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Arizona republican., 1920-04-16
TODAY'S HANGING WILL BE NUMBER 13 IN THIS STATE

Picture number thirteen will be placed in the death cell of the state penitentiary at Florence today, follow ing the hanging of Simplicio Torres for the murder Of Victor MelilS at Will Hams last May. It will be circled with the moose used in the execution, and the whole will be framedss Twelve pie lures, each one of a man hanged in the cell, already are on the walls of the lower part of the death cell. Each is enclosed in the moose used. All 12 were MexicanS and have been hanged since the building of the state peniten- tiary at Florence in 1909.
 The first man to be hanged in Ari- zona after the institution of the law making it the states duty to execute death sentences, was Manuel Lopez, who was hanged i'll 1910 for the murder of woman. The twelfth man to be hanged, and the last before the re- moval of capital punishm ent, was N. E. Chavez, who was hanged in June, 1916, for the murder of Deputy Sheriff D. :. King at Jerome. Torres will be the first man hanged since the re-insti- tutian of capital punishment
 Counties carried out sentences of death prior to 1910.s Maricopa county is credited with only one official exc cution. It took place in 1880 when a Mexican youth was hanged for the murder of a white man nea- Gi1lete. The hanging took place in a cemetery north of where the Santa Fe freight depot now stands. The open grave for the burial of the body was dug a few feet from the scaffold. and the hanging was witnessed by a large crow1l
 The Mexican had been employed in a wood camp and when the foreman discharged him. he sought revenge Late that night while the whhte man was coming to Phoenix accom- panied by four other men in a stage couch, the Mexican entered the coach and with a knife, killed the white man. 4 sur veyor later was sent to the scene to determine whether the affair happened in Yavapai or Maricopa county.
 Several unofficial hangings have taken place in the county. The mobs in many instances hanged the men to the cottonwood trees on what is now the city hall lawn.
 An "unofficiar' hanging that just es- capped being in Maricopa county was that of John Daly, who was taken from the Maricopa county jail by a mob in April 1917, and hanged at the bridge over the Gila river just this side os Florence. It was largely attended by people from this city.
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Arizona republican., 1920-04-16
TORRES LAST. HOPE GONE TO
 ESCAPE MOOSE
Man Who Murdered Town Marshal of Williams Must Pay Penalty with Life To- day at the Florence State Prison

me last hope of Simplicio Torres of escape from the gallows at Florence today where/he had been re-sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Victor L. Meli1, town marshal of Flagstaff on May Of last year, vanished yesterday. The last step, and it was hopeless one from the outset, was an applica- ton to the federal court for a writ of habeas corpus in order that inquiry might be made whether any of the rights of Torres under the federal con- stltution had been denied him in the course of his case through the state courts
 The hearing took place yesterday be- fore Judges Sawtelle and DooIing at Tucson and the writ was denied Noth- Ing was discovered in the proceedings that warranted interference by the fed- eraI court.
 Another appeal was made yesterday 10 Attorney General Jones, as q member or the board of pardons and paroles by Pedro c. de Ia Lama in the following communication:
 Final Appeal
 Phoenix, Ariz., April f5. Hon. Wiley F.. Jones'
 Member of Board of Pardons and Pa roles and Attorney General of the State of~ Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
 Dear Sir:
 The life Of an insane person is in your hands. Will you be willing to be- smirch the fair name of this state? The very stones in the streets cry out for justice,
 Are you going to permit George Har- DIn V1ndictiveness and desire for re- venge upon q crazy man. because he fired two shots at your former assist ant attorney general to influence YOU to commit an act that should some time cause you many an heartache?
 When the two chaplains of the Ari- zona state prison, a Roman Catholic priest and a Presbyterian minister, make sworn statements that SimpIicfo Torres is insane; when you know that TorreS has been in the insane asylum at Phoenix: when you know that sey- eral members of Torres's mothers know that Torres's uncle has been in the state asylum for the insane at Phoenix since 1907, can you as d law yer, possibly say that there does not exist reasonable doubt as to the in sanity of Simplicio Torres?
 Tomorrow is the date Of the exec1 tion- You have done and are now do- ing all in your power to hang a, man. whom myself and many other persons relieve to be utterly irresponsible for his acts, because of insanity
 If Simplicio Torres is hanged you can remember for the remainder of your life that you permitted this rank injustice. and that you invoked every little technicality of the law to bring about this outrage, You have the power even at this late hour to show to i the people of this state that you will at last grant justice to this irrespon- i sible, insane person At this late hour you have the power to save this com
Arizona republican., 1920-04-16

