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The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
SALT LAKE MAN SEEKS
 LAND FOR 400 FAMILIES

Preston J. Cannon, the son of Pres ident Geo. Q. Cannon, of the l.. D. S. church, is in Mesa at present from Salt Lake City, looking over the Salt River Valley and other parts of south- ern Arizona with view of selecting tract of from 10000 to 15,OOO acres on which to colonize number of fam lilies, estimated at close to 400. Be- sides the Salt River Valley Mir. Can non has been looking into the possibil- ities around Yuma, and he will send in his report shortly for the decision of those whom he is representing.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
FIND ANOTHER STILL

Theodore Cordova was arraigned before Nat T. Mckee, acting United States commissioner, at Phoenix, CD a charge of manufacturing and giving away intoxicating liquor in violation of the federal prohibition act. He was released under a cash bond of $500 to appear for examination next Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Cordova was arrested Friday night in a raid conducted by T. c. Broshears, federal prohibition agent, and Deputy Sher- ifs Troutman and Wilson at Eleventh avenue and Buckeye road after they had found still, a quantity of mash and some whiskey on the premises.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
HARD BOILED SMITH
 OUT ON PAROLE

"Hardboiled" Smith is out again, on parole, secured for him by no less a person than Sidney F. Mashbir, form- erly partner of the finn of Mashbir & Starkweather, of Tucson, who is now instructor in military science at Syr- acuse, N. Y.
 According to letter received in Tucson, MT. Mashbir was convinced that Smith was not entirely responsi- ble for cruelty to soldiers in the de- tention camp in France and went to work to secure his release. Recent con gressional investigations are said to give the same impression.
 "As soon as found out he had been made goat, I did everything I could to get him out" wrote Mashbir; land l am delighted to say that l got him out on parole few weeks ago"
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
PLAN TO VOTE ROAD BONDS
 AT NOVEMBER ELECTION

Arrangements for petition for an initiative measure to increase the lim- it of bonded indebtedness in Arizona will be made at meeting of com mittee of the Arizona Good Roads as- sociation at Phoenix, officials of the association announced. The measure would be submitted to the voters of the state next fall. The good roads association considers the present limit on bonded indebtedness "ridiculously low" officials said. The meeting was called by telegraph by Dwight B. Heard, president of the association, the committee to comprise one mem Der from each of the fourteen coun- ties. The bill would be state high way measure.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
DEMURRER IN LIBEL CASE

The demurrer of John o. Dunbar, charged by the state with criminal li- bel. was heard before Judge Stan ford and taken under advisement by the court. On May Mir. Dunbar with drew his plea of not guilty in order that he might file the answer. The complaining witness in the charge is P. R. Mines, secretary to Gov. Thos. F. Campbell. The complaint is based on an article published in Dunbar's Weekly under date of May 31, 1919. Counsel for Mir. Dunbar argued that the facts contained in the article were not sufficient to bring a charge of criminal libel and said that the arti- cle did not constitute libel against MT. Mines.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
TO ADVERTISE COUNTY

Yavapai county will receive some valuable publicity during the month of May and June, according to re- port made at tbe regular meeting of the Yavapai codnty chamber of com merce. One of the leading photog- raphers, having accepted an invita- ton extended some weeks ago. Pho- tographs and moving pictures will be taken of scenes around Prescott. From Prescott the party will motor to the Verde valley, where films and photo graphs will be made of the smelters. the farms and the beautiful reaches of the Verde river, including Monte zuma castle.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
GASOLINE SHORTAGE AT MESA

Fearing an eventual shortage of gasoline and believing that some aid can be given to the situation by con- serving now, garage and service sta tion men at a meeting on Friday night decided to close their places of busi- ness at o'clock each evening and to remain closed entirely on Sundays. The new ruling became effective last night and no gasoline, oil or access sory supplies will be available in Mesa on that day.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
ARREST COUNTERFEITER

