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PUT IN SYSTEM OF
FINGER PRINTS TO
DETECT CROOKS
PHOENIX, April 7 Installation of
the universal finger print syMrm' In
IU entirety tor Maricopa county bj
Sa jesterday In the sheriff's office
under the direction of Fred Wrlgh',
finger print expert Mr Wright has
been paid a retaining fee by the board
of supervisors to do the work and in
stall tho system. The files here will
be used in conjunction with those
now at the federal prison at Leaven
worth, Kans.. containing more than
3.000.000 classifications. .All prison
ers conIcted in tho county will be
Printed and their pnnts clasifled by
Mr. Wright.
PLUNKETT ELECTED
MAYOR Or PHOENIX
PHOENIX. April 7. V. H. Plunk
ott wis elected mayor of Phoenix at
the municipal election held here to
day and J. A. It. Irvine and C. W
Burnett were re-e!ec:ed ciy onimi
sioners, Plunkett received a majority
of 500 votes over George U. Young,
former mayor and also former terri
torial secretary. Barnett nosed out
Frank Woods for commissioner bv
157 votes. The -vote in the general
election exceeded but little that cast
at the recent primary although In
the meantime, registration of voters
had increased by about SCO
PERRY LEWIS WINS
OVER KID PALMER
GLOBE. April 7. Perry Lewis f
Denver easily defeated Kid Palmer
of Douglas, in a 10-round bout to
night at Miami. Lewis completely
outclassed his opponent in every de
partment ot the game and administ
ered such a beating to Palmer that
the latter was obviously in much dis
tress when the referee held up Lew
is' hand at the conclusion of the 10th
round.
Although Lewis was really awarded
the decision in the third round when
he claimed that Palmer had fouled
him, he showed his fair spirit by re
fusing to accept it and the bout con
tinued the full scheduled limit.
ESCAPED FROM A
CONVICT CAMP ON
SUPERIOR HIGHWAY
MIAMI. April 7. Word has been
received in the office of the chief of
police ot Miami that Ernesto Perez
escaped from the convict camp on
the Superior highway on March CI.
He is described as a native of Mexi
co, 20 j ears of age, height Z feet,
2S inches, weight 122, brown ejes,
black hair, inch scar back of
head, left; 1-inch scar back of head,
right. He was sentenced to scrr:
Z to C years for forgery from Green
lee county and had been in prison
a little over a year.
INJURIES CF FATHER AND
DAUGHTER PROVE SERIOUS
DOUGLAS. April .'.John Tons
and daughter, Mis- Helen Tons, both
suffered greater injuries as the re
sult of an automobile accident three
weeks ago than first examination in
dlcated.
At the time of the accident all of
the occupants of tho car suffered
from shock, but Miss Tong. with a
broken arm, was reported to be the
only one painfully injuried.
Since that time, a closer examina
tion, revealed serious internal injury.
This injury; confined the young wom
an a part of the time to her bed. As
she recovered she received a tele
phone call to come to Johnson, the
present headquarters or ner father.
Arriving there she found he, too, had
suffered internal injuries of a less
xerious nature. Two of bis ribs
were broken.
The Tong accident happened when
Mr. Tong was taking a party of girls
to the High Y conference In Tucson
and ran at night into an auto truck
with no light, standing along the
highway.
MEN CHARGED WITH BLOWING
SAFE BOUND OVER TO COURT
DOUGLAS, April 6. George Martin
and C. White charged with having
been connected with the safe blowing
in the Douglas laundry the night ef
February; 15, appeared before Judgo
f. C. Jack In the Justice court late
Saturday afternoon and were bound
over to the superior court at Tomb
stone for final disposition of their
case.
BOYS STOLE FROM U. S.
AUTO, OFFICIALS SAY
PHOENIX April 7. That Phoenlr
school bojs are guilty of theft of
two casing and rims from a govcrn
ai nt automobile has developed from
an Investigation conducted by the de
partment of Justice As yet, no com
plaint has been filed against the
boys, who are alleged to have ad
mitted their guilt.
