davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
TRAFFIC IN
 STOLEN CARS
 IS GLIMPS
Defendant Tells How He Got Fixed Up With Mexican Li- cense and Papers Before
 Bringing Auto Into Arizona.
Q'rom Thursdays Dai1y)

A flashlight glance at what may be taken as highly organized in dustry was obtained in federal court yesterday during the examination and sentencing of Robert E. Fletcher, charged with moving a stolen auto mobile from California to Arizona. Fletcher pleaded guilty to the tech nical charge, but he courteously cor rected- Judge Sawtclle when the court happened to refer to "the car you stole." q did not steal it; I bought it."
 A tale of woe and of his desperate efforts to escape from it, was re- lated by Fletcher, thin-faced fellow in mechanics clothing He had never got caught up from an expenditure of three or four hundred dollars for an operation for his wife in Los An geles. So, he got this car for $70. It was taken to Lower California and fixed up with a Mexican license and clearance papers, and then, Fletcher said, he thought it safer to try to sell the machine in Arizona, than in Los Angeles. He knew he must raise the money for his wife's illness.
 He drove into Arizona and unsuc- ccssfully tried to sell the car. He got a job in garage for II months at $36 a week. Then while trying again to dispose of the car, he was arrested under the Dyer act.
 Fletcher drew a sentence of five months in the county jail.
 It is very apparent here" Judge Sawtelle said, that in many cases the punishment for wrongdoing falls more heavily on others than the de fendant..'
 Eve learned that, judge; I've had my lesson
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
SITE F0R B.R.T. SANITARIUM I5
 NUT CHOSEN
]. A. Mulvenon, Vice-Chairman of Coast Lines Denies Rumor Giving Phoenix Hospital of Brotherhood.

Reports that the national conven- ton of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Toronto had designated Phoenix to be the site of a proposed brotherhood sanatorium were denied yesterday by James A. Mulvenon, delegate from the local lodge No. 757 to the convention. MT. Null venom arrived in the city yesterday, returning from the east, where he and Mrs. Mulvenon have been visit ing following the close of the na- tional meeting of the trainmen.
 Items appearing in Phoenix news papers during the convention to the effect that the capital had been chosen for the sanatorium and that a site would soon be selected in that city, were declared by MT. Mulvenon to be erroneous.
 "The national convention did not decide on any certain site for the sanatorium," he told a representative of the Journal-AIiner. "We did de- ride, however, to have a committee of brotherhood officials visit the various sites within the next year, and gather information concerning them.
 Arizona was well represented at the convention by delegates from the state locals of the B. R. T. who gave lots of data ill regard to weather, eli mate, surroundings and general con- ditions of this state for a sanator- ium for approximately 2,500 patients. ?
 At the convention MT. Mulvenon was chosen vice-chairman of the brotherhood for the Santa Fe coast lines. While retaining his former position of chairman of the local grievance committee, he is now next to the head on the committee which has jurisdiction for the brotherhood over the entire coast lines of this road. This general committee is made up of chaumen of local grievance committees.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
PLEAS ENTERED
 IN J. $. COURT
(From Saturdays DaI1y1

Arraignment of federal prisoners, indicted at this term of court, was followed yesterday by two pleas of guilty, one of not guilty and one case in which the plea will come to- day.
 John A. Black and Ernest A. Pot ter, charged with larceny of govern ment groceries, admitted their guilt and will be sentenced this week. Eldridge A. Newton, jointly indicted with the other two, was dismissed.
 John w. Miller was charged with having impersonated a representative of the revenue department for fraudulent purposes, and to have col lected the sum of s. He pleaded not guilty.
 Ivan Ray Carter, who was arrested in Clarkdale this week, indicted for white slavery and arraigned yester- day, will plead today through Elm met Morrison.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
SIMPSON DRUG
 EVIDENCE GETS
 COURT 'SPERN|T I.
Move to Suppress Alleged Mar cotics in Champion Drug Case of State Halted by Ruling; Raid Held to be Legal.

