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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02

QuInnlon reeled back, stumbled al an
uneven spot In the rock floor, bal
anced, almost falling.
Only a moment he held thus. But
there was chance to pass him in
the narrow way, and she took her
chance, her heart beating wildly. And
as she shot by she struck again.
She heard him after her, shouting
curses, stumbling a little, coming on.
The door was open, thank God, the
door was open! She shot through.
If she could but take time to close it !!
But there was no time for that; he
was almost at her heels. And out
side was the ledge and the dizzy climb
down.
If she slipped, If she fell, WELL it
would just be clean death and moth
ing more. QuinniOn was but few
steps behind her. He had not fired.
Had he perhaps dropped his gun back
there in the darkness? Or was he
SO sure of taking her, alive and strug-
Cling. into his arms in another mo-
ment?
She was on the ledge. 1t was dark,
pitch-dark. But she found d hand
hold, threw herself fiat down and
thrust her feet out over the ledge, less
afraid of what lay below than what
came on behind her. She was grip
ping the ledge now with her hands,
already torn and bleeding, her feet
swinging, touching sheer rock wall,
slipping, seeking a f0othOld Quinnion
was just there, above her. She must
move her hands so that he could nor
reach her 1t seemed an eternity that
she hung there seeking a place some
where to set her feet
She found it, another lesser ledge
which she had almost missed, and
knew that this way she had clambered
upward with Bayne Trevors. If she
could only find another step and an
other before Quinnion came upon her!
She held her club in her teeth; she
must not let that go.
Quinnion was over the ledge, fol-
lowing her. She heard his heavy
breathing, heard him cursing her
again. She was going SO slowly, so
slowly, and QuinniOn would know the
way better than she. QuinniOn would
make better time in the dark.
She moved along this lower ledge
At each instant she wondered if it
were to be her last, if she were go
ing to fall, If a swift drop through
the darkness would he the end Of life.
Suddenly there was scarce room in
the girls breast for hatred of Chris
Quinnion so filed was it with the
love of life. She wanted to see the
sun come up again, she wanted the
sweet breath Of the dawn in her nos
trils, the beauty of a sunlit world in
her eyes. She thought of Bud Lee.
Clinging 10 the rocks, hanging on
desperately, taking a score OF des-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02

perate chances momentarily, she made
her way on and down. She found
scant handhold and, almost falling,
dropped her club, heard 1t strike,
strike again. Black as the night was,
its gloom was less than that of the
cavern to which Judith had grown ac
customed; little by little she began
to make out the broken surface of the
cliffs. The chasm below was pool
Of ink; above were the little stars !;
in the eastern sky, low down, was
promise of the rising moon.
The surge of quickening hope came
into her heart. Had she hurt Quin-
MON more than she had guessed? For,
slowly as she made her hazardous
way down, 1t seemed to her that Quin-
nion came even more slowly. Could
she but once get down into the gorge
below could she slip along the course
Of the racing stream. she might run
and the sound of her steps would be
lost even to her own ears in the
sound of the water; the sight of her
UOOy DC lOSI " QuIII
Mons eyes.
Then she heard him laughing above
her. Laughing, with snarl and
cuEaa in his LAUGH and Somethin0 of
malicious triumph Was he so rei
tain Of her then?
Ruth ~ called Quinnion. "Oh,
Ruth The girls gettin away. Coin
down the rocks. Head her off at the
bottom"
Judith had found, because her fate
was good to her, the long slanting
crack in the wall of rock up which she
had come that day with Bayne Trev-
orS. There was still danger of a fall
but the danger was less now than
1t had been ten seconds ago. She
could move more swiftly now and
confidence had begun to come to her
that she could elude Quinnion But
now, suddenly, she heard Mad Ruths
voice screaming shril answer to
QuinniOn'S shout; knew that Ruth mad
been in her cabin across the gorge
and was running to intercept her at
the foot of the cliffs.
Again judith took wnat risks tne
night and the rocks offered her and
thanked God in her soul that ii was
given her to take a chance in the
open, to use her own muscles in her
own fight, not to lie longer, playing
the part of a dO-nothing. Now and
then, across the void. there fiOated
to her little moaning cry from the
mad woman's lips. Now and then she
heard curse from Quinnion above :;
often from above her. from below her
own feet from across the chasm, d>Op-
ping stones, falling almost sheer. told
of haste and death which might come
from an mlucky step.
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-02

