The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Southwest News
 From All OUer NeW Mexico v
 and Arizona

the rangers the fire is now under con trol Considerable valuable timber was burned.
 Magdalena and Datil are said to be l doing the largest tourist business in history and hundreds of autos are passing through that part of the state : each week. Roads are good but very ], dusty.
 The White Line Stage Company of Roswell is now making plans to start line from that city to Carlsbad the first of July. The cars will leave in the morning and return late in the af- ternoon.
 At a recent meeting of the stock holders of the Lucky Bill mine, north of Silver City, it was decided to begin development work at once. This is said to be one of the best silver propo- sitions in this part of the state. ] Arthur Paxton, eight years old, was killed and his step-father suffered se- we're head wounds and a broken arm when an automobile in which they were riding, overturned on the Carls- bad-Melrose highway few days ago.
 Work has started on clearing the site for the new shelter of the Mag ma Copper Company of Superior. This indicates that the railroad will be com pleted earlier than was reported. This company is increasing their capitaliza- tion from $1, 100000 to $1,75O,OOO.
 Radio broadcasting of mining news, market reports, price changes and other things of interest to mining men is to start about July list, information being furnished through the Arizona Mining Journal and being broad casted by Smith Hughes Company. A deal of some importance has been recorded with the transfer of the prop erty of the Jumbo Mining Company to the Arizona Triple Mountain Copper Corporation. The transfer includes the old Monarch mine. The consider ation was $1O0,OO0. The mines are in the Picacho district.
 The strike made during the assess ment work at the Copper Ridge Min ing Company property at Ajo, has been responsible for the stockholders voting to raise and expend $40000 for development work. The strike is re ported to show 1O3 in the shaft, aver aging 5 per cent copper ore.
 Valencia oranges, grown in the Sul- phur Spring valley, took first prize at the exhibit in Anaheim, Calf, of the American Fruit Growers of California, according to information recently re- ceived by the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. The Salt River valley also won third prize for the best plate of a dozen oranges.
 The San Simon Valley Irrigation District Association meets in regular session at Bowie on the first Saturday in July This is the meeting at which officers are to be elected for the en- suing year, which, with other matters to be attended to, makes it very i'm portant that there be a good attend ance and that all the directors be pres ent.
 Dr. R. c. Flight, state veterinarian, inspected the McDonald Brothers cat tie, near Douglas, part of which were moved into Arizona from New Mexico. Dr. Flight said that quarantine ex- lsted in Arizona to prevent the com Ing of cattle unless dipping has taken place The quarantine is necessary on account of the prevalence of scabies in New Mexico. Arizona livestock are in excellent condition with here and there little blackleg, but no more than is always found in cattle raising districts, according to pr. Flight.
 Roy Gardner, human eel" mail ban dit, hopes to regain his liberty by sub hitting to a surgical operation which he says will prove his criminal tend encies were due to pressure of bone on his brain, the result of a fractured skull suffered years ago, according to information received by the United States district attorney. The bandits young wife, Dolly Gardner, is anxious to pay for the operation with money she has earned as motion picture act ress, it is understood.
 B. M. Douglas and c. A. Clements, both of Belen, were instantly killed when the Ford truck in which they were riding was struck by the Santa Fe train at the Tasayas crossing, near the city limits. The men had just left the Clements home about two blocks from the tracks and attempted to get to the crossing before the train passed, and were in the middle of the tracks when the engine struck. The truck was torn to pieces and the mangled bodies of the two men were