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opper coll, the wjter
Her. Many bottles, of
liquid were standing
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do a forward march
required amount of I
snged hands.
had decreed otherwise.
at appearing bottles, will
coBtrltrtflljr nothing toward driir.
awya55cart's of the day, nor wi'l
therAiM)p,some thirsty traveler n
dlpeSXe memory of prohibition
with aHJts horrors. They were con
flacatedBby the strong arm of the
law
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the federal court room anl
more be l:ned up to taunt
rings of twelve American jur-
Wken Warren was found alon.-.
the akeriff demanded of him: "Where
Istyor partner J' Did he squeal on
a Mend or accomplice? No. He, la
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dos't tell me that I hare anv part-
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iLTkuci ended the final chapter, -to
-date, of the famous old prospector,
cattleman, cow-puncher and alleged
lootiegger. for when he gets through
"with any sen ice which I'ncle Sa.n
may ask him to perform, he will
if have had time to dream over the
-1 Kood days when he flirted with death
"" In the stronghold of the famous In-
dlan chief, and while he might have
had the ability to keep out of harm
in those days, the virility to kee,i
him from the wrath of the U. S.
government has been spent, and now
evidently broken in health, he faces
ihe prospect of spending his remain
ing ears in the stronghold of the
civilization which has been erected
to properly care for those who are
unable to respect the rights and pri
vileges of others, and thereby prove
themselves equal" to the teot of mod
ern civilization.
Warren had his stock of "squirrel
Juice" cached in a thicket In the rl
ler bottom near Florence. He wis
30 thoroughly surprise when the of
ficers caught him that he lost hs
false teeth In the (scramble. He at
first thought that he had dropped
them into some of his famous con
coction. However, Deputy Hender
son found the teeth and was going l
hold them as additional evidence In
the case, but the prisoner made suea
a plea as to the character of thai
county meals that the sheriffs' offici
was induced to return him his teeth
much to his delight. Warren has
not yet bad his hearing but he H
expected to plead guilty.
And so now the Lone Wolf must
stand at the bar of justice. The old
warrior of the days when Geronlmo
was terrorizing the southwest, haj
lived to see the day when the lav
Is Inviolate. There were few white
men in Arizona when he first saw
the light of day in Cochise county;
he was amone the first to prospect
over the hills whose wealth was
found by those who came later on.
He tried prospecting and failed, Hs
became a cattleman and failed. He-j
tried work that other men succeeJ
In doing, but It was always booze
and then failure. His greatest fail
ure was moonshining. and o endeth
the checkered career of the Lone
Wolf.
The old stronghold of Ceronlmo,
the rendezvous of the famous chief
lain. Ilea In the Dragoon mountains
"THE LONE WOLF
Residents of Tombstone were amused upon reading)
complete account of the arrest "of "Red" "Warren, ''thot
Lone Wolf of the Dragoons." which was effected by J
fcMienn Hall, of Pinal county, who sui prised "Red" in
his lonely desert cabin near Florence, where of late he
had held swav as a distiller of his favorite beverage,
"Red Eye." "
The story of the capture of the Lone Wolf depicted
his character as it really is. in a brief manner. But to
paint the character of "Red" Warren, in such a light
that it could be seen by a reader, would require much
copy paper and months of work, for "Red" was the
character of all characters in these western p'arts. and the
only one of his kind.
lie was born in the famous Cochise Stronghold, in
the Dragoon mountains, in the days when the Apache
chief, Geronimo, was terrifying the southwest with his
reign of crime.
"lied" Warren was the only friend Geronhno was
known to have had among the white men. and this may
have been due to the fact, to u.e "Red's" own words,
that "Geronimo knew him better than his mother did."
Many a time "Red" boasted of setting himself beside
Geronimo in his tepee, and partaking of the Apache
chief's bill of fare. "Red" Warren was. the only &up-posed-to-be
white man who could roam' the fastnesses of
the Dragoons and the Cochise Stronghold at will, and
perfectly free from any harm at the hands of the mur
derous Apaches. Of tin he was always proud and
boasted freely.
During his earlier days "Red" was a prospector,
and it may be truthfully stated that the feet of "Red"
Warren passed over hundreds of bonanza's, but "Red"
was always too drunk to see. or care. When under the
influence of liquor, or 519 per cent of the time, ins earthly
needs caused him less concern than did his regard for
the laws of the land, which was practically nil. for "lied"
hailed from God's great openness, and knew only t In
laws of the vastness of the mountains and the plains: as
to other laws and customs. "Red" could not be bothered.
Later "Red" launched himself into the cattle busi
ness, and that he emerged from this enterprise with his
life is a mystery to even "Red" Warren himself. In
this connection his stories of hard luck were master-,
pieces. One of "Red's" recitations concerning his fall
ing out with Lady Luck was to the effect that every time
a forest ranger or a cowboy riding for some cattle outfit
stumbled onto the remains of a fresh-slaughtered cow,
even the squirrels would scamper to the rocks and tree
tops and loudlv pioclaim to the world that "Red Warren
did it."