Steaming a one-dollar bill and a five-dollar banknote, Jesus Pima, who is jailed in Nogales, Sonora, as a counterfeiter, was enabled to split each of them in the middle, leaving the silk threads on each piece. One piece of the five and one of the one were then pasted together, the Mex ican police say, so that when present ed with the five dollar side up Pima and his associates had little trouble in this way passing the bills. They op- erated in this way for several weeks before being trapped by the Mexican officers.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
COLORED MAN KILLED

Last Wednesday evening, Oliver Ellis, aged 55, colored teamster working for the Toohey road con tractors, met death instantly by fall ing beneath the heavy loaded wagon he was driving. The accident occur red on the Florence highway, about eight miles from this city.-Casa Grande Bulletin.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
CHILD DROWNED AT TAYLOR

The two-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. John McCleve, of Taylor, was drowned in ditch at that place last Wednesday afternoon. No one witt messed the accident and it is said the body drifted down the ditch about a quarter of mile before it. was discov- cred. Everything possible was done to resuscitate the little fellow but with out avail. The funeral took place in Taylor.--Snowfake Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
MINER KILLED

Francisco Ventura, carman on the 1850 level of the United Verde, died following injuries when loose rocks fell about eight feet from the back of the stope, striking him and inf1icting severe injuries. His leg was broken and several ribs were fractured, death being due to one of the latter pene- trating the lung.
 The injured man was rushed to the hospital at once, and every possible at- tention given, but the injury to the lung proved fatal.-Verde Copper News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
$1, ,OOO, 900 BOND GIVEN
 ON BIG ROAD CONTRACT

Bond in the sum of S1 ,OO0,O was furnished by Twohy Brothers com pany, of Seattle for the execution of its contract to construct 2S3 miles of paved roads in Maricopa county at a cost of $4,000,0O0
 Officials of the Maricopa county highway commission, in charge of the project, said this was the largest bond ever made west of the Mississippi and the largest road-building contract ever awarded in the United States as the result of single bid.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
PRESERVED BEETS AND
 STRING BEANS FATAL

One man is dead and four critically ill at Florence, fifty miles southeast of Phoenix, after having eaten preserved string beans and preserved beets, ac- cording to County Physician w. G. Randall, of Florence. Dr. Randall said the men were infected with the bacilli of botulism, like recent "ripe olive poisoning" cases in various parts of the country.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
TEAGLE LOOKS CATTLE OVER

J. E. Teagle has been spending most of his time during the last few days looking over the cattle in the Verde valley and finds them in very good condition. Yearling steers, he says, now bring from thirty-eight to forty dollars.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
WHAT "KILLEDr HIM?

Don David Ortega, wealthy sheep man, of Concho, Apache county, aged 49 years. was killed by pneumonia on the third of this month. He leaves a wife and five children. two of them grown.-Prescott Courier.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
COULDN'T HOLD OUT LONGER

Wife (reading from newspaper)-- "Just fancy! A couple got married a few days ago after a courtship which lasted fifty years"
 Hub-'1 suppose the poor old man was too feeble to hold out any lonper'
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
SMALLPOX AT SNOWFLAKE

Smallpox in light form has appear ed in Snowflake. The families of No. ble Rogers and Charley Ballard have been down with it for some time and on Monday the family of George Ram say was put under quarantine. Nc fatal results have so far been chron. icled.--Snowfake Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
SUIT AGAINST (. & 4.

Paul and Anna Curtis, parents of Steve Curtis, who was killed on June IS, 1919, at the GadsdeN mine, have filed in the superior court of Yava- pal county a suit for $20,000 against the Calumet X Arizona company. It is alleged in the complaint that young Curtis was riding bucket up the shaft and, when twelve feet from the collar, was brushed off. He fell to the bottom of the l200-foot shaft.-Jer- ome News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21

The Suns classified ads. are great little salesmen.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21
motorists of this community.

