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Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
ITS CHAMBERS" NOW
 THAT McLANE WORKS IN
(From Fridays Dailvl


 Arriving just in time for the new year, when all old habits should be exchanged for better, brand new suite of quartered-oak furniture yes terday was ushered into the justice court room in the court house, and is now taking the place of the cur ious collection that has heretofore done duty there.
 Just ill the nick of time" said Judge Charles II. McLane yester- day, when he viewed the two shiny new desks, the polished settees and the chairs, all of one pattern and finish. The new year is the time to cut out bad habits, and for long time now I've wanted to cut out one bad habit in particular, but couldn't do it until this new furni- ture arrived For if the miscellane- ous decorations we've had in here up to the present weren't a bad habit, they certainly weren't proper furniture for a justice court"
 In addition to the furniture IS q classy new red rug, which will be spread luxuriously over the floor as soon as the gray paint now being applied has had time to dry. The old furniture, consisting of several dark oak settees, a mahogany table and chairs. leather-upholstered set tee formerly the property of the old Burke & Hickey hotel, and other pieces of furniture that warred with each other as much as those all ready mentioned, has been removed, and the new suite now reigns su- preme The county attorneys of flee fell heir to the mahogany, which jibes with their collection, and the rest of the assortment is being taken to the Elks' rooms.
 With the new set installed, and the court open for business on the new year, says Judge McLane, any one referring to the place as the justice court rooms will be fined It is now to be known as the justice court chambers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
REGULAR TOPSY GETS
 NAME OF OWN PICK,
(From Saturdays dailv)

/"A regular Topsy," thought Judge Sweeney after he had approved adop- ton papers for Mir. and Mrs. John Suddoth, whereby Florence Augusta Hall, a deserted 4-year-old child, be- came theirs.
 "Commere," the court said to the small party to the transaction, "and tell me how old you are"
 The infant approached the judge who shook hands. He called her by the name which her parents, now dispersed beyond call and practically beyond recollection, had donated at her birth.
 Its Florine," firmly corrected the child. Not Florence"
 So, Florine, it is The fancier name became hers officially when the process of adoption was com pleted
 Miss Florine was the daughter of a relative of MT. and Mrs. Suddoth, who abandoned her, until the law her parental allegiance yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
ARGUE VALUE OF INFOR-
 NATION ON GAMING

Ruling on a demurrer to establish the status of inforHlations charging violation of the anti-gaming laws is expected this morning in the super ior court following arguments by counsel for half a dozen defendants yesterday on the value of the charges.
 It was contended by John A. FL lis, representing the defense, that the absence of a house percentage in games removed the stigma in tended by the law to apply only to cases where cards or other games were dealt for profit. It was the contention of County Attorney Neil C. Clark, who filed the informations, that the statute was able to cover the cases in controversy.
 The gambling cases arose out of the filing of informations last week, which in turn followed arrest as
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
TOGO'S BOND IS CUT;
 HE HAS TO MOVE
(From Fridays Daily)

A crool landlord is a good argu- ment in court these days and Super for Judge Sweeney proved it yester- day when he cut down the $2,00O bond under which C. Togo and his wife, Annie Myers, were being held for bootlegging, because C. Togo's landlord was insisting that he move by January l. (. Togo, who was described as the owner of soft drink and cigar stand on West Gurley street, was then placed under $500 bond, as was Mrs. Togo.
 J. A. Mcdonald, who pleaded not guilty when arraigned on an infor- nation charging bootlegging, had all ready had bond fixed.
 Both pleas were entered as not guilty by ]. H. Morgan, who stipu- lated that it should be the privilege of the three accused to withdraw this plea, if, after perusing the in- it should seem best to the defendants. In the event of a change of plea, it is believed that the defendants will plead guilty put that is mere speculation.
 All the defendants were arrested in with the Christmas week vet raids by the sheriffs office.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
FOUR-FOLD BILL FOR THE
 EX-SOLDIERS IS FAVORED

