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The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
NEVIS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 HERE AND THERE IN THE STATE
ALL BLAME DENIED
 BY PARDONS BOARD

The following letter which is self explanatory is issued by the state board of pardons and paroles:
 Phoenix, AriZ., July 29, 1920.
 The absence from the Arizona state prison of Willis Azbill and Henry Az bill, under life sentence for the crime of murder, committed in Coconino county, and who recently disappeared, is subiecting the state board of pa roles and pardons to undeserved crit iciSm, because of the prevailing inn preSsion gained from newspaper ac- counts, that the Azbills in escaping had violated their parole"
 In justice to itself, the board of pardons and paroles wishes the people of Arizona to know that a parole for the Azbills never was considered by the board.
 These men were given their liberty without the knowledge of consent of the board of pardons and paroles or any member thereof, and therefore the board should be absolved from any criticism or censure in the matter.
 Almost the same condition is true in the case of Dave Roberts, who up to something over a year ago, was serving sentence in the state prison, for the crime of murder in the first degree, the crime having been com mitted in Graham county. In this case the board of pardons and paroles re- peatedly denied Roberts application for parole.
 In spite of this fact, Roberts with out the knowledge or consent of the board of pardons and paroles, was re- leased on honor and for more than a year has had his freedom. The board is advised that Roberts now is at large in the state of Texas and beyond its jurisdiction.
 In justice to the board of pardons and paroles and that the people of the state may learn the truth, we respect fully ask you to publish this state ment.
 CURT w. MILLER, WILEY F.. JONES,
 c. O. CASE, Members board of pardons and pa
 roles.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
PHOENIX-PRESCOTT
 LINE IN WEST UNIT

The Phoenix and Prescott unit of the Santa Fe system in Arizona will become a part of the Santa Fe Coast Line system August 1, and will be op- erated from the coast line headquar- ters in Los Angeles.
 This change in operation of the Ar izona lines was made known by J. R. Hitchcock of Phoenix, assistant gen eral manager of the Coast lines, here on his way to Phoenix to take over op- eration. l. L. Hubbard, the general manager, will join him there.
 Heretofore, the Prescott-Phoenix line has been a Santa Fe unit sepa- rate from the Coast system, and had its own operating management.
 It is believed the change will link the Arizona country closer to Cali fornia and that improvements and en- of service will follow the change.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
ARIZONA BANKS SHOW BIG
 RISE IN RESOURCES

The combined resources of state and national banks in Arizona total nearly $100,000, ,000, according to the report of Jesse l.. Boyce, state superintend- ent of banks, on their condition as of June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The report shows total resources for state banks, $65 ,237 ,321 .S2, this being an in- crease of nearly $12,000,000 over last year. The national banks have total resources amounting to $34 ,561 ,272.49, an increase of more than $S,000 over last year. The exact figure for the to- tai combined resources of state and national banks is $99, 9,79S, ,594.31, rep resenting an increase of $20,379 1863. .09 for the year.
 The deposits in state banks amount to S55,468 ,307.55 and in national banks s28,417,455; giving total of $S3 1885, ,763.35, which is an increase of nearly $17,000,000 over last year.
 The loans of state banks amount to $31 POP ,513.69, and of national banks, S21 ,018,016.44, giving total of S62,- 220, 0,530.13, which is an increase of over $20,000,000 over last year.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
ALL NICE, LADYLIKE
 FOLKS AT GALLUP

U. s. government internal revenue men Lou Miller and Carl Gordon who have been watching the crooked paths of some of this county's citizens have captured a few whom they thought should have gone over the straight and narrow route. Last Sunday they staged a capture of a travelling law violator. The man was discovered with barrel of what was supposed to be home brew. The officers called upon him to halt, but he decided to cut in high and give the men a run for their money. He was driving a powerful car, and he Stepped on her" The officers stepped on her" also and the chase was on. Several persons who saw the chase believed that it was one of the local picture houses putting on motion picture episode for their Sunday night serial, it was so full of pep and dramatic situation. When the officers opened fire on the fleeing still" they began to realize that prohibition had come to stay. Forty shots were fired at the man as the of ficers pursued the man in an attempt to halt him, but he finally abandoned his car and barrel of fine home brew and beat it over the hills. It is be- lieved that it was some man had come over from Arizona, as there would hardly be any one from Gallup who would indulge in that kind of traffic.
 Gallup Independent.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
ARTHUR HICKS IS
 ASSAULTED BY NEGRO HOBO

