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The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION

The Ninth Annual Convention of the
Arizona State Federation of Labor
was held in Tucson beginning Monday
morning, the fourth, and adjourned
Thursday afternoon, the seventh of
October. From many viewpoints the
convention was most important one
and was undoubtedly the most har-
monious of any convention of recent
years. The work accomplished bids
fair to be of immense value to the
Labor Movement in Arizona Many
questions of legislation of vital in
terest to Labor were thoroughly dis
cussed and the policies of the Fedora
ton in regard thereto were laid down
in no uncertain words. The conven-
ton went on record as being heartily
in favor of the cooperative movement
in banks, stores, manufacturing and
every other line of industrial endeavor
1t prepared a way for better or
ganized and financed fight against the
Open-Shop movement; gave serious
consideration to the alien labor prob
lem and pledged the support of the
Arizona Labor movement to help solve
this problem: renewed it's determine
ton to aid the miners in every man
ner possible to rebuild their organiza-
tions provided for the financing and
the permanent organization of the
Non-partisan political movement;
started a movement to establish a
State Union Label Trades department
affiliated with the Arizona State Fed
Grafton and American Federation of
Labor The convention indorsed the
principle of federal aid In the rehabili-
ton of injured soldiers and urged that
cripples caused by industry; went on
record asking that there be establish
ed for Arizona an industrial commits
sion. The convention indorsed the
measure to raise teachers and public
officials salaries: the initiated bill
making county division possible; de-
clared in favor of state and federal
warehouses for warehousing non-per-
ishable farm products; declared in
favor of State guarantee of land titles;
condemned the state land leasing law;
condemned the practice of appointing
deputy sheriffs not qualified electors
of the counties in which they are to
serve.
II the recommendation of the con-
vention are carried out Central Labor
Unions and local bodies will devote
part of their time during the coming
year and especially during the winter
months to programs of education for
their members and especially of wo
men of Union Labor along both union
and political lines. There will be
placed upon the referendum ballot
proposition to increase the per capita
tax of ten cents per month, also a
proposition on the ballot for the mem
bership to say whether they will as
sess themselves 81 for the purpose of
extensive organization work. The
convention condemned profiteering the
proposed guarantee of prices to re-
tailers by manufacturers and the
laws and legislation committees of
state federations and the American
Federation of Labor will be asked to
investigate this proposition of the
manufacturers and if it be in VIOLA
ton of the Lever Act that they be
rosecuted.-Labor Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
THANK YOU

wish to assure all my friends and
acquaintances who helped me to win
the first prize in the Mails Subscrip-
tion Contest of my sincere apprecia-
tion of their valuable aid. One and
all, thank you.
Julia B. Dye.
The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
Hon. W. c. McAdoo
To Speak in Winslow
Wednesday, October u

A. L. Doolittle of Winslow, received
the following telegram from w. l.
Barnum, Phoenix. The many friends
of Mr.. McAdoo, and they are legion
will be glad of the opportunity to
hear and see him:
z William G. McAdoO will have Z
: rear platform speech from 2
! train number twenty-five pass. 7
\ ing through WinslOw October !
z twenty-seventh. Have every. Z
7 body possible at train to hear Z
4 him. !
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The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
CLOSED ON TIME

The campaign closed promptly at
the hour designated, and the counting
of votes commenced soon after. Find
ing the use of an adding machine nec-
cessary, the contestants and judges
adjourned to the directors room OF
the Arizona State Bank, where the
work was speedily consummated.
Geo. Sutherland, acting as substi-
tute for A. S. Brayman, called off the
ballots, which were checked by R.
B. Walton. Kenneth H. Myers Off
ciated at the computator.
AS the ballots were read off the
tense faces of the candidates told of
the nervous strain of the occasion.
They were not left long in doubt of
the outcome of their four weeks of
strenuous work, however, thanks to
the quick, decisive manner in which
the judges handled the matter in hand.
When the results were announced
the satisfaction of the contestants
was fervent testimony of their gra-
tification for their individual win
nings.
The checks and wrist watch were
then distributed by the editor of the
Mail, and the happy candidates filed
out, to receive the congratulations Of
many friends who were waiting on
the outside.
The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
THANKS!