The "bindles' of supposed narcotic drugs, seized by government detect ives at Mayo Simpsons barber shop and in the coal-shed of his house, both on South Montezuma street, are evidence ill a charge against the young man in the federal court That is the substance of ruling handed down by Judge Sawtelle yes terday after hearing a petition by O'Sullivan & Morgan to suppress the evidence"
 The right of narcotic agents to make searches under certain circum- stances was, in effect, upheld by the court.
 The defense contended that as the drug raiders had carried no search warrant they had no legal right to invade the premises of the Simpson home. Hence, it was argued, the drug seized by the two inspectors did not-in a court of law-exist, at all Being non-existent, 1t therefore could not be used as evidence against the said Mayo Simpson.
 The United States contended that under the circumstances, the agents needed no search warrant. An of' fense, it was he1dy was being com mitted within the perception of the officers. And it is well established that such perceived violations of . felony statute required no search or other warrant It was further held that while no drug had been found in the actual residence, the searcf of it had been by the permission ot the defendants mother. The actua store of drug, now believed to have been worth $15,000 at retail rates was found. the officers testified under a coal pile in an outhouse. A few rations of the drug were founC secreted ill a cabinet in the barber shop.
 According to testimony before tho commissioner at the time Simpson was held he was the largest single operator ever caught, and had made big buy of morphine and cocaine O. a Mexican smuggler who delivered the goods at Skull Valley one darl night.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
FUNERAL SERVICES
 HELD FOR ROBERT
 SHEA OF WHIPPLE
From rnu,sonv-s Daily)

Funeral services for Robert E. Shea. B. who died Sunday afternoon in Ward 10 at Whipple Barracks, were held here yesterday afternoon at o'clock unGer the auspices of the local lodge of Elks and of the Fort Whipple post No. 5 of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War.
 At the services at Ruffncr's funeral parlors, the Elks ritual was read. Mir. Shea, who enlisted in the army from Tucson in 1917, was a member of the Tucson Elks lodge. At the ceme- tery services were conducted at the graveside by the Disabled Veterans, Post Commander Schneider reading the D. A. V ritual. A last salute was fired over the grave by the eX- service mems firing squad under the leadership of Percy Forgays. The other members of the squad were D. Smith, Robert Aitken, Lewis John son. Fred Dobett, Manual Reiter, R, Stallings, Victor Smith and Robert Green. Senior Vice-Commander Nc Laughlin and Acting Junior Vice Commander Lerner of the Whipple D. A. V. post participated in the ceremonies.
 Mir. Shea at the time of his enlist ment as a private was engaged in contracting in Tucson. Before his discharge from the army in 1919, he rose from the rank of private 10 that of first lieutenant. He had many friends at the fort
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
OLD RESIDENT DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
From Thursdays Daily)

An old resident of Yavapai passed away with the death of Mrs. Cath crine Mcdonald of this city at her home on East Sheldon street at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Services were held at Ruffner's funeral parIors Monday afternoon. Intermcnt was at the Citizens cemetery.
 Mrs. Hoagland was born August %, l840, in the cast, and came to Yavapai in 1881. She and her hus- band settled at Lynx creek and lived there for a time, he being engaged in mining in that district Mir. Hoag- land died s years ago, six years after his arrival in Arizona
 Mrs. Hoagland succumbed in her stventy-third year. She had been i'll all winter, following a paralytic stroke early in February. She is sur vivcd by her grandson, John Spillcr of Albuquerque, who was here for the funeral, and by four granddaugh- tcrs, Mrs. Hicks of Chicago, and the Misses Annie, Elsie and Catherine Hicks of this city. She was buried beside her daughter. Mrs. Hicks of this city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
TRUCK DRIVER GETS
 INJURY IN A FALL

Jim Ciroti, a truck driver for the Jerome dairy, suffered a dis1ocated shoulder in an accident occurring be- tween Cottonwood and the Hopkins ranch in the Verde valley Thursday Meeting a car coming the opposite direction, Giroti was forced to turn off tine road into soft dirt, and the truck came so close to overturning that Giroti and three passengers were thrown out Giroti was the only one injured.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
NO SMOKE CASE UP
 FOR THIS SESSION
(From Thursdays Daily)

