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Taxable Property In Arizona Is
 Valued at $7S4,SS3,521.OO

in Arizona last year, he said. was S57.31.
 A plea for a sweeping reduction oi valuation on all classes of property in Arizona was made before the state tax conference Tuesday by Robert E Tally of Jerome, speaking for the Arizona chapter of the American Mining congress, MT. Tally requested the tax commission to reconsider the entire schedule of mine valuations and revise assessed valuations in accordance with real cash values
 Greenlee, Cochise and Gila county assessors, during the checking of as sessed valuations of improvements on city and town lots. reported that the value of many buildings in min. ing districts, unoccupied during the depression, had been reduced thou sands of dollars through vandalism Hundreds of vacant buildings, they said. had been literally wrecked and footed, and in many instances houses had practically been torn down and carried away.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
C0UNTYATTORNEYOF YUMA HERO IN STORY .OF DESERT ACCIDENT

YUMA, Ariz., July PA tale of an automobile accident, of torture from thirst and timely rescue with County Attorney H. H. Baker in the role of the hero, who struggled across 25 miles of the Yuma desert under blazing sun to bring aid to two men and two boys, was told today by members of Sheriff James Polha- mus party who returned from a 10 days trip to post election notices for coming primaries.
 MT. Baker, Isaac Polhamus, a dep uty sheriff, and Sheriff Polhamus. and the latter's two small sons were members of the party which left Wenden, travelling over a long ua- used road to Palomas in an effort to cut off about 50 miles from the us- ual route. When 20 miles out of Wen den they found the road impossible and in attempting % turn the car about snapped the drive shaft. For four hours they waited in the hope
 
 Polhamus was almost overcome by the heat and the water supply was running law. so Isaac and MT. Baker started for Wenden for aid. Sherif Polhamus and his boys remaining in the car.
 Ten miles from sne wrecked auto- mobile, Isaac Polhamus collapsed After dividing the few remaining drops of water. Baker trudged on alone through the sand. After almost 10 hours of steady plodding. Mr. Baker reached Wenden and relief party was hurried back over the trail Isaac Polhamus was found uncon- scious where he had fallen and the sheriff and his sons were nearly. over come.
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not applicable to the conditions in Arizona during what may be regarded somewhat in the light of a readjust- ment period in forest grazing. For these reasons this new Association is receiving generous response from the stockmen throughout the state and its policies and aims are being accorded general appreciation among them. At the meeting in Prescott Judge G. w. Shute of Globe was made President and Fen s. Hildreth oi Phoenix was elected Secretary, and a Board of Directors selected, that has corporate powers in directing the affairs of the Association.
 Forest Permittees, large and small. from all over the state, attended this large meeting, and by reason of the strong endorsement resulting from the meting it is expected that every permittee in the state will take advantage of this splendid oppor- tunity to become associated with an . organization that has been formed solely for the purpose of protecting and advancing his individual inter- ests
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
CHAs. WARD VOICES ECONOMY IN SPEECH AT THE 0LO PUEBLO

TUCSON, Ariz., July 24.-Chas. B. Ward, the Democratic candidate for governor, is a visitor in Tucson prior to opening his campaign for the gov ernorship tomorrow night in Flor erfce.
 Economy in the administration of public affairs will be the keynote of the issues that MT. Ward will put before the people of Arizona. He IS a strong believer in the proper ad- ministration of public funds and be- lieves that the state and people should be the beneficiaries of public expenditures. He has been in every county of the state with the excep- tion of two, and says unhesitatingly that Democracy is banded together to win in the fall elections and that the result will be landslide
 Outside the Democratic ranks the candidate maintains that there are thousands of Republican voters that will be as insistent on political change of administration as the De mocrats are. Whoever is nomfn- ated at the Democratic primary will be elected he ayers.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
COPPER IN BETTER DEMAND; MINERS
 ARE SCARCE

