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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY 1 MORNING, JULY 26, 1919
FAILURE OF SEA
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Arizona Cotton Will Have
Much Competition Re
moved if News ProVes
True This Valley's Cot
ton Demand Benefit
The following from'the Cotton. Rec-J
crd, a journal devoted to the cotton
industry, will be read with interest by
hundreds of citizens of this valley,
pointing as it does to the removal from
competition with Arizona cotton of the
Sea Island variety:
"Fifteen thousand bales'. That is
all the growing crop of sea island cot
ion will amount to. according to the
recent report of the department of
agriculture. The crop grown in 1916
turned out 117,000 bales at the gins:
ihat of 1917 was 92,000, and that of
1918 the crop now being marketed
52.000. And now experts of the crop
reporting bureau, department of agri
culture, after going carefully over the
ground, estimate the total crop to be
grown in 1919 at only 15.000 bales.
This development is not unforeseen.
Two or three years ago the Cotton
Record drew attention to the coming
crisis in sea island cotton production,
and a year ago the government experts
aid the crop was doomed. Sea island
cotton is peculiarly vulnerable to the
depredations of the boll weevil. The
ea islagd plant is slower in maturinft
and its more luxuriant foliage affords
excellent shelter for the progressive
stages of the insect. Early maturing
upland cotton may take on enough
bolls before the weevil becomes all-de
structive to make a moderate croo
enough perhaps to pay out if the price
Is very high; but not so with sea
inlands. With the certainty of weevil
infestation, the farmer simply aban
dons the culture of sea island.
"To cotton interests generally, but
more particularly in this section of
the country, the idea of the passing
of the sea island cotton crop is a very
saddening one. For generation after
rencration, sea island cotton has been
the premier cotton of the world; the
production was relatively small, but
the crop was of great importance. Be
fore the days of tire fabrics and of
long staple cotton from Egypt, sea
island was used chiefly in the making
at sewing thread, and for numerous
other purposes for which the ordinary
upland staple was not so well adapted.
The very latest use for sea island ex
clusively has been the making of
aeroplane wings.
"Other varieties of long staples have
proved more or less impermanent, the
staple failing after a number of years,
probably through reverting to type.
But sea islands have remained the
same for a hundred years. It is un
fortunate that the crop should be shut
off, now that there is so much more
demand for the long staple. To a very
great extent the loss can be made up
RQ
SUMME
AS REFRESHING AS A DIP IN THE LAKE!
Dear Readers: Let us introduce you to our new staff writer '
Zoe Beckley who is going to write for you a delightful summer
serial "Romances of a Summer Girl." ; '
You probably know Zoe Beckley pretty well already, but in case
you don't we'll just say that she is the clever young woman ..who
has made a wonderful reputation as a feature and special writer on
the New York Mail and New York World, is the author of the book
"A Chance to Live," and combines those rare elements experi-
,
ence, youth, pep.
v Miss Beckley's "Romances of a Summer ' Girl" is the kind of
summertime stunt that the men as well as women will "eat alive." ,
It deals with the romantic adventures of a business girl who de-
cides to go out and "Hunt a Husband."
THE FIRST STORY WILL APPEAR IN
SUNDAY'S ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
by the American Egyptaui cotton of
Arizona, but, after ail. there is no other
cotton like the Inimitable sea islands,
steady and reliable. It is to be hoped
that the disaster will not be quite as
bad as now indicated by the results of
the researches of the government. And,
moreover, that means may be found to
keep on producing at least enough to
preserve the strain, until the time
when, with the boll weevil finally
conquered, sea island can come into
its own again."
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SUSPECT TAKEN
IN AVILA CASE
The preliminary trial of Juan Solis
(Chomacho), charged with the murder
of Avila, a fellow workman, near
Marinette, on the morning of July &,
occupied all of yesterday in the court
of Justice Wheeler. Late in the after
noon, with several witnesses for the
state yet to be heard, a recess was
taken until this morning.
The most interesting event of the day
was the taking into custody on sus
picion of one of the witnesses for the
state, Jesus Comanche, at the conclu
sion of his testimony, in the course of
which he became involved in a maze of
contradictions, chiefly with respect to
the amount of money he had at differ
ent times. It was stated by him that
shortly before coming to Phoenix on a
"pasear," not long before the killing
of Avila, he had a little more than $21.
Finally he admitted that on his return
to the place of his employment, he was
"broke," and that soon after the mur
der of Avila he had $60.
He also contradicted himself regard
ing his movements and those of Avila
after he left Phoenix on his return.
At first he said he had not seen Avila,
but later he admitted that Avila got on
the stage at Glendale and hode home
with him. Some suspicion had attached
itself to Comanche as a third party in
the killing, or It was thought that he
might have given to Comancho and
Apodaca, who is supposed to have been
with Chomacho at the murder, but aft
erward escaped, the information that
Avila was carrying $200 around with
him.
As soon, as Comanche left the stand
he was taken into custody and led out
of the .court, . screaming, and was
placed in an automobile and driven to
jaiL No formal charge has been placed
against him.
Though nobody has ever expressed
a doubt of the guilt of Chomacho and
Aaodaca, the state experienced some
difficulty in finding a place to begin.
The prisoner appears unconcerned,
resting in apparent security on his own
assertion of his innocence, notwith
standing he was captured while fleeing
from the scene of the crime and was
found in the possession of money for
which he could not account. Beside
that, Avila lived long enough to tell
several persons that Chomacho. shot
him twice. That statement was made
by several of the witnesses over the
objection of Mr. Bailey, of Walton and
Bailey, for the defense. But coupled
with the statement of those witnesses
was the testimony that Avila evidently
did not believe that he was going to
die, and therefore his statement could
not have the force of a dying declara
tion. Mr. Bailey also objected to the con
ANNOUNCING
MANGES OF A
sideration of the statement of Avila
immediately after the shooting as a
part of the res gestae. He was sus
tained by the court. A great mass of
other testimony, however, has been
brought by Assistant County Attor
neys Johnson and Lewkovitz, connect
ing Chamocho with the affair.