The Ernest Love post of the American Legion yesterday received by wire from Senator Henry F. Ashurst assurance of the senators full support of the four-fold ex- service mems compensation bill to come before congress shortly.
 Following is the text of Senator Ashurst's message:
 Thanks for your telegram. You are assured I am heartily in favor of the four-fold bill for ex-service men with all of its provisions, and shall render every service in my power to en- act it into law if possible.
 "ASHURST." The telegram was sent ill answer to a message to Senator Ashurst from w. NJ. Roberts, commander elect of the local post.
 A report on the action on state banus bills taken to date by various states, was also received yesterday by Roberts, through State Adjutant D. A. Little.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
LIONS REPORTED ACTIVE IN SLATE CREEK DISTRICT
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Several lions are reported active in the Slate Greek district and the Three Links country, it was learned here yesterday from officials at the forest service office. Ramsey Pat terson. government hunter, has been sent to these districts, where the lions are reported to be making in roads on the cattle.
 It is not known definitely how many lions are in the district, but F. w. Shields, it was stated by Ranger NJ. l.. Nichols, reported three ill the Slate Creek country, while the number operating in the Three Links is placed at seven by Wayne Thornburg, manager of the Three Links and the Diamond Two cattle outfits.
 Forest Supervisor H. Basil Wales yesterday said he believed that with Patterson on the job, the animals would soon be decorating some body's wall. Patterson has just fin ished the killing of three lions in the Camp Wood country, where they had killed several head Of cattle He will now go down to Buzzard Roost Wash, near the Jersey Lily mine, then to Lang's winter camp in the Slate Creek country, then up Crook Canyon into the Bradshaws.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05

original rulings were made by Judge
 Bollinger.
 It was brought out that the de-
 fendants did not consider Judge I.y-
 man qualified to sit in the case on i the ground that after the disqualifi-
 cation of Bollinger, Sweeney should
 have named the succeeding judge
 This was disposed of by the asser- ton that it had been stipulated that Bollinger should act as agent for
 the employment of another judge, and after Judge Lyman had made one trip to Prescott to hear argu- Iments in the case, he did not feel like relinquishing it to some other Ijurist.
 Argument oi the case then pro- Iceeded. Waiter M. Burch, C. C. Norton and J. E. Russell appeared for the Jerome Union and conducted all of the argument, the attorneys for the other side contenting them selves with making formal motions at the proper time. Judge Lyman in dicated his ruling. Counsel for the Jerome-U Union then asked for a jury trial.
 Judge Lyman said he would grant such a privilege on showing that there existed any controverted facts. The defense then named 16 alleged controverted points which it be lieved should be passed upon by jury and the court bowled them over one at time with adverse rulings.
 The Jerome-Union obeyed a tenn porary restraining order on Monday noon by halting its motor stages operating between Prescott and Jerome. Up to that time and since the new road was completed in August, the company operated it's lines side by side with that of the Arizona Bus company, which inSti- tuted the proceedings on the ground that it possessed the only certificate of convenience and necessity from the Arizona corporation commission.
 Chairman Harvey Betts and David F. Johnson, member. of the corpora ton commission, were present at the hearing yesterday but were not Assistant Attorney Gen eral Clyde M. Candy represented the states side of the case which was handled for the plaintiff company by Gale & Nilsson.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
DEFINING THE TROUBLE
 IN ATHLETIC RUCKUS (From Sundays Daiiy)
By CROSS BUCK

Having for a second time narrow
 ly escaped losing our job, it ill be- comes us to seize the reinstatement of Prescott High schools athletic teams as an opportunity to indulge in column of windy prating. We ought instead to be singing the praises of Cross Buck, IT,, the ever faithful, whose quick work saved not only our rival from getting a beat, but also your humble servant from getting can tied to him.
 But such IS the arrogance of our profession, that we sail calmly into the sanctum, light another flag, and put our puissant pen assiduously to work. In short, we refuse to be canned. Our case is one with that of an old copy-reader on the New York Sun. He had been a civil war veteran. He was 75, if a day. One night he lost a valuable piece of copy. In fit of rage (you know how these editors get over a little thing like that) the managing editor told him to get the hell out and never come back"
 The old vet put on his coat and hat and strengthening up as best he could, strutted out of the office with out even saying good night. The next night when the managing edi- tor came in he nearly burst a blood vessel. There, diligently correcting copy, sat the fired veteran.
 q thought I fired you last night" beloved the managing editor.
 You did" calmly replied the sep tagenarian, but I've changed my mind. I don't feel like quitting" Without looking up, he continued to correct his copy, and so far as we know died in the harness.
 Without such a precedent we doubt if we could go into this re- instatement thing with our usual gusto, but as 1t is, we decline to view with alarm" the editors steely glints and furrowed brow. So to our nuttOns.
 You recall that the Badgers were barred from competition with other nigh schools in the state for a year, because, it was alleged they had .ailed to give five days notice to
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
TOGO RELEASED AS
 HIS LEASE EXPIRES
(From Saturdays daily)