In the last issue of Iron Ore we find the following relating to the copper situation:
 Tt is reported from the east that the June copper shipments totaled 170,000,000 pounds, the largest single months shipments since the war and 20,000000 pounds greater than the previous month. The surplus is be- ing lowered gradually and is now under the 500,OO0,OOO pound mark. At the present rate, with sales eX- ceeding output, it will not be many months before the surpIus will be q thing of the past.
 Copper metal is now being quoted at 14 cents pound and sales are being made for fall delivery Some of the agencies are reticent about contracting too far in advance as they believe that the price will again be advanced at an early date.
 Many of the producers are having difficulty in maintaining production as there is a scarcity of men for underground work This is partic ularly true of the Butte camp, where three mines were recently closed down because there were not enough men available to operate the prop critics economically Many of the single men have gone to ranches and farms for the summer, but it is thought that they will return to tho mines in the fall. Some of the Ari zona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada camps also report that labor is diff clut to obtain, and this condition il also true of the Calumet end of thu Michigan copper district
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Thos. H. Fulcher. cattleman of this county, whose postoffice address IS Clifton and who resides on the Gfla. was arrested Tuesday evening in Lordsburg. N M, by Deputy U. $. Marshal, J. M. Curnutt. of Globe and Oscar Allen, sheriff of Hidalgo county
 Fulcher is charged by the U. $. officials with being one of the. robbers who held up the incoming Fl Paso x Southwestern train and robbed the mail and express car on the night of May 12, 1922.
 In Lordsburg at the time of the arrest were Post Office Inspector J. l.. Cooper, E. P & s. w. detective, J. F. Patterson, who have been working on the case for the past two months, and John Bradberry, sheriff of Greenlee county, who has been assisting the U S. officers in the securing of evidence.
 Butcher was arrested at eight o'clock Tuesday evening. and in custody of U. S. Deputy Marshal Curnutt and Patterson, was taken to Tucson on the S. P. train, leaving Lordsburg at g o'clock that night. He will have a preliminary hearing before the United States Commis- sioner at Tucson.
 Post Office Insepctor Cooper stated in Lordsburg that the arrest was made at this time because of addi tional valuable information and evi- dence obtained and furnished to the U. s. Marshall and Post Office In spectors by Sheriff Bradberry
 f is understood that warrants have also been issued for the arrest oi Sid Fulcher son of Tom Fulcher, fo1 complicity in this robbery, but the warrant was not served at this time for the reason that Sid Fulcher it al present confined in the hospital &t Lordsburg suffering from a wounded arm received in a gun fight with Bate Cranberry and Mark Bradberry near Steeple Rock, New Mexico, three weeks ago, and is at present await ing trial in Grant county
 Sheriff Casey, of Grant county came to Lor1sburg on Tuesday even i ing to consult with Post Office In
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Greenlee County officials who re- turned the latter part of this week from attendance upon the State Tax Conference at Bisbee state that it was sho.vn at the conference that the total assessed valuation of all prop erty of the state 1or the year 1922, totals the sum of s7Sf,sS3. .521.OO.
 This is decrease of valuation as compared with 1921 of $S1, ,653,06O
 The total figures as now given out are subject to some revision however when the State Tax Commission will meet as a State Board of Equaliza- tion during the first week in August
 Figures obtained rom the state tax commission at the conference place the total bonded indebtedness of the state, county and city governments of Arizona at the astounding sum Of $43.29e.294.S1. This is the first time that such information as this has ever been obtainable.
 Of the total amount, $1,S10,972.43 is listed under state bonds. while $41,- 4S5 5,322.3S consists of county and city bonds. School district and special district bonds are included under the county bonds.
 More than 100 delegates from the state were in attendance and the meeting was presided over by Chas. R. Howe, Chairman of the State Tax Commission.
 Declaring that the tax burden continued to be neavy, Chairman Howe said he did not think the bur- den would be lessened to any ex- tent, until such time as new prop erty comes into being to help bear its share, or until our citizens will be content with the necessities of gov, ernmental functions, rather than the luxuries.'
 Arizona, he said, must cease tt emulate conditions in older and richer states.''
 Seventy per cent of all land in Ari zona, Chairman Howe pointed out, is owned by the government and there fore exempt from all taxation.
 The per capita cost of government
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TOM FULCHER AND Alo SON
 CHARGED WITH E. P. & s. W. TRAIN ROBBERY LAST MAY

