The St. Johns herald., 1922-03-02
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW MexiCO
 and Arizona
(westsrn Newspaper Union News Service. )

Graham county, Ariz., has been ac- quilted of charges of misconduct in office and violation of the prohibition law.
 Announcement has been made that Col. H. E. Whitledge, former com mander of the United States health service hospital at Fort Bayard, N. M, will again take charge of the big in- stitutiOn.
 A modern shoe factory will be put in operation in the Arizona state pen itentiary at Florence within a month, it has been announced by Burt Win gar, secretary of the board of directors of state institutions.
 Failing to agree after almost twen- ty hours deliberation, jury in the trial of Albert M McCreary, charged with the murder of J. NJ. Dunn, was discharged by Superior Judge Jenckes Phoenix. The foreman reported that the jurors stood hOpelessly deadlocked, 6 to 6.
 Albert G. Simms of Albuquerque, who has been in Washington attend ing to matters of the New Mexica Loan Agency, stated that he expected to see about $4,OOO,OO0 or more applications for loans go through at once. MT. Simms said that the approving of the applications had been speeded up and that in the next six months he ex pected to see at least $S,OOO,OOO in loans go to the farmers and livestock men of New Mexico. 5
 The second and third floors of the main building of the Normal Univer- sity at East Las Vegas, N. M., were entirely destroyed by fire of unknown origin. The stone walls are standing and are unhurt. President Wagner and the board of regents recently in- creased the insurance of the building $45,OOO, bringing the total protection to about $125,O0O. The loss is be- lieved to be almost fully covered. The Normal will continue to operate.
 The BowsOn Bank and Trust Com pany of Las Cruces, N. NJ, capitalized at $1OO,0O0, has closed it's doors and is in the hands. of the state bank ex- aminer. It is the oldest bank in south ern New Mexico, having been estab- lished in 1884 and incorporated in 1910. Last summer the BOwson bank merged with the Union Bank of Las Cruces, and was to merge with the Bank of Hatch, N. M., and be known as the Mesilla Valley State Bank.
 Playing a whirlwind game, the Ari- zona Wildcats recently defeated the team from the N. NJ. Nj. I. by a score of g to 8, Outplaying the institute team at every stage of the game. The cadets fought wonderful game, but were outclassed as to weight and size, and for this reason did not seem to play up to the usual standard. The Wildcats are probably one of the fast est teams in the entire Southwest and it is likely that they will carry off the basketball championship for the year.
 The largest civil suit ever permitted to be adjudged through a default by the defendant in Pima county Ariz., was concluded when Superior Judge Samuel L. Pattee of Tucson awarded judgment of $44,57199 to the plain tiff in the case of J. H. HuntsmaC against the Dos CabeZOs Gold Ridge Mining Corporation. The suit was filed in the Superior Court Dec. g, 1921, and when, after due notification and information, the Dos CabeZOS Com pany failed to be represented in any manner, Judge Pattee signed a decree for the judgment sought by Hunts man.
 A petition has been circulated at Naco asking the board of supervisors to appoint B. Beckman as justice of the peace, NacO precinct, on account of being transferred by the $. r. Rail- road Company to Mexico.
 At a recent meeting of the stOckhold- CTS of the NIimbres Valley Canning Association at Deming it was decided to have enough of the farmers sign up for a tomato crop to keep the big can ming plant at Hondale in operation for the entire season. It is said that with thirty acres of this crop the factory can turn out over $7,O00 worth of the product and together with all the veg etables that are produced in that sec tiOn is looked forward to as one of the biggest years.
 Four persons are dead as a result of a collision between an Arizona East ern passenger train and an automobile at Websters Crossing, near Globe, Ariz. The dead are c. J. Hatch and Mrs. c. J. Hatch of Ashurst, Ariz., Mrs. E. T. Bryce of Ashurst, Ariz., Andrew Brown of Fort Thomas, Ariz. The par ty had been attending church services, young Bryce said, and were en route