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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
FiSTlC ENCOUNTER
FOLLOWED BY SHOTS

PHOENIX, Sept 26.-As result of
4 fistic encounter and a shooting af.
fray Sunday afternoon on ranch IL
miles south of Phoenix. Jim Stovall
is held in the county Jail under bond
of $500 to await a preliminary hear
ing on an assault charge in the court
Of justice Nat T. Mckee According
TO the story told by the officers, Stow
all went to the ranch to find out
who had been telling things about
him" Monroe Pickering. the officers
said. was there and took up Stovali's
affair. After whipping two or three
men in fist fight, Pickering is said
to have started to drive away in a
Ford car when Stovall opened fire on
the car with six-shooter. firing six
shots. none of which struck the occu.
pants.
Pickering. the officers said. started
to drive to the sheriff's office. but the
defeated ones beat him there because
they were driving faster car The
first corners wanted to get warrant
for Pickering and deputies from, the
sheriff's Office went out to look for
him. They met him and brought him
into the sheriffs Office. but after
hearing his story released him and ar.
rested Stoyall
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
BAR EXAMINATION TO
BE HELD NOVEMBER 3

Announcement has been made by
the State Board OF Bar Examiners
that the semi-annual examination for
admission to the bar OF Arizona will
be held in the capitol building at
Phoenix. commencing on Thursday.
November 3. The board is composed
of Selim NJ. Franklin Of Tucson, chair
man; Walter Bennett Phoenix, sec
rotary and P. W. O'Sullivan OF Pres
colt The examination takes two
days. One hundred written questions
are to be answered in writing by each
applicant. who must answer at least
IS per cent of them correctly to pass
successfully.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
SILVER REACHES
NEW HIGH POINT

NEW YORK, Sept q. = The price
Of commercial bar silver reached a
new high point for the year toda-,
when it rose to II 81 cents. an al
vance of cents over the closing quo
tation of Monday.
The advance is ascribed largely to
curtailment Of copper production Of
which silver is by-product and the
absorption by the United States treas
ury OF the entire American silver pro-
duction.
Cable advices from London today
recorded parallel advance ascribed
partly to steady buying in India for
the past several weeks and to new
orders from China.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
FAMOUS SHORT STORY WRITER
PASSES THROUGH CITY ON WAY
HOME AFTER LONG MOTOR TOUR

George Patullo. noted author OF
short stories and staff writer for the
Saturday Evening Post, and Mrs. Pa
tullo were in Tombstone yesterday on
, their way to Douglas to spend the
night. They drove in from Tucson.
where they spent Monday night They
are on the last leg of an auto tour Of
5000 miles. which has taken them
along the Yellowstone into Canada
and by way of British Columbia. down
the California coast They are now
on their way to their home at Dali
las. Texas.
Patullo is no stranger in this sec
ton Of the country. He has visited
| Tombstone several times and for sew
eral weeks was visitor to the Green
Cattle company ranch at Hereford 4
number OF years ago, where he secur-
ed data for number of stories that
have since appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post While at Hereford. he
was a great friend of Charlie Cross
and the latter had him out on a num-
Der Of occasions at the Green ranch
in the vicinity OF Cananea Patullo
will endeavor to locate Cross while he
is in Douglas and talk over old times
Patullo is very much interested in
the outcome OF the Arbuckle case.
Arbuckle was to have appeared in
Gasoline Gus" taken from Patullo's
story of that name which appeared in
the Saturday Evening Post few
months ago. when the charge of muir
dering Miss Virginia Rape was
brought against the film comedian.
Il stopped in Los Angeles where l
sold the moving picture rights OF
Gasoline Gus to the movie people.
The enormous sum OF 100000 was
spent in making the picture. and it
was only tried out in Los Angeles
| prior to release when the charge
against Arbuckle was brought Nat
urally the picture has not been re.
| leased
Il have been taking long vaca-
ton since the latter part of June and
am just preparing to get back into
harness. | have written nothing for
several months, with the exception
OF fiction story wrote in San Fran
cisco recently. Mrs Patullo and my
| self stopped over there for week
| so that might write the story.
Il have devoted practically all my
| time since the outbreak OF the war in
| special articles. much prefer to
write fiction"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
CEMENT cULVERTS ON
RODEO ROAD TO BE
BUILT BY DOUGLAS MEN

