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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
MARIcoPA LOSES ssocco
WHEN COMMISSION DE-
LAYS CONSTRUCTION

PHOENIX, April 25.-That delay
on the part of the Maricopa county
highway commission in letting bids
for the construction Of the $4,000
900 road system has cost the tax.
payers Of this county upwards OF
half a million dollars is the conclu'
sion Of engineers who have anaiyzed
the figures Of those who submitted
figures this week and compare
them with the previous estimates.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
STATE LABOR BOARD TO
scRUr,NIZE CANDIDATES

PHOENIX. April 26.-Commit.ees
will be organized to select delegates
to serve on the state labor commits
sion which will scrutinize candidates
and platforms during the coming pri-
maries and the general election BY
Lester B. Doane, general organizer
in Arizona for the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor, who arrived here to
day for a three weeks stay, labor
leaders announced tonight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
PIONEER Passes AWAY

PHOENIX, April 2S.-Frank Mar.
low, a resident OF Arizona for 81
years, died at the Pioneers Home on
Saturday. NARROW was born In Que
bee in 1s45, coming TO this country
in 1866 and being naturalized some
IL years later. He was admitted to
the Pioneers Home from Yavapai
county when 81 years of age.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
BOWIE OIL FIELD
BROUGHT INTO BEING
Especial to the Epitaph

0uVO0uI INV 06tNo
Especial to the Epitaph)
BOWIE, April 30.-The Bowie Oil
basin district was brought into be-
ing Monday nigh, at a meeting he'd
at Bowie by q representative num-
Der OF parties interested in the de-
velopment OF the potential oil field
that stretches north through the San
Simon valley to the ella river. This
action was taken in pursuance Of
federal statute that provides that To-
cal mining districts may be organ
lied and rules and practices estab-
lished for the regulation Of mining
and development operations that do
no. conflict with the national and
state laws-and as such are binding
upon claim and lease holders in the
areas SO organized.
The recent Act OF Congress, Ap-
proved February 25. 1920. has so ra-
Ideally altered the status Of all un-
appropriated oil lands OF the United
States that old methods OF initiating
rights have been wiped out and new
duties and obligations imposed upon
prospec,ors in unproven fields. I'm
less valid claims have been establish.
ed prior TO February %, 1920, and
there were precious few Of these.
the only course open to prospectors
for oil. provided BY the new low, lies
in what is designated as "prospec
ting permit" And right here lies
the reason why the Bowie Oil Basin
district organization becomes virtu
ally a necessity. With an army o!
perm!, seekers flooding the field
posting notices for permits as the
| Law provides, a reign OF confusio.
I and conflicting and overiappin;
! claimants must inevitably set in an
, just such a state OF chaos the new
| district organization will obviate.
To meet these requirements a sys
TEN OF plats and records was autho,
lied and each prospector in the fielt
, will be required to file copy OF hi
, notice for permit with the duly eleI
A, ted recorder OF the District who vii
q make a record Of the same and mar
the track so covered upon a plat Q
be publicly exposed in the Recorder
office and which will not only ind
cate the land so posted but will OF
: crate as a guide to others enterin
the field as TO what lands remain Vi
=. claimed and subject to posting p
this means a Central Official info
/. nation bureau will be estabfishe
and an orderly system for the loo;
, administration OF the field put in e
d feet.
n J. Fl. Jaque was elected Distri'
N Recorder and his office made hea
= quarters for the field. All notice
must be filed within five days aftt
!. posting. Plats have already bee
= prepared and the business of the r
IN corder OF the Bowie Basin Oil Di
N trict is already in full swing.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
ONE KILLED, FOUR
HURT IN AUTO WRECK

GLOBE. April 26.-One man was
killed and four injured when tour
ing car on the concrete road out D.
Hayden suddenly turned turtle. IL
is alleged that the car was being
driven at a high rate OF speed when
il suddenly skidded and turned over
pinning the occupants underneath.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
ARTILLERY AND
Waf TANKS ARE
uNloAOED HERE