spector Cooper, regarding the war rant for Sid Butcher and it is be- lieved the serving of this warrant will be deferred pending the out come of the charges against Sid Fulcher in Grant County.
 On Friday night, May 12, 1922, Fl Paso & Southwestern Train No. 31, bound from Hachita to Clifton was held up by two masked men about three miles south of Guthrie on a dangerous curve. The robbers stop ped the train by piling ties on the track and the locomotive engineer and fireman stated that it was a miracle that the train was not wreck ed when it struck. the obstruction.
 The hold-up occurred between nine and ten o'clock at night and after stopping the train the Conductor Malone, and Brakeman Spaw were marched at the point o, guns to the ried. While one of the robbers re mained on the ground the second robber entered the express car and threw out the mail pouches.
 Securing the mail bags the robbers walked down the track and around the curve and out of sight aftel ordering the train crew to wal twenty minutes before proceeding to ward Clifton
 Arriving at Guthrie the train crew called up the sheriff's office and noti fled them of the hold-up.
 The following morning three de putty sheriffs proceeded to the scene and the trail of two horses Wal found leading from the hold-up ant this trail was followed by deputies and others to where the mail bag had been destroyed. On this trai was found pieces of an overcoat worl by one of the robbers and mask The mail locks were found in tn
 ashes of the camp fire. What the evidence is against Ful cher, connecting him with the rob i; bery. has not been disclosed by tn i officers
 Fulcber is in Tucson and will hay
 his preliminary hearing before ] United States Commissioner thi ! week.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
PRELIMINARY HEARING DATE DOUBTFUL

Although the preliminary hearing of Mark Cranberry and Sidney Full cher has been set for August 7th in Silver City there is some doubt as to whether the hearing will beheld on that date on account of the in- ability of Sidney Fulcher to be pres ent Fulcher is still under the care of a surgeon in Lordsburg with a badly wounded arm. Reports from Lordsburg state however that the wounded man is progressing favor ably and there is every indication that the arm will be saved.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
TREASURY CERTIFICATES ARE
 IN DEMAND HERE

From month to >nonth the sale of cates is showing an increase at the local postoffice.
 These securities are issued by the Government. They are loss, theft, destruction and depreciation proof. To be had in maturity value demo- minations of s25, $1oO, and 5000, costing $2O, SSO and $500, they are proving popular. They yield a total interest return of 254e in five years. When sold they are registered in the owners name. The $5000 yearly limit, yielding 5000 interest, may be had for S400O
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
RETURNS TO GIBSON, N. M-

Dr. Abraham, of Gibson. N N-. where he is employed as physician for one of the big coal companies tn
 that section. returned to his home oaI Wednesday after attending the fns1 eral of his wife who died suddcniy| last week, the body being brought here tor interment.
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BACK FROM AUTO TouR-

W. R. Davis, superintendent of the Clifton Water Co.,, returned this week from an auto tour of the state, in cluding, Globe, Winkelman. Tucson, Nogales, Phoenix, Prescott, Grand Canyon and Williams. Mr. Davis made the entire trip of 1900 miles without a puncture. He gives his "flivver'' credit for this unusual per formance. MT. Davis states that the general business conditions of the state are improving.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR INSANE ASYLUM

Dr. Frank w. SchwarZ, past assist ant surgeon of the United States public health service, was this week appointed by Governor Campbell to be Superintendent of the Asylum for the insane at Phoenix. vice Dr. Ray Ferguson resigned.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
SUFFERS NERVOUS BREAK DOWN.

Ed Laney. of Clifton. while en route from California to his home. he reached Lordsburg on Monday His condition was such that he was given attention at the LordsburS hospital. Arthur Slaughter went to Lordsburg on Wednesday and brought the young man home by auto where he is now much improved
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LOCATED IN PARRAL-

A letter received from T. l.. Know les. former employment agent for The Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd. locates him at Parral. Chihuahua, where he expects to remain permanently.
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HERB McGRATH HAS NARROW ESCAPE

issue of Tuesday last, says;
 Herbert J. McGrath narrowly es- capped serious injury last Thursday night, while returning from his ranch on the Tyron road. The steering gear of his car jammed and the car left the road, going down a steep em- bankment. He was thrown out of the car and. sustained a fractured rib. One wheel of the car was smashed, a door torn of and other damage done. MT. McGrath walkest to town, mile and half.
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MODE RAlNBOLDT ON VISIT-

Modie Rainboldt, formerly in the cattle business in this county. but now located in Hidalgo county. N M.. was a visitor in the district this week after an absence of three year
 MT. Rainboldt has some horses for sale to the cattlemen in this district
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REMOVES TO ROAD CAMP

Chas. A. Davidson, who has ae- cepted a position with the Arizona State Highway department. on the Mule Creek Link construction. this week removed his family to the road camp at Collet's ranch for the sumf mer
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-07-28
IN DRY DOCK AGAIN.

