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Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
BEN JOHNSON FREED ON
 THE CHARGE OF MURDER
(From Thursdays Daily.I

Ben Johnson last night was re- stored to the arms of his tearfully happy wife, free man, cleared oi ] the charge of murder, arising out of his fatally wounding Paul Legerski at the latter's ranch near Humboldt on September 24 last
 The jury, which had received the lease from Superior Judge John J. Sweeney at SIS, was ready with its report of acquittal at o'clock and shortly thereafter the most interest ing criminal case on the months docket was brought to an end
 The plea of the defense that John son fired by accident and without intention of harming Legerski, coupled with his belief that Leger- ski was armed and about to fire on Johnson, was sustained in the yer dict
 Closing arguments of counsel for the state and defense were intensive examples of their kind J. A. Ellis, for the defense, laid great stress on the unhappy circumstances of John sons wife and little boy who were in court much of the time and Neil C. Clark, prosecutor, vigorously as sailed the motives of Johnson in re- sorting to a weapon against d man he did not know to be in a killing mood and whom later he approached without fear as he lay wounded but able to shoot, on the ground.
 Forgiveness of transgression was pointed out as divine attribute by the example of God wiping out King evil deeds for the sake of the good King David, his father. , the plcader exhorted, this jury should wipe out the act of Ben Johnson for the sake of his wife and baby
 Mir, Clark denied Judge Ellis tight to reserve all scriptural piety 10 the defense and pointed out that m some war-torn foreign country were the wife and children of Paul their faces turned to Amer ca but who now could contemplate
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22

tional exemption of $200 for each person dependent upon the taxpayer ] for chief support if such person is under IS years of age or incapable of self support. A single person may claim an exemption of $2,000 as the head of a family if he is the sole support of one or more rela- tives living in the same house with him, and if he exercises control over household affairs Deductions from gross income to which the taxpayer is entitled in arriving at net income are fully explained in the instructions on the forms
 The bureau is emphasizing this year that the requirement. to file a return rests solely upon a persons marital status and the amount of his or her net income for the year 1920. Single persons whose net income was $1,0O0 or more and married per sons whose net income was $2,O0O or more must file a return regard less of whether their incomes are non-taxable by reason of their ex- emptions.
 The normal tax rate for 1920 is 4 per cent on the first $4,O00 of net income above the exemption, and 8 per cent on the remaining net in- come. The surtax rate, which is computed without the benefit of the exemption, ranges from 1 per cent on the amount of net income be- tween $5,OOO and $6,OOO to 65 per cent on the amount of net income tn excess of $10O0,00O.
 For the information of taxpayers tin filing their returns, there has been prepared by the bureau of internal revenue a series of short articles on the income tax laws and 1920 regu- lations, the first of which will ap- pear on January 5. Errors hereto fore made have been noted, and the taxpayer is told how this year they may be avoided.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
ELSIE HILDRENTH IS THE
 BRIDGE OF GEO. B. FINCH
(From Thursdays Daily)


 Miss Elsie Hildreth, a well known and popular member of Prescotts younger set, yesterday was married to George B. Finch, of Riverside, Calif., at a charming wedding cere- mony at the home of the brides Ibrother and sister-in-law, Mir. and Mrs. L. S. Hildreth III South Pleas ant, the Rev. w. H. B. Urch, of the Prescott Congregational church, of- ficiating.
 The Hildreth home was beautiful fly decorated with carnations and ferns, in an appropriate setting for the occasion. The bride wore be- coming brown satin gown, with hat and shoes to match. After the con- clusion of the ceremony, delicious course wedding luncheon was served by Mrs. Hildreth. Only few inti- mate friends were present. Miss Hildreth, the daughter of L. A. Hildreth of this city, has been a resident of Prescott for the past year, coming here with her father from Jacksonville, Fla. Mir Finch, at one time superintendent of opera tions with the Arizona Bus company, has accepted responsible position with the firm of J. w. Kemp, Cad lilac dealers at Riverside, Calf, where the couple will make their home.
 Following the wedding yesterday, MT. and Mrs. Finch, eluding their friends and relatives, left the city secretly. It is believed that they will spend their honeymoon at Iron Springs.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
ASSESSMENT BILL PASSES
 THE UPPER HOUSE
(From Thursdays Daily.)