DOUGLAS. Sept. 25.-Three Doug
las men. NJ. E. Buckles, W. NJ. Emb.
Ter and W. a. Glenn, will build all
cement culverts and dips in the road
from Rodeo to STEMS Pass, the ce.
ment work having been sub-let to
them by O. c. McElram. OF Mesa, who
was awarded the contract for build
ing the road. The cement work was
estimated to cost $4,000.
The building of the new road will
make an important link in the Banx.
FL Paso.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
DRILLING FOR OIL
STARTS IN SONORA

NOGALES, AriZ., Seut. 26.-Drill-
ing was started by the Maryland Oil
Company. through its subsidiary or
ganization. the Sonora Oil Co. in the
Fuerto district at the town of San
Jose, Sonora, three weeks ago. The
work is being done with cable tools
and will be pushed with all possible
speed.
The drilling of this test is in COM
pliance with the contract entered into
by the Maryland Oil Co. and the Mex
lean government during the Carranza
regime and which has the sanction Of
Presiden. Oregon.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
DOOR HANDICAP IN
SMUGGLING OF CHEESE

NOGALES, Ariz.. Sept. 27.-Pedro
Mendez erred in attempting to snug.
gle cheese with strong odor from
Mexico into the United States. &C.
cording to the story told by the Uni
ted States customs official who ar
rested Mendez today.
The customs officer said he had
gone to Decks canyon, near here, to
watch for smugglers when he fell
asleep. He was Awakened he said.
by the smell Of the cheese which he
alleged Mendez was attempting to
deg arrest followed.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
RAMSEY SNEAkS UP
ON ANOTHER LION

PRESCOTT. Sept. 21.-Apples are
not the only things that grow big in
Yavapai county. Mountain lions man
age to thrive on the mile-high climate
particularly well. Ramsey Patterson's
latest lion. whose carcass was carted
through the streets OF Prescott on the
back Of a fliyver this morning. was
no exception to the rule. The big cat
weighed around 200 pounds
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
HURT At CONCENTRATION

BISBE, Sept. 2S.-Pete Peters and
Mexican named PoncaniO Sanchez.
were slightly injured yesterday at the
new concentration when scaffoiding
on which they were at work gave way
and they fell a short distance Peters
was bruised on his back and Sanchez
was cut about the face They were
both taken to the Copper Queen hos
pital where their wounds were at
tended to.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
WIFE OF MILL FOREMAN
CALLED BY DEATH

NOGALES. Ariz., Sept 25.-Follow-
ing an illness of one month. Mrs. Nc
CARNEY. wife of the foreman of the
Roy & Titcomb lumber mill, died at
6 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. William Brunton Of San Diego,
formerly teacher in the Nogales
schools. was at her mothers bedside
when the end came. as was also Mrs.
Stewart, OF San Diego. a sister of the
deceased
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
DEER SEASON IN STATE
TO OPEN OCTOBER 1

PHOENIX, Sept. 21.-Deer may be
shot in Arizona at any time after
1901 am. October /. until the close
OF the season, according to a ruling
made by Joe Prochaska, state game
warden and announced today by Wes-
ley Hill. deputy state game warden.
Under the federal game laws. how
ever, Mr.. Hill said, ducks must not
be shot until after sun up on October
-. when the season opens.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
SUIT TO FORCE
VOTE is FILED

