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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13

Washington. u G.. May s Score
tar of AErit ulture Meredith is CON
WINGED that there is "A large orpor-
tunnE foT the department OF agricui-
t.trc 10 assi>f TIA the economic N
uuil ling Of Aiasl As one means IN
tlis md bc Is calling attention 70 the
favorable situtt.on for the establish
~ rU' Of paper IN lis in the territory,
aIsi csTerinr cas- reration by making
aNaJttbie 9at'oral forest pulpwood on
terms that will provide a satisfactory
aFC ting bass
Til, seerctar, !tIieves that the de-
vtf ntueut' - The forest and hydro
e,'r-Fic .- resources IF Alaska is
rr@cfcablc ucErs Of increasing the
>,Tr}s es If no~Sprlnt available for the
hat Safes and there eventually
5r' 5re TIE pt per shortage. no~ so
acute This raj uH8l forests Of Alaska
pr 0ahlv coU,%tr l0e 600 900 cords Of
HWrer suitable S,r Tho manufacture
rf usH SrrIu* $rd other grades ~ pa
vcI adar C-reful management
'h.- forests CT produce 100000
-o fe ~ pu|rw'rd annually for all
tss.,e or enou2h tC manufacture one
thtf # She IAN, PRODUCTS uow CON
s'u ,i ln thc I tjtcd States.
-,a Atas-1n forests according 10
Score taey Ncry| H.. also contain ihe
s"eeHd sh4ef essential af a paper
man IfaCtdrjrr industry -- wa e r
pow r. White l.. accurate survey ot
water powers has bfeu made. known
Trureft- r7Ne possible development
u( 1HN0el f.1stpower and the de-
paf:rfcut estimates that n complete
e&s'.~ati0r # tha rational forests IN
southern Alaska win increase their
r., ertia1 lover t. a quarter Of 4
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13

Rice Va May 72,-Juntus Farley.
@f iEioe 4led 4n sir.r,~ hospital 4&ich~
lnena, $4-. Monday evening Ills
body was brought ty Rice and laid
away IN the famliy buryiug ground
~ Dds hoft4e, Mi Farley had been in
the hospital about ten days He
feaNea 8 wife ana six children. Claude
Farley, Naperly Farley H~rbfA- Far
lew. Mrs. Robert Garnett, Mrs Wash
Nheaaer snd Mrs. Bert Sonthal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13

Disorders which originate In
the blood can he reached only
through the blood. and no
amount OF local treatment ap-
piled to the surface can be cx-
pected to do any real good.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13

The recognized blood purifier.
and tonic Ii :. y. y. which has
been used for more than fifty
years. and IL today, more pop
.r than ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-10

.-High-grad 0eorgette
BIouses, only one of kind, in
brown, taupe, navy, burgundy,
white and flesh. A good as
sortment of sizes. These are
worth from sos
to $780, spe- &12Q5
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
PHOENIX MAN APPOINTED SPECIAL AID TO U. s.
 ATTORNEY GENERAL

PHOENIX. May 16.- Oliver P. Morton Of Phoenix today received ap- pointment as special assistant to the attorney general of the. United States. Mir. Morton said the appointment was accompanied by a letter from Attor- ney General A. Mitchell Palmer, as whose assistant Mir Morton will rep resent the attorney general in litiga- ton involving the reclamation service pending in the federal courts of Ari- zona and California. Among these cases. MT. Morton said, are an adju. dication of the water rights on one of the tributaries of the Sacramento river in northern California involv- ing nearly 1000 parties and the ap- peal of the Yuma County Water Ps- CTS association from the decision of United States Judge w. H. Sawtells Of Arizona in a suit for a reduction of 5000 900 in the Yuma project charges.
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PAGE THREE
SAY CEMENT RATES EXCESSIVE, FILE SUITS
 AGAINST RAILROADS

PHOENIX. May 20. - Charging that the rates for transporting ce- ment from southern California aui Ell Paso to points in this state ara unjustly unreasonably excessive. ,hs state. county and city. have institut- ed action through the state corpora. tion commission against the South ern Pacific. Sana Fe. Arizona East. ern and Fl Paso and Southwestern railroads in a complaint which will be filed with the interstate com- merce commission. The plaintiffs named in the complaint are the state of Arizona, the corporation commis- sion. county of Maricopa, city ot Phoenix and the traffic bureau os the chamber of commerce asking for a general revision of the rates.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
CEMENT FREIGHT RATE
 TO BE SUBJECT TO
 WHOLESALE ATTACK