Brakeman Arthur Hicks was brutal ly assaulted this week at Cosnino, while performing his duty on an east bound freight train. MT. Hicks was looking over the train and found a negro hobo breaking seal on car door and ordered him to get off the right -of-way, at which the negro hit him in the back of the head with a piece of iron, and as he turned around he again hit him with the iron in the mouth with such force that he knock ed all his front teeth out and the blow had such force that it cracked the roof of Mir. Hicks mouth. It is feared that he also has a fractured skull. MT. Hicks left immediately for the Santa Fe hospital at Los Angeles.
 Marshal Ed Gardner was notified and. had two or three negro hobos in jail in a few hours, but the men who were on the train with Hicks failed to identify the man. Gardner has wired in all directions for the man and says he has a negro in every jail in this part of the country.-Winslow Mail.
 A negro was arrested later at Se- ligman and Deputy Sheriff Billy o. Brien went there and got him, bring ing him back to the county jail at Flagstaff to await Identification by his victim. He protests that he is inno- cent.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
FORT GRANT ESCAPES
 ARE TOO NUMEROUS
 AND WILL BE CJJRBED

In the belief that too many escapes have occurred at the state industrial school at Fort Grant, Ariz., Clayton Bennett, secretary of the board of di- rectors of state institutions, announces that steps would now be taken to re- duce the number of fugitives. Return ing from an inspection of the school, Secretary Bennett said he would rec ommend the the board that prison net ting be used to cover the windows of the buildings and that more guards be employed.
 Too many of the boys and girls com- mitted to the institution have come to look upon an escape as an adventure he said. The secretary made palticu- lar reference to the escape of two boys and three girls on July 5. They tray eled from Tempe to California in a stolen automobile, were captured and returned to the school to serve out the remainder of their time, Mr. Bennett said. He added that their accumulated credits had been cancelled.
 '''In talking with one of the girls" said Secretary Bennett, "I asked her if it were not true that she was getting better food, better treatment and bet ter clothes than she had at home. She replied that she was, but that she had run away in order to have a good time
 Running away is great adventure to them, and although they have not a word of complaint to make against the school or the treatment they receive, trey have to be watched. And watch ing alone will not do it"
 Mir. Bennett said he had become con- vinced that prison tactics had become necessary. Cutting window screens and escaping down ladders improvised from bedding has been tried for the laA time, he said.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
STATE VALUATIONS FOR
 YEAR IS $879,940,572

The total valuation of taxable prop erty in Arizona is SS79, ,940,572, a gain of approximately S25,000,O00 over last year, according to the abstracts of as- sessment rolls that have been receiv- ed from the IA counties in the state by the state tax commission. While the figure is the total of the net valu- ations of the different counties, it is subject to change by the state board of equalization. Every county valua- tion was changed year ago and there will be unquestionably a number of changes in valuations by the board when it meets in August.
 With net valuation of $175,075,- S59, Cochise county, with its great mining wealth, takes the lead of all other counties in its taxable property. The mines of Gila county rank it sec ond in the state with $143,244,29S, while Maricopa county has jumped to third place with $134 4,265,501, Yavapai county having lost third rank, which it held year ago, is fourth with $129, ,744, ,334.
 The table prepared by the commis- tn la 4.s
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
DRAKE WILL REMAIN IN
 EMPLOY OF SANTA FEE

In the new arrangements made by the Coast line management of the Santa Fe, w. A. Drake, who has sat at the helm of the old company for more than a decade, and who always maintained his company on dignified and conservative basis, is retained in the official family of the parent com pany and will have the title of as sistant to the vice-president of the road.
 The many friends of Mir. Drake and his family will be glad to know that he will be stationed in Prescott, as there is plenty of work for him to do here, especially during the transform ation period of changing over to the new regime.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
"But, my darling! I never said I'd go through the bankruptcy court"
ONE ON THE GOVERNOR

