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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
WILKINSON TO RUN
 FOR U. S. SENATE

PHOENlX, July l6.-P.. R. Mines, secretary 10 Governor Campbell, who returned to Phoenix tonight, said a feature of the Republican conference at Prescott today was an announce. ment by state senator H. B Wilkinson of Phoenix. of his candidacy for Unit. ed States senator.
 Whereas in the past said MT. Mil mes, that has often been a dearth Of material for presidential electors, there were so many available this time that a committee was appointed 10 make selection. Roy Davidson. of Jerome, was appointed chairman Of that committee. Another commit. tee was appointed to consider filling the only two existing vacancies on the state ticket. MT. Mines said.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
OEMOcRATA TO
CLOSE MIN ES

DOUGLAS. July 16-Charles H. Ed mondson, wholesale produce me-. chant, of Cananae, arrived in Douglas yesterday afternoon from the big cop per camp. He said Cananea was a little dull at the present time, the chief reason being the scheduled shut. down of the Demscrata mine on Au. gust l, The Mexican labor union, it seems, has made a demand for in. creased pay the company did not feel able to give, and the closing down of the mine and shelter was deter mined upon.
 The Cananea Consolidated Copper company, the big producer of the dis. trict, while not according to the de- mands of the union, has decided to continue operation pending negotia- tions with the Mexican government. The company pays an export tax of ? cents pound on copper bullion and heavy duty on coke and fuel oils mak. es opefations there cost more than on this side of the line.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
EsPEE APPEALS SUIT
 WON BY DOUGLAS MAN

!. PHOENIX, July 16.-Appeal was filed in Arizona Supreme court today on behalf of Walker D. Hines, rail. road administrator, representing the Southern Pacific railroad company, appellent. versus William E. Boggs, of the estate of John s. Williams. The appeal was from judgement of sIsa0e awarded noggs by the scper:or cour. of Pinal county on a SEQ 00oo suit arising out ,f the death of Williams. Cochise county attorney, and several members of his family. While motoring to Phoenix is the fall of 1918, they were killed when Southern Pacific train struck the automobile on a railroad crossing within the town limits of Casa Gran de. Allegations in the suit were that the trains headlight was unlighted, although the time was 25 minutes af. ter sundown and that no warning sig nal was sounded from the locomotive. The appeal was based on assignments of error.
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GILA's VALUATION SHOWS
DECREASE OF ts aiiLIoN


 MIAMI, July 16.-Upon the comple- tion of the abstract rolls il was found by Frank L. Gates, clerk 9! thp board of supervisors that Gla county has lost s19,04S,S ,SS04i in assessed vaIua- tion during the course of he past year. The drop is due 10 the new as- sessments coming within i,s iarisdis- ton by the state tax commi1si,n
 The total grD'3 valuation For thns county is sl43,s62,O5l32 rrcn thts sum exceptions arg granted wid"wss churches. ' V C. 4 s a5l sim,sr as. stitutions in de snm = s4'77s' tog. leaving a total net valuatioY 0. .rn; 244,2ss32. The total valuation ,or the preceding year was sl6. ,2sa, IFS 7S
 The three largest items of loss ara mine production assessment, smeftes production assessment and cattle. in 1919, the producing mines of thu county were assessed at ff156342t and this year, according io .te fist ures submitted by the tax commits. sion. the mines will be valued ai s1O3,7sl ,65l5o. Shelters .a Gla county were valued al slI ,7Sos7l Ia 1919 h 1920 they will be assessed at sl0,543,I7i.
 The tax rolls show there has ters serious shrinkage in the cattle h- dustry. There were listed On tho rolls of 1919 in the neighboThoea ct s2 200 cattle, with total valuation ct s2,766,oe0 This year the nunbes fl cattle in the county hs. dropped to S7,sl6 head, valued a, s2,268.sso
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
FIRE DESTROYS
 SERVICE STATION

