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Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
OFFICERS U|VEARTH
SCHEME To DEFRAUD

With the arrest Of man giving
the name of John r. Clark at Tempe
yesterday county and federal officers
are of the opinion they have un-
yelled a new scheme to manipulate
fraudulent checks on a pretentious
scale. Constable Haze Burch and
Deputy Sheriff AL Dewitt made the
arrest last night upon information
obtained through A. L. Uhler of the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation.
From their Investigations the Of
ficers have estimated that within the
space of few days Clark has flooded
the country with checks which viii
aggregate more than $1,000. They
say his scheme was to send out a
check through the mails for mer-
chandise to be expressed to him i'm
mediately. Ten of these checks TO
ten different firms have been traced.
authorities say. and they anticipate
reports on several more. Just how
Clark intended to dispose of the mer-
chandise ordered or how he intended
to evade the issue when the checks
should be- discovered worthless has
not been learned yet by the officers.
He will face both county and federal
charges.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
PHOENIX To ASSIST
IN CHEERING VETS
ON HOSPITAL DAY

To make National disqualification
Day, May -, an occasion of real adj
vancement in the work of making
easy the path of the invalided soldier
and in particular to give the 500 sick
and wounded soldiers at Whipple
Barracks, Prescott, proof that they
have not been forgotten by the peo-
pie of the Salt River valley. the
chamber Of commerce will follow out
again this year the plan inaugurated
in 1921 and will assist to the limit
of it's ability in filling the hospitals
there with the best and fairest of
valley blossoms.
AS was the case last year, the
chamber of commerce is calling upon
the women of Phoenix to cooperate
in the work, and is asking for both
volunteers and flowers. The cham
ber, with the assistance of c. E.
Morten. will attend to all the de-
tails of packing and shipping the
flowers, the only requisite being that
they be delivered at chamber of COM
merce headquarters Second avenue
and Adams street.
The scores of cases OF flowers sent
to Prescott last year were gathered
up by a group of women many of
whom were members of the Womans s
club and the chamber OF commerce.
with the members of many other or
ganizations helping. This year again
committee OF women has been ap-
pointed to facilitate the work and
will hold its first meeting at the
chamber of commerce at IL o'clock
Monday morning. All the cost of
preparing the flowers for shipment
as we'll as the express charges will
be paid by the chamber.
The women's committee in charge
of the details Of the program for the
amelioration of the lot of the SOL
diers at Prescott includes Mrs. Ancil
Martin, Mrs. Lon Harmon. Miss Fay
Young, Mrs Vernon Clark, Mrs. E.
s. Clark, Mrs. George c.. BaFnum,
Mrs. Henry Baswitz, Mrs. Clinton
Campbell, Mrs. Shirley Christy. Mrs.
Maude L. Haiti Clausen, Mrs. r. E.
Curry, Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, Mrs.
Ethel o.. Lewis Mrs. Margaret +.
Pascoe, Miss Edith p Snowden, Mrs.
Lloyd b. Christy and Mrs. Harry
George.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
STRUCK OVER HEART
BY BASEBALL, boy
Of 8 YEARS IS KILLED

Harry Smith, S-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Smith of 817 North
Eleventh avenue, was killed almost
instantly when a baseball struck him
directly over the heart while he was
watching a baseball game on vacant
lot at the corner of Thirteenth ave
nue. and Roosevelt street late yester-
day afternoon.
The fatal blow came from a foul
ball which had been missed by the
catcher. The boy was placed in an
auto and rushed to the Physicians
building, but he died before reaching
there.
The father of the boy arrived in
the city from Los Angeles unexpect-
edly last night shortly after the ia
tality. 1t had been the intention of
Mrs. Smith to take her family of four
children to meet their father on the
coast within a few weeks and she
had telegraphed to that effect yes
terday even while her husband was
within a comparatively short distance
of Phoenix on his homeward journey,
unknown to her.
Harry Smith was a pupil at the
Fillmore school and was exceptional
ly bright in his studies. His last re-
port card showed excellent" for all
studies except one, which was graded
good" Besides his parents he
leaves an older brother and two
younger sisters.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

