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Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11

west to Fifth street. and some favor cd continuing the paving to Tenth street on Fremont. A large number of property owners affected were present and were almost unanimously in favor of paving the entire distance and laying of proper curbings.
 The state highway department has awarded the contract for the paving Of the highway through the city. IS feet m width. leaving i6 feet on each side. On motion of Councilman War ner. after the subject had been used by almost everyone present. the Council appointed committee con sisting of Councilmen Cavanaugh. Cornelius and Warner. authorizing them to employ an attorney and pur- sue the perfection Of the proposition in the legal manner Property own CTS will he consulted regarding the paving and il is expected that the committee will be ready to report by Friday night
 Attorney O. Gibson offered his ser vices to the committee Tree Q: charge. which action drew good round Of applause
 The Councn recessed. to resume session when the committees report is ready for submission
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
Smoot Denies Charge.
AN OLD TIMER.

old timers are very interesting folk. and Thadius D. Byrne. who came to Tombstone last week to spend T few hours with his old friend Judge Jas F. Duncan. is no exception 70 the rule MT Bsrne is no young s;cr in age. but he is still active for ae has just quit one of the state highway maintenance crews where he has been the chef for many months past
 Byrne is an interesting talker and remembers the early days viyidly and .io; .a The 'sHiaT g5 Hi.ui' iuaIi--r as many do at his age He came to Tombstone in 1875 and says that at that time John Montgomery's corral. known the southwest over al that time. was made of Ocatillos. d pure ly desert corral. He was among the first people into the Bisbee district. locating claim or claims about the first one in that locality and with Halcro, Duncan and others. was there ahead of George Warren.
 He looked Tombstone over and with merry twinkle Of his eye said. before his departure: She don't look like she used to in the good old days of wine, women and song. as we used to see 'em in the Bird Cage. the Occidental. the Oriental. the Can Can an dother places we just men, tion in a whisper these days of re- form and drouth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
GOLD ORE RUNS so5.Ooo A TON

AJO. Ariz.. June G-Rich gold ore that may run as high as s25.ooo to the ton from the Duncan & Brooks property in Sonora. was seen in Ajo and much admired this week
 All the specimens show gold flakes easily visible to the naked eye And some Of the flakes are unusually large
 The richest samples are so much heavier than quartz. and the gold is seen to be so thickly sprinkled thru that George R. Duncan. the locator feels sure that the ore will run up 10 s20,0o0 or s30.o00 to the ton. if not more. And others, on seeing. quite agree that it is the richest they have ever seen in this section.
 Not all the ore is so rich as the picked sperimens shown here. but i'uhedl tuA4hS pidSl4'dAAs d!4 III go better than s60o.0e to the ton.
 The ledge is , 1-e feet wide and 25U feet in length. The specimen ore is from depth of II feet.
 The property is claimed by George R. Duncan all experienced gold prospector from Los Angeles. and James Y. Brooks oi Ajo. IL is located about 250 miles south of Ajo in the Altar district of Sonora. Mex
 Mill Planned
 IL is proposed 10 install at the mine a 20-stamp mill at once Cyan idins will be the finishing treatment, but Duncan thinks most of the gold will be recovered on the plates.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
SANTA FE OFFICIAL
SUccuasS TO HURTS


 PHOENIX, June 3.--Word of the death several days ago in his Los An geles home of James F. NcNeil. in. spec;or Of track and roadway for the Santa Fe coast lines. has been receiv. fd here by his niece. Mrs. II. B. Hall ll33 East Brill street.
 His death recalls the tragic acci- dent in which five Santa Fe officials were killed when front axle of 3 railroad motor car in which they were riding collapsed and the car left the track and overturned four mles from Wickenburg last November.
 One of four other occupants of the car. Mir McNeil sustained broken shoulder. He was removed to a local hospital at that time and later was taken to his coast home in private car. He had recuperated from his iR jury and the shock Of the accident and had been active before his death on one occasion making a trip east according to reports.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
FLYING CIGARETTES
 NEW DRUG DANCER

