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nix. Structure credit to aU Ari-

nix. Structure a credit to dU Ari- Zona.
 Contracts have been let for re- pairs to State Asylum near Phoenix. Cost of work appreximates $20,OOO
 Plans are on foot for establishing 8 cannery in Phoenix. Tomatoes and fruit will be canned inquality.
 Prominent theatrical concern is reported to be negotiating for house in Phoenix. Phoenix will soon be on important circuits.
 Completion of paving in down. town section of city is calling for extension of paved streets to other parts of Phoenix.
 Reports from the fields state that 1000 acres planted to beets are looking fine and season will open about June 1st, usual time.
 Postcard Invitation Day held in Arizona February 26 Thousands of Invitation postals sent by Ari- zonians to friends in Eastern in Eastern cities.
 Phoenix planning for Auto mobile Parade early March. More automobiles in Capitol City of Ari- zona than in any city of its size in the country.
 Phoenix runners made splendid showing, winning important events at Athletic meet in Los Angeles. Phoenix offers splendid training ground for athletes in all branches of sports and pastimes.
 Special Committee is planning new charter to give City of Phoe- nix Commission form of govern ment. Extensive investigations being made. Report will be sub mitted to people at early date.
 Business men of Phoenix will make trip to Hayden during March to see big smelter and ore plants at Hayden and vicinity. Special train called "The Capital Special" will convey the party. Stops will be made en route.
 Colonist Rates from Eastern points to Arizona points go into effect March first and continue daily until April fifteen. Rates from Chicago to Phoenix $33 and from points further West rates are correspondingly lower.
 Organizing of State Societies pro- ceeding with vigor. Texas society completed organization Feb. IA Illinois Society held splendid pie nic Feb. 22. Pennsylvania Society had big reception at Board oi Trade Feb. '.
 Committee of Water Users in attendance at Washington asking fir extension of time for repay ment of construction charges tC Government. Over Ten Millions of Dollars expended on Salt Rivel Project. Repayment expected tC be extended over 9 years.
 February IA, in the open air midst flowers and sunshine, tht First Governor of Arizona took the oath of office. Admission Day celebrated by the big parade 1T afternoon and in the evening con cert, singing and dancing in th' LnnQn
The oasis., 1912-03-02
Arizona State Bulletin
PHOENIX, ARGz., MARCH, 1'


 The First Governor of Arizona took oath of office February 14th, 1912.
 The First State Legislature of Arizona will convene by order of the Governor on March 18th.
 Population of Arizona as estim- ated by officials is 255,000 as against a population of 204,354 Tn 1910.
 Arizona has 311 manufacturing establishments, the value of manu- factured products approximates $50,000,000 yearly.
 Value of Arizona's mineral out put each year is enormous. The figures for 1910 show mineral pro- duct totalling SAP, ,731, ,519.
 Annual cnt of lumber in Arizona approximates over 75,000,0 ,000 feet, valued at $1 ,490,000. Area of Ma tional Forests in Arizona is IA S11,145 acres.
 Arizona leads in Copper pro- duction. Total yield in 1909 was 302,506,390 pounds. The yield in 1910 was 297 ,491,15 pounds, valued at $37,7S1,376.
 Arizona has only feasible Ocean to Ocean road which will be open all the year. Scenic points in Ari- zona are attracting tourists from all over the world.
 A million sheep are in Arizona. Number of cattle on ranges in Arizona totals S00000. These figures do not include numbers of sheep and cattle on reservations.
 Values of property for taxation purposes shows splendid increase in Arizona. In 1910 the figures totalIed $86, ,126, ,226 35; the figures for 1911 reach total of $99, ,353,- 367O1.
 Arizona has constructed 145 miles of States highway and sev- eral big bridges and has plans al- ready in hand for making over 1 ,OOO miles of road in all. More bridges now being built.
 According to 1910 census, Arl- zona farms numbered S0S7. They cover an area of 1,242,000 acres. The number of white farmers is 5,973, gain of 2,000 white farm CTS in ten years.
 Water supply from all sources for irrigation purposes in Arizona is estimated at about 5,000,00O acre4feet. This is sufficient to in tensively cultivate over 100000 acres of land.
 Arizona has more than two thou sand miles of railroad within the State. Plans already made cal for extensive additions and i'm. proVements. Lowest grade trans continental line will cross Arizona
 Arizona has 45 weekly and 1t daily newspapers. In addition many magazines and farm paper' are issued in the new state. Elever daily papers in Arizona are mem bers of the Associated Press.
 Values of livestock in Arizon' January, 1912, estimated iron official sources as follows: Horse and Mules $9.333,600; Milch COW $l.290.000; Other cattle $14,498, 400; Hogs $250,S02; Poultry $340 GOO; Ostriches $l.000,000.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Pennsy Students Pick
All.America EleVenS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE
Pennsylvanian, the students daily pa-
per Of the University Of Pennsylvania.
has picked three All-America teams for
this season. Three Penn players have
been given positions on the teams. Capt.
Roy Mercer. Of the Quakers. being
placed at fullback on the first eleven.
and Simpson at center. and Wilson at
tackle on the third team.
The personnel Of the elevens follows:
First team-Bomeisler, Yale. and Very.
Penn State, ends. Devore. Army. and
Storer, Harvard, tackles: Shenk, Prince
am am. Yale. center; Miller. Penn State,
Thorpe. Carlisle. halfbacks; Mercer.
Second team-Felton. Harvard; and
Ashbaugh. Brown. ends; Phillips.
Princeton. and Engelhorn, Dartmouth,
tackles; Bebout. Penn State. and
Munns. Cornell. guards: Bluethenthal.
Princeton. center; Pazzett. Lehigh.
quarterback; II. Baker. Princeton. and
Hardwick. Harvard, halfbacks: Wen
dell, Harvard. fullback.
Third team-Eyrich. Cornell. and Gil
christ. Navy. ends: Wagonhurst. Lafay-
cite, and Wilson. Penn. tackles: PEN
mock, Harvard. and Pendleton, Yale.
guards: Simpson, Penn. center; Crow
Michisan, and o'Connor, Cornell, half.
backs; Powell. Carlisle. fullback.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Cathedral Five Wins
First Game of Season

