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The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
MISSING BISBEE CASHIER
 RETURNS IN DEATH FAILURE

J. H. Royal, cashier of the Ameri- can Railway Express office at Bisbee, who disappeared after threatening to end his life Tuesday morning, returned to his home the following day. A physician who attended him said Roy als lips and tongue had been badly burned by chloroform and that he had apparently cut his wrists with a razor. Royal said that after leaving his home Tuesday he went to an empty house but a few hundred feet from his home, in Warren, and stayed there until this morning, when he abandoned his plans to end his life.
 Royal gave no explanation of his reason for contemplating ending his life or why he changed his mind af- ter spending 24 hours in the vacant house. Auditors who started check ing his books at the express office to- day said they found no irregularities. While Royals condition was serious, physicians said he would probably re- cover.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
BURGLARS ROB BABBITT
 BROS. STORE AT WINSLOW

Burglar or burglars entered the store of the Babbitt Brothers Trading company Wednesday night some time, gaining entrance through a window which they shattered on the Warren avenue side of the store. The burg lar, or at least one of them, changed his old clothes for a new suit, cap, silk shirt and a pair of shoes. There were also missing a Gillette razor, hone, 32 'calibre automatic without barrel, and several pocket and other knives. It is probable that other ar- ticles were taken. Only few months ago the store was broken into and a quantity of goods taken. Officer Ed. Gardner located LeosSilvers and Frank Train aged 19 and p late yesterday afternoon with the goods, as we'll as other articles not at first missed from the store. The boys claim Kentucky as their home. - Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
STRANGER WITH 42 THOUSAND DOLLARS
 ASKS LOAN OF S1.00

"Shay, comere a minute, will yuh?' requested a shabby individual whose breath was not of roses, of Ely Mar tin, secretary of the Chamber of Com merce. Ely complied with the request and the stranger led him to a side street.
 "Yuh don't know me with my nous tache, do yuh?" he asked. Ely glanced at his new-found friend, and despite the fact that he was clean shaven, the amiable secretary decided to humor him.
 That's it, 1 guess" Ely acquiesced,
 "I don't want any money; I've got $42,O0O coming in on the next express delivery" vlunteered the stranger. q lost everything I had in the fire, everything, includin' my brushes. That was a strange bird that just lit on your shoulder. How much will you take for your dog? Are you wearing those dark glasses because the snow hurts your eyes or are you pretending you are the Goddess of Liberty? Can you lend me dollar or direct me to the nearest postoffice as 1 want to send telegram to"----
 When Ely returned to his desk he was almost exhausted from a futile effort to convince the stranger that he was not the President of the United States and did not know what time it was in Alaska. The stranger rico cheted down the street into the arms of police officer of whom he inquired the way to the steamship pier. - Douglas Dispatch.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
COMPLETE STUDY OF INDIAN
 SONGS WILL BE MADE

Miss Frances Densmore has con- pleted her work among the Yuma and Cocopah Indians and leaves for her home in Red Wing, Minn., visiting several points in California enroute. Miss Densmore has completed seven volumes of Indian music and folklore for the bureau of American Ethnol- ogy. Each work was completed and published about six years after it was begun. She has found the work at Yuma very interesting and with a large number of photographic records she takes with her she will have a summers work making transcriptions of the songs.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
GAMBLERS TRIAL QUICKLY
 FINISHED AT PRESCOTT

Two things made the trial and con-
 yiction of James Perry, Seligman pool hall owner, on a charge of con- ducting gambling hall, a remarkable piece of court work. In the first place MT. Perry was absent from five minutes before his trial was called, to a late hour, when he continued to be absent. In the second place, his trial occupied the court 22 minutes, the defense offering no cross-examina- tion and no testimony; even argument and instructions were dispensed with.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
TWO MORALES MEN NAMED IN WARRANTS CHARGING
 VIOLATION OF MANN ACT

Investigation of an alleged "white slave" traffic ring, plying between Bis bee and Nogales, has been started by department of justice agents along the border, according to authentic infor- nation received by the Bisbee Review. Warrants charging violation of the Mann Act have been sworn out in Nogales against Fred Davis and Will liam Stanton and were to have been served on them last night, according to telephone messages from Nogales.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
"SIAMESE TWINS" DEATH
 CAUSE OF LEGAL PROBLEM

