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Now that Governor Hunt has told what he expects the
legislature to consider it is time for the opposition to look
through the list and howl because he failed to mention some
thing, A Los Angeles man was'arrested and placed in jail for
assaulting his wife and breaking four .of her ribs. Since
equal suflrage has appeared the rights of man are slowly but
surely being taken away from him.
John C Wooley, prohibition candidate for president in
1900. has withdrawn from that parly in disgust. In a state
ment given out recently, he gives as his reason that the party
has proved itself ueseless, and points out that the people have,
in campaign after campaign, clearly demonstrated that they
do not care to tackle the liquor question through a natioual
prohibition law.
A decree of fashion: Men's hats will be smaller this year.
That doesn't mean that men's heads will be smaller or that
the citizen is to be forced to crowd a no 7 into a No 6 "lid"
If a soldier with a Mauser bullet in his side can be cured
in a day and one with a shattered leg restored to the. firing
line in tour days by l)r Uirrel s
tion will have to re olutionize the armaments and military
equipment of all the nations of Europe.
A man in Pennsylvania fell off of a water wagon and
fractured his skull. But it wasn't the kind of a wator wagon
. we advised our readers to mount on January 1.
While storm and freezing weather marks the pathway and
blocks trafhc in eastern cities,
shine and pleasant weather in Arizona.
Mrs Harris sues lor $1. 000,000 for the loss of her hus
band, who went down in the
price of husbands higher than
The Arkansas man who tried to ship whiskey into a dry
territory in coffins seemed to
stun can do when it goes the limit.
During the year 19:2 two hundred and thirty aviators
were killed a pretty heavy toll for a single year. During the
same perion one hundred and thirty-three persons lost their
lives in climbing the Alps. Cnly one infeience can be drawn
from these ciscumstances the iournev to lolty heights is at
tended with great peril, both on and and in air.
A scientific note contains the intelligence that two cups
of coffee contains sufficient caffeine to kill a rabbit, This may
tbe the reason most professional politicians prefer liquor to
coffee.
Page after page of the the Congressional Record contain
the n jmination for office by the president- The explanation
is that lor reasons political mo't all appointive positions have
been neld up since last spring, and now they are being all
turned loose at once, giving to hungry Democrats a splendid
view of the pie counter. ''Hold up those jobs" is the slogan,
and the Senate is obeying.
Our worthy neighbor, theBisbee J'cview Jwaxes wroth in pro
test 01 a proposed $250,000 appropriation for an Arizona ex
hibitat the coming world's fair, claiming the state cannot aN
ford it an J bemoaning the extra tax necessary to meet it, and
yet our same worthy guardian of the state treasury would ad
vocate county seat removal, which if successln!, would cost
Cochise alone, double the amount of the desired state appro
priation. Oh consistency, where art thou?.
There are a few kinds ot trouble that have overlooked
Jack lohnson, He hasn't had the glanders.
A woman who has been married several times and who
should know says that homely men make the -best husbands.
Sure thing. We have known that all the time.
The civilized world has become so accustomed to seeing
Turkey get the better of the European powers in all sorts of
brain contests that the result of the Balkan war is a surprise
to many. Some of us expected to see Turkey get the powers
so involved that she would get out of the war without much
loss. Turkish-diplomacy is getting rusty or the powers are
improving in diplomacy.
Silver is in a very strong position with the outlook most
favorable. India has taken more silver during 1912 than any
year since since I906, China will require large quantities
when her monetary system is settled, which will be shortly. It
would not surprise us to see silver 75 cents before the year
has gone far. Expansion ot business means more money to J
do business on. Our Mineral Wealth.
- The problem ol loweriug the high cost of living is to be
settled by establishing state poultry farms and shipping eggs
from the country to the city by parcels post, the whole trans
action to be on a cost basis It
the right plan was discovered.
The Arizona Democrat says:
company will arrange a service
the parcel post, It a pleasant reflection for the public that it
might have had the benefit of fhe reduced rates years ago, but
for the obstruction in congress. '
"I want to thank the parcel post." said Judge Barefoot.