try around Cochran. situated in the
mountains, an ideal site for picnic
with an abundance of wild flowers.
Tables and benches are being ar
ranged for by Mr.. Schott, section
foreman of the district. There will
be a big program or sports and en-
tertainments, with music and re-
freshments.
The employees of the Santa Fe have
been invited to take part in the pic
mic and competition Is expected to be
keen between the two freight houses
in the athletic events.
The special train will leave Phoe-
nix at s o'clock, making stops along
the route to pick up members from
other stations. The organization in
charge of the affair consists of Su-
perintendent c. l.. Woodcock. chair
man: Master Mecnanic ID. w. Reid.
service: Storekeeper r. M. Conclin,
sports: Bernita Hanson, publicity;
Catherine Lang, social: Assistant Di-
vision Engineer Fl. p. Mcintosh,
photographer: r. p. Dorsey, toast
master: +. d. Welch. drinks
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

ing of May 9. The conference, which
will take the form of a dinner, will
be held at the Hotel Adams. and a
program of entertainment and an inn
posing list of speakers are being pre-
pared for the occasion.
The plans for the dinner are un-
der the direction of a committee con-
sisting of George A. Mauk, chair
man: J. C. Adams f. j. Harrington,
John Montgomery, Ernest Hall, j. II.
McClintock, Vic 4Ianny, Roy n. DAY.
idson and George Elias.
The complete program of the din
ner will be ready today, the commit
tee in charge having held its first
meeting last evening. 1t is intended.
it was said last night, to bring to-
gether all the prominent members of
the party in the state and to unite
through the conference all possible
differences which may have arisen.
The speakers are to be chosen from
among the finest orators in Arizona,
and the program is to be out f-the-
ordinary, it was said last night. with
the idea of making the affair one of
the finest in the history of state
politics.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
GOESEAST TO HELP
IRRIGATION MEASURE

With $1,500,000 sworth of Arizona
tax anticipation bonds slowed away
in his grip, Gov. Thomas e. Camp
bell left Phoenix last night enroute
to Washington, d. c., where he will
appear with several other governors
before the house committee on May
II in the interest or the Smith Nc
Nary irrigation bill. now before the
house for consideration.
En- route the governor will stop at
New York City. where he win de-
liver the bonds on May 8, to the
Bankers Trust company which re-
Gently purchased them from the
state. He will receive the money for
the issue from the buyers and make
all necessary arrangements for its
deposit to the credit of the state.
Until the governor as the third
member of the state loan commission
signs the bonds. they are worthless,
and for this reason, he will not sign
them until he reaches the bank in
New York. When the commission
began to make arrangements for the
shipping of the bonds to the bank it
was found that it would cost about
$3.50 to send them by express be-
cause with all three signatures on
them, they were negotiable and the
express company considered them as
an equivalent amount of cash. They
declared theZ. would send a guard
with the bonds if sent by express.
1t was decided by the commission
iinasmuch as Governor Compbell was
making the trip on May 5. it would
be cheaper to pay his way from
Washington to New York than for
either of the other two members of
the commission, Raymond r. Ear
hart, state treasurer. or Charles w
Fairfield. state auditor to make a
special trip. The bonds are dated
May and will bring accrued inter-
est from that date until delivered
They are for 60 Gays and bear in
terest of AZ per cent
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

Phoenix right to the dam itself,
which is on their line. with reduced
rates for the round trip from Phoe-
nix and all way points.
The schedule time of the special
train will be as follows:
Leave Phoenix $40 a. M, Tempe
a. m, Mesa 9:15 a. M, Gilbert 9:25
a. M, and Florence 1890, arriving
at the dam at II a. m. in plenty of
time for the big barbecue at noon.
Returning. the special train will
leave the dam at p. M, after the
ball game ard will arrive at Phoenix
at 7:10 p. m.
The officials of the Arizona
Eastern realize that the construction
of the Florence dam. or the Ashurst-
Hayden dam as it is officially termed
by the government, means much in
the way of increased business for
their Florence line and they are TAX
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

ing this forward step of their own
initiative in order to do their part
to interest as many people as pos.
sible in the development of the great
area that viii be brought in about
Florence under this dam.
With the completion of the exten7
sive canal system under the Florence
dam, the Arizona Eastern is looking
forward to a tremendous increase IN
their business at Florence. AlreadM
signs of this increase are beginning
to be noticed. With more than 30.+i
900 acres under cultivation in the
Florence district within the next tlvo.
years, the railroad officials feel that
a rapid increase of their business at
this point will result, and that it be-
hooves them to make preparations ip
advance.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
PHOENIX HAS MANY
LIBRARY PATRONS

