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The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
GENERAL

Although it is the popular impress
sion that the prohibition fight in the
United States is over, the Anti-S Saloon
League insists that it has just begun
in a declaration emphasizing its ap-
peal for $25,OO0,0OO to keep up warfare
on the demon rum, notwithstanding
it's shackled condition.
Robert Petit, foreman in a machine
shop, living in West Allis, Wis, hit his
wife over the head with a crowbar, in
flicting serious wounds. Petit was re-
covering from the flu, but suffered a
relapse. In a delirious fit he attacked
his wife. When he saw what he had
done he shot himself, dying instantly
Suits have been filed demanding
more than $1,OOO,OOO in damages from
the city of Chicago for deaths, injuries
and property damage in last sum-
mer's race riots. OF this more than
100000 is sought by relatives Of
twenty-five men and women claimed
to have been killed during the riOting.
One of the most notable essay writ
ing contests ever held in the schools
of America will be held on Feb. 20,
when several million girls and boys
will compete for three medals offered
by the War Department for the best
essays on the subject: "What Are the
Benefits of an Enlistment in the Unit
ed States Army?'
Four witnesses heard at the opening
of the trial by general court-martial
at Camp Zachary Taylor of Lieut. /. c.
Cottenkeine, who, as supply officer of
the Fifth Field artillery, is charged
with having embezzled his regiments
payroll of $4,000 for May, 1919, while
the first division was in Germany, tes-
titled that he had left but little over
10000 of the 4S6716 marks paid him
when he was arrested by German civ
ilian authorities at Freiburg four
months after his disappearance. Cot
tenkeine, a native of Germany, is al
legged to have squandered the embez-
zled money. The case was continued
until dispositions are received from
Germany.
Nine ErneStine -Heink,
who has been seriously i'll at her home
at Grossmont, Calf, with pneumonia,
is reported improving slowly
Thirty-five parcels Of New York
real estate owned by the late Mrs.
Margaret Sage, widow of Russell
Sage, were sold at public auction for
$2,619,25O. BY the will the proceeds
will be divided among thirty-six col
leges, charitable institutions, hospitals
and museums.
Chicago faces deficit of more than
$7,OOO,OOO for the coming year, ac-
cording to a report submitted to the
council committee on finances by Cit.
Comptroller George F. Harding NJ,
Harding said the city's resources III
1920 would be about $50, 100000, while
the anticipated expenditures were
placed at more than $39,OOO,OOO.
Laying of the keel of new 15,50O-
ton passenger steamer, which will be
named the Calgary, for service between
Liverpool and Montreal and Quebec,
was announced by the White Star line
The ship is under construction at Bel
fast and is expected to be ready for
service in 1921. The vessel is designed
to carry $50 cabin and 1000 third-class
passengers.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Vegetables.

Apples, Colo box. .$2.00@S.OO
Pears, Colo, crate ......... LIS Q1.75
The Benson signal., 1920-01-31
Live Poultry.
Eggs.
Fruit.
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The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
RAY Miners BRUSH
Up ON Mine rescue
WORK in GOVT. CAR

Bureau of Mines Car No. 1. under
the jurisdiction of the department of
the interior, arrived in Ray Sunday
and spent the week doing instruction
work in first aid anc mine rescue.
The car is equipped with modern ap-
paratus and classes are often trained
inside the car when no other avail
able place is obtainable. One of the
new instruments, which is a recent
invention, is the geophone, which en-
ables the locating of entombed min
ers. It's effective range is 5000 feet.
Two classes of about SO each are
taking both the mine rescue and
first aid training in Nay. Some of the
boys who are holders of certificates
from the Bureau are reviewing the
work to enable them to bring their
certificates up to date. The car
spent the week at the fair and will
leave Ray Sunday for Hayden and
Christmas.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
COPPER SITUATION
SEEMS NO BETTER
Electric Companies Recent Purchasers
of Red Metal

