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YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-10-05

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'kniznic verejnych, dostavajd vy-
datnl podporu Cd statu.
Ably aj najodl 'ahlejsie nase de-
dinky nezostaly bez nloznossi "a
dovazit' 81 dobrd slovenskd kni-s
hu, sostavujeme postupne male
putujlce knixnice po 60 svazkoch
,yybranych slovenskyych knfh, kto-
re sii slozene praktickych skri-
mach, zkatalogizovane a cebkom
oaborne knihovnicky vypravene.
Tieto s'putovne kniznice' dosta-
VAIN sa do opatery "Oksesnych O.
syetovych Sborov" "Odborov
Matice Slovenskej", ktore rozo-
sielajii ich podl'a miestnych po-
merov potrieb i do najmensfch
dedln svojich okresov. Kniznica
zostava v dedine niekol 'ko tyz-
dnov, ba mesiacov; akonahle
vacsina citatel'ov knihy precita-
la, vymenujji sa kniznice medzi
dedinkami,, takze do roka. prejde
rukami citatePov vel'ke mnozstvo
stale novych a novych knih. Do
teraz putuje takymto sp6sobom po
Slovensku 1873 putovnych kniznic,
spravovanych po dedinach dobro-
vol 'nymi knihovnikmi, zvaesa u
eitel'mi. Pocet tychto putovnych
kniznic rastie tiez neustale zna.
menite konajd svoje kultfrne po.
slanie.
Najyacsia nasa knihovnicka in
stitncia, Univerzitna kniznica ma
Sci bratislavskej Univerzity Ko-
menskehc mala take pociatky.
Po prevrate /. oktobra 1919, pre-
vzala nasa vlada byvaln mad ar
sku univerzitnn kniknicu brati-
s'avskn v zalostnom stave! V knH
nici boly len 'knihy mad 'arske a
nemecke; cudzojazyenych knih We
deckych bolo malo literature
s!ovenska nebo!a takmer vobec "a
stupena. z celej slovanskej litera-
tnry bolo kniznici len asi 10C
svazkov bezcennych knih, pocfta-
jac al slovanske preklady z GU
dzfch jazykov, ale i zpomedzi tych
to 100 knfh boly mnohe veci eel
kom bezcenne, dokonca al slabi-
kare! Slovenska literat1ra bola O.
vsem tomto pocte zast1pena ma!
horsie: bolo tn len 20 ne1plnycl
rocnfkov r6znych slovenskych no,
! VIM! ~
Dnes, stvrtom roku svojht
/ jestvGvania ma nasa Univerzitn;
kninzica vyse $500 svazkov slove,
skych knih vo gzvlastnom "Slove1
kom oddelenii'. ktore bolo hned
" prvych dnoch pri kniznici zalo
zene. Toto oddelenie doplnuje S;
neustaie kazdou slovenskou, kni
| hou v6bec kazdym slovenskyn
dielom, ktore tlacou yyjde, tax
re bude v kratkom case vernyn
obrazom nasej literarnej produk
Gle ', minulosti al tsraz. Univerzit
ma nasa kniznica ma uz dnes 102,
600 svazkov knih, kym "a ma
d d'arskej spravy mala iba 5000
inventarnych. ktorom pocte bo
ly zaratane este nenplne diela, a
ko na priklad jednotlive sosit
roznych casopisov a inc, knihov
nicky al vedecky celkom bezcen
: ne Iiterarne zlomky! Univerzitn
!, knihovna ma teraz okrein $50
{ slovenskych a asi 5000 eeskyc
} knfh .vyse 1900 knih druhych sic
vanskych literathr do 5000 syaz
: kov vcdeckej hterat1ry slavisti
i ckej!
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-10-05