The Mail wishes to thank the con-
testants through it's columns for the
splendid work they did during the
contest and the spirit of loyalty they
showed the paper in their efforts to
obtain subscriptions. We feel that no
other "crew" could have done the
work half so thoroughly, nor obtained
The Winslow mail., 1920-10-15
LIVESTOCK AND RANGES IN Arr.
IONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO

Persistent absence of rain during
the last three weeks has resulted in
a marked decrease in the contents of
water tanks, an increase in fire haz-
ard in the National Forests and
marked drying of the SOIL Reports
to the Weather Bureau indicate a
great need of rain in the southern
and eastern counties where summer
showers were scattered and made
quate and the grazing of stock dur
ing the early fall months has become
a serious problem. In the vicinity of
Douglas where where there has been
little rain in the last five weeks cat
tie continue good. Roundups are in
progress in the Nogales section and
conditions are generally good. In
the major grazing sections of the
state satisfactory conditions continue
generally, except as to water stored
in tanks and holes which has shown
a marked diminution in the last two
weeks. Grass on the summer ranges,
less nutritious than that on yearlong
ranges, has deteriorated rapidly and
few cattle remain at the higher ele
vations. Some stock are being ship
ped from the Seligman section.
Crop Progress I'm Arizona
Excellent weather, generally dry and
warm, has assisted the farmers of
Apache and Navajo counties in the
harvest of an unusually large crop of
potatoes. The harvest of apples, oats
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-10
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA., Grccn-
brier County. IS: At Rules held
in The Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court Of Grcenbricr county.
on the first Monday in the month
of September, 1920.
Mathew. Miller, Complainant,
Edith Il. Miller, Defendant.
In Chanccry.
The object of this suit is 10 OBJ
tain an absolute divorce from the
bonds of matrimony, on the grounds
of three years desertion. next pre-
cecdins the institution of this suit:
and il appearing, by affidavit flied,
that the defendant, Edith &. Miller,
is a nonresident of this State, ii is
ordered that she do appear here
within one month after the date of
the first publication OF this order
and do what is necessary to protect
her interest in this suit.
TeSte:
II. G.. SKAGGS, Clerk.
SAML PRICE, Sol. 9-10-4t
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-10
NOTICE TO PATRONS.

Notice is here giuen that at two
o'clock p. m. on the 14th day of
September, 1920. at the Office Of
the Public Service Commission Of
West Virginia, in the City OF Char
lesion, the undersigned will offer
kevidcnce in the support of its APP
plication to said Commission for
authority to increase its rates and
change its rules and regulations as
follows:
FREIGHT TARIFF-CinsS First and
Class Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Sirh Crate per 100 lbs.J-11c.
Minimum chnrye on shipment, Soc.
CAR LOAD RATEs-Lewisburg 10
Ronccvcrle-S18.00 per carload,
on everything. Ronccvcrte to Lew
isburg-SjC per ion on everything,
except brick. stone and sand:
brick. stone and sand, $4,000 per
car-inaNimmn car 30 tons-75C
per ion overweight. Ronccverte
| to Montgomery SidinS-75c per ton
on everything; minimum car $15.-
90. maximum weight 80 tons-50c
per ton overweight. Montgomery
Siding 10 Ronccvcrtc-S12.00 per
car on everything.
SwITCIIING-Aftcr a car has been
placed for loading or. unloading,
and shippers require ii replaced,
or shifted to another track. "a
charge Of $500 will be made for
leach replacement.
| EXCESS Observation-Disclosures in cX-
cess Of $50 pounds, % cents per
100 pounds. or fraction thereof.
| any person Desiring to protest
against the proposed rates must
notify The Public Service Commits
sion at Charleston on or before the
! day of hearing.
LEWISBURG & RONEEVERTE
ELECTRIC RAILWAY co.
BY $. p. PRESTON. President.
Case No. 1l15. 9-2-2i
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-10