The smoke damage case that drag ged through the superior court for month and wound up with a yer dict of $1 for the Verde valley ranchers who were plaintiffs, may be the only one 10 be actually tried hcrcabout. An older case, that of w. E. Woodruff, a Verde bee rancher, against the United Verde Copper company, was settled out of court, according to Neil Clark, one of the counsel for Woodruff, yes terday.
 The bee case was for trial at this session of the district court, but was passed on the calendar Monday, and the settlement of the controversy was forccasc at that time.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
LAWRENCE SELLS TAXI AND GARAGE BUSINESS
(From Saturdays DaiIy)

The business of the Prescott Auto Livery has been purchased from C. w. and Elmer Lawrence by Walter Miller of the Home Apartments, who will conduct the business at the company's stand at the Owl Drug company. A few days ago Messrs. Lawrence sold the business of the Plaza Annex garage to Walter Wilkes, who has been with E. H. McIlvain's service station for the past year. Mir. Wilkes is a thorough mechanic and will conduct the ga rage business in the best manner. Elmer Lawrence still retains the agency for Hudson and Essex auto mobiles, and has extended his dis trict to cover all of northern Ari- zona. Today he will unload a car load shipment of Hudsons and Es- sexes which have arrived for distri- button in this district. He will be prepared to give his customers the same service on these cars that he has heretofore. The sales and service will still be conducted from the Plaza Annex garage.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
VARIED PROGRAM FUR ROTARIANS
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

Just because Harry Heap was away and couldn't see it, the Rotar ians had a fine meeting yesterday. In fact it was just about as diversi- fled as a Rotary meeting could be.
 It was Dr. Southworth's party and he herded it off with a stunt to test the mental mathematics of the. Rotes, and when M B. Hazeltine and He'd Aitken had analysed the signed answers, by golly, only nine of the 36 lunchers had the answers right. Needless to say merchants and bank CTS were among those present with the 100 per cent examination papers.
 The feature of the meeting was the scout demonstration by members of Harry Ogle's crew of touring scouts from Tucson, who made fire by friction in 40 seconds and then semaphored a slogan from one end of the room to the other just like lSleSldpHlllS'
 The Rev. MT. Foulkes, who is con- ducting series of mission meetings at the Sacred Heart church stirred the Rotarians with an emphatic talk on Americanism, and showed how every Rotarian by putting some meaning into the rather overworked phrase might help the country in its present troubles. Rotary principles, he said, were the only ones that could hope to bring solution of the industrial difficulty through which the United States is passing.
 Frank Brown discussed some inn portant points in the Rotary constil tuition and Gary Vyne obliged with a vocal solo for which he was en- cored.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
COMPASSION TO BUILD TO NINGUS MI. AREA
CFrom Thursdays Daily)

Construction of the Mingus road from the summit of the Prescott Jerome highway to a point about two miles toward the Mingus plateau will be done by crews of the county highway commission, to whom the forest service, which hase-secured a forest development appropriation of 5000, has turned over the work.
 About $l2OOO is available to build the Mingus road, County Engineer Joe Mccarthy said yesterday, about 5000 having been secured from resi- dents of the county who are strong ly in favor of putting the road thru in the best possible shape to open up to the public what Col. w. B. Greeley, chief national forester de clared during his recent trip to Pres colt is the second finest scenic pro ject of the national service.
 Tents have been put up on Mingus to house the construction camp, and equipment is being got together and sent out to the project Crews will be placed on the ground and work will commence about Monday, the county engineer said. The value of the Mingus road which will open up a large recreation area on which will be established cottages, goli course, a swimming pool and proba- ply a club house, is made clear by the statement of a resident of Globe who visited the project this week After being taken around the Mingus plateau he declared that when the project is finished and ready for visitors, he will bring a thousand people up from Globe next summer
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
ON
 WITNESS STAND
Sheriff Bill Mahoney and Will liam Stephens of Mohave
 County on Opposite Sides of ! Moonshining Case.
(From Saturdays Daily)

