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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
Rcekefelle5's 1917
Income $4,000, 0C6

Washington, Feb. 11.-That John
u. Rockefeller had q total income of
from s43, 10000 Otto s45,000,000 in
1917. and that his income IN 1913 was
at least s37,0oO,0oo, and possibly as
much as s4O,0O0,O00 are further de-
auctions made yesterday after q
study Of the statistics of the Internal
Revenue Bureau for those years.
The drop in the size of Mr.. Rookie
feller's income for 1913, as compared
with 1917, probably was due in parE
to decreases in dividend payments og
corporations. The new excess o:of!ts
taxes then in operation took away
many millions of the. profits CT the
corporations, and thus, in turn, re-
duced personal incomes.
The high water mark in Mr.. F1cke-
feller's affluence was reached in 1917,
it would therefore appear. The sta..s-
tics covering that year are inter
preted to credit him with net income
Of S34 ,95S, 604.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
Boy Murderer Dies
4 In Sing Sing Chair

oss;ning, N. Y, Feb. 11.-Last-min-
ute efforts of influential persons fail
ing tc obtain a feprieve, Jesse Walker
20 years old, of Evansville, lad, a
sailor veteran of the war, was put
to death in the electric chair at S:na
Sing last night. He and Guy Nichols
also doomed to die in the chair, were
convicted of killing Samuel Woichak,
stationer, at 208 Wyckoff Avenue. in
an attempted robbery on Nov. 5, 1919.
Dressed in a black suit, smoking a
cigar and betraying no emotion, the
youthful murderer entered the death
chamber at 1105 o'clock. He was
quickly strapped in the chair and
State Executioner John Hubert a2-
piled the shock at 1107. Six minutes
later Walker was pronounced dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
Waman Dies in Leap
From Eighth Floor

New York, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Marion
Peters, wife of Joseph R. Peters, wee
president of the Fairbanks Scale Com
pany, jumped from her bedroom win
dow on the eighth floor Of the Bel
nord Apartments, at Eighty-seventn
Street and Broadway, early yesterday
morning, while suffering from nerv-
Gus depression and grippe, and was IL
SANITY killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
Leaves 81 to Daughter
For Rope to Hang Herself

.
!, Boston, Feb. II One dollar with
which to purchase a rope to hang
herself is the rather unusual bequest
found in the will Of John Werner, Of
Peabody, which has just been filed at
Salem. the county seat. Werner, who
died August 20. 1920, left three sons
and four daughters.
One daughter is named to receive
81 to purchase rope to hang herself
with" The alleged grievance against
her is "that she caused the arrest OF
her father for the sake of worthless
husband and is not worth any more"
/ No estimate is given OF the value
Of the estate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
MILDLY
Bicuses

Excellent values that
formerly sold as high as
$3.50 special for Saturday
each Sl.91
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
MILDLY
Aprons

The kind that can be
used for house aprons,
regularly sold at $2.49,
special for Saturday $1.98
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
rof fit Sharing Sale
COME TOMORROW OFFERINGS
Crib
Blankets

Novelty blankets for the
crib that formerly sold at
s1.9S, special for Satur-
day .............. $1.39
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-11
House
I f.nSSnS
4 y ] .s4D>L

Every woman will be de-
lighted when she sees This
display CT sos dresses
at $1.9S
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
TAXI MEN FAIL IN
 ATTEMPT ID RAISE
 COMPETITOR RATE

