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The Washington times., 1938-03-15
Easy to Handle

changed.
Easy to Handle
This must have been all very
disappointing to Judge Dan Nc
Ghee, a stauncher Irishman
than which the State of MisSiS-
sippi never sent to Capitol Hill.
The tall, straight representa-
tive from the deep South pre-
sided at the great table around
which the pros and cons fore
gathered, and not once did he
have to rap his gavel or call q
Sergeant-at-armS to split the
witnesses.
Being an old athlete himself,
out Of the University of MiSSiS-
Sippi where he was center on the
football team and q rangy out
fielder on the nine, McGehee
impresSeS you as q fiery cuSs
who would have relished some
3ist-shaking or homely epithets.
One supporter Of the meas.
ure did rise to heights Of ora
tory, but they had to 60 away
up into Wisconsin, where the
moose roam the woods, to get
him.
Yea, Representative Gardner
Whitrow almost waved the Star
Spangled Banner going over
board for Dutch Bergman'S
cause, but when he subsidized the
proceedings settled down to
monotones.
Whitrow ran on his college
track team, using this expert.
ence to run himself into the
halls Of Congress, together with
an agile tongue and a vocabu.
larry limited only by the bind
ings Of WebSter'S unabridged.
Pulled His Punches
Vince Harrington, another
House member whose constitu-
ents are from out around Sioux
City, Iowa, spoke quite as
though he were running for of.
flee. A former Notre Damer
and guard in front Of the i'm
mortal four horSemen, Harring-
ton learned football from
Kn1te Rockne as he did public
speaking.
On the affirmative also there
were Drs. pete" Moran and
Johnny Lyons, who have had
stethoscopeS on college athletes
around Washington for vars
and yars and vars. Then there
was "Jiggs" Donohue, q lawyer
fellow and Dutch" Eberts of
football refereeing renown-all
but Lyons out of c. U. and
therefore possibly a mite preju-
diced.
Standing like sturdy. oaks for
q handS-off policy were Major
Brown, Secretary Harvey Miller
and eX-boxing Commissioner
Ken Parkinson, outnumbered
but not necessarily out-argued.
The Old Statistics
Brown made q fine point
when he cited the $247 it cost
C. U. to have its boxing super
viSed in 1887, leaving $4,000 for
the athletic treasury. Miller, box
ing coach at Maryland, broke
down and confessed the sport
thrives at College Park sans
the blessing of the Maryland
ring lords.
Too late to testify for his pal
Bergman, was John McGovern,
one time Minnesota quarter
back and head Of the Washing
ton Touchdown Club.
But Johns appearance was
not in vain. In the cloak room
he regaled his friends with the
story about the snow man built
after a blizzard and left to
stand with q snow shovel in
one hand.
The next morning the neigh
bors found WPA check in the
other paw.
About the bill2
Well, it looked as though the
ballot was packed in its favor,
3to !.
But don't bet on It'll
The Washington times., 1938-03-15
KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor
Says:

It was a bloodless battle, was
the skirmish staged in the
House District subcommittee TO
The Washington times., 1938-03-15

dagger thrust.
Fact Is, the final statement Of
the proponent of the bill, the
polished Mr.. Jennings Ran
dolph, of that old and respected
West Virginia family, was to the
effect that he held Major Ernest
w. Browns boxing board in the
highest esteem.
The former director Of ath-
letics of Davis -ElkinS College all
but invited the defenders Of the
current Jurisdiction Of the box
ing body, to drop up into his
native State and go huntin'
some time.
That didn't quite materialize.
but he wanted it understood
there was no personal anim1s
In his prosecution of the meas
ure he sponsored.
Such extreme amity between
antagonists of course is poor
nutriment for an unofficial Of
server on the trail of verbal pyro-
technics which possibly might
make the readers hair curl. But
in the interest Of truthful re-
porting, it should be recorded
there wasn't a wrathy word ex-
changed.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
0sborn0pens
His Campaign

