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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 30, 1912.
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PHOENIX.
'New Investment Company.
Impressed with the advantages for
investment in Phoenix anil the Salt
River valley, a group of capitalists
from Rocky Ford, Colo., have as
fociatcd themselves with well known
Salt River valley men, organizing a
company to he known as the "Ari
7.ona Investment anil Land Com
pany." Articles of incorporation
were filed yesterday. The corporation
consists of Ci. M. Coffman, H. D.
Garwood and John W Young, of
Rocky Ford; Bert Winder of Mesa:
C. D. Mcssner and C. H. llarnhard
of riioenix. The capital .sjock of the
corporation is placed at $50,000.
Mr. Mcssner, who is well known
in Phoenix real estate circles, is
Trcsidcnt. Mr. llarnhard, who for
years has been connected with the
reclamation service, anil in that way
lias Rained a most intimate knowl
edge of individual ranch holding
and water conditions in the valley,
has been named as treasurer. Mr.
YounK secretary, Mr. Garwood,
nssistant secretary, and Mr. Coffman,
vice-president.
Offics will he maintained in Mesa
as well as in Phoenix. Mr. Winner
is an old-timer, having lived in Mesa
for many years.
Auto Carnival.
With promise of 1400 automobiles
in the line of the parade, 400 of
which will be decorated, the First
Annual Automobile Carnival which
is scheduled for Wednesday of fair
week, promises to be one of the
features of the entire state fair.
The big automobile display will be
divided Into three classes, the best
of each of which will get grand
prizes. There will also be prizes
for the most original decoration, the
most beautiful, and the funniest.
Runaway Wife Brought Back.
A white woman whose name is
-withheld .was brought back from
Yuma yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Cox along with Barcclo
Garcia an ex-convict with whom she
ran away about a mouth ago. The
woman took with her two of her
children, a little girl of eight and
another of four. She left behind a
son aged twenty who met her at the
sheriff's office and seemed as glad
,1o sec her as if she had returned
from a pleasant journey. The hus
band called later but he threw out
no sign of a reconciliation. On the
contrary he indicated that there
would be a fight for the two chil
dren. The case will come before the
juvenile court The sou took the
woman to a hotel. The Mexican
was locked up.
Merging Phone Systems.
These arc busy days in and about
the offices of the Mountain States
"Telephone and Telegraph Company
with extensive preparations being
made for the final consolidating of
the two telephone systems in all the
towns of the valley. Engineer Mc
'Coy has been busy with a force of
nncn -preparing plans for the outside
work necessary to provide adequate
Tacilitics for the enlarged plant, The
old quarters of the Overland Com
pany, on Adams street, have been
lorn up, and extensive alterations arc
in progress to nlakc room for the
new equipment and provide room for
the office force. Just what actual
amount of new cable and pole lines
will be required the engineers have
been unable to ascertain pending a
canvass of the exchange under the
new rate schedule, but it is certain
that nearly two miles of underground
conduit will be placed, and that
many of the pole lines will be re
moved and much of the open wire
displaced and aerial cable substitu
ted.
Prizes For Tournament.
With cash donations, to he used
as added money, amounting to up
wards of $700, and merchandise pri
zes exceeding $J0O In value, the
Phoenix Gun Club, arranging the an
nual tournament of the Arizona
Sportsmen's association to he held
licrc four mornings of next week at
the fair grounds, will be a success,
Instead of the hopes) of the promo
tcrs of the tournament that a rcc
nnl-hrcaking attendance will be at
taincil, there Is now a certainty that
there will be more sportsmen present
and entered in the thirty-nine events
scheduled than had at first been be
licved probable.
Fisher Meeta Water Users.
livery matter of substantial inter
est will be submitted by the rccla
nintlon service to the Water Users;
co-operation of the service and the
people in the solution of all the dif
ficulties that have arisen in conncc
lion with the new water rental con
tract; the time of opening the pro
ject will be extended one year from
next December; full understandable
financial reports must be made quar
terly by the reclamation service, so
the payers of the bill may read in
laymen's terms just what the gov
ernment is doing to extend the pro
ject, and fuller publicity regarding
the operations of the reclamation
service in the Salt River valley, con
stitute the orders and recommenda
tions of Secretary of the Interior
Walter I,. Fisher both to the recla
mation service and the valley farm
ers made at the public meeting yes
terday, after hearing the clear, con
cise statements of a number of the
best representative water users, sup
plemented by a brief of George D.