Ako sa naSe Slovensko kult1r- /
ne prebidza, vd'aka usilovnej pra
ci stale rastiiceho kruhu, ludi pre-
svedcenJch, ze len vo zvyseni kul-
t1rnej drovne l'udu je nasa bu-
ddcnosts, spasa, Q tom najlepsie
svedcia niektore zaujimave data q
slovenskom knihovnfctve.
DO preyratu nemalo SlovenskoI
AMI jedinej vereinei kniznice a
krem niekol 'kych kniznic spolko-
vych, nebolo 0 vzdelanie l'ndu cf-I
tanim postarane pobec. Dnes mo-
zeme $ hrdost 'ou pozerat ma to, a
ko slovenske knihovnictvo, poci-
najiic ziackymi knizniciami Pudo-
vyeh skol rastie nam 1o dna nd
den az po vedeck1 biblioteku ma
Sci Univerzity Komenskeho v Bra-
tis!ave tax, ze moze az teraz po
znaenu mieru nspokojit' 11ielen
potreby slovenskeho ziactva. ale ]
potreby najsirsich vrstiev I'lnlo-
vych al pracovnfkov vedecky7ch.
Pri kazdej l'udovej slovenskej sko
le zaklada sa ziacka kniznica, row
mako ma Skolach mestianskych a
strednych gymnaziach, realkach a
itstavoch ucitel'skych name uz
na Sloyensku. skoly, ktorych kniz-
l,ice eitajd do 1000 svazkov knih
Necakajnc ma to. az Dude zakon
. verejnych obecnych knizniciach,
ktor yzavizuje robce zakfadat' a
vndrziavat' verejne obecna kniz-
nice kazdej obci nasej Republi-
ky rozsireny na Slovensko, po-
staraIo sa dobrovol'ne uz 40 vel :
kych obci ma ,Slovensku sriade-
HE verejnej obecnej kniznice pre-
l'ud venuje tymto ustanoviz-
,liam pravidel'ny rocny prispevo'S
na udrziavanie a rozmnozovania
knih. Mesto Bratislava samo We
novalo ma tento ciel' 100000
Kcs., nasledovaly "a MIN mesta
Uh. Skalica, Mira, Tisovec, Hlo-
hovec, Holic, Kremnica, Presov,
Spisska Nova Yes, Trnava, Vel'ka
Bytca, Piest ANY, Bardiov, Brezo-
va, Malacky a Modra. Dalsie me-
sta obce prikrocia k sriadeniu
obecnych knMnic uz tohoto rokll
Stat napomaha tieto usl 'achtile
snahy co naj1primnejsie, davajiic
| vsade. kde sa obec alebo ktory-
Ikol 'vek. vzdelavaci spolok pod.
poru prihlasi, vydatnn pomoc a.
lebo v peniazoch, alebo priamo kf
|lekciami vybranIch najlepsfch sic
venskych knih. Ia roxy 1920
1922, zaknpila nasa Republika pre-
tieto verejne~ kniznice ma Sloven.
sku $4,000 svazkov najlepsich slo
venskych knih, vyse pol million;
narodne buditel 'skych letakov
2s4.000 sositov zabavnopouenycl
slovenskfch casopisov.a a $1,000 po
lucnych l'udovychovntch broztr
Len tieto podpory statu ma mas
knihovnictvo vyziadaly 81 nakla
du $4,000 koriln.
| Okrem horespomenutych verei
nlch> kniznlc obecnych jestvuje il
ma Slovensku $50 kniznic spolko
Evych, ktore poziciavajn knihy nj
len clenstvu spolkoy, ale kazde
mu, kto ma vol'u citat pozi
tanie knihy poziada. z tohoto pc
lctu zalozila Matica Slovenska 81
Sokol 102, Robotnicke Telocvicn
Jednoty. 60 Rol'nicke Besedy S
kniznfc.
j Al tieto spolkove kniznice, kite
re vlastne tiez vykonavajn misi
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-10-05
yoL'BY PREDO DvERMI.

Este madam nkdv vspredtlm NEST 'ania Youngstown
nepozerali lstrety vol bans akNmi obavam el'kym
otaznkom vari, ako teraz Mesto vzdor tajeniu
nachodi pokra nepokojov Situacia, ktord zapri-
cnili kansti, je zanotana mix nevie ako odmoce
Jeno e teraz asne to e, ze volbach rozhodovat
sa bude: kto bde panom mesta; c kansti c ia cast
NEST anstva ktor nevdl rozdel medz protestanto ka
tolikom zidom alebo nigrom.
zaujme mesta jeho obyvatel'stva je, ably sa do
ladu mayora zvolil nesranny mz sice taky kory po
zva doveru vsetkch satocnych ludl ktoremu ami edna
stranka nerozkazue ale chce venovat svoje silly schop
nosti ku blahobytu vsetkych obyvateov rozkvetu na
sho mesta.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-10-05
KALENDAR NEVYJDE.