The car is tho property of the Phoo
nix Indian school. The tires and rims
were stolen on March 9 and. accotd
Ins to the alleged statement made the
department of Justice, the theft was
made with view of selling the spoils
The property, however, was recover
ed and returned to the owners before
any sale was made.
The names o f the boys were sup
pressed by the government officials
who conducted the investigation.
TOWNSEND BOYS
HAVE DISAPPEARED
MIAMI, April 7. Alden and Arthur
Townsend. aged 14 and 12 years res
pectively, sens of W. M. Townsend20. The hearing has been called to
of 527 Smith street, disappeared J investigate the fairness of rates on
from the family home on last Thurs-1 fruit and vegetables from coast
day evening. The officers were no-
titled, but have been unable to ob-
tain any trace of the youngsters to
date. It is the belief of the family
of the young men that they "Just
ran awaj" probably on a trip arounl
the world, or to fight Indians.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE
IN ROAD MACHINERY WILL
BE GIVEN TO ARIZONA
PHOENIX, April 7. Millions of
do'l. rs worth of discarded war equip
ment will be made available to Ari
zona for the purpose of making good
road'i as a result of the passage of
the iCahn bill, provided means can
be found for meeting the nominal
charge of 20 per cent ot the value
placed by the government. This
equipment Is in addition to the more
than $l,00O,O0U worth of equipment
and supplies which has already been
received by the state highway -department
from the bureau of public
roads of the department of agricul
ture LAST ARGUMENT IN
ADJUTANT GENERAL
FIGHT DELIVERED
PHOENIX.
".ear-end of ;
April 7. Marking the
long and Impassioned
controversy arguments were present-j
ed to the supreme court yesterday
afternoon iu the famoub Harris-In-i
galls case, involving title to the of
fice of aJjutant general. L. B. Whit
.:ej. assistant attorney general, rep
resented the attorney general's of
fice in the filing of a suit in quo
warranto in the lower court. Will E
i Ryan represented Walter S. Ingalls,
' who ha, been acting as adjutant gen
icrsl since his appointment last June,
servins ever since without pay
Ail that now remains to be done
is the handing down of a decision
from the supreme court, and when
this Is dene both sides, of the con-
trovercy will heave long sighs of re-f
tiff.
U. S.
ROADS BUREAU
CHIEFS SEEK OFFICE
SITE IN CAPITAL
PHOENIX. April 7. Two high of
ficial of the bureau of public roads
of the department of agriculture are
here today, looking over the ground
to secure suitable quarters for open
ing division headquaters in this city.
They are E. S. Wheeler, division en
gneer, with headquarters at Albu
querque and Dr. L. I. Hewes, gen
eral inspector, with headquarters at
Portland. Ore. Dr. Hewes has the
.supervision of federal aid highway
work in 11 western states.
The division headquarters are now
located at Albuquerque. In tb.3
event that a suitable location can be
found it will mean the moving from
the former location and the centrali
zation of all work of the division
which comprises New Mexico and
Arizona, at this point.
ALLEGED TIRE THIEF
IS HELD FOR TRIAL
NOGALES. April 8. Charles H.
Ellis, charged with having In his
possession a stolen automobile rim
and tire belongng to Roy and Tit
comb, was bound over to the super
ior court in the sum of $100 by Jus
tice John N. Wllkey.
THREE SHIPS LAND AT
LOCAL AVIATION FIELD
DOUR LAS. April $ Three ships
landed yesterday at Douglas field.
Tl-ey came in about 1 30 and hopped
2'30, having staved just long enough
to take on fuel All three of tho
fhlps are from Kelly field, San An
tonio, Tex. Two of them were bound
for San Diego, Cal. Tho third plana
is bound for Tucson for the purpose
of maplng maps. Pictures will be
taken and from these picture maps
wfll be made. A similar mission Is
being undertaken by Lieutenant Jones
who belongs to the flight stationed
here.
PREPARING COMPLAINT
PHOENIX. April 8 F. A. Jones of
the corporation commission is pre
paring a complaint is intervention 111
the case of the Douglas chamber of
commerce and mines against the rail
roads, which will be beard by a re.v -'P' 8"-e lmo yesterday in gather-res-ntathe
of the Interstate com- inB together his files relating to tha
merce commission at Douglas, April "l9bee deportation. In expectation of
points.