The strongest witness for the state
was Pedro Ruiz, at whose place Apo
daco and Chomacho lived. He testified
as many of the other witnesses had
that for two or three days after they
had quit work and been paid off, they
lingered about for apparently no pur
pose, fie testified to their packing of
their blankets and suit cases and final
ly of their departure.
- Ruiz identified a revolverwhich had
been found in the canal along the line
of flight of Chomacho, as the weapon
of Apodaco, though it had evidently
been in the possession of Chomacho.
When this revolver was offered, Cho
macho was more evidently disturbed
than he had been at any time since his
arrest. '
But the strongest testimony of all
given by Ruiz was the identification of
a spur found near the place where
the struggle between Avila and his
murderers had taken place. That spur
was one which Chomacho must have
worn. It was one which had been
about the place and was not one of
the two spurs that Apodaco had taken
away.
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ALL IE WAY EAST
Morrough O'Brien, salesman for the
Ferguson -Keeler company, distributors
of Oldsmobiles, returned yesterday
from an extended tour throughout the
eastern sta:es.
He made the trip through to Kansas
City by machine, but there the mud
proved so thick it was thought best
to finish the trip to Toledo by train.
On the return trip the mud was
found to be even worse. Chains were
placed on the' car soon after leaving
Kansas City, and it was seldom they
were removed. Bad roads proved to
be the rule aU the way through, the
entire excursion being anything but a
pleasant jaunt.
ADMIRALTY CANCELS
MANY SHIP ORDERS
LONDON, July 24. Since the sign
ing of the armistice the British ad
miralty has cancelled orders for 526
ships, resulting in a net saving of
42,000,000- This announcement was
made during the course of a naval de
bate in the house of commons tonight.
The announcement of these econo
mies in ehips and men drew expres
sions of surprise and gratification from
some of the members. The Right Hoa
orable George Lambert, liberal for the
South Molton division of Devonshire
expressed the earnest hpe that there
would never be a British navy policy
to build against the. United States.
RETURNS FROM FLORENCE
WilliamM. Smith has returned from a
two-day trip to Florence, where he
attended a meeting of the board of
directors of the Pinal Bank and Trust
company, of which he is president.
III!
R GIRL
Theater
, At the Columbia
'Nine-tenths of the Law," Mitchell
Lewis' great offering, will conclude a
four-c'ay stay at the Columbia theater
today. There will be continuous per
formance today, starting at 2 o'clock
and ending at H o'clock.
Lewis, recognized master of north
west characters, has one of the best
roles of his career in this offering, that
of a French-Canadian trapper. His
power of interpretation has never been
shown to better advantage.
He participates in a couple of fistic
battles that are the best he has ever
done before the camera.
"Nine-Tenths of the Law," is, with
outout doubt, the best Mitchell Lewis
production ever offered. It is a better
cinema offering than that big super
feature. "The Squaw Man."
Probably few filks ever produced
combine so many spectacular features
as does "Nine-Tenths of the Law."
The photography is of unusual beauty,
the scenic effects being in keeping
with the story.
Then there is a child actor, a boy 8
years old, who immediately wins the
heart of the audience and holds it
throughout. His initial screen attempt
is this offering and his work entitles
him to rank among the greatest of all
child performers.
A strand comedy is the augmenting
feature for today.
Riverside Park
Again last night the big plunge at
Riverside Park was emptied and thor
oughly scrubbed. It was also refilled
during the night, and this morning it
is again ready for the bathers, with its
abundance of fresh, heated water. This
is the first season that the park man
agement has been able to clean and
refill th pool without delay, and this
is occasioned through a novel ar-
ffiE ROSE TREE
Sonny Clay, the Jazz Ar
tist. Music every night.
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RIVERSIDE
11 PAPIc
The big pool was emptied and
thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned
last night. All ' ready for th
bathers today.
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DANCING
TONIGHT
The concessions are always open
rangement of the big plunge and aux
iliary heating pool.
The dance will be the main attrac
tion, as usual, this evening, when the
crack Riverside orchestra will be on
hand at the big open air pavilion to
furnish the irresistible strains which
make dancing a real pleasure. The
management has received any amount
of compliments on the music, which is
declared to be the finest in the county.
Of course, the concessions will be
running all day and night, and along
the midway there will be found plenty
of fun for everybody.
SAUFLEY NOT MOVED The typo
graphical portion of yesterday morn
ing's Republican refused to read ac
cording to contract in so far as the
large advertisement of the Saufley
Rubber company was concerned. The
advertisement stated that the company
is located somewhere out on North
Central avenue, whereas they are still
conducting their thriving business at
the corner of First street and Monroe.
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STRAND COMEDY
FOLLOW THE CROWD
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Big 4-piece Jazz orchestra
Dancing 5 Cents
Admission Free
Take our Taxi Cabs from
Owl Drug Store every 15
minutes. Fare 25 cents.
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Here's a chance for all prohibition
people to vote wet.
Vote yes for Verde water. We won't
sell so much Rainwater Crystals but
we" are voting Yes just the same.
Fresh shipment "Roman Meal" "Curtis
Supreme Tuna," 'Dromedary Cocoa-nut."
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We very seldom have any special sales,
when we do they are genuine bargains.
How is this one?
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