NEW YORK. June Seamen Of ships plying between New York and Mexican ports are conducting an illi- cit traffic in flying cigarettes" made from compound of tobacco and Mex ican marihuana. il was revealed to- day by Dr. Carleton simon. deputy police commissioner heading the mar cotic squad following the arrest O: Leonido Romero. ij. a Spanish sea man. charged with selling the dream smokes
 Dr. simon explained that at first the user of flying cigarettes enjoys a harmless sort of mental and spiri- iual exhilaration. He goes into 8 state in which all the worries and ugiiness of ordinary life ,ade away and are replaced by the sensation o: floating through pretty pink clouds with an orchestra playing on one edge and pretty women dancing on the other
 But that comparatively harmless stage is followed by epilepsy and that again by insanity.
 Flying cigarettes as they are known. said Dr. simon. have been used for some time along the Mexi- can border and as far north as Dallas. whers an ordinance has been passed forbidding their sale \ few months ago down there prisoner gave cigarette to finger print expert and the expert dozed off smiling foolish iv while the prisoner escaped
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
vAoUi LEADERS COMING MERE
 TO eUV SUPPLIES

NOGALES. June s-Leaders of the Yaoui Indians in Sonora will arrive ir Nogales. Sonora. tomorrow morn ing for the purpose Of purchasing sup plies for the tribe members. it was announced yesterday in telegraphic dispatches from the south.
 The members Of the party are. Gen erals Louis Matus and Jose Espinosa and Governor Luis Buistimea Of the Yaqu tribe. It is stated that the sum of 5000 has been advanced the Ya- qui leaders by the Mexican govern ment for the purpose Of purchasing clothing and foodstuffs for the mem bers Of the tribe. Merchants Of both NogsIes cities will bid or the goods to be purchased.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
BOUND OVER FOR MAYHEM

MIAMI, Ariz. June 6.-Alleged to have gouged out George Burney' $ left eye. B. M Elledge yesterday af ternoon was bound over to the su. periOr court by Justice Mckenzie on a charge of mayhem under $500 bond
 It is alleged by Burney that FL ledge attacked him few weeks ago and in the ensuing fight Elledge gouged out the eye with his thumb
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
ARIZONA BAD MAN GETS IN
 TROUBLE AS RESULT TOAST

PHOENiX. June 5.-When EmmtI; Mc Daniels confiied to his boz pals over on the Las Cruces. New Mexico. range that he was an hon est-to-Aenes bad man from Arizona. l'ttle did he realize that his bragga- docia would lead him back io his old home behind the gray walls of the state prison.
 In aa attempt to prove his degree of degradation. il seems. Emmett told how he had been sent up from Cochise county to serve from one to six years on grand larceny convic- tion. how on October 90. 1919. he had escaped from the prison farm near Florence. and how ever since he had enjoyed wild freedom. Unfortunate ly some of Emmett's companions squea!ed to the range boss. who told the deputy sheriff. who reported the matter to Warden Rynning of the Arizona state prison.
 All of which accounts for the fact that Emmett is back behind the bars to serve out his full time. A re- port on the capture was received to- day by Bur; Wingsr. secretary of the board of directors of state institu- tiops.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
Mill Planned.
WILL LIFT ORDER

MORALES. Ariz. June 6-The -or- der promulgated few weeks ago by Nogales. Son, authorities requiring persons to be vaccinated before cross ing the boundary into Mexico, will be lifted in a few days, 1t was anuounc- ed this afternoon by a Mexicon No gales official Although the order still is in effect. it has not been enforced for several days. The order was the result of reports that there were many cases of smallpox in Tucson.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
ARIZONA BANKERS MEET
 tN siseEE NOV. 10TH

BISBEE, May Local bankers have started preparations for the an. nual meeting of the Arizona State Bankers Association to be held in Bisbee, November 10-1z Several California, New York and Chicago bankers are expected to attend the meeting. beside at least 100 from var ious cities and towns in Arizona
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
HOUSE RAIOEO

BISBEE. June 1.-Deputy Sheriffs William Ryan. Fred Kenny and Clip son on Monday night raided the house of Felix Rodriguez in Brewery Guich and found a small quantity of mes cal. Rodriguez was taken before Judge Craig. entered a plea of guilty and was given s0-day suspended sentence.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
FRENCH ANNOUNCES FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE.