Christy, legal adviser of the associ
ation. Throughout the meeting, the
best of spirit was displayed on the
part both of the secretary and his
audience, farmers, homesteaders,
business men and in fact real dwel
lers on the land in the valley, The
secretary showed a tendency to get
right at the heart of the discussion;
he cut short long dissertations and
brought out every point with a sim
plicity of language and phrase that
was readily understood by all who
heard him. The case of the water
users was clearly put by Captain
Christy, who made good headway in
spite of frequent eager interruptions
by earnest farmers. The speeches of
a number of homesteaders were ef
fective in bringing out knotty points
which the secretary promised to
look up at his earliest opportunity
he often had his secretary note ques
tions to which he wished to refer
later.
BISBEE.
Deporting Undesirables.
Immigration Officer I-ockwood of
Naco was in the city yesterday
rounding up the members of a party
of five undesirables who crossed the
international line at Douglas several
days ago and entered the United
States without submitting to the
formality of an inspection.
In the party were two men and
three women. All of them were ap
prehended but one of the men sue
cccdcd in escaping from the immi
gration officer on Naco road and had
not been recaptured last night. The
other man and three women arc in
the nisbec branch county jail, while
further search for the escaped
Mexican is being made, local officers
assisting in the search.
The Mexicans applied at Naco
for admission to the United States
but were refused. They succeeded
in getting by the Immigration offi
cials at Douglas and came to Bis
bcc. TUCSON.
Forger Captured.
A Papago Indian, known variously
as Jose Justo and Jose Bonam was
arrested Tuesday by Sheriff John
Nelson on a charge of forgery of
checks. The name signed to the
checks in question Is that of W, B.
Cobcrly of the board of supervisors.
The authorities have been looking
for Jose for some time. Recently a
check turned up, dated October 3
for $20. It had been cashed by Gin
King, a Chinaman. Cobcrly declared
it a forgery. Another check dated
October 20 for $32 was cashed by
Moscn Bros.
New Varsity Manager.
C. U. Stewart of Colorado Springs
has been appointed business manager
of the University of Arizona to
succeed C, A. Donnelly, resigned
Stewart has been business manager
of the schools of Colorado Springs
and an instructor iu'the business de
partment of the high school..
Donnelly went to Denver to be
come superintendent of the state
school for dependent children. Stew
art has assumed hh new duties.
Lid Put On Speech.
Declaring, it is alleged, that the
speaker's utterances had Incited the
Mexicans who stabbed three police
officers in Phoenix on Sept. 16, one
being Chief of Police Moore, Pa
trolinan J. Comacho halted a speech
by Julio Manchillas Tuesday' night
at the comer of Church and Con
grcss streets.
Manclllas is a Mexican Socialist,
who asserts he has been aligned with
Socialism for 14 years and has cam
palgncd with li. V. Debs, Socialist
candidate for president.
Manclllas stated that while he was
guiltless of the accusations alleged
to have been made by the policeman
he feared excitement and possible
violence might follow if he contin
ued his speech, and therefore ended
t.
Manciltas said that although it
was true that he had just finished
addressing some 2,000 people at the
city hall plaza in Phoenix when the
attack was made on the police offi
cers, he said the assailants had been
congregated at a saloon and not at
his meeting. He denied ever coun
seling violence.
DOUGLAS.
Didn't Know Who Cut Him.
Suffering from a serious stab
wound in his left side which might
well have proven fatal had not the
knife of his assailant glanced off a
rib instead of entering his heart, an
unknown Mexican staggered into the
home of a Mexican family on Sev
enth street late Sunday night. Be
lieving that the man was in a dy
ing condition medical attention was
sought, Dr. F. W. Randall respond
ing. He found that the man was
not in any danger of death.
After dressing the wound, Dr.
Randall notified the officers. When
they went to search for hint they
found that the Mexican had gone.
He told the family who had given
him shelter that he did not know
who had cut him or whether he had
been wounded in Pirtlcvillc or Agtn
rrieta, having been in both places,
had fights In both towns and being
very drunk. He did not reveal his
name or identity.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
PHOENIX.
Despite any rumors to the con
trary, Hugh Campbell, of the fair
commission, announced last evening
that the road from Prcscott to
Phoenix was never in better shape
for automobile travel, and he freely
predicts that some records will be
made In the automobile run planned
from the Mile-High city to Phoenix
Mr. Cdmpbclt came down from Je
rome a day or two ago in an auto
mobile, making the run of about 160
miles in just ten hours. No effort
was made at speed and nothing was
encountered along the way to mar
the evenness and pleasantness of the
trip.
