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BISBEE, ARIZONA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1916.

PRICE FIVE CENTS.

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SUCCESSOR

NOT YET

KNOWN

Wilson Enjoys Quiet Cruise

on Mayflower and Elimi

nates All Formality; Wash

ington Officials in Dark.

CRITICS PREDICT

COMPLE SURPRISE

Lane, Houston, Roosevelt, and

Folk Amongst Most Prom'

inently Named; President

Gains Powerful Supporters,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The Pres

ident, who is cruising: on the MayfloW'

or. has not communicated with the

White House. , Officials said ir the

President had reached any conclusion

in the .consideration or a successor to

Garrison.' they were unadvised. It is

taid the President left the Capitol

with an open mind, expecting to give

careful consideration to each of the

numerous candidates suggested.

Among those familiar with the Pres-

ident's, views the impression prevails

that uniess he goes outside of high of

ficial circles for the war secretary, he

will nae Secretary Lane. Others be

lieve Secretary Houston. .Assistant

Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and

Counsellor Polk are being seriously

considered. It will be little surprise

if the choice falls upon a man outside

official cire'es It is believed the Pres

ident will reach a decision before he

returns to Washington tomorrow or

Monday.

In letters and other messages reach

ing the White House from members of

Congress official! professed to see a

decided tendency among those who

are opposed to Garrison's continental

army plan to support the President on

a compromise, program. It is said

more than forty sent word they would

Minport the President. It is believed

several who heretofore had opposed

the Administration's proposals w:ere

among them.

The President visited Fortress Mon

roe and inspected the great guns

guarding the entrance to Chesppeake

Pay. Accompanied by his wife he land

ed from the Mayflower and walked

through the reservation.

The President's party was .invited to

attend the launching of a ship but ar

rived too late. The President's yacht

didn't fly the President's flag.- There

was no salute. When he reached the

fort the President asked that there be

no formal courtesies and that he be

allowed to see the fort without escort.

It is expected the President will visit

the national soldiers' home tomorrow.

He will leave for Washington late

Sunday afternoon.

BRITISH SEA DISASTERS

BFRLIN. Feb. 12 In additional to

the Rriiish shin Arabis, another ves

sel .was sunk by a German torpedo

bout in the North Sea on the night of

Feb. 10. according to an official admir

alty report given out here. The report

rays: "The Admiralty reports rela

tive to the sinking of the British crui

ser Arabis, that, a second English ship

was sunk, which was hit by a torpedo

A German torpedo boat rescued the

commander of the Arabis, also a sur

eeon. officer, non-commissioned offi

cer and twenty-seven men. During the

return the sureeon and three men

died because of long exposure in the

sea."

ROOSEVELT ENDORSED

MUSKOGEE, Feb. 12. A motion to

endorse Roosevelt for the Republican

nomination for President was defeated

bv a convention of Republicans for the

second Congressional District. The

convention adopted a motion, however

referring to Roosevelt as the "great,

est living American." ?- '

P. O. BILL UP

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The huse

debate on the postoffiee bill was di

verted for two hours info a rambling

discussion. Mondell. a Republican of

Wyoming attacked Wilson's prepared

ness policy. Ouinn. a Democrat of

Mississippi, defended the President.

UN'S CASE IS SENT

BACK FOR RETRIAL LONG

CONTROVERSY CONCLUDED

High Court Holds That, Inasmuch as it is not Against the

Law to Have Liquor or to Consume it, Webb-Kenyon Act

Does Not Cover the Matter and the Amendment Cannot

Be Construed to Keep Liquor for "Personal Use."

Many Cases, Throughout the

the Decision. People from Many Points Are Arranging'

to Have Liquors Shipped Into the State for Their Own

Use. Prohibition Workers in Capital Threaten. . ,

PHOENIX. Feb. 12. That liquor may be brought into Arizona for

personal use was held by the Supreme Court today in an opinion re

versing the Yuma 'Superior Court in the case of W. J. Sturgeon, charg

ed and convicted of introducing a bottle of wine across the state line

at Yuma. '....-.

Sturgeon's demurrer,-on the ground the liquor was introduced for

his personal use was over ruled. At the trial he sought to prove the

liquor was brought in for that purpose but proof was denied. This

was held an error and the case was reversed and remanded for a new

trial.