Following his career as a "cattleman." "Red" took
up fanning on the San Pedro River near St. David, and
was a frequent visitor in Tombstone, where he came to
peddle his wares, carted to town by his faithful little
horse, and rickety little buggy. "Red" would canvas the
households of the town, sell his produce, and hie himself
to ji saloon where he would trade his dollars for whisky
in a vain attempt to quench his burning thirst. The next
morning he would arise from his slumbers in the City
jail, walk up the alley where his horse had stood all
night tetheied to a post, and drift out of town for a few
more days' of ranching. Whenever "lied" Warren
drifted into town, the city jail was sure to have a roomer
for the night. To take him to jail was an easy matter
for the officers, for he never resisted by any physical
display, but would orate every foot of the way, proclaim
ing his innocence and loudly expressing a desire to re
turn home to his wife and children. Every foot of the
distance to the city bastile would draw forth a volley of
promises from "Red" that he would never again partake
of liquor; that he would join the ministry tomorrow; that
he would return to his farm with a load of provisions for
his "young "mis." that even though he was the possessor
of a "thousand clean shirts and they all smell of wolves"
nevertheless he was a gentleman, and would from then
on conduct himself as such. But every time "Red" came
to town, he acted like a sailor just in from a three months
cruise, and spent the night in jail.
One day it was reported that "Red" Warren had
joined a revivalist party and had gone to southern Cali
fornia. Many women who had purchased farm produce
from him we're joyed to think that he had finally kept
his promise, freely made, that he intended to make
amends for his many years of wasted life by becoming
a preacher of the gospel. But those who really knew
"Red" "Warren, were justly doubtful, and more so
when the fact became Jviiown that "Red" went to Cali
fornia shortly after the advent of prohibition in Ari
zona. No account of "Red's" falling out with the re
viwilists ever reached Tombstone, but it can be safely
assumed tlfcit it was some event. It is certain that upon
his arrival in California, then wet, "Red" immediately
proceeded to get "lickered up," and was asked to resign
his holy role, an probably kicked out of camp, for "Red"
Wan-en's feet were not made to track in tire straight and
narrow path of clean living.
The next Tombstone heard of "Red" Waij-en was
his arrest for moonshining, and this announcement caus
ed no great surprise among those who km;w him. The
next to be heard will be a pathetic story of the "Lone
Wolf" facing the cold walls of a federal prison, with his
heart and soul pining for the open vastnesses of the pic
turesque Dragoons, down in Dear Old Cochise.
TUBAC Royal Blue mine erect
ing :0 ton concentrating plant.
HARSHAW Modern mill to be
erected at Blue Nose mine.
of Cochise county and here, some
sixty-odd years ago. the subject of
the above sketch first saw the light
of existence and had plodded away
most of his weary years In the south
ern part of the state.
OF THE DRAGOONS"
SAFFORD To get new doubls
press four stand cotton gin.
PHOENIX 20 acre tract on Tempe
road purchased to erect gypsum
plant,
GADSDEX Kilns being Installed
to manufacture bricks for new build
ings. Glendale district shipping 2 or 3
cars lettuce daily.
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
PHOE.VIX. Feb. i7. The condition
of Wiley E. Jones, attorney general
of Arizona, who recently suffered
what was described as a nervous
breakdown, was reported somewhat
improed todaj. The attorney gen
eral was in a local hospital and was
said to bate had a fairly restful day.
Attending physicians said that while
the state's legal adiser was not in
a serious condition It probably would
be sometime before he would be able
to resume his official duties.
Assistant Attorney General Luis
Ii. Whitney said the attorney general
had not been in good health for sev
eral months past and that the ner
vous collapse had not been altogether
unexpected. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral V. J. F. McBride said Attornev
General Jone3 would hae to under
go a minor surgical operation before
his health could be recovered and
that the operation probably would b3
performed within a few- days.
CURIOUS STUNT IN
GOVERNMENT SHOES
MIAMI, Feb. 27. Several weeks
ago the town of Miami received 1.000
pairs of reclaimed army shoes from I
Ihe armv retell tnrp. whtrli u-eri.
practically closed out in one day at
S2.J0 per pair, to the residents of
this district This was the price fix
ed by the got eminent at which the
articles should be sold. Observing
the strong demand for these shoe.
the town council ordered 1,000 mora
pahls to he shipped at once. In due
course the reply came back fro.n
the army officials in charge of tlm
sales that no further goods could ba
supplied to the reople of this dis-
trict because the stocks were exhaust- j
,-t rtpromiv a mar, nit , !
there is no criticism to make, arriv
ed Miami with hundred of pairs of
army shoes, of the same quality and
condition as those placed on sale by
the town council cf Miami. He Im
mediately opened up for business 0.1
Sullivan street, selling the same
class of shoes at $3.50 that the town
council previously sold at $5.50 anl
the supply of which, they were In
termed, was exhausted.
