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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1921
Page
7
Phoenix January 26 Vice issues drive U S Marshal Joe Ditton backs a segregated district approach, echoing Judge Stanford. He argues protected youth need a controlled zone to curb trafficking and immorality, saying raids and strict policing would be required, with broader social costs.
In a rural scene villagers recount a wandering bettor and a flashy stranger who arrives with a wagon loaded with furniture and stock. A buggy horse race turns chaotic as locals suspect a rigged event and a loss of around $2,000 as the stranger vanishes after the scam.
Tucson January 27 Pedro Chavez alleged to have handcuffed and kidnapped a Railroad Policeman at Cita Bend and shot Deputy Sheriff Cates at Casa Grande was bound over to the superior court after a hearing. His two companions Duboise and Lanahan were taken to Yuma for robbery charges.
In a faded Miami Evening Bulletin snippet a wary observer recalls Barnum era hustle as a two-week scheme unfolds. An aging pair leads a wagon procession with a pair of horses, a stray dog beneath, and a tired con artist routine still used to entice marks and extract money.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Reed with Arthur Heney nabbed two Mexicans for possession of 20 gallons of mescal found in a car en route to Apache Powder plant territory near Fairbank. A large revolver was seized. Suspects Jose Cantero and Eusebio Samaniego were jailed for preliminary hearings in a few days.
Judge Semen in Division 2 of the Superior Court denied a petition by Willcox residents to vacate the prior order appointing Herbert Lowdermilk as receiver of the Central Bank of Willcox. Some creditors had urged replacing Lowdermilk with Frank Harris. after arguments, the court refused to vacate the original appointment.
Phoenix dispatch reports Representative Carl Hayden telegraphed that the House committee on roads issued a favorable report on the Sells bill. It would authorize a $10,000,000 appropriation for federal aid in highway construction for the new fiscal year.
East Phoenix January 25 Carl V Bricker charged with robbing an Indianapolis area post office, taken into custody by U S Marshal Dillon to return for trial. Officials say Bricker also had a stolen automobile and had earned a reputation as a clever forger.
Douglas Arizona January 26 George Buxton president of the Douglas chamber of commerce reports a telegraph from Nogales chamber canceling the west coast trip planned from Nogales to Mexico. The excursion lacked sufficient reservations to proceed and refunds will be issued to those who paid. Douglas anticipated filling one car with expected larger take from Tucson and Phoenix but actual reservations were only eight, with train and lumber bookings falling short.
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