After quoting section 1 of the prohibition amendment the court

finds that three crimes are defined and denounced, the traffic in in

toxicating liquors, the manufacture of intoxicating liquors and the in

troducing or attempting to introduce intoxicating liquors.

The opinion then deals with the contention of the appellant at his

trial that the provision of the Constitution against the introduction of

liquors is unconsitutlonal,'- as an attempt to regulate Interstate Com

merce. The various lawa relating to liquor In Interstate Commerce are

cited with decisions bearing upon them upto the Webb-Kenyon Law.

an act divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate character in

certain cases. That act forbids the taking of liquor into any state

"to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used either in the

original package or otherwise in violation of any law of such state."

"Search the prohibition amendment as you will,"says the opinion.

"There Is no suggestion or intimatlonin any form contained therein,

prohibiting the possession or individual consumption of intoxicating

liquors in Arizona."

The opinion then recites that if liquor is to be put to a use. recog

nized as lawful in the state, that the. highest court of the land has

held that the prohibition of the Webb-Kenyon Act did not apply and

the decision in the case of the Adams Express company vs. Kentucky,

that the introduction into dry territory of liquor for personal use was

no violation of the law, is in accordance with and Influenced by re

peated adjudications on the subject by the federal court. , The con

stitutionality of the Webb-Kenyon Act is not discussed, that matter

not having been raised in the court below.

The opinion concludes: "Before concluding It may be properly ob

served that so long as the law accords to the' 1 citizens the privilege

of possessing and using intoxicating liquors for his individual consump

tion, this privilege may not be used as a license to violate the law

by invoking that privilege as a subterfuge for an illicit introduction or

use, nor should he consider it an invitation to pass the danger lino

lest he find himself wrecked, for the way of the transgressor is hard."

The decision, rendered by the su-

preme court, yesterday in Phoenix, t

ends the first chapter in the now

famous "person use' controversy

which has been argued pro and con I

in every part of the state since the

promulgation of the dry amendment '

with the meeting of the Arizona'

Temperance Federation, scheduled

for the latter part of this month in

Phoenix, a program of future action

will, undoubtedly, be adopted by the

dry forces for the consideration of

the voters at the coming elections.

The decision, as it stands, is a

distinct victory for the conservatice

dry s. During the campaign the lead

ing workers for the amendment con-

tended the law would not prohibit the

introduction of liquor into the state

for person use. The wet forces

argued that the amendment did pro-,

hibit the introduction for any use.

The attorney general, Wiley E. Jones,

, " " i instead of two. there was an almost

since January 1. 1915. is has so beeni, .... . , ,,, ,r,.

considered.

One of the staunchest supporters i .

oi tne iiuerai view oi me aiiienumeiii i

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has been A. R. Bucknam,

who has

worked for the cause of temperance

in Cochise county for' the past two

years. '

'I consider the decision a victory

for the cause of temperance," said

Bucknam last evening wbe nasked

about the matter. "It vindicates our

leaders and I think its effect will be

to forever banish the saloo nfrom the

state of Arizona. The tempearnce or

ganization will not work along the

same lines and endeavor to secure

legislation which will regulate the

traffic, something after the Kansas

statutes." '

What effect the decision will have

on a number of cases now pending in

the various superior courts of the

state, it not known. The concluding

paragraph of the decision places the

matter up to t,he- law officers of the

state, as to whether or not prosect

tions shall be made. In other words,

if it ran be proved that liquor is not

being shipped Into the state for "per

sonal use" the act becomes a viola

tion of the amendment.

There are a number

of pending

State, will be be Effected by,

ZERO IN WAGES

When Burton Holmes, the great

world-traveler. was making a voyage

up the Ke tne gma mtt in whi;h

his party traveled grounded on a

andbar. wag necessary to send t0

. .... , . .i a-- ...

sevent stalwart sons of Egypt came

under their sheik, and for five mortal

hours lifted, pushed, and poled the

yacht off the bar. And then, asked

to put a price on their labor, they

named the sum of 40 piasters. In oth

er words, a piaster being worth about

as much as a jitney, the bill for the

vork of the entire squad of twenty-

seven husky men was only two dol

mpant Ws thn ? remg

each for the five hour8 of ,abor t0

no of thj Ume consunie1 by

trip back and forth. When the

travelers took it upon themselves to

! correct the bill and pay five dollars

- a ..a

" v. n ... wuij iv . . u t v v .