CHANDLER. July 1e.-Fire shortly before three o'clock this (Tuesday) afternoon destroyed the Bill Brooks Service Station on Boston street. causing a loss of s30,O00, only par. tially insured.
 MT. Brooks the owner. was the only one in the building al the time. had narrow escape with his life. being forced to break window with his bare hands in order 10 reach safety.
 The fire started from igniting gaso. line. Mir. Brooks had spilled a two- quart can of the f.aid on the cemen, floor and was wiping it up with a silk blanket when the gas ignited from the friction. IL quickly spread over the floor. in rSks time than it takes to tell, 1t had attacked the stock of tires, tubes and other equipment
 Two streams of hose were soon playing on the blaze but the water was futile owing to the nature Of the combustibles and the fire was so hot that the volunteer fire fighters were forced to keep at a distance and later wet down the adjoining buildings 10 keep them from catching fire.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
RETURNED CHECK
 RECEIVED FOR REWARD.

Sheriff J. F Mcdonald today or, dered a check received several days ago as a reward. returned to the writ. CT, with the statement that he would not accept a check from a working man that needed the money, and a man that he knew was not in a posi-, tion to pay it
 The reward came for arresting about week ago a man in Bisbee named J. E. Black. charged with run. ming away with the wife O. Seabird Henderson, from Miami. Black and the woman left Miami going to East land, Texas. where they separated. Black coming back to Mesa where he got his own wife and family and came to Bisbee. He was arrested by the sheriff charged with white slav- cry and taken back to Miami several days ago by Deputy U. S. Marshal Wilmouth. The reward Of $lGO of fered by Henderson was receivesd at the sheriff's office today. but MT. Nc. Donald ordered 1t returned with his compliments.
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THOMAS E. CAMPBELL IN FOR REELECTION

PRESCOTT, July l6.--Announce. ment my Thomas E. Campbell that he would be a candidate for reelection to the office of governor and the ad- option of resolutions strongly endors- ing his administration and policies favoring good roads. reclamation and the use of public land for bona-fide settlers featured the deliberations of the Republican party council here to- day. The meeting was called as a get-together conference for the rank and file of Arizona Republicanism to ratify the nomination of Harding and coolideg, and to formulate plans for insuring full Republican ticket in the field for every state and coun. ty office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
MARicoPA GAINS IN
 PROPERTY VALUATION

PHOENIX, July 1.--An increase Of approximately 33,0o0,o00 in assessed valuation of property in Maricopa county, of which Phoenix is the coun. ty seat. was noted in a tentative bud get for l920.1s21 made public today by the board of supervisors. The 1sl9-20 assessed valuation was 3100, 29s.09. The assessed valuation for ls20-21 is given as sls4, ,20i.2S6.s0.
 The budget contains estimates of expenditures totaling s2,2l3,217.51. It mas explained that the estimates were subject to final revision by the board of supervisors on final adop- ton of the budget which is expected to occur some time in August.
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POISON RABBITS

PHOENIX, July 16.--Graham coun. ty is using poison to rid farmers of rabbits which threatened destruction to cotton and other crops. according to word received at Governor Camp bells office today from that county. Commissioner of Agriculture Andrew Kimball and the Graham county board of supervisors previously had inform. ed the governor of the need of veg. ing war on the rabbits which had de- stroyed 2s acres of cotton. and they asked for an appropriation from the states emergency fund to aid them in their fight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
CONTROL FOREST FIRES

PHOENIX, July 16.-ln repn 70 ap offer by Governor Campbell Of. Art zona of Assistance in fighting fire. in national forests near Flagstaff, Arix, Forest Supervisor B C. Miiies of Flagstaff today sent the governor a message stating that all fires nefa under controll and immediate daDgeS past. Light showers today aided tho hundreds of fire fighters, who man. aged to check the flames after SOS0 to 5000 acres of ,he Coconino ant Tusayan national forests had been burned over.
 TOURING.
 Mir. and Mrs. John w Walhes, sos. merly of Tombstone but now residing fin Tucson. are on a six YeeAs toas of the northwest by auto, and thts week are in the Yellowstone ParIs and Lake Tahoe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
SALT RIVER PROJECT !. TO BECOME PROPERTY