monweaIth from a1keverlasting blot on it's eScutcheoni
 P C. LAMA,
 Editor .-Justicia.'' tTranslated into English by Perfecto
 Salazar).
 First Hanging Since 1915
 It was stated yesterday by Mir. de Ia Lama that a few days ago a sister of Torres al Flagstaff shot and killed her self and that she was undoubtedly in sane. 4i1s7 This will be the first legal hanging in Arizona since the summer of 1915. when in the course Of three months. three men were hanged at Florence. There was at one time six men under sentence of death there and the execu- tions were to begin with three of them in February of that year. Less than a week before the date of the first ex- ecution. Mir. Bryan, then secretary Of state, requested reprieve of the six men until afl inquiry could lbe made into their status as citizens.
 This action was taken on the request of General Villa, then in control Of a part of Mexico and who claimed that they were Mexican citizens. Tn defer ence to Mir Bryan, a reprieve was granted, but so far known no further the condemned men, one Rodriguez a wife murderer of Phoenix, were natives of Arizona. Whether the others were or not was never ascertained.
 Rodriguez and two others were hanged later. William Faltin. the most brutal murderer in the records of Ari- zona, escaped through a jury through which the insanity dodge was played. Another, found insane, was later re- leased from the penitentiary in dying condition and was taken to Las Vegas. Nev., by his mother.
 Since the last execution, the laws relative to hanging has been remodeled limiting the number of persons that may be present to 12> and it is stated that the law in that respect will be closely adhered to today.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-16

war record of every man will be given.
 Demands for information that it has been Impossible to supply will be pos sible, says the adjutant general. Among others who have asked for information has been the department of history of the University of Arizona. which in a letter to the state historian expressed itself as anxious to do something to preserve material relative to the part Arizona played in the war
Arizona republican., 1920-04-16
STATE TO NAVE WAR RECORD IF A'PIzON|A|lS

The complete record of every man who served in the wol Id war will be received from Washing ton shortly by Adjutant General Walter ;. Ingles. ac- cOrding to an announcem ea1t made yes
 terday. The war depart 1lent will fur nish the information, for which there have been repeated requessts. The gov ernment is forwarding tIse list in the
Arizona republican., 1920-04-16
OPEN FIGHT ON H. C. L.

NEW YORK. April 15.-Boy and girl students Of Jamaica high school to- day decided to wear khaki uniforms in an effort to combat the high cost of clothing. The garments. tsis estimat- ed. will cost one dollar each.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-16

Big Hoover Meeting soon. Watch for the date.--adv
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
ACCUSED Of ATTEMPT TO
SWllDLE HEROES KIN

On . warrant charging attempt at
false pretenses. Vernon A. Callar.
thirty-two years old. was arrested
last night by Central Office detectives
and locked up at the First precinct
police station. Callar gave his ad-
dress rs Falls Church, Va.
According to police, Ca1lar Is al
legged to have obtained lists of SOL
der dead and wired to their next of
kin saying a mistake had been made
by the Government and he had To-
Gated the loved one. who was without
funds. and would start for his home
as soon as money was received.
When arrested last night Callar,
the detectives say, declared that he
had never obtained any money from
relatives of hero dead. He said he
adopted this scheme to obtain money
because he was sick and not able to
work.
Callar was unable to say how
many kilograms he had sent. He will
be given a hearing in police court to-
morrow. Detectives Embrey, Hart
man and Thompson are in charge of
the investigation.
One telegram Callar Is alleged to
have sent was to the father of a SOL
der In Anaconda, Mont, stating that
his son had been located in Pennsyl.
vania and requested $50 SO he could
depart for his home.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
PAY REWSERSL|ST
1,755U. CLASSES
Work Of Specifying Various En-
ployes Completed and For
Warded to Printer.