! received some eggs, a piece ef ham and a pot ofj jam" from
thepostman the other morning after my wife had gone visit
mcr. This not only proves that the Lord tempers the wind to.
the shorn lamb, but that Uncle
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the people are enioyme sun
Titanic. This is putting the
the suffragists, say, would place
have some notion of what the
was easy enough to solve after
The Wells Fargo Express
almost identical with that of
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Tbe third new converter during tbe
put (a monthi has been receired by
tbe Canine Consolidated Copper
company, sod it being intuited in tbe
oielter el Canine. Otber con-
ertera o! tbe sarue pattern are to be
installed toon , baring already been
orderrd,
At bit detert rancb four luilettoath
o Tenipe, Cbarlet L Biahopp, one of
tbe beet known retidentt of tbe valley
died. He wai a sufferer from tuber
ealotit and came bere from Illinois
tiz years ago.
At Kay, a petition was circulated
in camp and liberally signed, ailing
tbe board of supervisors to declare: t&e
Ray-Superior road a county thorough
fare. At Tucton, Fire Cbief Harry Par
ker hat estimated tbe Iota from the
Sre that damaged property at tbe
corier of Stone and Congreea itreeta
Sunday morning at 43.000, and tbat
approximately 60 per oent it covered
by insurance.
At Yumi, because the bo' torn of
tbe Colorado it muddy and tba water
wit cold. Henry Robinton, a negro
employed Jt a valley ftuit rancb.
failed to commit suicide and wat
rescued.
Bis bee won tbe third intercity
basketball game from Douglas by tbe
score of 28 to 16.
After an illness of three diyt, George
L White, a veteran of the civil war
died in Prescott. He wit seventy
two years old and fought through tbe
wir on tbe union side.
At Yuma, after tbe committee in
charge bad paid out the 14,151.18 do
nated by citiisDS to pay tbe expenses
of tbe recent celebration to observe
tbe completion of tbe Yuma sipboo,
bills to tbe amount of 1128.68 re
msined unpaid.
At Globe, Max Cburkovick received
injuries at tbe Old Dominion mine
due to falling rock, which will prob
ably prove fatal.
A notice signed by Mayor C M Han
kins calling for tbe election of four
teen freeholders of Douglas to form a
oew city charter with tbe commission
form of government in view, la in tbe
bands of City Attorney J F Roes.
Tbe date fixed fcr tbe special electicn
is February 15,
"I am in favor of tbe erection of a
five-story building on the Masonic
site at Tucson ," aaid Harry A Drach
mas , memUr of tbe bcld'ng com
mittee o' the Masons. If the in
surance money will go any consider
able distance toward paying the
balance of $35,000 remaining on tbe
site, I sball use my influence to have
anew building erected.
The old story or a fair teoorita with
three ardent lovers, all armed to tbe
teeth in their pleadings for her Tffec
tioni, bad tbe usual climax in a
fierce band to hand fight at Atb
Fork en TeeeSsy sight, and aa U
usually the caae, the favored one waa
dangerously wonnded. He baa aix
deep knife wounde on bis body, three
of wbicb entered his long from the
back, while tbe others penetrated bia
ibdumen.
A man named Jobs Christian, aged
about 35 years, dropped dead in the
office of Sheriff Adams at Fboenix
Christian haa been a resident of
Fboenix for several years and for tome
time past baa been working in one of
the loel drug itcrcs.
Numerous residents of Dooglas
were upset a few days ago by tbe ap
pearance at Ibeir homes of a man a bo
said be was sewing machine agent
or in soma .instances a repair man.
He gve the name of Calkins, and on
complaint of ome of tbe "Oouglasitee
be was arrested and bia record ia being
looked into His actions were toaay
tbe least suspicious, and aa there were
borglariea committed in the vicinily
where the man wis visitlngttbe resi
dences, bis actions were investigated.
