The Daily Morning Oasis, 1920-12-30

Nine marriages out of ten in Nogales for the year 1920 were successful, if statistics furnished by the County Clerk's office may be taken as a criterion. During the year, up to yesterday, 394 marriage licenses were issued, against 33 divorce complaints filed. Other marital difficulties were negligible in number. But a small percentage of the cases tried by Justice John N. Wilkey and Police Judge Frank E. Cole were the result of infelicity between mairied couples, according to court records. The marriages contracted during the year, naturally, were between men and women of various races and every walk of life, which is taken to indicate that the vows were not-as not-assumed - sumed not-assumed lightly and that the moral standards of the contract contracting - ing contracting parties are of unusually high quality. These records covering marriage, divorce and*domestic infelicities are regarded as exceedingly gratifying and, com comparatively. - paratively. comparatively. are better than those of the average county in Arizona. I 11 f- s : |l Nogales and Santa Cruz County's record is attributed to the high standard of citizenship which has been molded by years of happy environment and ideal home life and to the fact that the great open spaces of the West have developed vigorous morals with vigorous physique. The figures are especially gratifying because El Paso fig figures - ures figures show that one out of three marriages are unsuccessful. Morrissey Arrives To Battle M'Manus Lee Morrissey ,the knock- 'em-cold battler from Long Beach, Cal, arrived in Nogales yesterday to complete train training - ing training for his bout New Year's day with A1 McManus- Morrissey looks to be in !he pink of condition and last night expressed himself as absolutely confident of getting a decision over McManus. The husky ring star fought here last summer, coming from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Since that time he has toured Ida Idaho, - ho, Idaho, Oregon and part of California. Last month he won a de decision - cision decision over Eddie White in 1 2 rounds at Idaho Falls- La Later - ter Later he boxed Frankie Favren a four-found draw in San Francisco. Morrissey has established his home in Long Beach, where he does most of his training- The Morrissey-McManus battle here will be over a ten tenround - round tenround route in the Lyric Theatre- The ring event will be pulled off for the benefit of thfe local lodg eof Elks, and an enormous crowd is expefeted to attend- Snappy preliminaries have been arranged for . PENNEY MANAGERS jin the Southwest, who have as- MEET IN PHOENIX. sembledm in the capital to dis- R- S. Burns, manager of the cuss market'conditions with rep-; Nogales J. C- Penney store, is in j resentatives of Eastern firms i Phoenix attending a meeting of {and do buying for the spring' managers of the Penney stores trade.

Special to "The Oasis." Nogales. Son., Dec- 30 - One lieutenant, one ser sergeant - geant sergeant and three privates of the United States army, captured by members of the fiscal guard and immigra immigration - tion immigration officers, arrived at the carcel here at 4 o'clock this morning under heavy es escort. - cort. escort. When arrested the sol soldiers - diers soldiers had in their possession two army rifles, from one of which a cartridge was miss missing; - ing; missing; fifty gallons of water, a large amount of provis provisions - ions provisions and a complete equip equipment - ment equipment of engineers' survey surveying - ing surveying instruments- Claims of the prisoners that they had accidentally wandered across the inter international - national international line and become lost are scoffed at here in view of the fact they had in their possession an excel excellent - lent excellent compass and were head headed - ed headed south instead of north. Five armed American soldiers were captui ed at Sasabe yester yesterday - day yesterday morning by Mexican troops and shortly after midnight were reported on their way under heavy guard to the carcel in No Nogales, - gales, Nogales, Sonora, where they will be held awaiting action by the military authorities on either .side of the line. When taken into custody by the Mexican military, the pris prisoners, - oners, prisoners, it is declared, had rifles and sideanns in their possession. It has been some months since American soldiers have violated the neutrality laws in this re respect. - spect. respect. On the last previous oc occasion - casion occasion several of them crawled through the international fence near the Nogales, Sonora, ceme cemetery, - tery, cemetery, it is asserted, and menaced the Mexican guards with wea weapons, - pons, weapons, making good their escape- At that time Col. M. Buelna, commanding the Nogales garri garrison, - son, garrison, notified the American com commandant - mandant commandant that a repetition of the offense might have serious re results. - sults. results. While every precaution is tak taken - en taken to prevent United States sol soldiers, - diers, soldiers, armed or unanned, from entering Mexico, the large num number - ber number of men stationed along the border makes it difficult to block isolated infractions. NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Water will be shut off in the district south of Elm street and west of the rail railroad - road railroad from 9 to 11 a. m. Dec. 30th. S. W- BRYANT, Superintendent.

