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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

Danny Green an his wife are on
the outs again. Danny went home
the other mornin' when the day
was still in its teens. Danny's wife
asked him how come. Dan refused
to answer. Mrs. Green then says,
tearfully, Before we wuz married
you used to say I'd be the light Of
your life" Eyes," Danny replied.
but l said nothin' about your bein'
the searchlight OF my life"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

Miss Sabinthy Prune's boarders
say she sets good, substantial
table. but they amt much on It
but elbows, n'.even them won't be
on It when the boarders learn their
table manners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

They's new disease goin' aroun'
these parts called colliery morbi-
dus. The germ is spread when peo-
pie open their coal bills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

Will Mathers says a ham actor
maxim his way home after the
show goes busted is like a popular
young man on Christmas mornin'.
He's countin' ties.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Northern Arizona Pioneer
 Missionary to Mexico

PHOENIX-Ammon NJ. Penney, old
 est surviving pioneer of northern Ari-
 zona, has started for Mexico in his
 76th year, vigorous and eager to re-
 turn te his lifetime work as a mission
 ary and colonization agent for the
 Mormon church. He took with him let
 ters from Governor Campbell and oth- CTS to help him in his desire in the re-
 mobilization of northern Mexico, where he lived for twenty-five years, till driven out by the revolution. His proudest boast is that his people lived in Chihuahua for thirty-five years without a single conviction among them for crime, though at times the state contained as many as 5000 indi- viduals of his faith.
 Born in l844, Penney as a child was a member of the Mormon colony at San Bernardino, Calf. When Is he was left among the Flutes at Las Vegas Springs, to learn the language. In 1857 he was missionary to the Moqui, with Jacob Hamblin, Leather Stocking of the Vest" crossing the Colorado at the Crossing of the Fath- CTS, the first white men to ford since the Franciscans Esalante and Domin- quez passed in 1776. He was in the first party to pass entirely around the Grand Canyon, in 1859, and was a guide for J. W. Powell after the lat ter had shot the Grand Canyon. He guided the first Mormons into Arizona in 1873 and helped in establishment of many of the northeastern Arizona and | western New Mexican settlements of his faith. He hopes to still serve, to the southward. as a colonization agent in the interests of his co-religionists.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Annual Report

Levi S. Udall, clerk of the superior court, handed in his annual report to the board of supervisors the first of the year. From it we gather that the total receipts of the office for the year amounted to S1, 082. 10.
 Fifty.two marriage licenses were issued, and there were five divorce suits filed, four of which were successful. Two persons were examined on the charge of insanity and one of them was sent to the asylum. Seven coroner's inquests were held. There was but enc jury session of the superior court. which cost the county $385.
 Court was held on 96 days during the year.
 The total expense for the year was $1, 751, or $668 90 less than the receipts.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
David Jones Dead.

Word was received here Mon- day that David Jones of Thatcher died Sunday night of pneumonia.
 Mrs. Jones. his mother, who re- sides here in St. Johns. had re- ceived word of his being danger ously i'll a day or so before and left to be at his bedside. She ar rived there Sunday evening the day of bis death.
 He leaves a wife and two small children to mourn him besides his widowed mother and five broth CTS and three sisters. They are: William, Henry. Hyrum. Thomas and Roland Jones, and Mrs. John w. Sherwood, Mrs. Richard Rudd and Mrs. Arza Greer.
 Hyrum and Tom Jones left Monday morning for Thatcher to attend the funeral and help in any way possible to console the bereaved wife and their aged mother.
 David Jones was we'll known in St. Johns, having been born and raised here until he reached man. hood, when he went to the Gila Valley where he was married and since then his home has been in that valley.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Forest Ranger Kills Rancher.