Yongstownsky Kalendar na rok 1924 nebude yyda-
ny TohorocI VIDAL redaktor trchto novn (e vydava-
testyo) so ztratou WISE 300 Pracovat diva mesace
nociami nedeiami kalendar potion este utratit'
e priveka obet cd chudobneo redaktoIa slovenskeho
Narodny idealzmus e pekna yec, krasa kych
po Kristovej humanite - ale j tn s1 hranice.
Podobne oznamene vydala ''Obrana". Tez nevyda
kaendar pre- nezaatost Slovakov dobr6 ctanie. Ka-
lendar Obrany lani bol najvacsm nakrasim vse-
tkych sovenskych kalendarov, nal mnoho ohasok OBJ
chodnych predsa utratii nom. Do Ameriky bolo
dovezene desiaky tiscoy pesanskych yiedenskch ka-
lendarov, tacench slovenskej rec ktor6 boy velmi
nizkej literarnej ceny predsa ch tn ud kupova 20
$125 To dokazuje mas lud este nevie lozozna dobd
etanie cd zeho poucne cd bezvznamneho Je smutne
doznanie, ale je to fakt. Pravda vynimkami.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-10-05
CHUDOBA MATKOU zLoCINU.

Met pochyby ze chudoba ni1dza sn 80 percentov
pricnou zlocnu Vynicte chudobu vynicite ocin kra
deze Opstva nemav kaltarstvo sh tez 80 percentov
nasledky chudoby
Chudoba bohatstvo jestvuju cd zaciatku sveta A
patrne, bud1 esvovat este dlho, dlho. Ale smer lud
sk6ho zvota de naprave. Chudoba ako najvacsie zo
ludstva, zaujma nysle najlepsich 'udi, ba narodov
Snazepe naprayu e tu ale ako kazdy vyvo epsiemn
ide pomaly, tax al zank cAudoby ma esta daek eestu
pred sebou.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BIG SHIPMENT OF PRODUCE
PREDICTED FROM YUMA

Two hundred cars of lettuce, so
cars of cabbage, and so cars of peas,
is the estimate placed upon Yuma Val
ley production Of such vegetables this
year by C. E. Wilson, representative
of j. w. Morris & Co., who is now
in Yuma making ready for the coming
shipments of the produce. Mr.. Will
son estimates that shipments will be-
gin about the 10th of February, and
continue for some weeks. A storage
shed has been constructed by the firm
at the Somerton siding in the Yuma
Valley capable of handling 10 cars
of produce a day, and other sheds will
probably be constructed as necessity
develops. The vegetables market has
remained very good, and Mr.. Wilson
is very optimistic concerning prices
that Yuma farmers will realize for
their products.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
VERNON VAUGHN ASSUMES
CHARGE OF LAND OFFICE

Vernon Vaughan, appointed state
land commissioner last Friday by the
state land board,s has officially taken
over the state land department from
Rudolph Kuchler, commissioner under
the administration of Governor Camp
bell Although Mr.. Kuchler rendered
his resignation several weeks ago, it
was not accepted until Friday and
he remained in the office to continue
the work of the department.
Don c. Babbitt of Phoenix, chair
man of the Maricopa county demo-
cratic central committee and former
county treasurer of Maricopa county,
was appointed as deputy state land
commissioner by Mr.. Vaughan and
assumed his new duties the first of
the week.
George A. Mcdonald Of Phoenix,
chief accountant of the state land
department under Land Commissioner
w. A. Moeur, was named chief ac-
countant of the department by Mr..
Vaughan. Gordon B. Cleveland was
made cashier. Other appointments
were not announced.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
LINDEN MAN KILLS MONSTER
LION THAT MEASURES Z FEET

A huge male lion that measured
seven feet long was killed in Linden
last Friday by w. L. Thorton of that
place. The ranchers in that commun-
ity say that it is the largest lion that
has ever been killed in that section
of the country. This killing makes
the second of the kind for Thorton
within the last few weeks. The first
killed was a large female lion and it
is more than likely that the two
wild beasts were mates. The ranch
ers near there feel greatly relieved
since the killing of the two lions.
Thorton discovered the tracks of
the beast during the morning, and
immediately put his hounds on the
trail. Within a half hour after the
hounds hit the trail they had the ipn
treed and few moments later Thor
ton brought him down with one shot
from a powerful rifle.-Snowflake
Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
SMALLPOX SIGN is USED
TO BRIGHTEN THE POLICE

