The Snowflake herald., 1921-05-27
Southwest News
From All OUer
NelU Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service. J

@AoNCHSioh nNera, charged with the
murder of his wife, has pleaded guilty
III the District Court at Los Lunas. and
has been sentenced to a term of from
w to 80 years in the state penitentiary.
The Northern New Mexico track
meet which was held in Ration recent
ly was won by the Ration team with
total of 50h points, Taos holding
second place with a score of 80 poipts.
The third place was tied for by the
teams from Maxwell and Cimarron, the
score of each team being seven points.
All OF the teams put up a remarkable
exhibition.
The banking situation in Arizona, as
reported by the banks in response to
call for statements of condition on
April %, showed a marked improve
ment over conditions reported in ac-
cordance with the February call, ac-
cording to ]. G. Darcy, deputy state
superintendent of banks. An increase
In reserve Of from 20 to so per cent
and a decrease in loans was reported.
Meager reports of a mysterious and
fatal malady believed to be cerebro-
spinal meningitis, have been received
from the Navajo Indian reservation,
whittier Dr. c. E. Waller, head Of the
public health bureau, went hurriedly
on urgent instructions from the Inte-
rior Department to investigate. DR.. ].
c. Griffin and DR.. Davis, two physi-
clans ministering to the victims, al
ready have died and DIR. NJ B. Taylor
reports that the situation is most
grave.
That congress will refuse to again
suspend the provision of the federal
mining laws requiring annual assess
ment work on unpatented mining
claims is the opinion expressed by
Representative Carl Hayden in letter
to one of the 112 signers Of the petit
ton recently forwarded to Washing
ton from Globe, Ariz., opposing exemp-
ton, Mr.. Hayden advises all claim
owners to take no chances but to do
their assessment, if they hope to hold
their claims.
! H. c. Legros, who was arrested in
Bisbee several weeks ago on charge
Of burglarizing a jewelry store in
Douglas, and who pleaded guilty to
the charge, was sentenced in the SUI
| periOr Court at Tombstone to serve not
less than one nor more than ten years
In the state penitentiary. While in the
1 county Jail at Tombstone, awaiting
sentence, Legros attempted to commit
suicide by slashing his wrist with a
knife, when he was refused the NOR
phine that he craved
The mills of New Mexico and Ari-
zona in 1920 produced 28,772,OO0 board
feet of lumber, according to figures
! just compiled by the forest service in
cooperation with the National Lumber
/ Manufacturers association. This cut
was produced by 102 mills, although
the cut of 13 of these mills was eSti-
mated, due to failure of all mills to
report. Eight mills in the region were
inactive throughout the year and had
no cut to report. OF the 10 mills of
which the forest service has record,
10 are in New Mexico and 81 in Ari-
zona. Eighty mills in the district cut
in excess of $4,000 feet a year and
these 80 cut the bulk of the annual cut
given above. Nine of the reporting
mills have an annual output of less
than $4,000 board feet. The cut for
the year by states is as follows :
Arizona, 121 100000 board feet; New
Mexico, 1O7, 7,612OOO board feet. The
cut for 1920 is considerably greater
than that for either 1917 or 1918.
i For the purpose of forming a per-
manent organization whose sole pur-
pose shall be to increase transconti-
mental tourists travel the Bankhead
highway from Ell Paso to San Diego a
meeting of representatives of cham
bers of commerce and automobile
clubs in all towns along the Bankhead
highway in the area mentioned will be
held in Douglas, May 28.
The Arizona Corporation Commission
has filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission 13 exceptions to a report
by Examiner Henry G. Keene in the
case growing out OF the complaint Dy
the state against passenger fare from
and to points in Arizona, Nevada and
New Mexico, which complaint varied
from 4 to 6 cents a mile and were un
reasonable and prejudicial.
\ The University of Arizona will con
duct summer sessions this year al
Flagstaff and Bisbee, cooperating witt
the Northern Arizona Normal Schoo
and the Bisbee public schools. The
session at Flagstaff will last 10 weeks
opening June 20 and closing August
20. The entire session is divided into
two five-week halves and all course:
carry definite units Of credit for eacl
five-week term.
Aubrey Mitchell, 10, was accidental
Ivy shot and killed by Claude Smith, {
playmate, at the latter's home, nine
miles north of Peoria, Arizona. The
two boys were playing with a re
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