The struggle of Togo to meet the exigencies of a lease that expired with the old year is in some ways remindful of the case of the mine claim owners, awaiting the verdict of Judge Wilson on the bill extending the time for assessment work.
 About the same time that word ar rived showing the president had been merciful to late assessment workers the superior court approved the bond under which Togo was released from jail, so that he could move his merchandise from his premises and save it from dissolution and ruin. Togo and his wife were arrested re- gently on charges of bootlegging and their bond was set on Christmas day at $2,000 The court later re- duced the bond to $500 on a plea that something radical was going to happen to the Togo stock of soft drinks and cigars at his little tienda on West Gurley street.
 Mrs. Togo, also called Annie My CTS, was not released.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
CREWLESS MAIL CAR
 LOOTED ON MAIN LINE

Train robbers early "Wednesday morning obtained entrance into the mail car of Santa Fe train No. ?, eastbound, and rifled practically the entire contents Of the car, escaping without detection upntil the train reached Ash Folk at 3:l5, it was learned here yesterday.
 No official notification of the rob bery was received by the sheriffs office here, it was stated last night.
 Entering the car upon its arrival at Ash Fork, the mail crew found everything in confusion, registered mail sacks, first-class mail and par eel post having been gone through thoroughly by the robber. While the loss has not yet been estimated, of- ficials believe it will run into thou sands of dollars. Several weeks, will be required to check up the loss.
 It is believed that the thief, or thieves, gained entrance to the car either by slowing away in it before it reached Needles, or by the use of a key obtained in some manner. Since the car upon reaching Needles is locked by the mail crew accom- panying it from Los Angeles, and is not opened again until it reaches Ash Fork, where a new crew takes possession and accompanies it to Chicago, the robber had at least six hours, it is estimated, in which to go through the mail at leisure and make good his escape. It is believed that the robbery may cause Santa Fe officials either to continue the Los Angeles mail crew through with the car to Ash Fork or to put on a new crew at Needles.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
LOCKWOOD WILL TRY
 TWO CASES LOCALLY
(From Saturdays Daily)

Two cases in which the legality of Judge Sweeney's acting as trial judge has been questioned, will come up before Judge A. C. Lockwood of Cochise county in the Yavapai su- perior court early next week. Judge Lockwood yesterday advised Judge Sweeney by telegraph that he would be in Prescott Monday.
 The cases are both connected with the alleged handling oi liquor. In one, that of ND. Ross, the defend ant objected to the sitting of Judge Sweeney on the grounds of preju- dice. The Ross case originated in the sparsely settled back country beyond Jerome.
 The other case is that of Joe
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
CHILDREN'S FUND IS A
 LITTLE LESS THAN $500
(From Err lay's Dailv)

Funds for the starving children of Europe turned into headquarters yesterday totaled a little less than $500 Those who have subscribed amounts direct to headquarters either in New York, through the Literary Digest" or otherwise, are requested to report the same to the chamber Of commerce office. Yes terday, a subscription of $lOO, made through the Literary Digest" in December, helped swell the amount subscribed by the citizens of this locality.
 Those who have not given should make a supreme effort to help out this worthy cause. This drive has been confused with that of the Near East. It is not the same. This drive is headed by Herbert Hoover and is to care for three and one-half million children, until the time Of the next harvest.
 Many places of business, as well as individuals, have not subscribed one cent as yet to this worthy cause.
 The North Marina Methodist church, through F. A. Hathaway, yesterday made known to the local committee that they had taken up as a church collection the sum of $10l.50, which will be sent to the national headquarters in New York, with the county and city being given due credit. It is hoped that other churches in the city and organiza- tions will follow the example of the North Marina Methodist.
 From Jerome, Dewitt Smith has sent word that an earnest campaign will be conducted there within the next few days and it is the desire of Jerome to make as splendid an offering for these children as pos sible
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
VISITORS URGED TO
 RESPOND TO CALL
(From Fridays Daily)