That Phoenix ranks higher than
New York, Chicago and Boston in
the number of books per capita
withdrawn from the public library
during the past year was shown re-
Gently by an examination of the re-
ports from those cities.
The average number of books
taken from the Phoenix public library
during the past year was five per
person. The averages for the great
eastern metropolises are for New
York, 8: for Chicago, 28, and for Bos-
ton 49, OF list of the 35 largest
cities in the United States there are
only four in which the average per
capita book circulation exceeds that
of Phoenix. These cities are st.
Paul, So: Seattle, SIS; Los Angeles.
5S: and Portland. 6.2. One of the
cities in the list had an average of
only one book per person. The aver
age for the 35 cities was three books.
Phoenix has made this high aver
age in spite of the fact that there is
only one main library and one
branch in this city, while in Chicago
it Is the boast of that city that there
is a library within walking distance
of every resident. In New York and
Boston, too. there are library branch
es and deposit stations every few
blocks.
The number of persons who use the
Phoenix public library is approxi-
mately 10000 a month There are
$4,000 books on the shelves.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
REPUBLICANS PLAN
D|NVER TOCAMERO|V

To bring all the prominent Repub-
leans of the state together in great
conference and get together" meet
ing at which Ralph H. Cameron, the
first Republican senator from the
state. will be the guest of honor. has
been arranged by the members of
the pprty in Phoenix for the even
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

railroad will hold their second annual
picnic Sunday at Cochran. a little
city on the Gila river 6S miles from
Phoenix. The party viii include
about 200 members and the trip will
be made in a special train. furnished
by the company. The engine and
train crews have offered their serv-
ices free.
Recent rains have made the coun-
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06
SPECIAL TRAIN MAY
10 To DEDICATION
OF FLORENCE DAM

Indicative of the wide spread in
terest being taken in the dedication
ceremonies of the big Ashurst Hay
den diversion dam above Florence on
Wednesday, May 10. the Arizona
Eastern has announced the running
of a special train on that date from
Arizona republican., 1922-05-06

OF the 72,311 persons drawing old
age pensions in London. more than
two thirds. are women.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
VETS AND DRYS'
BATTLING
IN HOUSE t.
Congressman HlII Aims to Curb
Publicity for Haynes
Bureau.

The prohibition enforcement hight
between the strict and the liberal
constructionists of the eighteenth
amendment broke In the House 70
day over an appropriation Of $4,000
900 for the prohibition bureau our
ing the 1s23.24 fiscal year.
Congressman NHill, Republican.
Maryland, q wet leader. ana others
interested in bringing about hber'
alixation of the Volstead law. pre-
sented a number of amendments to
the appropriation provision, AL
drawn to relax the enforcement ana
to restrict the powers OF Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes.
Hill presented amendments 70 the
appropriation bill which would nave
denied to Haynes funds for the en-
ployment of q publicity agent. Tor
public speakers to advocate prohibi-
ton and it's enforcement, for propa-
ganda preparation and circulation.
for the continued employment OF Q
legal staff for the prohibition unit.
and transferring the prohibition en-
forcement bureau to the jurisdiction
Of the Department Of Justice.
Adoption Of this batch Il amend
ments would have resulted In lop.
ping off about 81 900 900 Of the total
amount appropriated for the Pro
hibition Bureau during the coming
fiscal year. Hin pressed each
amendment with vigor. insisting
was in favor OF q liberal construc.
was in favor Of a liberal contruc.
ton of the eighteenth amendment
and that a change In the enforce,
ment law would make for better OBJ
servance OF all laws. He was jeered
by the dry advocates, and accused
by them OF being desirous Of bring.
ing about the repeal Of the Voistead
law, the annulment OF the eight
the saloon.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
'n|Rs. HARRISON
AGAIN JAILED
y IN RUSSIA
Baltimore Woman Arrested on
Arrival in chita, State De-
partmsnt Says.