M. J. Harmon, of the Stargo Mines, who suffered a severe injury to his foot three weeks ago, when heavy piece of machinery fell upon it, was compelled to return to the Morenci hospital this week for treatment of the injured member.
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FUNERAL FOR MRS. ABRAHAM

Funeral services for Mrs. Abraham, wife of Dr. Edward Abraham. were held at the Methodist church on Saturday morning last at nine o'clock, Rev. Jesse Crumpton officiating. The pail bearers were E. C. Bunker, Laurie Smith, G. l.. Cashion, W. D. Munroe, Minor Simms and M. E. Crawford.
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PARTY FROM sAFFoRD-

MT. and Mrs. J. G. Wright. accom- panied by two young ladies from New York, were visitors in the dis 4r-iet tfiis week from Stafford. driving over in their auto.
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E.P. 6 S. W. SUPERINTENDENT

Superintendent F. x. Fairbanks. cf the Fl Paso & Southwestern Ky travelling in his business car. 'Clou5- croft was on one of his regular inspection trips in Clifton this week
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CANDIDATES FOR CONSTABLE

That the position of Constable in the Clifton precinct will not be va cant following the first of the year was disclosed this week when Ben Phillips and J. A. Hays both filed their nomination petitions ill the de- mocratic primaries. The salary of constable in this precinct was re- gently reduced by the Board of Su- pervisors from $10O per month to $25.O0 per month beginning January 1st next
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BACK FROM THE COAST

Mrs. John B. Bradberry returned this week from Los Angeles where she has been visiting with her sister. Mrs. Williams
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Mrs. Jas. McCambridge expects to leave this week to join her husband at Nacozari.
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Mrs. Thos. Simpson, accompanied by her daughtar- -Lnnise,-mas> visiting friends andEHelnjyes in { Clifton -this
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Mrs B. H. Garner and Miss Gladys McDougali, of Morenci, were Clifton visitors on Tuesday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-04
FAN SUGGESTS
CITY BASEBALL
Warm Weather Brings Desire
for Old City League
Battles Again

Talk Of a@city league for Fair
mont this summer Is going the
rounds. It only takes a warm day
or two to thaw out the real city
league fans in this city who have
memories Of the great games be-
tween the Watson Building and
the Monongah Glass q few years
ago.
It has been suggested that a
meeting be called In the near fu-
ture to discuss the proposition In
formally. Whether such action
will be taken remains to be seen,
a city league fan stopped us on
the street this morning and want
ed to know what our opinion was
in the matter. we replied that
we had none, but that a meeting
would bring out the genetai senti.
ment in regard to the proposition
the ardent fan having suggested
calling a session OF these interest
ed in a city league.
The new independent baseball
team which is In tho process OF
organization at tho present time
would not play every day in the
week and would have many games
away from home, so that 1t might
be possible to work in the city
league games without doing any
damage.
The city league fan who was
discussing the proposition this
morning was OF the opinion that II
would be better not to make an
effort at an industrial league, nut
to permit any organization in the
city to have a team In the league,
limiting the league membership OF
course to not over eight teams
and probably less, Admission
price, 1t was said, would be 10
cents as has always been tile case
for city league games.
The first baseball game OF the
season here is booked for April
IA, when the first of a series 81
three games between the East
Side high school and Fairmont
High school. The game will be
staged at South Side Park and
will likely attract a large crowd.
Baseball. workouts continue
daily at South Side park for the
players OF the two high schools
and the Fairmont State Normal
school, and the coaches are fast
getting the players to the place
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TO SECURE GAMES
FOR VARSITY NET STARS

