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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
Mr.. RANKIN
SPEAKS TO CLUB

The Luncheon Club meeting FRI
day noon was we'll attended as usual
and the luncheon itself, if anything,
was better than usual, though al
ways good enough.
The club does not lack in vitality
lit bears all the earmarks of going
concern-of a permanent institution.
Interest continues to grow in the OBJ
jects of the club and On the physical
side there has not been observed any
perceptible decline of appetites. Per-
haps the management of the club-or
the program committee deserve to
be commended and congratulated for
always arranging a worth while pro-
gram. When it fails to find member
who can entertain or instruct it sue
ceeds in pressing visitor or guest
into service The club had the good
fortune this week to hear Mr.. r. S.
Rankin. who is here from Los Angeles
to supervise the installation of the
Clifton sewer system. Mr.. Rankin's
topic, appropriately enough, was sani-
tation or that by which sanitation is
secured-sewers-a his talk was
both informing and interesting, show
ing a thorough comprehension of his
subject. With his professional and
linguistic attainments Mr.. Rankin
combines a most agreeable and at
tractive personality. Appreciation OF
his talk was evident and the thought
of terminal facilities" had not enter
ed the minds of his auditors when he
quit.
Brief talks were also made by Mr..
Johnson, of the Western Pipe Manu-
featuring Co., Phoenix, and by State
Treasurer Ross who is here on official
business. DR.. Thompson put the
club in a pleasant frame of mind with
q we'll rendered solo. There was an
Incidental discussion of a local road
matter which was referred to the exc
cutive committee.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
woMAN's CLUB NOTES

On Friday afternoon last, the Wo-
mans Club entertained with shower
and card party in their new Club
quarters in the Armory. Mrs. A. A.
Clement won the prize at bridge. A
large cake About sixty members and
guests were present, each one leaving
a suitable gift for the club rooms. De-
licious sandwiches, olives, coffee and
cake were served which added much
to the afternoons enjoyment Mrs.
R X. Minson, the President, in few
well chosen words thanked all for
their most generous contribution, out
lining the object of the Club, namely
united effort toward peace, charity,
equity and a higher civilization. Any
woman of Clifton interested in the
object of the Club may become
member by simply signifying her de-
sire to any member of the club who
will notify the Executive Committee.
The next meeting of the club will be
held in the club rooms Friday after
noon, February sixth at 2:30 p. m.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
ROAD MEETING Is
ATTE ADED At
PHOENIX
Greenlee Representatives Report An
Agreeable Conference With State
Engineer Regarding Local
Road Matters

Minor o. Simms, of the GreenIee
Highway Commission: Pickens An
derson, Chairman of the Board of Su,
pervisors, and Dell M. Potter, of the
Southern National Highway. return
ed on Thursday from Phoenix, where,
in company with representatives from
Gila, Graham, and Maricopa counties.
a conference was held with Governor
Campbell and State Highway Engineer
Thos. Maddox, regarding the early
construction of the approaches to the
steel bridge across the Gila River at
San Carlos.
The Greenlee representatives re-
port a very pleasant and agreeable
conference with the state engineer
regarding road matters affecting the
counties of Gfeenlee, Graham and
Gila and returned confident that work
will soon be underway on the bridge
construction which will prove a great
convenience to automobile traffic in
this section
In this connection it will be rem
embered that bids have already been
called for by the State Engineer for
the construction of the approaches to
the bridge at San Carlos which have
been made necessary by the cutting
of new channel by the GTIa river at
that point. In the event, however,
that there will be a long delay in Sc
curing the necessary steel for this
work, it is quite probable that a tenn
porary structure will be erected at
once to relieve the discomfort and
inconvenience to autoists
Another matter that was discussed
favorably was the designation of that
portion of the highway through the
San Carlos Indian reservation as a
state highway, by and with the ap-
proval of the Secretary of Agriculture {.
Upon the return trip from Phoenix
the Greenlee county representatives
held a meeting with citizens of Lords.
burg regarding improvement of the
highway between Lordsburg and the
Greenlee county line This import
ant matter will be taken up aga1n
shortly between representatives of
Greenlee and HidaIgo counties o.
which Lordsburg is the county seat.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
AMERICAN MINING
INSTITUTE TO MEET
FEB. IS,
Mine Taxation One Of The Questions
That Will Come Before The 122nd
Meetings Of The Institute;
Engineers From Every Field
Expected to Attend.

