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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
3
Testimony shows the deportation hinged on loyalty, with deputies chosen by sheriffs and captains. The former sheriff claimed he selected and instructed deputies, while the county attorney pressed to prove illegality and to deny Wheeler’s headship. Witnesses described district tensions, threats, and fears during the Bisbee strike era.
In Bisbee Arizona, defense witnesses for H. E. Wootton challenge the I W W strike era, citing intimidation and attacks on Mexican workers. Testimony from Phillip L. Davis, William White, Chas A Hines, Tom Blair and others recount threats by strikers, with details of picket lines, labor leadership, and alleged attempts to push workers from duty. A morning session yielded favorable corroboration for the defense as Antonio Peralta and Jose Mata described insults and coercive rhetoric, while court adjourned until Monday morning after portions of lodge testimony were stricken.
In Hastings Nebraska a graveyard note recalls Michael McCall who died after drinking wood alcohol. Douglas Dispatch reports Ramon Parela died by tequila overdose and a separate note from a local paper references Michael McGee. another grave marks Michael McGitt after consuming homemade spirits.
California Governor William D. Stephens and Arizona Governor Thomas E. B. Campbell will greet the Prince of Wales in San Diego next Wednesday aboard the British battle cruiser Renown. Utah Governor Sam Bamberger may also attend.
GEORGE R. HILL was reelected to Globe school trustees by eight votes in a tight county seat race. Dan R. Williams Jr. trailed with 220 votes and labor candidate Caleb Houston received 198 in a closely contested election Saturday.
Pullman rates will be increased twenty per cent effective May 1, according to a notice received by the Southern Pacific traffic department from H. P. Clements, general passenger agent of the Pullman company. The new rates will stay in effect until October 31.
The United States land office announced that 41 Papago Indians’ applications for allotments were rejected. Officials cited that the land had been withdrawn and included in the Papago Indian reservation for the tribe’s benefit by an executive order dated February 1, 1917.
Chinese representatives protested to the Mexican government over racial discrimination in northern Mexico, especially Sonora. Reports from Agua Prieta say Chinese workers and traders are being driven from towns, and property seized as Mexican authorities reportedly move to investigate and protect Chinese residents.
State officials consider legal action to collect 100 dollars monthly from Barr for using part of Phoenix grounds as an aviation field. A government conference cited irrigation and closed gates as causes of disputed use while Barr says the commission failed to uphold the deal. Attorney general disputes the seizure of Barr’s airplane as improper.
Police reported 22 deserters arrested in March, including WJ Cathcart and Jake Toth, after a telegram from El Paso. A deserter blamed mass desertions on soldiers losing stripes. Four more deserters, from Fort Bliss, were escorted to Nogales, with Tucson leading in arrests.
Briggs mine of the C. and A. Mining company fought a Saturday night fire on the 1300 level. Fire crews worked late, no mining activity occurred, only firefighting reliefs admitted. Junction mine operated normally yesterday and remained so last night.
Phoenix reports a night collision at the Third Avenue Washington Street intersection when Robert Isley, blinded by oncoming headlights and bricks on the curb, drove into a city street sweeper. The crash caused a broken horse leg but no injuries to people were recorded.
A Kansas prisoner may provide a clue to the death of Officer Powers at Maricopa in 1915. Sheriff H D Hall receives a letter from a Kansas officer asserting a possible match with the killer named Maricopa Slim. The case linked to a gunfight after a show train near Chandler and involves a party of negro and white men.
Jerome reports the C A Mining Company plans to close the Gadsden mine near Jeromis, delaying development due to copper market and financial conditions. Rumors say work may resume on the Larrimore claims at the south end as ore appears, with about a quarter of a million dollars spent on Gadeden development.
A Mesa dog recovered a lost pocketbook containing $55 and identification marks. The dog carried it to the proprietor, who then forwarded it to the owner in Phoenix. The incident highlights local enforcement and the dog’s supposed conscientious act restoring the property.
Conversation among travelers in Phoenix about Arizona weather highlights rapid changes in the northern high country. An example recalls boiling water in Prescott and fast freezing after sunset, while another tale describes a sun heated snowball scalding a companion near Flagstaff.
March 30 contractor Gratz D Brown started building the new Solomonville school house on the old court house site facing east. The one story structure will measure about 174 ft 8 in by 100 ft 10 in with a frontage of the same.
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