TWO JURY CONVICTIONS
IN TUCSON U. S. COURT
TUCSON, April 8--Two convic
tions were obtained from a jury in
the United States court jesterday
for liquor violations. Vasco M. Elich
and Lazaro Martinovlch, both tried
for unlawfully possessing liquor were
found guilty and were fined 1250 each
by Judge Dooling. This was the
first conviction in a jury trial to be
obtained in the court this session
since Jose Bustamente. a Papago
dian. was convicted .of stabbing his
wife. That was the first case on the
criminal calendar of this term.
ELKS LAUNCH MOVE
FOR $100,000 BONDS
FOR BUILDING HOME
TUCSON. April S. A campaign
for the sale or $100,009 wor.h of
bonds to be used In the building of
be new Elks" home at Stone avenue
and Broadway will be launched this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at a meeting
of the team captains, according to an-
nounccmerrt Inade laJt nght at a
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tmrt ,. ,.- -, hp-In
-mme(-Iatelv upon completion of the
plans for riaanclac tfce bulIdIn-
More than $300 was raised at last
night's meeting
STATE LAUNDRYM EN
MEET IN CONVENTION
! PHOENIX. April 7 Following a
busine-s session, a banquet and a
motor trip around the vallev, the an
nual convention of the ' Arizona
Laundrymen's association adjourned
until next fall, where it will assemble
In Tucson for the election of offi
cers. The election was not held
yesterday because not enough mem
bers of the association were present
nnd the meeting was therefore ad
journed until fall.
PHOENIX BOOSTERS
DOUGLAS. April 8 The Phoenix
chamber of commerce excursionists
will reach Douglas at 2 o'clock thts
afternoon. Ely Martin, secretary of
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines, was busy yesterday pre
paring for the visitors. There is no
set program, and it could not be
learned last night how many woull
be on the special train, but present
plans call for meeting the Phoeni
cians at the train, a sightseeing trip
through the city and to Agua Prieta
and a dance at the Hotel Gadsden
tonight, beginning at 9 o'clock. The
visitors and the music will be by
the Indian school band of 27 pieces,
which is accompanying the excursion
ists. The visitors will leave at mid
night ASK S25A00 FOR DEATH
TUCSON, April ".The sum of
$23,000 for the death of D. J. Mc-
Corxnlck In a boiler explosion while
working for the Southern Pacific
is asked by the Tucson Realty and
Trust company, administrators 'of his
estate, in a suit filed against Walker
D. HInes as agent, in the superior
court yesterday.
ELLIOTT QUITS JOB AS
MANAGER OF WATER ASS'N
PHOENIX, April 8. W. C ElliotV
general manager and chief engineer
lof the SaU u,Tcr Va,,ey Wa,er Vser,
Association, yesterday tendered his
resignation to the board of the as-
jsoclatlon to take effect May 1st, the
beginning of the new official year.
Mr. Elliott gave as bis reason that
he intends to practice his profession
as an engineer in a private capacity.
The resignation was tabled, as the
directors seemed reluctant to accept
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Mr. Elliott has held his present
position for the past ten years, and
has had the supervision ot the Salt
River project, the control of all ex
penditures, and the care or the gen
eral maintenance of the system.
GATHERING FILES
PHOENIX. April S. The governor
receiving summons to appear as a
witness in ithe case of the state
against Wootton, now- being held at
Tombstone. Unofficial word has
crept out that the governor will be
placed on the stand next Saturday
This will dovetail with other plans
laid by the governor, as he has a
number of speaking engagements In
the south during the early part of
next week.
D. D.
JACOBS. MESA
MERCHANT, ARRESTED
ON FRAUD CHARGE
MESA. April 8. Charged with re-
movin g goods from his store here
In-!'" intent to defraud creditors. IL
D. Jacobs, proprietor of the Chica
go Bargain House, on West Main
street was arrested in San Bernar
dino. Cal, last week, according to
advices received here jesterdaj by
Constable O. L- Pickens. Both Ja
cobs and his wife. It is said, are im
plicated in the charge and are being
held in custody on warrants issued
by the Los Angeles wholesale board
of trade organization.
