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Nogales international., 1935-03-16
LOCAL NEGRO TO
STAND TRIAL FOR
PRISON MURDER

L. T. Washington, alias Fred
Smith, 24-year-old Nogales negro,
who is serving five to ten year
sentence III the state penitentiary at
Florence for burglarizing the Amer
lean Drug Store in this city on Feb
%, 1884, will go on trial in Pinal
county superior court at Florenc9
April l on a charge of murder.
Washington is accused Of stabbing
to death Clemmie Brown, alias Joe
Brown, 80, former Nogales negro.
Brown was stabbed to death with
a knife fashioned in the prison with
in two hours after he entered the
prison to serve a sentence of one
year for grand larceny at Phoenix
At Washington's trial here, Brown
is said to have given the officers
evidence that sent Washington to
prison. After that Washington be-
came very antagonistic toward his
former friend, Brown. the grudge.
it is claimed, resulting in the muir
der at Florence several weeks ago.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
DEATH CLAIMS
B. A. PACKARD,
ARIZ. PIONEER
Had Been In State Fifty
Years, First Settled In
Early Day Tombstone

Col. B. A. Packard, 81, prominent
Cochise county banker and cattle
man, died Tuesday at his home in
Douglas.
Packard will be remembered here
as a member of the last Nogales
Chamber of Commerce excursion
party down the west coast of Mexico
in 1922
His death brought to q close one
of the most eventful careers of any
pioneer in the history of Arizona. A
resident of Bisbee at one time,
Colonel Packard was successful as
mining operator in the boom days
of Tombstone, as a cattleman in
Cochise county, as banker and as
a man in public life.
He served in the territorial coun-
Gil, now the state senate, with such
well known figures as the late G.. w,
P. Hunt, Tom Pollock of Flagstaff,
and others, and with Tom Pollock
and John Adams organized the first
Arizona fair.
Mr.. Packard was born in Ports
Vile, NJ Y, on Nov. 1, 1847. He was
successful as an oil operator at
Bradford, Pa, before coming to
Tombstone in 1880, where he oper-
ated the Knoxville and Vizana min
es. He took up his first cattle ranch
in the Dragons but operated on a
much larger scale along the San
Pedro, where he and Col. William
Greene were associated at one time
In 1908 he and Greene dissolved
their partnership, Packard retaining
5000 head of cattle, 100000 acres ir
Cochise county, and land in the
Salt River Valley.
The same year, 1908, he gained
control of the Bank of Douglas ano
was the dominating figure in the
bank until his death.
Mr.. Packard was a supporter oil
the Episcopal church of Douglas, 6
32nd degree Mason and an Elk, be-
ing initiated in the Bisbee lodge.
His death came after an illness o1
five weeks.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
IRA ROTHROCK
LAID TO REST
AT PATAGONIA

Especial To The internationally
PATAGONIA, Ariz March IS -
Attended by approximately 400 per-
sons, funeral services for the late
Ira Rothrock were held at the Pa
tagonia Methodist church Saturday
with Rev. G. A. Ford of Nogales of
ficiating. Interment in the Patagon-
ia cemetery. <
| Rev. Ford spoke comforting words
to the many relatives and friends
in respect for this young man laid
to rest in the prime of early man
hood.
, His life was characterized as quiet,
kind and steady. He was an active
member in the musical circle and he
will be tender, helpful memory to
his relatives and host of friends. I,
Beautiful flowers covered his bier.
soft tender music was rendered
which gave sympathetic expression
to the emotion of relatives and
| friends.
Mr.. Rothrock, just q years of
age, died a week ago Thursday fol-
lowing a five day attack of pneu-
monia. 1t seems only yesterday that
the brown-eyed boy trudged sturdily
to the Elgin school, running and
! playing in the freedom of the school
'let OUT. He spent his boyhood
with his parents in Elgin, arriving
there % years ago from ST. Johns,
California, where he was born
April 16, 1907. I
Mr.. Rothrock married seven years
ago and moved to Patagonia where
he was employed at the R. c. Bla-
bon Eastside Garage. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs Marjorie McCutch-
an Rothrock, a son Vance, his moth
er, Mrs. Ella Rothrock of Patagon-
10, three brothers, Oliver, of Pata-
gonia, Mohler of San Francisco,
Bruce, of Dundee, Oregon, and three
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Baker of Phoe-
nix, Mrs. Martha Trask of Lochiel
and Mrs. Grace Hood of Sacrament
to. All the sisters were here for the
funeral. NJ ;,
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
F. HUERTA WILL
BE SENTENCED
TODAY BY HARDY