Tbe Indian School, three mile
north of Phoenix waa tbe scene Wed
nesday evening of the wedding of an
Tndikn maid and brave. Bev Wra R
Thornton, paetor of tbe Southern
Methodist chareb, united is marries
Mies Alice Morris, a Piwoee Indian
girl from Oklahoma, and John Breek
mride, a Pima Indian farmer of tbe
Oila valley.
The Pboenix women srs asking why
they should sot he represented on lbs
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committee of one hundred named to
select the candidate for tbe chtrter
election and tbe echo answers 'Why."
Father and son contesting for the
right to live on and farm a rancb near
Red Rock, is causing considerable in
terest to tbe residents of tbat locali'y
according to advices received in Tuc
son. The sheriff of Piotlcoun'y bar
gone to Red Rock to try to straighten
out the tangle.
Cap'ain William McDermott was
elected president of tbe Tucson
chamber of commerce Wednesday by
tbe boird ol directors. Jobn P Myers,
wbo bas been secretary since list
Marcb, was re-elected. Charles E
Walker was re elected vice-president
and treasurer.
E A Rupert baa established a stsge
line between Prescott and Copper
Basin. Three trips will be made eacb
week.
Poland district 'ecbovl, Yavapai
county, is cloeed, the tescber, J H
Franke, and several of the pupils
having tbe mumps.
Four vage out of a crowd of ten
were arrested Wednesday 'by officers
in Douglas on a freight train is it
pulled in, Ibe six others made their
getaway. When brought before tbe
justice they were sentenced to jail for
30diysora$30 fine. Needless to
ssy, they all went to jail.
The University of Aritona ia deeply
interested in tbe well being drilled for
J J Brown at Tucson. Ill's under
stood tbat Brown will not (top short
of 1000 feet. He is looking for ar
tesian water.
Last Monday, Cbarlet Finch, wbo
had been working on tho Santa Fe
main line, was pliced in the county
hospital at Prescott, one of bis bsnds
having been severely frozen and caus
ing bim much pin. Some time dur
ing tbe night he left tie hospital and
wandered away when be wis found by
Mexican wood-choppers.
Will L Clark, general manager ol
the United Verde Copper company
left Jerame lit Thursday for Long
Beach. California, to attend tho funer
al of bis very aged father. Henry S
Clark, wbo bad been residing in Long
Beacb for several months.
Don't drive your machines through
the streets of Pboenix at a gteater
speed than twelve miles an hour or
you will pay $15 for speeding. Also
you must keep tbe muffler on your
auto.
President Jobn Hennessy of tbe
beep sanitary boerd states tbit the
Arizona wool clip this year will reach
over six million pounds. The eheep
interests are in excellent condition
all over tbe state. The next annual
meeting of tbe sheep commission wilt
be held In Pboenix June 30.
Jack Cudaby, packer, clubman.
student and traveler was in the Pata
gonia district list week. He was sc
eompaniea by his private secretary
and general manager. He is inter
ested in tbe Bland Mining company
located near Pat-gonia, and baa otber
iotereita in Santa Crux coonty. He
was much pleased witb tbe mining
and agricultural conditions around
Pa agooia and expressed bimseli enr
tLusiaatically about everything in the
vicinity.
In the golf tournament held Satur
day in Douglas on tbe Douglas links.
El Paao was accorded the honor in
tbe game between tbe El Pasoass and
tbe Dooglasitea. Tbe final game
waa played Sunday. Tbe tourna
ment baa been held every year since
1908 and up to the present time
honors are equal between tbem A
large crowd was in attendance Satur
day and Sssday.
The robbers of the Miami post
office boxes have teen discovered and
are boys of the tender agea of eleven
and twelye years. One of tbe boys
baa confess! to tbe robbing of three
of tba boxes and baa implicated two
other boys. On being asked hi rea.
on forrobbing tbe boxes, tbe young
ater unhesitatingly replied tbat ho
got hl idea from tbe moviog pic
tures. A syndicate beaded by M L Bock
ley, a mining mast of 35 years exper
ience, bsa taken over the Independent
troop of mine thirteen miles dne
sooth of Pboenix. Tbey have pur- I
chased the mine from Doc A G Wll-
son and Fred Cisrelaod. Ibey ex
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tbe pro;erty at once.
