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The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
CONFUSION OF
Mining DEALS
IS CLEARED Up

Mr.. J. c. Smith, who, with Mr. Ju-
liam Kennedy from Pittsburgh, re-
Gently purchased some property be-
tween the Ajax and Silver Bell, de-
sires it to be understood that the
claims of their silver and lead prop
erty we're purchased outright and not
jumped, as seems to be the .impres-
sion. 1t seems that some other man
named Smith is mixed up in lawsuit
with man named Lopez, and Mr.. J.
G. Smith desires that there be no con-
fusion. His property is between the
Ajax and the Silver Bell and the title
to the claims has been examined and
found clear. No official name has
been given to the property, as no
stock is on the market, Mr.. Kennedy
of Pittsburgh and Mr.. ]. c. Smith Of
Ray being the owners.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
ALL READY FOR UMP|RE'S STR|DENT
"PLAY BALL.; SEASON TO Open At
LOCAL DIAMOND SUNDAY AFTERNOON
MESA AGGREGATION, BACKED BY LARGE
CROWD OF FANS FROM GEM CITY, TO AR
RIVE ON SPECIAL. TRAIN TOMORROW FOR
OPENING GAME.

Everything is in readiness for the
opening baseball game at Ray Sun
day, April 18th, when the local team
crosses bats with the crack team from
Mesa.
The Mesa team will arrive in Ray
about noon with a bunch OF boosters
some $50 strong and will be there
with bells on when it comes to root
ing for their home team.
Our boosters will not be found want
ing in enthusiasm.
The grounds have been put in ex-
cellent shape and those chasing the
pill need have no fear of tumIling
and breaking their neck, but will be
enabled to keep their eye on the ball.
which most of the Mesa boys will
have to do if they are to be in the
game with the bunch that Manager
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
WILLIAMS TAKES Up HERRERA Def;
FIGHTERS TO MEET At SONORA 23D
UNDER AUSPICES AMERICAN Legion

Night life in Ray has teen rather
dull this winter and we have oft-times
heard various and sundry remarks
about the lack of excitement and com
plants because there is nothing to
break the monotony. But the worm
has turned and the wish has been
granted far beyond our widest ex-
pectation. The American Legion is
promoting fight and you. can tell
the world it will be a fight
When Battling Herrera wired us he
would meet Rufus Williams for ten
round go only upon the condition that
it would be winner-take-all event,
our hopes were somewhat blighted be-
cause we did not think professional
boxers made such propositions any
more, and we figured Rufus Williams
had different ideas However, we
wired the sad news to him, and his
reply knocked us all over row of
concrete buildings; he said he had sus-
picions all along that Herrera was
BIT missing in his thick cabeza, but
he was, sure of it now; and if we don't
believe he wants to fight on a NADIA
basis for the guy that kisses the
canvas, just send the transportation
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17

to him and see what happens. So
transportation has been sent to them
both and they are on the way.
The fight is coming off at the Jua-
rez theater at Sonora, and it looks
as though another story will have to
be built in order to hold the crowd.
Over seventy-five ringside seats have
already been sold out Of town, and
requests that a section be reserved
has been received from Superior,
Hayden and Florence. Among the
notables who will perform at the pre-
liminaries are Young Steager in a
four-round go, Young Antoniol in the
semi-windup against lightweight
from GloEe, and Red Easton, who
looks like flock of Prussian Guards
every time he goes up against any of
our Mexican boys. A real tough nut
has been imported to battle Red, and
if he wins this fight, we know of one
manager who is ready to take him
under his wing, for Red is one begin
ner who knows how to use his shoul
der when he hits and the only way
to hurt him is with hatchet. So the
night of April 23rd at Sonora is going
to be horrible night on "pugs."
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17

Financiers estimate stock dividends
which will be declared in the Mahon-
ing valley will aggregate $100, 100000
as a result of the favorable decision
of the supreme court. Executives
point out the decision paves the way
for readjustment in finances of the
larger companies, whereby stock may
be offered to employees on a deferred
payment basis Because of the high
prices of common securities, especial
ly Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Brier
Hill Steel and Trumbull Steel, there
has been little buying by the rank and
file of workers. On the other hand,
employees of Carnegie Steel company
have taken advantage in large num-
bers of the offer of the Steel Corpora
tion each year. This year, despite the
fact that the price of $106, at which
the stock was offered, was the high
est since the plan was inauguarted,
subscriptions were in excess of other
years.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
ODD FELLOWS ARE
PLANNING GREAT
TIME At KELVIN

