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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
AUTO WRECKED, BUT
 NO OiaE s INJURED

PHOENIX, July P Although the automobile in which they were riding was completely wrecked after it col lided with :-eisht car on the Santa Fe crossing in Glendale last n.ght, Jce Miller and Mrs. Miller ard their 3 year old child escaped without re- ceiving scratch
 Mir Mi!;er yho is rrcprietor of the store at Cartwright. was driving his car at moderate rate of speed and did not see the train of four slow-mov- ing freight cars being shunted on a siding by switch engine until he was almost upon them. The auto mobile. after striking the car, was dragged loo feet lowa the rack and was completely demolished. Mir. aad Mrs. Miller were iid:ng m the front seat and the child was ill the rear seat.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
SAYS RECLAMATION PLANK IS BIC ITEM
 WITH DEMOCRATS

PHOENlX. July 20.-Declaring that the next president of the United Stat es has been nominated at San Fran. cisco. Carl Hayden. United States congressman from Arizona. returned today from san Francisco. where he attended the Democratic national con yentiOn.
 His chief interest however, in the convention was 10 see that an ada- qua;e reclamation plank was incor. porated in the Democratic platform. he said Concerning this feature of the platform he remarked:
 Unlike the Republican platform. which merely mentions reclamation in general terms, the Democratic plat. form specifically pledges the party to the reclamation of arid lands and the prompt development of all practic- able irrigation projects.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
INDIANS FLEE AFTER
 MEDICINE MAN SLEEPS

WINSLOW-July 22.-Panic strick- en as the result of predictions made by a medicine man of their tribe, ,3500 Navajo Indians have taken to the mountains on their reservation, 15 miles north of here and cannot be in duced to return to their villages on the mesa Their flight to the noun tains with all their belongings, in- cluding large herds of sheep and goats followed the announcement by the medicine man that within a few day, two suns would rise in the east in. stead Of one. and that the day follow ing great flood would sweep over the Navajo country.
 The prediction of the medicine man followed his regaining consciousness after four day seance.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
SEEK RE.RoUTING OF
 ARMY MOTOR CONVOY
 TO EXCLUDE PHOENIX

TUCSON, July PA committee of seven members from the Tucson chamber of commerce will leave Tue. son tomorrow for Ajo to meet repre-. sentatives from the Yuma commer- cial club and the Yuma county board of supervisors. The object of the conference will be to discuss the for nation of Southern Arizona Motor association with the object of boost ing the road through Ajo. The con ference will also frame a request to change the route of the United States army motor convoy over the Bank. head national highway from the Tue. sOn-Phoenix Yuma road to the Tue. son Ajo Yuma highway.
 Secretary Grille MoPhersor, ot the Tucson chamber of commerce stated a meeting would be held at Nogales for the per ianent organization of ne Southern Arizona association and that Pima. Yuma, Cochise and Santa Cruz counties would take part in it's o-gani- zation.
 R. E. Fishburn. one of the seven members of the committee, vii, make the trip 10 Ajo by airplane.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
MARlCOPA S.... REPAIR FAMOUS
 ApACAE TRAIL

PHOENIX. July 1l.--ACtiOn to re- pair the Apache Trail. connecting Phoenix and Globe. was begun nerr today at a meeting of ,ha board oi supervisors of Maricopa eourty water users officials and civic organ.za- tions.
 Maricopa county pledged expendi. lures of s250.00o to rebuild and repair that portion of the trail lying within that county. officials of the water users association pledged s25,00o q month for two month period, the whole amount to be spent on the high. way being s3OO,O0O. Possibility of SC. curing federal aid in the sum of $500, 900 was also discussed, making a total Of s6e0,OOO
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
ONE CONVICTED OF mIsTREAT-
 ING GIRL APPEALS VERDICT

PHOENIX, July la.-Appeal was filed in the supreme court of Arizona today in the case Of Clarence Sage, convicted in the Yayapai county su. perior court on statutory charge in connection with alleged mistreatmen; of Mrs. Alvera Florence Schendel. The appeal contained a long bill Of exceptions based on assignments oi error
 Mrs. schendel. who sad she was r years old, alleged ;o have her com. plaint that she was taken from he- room in a hotel al Jerome by two po- Ice officers. who turned her over to sage and another man Sage was a special officer Of a mining company she said the police threatened to put Ter in jail with Mexican prisoners un- Jess she accompanied Sage and his companion She alleged the two took her 10 Sagss apartment. piled her with liquor and m!sireatsd her All four men were tried and convicted.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
REGISTRATION or VOTERS
 IN ARIZONA 37,7o0