Frank Huerta, well known Nogal-
es young man, who was found guilty
by a jury Tuesday of involuntary
naanslaughter, is scheduled to be
sentenced this morning by Superior
Court Judge Charles L. Hardy.
The penalty for manslaughter is
one to ten years in the state peni-
tentiary at Florence.
TIue.ta's trial opened Monday
morning and he was tried by the
following jurors: Robert Graefe,
Kenneth Neunann, John Espinosa,
Dewey Scoggins, M. L. Carney, j.
G. Jenthro, E. J. Castaneda, Dan
Folts, Sam Bracker, Lucius Wood
house, Paul Stott, and George Peter
son. The jury deliberated only 20
minutes before reaching verdict.
Huerta shot his wife at their
honla on Plum street and she died
while being taken to local hospital
He claimed the shooting occurred
while he was intoxicated.
Prosecution OF the Huerta case
was conducted by County Attorney
E. r. Thurman and Attorney Steve
Monlhan. Attorney c.. A. Little rep
resented the defendant.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16

Col. c. Pat Murphey, who was the
ace of the rebel fliers during the
last Mexican revolution in the
spring of 1929, arrived here Satur-
day to spend a few days.
Murphey is gathering data from
local newspaper files for a maga-
zine article on the 1929 revolution.
He will be remembered as the last
rebel flier to leave Mexico upon col
lapse of the revolt. He stayed in
Sonora until it was no longer safe
to do so and fled across the line to
Nogales, Arizona, short time be-
fore federal forces reached Nogales,
Sonora.
After the revolution Murphey
spent a month in Nogales teaching
Knight Wise, Pat Patterson and
Harry Narcotic to fly. In recent
years he has been in all parts of the
world and the past year in vet
eran's hospital at Johnston City,
Tenn, recovering from a broken
back received in an airplane acci-
dent.
Murphey was head of General
Fausto Topete'S flying forces in the
1929 revolution and was the man
who started the Battle of Naco,
While dropping bombs during that
battle four bombs FLEW over across
the line and alighted on Naco, Ari-
zona, almost causing international
complications.
Col. Murphey, "a soldier Of for
tune, was born in Hopkinsville, KY,
and has spent practically his en-
tire life seeing action in various ma
tions. Usually, when revolution
breaks anywhere in the world, Muir
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
WEYR[CK TAKES
ARMY COURSE

Maj. LIE Rroy Weyrick, former No
galian, inspector-general of the Ari-
IONA National Guard, left Phoenix
Wednesday for the command and
general staff school at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, to take @ three-month
course in military tactics.
Major Weyrick is one Of seven
officers of the National Guard OF
the United States to be afforded the
opportunity of taking this course.
He has been in the military ser
vice since 1907, when he joined the
Fifth U. S. Cavalry at Akron, .
During the World war he won COM
missioned rank in the infantry, 33r6
Division. In 1922 he was commits
stoned as a captain in the Officers
AeServe.
He has had long experience witt,
the Arizona National Guard, join
ing this arm of the service January
l, 1926.
A crack marksman, he was a
member of the Arizona rifle teams
which went to Camp Perry for par
ticipation in the national compet-
ton for three years in succession
1927, 1923 and 1929, and the follow
ing year was coach for the team
an unusual record.
Major Weyrick is 1923 graduate
Of the Infantry school at Fort Ben
ming, Ga, and successfully passed
the stiff requirements of the corps
area special chemical warfare
course. He also has completed g
special course known as the COM
mand and general staff extension
course.
On his return from Fort Leaven-
worth he will resume his regular
duties with the Arizona National
Guard.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
SNOW CAUSES
AUTO WRECK

Mrs. F. M. Manson of Reno and
Pasadena, who was rushed to St
Mary's- hospital in Tucson Sunday
afternoon following the overturning
of the Manson car a few miles
south of Tucson on the Nogales
road, and who sustained a broken
collar bone in the accident, is get
ting along nicely and will probably
be able to leave the hospital in
about a week.
Mr.. Manson, who was slightly in
jured in the accident, caused when
the car skidded in some snow, ar
rived in Nogales Thursday. Their
daughter, Miss Marion Manson, es-
capped injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manson and Miss
Manson are the parents and sister
of James Manson manager of the
Pacific Brokerage Company. and
they were enroute to Nogales anc
Mexico City at the time the cal
turned over.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
CUSTOMS MEN
PUT ON DRIVE