CHARGING SLANDER, HE
ASKS $7000 DAMAGES
PHOENIX, April 8. Alleging cer
tain falee remarks has greatly injure I
his good name and fame, C. D. Dill
ingham jesterday brought suit
against W. E. Conrad in the superior
court, charging slander He asks
$2,000 actual damages and $5,000 pun
itive damages.
Dillingham says that on June ",
1019, in the presence of diver.- per
sons, Conrad made a defamatory and
slanderous remark, the words of
which he alleges were ''That he
(Dillingham) had stolen a Ford
truck and had burned the building
known as the West End store and
the merchandise therein contained
for the purpose of obtaining the in
surance.' He says by reason or tne
tatement he was subjected to arrest
on the charge of arson and has been
compelled to bring suit to recover
his insurance.
VOMAN HELD TO TRIAL
ON RING THEFT CHARGE
PHOENIX. April 8. Mrs. Elizabeth
De Vere yesterday was held by Jus
tice McKee to answer to the superior
court under a bond of $300 on a
charge of stealing a diamond and
saphlre ring. The complaining wit
ness was O. V. Slaughter, who al
leges Mrs. De Vere stole the rinj
from his wife while employed as a
trained nurse. The case has been
continued twice because the ring
was not In court as an exhibit.
L. L. Gray, to whom Mrs. De Vere
told the officers she bad given the
ring testified Mrs. De Vere had given
It to him as security for $43 due him
in taxlcab fares. He said the was to
redeem it In a week but failed to do
so. Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter identi
fied the ring as belonging to them
and said It was one Mrs. De Vere
had taken.
MARICOPA DEPORTS LEPER
PHOENIX, April 7. One leper
was deported from Maricopa county
to Mexico during March, according
to the monthly report of the county
physician.
SHERIFF'S BLOODHOUND
TRAILS STOLEN HORSES
NOGALES, April 8. Fast and clev-
er work on the part of Dej.uty Sher
iff George White and nls new blood
sound. Hanger, vesterday rtMiltrd in
Edward Camou, whose ranch lies
about six miles out on the Tucson
road having returned to him two fine
horses stolen from his corral.
When the theft was reported to
the sheritrs office. White loaded his
man-hunting dog Into an automobile
and hastened to the scene of the
crime. There, he animal took up
the trail and followed It relentlessly
until the horsethlef was overtaken.
Frightened by tho appearance of
dag, the fugitive abandoned the horse
at a point on the Santa Cruz river
and escaped Into Mexico.
DAIRYMEN ORGANIZE TO
ELIMINATE MIDDLEMAN
TUCSON, April 8. Dairymen of
Pima county decidea last night at
a meeting In the office of County Ag
ricultural Agent Brown, to form an
prganlzatlon which will eliminate the
middleman in the sale of milk. Tha
jjian adopted provides for a perma
nent organization and the forming of
a pool to market their own milk di
rect to the consumer.
OIL LAND INFORMATION
The directors In charge of the Arl-
7rna Bureau of Mines, with headquar
ters at the University are now in a
position to supply full information
concerning the oil land leasing bill
approved February 25th, 1920, and
general land office regulations cover
ing oil and gas permits and regula
tions concerning oil shale 'eases. Any
desired Information can be r -cured
by writing to the Bureau of Mines,
in care of the University.
400 DELEGATES Or LABOR
WILL CONV.ENE HERE
TUCSON. April 8. Four hundred
delegates will be present at the con
vention of labor unions to form a
non-partisan political organization
which will be held at the Labor
Temple Saturday, it was announced
at the meeting of the Central Trades
and Labor Council last night. Each
union In the city has selected a num
ber of delegates and all are expected
to be present. An organization will
be formed at the meeting for the
purpose of endorsing and condemn
ing of candidates for civic, county
and state offices.
VISITORS ASK SUPPORT'
FOR SAN CARLOS DAM
TUCSON, April 8. Interest in the
San Carlos dam Is being urged by
Judge A. A. Jayne of Casa Grande
and Ted Healy, fair commissioner fo
plnal county, who -vere visitors In
Tucson jesterday with the members
ot the Phoenix chamber of commcrcj.