PHoENIX. July 2o.-Reg!siration of voters in Arizona today showed total of 37.70O with several weeks still 10 go and santa Cruz county not included in the figures made pub. ilc today al the office of the secret. ary of state County recorders are required to make weekly reports on registration to the state secretary.
 Two years ago the total Of regis tered voters in this state was sl,000 The final rush this year is expected by state and county officials 10 car ry the 1920 total well above that or 1918.
 This years partial totals from some Of the counties follow:
 Cochise 7o56; Glia 554s; Pima is27; Pinai l7ss and Yuma 22i7.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
STOPPED SALUTE TO
 FLAG WHEN COWBOYS
 PLAYED DRAM POKER

PHOENIX. July 22.--Follow;ng an investigation of reports that open gambling was going on at Aguila, Ari- zona, Sheriff John Montgomery of Maricopa county today announced that while cowboys on the range might have played poker, there was no evidence that the town was be. ing run on the wide-open plan.'
 He said he had sent deputies to Aguila three times to look into the situation there.
 Mrs. Veronica Wood, school teacher at Aguila, had complained that the anti.gambling laws were being fla. grantly violated. that gambling was in progress in the homes, that cer. tain children were late to school or account of having remained late at night to watch poker games. and that because she realized the law was Iol given proper protection to four of the children of her school. she had stop ped the exercise of salu,ing the flag
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
ARIZONA eANkHEAO HIGHWAY
 SURE OF BEING FINANCED

PHOENIX, July l9.-Practically all of the mileage in Arizona of the Bankhead national highway is assur. ed of being financed except the 6o miles from Phoenix west to the Yuma county line. according to C. W. She.- ley. general field manager Of that highway. He gave F NJ. Holmquist, of the state engineers office. as his authority regarding the financing arrangements.
 Shelly was here as forerunner Of the United States army motor con yoy which. he said. had reached Memphis and was travelling westward on time. The chamber of commerce announced committe Of 2j would be appointed for and 10 arrange for and entertain the convoy when il reaches.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
ARRESTED AS VA6RANT,
 HAS 5000 IN POCKET

FL PASO. July 23.-Arrested on q charge of yagrancy and accused ot having no yisable means of support. an Arizona man "Wednesday morning gave the police a distinct shock when he calmly produced 5000 iu bills and a quantity of silver. He ex- plained that he was not working be- cause he recently had made quite bit of money and was visiting rela- tiyes here 50 as to rest up bit He was pomptly released The man was arrested with IS Mexicans taken in a police raid on city hall park.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
HARDING WIRES THANKS
 TO ARIZONA REPUBLICANS

PRESCOTT, July 19.-"Piease ex. oept my grateful thanks for your tele- gram of support of the Arizona Re nblicaIs.' senator Harding. RepEb- lican presidential! nominee, sail in a message 10 Andrew BaumeFt, secret ary of the Republican state commit tee. Senator Harding added he hop ed 10 see Arizona in the Republican column at the November election and asserted united effort would assure that result The message was .n res pones to telegram advising him Of unanimous adoption of q resolution of confidenre in the national nomi- nees by the Republihan party council here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
ARIZONA SCHOOL RECORD
 SOURCE OF COMMENT IN EAST

PHOENIX. July 22.--Arizona thiri in schools and New York thirteenth or the youngest state ten points ahead Of one of the l3 original states. has caused "stimulative discussion, according 10 chamber of commerce advises from New York. The New York American comments upon the Russsl Sage foundation report recens' ly issued. In this report New York ranks thirteenth and Arizona third. Montana is frs, and California SC. cond The title of the editorial ln the New York American reads. Two methods Of testing schools and New York fails in both" About two years ago an attack was made upon the efficiency of Arizona schools and New York methods were commendei as superior.
 Dr Leanord r. Ayers. who directed the census of the Russel Sage ionn. dation judged the schools of the coun- try on ten points
 The New York American comments: ''If pr Ayers had used as his yari- stick the proportion Of children of school age given an elementary edu. cation or more. il would have served as well as the ten-sided rule he ap- plied-in fact, Il would have served better And il would have been more disconcerting to New York pride, for it would have put the states rating down to eighteenth. Only s3.5 pupils per thousand enrolled completed the elementary courses in New Works public schools last year-fewer than one in ten. But 1t is the bes, state sfrom this standpoinD in the union, California the number was only li5.j per thousand. or . Iii. better than one n seven.
 "Our schools are sti.l top heavy and need greater devotion Of time, money and skill to the intermediate ald ele' ,nsn.ary grades h" location Of the aycglty,''
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
THINK SLAYER ON COAST
 WAS ARIZONA FiENo

