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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1919
Page
3
Report from December details federal court tips on illegal liquor production. The federal building stores a range of stills and wine presses, some crude, some advanced, including copper and tin vessels. Two compact steel presses with screws were confiscated in recent seizures.
State engineers led by Smith arrived in San Simon midweek to select a site for the deep test well funded by the last legislature’s appropriation. Landowners welcome the move and expect details on the exact location by next week as the drilling program begins.
Chinese residents of Cananea Sonora await the outcome of diplomatic efforts by the Chinese embassy in Mexico City to President Venustiano Carranza about a Cananea municipal order issued in October requiring all Chinese merchants to dispose of stocks and leave the town by December 31 Even if Carranza voids the order Cananen Chinese fear that local authorities backed by Sonora governor Adolfo de la Huerta could deploy a strong military force to enforce it.
The Arizona case of Simplicio Torter, convicted of murder in Coc nino county, returned to the superior court for resentence after the supreme court denied his appeal. Execution would be at the Florence state penitentiary unless clemency halts it, potentially marking the first in years since Governor Hunt opposed hanging.
Governor Thomas E Campbell faced a superior court summons from Dalton Lovejoy who alleges he was deprived of $1259 from a contract awarded December 16, 1918 for a storage room at the state hospital for the insane. Lovejoy, a superintendent paid $260 monthly, says outgoing board planned to shift responsibility to the new administration.
The Casa Grande Valley Egyptian Cotton Growers association plans to build its own gin for next crop. A site is bought and members have contributed most of the needed funds. James Thomas of England urged local specialization, and a committee was formed to petition Gov Campbell to pass a law barring short staple cotton from Pinal Mazfcppa and Pima counties to protect Egyptian varieties.
Dec 10 reports warn motorists to postpone travel to or within Arizona unless necessary. Bridges damagedMud and snow hamper routes Blythe to Vicksburg. California via Needles and Parker remains rough but passable. Chandler to Florence described as deplorably rough. Better detour via the Superior road north of Florence. Florence to Tucson shows rough but manageable conditions.
Cananea Consolidated Copper Co reports October copper production at 2,998,203 pounds, down from prior month. A production cut to a monthly average of three to three and a half million pounds is planned, aiming to similar levels as last spring. Copper output at the two Douglas smelters for November is not expected to differ much from October.
In Douglas the Cochise County Grade Nurses' association will hold a special meeting at the camp hospital nurses club house this evening at o'clock. A full report on the Tucson meeting will be presented as the Arizona State Nurses' association urges nurses to understand the proposed registration bill features for effective advocacy.
President Andrew Kimball of the Arizona Mormon Church mobilizes bishops and missionaries to promote health education and Red Cross Christmas Seals. He aims for countywide organized effort, bank and post office stamp distributions, and hopes for strong collections across the county with a few exceptions in Safford and distant districts.
The United States will prosecute Swift & Company in Tyco n January 12 under the federal food control act. U.S. District Attorney T. A. who returned from Glob y reports the case covers the storage of corn, salmon and tomatoes.
Phoenix officials report that numerous Arizonans may be entitled to compensation for war-related deaths and urge timely filing. The state insurance department and Arizona Corporation Commission cooperate with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to aid veterans in retaining reinstating or converting government life policies.
Aziz Dee and C D Lowry, a trapper, describe learning the weight of Navajo superstitions after he hired a saddle from a Navajo. He tied a coyote carcass to the saddle in a trap, and upon return the Navajo owner refused to reclaim or touch the saddle, claiming contamination by the dead animal.
H Rivera was arrested by city and county officers after allegedly threatening his family with a loaded pistol. He posted a $1000 cash bond before Judge W C Jack on a disturbing the peace charge with a county case anticipated. Deputy Sheriff A E Parm er indicated a county charge would follow once county attorney consulted. The agreement ensured Rivera's appearance for any forthcoming case.
Phoenix December 10 After several loan board meetings with no decision on completing the Lyman irrigation project in Apache County a meeting was to be held to reach a conclusion Differences of opinion existed whether to finish the work on force account or by contract The high cost of force account construction prompted suspension pending further procedure by the state authorities.
Douglas December 10 A car overturned down the embankment of the paved highway between Douglas and Bisbee two miles east of Forrest Station Tuesday night. Belton people had a narrow escape from serious injury as occupants escaped unharmed.
The state board of pardons and paroles will travel to Florence to review Louie V Eytinge s parole application. Eytinge is serving a life sentence for murder in the death of Joe Leicht about 13 years ago. An uprising at the state highway prison camp near Superior last Saturday left one inmate killed and two others briefly escaped.
Tony Remie an Italian miner of Lowell threatened to dig his own grave and kill himself after asking deputies for a pick and shovel and two men to help. He was hospitalized in critical condition with three personal safety related wounds, as doctors warned they could be fatal. Deputy Foster protested Remie’s insistence on burying himself before his grave was dug.
Deputy Foster and Constable Bohmfalk moved Remie to Tombstone for sanity examination but found him in Bisbee after arrival. In a Bisbee jail corridor Remie shot himself, three wounds reported by Dr. Biedson. He lay bleeding as officers noted lack of prior search. He expressed a wish to die, recalling a prior shooting incident.
Phoenix Dec 11 report says Mesa residents prepared applications to the Carnegie Hero Medal committee for Lauter ER Var pum and Wendel V Helleg. They aided trapped Mesa boys Trumag Paisley and George Sirrine marooned by Salt River flood and helped others cast on tiny river islands after boats capsized.
Two men Arle Deo and Joe Allen Richards who located the bodies of Lieutenants Connolly and Waterhouse at Hermis Hermis received a $1 reward from the U S government and a sum from the aviators' parents. Richards, a railroad employee, resides in Nogales and the incident relates to aviators missing in the region.
Paris dec 5 the Academy of Sciences granted the Borin prize of 3000 francs for mathematics to Professor Lefshetz of the University of Kansas the Lalande prize for agronomy went to Dr Slipper director of the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff Arizona.
The Arizona Roads association issue the first call for its annual meeting signed by President Dwight B Heard. The meeting will be held in Tucson at the Chamber of Commerce on January 19 to sound sentiment on national and state highway policies.
Encouraging reports from Americanization teachers detail the opening of night English classes for foreigners at Ray. Two teachers were first secured, then math classes announced. On the first night 179 pupils enrolled prompting three more teachers. Regular attendance and strong enthusiasm mark five classes led by five instructors.
Treasury department announces offering of certificates of indebtedness series T J 1924 dated December 15 1919 and maturing June 15 1920. Interest rate 4 2 percent and payable in taxes. Banks urged to submit subscriptions to the Federal Reserve Bank by December 15.
San Francisco reports a treasury order ending silver dollar exchange for gold due to eastward demand. In the 10 days to November 20, 1.3 million silver dollars were exported to China. Subtreasury notes most silver dollars have been withdrawn, leaving only a small reserve.
Phoenix December 10 Fearing a repeat stockade escape at the Superior prison road camp authorities seek three more guards to avert work stoppage after a guard shot during a tunnel escape. Manuel Fernandez a Mexican serving two to ten years for burglary is named in a report from Warden Powell. Two inmates escaped through a tunnel and were still being tracked.
Major H C Dagley for the Army bans sales of rifles pistols and ammunition except shotgun and .22 caliber arms in the Tombstone District. Judge A Wentworth named as department agent to issue permits and merchants must refer sales for approval with heavy penalties for violations.
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