PHOENIX. Sept. 26. Application
for a writ of mandamus to compel
Secretary of State Ernest r. Hall to
call special election on November s
on house bill SO. was filed in the state
supreme court today by attorneys for
the Paradise-Verde Irrigation district
House bill SO. which would author
ize the state TO issue and sell state
bonds in return for bonds OF approved
irrigation districts. was passed by the
last legislature One of its paragraphs
provided that it should be referred TO
the voters at special election on No
vemfber s.
A petition requesting Secretary Han
not to call the special election was
filed in the Office OF the secretary of
state some time ago and Mr.. Hall an
nounced that he would not call the
election
The attorney generals Office ruled
that the secretary of state should ig-
more the petition and call the special
election but when the 1921 session
laws were printed, the following foot
note wat attached to house bill So:
"A referendum having been filed
on section of this act. the special
election will not be held and the act
will be submitted at the next general
election, unless the courts order 9TH
erwise-Ernest R. Hall, secretary Of
state"
No action was taken on the petition
for the writ today and it was said
that no action would be taken until
Justice Flanagan. recently appointed
member of the court. arrives from
Bisbee. Justice Flanagan is not ex-
pected before October l.
The plaintiffs in the action insti-
tuted against the secretary Of state
include many men prominent in af-
fairs throughout the state. They in
clude Judge o. J. Baughn. W p Gle
ments, l.. p. Matthews. J. F. Brown.
S j. Norman, George W. Burgess. F.
J. Goodrich, c. r. Pierce, F. f. Free
man. Ed Healy. W. J. Davidson, C.
Clement, ". r. Price. J. Warren Da-
wilson. J. G. Heating and VI. J. Gle
ment. Of Pinal county; John H. Can
fled, of Apache county; Ray B. Krebs
Powell Crosby. William Gregg. Geo
Ebsen, F. T. Morley. l.. o. Wright. A.
&. Smith, T. y. Carter and l.. E. Mat
teson, of Cochise county: Thomas n
Molloy. of Yuma county; J. r. Deal.
Wilbur Treadwell. James A Shea. =
f. Thomas, W. II. O'Barr, Fred 4.
Dibbie, OF Maricopa county: Fred w
Frichett, II. E. Farr, J. II. Mcclure,
and c. II. Odom, Pima county; John
Hennessy and William Babbitt of Co
conino county, and c. T. Cooley OF
Navajo county
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
LOS ANGELES MINING
MAN SLAIN IN MEXICO

Los ANGELES. Sept. 26.-Dacre
kislinbury. Los Angeles mining eng.
neer and superintendent OF a mining
company at Madeira. Mexico, was
slain at that place Saturday as he
was planning to return to Los An
geles. according to advices received
by his family here to-day.
The mine Is in Chihuahua state. ISL
miles from a railroad.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-02
PIMA COUNTY PHYSICIAN
REPORTS 1s CASES oiPTHERiA

TUCSON, Sept 27.-An epidemic
of diphtheria has Tucson in its grip,
which. unless the utmost precautions
are adopted by the parents Of the city
and the rules of quarantine strictly
adhered to. may spread to alarming
proportions, it was stated last night
by DR.. Edwin J. Gotthelf. Jr., DR..
Gotthelf, who is county physician, is
acting city physician in the absence
OF Dr. A. G. Schnabel, who is on his
vacation.
Children Should Be Guarded
In a warning issued 10 the fathers
and mothers OF Tucson. Dr. Gotthelf
urges that they watch their children
closely. and at the first apparent
symptims OF sore throat, they take
the sufferers Immediately to their
family physician. Diphtheria, caught
in the early stages. may be success
fully treated. he said, and the child
cured II allowed to gain advanced
stages the mortality percentage is
large
Unfortunately the cases of diph-
iberia brought IN my attention are
scattered about the city, and are not
confined to one neighborhood. II
the latter was the case, the quaran-
tine would be much easier to handle
and we could more effectively pre-
vent spread of the disease.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16
Midwest Backs Shipping.

TWENTY-THREE leading cities Of the Middle
i West and the Mississippi Valley Association
have Joined forces with the National Merchant Marine
Association to further the OF Amercan-owncd
and American controlled merchant marine President
Harding was notified in a letter addressed to- him
recently by Senator Joseph E. Ransde president OF
che national organization.
Representatives Of the chief municipalities OF the
Genital West met in conference and adopted resoi'i-
tons indorsing the Jones national merchant marine
law and urging its enforcement. particularly those
sections dealing with the establishment Of new foreg
trade routes preferential rail rates. the development
Of all American ports and the removal of all treaty
bars which prevent the application OF discrm;'
n.tory methods in favor of American shipping.
The following cities represented through
members Of chambers of commerce OF ether trade
organizations: Chicago Detroit Cincinnati St. Louis,
St Paul. Minneapolis, Milwaukee Indianapolis. Toledo,
Kansas City, Mo-: Kansas City, Kans.; Nashville
Davenport, Muskogee Oklahoma City, Wheeling. w.
Va; Des MONIES. Iowa; Clinton, Iowa; Columbus.
Ohio; Huntington, W. Va; Battle Creek. Mich; Madi-
son, Wis, and Louisville, KY
A general committee representing each Of these
cities is to be formed and active campaign Under
taken in conjunction with the National Merchant Ma
rine Association and the Mississippi Valley Assoca-
Of the country with the necessity Of supporting
American merchant marine as a means toward the
development Of American foreign trade.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16
Would Aid $1,000 Jobless.