Winslow, Ariz., Jan, 6-Chas. Quayle. rancher and sheepman, was shot and killed at the Quayle ranch. about 40 miles southwest of here, in Coconino county. Fred w. Croxton, a forest ranger, is reported to have relephOned the sheriff at Flagstaff that he had killed Quayle and that he was leaving for Winslow 10 surrender to the authorities.
 According to information re- ceived here, no one witnessed the shooting and it is not known at this time what caused the tragedy.
 Quayle is survived by his wid- ow and two children.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Noted Novelist Builds
 on Gila County Estate

GLOBE.-Zane Grey, noted author who has written numerous things of interest in Arizona, is erecting a mag nifcent home in the northern part of Gila County, according to word brought to Globe by Henry Taught, a promin- ent cattleman of that section.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

Leandro JaramiIlo has been very i'll for the past ten days. Drs. Bouldin 6 Haywood are in attendance. It is probable that an operation will be necessary.
 The recent examin ation of school children disclosed the fact that 50% have abnormal tonsils, fully 25% of them have tonsils which need removal. Many will be handicapped through life with out operation, and many are not abe financially to pay customary price for removal. Because of this necessity we have decided to do this work fer all school child ren for a fee of $35 until March 21. 1921. ..
 DRs. BoULDN 6 HAYWOOD.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

The Arizona legislature will be asked to enact law to prevent a justice of the peace performing marriage cere. monies. It is claimed that such tieups abstracts from the sacredness of the ceremnny, and besides the attorneys, who are suggesting the new law, are growing tired of looking after 50 many comebacks that the lower courts are responsible for.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Pioneer Lady Called Beyond

Early Friday morning of last week
 Mcs. Refugia L. Earth, beloved wife of
 Solomon Earth and devoted mother of
 Atty. Isaac Earth, Addie Backstien,
 Lottie Taylor and Cecelia, Clara, Jacob
 and Maurice Earth, died at the family
 residence in this city, where they have
 lived for the past 46 years, after very
 brief illness.
 Every possible means was used to try and restore her to health by loving hands and kind neighbors and the med cal skill of Dr. Bouldin, but on January Eth. her spirit left the weary body and and departed for higher and better sphere.
 Mrs. Earth was born at Cubero, New Mexico, March IT, 1855, and in the year 1874 she was married to Solomon Earth and came to St. Johns to make their home, where they have resided ever since. Mrs. Earth was a Noble woman and highly respected by all who knew her. She is the mother of eight child ren all of whom are respected in the communities where they are known and reside.
 The remains were held in State until Sunday at 2 p. m., awaiting the arrival of the children who were absent. All arrived for the funeral except Isaac who was i'll and could not come
 The funeral was held at the Catholic | church and the services were conduct ed by Rev. Father Derichmont. J. AL fred Anderson and a selected choir sang the funeral hymns.
 c. P. Anderson, l.. R. Gibbons, w. w. Berry and M. Dannenbaum were the pail bearers.
 The church was filled to over flowing and many had to remain outside. The remains were inferred in the eastside cemetery, being followed there by twenty three vehicles all loaded with sorrowing relatives and friends.
 
 Many people from surrounding towns were in attendan ce at the funeral ser vice, among them being MT. and Mrs. Gustav Becker and Dr. Kaufman and wife.
 The sympathy of the whole county goes out to the grief stricken family and especially the aged father and hus- band. May the Father of all heal the wound with which they are so sorely afflicted.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

The Springerville Hustler says" You people who like coffee had better lay in a supply for the law of this 'Land of the fir" are going to stop selling it in a short time. First they stopped whisky and now they are after tobacco and they will stop you from drinking coffee next. Guess they will let us breathe for a while yet"
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Pioneer Gone to Reward

In the passing ot August Mlneer lntC
 the world beyond St. Johns loses one ot
 her best and highly respected citizens.
 He came to St. Johns S9 years ago, 8 man full of energy and ambition, with
 a desire to do the right and make a mark in the world or to make it better
 for his having lived in it.
 For many years with his wife and children he lived on their farm in the St. Johns field in that part which is commonly known as Egypt. Here they endured all the privations so well known to those who have paved the way for civilization, but through it all they managed to get enough to subsist upon until times became more prosperous.
 During the past several years they have lived in St. J. ohns, where he builded avery comfortable and convenient home finely finished and up-to-date.
 During the past four years he has served as Justice of the Peace of the St. Johns Precinct, and during the four years of his administration he was al- ways found on the side of right, and all his judgements were tempered with mercy and a desire to help those who were found in error.
 It is to such men as August Mineer, that we who are now living under more favorable and better conditions, owe much, for it is through their efforts and privations that we have good schools, good church buildings, irrigation sys- tems and other good things which fol- low in the wake of the pioneer.
 MT. Mineer was 71 years of age Nov. 12, 1920, He is the father of nine chil- dren- all whom are living except one Mrs. Wm. Harris, who died some few years ago. The living chi;- dren are: Mrs. John Lundquist of Utah, Mrs. Farley Wilkins, Mrs. Ernest Wilkins, Joel Mineer, Allie Mineer, Elmer Mineer. Karl Mineer, all of whom are married and living in Apache County, and Edgar Mineer, the baby, not married, is at Fruitland, N. M., teaching school.
 The sympathy of all goes out to the family and especially to aged mother and wife who is deprived of the com panionship of her husband in her de- clining years.
 Funeral services were held at the academy, Saturday. January 8th and many friends besides the relatives paid respect to the departed. The remains were inferred in the Westside cemetery there to await the resurrection day.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
A CARD OF THANKS.