During the course Of police raid
on vacant house on the Yuma road,
between the Oracle road and the
Southern Pacific tracks, one of the
most prominent objects in the room
containing the still was an immense
sign, reading Smallpox" 1t is pre-
sumed that this sign was placed on
the exterior of the house when the
still was in operation.
Chief Ford, accompanied by De-
tective Comancho and Patrolman
Vein, raided the above mentioned
premises last week and found a So
gallon still. The still proper was
fashioned from a 50-gallon distilIate
tank, which was mounted for small
furnace. One hundred gallons Of
mash, in various stage of fernenta-
ton, were found in the building. None
of the operators were in the house at
the time OF the raid, consequently no
arrests were made.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
SEEK MIAMI YOUTH,
MISSING SIX DAYS

Following the mysterious disap-
pearance last Wednesday morning of
Ronald Carnell, the 18-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnell of Gibson road,
the aid of peace officers in every sec
tion of the state had been enlisted in
an effort to find some trace or clue
of the missing lad.
Ronald is a senior at the Miami
high school and has always been on
the honor list for high standard of
scholarship in his studies. He was
last seen when he left home last
Wednesday morning, supposedly for
school.
Schoolmates of his have been en-
gagged in searching some of the sec
tions in the nearby Pinal mountains
and out-of-the-way places in an at
tempt to locate some trace of their
friend.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
EDITOR JOHN o. DUNBAR
ANSWERS LAST CALL

John o. Dunbar, editor of Dunbar's
Weekly, unexpectedly died at his
home in Phoenix Thursday Feb. 1.
Mr.. Dunbar, a pioneer newspaper
man of Arizona, came to the state
more than 40 years ago and in the
early sos was connected with the
Tombstone Epitaph, remaining in that
place until the mining camp began to
decline. He later went to Phoenix
where he was for several years editor
of the Gazette He was for long
time editor and publisher Of the Ari-
zona Democrat, leaving that publica-
tion in 1913 to establish daily paper
in Mesa. which was short-lived. He
went back to Phoenix in the fall of
1913 as editor Of the Democrat, but,
when that paper was bought by the
Gazette, he retired for a while.
In 1914 Mr. Dunbar established
Dunbar's Weekly, an Independent
democratic journal, which was edited
in a trenchant manner that several
times resulted in libel suits being filed
against him, in every instance the
allegation being criminal libel. None
of the suits ever resulted in convic-
ton, and few ever went to court. He
published the Weekly until last week,
with brief intermission more than
year ago, when he was away on
long vacation.
His health had not been good for
the last few years, and he had failed
rapidly during the last IL months.
His death, however, was not expected.
He leaves a widow and son, Mark
Dunbar of Ell Paso, Texas.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BUFFALO'S FIRST COUSIN
APPEARS ON TEXAS RANGE

The first cousin of the buffalo has
appeared on the Texas range. He'll
be known to the livestock world as
Vernier and he's second cross of
the cattle and the buffalo-somethin
once considered impossible.
The first Vernier seen at the Fort
Work stockyards and the packing
houses came from the ranch of ]. B.
Slaughter in Cara county. The buff
falo bulls came from the famous
Goodnight herd in the Panhandle, and
the cattle from the Slaughter ranches.
The first cross were the cattloes,
which are more or less common in
certain cattle raising districts. The
second cross have been termed "Ver-
nier." This is a new name in the
history of breeding.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
CATTLEMEN URGED TO
ORGANIZE LIKE. FRUIT MEN

Frances ]. Heney, formerly of Ari-
zona, urged cattlemen of the United
States TO organize along the lines of
the cooperative fruit growers or
ganizations of California in an ad-
dress before the convention of the
National Livestock association. Mr..
Heney, who conducted b federal in
vestigation of packing house methods
for the federal government several
years ago, said the cattle growers
should control the output of their in
dustry for the benefit of themselves
and the consumers.
Control of the market by stockyard
companies was declared by the speak
er to be not for the best interests of
the stockmen or the public
The cattlemen passed most of the
day enjoying entertainment programs
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
STATE BIRTH RATE EXCEEDS
MORTALITY FIGURES BY 1922

