alfalfa for hay. 90.0O0 acres and 1i0, 900 acres; cantaloupes. 2.5OO acres and 4,500 acres; oats. l300O acres. the same as last year.
 The condition of the corn crop in July 1 was 94 per cent of normal, , compared with s4 last season at thls time. Other condition estimates as or July were as follows: Condition figures for July 1. 1919 in parenthesis) beans s5 (s7); grain sorghum. s5 tsD white potatoes, 90 (9D: cotton, so t93); barley. ss ts5); alfalfa, si tsS); oats. 90 (s3); wheat. s2 Cse); pas,use, 95 (sO). apples. GO tsD; peaches. 30, ts5); and pears, 50 tsO.
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GLOBE FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH CANYON AND
 RAZES 100 COTTAGES

GLOBE, July 10.--Fire swept Gro yer canyon this afternoon, destroying more than 100 houses and rendering as many families homeless, entailing a loss of approximately $3o,ooO.
 The fire was caused by an over heated stove. The Red Cross has taken charge of the relief work.
 Grover canyon is outside the city apparatus there. Miami's volunteer apparatus there. Miami's volunteer limits of Miami. about miles south. west of here and it was difficult to get fire fighting appartus there. The volunteer fire department of Miami and the Inspiration Copper company apparatus were soon on the scene, however, and made desperate efforts to check the spread of the flames.
 A high wind was blowing and the tarred shacks caught one after the other until the entire settlement was ablaze. Long lines of hose were lald from the distant hydrants and the fire-fighters went into the raging in ferno in the narrow canyon and SC; streams of water on their side of the row of houses. The pressure was 50 low that despite their efforts the fire continued to spread until 1t seemed as if nothing could save lower Miami. After some hours of fighting, the fire was stopped at the east end of the canyon. Hundreds of women and children were camped upon the hills watching the destruction of their homes
 The fire caught many of the mine workers, mostly Mexicans. asleep in their shacks. and 1t was a miracle that some of them were saved.
 The scene in the vicinity resembled the refugee camps at Nogales when things were popping on the other side Of the border
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BRIEF CRIMINAL CALENDAR

With the starting of the briefes, July term of the criminal calendar in the Superior Court this morning for a number of years, the first case to come to trial was that of the State vs. Romulo Leybas. charged with a.. tempt to commit murder. The charge grew out of an alleged drunken fight in Bisbee some time ago in which Leybas is charged with shooting two Mexicans. Teodoro Granillos and his sou. Jesus Granillos. both bullets talk. ing effect in the head without fatal result. In fact the testimony brough. out was that the father and son were walking around the next day. A .45 cahber revolver was a,;eged io have been used by Leybas. The case went to the jury about 2:30 and after be. ing out l5 minutes returned a verdict of not guilty.
 Following the completion of the Leybas case, Judge Lockwood an. nounced that the jury would be ex. ,cused for the term, as two othes cases pending had been disposed of. one continued and the other a juven, ile case, has been turned over to the juvenile branch of the Superior Court.
 The following special venire repor,- ed tar duty this morning in the su. Serior court:
 Frank Faye. of McNeal; sam Haw. kins. r. NJ. Byrd, T $. Bryan, Bruce Stephenson. J. w Childers, II. A. Clark. A. Fleischer, Hugh E. Conlon, Of Douglas; Alrich Reider. of Dos Cabezss; A. A Warrington. R. D. I1yne, w II. Thomas. Wm. Norman, of Lowell; J. M. Byrns, of Warren, (. L. Sanders, of Tombstone, R. L. Richardson, of Cochise; W. II. Miller. of Fairbsnk. Herbert Warrington, Harry Hummer. Ed w. Stevens. M $ Krebs. Dan Grant. Wm. E. lrwin,. Pierre Felix Mariotte. B. F. Willard, Brazio Angeleri, of Bisbee and Geo. !. Dunn of Heeriord.
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ARIZONA MINES VALUED AT
 ssss.o2s,sis. 4 DECREASE

