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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
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FOR RUNNING MIXED TRAIN
ACCORDING PAPERS FILED

DOUGLAS. May Charging VIC
iation OF the law providing for full
train crews. papers in an action by
the state against the FL Paso &
Southwestern railroad, were served
this afternoon upon Agent Christian
OF that company by Deputy Sheriff
Sam Boucher.
The allegation is made that there
was violation OF the law throughout
the entire month Of March. A mixed
local train OF. or here is said to have
been short a flagman during the
month. For each offense there is a
penalty OF 800. A total judgment in
amount OF $4,000 is asked for by the
state
The papers served on the railroad
came through the sheriff's office at
Tombstone and the case will be heard
by the county attorney.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
WEEK OF TRACKING
LEADS TO ARREST OF
MEXICAN FUGITIVE

PHOENIX, May Worn out and
asleep near a water hole with his
horse grazing nearby. Pedro Wyarra.
the Mexican ranch hand who shot
Jose Razezo in the mouth last Sun
day, April &c, on the Cook and Lai,.
ranch near Glendale. because Razezo
would not pay him ten dollars he
owed him. was captured Saturday
afternoon near Welton, after a weeks
pursuit by Deputy Sheriff Jim Trout
man and Sterling Price. brother OF
Deputy Sheriff r. NJ. Price.
Deputy Sheriff Troutman had hir-
ed Yaqui Indian to trail down the
fugitive and when Wyarra was
found asleep it was the Yaqui Indian
who crept up TO the sleeping man
stealthily and removed his revolver
When the fugitive opened his eyes.
although he made a grab for his gun
he was looking into the muzzles Of
two reyolvers, one Of which was his
own. IN the hands of the Indian.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR MAY
PASS ON VALIDITY OF MINING
CLAIMS. RULES SUPREME COURT

The L. s. Supreme court, in an
opinion by Justice Van Devanter, in
the case o; Ralph H. Cameron ct al,
appellants VS.. the United States. on
appeal from the L. s. circuit, sustains
the decision OF the lower court which
decided in favor CT the government
in the suit brought to enjoin Gamer
on and others from occupying, using
for business purposes, asserting any
right to or interfering with the pub
lie use Of tract of land in Arizona
approximately 1900 feet long and 600
feet wide whichsCameron claimed as
lode mining claim, and to require
Cameron and others to remove there
from certain buildings. filth and re-
use placed thereon in the course o.
its use by them as livery stable site
and otherwise.
The opinion is OF interest to mir
ers in that the court uphelds the
right of the Interior Department to
pass upon the validity of mining
claims.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
ENTERS DEMURRER
IN LIBEL ACTION

PHOENIX. May 3.-John o. Dun
bar. publisher OF Dunbar's Weekly,
yesterday withdrew his plea OF not
guilty in the case o. the state against
him charging criminal libel. in order
that he nigh; file a demurrer. The
complaining witness is P. R Mines,
secretary of Governor Thomas E
Campbell. The complaint is based
on an article published in Dunbar's
Weekly under date of May 81. 1919.
Mr.. Dunbar in his demurrer filed
yesterday alleges the facts contained
in the article are not sufficient to
bring charge OF criminal libel and
says the article does not constitute
libel against Mr.. Mines. Judge Stan
ford has not set date yet for the
hearing OF Mr.. Dunbar's petition
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
RESTAURANT MEN
OF TUCSON MAKE
APPEAL TO PUBLIC

TUCSON. May Alive OF the
citys largest restaurants are being
picketed The restaurants have re-
Piled by advertising: If the restau-
rant patrons OF Tucson are willing to
foot the bill and accept materially in
creased prices. they will signify
their wishes by falling to pa;ronize
our houses. II they feel that they
are now paying all they can afford
to pay and that the position OF the
restaurant men is right, they will
scott at pickets and continue their
patronage
The public must foo; the bill; the
public should be the tribunal before
whom the case should be tried. We
have been hard pressed for many
months to make both ends meet and
still not raise our prices. We feel
that our employees are fairly treated
In the matter OF hours and pay. They
feel otherwise. We know We can
obtain competent employees for the
wages we are now paying and do not
propose to raise wages TO incompe-
tents and be accordingly compelled
to raise prices Of eatables.'
The demands call for So and
board for dishwashers and SC and
board for head cooks, for eight hours
The agreement to last six months
only. One restaurant man stated the
effect would be to throw the trade
TO the Chinese restaurants. Another
has sold his place Of business. The
town. is strongly unionized. espec.-
ally in the railroad shops and ser.
vice.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
Ex-SEcRETARY LANE
TELLS OF SOUTHWEST
IN ARIZONA MAGAZINE