PHOENIX, July 14-Pledging his
administration to a workable Sys-
TEN of civil service for all public
employees, to cleaning up what he
termed the "deporable conditions
now existing in state institutions.
and outlining a comprehensive pro-
gram of government covering the
coming biennium, Sidney P. Os-
born tonight opened his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for
governor of Arizona at a rally OF
his supporters in Library Park,
Phoenix.
Mr. Osborn, first OF. the candi-
dates for governor to launch his
speaking campaign, also outlined
planned program of youth vel
fare calling for greater participa-
ton by women in government af-
fairs, and proposed the creation OF
a department Of resources for ex-
pansion and development of Ari-
zona industries and promotion of
tourist traffic and trade.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16

with all county assessors and pur-
sue the present policy of rigid econ
omy in the conduct of commission
affairs.
Moore engaged m The mercan-
tile bus mess in Ray when he came
to Arizona "a years ago. At the
outbreak of the World War he en-
listed and served overseas with a
combat division. Returning to Ari-
zona at the close of the war, he
became active in civic and service
organizations, serving three years
as department finance officer and
as a member of the state executive
committee of the American Legion.
He also is an active member of the
Elks lodge.
Moore was born in Aledo, Texas,
43 years ago. He is married and the
father of two girls, both attending
high school. 49,.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
c. orc. Votes
To Sponsor
Pageant

The Santa Cruz County Chamber
of Commerce on Thursday evening
voted to sponsor a pageant to be
held next April commemorating
the 400th anniversary of the ar
rival in Arizona of Fray Marcos
de Mia, who was the first white
man to tread Arizona'S soil.
He came to this country from
Mexico in 1889 and is said to have
entered what is now American ter
ritory through the Santa Cruz val
ley.
Chairman of various committees
for the pageant were named as
follows:
E. S. Edmonson, general COM
mittees; P. M. Capin, finance; and
Lester Mershon, advertising. They
will select assistants.
Lewis Caywood, custodian of the
Tumacacori Mission, said he fa~
vored holding the pageant in the
vicinity of the mission at the time
of the dedication of the missions
new museum in April.
Thomas L. Hail, one of the main
advocates of the pageant, said
American history began here"
and he praised the Tumacacori Mis-
sion as great tourist attraction.
He said he thought the pageant
should be made an annual event.
E. S. Edmonson said he believed
financial assistance toward defray-
ing expenses of the pageant could
be obtained from the state legiS-
lature.
CuIvertS
During the meeting T. E. Heady
brought up the matter of improving
county roads and said he thought
that some of the WPA: money to
be spent here shortly in a county
wide road improvement program
should be spent for the construc-
ton of culverts. "They are badly
needed out in the Patagonia and
San Rafael Valley districts, he
declared. -.
Discussion of a budget for the op-
Grafton of the Chamber of Com
merce for the next six months dis
closed that the chamber spent $3,-
861.75 the past six months-$3.:75
under the amount set up in the
budget.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16

EXTORTIONIST, PAID $500 BY
LEE ZINSMEISTER, CAPTURED
FEW MINUTES AFTER PAYOFF
Nogales And Tucson Officers Nab ExtortiOnist In
Postal Telegraph Company Office At Tucson;
AccOmplice Also Held

terday afternoon at the office OF
the Postal Telegraph Company in
Tucson Immediately after Centers
had been handed the $500 by zins-
meister.
Witnessing the payoff were the
fillowing officers, who were stand
ing just a short distance from the
scene: Chief of Police Oliver White
and Policeman Jarvis Gorham of
Nogales and Detectives Jimmy Her
ron and AL Wien of the Tucson po-
lice force.
Chief OF Police White, who help
ed lay the trap that resulted in the
apprehension of the pair, had mark
ed the money that the Circle 2 man
paid Centers. It was in denomina-
tions of ten and twenty dollar
bills and the entire amount was re-
covered as soon as the two were
captured shortly after the payoff.
According to reports from Tucson
the pair had intended leaving i'm
mediately for California following
receipt of the $500. Brown, already
in car, was preparing to spot it
in an alley where he planned to
wait until the payoff had taken
place, it was said.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
Lieut.. RenII,shaw
Noga[eS Visitor

First Lieutenant Harry Noon Rem
shaw of the u. S. Air Corps, sta
toned at Randolph Field, San An
tonic, Texas, was here Monday and
Tuesday visiting his mother, Mrs.
Sara RenShaw
Accompanied by a, passenger,
Lieut.. James Rivera, also a Nogales
boy, Renshaw flew here from Ran
dolph Field in a BT9B plane in
five hours and fifty minutes. The
plane, known as a North Ameri-
can training ship" is ufed in the
service at Randolph Field. Rem
shaw was recently promoted from
second to first lieutenant.
The passenger on the plane,
Lieut.. Rivera, is a grandson of
Senior Covarrubias, who was head
of the Nogales, Sonora, schools for
many years and after whom a
school across the line was named.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
City Tax Rate
To Be $1.9l