PHOENIX, July lO.-The state tax commission today announced the val uation of Arizona mines as ;3S9.O2g.- s1s51. l. was more than $25,000. .OOO under the lsl9 valuation. which was s4li.236 6S6se. Five new properties put half million dollars valuation on the books this year. but the reduced total was declared due to the large number ot small mines which had shut down. The s;s:e of the copper market and the fac, that many large properties were only working al 3j to Go per cent of full operation also had an effect on the valuation. it was stated by Rudolph Kuchler. member of the commission
 The valuation was placed on the q producing mines in the state Smel.- CTS and incorporating mines were ex, ciuded
 Many Of the larger companies had millions of pounds or copper on hand according b Commissioner Kuehler.
 1T the copper should be sold for higher figure. the difference would  be added to the asses5ment. while f it were sold for less, corresponding consideration would be given the min. ing company. The n!gues, valuation placed on any company was that O. the Copper Queen branch Of the Phelps.Dodge corporation. It was s65,3s4.2oi4s. an increase over the 1913 valuation. which was s6S.626.. s024l. The Inspiration property, n the Globe-Miami district, valued last year at sT3.i14ls4. was reduced in valuation Q s65,S72.GsO. The 1920 valutlon of the Calumet and Arizona property in the Warren district was $42, 42,l6S,oo6si. while that Of 1919 was s4O,4s2.2l73s.
 The United Verde Copper company's property valuation this year was fixed at si0.0s5.5S3.25. Last year 1t was s4S.S22.273.4O. United Verde Ex- tension. 1920. ss4,5si.47s. and for 1919 sSs,s72.2249s; Ray Consolidated. sss.. SSil5s.ls for 1920, and s39.51s.6ss., 77 for 1913; Miami Copper company, see.s55,lso for 1920. and sss.s74,343.- le for 1919; New Cornelia. s19.503,. siAss for 1920, and ses.s2s.s2o.2e for 1919.
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osREeoN EXPRESSES
 HOPE FOR FRENDLlER
 EEEi iMH WITH Il

MORALES. July 12-Hope that Mex. ico and the United States as a. who,s and the state of Arizona, as expres- sed by General Obregon, candidate for the presidency of Mexico, and Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona, at a barbecue given under the auspices of the chamber Of commerce of Nogal- es. Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. yes- terday at La Casita, 20 miles south of the international boundary.
 Five hundred residents of the Am erlcan and Mexican towns attended the picnic, travelling from here in spe- cial trains.
 T hope" said General Obregon, in whose honor the barbecue was given, that relations between the United States and Mexico soon will follow the letter of good will which exists be- tween Sonora and Arizona. Those relations, hope, are such that the re- sources of both countries will be de. veloped so that the two countries will dominate the western continent and control the greatest natural store- house in the world
 Previous to entertaining for the barbecue an official reception for Mrs. Obregon was held at the inter- national boundary.
 Governor Campbell in his speech said:
 As friend of Arizona and Mexi- co. regret that for too long there has been friction between the two peoples because they do not under stand each other. l hope to see the friendship that exists between Ari. zona and Sonora overspread the two nations"
 Goernor Campbell also said he be- lieyed Obregon the man who would lead Mexico out of its travail
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
TRY TO MURDER wATcRMAN
 FOR COPPER QUEEN

BISBEE, July 12-Frank Simonds, chief watchman for the Copper Queen mining company. was shot at four times last night near the concentra- tor which the company Is building near Don Luis. He was not hit and his sssailants escaped.
 Simonds was called to the concen- ,trator by Angus Arbuckle, watchman at the plant about o'clock last night. Arbuckle said he had seen several men acting in a suspicious manner about the plant and thought they were try, ing to steal lumber. He could not see the men who fired. but thought the shots came from rifle
 After four shots had been fired those who did the shooting fled in the dark.
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ARMY OFFICER FINED ON
 CHILD ASSAULT CHARGE