To all we desire to extend our heartfelt thanks for the kindly word spoken, the friendly hand ex- tended, and the comforting presence given in the day of our sorrow.
 SOLOMON EARTH AND FAMILY.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Taking the H---out
 of "Hard Times
From Williams News.

From Williams News.
 The long predicted hard times
 are here all right, but the Ameri-
 can people have refused to go
 panicy. The prediction that the
 American working men would
 demand a soviet government
 when asked to accept lowerwages
 has been disproved, and the dis
 content and turmoil are but a shadow of what was forecasted.
 It is said on pretty good author ity that the bolsheviki in Russia comprised about ten per cent of that country's population at the time they established the soviet gOvernment-an. organized ten per cent. Haywood recently boasted that the l. w. w. in America has over 100000 mem- bers. He also predicted that the period of readjustment, in this country, would increase that membership many times over. He argued that when factories began to shut down, just as they have done, all over the country and the owners began to force down the wages. the working men would rebel and turn to the 1. w. w. There was enough ogic to make many owners trem- ole for the outcome. Two hun fred thousand I. w. WIS consti- ute but one fifth of one per cent ,f the population of America. That is a long way from the need ed ten per cent-in fact one-ff- ,ieth of the needed number. However it can be readily seen hat it would take no time at all o increase the membership of he 1. w. W. to ten per cent of he population if something should lappen to really turn the working people to that type of radicalism.
 The good common sense and 'airmindedness of the great mass ,f working people is saving the lay. Instead of the strikes, riots md rebellions forcasted by Hay wood, the working men have Iuietly accepted reductions in wages and gone on with the work ,f feeding, sheltering and cloth ng the nation. The workers nave had the good sense to see hat 80 seventy-fve cent dollars Ire worth exactly as much as 100 ixty cent dollars. There is no larm in cut in wages that does lot reduce the purchasing power f the wage. So long as wages nd the cost of living go down ogether the workers of the na- ion have no cause to complain. That is what is happening today. nd the change is going on in uch peacable ond orderly man. Ter that are being agreeably sur 'rised. T h e good sense and ound reasoning of the American ,eople have taken the H. out of lard times.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

A reward of $1OO has been offered by Apache county for information leading to the capture of Ignacio Gonzales who murdered his wife at Cooley, on December 28. Gonzales came from Mexico and secured work at Cooley about a year ago. He strangled his wife to death with towel.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

Jaun E. PadiIla's father died at Concho during the latter part of last week, He has been an invalid for a number of years.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13

The St. Johns Relief Society will give a program at the academy Saturday night, Jan. Is, on Fathers Day, in honor of the fathers who are invited to come.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-01-13
Brief Local Notes.

