The St. Johns herald., 1922-03-09
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW Mexico
 dnd Arizona
(wsstsrn Newspaper Union News servios.)


 The First Baptist church at Las Vegas was badly damaged by fire of unknown origin.
 The Balboa sanitarium at Roswell was totally destroyed by fire which started from the heating plant in the basement.
 Judge Frank J. Duffy of Nogales was elected president of the Arizona Bar Association at its annual meeting in NOgales.
 Col R. E. Twitchell, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Santa F6, has transmitted his resignation to the directors, as president and as head of the Fiesta organization.
 The county jail at Mora, Mora cOun- ty, was burned recently. Las Vegas was asked to send its fire department there, but owing to an epidemic of fires in that city 1t was not thought advisable to leave the city without fire protection.
 Travelling prOclivities of many Ari- zona state and county officials came in for censure by Sidney Spana of HOlbrOok. In a speech, he declared such travelling expenses were not au- thOrized by law and had to be borne by the taxpayers.
 The Inspiration mine, near Miami, which has been closed nown for pc riOd of over ten months, has resumed operations. The cOmpany's huge con- centratOr, second largest plant of it's kind in the United States, has been placed in active operation.
 At big meeting held in the Move Hill vicinity, near Clovis, N. M., stand ard pig and poultry clubs were formed for the purpose of breeding pure-bred stock. An effort will also be made to advertise and find a market for pure-bred Poland China hogs.
 Fire of undetermined origin de- strOyed the auditorium and gymnas- lum of the United States Indian school at Albuquerque. The rooms were un- der one roof, separated by fire wall. The loss was placed at $40,OOO by Su- perintendent Reuben D. Perry.
 There has been considerable discus sion in Phoenix of late relative to the advisability of increasing the term of county and state elective officers of Arizona from two to four years and movement is now on foot to have such a bill introduced in the special session.
 A navajo Indian has confessed to the murder of Frank Lewis, an Indian trader, April 23, 1921, according to an announcement by Sheriff Roberts of Albuquerque. Roberts says the h. ian, who is one of three held, told now plans were made to kill Lewis. rob his store and then burn every thing.
 An important farm bureau meeting was held at Bowie recently, with President c. s. Brown of Tucson, County Secretary Dr. J. B. Ellis, Coun- ty Agent C. R. AdamsOn of Wilcox, and ex-Senator Charles F. Roberts att tending. T. M. WinsOr called the meeting to erder. Mir. Roberts was one of the principal speakers.
 Formal recognition by a foreign government of the herOism in action of Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr., fam ous Arizona ace, came in the form of posthumus award of the Italian GrOce d Guerra. The decoration, ac- eompanied by a certificate of award, was transmitted by the War Depart ment to Colonel H. A. Hanigan of the Arizona National Guard, with instruc- tions that they be presented to the late flyers father.
 4 man who had registered as Verne Plum of Chicago. was found dead in a room of a downtown hotel at Phoenix. He was shot through the head and a revolver lay at his side. A note stated he was tired of the search for gold and fer food to fill his stomach" All marks of identification had been removed from his clothing. He was about 38 years old.
 Farm loans by the state of Arizona will be discontinued until $580,000 CT roneouSly loaned has been repaid to various funds. It was announced by the State Loan Board, comprised of the governor, the secretary of state and. the state treasurer. It may re- Quire several years to repay the amount, it was explained, as only the proceeds from the sale of state lands can be used for this purpose. The states plight, it was declared. Is due to the action of the old State Land Department in crediting interest money to the permanent fund instead of to the institutions as specified in