The specifications on the l,700
classes OF positions found In the Gov
eminent service In Washington by
the Joint Congressional Commission
on Reclassification OF Salaries are
now in the hands of the Public
Printer. the commission announced
today.
Today the editing OF the specifcA-
lions. which has been done by r. E.
headquarters stan. assisted by vart-
Gus members OF the classification
stan detailed from tho departments.
was completed.
Editing Is Completed
Each OF the sets OF specifications
includes q title, a statement ofS du-
ties, with examples OF the work per.
formed. and qualifications required
for perfor nance of the work In any
position In the class concerned.
The titles and specifications repre-
sent the most comprehensive class
incation OF public positions that has
ever been made. There was q greater
variety of positions to be dealt with
in this classification than In the Ca
madam or any state or municipal
classification that has been made, II
, IL said.
The 1855 classes fall into forty-four
| services or main lines of occupation,
| regardless Of departmental organiza-
| tion lines. or these all but POI of
the classes fall into 374 series within
the various services A series, on an
average. has about four classes. rank
ing from under or junior. to senior or
chief. showing the ranking element of
basis of the difficulties of tho duties.
the degree of the responsibility In
volved. and the extent Of the educs-
tion training skill and experience
Equity In Compensation.
By getting all positions involving
tho same character Of work into the
same class. and providing = pay
schedule for the class. there II bound
to be uniformity and equity In com
pensation etween all positions In each
class. Also with the series correctly
established there Is bound to b
equity As between the positions In the
different classes In the series, officials
believe.
The commission has been using the
specifications As the basis for It's worn
Of determining all salary recommen
dations. II 10 now well along In the
work Of nxing a salary schedule with
q minimum and maximum and inter
mediate salary levels for each class
These salary schedules. however. will
be the last thipg sent to the printer
The compensation rates for each
class will be inserted on the gale,
proof the last thing before the COM
missions report goes to press.
Progress is also being made on the
preparation of the text Of tho report
explaining the plan OF the admins
tration of the classification by a
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assure not only uniformity at the
| outset, but in the execution OF the
work.
The report will explain the system
| Of periodic advances within the
classes on the basis of efficiency and
promotion from class to class on the
basis OF merit competition.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
D. C.EMPLOYESASK
EARLY WORK|NCDAY
Late "Stagger" Hours Will Keep
Them From Needed Night
Employment.

II the hours Of District employees
are to be changed by the adoption OF
the staggerhour plan, 1t ought to be
from $3.50 to 1 o'clock instead OF from
$3.50 to s o'clock. This Is the plea OF
the clerks expressed through the
president of the District Employees
Union. william f. FRANKLIN, to the
Commissioners.
The reason for wanting the early
quitting hour set forth by Mr.. Frank
lin is that the pay of the District en-
ployes Is SO small that many Of them
| are forced to night work on the out
side and IL they were dismissed at
o'clock they would not have time to
60 home to their dinner.
In his letter Mr.. Franklin says:
'"The suggestion has been made
that IL It IL found necessary to change
The working hours of the District en-
ployes that they be set at $3.50 a. m
| TO I p. H.. instead of $3.50 q. m. to
p. M, for the reason that a great many
employees have evening work that
helps them to earn living. and
II the hour is moved up to o'clock
IL will interfere with their reporting
for duty, and may In some instances
preclude them from the position.
1T will also deny several Of them
! from going home to get their dinner
before reporting for work. thus fore
ing them to go to a restaurant, which
win be a great burden on them.
"Owing to the small salaries paid
in the District service. q great many
students are accepting positions. and
| IL the hour Is moved up to o'clock
1t will greatly inconvenience them
| with their studies"
He gives as another reason the fact
that many District employees engage
| in gardening to exc out their salaries
and that this work would be seriously
handicapped by the adoption Of the
later hours.
| The District Commissioners will
make no decision on the adoption OF
tho plan until after the plan has been
placed in operation by the War De-
partment The War Department en-
ployes will report according to the
new schedule. beginning Tuesday.
1t Is considered likely that the plan
will be universally adopted In the
Government departments.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
CONGRESS HITS.
'D.C.WAGEBODY
Commission on Minimum Pay
Crippled by Failure to Secure
Appropriation.