While congress has refused to grant exemption frem mining assess ment work, time limit on work re- quired to be done this year on min- ing claims ill the United States may be advanced six months, if a bill passed Tuesday by the senate is also passed by the house, according to Ia telegram from Senator Henry F. Ashurst, received here late Tuesday night by County Recorder E. A. Mo Swiggin, and made public yesterday morning.
 The message reads:
 Senate has just passed bill grant ing extension of time until July lst of next year within which to do this years assessment work on mining claims. Bill will probably pass the house SENATOR ASHURST." While the time limit, of course, will not be extended unless the house passes the bill, favorable ac- ton by the lower chamber IS con sidered almost certain. Tt should be clear that this bill does not grant exemption from assessment work" lit was stated yesterday at the coun- ty recorders office, but that if it passes it will mean that an additional six months will be given ill which to complete assessment work for 1920, which otherwise would have to be done by January 1st."
 County Recorder McSwiggin said yesterday; We will know the houses action in a few days"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
BOY DESERTER GOES
 BACK TO COURTMARTIAL
(From Thursdays Daily.)

|
 Lawrence F. McCarty last night began a journey that will end in a court martial and possible detention in a military prison, but the fact did not dampen his youthful and ebullient spirits. Not any, as the Old Prospector would say.
 Gaily he bade farewell to the sheriff's office. at the county jail yesterday when Gunnery Sergeant John F. Cannon buttoned on his side arms and led McCarty away to stretch his legs bit before start ing by train for the coast artillery fort at San Pedro. Calif. With a jest on his lips, McCarty went his way, confessed deserter from the United States army, who had found being out of the army the same as being out of luck.
 McCarty recently grew tired of the eternal dodging and ducking and of fered himself to the sheriff's office as a voluntary prisoner and gave the name of his home post so that he might be taken back there for trial
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
INKUIRY IS STARTED
 INTO BEEF KILLING

John Curran and Ed Wicks of Walker were placed under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Jim Cook oil an in- vestigation into charge of slaugh- tering a beef near Walker the day before.
 The hide, bearing the brand of the dead COW, will be brought to the city as an exhibit in the case, it was sad, It was not stated who had tiled the charge, the complainant be- ing left to be fixed by the inquiry into whose beef it was that met the untimely end.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
CAPITALISTS TAKE IN THE
 VERDE CENTRAL MINES
lFron, Wednesdav,s Dailv.N

!
 Eight capitalists representing over $2OOOOO,OOO spent Saturday at the Verde Central property and Satur- ! day night at the U. V. Extension with Manager George Kingdom. They left for Prescott yesterday morning, their plan being to take various trains from that point to their eastern homes, says the Verde Copper News of Monday.
 In the party were Captain Thomas Hoatson, Laurium, Mich; John (. Oliver, Pittsburgh; Gordon Camp bell, Calumet, Mich; Thomas Cole, New York city; Thomas Collins, Calumet, Mich; George A. Newett, editor of Iiron Ore, Ishpeming, Mich; William B. Mershon, Sagi- nav, Mich; Walter B. Congdon, Duluth, Minn.
 Hoatson, Newett, Mershon, Cong don, Cole and Collins are directors ill the Calumet & Arizona company. Campbell is secretary of the same corporation Oliver is all officer of the Ray Consolidated.
 Hoatson and Collins arc already heavily interested in the Verde Cen tra1 and it was at their request that the six other millionaires came to look that property over. They came from Prescott in automobiles Satur- day forenoon but stopped at the mine and did not come to town till late in the afternoon. That evening they spent with George Kingdom. Dave Morgan and other copper men at the Extension.
 Without a doubt this is the most important group of capitalists which has visited the Verde district since the days of 'the big boom.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
SERIOUS CHARGE FILED
 AGAINST F. ALCIBIDE (From Thursdays Daily)

Charged with assault with intent to commit murder, Francisco Alci- bide yesterday morning was arraign- ed in the justice court before Judge .C. H. McLane, and was held on failure to provide bond in the sum of $5,OOO.
 The charge against Alcibide was preferred by Peter Maroon, pro- prietor of a soft-drink bar and pool room in the Grant hotel, following Alcibide's attempt to fire a six shooter at him on the night of De cember 5, in an altercation in the pool hall.
 After making abusive remarks to Maroon and otherwise provoking him, Alcibide, who was said to be drunk at the time, was thrown out of the place by Maroon. Returning, he drew a six-shooter and attempted to fire it at the other. Only the fact that the three chambers struck by the hammer were empty saved Maroon from death or injury.
 Leaving the place, Alcibide was followed by a witness to the scrape, Ed Bauer, who ran up Cortez street to Gurley and thence to Kaster's corner at Gurley and Montezuma, where stepping out from the build ing as Alcibide came up Montezuma, laid him out and delivered him at the sheriffS office.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
JOE CAMPERS HOUSE AT
 KIRKLAND IS DESTROYED
CFrom Wednesdays DaiIyl