Boston, Nov. 12-Copper sales
mostly for future delivery-during
October are placed at 200,000,O00
pounds, of which one agency is
credited with 12OOOO,O0O pounds.
Since the first of November some
domestic business has been done by
other sellers, while the export demand
has also shown some improvement
There has been no material better
ment of the statistical position of the
metal, however, and producers frank
ly admit that continued falling off in
demand must follow further industrial
recession
Further curtailment of production
is imminent and this may lead to COM
plete shutdown of some properties
until conditions turn for the better
To quote one copper interest: Things
are never so Lad as they appear at
their worst
The big electric companies were
among the buyers of copper last
month, the General Electric being
credited with 40,OOO,OOO pounds and
the Western Electric with a quantity
almost as large.
From the producers point of view
fifteen-cent copper today is less profit
able than was 11-cent copper in 1914,
due to rising costs.
There is the possibility of shut
downs among the higher cost mines
and resultant readjustment of the
wage scale, which in some camps has
been higher since the armistice than
during the war period.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
FAIR PRICES At
THE FAIR UNFAIR
SAY RAY VISITORS

Prices for which fair visitors were
held up for necessities in Phoenix last
week surpassed even previous rec
orsd attained by that city according
to Ray visitors who have returned.
Concession holders at the fair
grounds were allowed to charge I'M
precedented prices, say fairgoers.
Sandwiches and cracker jack were
sold frequently for twenty-five cents
and drinks at similar prices.
Lodging rates were higher than ever
also. In one case a hotel charged four
men from Prescott $400 per day each
for room in which all four slept.
Seven men at the same hotel slept in
one room and were charged $3.50 each
per day.
Several persons from Tucson were
charged S. per night for rooms in
private homes. Visitors say that no
apparent effort was made by the
chamber of commerce of that city to
secure for the fairgoers reasonable
prices and accommodations.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR FORMER RAY NAN

A military funeral was held over
the remains Of Clyde L. Miller, former
Ray boy, at Phoenix Friday afternoon,
under the auspices of the Phoenix
lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
Private Miller who died in French
military hospital as the result of
wounds received in action, is the first
of the men who gave their lives on
the western front to be brought back
to Arizona for burial.
The services were in charge of Rev.
Benton, the officiating chaplain. A
firing squad of high school cadets ac-
companied the cortege to Greenwood
cemetery, where interment took place.
Taps were sounded at the grave by
P. A. Venne, a military aide. Mem
bers Of the American Legion in uni
form acted as pall-bearers. The serv-
ices were held at the chapel of H. H
Mcclellan.
Clyde L. Miller was a well-liked
resident of Ray and Tempe, and his
death caused a host of friends to
mourn.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
mrs. CAVANAUGH,
AGED RESIDENT,
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Katherine A. Cavanaugh, age
"a, passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Pete Schilling, at Wal
nut Grove, Thursday morning at
1870, from cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs
Cavanaugh was born in New York.
The funeral services took place in
Phoenix Monday morning, November
18th, and interment was at Green
wood Masonic cemetery. The deceased
leaves two sons and two daughters
to mourn her departure: Mrs. Ring,
whose home is in California, and
who recently spent a few weeks Wis
iting here; Mrs. Pete A. Schilling of
Walnut Grove, Mr.. Sid Cavanaugh
of Walnut Grove and another son
whose home is in the East, the ex-
act location the Copper Camp was
unable to learn before going to press
Mrs. Cayanaugh was loved by all
who knew her and her passing
brought sorrow to many. Mr. Albert
Bryant had charge of the funeral
arrangements at Ray.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
SCOVELL'S WAR
RECORD CALLED
INTO QUESTION