For ordinary country roads-The U. S. Chain or Usco.
 For front wheels The U. S. Plain.
 For best results-every. where - U. s. Royal Cords.
The Coconino sun., 1920-05-21

Select your tires ac- cordine to fhe roads they have to travel: In sandyor hilly country. wherever the going is apt to be heavy--The U. s Hobby.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12
NOTE NOW OVERDUE.
Was Made Four Thousand Years Ago
For Four Shekels.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The unpaid
note for four shekels Of silver bearing
40 per cent. annual interest for nearly
four thousand years recently was
found among the clay tablets at the
University of Pennsylvania museum
by DR.. Leon Legrain. The note was
given by a man named Bur-Mama to
II Sinnutum in October. 1862 B C.,
the r'year in which the King Llm-ln
occupied the town of Dur-Damlglll-
sha.'
There we're four witnesses to the
note. Instead of signatures the Wit
nesses placed their seals on the docu'
ment and were not liable for payment
unless it was shown they knew the
character of Bur-Mama was bad when
they swore it was good.
Although comparisons are dlhcul'
DR.. Legrain said, shekel OF silver al
the time the note was made was equal
To about 500 at the present time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12
SLAIN BY BROTHER
IN HAMPTON CO.
TERRELL SMITH KILLED BI
JESSE SMITH.
In Mothers Presence.
First Shot Fired in Garden While One
Returns With Milk
Pail.

Hampton, Aug. 9.-Jesse Smith
shot and killed his brother, Terrell
Smith, at S o'clock Sunday morning,
about three miles west of Hampton,
using "a shot gun loaded with bird
shot. Facts have been exceedingly
hard to get, as there were no eye wit
ness to the first part of the difficulty.
According to those who went to the
scene shortly after the tragedy, 1t
seems that Jesse met Terrell in the
garden as Terrell returned from the
barn with a bucket of milk in his
hand. Terrell ran for the house but
was shot in the back just as he
cleared the corner of the garden next
the house. 1t seems that Jesse fol-
lowed and reached the door just as
Terrell put down the bucket Of milk.
The mother Of the two men states
that Terrell turfed around as Jesse
reached the door and said, Jesse,
why did you shoot me?'; that Jesse
did not answer but pushed the gun
almost into Terrell's face and fired
second time, killing him instantly;
that Terrell was unmarried and ap-
parently made no effort to defend
himself, except to try to get out OF
Jesse's way.
Jesse Smith is about As years OF
age and lives within few hundred
wards of where Terrell Smith lived
with their mother on farm. Terrell
was about % or 80 years old.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12
DIES FAR FROM HOME.
Married in Paris, France, One Year
Ago Saturday.

Westminster, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Lucia
Carmanetti Bearden, wife of Keith
Bearden, died at the home of Mr..
BeardeA's parents Tuesday afternoon.
She had been very i'll for several
weeks and was given the very best
medical attention, spending some
weeks in Asheville at sanitarlum
but nurses and doctors were of no
avail. Her death is doubly sad for
had she lived until Aug. Z she would
have seen their first wedding ami
versary, having been married IN
Paris, France, just before his return
to America. She was practically
among strangers, but her sweet and
amiable disposition soon won her way
among those she came in contact WIFI.
His people were her people and were
very devoted to her, giving their time
and attention for her comfort during
her illness.
Besides her husband here sne
leaves a mother, father, two sisters
and two brothers in Paris to mourn
her death.
The remains we're laid to rest in
Westminster Cemetery Wednesday
morning. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12