the unemployment conference last week Mr..
"A Ottoman Hamerle, acting director of the Re-
camation Service stated that $I6oooooo could be
nomicaly spent during the winter irrigation projects
already under way in States which would give
employment to 10000 men directly and as many more
indirectly in furnishing construction materials etc. if
a loan to the reclamation fund authorized by
Congress
He stated that the engineering plans complete
in all these matters and that work could be prosecuted
during the winter, beginning at Mr.. Hamerle
also said that $zSyooo.ooo additional could be immedi
atcly expended the Bowder Canyon dam, California;
Al-American Canal and the Arizona. Parker and San
Carlos projects il loan made to the fund.
These projects are not under way, but engineering
plans complete. They would require $oooooooo
eventually to complete.
During the next FIVE mon'ts they would employ
between $4,000 and 3ooc1 the work itself and
indirectly 10000 to $1,000 more. The Reclamation
Service thus could employ $4,000 directly during
the winter and indirectly additional $4,000 making
$1,000 in all II appropriations availabl.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16
Navy Awards Trophies.

THE battle efficiency pennant. which is awarded
i nually to the gunboat making the highest COM
bined merit in gunnery and in engineering. has been
awarded the u S. S. Albany for the year Ioeo2I.
The battle efficiency pennant is triangular IN shape,
color red, with a black ball IN the middle, and is
flown at the foremost while at anchor. The Albany
has been attached to the Asiatic fleet and
manded by Capt. w. c. Watts. and later by Capt.
L. c. Richardson ..".
The u. S. S. Asheville, attached to the special
service squadron and commanded by Comdr J. B.
Cay stood second IN battle efficiency for vessels of
the gunboat class.
The gunnery trophy. which is annually awarded to
the gunboat having the highest merit in gunnery, has
been awarded to the u S. S. Monoeacy. The gunnery
trophy is bronze tablet representing a gun mount
of the type used gunboats The Monocacy which
is attached to the Asatic fleet, is commanded by Lieut.
F. J. Courtney. E .st ..,
The U. s. S. Quiros. also attached to the Asatic
fleet and commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. r. Peterson
stood second in gunnery.
In addition to carrying the gunnery trophy for gun
boats the Monocacy will also be entitled to paint
white E or excelenee) in the vicinity Of her bridge
while the Quiros will wear a red az"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16

Hearings on Metric System Bill Opened by Senate Subcommittee

other considerations may be deemed wise by the
pointing authority.
In general while staff duty we'll performed is
sidered important the capacity for command is what
sought in general officer and efficiency proven in
command Of troops will be the surest avenue to prefer
ment
In keeping with the policy of assigning general Off
GERS to the command of other arms than the one in
which they served before appointment, the assignment
of field officers to duty with arms other than that in
which commissioned is contemplated Oy the law and
win be used by the War Department to give them di-
yersihed experience fitting them for promotion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16
Army Promotion Policy.

a NEW policy in the selection Of officers for pro-
"A motion, to the grade of brigadier general was
announced last week by the War Department. In the
past an attempt was made TO equalize promotion be-
tween the several combat by distributing among
them IN turn these appointments certain number OF
vacancies being flied from each The selection of
the best thus occasionally subordnated to the
effort TO equalize promotion.
Since the act Of june 4 1870, in which Congress
placed all officers Of the combat single pro-
motion list the necessity for distributing appointments
to equalize promotion longer exists and the best
may be sought without regard to his Of the service
Hereafter endeavor will be made 70 the best
having in mind due regard for distinguished service
and the best interests Of the government affected by
age past record and variety Of mi,ry experience
indicating probable efficiency with regard for such
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16

Sealed proposals for the purchase of nearly 100000
feet of lumber will be received by the material disposal
and salvage division. Air Service, until November l.
The material consists approximately Of $4,000 board
feet of quarered white oak and 100000 board feet of
biaek walnut The lumber purchased by the Bu-
of Aircraft Production in 1918 for airpane pro-
peller production and was very eaefully selected
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16