Their home temporarily without occupants, MT. and Mrs. Joe Carter of Kirkland were visited yesterday by a destructive fire which left not so much as a pair of shoes unburn- ed. The origin of the blaze was not known to those reporting the fire in the city yesterday afternoon.
 Carter was away at work and his wife on a visit. The little girl was at school. The house thus leit caught fire and by the time help ar rived was so far gone that nothing could be saved. It was not known whether there was insurance or not.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
FEDERAL AID TO IN
 COME TAX SUFFERERS
lFrom Wednesday's Dailv.l

Extensive plans for aiding taxpay-
 CTS in filing their income tax returns
 for the year 1920 are being made by the bureau of internal revenue Reve-
 nue officers will visit every county
 in the United States to assist ill
 making out the forms. The date of
 their arrival and the location of their
 offices will be announced through i the press, or may be obtained on
 inquiry at offices of collectors of i internal revenue and branch offices. l The services of government experts
 heretofore offered to city residents twill be continued.
 l Forms for filing 1920 returns of
 income will be sent by collectors to persons who last year filed return.
 Failure to receive form, however, | does not relieve a person from his obligation to file return within the time prescribed. Copies may be ob- tained from offices of collectors Of internal revenue, branch offices, post offices and banks, and are expected to be available on or before Jan uary 1.
 Revenue officers assigned to the work of assisting taxpayers also will be supplied with forms, concern ing which, and the various items of income to be included, they will be prepared 10 answer any and all ques- tions. It has been demonstrated, however, -that many questions may be eliminated if the taxpayer, before seeking the assistance of a revenue officer, will carefully study the in- structions on the form.
 The period of filing returns is from January 1 to March Is. 1921. The tax, this year as last, may be paid in full at the time of filing the return or. in four installments, the first of which is due on or before March Is, the second on or before June Is, the third on or before Sep tember IS and the fourth on or be- fore December Is. The first install ment must accompany the filing of the return.
 Persons whose individual net in come for 1920 was $5.OOO and less should ask for form 104OA. Those whose individual net income was ill excess of $5,OOO should ask for form IO4O.
 The bureau of internal revenue is urging taxpayers not to delay in the filing of their returns. Merchants ! and business men are casting up their accounts for the calendar year 1920. With the facts and figures necessary to make a correct return . fresh in their minds, the making out of form soon after January will . be an easier task, the bureau points out, than ii delayed.
 The requirements of the revenue 7ct relating to returns for the year 1920 are the same as those for the year 1919. Every single person | whose net income for 1920, was $1,- poo or more and every married per son whose net income was 5000 or more must file a return The cx- amptions are S1,OOO for single per sons and 5000 for married persons md heads of families, plus all addi-
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BoY1
(From Thursdays Daily.

(From Thursdays Daily.) J. Gilbert Gillespie, age 16 years. height feet, inches, weight about 115 pounds, dark brown hair, blue gray eyes, scar on one ear, a split in nail of index finger on left hand. When last seen wore a dark green suit, green mixed cap, tan shoes and a raincoak, khaki color.
 He left his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa, November 20, 1920, without the consent of his parents. Is probably going to the Mexican border. Send information to his mother. Mrs. James Gillespie, Oska- loosa, Iowa. or to Superintendent Prescott Public Charities, Al North Marina street.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
SUIT ON NOTES
(From fridays Daily)

Another and consolidated suit to collect on alleged notes was filed yesterday by the Santa Fc and Pa cific Railway company against the enterprises concerned in the develop mcnt of dry farming around Jerome Junction. Named as defendants were Arizona Land and Irrigation com pany, Hassayampa Alfalfa Farms company and Prescott Dry Farms company. The suit is 10 foreclosc on an alleged realty mortgage. Norris & Norris represent the plain tiff.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
LICENSED TO WED