carry arms and was an exemplary
citizen.
A. NJ. Denbow, of Bamberg, gave
oral testimony that w. D. Mayhelo
was an upright citizen and suDstantl-
ated the affidavits as to the humane
treatment of his labor.
An indictment, signed by R. l.. Gun
ter. solicitor of the second judicial
circuit, was attached to the presenta-
tion before Governor Cooper, showing
that Jesse Jones had been charged
with violation of the liquor law IN
Bamberg county, and he pleaded gull
tv on September 2, 1918, and was
sentenced to serve three months or
pay a fine of S15O.
Mr.. Mayfeld likewise presented an
affidavit from Earle Benton, the trans
fer driver. which merely stated tha'
he drove Mr.. Breeder and the two
negroes from Wadesboro, n. c., tc
Cheraw, and that the negroes slept
nearly the whole way. He said noth'
ing about the negroes being handcun'
od as was affirmed in his affidavit pre-
sented by the prosecution.
The State of North Carolina was
represented at the hearing by }. A
1ockhardt. Wadesboro attorney
while counsel for Mr.. Mayfeld we're
Edgar NJ. Brown, of 'Barnwell, and }
Wesley Crum, of Bamberg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12
SAYS KILLING WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Marion County Prisoner SO Says in
Confession.

Marion, Aug. 4.-Archie Turner,
one of the men arrested last week
charged with the killing of Edwin
White, made confession to Sheriff
John V. Rowell, in which he states
substantially the following:
That on a Friday afternoon last
spring, the day Mr.. White was last
seer alive, he (Archie Turner) was at
the home of Mack Turner, standing
on the porch with Henry Turner, and
that Mack Turner'S wife was in the
house. That he was playing with his
pistol and that it was accidentally
discharged. Immediately after this
shot he heard some one cry out and,
going out in front of the house, he
found that he had shot Mr.. White,
whom he did not know was anywhere
around, and Mr.. White died instantly.
About this time his brother, Mack
Turner, rode up into the yard. In his
excitement he picked up the body of
Mr. White and carried it about $50
yards back of Mack Turner's house
to a pine thicket. He left the body
there while he went home and got
his fathers mule and wagon, in which
he took the body to nearby field be-
tween his fathers house and Carry
lake, small lake adjacent to Little
Pee Dee river. He left the body there
and went home to spend the night.
Next morning early he pretended ne
was going after load of straw, put
his plows and wire in the wagon and
drove down to where he had left the
body. He then took the body and
carried it down to the lake and hid 1t
there along with the plows and wire.
He then got a little straw and took it
home. He then came to Marion
where he remained until o'clock.
About that time he left Marion, went
back to where he had left the body,
putting it in small boat and wiring
the plows to the body while it was
in the boat. He then, started down the
river with the body. He stated that
he did not reach the point in the river
at which he intended sinking the
body, as he struck rough place in
the water of the swollen stream and
the boat turned over, throwing both
himself and the body into the river.
When his boat turned over, he swan
to shore, where he stood for a few
minutes, after which he swan PACK
and got his boat and went back to
Carry lake and then home. When
asked if he had any assistance, he
stated that no one at all had helped
him. and that he had done the job all
by himself.
Mr.. White left his home on Fri
day afternoon about three months ago
to assist his brother in the erection OF
a tombstone in churcnyard doout
one mile away from Mr.. Whites res
idence. He could be seen walking
down the road about one-haf the dis
tanee until he turned sharp curve.
He did not show up at the church and
was not heard of again until his BODY
was found in the river nine weeks
later, the body showing a bullet
wound. 1t had been weighted down
in the water by plows and other scrap
iron, fastened to the body by wires.
Last week six arrests were made,
all parties being white and nelghDors
of Mr.. White. They were Tim Turn
er Archie Turner, Mack Turner, Hen
ry Turner, Kinard Cannon and the
father of Kinard Cannon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12
Place to Learn.