Twenty-Five cent taxi rates win continue in Phoenix.
 The state corporation commission yesterday dismissed the complaint brought by owners and operators Of service cars directed against the sam Fields Auto Livery compa ny. claiming that if they were forced to meet the a5-cent rate they will not produce a revenue that will pay expenses and. yield fair return on the investment
 The commission held that the in terest of the public justified the continuance of the experiment The old system of all traffic will bear should be discarded. and has been discarded by the commission. ac- cording to the order.
 Unless direct and convincing proof or dire necessity for such an action were shown. the commission stated that 1t would not be justified In prescribing a minimum rate AL though the rate was not fixed. the compiainants. will be allowed to re- open the case when a sufficient time has elapsed for their records to show with reasonable accuracy the effect of the lower rate of their competitor upon their revenue
 While the commission ruled in ef- | feet with the sam Fields 'two-btt taxis.~ 1t paid a compliment to the other taxi men of the city on their unmarked" luxurious vehicles.
 The absence of distinguishing
 markings gives it an air of privacy and to it's patron a sense of riding | in his own motor car This fact
 ton in arriving at our conclusions
 as there is at present no means existent of determing what effecl \ lower fare. with less well-equippct and marked cars. will have on tn.
 more luxurious but higher prices
 cars.
 Incidentally. in its order. the com
 mission takes occasion to tel m, ] city to mind it's own affairs- J. Y Nelson. city attorney of Phoenix. de murred to the jurisdiction of th ] corporation commission
 The control of common carrier [ engaged in carrying persons or prop l erty for hire is unqucstionah hl ! vested by the constitution Of th , except as to municipal corporation | acting as common carriers wtthl , their respective corporate limits. , said the commission The repre . sentatives of the city Of Phoeni ( scem to overlook the distinction tha | it IS not the municipality which D engaged in carrying passengers fs hire. but that the city is aftemptir . to regulate rates for some one oth' n than the municipal corporation . prerogatfve bestowed upon the col !, poration commission alone Withol V committing ourselves to the al l. nouncemcnt of any definite poli' I'd toward municipal corporations. it : clear that the self government 2, the city of Phoenix is- not invoiv' "a in the establishment of rates [ k carrying passengers in motor V
 hicles not operated by the munis
 pality. The demurrer ts overrules
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

The fourth annual convention of the Western Plant Quarantine board will be held in Phoenix in May.
 This was the wQd brought back from Victoria yesterday by Don c. Mote. state entomologist, who repre- sented the state at this years con vention which was held in the Brit ish Columbia city. The meeting marked the termination of two years successful cooperative work in safe guarding the Pacific coast and con- tiguous territory against the inroads of destructive plant pests in the guise of dangerous crop insects and dis eases
 MT. Mote. who appeared on the pro- gram ,reviewed the nine months successful campaign inspecting motor traffic in Arizona. He reported that of 5000 motor cars examined, 2 per cent were found to carry contraband. especially from territory interdicted by reason of the boil weevil and the pink boil worm.
 It was MT. Mote who presented the | invitation to the convention to come | to Phoenix next year. when there will be delegates here from British Co., | lumbia. California, Idaho. oregon Utah. Mexico and Washington, Colo rado, Montana and Nevada Federal
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
ASK CITY ID MAKE
 TW0APPROPR|AT|ONS

Representatives of two civic move ments called upon the city commls- sion for assistance at the regular commission meeting yesterday.
 l.. II. Chalmers addressed the meet ing on behalf of the Welfare League. which is associated withstbc Associat- ed Charities and other charitable or- ganlzations in the city. He asked that the city appropriate se.oo0 m SIX monthly installments of s1.0oO each for the purpose of making up budget cf s25.o00 necessary to carry on work of immediate importance He stated that in a recent drive for funds only sf4.175.6s was obtained and expressed the opinion that if tho city would make the requested f6.0oo appropriation the balance Of S5.o15-31 might be obtained from the county and other sources
 In urging the need of such an ap- propriation MT. Chalmers said that at this time local charitable orEaniza- tions were supporting zoo. families averaging five to a family and par italy supporting 700 families Since last April applications for assistance have been pouring into headquarters Of charitable institutions here at the ' rate of 10G a month. he said.
 I On behalf of the Advertising club | of Phoenix L. A. Weiss presented a resolution which he said would bs followed by similar resolutions from various civic organizations of the cit, urging the city to appropriate s1o.00l
 as an emergency advertising fund
 It is intended that this sum Is to b' distributed through the chamber o
 commerce. acting with other organi
 nations. for the express purpose O , advertising the Salt River valley an,
 Maricopa county.
 Both propositions were taken unde advisement by the commission.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
MARTIN ID PRESCOTT. FOR NEW SENTENCE

Nichan Martin. who secured a stay Of execution on the day he was sem fenced to be hanged. following hts conviction on the charge ofsthe mur- der of Arthur De Steunder. will DC removed from the state penitentiary today. according to Sheriff Warren Davis of Yavapai county. and taken back to Prescott to be re-sentenced by Judge John T. Sweeney Sherift Davis arrived in Phoenix last night enroute to Florence with L. w Nor gan. sentenced 10 serve from one to ten years for grand larceny in con- nectIon with the theft Of a Westcott automobile In Prescott.
 Sheriff Davis is making the trip by automobile and win leave this morn ing for Florence with his prisoner He stated he would probably place Martin in the Maricopa county Jail tonight and continue his trip to Pres colt early Friday morning. Martin was convicted of murdering his trev- cling companion, DeSteunder. a Ca- nadian soldier He was sentenced Go hang June 10. but secured a stay of execution through a habeas corpus proceeding which was unsuccessl
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
SHOWERS OF LITTLE
 BENEFIT ID RANGES