 The Roosevelt i,m ana all other parts of the system which is includ- ed in the Salt River irrigation proj- iect will not become the property Of the Salt River Valley Water Users association until Dec. l. 1887, when the last installment of the money loaned by the United States govern ment for the construction, of the proj- ect is repaid. The cost of the prof ect was more than $10,000,O00. This sum is being repaid to the govern ment in constantly increasing install ments stretching over a period of 20 years beginning Dec. l, 1917, when the project was officially declared 10 be completed The water users are not required to pay a cent of in terest on the huge loan. These dec. larations were made yesterday by F. C. Henshaw, secretary of the associa. tion.
 With the exception of the first in. s.allment, paid while the government was still using the power system of the project for further development. work, the revenue derived from the system has been sufficient to pay all the money due the government to date. It is hoped that the power sys- tenn will be so developed and increas- ed as 10 pay for the future install. men.s Of he loan. which will be much larger than the installments s2O3, 900 now being paid yearly.
 There is plenty of water in the res- .ervoir now and 1t is expected that the power revenue this year will amout to s400,0 900. Whenever the install. men;s cannot be fully met by the re- venues Of the project the farmers must pay the balance. Even. how ever. II the farmers had to make up the entire amout themselves, the levy per acre would be far under that which farmers in other irrigation dis triets are now paying interests on their loans, which is not the case ;n inc Salt River valley.
 A little more than s600,0 has al. ready been paid by the Salt River Valley Water Users association on the slo,c,o,oo0 loan, After paving the last installment of s20S.010 the association must begin to pay install ments of s40s. Goo, which will pc kept up for two years. After this fl ln- s.allments of about $s09,900 win be paid yearly until the entire loan is re. p.id
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
CASES IN COURT.

Before leaving tomorrow for Flag. staff where he will hold court for sev- eral days before continuing on to the Grand Canyon and the Pacific coast, Judge Lockwood heard a number oi civil matters in court today, and made arrangements to have another judge come 10 Tombstone from time 10 time until he returns from his va. cation. Two divorces were granted this morning. one to Elizabeth Grov- CT from Robert Grover and the othe. to Ethel from Kimball Baker. In the state vs. Antonio Oliyarros, charged with forgery, on motion of the county attorney the court allowed him 10 go on his own recognizance. During Judge Lockwood's absence, either Judge o'Connor, Of Santa Cruz, Judge Pattee, of Tucson, Judge McAister, of Graham Or Judge Lane. of Clifton will come 10 Tombstone to conduct court. Judge Lockwood's family will accompany him and they will travel by auto.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
STATE HIGHWAY IS ASSURED
 OF AMPLE BACKING

PHOENIX. July Periodically all the mileage in Arizona of the Bank. head National highway is assured of being financed except the 60 miles from Phoenix west to the Yuma coun- ty line, according to c. w. Shelly, general eanager of that highway. who was here Yesterday. He gave F. M. Holmquist of the state engineers of. flee as his authority regarding the financing arrangements.
 Shelly was here as forerunner of the United States army motor con- voy which. he said, had reached Memphis and was travelling westward on time The chamber of commerce announced q committee of 25 would be appointed to arrange for and en tertain the convoy when it reaches here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
WORLDS OUTPUT OF oOln
 SLOWLY pIMlNgStltN

WASHINGTON, July le-Less gplI was produced throughout the world last year than in 1918 and ,ndioations are that the l2O output aiso wiH shcw a reduction according to the eeoiogt. cal survey which, on incomplete re-. turns, places the 1919 production as from s345.oCe. 900 to s35G.o0C 000. World production in 1918 sas al most s3sl0G9, GOO, O. e..'c' The en,t. e.; States produced sJ' 2Sj 19s
 Returns for the first s.a monshs of this year indicAtel the vni,ea Sra'es' production for 1920 probably VI be less than s5j C,0os Tho r r1oits showed sho.:ae, oI watsr D, placer rlining l. many stama a,''s closet.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
GOVERNOR eoRouEz TAKES RESPONSIBILITY
 FOR GAMBLING RAID