Based on an assessed valuation
of s., ,2O9, ,573, the city tax rate for
the fiscal year 1938-39 will be
$l.91, it was disclosed at the. meet
ing of the mayor and board of al
dermen held last night to adopt
the tentative budget.
This is 98 cents under the $3.50
rate the past year. The rate during
the second year of the Bettwy ad-
ministration was $1.71 and less than
81 the year of the Bettwy mora
toriun1.
Alderman Ben Jones last night
sought to have $500 put in the
budget for the purpose of changing
the accounting system of the city.
A motion that nothing be set up in
the budget to change the system
was made by Alderman Thomas L.
Hall and. the motion carried, all
aldermen except Jones, voting for
Halls motion.
A motion by Alderman Hall that
the Mayor be instructed to advise
Thomas j. Elliott of Tucson that
the city resents inaccuracies in
statements Elliott made in re-
cent letter to Alderman Jones was
lost. Hall, Hudgin and Juillerat
voted for the motion and Merritt.
Jones and Frazier voted against
it. The Mayor voted with the lat
ter three.
City Clerk Tracy Bird strongly
denied statements that Elliott wrote
after finishing a recent audit of
the city books. I'm making such
statements 1 feel that Mr.. Elliott
has done the entire admins tra-
ton an injustice said Mr.. Bird.
Alderman Louis Hudgin said: Il
think Elliott is very poor audi
tor
1t was the concensus of opinion
at the meeting that Auditor Elliott
made several misstatements. ..
Nogales international., 1938-07-16

as candidate for reelection to
the office Of County Assessor.
Born In Nogales on January Is,
1900, he has lived here all his life
except ten years, 1910 to 1920, spent
in Los Angeles. He graduated from
the Los Angeles Manual Arts High
School after which he attended the
University of Southern California.
He is a son of Mrs. Louise
F1eischer and the late L. B. Fleisch-
er, who was pioneer merchant Of
this city and whose death a few
weeks ago shocked the community.
Bob is now serving his first
term as assessor. When he took
over the office in January of last
year the tax rate was 1913. He
helped to reduce it down to $2.61,
and said Wednesday there is a pos
Sibility of further lowering it this
year.
AS assessor, he has added many
items to the tax rolls that, he said,
should have been on the rolls
years ago and has increased the
assessed valuation of the county
more than one half million dollars
"and," he said, II will increase it
more"
Mr.. Fqeischer is one of the best
assessors the county ever had, and
not only is he himself very efficient
and courteous but the same thing
can also be said about his two
very popular deputies, Mildred
Summers and John Elias.
Bob" has become known as one
of the county's foremost Demo-
cratic leaders. He successfully man.
aged the county campaign for the
Democrats in 1882, "a and 36, and
is a former member of the county
and state Democratic central COM
mittees. He is often referred to
politically as second Henry
Levine" Levine, who died some
years ago and was well known here,
was prominent for many years in
Pima county Democratic circles and
as an official of Pima county. Le-
vine was an uncle of Deputy City
Clerk Alex Durazo of this city.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
S.P.C|':l|ub!. j
Organized

Railroaders, SIS strong, working in
Nogales, Arizona, held a meeting
on July 18th, organizing The South
ern Pacific Club, for civic and pro-
tective purposes.
1t was decided to present to the
merchants of Nogales for consider
alton their request to favor the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
with their business, and by SO do
ing, helping themselves by helping
to hold for Nogales a payroll rep
resenting over Sc, 900 per month.
Officers elected were Julio Arias.
president; w. G. Thomas, vice
president; G. c. Delaney, secre-
tary; 0. M. zeigler, treasurer; and
F. H. Kuck, A. F. Duval and Mike
Ahumada, directors.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
Mrs. Mitchell
Announces
For Reelection