Rayites who heard Ben Scovell, re-
puted war hero and lecturer in his
talk at Ray will be interested in a
special dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle regarding Mr. SEQ
vell's alleged war record The clip
ping was called to the attention of
the Copper Camp by John R. ODon-
nell, former resident of Ray. It
follows:
Marysville, Nov 6.-Ben Scovell,
military entertainer, actor, humorist,
veteran of the world and Boer wars,
who spoke here Wednesday before
the Marysville Rotary club, who pre-
sented testimonials signed, among
other prominent California men, by
the mayor of San Francisco, and who
stated that he was badly wounded in
the third battle of Ypres with the
169th Canadian battalion, was pub
licly accused by F. A. Carne of the
local office of the Virden Packing
company, Of being -four flusher"
yesterday.
When Scovell spoke before the To-
cal Rotary clut' he stated that he had
been a member of the Los Angeles
Rotary club for eight years Frank
Gates, local Y. M. c. A secretary,
who introduced Scovell at the local
club upon the recommendation of the
Sacramento club, wired yesterday to
the secretary of the Los Angeles Ro-
tary club asking if Scovell was mem
ber The secretary wired back that
there was no such name on the rolls
and that Scovell had never been a
member of the organization.
Calls ScoveII Liar
0arne called Scovell up by long dis
tance at the Hotel Clunie in Sacra-
mento Thursday and asked him if he
had a discharge from the Canadian
army. Scovell replied that he had
left it behind. Then Carne, who en-
listed in the 8th Canadian field am
bulance in 1915, who was demobilized
in 1919, and who spent three years in
France, asked him if he was in the
third battle of Ypres, and Scovell
answered that he was with the 169th
battalion in the I'd division Carne
then called Scovell a liar Scovell
Continued on Page A.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
ANOTHER MEDAL
AWARDED PRUITT
POSTHUMOUSLY Y

Mrs. John Pruitt of Ray has re-
ceived another medal accompanied
with 3 citation bestowed upon her
son, Corporal John Pruitt, by the
United States. The medal is of gold
and suspended from a blue ribbon
in which are inserted 13 white stars.
At the top of the ribbon is a bar
with the word Valour in raised let
ters. The cross is surrounded by a
wreath and each arm of the maltese
cross is decorated with an anchor.
Around the center of the cross is
inscribed the words United States
Navy, 1918-1919." The inscription on
the reverse side reads Awarded to
Corporal John Henry Pruitt, United
States Marines, Blanc Mont Ridge,
France, October 3rd, 1918"
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
MANY RAYITES ARE DRAWN ON JURY;
MUST REPORT At FLORENCE NOV. %

oerior; Fred w. Snow, Superior; C.
W. Rayburn, Ray; Elvin Melgrin,
Oracle; Ed Goldberg, Ray; Emmet E.
Norton, Ray; Juan DeArmitt, Flor
ence; Jerry O'Grady, Ray; Don A.
Trekel, Casa Grande; Floyd Gibson,
Ray; Chas B. Bargman, Ray
1t appearing to the Court that Frank
L. Acton, William Blackburn w. f.
Peace, Floyd Gibson, Louis A. Ebber,
H. L. Stewart, ]. M. Sargent, Finer
c. Hendricks, T. w. Rayburn J. L.
Alters, w. R. Simons, Erwin Kline,
S. W. Shives, have removed from the
county, thereupon the following
names were drawn in their stead:
H. J. Wilson, Casa Grande; ]. R.
Treat, Florence; J. D. Bedgood, Plea
cho; P. J. Brazell, Kelvin; Allen Will
son, Superior; w. e. Carver, Ray; w.
A Walker, Ray; ]. j. Kruse, Casa
Grande; Eddie Bauer, Hayden juno
ton; NJ. J. Whitlow, Supeprior; e. G.
LAYERS, Casa Grande; Archie A. Ram
sey, Oracle; c. M. Shaw, Ray.
And it appearing to the Court that
Jerry O'Grady and w. G. Hoskins are
not citizens of the United States the
following names were drawn in their
stead: j. F. Plummer, Florence; S.
o. Thompsopn, Price.
1t appearing to the Court that G. M.
Shaw, W. A. Walker, p J. Brazell, J.
D. Bedgood, Eddie Bauer, J. F. Plum
mer and S. o. Thompson have re-
moved from the county, thereupon the
following names were drawn in their
stead: S. G. Dolman, Ray; c. w.
Daley, Casa Grande; Phil Redondo,
Kelvin; o, l.. Hubbard, Ray; Emil
Johnson, Casa Grande; G. f. Spidell,
Ray; H. C. Penny, Ray
1t appearing to the Court that G. F.
Spidell has removed from the county
and O. L. Hubbard and H. c. Penny
are exempt from service, thereupon
the following names were drawn in
their stead: r. G. Bryan, Casa
Grande; H. E. Billingsley, Florence;
Richard Flemming, Superior.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20