MORALES, Ariz., July l2.--Follow. ing a bitter protest on the part of the four gamblers whose establishment in Nogales, Sonora, was closed by the Mexican military Monday afternoon, Governor Borquez of Sonora, in a tel egram to his agents in Nogales, as. serts that the raid was made on his orders and not on order from Mexico City. Governor Borquez said he had instructed General Mango at the time the concession was granted to watch the games closely to see to it that the laws of the state and the conditions of the concession were not violated. In consequence of such violation. he had instructed General Manzo to close the gambling house and confiscate the money and para phernalia found therein at the time Of the raid.
 One of the conditions of the conces- sion, il is declared, was that the place should be run as a select, pri. va,e club, to which only Americans and other foreigners were to be ad. mitted. Instead of conducting the establishment along these lines, the proprietors threw it wide open and ran their games, it is charged. i'd ev- cry way except on the level. The raid followed.
 General Manzo states that at the time he raided the gambling house there were al least a dozen women in the place. most of them intoxicated, and more than loo Mexican citizens playing the various games in direct violation of the terms of the conces. sion, for which the gamblers were paying the state 5000 per month.
 The general makes this statement, which is borne out by several promi. nent Americans who were caught in the raid. in defense of the charge tha, he made the raid without authority and for his personal gain.
 Alberto Sichofsky, whose real name is Max Firnam and who held the gambling concession. according 10 government agents, was once depor:. ed from the United States as an un- desirable and close watch is being kept along the border 10 prevent his return to this country.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
VIOLATION OF MANN ACT
 IS ALLEGED BY POLICE

PHOENIX, July l6.--Earnest Hil- lard was arrested by federal officers late Tuesday charged with iolating the Mann white slave act will be ar. raigned before United States commis. sioner Henke Wednesday afternoon.
 iIillard is alleged to have brought Sallie Hammon. girl under fourteen years of age. from Fl Paso. Texas. to Phoenix for immoral purposes. The couple, lived together in a room of private residence here, officers say.
 It is not known here whether or not Hillard used the girl for commercial purposes and only q charge of trans porting the young girl for immoral purposes will be charged against him.
 The man and girl are said to have been living in Phoenix for the past two months.
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VALUABLE LAND TO eE
 SOLD BY STATE SONORA

DOUGLAS, July 16.-The state Of Sonora is offering for sale several large tracts of land suitable for stock. raising and agriculture throughout the Alter, sahuaripa and Hermosill0 districts.
 Those in the Sahuaripa section are more adapted to cattle raising, being in the Sierra Madras. embracing hills and small alleys where there is an abundant growth of rich and nu- tritious natie grasses that have not been grazed in many years and never to their full capacity.
 There is flowing water in numer- ous rills and rivulets that never go dry.
 In the Alter districts the tracts offered are suitable for mixed agrt- culture and cattle raising, there be- ing broad plains of rich, virgin soil adaptable to wheat, corn, beans and barley, with excellent grazing ground in the hills on either side.
 Tracts offered in the Hermosillo district are in the great valley of the Sonora river, and they offer splendid openings for investment of capital in the most profitable form of agr;culture-cotton growing. There are three tracts particularly that come within the latter category
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
eoVs CONFESS BURNING
 HOUSE TO HIDE THEFT

BISBEE. July 16.-Reckless expen. allure Of mJasy for pocket knives candy, Jews harps. bsLs, soda water and other articles that delight the boyish fancy. cauI'i the arrest yes terday of three Mexican boys. Cruz Antonio Lugo, II; charged with set ting on fire Wednesday and causing the destruction of a house in Dubach. CT canyon to cover the theft of $50 from a trunk that belonged to Rene, dita Urbina. the Valencia boys aunt.
 Until the arrest Of the boys yester. day the cause of the fire in Dubacher canyon had been a mystery. Cruz Valencia, with the smaller Lugo boy and two other boys, went to the Low. ell waiting room yesterday and pur. chased soda, candy and other articles, presenting first a dollar and later coming back and presenting first s and then a $20 bill. The suspicious of Harry Cox, proprietor of the Low. ell waiting room, were aroused and he questioned the boys. Young Val. encia said that he had been working for his father and had just been paid off. Cox was not satisfied that all was right and he notified Constable Bohmfalk.
 When Bohmfalk questioned the boys young Valencia told him that when his aunt's house was burning down she told him to so in and get the money that was in the trunk and then told him he could keep it. Bohm- falk took the boys before Valencia's aunt and mother where this story was quickly discredited Cruz Val. encia then said that Antonio Lugo took the money. set the house on fire to cover the loss, and gave him part of it to keep the secret. He said tha; Lugo threatened to kill him if he told. and was SO fearful of the consequen. ces of divulging the story that he ask ed to be kep; in jail rather than left with his aunt. while Bohmfalk in- yestigated further.
 Valencia and the two Lugo boys after conference between the par. ents and Miss Cummings. county pro- patton officer, were sent to Tomb stone yesterday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
O'6RiEN DETAINED
FOR DEPORTATION

