The St. Johns herald., 1921-05-19
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW Mexico
 and Arizona
(western Newspaper Union News seTice.)


 Roswell, N. M., has received a new American-La France fire engine which is said to be the latest thing in fire fighting equipment.
 Albuquerque has started a campaign to land the National Tuberculosis San itarium, which is to be built in New Mexico by the Woodmen of the World.
 Phoenix, Ariz., was chosen for the 1922 convention city of the United States Good Roads Association and the Bankhead National Highway Associa- tion in annual convention at Greens bOrO, N. c.
 Hearing of complaints against the Southern Pacific and Fl PasO & South western railroads, charging unfair freight rates from Gila, Ariz, to the Salt River valley were dismissed at Douglas, Ariz., because of faulty peti- tiOns.
 The CorOna-Tularosa Basin Oil Com pany near Corona, N. NJ, will resume drilling soon at the Duran well, having secured the necessary funds to go ahead with the work Drilling has been delayed for some time owing to a cave-in.
 Karl David GOodall, one of the most prominent citizens of San Miguel ccun- ty and mayor of Las Vegas for six years, is dead. Mir Goodall was born ;r No,,, uoroYcI;ro ;D 1oRA opd couo West in the early eighties and for many years was engaged in the drug business in Las Vegas
 While rounding a sharp curve on a mountain between Douglas and Tomb stone, Ariz., Dr. c. D. Richards, den tist of Douglas, Ariz., was killed when he is believed to have lost control of his car. The machine turned over three times. Barbara Cole, a 3-year-old child beside him, escaped.
 J. F. Lewis, an Indian trader, was slain and his store, five miles north of Gallup, N. M., burned, authorities an- nOunced on returning from the scene of the fire. Lewis charred body was found in the ruins of the store. Au- thorities say Indians murdered Lewis and believe they have clews which they believe will result in arrests.
 Tools and equipment valued at be- tween $8O00 and $1O,OOO, said to have been stolen from the quartermaster's department at Camp Harry J. Jones, near Douglas, Ariz., were found in the basement of a home owned by Fred Walthal, civilian instructor at the camp automobile school and ex-pugil- iSt, we'll known in the Southwest.
 Governor Mechem of New Mexico has announced that he would call an election Sept. 20 to elect a United States senator from New Mexico. Gov ernOr Mechem on March II appointed Fl. O. Bursum of Socorro to succeed Senator Fall, who resigned to enter the cabinet of President Harding. The election will be held to fill this place.
 A movement has been started among the cattle men of Colfax county to es- tablish a packing house in Raton, N M, to be operated by local stockmen. W. J. LinwOOd, believes that a plant would be a success and the saving in shipping costs would be enormous on account of the shrinkage in the trip from RatOn to Kansas City or Chicago markets.
 Experimental spraying of date palms in the Tempe orchard at Tempe, Ariz, has been undertaken by the University of Arizona department of plant path OlOgy, with a view to controlling rot of date fruit During his visit to Tempe, the pathOlOgist- also demon Strated the method of treating cotton seed with sulphuric acid for the con- trOl of blackarm
 Mrs. Rafael A. Ortiz, an aged wOm- an, was found slain in her home at Be len, N. NJ. She had been gagged with towel and beaten to death. Her hus- band is missing and is being sought by the authorities.
 w. w. Burke, said by officials at the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad headquarters at Prescott, Ariz., to be the oldest train dispatcher in the United States, has retired on pension after fifty years of continuous service as dispatcher. For sixteen years he had been on the dispatching force at Prescott. MT. Burke began his railroad career as a messenger on the Hanni- bal & St. Joseph railway in 1868
 Gregory Page, former state senator and president of the Gallup State Bank, has deeded to Mckinley county 16O acres of land, adjoining Gallup, to be used as a park. The city is plan ming to make a memorial park, dedi- cated to the men who gave their lives