Marguerite %. Harrison Of Baiti-
more. newspaper woman and hero
ine of international adventures. Is
once more under arrest at the hands
Of Soviet officials Of Russia.
Word to this effect was received
at the State Department yesterday
from China, capital OF the Far
Eastern Republic. new nation
carved out Of Stbcria and recently
aligned with the Bolshevik regime
at Moscow. ~
Details Arc Not Given.
What may be the charges against
Mrs. Harrison is not indicated in
the dispatches received at the State
Department. Nor has the depart
nent thus far been called upon to
interceds In her behalf. Only the
bare fact that she had been taken
into custody by the Chita officials
soon after her arrival in that city
= stated In advices received here.
Senator France said last night
that he would make inquiry Of the
State Department to do what II
could consistently to bring about
her release. -
In his connection Il is known that
Mrs. Harrison's return to Russian
territory Is greatly embarrassing
Senator France. It was q part OF
the agreement reached when she
was released from prison In Moscow
that she would leave Russia and noe
return. She, seems not to have
taken that agreement rs seriously
~ did the Senator, who had inter-
reded In her hahslf ana who cava
comply, with the conditions under
Somewhat more than a year ago
Mrs. Harrison was released from
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
oEoRCIANS DECLINE TO
START ANTI-RAT DRIVE

. ATLANTA, Ca. Dec. S.-Even
though blood poisoning, resulting
from the bite Of rat on the left
eye. was declared on a death Ger.
'tificate to have caused the death
of q month-old negro baby. Secre-
tary b. 8. Barker. of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce. has not
made any noticeable progress In
his "Rat.Killing Week" idea.
j Governor Hardwick refused to is-
sue q proclamation setting aside q
special week for killing rats, and
Mayor Key. of Atlanta, also declin.
ed to proclaim a week for the ex.
termination OF rats.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
Twin Sisters Are
Married To
!, Brothers

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Dec.
8-Announcemeht was made Of
the double marriage Of twin
sisters, aged nineteen, TO
brothers. Miss Adaline Booth
became the bride : Of Basil
Bright, nineteen, and Miss An
geline Booth was married to
James Lott Bright, twenty
seven, at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Both, Of West Pike
street, Point . Comfort. The
grooms are connected with local
coal companies.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

=
prison in Moscow. following a visit
to the Soviet capital by Senator
France. Of Maryland. She had been
incarcerated for months by the Rus
slams and her life threatened more
than once. ..
It was alleged In that instance
that she had entered Soviet Russia
under false pretenses and later that
she had confessed to charges OF
espionage. She was tried before
the Cheka, or Bolshevik court, and
found guilty. She was released with
the understanding that she would
leave the country Immediately and
stay away. 80
It Is suspected that one Of the
charges against her now, II there
are more than one. Is the charge
that she has returned to Russia In
violation of the order Of deportation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-08
DELEGATES AND
DIRECTORS MEET
Joint Meeting of Farm Bureau
and Co-ops Held Friday
at CassOpOlis.

A joint meeting Of the Farm Blu
reau Cooperative organizations was
held at the Court House at Cassopo-
lis April 18th.
The Farm Mureau Executive Com
mittee are planning on a program
which will bring farm bureau mem
bers in closer touch with their ser
vice organizations and work out
ways and means of giving members
the advantage of greater co-opera-
tive service.
Some of the problems which come
up for discussion were carlot buying
pooling orders, Information on mar
kets to members, publicity. shipping
livestock and grain, special consid-
Grafton will be given TO the desires
of the members in the way Of SER
vice.
James Nicol. president of the State
Farm Bureau addressed the meeting
He discussed the plans and policies
OF the state organization.
c. A. Mock, assistant manager Of
the seed department of the State
Farm Bureau will inform the mem
bers of the work Of that department.
which handled over 100000 pounds
Of seed last year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-08
FERTILIZERS FOR
GOOD VEGETABLES
Some Good Hints on Soils by
S. C.. Conner, a Well Known
Soil Chemist.