DOUGLAS. April 25.-The three
tanks recently shipped from Fort
Sam Houston. Tex, arrived in Doug
las today and are being unloaded
this afternoon. The artillery pieces
shipped from Fort Bliss, also arriv-
ell today and were unloaded this
noon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
SENATOR ROBERTS IN
TOMBSTONE TODAY

c. NJ. (Senator, Roberts. member
of the Cochise county board Of su-
peryisors and Democratic candidate
for the office of governor at the COM
ing elections, was a visitor in Tomb
stone today, after an absence OF al.
most a month during which time he
has been in FL Paso and other Texas
and southern points.
Mrs Roberts, who recently under
went on operation in an Ell Paso hos
pital. is now much improved. he
says. which will be pleasing news 10
the many Tombstone friends of the
Roberts. Sic was taken suddenly i'll
few weeks ago and was rushed
to FL Paso where a timely opera
lion proved successful and she is
now well On the road TO recovery.
NJ. Roberts was at the bedside in
ri Paso d.rinc her fitness and ac-
companied her back TO their home
q; Wilcox this week.
After tn. operation had been pro.
nounced successful by the physicians
and that all danger had passed, Mr.,
Roberts continued on to Hot Springs
Ark, where he attended the conven
ton of tie Dankhead Highway As
ISOLATION, JON ing the Cochise. county
delegation in that city. He is vel
pleased VITA the r.ault of the con
vention, inasmuch as the route a:
originally recommended by the path
finders Was adopted and says thai
Cochise countys exhibit was 1
source Of great interest among the
attending delegations from all part
of the couatry and cause for mucl
pride among the Arizonans.
After the closing of the convention
Mr. Roberts visited several Texa
cities and when asked about the pc
utical situation in that state said:
There Is evidence on every han,
that the Republicans are losin;
ground in the national campaign
They seem to have lost the conf
dence that was flaring a few month
ago. The Republican stand-patter
, are very bitter in their attitude &c
: ward Hiram Johnson and Meade
, seems to have more supporter
among the people than any othe
: candidate. Johnson appears to be tn
, leading man with the Republics
: party. while McAdoo is plainly tn
' most favored.
t "One thing that surprised me.
: continued Mr. Roberts, SIS the fac
( tina, the returned soldiers are yer
+ bitter toward the probability Of
q military man as a candidate for pres
Z dent, which places Woods In tn
e background. This sentiment can o
detected ON every hand
= When questioned regarding tn
: gubernatoriai fight in the Lone Sta
= state Mr.. Roberts smiled and reptile
e ."Senator Weldon Baily is attemptin
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
"ARiZoNA" WINS ATLANTIC
FLEET COMPETITION IN

NEW YORK. April 30.-A cable
gram from the Atlantic fleet at
Guantanamo, Cuba. says that the
last week was devoted to sports. the
Arizona. commanded by Capt. J. H.
Dayton. winning the trophy for gen.
eral excellence in athletics.
Admiral Wilson presented the cups
and other trophies to the winners
Monday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02

Sentinel project of 100000 acres
open to former service men May 3.
PEARCE-Local men discuss nee
essity OF electrical power for irriga-
ton purposes.
PHOENIX-Construction Of ST.
coo highway through Petrified Fores
to be started at once.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
ADDITION TO STATE LIBRARY

PHOENIX April 29.-The Arizona
state library yesterday received Is
volumes of the History Of the World
compiled by is OF the leading world
historians. The history OF the re-
icent war In four volumes viii ac-
company the set at an indefinite
date. according to Con Cronin, state
librarian, who considers the recent
acquisition one Of the finest sets in
J the library.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
TWO ARRESTED IN NooALEs
FOR ALLEGED CONNECTION
MlrH .hnp. atMC

NOGALES. April 30.-In the ar
rest OF Peter Rafael. proprietor OF
a Greek restaurant, the customs Of
ficers believe they have two impor-
tant members of an organized ring
OF drug smugglers.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
DAILY PROCEEDINGS IN
DEPORTATION TRIALS

Continued from Page Two)
cred up 1900 men and took them TO
New Mexico.
He will resume tonight at I:ee.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30
CHAPTER C<%.
4 Terrible Fright,