E A Goldman, field naturalist o
tbe U S Biological Suney left Phoe
nix Saturday fur l'irker, where bo
will shoot birds and 'manuls that lie
may require in his 'work. Governor
Hunt his issued him a terinit to du
eucti shooting as is necessary in bio
work.
Lewis McNary of Walnut Grove
secured a divorce on the ground I
deiertioo in tbe superior court ol
Prescott. Lewis was in tbe habit o
makizg $5 or $10 nightly in the pur
suit of the odiferous skunk, and dur
ing one ol these prowls in 1909 hi
wife left him snd never returned.
From Wcdncdy's Daily
Mrs J N Marden returned to Bibee
today alter several day's stay bere,
Bert Macla was an outgoing pas
senger today for Douglas on a brief
business visit.
Paul Smith, one of tba Democratic
committeemen of Tombstone left tbis
morning for Douglas to it'end the
mee'ingof tbe Democratic County
Central Committee.
W P Milt-r left tbis morning for
Lowell on legal business.
M'guel Ccstensda, former Tomb
stoner. but ot lite years of Benson, is
serving tbe stite ol Arizona as a juror
and was an incoming passenger thia
morning, baring been drawn on tbe
last special venire.
At the I O O F hill last evening a
number of visiting brethren were en
tertained at a lodge "feed" and au en
j 'yable time had. Ncble Grand R.
B. Krebs presided as tcastmaater and
a Bow of nit and wisdom, mingled
witb music and general eociability and
good cheer prevailed.
County Stenographer McMann w8
an outgoing passenger for Bisbee on
official business.
President Douglas Gray of the
Tombstone Chamber of Commerce re
turned today from Tucson, where he
was on a brief business visit.
Attorney H A Elliott of Bisbee is a
county seat visitor today.
Lively Struggle
at Washington
A Washington dispatch says:
After a caucus of republican sena
tors, in which apian to fight for th
confirmation of Tift's holdup nomina
tions was agreed upon. Senator
Smoot moved an executive session of
the senate with the idea of holding
tbe session as long as i quoium could
be kept, republicans haye promised
to remain in the wt, bold tbe quor
um and repeat tbe motion daily. Tbe
democrats are equally determined to
permit only the confirmations of tbe
army and navy diplomatic appoint-
menta.
A lively struggle ia probable.
Decision on
Noted Arizona Case
With Justice D L Cunningham dis
senting, Justices Alfred Franklin and
H D Ross o' tbe supreme court hand
ed down a special verdict reversing
and remanding tbe decision pf tbe
snperior court of Pirra county in the
case of Mary Nielsen, administratrix
of tbe estate of Carl Nieleeu, veA(bert
8teinfeldand tbe Neilsrn Mining and
Smelting company, now the Bilver
Bell Copper company. Mrs Nielsen
is unsuccessful in bivicz a sale of
300 shires of stuck in the Nielson
company daclaml fraudulent, and in
ber effort to recover $33,000 in divi
dends paid on tbat stock.
In tbeir opinion. Judges Franklin
and Ross hold tbat there is no ev.-
ctzzz :o :kt :: zzz. .-..,;-ud stock
wa t worth more than $20C0 when
Steinfeld bought it. There was no
deal on at time for tba safe of tbe Old
Boot. Later deala by Steinfeld gave
the stock be bought from Neifson its
value.
The lower coart regarded tbe enn-
tract under which Nieleon's stock -a.
uu iu lag uMtuiv ui m truit. AHB
view is not taken by Judges Franklin
and Ross Tbey hold it to be a valid
binding contract.
Judge Cunoiogbara scores Steinfeld
in bis disseEtibg opinion. He holds
that tbe decision of tbe lower court
is justified In law and equity. Judge
Franklin states tbat the des'-aion csr
ried equity too fsr.