PHOENIX. July 22.-Alleged simil- artiy between the murderer of Roy Trapp. a rancher of Fullerton. Calif.. with a hammer and the murder of MT. ana Mrs. Jacob Erhardt here on the night of June 6. caused Sheriff John Montgomery of Maricopa coun- ty 10 telegraph to Sheriff C. E. Jack son of Orange county. California. for finger prints of Nose Gibson, negro. Press dispatches have said Orange county officials have what they say is a confession from Gibson tha. he killed Trapp and issaulte, Mrs. Trapp
 Sheriff Mon,tcmerI acted after having rece:ved a letter from charles Wright. formerly of Phoenix but nov in business n Fullerton. WriGh. wrote that :he cr-'A2s were 50 Slmhaf in some respec.s ,I 10 be worth in. vestigation from thsi aus.e. Mir anl Mrs. Erhardt vrr,. attachs n their ,home in West Phoenix by man arm. ed with hammer and we-e so beaten on the head that they died
 Jesus Maria Barboa was arrested near Patagonia soon after the Eb- hard, murders and was brought to Phoenix. Under questioning. he ad. mi:ted according 10 officials, that he killed tue E'iard,:, Bdrbo was talk en to the state peniten,iary a, Flor ence Ariz., for safe keeping pending trial
 Since his arrest doubts as % his sanity have arisen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
LARRIEU CONVICTED OF AS
 sAulr WITH DEADLY WEAPON

TUCSON, July 23.-Tom Larrieu was convicted this morning of as- sault with a deadly weapon upon En. delicio Solano in the Whetstone cat. tie warfare. The verdict was render ed by the jury shortly after 10 o'clock after brief deliberation.
 The verdict came as a shock to Lar. leu. Only the day before while ou Congress street he offered to sell a rancher some pigs ''as soon as he got back down there"
 The rancher thought a moment.
 q guess they will be too old then,' he said.
 The sentence was imposed at 1:3o this afternoon. by arrangement Of counsel.
 The possible sentence under the statute is a term of from one to ten years in the pen.ntentiary or a fine of not more than $500, or both.
 It was the feeling in the court house today that the trial will go long way toward settling conditions in the Whetstone mountain district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
MANY POLITICIANS EXPECTED
 TO ATTEND LABOR CONVENTION

PHOENIX. July 22.--"roi essional politicians who coligh; in mixing with the crowds wherever tha- may be the deeply interes: ,a in ,Ac labor oonyen- ton 10 be held in Tucson Ja.y 2 It Is eXpectei that a large number of state office seekgrs will be On hand 10 grasp the horney hand of t1i, ' and it is AxH6cted a.sG that among the glajhan:oi will 2 number ol those who i' ,efed lh. i0in stock
 mans convention al Flagstaff end let it be known that they were for the stock interests first. last and al the time but especially at election time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
LABOR DEMANDS TO CLOSE
 MINES NEAR cANANEe

BISBEE. July lg-TAe Democrata mine al Cananea will close down at he end of this month. according to reports from that place, on account of the inability Of the company to meet the demands for increased pay made by the Mexican union labor The Cananea Consolidated Copper company, the big producer of the district, while not acceding to the de- mands of the union. will continue op- erations pending negotiations with the Mexican government. according to the reports.
 Mining companies operating ia Mexico are under a heavier expense than those operating on this side of the line on accoun; of an export tax of cents a pound on copper bullion and heavy import duty on coal and fuel oils, besides other taxes paid to the Mexican government. These con. ditions. coupled with the condition .: the copper market. are having de. pressing effect on business in the Sonora mining camp.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
Cr;iEF IMPORT
 TO U. S. FROM MEXICO