The customs service has been
putting On drive the past five days
toward q more strict enforcement
of the customs laws, it was an
nounced yesterday by Collector of
Customs Frank J. Duffy
AS a result of the drive in the
district the customs men made 94
seizures covering 1874 head of cattle,
80 horses, and other livestock, etc.
Seven seizures covered seven
quarts of liquor and eight seizures
covered a miscellaneous lot of lot
terry tickets. Twelve used automo-
biles appraised at a total value of
$1340 were seized. One auto was
seized for coming into the United
States without reporting to the GUS
toms service
AS a result of the drive penalties
have been assessed and collected to
total of $14559 and on entries on
which the value had been advanced,
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
First Anniversary
Local Labor Union

The Nogales Federal labor Union
celebrated it's first anniversary
Monday evening in it's new quar-
ters on Grand avenue.
There was large attendance, re-
freshments were served, jokes and
stories were told and a very plea
ant time was passed.
Andrew Bettwy, candidate for
Mayor, P. j. Stacey candidate for
councilman, and r. N. Sands, for
mer president of the union, made
interesting and instructive remarks
all advocating that the working peo-
pie in Nogales and Santa Cruz coun-
ty, should organize, get together and
work for their own interests.
This union was organized March
10th, 1884, it's financial condition
has always been, and still is, ir
good order. having never been cir
the red", it's bills have always beer
promptly paid, with balance in the
treasury, and the union feels thai
it has had very successful year
Many things have been accomplish.
ed, and many more could have been
had all workers joined and helped
out.
All workers are requested to joir
and help the good work along, ane
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
CITY CAMPAIGN GETS UNDER
WAY IN EARNEST; WISE AND
BETTWY SEEK TO BE MAYOR
Nominating Petitions For Ten Candidates Fo
Aldermen Filed Both Factions Making
Claims Of Victory AE1G>@

Carrying out a forecast made bv
this paper last Saturday, filing of
nominating petitions Monday for
mayor and aldermen, disclosed def
initely the names of two candidates
for mayor and ten for. aldermen will
be on the ballot for the April 2nd
city primary.
The mayoralty candidates are ).
E. Wise. incumbent; and Andrew
Bettwy. From the following list of
ten aldermanic candidates, six will
be nominated and elected this
spring: Edward Shannon, A. w.
Lohn, ]. c. Tovrea, Harold c.. Wayte,
E. A. Alvarez, Louis Hudgin, E. M.
Mather. E.. S. Edmonson, c. D. Ran
kin and p. J. Stacey.
Wise nominating petition contains
81 names and that of Bettwy 80,
each filing more than the number
required by law.
Wise adherents file. es their e...n.i.
didates for aldermen, the following
Shannon, Tovrea, Wayte, Edmon-
son, Alvarez and Mather.
The Bettwy faction filed the fol-
lowing for aldermen: Tovrea, Wayte
Hudgin, Rankin, Stacey and Lohn.
Tovrea and Wayte are endorsed
by both factions.
Nogales always has warm city
elections and the approaching one
will be, perhaps, as hot as the pri-
mary Of four years ago when An
drew Bettwy polled sol votes, Harry
j. Karns 442, and the late Harry r
Renshaw 1870. .
Had Bettwy polled al more votes
in the April 1881 primary he would
have been elected mayor. A runofi
in May that year resulted in Karns
defeating Bettwy by IS votes.
With the primary a little more
than two weeks away, both sides are
making claims of victory, nothwith.
standing neither has opened cam
paign headquarters, and neither has
gotten out any literature contain
ing platforms upon which they seek
support of the voters, and further.
more, there appears to be lack o1
organization in ranks Of each.
THE CANDIDATES
For the information of newcomers
the following pertaining to each
candidate may be of interest:
Mayor Wise. serving his first term
is a cattleman and heavy properJ
owner.
Andrew Bettwy is a former state
senator, insurance man, and former
newspaper publisher.
J. C. Tovrea is local representa-
tive of the Tovrea Packing Com.
pany, and a brother Of the late E
A. Tovrea of Phoenix, founder o1
the packing company.
Harold c. Wayte is business man
ager of the Nogales Herald.
Edward Shannon is a broker anc
son-in-law of Former Mayor Harry
j. KarnS.
Louis Hudgin is connected witt
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
PHOENIX AND
TUCSON BOOMING

Phoenix and Tucson are booming,
there's so many tourists in those
cities the hotels and garages are
filled up, it was declared here We'd
nesday by Frank Bartholomew of
San Francisco, manager of the Pa
cific division Of the United Press.
He reported business getting bet
ter in most parts of the nation.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
OLD AGE PENSION
PLAN GOINGOVER
BIG-CALIFORNIA