The governor of Maine was at the school and was telling the pupils what the people of the different states were called. "Now," he said, "the people from Indiana are called 'Hoosiers;' the people from North Carolina Tar Heels,' the. people from Michigan we known as 'Michiganders.' Now what little boy or girl can tell me what the people of Maine are called?" I know" said little girl. "Well, what are we called?" asked the governor. "Maniacs."
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
TUCSON NEWSPAPER MAN DIES

Frank Buckhout, manager of the ad- vertising department of the Daily Star for the past two years and one of the best known business men of the city, died Saturday morning at 6:45 o'clock at his home, 1125 First avenue. Mr. Buckhout had been in ill health for the past several years, suffering from a complication of diseases, but his in domitable courage had prevented him from yielding to invalidism and, until three weeks ago, he had been at his desk daily.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
INFANT MORTALITY
 GROWING IN STATE

In the past six months, 2909 deaths occurred in Arizona, according to the record of the state board of health, made public recently. NOf the number, 1072 died in Maricopa county. A large percentage of the deaths, the record shows, were of children up to four years old. Comparatively few cases of illness had been reported in the past month, officials said.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
SUPPOSED MURDERER
 THOUGHT TO BE INSANE

Jesus Maria Barboa, the Mexican who made what was at first thought to be a confession that he murdered MT. and Mrs. Jacob Erhardt on the night of June 6, was brought to Phoe- nix from the state prison by Deputy Sheriff Al Dewitt. The Mexican was placed in the county jail for the night and he will be taken to the state hos pital for the insane and kept under observation for several days.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
KILLED AT COOLEY

A Mexican named Jose Chavez was killed this week up at the lumber camp at Cooley. He was run over by an electric engine on one of the lum- Der roads in the yards. His remains were brought to Holbrook and shipped to Belen, N. M.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
GLOBE WOMAN SHOT AND
 KILLED IN QUARREL

Teresa Jimenez, aged 22 years, was shot and instantly killed by Jose Por- ras during a quarrel at the Jimenez home in Church canyon near Miami, shortly after o'clock Thursday after noon. Porras escaped to the hills shortly after the shooting. Sheriff of ficials are in close pursuit of the mur- derer.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
s. P. WILL PAY INTEREST

Freight Traffic Manager c. w. Luce notified shippers all over the Southern Pacific Lines yesterday that the com- pany would hereafter voluntarily pay 6 per cent interest on the amount of the over-collection in the case of over- charge freight claims, on shipments made on and after March 1st, 1920. This policy will be followed whenever the interest amount to 10c or more.
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
PARTICIPATING THE VIEWS

Mrs. Newrich (returned from tour) We went very swiftly all the way"
 Caller-"But travelling in fast au- to, how could you get any idea of the country?"
 Mrs. Newrich-"Oh, I bought a lot of picture postcards every place we stopped at"
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06

Jones-"Do you ever play golf, Miss Sportleigh 2"
 Miss Sportleigh-"Mercy no, MT. Jones, don't know thing about the game. I don't even know which end of the caddy you take hold of when you start to hit the ball.'
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
HIS LIMIT

"You refuse to buy me a new cos tune! (Sob.) Yet you used to say you'd go through fire and water for mel"
The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06
DIDN'T EVEN AGGRAvATE IT

z. O. Brown, the victim of an un- provoked attack of typhoid fever, is reported to be on the road to recovery. Prescott Courier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
FAIR DEMOCRATS
WILL MEET HERE
NEXT SATURDAY
Grady County Women Slated to Hold
coanty Meet to Name Delegates
to State Meeting In Oklahoma
City, Jan. 27.
Local Temperature.
laximum so; minimum 80

