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Page. Eight THE COCONINO SUN FRIDAY, JUNE 6,. 1919. INTERESTING EVENTS IN THE LOCAL SOCIAL WORLD MRS. FRANK HARRISON Phone 139 Dinner Party Miss Mary Francis and Dan Francis cnteitaincd last Friday with a de lightful six o'clock dinner party, their guests bcinj? mio tJorrin ana wauac Poison, of Williams, and Miss Virginia Lockett and Rile Lockett, who have lccently returned from the southern part of the state, where they have sDcnt the winter. After dinner, the young people formed a party at the baseball dance which tooK place ai Marlar's Hall. Visiting at Fort Valley Miss Ma.garet Wilson, at the Foil Valley experiment station, has been enjoying a visit from the Misses Kath crine and Marie Kroehulcc, of San Francisco. The young ladies' have been visiting in Albuquerque and they stopped off to visit Miss Wilson on their way home. From Phoenix Mrs. Ada Stewart Carson and little son, Billy, arrived from Phoenix on Tuesday evening to spend the summer here. Mrs. Carson is a teacher in the public schools of Phoenix and will en roll for special work, at the Normal summer school. i Decoration Day Observed Decoration Day was observed in an appropriate way xn last Friday. In the morning a large crowd gathered at the Orphcum and were entertained with a very pleasing program. Theic was good music and splendid, and the floral decorations were beautiful. A large number of citizens went to the cemetery to place flowers on the graves of fallen heroes. . In the afternoon the business houses closed their doors and the men were given an opportunity of seeing a splendid baseball game between Fort Whipple and Flagstaff, the score standing 11 to 10 in favor of Flag staff. 'Back from University Of California L, J. Arnold, who has been study ing forestry at the University of Cali fornia, has returned to the Fort valley experiment station where he will again resume his work. Visiting Her Daughter Mrs. Hattie Funston, of Turlock, Calif., who has been spending the win ter with a daughter, Mrs. G. A. Web ster, of Prescott. has arrived in Flag staff and is enjoying a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Hash and Mrs. Fred Hernandez. Visits the Peaks Miss Gracia Saunders and Jack Fuss enjoyed a visit to the top of San Francisco Peaks on last Sunday. Mr. Fuss has formerly been connected with the work at Fort Valley experi ment station, but is now doing inte; rior decorating and has accepted the position as interior decorator of the normal buildings. m HimiMMIIIIIMItlltHIMIIIIIIIMimitlllfltHHIMIHIIMMIIMM 0 RPHEU THEATRE Tonight M $ "Sporting Life" I An Artcraft Picture . I i 1 Also 1 I I Christie Comedy j ! 15c, 20c, 30c I l I l I !r COMING SUNDAY j Kitty Gordon j in "Playthings of Passion" j 1 Matinee and Night j Q,IIIMIIHtlflllMllllltllMIHHM1ltllflllHMmtllMIMMHIIMm Popular Visitor Departs t Miss Bess Rogers, who has been a house guest of Mrs. Tom Manning, left the first of the week for her home in Cananea. Visited Mormon Lake Mr. and Mrs. Wid Raudcbough an 1 Miss Lenora Francis and Dr. Dumas motored out to Mormon Lake last Sunday and enjoyed the day fishing Returns from Phoenix Mrs. Nellie-Woodson, who has been visiting her sister in Phoenix, return ed to the city Tuesday evening. Mrs. Woodson has charge of Campbell Hall during the summer vacation period. Rebekah Lodge to Give Play The Rebekah Lodge will have its regular meeting next Thursday nig After the' business is disposed of the membeis will give a play the proceeds of which will go to the home fund. An invitation has been sent to the Williams Lodge, and all members of the local lodge and visiting members are requested to be present. Members are also given the privilege of inviting friends. t Eastern Star to Meet The Eastern Star will hold its leg ular meeting next Tuesday night, June 10. Theic will be an initiation and all members are requested to be present. Going to New York Mrs. G. E. Cornelius will leave soon for New York, where she will visit relatives of Mr. Cornelius. A A Dinner Guests Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gassman had as their dinner guests on Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wheat. Rev. O. S. Baum Expected Home by July 1 Friends of Rev. 0. S. Baum will be pleased to hear that his health is im proving rapidly and that he, together with Airs, uaum, expect to be back in Flagstaff by the 1st of July. On Fishing Trip Chet Black and C. A. Kcllar have been enjoying a fishing trip down at Oak Creek the past week. At the Federated Church Next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock will be Childrcns Day at the Fed erated church. The entire hour will be given over to exercises by the chil dren. One very attractive number on the nrOKram will be a Rainbow Drill which is being directed by Mrs. Piner and Mrs. R. E. Marsh. 