Tie Townsend Old Age Pension
Plan is going over big in California,
according to letter received Thurs
day by the Nogales International
from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Field
OF Hollywood, former Noganans.
1--WE think it is the only thing
that will put the country back on
it's feet again., they said.
"We are enjoying good health, do
ing well, and like 1t very much In
Hollywood" they wrote.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
New Road, Bisbee
To Fort Huachuca

Bids will be opened by the state
highway department March % for
reconstruction of the road from
Fort Huachuca to Bisbee.
The budget sets up $4,000 for
the project, which includes IL 2-a
miles and consists of grading and
draining, placing an aggregate base
course and billing by the plant mix
method.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
SUPREME COURT ONCE MORE
CENTER INTEREST BECAUSE
OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT CASES
upon The Supreme Courts Dec -sions viii depend ,s
The Fate OF NRA; Large Part VI hooseSei'S
New Deal Is On Trial

undertaken, that there is a decided
tendency both in Congress and IN
the Executive branch of the Federal
Government to mark time until the
Court has acted A large part OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's New Deal is, in ef-
feet, on trial.
The case which the Supreme
Court now has under consideration
is that of a southern lumber COM
pany which refused to recognize
NRA or any part of it, and set up
as its defense that the National In
dustrial Recovery Act was uncon-
stitutional. The Federal District
Court held that the lumber company
was right, and the Government ap-
pealed.
A decision in this case is expect
ed in the course of a few weeks. It
may or it may not settle all of the
questions which are raised in the
three other important cases which
have been decided against the Gov
ernment in the past couple Of weeks,
by lower Federal courts.
THREE OTHER CASES
One of those is the Kentucky
coal-mine case, in which the mine
owners denied the right of the Fed
eral Government to regulate the
wage scale or the hours OF labor
The District court ruled in favor
of the mine owners.
Another is the decision in the
Weirton Steel Company case that
the Government has no power to
regulate manufacturing, under the
interstate commerce clause OF the
Constitution. The Administrations
contention is that anything which is
manufactured comes under Federal
Jurisdiction If it is to be sold across
state lines. The district court ruled
that commerce" does not include
manufacturing it also ruled that
the famous "7a" section Of NRA, the
collective bargaining clause, had not
been violated by the establishment
of a company union in the Weirton
steel plant.
The third case which is being ap-
pealed by the Government is OF
even broader scope. It is the ruling
of Judge Grubb in the Federal Dis
trict Court of Alabama that the
Tennessee Valley Authority, nor
any other arm of the Federal Gov
ernment, has no right to compete
with private business. The TVA has
been busy making contracts to sell
power from the Government dams
on the Tennessee River, in several
states. Judge Grubb ruled that 1t
had no right to build dams except
to improve navigation, and could
generate power only as an incident
to that right. This ruling, if upheld
by the Supreme Court, would put an
end to President Roosevelt's yard
stick" plan Of making the cost OF
power generated by the iva a mea-
sure by which to control electric
rates everywhere.
WASHINGTON SURMISES
Lawyers here who usually guess
pretty closely how the Supreme
Court will decide think that its de-
cisions in these cases will put q
pretty tight curb on NFsA and iva
There is decidedly jittery feeling
apparent in Administration circles
especially among the ardent young
refo~mers who have had hand II
(Turn to Page g.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
NEXT JURY TRIAL
SET FOR MAR. Is

A case set for jury trial Monday
has been postponed one month re-
sulting in dismissal Of jurors until
a week from Monday.
The next case to be tried by a
Jury is that Of Roy E. Thompson
62, charged with beating Edward
Garfield to death at the local tran
sient camp last month. Thompson's
trial will begin Monday March 25.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
INCH OF SNOW
COVERS NOCALES

Blanketing most of Nogales to a
depth Of about one inch, snow fell
here intermittingly all day Sunday.
It was the biggest snoWStOrm since
the winter of 1892.
The storm was general in northern
Sonora, Santa Cruz county, and in
the higher elevations of the state.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16

WASHINGTON, Mar. is (Auto-
caster)-The Supreme Court OF the
United States is once more the CEN
ter Of interest here, because of the
highly important cases which are
either now before it or on their
swift way to it. Upon the Supreme
Courts decision will depend the fate
of NRA and of so many of its pro-
visions, as well as some of the other
things which the Administration has
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
TWIN GIRLS BORN
TO LOCAL COUPLE