That there will be a large crowd
in attendance when the Grady coun-
ty democratic women meet at the
court house here ait O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon, is indicated by the
interest being shown in the meeting
by the women OF Chicklsha.
b. b. Barefoot, Grady county chair
man Of the democrats organization,
states that he has received a num-
her Of calls from Chickashl women
relative to the meeting and he adds
thai reports reaching him from the
other twons in Grady county show
that there is mach interest in other
quarters.
The meeting will be held for the
purpose OF perfecting the women's
organization in Grady county Mr..
Barefoot win call the meeting to or
der following which the women pres,
ent will elect their cwn chairman
and secretary. They will then pro
ceed to the business of the meeting
which is the selection of 32 dele
gates who are to represent Grady
county at the democratic state meet
ing Of the women to be held at
Oklahoma City ON January q.
From the outlook at this time,
there should be a large crowd pres
ent when the meeting is called to
order here Saturday" said Mr.. Bare
foot. This is as it should be- The
women OF Oklahoma have been Civ
en- the ballot and they should dem
onstrate that they are worthy of the
vote.
They can do this by attending
such meetings will be held here
Saturday afternoon, perfecting their
county organization and showing
their interest in political questions
by sending full delegation to the
ownlcn's meeting an Oklahoma City.
Tho delegates from Grady county
can say that they have attended the
first stlte political meeting fro wo-
men exclusively in Oklahoma.
trust, and believe that there will
be a good attendance at the Grady
county meeting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
Intervention viii Not Help; Strife
and Hatred Against Americans
Stirred Up Witness Tells Fall
Committee.
WARNINGS SOUNDED IN
EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
Committee Prepares to Open Mexican
Hearings; Senator Fall Wires Ca
rera He Wont Co to Mexico;
Invites Mexican Here.
by United Press

By United Press.
san Antonio Jan IT," MeddlinB
has already caused American deaths
in Mexico and has stirred up much
hatred against the Americans I'll
Mexico
Intervention will not save them
nor will it still national bitterness.
These two warnings were before
the Fall subcommittee Of the senate
as 1t prepared to resume its inves-
tgation Of the Mexican border stu
alton here today
They were snbmltted.in. che out
pourings OF six years of accumulated
bitterness and grief in the testimo-
NY of 7. w. Warner.
Senator Fall dictated q telegram
TO Luis Cabrera, minister OF finance
of Mexico, at the opening OF the hear
ing in reply TO two winch ne had
received from Cabrera in which ne
stated as follows:
Personally | appreciate the fact
that II | visited Mexico would DE
received with the most extreme cour-
tesy by yourselves and associates.
| also realize, of course, as you doE
that II ! sought to visit sections OF
Your country not guarded ny your
federal troops, would subject my
self to your criticism ana Nhat oi 90
least some other Mexicans upon the
ground that was in communication
with those opposed to you and the
Carranza administration.
Il have no doubt thal1 documeota,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
.cnCKASHA HIGH
MEETS SHAWNEE
At GYM. TONIGHT
First Conference Game Of the Sea
son Here, Locals Rest from Hec-
tic Combat at pocasset But
Ready for Gong.

With firm determination that
defeat shall not follow defeat and
with the tenacity and grit OF a bull
dog, the c. II. S. basketball team
will match its ability with the Gag
ers from Shawnee high school to
night at 1870 in the high school
gymnasium in the first conference
game Of the season here.
Coach Powers warriors spent most
Of yesterday in bed recuperat.ng
from the injuries and bruises sustain
ed in their recent battle with the
iPocasset clan. They had light
work out late in the evening, how
ever, and every man showed symp-
toms of renewed pep and determina-
tion.
The local aggregation is going in
The game tonight with blood in their
eyes" and if the opponents get
away with the bacon, which it is
declared they will not do, they will
have had the honor Of whipping one
OF the snapplest teams they are like
ly Ito meet in one Of the fastest
games that will be played in the
high school conference this year, Is
the prediction OF fans.
Shawnee was due to arrive in the
city early today and if the record
Of the visitors is a criterion there
should be something stirring in the
way Of an airtight exhibition when
the referees whistle sends them to-
gether.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
DISTRICT COURT
KEEP STEP ON
WEEK. DOCKET
Handles Cases On Civil List and
Takes Recess Today Until Next
Week When 60 Jurors Are
Called to Report for Duty.

