The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-15
Southwest News
 From All OUer Neu Mexico
 and Arizona
(Western Newspaper Union News Service. )


 has been under construction at SocOr- TO, N. M., for some time has been con- pleted and opened for the fall term of school.
 Epes Randolph, president of the Ari- zOna Eastern and the Southern Pacific de Mexico, and one of the pioneer rail- road men of the Southwest, died at Tucson.
 At a recent meeting of the New Mex icO Bean Growers Association in Els tancia, N. M., to arrange for the sell ing contracts for the year, it was de cided to continue the organization for the coming years.
 County Agent Hamilton of Estancia, N. M., reports that the winter wheat crop will be more than doubled this year as most of the farmers think that if they can get it in the ground early it will yield more than the spring wheat.
 The Gila Farms Company, which will soon have one of the finest herds of thoroughbred livestock in the southern part of New Mexico, recently unlOaded 125 Hereford bulls which will be placed on the range of the L-C Cattle Company, near Silver City.
 Farmers and stOckmen in the vicin- ity of Weed, near AlamOgOrdO, N. M., have formed an association to rid the country of coyotes and other preda- tory animals. Local men will have charge of the work under the direction of the biological survey.
 Lieut.. Com. Emory Coil of Tucson was among the party of American nav al officers aboard the dirigible ZR-2 which exploded and was destroyed above the city of Hull, England, ac- cording to Gen. L. H. Manning, father in-law of the lieutenant commander.
 Mrs. Ememline M. Moves, one of the oldest residents of Prescott, Ariz., and a cousin of Frank B. Moves of the Washington Star, president of the As sociated Press, died in a hospital in Prescott. She was S4 years old and had lived in Prescott fifty-one years. She previously lived in California and Illinois.
 The Las Vegas WOmen's Civic League has been organized with a large membership for the purpose of helping women to cast their ballots in telligently. The organization is nOn- partisan, but will endeavOr to give it's members the benefit of thorough dis cussiOn of all matters on which they will be called on to vote.
 George Dewey Carlos, 9, was killed by lightning at his home, mile north of COscinO, Ariz. He and younger brother had been cutting wood. George was standing near a tree, his aX over his shoulder The tree, struck by the lightning bolt, was uprOOted, the cur rent passing to the young wOOdsman. His death was almost instantaneous.
 Residents of Hope, N. M., and the surrounding country held a big meet | ing to discuss the proposed irrigation project which is to be constructed | north of there. The water shed north | of the city is one of the largest in the | country and with the building of a | large reservoir it would be possible to irrigate over 25O,OOO acres in the val ley between Hope and Artesia.
 W. H. Smith, formerly city clerk of | Nogales, Ariz., surrendered to the county attorney to answer to a charge | of having embedded $6O87.23 while he was city clerk. Smiths bail was fixed | at 5000 and he was given time to raise the bond Smith is alleged to have embedded the money on Aug. 12, 1918, by having cashed checks belong | ing to the city and devOting the money to his own use.
 Applications for more than $500,OOO in loans to cattlemen in Arizona were approved by the Arizona advisory cOm- mittee of the National Live Stock Fi- nance Corporation, at a meeting of the committee at Phoenix.
 Widespread interest is being shown in the broom corn association which was formed at POrtales, N. M., some time ago for the marketing of the crop. This system has been tried out in Cur ry and other counties and it is thought that there is no reason why it will not be a success.
 Charles Moon, prisoner in the state penitentiary at Florence, died as a re- suit of injuries received when a bank caved in on him in the gravel pit at the prison. Moon was working in the pit when the cave-in occurred. He was immediately dug out but died a short time later in the hospital.
 At a special meeting of the officials