The death of Rosa and Josefa Bla- zek, "Siamese twins," left legal problem apparently unprecedented. In disposing of the $100,000 estate of the twins, the court must decide whether 11-year-old Franz is the son of one or both of the twins.
 If the two were one personality, the son will inherit the entire fortune ac- cumulated during the exhibition tours of the twins. If the two were dis tinct personalities, Rosa being the mother and Josefa the aunt, only Rosa's half will go to the boy, the rest to Josefa's relatives.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
SEARCH OF ENTIRE STATE
 IS MADE FOR NEW BUGGY

The only new buggy in Oregon, so far as the leading vehicle houses in Oregon is able to discern, recently sold at town near Medford. A man at Condon wanted to purchase bug gy and sent in an order to a Port land firm. The firm replied it had none. He Was insistent and wrote the firm to get him one if possible. A search of Portland vehicle houses was unsuccessful, and inquiries were sent to Salem, Eugene, Pendleton and other points. Finally travelling salesman remembered seeing one at a Central Point store. The buggy was purchased and sent to the Condon man.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
YUMA JEWELER LEAVES
 AFTER COMMITTEE CALL

Several prominent men of the city made no denial that a committee" had paid visit to the room of Harry Casey, an itinerant jewelry repairer, in a Main street rooming house, which resulted in Casey's leaving Yuma on the first available train. Casey, according to some members of the committee, confessed to them that he had been an organizer for the I. w. w., though, he declared, they said, that he had not been engaged in work for that organization for some weeks.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
PROPOSES NEW LAW

To correct a defect in the Arizona law, which it is claimed, would pre- vent Arizona farmers and stockmen from securing loans from the war fi- nance corporation, bill has been in- troduced by Senator Scott. This bill changes the law to read that though the highest amount of indebtedness which corporation may assume shall not be greater than two-thirds of the amount of the capital stock, this shall not apply to indebtedness incurred un- der terms of the war finance corpora tion act.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
GOVERNMENT. FILES
 HUGE TAX CLAIMS
 AGAINST CON. ARIZ.

The United States government has filed tax claims against the Consoli- dated Arizona Smelling company amounting to more than $648, ,000. or this amount $815.50 is for the taxes of 1916 and $647, ,567.66 for taxes of 1917-18.
 The filing of this tax lien will. it is feared, ln' erfere seriously with the receivers sale of the property, fixed for April 2, and which, it was hoped, you'd lead to early reopening of the Humboldt smelter and to resump- tion of operations at the Blue Bell and DeSoto mines.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
REALTOR SPOILS SALE BY
 HEALING OFF TOO MUCH

A real estate agent had discovered an old man, apparently in his second childhood, with few thousand dol lars. He promptly set to work to sell him some property in distant state. The real estate man described it in fiowery language, showed beautiful pictures, then offered it for the ab- surdly low price of $200 an acre.
 The intended victim thought a bit, then replied: "I'd take it, mister, but I'm getting old now. I'll die and go to heaven in few years and get all that free, so what's the use of paying you $200 an acre for it?"
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
SEE PROBABLE 10 PER
 CENT DECREASE IN PROPERTY

A probable decrease in the property valuation of the entire state of Ari- zona of approximately ten per cent during 1922 was predicted by Chair man Charles Howe of the state tax commission whose members arrived in Tucson Saturday night on their an- nual inspection of the Pima county assessors office and records.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
PERRIN CONVEYS ALL LAND
 HOLDINGS TO L. A. BANK

What is probably another chapter in the suit of the Miners X Merchants Bank of Bisbee against E. B. Perrin and his wife, and others, for fore closure on property under mortgage for $40,000 and interest, was written when a deed conveying all land owned by Perrin and his wife to the Los Angeles Trust & Savings bank was filed in the office of County Re- corder H. l.. Hutchison in Tombstone.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
TALLY NAMED MANAGER
 UNITED VERDE COPPER