New York, January 27-Mine prob
lens nj practically every aspect of
interest to the American engineer
will be the discussion at the 122nd
meeting of the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
to meet here during the week of
February 18th. Mining engineers and
metailurgists from every important
field will be present and the large at
tendance in the history of the Insti-
tute is indicated
Mine taxation and an equitable, ar
rangement between the Government
and mine owners will be one of the
topics of general interest to the mem
bers. Those leading this discussion
will include Ralph Arnold, Valuation
Expert of the Petroleum Division of
the Internal Revenue Department.; J.
R. Finlay, who evaluated the. mines
of the State of Michigan; J. Parke,
Charming of New York, and R. C.
Allen, Vice-President of the Lake SUI
perior Ore Association
1t is expected that this meeting
will point to an arrangement that
will tend to settle the basis of mine
taxation, which, since 1917, has been
in the air, with $2OO,O0O,OOO still un-
paid because of this fact
This a2nual meeting of the Insti-
tute will be featured by many social
attractions On Monday night a
smoker, with many new features, and
On the. following night a banquet at
the Waldorf-Astoria, followed by
dancing. On. Thursday an excursion
will be taken to the iron and zinc
mines and zinc and steel plants in
the vicinity of New York, and a trip
is planned for the oil members to one
or more oil refineries, of which there
are several around New Yok Bay.
The officers of the American Insti-
tute are President, Horace V. Win
chell, First Vice President, A. R. Le-
doux, Treasurer, George D. Barron,
Secretary, Bradley Stoughton.
The Chairman of Committees for
the meeting next month are: Execu-
tive, E. P. Mathewson; Entertain
ment, L. w. Mayer, Finance, Karl
Eilers, Banquet, c.. C. Burger; Lunch
con, P. A. Mosman; Excursion, Phil
ip w. Henry; Ladies, Mrs. Arthur S.
Dwight.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
H AL F A MILLION
Distributed To
SCHOOLS
Certificate of Apportionment Filed BY
State Superintendent, c. o. Case
Greenlee County Receives
S27,527. .50-Sixth In The
List.

Phoenix, Jan.2S.-State warrants
aggregating nearly half a. million dol
lars will be distributed to the several
counties to be used for school pur-
poses, in compliance with certificate
of apportionment covering the first
half of 1920 which was filed with the
state auditor today by C. o Case, su-
perintendent of public instruction. The
warrants are now being made up and
will be distributed within the next
few days.
The apportionment is made on the
basis of $3.50 for each child includ-
ed in the school census, which for
the state totals 77,7S5. The distri-
button of this money exhauts the
amount placed to the credit of the
schools in the state treasury, includ-
ing moneys which have been turned
in from the rental of school lands
and other similar sources.
Superintendent Cases certificate
of apportionment was approved by
the auditors office, despite the. fact
that the question has been raised as
to whether the schools we're entitled
to additional funds Or whether such
additional funds should. be deducted
from the amount raised by direct
tax levy.
'That is a question which does not
concern us just now, said Deputy
State Auditor Stanley in explaining
the attitude of the office. There is
a total of $427,S17 so in the state
school funds at the present time, and
the schools are entitled to the full
amount
Should the attorney general rule
with reference to the school land
revenue funds that they should be
deducted from the $S75,OOO appor-
priated by the last legislature it
would not effect the amount which
has been distributed A deficit might
be created, but this could be taken
care of by increasing the levy for
school purposes when the next state
tax levy is made.
The apportionment figures as Civ
en- out by the state superintendent
are as follows:
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
SUPERIOR COURT
JURY CASES

