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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1922
Page
4
The Tombstone community is praised for steadfast loyalty and collective effort. After an all-night search, weary volunteers and humanitarian groups found the boy, with dawn bringing joyous shouts and the town resuming its duties.
The British Indian government rejected a deflation proposal to tax imports of silver and to grant a premium on exports. Improvements in India raise silver prices this week with foreign sales at 70 cents the year’s high. London shipments pass from New York in volume as India and China activity drive the market, with China and India buying and selling across markets and yearly totals mounting.
Uncle Sam backs blue sky measures, Denison bill clears House aims to curb fraudulent securities by restricting mail and interstate commerce use. Critics warn it won’t end fraud and urge public caution while optimism says investor education will reduce suckers in the next generation.
The Nogales Herald chides the Republican press over a governor Tom Campbell praise line. It mocks the standard of measurements used to justify party support and lampoons the paper for urging votes based on road construction as a sole reason.
A rambling tale shows Jones paying Smith with a check that is chained through many hands from grocer to craftsman to blacksmith and beyond. It warns that endorsing checks harms local circulation and leaves wealth abroad, urging readers to trade locally and keep ten dollars circling in their community.
Los Angeles Times discusses alleged plans linking the Bankhead Continental Highway with Arizona routes. It wrongly speculates a direct pass through Iron Pass and conflates the Old Spanish Trails with the Bankhead, listing numerous Arizona towns from Rodeo to Yuma as part of a primary highway plan. The piece notes confusion over Needles’ distance from the Bankhead alignment.
A columnist argues against premature calls for a political clean sweep in Cochise County. The piece defends current county government as efficient, notes little rush for offices, and warns critics not to discard solid governance for empty promises. It invokes old adages about dirty water and eating pie with a knife to urge caution.
A May report to Secretary of State Ernest Hallwind shows 780 Democrats and 3856 Republicans registered statewide, with Bull Moose and Progressive also present. County tallies list Apache 155 Democrats, 45 Republicans. Maricopa 613 Democrats, 478 Republicans. Yavapai 2055 Democrats, 1195 Republicans, and other counties reporting varied party totals. Total registrations reach 11,477 through May 20 as governor election turnout last time neared 75,000.
Governor Campbell, returning from Washington, announced a tariff bill will shield Arizona products with a 10 to 12 cent duty on Tons staple cotton. He backed the Smith McNary irrigation bill, warned against riders, and noted western governors will press the bill. He also discussed Colorado river power sites with Secretary Fall and Hoover, urging federal control of dam development.
A. A. Carrillo told police he was robbed of $3 by a masked man at Ninth Avenue and West Fourth Street. Captain Mc Clure and Patrolman Franco checked the scene but found no trace of the robber.
An August 1 note states he hoped to attend a meeting to reach a settlement satisfactory to all concerned, signaling a move toward resolving the outstanding issue with broad agreement.
May 26 Cananea Mexico a blaze devastated six business blocks after blast at the tire theater. American Donald Marshall chief electrician of Cananea Consolidated Copper was killed along with four Mexicans. Firefighter George Cumberpatch was seriously injured while attempting to force entry. Wall collapse and flying bricks injured others as the theater’s rear fire caused a dramatic explosion. Loss estimated over 200000 with a Chinese merchant reporting 50000 in gold lost. The Democrata Mining plant fire hours earlier caused 25100 in damage.
In Superior Court, J M Waller and son B F Waller face aggravated assault charges for the March 20 flogging of Rolin P Jones, Lehi school principal. Prosecution blocked defense attempts to prove KKK responsibility, while Elder Waller testified he sought Jones’s conviction for an indignity charge. A letter purportedly from the Klan claiming responsibility was deemed inadmissible due to anonymity. The case may go to the jury late today.
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