5 Missionary Society To Meet The Missionary Society of the Fed erated Church will meet with Mis. Mayflower next Thursday afternoon, June 12. Mrs. S. S. Acker will be the leader for the afternoon and the sub ject will be "Alaska." Vacation Visit The Misses Mary, Barbara, and Louise Rickel left the first of the week for California. They expect to spend part of their summer vacation on tho coast. Lieut. Matthews Expected In Flagstaff Soon Friends of Lieutenant John S. Mat thews will be glad to know that he is expected in Flagstaff very soon. He has been visiting at his wife's former home in Concdrdia, Kansas, since re ceiving his discharge the latter part of May. Mrs. Matthews is well re membeted here as she taught the third grade in the public school two years ago; she was then Miss Elsie Jordan. It is expepted that Mrs. Matthews will return to Flagstaff with her hus band. "In the Palace of the Queen" Staged Tuesday Night An unusually large crowd of Flag staff citizens witnessed the play "In the Palace of the Queen," which was presented at the Orpheum theater on Tuesday night. The play was given by the Royal Neighbors of America and all those taking part were home people, num bering in all about sixty. Mmc. Vesta Dodge Hartzell directed the play. Mrs. Agnes Pouthie and Francis D. Crable as "Queen Isabella" and "King Ferdinand," carried their parts well. The musical numbers, dances, and drills were all good, and tho costum ing and decorations were attractive. While all the numbers won merited applause, especial appreciation was MARSHAL MELICK KILLED; v MURDERER IN JAIL HERE (Continued from Page 1) the other men at Torez's shack, com ing back in a car. As he approached he hailed them, "Want to ride?" "No. We'll -walk on over," replied Hamilton. ' As they got in ftont of the White Garage Hamilton .suggested he go in side and telephone the man whom Torez said had given him permission to pick a horse out of a certain bunch, his claim bcing( that that was the manner in which' he got hold of Mis. Means' horse. But the gun held ready for business in Torez's pocket pre vented. As they got in front of Duffy's store Hamilton managed to whisper to Paddock, who had gotten from his car and joined them: "This fellow has me disarmed; drop behind." Paddock whispeied that he would slip off and get his rifle. Hamilton managed to get a little behind Torez and saying, "You go on up to Mrs. Means," turned and dodged atound the corner of Duffcy's store, continuing on home to get another gun. The first thing be found was an automatic shot gun which ho discarded in favor of a .30-.30 rifle. Torez by this time had reached the Means place and Mclick got theie about the same time, knowing noth ing of Torez being armed or of any of the events that had taken place, except that Torez was wanted for stealing a horse. "You are under an est," was Mel ick's greeting. "What for? I haven't clone any thing," Torez answered, and turning to Mis. Means, he asked, "What's all tho fuss about? Why did you have me arrested?" "I didn't have you ariested," re plied Mrs. Means, at which Torez le pcated his question. As the discussion went on, Torez, evidently gave some reason for think ing that he was ready to go; but Mr. Melick told him not to go away. "I want to go eat my supper," said lorcz. Melick told him to wait awhile; but Torez insisted upon going. Then Vic Melick spoke the last words of his life, little thinking that death was less than five minutes off. "I haven't had my supper yet; and you can wait as well as I can." Torez had been gradually edging away from Melick as they talked and as he spoke, pulled his gun and from a distance of not over ten feet fired three shots into the stomach of the officer. The three shots, from an au tomatic, were fired in a .second. Then Vic Melick, man and gentleman, with three bullets in him, any one of which would have causefl his death, proved that the West still breeds men who die without a whimper, and, fac ing death, think only of the job on hand. Without a cry or moan of any kind, .still standing, and without say ing a word, he drew his gun, fired three times at the dodging figure be fore him, and slowly sank to the ground. He was dead within about 5 minutes. Pcte Shafer, town marshal;- whojiad arrivecTby this time, drew his gui), but it would not work. Torez point ed his gun at White once, but did not fire; then be ran behind an auto stand ing near. The citizens of the town then be gan to gather and arm themselves. Torez was seen by several persons in different parts of town hiding and dodging. Every known kind of wea pon in all kinds of hands were soon seen everywhere. Not just one or two; but a number of women and youngsters who were really children, were on the streets with guns. The hunt for the murderer was on. Word came from some unknown source to the officials here in Flag staff. Then Sheriff Jack Harrington, Undersheriff Bill Hicklin, County At torney F. M. Gold, and Assistant County Attorney George Harbcn got hold of Bill Conley and the new car of the Red Star auto line, and rushed to Williams, going faster than 50 miles an hour over some road that ordinari ly holds you down to twenty. The party made one stop at Bollemont in an effort to telephone; but could not get their party. As they neared Williams the citi zens had just located Torez in a house a half block from the jail, and thing were moving fast toward a swift end ing of the murderer's life. Had the of ficials from this city been 10 minutes later, or had they shown any hesitation or less quick judgment and action than they did, he would never have been brought to Flagstaff. It took not over twenty-five minutes for trie officials to get to the house, get Torez out, get him to the jail, let doctors examine him, get him through the crowd into the car, and leave town. , Calls from the