Heavy showers resulting consider able run-off and filling of water holes have fallen for the first time this season over the northeastern plateau. Moderate showers are reported In the Tusayan. Prescott. Coconino and Sitgreaves National Forests and In the White Mountains. but amounts were not sufficient 10 make an appre- ciable change in range conditions. No rain fell tn the Grand Canyon section nor in the southeast where range and stock continue verNr poor. Feeding Is still resorted to in southwestern New Mexico where rainfall has been de- ficient for many months. From many sections of the south come reports to the weather bureau that there has been no green grass since early last fall and that stock unless specially provided for are dying. Stockmen are becoming more encouraged. however. as the area Of rainfall increases and evidences of the approach of the rainy season become apparent
 Temperature during the week have been generally deficient in all parts oi the state. In the north-central coun-
 ties the weather on the morning oi
 the 18th was unusually cold the tenn perature falling to or degrees be- lew freezing and doing considerable damage 10 Eafdcu tfuck ana some m | jury to potatoes. The cool nights were not particularly detrimental tc cotton in the irrigated sections as a ! tendency to too free growth ol plants was checked. Cotton Is look
 ing well generally and much of tho
 volunteer crop is in bloom. Coo nights have doubtless delayed thu progress of the cantaloupe croI somewhat but little real Injury hai 4 been done and the marketing of ; large crop Is expected to begin July l
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
s150.000 IN PAVING
 Is AUTHORIZED BY
 CITY COMMISSION

Harmony prevailed at the meeting of the city commission yesterday when authorization was made for more than s15O.00o worth or paving in the city. City officials tacitly agreed that 1t would be better to go ahead with the paving program while con- ditionS in the labor and material markets were favorable than to inter pose obstacles at this time.
 Resolutions were drawn up and passed ordering paving on Portland street from Central avenue to Sev- enth street: Third street from Grant to Jefferson streets: Jefferson street from Seventh to Eighteenth avenue. enth avenues. and Woodland avenue from Seventh avenue to Fifteenth avenue.
 Improvement of Culver street again was brought to the attention of the commission and action again was withheld pending an investigation ol the attitude of the majority of prop erty owners. According to about 2t representative owners of property or Culver street who appeared befor' the commission yesterday, there Is nc question about wanting the paving but there is some controversy con corning the width of the street ana the quality of work. City Engineel Hitchcock was instructed to ascer tain whether 50 per cent of the prop erty owners on Culver street favored going ahead under plans already ap proved by the commission
 The city commission ordered tn city engineer to prepare plans ans specifications for the improvement | of West Moreland street from Thir
 avenue to Fifth avenue. and als
 called upon him to check petitio for the improvement of Fffteent avenue from Harrison to Washing
 ton streets with Warrenite- Bithu | lithic pavement.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
Legal Aduertising

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARICOPA COUNTY. ARIZONA The State Of Arizona. Plaintiff. VIZ. William Mouser. Defendant.
 No. 5fss
 SHERIFF-S NOTICE OF SALE ON ORDER FOR FORFEITURE OF
 NASH AUTOMOBILE
 Under and by virtue Of an Order of Sale issued out of the Superior Court of Maricopa County. State of Ari- zona. and to me as Sheriff duly d. rected and delivered in an action wherein the State or Arizona was plaintiff and William Mouser was de- fendant. wherein if was ordered. ad- judged and dccrc-d that the said au- tomobile be forefifed 10 the State of Arizona and it was further ordered that the sum received by the Sheriff from such sale be used-and devoted by him as follows: 1st. to the pay ment of the expenses of sale: 3nd. to the payment to the said San Fran cisco Securities company Of the sum or Twelve Hundred Eighteen and | 4S-1o0 Dollars. 3rd. the remainder | thereof if any. to be deposited with the County Treasurer of Maricopa County. State of Arizona The de- scription Of said car is as follows to-wlt.
 One Nash Touring Car bearing Arizona license number 223s1 and Serial number lssi0a.
 Public notice is hereby given that win on the 30th day Of June. 1891 at the hour Of two o'clock p. m. ol that day at the Mariccpa Count, Garage located at number 1902 wesi Madison Street in the City of Phoe- nix. County Of Maricopa and State o Arizona sell the above described property 10 the highest and best bid. der for cash in lawful money of th. United States of America.
 Dated this 18th day Of June. 1891.
 JOHN MONTGOMERY. Sheriff.
 By N. If DIEHL.
 Deputy Sheriff
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
BANK COMPTROLLER FILES ANSWER ID
 CENTRAL BANK SUIT