Yesterday Rober, x. French attor- nry of Douglas. made announcement to the people of Cochlse county. oi his candidacy for judge ot the Su- periOr court subject to the Democrat ic primaries.
 Bob" French. as he is known by all his friends in Cochise county in making known his aspirations to the Iencn. stated that hc will make the race on the platform of qualification, having been practiciEs attorney for over 20 years. most of the time ill Cochise county He has resided at Douglas during practically his entire residence in COchise county. and has hundreds oi friends throughout the county. many of whom. he stated. have been urging him Tor some time To make the race.
 sIr. French came into national prominence three years ago when as county attorney he prosecuted the famous Bisbee deportation cases. He has always been Classed as friend of the working man and in the 1918 campaign he received the full sup. port of the lsboring class in thi. county as result Of which he was elected to the office ot county attOr. ney. Not only the deportation trials but other important eases received li, immediate attention during lis term as county attorney and whea he retired from that office ill 1920, he took with him clean record Of hay ing accomplished his duty
 Mr. French is a graduate of the law department Of the. University of Virginia. and practic-d law in tha; state before casting his lot in Co chise county. serving there in his home county as district attorney when lawlessness reigned supreme snd relates many interesting sneo dotes regarding his campaign of law enforcement in that then wild noun tain country.
 He is a member of the old school of practitioners. Jeffersonion Dem ocrat and has numberless friends among the pioneers of the county and state.
 Mr. French said yesterday the main reasons for his entering the race are that. first he wants to be one of the judges Of the Superior Court. and that, Second. his two years residence in Tombstone during his term as county stOtrney have created gres, longing to come back 10 Tomb
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
FIRE DAMAGES TWO HOUSES

DOUGLAS, June 7.-Fire of undis. covered origin practically destroyed the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles R. Long. S13 Twelfth street. and partial ly damaged an adjoining house. at an early hour yesterday morning. The family lost all their household goods and practically all of their clothing in the fire.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
CUTTING ALFALFA

WILCOX, June 5.-A number of farmers are now cutting their first crop of alfalfa. The crop will be very heavy this season Due to the late spring. the cutting is at least two weeks behind schedule.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
EXPORTS. IMPORTS s,.o,o,ooo

MORALES. Aria. June s.-aIay i'm ports and exports for the Arizona district totalled $l.01O.O00. according to the monthly report of Collector of Customs Charles l.. Fowler. made public today. The value of exports at Nogales was s452.744. and imports ss4sO22.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
APPOINT ELECTION OFFICERS.

Election oficers for both the pri- mary and general elections were sp- pointed yesterday by the board of su- pervisors. in session since Monday The list suggested by the chairmea of both the Democratic and Republi- can central committees was almost unanimously adopted by the board in making the appointments The board is still in session as board of equalization and will remain here up- til Saturday
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
TAX COMMISSION TO
 CONVENE ON JulV 2l