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Superior Court
In court this morning the following
return of trial jury venire was report
ed by tbe sheriff's office.
TEIAI. JOKY
W A Campbell
P J Neenan
Wm Hughes
J C Ashley
Wm Aylward
J J Boyd
W C Hudspeth
FS Bennett
R L Seney
J A Roes
J P Cummings
A W Wilson
B McKinney
J H Jones
O Williams
C A Newman
J B Wylie
W W Storal
W Garrett
J H McGinnis
C A
11 C Harsh
W R Slaughter
John Cash
J W Neenan
JI K Hodges
W Hansen
A L Lofgreen
J U Hsrmon
L M Cyreuius
A Rsdus
J It O nk
Wm Garrett
John Perkins
W A Brown
C S Monmooier
A H Gardner
C A Taylor
A J Cleveland
RC Sterling
LR Chamberlain
Peckinpaugh
After the call there was a general
rush to the CDUrt, of jurors who de
sired to be excused from service. On.
ly tbo-e with valid excuses were con
sidered and the following were ex
cused: W A Campbell. PJ Neenan,
John Cash, W G Hansen, W W Stovil
F S Bennett, K L Seney. a Kedus, I)
McKinney, U A Brown, C D .Mon
mon'er, C A Taylor.
A special venire of five jurors was
Issued and returned as follows:
A T Schuster J L Mellgren
Ribert RatlifT Patrick Byrne
J as Lamb
The first case tried wis that of the
State vs Jose Mendosa on charge of
statutory assault. The jury returned
a verdict in record time. As soon as
the case was submitted to them, it
required less than 5 minutes to agree
and Foreman Gardner brought in a
verdiotof guilty. Tbe following jury
oonsidered tbe case:
Jobn Wylie
J C Ashley
Robt Sterling
Jas Lamb
A I- Lofgreen
W J Cleveland
Wm Hughes
W C Hudspeth
A H Gardner
A J Schuster
Wra Aylward
A J Cleveland
The following are some of the cases
alretiy set for trial:
George Marlur, murder, set for Feb
ruary 3.
Ramon Padilla, grand larceny, Feb
ruary 4.
Ramon Andrads, grand larceny,
February 5.
Jutn E'pinosa, murder, February 7.
R E Logan, burglary, Februarys.
P Gomez, grand larceny, January
29.
Gabe Adams, murder, January 23
Juan Mesa, attempted murder, Jan.
uary 29.
Paul Sporax, aggravated assault,
January 31.
J H Landis, murder, January 39
Cbas Grant, assault witb deadly
weapon, two counts. February 6
F Garcia, selling liquor without a
license, February 10.
Mary Garry, selling liquor without
license, February 10.
L C Suggs, malicious mischief, Feb
ruary 10
Jose Rodriguez, rape, February 8.
Alberto Djminguz, burglary, Jan
uary 31.
Glen Shipley, grand larceny, Feb
ruary 1,
TUESDAY
In court today the 33 jurors now re
maining on tbe panel were excused
until 9am tomorrow at which time
a special venire of 25 jurors will re
port for duty and tbe case of the Sta'e
of Arizona vs Gabe Adams, on charge
of murder of Jack Bruner, will pro
ceed to trial.
On call of Adams' case tbis morning
A R English waa ntrrl counsel
and F W Good body and E M Witaker,
the latter of Midland, Texas, were en
tered as associate counsel Tbe em
paneling of a jury wbo will decide tbe
fate of tbe prisoner will he tbe first
matter tomorrow morning.
Jnrors C L Masters and Lee Cham
bers were' excused for tbe term and
j,mM L.mb nn,n jIDn.ry 30.
Jtsos Meodcza, wbo wss found
guilty of statutory assault yesterday,
waa sentenced today to an indeter
minate sentence of not less than five
years and wbicb may extend for a
term of natural life.
Ed Lynch withdrew bis plea of not
guilty to a burglary charge and en
tired a plea of guilty. He was sen
tenced to a term not exceeeding five
years.