AND THE Judge came in.
AND LOOKED at me.
AS THoveH I'd been caught.
suReL,Ne HIS safe.
AND He came NJ.
WITH A solemn frovn.
AND SAID. young man.
NO SMOKING here.
UNLESS THE old boy.
IS SMOKING too
AND DARNED If he didn't.
SMILE AND say.
~I%
"e'vE NE one of those.
sAr,sFY c,aARErrEs.-
A GOOD judge of cigarettes mil,
"A find evidence of expert cara
and skill in Chesterfield's ercLs;n.
Turkish Domestic blend. N Not onI,,
are the tobaccos of especially choice
selection, but, in blending them n,,..
experts have obtained a nav,
smoothness OF flavor that easily
doubles the pleasure Of smoking.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-10
judge,
.Rer all

WHEN I Vas q lid.
USED to believe
THE JUDGE next door.
WOULD PVT me in .all.
FOR PLAYING hockey.
OR swlPINe apples.
AND really behaved.
WHEN HE was around.
AND EVEN today.
I'M A little scared.
OF THE stern old boy.
SO IN his office.
THE OTHER dag.
I HAD to wait.
AND WANTED to smoke.
AND I was afraid.
THE JUDGE would get sore.
BUT took the chance.
AND LIT cigarette.
.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-08-13

Elected honor upon many a civilized
household. She was affectionate,
gentle, obedient, cheerful and appar-
emily quite happy. No domestic
thunder storms, no curtain lectures
ever disturbed the serenity OF our
connubial lodge"
But hold! my too ready pen. This
Is q fit place to ponder over Eliza
Beckwourth ponders: There was
but one recollection troubled me, and
that was my lonely one in St. Louis.
My thoughts were constantly filled
with her. knew my affection was
reciprocated and that her fond heart
beat alone for me, etc, ETC." Back
into your box, Eliza. You clog the
scenery for the next act.
Meanwhile, Bridger and his COM
panions had given up Beckwourth as
having been killed in the last action
which one, / have forgotten, SO
thick they follow one upon another's
heels.
"All were plunged in gloom" our
hero informs US in his naive way.
"AH pronounced my funeral eulogy;
all my daring encounters were spo-
ken of to my praise. My fortunate
escapes, my repeated victories were
applauded in memory of me; the
loss of their best hunter, of their
kind and ever-obliging companion
was deeply dep1ored by all
1.-THE faithful fellows little
thought that while they were lament
ing my untime1y end / was being
Rugged and kissed to death by a
whole lodge full of near and dear
Crow relatives and that / was being
welcomed with public reception
fully equal iii intensity, tho not in
extravaganza, to that accorded to the
victor of Waterloo on his triumphal
entry into Paris"
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JIM BEGKW0URTH CHAMPION LIAR OF MONTANA CENTURY Ago.
ALSO FIGHTER BUT HIS REAL HOBBY WAS LETTING WIVES