PHOENIX. May 19.-A general and vigorous attack on the high freight rates maintained by the rail. roads on cement is to be made by state. county and city officials here. and as the first step the interstate commerce commission has been asked to conduct a hearing 10 deter mine the reasonableness or other wise of the existing rates.
 The corporation commission ti now preparing an application which will include the state of Arizona. ths corporation commission. the county of Maricopa. the city of Phoenix. and the traffic bureau of the Phoenix chamber of commerce. The complaint will be lodged against the Southern Pacific, Arizona Eastern, Santa Fe. and Fl Paso and Southwestern rail- roads. attacking the rates on ths grounds that they are discriminatory and. for the most part, excessive.
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ATTEMPT TO BURN
 MIAMI SCHOOL IS
 FRUSTRATED ev DEPUTY

MIAMI, May 19.-Through the happy combination of chance and the prompt action of Deputy Sheriff Vii. son, a deliberate attempt to burn the Miami Central school building aSt- urday night was frustrated. The fire. bug succeeded in making his escape but the authorities are in the poses sion of clues which may bring about his arrest
 The attempt at arson was discov- cred when two small Mexican youths informed the deputy that someone was prowling about the interior of the building. using a flash light. The officer at once secured assistance and proceeded to throw cordon about the school hoping to trap the intruder.
 Finding no means Of entering the building, the lock was broken from the front door, and thorough search made by Officers Wilson and Hard wick while a watch was maintained on the outside by men who had been pressed into service In the course of the search a broken window was found indicating the manner in which entrance had been gained by the prowler
 The search narrowed down to one small closet in the center of the building used as a storeroom for books and supplies Opening the door the officers found a quantity of kindling and shavings had been neat. ly arranged in the center of the room. In the midst of the kindling stood a flickering candle which ha l burned almost to the point where i, would have ignited the material placed there for that purpose.
 A check was made this morning O. the supplies and personal belongings of the instructors which were in the building at the time None of these had been molested.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
AsHURsr PROMISES AID

PHOENIX. May 20. Governor Campbell today received from Sena- tor Ashurst assurance that the Ar zona senator would use every eftor- to secure an appropriation for fur ther investigation of the Boulder canyon damsite." As governor of ths state and president of the League 0. the Southwest, Governor Campbell had communicated with Senator Ashurst, he said, in the interest ot securing $50,O00 for damsite inves.;- gation. He said he considered the dam necessary to the success Of the Colorado river basin reclamation pro- ject.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
LOCAL BOYS STRIP CRASHED AIRPLANE
 OF VARIOUS PARTS

MORALES, May 19-Members of the local police department and army intelligence have been busy for the past two days collecting various parts of an army airplane which re- gently crashed on the local flying field and which was stripped by a party of Nogales youths.
 It is said that parts taken from the plans by the souvenir hunting youths are valued at $25OO. One local boy interested in the wireless telegraphy had stripped the wireless outfit from the plane while a student of engineering brought forth the generator of the engine from the eel lar of his parents home.
 Many of the parents of boys who brought home parts of the airplanc which they received from a soldier" have notified the army officials of the fact that they have the souvenirs and are returning the parts to the local flying field.
 IL is said that a kindly soldier in- vited the boys to help themselves to the airplane which they promptly did As all those having parts of the air plane returned them to the govern ment when requested and the affair seems to be a practical joke perpe- trated by a soldier, lis said that no arrests will be made.
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JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF

In the Superior court this morning the case of Wm. Cowan vs. J. s. Kelly and wife. involving a controversy ov- CT a note in which the plaintiff sued for a judgment of $1O,93O.50 was tried before a jury which rendered a yer. dict in favor of the plaintiff after a few minutes of deliberation.
 Attorney J. T. Kingsbury. Of Tomb. stone represented the plaintiff. while Doan & Doan. of Douglas, were en- gagged by the defense However. neither the defendants, nor their at torneys appeared in court today. bug the case proceeded with the above result.
 The following list Of veniremen who reported for jury duty this morn. ing:
 Geo. R. Hall. J. F. Finnicum. of  Paradise; Daniel G. Kelsey. o; Bowie; Paul Lichtenberger. of San Simon: S. s. Black, W. W. Whaley. c. J. Wolf. Adam Marter. R. M. Gun. derson, Chas. Maddern. Wm. Hughes and Jas A. Durkin of Bisbee: Wm. TT lory and H. J. Campbell Of Lowell; J. E.. Conley and W. D. Evans Of Warren; s. A. Gibson of Hereford; ; e. NJ. Gray, Pete McCul!ar, Albert Stacey. Geo Van Sicklen. l.. S Huish of Douglas; Chester J. Jen Of White water and w. H. Taylor of Pirtle. vile.
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2 hINpUs ARE ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER CHARGE