crowd 'to Torez to come out and surrender were unan swered, and soon the crowd was firing at the shack promiscuously. It was later found that Torez answered the fire through the walls; but in the noise outside his shots were not heard. Firing continued for about five min utes, when Bill Hicklin caught sight of Torez, just a glimpse of a shoulder and arm, and rushed into the house, through one vacant room and into the next room, where he found Torez on his knees, hands in air, crying repeat edly, "For God's sake don't shoot me, help me!" Hicklin later said that he thoujrht maybe the "hombre" was figuring on coming out of the door with his hands up and that if he did he knew he would be killed the instant the crowd got sitrht of him. . Torez was severely wounded under the left shoulder blade, and while it is not known who shot him, a stranger standing by the side of Sheriff Har rington after he had fired a careful "I think you got him that time." "I think I got him that time." Toiez was taken from the house into the Williams jail, where his wound was examined by local doctois. Sheriff Harrington's quickly conceived nlan to let the crowd think Torez had been killed was successful. The car was backed up to the door of the jail and the murderer brought out and un ceremoniously thrown into the back scat. The crowd asked where they were going to take him and they were told "Flagstaff." In a distance of just a few feet from the jail door to the automobile, some twenty-five people crowded in and ad ministered kicks to the criminal. One man drew a gun and was in the act of shooting, when Hicklin said: "Don't shoot him; he's dead," and the man put his gun up. When they had him in the car, its ,'- : four sides were guarded by E. M.j uoiu, am umiey, Hill Hicklin, and Special Deputy Sheriff Ortt, of Wil liams, while Sheriff Harrington ar gued with the crowd at the jail. Bui' no time was lost and the men, after showing some of the crowd the nasty looking wound in Torez's side, to in crease the idea of his death, jumped' in and hit her up for Flagstaff. They kept a sharp look out for lights on the' road behind, and planned to turn on"' all their own lights and take to the' woods with the car in case they weie followed. Torez has shown consideiable im provement since reaching Flagstaff and is able to take a few steps around his cell. His father and brother have visited him and his mother js staying in the cell with him to nurse him. Torez had a sister in Scligman who committed suicide about a month ami. I An inquest under Coroner Button, of Williams, was held the same night, and their verdict was that Melick came to his death at the hands of Simplicio Torez. DONATIONS ASKED FOR ORPHANS AT TUCSON ! ARIZONA EDITOR IS TO ANSWER TO LIBEL PHOENIX, June 8. J. O. Dunbar, pioneer editor and owner of Dunbar's Weekly, a Phoenix publication, will be .irrafirnpfl Pridnv nn n ehnrtrn nf rrim. j inal libel preferred by P. R. Milnes, secretary to Governor Campbell. In last week's issue of Dunbar's Weekly an article stated that Milnes and Game Warden Joe V. Prochaska "are a nice pair of degenerates." Dunbar was indicted by a federal grand jury recently for alleged obstruction to the , Fourth Liberty loan in criticism of Milnes is defendant in an action for heavy damages brought by Assistant Attorney General Whitney. This suit includes also the Prescott Journal Miner and most of the Prescott bar. Prochaska states he also will complain. A few weeks ago a thousand babies and young children in care of nurses, left New York City for the Middle West, where they were to be placed in good homes for, adoption'. They had all been made orphans by the epi demic of influenza. There are only a small part of the enormous number of such cases throughout our country. At the Children's -Home in Tucson in the month of January two families of young children, a Mexican family of four, and an American family of five whose mother's death followed that of the father, a miner, within three days, arrived to be taken ten der care of. So we see that we have the prob lem close to us, right here in Ari zona. It is under the care of the Arizona Children's Home Association, the directors of which are women from different towns in the state. All children, regardless of race or reli gion, are taken in and cared for. The children are warm and well fed. All those of school age attend the public school. Efforts are made to fina good homes for the orphans. The manage ment will be very glad of gifts of money, clothing, canned and fresh fruit. And welcome all friends who may be visiting in Tucson, to come and go through the home. SEVEN-GALLON-PER-DAY DISTILLERY IS RAIDED Seven gallons per day of "180 proof" whiskey was the capacity of a distillery raided last week in the river bottoms near Tempe by a force of deputies from the sheriff's office, ac cording to their statement after the raid. George Daniel was arrested on a charge of operating the still. o Let The Sun job printing depart ment show you some artistic printing. given little Wellington Francis when ho sang in his sweet soprano voice "Eliza Jane." The song by Eliza beth and Louise Davis, who represent ed cjty newsies, also won much favor. Considering the short time that was taken to stage- the play it was a splendid success. 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