SOFT DRINK SHOPS
RAIDED BY OFFICERS
MIAMI. Feb. 27. The department
of justice officials, aided by the
sheriff's office, raided the two soft
drink establishments owned by Nick
and Pete Puliara on North Broad
Street in Glob Saturday night. It
N alleged they violated the last pn
hlbltion enactment by having liquor
In their places cf business. One of
he brothers is said to have been
mixing a toddy at the"tiiae the offi
cers put in an appearance. At the
place of the other brother, it i
stated a pint bottle of "white mull"
was confiscated. The two Puharas
were given a hearing before Unitel
States Commissioner Hechtman In
Globe this morning. They were re
leased on bond of $1,000 each. The
trial of Nick Puh2ra was set for Fri
day, Feb. 27, and that of his profil
er. Feb. 2S. Both men will be de
fended by Attorney E. T. Flannigan
Bath cases will be tried before Un"
ted States Commissioner Hechtma'i.
CURTIS IN LOCAL
JAIL PAROLED TO
SAVE FINE PAYMENT
PHOENIX. Feb. 27. Governor
Campbell today signed a parole
which will release from the Pima
county Jail A. B. Curtis, sentenced
to nine months and a $200 fine on
conviction of bootlegging. The pa
role comes at the expiration of the
nine month's sentence and saves the
prisoner from 200 days more in lieu
of fine.
Campbell acted upon the recom
jncndatlon of Judge Pattee anl
County Attorney Moore, It being re
presented that Curtis Is suffering
from tuberculosis and that recently
be bad a hemorrhage.
Curtis was originally recommend
ed for parole by the parole board at
a meeting held in the attorney gen
eral's office. October 21. The gov
ernor made an Investigation at that
time, but found that the claims as to
111 health were not born out by the
County physician, and for that rea
son tbe case was held over until
further proof with forthcoming.
MURDER OF ANDERSON
BAFFLES THE POLICE
BISBEE. Feb. 24. The shooting of
Nat Auderson, raadmaster for the
Copper Queen company, early Sun
day morning as he was returning to
his room at the Oliver lodging house
is hrouded In mstery. although the
police, the sheriffs office and the
city mars ha 11 have been working oi
the case constantly since its occur
rence. Shortly after the shooting another
roomer, Kay Ross, timekeeper at thJ
Sacramento mine, discovered that
his room had been robbed and the
police at firot held the theory that
It was the man who robbed this
room that had shot Anderson, sup
posing that the latter had surprised
the robber when he entered the
place. There are certain circum
stances, however, that would seem
to point against this.
The officere argue that it is very
unusual for a petty thief to shoot
under any circumstances. Then the
l way in which Anderson was shot
points to a personal grudge on the
j part of his assailant rather than tha
i work of a man who was desperately
i trj ing to get away. The first bullet
struck him in the forehead and was
' Probably
sufficient to cause hi3
death. As he fell a second bullet
coursed down his breast, making a
flesh wound without entering the
body Then, a the man lay prone
on his face his assailant deliberately
fired a third bullet into tho lower
part of hia back.
Xat Anderson died Sunday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock without ev-r
having regained consciousness. An
inquest will be held today. At the
"-quest " a 5k.iernwiiK in uuca.
-"'ssissippi. '" uuu "- "n-i'
"e. 1 he Odd Fellows' lodge will
hold services here rrlor to the shio
ping the body.
FIND NO CLUES TO KILLING
OF NAT ANDERSON
BISBEE. Feb. 23. The Investiga
tion of the murder of Nat Anderson
earl) Sunday morning has come prac
tically to a standstill. Eveiy clue
that has presented Itself to the po
lice has been run down.
On the evening prior to the mur
der Anderson was at a party at the
home of Mrs. Norria Greeley in
Wood Canyon. It was a simple so
cial affair among friends, cards and
dancing being the principal enter
tainment. Shortly before 1 o'clock the gue3tj
left the house in a crowd, proceed
ing a short 'distance together. When
they separated Anderson escorted
Miss Elizabeth King to her home on
Tembey avenue. He entered the
house and talked with her for a few
minutes, leaving at about 2:25
o'clock. He then went to the English
Kitchen on Main street and ate a
light supper.
Anderson left the English kitchen
shortly after 2:30 o'clock and pre
sumably went directly to the Oliver
house where he rooni3. It is but a
few minutes walk. The shooting oc
cured at 3:10 o'clock.