Der of cases there are changes which
should be made in the statutes, tut
the legislature is powerless to effect
these reforms without the approval of
the people. One such measure ap-
peared at the head of the measures
on the ballot at the general election.
1t was numbered 100 and 101 All it
did was to clear up that provision in
the constitution which states that no
member of the legislature may be
eligible to appointment or election to
an office during his term of office, the
salary or emoluments of which have
been increased during his term of of
flee in the legislature This provision
was urged against Fred Golfer at the
time he was the democratic candidate
for governor in 1918, as Golfer was
member of the legislature, and the sal
ary of the governor had been raised
during his term in the state senate.
Passage Of the proposed amendment
would have served to clear up an
in the constitution, but as
it turned out it was defeated with all
the rest.
Apparently the initiative and refer
endum have not proven the success in
this state that the proponents of these
instruments of legislation
People do not read the
pamphlets which are printed
at great expense by the state and
mailed to every voter.
The electorate is Indifferent so far as
most of the proposed measures are
and the result is apathy
and the defeat Of worthy measures, or
the enactment of fool laws through
the activities of an organized minor
ity.
Totals compiled as the Copper
Camp goes to press follow:
Re- Legislative Qualifications-100,
yes, 6,265; 1O1, no, 1881
Re. Tax Commission on Ballot
t02, yes, 6,497; 103, no, 17,108.
Salary Increase Bill = 1O4, yes,
1901; los, no, 1906.
Pardon and Parole Code-300, yes,
1871; 301, no, 17,431.
Preliminary Examinations-302, yes,
3,299; 3O3, no, 1888.
Conservation Commission-3O4, yes,
9,077; 3O5, no, 1870.
State Civil Service-3O6, yes, 1922;
BOZ, no, 1885.
County Division-9OS, yes, 3,51S;
300, no, 26,6O1.
State Highway Commission-310,
yes, 1921; 311, no, 1858.
Irrigation Bonds-312, yes, 12,41a;
313, no, 1888.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
PROGRESS OF COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Shown in DIAGRAM DIAGRAM ISSUED BY ENGINEER

Troy highway, and the Riverside
wash bridge, 45-foot span. Next
in order comes the Oracle Mammoth
highway project, which is almost
finished. The surfacing of this high
way is more than half completed, the
progress chart shows.
Taken in the order shown on the
chart, the 18 projects on the pro-
gram Of the county highway COM
miss ion show the following percent
ages of completion: :.
Ray Main street and bridge, + mile,
28 per cent.
Superior Main street, 1-3 mile, 100
per cent.
Florence-Superior state highway,
80 miles, 18 per cent.
Mount Lemon highway, 13 miles,
% per cent.
Florence-Casa Grande highway, 81
miles, 60 per cent.
/ Oracle Mammoth highway, IL miles,
SO per cent.
Casa Grande-Tucson highway, SO
miles, 80 per cent.
Ray-Superior highway, II miles, 2
per cent
Ray-Kelvin highway, 7 miles, 80
per cent
Casa Grande-Chiu Chiuschu high
way, 9 miles, 2 per cent.
Casa Grande-Sacaton highway,
miles, S per cent
Riverside wash bridge, 100 per
cent.
San Pedro river bridge at Dudley
vile, 300 feet, per cent.
Florence-Price highway, ~ miles,
not yet started.
Florence-Casa Grande Ruins high
way, II miles, not started.
Casa GrandeMaricopa highway, 18
miles, 1 per cent
Toltec north to Casa Grande-Flor-
ence highway, 8 miles, 10 per cent.
Troy highway, miles, 100 per cent
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
PROCLAMATION
OF THANKSGIVING
BY THE GOVERNOR
A PROCLAMATION
Designating Thursday, November 25,
1oon A. -L-.I.-;,H, ~,