The clock struck half past : and
still Norah did not come. Tom
would be in presently, and want his
dinner 80 we could go for our usual
bus ride. He invariably came in
about during the hot weather and
he liked to romp with Junior a few
minutes before we dined.
went back into the kitchen and
did little more toward hurryiug the
dinner, then again took my stand by
the window to watch. Norah was so
dependable | didn't really worry, but
thought she had probably gone far
ther than usual so was longer get
ting back. Just as | came to this con-
clusion, | saw her coming down the
street wheeling the carriage, bu1
look as | would I could see no trace
OF Jun ior,
rushed out and down to the
door. Norah, her face tear stained
was Just coming In.
"Junior-where Is he?" eXolaim-
cd running into the street, and look
ing wildly I'm the direction she had
come.
II lost him." she sobhed. then as
she clutched my dress, she told me:
Vera was crying, and | had "A hard
time to quiet her. Junior was right
beside tho carriage, when Vera stop
ped crying he was gone. | looked
everywhere and couldn't find him,
then didn't dare stay out any long
ger" she broke into uncontrol-
liable sobblng, as she added; You
won't trust me no more. oh, where
Ia the little darlingr what II he
gets run over or something'"
she had not yet voiced the fear
which Eripped my heart. I at once
feared ne might have been kidnapped
| He was such pretty boy, % bright
and manly Someone might have
| Judged him the child OF wealthy
parents and taken him, All the
stories had ever heard OF kidnapinp
| children rccurred to me in one
| binding flash.
Take Vera upstairs" told
Norah, Pm going to find Junior
and" just then saw Tom turr
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ing the official agents OF the people ana are -
practice little moro than camoufagcd hoidups,
there II "a vast difference.
For II gambling Is to be given protection FOR
tho benefit Of cot Allison, u Boss kinney s ~
be continued as The nrblter Of nominations and
elections rest assured other criminals viii de-
iunnd and receive protection. whether they b.
stickups or motor car thieves
The Mayors defense may be acceptable TO the
new citizen. but 1t certainly is vastly inadcqua'o
FOR the oldtimcr lie says he Is himself Innocent
~ law violations. And We accept his defense
fuzzy But even SO. the record ls convincing PROOF
Of his inability to execute the office OF mayor
satlsfactorily whether through inability or zeal
~ beside the mark
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WHAT HOMES INTENDED ron.

Copyright 1890, by Edgar \, huesl
when the young folks gather round in the
good old fashioned way,
Singin' all the latest songs gathered from the
ncwcs, play.
or they start the phonograph an shove
the chairs back to the wall
An hold II little party dance, I'm happiest
OF all,
Then | sortcr settle back, plumb contcnted
watchn her,
An | tell myself most proudly that's what
homes intended fer.
Whom the daughters gaily riugln an the
room is filled with song,
| like To sit an watch EN-, all that glad an
merry throng,
Fer the ragtime they are plaS1n' on the old
piano there
Beats any high toned music where the bright
lights shine an glare,
An the racket they are maxim seems tn
make my pulses stir,
SO | whisper In my gladness, that's what
homes intended fer,
Then | smile an say TO mother, let EN- move
the chairs about
Let en- frolc In the parlor, let 'em shove the
tables out,
JUS long as they are near us JUS so long
as they will stay
BY the fireplace We are ktepin', harm will
never como their way,
An youll never hear me grumble at the bills
that may occur,
Fer the damage they are doin-thats what
homes intended fer.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30
Bennie's Notebook

Satidday aftlrnoon me and Puds
simkins and Leroy Shooster was
taking a wawk and we came to "a
big moving pickture place with a
sine SAYING. Take idvantage of our
Satldday speshil, no charge for chill
dren.
G. watts you know about that,
sed And we started To wawk In.
and the man at the door sed, Hay.
not so fast. wares your tickits?
I'm a child. / sed, and Puds So,
SO am T. and LEROY Shooster sed, Me
too. And we kepp on wawking in,
ana the man sod, Nuthing doing
onv Children with their parents are
allowed I'm without tickits.
And us 2 waWked out agen feel
ing verse insted OF better. and pritty
soon ladies bawt tickits and star
te to go in together, and mo and
puds and Leroy Shoostor quick each
got alongside OF them and started To
wawk in with them with our caps
RULED down over our eyes as IL we
was 9 other fellows. Ony our dis
guisc probcrly wasent good enuff,
on recount Of the man at the door
saying. Hay, waite, this wont go.
wat 40 you mcen, how dare you
sod the ferst lady. and the End lady
sed. Hoom Is he addressing, Id like
TO know. and the Bird lady sed,
never her OF sutch n thing. the idecr,
and the man sed, Are this 3 Children
yours, ladies'?
scrteny not, sed the fcrst hdy.
and the end lady sed. I've got trub-
BILE enuff of my own, and the 3rd
lady scd, never saw them before.
! Meening us 3. and the man sed'
| Then you cant take them In.
who sed we could? sed the ferst
| lady. and the end lady sed. Who scd
we wunted to and the 3rd lady
sed. who sed enything about 1T?
lis 3 Jest going out agen without
/ saying enything, and we put our
caps on rite agen and kepp on wawk-
| ing. me saying. o well. 1t was pro
| berly a bum movie enyways.
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MHuSshkand
k. an and J.: l., "a
ByJare Phelps