MORALES, July 19.--During the fiscal year ending June 30. 1920. the imports through the ports Of Nogales Douglas and Naco amounted to s3s, 733.552 and the exports sl3.6l6.712 The duty collected amounted to s20l 339 Among the principal articles Of import were tomatoes and other vege- tables. while the exports cOmpris ed almost eevry;hing made in the Uni.. ed States, and sold abroad. Trade has been very brisk during the year just closed and it seems 10 be grow ing every day.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
$1OOO IN DUTY COLLECTED
 FROM FRoN BRAS POTATOES

DOUGLAS, July l9.-The United States customs office here collected more than 5000 in duties from pota. toes alone during the month of July, according to C. A. Housel, deputy col lector in charge here. The potatoes were all shipped from Fronteras. and there are several more cars of spuds to be shipped here from that rich farming district.
 It Is not known how many of the potatoes have been held here for To. cal consumption. although it is be- lieyed many of the cars heve been sent elsewhere.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
MAYNEs WINS APPEAL

TUCSON. July 22-An appeal to the United States supreme court was allowed by judge Harrington. of the United States district court. yester, day. in the case of John C. Maynes against the Copper Queen Mining e. B rany for cersonal iniaries A juIy recently r. urned a verdict of se"jO to the plaintiff and the alter.
 ' for the .lsin'iff asl'ed permission [, appeal to l, supreme cpurt on a ' Ii, of error.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
PRESCOTT RAISES GAS RATES
 ON COST or FUEL OIL

PRESCOTT. Jl'v e2.-An innovation in rate making is announced by ,he Prescott gas and electric company. whose new scredule of increased rat. as on gas has been approved by the corporation commission. Gas rates are to be based on the cost of fuel oil. be ing fixed at the base rate of s2.i0 pc: 1000 cubic feet when fuel oil costs $2 80 per barrel. For every variation of IS cents in the price of oil the gas rate is to be raised or lowered cents per 1000 feet.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
TIGHTENING KNOCKS
 MAN SENSEtESS AND
KILLS" 20

FSNS SNfh
 BISBEE, July 20.-A bolt of light ening that struck Ford car Sunday night at o'clock oa the Hereford road about mile beyond Don Luis rendered Reuben Shearer unconscious for half an hour but d.d not injure the rest of Shearers family, who were in the car. or other people who were standing about.
 Shearer had stopped his car by the side of the road in the pouring rain. He said that he was reaching for the crank to start it again there was brilliant clash of Tightening and he saw a man named Black who was standing near him, fall to the ground. From the instant his hand touched the crank he knew nothing more.
 Shearer was brough, back to con. sciousness again after half an hour. IL was found that he was not seri. pusly hurt but he was badly shaken and bruised. The magneto coil on the car was burned out and i. would not run. Miles and Charles Merrill happened 10 come along in T car a; this ttne and lowed Shear CT in his car into Bls5ee
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25

TUCSON, July 23.-Tom Larrieu was sentenced to not less than five years and not more than eight by Judge Pattee, following conviction by d jury on charges of assault win dangerous weapon.
 w. S. Gilmore. attorney for the de- fendant, asked the court to make the sentence from one to ten years. This Judge Pattee refused He stated that such a sentence meant that Tar rieu would be psrdoned in one year in case of good behavior He stated the crime as shown by the evidence was such that it would be judicially impossible for Larrieu to be sentenc. ed so lightly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
POSTMASTER HELD ON
 eMsEzzLEMENT CHARGE

PHOENIX, July ls.-A. w. McCul- lom, assistant postmaster al Superior. Arizona, was being held in custody here today on a charge of embezzle ing Se64s.l2 of money order funds from the government. The complaint was filed in the United States attor- ney's office by E. D. Chance, postot- flee inspector. McCullom was arraign' ed in the United tates commissioners court at Florence, yesterday pleaded guilty, according to federal officials and was held to the next session of federal court in the sum Of $10,oo0.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
GET FEDERAL ROAD FUND

PHOENIX, July 19-Receipt Of two warrants amounting to $106,570. 2S vii lbe aplied on ederal aid road construction projects was announced by the state highway department to- day. The money will be turned over to the state auditor to reimbures the state for sums advanced for road con struction, it was stated.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
,s ,oME Mi>E CAR MAN KiLl.o

