The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
IN BRIEF

Arthur Herbert Wilde was inaugu-
rated as president of the University
of Arizona, May 18th.
Jerome recently experienced one of
the most severe wind storms in it's
history and considerable damage was
done
A. A. Cluff of near Phoenix, is show
ing wheat from his field with five-feet
stalks and eight-inch heads we'll filled
with grain.
Arizona has been detached from the
army Department of Colorado and
now forms a part of the Department
of California
All of the new plant has been de-
livered at the property of the Ark
ansas & Arizona property, near Jer-
ONE, and is being installed as rapid
ly as possible, and will be ready for
work not later than the last week of
this month.
George Purdy Bullard, president of
the Maricopa Automobile Club, and
general manager of the Los Angeles
Phoenix annual automobile race, has,
with Los Angeles men, been planning
trip over the proposed new route
for the race this fall, via San Diego.
the Imperial valley and Yuma.
Tracked by footprints to Temple,
Gavino Murro is under arrest, charged
with being the man who attempted to
wreck the train from Maricopa to
Phoenix by placing a 12-foot rail
across the track. 1t is alleged that
Murros boots fitted the tracks lead
ing from the scene of the attempted
wreck
After the territorial highway is es-
tablished on the route suggested by J.
B. Grand, territorial engineer,
through Crook Canon on the direct
line to the south of Prescott, it is the
intention of two mining companies,
operating in that section, to place
auto trucks in commission between
their camps and that city.
Alexandra Gallegos, who shot and
killed L. D. Yaeger recently, near
Humboldt, had his preliminary exam
ination before Judge George H.
| Francis of Humboldt and was bound
over to the grand jury without bail
on the charge of murder. Several
witnesses were examined and not
word of evidence in favor of the pris-
oner was introduced.
A number of Jerome's business
men, headed by Charles H. Ruth
erford, are making arrangements
for a grand three day celebration by
Indians, in which it is expected 300
or more Indians will participate. The
celebration will be held on the banks
of the Verde river opposite the viii
Jordan ranch, seven miles northeast
of Jerome.
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari-
zona conditioned on the people of
each state being given an opportunity
to vote on the proposed changes in
the new constitutions, has been taken
up by the House.. President Taft's OBJ
lection to Arizonas constitution was
referred to by Representative Mar
tin of Colorado, who said Arizona had
not be accorded as fair treatment as
New Mexico.
Captain Duncan X. MAYOR, Eigh-
teenth infantry, temporarily in COM
mand of Whipple barracks, Prescott,
and CAPTAIN E. o. C. Ord, U. S. A,
retired, have signified their intention
to bring suit in the United States Dis
trict Court against the manager OF a
Prescott skating rink who denied
them admission to the place because
they were in the uniform of United
States army officers
The Southern California Resorts
Publicity campaign began at Los An
geles when the campaigners with a
band of thirty pieces left Los Angeles
for a tour of southern Arizona and
New Mexico. TWenty-seven points
will be visited in the course Of the
tour. The first point will be Ell Paso
and on the return, all towns along the
Southern Pacific, Globe and the
towns of the upper ella.
The proposed recall provision for
members of the judiciary, contained
in the constitution of the new state
of Arizona and against which Presi-
dent Taft has directed strong criti-
cism, is holding the attention OF the
House. The resolution proposing the
admission of Arizona and New Mex
leo without the immediate approval
of their constitutions was considered
and will be before the House for some
time.
P. P. Hastings, general freight and
passenger agent of the Santa Fe,
Presscot & Phoenix railroad, an
nounces that "The Phoenix, the wide
ly known train of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn running between Phoenix and the
coast, would be scheduled in a short
time to leave Phoenix one hour later
in the evening. This change OF the
leaving time will not change the hour
of arrival in Los Angeles, the run
ming time being shortened one hour.