District court having disposed o.
the cases on the civil docket for TINS
week, adjourned this afternoon ull-
i'll Monday when the grind VIII be
taken up again. Sixty jurors have
been called for service next week.
Following are the cases disposed OF
by the court thus far on the civil
docket.
mo case of Mrs. C. w. Guthridgc
vs.. c r.. l.. & p. RaRilroad company
in which the plaintiff sued for $2O'oOo
ON account of personal injuries, was
stricken from assignment by agree
ment.
A verdict was rendered in favor OF
the defendant in the case Of w. Sol
oman VS.. NJ. c. Conrad in which thc
plaintfr sued for 100000 damages for
alleged negligence on the part OF
The defendant which, it was charged,
resulted in the death of the PLAINTIFF s
4 daughter.
The suit to recover possession ol
personal property, entered by Wheat
land Grain and Lumber company
against w. c. King was dismissed
A suit involving recovery of mo
neys and foreclosure of mortgage IN
stituted by the State of Oklahoma
Elk Rel S. p Freezing. attorney gen
eral against l.. n. Hornbeck ct al was
continued.
The suit of Ada Mullen VS.. Bill Fos
ter. in which the plaintiff tried to re
cover on notes and rents, was dis
missed with prejudice as to each o
the said defendants.
A reassignment for trial January ,
was made in suit for recovery
bank stock entered by b. J. Grie
against the First State bank Of Rus
Springs
A suit to recover possession Of land
in the case of Nicey Jefferson VS.. {
N. Joiner. was pasesd by agreemen
subject to special re-assignment
Another re-asignment was made i
the case of Robert White VS.. E.
Johnson, in which the plaintiff sougi
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
Don't Make Me Take
Dat Training. Plea
of Southern Negro

Washington. Jan. 16.--" Boss, please
don't make me take that training
wrote a disabled negro from down
south to the Federal Board for Vo-
cational Eduaction. He thought it
was a compulsory horror rather than
voluntary privilege.
Hundreds of the disabled men are
not taking advantage of the oppor-
ttinity offered by the government.
The district vocational officers find
every man in their territory who has
been disabled in the war and notify
him that he is eligible for some sort
OF training. Ninety per cent reply
to the first notice. but considerably
less than that per cent actually re
port for training when they are mott
fled that their cases have been ap
proved
In many instances it has been dis
covered that the men have changed
residences, leaving no forwarding ad
dress; in ether cases men have beer
found to possess a feeling very mucl
like That of the negro quoted at the
heginning of this article.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-16
WOODCRAF HOLD
INSTALLATION OF
HEADS FOR YEAR
Officers OF w. o. W. and Woodmen
Circle Installed; State Officers
Rap Policies Of Fraser and
Declare Against Rates.

With a caa .,arativcly large crowd
out to observe the ceremonies, Camp
GA of the w. o. WIS and the Wood
men Circle had a Joint installation
of officers for the ensuing in the
X. p. hall last night.
The w. o. Ws held their install
lation ceremony first and with A.
n. Leecraft, head consul of Oklaho-
ma. presiding as installing officer,
the service was conducted with in
terest and regulation exactness.
Newly elected officers Installed
were: b. B. Benson, consul COM
mander; w. H. Burk, advisor lieu
tenant; A. l.. Hollingswoith, clerk;
w. l.. Pipkin, banker; Il. II. Dabbs,
escort. J. b. Moncrief, watchman;
A. Threl, sentry. J. II. Sebastian,
manager
Immediately following this part
o. the program. the Woodmen Cir
Gle installed their officers, Mrs, w
Fl. West. past guardian, being the Of
ricialting officer Mesdames Bertha
Patterson. guardian; Elizabeth West,
past guardian; Eta Morgan, Inside
sentinel. Bertha Holland manager;
Mary Quesenberry, attendant; Viola
Smith. chaplain; Lula Jones, bank
er; Lucy Sanford, clerk; and Myrtle
Dabbs, advisor; We're the new otfi-
GERS installed.
After two installations Judge #.
II. Swank, OF Norman Judge Searcy
state pardon and parole officer, o.
Oklahoma City and A. N. Leecratt
state treasurer, of Oklahoma City
each made rapid fire speeches n
which they declared themselves bit
terly opposed to the enormous raisf
in rotes of the order and strongly
advised that every member pay the
old rate and stay in the lodge unit
ucNelOptHlthto piONSN ""Nf'N
not the high rate schedule woult
really be enforced. They pointed
out that a committee had been ap
pointed and was investigating the
rates as well as taking steps t
have the books of the order properly
as being unable to agree with su
audited. They declared themselves
preme consul Frasier in his assel
ton that the w. o. w was fifty
seven per cent insolvent and tina
tho committee would soon find ou
I If the statement were correct.
After the speeches light refresh
ments were served and the meeting
/ declared by the chair to be adjourn