Robert E. Tally Saturday announced that he had been appointed general manager of the United Verde Cop per company, the largest mine and shelter owners in northern Arizona with headquarters in Jerome. Charles W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, owner of the property, has become managing director and MT. Tally succeeds him as general manager.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
MINERS ERECT CONCRETE
 STORE AT MIAMI

The new concrete store building erected by Perez & Alonso, 407 Gib- son street, is now completed and ready for occupancy. This substan- tial building is credit to Messrs. Perez & Alonso, who practically did the work themselves. Contractors Pomeroy & Shields laid the cement floor, plastered the rooms and finished the front in an artistic manner.
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07
BOYS JAILED FOR SMOKING

Because they smoked cigarettes, three high school boys of St. Johns, spent three night and two days in jail. The superintendent caught them with the "nakings" in the school room and promptly marched them be- fore the judge. Luis Chavez was fined $35 for selling them the tobac- co,
The Coconino sun., 1922-04-07

Every rural school in Pima county is to be provided with a circulating library from the county superinten- dents office.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
Domes Mines stock Higher.

Stock OF Dome Mines ran against the
general trend and scored a net gain OF
S1a points over Saturdays closing price
In turnover OF moro than $4,000 shares.
The impetus for its rise was provided by
Its excellent earnings statement for the
first SIX months Of 1922. showing profits
OF $970,2?7 after taxes, depreciation, &C.,
equal to S2.0S share on the capital
stock. The profits in August were sf9s.-
SAC and In September s25S,500, the high
est of any month in the company's his
tory. Its liabilities at the close of the
quarter included accounts payable and
tax reserves of $291,70 dividends pay
able of s245,044 and depreciation re-
serves of s2,937.314.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

Reports that the National Sugar Re-
filming Company was contemplating an
increase Of it's capital stock from
$40, ,0OO, 900 to s15,000,000 and the dec
laratien OF a 80 per cent. stock dividend
were officially confirmed yesterday. 1t
was said that the matter was under dis
cussion by the directors last week and
in all probability a final decision will
be reached this week. In the event Of
such a distribution out of surplus
understood to be around s9,000.o00 it is
believed the present rate Of z cent.
would be continued on the company's
stock. Earnings have been running at
the rate of S4,O00,000 this year, COM
pared with preferred dividend require
ments Of $1,050,000
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
Trunk Line Rate Report.

r N. Collyer. chairman Of the Trunk
Line Association. said yesterday that the
associations findings as result of the
weeks hearing before shippers on the
establishment of class rates on mile
age basis, would be whipped into re-
port which will be submitted to the
Interstate Commerce Commission some
time next month. Mr. Collyer expressed
the belief that the opposition developed
at the hearing might be sufficient to war
rant a halt in the program mapped out
by the commission through its order to
the Trunk Line Association urging con-
sideration OF the matter. The combina-
tion of the mileage basis and the Disque
system Of freight values, was believed
to have been too much for the ship
pers to accept.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
Call Money Declines.

The flrmness I'm the call money
market during the first three weeks of
this month has been succeeded by a
distinctly easier tone. as brokers' loans
are reduced through liquidation in
stocks. The call money rate in the New
York Stock Exchange opened and re-
newed at per cent. yesterday, and
then declined TO Az per cent. The aver
age rate for call money during October
has been Az per cent. while on four
days the rate touched per cent. In the
time money market bankers show no
signs OF weakening in their demands
for per cent. for three and six months
loans. although there Is a good demand
for funds at ~ per cent. Only a small
volume OF loans are being arranged at
per cent The Government will with
draw $13,o0o,ooo from banks in this dis
trict to-day,
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

Although comparatively few railroads
thus far havo filed their reports with
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
the average showing has been below ex-
pectations of local officials who be-
lieved that most of the strike costs
would be taken care of during August.
Some OF the most surprising features
have developed In the reports OF the
anthracite roads which are known TO
have benefited by heavy loadngs of
fuel. The first comprehensive sum-
mary OF the earnings situation Is ex-
pected to be made public on Thursday
ond there "a distinct feeling that the
statement will be unfavorable.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