Of stone, hard granite, which had
scaled from the walls and which had
a rough edge. With this, working
many a quiet hour, she at last cut in
two the THROUGH. She lifted it in her
hands, to feel the weight of it, before
she thrust it under her bed to lie hid
den there against possible need. Poor
thing as it was, she felt no longer
utterly defenseless.
Once Mad Ruth, lighting the Ian
tern, had dropped a good match.
When she had gone, Judith secured
it hastily, hiding it as If 1t were gold.
She knew that now and then Mad
Ruth went down the cliffs and to the
cabin across the chasm Always at
night and at the darkest hour. When
she heard her 60, Judith rose swiftly
and went to the heavy door. Always
she found it locked: her shaking at
1t hardly budged the heavy tlmbers.'
But though she could not see 1t, she
studied 1t with her fingers until she
had q picture Of 1t in her mind. A
picture that only increased her hope
lessness. Barehanded she could never
hope to break it down or push 1t aside.
And above 1t and below, and on each
side, were the solid walls Of stone.
She no longer knew what day it was.
She scarcely knew if it were day or
night. But, setting herself something
to DO so that she would not go mad.
mad as Mad Ruth, she secured for
herself another weapon. Another bit
Of stone which her cropping fingers had
found and hidden with her club;
jagged, ugly rock half the size OF
mans head. Some little scraps OF
bread and meat, boarded from her
scanty meals, she hid in her blouse.
"If could stun her, just stun her,"
she got into the way of whispering
to herself. mot kill her outright
just stun her"
At last, seeing that she must work
her own salvation with the crude
weapons given her, Judith told her
self that she could wait no longer.
Another day and another and she
would be weak from the confinement
and poor food and nervous, wakeful
hours. She must act while the
strength was in her. And, If Trev-
ors had spoken the truth, If there
were a man to deal with outside
we'll she must shut her mind to that
until she came to 1t.
Mad Ruth was gone again, and Ju-
dith stood by the thick door, her
heart beating furiously while she
waited. 1t seemed to her eager I'M
patience that Ruth would never come
back. Then after a long, long time
she heard a little scraping sound
upon the rock ledge outside, the
sound of a quick step. And then, be-
fore she heard the snarling, ugly
voice which she had heard once and
had never forgotten, she knew that
this time she had waited too long,
that 1t was not Ruth coming.
One man-and there might be 9TH
ers. She stepped back to her bed,
hid the two weapons and waited. She
must make no mistakes now.
The door was flung open. Outside
1t was dark, pitch-dark. But evident
ly the man entering had no fear Of
being seen. He threw down a bundle
of dry fagots, and set fire to them.
The blaze, leaping up, casting wav-
ering CLEANS to where Judith stood,
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
ADJ. GEN. HARRIS KICKS
ON HAVING PAY CUT

Phoenix There is conflict over the
pay of the adjutant general of Ari-
zona. 1t was fixed by the last legis-
lature at $500 a month, and that is all
the state auditor will allow.
Adj. Gen. Charles w Harris in
sists that, though only $500 appro-
priation was made, no change of an
officials compensation may be made
by such summary action as line in
an appropriation bill. Till July l he
had been drawing over $4,000 a year,
on the basis Of the pay Of a captain
mounted, plus allowances for housing,
light and fuel under the original bill
said to have been drawn by himself.
The auditor even refuses to allow
$500 month as part pay, and so the
matter has been taken to the attorney
general, whence it may go to the
courts, under mandamus proceedings
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
CHARLES BURLOCK, MINING
MAN, DIES IN SAN DIEGO

Charles Fl. Burlock died at his home
in San Diego on the 18th of Septem-
Der after a long illness, but the real
cause of death has not been learned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlock at one time
were residents of Kingman, removing
to Stockton Hill and various places in
the county, where Mr.. Burlock's work
required. He was the locator and
principal owner in the Arizona Moss
back mines, in the Silver Creek coun-
try and succeeded in interesting capi-
talists in the mines and doing an inn
mense amount of development. The
sale Of the mines netted him con-
siderable sum Of money and it is be-
lieyed that he leaves his family in
comfortable circumstances. He was a
genial, good-hearted fellow and had
a host of friends in this county who
will regret his death. - Kingman
Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
SENATE COMING ALIVE