Following is a communication re-
ceived by County Attorney, Dave w.
Ling, from Attorney General, Wiley
E. Jones, calling his attention to what
is known as the Lever Act, relating
to the boarding of the necessaries of
life and profiteering.
To All County Attorneys OF The
State of Arizona:
In order to meet the statewide
complaint (Which is also nation-wide)
CT the high cost of living and the
charges that profiteering is being con-
Quoted in our midst, we call your at
tention officially to the Act of Con-
gress, October %, 1919, amending the
Food Control Act, with the request
you call all violations to the atten-
tin of the undersigned.
Section 1 of the New Federal Law
defines necessaries to be: Foods, feeds
wearing apparel, fuel, including fuel
oil and natural gas, and fertilizer in
gradients, tools, utensils, implements,
machinery, and equipment required
for the actual production of foods,
feeds and fuel.
Said Act also declares:
That is .reby h,Sa ':lawful
for any person willfuly to destroy any
necessaries for the purpose of enhanc-
ing the price or restricting the supply
thereof; knowingly to commit waste
or wilfully to permit preventable de-
terioration of any necessaries; to
monopolize or attempt to monopolize,
either lcally or generally, any nee
essaries; to engage in any discrimin-
atory and unfair, or any deceptive or
wasteful practice or device, Or To
Make Any Unjust Or Unreasonable
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
A|RPL ANE'S FIRST
APPEARANCE IN
DISTRICT
A Mild Sensation Is Created AS Aerial
Visitor Circles Over Morenci;
Many of the Foreign Born
See Their First AirpIane

For the first time in the history of
the Clifton-Morenci mining district,
the oldest continuous copper produc-
ing district in the state, an aeroplane
flew over the district on Tuesday af-
ternoon January 9th, at 200 p. m.
1t is needless to say that landing
was not made.
The plane came into the district
sighted by Mexican miners coming off
shift at the Stargo Mines. 1t was
APPARENTLY flying at an altitude between
six and seven thousand feet. When
directly over the Stargo mines the
machine circled to the north and pass
ing over the big water tanks of the
Morenci Water Company, made a loop
over the town, and departed in the
same direction from whence it came.
When directly over the town thous-
ands of pieces of printed literature
advertising the navy recruiting cam
paign were dropped.
Among the foreign population thous-
nads saw their first aeroprane and
the event caused mild sensation
1t was estimated that the plane was
travelling at the rate of one hundred
miles an hour and it was learned later
that the plane flew direct from Stafford
to Morenci and was attached to the
aero squadron between Ell lPaso and
Douglas.
Internal Revenue Agent Here
J. G A1lard, U. S. Internal Revenue
Agent, with headquarters at Denver,
has been in the district this week
checking up income tax statements
for the year 1919. He spent three
days in Clifton and Morenci
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
BOYS BODY
o j N D
FIVE DAY SEARCH REVEALS
BODY OF MISSING YOUTH

Pima, Jan. 2S-Claude Oleson, age
Is, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bleak
of Pima, was found after five day
search, dead from a gunshot wound
Five days prior to finding the body
on Tuesday Claude, in company with
Clyde Wootan left camp where they
were staying in the Table mountaine
in the Klondyke District, to bring
in some horses One of the boys
carried % calibre rife.
When about a quarter of a mile
from camp the boys separated, ac-
cording to reports of Wootan's story
to drive in the horses in two bunch
es. Wootan brought in his bunch
and upon learning that Oleson had
not arrived went out to help bring
in the others. He returned with the
other horses and instituted a search
for Oleson.
The body was found five days later
in the snow at about the place where
the boys are said to have separated
Wootan is reported to have found the
body, said George Reynolds, uncle OF
the deceased, who brought the body
to Pima.
Lying about Is feet from the body
was the rifle the boys had taken
with them. The gun had been brok
en- in two pieces and contained an
empty shell. 1t is presumed from
the meager information that he met
his death by accidental discharge of
the gun.
Burial was made in Pima.
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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
SCHOOL HEARS Of
ARMENIA
PLIGHT
Z. N. Coxsey, Representative in South
ern Arizona Of Near East Relief
Work, Tells Of That Unfor-
tunate Land
ASSEM- BLY,