the Dreamland hall last night.
 Road Engineer, G. Becker was attending to business here Tues day.
 Last Monday night Mrs. Ward Heap presented her husband with a big baby boy.
 Mrs. Jose Garcia is still very i'll and very little hopes are enter tained for her recovery.
 Mr. and Mrs. Allie Mineer are the proud parents of a fine little lady who arrived at their home Tuesday night.
 Friday, January 28 a big pro- gram and dance will be given at the academy hall by the students of the academy.
 Alvin Stradling, son of MT. and Mrs. J. O. Stradling. ST., ar- rived home Sunday night from Provo, where he has spent the past few mon ths among relatives.
 Judge Brennon, of Cochise county, has spent the past few days in Apache county, sitting on the bench for Judge Gibbons in some cases in which he, was disqualified.
 A. M. Hall of Edgar was at the county seat last Friday st- tending to matters in court. He says that so far the winter has been very mild up in that part of the county.
 H. J. Knig ht was in the city last Friday. We are informed that he was making some oil filings which were located in Apache county near the Brund- age ranch on the Puerco.
 w. F. Lesueur, manager of the A. c. M. 1. at Edgar, was in town last Friday attending to matters pertaining to the Des- mond Royal estate, of which he was administrator.
 Pedro Sanchez. father-in-Iaw of Jose Salazar, died here in St. Johns this week of pneumonia, which he contracted while en route to St. Johns from Holbrook. His illness was of brief duration
 MT. Keller and Connond, two men from Los Angeles. who have been operating the steam shovel and crane at the Lyman dam have quit the job and re- turned to their homes in the an- gel city.
 "The Fall of Babylon" staring Norma Talmadge at the Jen-Dlke Theater last night, drew one of the largest houses of the season. The play was true to history. fol- lowing closely the times as they were during the reign of Bel Sshazzar.
 The superior court has been in session here this week and one matter that has been up was the distribution of the Lucy Eli es- tate. The matter was brought to 8 sudden close, when Judge Bren- non, of Cochise county, who was on the bench in Judge Gibbons place, cited the attorneys to a certain clause of law which stated that where will was in evidence naming person as heir, that in case of death of the heir, the property becomes the property of the heirs of the deceased heir. Such was the case of the Tamar
The daily times., 1921-05-12
TELEPHONE RATES
NOT BE INCREASED
IS THE DECISION
EXCEPTIONS BE MADE
Decision is Now Being Written
and Authority for the State
ment that am dncrease VIII
be Disallowed is Not Given
But Decision WIN Sabstaa-
tiate 10 Opinion.
EXCEPTIONS BE MADE
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, May 12.-Telephone
rates in North Carolina will net be
authorized increased in the decision
OF the State Corporation Commission
in the case of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company.
The decision is now being written
by the commission and will in al
probability be handed down early
next week. Authority for the state
ment that an increase will be disal-
lowed is not given, but the decision
itself will substantiate the prediction
While the commission has, by its
order. all but ruled the Southern
Bells case out of court there will
be exceptions made and in some in
stances the rates will be slightly in
creased But there will not be the
semblance of a flat increase in rates
petitioned for by the telephone com
pany.
Decision of the North Carolina
Corporation Commission in denying
the petition will be unusual. Re-
quests for increases by the Southern
Bell Company in other States re-
Gently have. it is understood, been
granted The fact that the company's
application is to be "sat on" will not
be pleasing to the company's OFF,
cials who left the capitol some time
ago confident that they had estab-
1ishad f0 tho commiSsi0n' sofisfo of
ion the justness of their contentious.
North Carolina telephone ex-
changes, however, have, been money
raisers during the last twelve months
and this may have had something to
do with the commissions decision.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
MARKETS
COTTON

New York, May IL. - An easier
technical position in the market fol
lowed recent advices and continued
unfavorable labor news from Eng
land and led to reactions in the cot
ton market. There was probably
some buying on the firmness OF for
eign exchange and favorable reports
from domestic goods rate. The
South was a moderate seller. Prices
opened steady at a decline OF to
IL points and sold from 1S to %
points net lower.
New York, May 12.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady: May 1877,
July 1920, Oct. 1875, Dec. 14.1o.
Jan. 14.16.
The maket at noon was as follows:
Jan. 1907, Mar. 14.35, May 1850,
July 1910, Oct 1857, Dec. 1898.
The market closed at 2:15 as fol-
lows: Jan. 14.02, March 14.22, May
1851, July 1903, Oct. 1857, Dec.
1890.
Spots Wilson market 1923.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
DEFEND INCREASE
IN FREIGHT RATES
Railway Head Claims Drop I'm
Business Was Not Result Of
Freight Increase.

Washington, May H. Under
cross examination today before the
senate railroad investigating COM
mittee Julius Krustscnett, chairman
of the board of the Southern Pacific
insisted the recent increase in freight
rates had not operated to bring about
a drop in business.
He said the increase in rates came
simultaneously with the depression
in general business. Remarking that
lower rates stimulated transporta-
tion, Senator Townsend Republican
Michigan, said there was doubt that
anything justifies an overcharge by
railways
Il don't believe there is any over
charge by the railways in rates said
Mr.. Krustchnett.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
marion BUTLER IN
WASH|NGT'N SPEAKS
IN BLA|R'S BEHALF
M'NEAL ALSO TEsTIFIEs
Senate Finance COMMITTEES
Hears Declaration That the
Action of MIR. Blair at the
Republican Convention Was
Not in Violation of the North
Carolina Primary Laws.