PHOEN1X. May e0-Harnam Singh and Mahr Singh. Hindu farmers iv- ing near Chandler, Ariz. were fount not guilty this evening on a charge of the murder of Ruben Cervan,es. aged r., who disappeared April ls. 1919. A jury in the superior court returned the verdict after delibera- tion of one hour and 10 minutes.
 Cervantes, who made his home with the Hindus. was said to have sold a ranch for s1O,O00 shortly be. fore his disappearance. Bones. pieces of cloth and a ring were found buried in an irrigation ditch near the home of the Singhs. The cloth was declared by states witnesses to have been part of Cervantes' clothes and they identified the ring as his. Other bones were found on the desert near Chandler.
 Neighbors of the Hindus testified to having heard sounds of a struggle in the darkened house on the nigh, of April 19. The defense, however. introduced medical testimony 10 dis credit the states attempted identi- fication of the remains as those O. Cervantes. One physician testified that the skull was that Of man no: less than 25 years old and said the bones indicated death had occurred not less than two years previously
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VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC
 TROUBLE IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX, May eo.-rnder the new railroad act, the interstate com merce commission is sending re- quests to the various state bodies asking their cooperation and urging the furnishing of information rela- tive to all things that adversely ef- feet the operation of the roads, such as car shortage. lapor troubles and traffic congestion which is usually q result of enc of these other causes.
 A telegram was received yester- daf by the state corporation commis- sion asking for frequetn reports con corning these matters. There is no: much that Arizona can contribute, for it has very little trouble Of this kind though it is a sufferer from derange. ments elsewhere. For instance, thers is a record of a shipment of sugar sent from San Francisco to Phoenix on May 5. IL should have been brought to Phoenix in five days, but it was not until May r that it arriv- ed. It Is found :ha;;he congestion occurs in the railroad centers, Los Angeles being a troublesome spot to pass.
 Much freight from the east is de- layed in consequence Of freight con gestion or car shortage. There is no shortage of cars here except stock cars, so that the only exports from livestockmen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
COUNCIL REFUSES TO CLOSE
 STREET FOR TRoTTER REVIVAL

TUCSON, May 19.-Request for the roping off of part of Fifth avenue during a three weeks revival meet ing of Mel Trotter and his associates was refused last night by the city council. The request was presented by the ministerial association of the diately moved that it be denied. City Attorney Fritz Bernard, called upon for advice as to the legality of rop- ing off city streets, declared that the property owners and residents along the thoroughfare would be illegally restricted in the use of the streets.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
MOTHER AND BABE SUFFER SEVERE INJURIES
 WHEN HOME BURNS

MIAMI, May 15.-Awakened by the roar and crackle of flames. Mir. and Mrs David H. Aldrich. of Globe. found their home a seething mass of flames. shortly before o'clock this morning. In making their escape from the doomed house. Mrs. Aldrich and baby were severely burned when a tongue of flame shot out and licked the garments worn by the mother
 The house with its contents was totally destroyed. The fire was not discovered until the entire structure was in flames and it was with diff cul.y the Aldrich baby was rescued When Mrs. Aldrich discovered the fire she immediately dashed into an adjoining room where the child lay asleep.
 Swathing the infant in her own garments she ran out of the flaming house. As she passed through the door she vas enveloped in a sheet Of fire for a moment. The mother stag gered out with her face and arms painfully burned. and her hair sing ed of. The child. due to the cloth ing wrapped about it escaped with minor but painful burns about the head
 A record run by the fire depart. meu;. brought the firemen to the scene. but a few minutes later. Find ing they had been summoned too late 70 save the structure, the firemen rendered first aid to the two victims and succeeded in obtaining prompt medical attention for Mrs. Aldrich, who was suffering intensely from her injuries She was removed to the home of a neighbor and attended by Drs. Horst and Wightman.
 The total property loss is estima;- ed a, about $l.S00 This is partially covered by insurance, the house and furniture being protected to the ex- tent Of $500.
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TO SAN FRANCISCO