The local lodge of Odd Fellows is
planning on a grand excursion and
picnic to be held in the Grove at Kel
vim, April oath.
Contests, field day events, etc., have
been arranged for the children and
the grown people, and general good
time is to be enjoyed.
The committee on arrangements is
Mr.. L. J. Cakes, Mr.. Davis and Mr.
Mckay.
Everybody is invited to attend.
The excursion train will leave Ray
at 9:45 a. m. and returning will leave
Kelvin at p. m. The fare for thu
round trip will be fifty cents.
Bring your lunches and coffee cups
Ice cream, lemonade and coffee will
be served free. Baseball, plenty o|
swings and other amusements will b}
provided.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17

Hutton has secured for the opening
game.
The lineup Sunday is to be re-
garded as tentative, as some who
have not been signed up, may be
later.
Manager Hutton was not in his Of
flee at the time of going to press and
we were unable to obtain the complete
lineup for the future, but the lineup
for Sunday is as follows:
Keenan,, pitcher.
Wychob, catcher.
Harry Mitchell. center field.
Brodie, left field
Davis, right field.
Beaumiller, shortstop.
McAlpin, third base.
Guest, second base.
Scott or Sorry, first base.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17

!: :. :: ). :. :: :. :. :. :. - s. + :. +
= What boy or girl in Ray or s
= Sonora will win this prize. =
:. The Odd Fellows to show their =
:: interest in the public schools 4
:: have offered a $27 Eastman :.
:: kodak as 2 prize to the boy or =
:. girl of the public schools of Ray x
:. or Sonora, who, according to +
i: committee Of judges, will give :.
:. the best patriotic recitation, writ +
:: ten or oral, at the regular COM :.
!. mencement exercises of the &
:. grammar school. This is to be +
:. held about the goth Of May. :.
i. The kodak will be on display !.
:. at the Owl drug store. :
:. :. :. :. :. + :: !: :. :. II :. :. :. =
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
STATE HEALTH
SURVEY TO BE
MADE SHORTLY

Arizona, in common with all pro-
gressive states, is awake to the me-
cessity of educating her people I'M
health matters and of taking SUCH
steps as may be necessary to protect
her citizens from preventable disease
Therefore, we are soon to have al
health survey, in order that our gov
erning powers may have accurate data|
on which to base an adequate health|
program. This survey will be al
house-to-house canvass, listing ALL
present illness. Any person showing|
indications of incipient disease will
be invited to attend one of the demon-|
stration clinics which will follow the|
survey, where he will be given free|
examination and diagnosis. This|
much needed piece of health work isl
being undertaken by the Arizona|
State Board of Health, the Anti
tuberculosis association, and the|
American Red Cross, working in CO.
operation.
When the survey nurse comes toI
Ray, she should meet with every as-I
sistance it is possible to extend. She'
will probably come to Ray within the|
next thirty days.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
naturalization
Of ALIENS TAKES
PLACE april 10th

Naturalization proceedings for any
aliens honorably discharged from the
United States army or navy will he
held at Florence, Tuesday, April goth,
by William A Handy, naturalization
examiner for this district. All aliens
who were honorably discharged from
the service OF the United States, and
wish to be naturalized, are asked to
appear at the office of the clerk Of
the superior court at Florence on
April Goth at 10 a. m. Each petitioner
for naturalization should bring two
witnesses who can identify him as the
man named in the discharge. Wit
nesses, if naturalized, must bring with
them their certificates of citizenship.
The following persons have already
petitioned for citizenship, and their
petitions will be heard on April Goth,
and, if they are accepted, they will
be granted certificates of citizenship:
Restom Romley, Superior
Leo Block, Ray.
Lorenzo Teppa, Florence.
Anthony E. Del Bosco, Casa Grande.
Andrew Anderson, Ray.
Edward Matthias Erickson, Ray.
John McNally, Ray.
Salim Karam, Ray.
Emaliano Robles, Casa Grande.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
HOME ECONOMICS and
SCHOOL WORK AT RAY