ASSEMBLY
On Thursday morning, Mr. E. N.
Coxsey, representatives in Southern
Arizona for the Near East Relief. de-
Ivered short talk on the Relief
work to the High School Student body
The main aim of his talk was to
acquaint the student body with condi-
t1ons existing in the near east and
suggest that the school adopt one of
the orphans of Armenia or an orphan
OF the other eastern countries.
The Red Cross used to do a great
deal of work in the East, but at the
beginning of the great war, that so
ciety felt that their duty was on the
battle fields so they turned the hos
pitfalls over to the Near East Relief
Society whose purpose was to help
and care for these destitute people.
At present hundreds are dying daily
for want of food and clothing There
fore, the people of America are es-
pecially urged to help these poor peo-
pie at once.
The people of that country can be
sustained by little saving and Civ
ing On our part. The children are suf-
fering more than the older ones. and
for that reason the shcool children
are being urged to adopt an orphan
from the East; that is, support an
orphan.
Children in these countries can have
sufficient food to keep them from
starving for the whole year for the
small sum of $6O.0O for $4,000
child can be fed and clothed; for 1S0
dollars child can be fed, clothed and
educated
When we have homes, kind parents,
the best clothing and the best educa-
tion found should we not dig down
deep or do without something that
some little orphan might live? The
Clifton High School Student Body is
resolved that we should.
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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
FROM ET. RAYARD

77,7s5 s427,S17.5o
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
FROM THE RANCH

George Montgomery and family
came in from their Squaw creek
ranch Monday evening. Mrs. Mont
somery will visit with friends for sew
eral days during Mr.. Montgomery S
absence in Phoenix.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30
MANUAL TRAINING

There are many people who will
question the educational and indus
trial value of manual training. They
are entirely justified in doing so pro-
vided they understand the purpose
and aims of the school Shop work In
the first place it is not fair to COM
pare the School Shop with an ap-
prentice school or Trade school. The
time allotted to the course, is not suf-
ficient to properly train student in
any given trade Another thing, it
would be hard to choose any trade
which would appeal to all the boys
and still be in the scope of their
ability to learn.
Manual training in a modest way
would rather claim to coordinate with
the orthodox school subjects by de-
veloping the play activities of a child
into a productive field of expression.
In the same measure that a young
child desires to initiate it's elders by
making mud pies, or building toy tab
les and houses. The pupil in school
desires to tackle more difficult types
of handwork He has the amateurs,
hunger to become acquainted with
tools and learn the use of them.
Then there is the historical back
ground for this interest. A boy likes
to enter into and reexperience every
thing his forefathers have attempted
in the way of handwork. From the in
vention of fire to the development of
the airplanes he wants to feel that he
has had share in their pioneer en-
deavor Outside of school he finds
field for his imaginatica by build
ing play huts, log houses, tables, boats
bow and arrows and what not
In the School Shop this play acti-
witty can be directed into more stero
typed forms of construction. He has
the opportunity to learn the names of
and the proper tool processes of indus
trial TOOLS Of course the school Ia
brotory is quite limited in being rep
resentative of the industrial world.
But it helps to form link between
the class room and the world at work.
1t helps to create a healthy interest
in work and to establish a due re-
spect form annual work. 1t furnish
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-01-30

Jimmy Tate of Ft. Bayard, New
Mexico and one of the fastest second
basemen in the Copper League last
season has accepted a position at the
A. C. Concentrator.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
CHARGE MURDER
|. TO WIFE and son
Body Of Missing Missouri Farmer
Found in Deserted Well
by Brothers.

Springfield, Mo-, Nov. 13.-Mrs.
Mary Mccormick, wife of John NC
Cormick, farmer. whose body was
found several days ago in a de-
serted well near Monett, Mo-, and
their 15-year-old son, Sheridan,
were held in the Barry county Jail
at Cassville today. to wait prelimi-
nary hearing on charges of first de-
gree murder.
Several threats are said to have
been made against Mccormick s
life. While he was working. in a
field recently unknown persons firesl
at him from nearby woods, the bull
let passing through the crown oi
his hat. On Oct. IL his home neal
Monett was destroyed by fire.
Mccormick was missed several
days before the search was insti-
tuted by his brothers. When he fail.
ed to vote at the general election
they became alarmed and on the
following day found his body in ar
old deserted well. Prosecuting At
torney Smith Immediately started
an investigation and Monday morn.
ing a grand jury was impanelled 81
Cassville to probe the murder.
Many witnesses were examined
during the five day session of. thu
grand jury and on the strength o.
testimony offered the inquisitoria
body returned indictments charginf
the mother and son with McCor'
mick's murder. They were arrest
ed Immediately afterward by thu
sheriff of Barry county.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
TO ENTER
WOUtD not Be IGNORED
BUT ENTRY IS OPPOSED
League Imperfect Because
Not Inclusive Of u. S.
and Russia.