PHOENIX, May 20.-F 4. Jones, member of the corporation conmis- sion. will leave Saturday for Sad Francisco where he will attend . hearing of the interstate commerce commission or graded transcontinen- tai rates Mir Jones will offer test;- mony and exhibits to present the rel ative conditions in Arizona The hear ing which is scheduled for Monday the commission being in session three days on the matter.
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WOULD CHANGE TIME OF CONVOY OVER HIGHWAY;
 SUMMER NOT SUITABLE

r TUCSON. May 20.-Efforts to have the Bankhead National High way motor convoy change the time of its journey are being made by Stanley Kilt. local director of the Bankhead association. MT. Kilt be- lieyes that the trip over the high way during July and August would be one Of positive hardship as the highway is strictly a nine months route. The present schedule calls for the convoy 70 leave the east June 1 and will arrive at its destina ton September IT.
 Mir. Kit states that the Bankhead route will never be popular during the three summer months although it is the ideal route for winter travel to California. He suggested in a let. ter to J. C. Keating. vice-presiden. for Arizona. that the matter be taken ID so that the date of the start can be changed to September.
 C. H. Lester. pilot Of the convoy, has written to Mayor Parker regard ing the condition Of the road. The trip will be made via Ajo. Mayor Parker will inform Mir Lester that the road via Indian Oasis to Ajo is fair but that the Covered Wells route would be best in wet weather.
 Lieutenant Colonel John Franklin will command the convoy. It will te composed of g officers. lS0 men and 20 distinguished guests. The con. voy will consist Of about 50 trucks ard automobiles. l. will arrive in Tucson during August.
 J. A. Rountres, director general of the Bankhead association is arrarg ing the details 0: the journey He will also accompany the convoy on .:s tour.
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YUMA-AJO ROAD STARTED
 TO CONNECT COUNTY ROAD

YUMA. May 20.-There are smiles
 upon the faces ot road boosters in
 Yuma, for at last the actual con- struction O. the Yuma-Ajo road has
 been started. During the past week rock was laid on the road from the county quarry or the Mesa eastward. However. no great stretch of road was made. For many years the people of this community have been looking forward to the time when the road from Yuma to Tucson or Phoenix would be commenced. The actual construction of the road was held up for some time because of the gasoline shortage, but It is not thought al the present time that there will be a gasoline shortage in Yuma. and that. the road construc. tion can continue uninterrupted. The road from the Mesa quarry runs in straight line east It will leave the Mesa al the mountains near BlaisdeIl where it will connect up with the county rock road which was built some years ago from Blaisdell to Wellton Many moro weeks will not pass before it will be possible for sightseers to take the Tucson road from Yuma far out on the mesa and next winter it is
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED TODAY

A quiet wedding was held at the home of Mrs. Helen McClelland when her daughter Miss Marion and Mir. Dowell Kohl were united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
 After a courtship of over a year, MT. Kohl becoming impatient though, it twas time" especially after receiv- ing a business telegram this morn ing to come at once"
 Only the members of the imme- diate family and few freinds were present, Mrs. w. H. Mars and Kathe- len McClelland acting as witnesses, the Rev. Stark performing the cere- mony.
 Miss Marion is the gifted daughter of Mrs. Helen McClelland. She has lived in Tombstone for a number o; years, and attended the local gram mar and high schools. During this time she has made many friends among the younger set.
 MT. Kohl has been connected with the local Cochise Courty State Bank for the past two years as assistan, cashier under Mir. Coplen and has recently been appointed to the Riggz Bank at Wilcox.
 Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for Benson by ma. chine where they win leave for Tue. son remaining there over night to visit Miss Matia McClelland. siste. of the bride. From there they will continue on to Phoenix to vis!: re!a lives of the groom, then on to Los Angeles and other coast points.
 The Kohis win make their future home in Willeox.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
ATTORNEY ASKS FOR
 DISMISSAL OF CASE