An inquest yesterday morning shed
little or no light on the murder. The
coroner's Jury gave a verdict of
death "from gunshot wounds at the
hands of an unknown person." Fol
lowing the shooting both Mrs. Ricn
ard Davis, the landlady, and a room
er uw a man leaving the place. They
did not see him clearly enough to
describe him.
The theft of money and a watch
from Kay Ross's room a short time
prior to the shooting, remains a
puzzling feature of the crime. The
weight of evidence against the
theory that the man who entered
Ross's room is the same man that
shot Anderson Is almost overwhelm
ing. On the other hand everything
points to the crime as being the act
of a man who had some personal
score to settle with Anderson, a
score of violent hatred. Before fir
ing the third shot Into the prostrate
man's back his assailant cursed him
with a vile epithet.
There is a wooden foot bridg3
across the canyon leading to the
front of the house. A nearby neigh
bor said that before the shooting a
scuffle was heard on this bridge and
a woman screamed.
The police think that the robbery
of Kay Ross's room might have been
MANDAMUS HEARINGS ON
STATE ADJUTANT SALARY
PHOENIX. Feb. 25. Two manda
mus hearings, connected with the
state's action in holding up the sal
ary of Adjutant General W. S. Ingalls
are announced for hearing soon. The
first, requiring the auditor to show
cause for withholding the sum of
2307.21 from the adjutant general as
salary anl expenses, will be heard
before Superior Judge Stanford on
Saturday. The second suit, brought
today, is called for heating before
Superior Judge Lyman on March ii.
The second suit, filed by Governor
Campbell, is for the auditor to pav
$343 for the services and expenses
of an attorney, incurred in the de
fense of Adjutant General W. S. In
galls, against the contest by the for
mer adjutant general, Charles V.
Harris.
GETS WEALTHY
BY SKUNK ROUTE
PItESCOTT. Feb. 21. James Fore
paugh. hunter and trapper, who was
In Prescott about two months ago, is
getting rich quick by the novel rout!
of killing skunks, according to a re
port given jesterday by George E.
Barrington, a mining operator from
the Date creek range. The latter
stated that Forepaugh to date had
captured 7&6 of tbe skunk family in
traps of his own invention, and the
entire lot had been expressed to an
Omaha furrier, the pelts averaging
a coincidence or might have been
done with the object of throwing
them off the trail to make it seem as
if it was the act of common thief s
trvlns to escape.
They couldn't be built
bow for twice7i.ooo
When the talk turns from politics to railroads,
and the traveler with the cocksure air breaks
in with, "There's an awful lot of 'water' in
the railroads," here are some hard-pan facts
to give him:
American railroads have cost $80,900 a mile
roadbed, structures, stations, yards, termin
als, freight and passenger trains everything
from the great city terminals to the last spike.
A good concrete-and-asphalt highway costs
$35,000 a mile just a bare road, not count
ing the cost of culverts, bridges, etc.
Our railroads couldn't be duplicated to
day for $150,000 a mile.
They are capitalized for only $71,000 a mile
much less than their actual value. Seventy-one
thousand dollars today will buy one locomotive.
English railways are capitalized at $274,000 a
mile; the French at $ 155,000; German $132,000;
even in Canada (still in pioneer development)
they are capitalized at $67,000 a mile. The
average for all foreign countries is $100,000.
Low capitalization and high operating effici
ency have enabled American Railroads to pay
the highest wages while charging the lowest
rates.
Qfiis advertisement is published by the
Sissociation ofSlailway Gxecutives
flat irtlrint ItftrmmHn
wuyttui lilmtmnij
BmJmu twrtm
POWER COMPANIES NEED
5,0CO.OOO TO BUILD PLANT"!
PHOENIX, Feb. 21. Electric light
and power companies in Arizona
need $5,000,000 for enlarging their
plants, according to a statement
made today to the Arizona corpora
tion commission by repretSttfUatives
cf public utility companies of the
state in conference with the commis
sion. The representatives expressed jl
desire to work out a uniform agree
ment on which to base application
for increasing rates of services. It
being stated that present deprecii
tion provisions, based on pre-war
costs are inadequate to meet upkeep
requirements at present and probable
future prices. It was also stated to
the commission that the utility com
panies must provide for additional
installation expenses, since it couil
be seen now- that the growth of th?
state called for greater capacity to
deliver light and power.
GINNING SEASON ENDS
I MESA. Feb. 26. Ginning activity
'on the southside is now- practically
done for the 1919 season. One gin
here is operating on short time,
others in this city have closed. Gins
at Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe have-
closed, and little or no cotton is be
i ing handled in the many plants of
this district.
1 The gin of the Southwest Cotton
company in this city will remain op
.en for probably one additional week.
! During the week just ending, th
I Farmers' gin closed for the season.
(The Attaway-Phelps gin had been.
I closed at that time for approximate-
ly a week or ten days
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