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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1921
Page
2
The Walker embezzlement trial ends abruptly as defense withdraws not guilty and enters a guilty plea. Judge Lockwood records the plea, thanks the jurors, and the term closes after years of investigation linking shortages to the defendant.
Court records reveal Judge Lockwood defers sentence after the state proves a strong case in the Walker county funds theft trial. Jurors praise County Attorney Ross and his team for a well presented prosecution, noting the plea change saved time and money for the county. Governor Campbell lauds the win.
Two judgments totaling about 27000 were issued in the superior court yesterday against Guild Farms Company 1, which runs roughly 500 acres near Rillite. Oliver J. Crook received about 7000, with 2000 for promissory notes and 650 for salary, while The Consolidated National Bank secured about 12000 by promissory notes.
Drovers who accompany shipments of livestock to packing centers will receive a five day extension after arrival to secure returns. The Southern Pacific Company and mobile Arizona Club announce a new contest with prizes totaling 34 dollars daily guiding the change effective January 2, 1922. Officials caution drovers on transportation rules as printers protest delays.
W J H Webster announced in a joint session that Sacramento Hill steam shower stripping operations will suspend October 9. This ends the Sacramento M10 program ahead of ore production for the concentrator near Warren, after four years of steam shovel work that removed 500,000 cable yards and accumulated ore piles including 175,000 tons of concentrating ore and 275,000 tons of lower grade ore on the leaching dump.
Douglas Oct 17 C C Duffner miner and prospector at Paradise owns one of the state’s finest butterfly and moth collections. He has collected for about 12 years, now over 10 000 specimens, often selling to other collectors. He breeds and mounts specimens, noting only two caterpillar kinds exist. Wealthy buyers including a Rothschild are said to have funded expeditions for rare specimens.
Bees dispute turns violent in Safford as C J Pollard and H Anderson quarrel over shared honey. In Los Angeles the USS Arizona anniversary dance draws 1000 guests, with Pollard injured and Anderson detained.
Lieut Robert Leslie Finch of Tempe will attend the Armistice Day funeral for the unknown soldier in Washington. He served with the 158th and 312nd Infantry, took part in the Argonne offensive, earned the DSC and the Croix de Guerre, and was cited in divisional orders by the French while with the 372nd brigade with the French trial army.
Phoenix dispatch reports a 50 percent reduction in taxes on the west coast of Mexico. The order, signed by President Obregon, aims to spur hydraulic works for agriculture while keeping some tax to deter speculation. Many Arizonans with interests there will benefit as most property is US owned.
A week long La Osa roundup near Tucson was abandoned yesterday as J Kinney, president of the outfit, shifted the operation to Manuel King’s range north of La Osa. Kinney notes cattle on La Osa were in fine shape and many branded halves. losses were lower than feared due to 5,000 to 6,000 cattle shipped out during the drought. Phoenix route talk centers on a Gila Bend corridor from Phoenix to Yuma with federal aid redirected to run south of the Gila valley via Gillespie dam.
The state treasurer announced that about 350000 was paid today on outstanding warrants due to funds shortage in recent weeks. A Los Angeles bank provided 1004791 from a tax anticipation bond issue, easing the shortfall as warrants total 1200000. Officials said current bond money may not cover all, but forthcoming tax receipts should allow full payment.
Ives G Lelevier Mexican consul at Douglas explains a passport visa rule requiring Mexican consular visas for travels beyond Agua Prieta. Tucson and New York residents must obtain visa passports from their local consul to enter Mexico. The rule could force easterners to return home to secure proper documentation.
California road booster accompanied by A B Fletcher will leave San Diego October 22 to inspect Arizona roads from San Diego to Yuma then Phoenix and Tucson. They will stay briefly in Phoenix and Tucson, attend Kiwanis lunch October 25, and return via the Ajo road to California. Chairman Fishburn says the trip tests routes to the California coast to attract California tourists.
An entomologist at the University of Art woan says the flannel moth caterpillar found near Apache is harmless. The Apache boy’s illness and vomiting were not caused by the caterpillar, though a rash from the insect’s coating is possible. The specimen was sent to the university for classification by Dr Jo J.P Armstrong.
Tucson records an epidemic of grasshoppers that have troubled farmers in the southwest. County Agent C. B. Brown reports the pest has worsened since last summer, threatening crops and livelihoods in the region.
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