PHOENIX, July 16.-On completing short sentence in the Prescott jail Henry B. O,Brien, a former English soldier, who admits accompanying Vera Mort, artist model and former war worker. from London, Eng to Wickenburg, Arizona under a tria, marriage arrangement was taken to Tucson Wednesday by Sterling Ro. bertson, inspector in charge of immi. grafton for northern Aiik'na. to awai. deportation .t England
 O'Brien w2s convicted If violating tho Mann act and was given a short sentence during which time it was hoped that his infatuatic1 for the girl would subside
 According to the immigration off. cer, Miss Mort is still being held in Tucson pending action on her case by the secretary of labor During the trial it was brought out that the girl arranged the trial marriage as a ruse to get O'Brien to get her 10 America
 The disclosure of the illegal rela' ;ions between the two came some months ago when OBrien was sho:, after an altercation with pr. Thomas Francis Campbell of Wickenburg concerning the girl.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
RECEIVE COUNTY ABSTRACTS

PHOENIX. July l6.-Abstracts os the various county assessment rolls are being received at the office of the state tax commission and will be made public in a few days, 1t was an- nounced by the commission today. When this information is given out, the assessment valuation of all pro- perty in the state will be made known.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
$45o TON ALFALFA HAY
 PREDICTED FOR ARIZONA

PHOENIX, July 1s.-Predictions that alfalfa hay would go to s45O ton before the end of next winter and that cotton seed meal would reach $100 a ton are made here by mem- bers of the Phoenix Milk Dealers a. sociation which raised prices of milk from 15 to IT l.2 cents a quart.
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LOYALTY NO USE LONG AS
 PEOPLE GAMBLE IN TOWN

PHOENIX July ls.-Stating that a school teacher at Aguilla, Ariz.. had refused to allow her Iupils to salu; ], .he flag. declaring she coL,d not do so while the antigambling law was being fiagrantly violated Attorney Wiley E. Jones today made public letter s6- dressed to the teacher. whose name, however, he said he preferred no: to disclose.
 The letter follows, in part:
 "Your letter of recent date accom-. panied by a statement of matters a. Aguilla, Ariz.. about which you com plain. was received during my ab- sence from the state on official busi. ness and this is my first opportunity to answer it after going through mat ters which had accumulated during my absence"
 You call my attention to the anti. gambling laws of the state. never in my entire life have gambled upon any matter whatsoever. neither with cards, dice nor even securing the ex- citement on race day at the state fair and am entirely opposed to it.
 "Ansxed" at Aetion
 However my respect for the American fla1. ny dity as sn AI,tr! ran citizen and as an official, would not permit me to advice any persor. .rd especially ehild. :n the state Q; Arizona or any state ir ;l.e union io fail to salute the flag upon any ex, ense, pretens., 1T reason whatever. sld as attorney general would not advice the employment of any teacher in this state who would encourage . want of respect for our flag under any pretense and who would advice that children do not salute it."
 ATt Is amazing that any teacher should give such advice merely be- cause some unruly citizens violate one of the criminal statutes of the state.
 Nc Reason for lt
 "Your letter brings to me the first Information have of the violations you claim are going on at Asuills and 1 will take up the matter at once win our sheriff and county attorney through whom shall deal in hand ling the matter. Not only the anti. sanblins law. bat all the other laws h the state arc violated and will bsI violated e long ss humanity and the
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
COPPER COMPANY ls SUED
ON INSURANCE POLICIES

Charging that the defendant failed to pay premiums on four insurance policies of New Zealand insurance company has filed suit against the Arizona Hercules Copper company in Judge Lyman's division of the supe- rior court for ssol.ss.