TUCSON, April IL = The Agricul-
tural Extension workers, in their trips
over the state, occasionally have a
chance to visit the high schools and
to acquaint themselves with the work
being done by the various schools
which in a large measure supply the
students for the university. Exten-
sion Director Taylor has just re-
turned from visit to Ray, where he
went for the purpose of witnessing
the elimination of most successful
clothing and hat-making demonstra-
ton by the Home Bureau. The Ray
Home Bureau is a group of nearly 100
women who for the past month have
been carrying on very definite pro-
jects in clothing and hat-making un-
der the direction of Miss Hazel Zim-
norman, Home Demonstration Agent
of the Agricultural Extension Service
While at Ray, Director Taylor
visited the Ray public schools, under
Superintendent L. j. Odkes, which
are well organized and typical Of
the fine school systems in operation
in many of the Arizona mining camps
At Sonora, which is a part of the
Ray school system, is found the school
with the largest enrolment of all
Mexican children of any school in the
state, about 700 Mexican scholars be-
ing in attendance here. A very sue
cessful Garment Making club has
been organized in Sonora ty Miss
Agnes Hunt, assistant state leader of
Boys and Girls clubs. There are
also teaching at Sonora two of the
University's last years graduates,
Miss Clara Hilderbrand and Miss
Ruth King. Director Taylor gave an
interesting description of the exer-
cises which are conducted every
morning at the Sonora school, just
before the classes begin, when the
| 700 Mexican children hold up their
right hands and pledge allegiance to
the American flag, which floats over
the school building.
| A rather unique plan has been
adopted by Superintendent Oakes for
the accommodation of his teachers.
He has provided dormitory system,
with community dining hall, for the
use of the 35 women teachers of the
Ray schools. The dining hall is run
comparatively, the expense per month
averaging $22 to $25 for each teach
er and the cost of the rooms is SIS per
month. There is a common parlor,
and the whole arrangement is on the
order of a Teachers club. 1t has
proved an important asset in secur'
ing teachers for the Ray schools.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
TORRET LIFE
PRICE OF HIS
BRUTAL DEED
Williams Murderer Is Ex-
ecuted at State Prison;
First Hanging Since Capt.
tai Punishment Was Re-
stored in 1918.

Simplicio TorreZ, convicted of the
murder of Victor Melick, town mar
shal of Williams, Ariz., paid with his
life for his crime Friday morning,
when he was executed at the state
prison at Florence. Last minute at
tempts on the part of attorneys for
Torrez to save his life through appli-
cation to the state and federal courts
for writs of habeas corpus, failed.
Advices from the state prison are
to the effect that the execution was
carried forward according to plan,
and without delay. The trap was
sprung at 10 o'clock, and fifteen min
utes later the bodyof Torrez was cut
down. His body was turned over to
relatives, who came to Florence from
Williams for that purpose.
Torrez, who had served a term for
burglary, was released in January,
1919, on parole, having completed his
minimum sentence. He returned to
Williams, where he was born and
raised On or about May 81 of last
year, Torrez store horse from a
woman living in Williams The wom-
an reported to the officers that she
had seen Torrez riding her horse,
and the town marshal, Melick, went
to the home of Torrez to arrest him.
Torrez pretended to comply with the
officers request that he come with
him, then asked him to wait min
ute. He went into another room, and
when he reappeared, he shot Melick
through the heart. He was after
wards surrounded in a cabin by about
200 residents of Williams, and after
a fusilade, was found to have been
wounded. He then surrendered, and
was tried and convicted in the SUI
perior court of Coconino county at
Flagstaff Appeals made to the SUI
preme court by his attorneys were
denied, and last minute attempts to
save his life on the ground that he
was insane were also futile.
The execution of Torrez is the first
to take place in Arizona since the
restoration of capital punishment in
1918. 1t also happened to be the
thirteenth legal execution in Arizona
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
ARIZONA CROPS ARE
95 PER CENT NORMAL