The birth rate in Arizona during
the year 1922 exceeded the mortality
rate by 1922 according to a statistical
report issued by the state board of
health and made public today. The
report shows that 6,628 children were
born during the year and that the
deaths numbered, 1906. The report
was compiled by Mrs. Ruth w. Fritz
chi, former stastician for the board.
The number Of boy babies born dur
ing the year the report on births
shows exceeded the number of girls
by 318, the boy babies numbering g.
473 and the girl babies 1856. There
were 86 pairs of twins and two sets
of triplets born in the state during
the year.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
EXPECT ARRESTS MYSTERY
ASSAULT CASE AT PHOENIX

The meshes of mystery which have
interviewer the alleged attempted
murder of w. H. Metz, a Phoenix
farmer, are slowly being unraveled,
according to announcement made by
members of the sheriff's office.
While Metz is not entirely out of
danger, those attending him believe
he has fair chance for recovery.
Metz, according to a statement
which he is alleged to have given Of
ficers, was taken from his home
ssuth of Phoenix late Friday night,
beaten nearly to death with an axe,
then dropped into well. Later, ac-
cording to the alleged statement, he
was taken from the well and placed
on a cot, where he was found by
neighbors next morning.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
MAN CELEBRATES 1OOTH
BIRTHDAY AT CLIFTON

Angel Llamas has just celebrated
his Tooth birthday, with q celebration
in his honor as the guest of ex-sheriff
Bradberry, who brought him from his
cabin in Chase creek canyon, where
the old man lives. alone.
He was born in Villa Jesus, in the
Mexican state of Durango, and came
to Clifton As years ago. His first
employment was wood hauler for
the local mines at time when copper
smelling was done by the use of
charcoal in adobe furnaces. A daugh-
ter, aged 81, lives in Douglas, and a
54-year-old son in Los Angeles. !
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
NEW TREASURER OF GREENLEE
COUNTY HAS BEEN NAMED

Harlow E. Brubaker, for several
years past employed by the mining
companies of Greenlee county as aud
itor of county affairs, and at present
holding this position for the Phelps
Dodge corporation, was on Saturday
last appointed to be county treasurer
to fill the vacancy created when, fol-
lowing an examination made by two
physicians at a hearing in Duncan,
County Treasurer-elect John Evans
was adjudged temporarily insane by
Judge F. B. Laine, of the superior
court.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
Elk L LEGISLATOR KILLS WIFE,
TWO CHILDREN AND SELF

Sunday afternoon r. E. Payton,
Laveen rancher and former legislator,
killed his wife, Lulu, his two children,
boy and a girl aged five and eight,
then took his own life by cutting his
throat with a razor. Officers say the
woman was slain by blow from be-
hind, the axe penetrating the skull
below the base of the brain. A cam
vas cloth had been thrown over her
body. She was pumping water when
killed.
The two children's bodies were
found in sitting room chair, prob
ably where they were when their
father entered and attacked them.
Toys and dolls were on the floor
close by. The boy was alive, with
badly crushed skull, and he was
hurried to a hospital where he died
at o'clock that evening.
Payton. afflicted with tuberculosis,
came to Arizona from Baker, Oregon,
seven years ago, having been cashier
of bank there. He was elected last
fall to represent the sixth legislative
district of this county, but recently
resigned on account of i'll health.
Neighbors who knew Payton well
said they had noticed he seemed a lit
tie bit unbalanced, but no one thought
that his malady was of violent ma
ture.
However, Mrs. Payton recently had
said she feared that he might make
an attempt to take his own life, but
never expressed fear for her own
safety.
The tragedy was discovered about
$50 p. m. by L. C. Long and family
of Phoenix, who went to visit the
Paytons, only to find their friends
cold in death when they arrived. Pay
ton was found about 200 yards from
the home.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
MINER PINNED BELOW
TONS OF ROCK JOKES
WITH RESCUING PALS