A prediction year ago that the
members of the honorable and au-
gust senate would be agreeable to
voluntarily assigning to the president
authority to reorganize and consell-
date departments of the government
would have been laughed at as pre-
posterous and ridiculous. Congress is
yet two months away, but already
there is evidence that this miracle is
actually about to take place. Senator
Curtis, republican leader, has gone on
record as being in favor of such a
program, and Senator Edge of New
Jersey has announced that he has al
ready framed the bill to bring this
about. Other senators are also ex-
pressinG their approval and intention
of supporting such measure. They
deserve to be congratulated for their
decision and applauded for the wis
dom of it.
Consolidation, abolition and reor-
ganization purely through legisla-
tive medium is a practical impossi-
bility. 1t would simply involve the
lawmakers in lengthy spell of windy
discussions. Legislative office rooms
are not equipped for laboratory ac-
tivities. An undertaking Of this sort,
however, appeals particularly to the
president, whose state of mind is such
that he can evolve a plan which, first
of all, will be sensible and reasonable
and, again, his presentation of the
matter will give it standing which
it otherwise would not enjoy. After
what he did as governor of Massa-
chusetts, when he jammed as commits
sions into less than 20, saving vast
amount of money to his native state,
he can be safely trusted in this newer
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
WOMAN TELLS COURT OF RELA-
TIONS WITH HUSBANDS VICTIM

Tucson.-Agnes Shaekleford, wife
of Alfred Shackleford who is on trial
for his life charged with the shooting
of James Dodson, Tucson real estate
man, took the stand in her husbands S
defense. The woman testified to hav-
ing told her husband of a series Of
improper relations with Dodson. Other
witnesses of the day testified to OBJ
servations which caused them to
doubt the sanity of Shackleford at the
time of the shooting.
John B. Wright, United States dis
triet attorney for Arizona, also tes-
titled for the defense, saying thar an
investigation was being made by his
office in regard to the filing Of a
charge of violating the Mann act
against Dodson, and G. B. Hayes, de-
partment investigator, related his in-
vestigation of the matter.
The defense attorneys, who are bas-
ing their plea on insanity, offered the
testimony as that which Shackleford
heard regarding his wife and the man
with whom she admitted she eloped,
which, they declare, disarranged his
mind to. the point where he was mem
tally incompetent at the time Of the
shooting.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
SHEEP MIGRA-
TION TO SOUTH BEGINS

The annual sheep trek from the
northern summer ranges to the win
ter grazing areas in the desert coun-
try in the south and in the hills
around the Salt River valley is un-
derway with several bands at present
on the four driveways through the
Prescott national forest. Approx
mately 250,000 head of sheep will be
driven south over the driveways with
in the next month.
In addition to this number many
thousands also will be shipped from
the northern part of the state to the
winter feeding grounds. Some Of the
sheep companies have started, to send
their bands south by rail with the
peak of the stock movement expected
to be reached in the next two weeks
The sheep men and stock compan-
les which are nov driving their herds
over the drivewavs are Bankhaad &
Henderson, Lou Charlebois, Charles
Burton and the Campbell Francis com
pany.
With considerable precipitation dur
ing the late summer and early fall
the sheep are in much better condition
than last year. at this time, and from
present indications the desert range
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
SPRINGERVILLE PAPER
NOW HAS NEW EDITOR

With this issue "Old Man, Corn
passes permanently from the newspa-
per field in Arizona. Tourzona, pet
and pride of the old mans heart, has
passed into the hands of younger
and better journalist L. E. Bauer
feind, late of the Bisbee Ore, has as,
sumed control Of the destinies of the
little paper that we believe has met
the approval of the majority of the
people of Apache county and to Mr.
Bauerfeind we say "bon voyage" To
those we have learned to love, "God
bless you;" to those who do not love
us if such there be, "don't be hasty
in conclusions and judge US harshly."
Last but not least, we say to the citi-
zens of Round Valley as a whole,
"begin now to work in closer union
toward the common cause of making
Round Valley the envy Of every other
spot in the state" The God of nature
is still smiling and soon will laugh
out loud if you do your part we'll
boost Tourzona and the new editor
and you will be boosting your interest.
We believe Mr.. Bauerfeind will ever
be ready to meet all issues squarely
and we know he viii be booster
Springerville Tourzona.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
SUJYNAMlE SMILES AS
: HE ENTERS DEATH TRAP