and told them to mount horse an
take white up behind. Meanwhile
he gathered the horses and goods be
longing to the captives. His rela
tives acquiesced.
| The other whites did as directed
but Captain Stuart, arrogantly de
claring that he would not get on be
hind any numbering, thieving, re,
rascal, refused to mount. Colone
Warfield and DR.. Harrison informed
him that ne was risking the lives O
the entire party by his words ant
conduct.
| ut would simplify matters fol
me-" Beckwourth icily remarked, 81
he were left here for my IndiaI
friends to dispose Of"
| This was enough for Stuart. He
hurriedly mounted behind an Indian
The entire party, with their horses
and other possessions, thus went
| scot free.
A traders life was too quiet for
our bold adventurer, or it may have
been that he wanted to shed a wife
or two, SO he obtained a transfer to
La trapping outfit and we soon found
him once more the hero of exciting
events. One was a marvellous run
after he and comrade found them
selves hemmed in by two or three
hundred savages. Telling his COM
panion to hide until he drew the at
tention of the Indians elsewhere, he
started on the run to the place where
he believed his comrades were en-
camped. To his uncomfortable horror
and dismay, they we're not there.
They had proceeded to the river,
miles distant. The Indians we're hot
upon his heels. Let him tell the
story:
"My feelings at this disappoint-
ment transcribed expression. A
thousand ideas peopled my feverish
brain at once. Home, friends and
one lightning-flash. The Indians
were close at my heels; their bullets
were whizzing past me; their yells
sounded painfully in my ears, and I
could almost feel the knife making
a circuit round my skull.
"On I bounded, however, follow
ing the road which our whole COM
pany had made. 1 was scorching
with thirst, having neither sup nor
bite since we commenced the race.
Still on went with the speed of an
antelope. I kept safely in advance
of the range of their bullets, when
suddenly the glorious sight of the
caught my eyes," and he
was saved. According to the clos
est calculation I ran that day ninety
five miles" And he might have told
he truth, at that. Indian runners
have accomplished 10 miles in one
lay.
His companion escaped capture by
hiding.
The Fair Sex Were Husky Dancers.
And SO On to the next battle, which
was between $500 Blackfeet and
400 white trappers and half breeds
The Blackfeet were defeated with |
heavy loss, and:
"As usual, there was scalp dance |
after theN victory in which I really |
feared the fair sex would dance
themselves to death. They had a |
crying spell afterward for their
lead"
''The fair SEX was made up of
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j the Sioux and Blackfeet, with which
fthey carried a relentless and incess
ant war. Only occasionally did the,
war with other tribes, and then on ;
mutual disagreement over horses. AL
Indian tribes stole horses and tbs
Crows were concededly the cleveres
horse thieves extant. 1t was a wal
measure, and not a matter of morals
just as we Caucasians capture can.
non and other munitions to weaker
an enemy.
| The Crows name for themselves
was Ap-Sah-rokee, meaning "the
Sparrow Hawk People," 1t is gen
orally written Absaroka. In the time
of Rose and Beckwourth they were
as a nation accounted rich, with a
finely organized social system and an
exceedingly capable, mobile army.
AS Trader With the Blackfeet.
Roses talk about his life among
the Crows fired the imagination of
Beckwourth. He, too, would become
an Indian chief, and he did, after
Roses death, or departure, for it is
not definitely known what was his
fate. Whatever it was, Beckwourth
felt himself safe in taking credit for
la number of daring feats that Rose
is known to have performed. At the
same time he had enough daring
feats on his own score to fill a book.
After a series of adventures, in
which Jim Bridger, Thomas Fitz-
patrick, Robert Campbell, and other
we'll known members of the party
figured, Beckwourth saved Ashley
from drowning in the Colorado river.
Sublette Jackson and Jedediah Smith
bought out Ashley, who had made his
pile and returned to St. Louis to re-
enter politics. Then says Beck
wourth:
"Sublette proposed to establish a
post among the Blackfeet if any of
the men were willing to risk their
scalps in attending it. I offered to
go, a1tho I was we'll aware the tribe
knew that I had contributed to the
destruction of number of their
braves; but, to the Indian, the
greater the brave the higher their
respect for him, even tho an enemy"
With only two men as aides he es-
tablished the trading post, and "soon
4 OoO ~ DO q q Oe@t Lloh didOh6
SO much so that the chief offered
his daughter for wife. He accepted
the offer, altho ''the alliance was
more offensive than defensive, as
thrift was my object more than
hymeneal enjoyments." Trade, in
other words, would be bettered by
having a native wife.
A war party returned to camp one
day bringing three white mems
scalps. In accordance with the Gus
tom scalp dance was held. His |
wife told him she wished to join |
IN the dance.
NO." he replied, ''theseA scalps be-
ong to my people; my heart is cry
ng for their death; you must not re-
oice when my heart cries; you must
lot dance when l mourn"
He supposed that settled it, but |
'oon two men came, like Jobs COM
orters and said: "Your wife is the
,est dancer in the party; she out
lances them ALL"
Taking his battle-axe he went to
he party and "struck my disobedi-
mt wife heavy blow in the head
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-08-13