The most profitable vegetable fer
.tilizers are those which cause the
crop 10 grow quickly and produce
high quality as we'll as large guam
tity. s. c.. Domer, soils chemist on
the agricultural experiment station
stan of Purdue university, offers
some good hints on fertilization of
garden products.
Market and home gardens should
be on deep, fairly loose soils well
supplied with organic matter as well
as containing a liberal supply OF
properly balanced fertilizer elements.
Succulent. quick cropping plants re-
quirc relatively larger supplies OF
nitrogen than those in which the
seed is the final product With few
exceptions garden vegetables require
a soil with plenty Of lime.
Asparagus, beets, celery, lettuce,
onions, parsnips, pepper, satisfy and
spinach are injured more by soil
acldity than any other vegetable
crops.
Cabbage. carrots, cauli1ower,
chard cucumbers, eggplant musk
melon, peas, pumpkins and rhubarb
need some lime for good growth.
Beans. chicory parsley potatoes
radishes. tomatoes turnips and
watermelons all do we'll on q soil OF
medium acidity.
PhOsphates Important.
The best fertilizer for tomatoes as
field crop is 500 to 1000 pounds
per acre Of 2-12-6 formula. The
phosphate is the most important in
gredient both in increasing yields
and in Fastening maturity.
Il an average Of three tomato ex-
periments in southern Indiana in
1919. 1920 and 1921, unfertilized to-
matoes yielded 1.5 tons per acre, and
81 prcent were harvested before
Sept 13. The complete fertilizer
plats averaged 6.1 tons with SIS per-
cert ripe before Sept 10.
Onions are grown commercially on
muck in Indiana. Potash has been
found to be the main fertilizer ele-
ment needed. although some phos-
plate and nitrogen in additi- have
been profitable In an ave -se OF
eight tests on muck with Orio.s, us
ing 1000 pounds per acre Of Az
10 combination, the nitrogen pro-
duced eight bushels increase, the
phosphate IS bushels. and the potash
81 bushels increase over the infer
tiIzed onion, which gave 40+ bushels
per acre. Nitrogen IS more apt 70
be profitable on early planted onions
thar late ones. The potash and
phosphate will pay at all times.
Cabbage grown on muck in 1920
responded only to potash. The un-
ferulized cabbage yielded 81 tons
Pc acre. That with 200 pounds mu-
riate of potash to the acre yielded
Is tons. Nitrate of soda and acid
phosphate produced no increase In
yield
Owing 10 the fact that vegetables
bring relatively high prices compar-
ed 10 farm crops and that the yield
and quality may be enormously in
creased by proper fertilization, it is
profitable TO use large quantities OF
fertilizer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-08
Poultry Farm at HeaLthwin Is
Wonderful Success; Fried Chicken
And Fresh Eggs Most Plentiful

1 500 baby chicks ranging from a
few days to a few weeks old.
In Poultry Business To Stay.
Healthwin is in the poultry bust
ness to stay and several large incu-
bators are going all the time, from
which wonderful success has been
obtained. From some settings al
most go per cent of the entire batch
have been Matched.
Everything about the poultry farm
is most sanitary, and in accordance
with scientific principles. 1t is a
pleasure to stroll through the large
yards so arranged that plenty of
green stuff will be available for the
chickens during the summer
months
The chicken house was scientifi-
cally constructed and spotless. In
the houses which contain the larger
and more mature birds the floors are
covered TO a depth Of several inches
with alfalfa hay into which the
scratch feed is thrown. II requires
no little effort to search through this
depth of hay, by the scratch method,
10 obtain the prOvender and thus the
hens get plenty of exercise.
Nothing Wasted.
Nothing is wasted Poultry drop
pings are conserved in large barrels
just outside the houses and this is 10
be used in a fertilizer. What is not
used on the hospital farms will be
sold as a by-prOduct.
Anyone interested in poultry will
find Healthwin's farm a most inter-
esting place TO spend an hou' or so.
Many things can be learned from the
intensive and scientific methods
which have been brought into prac-
teal use there