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Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
MOTHER OF R. CROSS
 PRESCOTT WOMAN
Her Son Manages Big Estate; Prison Cottage for Mrs. Witherell
 is Part of It
dgrom Thursday's DaiIy)

That the Roy Cross, Corona, Cal, businessman from whom Arthur w. Carr rented the house in which the kidnapped Mrs. Withcrcll was guard cd during her recent sensational cap tivity, is the son of a Prescott wo- man, was learned yesterday.
 Mrs. Florence Cross, for g years q resident of Corona, Is now a nurse at the Pioneer Home.
 Her son, she said yesterday. is manager of a large estate at Corona and the cottage at which the Cars imprisoned Mr>. Withcrcll for about a week, is part of the property ol the estate.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
GRAZING FEES
 PAYMENTS OFF
 UNTIL AUGUST
From Thursdays Dailvl

o
 Postponement until August first of grazing fees due on national forest permits has been granted by the secretary of agriculture, it was learn ed here yesterday in a report to Prescott Forest Supervisor H. B. Wales from the Albuquerque office of the forest service. The report adds that this postponcment is ap- plicable for all grazing seasons be- ginning before July 15th The pres cnt critical finaRcial condition pre- vailing ill stock regions is given as the reason for this postponemcnt.
 Grazing fees arc due the first of March for the season opening i'll April but under this ruling cattle men will have until August 1st to pay them. Due principally to in- creased administrative costs to handle this departure from the usual procedure, the secretary has ruled that in addition one per cent will be added to present fees for each month or major fraction thereof of the period deferred prior to August lst. The minimum amount of increase under this feature of the ruling will be one dollar
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
UT TONMO0D E
 VISITED BY FIHt..
Lopez Pool Hall and Rooming House Razed by Night Blaze No Other Damage IS Done.
NIom Wednesdays DailyD -.--.---a--L .-- IT, L-----.-.---L ! IT.

COTTONWOOD Feb. Dire last night totally destroyed the Lo- pcz billiard hall and rooming house here,
 The origin of the blaze was not definitely known. II was one of the most serious fires suffered here for a long time Adjoining propcrty was protected from thc spread of tbc flames which were confined to the destroyed structure.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
State Engineer Withdraws Force of Men on Excuse That Tax and Federal Aid Money for Road Making is Delayed.
WILL COMPLETE PILES
 BEFORE THEY DEPART
Concrete Pier and AbutmeneS
 Will be Finished Above High Water Mark in Order to Save What Has Been Done.
From Wednesdays Daily)


 Work by the state on the Granite Creek bridge about six miles out oi Prescott on the new Prescott Jerome highway, was ordered suspended yes terday by State Engineer Thomas sMaddock in telephonic instructions 10 Superintendent E. J. Harrington
 Failure of automobile license money to come into the treasury, de- lay in the receipt of taxes and of federal aid funds and the general dis rupted condition of the state finances were assigned by the state engineer as causes for the suspension of the work, in a statement given out for publication by MT. Harrington.
 Work will not stop at once, how ever.
 In order to save the work thus far Accomplished, it will be necessary to continue sinking piles and to pour concrete for the pier and abutment until this cement wofk is raised above high water mark
 Great depth was encountered in the creek-bed, compared with the expected depth of bedrock, and this las delayed the work and made necessary the piling.
 Piles were driven for the pier yes  terday Today the work of driving the piles for the one abutment will be started and probably will be fin ished. About Thursday Of this week concrete will begin going into the forms, and in one week, the work men will be called off the job and the protected work left until fairer skies are manifest in the states financial world.
 There is work enough to- keep a gang busy for 60 days yet, accord ing to Harrington. Instead, the job will get but one weeks more at tention. Not quite a score of men are now employed on the job. which, 1t is understood, is being done by force account by the state. Still, this payroll exceeds the bounds of safety for state expenditures made necessary for the highway depart ment by the present state of the warbag.
 Peculiar ground has been en- countered ill the course of the dig ging. At one place, according to Harrington, there was found a cot tonwood tree trunk, 2I feet below the creek bed, but in such perfect state ,of preservation that the bark remained almost intact. The log was nearly yard in diameter, and was so dry that most of it has been used for firewood. At another place there was an 18-inch plank laid diag- onally across the course of the creek and evidently part Of some ancient scheme, of fluming, traces being found of a runway for water, the whole being far below the surface of the present creek
 \ million gallons of water g day were pumped out Of one hole, liar rington says, and still it seemed inn possible to dry it enough to proceed with the work.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
FOREIGN WARS VETS
 TAKE IN 1S NOVICES
CI'rom Fridays DailyJ