Washington. May 12.-AdditionaI
testimony in the fight Of Senator
johnson against the senate confirm
alton of David H. Blair OF winston
Salem as internal revenue commiss-
ioner was taken today by the senate
finance committee. Action was de-
ferred.
1t was said that most II not all OF
Republican committee members
would favor Mr.. Blair's nomination
and probably all Democrats would be
in opposition.
Marion Butler former Senator
from North Carolina and Robert
McNeal attorney identified. with the
candidacy of former Judge Pritchard
appeared today in behalf of Mr..
Blair. Both said Mr.. Blair's actions
at Chicago were not illegal.
Their statements were In refutaI OF
charges by Senator johnson that Mr..
Blair had violated the North Carolina
primary law.
Further testimony was also taken
by the commitsa from treasury Of
ficers in income taxAdispute involving
j. w. Cannon of Concord.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
MANY CASUALTIES
DURING THE WEEK
Ireland Has Had Twenty
Eight Attacks ON Crowned
Forces I'm One Week.

Dublin, May 12.-There were &c
attacks on the crown forces in Ireland
during last week resulting in 28 cas-
lualties of which Is were fatal says
the official weekly summary of con-
sditions issued today. The report
chronicles assassinations and 8
murders of civilians and So raids on
the mails. There were 73 court mar
tials held resulting in So convictions
and 2,S76 are now in jail.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
EMERGENCY TARIFF
BILL HAS PASSED
Anti-Dumping and Currency
Revaluation Sections Have
Been Rewritten

washington, May 12.-The Senate
late yesterday passed the emergency
tariff and anti-dumping bill. retain
ing all amendments recommended by
the finance committee, but rejecting
those individually proposed. The vote
was 53 to %.
AS passed by the Senate. the meas
ure diners radically from the form
In which it was passed by the House
early in the extra session and now
goes to conference. Only the tariff
features Of the bill were kept intact,
the anti-dumping and currency re-
valuation sections being entirely re-
written and the provision added for
continuation of the war time restrict
ions on imports of dyestuffs.
The bill as passed by the Senate
provides the following commodity
rates of duty:
Wheat, 35 cents per bushel; wheat
flour and semolina, 20 per cent ad
yalorem; flaxseed, 80 cents per bush
Ell; corn or maize, Is cents per bush
Ell: beans, cents per pound; pea
nuts, cents pep pound; potatoes, 25
cents per bushel; onions, 40 cents
per bushel; rice, cleaned. 2 cents pei
pound, with graduated lower rates
for uncleaned or unmilled rice; pea
nut oil. 2S cents per gallon; cotton
seed, cocoanut and soys bean oils, 20
a4Fa4#m yso4. rvmT7nrr
The daily times., 1921-05-12
BIG SHIPMENT OF GOLD
ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND

New York, May 11.-The unan-
nounced arrival of 159 boxes of gold
from the Bank OF England to J. P.
Morgan & Co., fiscal agents in the
United States for England, on the
steamship Mauretania, is reported to
be the first shipment OF series to
be made by the Government of
Great Britain to this country to aid
in the retirement y6f its No. / matur-
ity in this market. The value Of the
current credia for the Bank OF Eng-
land il Just y Ider $4,000, 600.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
EATON CASE ENDED.

Shreveport, La, May 12.-The
last chapter of what is declared to
be one of most renaarkable cases
ON record was finished here today
when Lonnie Eton was taken from
the Caddo parish jail and deliver
ed to the warden OF the state PEN
itentiary to serve a life sentence.
The sheriff forgot to hang EtOn
ON the date set and the death sen-
tence WAS later commuted by Gov.
Parker to q life term. He was con-
victed in district court at Monroe
and sentenced to be hanged for
killing q man.
The daily times., 1921-05-12
WOMAN SPEAKS ON
THE GREAT NORTHWEST

terest was given to the discussion OF
problems of the convention of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation by the presence of woman
speaker.
The speaker was Mrs. Phoebe
Fletcher Jones, secretary of the Ore
gon Wholesale Grocers Association.
She spoke upon the "Great North
west.'