Geneva, Nov. 13-(Assoc1ated
Press.) - Germany VIII not
mako . formal application for
admission to the League Of Ma
tions, but would not ignore IN
Invitation to become . member,
should Il be extended by the
organization, said Dr.. Herr.
mann Miller, Vice president OF
the foreign affairs committee Of
the German Reiehstag, In .
statement to the Journal De
Genevc yesterday.
Germany will not ask the as
lembly to admit her to the league,
ie declared, "for 1t is known Ger
ain states have given indications
hey would oppose her immediate
.ntry. Besides, the German govern
nent does not consider the league
n its present form as perfect. How.
indeed, could it be, since. to men
ion only two states, it includes
neither Russia nor the United
States, and universally is the fun
lamental condition of its existence? ?
THAT, however. does not mean
hat Germany would maintain . re-
served attitude in the event Of some
delegation raising the question OF
aer admission, and il the assembly
should accept her. Germany would
not decline an invitation resulting
from such a decision"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
and JAPAN
COME TO TERMS

Toxic. Nov. 13. ASSOCIATED
Press) Newspapers Of this s::y
report the Japanese and American
governments have reached an agree
ment in principle relative to the
exclusion OF Japanese labOrers from
the United States. It is asserted,
however. tha. there is a Disagree
ment regarding the methods to be
employed.
America is understood to desire
provisions for exclusion embodied
in a treaty. but Japan. it is said,
regards this procedure humiliating,
and as forming precedent she
might be forced to follow in treaties
nego lated in future. Japan is de-
clared to consider that measures
prohibiting her subjects from emil
grating can be taken oaly on her
own initiative.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
SOVIET FORCES
CONTROL LEAD
TO PENINSULA
Y
Sebastopol Evacuated
Wrangels Situation is
- Desperate.

Paris, Nov. a 13. - ASSOCIATED
ess.)-The Russian soviet forces
have won control Of the Isthmus Of
Perekop leading to the Crimean
peninsula, and the situation of
General Wrangel, the anti-bolshe-
vik commander in the Crimea, is
extremely bad, according to dis
patches received today by the
French foreign office. The allied
fleets, it is stated, are preparing to
aid In the evacuation of certain dis
tricts in the Crimea.
The bolsheviki have advanced be-
yond ,Perekop, the advices show,
and have captured 10000, 900 car
trfdges, 1S cannon, one tank, three
armored trains, 10000 shells and
much transportation material.
Evacuate Sebastopol.
London, Nov. 13.-Sebastopol il
being evacuated and British au-
thorities are requisitioning ships in
Constantinople to take refugees
from that city, says a dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from the Turkish capital.
Eighty thousand persons in Sc
bastopol seek transportation from
the city, says a COlstantinofle dis
patch to Reuters limited.
General Baron Wrangel's situa-
tiOn in northern Crimea is said to
be desperate.
Constantinople. Nov. 13.-(United
Press. )-(Sebastopol is ON the
southwesternmost tip of the Cri-
mean peninsula. It is more than
one hundred miles south of Pere-
kop. the strategic point on the 18TH
mus which Wrangel was trying des-
perately to hold against the ad-
vancing bolsheviki.)
|. According to the dispatches the
soviet forces gained their en-
trance to the peninsula by crossing
the frozen sea of .Azof to the east
ward of Isthmus. While Wrangers
men were engaged with the red
troops around Perekop, the bolshe.
Wiki had crossed the ice and attack.
ed them from the rear. Fear was
expressed that the Wrangel forces
about Pefekop were annihilated.
With the way thus opened the
Reds" poured into the Crimea prac.
tically unopposed, the dispatches
indicated Onlv rear puard actions
being fought by Wrangel's troops tt
cover reported evacuation of Sc.
bastopol. Huge quantities of muni
tions were believed to have been de
stroyed by Wrangel, or to have fal
len into the hands of the ,bolshe
Wiki.
An intimation of the impending
disaster was received here when I
great fleet of merchant ships 1ef
this port hurriedly, presumably fol
the Crimea, to remove the refugees