VIM. Hugh, a miner, lay for eight
hours pinned so feet from the top
of an ore chute, into which he had
plunged, while companions worked to
release him. He was freed at day
light.
Several tons of rock were lodged in
the chute above Hugh, who was
pinned under a mine timber. Mem
bers of the rescue crew feared that
every move they made might cause
another slide would bury him.
Throughout the night Hugh, unable
to move, joked with his companions,
seemingly undaunted by the danger.
When the last of the debris was re-
moved, however, he collapsed. A
bruised leg was the extent Of his in
jury.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
WOOL MEN THANK CONGRESS

The Arizona Wool Growers asso-
citation, meeting for its mid-winter
session at Phoenix, passed a resolu.
tion thanking the Arizona Industrial
Congress for its efforts in the attempt
to secure reduced freight rates on
wool and livestock. T. A.. Johns of
Prescott and NJ I. Powers and F. w.
Perkins Of Flagstaff, were selected to
attend the convention of the Ameri-
can Wool Growers association at Og-
den, Utah, next August.
Members of the association agreed
upon a payment of ten cents per head
plus expenses for shearing.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
HOLBROOK PRISONERS
DON'T LIKE THEIR HOTEL

If at first you don't succeed, try,
try again, seems to be the motto of
the jail inmates. At least hope must
spring eternal in their bosoms from
the regularity which they attempt to
make a break.
Last Sunday they again tried to
fly the coop, but landed in the Gu
pola at the court house and those of
you who remember the cold wind
which blew on Sunday will agree that
they had a cold place to roost.
They slipped out quietly and made
for this retreat, but were soon cap
tured and are again in durance vile
Holbrook News.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
CHICAGO EXPERT HIRED TO
EXPERT HIGHWAY OFFICE

At the behest of the legislative
committee named to investigate the
highway department an expert from
Chicago has been placed on the job
of finding out what he can regarding
the past operations of the depart
ment. j. E. Gore is the gentleman's
name. He halls from the same state,
it will be noted as Robt. Bachus, for
mer budget secretary, who was put on
by former Governor Campbell
A great cry was raised at the time
by the democrats. Now Gore has
been brought out as the Bachus of
the democratic administration, and
with him, it is said, are two or three
assistants, all from Chicago.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
FIRE INSURANCE RATES ARE
REDUCED FOR KINGMAN FOLKS

On the 25th Of last month all board
companies reduced their rates for fire
insurance in Kingman 10 per cent
a little more in some cases. If you
have been paying $50 year insurance
premium hereafter you will pay S45.
The saving on the entire amount of
premiums in Kingman will amount
to considerable though no figures on
this were available.
The local agents for insurance COM
panies are working on still further re-
ductions which they hope to see put
into effect.
These reductions are on account of
our fire-fighting apparatus. King
man Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
FEDERAL OFFICERS DESTROY
LIQUOR SEIZED AT TUCSON

Liquor held as evidence in federal
prohibition violation cases to the value
of approximately $4,000 was destroy
ed by government officials at Tucson
last week, according to an announce
ment by Prohibition Director Mike
Cassidy, who supervised the destruc-
tion. Between 1900 and 1900 quarts
of liquor, principally tequila, compris-
ed the liquor destroyed, cases Of which
have been disposed of since January
in the United States district court.
Fifty stills were also destroyed by
the federal prohibition authorities.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
AUSTRIAN SHOOTS SELF
IN TEMPLE AT BISBEE

An Austrian named Jovovich COM
mitted suicide on the railroad tracks
near the Briggs shaft His body was
found about an hour later by parties
going down the track.
From appearances he had gone up
there and sat down on a rock on the
side of the tracks. He had part Of
cigarette in his left hand and in his
right was a double-action Colts re-
volver. He had shot himself in the
right temple.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
SUPREME COURT MAKES
DECISION ON STATE LANDS

An important decision of the state
supreme court was handed down in
the case of the state land board and
land commissioner against the Mule
shoe Cattle company, involving the
preferential right of the cattle COM
pany to release several sections of
land in Cochise county.
The cattle company claimed that
as the prior owners of the lease, the
statutes gave them preferential right
to renewal on its expiration and
sought a mandamus to compel the
land board to issue the lease. The
supreme court sustained the right of
the land commission and commission
er to use their discretionary powers
in renewing leases on state lands.