More than the usual interest cen ters about the moonshining charge against Lawrence A. Duncan and Andrew Goodwell, on trial yesterday in the federal court, because the is sues of politics were brought up as between two of the democratic sheriff candidates of Mohaye county, where the case originated. Sheriff Bill Mahoney, whose deputies made the arrest, was witness for the prosecution. William Stephens, for IA years a member of the Mohave board of supervisors and now a can didate to supplant Mahoney, was a character witness in behalf of the two defendants.
 Mir. Stephens-who is the father of Frank Stephens, mortally hurt dur ing the Frontier contests here-was on the stand yesterday under cross examination by Francis Crable, the assistant district attorney in charge of the prosecution. The attorney, after having brought out few re- sponses on cross-examination, asked about the witness political utilization and aspirations. Judge Sawtelle, without waiting for defense objec- ton, halted the questioning, but MT. Crable pointed out that the inquiry was intended to show possible pre- judice The court then permitted the question.
 It was then brought out that the two witnesses in question were political opponents, both aspiring for the democratic nomination for sheriff
 Sheriff Mahoney, later recalled by the prosecution for rebuttal, declared that the defendant bore reputation for moonshining, and added under questioning that Tom Murphy, whom Mir. Stephens had described as mar who had married a sister of Mrs Stephens, was the transportation enc 1 of the moonshine enterprise, hauling the raw materials to the mining camp where the still was located and re turning and distributing the finished product from the boarding house which Mrs. Murphy maintained.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
CORNEJO PLEA OF 4 FORMER JEOPARDY IS
 IGNORED BY COURT

Carlos Corncjo must plead to an indictment charging him with viola ton of the "N F. A."
 A plea ill bar to the information, suggesting that Corncjo had already been acquitted of the charge in the state court, was not allowed yestcr- day after Roger OMalley, attorney for Corncjo, had sustained this con tention ill a brief argument. Cornejo was alleged to have been arrested with a still and some mash, a state of affairs that is coming to be recog- nized as grist for the federal crime mill rather than that of the state
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
CLOTHING BUSINESS
 ORDERED TO 4 SALE

Sale of the assets of the Bilcs- Lockhart Clothing company, which recently was forced into a receiver ship by two lawsuits and the threat of many others was ordered in the superior court yesterday. J. H. Shull, receiver, entered his report and the sum by which the store will be transferred was represented as $6,04z
 W. s. Bilcs, d brother of inc senior member of the firm, is said to have become the chief interested party in the concern, and # is said that 2 company will be formed to carry or the business.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
KNIGHT EXONERATES
 HIS CO-DEFENDANl'

E. T. Knight, who yesterday plead ed guilty to taking stolen automo- bile from one state to another in vio- latio moi the Dyer act, was not given sentence with the others, who were before the court for that purpose. \ delay in his sentence is due to the plea Of not guilty, entered by E. J. Kelly. jointly accused 'vith Knight
 Tn his statement Knight elone- rated Kelly.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
NOTES WITH COURT
 FOR COLLECTION

Alleged failure of W. A. Davidson and Charles s. Vivian to pay two notes, one joint indebtedness, is the subject of suit filed in the su- perior court yesterday by the Pres colt State bank.
 According to the complaint, Vivian and Davidson signed a note on April 8, 1919, for $500 and failed to pay, and on July 14, 1920, Vivian obli- gated himself to pay similar amount, and left a $500 Liberty bond as collateral.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
ACKER COMMITTED TO
 THE SUPERIOR COURT

Commitment of William E. Acker without bond for trial in the super for court on charges arising out of the death of Iver Enge, was ordered yesterday by Justice of the Peace McLane.
 Acker made his first appearance in court with his lawyer, James T. Loy. Witnesses from the sheriffs office testified as to the discovery of Engc, mortally wounded, the pursuit and capture of Acker ;n Los Angeles and to alleged statements made by him.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
ARRESTED IN TIME
 FOR FEDERAL COURT

Ivan Ray Carter yesterday became a defendant in the federal court just in time to begin going through the processes of the law at the current term. He was arrested at Clarkdalc charged with violating the white slave law. Specifically he is accused of having transported girl from Missouri to Arizona for immoral pur- poses.
 Steps will be taken today to bring Carter before the court, following his arrest at the smcltcr city by de pertinent of justice agents.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
ARRIVE FROM PHOENIX

Mr. and Mrs, Tom Dunbar of Phoenix arrived yesterday for visit in Prcscott's cooler climate Mr. Dunbar is a business man of the capital
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26

Subscribe for the Journal-Miner.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26