Lucy T. Mitchell, Democrat, an
nounces in today's International
rs a candidate for reelection to
the office of County Recorder.
Born in Grass Valley, California,
Mrs. Mitchell located in this coun-
ty 81 years ago and has become
known as. one of its leading citi-
zens.
She was president of the NogaleS
Wonans Club two terms, the Par
ent Teachers Association two terms,
and served a number of years as
a member of the city library board.
Her record as county recorder is
an excellent >one. Courteous and ac-
comodating at an times to every
body calling at her office, the serv-
ice rendered by this very able Of
ficial has been entirely satisfactory
to the public in general.
Mrs. Mitchell and her deputy,
Dorothy Titcomb, are ever alert to
assist in every possible manner
patrons of the recorders office,
where the watchword is "effici-
ency."
The numerous friends of this
popular recorder are confident she
will be renominated in September
and reelected in November.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Larimore and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Sexton, Jr., (Mr
Sexton being former county farm
agent of this county for a number
of years. have just returned to So
noita from the dispersion sale of the
j. E. Painter & Sons registered
Herefords at Roggen, Colo.
They report the following cattle
having been purchased and ship
ped into Arizona:
The highest priced bull" Paint
er's Domino C.No. 366th," was pur-
chased by the United States gov
ernment for use at San Carlos,
Arizona, at $3.50. r. G. Larimore,
after some very strong competition
in the bidding, secured seven out
standing sons and daughters of
this bull which will be added to
his registered herd at Sonoita.
]. P. Sexton, Jr., secured a SEN
ior bull calf of very strong Anxiety
breeding and a, wonderful individ-
ual which he will use in small
but select herd of J. P. Osborn
heifers maintained by him at So
noita.
Jim Caldwell of Wilcox, Arizona
secured IS head of these cattle
among them Improved Anxiety .
five year old bull which had just
been purchased by the Painters q
short time prior to their decison
to divide the Painter Estate. This
bull was secured after a lot of rap
id fire bidding, at $1025, and was
considered by the Painters to have
been good enough to add to the al
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
Federals Play
City Tonight

There will be a softball game on
the high school field at 8 o'clock
tonight between teams represent
ing city and federal employees.
Umpires will be Mayor G. C..
Cheshire and Herb Chatham. Chief
of Police Oliver White is manager
of the city team and Captain George
Horrall big boss of the federals.
Dawes Karam was on his way
yesterday to the offices of Attorneys
Thomas L. Hall and S. D. Mona
han to see if he could get them to
act as the city's legal advisors in
case any disputes should arise or
the federals should get rough dur
ing tonight's big battle" which
has all the earmarks of becoming as
famous as that of the Rotary-Lions
game last summer.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
THAD MOORE ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION

FLORENCE, July Is - Thad M.
Moore today announced his can
didacy for reelection to the State
Tax Commission subject to the
Democratic primary September
18th.
sin presenting my candidacy" F"
his announcement stated, "I do
so in the belief that my consistent
policy of being fair to all taxpay-
ers merits a second term
Prior to his election to the Tax
Commission, Moore served for sev-
eral years as assessor Of Pinal
County. In that position he gain
ed statewide attention when the
Tax Commission ordered a reduc-
ton in the assessed valuation of
the county's big copper mines and
Moore promptly made a similar re-
duction in valuations on all farms,
homes, and small businesses.
Largely as result of this ac-
ton he topped the entire Demo-
cratic ticket in 1882 when he ran
for State Tax Commissioner =;
He again won wide recognition
during the "tax strike of a large
copper company and several pub
lie utilities: When the big taxpay
ers gathered in commission cham
bers at the Capitol with an offer
to compromise their tax bills, a
delegation of farmers and small
taxpayers protested to the Com
mission. Mr.. Moore refused to COM
promise, insisting the assessment
was equitable.
The case was then taken to the
federal court at Tucson and Com
missioner Moore's assessment was
upheld. The State collected all of
the back taxes and penalties
amounting to approximately 81
400 100000. AS a result of this VIC
tory other big taxpayers immedi-
ately paid in full.
Should I be reelected" he said.
II shall continue to reject any and
III offers to compromise taxes for
the big corporations to the detri-
ment of the farmer, home-owner
and small business man.
II shall continue to cooperate
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
George Parker
Candidate
For Sheriff

Geo. w. Parker announces in to-
days international as candid
ate for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff.
Born at Phoenix, MIR. Parker
came to what is now Santa Cruz
County with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parker, in 1881. His
father died about IL years ago. His
mother is still living at the old
Parker homestead in Parker Can
yon where she settled 81 years ago.
In his early days he worked for
mines at Bisbee and in the Hua-
chuca mountains and ran a butch
er shop for two years at Duquesne
where he was married in 1900 to
Miss Bessie Smith of Ottaville, Mo,
granddaughter of Victor Igo, who
homesteaded the Pyeatt ranch in
the Huachua mountains. They have
two children, both now grown,
George, Jr., resident Of Casa
Grande, and Mrs. Edward Benton
emily Parker) of Tucson. They
also reared four orphans, Bill, Bes-
sic and Patsy Gates. and Mrs.
Frank Nomart (Mary Parker.
Mr.. Parker has had many years
experience as a peace officer. His
first job as an officer was deputy
sheriff at Washington Camp 1901
1903 and at the same time he work.
ed as smelter foreman at the Pride
OF The West mine.
Leaving Washington Camp he
went to Mexico and worked one
and one half years for the Ruby
Gold Copper Company in the Quay
mas district. Returning here he be-
came a deputy sheriff under the
late Sheriff Charles L. Fowler at
Mowry, resigning that job and go
ing back to Mexico where he spent
about year, then returned to the
Parker ranch in San Rafael Valley.
He served three terms as a coun-
ty supervisor and was member
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
Louis Escalada
Candidate
For Reelection