TUCSON, July l2.-Colonel E. II. Hartnet;. army officer located at Douglas was fined sl25 by Judge s. L. Pattee in the superior court Satur- day on charges of striking q child several months ago. Hartnett was originally charged with aggravated battery by the parents of the child. but entered plea of guilty to assault and the court accepted the plea on the motion of the county attorney
 Hartnett and his family were driy. ing into Tucson several months ago. according to the complaint, when the child, A. E. Hamil threw stick which hit the Colonel below the eye He stopped the car and grabbed the child He contended that he only shook the child while the child said he slapped him in the face The par en,s later filed a complaint.
 Colonel Hartnett told the cour: that he had his three children in the car and when the piece of wood struck him he realized it might have injured one of his children. Thic caused him to lose his temper and he gave she child a shaking ha said.
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SHIP cANrALouPs CROP

PHOENlX. July l2-Continued fe' vorable weather for the next few weeks will mean that l400 carl. loads of cantaloupes will have been shipped from the Salt River valley, accohding to the bueau of make;s forecast issued today. Fosr hundred and forty-six carloads had been ship ped up to yesterday, il was announced Elghty-seyen cars were shipped yes. terday and lls Saturday.
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DOUGLAS TO PHOENIX
 ROAD RACE PROBABLE

DOUGLAS. July 12.-The Douglas Motorcycle club has put itself on the map by iis performances in the races Of July 5 and even the nstional motor journals are taking cognizance Of its existence, A recent article in one of t4e trade papers has ac,uaied Ellie Wilson of Phoenix. 10 write 10 Ben Goodsell. father of the local club, ask. ing that steps be taken 70 arrange a road race between Phoenix riders ani those from other points in between, to be run from Douglas to Phoenix, on the occasion of the Arizona state fai,, some time next November.
 Wilson promises that he will have the subject brought before the state fair committee and established as one of the eevnts He informs Goodsell that large number of entrants are assured from Phoenix and ventures the belief that many more could be secured from Douglas, Blsbee and other places.
 The local club is enthusiastically in favor of the race and 1t is safe to pre-. dict that it will be run. as definite action toward 1t will be taken at the next meeting of the club.
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FIND 50 GALLONS MASH
 IN HOME; ARREST MAN

PHOENIX, July 12.-Dennis C.. Gleeson pleaded not guilty Saturday afternoon before John B. Henke, U. s. commissioner on a charge of having violated the national prohibition amendment. He waived a hearing and was held to answer before the United States district court under a bond of $150.
 According to the official report. G!eason.s residence at 320 Clarendon avenue was raiied several days ago by prohibition agents and deputy sheriffs and about 50 gallons of mash, designed for the distillation of intox. icating beverages, was found. A de- tailed examination O, the case was made, with the result that complaint against Gleason was filed with Com. missioner Henke Saturday. Gleason furnished the required bond.
 In connection with this arrest w. T Webb. state prohibition director, laid stress upon the provision of the law under which home brewers may be prosecuted and sentenced. The law. according to Director Webb, de- ciares that no mash, wort or wash may be fermented in any building other than a distillery duly au,horiz- ed by law. and that the penalty for each offense shall be not less than $500 fine and imprisonment for six months, or more than 5000 and i'm prisonment for two years. This ap- plies, according to Webb, as strin. guilty to those who brew for their own consumption as to those who are making liquor for sale and distribu- tion.
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SAN PEDRO VALLEY STUDS

Vasquez Brothers of St. David are harvesting their potato crop. and re- port the yield most excellent.
 They have harvested and sold some 30 sacks, and have about 200 sacks to dig. They find ready local market at Sc. They had in but four acres, snd the yield figures return of s4sO per acre.
 Alvah Fenn Is also harvesting and reports the yield heavier and the po- tatoes larger than ever before.--Ben. son Signal.
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BUSINESS PROSPECTS
 IN MEXICO IMPROVED

MORALES, July 12-Business pros poets in Mexico never were better. ac. cording to Lois Bostetter, formerly in the United States consular service at Hermossilo, who arrived in Nogales yesterday. The new regime, he says, is earnestly striving to stabilize the national government. and that its ef. forts are caring fruit day by day. The great goal of the new Mexican government, Hostetter declares, 1t to win complete recognition from the United States government.