Franklin X Lane. formerly United
States secretary OF the interior will
have a foreword in the coming is
sue OF Arizona Magazine. The fore
word is a prelude TO the feature ar
ticle on the League of the Southwest
and is a strong appeal to the south
west TO rise and take what belongs
70 il.
The foreword contains a prophecy
Of cities. farms. mines. railroads. fac
tories and economic development in
Arizona and the southwest beyond
dreams. in so few years from now
that one appreciates it is pressing on
our doors.
Milton Coivin who 10 directing the
Arizona Magazine. states: 4 con.
slider Franklin X Lane America
greatest economist and her greatest
man. Only tine fac, that he was born
in Canada prociudes him from the
presidency. He was one OF the first
men in America 10 espouse the har.
Messing OF the Colorado river and
other Arizona and southwest projects
now being talked OF. IL was because
he thought he would be q greater
power for these things -out os the
cabinet than in that is given as one
reason for his resignation. His in
fluence al present is one u the
strongest forces behind ths League OF
the Southwest"
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
OF ARIZONA
PROBE HEAlTH IN STATE

PHOENIX, May Phoenix is be-
ing combed by a corps of 100 voiun-
teer Investigators. especially TO find
thu real conditions in the community
concerning tuberculosis.
TIL searchers are under the direc-
ton OF T. c. Cuvellier Special at
tent;on will. be paid to the restad-
rants and lodging houses and the tu-
bercular hospital camps in the OUT.
skirts. bake shops. soda fountains,
pool rooms and other gathering
places. and then there will be ex-
pansion into the diaries and all out.
side places from which comes any
part OF the ci;y's food supply. Con-
sideration will be given the ranch
bunk houses and general housing on
the farms.
Relative few consumptive cases
are known in Phoenix of the sort
that is manifest, most of the suffer
ers going cut to sanatoriums that
have been provided for them or TO
camps OF their own. Statistics COL
lectej show nearly 1000 deaths a
year from tuberculosis in Arizona.
most of the cases coming from out.
side the state.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
CHECKS SALES or
LAND OF STATES

PHOENIX, May "A list OF OWL
ers of land sold by the state is being
prepared by the state tax commits
sion, it was stated by the commits
sion today. The list will be trans
mitted to the assessors OF the various
counties in which the land is located
and will be for the purpose Of afford
ing a check on the rolls, IT was said.
The number of sales up to April !.
was 2s,oS3. the commission states,
Yuma county leading. No sales of
land in ella, Mohave or Coconino
counties we're reported. The states
list is expected by the commission
10 aid the county assessors in ascer.
tanning whether all lands have beel
assessed. with a view of ultimately
placing the properties on the assess
ment rolls
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
DOS CAeEZAS MINES
PRODUCING AGAIN

In the Dos Cabezas mining distric.
In the Chiricahuas. 10 miles south
east OF Wilcox. a number OF mining
enterprises are underway and one
man in Wilcox, well acquainted in
that district, declared that there il
more mining activity there now than
ever before in the history OF the dis
trict.
The Central Copper company. or
gained last year. has taken a LEASE
on the Mascot property and recent
development work has opened new
ore bodies which are very encouras-
ing. ]. ". Prout is general manager
of the Central and is working a good
force OF miners and the intention il
to build a reducing plant for the
treatment OF the large bodies or ore.
known to be available on both tho
Mascot properties and those of the
Central company
At the Gid Prince mine, where A.
.. Welty is in charge. 3OO-ton con
:entrating mill is being constructed
Tor the treatment of large bodies OF
ore which have been developed dur
ing three years of development OF
this property. This company has
produced considerable ore in the past
and a small mill has been operated.
being leased from another neighbor-
ing company.
The Davies property is operating =
small mill and getting good results
This property belongs to Mrs. Noble
who has owned ii for 80 years and
now it seems she is soon TO realize
something worth while from it. c. F.
Fryant Is in charge OF the property.
At the Leroy property, W. l.
Crawford and Frank Peterson are
now installing oil tanks. preparatory
to bringing in development machin-
cry plant
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
MARROW ESCAPE
HAD BY GIRLS