Louis Escalada announces in to-
days international as candidate
for reelection to the office of Coun-
ty Supervisor in District No. 2. He
is now serving his first term.
Escalada, Democrat, and son Of
the late Manuel Escalsda, pioneer
merchant, was born in Nogales on
September 26, 1905, and was adu-
Gated in Nogales and California.
Prominent in civic and business
circles of the border metropolis,
Escalada is chief of the volunteer
fire department, former president
of the State Firemen's Association,
and served for eight years as a.
member of the city board of al
dermen.
The experience gained as alder
man was valuable training for SUI
pervisor and since becoming a MEM
Der of the county board Escalada
has conducted his office strictly
along business lines. AS supervisor
he has made most excellent rec
ord.
Speaking of the boards record
the past two years he said:
1--WE slaShed the county tax rate
from $3.13 to $2.61 last year and
there's a good chance of cutting
if Sone this year,
He has been largely responsible
for county WPA projects and not
withstanding those projects the
county tax has remained where it
belonged.
Speaking further of the county
administration he said:
County bonds have been re-
funded the past year and today
Santa Cruz County doesn't owe
any back bond payments or de-
linquent interest. Twelve thousand
dollars worth of back bonds and in
terest was paid last year and the
county bonded Indebtedness reduc-
ed from $4,000 to $286,000 and
another cut will be made during
the next twelve months.
Outstanding warrants have been
reduced about $4,000 this year,
leaving the total now around $32,+
900 and that can be picked up in
the next two years.
when work of repairing the
courthouse is completed-new roof,
and repairs in general, interior and
exterior-it will Represent an ex-
penditure of about $4,000 yet the
cost to taxpayers will be only
$2100."
During Escalada's S term in office
the board has managed to get WPA
projects totaling about $3.50, 900 for
the county and on the 25th of July,
Escalada, accompanied by other
members of the board and William
Simonton, clerk, will gi to Phoe-
nix to get three more WPA prof.
ectS-the new county welfare build
ing, golf course, and target range.
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
DEATH CLAIMS PROMINENT
NOCALIAN IN PANAMA CITY
Jack OKeefe Succumbs To Malaria Body To Arrive
In New Orleans July 25th, Funeral To Be
Held Here Late This Month

Orleans July 25th. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been
made except that burial will be
in Nogales. ~.
The death of Mr.. O'Keefe, who
was one of Nogales' best known
men and person who never knew
a sick day until the illness that
claimed his life,, came as a great
shock to members of his family
and host of friends.
Death was due to pernicious ma
laria. First word that he was i'll
came in a telegram received a
week ago yesterday by. his mother,
Mrs. Con O'Keefe of Nogales, from
Cordell HILL, Secretary of State
at. Washington, who kept Mrs.
O'Keefe informed daily through
messages as to her sons condition.
The first telegram advised that
two navy seaplanes, with a doctor
and Mrs. Jack O'Keefe aboard
took the sick man from Buena-
ventura, Columbia, on the north
Pacific coast of South America, to
the hospital at Panama City. Later
message said he showed some i'm
provement after reaching the hos
pital, followed by the telegram
Sunday announcing death.
The Sunday message said the
cause of death was "pernicious
malaria, with probable complica-
tions" and that the body would be
sent by the American government
via boat to the United States.
At Buenaventura, where Mr..
OKeefe became ill, he was first
vice. American Consul with full
charge.
He joined the consular service
eleven years ago after being a Gus
toms officer for three years. His
entire career in the consular serv-
ice was spent in Nogales, Sonora.
until promoted and transferred to
Buenaventura year ago last April.
He deeply regretted leaving his old
Nogales international., 1938-07-16
Georgia Lions
Chief Visits Here

Attorney Turner L. Smith, dis
trict governor of Lions Clubs in
the state of Georgia, was the guest
Thursday of his uncle, DR.. Charles
S. Smith, who was recently reap
pointed by Gov. Stanford as mem
ber of the Arizona State Board of
Medical Examiners for a six year
term. ...
From Nogales Mr.. Smith went
to California. to attend the annual
Lions International convention.