Attorney and Mrs. G. A. Little Of
Nogales are the proud parents of
twin girls born Tuesday night at st.
Mays hospital in Tucson.
One of the babies made her debut
into the world at 1l:4S o'clock and
her little sister around IL midnight.
The Littles now have three girls
and one boy.
Mrs. Little before her marriage
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
STATE ORGANIZER.
TOWNSEND PLAN
TO VISIT NOGALES.

w. S. Dad) Larcom was advised
Thursday that Bert 0. Brown Of
Phoenix, Arizona state organizer for
the Townsend Old Age Revolving
Pension Plan, will be here for a
mass meeting at the courthouse on
the night of Friday March %.
All persons interested in the
Townsend plan are urged to attend.
Mr.. Larccm has official forms for
membership in the Townsend or
ganization.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16

the Titcomb Supply Company and
IS now serving his first term as an
alderman. '1..
E. M. Mather is jeweler.
P. j. Stacey is a contractor.
G. D. Rankin is a contractor,
"A. w. Lohn is head of the Lohn
Studio and pioneer of this city
E. S. Edmonson is owner of the
Mission Drug Store.
E. A. Alvarez is owner of the Es-
son garage. !,
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
SHIP CARLOAD
OF GOLD ORE

AMADO, March 15-Andrew and
Martin Setka and Tony Cubelic
shipped from Amado to the smelter
at Superior one car Of gold ore from
their Blue Ribon mine located in
the Orc Blanco district eight miles
south of Arivaca.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
CALL WARRANTS I
FOR PAYMENT

The county treasurer's office call
ed for payment March a the fol-
lowing registered warrants:
High school up to November 36.
1884.
Grammar school up to January
Is, 1885,
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
SPECIAL SCHOOL
ELECTION MAR. 80

Shall the Nogales school trustees
lease school ground to the Nogales
Womans club for the erection of a
club building?
This question will be decided at
special school election called for
Saturday March 80.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
BOWMAN RETURNING

Writ G. Bowman. chairman of the
First National Bank, is expected to
return today from trip to San
Diego and Palm City. He has been
i'll in Palm City suffering from q
bad cold.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
Crosby Pleads
Guilty To Bigomy

Del Crosby pleaded guilty Monday
to a charge Of bigamy and was given
a two year suspended sentence by
Judge Charles l.. Hardy.
Crosby claimed he thought his
first wife had obtained a divorce
before he married a second TIME.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
MRS. ACKLEY BETTER

Mrs Anna B. Ackley, county trea-
surer, who has been i'll for the past
three months at her home on the
Tucson road, and for the past month
confined to her bed, was able to be
up and about the house Thursday.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
MINING MAN

]. E. Coker arrived Tuesday from
Soyopa, Sonora, where he operates
a silver mine. He reports cattle fat,
grass good, and everybody in the
Soyopa district doing we'll. Soyopa
is about 285 miles southeast of No
gales.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
LIEUT.. MURRAY
AT CAMP MEADE
S;#**a*x

N#%%%%%
Lieut.. William Murray, who sailed
from San Francisco on February 21,
reached New York March 9th and
upon conclusion of his furlough
Thursday took up his new duties at
Fort Meade, Maryland, which Is a
few miles from Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Murray and two daughters,
guests at the home of Mrs. Murray's
parents, Mayor and Mrs. j. E. Wise,
will leave Nogales in April for Fort
Meade. Lieut.. Murray, on his trip to
New York, via Panama Canal, was
seven days journeying from San
Francisco to the canal and eight
days from the canal to New York.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
Many Happy Returns

Miss Rosalia Barney, March z.
Mrs. L. L. Odle Of FL Centre, CAL
iforria, March 10.
= Miss Susan Odle of Ell Centro,
California, March IS.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
PAT MURPHEY, ACE OF REBEL
FLIERS IN 1929, VISITS N0CALES
COL Murphey Was General Fausto Topetes Air Chief
Who Started Battle Of Naco; Was Last Rebel
Filler To Leave Mexico

phay is found with the rebels.
He said that failure Of the rebel
cause in the 1929 Mexican revolt
was due to lack of airplanes.
Nogales international., 1935-03-16
DANCE EVERY SATURDAY
AT KINSLEY BROTHERS

With the near approach Of spring,
dances are now being held every
Saturday night at Kinsley Brothers.
Music is furnished by Tony Corral S
Nogales international., 1935-03-16

jacques D'Armand, former Nogal-
ian, is now manager of the United