HSBEE, May 4.-Seven young lad
les of the Loret,o AcaGemy and the
'iriver Of a Buick car hurled with
The car from a culyert on the high.
way about five miles this side of
Tombstone Friday afternoon. the car
landing on all wheels some thirty
feet beyond the end of the culvert
The angle of the cars alightins
broke down both wheels on the
right side. No one in the car suf-
fered apparently even from shock.
The front and rear wheel OF the car
on the right side were in the air AMI
the wheels on the left side riding
the curb OF the culvert from midway
of the latter, the car being thus sus-
pended in mid air more than fifty
feet. None who viewed the scene OF
the accident later were able TO un-
-derstand how the car escaped over
turning and injuring or killing lis
passengers. The poise with which
the latter went through the ordeal
and bore themselves after scramble
ing from the wrecked car was little
less than remarkable Father Mandin
and Sisters Of I>oretto Academy fol-
lowing the first car came up to the
wreck very soon after its occurrancs
and took charge OF the situation. send
ing back to the city for another car
with which the trip was continued to
picnic grounds and a moonlight sup
per near Fairbank. as had been plan
ned on leaving the Academy for a
half holiday in the open. The acct
dent occurred on a curve and was
due TO the driver miscaiculating the
shortness of the turn.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
CLUB
TAKES ROAD NEEDS
TO COUNTY BOARD

BISBEE, May 5.-The need for
roads from the High Lonesome road
to the Taylor bridge and from Fores:
station to the Double Adobe, was
discussed yesterday az a meeting be-
tween the directors OF the CONNER
cial club and Charles Roberts and
|. c. E. Adams OF the board OF su-
pervisors. Both Roberts and Adams
agreed with the members of the Com
merciaI club that the matter of max
ing these roads passable is of the
greatest importance, bu; said that il
will he impossible 10 do anything
about it until after July when the
next Appropriation becomes available.
The Importance OF making passable
roads here lies in the fact that with
out such roads many farmers in that
section Of the Sulphur Springs val
ley are without any means whereby
they may trave, to Bisbee 10 market
their produce. There is 4 road from
Forest Ranch to the Double Adob.
but it Is in such bad shape that it is
almost impossible With good roads
at the points mentioned ranchers o.
the section could easily reach Forest
Ranch and come from there to Bis
1t was only requested that the roads
be made disable
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
NIT SIMS TO BE cAN0i-
DATE FoR GOVERNOR

PHOENIX. May 4.-Mit Sims. Sec
rotary Of the state. has announced
his candidacy for the office OF gov
ernor of Arizona, subject TO the re-
suits of the democratic primary cleo
ton. The announcement was made
last night. following a meeting OF
democratic leaders OF Phoenix AMI
several county workers last Satu:-
day Mr.. Sims said last night that
formal statement outlining the
platform upon which he will base his
gubernatorial race would be made
within a few days.
Mr.. Sims is Al years old He
came to Arizona from Alabama %
years ago as manager OF the dry
goods department of the Arizona Cop
per company at Clifton. He became
a public office holder in this state in
1907 when he was elected county re-
corder Of Graham county. This Of
flee he held for three consecutive
terms He was also a member Of
The constitutional convention.
Elected state treasurer in 1914. he
served in that office during 1915 and
1916. He was elected to his present
office OF secretary Of state in 1918
and is now serving his first term.
In addition 20 looking after pub
lie interests during his service in
various state and county offices. Mr.
Sims has devoted considerable time
TO practical stock raising and farm
ing on his ranch in Graham county
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
DISCUSS MEANS TO GET
LAND FOR WAR VETERANS

PHOENIX, May Ways and
means of obtaining for war veterans
land aft to live on" were discussed
at m9ting Of the local American
Legion post last night. Il was de-
cided that at a meeting C.. the post
next Wednesday night 4 committee
would be appointed to draft plaa OF
action regarding the obtaining grant
Of land thrown open in Arizona for
colonization by former service men.
Most Of the land thrown open in Ari-
IONA by the government with prefer
entail rights 20 war veterans, is not
Immediately available for cultivation
former soldiers declared at last
nights meeting.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
MExicANS SHOT THROUGH
HEADS IN MEscAL PARTY