In an answer filed yesterday to the suit of ID. F.. Accomazzo for an al ternative writ of mandamus directing Charles w Fairfield. state auditor and ex-officio bank comptroller. to notify the attorney general of tha closing of the Central Bank of Phoe- nix in order that a suit may be started to determine the solvency of the bank. Mir. Fairfield declares he expects to officially report the sus- pension of business by the bank to the attorney general about June 90. 1921. if it should appear at that time that the bank cannot be recognized. On motion of Accomazzo. Judge Stanford yesterday postponed a hear ing to show cause why the writ should not issue until June 27.
 Mir. Fairfield entered a demurrer to the suit of Accomazzo on the grounds the petition for the writ does not show a demand was ever made upon him to give notice to the attorney general. In his answer Mir. Fairfield alleged the bank voluntarily suspended business on March 2i, 1921, and he took possession of the property for the purpose of ascer- taining the state of affairs. IL appeared. Fairfield said. the bank was insolvent and owed it's deposltors approximately sf.O00.00O and was ir debt to banks outside of the state fin the sum of s53s.000. secured by about
 sl 100000 in loans and discounts.
 The state had s556.000 on deposit ir
 the bank and the county had s40o. .oos | on deposit. the auditor said. Tn.
 bank. he stated. has about ss00.0on 1T loans and discounts remaining fog te< liquidation of depositors accounts ans | under a forced liquidation. the asseti ! would net only a small amount fol | the depositorE. IT a receiver wer'
 appointed for the bank. AIr. Fair field alleged. depositors and creditor
 would lose over s4oo. 900 of coiiatera
 hypothecated to foreign banks. am
 the city, state and county would los
 heavily on their deposits in the bani
 and the depositors and creditors O
 the bank could not realize more tha
 IS or 20 cents on the dollar. A force
 liquidation of liabilities of the ban
 would seriously affect the financir
 status of the city. county and th
 state. he declared.
 A large majority of the stockhoid 1 CTS Of the bank and the creditor , Fairfield said. have developed a pla to reopen the bank. and by suciss plan the liquidation Of the iiabiiitis of the bank could be effected withot : serious loss to anyone. It appeare . to him, he stated. the rcorEanizatic of the bank was of such vital in ! portance. 10 the prosperity Of n !, community and state and appeared ' desirable and feasible that he fails to officially report the suspension i. the banks business to tho attorne . general but assumed the respons | hiiity of carefully examining Into q affairs Of the bank. This examin' Q tion. he said. has taken a large pa of the time intervening between q date of the suspension of the bar
 and the date of his answer
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
Western Plant Quarantine Board
 Convention in Phoenix Next May

representatives of the bureau of plant industry and of trunk lines and eN- press companies will also attend the gathering and were among those present in Victoria.
 "The plans and aims for the future present many complex and devious problems which bid fair to admit of solution under the splendid spirit of cooperative effort that actuated and characterized the work of the board said Mir. Mote.
 In his review of the activities of the board for the past year. he con trasted the success that has crowned the efforts of the far western states. through intensive cooperation, in ex- cluding noXious plant pests with the less favorable conditions existing in the East and the Atlantic seaboard, where a lack of such spirited CO., operation was keenly apparent and continued vast economic loss. He laid especial emphasis upon the need at all times for forward-looking pro- gressive development of the aims ahd projects of the Plant Quarantine board. and urged that immediate steps be taken to secure and collats data relating to the original source, of plant pests as first-aid in preven' ton. repression and control
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
BIRTHDAY PARTY
 Is GIVEN MONDAY