Jim Beckwourth was one of the
enigmatic characters of early trap
ping days in the Rockies. He gained
the reputation without any super
fluous effort Of being the biggest
liar of them all, but that did not
prevent him gaining fame as a
hardy and resourceful trapper, scout
and Indian fighter. In the biogra-
ply which he dictated to T. D. Bon
ner he claimed to be the son of a
Virginia major of the Revolutionary
war, yet 1t is credibly established
that he was the son of an Irish
Marylander and a colored woman,
hence mulatto. Inside the facts of
his parentage and birth, given by
him as 1898, we will advance the
story of his life to 1928, when he
joined General Ashley's fur hunting
expedition from st. Louis to the
Rockies. I must not omit, however,
his tender parting with Eliza, his st.
Louis sweetheart. He has just told
her that he is leaving her for the
sole purpose of obtaining money to
enable them to make fair start in
life.
81 care not for money, James,"
she said, bursting into flood of
tears.
81 left her." his biography recites,
promising to make a speedy return
and that we would part no more till
death should separate u.s." We will
see how he kept the promise.
On the voyage up the Missouri and
the Yellowstone, Beckwourth became
acquainted with Edward Rose, a
guide and trapper who had long lived
with the Crow Indians and was one
of their six sub-chiefs. He is men
toned by Washington Irving in
Astoria, but very unjustly dealt with.
It was undoubtedly Rose who
brought the Crows into friendly re-
lations with the United States, a
policy from which they never wholly
departed. The Crows were the only
Indians, except, probably, the Utes,
who positively banned whisky from
their territory, which. was in the
Wind river country, and covered an
area equal to that of Illinois. They
were exceedingly warlike, but lived
at peace with all other tribes except
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-08-13
CHARMS OF WOMAN
GIVE JOBBERS TIP
HELENA WASHER Is LED WILD
GOOSE CHASE OVER STATE
BY PRACTICAL JOKERS
Susceptible Man Meets Attractive
Woman on Train; Is Called to Al
hambra, Great Falls and Butte
BY Jokesmiths Who Fooled Him
Right.

A man who in this story will be
named Black, or Green, or Jones
Black is all rights looking up the
law on rebates from the railroad
companies. He wants to know if
but listen to the way he was jobbed.
i Black is employed in Helena. It
doesn't matter where. But one of
his weaknesses is woman. He is a
noted picker of good lockers, and has
a reputation of falling oftener and
harder than most of the race.
/ Returning from a trip to Great
the train. He engaged in a harm
keeping his identity as closely con-
cealed as she did hers.
At his office he mentioned the
swell skirt" And there is where
the jobbing started.
In almost any of the offices some
one can be found who is good for a
little help on a lob" and the girls
sided in with the scheme heartily. 70
Mr.. Blacks telephone rang. He
answered
"Mr. Black, Alhambra is calling
you"
"All right" answered Mr.. Black.
Hello Alhambra, here's your
party. Go ahead, Mr. Black" in
structed a phoney central somewhere
in the basement.
And then a different voice said
that Mr.. Black didn't know that his
partner on the train was ''hep' to
his identity, but that she was, and
that if he didn't have anything to
do he might drop down to A1hambra
and see her.
So Mr.. Black went to AIhambra.
He wasn't gone long and the next day
his telephone rang again, with the
same procedure only Great Falls
this time. The voice said that she
was awfully sorry but that her hus-
band showed up unexpectedly and
that she had to go to Great Falls
without having a chance to tell him
not to come to Alhambra.
Would he come to the Park hotel
at the Falls and join a little party?
There was no one in the Park
hotel that looked like his party, and
Mr. Black returned home feeling ra-
Their foolish. But his hopes were
once more placed on q firm founda-
ton when Butte call informed him
that due to complications she was
forced to go hurriedly to Butte. She
didn't like to explain over the phone
and she hated to suggest that he
come to the Copper City after being
twice.
But Mr. Black crawled on another
rain and went to Butte with tho
Iame Encouraging results.
The railroad company would prob
IDLY be collecting fares to various
Montana cities yet except for the
act that the girls got tired Of trying
o think up excuses for tbs pretty
woman Of tho train and quit CALLING
i'm. Mr.. Black. It b believed, =
till wondering Why he always ~
uch hard luck.