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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1919
Page
3
Henry Howard of the Salvation Army is praised as the Doughnut King and chief of staff. A photo shows him back from France where he sent home made doughnuts to boost the troops and morale.
In Winslow Arizona two Navajo youths report that Habbell the confessed murderer and his son have barricaded themselves in a remote northern Arizona mountain cave. Deputies plan a large armed posse to move at dawn, seeking to arrest the suspects for the killing and post arson at Orida near Cedar Springs.
Mineral Wells Tex April 2 details for the seventh annual United States Good Roads convention and the Bankhead Highway association gathering have been announced by J M Rountree. Senator Bankhead will preside and Governor Hobby will welcome attendees with Arkansas Governor Hourougi responding. Major speakers include Bilbo Pleasants Robinson and Larazillo, with Morris Sheppard Blaton Parrish and McBee among Texas delegates. The Good Roads Exhibit will showcase road machinery and materials as delegates from over 30 states plan to attend.
Phoenix April 2. Applications from counties for federal aid are reaching the state engineer’s office. About 1.5 million in federal aid will match local appropriations by counties. Supervisors rush to file, some financing through semise bonds to maximize aid. The policy favors using federal funds on through roads where feasible amid expectations of higher demand than available. Slam has resumed cotton cultivation in the country.
A young woman recalls turning a garden variety idea into income by supplying fresh sandwiches to local drug stores. She notes high demand for ham and peanut butter, egg and olive, and other fillings, with profits shared by stores. Also described is bead income from “Job's tears” beads, grown in gardens and strung into jewelry.
Louis B. Whitney, assistant attorney general, faced with libel action by Journal Miner Publishing Co of Prescott and Arizona bar members. Defendants seek Whitney to state if he or John Stanfield were members or sympathizers of the I. W. W. organization and whether he advised the organization in the Stanfield case. Arguments delayed. hearing set for a week from Saturday before Judge Stanford in Yavapai County.
Phoenix Ariz March 30 W J Jamieson has been appointed locating engineer of the state engineering department and has been sent to Yavapai county for location work on the Jerome Prescot Highway as announced by State Engineer Maddock.
April 2 Tucson Central Trades Council served notice on Pima County Board of Supervisors demanding a union labor provision in the new equity court project contract. If included, the contract could be void or subject to taxpayer action. if excluded, it risks court project delays or defeat. A lawyer notes such clauses are typically invalid when a municipality is a party, reflecting prevailing judicial views.
A Weekly Press Letter from the University Service notes Gila county farmers report colts harmed by lions. Arizona resident Albert Woods from Springerville shares years of experience with bells on colts as a deterrent, claiming no losses since using bells. The Agricultural Department Biological Survey uses trained trappers to curb lion losses in Arizona.
A shopper writes about remnants and the value found at the remnant counter. She notes high costs and suggests buying pieces even when short to use for napkins, pillow slips, or baby quilts. She praises muslin sheeting scraps and well hemmed toweling left from cutting, urging careful selection and low prices.
Phoenix city commissioners formally repealed the prior emergency ordinance that kept clocks one hour behind the nation. The move followed mass adoption of standard time by businesses and residents, with school officials and mothers praising the change. County timepieces still lag and await the supervisors’ final action.
Public telegraph rates to advance effective April 1 at 2 AM. The change raises the present 25-2 rate to 262 percent for most employees, with a 35-2 rate to be increased to 1625 for Cananea Cananea Copper Company workers. About 700 employees were discharged last week due to copper market instability, prompting moves to aid former workers via transport and incident expenses. A special train carried hundreds of former employees and families from Cananea to southern Sonora and Sinaloa. Company operations remain open with limited shaft work and a quarter of normal smelt capacity.
Local reports from Willcox and Cochise County discuss oil finds near dry lake beds and salty water tests, with a push to fund road construction linking Cochise Pearce Douglas Willcox and beyond. A Tombstone road meeting on April 5 seeks bonds for a new highway to connect Douglas Cochise Willcox Graham and Globe, plus a touring resort route via the Chiricahua mountains. The government offers matching funds to spur a major interstate route benefiting farmers and mining towns.
The 352 rate rises to 42 245 and the 40 percent rate climbs to 48 3 percent, with other scales including 303 and 604 moving to 728 and 906 respectively. The 17 rate becomes HO and night and day letter rates rise by 2. Tolls up to 50 cents keep a 5 cent war tax, while over 50 cents incur a 10 cent tax. Officials blame wage increases for the adjustment. Tobacco ashes reportedly contain 20 percent potash per a British scientist.
A Cleveland inventor develops an air brake system to permit motor trucks to haul trailers safely down steep grades. The device aims to improve braking efficiency and prevent runaway descents, addressing a key concern for long downhill hauls.
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