"BucIy0 O'Ncil post No 54l of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met last night at the K F. hall, with an attendance of O members. Eighteen new candidates were uproariously initiated into the mysteries of the order
 At this meeting a committee was appointed to meet the Georgia Min strcls at the train when they arrive today, and request that they visit the post and play to the men in the wards who are too sick to attend
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
PASTOR IF VERDE G0E5
 ID HIS REWARD
(From Thursdays Daily) By GEORGE w. HANCE

CAMP VERDE, Feb At sun rise Saturday morning, January 29 James C. Bristow died at his home on Middle Verde, near Aultuan. He was aged S7 years, lacking six days, having been born February 5, 1884, in what is now Cedar county, Mis- souri.
 The son of Christian parents, Mir. Bristow joined the Baptist church while yet in his teens About the time he became of age. he began preaching and continued at that work in his native state and later in Arizona, where he moved in the summer of 1875. He preached his first sermon in Middle Verde under clump of cottonwoods on October 3, 1873, and ever since that time, he has been instrumental in keeping up the custom of the summer and fall tree meetings" II was his habit to preach to his old congregation a number of times each year and all ways on the first Sunday in October until the year 1920
 He organized the first Baptist church in northern Arizona and, I am told, the first in the state.
 NIT. Bristow was as honest in his
 
 life as a citizen as he was convinced in his religious views. To his stead fast endeavors was due the develop ment of his church. He has cer- tainly left his good impress upon this valley. As a citizen no more admirable man could be found.
 Many relatives survive the pioneer pastor One of his sons, William, followed his fathers profession. There are three other sons and either six or seven daughters. He has be- sides, great-great-grandchildren, and it is said the sum of his living de- scendants is 95.
 Some day from relatives, l hope to gather facts regarding Mir. Bristow's history. IL is certain his career will be found full of interest, linked as it was with the development of the earliest protestant churches of the state.
 Verde valley attended the funeral either in person or in spirit As it was, over 800 were present when the Rev, Mr. Gordon, Baptist min ister from Nogales, performed the last rites. Schools up and down the valley were closed and flags were half-masted as a sign of respect for the departed shepherd
 Death was probably hastcned by a recent illness, but the Reaper csne gently to take this mans life and he seemed to go away into the long sleep that knows no awakening. May he rest in that slumber until he hears the Masters call that has been the subject of sfrcqucnt of his ser mons for more than half a century and until that time q multitude of his friends say a long farewell
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
30 CASES SET
 FUR TRIAL IN
 COUNTY COURT.
About Three Cases Day May Be Disposed of in Two Week Session of Jury; Complete Docket of Pending Actions.
From Wednesdays Daily)

Thirty criminal cases were set down for trial by Superior Judge John J. Sweeney yesterday and preparations were being made by the office of County Attorney John L. Sullivan to begin the real work of his term with the disposition of these actions at rate of approxi- mately three a day. Two weeks is to be given to the trial of the en- tire criminal docket as it now stands. with a good chance that the object may be achieved.
 The calendar starts off with the most important case, February Is, when John J. Lohlein, local saddler, will go on trial for the murder of Charles Summers near here during the Christmas holidays.
 An oddly titled case to come up at this session is that of the mayor and common council of Jerome against Joe Leduc. The case arose out of the arrest by Jerome police authorities of Joe Leduc, on a charge of vagrancy, and has been sent to the superior court for trial but so far without the formal change in title to "The State of Arizona versus. This case, together with another coming out of Jerome and involving the controversy between that town and one John Toy over license payments. have been set down without date for the end of the calendar.
 The cases as set yesterday morn ing run like this:
 February 15-John Lohlein, mur- der
 February 16-M. C. Jameson, rob- bery; Charles c. By, assault; Fran cisco Alcibide, assault.
 February H-J. H. Carper, viola ton prohibition law; Francisco Nor ales, transporting liquor.
 February 18-Jose Rangi, manu- featuring liquor; L. C. Corbin, trans porting liquor; Lee Jones, enbezzlc- ment.
 February l9 - Fritz Mittendorf, manufacturing liquor; Curran and Wicks, grand larceny.
 February 21-Frank Martinez, non support; Birch and Taylor, violation of gambling laws.
 February 23-Fowler and Adams, violation of gambling laws; J. A. Mcdonald, bootlegging
 February 24 - Togo and Annie Myers, bottlegging; John Sullivan, bootlegging.
 February 25-Mrs. Theo de Nor bootlegging; Peter Maroon. liquor; Lon Hall, boot logging.
 February 26-Cullom, grand lar ceny; Joe Williams, transporting liquor; John Doe Mclaughlin, boot logging.
 February 28-.,- Espinosa, non support.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09