Designating Thursday, November %,
1920, AS Thanksgiving Day
Three hundred years ago, on a
bleak New England shore there gath
cred band of Pilgrims, to render
thanks to the Almighty for the har-
vest that had been gathered. The
day of Thanksgiving thus inaugur-
ated had annual observance within
the northeastern American colonies
and has had national recognition
since 1868. It is based upon the
harvest festival common to all peo-
pies, a day selected especially for
the offering to Omnipotence of
thanks for the natural bounties
through which life is sustained. The
'Puritans gave thanks that their reap
ing had assured food for the coming
winter, and that their lives had been
spared in their struggles with the
surrounding Indians. In his issu-
ance of the first national Thanksgiv-
ing Day proclamation, Lincoln was
moved by gratitude for a period of
success at arms that assured the
winning of the war between the
States. Today, our Nation, two years
removed from the victorious ending
of the greAest war of history, is
moved by thankfulness for mercies
Through which its independence and
It's peoples rights have been re-
tanned.
Conditions of reconstruction are
gripping the people of Arizona. For
extraneous reasons, their products
are finding slack demand in a time
when high maintenance costs still are
known. But, beneath this surface
showing, can be found much for
which gratitude can be expressed.
For the year past our state has en-
joyed peace in fullest measure. In
dustrial disturbance has been I'M
known, nor has there been loss by
epidemic or storm. Mines and farms
and factories have been operated
without hindrance Development has
been unchecked and faith in the
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PlNAL COUNTY, STATE OF
ARIZONA

Monday, November is, 1920, 10 A. M.
In the Matter of the Drawing of the
Trial Jury for the November, 1920,
Term of this Court.
This being the regular time set for
the drawing Of Trial Jury to be and
appear in attendance on this Court
on Monday, November 29th, 1920, 10
a. m, and the Recorder, the Sheriff
and the Clerk being present in open
Court, THEREUPON the following
names were drawn to-wit:
J. H. Raney, Casa Grande; Chas E..
Bergstrom, Ray; M. NJ Cornet, Flor
ence; A. LIZ Posey, Casa Grande; H.
L. Stewart, Ray; Arthur Davis, Ray;
R. G. Byars, Casa Grande; K w. Mon
roe, Superior; Tom Hall, Kelvin; P
S. Feliz, Florence; Andrew Denier,
Florence; w. L. Wootan, Florence;
Louis Eber, Hayden Junction; VIM.
Blackburn, Florence; Lawrence Will
son, Casa Grande; Edwin Rule, Ray;
Fred Kratzka, Casa Grande; H. E..
Easterday, Ray; E. A. Bingaman, Casa
Grande; J. L. Bennett, Florence; A.
A. Smith, Ray; Frank Buzan, Field
man; S. w. Shives, Ray; w NJ Os-
born, Maricopa; NJ J. Brundage, Ray;
H. G. McPhail, Superior; w. f. Peace,
Feldman; w. c.. Haskins, Superior;
Chas. Whitlow, Florence; Minter J..
Sargent, Oracle; F. A. Chamberlin,
Florence; J. l.. Alters, Ray; P. E. Tay-
lor, Florence; R. G. Brady, Oracle;
P. G. Harris, Ray; F. P. Hall, Ray;
Walter F. Myers, Cottonwood; Erwin
Kline, Ray; J. W. Spray, Superior; E.
Fl. Spelce, Superior; W. R. .Simons,
Ray; E. J. Devine, Hayden Junction;
Geo. H. Darlington, Casa Grande; A.
F. Etter, Ray; Elmer G. Hendricks,
Casa Grande; A L. johnson, Field
man; Frank e. Acton, Casa Grande;
Roger S. Morris, Casa Grande; W. E..
Bayless, Oracle; H. E. Layton, Su-
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
HUGE MAJORITIES Piled UP AGAINST
ALL PROPOSED MEASURES On BALLOT At
GENERAL ELECTION; PARTIAL RETURNS