New Years day will be the first occasion upon which the board of visitors" of the city, consisting Of Judge Shea of the Pioneers Home, William Greenwood of the Sam'l Hill company and Otto Orthel of the Head Lumber outfit, will operate for the benefit of the patients at Whipple Barracks.
 On the theory that the men sta toned there will admire to see new faces from time to time, the com mittee hopes 10 augment those faith ful ones who have always made visits, by inviting all and sundry to go out A telephone call to any of the members of the board will bring an arrangement for transportation.
 Major Stanley has informed the committee that from to o'clock of afternoons IS the best time to make social calls on the boys at the barracks, so 1t IS to be kept in mind that Shea, Greenwood and Orthel hope to build up a large clientele Of people with pleasant smiles and kind ly words to visit during those hours.
 Tt is not that those who have borne this duty so long are not making good" 1t was said. They have done nobly. We merely want to get others to follow their ex- ample. A sick man enjoys a visit from an interested friend, especially from young ladies who have a cur ative effect of their own."
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
REBEKAH MEETING AT
 JEROME STARTS ACTIVITY
(From Sundays Daily)

Quite a number of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs journeyed over to Je- rome Tuesday, December 2S, where Mingus Rebekah lodge No. 28 was instituted by Mrs. Cora Suder, presi- dent of the Rebekah assembly, as sisted by V. R. Norris, grand master of the jurisdiction of Arizona, after which dinner was served at the Con nor hotel to about SO Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, when all returned to the lodge room and the Rebekah de- gree was conferred by the degree staff of Western Star Rebekah lodge No. 9.
 Mingus lodge starts off with 45 members who are determined to do things, and 1t is hoped that contests may be arranged between the var ious lodges of the state.
 A short program was rendered after the degree work, and best of all was a fairy dance given by little five-year old girl.
 Rebekahs who exemplified the de- gree were Mrs. Haskell, Mrs. Suder, Mrs. Geimer. Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Herman Brinkmeyer, Mrs. Henry Mrs. Morris, Mrs Bol- den, Mrs. Mclaughlin. Mrs. Forest, Mrs. Orthel, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Mar lette and Mrs. Henry. Seven mem bers from Clarkdale were present, and all reported a jolly good time.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
HALT LITIGATION IS
 OBJECT OF SWEENEY
(From Saturdays Dailv)

(From Saturdays Dailv)
 The last day of 1920 was, for the superior court, day of denial
 It is not intended to mean that the court, embodied in Judge Sweeney, engaged or indulged ill fasting and prayer or other saintly practices, but that the court filled ill the day heading off injunctions and otherwise restricting the activi- ties of litigants and would-be liti- gants.
 There were many indications that owners and claimants of mining claims were eager to fly into the courts over the matter of title, aris- ing out of the eleventh hour and playful act of the president in sign ing the time extension bill A con- siderable number of cases is said to have been in process of filing and some of them were informally brought to the attention of the court, which discouraged the prac- tice Three injunctions alone were sent up the spout by the simple pro- cess of refusing to grant them.
 Otherwise the court had a fairly busy day with several minor ap- pearances on the bench and a good deal of work in chambers. This out a busy year for the superior court, which has still a good deal of unfinished business, both criminal and civil on its cal ,ndar.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
JUDGE LYMAN MAKES THE
 INJUNCTION PERMANENT
(From Fridays DailYl