-"They tell me the shao
have begun to multiply
Egbert- -"That's the advantage OF
their going to schools, 1 suppose. -
Yonkers Stateman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12

J Don't fail to visit the one-day sale
of aluminium ware at G. 0. SIM
MONS'S on SATURDAY., August IA,
Values from $3.50 to $500 for sl.S9
each.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12

Tobacco twine at Rentz & Felders'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

pense are for printing. ballots. notifications
and affidavits. He preferred not to guess
at the total of these items.
Let us keep to the actual figures" Com
missioner Voorhis advised. There are 1852
additional polling places provided. For rent
officials, ballots, &c, the sum of S20.O64 must
be provided
For carriage OF boxes and booths there is
an approximate expense of $780, and goo
ballot boxes alone (for tho new places) fur
nishes an item of $4,000. II is safe to say
that an outlay of $4,000 has been rendered
necessary by the excessive registration and
ii is a safe guess that the total excess In the
cost OF this election will be not less than
100000.
Think of the army Of men and women
that will be engaged in taking care Of the
details of this election. 1t numbers 1920
persons. Tleir work is to deliver, receive
and canvass ballots. All of them have been
obliged to come down to the Municipal Build
ing twice before being actually enrolled. The
first trip was for the purpose of being ex-
amined as to their fitness and the second to
take the oath Of office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

Family" that he entirely forgot his waiting
doctorate. He has never taken that exam
ination, but he married an enthusiastic fell
low student at the university and she has
inspired him to go on with his work for the
theatre
Seven weeks ago Pinsld was appointed to
be managing editor of the Jewish Times. a
new Zionist daily paper. and for the present,
at least, he professed his intention to forego
his play writing and give "all of himself
to its interests.
In the managers office on East Broadway
he was seen and willingly talked about 1.-THE
Treasure and his other plays. He has
written thirty, one third of this number
being one act pieces. He is as. not East
Side" either in looks or manner and he
speaks English with only now and then a
hesitation for the right word.
Il shall write again." said he land always
for the theatre, but not in English nor in
German. stick to Yiddish. Is that a
strange determination? 1t does not seem so
to me, nor should it seem strange to any
writer who has felt the joy of working in
fresh words. The language is not yet fixed
and nothing about it is commonplace. There
Is about its use all the joy of a discoverer.
It lends itself to lively effect in the same way
that your English does to Joseph Conrad, or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

as it might to any gifted foreigner who
makes himself over into an Englishman as
that great writer did.
'Yiddish is by no means finished; teach
ers are still working over it's photography
but it Is now recognized as a serious LAM
guage of the world How pleased was TO
read what Prof. Baker said the other day to
his class in Harvard. Among the languages
in which vital modern drama is to be found
he numbered Yiddish.
my first play (after my maturity was
Isaac Sheftel / wrote 1t in German and
IL was produced in Germany in 1899. My
second piece was The Last Jew and my
third The Zwei Family. These pieces have
been put in book that is published under
the title Three Plays
From the year 1900 I worked on The
Treasure but 1t would not come right. IL
is comedy, and not intended to be typically
Jewish. but universal. After II was finished
in 1906, the Reinhardt production followed
in 1911 not too soon. Then Prof Lewinson
translated it into English. with what result
you know.
cit was not my intention either, that the
actors should speak in broken English. In
the original they speak good Yiddish. Nor
did encourage the producer to seek for
his actors among strictly Jewish types 1t
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

is the idea and not the type that is supposed
to pervade this play With one exception the
recognized critics failed TO understand this.
and they affixed blame and praise on the
actors from a mistaken standard.
"The one exception was Lawrence Reamer.
He appreciated the universally l sought to
get for the idea and that 1 did not care to
have the actors measured simply by the de-
gree Of their Jewishness but as human
beings who reacted to covetousness.
thought of writing to Mr.. Reamer to thank
him for his understanding Of the play, and 1
also thought of publishing an editorial in
my paper making clearer my meaning, But
decided not to do either one. What would
be the use?"
The other long plays of Pinski are distinct
~ racial but each of them Is broader than
mere clever display of n race. They have, in
fact what seems like a cosmopolitan breadth
Of understanding. While they have been re-
ceved approximately whenever presented to
Jewish people, there are always found Jews
in the audience who controvert or argue his
conclusions. These full length pieces are
without exception poignant tragedy.
His one act pieces-also to be found In an
English book-are more universally appeal
ing. They show Imagination and a certain
whimsical mysticism, reminiscent of folk lore.