BED CLOTHING AMPLE FOOD REFUSEO. SAY JAIL INMATES Complaint has been filed with the Presidente Municipal of No Nogales, - gales, Nogales, Sonora, by prisoners in the carcel across the line, that they are being furnished with nothing but starvation rations and are compelled to sleep on the cold ground of the "bull pen," ac according - cording according to information given out in the neighboring city yester yesterday - day yesterday morning. The prisoners allege they are fed nothing but beans of poor quality and in quantity insuffi insufficient - cient insufficient for proper nourishment- They also assert, it is said, that they have no bedding or bsd bsdclothing - clothing bsdclothing whatever to protect them from the rigors of prevail prevailing - ing prevailing cold nights. The result is extreme suffering and some ill illness - ness illness among the shut-ins, it is said.' Authorities in Nogales, Sono Sonora, - ra, Sonora, assert that the charges are false and that the prisoners are being fed as well as usual and are made as comfortable as pos possible - sible- possible However, an investigation is being made. It is stated on good authority that since the incarceration of Alejandro Villasenor, deposed Presidente Municipal of Noagles, Sonora, he has caused to be brought to the carcel from his ranch below the city ample foed to furnish the piisoners with at least one square meal a day. He gave them a sumptuous banquet Christmas eve.

Borquez Is Due Today En Route To Cabinet Post Former Governor Flavio A. Borquez will arrive in Nogales today on his way to Mexico City to assume the important post of Comptrol Comptroller - ler Comptroller of the Treasury in the cabinet of President Alvaro Obregon, which he will take charge of January TO. The position is a new one in the Mexican cabinet, having been made necessary by the republic's resump resumption - tion resumption of a national banking system. Senor Borquez, be because - cause because of his excellent record as secretary of state and provisional governor of So Sonora, - nora, Sonora, was chosen for the post. Senor Borquez, through his progressive ideas re regarding - garding regarding development of So Sonora's - nora's Sonora's marvelous natural resources and his cham championship - pionship championship of education for his people, won the admira admiration - tion admiration and support of the ma majority - jority majority of Sonorans, and his choice to fill the new place in the federal cabinet has caused much favorable com comment - ment comment on both sides of international line. o TUCSON COUPLE WED HERE John R. Conner and Miss Evangeline Hopper, both of Tucson, were married here yes yesterday - terday yesterday by Justice of the Peace John N. Wilkey. The young cou couple - ple couple were accompanied by Miss Mabel Fiske and James Wallace cf Tucson. After the ceremony they motored back to Tucson.

A short time prior to their aroest Nueland cashed a check at Bloch Brothers' store on Morley ivenue- This check was on a Tucson trust company and was -igned C- S. Fisher. Suspicion that the paper was worthless caused one of tin Jloch Brothers to telephone to he Tucson institution, where it was stated no one named Fisher had a deposit. Immediately after this discov discovery - ery discovery the tourist quartet was ar arrested. - rested. arrested. They are being held ir. the city jail for further investi investigation. - gation. investigation. The car also is in charge of the police, Last night Nueland indited a telegram to his mother in El j Reno apprising her of his pre predicament - dicament predicament and requesting her to jonfinn his statement that he was privileged to sell the auto automobile - mobile- automobile Up to an eai'ly hour this morning no answer had been re received. - ceived. received. i All members of the arrested party are well dressed and ap apparently - parently apparently of good families. The Buick is stocked with a -complete auto camping outfit and is in first class running or order. - der. order. Neither member of the party has any money, the police assert. RESERVATIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE AT SONORA RESTAURANT SHOULD BE MADE AT ONCE PHONE 477 AV i

ATTEMPT TO SELL CAR AND FORGERY CHARGE BRINGS ABOUT ARREST FURIOUS but futile efforts to sell a Buick car and unau unauthorized - thorized unauthorized liberty with another's name attached to a $lO check early yesterday afternoon landed four residents of El Reno, Okla., in the city jail, according to information given out last night at the police station- The prisoners are B. H. Nueland and C- E- Powell and two attractive girls they declare-to be their wives. According to statements made by the quartet, they left El Reno some time ago in the car. The machine, Nueland asserts, belonged to his mother, Mrs. Nannie Nueland, 112 Barker street. El Reno, Okla-, and was entrusted to him with the understanding that he could sell it if he found a good buyer and chose to do so. Being in need of funds, he says, he sought to dispose of the ear here-

L^r rh I « nnH a M H V* E2 gfj ! CHICAGO SUES TRIBUNE FOR $10,000,000. 1 ) Chicago, 111, Dec. 29 - Judg George F- Barrett of the circuit - court has held that the city of ; Chicago, through its mayor, had the right to file suit against the Chicago Tribune, for $10,000,000 damages, alleged to have been* caused by publication of articles referring to the city's financial condition. FUGITIVE BOND DEALER NABBED IN MINNEAPOLIS. Portland, Ore-, Dec- 29 - John L. Etheridge, fugitive ex-presi ex-president - dent ex-president of Morris brothers, bond dealers, whose house here and in Seattle and Tacoma failed to open yesterday, was arrested at Minneapolis, Minn., according to ;a telegram received by the 'sheriff's office.

Phoenix, Ariz., itac. 29 Chairman Albert M. Sames of the Republican state committee has arrived here from Douglas and after a brief conference with Andrew J- Baumert, Jr., of the committee, issued a call for a special meeting of the commit committee - tee committee January 3 to fill thq vacancy in the national committee caused by the death of Alan B- Jaynes