BlSBEE. May with bullet
wounds through the head. two Mexi.
cans of Tin Town. Teodoro Granillo
ami his SON. Eutracio. are suffering
no serious inconvenience from their
wounds and Romulo Leyba is held in
Jail charged with committing an as
sault with a deadly weapon in the
small hours of Monday morning.
Peace officers of Lowell were call
ed TO Tin Town late Sunday night
by excited residents who said that
there was a riot there When they
arrived the fighting seemed TO be all
over. They noticed the two Ganillos
but they didn't seem to be hurt much
and the officers left, supposing they
had been hit with rock or similar
missile.
I Yesterday DR.. E. Darragh was
called on by the Mexicans. He dis
covered that both men had been sho,
through the head and informed the
sherifts office at Lowell. A bulle:
struck Teodoro. the elder Granillo.
squarely between the eyes, just over
the nose and passed out back OF an
ear. Sutacio. the son. was struck in
the side OF the head by bullet that
passed gu; a; the back.
Neither OF the men were suffering
seriously from their wounds yester-
day. the younger Granillo visiting DR.
Darragh at his office. The doctor
last night said ne believed that in
both cases the bullet had no, ac-
tualiy penetrated the skull but hal
been DETECTED by it and had passed
around. In the case of the father.
who was shot between the eyes. tn Z,
doctor said that IL would not be i'm
possible for a bullet TO penetrate the
head from that position without do.
ing fatal injury. The exact routes OF
the bullet could not be determined
without making a close examination
which the doctor said would not be
undertaken as long as both men are
| doing well.
The shooting was the result Of a
mescale party. according TO the Off
GERS. When they arrested Leyba Al
his home he was sound asleep in a
drunken stupor When asked yester
day il he knew that he was charged
with shooting two of his countrymel
he denied all knowledge of the az
fir.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
CLARENCE SAGE GIVEN
q LIFE TERM IN PRISON

PRESCOTT. May Clarence
Sage, convicted in the superior court
here. charged with a statutory Of.
tense on complaint of Mrs. Florence
Schendel. OF Jerome, who testified
she had been turned over to Sage ami
Others by Jsrohe policemen, was sem
fenced today to serve a prison tern
ranging from eight years to life in
orisonmen;. Sage was remanded To
Jail pending appeal on writ Of
probable cause granted by the
court. Fred Woods is now on trial
on a similar charge preferred by Mrs.
Schendel in connection with the
same alleged accident.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
WILL INSPECT NORTHERN
ARIZONA GRAZING LANDS

PHOENIX, May G.-NOrthern Ar!-
iona grazing lands which have been
reported 10 have increased in value
will be inspected by the state tax
commission when it leaves Monday
for its annual inspection OF counties
in the northern part of the state.
The commission. inspecting the GEN.
trail and southern counties. reported
general increase in assessed valua-
ton would result.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY

Harry Sealey Of Lowell has for.
mally announced his candidacy Cor
sheriff subject TO the Democratic pri-
mary elections this fall. SeaIey Is
at present a member OF the state
legislature. He has been residen.
OF the county for IL years. He makes
his residence with his family a; War.
rem but his place OF business. the
Sealey cigar stand, Is in Lowell.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
GIRL SHOOTS LOVER;
SAYS ITS ACCIDENT


MIAMI. May 3.-R. Martinez. 30
years old. owner OF . pool hall in
Mexican town, is lowering between
life and death with a bullet in his
shoulder.
Matilda Martinez, IS years old.
admits she shO, Martinez but says it
was an accident. The shooting hap
pened Tuesday afternoon near the
pool hall. which is in Wins addi-
ton south Of town.
The girl says she and Martinez
we're cleaning the gun which was
AS Colt automatic. when it was ac-
cidentlly discharged. The bulle-
entered the mans shoulder and IS
lodged near the spine. So serious
was his condition that DIR. Jordan
rushed the wounded man TO a hos
pital in Phoenix.
Other reports OF the affair differ
from that of the girls 1t is said
that the two had words and that the
girl became jealous of her lovers al
legged attentions to another pretty
senorita. This is denied by the girl.
who. az the time OF writing. had not
been arrested. Should the injured
man die an inquest would be nee
essary and arrests would follow.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
SLAYS BURGLAR;
IS ExoneRArep

PHOENIX. May "A coroner's
jury at Buckeye, Ariz.. today exoner.
ated Herbert May. who last nigh,
shot and killed an unidentified man
about 35 years old. whom he foun
ransacking his home about four miles
from Buckeye.
According 10 the story told by Nav
he and Mrs. May returned 20 their
home last night from g hunting trip
and found the man inside the house.
May said he challenged the intruder.
pointing his hunting rifle at him and
ordered him to leave the premises.
Instead, he said. the man rushed at
him with a butcher knife. He said
be backed out Of the house, still keep
ing the intruder covered with the
rifle and only shot when the latter
persisted in trying to attack hin,
with the knife.
The interior OF the house was found
to have been thoroughly ransacked
with burglary the apparent motive.
The slain man was described as abou,
S feet 7 inches tall, ragged, dirty and
unshayed. In his pocket was a
strange assortment of spools, pieces
of broken mirror, bright bits of tin
and other odds and ends, but nothing
by which to identify him. Officials
at Buckeye inclined. to the theory
that he had escaped from an insane
asylum. There is no record OF an
escape from the state hospital for
the insane here recently.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
ACCEPTS BID FOR .
oATMAN HIGHWAY