The Pennsylvania Railroad has COM
pleted and placed in service at Pitcairn.
Pa. a new engine house with u turn
table. costing $1,3S5,000. The engine
house has facilities for handling thirty
four locomotives. 1t is located on the
main line of the central region. Occu-
pying key position, 1t is expected that
this addition will expedite the prompt
dispatching Of through trains. In addi-
tion to the reconditioning of the power
units the shop also will be able to make
the heaviest Of running repairs.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
a Market "wash OUTS

Designating the present decline In
stocks as a we'll merited wash out"
one banker said yesterday that he
thought the process had still further to
go before being completed. He said that
the bull market in stocks had been
grossly overdone and that the present
shake-out was inevitable. That there is
a much larger public interest In stocks
than generally supposed Is the theory OF
the banker. and he says that persistent
liquidation without the slightest sign OF
"a rally for two weeks proves his point
Nevertheless he believes that the out
look for business is too good to permit
of any precipitate decline in stocks from
this level and that the market Is actu-
ally growing stronger every day
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
New York Central Coal Record.

Last Monday was record day for
coal loadings by the New York Central
Lines. The total was 3,97S cars, COM
pared with previous high OF $3.50 cars
on September 20 last. 1t Is understood
that the recent embargoes declared
against general freight by that line have
resulted in a material Improvement in
it's position. Coal Ioadings throughout
the country last Friday amounted TO
29.59S cars OF anthracite, slight gain
over the previous day, and GAIL cars of
bituminous. a decrease from the preced-
ing days total
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

SOTTU ANEKTrA
CANADIAN EXCHANGE

New York funds In Monthcsl. $40 discount
r ~ 600 Montreal furds IA New York, sf.f0
premium 81 900.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

1t Is estimated that American Hide
and Leather Company in September
earned an operating profit of about
s131,000> after charges for repairs. de-
probation and reserves for doubtful ac-
counts. The final surplus for the month
Is placed at $S6,000, bringing the COM
papy's surplus up to S4.3G2,722.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31

Railroad officials are inclined to view
with apprehension the prospect of q
large number of holidays for the min
ers during November. In addition to
election day there Is Armistice Day
and Thanksgiving Day. Besides, three
religious celebrations are scheduled for
next month with resultant loss in
production estimated by fuel admins
tration officials at approximately n
million and a quarter tons at time
when the demand Is particularly keen.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.


The Board Of Directors of the United
States Steel Corporation will hold .ts
regular quarterly meeting to-day at the
close Of which its earnings for the third
quarter of tho year will be announced.
Few guesses as to what the report would
show have been made in the financial
district owing to the uncertainty con-
corning the extent to which earnings
were affected by the coal and railroad
strikes in the three month period.
The New York herald., 1922-10-31
American Locomotives. Backlog.

Advices from Boston Indicate an in
crease in the size Of untitled orders on
the books OF the American Locomotive
the present total being esti-
mated. at s40,000,000, compared with
only 100000 at tho start of the first
half Of the current year. The increase
in business is viewed as direct resul.
Of tho shopmen's strike, which caused
a considerable increase in the number
Of engines out of repair.
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04

a'U1 Hnnunuced rir5 Snc nan r1no.
lN"u. for icnr that someone might see
.'r f;ic" which he had kept hidden
from The world he himself prepared
The body Tor burial, sealed the lid of
Jhe coffin and. after attending the
funeral and ordering the headstone
with tho strange Inscription. disap
peared.
ON October 4 OF the following year.
Alexandria was surprised at the sud
den and tnheralded return of the lts-
band. who remained In the city only
long enough tn place flowers on The
grave Of the female stranger" and to
-r' That the plot In the cemetery was
well taken care Of. Once a year for
twelve Years. he returned Then his
visits ceased and TIE grave was neg
lected until. number of years later.
distinguished elderly man and wom-
an came and ordered the monument
q" be replaced by another and more
costly hcadstone bearing the same in
Scriplion with the addition of the
verse
How loved, how honored once avan-
thee not
10 whom related. or by whom begot;
A heap Of dust alone remains OF thee.
ri an thou art. and all the proud shall
he.
They. too. unished-taklng with
them the secret Of the identity of the
Nouau whose history and personality
is f"r-,"r hidden from the world be
hind three words The Female
Stranger"
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04
Fowler Corn Makes Wonder Hootch