Ibe four Douglas Mexican youths '
who had a bearing in tbe juvenile
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csuit on burglary charges, were cent
to the industrial school at Benson.
Bryant vs Bryant judgiieut
for
defendant.
WEI NE8UAY
In enurt today 25 more jurors
re
porttd for duty as follows:
BPLCIAL VtNlKB
Leonard Melgren W II Jobneon
Geo Etz
M J C'astei ada
J A Stone
Arturo Giibalbo
Herman J Peters
C A Adams
O F Hicks
David BLtwler
TJ Ryan
W WChilders
Louis Scbnarr
L R Rotcoe
W H Thompson
Lee'Perry
J S Merrill
S R Wilson "
O Webb
B II Herr
Frank Black
LL Oldham
Sim Cowan
J V Cbristeoson
Jasper
Curtis
ADAMS CARE ON TRIAL
Tbe work of securing a jury
progress to decide the fate of
is in
Cabe
Adams, charged wi'h murder of
Jack
Bruner of Tombstone at Turner in
November last an account of wbicb is
familiar to our readers. Tbe entire
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day was taken up in securing a jury
and at 2:30o'clock but 16 jurors out
of tbe panel of 56 qualified
Tbe majority of the jurors opposed
the infliction of the death penalty
and were excused. Attorney English
for the defense, in examining tba
jurors, questions each if insanity o
unconscious condition arising from
intoxication would be legarded as
valid defense, thus indicating prob
able defense in the trial.
It is not Hkety that a full panel
for the jury can be secured today
and another special venire is
likely.
(Continued oo page three)
Financial Conditions
of Arizona
Between February 14, 1912, tbe day
on which Arizona became a state, and
December 31, the office of secretary of
state Sidney P Osborn collected $42,
lbO 25 The expenses of tbe otbee
for tbat period, including all salaries,
were $18,562.44, leaving a net profit of
more than $0,000.
Five hundred copies of tbe legisla
tive journals were printed at a cost of
$3,450. 55, an exceptionally low bid
being received, Lere than 250 copies
were disoihutrd. Secretary Osborn
tays that tbe $3150.65 was wasted and
he will reccommtnd that no more
money be spent in printing journals.
It cost $2727.70 to have the session
laws printed and tbe return Irom cop
ies sold was $921.20. Tbe initiative
and referendum publicity pamphlets
cost $2291.22. As a result of tbe mo
tor vehicles registration law $10,458
wis collected, the expenses being
$998 50. At $2 50 apiece 685 notar
ial commissions were issoed, total
$1712,50.
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Visits Tcmbstone
State Supt ot Instruction C O Case
waa a Tombstone visitor today, and
with County Supt. Hotcbkiss visited
the manual training department work
of tbe local high school. Supt. Case
is making an official tour of all high
schools of the state where man
ual training, domestic science
or similar branches are being taught.
He is delayed in bis schedule and
remained bere but several hours
continuing on to Bisbee and Doug
las tbisafternon via auto.
Noted Smuggler
Receives Pardon
Tbe Associated Press dispatches
etrried information tbat F W Libby
had bee a pardcnel from tbe Atlanta
federal penitentiary. Tbe Libby case
is one of more tbsn passing interest
to Arizonans.
Libby was sent to the Atlanta pris
on for smuggling. He was caught
near Nogiles some time early laat
year with several thousand dollars
worth of smuggled opium. He hsd
brougfit tbe dope from Mexico into
tbis country through tbe port of No
gales. He as held in jail for some
time, and afterward was liberated on
$TuX;0 cash bail. After being libera
ted be aided tbe government materi
ally in tbis section of tbe United
States. He did particularly valuable
work in and around Han Francisco
and waa taken to Honolulu as a wit
ness lor the gcvernment.
Judge Sloan sentenctd him to ore
year in the federal prism nnd to pay
a fine of $500. In taking up bia cash
bail beretnrned $500 of it to tbe
I government in payment ot bis fine.
At tbe time of his sentence be told
be court that he was through with
tbe smuggling game.
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