That the Arizona wheat crop is in
good condition is shown by the fed
eral report just issued by l.. M. Har-
rison, field agent for the u S. bureau
of crop estimates. The average con-
dition on April l, 1920, was 95 per
cent of normal, which compares with
81 on April 1, 1919, and "a, the aver
age for the past ten years. Maricopa
county reports condition of SO per
cent; Graham, "a; Pinal, 95; Yavapai,
95; Pima, 96; and Yuma, 100.
For the United States, the average
condition on April 1 was 1916 per cent
of normal, against 1913 on April 1,
1919; 1876 on April /, 1918, and S4.1,
the average condition for the past ten
years on April /. There was a de-
cline in condition from December 1,
1919, to April 1, 1920, of 9.6 points, as
compared with an average decline in
the past ten years of 5.4 points be-
tween these dates. Upon the assump-
ton of average abandonment of acre
age and average influences on the
crop to harvest, condition of April 1
forecasts a production of about 483,-
GIT, 900 bushels, which compares with
731 ,636,0O0 bushels, the estimated
production in 1919, and 565,099,0 900 in
1918.
The number of breeding sows on
Arizona farms April /, 1920, shows a
decline of 25 per cent since April /,
1919 While many counties show an
increase over one year ago, a heavy
decline is noted in the cotton produc-
dency to reduce the herds, due to the
high price of feed, the report for the
entire United States showing a de-
cline of 10 per cent between April l.,
1919, and April 1, 1920.
The farm labor supply is estimated
by Arizona farmers at 100 per cent.
the same as last year on April 1, and
the demand at 140 per cent of normal.
For the United States, the prospective
supply is estimated at about three
fourths that of one year ago, while the
demand is placed at 153 per cent of
normal. Except in favored localities
producing special crops that pay an
exceptional profit, farmers are .reduc-
ing their acreage to the point where
it will involve minimum Of labor.
The acreage of American-Egyptian
cotton will be about double that Of
last season. Owing to cool, wet
weather, the crop is much later than
usual. Much of the early planted cot
ton has been replanted.
Fruit prospects are not promising
at this time, the late frosts having
damaged the crop in the higher alti-
tudes.
Range pastures and livestock are in
excellent condition. Stock wintered
we'll and the losses will be the small
est for several years. A detailed re-
port of livestock losses and the con-
dition of livestock on May will be
issued next month.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
RAY JUNIORS MAKE
fine SCORES in
RIFLE CONTES

Boy Scout Unit No. 378 of Ray
w. J. R. c., made the following rd
markable scores in their mattel
against Mesa, Idaho, last Saturday:
Rifleman E. Womack~..... 81
Marksman l.. Partin tin............ 81
Marksman H. Cowen......... 81
Marksman j. McCafferty 81
Marksman w. Bray......,... q
Marksman L. McCafferty y....... 81
A total of the five highest score|
five constitutes a team) gives RAJ
the exceptionally good score of 1876.
This team expects to place Ray ol
the map in the match to be shot oI
this month to determine the champiol
Boy Scout rifle team of the world
Ray Scouts! where is Ray going d
be when the match is ended?
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
c. OF c. Meets TO
PLAN EXCURSION

A general meeting of the chamber
of commerce will be held at the court
house on Saturday, April "a, at 6
p. m.
At this meeting the final arrange
ments for the chamber of commerce
excursion to Casa Grande and Flor
ence will be explained to the men,
bers, and all who intend going on the
excursion are requested to attend this
meeting.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
WALL STREET SERMONS
More Education
No. II
(By G.. w. Barron)

The Brandeis agitation to destroy
the credit of. the New Haven road was
highly educational The campaign in
support of the Plumb railroad steal is
highly educational to capital and la
Dor and the public that gets squeezed
in between, and if the 100000 rail-
road employees fund to support this
propaganda is we'll expended it will
go a long way in the direction of pub
lie education. 1t is not of any great
consequence how the public begins it's
education. 1t is where it terminates
that matters. The question is not
that man fall, but how he shall rise
again.
The Gompers Lesson
When Gompers licensed AZ police
organizations in the United States he
unwittingly started a campaign of pub
lie education. Even President Will
son and Attorney General Palmer did
not perceive the force of it until Gov
ernor Coolidge of Massachusetts had
quietly given answer to Mr.. Gompers
with words that were unanswerable
and ordered the saving of life and
property in the streets of Boston by
shooting to kill where necessary, and
the people of Massachusetts had
backed up Governor Coolidge and his
defense of law and order by 125,000
plurality.
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Gompers and Mr..
Palmer quickly learned their lesson,
and President Wilson, instead of fur
ther advising compromise with Mr..
Gompers' Washington policemen, sent
his congratulations to Governor Cool
Iidge-after election. He did not send
them the day BEFORE the election when
Mr. Tumulty had advised him that
Gompers' policemen would elect tie
demagogue, Long, on the democratic
ticket.
But it was we'll worth the price. 1t
was highly educational and in The in
terest of the public safety and state
and national security.
On the moving picture screens the
face of Coolidge wins the popular Gp-
plause over every other face in the
national view.
There was one lifelong democrat
who Loyalty supported Coolidge-H. B.
Endicott.
A New Chapter in Labor
Large employers of labor are now
reaching out everywhere for light as
to how to so increase production as
to permit the payment Of high wages
with first-class production in compe'
tition. If the inside history of Endi
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
FORCE OF AHBlT

Four navvies were playing cards.
"Phwat was the last card Oh dealt
We, Mike?" inquired Pat.
"a spade" was the reply.
"Oi knew it was. Oh saw ye spit
on yer hands before we picked it up"
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
A "FOoL'S" WAY