Congress has moved TO cripple the
Minimum Wage Board of the District
of Columbia by Withdrawing its sup
BORT and pointing out that II II IL to
be continued. its expense will have to
be borne entirely by the District OF
Columbia.
The Legislative. Executive and
judicial Appropriation bill. which 10
now before the House, carries no APP
preparation for the board.
Attacking the board on the moor OF
the House yesterday Congressman
Wood, of Indiana, chairman OF the
committee, which drafted the bill. de-
clared that the board assumed to die
tate to business men the minimum
wage that should be pair minors and
women and thereby destroyed the
right of contract.
"We provided that the commission
and the clerical force created by the
law passed in 1918 creating a Min
imum Wage Board In the District OF
Columbia should be paid entirely out
Of the money of the District Of Co
lumbia," Mr.. Wood told the House.
II do not know how many gentle
men hero remember having voted for
that law, which provided for the es-
adjustment of board which can go
to every business man in this town
md dictate to him the minimum wage
that he shall pay to women and
minors. absolutely destroying the
right Of contract, absolutely violat-
ing the constitutional provision that
property shall not be taken without
due process of law. 1t was done, how
ever, by this Congress and Is still
In existence.
Tho employees of this boasd may
be entitled to their bonus under the
law, but we have provided that II
shall be paid out of the moneys Of the
District of Columbia"
Mr. Wood predicted that these
changes provided in the bill would
not make for the popularity OF men,
bers OF Congress. adding that 81
know that when you take away
things which are being enjoyed by
others you do not add to your pop.
ularity, but I believe at least we will
receive the sympathy of q tax-suffer
ing public in our attempt to save
them q few million dollars"
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
TO VISIT MT. VERNON.

Members OF George Washington
Post No. /. American Legion. will
hold services at Mount Vernon. the
home of George Washington, in honor
of whom the post was named. The
party will form at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning at the office of the COM
mander, Mr.. McRae, Room 800, 734
Fifteenth street northwest. The ar
rangements will be in charge OF Com
mander McRae and T. Murphy. r.
Winton, Ed. Sloan and Steve F. Till
man.
All members of the American LAgion
and all former service men arc in
vited to meet with the post and go
to Mount Vernon in a body.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
NIGHT SCHOOLS GET
$4,000 UNDER BILL

Under the second deficiency sppro-
priation bill passed by the Senate
tho night schools Of washing
ton will receive $4,000. fol-
lowing a plea by Senator Harrison OF
Mississippi for more liberal treatment
of the public schools by Congress.
Senator Harrison declared that Con
gress should provide the schools In
the District with sufficient equipment
and a sufficient appropriation tn
pay more salaries to the teachers
The fact that increased pay was
granted last year was pointed out
by Chairman Warren, Of the Appro-
priations Committee; also that fur
ther increases are now being con-
sidered by the House.
Senator Harrison charged that the
school buildings are not properly heat
ed at all times during the winter.
This II due either to the coal short
age Senator Warren explained or to
inefficient janitor service.
The Rev DR.. Van Schaick's name
was brought up during the brief dis
cussion.
As president OF the Board Of Bdu-
cation. DR.. Van Schaick would be In
some way Responsible for the condi-
ton of the schools" said Senator
King OF Utah.
Senator Warren and others sough.
20 relieve the school board from
criticism by saying that the troubles
I'm the " Nshington schools during tne
coal shortage period we're common To-
many other cities and beyond the
control OF the school authorities.
In addition to tho school Items the
hill carr les an additional 1000, 900
for enforcement of the law proh'bits
ing liquor importatlons, As IL passed
the Senate the measure contained APP
proxlmately sS7, 900, 900, a decrease OF
about $500 csc from the House bill.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
APPROXIMATION CLASS
TO See HISTORIC SCROLL

The state Department win be
opened tonight TO about 500 stu
dents of tho AmsrtcsnixAtion School.
who will be given an opportunity
to view for the nrst time the original
document OF the historic -Dsciaration
OF Independence"
The students. who are all adults.
have been Instructed to assemble at
their school building, the old Central
High School at Seventh and o streets
northwest, this evening at T:4o. From
there they will be conducted In .
body to the State Department.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
ALL CARS IN DISTRICT
NOW HAVE AIR BRAKES