Special Savings Service
 For Out of Town Patrons Mail your Savings to us and we will open an account for you and forward you the pass book. Send money order, check or draft with your name and address.
 49o Compound Interest Coml Trust & Savings Bank
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
TRADING IN LOCAL
STOCKS u|FELESS
Increase In Public Service Cor.
poration Dividend Swells v.
G. rs Income Account

TIE most interesting overnight Il.
vclopment from local viewpoint was
the announcement of the incrense In
the quarterly dividend Of the Public
Service Corporation Of New Jersey to
= per cont. thereby placing Tint stock
Oh IN \ per cent per ann,i'n basis. ThiS
action had been generally anticipated.
in fRct, the directors were expected to
do the trick Inst Friday.
The event was more interesting be-
cause 1t means an apprecinble ihcrcnse
to the income account Of tiH L. q. |.
Company, which naturally makes II
very pleasing news to the many Phila.
delphia stockholders of that concern.
insuring an carly restoration Of the old
S yer cent dividend rate.
u. q. ]. owns about $lO.hOO. 600
Of Public Service common stock. and
the increase in the dividend rate to
\. per cent mems an increase Of ap-
proximately $21O. 900 in income return.
making about $S4O, 900. instead Of
$500 900. 1t also owns $5.OOO.O0O pre-
ferred stock on which dividends |Uf 8
per cent Is paid. which S40O. .OOhl makes
II total income of approximately ST.
.4O. 600 II year for the L. q. J..
1t is understood the stockholders Of
the Public Service Company Of New
Jersey will be nsked to approve change
Il now authorized $50 O.Ot,O,OOO s per
cent cumulative preferred, Of which
$1S.:5OO. 600 is outstanding. The pro-
posed plan authorizes S21.OOO, 900 3
per cent preferred. and u like amount
If : per cent preferred. providing a
more flexible capital structure. The
Orospnt \ Oer conf Orpfprrpl IL cn1lnhlc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
A|MLESS CHURN|NG
ABOUT Of PRICES
Trading Of the Same spiritIess
Character and Confined
to Professionals

New York. Nov. 22.--There was
practically the sam" Rimless churning |
about of prices In today's stock market |
witnessed in most of the immediate !
preceding sessions. Pressure dpvrlored
again in a number of the industrial is.
sues, more particularly those which
only recently were under pool manipu.
lntiCn. There were also some strong
spots. Because of the continued highly
professional character Of the dealings
the general movement lacked signii.
rancc. other than rejecting continued
progress in the adjustment process.
Overnight developments were not Of
the caliber to give much of an advan.
tage to either of the contesting forces
Of the trading element and the strength
of the opposing elements apparently re.
mained about equally divided. Further
announcement of increased dividends
and stock dividends signaily failed to
excite speculative Interest. Overnight
consideration of the ship subsidy qucs.
ton and the rather fcrciful message Of
President Harding took all the pep out
Of this interesting situation as a mar.
ket factor. The attitude. however. was
enirclysi in line with the position taken
by the market community in all re.
cent developments. regardless Of their
importance. \ stand which s,ipcriicially
would appear rurauoNicGl Stil forcibiy
demonstrated the greater concern exist.
ing regarding inside conditions rf the
market itself
What il popularity designated as pro.
fcssional pressure was directed against
a number OF industrial issues at the
opening. giving the general market Il
reactionary appearance. Most stocks
rr"c!ved relatively little support during
the morning. Trading was in exceed.
tngy small volume. but prices. n"vc"
the!esS. kept slipping off steadily. with
III" sailing covering n wide range Of
shares. Dividend paying railroad
issut> were about the only exceptions
tu tn" genera. reacti"nary trend Low.
rr!ce' rails were lidu.dated freely. with
Baltimore ard Ohio. Missouri. Kansas
and Texas preferred and Frisco pre-.
terrcd the weakest. the last named fall
ing over , points. Special heavness
waS displayed by the food. public
utility. merchandising and Pan Ameri.
can Oil shares. the losses running from
| 70 nearly = points. This was partly
offset bv special buy!ng in C"rro de
Pasro, Electric Storage Battery. White
Eagle Oil. New York Air Brake 4.
United Drug and United States Alec.
hol. the gains ranging from to H..
points.