A pleasant social event took place on the evening of June TO when Mr. and Mrs Alfred Dearirg entertained at their home on the occasion or the sixteenth birthday anniversary o' their daurhfer. Esther Austin Games were played. refreshments were served and many beautiful and useful gifts were presented te tho xlrl- None was more appreciated than that of a hand made handkcr- chief. the work of her sister. Evelyn aged TO-
 Those present were: Mr. and Mrs John Duncan. Afr. and Mrs Olive Wood. Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Wood Mir. and Mrs. Henry Sewcomb. Mrs George Wood. Albert Ravls Ms Vera NcCrzy. Miss Hattie Miller Miss Marie Crutchfield. Miss Bart Crutchfieid. Miss Thclma Duncan Miss Ruth RAwis. MAS Florcnc' Crsnforc- Mics Louise nearing- Her
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

on a charge of transporting intoxi- eating liquor. was sold at auction yes terday by the sheriff's office to A A. Armstrong for S575. The car was or dered confiscated to the state by Judge Stanford several days ago to the order the Western States Se- curities company is to be paid S450. for its interest in the car and the bal ance of the price is to go to the coun- ty.
 IN SUPERIOR couRT-John H. Smith. yesterday was found guilty by jury in the superior court on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. Judge Stanford will pass sentence on Friday morning.
 c. C. Casey pleaded guilty before Judge Stanford yesterday afternoon to a charge of burglary and will be sentenced this afternoon.
 The case of Joe Clark, charged with grand larceny, was reset yester- day for June 30 by Judge Stanford Clark was tried on the charge Tues l day. but the jury failed to agree and was discharged.
 STOCK AuTHORiZED-The cor poration commission yesterday au- l thorized the Pereira Studio Corpora | tion to issue to Joseph Pereira and R. l.. Abbott at total of 100 shares of stock at par value of sf0o per share in exchange for the business. assets and good will of the Pereira Studio
 no commission to be paid on the issue of stock The permit was issued or
 the condition that there be filed with
 the commission within 10 days ' properly executed and recorded bill of sale with inventory in detail at.
 tached. showing that the business
 assets and good win have baer rom.
 veyed free and clear of all encum
 berance of the company The com
 pany incorporated several days az
 stating that its intention was to con
 duct a general photographic and stu
 dio business in Tucson.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

bert Johnson. Hugh wsrnsck. Ray mond C ranford. Virgil McCrey. Noah HnbeCker. Lawrence Sutter. Jake DsarinE. Geraldine Duncan. fstricla Duncan Junior Duncan. Mary Wood George Wood Della Wood. Evelyn Austin. vcrnie Dcarinx. Sl4ffie Dear inE. Ollve De4rlnk-
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
NOTICE TO ALL ALL tx-sERvicE

The William r. Blake Post No. 40 American Legion. Colored- will hold it's first meeting Friday June 24, at D. m. at Frank Luke Post No. 1. 3s4 North Seventh ave Each and every celored ex-service man turn out for this meeting big surprise at this meeting. officers must be elected and delegates to represent our post at the state convention to be held at Prescott August S. Pass this news to your buddy We want to make our post a winner ak
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
WATER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST

Arizona: Generally fair Thursday; cooler west and south portions; Fri day fair.
 New Mexico: Generally fair Thurs day, except possibly thunderstorms in afternoon east portion; Friday gen. orally fair: not much change in tenn perature.
 Southern California: Fair West Texas: Thursday and Friday party cloudy. scattered showers in north portion.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
Born

WARREN-To Mir. and Mrs. R. E. Warren of $50 North Twenty first avenue. on Wednesday. June P, at St. Joseph's hospital, a boy weighing nine pounds. MT. Warren has been connected with the local branch of the Standard Oil company for the past four years.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
OBITUARIES
William E. Williams

William E. Williams
 Funeral services for William E. Williams, 2S years old, who died in this city on Monday night, will be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the chapel of A. L. Moore and Son. The services at Greenwood cemetery will be in charge of the Masons.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
cHIckEN nlNNEa-Thirt,

CHICKEN Thirty frying size young spring chickens were pre- pared this morning for the chicken dinner to be given this afternoon and evening by the members of the Antioch Baptist church at the Hack cit market, 31 East Washington street. The dinner will be held from II a. m. until D. m
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

Historians will note that x marks the spot where the Treaty fell through.-Baltimore sun
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

The average weight of the human brain is ss1 ounces for males and 44 ounces for females
Arizona republican., 1921-06-23

PHoENrx CHAPTER. No s. O. F. &. meets in regular session Thurs day evening at 6 D. m. Masonic han. Initiation. Visitors welcome.
 PAULINE THOMPSON,
 Worthy Nafron.