Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-11-13
ALLAN B. lAYNES,
 ED|TORlTUCSON
 CITIZEN, IS DEAD
(From Phoenix Republican,

uOclllN, NON. I-AlldH D. JdNlltS national Republican committeeman for Arizona and editor and managing director of the Tucson Citizen, died last night at his home at Tucson after an illness of a little more than two weeks. When MT. JayneS was first stricken it was believed that he was suffering from appendicitis, and an investigation disclosed that that diag- nOSiS was correct, but an abscess was discovered that first demanded treat ment. That was cleared, but MT. Jaynes by that time had become so weakened by disease and by his labors during the campaign that he succumb- ed, although on Saturday night hope was held out for his recovery. MT. Jaynes last visit to Phoenix on off cial business connected with the cam paign was less than two weeks ago. He was then quite ill, but the serious nature of his malady was not then suspected.
 MT. Jaynes was born in Columbus Ohio, where he resided until he came to Arizona nearly 20 years ago. He was Al years old. He was graduated from the Ohio State University, where he was a classmate of an elder broth CT of Dean William Scarlett, and lived across the street from the residence of the parents of Dean Scarlett.
 On arriving in Arizona MT. Jaynes settled at Tucson, where in company with George H. Smalley he was en- gagged in the publication of a weekly paper. Soon thereafter he was ap- pointed clerk of the district court for Pima county in the First judicial dis trict, the appointment being made by Judge George R. Davis,' then associate justice of the territorial supreme court and presiding judge of that district Judge Davis had known MT. JayneS in Ohio.
 About 1909 Mir. Jaynes became as sociated with Frank H. Hitchcock, for mer postmaster general, and James l. Williams, Jr., for the purchase ot the Tucson Citizen. MT. Jaynes was the bus;ness manager of the Citizen ana Mir Williams the editor. The latter had previously been a member ot the Tinted States civil service commlsslon MT Williams remained at that post until 1912, when he went to the DOS ton Transcript, for which he had been Washington correspondent, as It's eoi- +or nosition he still holds, though he has retained his interest Ill ine Citizen. He was succeeded as eol'oi by MT. Jaynes. .,,o
 The latter took an active part Tn the Republican politics of this sta'e anu four veass ago he was elected meill- hsr for Arizona of the Republican na, t;or.l committee. He was re-elec'eo st tho last reorganization of the com
 Returning from the national con usntion at Chicago, he took iore- mns+ rart in the campaign, not only HI h;S state, but in the general work ol tha national COliliiiieS f has been traced to the weakening e fect of his labors during the ' three months. n,;shed
 Mir. Jaynes was an accompllShea saiee ,ewspaper man and most aggress'oSs os one, though fair one; ne f,,'antial fnauT Tbe Citizen one of the intlueh'la, journals of the southwest. lnousn it's party politics were at times ass seseo onen- Iv criticised by persons ot the oppt ;p to cite nolitical faith, the value or IL 'S Tucson was recognized by them anu anu tbev mingled with their crltlc'S" eA MT. Jaynes was not only sooo newspaper man and an active ana ,,,ost sos cessful politician, but his was d a r,T m,,h. Tkable personality. There as m Pup + Ic life he was loyal to those Wn0 Nep' faith with him. eo,n,, con-
 Resides his immediate family, con .;st;na of his wife and four children Nr' Javnes is survived by his mo1nel s; and a brother, both of whom are ie'' dents of Tucson.