PHOENIX, July 22-Andrlan Ro- driguez a .n.lc car man, was killed in a slope of the 1850 foot level of the United Verde mine at Jerome yester- day by the fall of less than a ton of rock according to word received at the state mine inspectors office. A deputy was detailed to investigate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
Crop Progress

While the absence of rain may be temporarily damaging to stock inter ests il may be regarded as helpful to the cotton planter whose program of irrigation is not interfered with by untimely showers. Cotton plants are looking strong and of good CO., or and good progress has been made except where the combination of hot weather, high humidity and too muc1 water has caused some shedding, Ab- sence of rain has not been altogether unfavorable for the cantaloupe crop as vines are wilting and the fulies. development has been checked Dry land crops without exception are need ing rain badly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
WOMAN ARRESTED ON
 PROHIBITION CHARGE

MORALES. July 1s. Catalina Browning. a Mexican woman. was ar rested and charged with alleged vio- lation of the prohibition act. Several quarts of whiskey were found in her house when the officers searched the place. She is in the city prison Awaiting her trial.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
tNESToCk AID RANGES
IN ARIZONA

iN Ah'ACNA
 PHOENIX. July 22.-One half inch rain at Pinedale, southern Navajo county. was the largest amount re. ported to the weather bureau by way of its telegraphic stations for the past week, The general complaint is that ranges are drying badly from lack O; rain and that the water supply is dim. finishing. The water supply at Pine dale needs further replenishing as it does at Pinto. Apache county, where pumping is being resorted to; stock and ranges are reported as good in both counties, No rain has fallen in the vicinity of Prescott and very lit tie about Williams ard the Grand Canyon where the range Is showing the effect of dry weather. Cattle continue in god COL iition in the Grand Canyon section and show little change about Williams and Prescott. Show CTS in the extr.,lc north have been too light to be of any appreCiative benefit and conditions in the Nogales section are reported as being most unfavorable while at Douglas the July rainfall thus far has been the small. est in years, and the range is repor.- aI
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25

Payson-i920 calf crop reported largest in many years.
 Holbrook-Hopi oil people purchase modern plant for oil well.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25

Clifton--s50.O00 to be expended on improvement Potter Hot Springs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
OFFICIALS OF YUMA
 COUNTY APPEAL CASE

PHOENIX. July 22-The corpora ton commission is the interyenor il case filed in the supreme court oa appeal yesterday from Yuma county. The case was appealed by W r. Tim mons, county attorney. and Mel Green leaf, sheriff Of Yuma county, who were restrained by the lower cour: from carrying out the order Of the corporation commission, which refus- ed to issue a certificate of necessity and convenience to the Star Stage line.
 The company operated between Yuma, Somerton and Gadsden. ani when the commission refused to gran, the company a certificate i, charged the members with permitting its com petitor to monopolize the business and brought injunction proceedings agaist the officers of Yuma county when they attempted to carry out the order of the commission. The low-: court granted permanent injunction. Horses, work class A l5l l5,675.Oo Horses, work, class E,
 1,i63 sl,5o5.O9 Horses, saddle, 2.2si .......... lO4,s25.Oo Horses, stallions. i2 .......... 4,s000a Mules, class A, I3s ............ lt475.o9 Mules, class B. 6s0 .....-.... 39.050.09 Asses, 1S0 ..-................--.......-. 925.0Q Jacks : .-.....................-..------- i.l0O90 Cattle, range. 1O7,574 ..--.3.2i4.6so.OJ Cattle. steers, ? yrs and
 up. 3,647 ........................... 121,650.0o Cattle. beef or feeders.
 224 lO,4ZOOt Cattle, milch COWS. 1,s4S..- lli,sso.oo Cattle, bulls. 2.70s .....-........ 1S7,2i5.o1 Sheep, 20,6s5 ........-.-....-...--... 166,lS0.00 Sheep, bucks, 276 -..-....--...... 4140.9) Goats, common, 22.oo1 .-. sS,oiO.0O Swine, 1,6sS .--.......-...-.....-.-... 19,l50.0o All other property .-..-.-.-.-1 1,525,0s5.os Total valuation ......sl76,370,67317 Total exemptions .--...---. 1.2s4,s14!oo Total Valuation .........lsi7s,o75,sss.t7