PHOENIX. May 4.-Forty days aft
er rejecting bid of $62,779 for the
construction OF twomile road from
Oatmon to Gold Roads, Arizona. the
state highway department accepted a
bid of s52.29s, saving the state &c.
is1. it was announced at the state
engineers office today. The road
will be mountainous country, making
its construction more than ordinary
expensive. The bid, however, almost
Tailed with the state highway de-
partment's estimates of its probabls
cost.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
VERDICT OF $500 TO
MINER is REVERSED ~
THE SUPREME COURT

PHOENIX, May ARRIVING at the
same eAd by slightly differen; routes
the supreme court yesterday rever5-
ed the finding OF the lower court IN
the case of Consolidated Arizona
Smelling company. appellant, against
John Egich. appellee, from Yayapa.
county. This was an action for dam
ages. the plaintiff. Egich having been
given a verde; for $500.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
LAND DEPARTMENT TO MEET

PHOENIX. May "A meeting o,
the state land department will be
held at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
in the office OF W. A. Mouer. state
land commissioner. According %
the present program nothing but rou-
tine matters will be taken up at this
time II is believed that all members
of the board including Governor
Campbell. Nit, Sims. secretary OF
state. Jesse Boyce. state auditor.
Wiley E. Jones. attorney general and
II. S. Ross. state treasurer will be
present Ben Clark deputy land COM
missioner will act as secretary. The
meeting scheduled for April 20 was
not held and the left over business
will be transacted at the May ses-
sion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
JAG JELLY" CAN'T BE
SOLD IN THIS STATE

PHOENIX. May Jelly jass are
prohibited in Arizona. Attorney Gen
eral Wiley z. Jones told the mem
beers of the w. {. 7. L.. in an ad-
dress before the state convention
held in Casa Grande. The attorney
general read an article from a Cali.
fornia newspaper of an organization
OF former wine growers TO manufac-
ture grape jelly containing sufficient
alcohol that a. spoonful dissolved in
water would make fair grade OF
wine.
such jelly could not be sold in
Arizona within the law declared the
attorney general who pointed out
that the Arizona prohibition law does
not coniine itself 10 beverages but
10 any preparations or mixtures CON
tanning alcohol
Newspaper advertisements Of ex-
tracts and certain medicinal prepare
tons were read by Mr.. Jones who
said that those high in alcoholic con-
ten. would be excluded from this
state
At the conclusion OF his talk, Mr..
Jones was given a rising vote Of
thanks.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
ARREST MIAMI POSTMASTER
ON LIQUOR CHARGE

GLOBE. Ariz., May 4.-Thomas a.
Feeney, postmaster at Miami was ar.
rested today charged with conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition
law. He was held in $500 bond be
fore United States Commissioner
Hickman for his appearance befora
the federal court Marsha! Montgom.
cry. charged with Transporting liquor
was arrested with Feeney. He va;
held in $4,000 bond.
About 80 quarts Of Canadian Club
were seized at Feeney's home.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
100 WILD ANIMALS
SLAIN DURING MARCH

PHOENIX. May "A total o.
nearly 100 mountain lions and other
predatory animals were destroyed
during the month of March by state
and federal hunters, according to a
report which has just been filed
with Ed Stephens, secretary OF the
Arizona Live Stock Sanitary board.
by W. f. Musgraves. federal in.
spector in charge OF the joint cam
raign
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-09
SERIOUS GASOLINE SHORTAGE
EXPERIENCED IN YUMA

YUMA. May 3.-The gasoline situa-
ton in Yuma is more serious than
its was at any time during the recent
strike The reason Is of course that
during the strike no shipments Of
gasoline were obtained in Yuma. ami
the supply OF gasoline which Is sup
posed to be stored at Yuma was
nearly entirely consumed. For the
past few days the service stations
and garages have been receiving on
~ 50 per cent Of the usual amour,
which they are supposed TO obtain.