FHOENlN. June The tenth an nusl state tax conference will be held in Bisbee this year. according ID an announcement made yesterday by Charles R Howe. chairman ot the state tax commission
 The conference will open on Mon. day. July 2i. and will probably last four days. The county assessors and board of supervisors of each county in the state. the members of the state tax commission. representa- tives from all of the large agricul- tural. mining and railroad industries of the state and officers and mem ber> of the various county tax asso- cia,ions will be in attendance at the conference.
 The conference is called each year by ;l' state tax commission for the purpo-a ot obtaining definite infor- nation s> -o what has been done by each county in the way of assess mert work and the information go gained i, used by the commission when il sits as state board of tax equalization. during the first week in August The conference also serves as clearing house of the state for all tax grievances. conflicts and mat ters which require adjudication An attempt is made to thresh out at the conference and reach an amicablr settlement
 A; the conference last year. which was held in Noga.es. i, was voted to hold th- meeting this year at the Grand Canyon but unable to furnish accommodation cannot be had at that time and after sitting invita- tions, Bisbe- was settled upon Bis bee through it's chamber oI com ,nerce and inc board oi supervisors ol Cochise county were urgent in it's invitation Yesterday. Dr Nelson C Bledso- vice president of the Bisbee chamber of commerce. called on the tax commission and advised them that Bisbee would furnish hall for the conference and would assure ho- tei accommodations for all
 Notices will be mailed by the tax commission to all the livestock and agricultural sociations. tax as>Ocia- tions. mining associations and large mining companies and to the rail roads operating in the state Repre- sentatiyes are asked from all inter ested Notices also will be sent to the county assessors and the boards oi supervisors advising them of the date of the conference
 Following the conference. the state tax commission will return to Phoe- nix and will sit for ten days begin nias Tuesday. August | as the state tax equalization board for the pur- pose of eqaalizing the county assess meni values. The county board oi su- pe-sisors. with the county assessors. sit a, county boards 0: equalization early in July preceding the annual conference
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
Ashurst Makes Attack

The attack on former Senator Lip pitt was made by Senator Ashurst democrat. of Arizona who expressed doubt of the ''propriety and the eth icS" of man who had once been a senator. and thus had the entree to the senate chamber interviewing his former colleagues here with a view 10 increasing tariff duties from which he would profit financially
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
eRAiTH. SHEPHERD WANT
 TO pRosEcUrE kU kLUx KHAN

PHOENiX. June 6.-Staie Attorney General W. J Galbraith tonight de clared that his office either will as sume full charge of the special grand jury investigation into activities of the ku klux Kian here or the office will have nothing to do with the in quiry. Mir. Galbraiths. statement was inspired by an announcement by County Attorney shepherd that the attorney general would be permitted 10 act in concert with the county at turney"
 MT shepherd. having by wide spread rumor apparently become in some way identified with the Ku klux Klan organization. I regard il as high ly improper that he or any of his ap- pointees should in any way have any thing whatsoever to do with the inves- tigation for which the grand jury is called :he attorney general said.
 Wants Complete Control.
 If am to have control of the in vestigation. there will be a complete control and Mr Shepherd and his ap- pointees will be excluded from the grand jury selection or presentation of the matter before the grand iury nd furthermore. if I have charge of the investigation before the grand jury the investigation will he thor Ough and complete. regardless Of where the chips may fly.
 Adhering to his announced policy ct taking special charge ot tue special grand jury inquiry. County Attorney shepherd today appointed Lew Ko- witz to assist him as special depcty in addition to regular deputies
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
Harrison Answers Watson

There also was renewal of tile general debate. Senator Harrison. democrat. of Mississippi. replying to the address delivered yesterday by Senator Watson. republican. of lnt diana. in defense of the tariff meas. ure. Senator Harrison charged that the republicans had determine upon a policy of replying to attacks on the bill so that senate action might be delayed and the measure finally kill ed in conference between the house and senate after the November elec- ,ions
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
AShURST ATTACKS THE
 LOBBYING 6v FORMER
 RHODE ISLAND SENATOR

WASHINGTON. June 6-An attack on former Senator Henry F. LippI,i of Rhode Island. a cotton goods man. ufacturer. for alleged activities ill the interes, of high tariff protection for his product sand additional reces sions by the finance committee ma. jority from rates originally proposed, marked senate consideration today of the tariff bill
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
Reads World Article.

Senator Ashurst read from an arti- cle in the New York World in which Mr Lippitt was termed q super lob byist" on the cotton schedule of the tariff bill and said there was d story going around that the former senator had been admitted 10 the secret ses- sions of the finance committee ma jority after producers of long staple cotton in Arizona had been heard
 Smoot Denies Charge.
 This brought denial from Sena. tor Shoot of Utah, ranking republi- can on the committee. who added tha; an examination of the tariff bill would disclose that no matter how often Mir Lippitt had been heard. he had not had much influence with the commit ice in changing the rates
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-06
FRANCE CANNOT GO
ALONE, eide WARNS
International COnsO rti u I'M
Planned for Europe is Not
Viewed Impossible.