Marriage licenses were issued yes terday to George B. Finch and Elsie Marcos Munoz and Ave lima Sanchez and George A. Moore and Ruth s. Tuttlc.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22


 q believed Legerski intended tc use the rifle" Johnson asserted.
 Dramatic Cross Examination
 Cross examination of Johnson by the county attorney was directed closely to the motives of the de fendant and his condition of mind i The reasons he had for doing cer- tain things and for not doing others was being elicited with considerable detail when Mrs. Johnson, seated in the body of the court room sudden ly began weeping loudly and uncon- trollably. The little boy, frightened also set up a cry, whereat MT. Clark asked that the court be spared these exhibitions" As Mrs. Johnson was being led in mysteries from the room, Judge Ellis was on his feet with d vehement protest and denial that the incident was staged" There threat ened a discussion but it passed off with mutual statements of esteem and disclaimers of imputed inten- tions.
 Johnson's grilling was then re- stunned. His reasons for being SO reticent were gone into and the prosecution dwelt on his motives for hurrying out to engage in a possible life duel with Legerski, armed only with a shotgun he was unfamiliar with and which he did not know was loaded
 Bentley Closes Day
 Elmer Bentley, a tall, we'll dressed fellow, was unexpectedly called to the stand just before closing time. He recited with a great deal more clearness and with much better rec ollection, story of what took place. He added considerable in small de tails to what previous witnesses had told, describing the swift passage of incident leading to the shooting with close attention to detail and at one time with a demonstration with the shotgun. lie was convinced at the time that the load had gone high as Johnson had not raised the gun to his shoulder but had fired from the hip, the piece recoiling to the ground. He told of words exchanged between the parties, not testified 10 by Johnson, but i'll matters of time and place and many other details, closely corroborated the defendants story.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22
CLARK RETIRES AS LEADER
 OF CHAMBER COMMERCE
(From Wednesdays Daily.) NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NG " DOEAnO VT O4NC<S OND
 At the annual meeting of the Yavapai county chamber of com merce last night, the following were elected members of the board oi directors:
 Prescott-Dr. C. E. Yount, R. N. Fredericks, NJ. B. Hazeltine, F. s. Viele, o. F. Orthel, Lester Ruffncr, Howard Cornick and Christopher Totten.
 Out of town-Whipple Barracks, Major Robert H. Stanley; Jerome, w. C. Miller, Robert E. Tally; Clarkdale, R. C. Lane, Thomas Fay Tor; Clemenceau, George c. King don; Camp Verde, R. w. Wingfield Humboldt, c. NJ. Colvocorresses. ]. Link Smith; Mayer, w. ]. Mayer; Stoddard, George Johnson; Crown King, George P. Harrington; Kirk land, L. J. Haselfeld; Ash Fork, C. E. Burton.
 
 Meeting at the chamber of com merce rooms in the court house, the members and officers of the Yavapai county chamber of com merce last night elected their new board of directors for the ensuing year, after listening 10 series of gratifying reports of the work ac- complished during 1920 by the var ious committees and the board as d whole,
 Following the election of the new board from names proposed by the nominating committee appointed by President E. s. Clark, and com posed of R. N. Fredericks, O. F. Orthel and Christopher Totten. President Clark in a brief, simply worded speech expressed his deep regret at his coming withdrawal from the chamber, both as member and as outgoing president
 During his remarks, in which he paid tribute to the excellent and cf- ficient work of Secretary Grace M. Sparkes in regard not only to the chamber itself, but to the Northern Arizona fair, the Frontier Days, the Chautauqua, and many other activi- ties, President Clark thanked ,as members oi the chamber for l:..r devotion to the interests Of Yavapai county and their courtc y io him self. The first to receive mem bership certificate upon the organiza- tion of the Yavapai chamber of President Clark forward ed the organization of that body as chairman of all the committee meet ings leading up 10 the organization, and has for many years since Been q faithful and effective member.
 NJ. B. Hazcltiuc expressed the ap- preciation of the meeting to Mr. Clark for his years of valuable work and their regret at losing him. His motion for rising vote of apprecia- ton met with a hearty and immed- ate response.
 The first part of last nights meet . ng was devoted to hearing the re- l
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22

The party passed through Pres colt with C. T. Joslin of this city, one of the chief local investors in the Verde Central Mir. Joslin inti- mated that announcements of plans of the Verde Central might be forth coming shortly.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-12-22

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