the corner. | flew to meet him. and
almost incohorently ! flung the
dreadful fact that Junior was lost at
him.
In the Park.
There. sue. go slower. Now tell
me all over again. he said with a
calmness which amazed me. though
his face was white as death. you
ray Junior is lost. Was he with
/ you?"
| NO, Norah had them both In the
/ park. The baby was cross and while
she was trying to quiet her Junior
1 ran away. Then she couldn't find
/ him"
where is Norah now?"
Upstairs"
The elevator was standing in The
| hall, and in a moment Tom was
/ questioning the weeping Norah.
| What part OF the park was she when
! she missed Junior, and how long had
/ he been gone before she gave up the
search and come home?" were some
of the questions he asked the weep
| Ing girl
Don't cry any more, Norah," he
said kindly. I'm find the little ras-
cal" but | noticed as ne tried to
comfort Norah that his lips trem-
bled and he was still drawn and
pale.
81 am going with you" / exclaim-
ed as | pinned on my hat
81 wish you wouldn't Sue but
oh well, come along"
There was taxi at the curb and
Tom hailed It. He gave the driver
directions to go to the nearest police
station then to go to the part of the
park where Norah had been when
she first missed Junior.
At the station they took Junior =
description and said they would do
all possible to help us. Then we
drove to the park. We got out and
looked all around under the brush
and in any sort OF place whore boy
his size could have crawlcd. Tom
thought perhaps he had hidden from
Norah--he was very fond of Kidding
and then jumping out suddenly, as
he called "boo"--and gone asleep.
But though We spent good half
hour searching we found no trace
VI him
Lost something" an officer ask
ID, Just as We were about To re-enter
| the taxi.
Eyes. my boy" Tom said, then told
the officer his story
There Is "A station near here, per
haps some one has taken him there -
he suggested. Anyway It won't do
and hurt 10 go and see" he added.
And then he stood on the running
board asking Tom questions as We
drove along,
II guess know tho little chap. He
comes most every day, don't hc?"
Yes, every pleasant day The
maid always has two children with
her" ! broke In.
zone in a white carriage >" he ask
''One in 4 white cnrriage?" he
asked
Yes" I replied just az we reached
the station.
81 know the little fellow. Bright as
a silver dollar he Is too" ne said as
we left the taxi and hurried into the
station house.
Tomorrow-.-An lmpulsive Act.
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Oklahoma Outbursts
BY OTIB LORTON

So far ns We have observed none OF natures
poets have tried TO hang anything on the rhu-
barb pic.
The young man on North Main says tse only
athletic sports he ia interested in are ping pong
Another ono OF the lost motions seems to
he the efforts OF citizens to persuade The Katy
railroad to open It's crossing on East Third.
Some OF the political elements in oklahoma
arc finding that sight drafts are not always hon
ored' Probably an oversight
Jake Hamon. the oklahoma monarch has
named L. g. Disney as his secretary Of war and
Diz has asked for an Increased appropriation for
his navy.
We should like to call the weather mans at
tention to the precedent set by Judge owen, and
suggest that II few sundays are eliminated
he may be able to get spring here little earlier.
one Of tho distinctions claimed by the new
town of Tillman is that 1t is located on Munns
svcinc. As we understand II, sycline Is u prom
isc Of rosy future IL the hole goes deep
enough.
TO a non partisan observer 1t looks IA
though the registration officials waited until
practically all the administration voters had
registered before discovering the time to close
At the junction Of Third and Norfolk il a
sign which tells the stranger within our gates
that he has arrived at "Norfork" In addition
to tho scheme OF rcctfying the names of stree Is
It might be well to have an official who can also
spell.
II fairly It's way Mayor Hubbard has intro
duced Pete Joyce to discredit some of his po-
litical opposition, Suspicion has been aroused
In certain quarters that pete was laying down
his Job
There Is some evidence that the Hoover boom
are drawing inspiration from the white
house. For instance, the we Want wilson
slogan which had such an appealing influence
In 1915 has been adopted and worked over into
"Wo Want Hoover" ----
1t ls said that the 81. Louis Browns enjoyed
their batting practice in Tulsa sunday. very
much They are "A generous bunch OF swing
ers, too In the ninth inning the umpire wanted
to give them one more tally on the score board
but they wouldn't take It,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30
The Horoscope
THE stars incline. but 10 net compel"
Tuesday, March 80, 1920.