All street railway cars In the Dis
trict are now equipped with air
brakes, the Public Utilities Commits
sion announced today. The commits
sion this morning received a letter
from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company stating that the
last Of its mandrake cars had been
equipped with air brakes.
When the company was ordered
about . year ago, to replace all
hand brake equipment with air
brakes. there were $50 or more cars
affected by tho order. These cars
were all removed by Januay 80. the
letter stated. and the last air brake
equipment was installed BY Feb
ruary IA.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
TRY NEGRO ON CHARGE
OF KILLING CONTRACTOR

william Taylor. coiored. charged
with the murder of william Mckee
Bentzsil. october IL last. was placed
on trial today before . jury In Grim
nal Court. No. 2 Justice Stafford. pre-
siding. The accused IL indicted for
nrst degree murder II being alleged
that he struck Bentxeii over the head
with an iron bar.
Investigations showed that the col
ored man had q quarrel with Bent
xell. who conducted q contractors
firm. In the rear Of 1886 b street
southeast. over the use OF truck.
The Government II represented by
Assistant District Attorney Paul
Cromelin.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

TIE fun sext q tAe Asw Dsstzsss Of Co
iumbis Rent Law, with explanatory
notes BY the Real Estate Editor Of Ihs
Times. has been printed In convenient
booklet form. A free copy 10 yours for
inxton Times
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
WOULD REORGANIzE FRATS.

Albert 8. Bard. OF New York. presi-
dent OF the Chi Psi Fraternity. en-
phasized the Importance of re-estab-
fishing strong fraternity orsaniza-
lions In colleges that were disor-
ganized during tho war. at a banquet
of the fraternity at the University
Club last night.
Educational influence of college fra
ternities and work accomplished In
this direction was the subject OF dis
cussion by all the speakers.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
LEAP YEAR CIRLIES,
HERE'SACHANCE

Here's q ready-made chance.
girls.
Colonel Knoll, Dan Cupi6s
intermediary at the Court
House, today received the fol-
lowing letter, and he asked that
it be given the widest possible
publicity, intending thereby TO
help a good cause. The letter Is
from Salem, s. c.. and is dated
February Is. 1t says:
Matrimonial Bureau. WASH
ington. Gentlemen: Please pub
lish my name on your list as
advertised. ! would like to hear
from ladies wishing to marry.
I am q widower. Yours respect
fully, James Crombia, Walhalla.
S. c., r. +. d. !, Box 49,"
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
MAJ. PULLMAN STILL ILL.

The condition of Major Raymond w.
Pullman, superintendent Of police.
who IL suffering from double pneu-
monia at his home, % Ivy street
southeast, was reported to be unim-
proved By attending physicians at
noon today.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
FIRE IN VACANT HOUSE.

Fire early this morning was dis
covered In a vacant house, 202 Balls
court northwest which resulted In
slight damage. The cause of the frs
has not been determined.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-26
You and Your Teeth An Educational Series
 By H. C. WEIDLICH N11y,obor Tluaotu4u,o
Number Twenty-two.

Every person as a rule is fore- handed enough to take steps to pre- vent any impending trouble or dan ger of any nature, provided it is pos- sible to do so. You keep the roof of your house in good repair to pre- vent it from leaking. One could fill a column reciting the many acts of mankind that are all undertaken with the one idea of preventing per- sonal discomfort, either physical or mental. There is however one big and outstanding exception to this general rule. and that is the failure on the part of so many, many persons to use preventive measures that will insure tooth health. Never has that old trite saying "an ounce of preven- ton is worth pound of cure" found better field for application that in the case of the teeth. If you prevent tooth decay you tighten life of one of its most distressing and inimical fac tors. It IS an easy matter to apply preventive treatment Come to me for regular mouth examinations and then you can have preventive treat ment applied at once if there is the slightest sign or indication of decay in any tooth. Prophylactic treatment is part of my system of dependa ble dentistry. It is a treatment that ar rests and prevents tooth decay If you value your greatest asset health-you will take a big step to- ward it's prevention by maintaining tooth health. My work is the best materials used the best, and fees reasonable.