Superior Judge Frank H. Lyman, sitting in the Yavapai superior court yesterday made permanent the tenn porary injunction against the use of the Prescott Jerome state highway by the Jerome-Union Stage com pany.
 Indication was given by counsel for the company that it would ap- peal the case to the state supreme court, and it ias also been intinated that, as an alleged unconstitutional feature of the motor vehicle law is involved, the case may go clear to the national supreme court.
 Following his ruling, counsel for the Jerome Union moved for a re- hearing and this was denied by the court. This, it is understood, paves the way for the appeal.
 Disqualification gain
 The first move in the hearing of the stage line controversy between the Arizona Bus company and the Jerome-Union Stage company before Judge Lyman yesterday late in the forenoon was the attempt of the Jerome-Union to disqualify the court Judge Lyman had been selected by Judge Elmo E. Bollinger of Mo have county, who was himself dis qualified after having been called in to hear the case while Judge Sweeney was on his vacation. The
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
POST TEACHER BECOMES
 BRIDE NEW YEARS EVE

At ! charming wedding of New Years eve, Miss Ruth S Futile, of Pigeon Cove, Mass, now a member of the federal board instruction staff at Whipple Barracks, last night be- came the bride of George A. Moore, oi this city, an employe at the Santa Fe offices here. The ceremony, at tended by a small number of inti- mate friends of the bride and groom, took place at the Congregational church, at 8 o'clock, Rev. w. H. B. Urch officiating.
 Miss Florence F.. Tucker, also a member of the federal vocational board, was bridesmaid, and MT. Sid ney Rawlings, of the vocational board, best man. The ring cerc- mony was used.
 Miss Futile and Mir. Moore be- came acquainted ill the east last year, while she was acting as re- construction aide in the army.
 Following the marriage last night. the bride and groom were guests of honor at reception at the home of Mir and Mrs. F. R. Mcfarland which was also attended by the wedding guests.
 The bride and groom left last night for Phoenix, where they will spend their honeymoon, returning to Prescott later, where they will make their home.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05

Durfee, co-defendant with Charles G. By in an alleged liquor enter prise carried on at their cabin on Ash Creek, as a result of the raid ing of which Deputy Sheriff Tom Marks has carried his arm in q sling for several months. By, who, after wounding Marks, escaped, later gave himself up and is undergoing a sen tence on charge of bootlegging, to which he confessed. It is under stood that his trial on the more ser ious charge of assault against the officer, will be tried later.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-01-05
SEEKS A REVIEW OF
 JUDGMENT ON MINE
(From Saturdays daily)

Another move in the deeply in-
 volved legal affairs of the Golden Dragon Mining and Milling con-
 pany was made yesterday when, iol-
 lowing the granting of an execution
 to A. L. Hammond and F. H. Eek
 ert for $200 and costs against the
 corporation, the opposing forces,
 headed by J. Gardner Scott, secured
 an order to show cause why the Judgment of the justice court should
 not be set aside. The order issued yesterday under the signature of
 Superior Judge John J. Sweeney and contained the assertion that on the showing 1t appears the lower court "rhas exceeded its jurisdiction" !"
 The action grew out of the long fight for control of the Golden Dragon property. Hammond was said to have been retained by the Icorporation to defend an action and, after the case was tried and defend ants lost 1t, put in a claim for $200 for legal services. Upon it being refused, he sued the company in the justice court, where, according to the pleadings, the defendant was without representation and the case went to Hammond by default.
 The company had as its president, J. Gardner Scott, who came to this city several years ago as an artist. He became interested in promotion of mining claims and entered into deals which resulted in his election as president of the Golden Dragon. When the affairs of the company reached the stage where it was sued by the attorney, Scott said he was prevented from appearing ill behalf of the company in the justice court. Not daunted, he brushed up on law and went before the supreme court and was granted license to prac- tice the profession after the last bar examination.
 All moves to reopen the original litigation having failed, Scott now permitted to appear in court, yes terday filed all application for a writ of certiorari in the case of the Hammond suit for debt, and the court set the hearing upon the ap- plication for Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The complaint accompanying the application names the justice court of the Prescott precinct and the sheriff as defendants along with and Eckert.It states that although the Golden Dragon was summoned to appear in justice court and did appear by Scott, its presi- dent and agent, it was prevented i rom offering or giving an answer 10 the action and that the attorneys ook judgment by default on that ground.