the performance in town. A large delegation of members will also meet the train for this purpose.
 The meeting closed with a consid- eration of sandwiches, coffee and cigars, to meet again on February 17th.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09
BLUE SKY LAW

AUSTIN, Feb. 5.-A new blue sky bill patterned after the California law, was passed ill the Texas sen ate today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-09

l.. A. Wagoucr spent yesterday in Prescott on business from his home ill Miami.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
RAILROAD WAGE
SCALE OF 1920
BASIS OF CUT

Chicago. May 24.-The rates Of pay
and classifications established by the
railroad labor boards wage award Of
July, 1920, will be used as the basis
of reductions when the board hands
down its new wage decision on June l,
it was learned today. The board has
arrived at tentative percentages which
will cut the present rates from 10 to
Is per cent, according to the class Of
employees affected.
When the wage reduction decision is
made next week, it will follow closely
the form Of decision No. 2. Classif-
cations of employees will remain nearly
the same. some slight changes being
made in certain clerical divisions.
No estimate of the number of EN-.
ployes affected nor of the total slice
in the railroads payroll has yet been
made by the board, but figures dis
cussed in railroad circles place the cut
at between $3.50. 100000 and $500, 0O0,-
600. Employees of nearly 100 roads
will be included in the boards de-
cision of June / and it is said the per-
centage of reduction for each class of
labor would be uniform for all roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
Urge Congress Probe
to Prevent Future
Trouble on Tug River

Washington, May 24.-An inquiry by
Congress into the situation in the Tug
river district along the West Vir-
ginia Kentucky border appeared prob
able tonight upon the Introduction by
Senator johnson. California, of a res
olution directing the Senate educa-
ton and labor committee to make such
an investigation.
The resolution. placed before the
Senate Immediately on it's converting
today. was referred to the education
and labor committee. which will! meet
Thursday to act on the proposal. The
United Mine Workers urged the in
quiry as a measure to prevent a re-
crudescence OF the warfare of 10 days
ago. Mine operators from the dis
turbed areas several days ago asked
Senator Sutherland to use his influ-
ence to bring about some sort of a
congressional investigation. Tie third
PARTY affected by continued violence
the property owners of the district
Senator Johnson said in presenting
his resolution, favored an inquiry.
The resolution as offered by Sena-
tor Johnson would direct the full ed
ucation and labor committee or a SUBJ
committee composed of it's members
to make the investigation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
-FOUR KIDDIES PERISH IN Pond
PARTY OFF
FOR CHILE TO FIND
FAMED RIVER DOUBT

New York, May "a - A group of
venturesome Americans. including
scientists. expert riflemen. photogra-
piers and motion picture operators
will sail from this port June 1 on
the steamer Santa Eliza bound for
Antofagasta. Chile, the first station
on an exploration trip to the head
waters of the Amazon. The expedi-
ton which will be known as the Null
ford Biological Exploration, plans to
pick up the lost trail of Theodore
Roosevelt's famed River of Doubt.
DR.. Henry H. Rusby, president of
the School of Pharmacy of Columbia
University will be in charge of the
expedition. He will devote his ener-
gies exclusively to the gathering of
new herbs for which use will be
found later in medicine.
DIR. Frederick L. Hoffman, statisti-
clan and vice president of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company, will
make an intensive study of the Ion
gevity. acclimatization and sanitary
conditions affecting white men in the
districts to be visited by the explor-
ers. DIR. Everett Pearson of the Uni
vcrsity of Indiana will be in charge
of archaeological Investigations.
DR.. Orman f. White of the Brook
lyn Botanical Gardens, has been COM
missioned to search for new speci-
mems of flora.
After reaching Antofagasta the
party will complete it's equipment and
leave for La Paz, Bolivia From La
Paz. they will plunge into the prac-
tically unknown terrain in the gem
eral direction of the Madeira and
Amazon rivers.
After crossing the Andes at an ell :
walton of 10000 feet, the explorers
will make their base at Calamar. the
known head of canoe navigation.
From this base it is planned to push
into the absolutely unknown water
shed of the great Amazon.
Members of the party expect to be
out of touch with all civilization for
months at time.
The United States government will
be represented by DR.. William NJ
Mann. assistant entomoloSist of the
United States Bureau of Entomology
The entire expedition will last not
less than two years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
Five Jurors Chosen
in Trial Mrs. Mott
for Murder Husband