Tuesday, March 80, 1920.
Astrologers read this rs a quiet
day, although not n really fortunate
one. Jupiter and Neptune are strong
ly adverse.
During this planetary governmc
vision regarding the business and a
nancial conditions OF the country
may be rather blurred. for Neptune
is in an aspect making for more or
less dlscouragemcnt.
Caution on the part OF bankers,
merchants and manufacturers NAV
be evident at this time, owing TO
unsettled state of government af-
fairs.
While there may be fear OF money
stress and even bank failures, alarm
is declared by the seers 10 be un-
necessary. and they warn Americans
to work more and talk lessi
The stars believed to encourage
oratory will be powerful in the com
ing months OF summer. and will af-
feet women as much as men, but the
rule that may be beneficial in re-
spect to public meetings will ad-
versely affect private life, making
for gossip and scandals
Education has the best sort OF
rule, and the training OF children
will engross the attention as never
before during the autumn months.
Stringent laws limiting and even
preventing child labor are prognos-
'icated as the next forward step in
the United States.
Danger OF religious and racial
troubles is probable as the spring ad -
vances.
While many sinister signs seem to
be seen in the position Of the stars.
! the seers explain that the nation. un-
| derneath apparent differences Of
| opinion on national questions, Is
welded together more securely than
ever before.
The fall of an ancient building
| somewhere about the fourteenth de-
/ gree of east longitude has been
| prophesied and this may be due to
an earthquake.
Persons whose hirthdate it Is have
| rather a quiet outlook for the year,
Financial affairs will proceed abolA
| as usual.
Children born on this day are
likely to be most fortunate in each
forward step in life. These slb-
tects of Aries usually have v4ry
helpful friends
Copyright 1890, by tse Mcclure NesSpapr sypdosts
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THE MAYORS DEFENSE.

Mayor Hubbards defense In the form OF
letter TO MIR. Jones. newcomer to Tulsa. is
interesting. It is also disngcnious to u degree
But 1t liz not as convincing as one could wish
The mayor academicaily condemns election
frauds offers to prevent any improper persons
from voting II the proof is brought to him by
citizen in his own name and person, says that
he Is not the creature Of Cot Allison, and calls
by The short ugly name any person who as-
scrts that he would under any circumstances
permit law violations or condonc such viola
tions after they have been committed.
Tho rules of debate require that we accept
In good faith what the mayor says. We are
disposed to do that anyway; 10. the mayor pos.
sesscs excellent attributes which we have no
disposition TO bcttle or impugn. II IL yet per
mitted us to point out, however. that he either
does not 10 far enough In his own defense or
does not go straight enough; that 1t Is difficult
to hear distinctly what he says because OF our
forced attention to what Is being done
There few facts known to be facts by
practically every man, woman and child in the
city, which the mayor. Tor reasons satisfactory
TO himself. we have no doubt does not toucn
ON at all For instance
The ballot boxes were VIGOROUSLY stuffed In
the interest Of the mayors candidacy at tho
primary election
There have been registration frauds OF the
most glaring kind, both prior to the primary
and since.
The closing of the registration books "a hour,
earlier than had been promised and the impos-
sibility of scores Of voters registering during the
time the books were open due to the absence ot
registrars from their post. in many instances
II not all, because they were out registering
voters OF the mayors party argues crminaly
OF the most desplcabc kind
Gambling houses and brothels of an kind,
have run undisturbcd during the mayors ad
ministration, ana such business places ar,
known to be under the protection Of Col, All
son. who has Always stood at the head Of th,
organization in this city;
ratromcn reporting these places have bee,
told that special men were employed to Iool
after such matters and that the reporting office
should attend only to the business assigned him
The city has been in the grasp of AN organize,
band OF motor-cr thieves and suckups VIII
work apparently. without fear Of molestation
Ia view OF this condition which no man de
MES the mayors defense leaves considerable t
be desired. OF course he is not conspirug wit
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30
The public Awake,

or late the public has been differcntating
sharply between legitimate political agitation
and the advocacy OF violence under cloak OF
political agitation. while popular feeling re
mains at IL now IL may look confidently for
effective enforcement OF the enactments to pun
ish criminal anarchists when the public grows
careless vigilance will be relaxed Fortunately
the public IN not likely to become careless whilc
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A Chicago inventors collar button
which Will not roll away when
dropped is so weighted that It falls
on rubber backing that discour-
ages movement