Little Paint Transforms City Hall Exterior
City Hall gains striking improvement from fresh paint as front work nears completion. Half of the structure completed, yet overall appearance has doubled in appeal.
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1922
Page
4
City Hall gains striking improvement from fresh paint as front work nears completion. Half of the structure completed, yet overall appearance has doubled in appeal.
California delegation led by Mayer Bacon of San Diego meets in Washington with representatives to push government approval for the Boulder Canyon dam. They appear to overlook Arizona rights in Colorado River utilization, urging Arizona to defend its interests as California presses ahead potentially altering the boundary and power dynamics. Wing, Republican, Lin their power.
A Washington professor argues radicalism survives in America under the guise of reform. He warns that crime and unrest target wealth and property, citing crime reports and immigration issues, and urges continued vigilance to defend liberty despite calls for reform and school expansion.
A national silver league forms to promote silver mining across western states with conventions planned in San Francisco Denver and Chicago. Promoters argue silver’s economic role rivals gold and blame demonetization for large losses while urging patriotic action and stable pricing. A separate quip notes that a wise man gives no cause for the first swat and high living leads to slow death.
Major Geo H. Kelly writes from Los Angeles about William Hattich former Tombstone Prospector editor who kept papers running through early territory days. The piece recalls Hattich ownership of the first Arizona printing shop the Washington hand press and the first cylinder press, plus Pedro Varieda the longtime Prospector mechanic. The Campbell press now rests in retirement as a monument to early day Arizona journalism.
The piece argues for independent family homes as the ideal form of housing. It cites stability, liberty, and self-respect as social benefits, noting land value appreciation and depreciation of houses. It stresses home ownership for manual workers, linking ownership to employer preference and reduced worker turnover.
Los Angeles county grand jury indicted three high Klan officials and 34 alleged members on five felony counts related to a raid in Inglewood on April 22. Named officers include William E. Coburn Pacific domain supreme attorney G W Price king kleagle Calif N A Baker county kleagle Los Angeles. Grand jury session ongoing in Phoenix as Klan activities are investigated further.
Tombstone Commercial Club prepares a protest to senators and congressman over Californians urging Swing bill support for the Boulder Canyon project. The piece warns of California actions harming Arizona and notes past river diversions that flooded California acres.
An informed critique from The Western Highway Builder cites the Phoenix Bankhead Highway convention and condemns partisan focus. It argues the group should shift from political showmanship to constructive highway planning, comparing unfavorably with the Old Spanish Trails Association and Hot Springs gathering.
A letter from a New York advertising representative notes how small the world seems as a Tombstone reader recounts a chance encounter involving the Daily Prospector contract and figures such as Oscar K. Goll of Rural Messenger. The column also touches on a 80 year old Delawar e man facing jail after a long horse ride, and comments on American business in Russia, prohibition, and the behavior of dignified men.
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