The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-27
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW Mexico
 and Arizona


 tured from wood taken from the ruins of the cliffdwellers near Aztec, New Mex.
 Development at the Volcano group of mines north of LOrdsburg, New Mex. is being. rushed with increased forces of men.
 He was taken immediately to a hos pital for Identification by Enge, who was beaten over the head with a heavy instrument and stabbed twice in the body.
 According to reports reaching Dem ing, New Mex, all the fires in the Gila National Forest are now under control and there is little danger of further outbreaks.
 Approximately $500 acres of timber land were burned over by the recent forest fire in the Gila National Forest, according to Aldo Leopold, assistant district forester, who had charge of the fire-fighting operations on his return to Albuquerque. The fire swept through one of the finest stands of yellow pine in the Southwest.
 That manganese mining will soon be one of the greatest industries in New Mexico is the belief of the officials in charge of the Boston Hill mines near Silver City. Work at the mines was resumed the first of April and has been on the increase ever since, with the amount of ore mined more than doubled up to the present time. George R. Quesenberry, who for the past three years has been in charge of the agrOnOmy department of the State Agricultural College at State College, New Mex, will transfer the first of the month to the extension department of the college. The change is being made because of MT. Quesenberry's knowledge of New Mexico and his abil- ity to give advice to the farmers.
 Dan StiIlman. Secretary of the State Prison Board, arrived in Douglas re- gently with Emmett L. Wood, who escaped from the state penftentiary at Florence several weeks ago. Wood, who was sent up for five years from Phoenix for stealing an automobile, had served half of his term and was made a trusty He stole an automobile in Florence and made his escape to Fl PasO.
 Charles F. Dalton, who was presi- dent of the Exchange Bank of Peoria | at the time the institution closed it's doors last February, was freed on a bond of S5,OOO when he was arraigned before Superior Judge Stanford on a charge of embezzlement An indict- ment returned at Phoenix by the spe- cia county grand jury alleges that Dalton appropriated $2,121 of the banks funds two days before it closed.
 Samptes-o gold ore from the mines In the San MateO hills, west of the Elephant Butte dam, recently brought l to Los Cruces, have asSayed nearly 1 $500 to the ton, according to reports. The samples were taken from the Dur ham lode and are said to be the best seen in that part of New Mexico for many years and the vein is exposed for eight feet on hanging wall. Plans are now under way for the develop ment of the property on big scale.
 The wells which furnish Tucumcari, New Mex, with water are said to be drying up and the situation is said to | be serious at the present time. Water has been purchased from the railroad for the city and most of the irrigation has been stopped The shortage is due to the fact that one of the city wells is caving in and it is believed that new wells will have to be sunk at once or the city will be practically without wa ter before the summer is over.
 Of 135 men of the Ku Klux Kan who testified before special county grand jury in Phoenix, conducting a three weeks investigation of klan night-riding activities, the majority seemed to be victims of amnesia," the l jury declared in it's report submitted to Superior Judge Stanford. All that most of the klansmen could remember, said the report, twas that they joined, paid S10-and then resigned
 Indictments charging bigamy have been returned at Phoenix by the Mari copa county grand jury against J. J. Ruber, rancher, and J. E. Robinson, an assistant states dairy Inspector Robinson is understood to have a wife and eight children in Mesa, Ariz., and another wife and four children in .GilbertgAriz Huber is alleged to have a wffeeand six children fin Mesa and aOnther wife and three children in Lehi, Ariz. All four women were called 1 before the grand jury. The bond of