Five cars have already arrived in
Phoenix from Flagstaff, having made
the entire distance without serious
mishap and none which can be at
tributed to any bad condition of the
road. Mr. H. C. Lockctt was among
the first to arrive here. Mr. Camp
bell is anxious that everybody, espe
cially those living in Prcscott or be
yond that city to the north, shall
know that the roads arc in excel
lent condition.
Hon. James R. Henderson, of Bis-
bee, who is here to remain until af
ter the fair, said yesterday that he
knew of at least fourteen cars -which
will be run to Phoenix from his
town, and he stated that it is likely
that from twelve to fourteen cars
wilt also come up from Douglas.
Besides those which will come from
the south side and from Florence,
It is now announced that upwards of
twelve to fifteen cars will make the
run from Globe to this city.
Commissioner Campbell, Chief of
Police Moore and Wayland Wood
yesterday revised the rules which
had been formulated for the hand
ling of the automobiles running
from the business district to the
fair grounds during the fair. Instead
of sending them out West Adams
street and along Nineteenth avenue
It has been decided to designate
North Central avenue and the Mc
Dowell road ns the route going and
returning. This will remove the
danger which would have been im
minent at Seventh avenue and West
Adams of collisions with horse
drawn vehicles. Grand avenue will
be devoted exclusively to horse
drawn vehicle traffic. A portion of
the fair grounds fence has been set
back In order to give automobiles
more room in turning In the Mc
Dowcll road at the fair grounds.
Want Big Bond Issue.
For the purpose of extending its
lines, perfecting its equipment, en
larglng its facilities and to acquire
additional property for its use, the
Arizona Eastern Railroad Company
yesterday made application to the
corporation commission for permit
sion to mortgage the property at
present owned by the company In
Arizona to raise $600,000 and to issue
mortgage bonds for that amount.
The application was sjgucd by
Epes Randolph, president of the
company. In the application, how
ever, It was not stated what exten
sions will be made, neither was it
stated just what acquisitions in the
shape of property will be obtained,
but the statement was made in the
application that these matters and
things will be brought out to the
satisfaction of the commission upon
the hearing of the case.
The bond issue Is the largest that
has ever been made in Arizona upon
the property of any one railroad sys
tem and will net the state in fees
$600, the statute providing that a fee
of $1 shall be paid for every $1000
worth of bonds issued.
The hearing is set for Tuesday
next at 10 o'clock in the morning.
May Back Out.
"Phoenix had better not try to cm
tertain the national irrigation con
gress unless she can do it well."
That is the advice of B. A. Fowler
to the committee of twenty yester
day, and by the subsequent action of
the body, the sense of the meeting
as well. "It will not do for Phoenix
to risk losing the excellent reputa
tion for hospitality that has been
accorded the city, even for the bene
fits that will come with a session of
the irrigation congress. There are
two main objects to the matter: "The
large expense entailed and the lack
of proper hall and hotel facilities
to take care of the mob of visitors
that always follow the congress."
Fix Phone Rates.
For the purpose of giving the
Mountain States Telephone company
an opportunity to promptly consoli
date the plants of the old Overland
and Arizona Telephone and Tele
graph companies in Phoenix, Mesa
and Tcnipe, the corporation commis
sion has issued an order fixing and
approving the rates which the tele
phone company is to charge. The
commission makes it plain that this
order is but a temporary one to af
ford the telephone company an op
portunity to ascertain its costs, ex
penses and revenue and to file state
ment of its investment after the
work of consolidating the plants has
been accomplished, and all of the
duplicate plant and unless equip
ment has been displaced.
The order of the commission also
provides that at the end of a year
and upon the furnishing of the in
formation upon which rates can be
based that a hearing may be had in
each town affected and the rates
will be revised in accordance with
the showing made.
That the commission is determined
that no patron shall he overcharged
even during the period that the rates
authorized arc in effect, is shown
by the fact that included in the or
dcr is a provision, that if any rate
is found to be exorbitant the com
pany shall rebate the amount over
charged to the subscriber.
BISBEE.
Want Sole Revenue Ditsrict.
Petitions arc being circulated all
over Arizona for asking President
Taft to create a new internal rev
enue district of Arizona. The peti
tions arc being numerously signed
and great pressure will be brought
to bear on President Taft to re
arrange the revenue districts, making
a separate district out of the new
state of Arizona.
The prerequisite for the formation
of a new district is that the revenue
from the territory included in the
proposed district must be at least
$100,000 and it is claimed by those
who are In a position to know that
Arizona is able to qualify in that re
spect. Arizona and New Mexico at
present compromise a revenue dls
trlct and the revenue from the dis
trict is said to be approximately
$200,000. New Mexico, it is said,
furnishes a little over $60,000 of this
amount and Arizona the remainder.