Both are members of the committee
of six in charge of the campaign for
the dam.
"Arizona loaned or contributed to
the nation during the war more than
$50,000,000 with a population of Ie33
than 300,000. Now that peace Is
here, Arizona appeals ,'or a loan not
a gift, ot just a few millions all se
cured by mortgages on her farm
lands.." Judge Jayne said yesterday.
"This loan is to bnlld the San Carlos
storage dam, long recommended by
various governmental departments.
We want the help ot all Arizonan3.
Not with their money, but with their
influence and the few minutes time
needed to write to their senators and
congressmen at Washington."
STATES ALVEY STOLE
AWAY WIFE'S LOVE
PHOENLX, April 8 Declaring his
borne was broken up and his wife's
love stolen from him, Robert H. Grif
fin yesterday brought suit agaimt
C-eorge Alvey. charging alienation. of
affections. He asks $25,000 as heatt
balm.
Griffin says they were married In
Phoenix, May 1, 1909, and have three
children. While living at Marinette
In November, 1919, he says, Alvey
g?ined the affections of his wife and
persuaded her to leave him taking
the children with her. At the insti
gation of Alvey, he says, she placed
the children In a Catholic orphanage
In Tucson without his consent, and
was persuaded to bring suit for dl
rorce without cause, which is now
pending in the superior court.
CASA GRANDE FARMERS
AGREE TO ROAD ROUTE
TUCSON. April 8. A settlement of
the dispute over the route of thj
Casa Grande road wa reached at a
meeting jesterday morning of rep-i
reieritatives of the urmers, hUhway
commission and board of supervisors
Representatives of the farmers who
were behind the protest against the
highway commission's route agreed to
thi- plan to proceed with the build
ing of the road as routed by the
commission and to provide In a later
bond Issue the $20,000 needed to build
a two in He stretch along the South
ern Pacific tracks to the city limits
of Tucson.
DOUGLAS MAKES
NEW INCREASE IN
COPPER OUTPUT
DOUGLAS. April 9 There was an
increase of a half million pounds of
copper at the Copppr Queen smelter
iuring the mouth of March over the
February output, while the output at
she Calumet & Arizona smelter In
h's citv remained at practically what
it was for February.
The Copper Queen produced In
March eight million pounds of cop
per, about fifty per cent of the nor
ms! output during the j'ear 1917. If
there Is any Intention of increasing
this output the men in charge of op
eration have not jet been notified.
TROOPS MARCH TOWARD
AGUA PRIETA, REPORT
DOUGUVS! April ?. The report
that Gen. p. Elia3 Calles on his re
cent trip to Agua Prieta directed
the acting head ot the customs office
there to turn over the receipts of
the office to the Sonora state govern-j
ment is not based on fact, according!
to a statement made by an Agua
Prieta official j esterdaj.
The receipts of me Agua Prieta
customs house are deposited In a
Douglas bank each daj-, and hereto
fore this money has been forwarded
to the fiscal office ot the Mexican
government In New York City, to be
added to the fund kept there as a
source ot credit for the Mexico City
government. When General Calles
here an order was issued to the cus
toms bouse officials to cease send
ing money to New York, but whether
the order was a temporary one, and
by whom mad-, could nut be as
certained bj inquirers from this side
of the line. It is understood the
same orders have been given at Ne
gates and Naco.
Word was received at Agua Prieta
j'esterday morning that a body of
soldiers had left Casas Grandas tor
the town across the line, and the
troops were due to arrive within the
next four dajs.
It is believed by some that 'he sol
diers are coming to carrv out the
wishes of the Carranza government
in regard to the customs houe re
ceipts, and to gain and hold posses
sion of the border town. In thi
meantime the trenches lz the vie!
nltj" are being put In order and it
appears that the men Irom Chihua
hua will meet with difficulties when
they reach the border ton.
DAILY PROCEEDINGS IN
DEPORTATION TRIALS
(Continued from Page Two)
During the interim of the court's
decision the cross-examination of P.r'e sker. De saI-- displayed a
A. McKInney was concluded this aft
ernoon by the state and two more
witnesses put on the stand, before
court adjourned at 2:45 until Monday
morning at 9:30.