1t is certainly the fool,
Who doesn't know any better,
Who does the thing that can't be
done.
You see, the blamed fool
Doesn't know that it can't be done
So he goes ahead and does it.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
HIGHWAY PROGRESS AT
RAY IS SHOWN HERE

The following will show the pro-
gress being made on the highway in
and around Ray, as of April 1st:
Project
Pet. Pct. of
Com Total
plete Job
Ray Main st.
and Bridge:
Preliminary engineering 4O96 39o
Right of way..........-...... 800
Clearing .-...................1O 1000
Ray-Superior
Highway:
Preliminary engineering 500 $50
Right OF way.................S0co
Ray-Kelvin
Highway:
Preliminary engineering 5000
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
DEPUTIES HEADED BY
THURMAN AGAIN SCORE
IN SEIZURE OF STILL

Chief Deputy Thurman with Depul-
les J. J. Haywood, Martin Holden,
took the first complete copper still
that has been found, in their raid in
the heart of Sonora town Saturday.
This, with the exception of the fact
it is entirely of copper, is built along
the same principles as the last one
captured. The copper still was made
to hold about ten to twelve gallons
and could be operated ON a kitchen
stove, in which position it was found
when the officers took the prisoner
and his outfit. The condensate is
made Ey the coil of copper pipe wind
ing it's way to the bottom of an old
outer covering of an ice cream freezer
Considerable money must have been
spent in the making of this outfit
for there are several dollars worth
of copper in it's makeup.
The "moonshiner" was operating
the outfit in his home surrounded by
his wife and eight children. The
prisoner was taken to Florence and
placed in the county Jail to await
trial for violation of the law.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17

colt Johnson company, the largest in
dividual tanners and the larges.. boot
and shoemakers in the world, could be.
written, there would be volume OF
educational sermons In it both az re
spects labor and capital, sound f.
nance, sound economies, sound prin
ciples and sound laws of human
brotherhood.
H. B. Endicott said years age Wien
building this business that any rime
labor unions attempted to run that
business, the factory door would be
locked and the key thrown away.
There were always hides, leather and
shoes enough on hand to pay the bills
of the company and return the capi-
tai; and the employees were always at
liberty to order the liquidation Of the
business.
True Partnership
No man ever kept his banking, or
borrowing lines, on sounder princi-
pies than H. B. Endicott. When he
wanted a man to deal with labor and
production, he found him in the fac
tory, loaned him the money to buy an
interest in the business and even to
pay the government stamps on the
contract; and Johnson directed the
labor Eecause he was himself the Ia
boring man with a clear head and a
true conscience.
He did nothing but what every en-
ployer of labor ought to do. He
thought with them and for them.
Whe ma man takes the labor of hand
into his keeping he has got to supple
ment it with his labor of brain. John
son simply thought for his fellow man
first for light, air, sanitation; then
fire protection and fire-escapes; then
hot noon lunches at cost because the
factory combination could do it at the
least cost. Endicott said Eyes" to all
and looked after the means to provide
it. Then Johnson said: Recreation,
family life and social relaxation" st.
Louis and other manufacturers at
times offered higher wages. But those
who went away came back to Endi-
colt and Johnson City. The life was
different and there was something in
life besides wages.
When the Corporation Succeeded the
Individual
When, year ago, the partnership
went into corporate form, the fellow
workers of Endicott Johnson were in.
vited to come in, not ty gift or phil.
anthropy, but on proper business
basis. They could put in their money
and be junior partners, with pur'
| chased nreferred and Common shares
The Winslow mail., 1920-05-21
SHOWER FOR MISS GATES.

Among the many beautiful showers
given the past week was the one
given by Mrs, d. L. Moore. Mrs. Elsie
Pingrey, and Mrs. w, A. McGavick in
the Maccabee Hall on Saturday even
ing in honor of Miss lila Gates. There
were more than fifty guests who en-
joyed the evening playing $500. Mrs.
Elsie Sutherland received a beautiful
bouquet of white and pink flowers
for holding high score. The hall was
artistically decorated in pink and
white flowers, heart and bells.
A delicious three course dinner was
served by candle light, while the ta-
bles were beautifully decorated in the
color scheme of pink and white. and
the girls who assisted in serving the
lunch wore pink and white, After
luncheon was served Miss Gates was
given a heart with a ribbon which she
pulled and revealed large bell in
which she found many beautiful gifts