Prescott death trap fell on
George Dixon Sujynamie, convicted
of the murder of a cab driver at Pres
colt April 10, at 1859 a. m. Satur-
lday and the Indian was pronounced
dead few minutes later. Phe red
man went to his death smiling with a
large bouquet of white carnations in
his hands. He voiced a long prayer
when asked by the executioner if he
had any last words to speak. Sujy-
mamie professed devout belief in the
God which he said he had deceived.
Sujynamie blamed the Apache In
dians for all his troubles, saying it
was a tribal controversy that prompt
ed the crime for which he paid his
life.
Before the death trap was sprung
on Sujynarnie a fellow prisoner walk
ed out on the gallows and kissed
Sujynamie, saying, go away smiling,
Sujynamie." The condemned man re-
piled with a smile, Il am always
smiling" The elang of the trap
sounded Few seconds later.
Faith in the God of white men and
reliance in an ancient mystic ritual
of the Walapai sustained Sujynamie,
26-year-old educated Indian, in the
days of his solitary confinement after
the death sentence was pronounced
upon him in federal court.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
GREAT THINGS HINGE
ON TURN OF A PEBBLE

Popular interest in the worlds
series, which appears to be greater
this year than ever before, proves
again thatNil spite of the steadily in
creasing interest in football, baseball
is still the king Of American sports.
1t is not strange that this should be
so, for interest always goes with m-
certainty, and there is no more uncer-
tain business in the world than the
business of playing baseball.
A few weeks ago, Roger Pecl1in-
paugh was acclaimed the most val
liable player in the American league.
For years he has been known as d
model of reliability, and the Washing
ton club depended upon him as the
handspring of it's defense. Yet on
Thursday afternoon, moist spot on
one of Coveleskie's spit-balls caused
him to commit an error which might
have cost Washington the game
So it was in last years series-ex-
cept that in this case, the breaks"
favored Washington. Out near the
baseline was a little pebble At a
crucial moment in the play, the ball
struck that pebble, bounded over the
fielder's head, and Washington had
won her first worlds championship.
AS long as a bit of saliva or a tiny
stone can change the outcome of an
entire seasons play, changing thou
sands of dollars from one group of
players to another group of players,
baseball will continue to be the true
American sport.-Tucson Star.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
MARSHAL GETS
DEATH THREATS

Phoenix. threat of death has
been received by United States Mar
shall George Mauk as a result of the
hanging of George Dixon Sujynamie,
Walapai Indian, at the government
military reservation, near Prescott on
Saturday.
The letter mailed in Los Angeles
says that the official will pay with
his own life for the part he played-4n
the hanging of Sujynamie.
Marshal Mauk is inclined to make
light of the matter and expresses the
belief that it was written by some
white person who read the press dis
patches concerning the hanging, also
the writer signed himself "Whulpi
Indian"
The spelling of the name of the
tribe is taken by Marshal Mauk as an
indication that an Indian did not write
the letter.
In spite Of the threats made several
days before the hanging that they
would exact reprisals if their tribes
man was hanged, all reports received
by Marshal Mauk indicated that the
Walapais are peaceful and will not at
tempt any vengeance.
The threat is being investigated,
however, by officials of the depart
ment Of justice and the postoffice de-
partment.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
SLATER AND BROWN FOUND
GUILTY OF WEST MURDER

Jack Slater of Buffalo, N. Y, and
James r. Brown of Chicago, were
found guilty of first degree murder
for the Staying at Needles last July
of Officer James M. West. Slater's
penalty was fixed at death and
Browns at life Imprisonment by the
jury, which had deliberated 10 hours
after consistently voting II to / since
6 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Slater admitted on the witness stand
that he shot West, for two years city
marshal of Needles, while endeavor-
ing to escape arrest for a service sta
fion robbery, but claimed his gun was
discharged accidentally. Brown, the
aecomplice of Slater, denied any part
in the crime, but admitted driving
the automobile in which he and Slater
fled to Jackson lake, II miles into the
desert north of Needles, where they
were captured by posse.
State witnesses, however, testified
that Slater deliberately shot down
Officer West when told he was under
arrest. Slater, with his gun drawn,
threatened the officer, who reached
for his own gun as the fatal shot was
fired. Officer West died two days
later in a San Bernardino hospital
without regaining consciousness. The
bullet pierced his brain.-Kingman
Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
STATE FILES lO4 SUITS
ON LYMAN DAM LANDS