Under this arrangement the head
quarters of the revenue service of
the district is at Santa Fe, N. M
and the officials of the district, num
bcring about thirty-five, are New
Mexicans.
It Is claimed that this arrangement
is unfair to Arizona and it is pro
posed to give Arizona its due. One
proposition Is to give northern Call
fornia to the Oregon district, and
Southern California to Arizona and
throw New Mexico Into the Colo
roda district.
Moves to Phoenix.
The nisbec Cigar Manufacturing
company, operating a plant on Up
per Main street, will move to Phoe
nix within the next ten days. The
transfer will be under that name
but the name thereafter wilt be
known as the Arizona Co-operative
Cigar manufacturing company.
J, W. Kinney will retain a large
interest in the new and enlarged
concern, he and Sam Easterling of
Phoenix owning fifty-one percent of
the stock, Easterling is one of the
best known business men of the
state capital.
The cigar factory will be located
In the heart of the business section
of Phoenix, two blocks away from
the center of the town, a long time
lease having been obtained on a
large building. Mr. Kinney will
move to Phoenix with his family.
already having secured a residence,
and will take alt of the Bisbec Cigar
company employes with him.
Bisbec can ill afford to lose Mr.
Kinney and his cigar company. Kin
ney has always been found in the
lead of municipal progressive move
ments and in business he is a "live
wire.
DOUGLAS.
To Study Government.
George N'calc, ex-mayor of the
city, left yesterday for San Diego,
Cat., where he will spend six or
eight weeks resting and recuperating
from a rather strenuous period of
work, due to several important cases
of litigation in the superior court.
He had planned to take a vacation
early in the summer but was pre
vented from following his desire by
the press of business. Mr. Neat's
health has been improving steadily
since he went cast for treatment
ami the trip to San Diego will be
for pleasure and recreation
Mr. Ncalc is deeply interested in
the subject of the commission form
of municipal government and while
at the coast city he will study the
working of the commission form of
government, which was adopted by
San Diego several years ago and is
said to have worked splendidly. Up
on Mr. Ncalc's return he probably
will be asked by the supporters of
that form of municipal government
to give the public the benefit of his
study of the plan as it has been
worked at San Diego.
Turkeys Plentiful.
Indications arc that turkeys will
be fairly plentiful in Douglas on
Thanksgiving day when turkeys arc
most in demand. Already inquiries
arc being sent in to the chamber of
commerce to ascertain the best way
to dispose of the birds raised in the
Sulphur Springs Valley.
Charlie Knapp, of Courtland, has
written saying that he and others in
his immediate neighborhood will
nave cm nirus to sell, nicy arc
seeking someone in Douglas to ban
II. At
uic mem. mere will also be a
targe number brought in from the
Light and McNcal districts it is stat
cd. There is no likelihood that the
local market will be in any way
glutted with the national feast day
bird but every indication points to
a fairly adequate supply.
Sociability Run.
At least eight and probably more
automobile parties will make the run
from here to Phoenix as active con
tcstants for the Borderland Au,tomo
bile club's handsome loving cup tro
phy. The cup will be awarded to
the car making the best time be
tween the Gadsden hotel in this city
and the Adams hotel in Phoenix.
Watermelons at Christmas.
watermelons and tomatoes at
Christmas time in the Sulphur
Springs valley!
Not that they arc grown up to
that time or for weeks beforehand
but they arc' preserved by many far
mers until late in the winter season
by the very simple process of bury
ing them several feet underground
and digging them up as they arc
needed. In' this way, it is stated,
melons, vegetables and fruits will
keep for many weeks without spoil
ing.
One recent visitor in the city, the
wife of a farmer, told how she pre
served her tomatoes for a number
of weeks, last year and had fresh
vegetables on Christmas day. She
first pulled up the plants by the
roots and Inverted the plant, placing
the top on the ground. The whole
she then covered with old pieces of
carpet and over this was placed
several inches of dry soil. The to
matoes were in excellent condition
when they were uncovered later In
the season.
TUCSON.
New Buildings For University.
Plans for rearranging certain por
tions of the grounds on the unlver
sity campus so as to provide for the
erection of new buildings when an
proprlations may become available,
were discussed at a meeting of the
University of Arizona faculty Wed
nesday night. It was considered
likely that funds may be available
for building at least a new shop
building next year.