The strength Of the Officers Reserve Corps as an
nouneed by the Oar Department stands 686 officers
divided by grade follows: Second lieutenant 7oo67;
first lieutenant 1898; captain 1906; major sso7 lieu
tenant colonel IIo3; colonel 32z; AsGsA general ";
major gensss, q. '...'' 49, ''.N p. -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16

SUBCOMMITTEE Of the Senate Manufae-
turers' Committee. composed of Senators
Charles L. McNary, chairman; o. E. Wei
Ter and A. A. Zones, began hearings last
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-04
CONDEMNED MEN FACE
ELECTRIC CHAIR CALMLY
John G. Ietlbetter and Robert w.
Blakeney, MuIJlerer~, Electro
cuted at Penitentiary last
Friday Morning.

The state of Oklahoma again has
invoked the death penalty for crimes
committed in violation Of its most per-
emptory statute-that forbidding the
taking Of human lift. Two men. John
G. Ledbetter and Robert W. Blake
ley. were to be sent TO the electric
chair in the state penitentiary at Nc
Alester Immediately after midnight,
Thursday.
1t In the second time since state
hood that more than one death PEN
atty has been set for one day. On the
other occasion, April IS, 1917, three
negroes were electrocuted.
John G. Ledbetter shot and killed
Robert Mooreland at Muskogee during
dispute over the affections Of Mrs
Pearl DarrOw. while the three were
on the way to church on the night of
August Is, 1920. He had formerly
served term In prison for horse
stealing.
The crime for which Blakeley was
sentenced was committed September
13. 1920. at his home near Brushy
Mountain and his victim was his step
daughter. Jessie May Afford. who II
was reported. was about to prefer
charges of criminal nature against
Blakeley. During the absence of all
his family from home except the step
daughter and another 12-year-old
child Blakeley shot the girl to death
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-04
Malaria and
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IN Three DAYS
Swamp Chill and Fever
Tonic Brings Relief
to Thousands

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Swamp Chill Tonic contains no
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and has no unpleasant after.ef3ecte.
No purgative has to be taken with
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-03-04

stition. mountain that the Indiana
loved and In whose shadows they sat,
yet never approached unto because of
fear In the same side and very near
to us, rests the stuping camel, kneel-
Ing In the sands. his huge hump ria.
Ing to our very level. On his back
is great stone priest. He is praying
both passionate for the children of the
desert.
AT our back the vision passes beyond
description. Hugging our feet and
stretching her giant body out among
cactis for miles and miles TO noun.
tains beyond Ia Paradise Valley.
Ninety thousand acres Of sand. rocks
grease bushes and cactis II is a
beautiful valley. A paradise indeed.
This valley will drink some day Of the
cool laughing waters from the rivers
Of the mountains. Some day her sand
Will blossom as the rose. Some day
city teeming with life win nestle
In her bosom and II will be Paradise.
But let us see once more the vision
before us. At our feet liz the Arizona
Canal Like a thread Of silver, a di.
vide between the living and the dead.
On the one side Is the orange, the
lemon. the grape fruit. the fig. the
olive and many other. kinds Of fruits,
on the other is sand and cac,is rat
tlesnakes and Clio monsters, On that
side are $4,000 people representing
every phase Of life known to human
ity. the rich. the poor. the sick. the
well. the road of traffic and industry.
On this side the silence of the desert,
and the eternal mysteries of creation.
Stretching the vision far out over
the things that he near. east, west
nOrth south u panarOnia Of beauty
unfOlds itself Mountains pile them
selves upon themselves. peak upon
peak. Of every form and color; rugged
broken. sharp. grey. blue. dark: a
glorious thing. The blue sky stretch.
ing out beyond 1t all imbraces the
whole and gives II back as one dia.
dun Of beauty. This is squaw Peak
not the mountain itself. but what she
offers.
Why Squaw Peak: II is said that
once lovely squaw left the camp.
fires of her people. She did not re.
turn. After five or six days she was
found lying PROSTATE upon these SHARP
rocks dead. AN Angel Of God upturn.
ed the sod and laid the dead one
there. This Of Moses and may IL no,
be written Of her. An Angel Of Goo
laid her there at the gate OF Para.
disc.