RIVER BILL COMPLETED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The annu

al rivers and harbors appropriation

bill was practically completed by the

committee and will be reported to the

House probably Wednesday. It car

ries a total of forty millions. The larg

est item is six million twenty thou

sand fo rthe Mississippi River.

cases in Cochise county at the pres

ent time. There is one purely "per

sonal use" ca :e which, undoubtedly,

will be dismissed as the same ground

was covered in the appeal as In tht

Yuma county appeal. That Is the

Stansbury case.

The prevailing opinion appears to

be that the decision will serve to

keep Arizona in the dry column ot

states. The wet forces are known to

have hoped and prayed for a continu

ance of the present conditions, know

ing, the people would become tired or

the status and vote the saloon back

into existence. There was no joy in

the liquor men's ranks last night

when the decision became known.

WEARING NEWEST

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a Sirs. Sidney A. Williams and her new sun bathing costume,

This novol crfation, seen at the

ti-:.7.ily Ionjr, covering- the wrists. The skirt is very short, seven or eipht inches above the kneej. The collar!

is rnther high. . Beit, cuffs and collar are of white linen, as are the Fitiich knee cuffs. The f Dur-cornered hat'

is oi iliow silk.io matc-h. Thebrim of the hat is of navy blue. The ptrasol is a Japanese model with black

and white striped and a touch oi green. No more striking coatume for tun Lathing cau be imagined. I

PLAINTIFF GETS

Superior and Pittsburg Com

pany Loses Fight in the

Superior Court. $10,000

Award Given Davidovich.

TOMBSTONE. FV.t. fa (Special)

The case cf David Davidovich vs. the

Superior Pittsburg Mining company

for damages was concluded this

morning and was given to the juryj

just befor ethe noou hour. The Jury,

after being out some time, brought in

a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for

the sum or $10,000.

On Tuesday the case of Frank Tom

Ich vs. the same company will be

tried. He is suing, for damages for

the loss of three finRers on his right

hand alleged to be due to an accident

while he was in the employ .of the

company.

The Toniich case will be followed

by the damage case of George Haigler

vs. the Higgins Leasing company and

Tom Higgins.

An order was made this morning for

aspecial venire of eleven jurors to

report on Tuesday morning at nine

o'clock.

Henry Henrich of Dowie was ex

amined by the insanity commission

this morning and ordered committed

to the asylum. He was taken out at

11:30.

Marriage Licenses.

The followign marriage licenses

were issued out of the clerk's office

during the past week:

Samuel Schwitzer to wed Anna

Levy, both of Douglas; B. Gabble to

wed Myrtle Gaudy, both of Willcox:

Jas H. Gaffney to wed Pear M. Mc

Kireman. both of Court land: Willis K.

Mason to wed Dena Kringer, the form

er of Douglas and the latter of Ellin

wood. Kansas: Noel C. Johnson to

wed Marjorie Z. Parrott. both of

Douglas; Alfred B. Walker to wed

Josephine Figeroa, both of Bisbee;

Tom James to wed Josefa Quitada.

both of Bisbee: Ernest E. Johnson to

wed Ida M. Mercleau. both of Doug

las; Ernest Brown to wed Eva L.

Chesnut. both of Douglas: Robert C

Blair to wed Laura Jones, both of

Bisbee: T. C. Owen to wed Pearl Gin

gerach. both of Bisbee: Robert C.

Coleson to wed Ida Arius, both of

Douglas: Walter Gibson to wed Sallie

Terry, both of Conrtland: Marion Had

dis or Ft. Huachuca. to wed Sarla B.

Martinez, of Nogales: G. H. Coleman

to wed Florence Randies, both of

Bisbee: Sam Ashuma to wed Margar

et Kaemerling. both or Lowell: Will

iam I. De Borde to wed Bertha B.

Baker, both of Douglas.

To Examine Zinc Property.

II. E. Bieran. of Tasadena. Califor

nia, arrived here yesterdsy and this

morning went to Middle Pass in the

Dragoons to examine the Gordon zinc

property with a view of taking an

option in the same. Mr. Bieran Is

the representative of a number ot

prominent capitalists who are in the

market for a- zinc group of claims,

lie mav lookout other properties

while he is In this locality. He is

accompanied by his wife and son.