As a result of Wednesday night's
meeting it is planned to build an
ampitheatre near the football field,
and to reverse the athletic grounds
so that they will lie east and west
instead of north and south as at
present.
Senator Smith Sick.
Senator Mark Smith, who with
Congressman Haydcn and Wiley
Jones, has Just completed a cam
paign tour of Cochise county, where
they addressed large and enthusias
tic audiences at every meeting held,
has returned to his home here, and
Is in bed with a cold and fever, the
result of the heavy work. He In
tended going to Phoenix, where he
would meet Walter Fisher, secretary
of the interior, but he was advised to
remain here until he felt better.
Senator Smith expects to be out in
a few days, and will continue cam
paigning until the election is held.
Trouble Aheadf
"Four years from now when Joe
Maggiora, the "white slaver" just
convicted at Phoenix and sentenced
to the federal prison at Atlanta,
Georgia, leaves the prison door he
will be arrested and deported from
the United States," said A. E. Bur
nett, chief immigration inspector of
the Tucson office, on his arrival here
after the trial in the federal court at
Phoenix.
"The immigration bureau will not
cease its efforts in stamping out the
last remnants of this most despicable
of crimes and it will follow up the
violators of the insterstate traffic
laws bitterly and, as in this case, it
will wait at the jail doors and If pos
sible get the man or woman out of
the country. The worst of the white
slave traffic has been stopped," con
tinued the Inspector, "but the depart
ment does not intend to relax its
efforts in the least."
Go to Phoenix.
Saturday morning by auto and
by train members of the Tucson
uun club will leave the city for
Phoenix to be on hand for the an
nual shoot of the Arizona Sports
men association, which will be held
during the first 4 days of the s"tate
fair. The local marksmen will hold
a practice shoot in Phoenix Sunday
to determine who shall represent
this city at the shoot. Those of the
Gun Club "that have already signified
their intention of attending the shoot
arc: Dr. C. A. Schrader, Charles
Weber, W. A. Julian, W. II. Thomp
son and D. C. Williamson. Several
other members will take part in the
shoot but they have not notified the
secretary as yet. i
GLOBE.
Globe Girl is Queen.
Miss Louise Thompson of Globe
is queen of Arizona. At the final
count of the state association at
Phoenix yesterday it was found that
she had distanced the other contes
tants. A telegram was received by
her yesterday morning announcing
her election. v',c will go to Phoe
nix via auto Ttinday morning ready
to make her throne at the Phoncix
Fair. Her mother will accompany
her.
Miss Thompson Is every inch a
queen. She is tall, slender and
graceful in build and her features are
well moulded. She possesses a
magnetic personality and by nature
is pleasant and kindly. One coming
in contact with her receives the im
pression of a refined and whole
some out door girl with a big heart.
RECORD MARK
FOR CATTLE SALES.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
J. V. Dickson of Skull Valley,
while in the city yesterday stated
that without doubt the cattle in
dustry for that section of the coun
try had reached the highwater mark
in number of steers sold to outside-the-statc
buyers and the price re
ceived per head. He estimates that
since September 1, there have been
sold and delivered at least 3,000 head
and in addition 1,000 head more will
be loaded on cars this week by
Rudy and Coughran, which are con
signed to the feeding grounds of the
Salt River Valley. With an occas
ional shipment later of a small num
ber, the fall season will come to an
end. Speaking of the lively market
that has prevailed in- that section,
Mr. Dickson is of the belief that
the splendid condition of the cat
tie is one of the principal induce
ments to bring the buyer into that
field, which follows from one of the
best range seasons known in many
years. With winter snows 'and early
spring rains the future of the cattle
man is assured. Practically all mar
ketable animals have been rounded
up, and the number gathered in a
surprise to all stockmen.
BURLEIGH DRILLS
STOLEN FROM HIGHWAY.
(Frem Wednesday's Dally)
Of all the acts of thievery that
have been perpetrated in this sec
tion, that reported as having occcur
red a few days ago, when two big
Burlelgli drills with all the attach
ments, were taken off the Ccpper
Basin highway, leads in boldness
and can only be classed in the red
hot stove line that the late Mark
Twain dealt in when giving an illus
tration of the deviltry of "Micky"
Welch on the Comstock in early
days.
These mining utilities were laid
alongside of the road near Govern
ment Springs, and from their bulky
makeup with the heavy weight, were
thought to be secure from the ordi
nary thief. They have been taken
away, however, and an effort is be
ing made to trace them and capture
the person who is believed to be
passing through the country, and
will pawn them at some mining
camp where he may pull up in the
future.
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