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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1918
Page
2
The county board of supervisors voted to hold an election on county seat removal at the November general election. County Attorney JF Rows said the petition was valid despite missing addresses. Douglas, Tombstone, and Bisbee committees attended. Tombstone plans to let taxpayers decide.
Patent news arrives from Washington announcing grants to Arizona residents Henry W. Crowther of Kingman for an engine Alina Lukas of Flagstaff for a staff tub and Cortez L. Wilson of Bisbee for an extractor.
The government keeps a six pound per person monthly wheat ration in effect with no policy change. Federal food administrator for Arizona Timothy Riordan states rumors of surplus prompting easing are false, praising past savings as vital for wartime needs and stressing continued wheat conservation.
Arizona's next unskilled labor quota will be set mid August. Employers must report to Thomas J. Croaf, Phoenix US Employment Service director, the number of workers needed for the coming months. Without this data Washington cannot allocate the state quota or prevent surplus or shortfall. Public notice urges managers to keep the service informed of labor needs.
Harry Black and Pred St. Clair, known in Phoenix and Mesa, were convicted at Flagstaff on two highway robbery charges and given indeterminate sentences from 1 to 30 years. They were jailed in Maricopa County, transferred toward prison at Plovénce, after a spree that included stealing a motorcycle, a high power set, and a car, forcing a car owner to sign a sale, and robbing a second motorist before being captured at Williams.
Lieutenant Jack Newton of Bisbee dies from a sixth story fall at a New York hotel two weeks after a gas attack in No Man’s Land. He and engineer William Cooley were early war enlistees from Bisbee. Newton, recovering abroad, fell alone in his hotel room. He was known in Bisbee and Douglas.
Clerk J E James alerts that naturalization examinations are delayed one day due to new regulations. Frederick Jones, naturalization examiner, explains the law limits declarations of intention near elections and bans issuance of certificates within 30 days of general elections.
Neill E. Bailey of Prescott, who arrived in Washington last year for war work on a dollar a year post and was commissioned as a captainmonths ago, was today made a major and assigned to the navy traffic service and general staff. He joined many westerners who came to the capital to move troops and vast war materiel, boosting western engineers' reputation for efficiency.
Arizona voters see a record number of women aiming for office this year. Tenure holders include representatives Pauline Nell, Rosa McKay, Theodora Marsh, Eicie Tules, R A Lassell, Lola LeBaron, Jessie Bilingsley, Vera Zoe Schurte, Mrs. J. A. Saxon, and Nora E. Morrow plus recorders Cornelis Lytle and Edith Ruffner. Frances Willard Munds of Prescott seeks secretary of state, with several incumbents and candidates across Cochise, Mohave, Pima, Yuma, Santa Cruz, and other counties.
Fred J. Elli ott of the food administration wires from Phoenix that he is leaving for Phætor to meet federal authorities on behalf of Salt River valley hay growers and dairymen. He says government hay pledged full support to the trio and hay men, with authority to adjust for all concerned. He has organized two bert fen into permanent associations to work with the food administration and carry out war aims. Conditions must improve so ranchers can operate at a profit after a year of unfavorable hay and milt production.
Phoenix dispatch reports a newly formed Troop Unit 18 in Warren District near Co. L with infantry set to complete a year of local service tomorrow. The unit arrived from San Antonio under Lt. Geiger command. Company A of Co A 2nd Battalion U S Guards has relocated to the area and is expected to join Co L at the regimental station forthcoming.
Fragmentary notes mention sabotage linked to activities and guidance in the German and World War I era. The text references prescribed actions and near identical terms across sources, suggesting a discussion of wartime sabotage practices and their documentation. Specific names, dates, or places are not clearly readable in the fragment.
Aug 14 John Bolt a German arrested here months earlier in connection with alleged activities as an NWB organizer but later dismissed now under arrest at Alo. PHOENIX Aug 14 hearing of Mountain States Telegraph and Telephone Co rate raise in Phoenix set for Aug 17 state house. Company seeks business rate from 4 to 5 dollars monthly. Tucson hearing planned for Aug 19. Bolt’s arrest followed suspected actions regarding the reservo ir plant of New Cornelia and entry attempts after shift. German agent hypothesis noted.
Three additional members of the Arizona Council of Defense took oath as the new organization held its second meeting. George Webster has been confirmed by Greenlee County Board of Supervisors as representative from that district, leaving Cochise County without representation. The session may run over three days due to the volume of business.
Reports say Director Mendoo may order the Arizona Eastern railroad offices moved to San Francisco to be debated at a board of commerce meeting on Tuesday. Cot Randolph, resident of the line, said no information had been received. The Arizona Eastern runs subsidiary lines of the Southern Pacific in the state. We are here to print and claim you cannot stop us. You doubt it We will prove it.
A series of candidate declarations for Cochise County offices including County Attorney Sheriff and Board of Supervisors. Prominent names include Joan F. Ros, Bruce Stephen, Jimmy McDonald, Lorenzo Wright, Vance Johnson, and John Rock announcing candidacies or reelection plans for the Democratic primaries.
Ice Adams ex mayor of Hisbee announces candidacy for supervisor in the Democratic primary and for state representative from Cochise County subject to the primary election on September. He vows impartial service to constituents. Also advertises a used drilling machine and related items for sale by A Boedecker of Turner Arizona.
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