That all of the proposed measures
which appeared on the ballot at the
general election were defeated by
overwhelming majorities, ranging
from 1000 to 25,0OO, is indicated by
such partial returns from the various
counties of the state as have been
received to date.
Returns compiled from six OF the
counties of the state, including Of
fetal and complete returns from Co
chise, Gila, Maricopa and Mohave,
and partial returns from Graham and
Yavapai counties, indicate that not
one of the ten measures at the foot of
the ballot carried The vote tabulated
to date represents more than half the
vote of the state, and the smallest
majority against any of the measures
is in excess of 1000 votes,~ so that it
is evident that none of them carried.
The Van Dyke county division meas
ure, one of the most vicious pieces of
legislation evr proposd in this or any
other state, was overwhelmingly de-
feated. Even Gila county, where it
originated, registered a huge majority
against it. The state highway COM
mission bill, sponsored by d. B.
Heard of Phoenix and a group of good
roads boosters, was one of the few
measures in whose favor a campaign
was waged, but it like all the others
met with defeat, although by not so
large majority as some of the others.
In general it may he said that the
people did not understand many of
the proposed measures, and following
the rule, when in doubt, vote no."
they proceeded to reject them all, the
bad with the good. The proposed
pardons and paroles code was a really
meritorious measure, one calculated
to lessen the indiscriminate pardon
ing, of criminals without due notice to
the public, and it would have been a
splendid measure had it carried.
There were very few other measures
that really appear to have been of
vital import, although their pro-
ponents all agree that their own
measures would have been the best
thing for the state.
1t would seem that the people have
become suspicious of any and all
measures proposed at the general cleo
tion, preferring to leave to the legis-
lature the enactment of laws. In
short, the time is past when anything
can be slipped over" on an unsuspect-
ing public through the use of the
initiative. The unfortunate thing
about such an attitude on the part
of the voters is the fact that in a num-
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20

States future never was stronger or
more firmly based. Our people, with
serene confidence in the destiny of
their nation and in their own abili-
ties, are turning toward accomplish
ment of their new tasks \and are re-
storing the balance the wa had un-
settled
NOW, THEREFORE,. J, THOMAS
E. CAMPBELL, Governor of Arizona,
in pursuance of honored custom, aad
in Difference to a proclamation Of the
Pre- sident of the United States, do
hereby designate Thursday, Novem-
Der twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred
twenty, as a day of THANKSGIVING
for blessings enjoyed and for prayers
to God for a continuance of national
liberties, and for the upbuilding of
patriotic character among the people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Arizona to
be affixed. Done at Phoenix, the
capital, this fifteenth day of Novem-
ber, 1920.
(Great THOS. E. CAMPBELL,
SeaD Governor
Attest:
NIT SIMMS,
Secretary of State.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20

Mcclure was there with "a breaks
out of 25 and Carlisle and Smith each
broke 25 stright. In the 50-bird race,
Carlisle was high, Mullen second and
Smith third. Their scores were AZ,
46 and AS
Jake Miller, who only little while
ago, couldn't hit the broadside of a
barn, if he had been on the inside
with the door shut, is now smacking
them right in the eye He is making
it pretty tough for some of the Toys
and generally walks away with some
of the silver Sunday, November 21,
we will shoot 50-bird handicap with
a trophy for the high score.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-20
BUTTE 8 SUPERIOR
CLOSES zinc Mines
High Costs and Low Zinc Prices Force
Suspension of Operations

Boston, Nov. 15.-Management of
the Butte & Superior Co. has ordered
a shutdown of the property so far as
the production of zinc is concerned
So long as the present high cost of
operations and low price of zinc con-
tinue, the property will remain closed
down
A moderate campaign of under
ground development will continue dur
ing the period of non-production.