Leave for Old Heme.

Cochie county has lost one member

(Continued on Page Two.)

VERDICT FOR

DAMAGES

SUN BATHING COSTUME

famous Florida winter resort, is of

AERIAL MAIL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Ae

rial mall service to isolated

points of Alaska. Is contemplat

ed by the postoftice department.

Bids were asked for service on

eight routes, seven of which

are in Alaska. If the service is

successful it Is announced a

gradual expansion will follow on

other routes where transporta

tion is slow and inadequate.

TO

M NE

STRfKERS

RETURN

1

. . .. from the railway and executed, it was

Their Committee Calls JMoren- asserted. It is stated those being kill

ci Strike Premature; DU- ed are former adherents of Villa and

charged Men Reinstated and

t it - r - I

non-unionists r.cuuncu

nine

vi-iriu.-.. r-u. " -

hundred employes of the Detroit Cop-

per company at jiorenci. wno sirucn

yesterday, following the discharge of

two union men. threatened non-union

men with violence, returned to work

when their own committee advised

them the strike was premature and un

warranted.

Following the return ot the

men

their committee and the managers

held a conference which brought a

bout the reinstatement of the discharg

ed men and continuance in employ

ment of the non-union men. Managers

and men agreed there should have

been no discharge and no walk out. as

all differences will be settled through

a grievance committee.

BITTER AGAINST ENGINEERS

LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Feb. 12. Bit

ter reeling exists against United

States ormv engineers because or al

iened statements that reports or dis-

tress in Arkansas flood districts are

exaeeerated. was manifested at a mass

meeting in Lake Village. The levee

near Lake Village is reported to be

weakening although it is believed ef

forts of more than 100 men who work

ed all day rendered It safe from break

ing. Flood wa'er in town is station

nrv sfier receding three inches from

the highest stage.

THE AGE OF PICTURES.

Publishers and printers always ap-

predate the remarkable and propose

ohotograohic Illustrations in Barton

Holmes Travelogues. N. A. Patter-

i son. formerlv of the Review staff, is

I one of the 38 enthusiastic owners of

he work In Douglas. He mis;

i "This is the aee of pictures, and anv

work so profusely and accurately illns-

t rated as Burton Holmes' Travelogues

is bound to evert a strong influence

for good. 'Grown-ups' and children

: will, he led Into an advantageous war

for thinking and reading from the In-

jterest aroused br the excellent pic-

ture ad photographs.

"tr uniw imr.u timid .ii. nt

evnressinn. and his fine illustrsMone.

make his work entertsininelv cpmore- "I'll not make myself vocal In any

pensive and of splendid educattonalWy : I em out of politics and Intend

value." niake no further statements."

AT FLORIDA RESORT

at Palm Beach, Florida.

vellow silk crene. The sleeves are ex-

LIST OF DEATH

Opponent of Carranza Sought

by Force Sent Out with Or

ders to Kill; Carranza Gar

rison is Endangered.

DOl'GLAS, Feb. 12. Carrying a

"death Tist"" containing names of per

sons to be arrested and executed as !

enemies of the Carranza government,

a firing squad of the de facto govem-

ment killed a number in northern So -

. ... ... ..... ..

nora in the last few nays, according

Ho arrivals here. They . stated that on

Weduesday four soldiers stopped a

train on the Nacozari railroad south or

Agua Prieta and took off a Mexican.

. He was marched a few hundred feet

j0"e Maytorena.

t Passengers on the

t J'nssengers on the .Nacozari train

stated members of the firing squad

ai dto be on their way to Nacozari to

. -

execute ,wo Mexans. then to Cumpas

" ur-ir- m uumut-i in- iu ue i

Francisco Mayotoral. former captain

of the army or Maytornea. when the

latter was Villa governor in Sonora.

was shot last Saturday at Cuchuta.

forty miles south or here, according to

reports. ,

THREATEN CARRANZISTAS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. A consu

lar dispatch received by the State De-

partment Indicated the rebels in Tux

pam. Mexico, are in such numbers as

to endanger the Carranza garrison.

The American gunboat Machias has

tP ordered Tuxpam from TampF

Ico. Details are lacking. Previous dis

patches told of a revival of rebel act

ivities in. the oil fields about Tuxpam.