MoRGANToWN. April 4.-Tt has
been a long time since west Viz
ginia athletic officials have expsrf.
.enced so much trouble IN drawing
up q schedule for 4 Mountatneer
team as thew are this wear inFthefr
efforts TO turn out All attractiyeTten.
mis- schedule. on no less thah three
occasions thew hive mad the cara
ready for announcement only "a
have an eleventh hour caneeliation
OF a match To interfere
The latest disappointnent IA tho
decision to abandon the nronosed
INVASION Of OHIO ia NAV teams in
that section. The fact that many
of the teams the Mountaineers nj
on their tourney fbronrh that stats
|.last spring ~ nat snnnorflng
teams ans wear and the inability to
secure suitable dates m The sebed.
Blles5 Of oIher tcan1s made 4 Imnera-
tiyesfor the local authorities d cal
OF that trip.
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EDGE ON ALL
OTHER CLUBS
Evans Thinks McGraW's Team
Stronger Than During
Season of 1921
Bniy Evans)

The New York Giants to re-
peat in the National League.
That seems to be the one best
prediction as far as either OF tho
major leagues is concerned.
The Giants were good enough to
win in 1891. The club that Nc
Graw will pilot sis year Is an
even stronger aggregation.
That naturally makes the
Giants loom up as a top-heayy
fayorite in the National League
baseball derby for 1922.
The Giants have one Of tie hc5.
fnfields ever gotten togetar. It
was strong without Heinle Groh.
The addition Of that star third
sacker rounds out the combina-
ton.
McGraw will get good catching
from Snyder and Smith. The out
field will be strong. George Burns
will be missed OF course. Players
like Burns are always missed.
However. In Shipners and Cum
bingham, McGraw appearsit to have
two youngsters able to fill the
vacancy
Pittsburgh finished second last
season. but right now 1t doesn't
seem as II the Pirates have a
chance to get so high a rating for
the coming season.
The Pittsburgh club Is going to
miss Catcher Schmidt. 1t doesn't
seem as IL the Cub and the star
catcher are going to be able to get
together on the salary question.
Notclub in baseball can pass up
the services Of so valuable a cat
cher as Schmidt and not seriously
weaken It's chances. The young
ster Gooch may prove a most cap.
able substitute, yet he will hardly
I'LL Schmldt's shoes.
Then there is the memoryIof the
failure to win the 1921 pennant
after It had seemed to be all over
but heishouting. Unless the club
Is a particularly game aggregation
that memory is going to finger
with the athletes throughout the
summer. It isn't going to do tile
morale Of the club any good.
Those two reasons make it ap-
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pear as IL the ST. Louis Cardinals.
no finished third last year, Will
beat out the Pirstes the coming

pear as Il the ST. Lonis Cardinals.
Who finished third last year, wiii
beat out the Pirates the coming
season.
The Cardinals loom UP as The
logical choice for second place.
The club lost is out Of the first 40
games played last year. That was
10 big handicap! However. once
the team hit its stride, there was
no stopping IT
The Cardinals came down the
home stretch With q rush. Rick!
ey's team is going to remember
the finish OF the 1921 race. when
AZ was going faster than any cIu5
in the National League.
The situation with the Cardin.
ais is Just opposite to that Of the
Pirates.
The Cardinals pitching could ba
better. Another seasoned pitcher
and Hickey would have McGraw
very much worried.
Boston and Brooklyn both have
strengthened their lineups consid-
erably. While the Pirates on
form should finish third, there rs 4
chance that the club that finished
second In 1891 may be eased into
the second division.
II the Pittsburgh catching fiiy-
yers, due to the failure OF Schmidt
to return, both Boston and Brook
Ign have a chance to nose out the
Pirates. !
Kopf at short and Marquard ad-
.ded to the pitching STAFF has added
much strength to the braves. They
ought to finish in thelfrst division
and look like number four.
Brooklyn should head the sec
ond divislonfollowed by the clubs
us they finished last season. Gin
clnnatl, Chicago and Philadelphia.
Pat Moran's team Is a problem,
1t has possibilities. It is q young
team, however, and may lack sta
bility. Chicago seems doomed to
seventh and may find 1T trouble
some to keep ahead OF the Phil
lies.