On cross-examination McKInney re
Iterated what he had said during di
rect examination, and added in ans
wer to the state's attorney that ho
did not see any violence .In the dis
trict. At the conclusion of cross
examination the defense asked that
one ot the copies of the Bisbee Ore,
which was referred to the witness
during cross-examination, be intro-
riirH aa flvlrtpnre Tt was rparf tn !
the Jury and related to percentage
of men returning to work at the
Denn and Shattuck- mines, and als3
told of the taking in hand of thi
?lmported I. W. W. thugs" by the of
ficers. The testimony of J. H. Skinner,
who said he lived on a ranch near
Gleescn In July, 1917, was not alow--ed
to go before the jury following
arguments of attorneys for both sides
In the absence of the Jury. The de
fense avowed thuj would provo that
six men, all armed, who said they
had escaped from Sheriff Wheeler
during the deportation, and they wer-i
hiding out until such time as they
could return to BIsbcc. where they
were going to plant djnamlte. The
court sustained the objection of the
state on the grounds that the act
sought to be proven was subsequent
to the deportation.
C. J. Kimbrough then took tha
stand and testified along the lines
as other witnesses for the defense.
He told of threats made by thra
men. One named Stanley, he said
had told him if he did not get his
brother working in Lowell to quit
work something was going to happen
to him, and if he himself did not qut
he would wake up to find bis pro
perty burned and he and his fa-nil
would have to walk out ot town bare
footed. Another man. named Henry
Ivens, he testified, told him the pur
pose of the I. W. W. was to ' tie up
the draft call," while another named
Curti told him he "would soon be
afraid to travel the trail coming
home from work." He took these to
be threats, he said, and secured per
mission from Sheriff Wheeler to car
ry a gun and sent his family to Tex
as, On cross-examination he said be
was afraid for his family since sev
eral shots had been tired through a
neighbor's house a short time before.
He admitted he was not harmed, how
ever, nor did he see any property
destrojed. Pickets told him. though,
that he had only a few more day
to work, he replied in answer to a
question from the county attorney as
to conditions. .
At this juncture F. IX Curley, assis
tant defense attorney announced
that the list of witnesses they hs!
here for the purpose of filling in tha
space during the time the opinion
was being prepared were exhausted
-and the court adjourned until Mon
day morning at 9:30, announcing that
be had inteded to hold court tomor
row, but conditions at his own court
tn Tucson were such that he could
not postpone them, and Judge Lock
wood, who was holding court In
PreECOtt would be unable to attend
to the Tucson court.
The morning session wa3 a brief
one with onlj one witness on thy
stand, who was on cross-examinatloi
by the state, when the noon hour ar
rived. When court convened at 10 o'clock
Judge Pattee announced that he
would require a little more time In
which to complete his decision en tho
Issue that arose yesterdaj as to the
Ladmissibility of I W. W. evidence.
and adjournment was taken to 11
o'clock.
At 11 o'clock F A. McKlnnej, man
ager of the Bisbee Ore Job depart
ment took the stand and testified toy
conditions as he found them while en
duty as a reporter for tne Ore dur
ing the strike in 1017.
He testified that his work as re
porter took him all over the district
and he attended all the meetings at.
the City Park which In I. W. W.
speai ers remarking that they would
first get 5C and S hours, then $S ami
C hours, then $10 and 4 hours, the.i
take the mines, which corroberateJ
testimony given by other witnesses.
red I. W. W. card and told his hear
ers that this was better than any
Liberty Bond and that the war to?
a Wall Street war and they wantel
the worklngman to pay for it.
Calling at the I. W. W. hall, ho
said In order to get information 33
to the number of men out on strike,
he said he met a man named Tanne
hlll, who told him that many of tha
Western Federation men were Join
ing their ranks every day.
On cross-examination. County At
torney French questioned him closely
as to what condition' were in the
district and hew many men were go
ing back to work. He submitted sev
eral articles which appeared In the
Bisbee Ore at that time, and a3kel
the witness It they were not truo
when they reported conditions aj
getting better. He replied that con
ditions for the companies were get
ting better but the strikers were get
ting worse and many of them get
ting bt-ngry. r
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