Attorney General John w. Murphy,
on behalf Of the state of Arizona, has
filed in the superior court of Apache
county 104 foreclosure suits on. Ly-
man lands
This action is taken to recover
money loaned by the state and to re,
cover taxes which had been delinquent
for three years and were finally paid
by the state.
The state loaned S672, 900 on Lyman
lands, 60 per cent of it going to in
terest holders of Denver, Colo. About
five years interest is back on this
loan.
The 1o4 suits are brought against
that number of individuals, all non
residents, and the Lyman Land Co.
jointly. The Denver interests, it is
claimed, transferred the property to
individuals in order to get larger
loans than the limit of $4,000 allowed
under the state law. Then, after the
loans had been secured, the property
was turned back to the Lyman Land
Co. The successful working of this
little scheme has complicated matters
and will add greatly to the costs Of
bringing the suits.
This is the beginning that will IN
the end bring affairs to showdown
between the state and the Lyman
Land Co. Local people are hoping
that the outcome of the states inter-
ference will put them in position to
know where to begin and what to do
in the future-St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
BIG FREE STATE FAIR
SCHEDULED NOV. GA

With a number of the greatest out
door acts in America booked for show
ing at the Arizona state fair, the en-
tertainment program for the six-day
event to be held from November 8 to
IA will be one of the most popular
features of this years exposition.
Starting at o'clock in the morn
ing and lasting until midnight on
each day of the fair varied attractions
will provide entertainment for the
vast crowds expected at this years
free fair.
Horse racing with only Arizona
horses entered will be popular fea-
ture Automobile races to be held UNI
der the sanction of the American Au-
tomobile association will bring to-
gether the fastest cars and most dar-
ing drivers from all parts of Arizona.
The automobile racing alone is ex-
pected to assure the success of the
fair.
Several of the leading wire acts Of
the country will give both day and
night exhibitions. Stanley's trick
horses-four carloads of them-will
provide additional entertainment.
The big feature Of the night pro-
gram will be the exhibition of the fa-
nous Thearle-D Duffield fireworks.
The sets and displays will be differ
ent on each night of the fair.
Four football games between the
leading high school and college teams
will be played during fair week.
Bernardi's exposition shows, one of
the largest carnival companies in the
country, will establish pike" in the
fair grounds and will present both
day and night attractions.
Both the free admission features
and the night activities are innova-
tions of the 1925 state fair and are
expected to draw record breaking
crowds.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
GLOBE WOMAN ACCIDEN-
TALLY SHOT TO DEATH

Globe.-Mrs. Eleanor Morris, wife
Of an employe Of the Old Dominion
Copper company, was shot through
the juguiar vein and nearly instantly
killed near Globe Sunday BY the acci-
dental discharge of a % calibre rifle
in the hands of her 11-year-old dapgh-
ter, Zelda Henry.
Mrs. Morris, Zelda, and other mem
bers of the family were preparing to
return from a point two miles south
of Globe, where they had been en-
gagged in target practice, when the
tragedy occurred Members of the
party reported that they thought they
had discharged or removed all cart
ridges from the guns they had been
shooting.
Mrs. Morris death was almost in
stantaneous.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16

will be verv rood with plenty of wat2r
making the outlook unusually promis-
ing for the stockra n.
During the greater part Of the next
month the driveways on the forest
will be crowded with bands, whieh are
being driven over the trails according
to a schedule. These are the Goyern-
ment Gap in Bloody basin, the Glief
Hill driveway in. the Cherry district,
the Bear Springs driveway through
the Jerome districs ard the Toao
driveway through sk;il valley
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
CgfRISTY NATHEWS0N
FAMOUS PLAYER BURIED

Lewisburg Pa.-This little college
town which % years ago seat Chri5ty
Mathewson forth TO win undying
fame on the baseball diamond, claimed
him in death as its own SorrowinG
town-folks sci aside tAe afternoon to
accompany the body 10 it's last resting
place in the little ecr1etery on the
outskirts of the town. twas here, as
student at Bncknail university ttat
the baseball idol Of other years first
gained fame as a pitcher. His body.
by his sorrowing widow,
was brought back from SaYanac lake,
where he died Wednesday.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-16
MAY NOW BE
SOLD IN SNOWFLAKE

At a recent meeting of the city
council of Snowflake, the ordinance
providing for a license of $1o0 per
quarter on the sale of tobacco, was
repealed.
The repeating of the ordinance was
the outgrowth of a petition signed by
almost every business man and woman
in town.
People bought their tobacco in other
towns and this took much trade away
from Snowflake. The crusade against
tobacco was a failure.