PHOENIX. May 1S.-Presentation Of the states evidence in the trial Of Pete Martin and H. $. Greval. Hindus. charged with the murder Of Reuben cervantes, was concluded Saturday morning and with the re- sumption of proceedings Monday the defense win present its evidence 10 the jury.
 During the trial Saturday Attorney Purdy Bullard. defending the accused men, made a motion to dismiss the case on the ground of lack os evi. dence. contending that there was nc motive for the crime and that the prosecution had failed to prove tha; the bones used as evidence in the case were those of Cervantes. He declared that it must be shown that wounds were inflicted in the body or the head or that positive proof De advanced that the body was destroy. ed. and claimed that there were no evidence on the bones of violence or on the skull presented in court.
 The motion of the defense was talk. -en under advisement by the cour; and
  days session opens.
 ' The jury went out Saturday. under supervision of Sheriff Montgomery and two bailiffs. to view the Martin premises near Chandler. They were expected 10 return late Saturday aft ernoon.
 The case will be resumed Monday
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TO KEEP DOWN PRICE OF SILVER DISCUSSED
 ev WESTERN MEN TODAY

WASHINGTON, May l5.-Declin, in silver prices and possibility tha: there is a combine to keep down the selling figure of American produced metal was discovered in the Senate by western members today.
 Producers should know that the United States government is ready to buy all American produced silver at s1.o0 an ounce" said Senator Pitt man of Nevada. pointing out that current quotations were below that price.
 ''I have been 70 the Treasury De- partment and they are preparing a certificate for producers to use. We melted three hundred million dollars during the war for silver supply and the government. under the terms of law. will replace that al S1.o0 ar ounce. even though Mexican and oth- CT silfer should go to 5o cents an ounce.' said Pittman.
 There has been a remarkable fall in silver. am told. due to the fact that Germany and France are melt ing silver currency because of the exchange situation" said the sena. tor.
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PRESCOTT SCHOOL
 BOND ELECTION IS
 FOUGHT IN COUR'

PHOENIX. May 20.-Can a school board call bond election for the purpose of making additions to ex- isting buildings when the law does not specifically mention this parti- cuIar use Of funds Judge Daniel E. Parks of Prescott says it can't be done legally and he has gone into the supreme court of Arizona to prove his point.
 The case :s that Of Parks against the school board District No. and the county supervisors. A demurrer 10 the complaint was sustained and Parks has appealed on that point.
 According 10 rhe complaint the school board advertised a bond cleo ton for the purpose of raising funds with which 10 cree; an addition to the manual arts building and addi-  tional rooms Tor the Washington school.
 This is alleged 70 have been ille- gal procedure in that the state law says that school bonds may be voted only for the purpose oi raising money for purchasing or leasing school lots, Tor liquidatiny indebtedness already incurred and for building school houses and supplying the same with furniture and apparatus and improv- ing the grounds Not a word is said about building additions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
CALLED SLAYER
 OF eAeY; SUES

LOS ANGELES. May 1.-The startling charge that Mrs. Lillian B'tner. separated from her husband. H. R Bitner. transfer man. had given birth to a child last March on A Southern Pacific train en route from Fort Worth to Los Angeles. and thrown the body out of the car window. her arrest here and subss- quent exoneration, are told of in her suit filed yesterday against the Southern Pacific for $20.0 damages.
 The arrest of Mrs. Bitner followed the finding of the body of a baby alongside the tracks. where it had teen thrown from a car window either Of the train occupied by Mrs Pitner or the one preceding it. The ear crews suspected Mrs. Bitner be- cause she remained in her berth all the way from Fort Worth to Los Angeles. recovering from the effects ., an operation for appendicitis.
 The complaint prepared by Attor- ney A. G. Reilly states that she was seized with appendicitis while en route to San Antonio last February and was taken off the train at Fort Worth, where she was operated on. When she left the hospital, she says she was weak and stayed in her berth until the train reached Los Angeles The conductor of the train. it is asserted, pointed her out to officers at the station saying: That is the woman" She was placed in an am- bulance and taken to the Receiving Hospital. There she was told she must submit to a physical examina- ton and did so because she was too i'll to resist. She was discharged after the examination.
 The shock of the accusation. ar rest and examination retarded her recovery. she says.
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NAMES DELEGATION

PHOENIX, May 20.-Delega,es to the tenth annual conference on fed eral state and local taxation to be held in Salt Lake City September s to Il, were named today by Governor Campbell. They include C. NJ. Zand- CT, chairman of the state tax cori- mission; and the following county assessors; C. F.. Gentry, Yavapai countp: R. I. Coleman. Greenlee: and E. A. Hughes, Cochise. The conference will be held under ths auspices of the national tax associa- tion.