Bridgeport. CT, May 24.-Five jurors
were seated tonight at the end of the
first days sessions of the trial of
Mrs. Ethel H Mott, charged with the
murder of her husband. George B.
Mott. in this city last August. Eiwood
Il. Wade and John Z. Johnston were
indicted jointly with Mrs. Mott for
the murder. Wade was hanged at the
state prison last Friday. Johnston
has not been brought to trial.
A crowded courtroom marked the
opening day of the trial. Seats were
occupied only on passes from Sheriff
Simeon Pease of Fairfield county. Mrs.
Motifs 13-year-old daughter and ~
year-old son We're in the courtroom
with their grandmother. Mrs. Mathil-
da Hutchins of Chelsea Mass. In
front of them sat Mrs. Mott, appar-
entity under much less nervous strain
than at the time of the Wade trial
She wept several times while counsel
was questioning prospective jurors.
Forty-nine lalesmen were examined
today.
A panel of about 90 has been sum-
moned for o'clock tomorrow in the
belief that the first panel will be ex-
hausted by that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
Ulster Stirred in
Election Candidates
to New Parliament

Belfast, May "a. By The Associat-
ed Press)-All Ulster which has been
seethinG all day long over the cleo
tons Of candidates to the new par
lament which only Unionists will at
tend, if they secure the necessary ma
jority-a foregone conclusion-is a
regular babel this evening, with eX-
uemc tension in some quarters. From
early morning it has been the task of
the workers of the unionists, nation
alists and Sim Feiners to get every
one of their supporters to the polls
with the result that there has been
an unprecedented rush of motor cars
through the streets and haranguing
Of voters, raising passions to fever
heat.
In all sections where Professionals
and Catholics live side by side there
have been incidents" which required
the attention of the police. Bally-
maccarctt, despite the fact that Cath
olics were largely driven from its
confines las June, proved to be the
hottest corner of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
Roat in w hich They
We're Playing Sinks
in Sight of Boys on
Way to Rescue-Oc-
ours Near Low ii,
Mass.

1owell. Mass. May 24.-While two
,ors were padding a rowboat in an
tempt at rescue. four children in
. leaking dory gradually sank in
pound Pond in Tewksbury, five miles
,rom here tonight and disappeared
hAneath the surface of the pond with
.,sir would-bc rescuers hundred
Yards distant All were drowned.
The dead children are:
Marshall Smith, 8.
Walter Benny, IL.
Carlo NJ. Sacco, 10.
Anna Sacco, 9.
The tots had been playing about
,be shore of the pond and undertook
childish adventure in an old row.
boat out upon the water. About 4
o'clock two boys out fishing, Richard
Nallov and Ernest Gale heard cries
for help. They started toward the
sinking boat but their progress was
slow, having nothing but pieces of
hoard to prOpel the boat. Before they
had gone far they saw the edge of
the dry disappear beneath the water
and the four pitiful figures standing
above the waves slowly sinking out of
sight. They did not reappear.
The bodies were later recovered
and Medical Examiner Thomas B.
Smith ordered them removed to the
rdertaking rooms of II. Louis Far
MGR in Tcwksbury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
MARKS OF ICY
HAND J. FROST
THROUGHOUT ne
Mass, Conn. and R. l.,
States Hardest
Hit
Maine Fruit Damaged In Spots
Only-Good Crop Indicated
Generally-Garden Truck In
Western Mass. Badly Nipped

