The Winslow mail., 1923-10-12
BRIEF
ARIZONA
ITEMS

Working on the streets of Jerome a
laborer dug up an old Spanish peso,
bearing date of 1869 1t was badly
oxidized. 1t is presumed to be a lost
pocl1etpiece of some early settler.
Quail are not SO plentiful this year
in the Mohawk and Antelope Valleys,
A. B. Ming, surveyor, reported at
Yuma. He has been working in the
districts and said he seldom saw any
quail.
The new road signs put out by the
Yavapai County Chamber of Com
merce, advertising Prescott as the
Cowboy Capital" are meeting with
favorable comment by tourists, who
ask more about the slogan.
Reorganization and enlargement of
vocational education work in Arizona
under the department of public in
struction was announced in Tucson by
A. NJ Davis, state director of voca-
tional education, upon completion of a
survey of Tucson.
Rather than close down completely,
boldt, has announced a 10 per cent
wage cut, due to the low price Of cop
per. The employees were voluntarily
given a 10 per cent raise last year
when copper prices advanced and the
new wage scale bring salaries back to
their former levels.
The explorers, given up for lost,
emerged from the gorge of Colorado
river. News of the safe arrival of the
party was brought to Peach Springs
from Diamond Creek by a courier He
asserted all members of the party
were we'll and added that they attrib-
uted their safety to the good fortune
Of a daytime flood"
Establishment of state cement
plant somewhere in Arizona for the
purpose of lessening highway con-
struction costs and to provide useful
employment for the 400 state prison
sideration by the Legislature in event
of a special session in January, the
Phoenix Arizona Gazette says.
Scorching the flesh of his victim
with blOwlamp and forcing out the
gold teeth in his mouth to prevent the
possibility of Identification of the re-
mains, G. w. Mobiles, Miami mechan-
ic, thus acted towards the body Of
John J. knight, wealthy Texas oil
man, according to charges to be made
by Maricopa county authorities. The
murder of Knight was committed near
the Hassayampa river July 8, 1921.
Excessive speed caused the wreck
of the Santa Fe No. 3, westbound
train near Phoenix on September 20,
in which four trainmen were killed, in
officials who testified in Phoenix at a
the opinion of the majority of railroad
joint investigation of the wreck by
federal, state and railroad officials.
Some witnesses said the train was
travelling between so and 70 miles an
hour when the wreck occurred, while
others estimated the speed at between
40 and so miles an hour.
Jack Ford, director for the William
Fox film company; Edward O'Ferana,
associate director for the company,
Mr. Coggin, also connected with the
Fox film, and q camera man were
taken from the Golden State Limited
are held at the city Jail for investiga
ton A specific charge Of smuggling
liquor may be placed against the priS-
oners later according to officials. The
four men were placed under arrest
just as the train was about to depart
several quarts of liquor were seized
in the baggage of the passengers.
Harold Bell Wright was the victor
in three day court room battle at
Tucson in which he was defendant in
4 suit filed against him by Clark c.
Tapp Tapp alleged breach of con
tract and asked judgment in the sum
of S2,950 against the novelist. The suit
grew out of the building of the $37, 900
home of the author, located near Tue
son.
The two New Mexico cowboys ar
rested and held at Casa Grande have
been detained in connection with the
killing of Holly Herring of Magda-
lena, n. NJ, another employee Of the
Livestock and Agricultural Loan Co.,
which is pasturing a large number of
New Mexico cattle in Chihuahua on
account of the poor condition of the
range in parts of the state.
Preparations for the industrial ex-
hibit at the state fair at Phoenix next
November got definitely underway
with the drawing Of ground plans of
the exhibit building as the first step
in the allotment of space to exhibit
ors. Manufacturing and distributing
concerns of the state which wish to
have displays will be furnished copies
Of the plans so that they may tndi-
cate preference for booths.
Official announcement of a high
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