Fowler.-Several good looking youn.E
girls, an automobile, man-eatirg snake,
bad bumps and much speed.
The Lakeview school district, 20
miles north of Fowler, is hunting the
largest rattlesnakc ever seen on the
Fowler prairies. Severrl school teach
ers who saw the snake, declare that
it was 5 inches in diameter and longer
than the automobile in which they
were riding.
Miss Gladys Lawler, her sister, Miss
Hazel ard several other school marm5'
from Fowler were returning to Fowler
in their automobile when they came
upon the monster rattler in the middle
of the prairie road. The girls have
seen numerous snakes and IRE positive
that this snake was five inches in dis-
meter, or fifteen and one-half inches
in circumference. In length they say
it was longer than the car in which
they were riding.
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04

mony. when. from the wntchpuck"t
nr The trousers there dropped II water
soaked lit Of pasteb"ard. upon which
was barely Iiscrrnihle the name
Kent j. Loomis."
Careful examination Of the bntlA
developed the fact that under th,
right ear there was q circular W"unO
which appeared I" have been intiictcG
hrfnrr death and II post-mOrtrm eN-
animation Of the lungs of the dead
mau g. .a ed r"ncmSheiy that death
had been due to the blow which had
resulted in this wound. rather than L.
drowning The physicians werr III
Nided in their opinion n tu whether
fh. blow had been delivered 10y nn lit
strt:ment similar to u hlacl, lack ar
whether L""mis might have fallen and
struck his head against prnirrliug
portion uf the ironwurk nu the >leai'|
rr. Examination ui the Kaiser WI.
helms log. showed however. that the
>ca had Aecn extremely cau un thr
uighl that I.oumlS came tu his denth
and thai there had n"I been rnul-l
roll u" cause anyone Ia lose hi> foot
nf the munner in which the body WIS
clothed. The coat was missing the
collar had been tnrli partly away and
there were, other Sign~ ut rough treat.
menl Irf"re l.onmiS had struck the
water.
II uas therefore practically certain
that tho messenger had hrcu mur-
tl,.rrd Ht Whu had KILLED him-and
Hhy: Had he been struck down ON
account nf the money he wH~ carrying
80 h-ri,its" If the treaty. Was his
death - forecast Of the World wHr
which was O." follow Twelve years
laterl
The~e aud all the nillrr questions
which surrounded the mystery O.. miin
rs nnt { the unSnlved riddles 81
dipl"mitic intrigue
The Lamar register., 1922-10-04
Power of Public Opinion.

Tie rrilroad shop crafts have los.
the strike. They .Isve beca eeaten .
TO sand of strikers vs. ever beaten.
They were beaten because from the
very start public oririon WIS solidly
against them and TO strike car succeN
against such oppo5ition.
Public opinion was agains: them,
first, because after the public had es-
tablishcd impartial tribunal to peas-
ably adjust differences between them
and railroad maragemcnts they re-
fused to abide by its decisions; and,
second, because tEey refused to ac-
cept wage award though it fixed
wages from 20 to 80 Ier cent higher
than in 1917.
Strikes are bad things. They sym
bolze anarchy no less than industrial
ariare.
This one has visited misfortune and
hardship on many who were content
ed with their rate of pay and working
conditions but who went on strike be-
cause an arrogcnt and stupid leader
ship so ordered.
They deserve no public sympathy.
for from cowardly assaults on defesne-
ieSs men who refused to strike to
bomb-throwing, train-wrecking and
murder they stopped at nothing TO ae-
complish their selfish ends.
wher sympathizers under the false
and subtle pretcrse of defective
equipment" deserted trains on swell
tering desert and subjected innocent
women ard children to suffering and
hardship their reprehensible acts were
brazenly applauded by strike agita-
tors.
If this strike did noths-g else it set
the sober mind of America in action
against bolshevism as it never was be-
fore. 1t has aroused the law-abid:ng
law respecting element of the people
to realization that bolskcvism is not
confined to Russia @rl that f she cher
ished heri.agcs and institutions of civ
ilization arc to be preserved a public
duty attaches to the citizen to see that
justice prevails, law is upheld and
transgressions ard transgressors are
commensurately penclized.