PARIS. March THE success of
a big in irrational cOnsortium for
the economic reconstruction of Eu-
rope does lot seem at all impossible
TO Prof cha rles eide. one of the
most prominent French economists.
who for years has been teaching
political economy at the College OF
France.
such cOnsortium. declared Prof.
eide. could do useful work Be
fore anything else. IL is necessary 10
restore a real state of peace i'm clear
ing off the atmosphere of suspicion
and hate which weighs upon E.rope.
Nothing viii do more TO tEis end
than loyal collaboration between the
af.ed or eV-encmy nations, based on
thc solidarity of their Interests.
Especially for France this col
liberation is Indispensable The
latest events have shown the dan
ger of policy OF isolation. AZ
Washington. in the disarmament
question. al Cannes I'm the question
of the German moratorium. France
has found herself alone as regards
other nations. II she let herself &C
ora this perilous way. she viii soon
have lost the benefit of policy
which before and during the wan
wen her unique position. The ad-
rautages which she obtained from
the peace VIII also Roe endangered
since il is foolish 10 believe that
Frances military supremacy and hen
alliance with small nations like Bel
g.um and Poland could be of any
use against the growing hostility OF
the other powers
Relations should have been re-
summed with Russia a Ions time ago
The Russian cooperative societies
having been able 10 regain THEN
autonomy. and the freedom OF cX-
changes within the country having
been restored. they have taken a
preponderaut place The French co..
operative groups attach much im-
portauce 90 the resumption Of rela.
tons with The Russian co-operativs
societies. ard it Is quite desirable
trat the obstacles which have beer
nude be Withdrawn.
Germany can contribute with al
her activity to the reconstruction al
Europe OF course, she must pal
f,r finances in order. her taxes ma1
be doubled but 7 don't see how some
facilities OF payment could be re-
fused 10 her. The system Of pay
m,nts ia kind should DE carried out
and developed. since IL - the only
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-06
MOVIES IN EVERY
SCHOOL IS TO Be
AIM OF new GEAR
Will HAYS Declares Education-
al Possibilities. of Film
Are Overlooked.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Mories
in every school and church is the
aim OF VIII II. Hays, who retired to-
day as postmaster general to become
the Judge Lands of the motion
picture industry
The educational movie ought to
take its place beside McGuffeys
Third Reader" Hays said. 20 empha-
size this phase of his work. The
possibilities of the movie i'm an edu-
cational way have been almost over
looked. i'm the rapid rise OF the the
atrical end of the business"
Hays of slight boyish figure, sat
i'm the big leather chair of his gov
eminent office for the last time
There was a noticeable tinge OF re-
greet
He breaks off "a political career
which carried him from the obscur-
ity OF a country lawyers office at
Sullivan, Ind. to the presidents cab
met with skyrocket speed.
But I'm out of politics now.
Hays said rather regretfuly "Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-06
Chicago Bushes" Men Plan
To ViIt CzechO-SloudkiG

CHICAGO III. March 5-The in
terstate and foreign trade depart
ment Of the Association of COM
merce here has been informed Of an
opportunity for developing business
n Central Europe through a sample
fair 20 be held al Prague. March
1919 inclusive In this connection
il is announced bv the chamber that
a party OF prominent Chicago bust
ness men are Planning TO visit
Czecho-Slovakia in the near future
under the guidance of John Sokol
secretary of the Czecho-SlCvak
Chamber of Commerce i'm Chicago.
Chamber officials say the 1900. 600
inhabitants OF CzechO-Slovakia re-
quire virtually every commodity pro-
duced in Chicago, and point out that
the sample fair viii be held at an
industrial center OF central Europe.