The Carranza commander in this re

gion recently promised to begin an

enerretic campalen against the raid

ers. Large American properties are lo

cated at Tuxpam.

CONDEMNS WILSON

NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Governor

Samuel W. McCall of Massachusetts

speaking at the Lincoln Day dinner of

the Republican Cluh. criticized Wil

son's foreign policy an ddeclared the

European war saved the country from

disaster that otherwise would have

been certain tinder the Underwood

,"'"

MrCall said: "There should be no

difficulty about the tariff. We must

r"ls" ,h' re1"" " very rpn"

venienf to raise It at the custom house

" declared It to be imperative that

the country should' safeguard itself by

adopting a vigorous policy of national

defense.

GARRISON TALKS

" iukk. reo. i.-. rorraer w-r-

rctary Garrison said that when his sue

cesser had been appointed he would

rft" " M to Washington and help

the new secretary to become aciuiaint-

ed with his duties. Garrison

said:

INCLUDES

MANY

ACTIVITY IS

i BRISK ON

SEVERAL ;

i EIIIS-

French Claim Big Gains in

' Champaigne Which are Par

tially Admitted by Berlin;

Russian Successes Also.

AUSTRIA DENIES GAINS

OF RUSSIAN TROOPS

French and Italian Ministers

Agree on Unity of Action;

Allied Representatives to

Confer in Paris.

LONDON. Feb. 12. Increased actlv

it is reported , on several European,

war fronts, notably in France and Ga

licia. The most important infantry

operations on the western rront oc

curred at Champaigne where the

French captured three hundred yards

of German trenches, according to Par

h; . Berlin concedes a French gain in

this territory but places the captured

positions at two hundred yards. Pet

rograd unofficially reports the .Teutons

on the defensive at three points in

Galicia. It is declared several breach

es were made in the Teuton lines. Al

though admitting the results were not

important. Petrograd records the be

lief that the Rnss'no offensive has at

least relieved pressure on the Alliee

, elsew here.

Current Austrian reports on the op-

' "-

no permanent gain for the Russians.

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i The Teutons specific om-rations north

east of Tarnopol. Galicia. where a

Russian detachment that occupied ser

' ..u.-.

aeciarea to nave oeen ejected in coun

ter attacks. Vienna claims the cap-

ture of Italian positions near Flitsch

and reports of the repulse of Italians

ne?.r Tirana, northeast of Durazzo in

Albania.

A Rome dispatch brings a statement

attributed to French and Italian poli-

tical sources that complete accord has

M ween Vmier 1Wan(I

er France, who is now in Rome, and

Italian cabinet members with whom

he ha.s been consulting on steps to uci

r.v Allied action in the war. The sink

ing of the Norwegian steamer Alaba

ma. SPl inns, is reported. The crew

was saved.

An official statement issued at Rome

according to a correspondent of the

Havas Agency, says the French and

Italian ministers came to an asree-

: ment on the necessity for a closer co-ordination

of efforts by the allies so

i es to assur better unity of action.

The statement adds that a conference

wit! take place soon in Paris when

political and military representatives

of the allied countries will be present.

The conference will be preceded by a

meting of the general staffs of the

Allies.

STRANG? PUNISHMENT SCHEME

FL PASO. Feb. 12. Sergeant Man

uel Rolss. former Villa soldier and lat

er bugler in the Carranza army, to

gether with four vlcilians. will face a

firing snuad shbrtlv before noon to

morrow, according to orders issued by

General Gavira. rnmmsndant at Juar

ez. Rotes was sentenced for stealing

ammunition and a civilian named San

chez to pay the death penalty for buy

ine it. The other three civilians are

to face th firing sonad as an "obiect

I lesion but not to be shot, according

to Gavirs. Ther will be ignorant of

their fate until Rojas and Sanchea

have been executed.

Gavira is said to have conceived this

novel form or punishment rr three

civilians. Two are charged with hav

Ine stolen lard and beans rrom an Am

erlcan-owned ranch In Chihuahua. The

chprge axainst the third is of buying

stolen ammunition from Rojas is said

to have been not clearly proved .

RUEF IN BUSINESS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. II. Abra

ham Ruef. former political leader, whe

j was reeentlv paroled from ?an Quen-

i He. where he was sentenced In 1911

to fourteen years for offering bribe,

' has opened business offices here.