Wakefield, Mass, May 24-Damage
to fruit and tender garden truck by
recent frosts was considerable in
New England, especially throughout
the heavier producing sections of
central and western Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut, V. A.
Sanders, federal agricultural statisti-
clan, announced tonight.
Surveying the situation by states,
Mr.. Sanders sid:
In Massachusetts conditions are
very spotty and reports conflicting.
Apples, peaches and asparagus were
hurt considerably in the eastern part
of the state and some sections in
the central and Connecticut valley
stra wherries were injured somewhat
Other fruit should show a fair to
good crop
'In Maine there was but little
damage to apples by the recent
frosts. Some damage resulted over
the fruit sections from hail ard wind
May %. A good crop is indicated
generally. Strawberries in some sec
tions were killed last winter and
some damage is feared for the blue
berry crop.
I'm New Hampshire conditions are
spotty but outside Rockingham and
Hillsboro counties there was no
heavy frost damage to any fruit.
these two counties suffered consider
able frost damage to commercial APP
ples.p caches, strawberries and other
small fruits, and tender garden crops
were hurt somewhat.
in Vermont there was but little
damage to fruit by recent frosts.
There was considerable winter in
jury to stra wbcrries. A March
freeze seriously damaged apples in
bennington and Rutland counties. 1t
is dry in the Chaplain valley and
meadows and grain are suffering.
an Rhode Island the earlier cold,
recent frost and bad weather serious
~ damaged apples, peaches, straw
berries, grapes and market crops in
Providence county. with but little
damage reported elsewhere.
'In Connecticut tho earlier cold,
recent frost and bad weather hurt
apples. peaches, grapes, plums and
such tender garden truck as were
above ground. Mcintosh and Green
ing apples were reported especially
damaged Heaviest injury was re-
ported in Windham county"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
ECONOMY GROUP
BRUSHED ASIDE
ON naval BILL
Senate Favors Boost in
Number Men and
Appropriation
Votes Personnel 100000 Men
Against 100000 Favored by
HOuse-TOtal Increases of
$42,50O,000 Also Approved
Party Lines Broken

Washington, May 24-The economy
drive against the $495,000,000 naval
appropriation bill was shattered in
the Senate today when many increas-
es recommended by the naval COM
mittee were adopted.
BY a vote of 45 to %, the Senate
adopted a committee amendment, OPP
posed vigorously by the economy
forces, providing for a personnel of
10000 men as against 100000 auth
orized by the House. Afterwards, in
quick succession and without de-
mands from the advocates for roll
calls, committee amendments calling
for increases aggregating about $42,-
100000 were approved.
The roll call on the navy personnel
apparently broke the attack of Sem
ators who have been fighting to over
turn the increases recommended by
the naval committee. The way also
was paved for passage of the bill to-
morrow or Thursday after prospec-
tive adoption of the Borah amend
ment for a disarmament conference.
There were reports today of nego-
tiations looking to restoration of APP
preparations for a new Pacific coast
base at Alameda, California, and for
continuing drydock and dredging pro-
jects at Charleston, S. c.
Whether these negotiations figured
in the vote today sustaining the COM
mittee's increases was not disclosed.
Party lines were broken in the vote
on fixing the navy personnel at 12O,-
900 men. Thirteen Republicans voted
to hold the personnel to 100000 men
but the loss of these Republicans to
the committee provisions was offset
by fourteen democrats who voted to
keep 10000 men in the navy.
Among committee increases adopt
ed were $15.377.000 for pay of per-
sonnet. $5s00,000 for reserve forces,
sS,7S3,0 for provisioning, $1,000, 900
for fuel and its transpor tation and
S. 600, 900 for the Marine Corps Quar-
termaster Corps. Nearly all Of these
Continued on Page 4-Col. d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25
State Chamber Would
Finance Medical
School Two Years

Pangor, Me, May 24-The State
Chamber of Comemrce and Agricul-
tural League is circulating petitions
over the State addressed to the trus
tees of Bowdoin College and asking
that the Bowdoin Medical scnEol,
scheduled to finally close lii june, be
continued in operation for two years
more. The Chamber guarantees to
raise the deficit that may occur and
also undertakes to persuade the
American Medical Association to con-
tinue the school in class A.
1t is the plan of the Chamber to
raise the money needed for the school
equipment and deficits by obtaining
a sufficient endowment fund. The le-
gislative action for the financing of
the school by the State was vetoed
by Gov Baxter at the last session.