Members Of the basketball team Of
the National Cathedral School for Boys
are receiving all sorts Of congratula-
tions today for having won the first
game In the Interscholastic Basketball
League. Business High School was met
and defeated at the Boys Department
Y. M. c. A. yesterday by a score OF
IS to u
The game itself was not what might
be called either fast or productive Of
the best basketball that has been seen
as both teams were of color In the
matter Of caging baskets and maintain
Ing fast pace. Lack Of condition told
on the members Of both teams. and yet
the contest Vas close enough to keep
the interest high at all times.
At the close OF the first half Cathedral
led by one point. the score being to s.
Both teams got down to work after
Davidson. the Cathedral center. drew
blood with a clever basket. and from
that point Cathedral went after the
Orange and Blue players with will
For the winners. Davidson. Schell.
and Harris played we'll, while Boern-
stein, Wilson. and Struble starred for
Business Cathedral Is now leading the
others. having won the first game.
Western and Cathedral meet next FRI
day afternoon in the second OF the
series. Gordon Law. physical director
of the Boys Department. through
whose courtesy the gymnasium was Of
fered, refereed the contest.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
TRACK. TEAM OUT
AFTER HOLIDAYS
Good Prospects ia Store for
Successful Season in
Athletics.
PROPOSE MEET ON
SATTERLEE FIELD
Great Things Expected This Year
From Davidson and
McLemore.

A call for track candidates at the
Neuonal Cathedral School for Boys will
os issued shortly after the Christmss .
nehoay. according to George Green. d.
victor OF athletics at the school. Many
OF the boys are now engaged In basket
oell. and a. the material on hand Is
not up to the standard Of former years.
the available players are divided around
IN basketball. track. and baseball.
Several new men will be worked out
early In preparation for the winter
meets. and from Indications the team
will be well rounded out. Among the
weight men Davidson. last years veter.
IN. should star. as should McLemore.
davidson was tower Of streng tn on
the football team, and 10 expected to
class among tho best Of the schooiboy
For track Chef Lockwood will en-.
deavor to take his brothers place. Tho
elder Lockwood was iast year accounted
one OF the star 400-yard men In the Dis
t1ct, ana the best man at Cathedral
since "stuffy" Crane. With Lockwood.
ward In the distances. Holiday, Stern
berg. Cromwell. and Shell are also in
line for sprinters' Jobs.
Harris. one Of the speediest boys In
the school and one Of the best OF the
make good at track as Ia Smell. With
the new men who are yet to be heard
from. Coach Green expects to have q
fairly well balanced track team.
1t 10 not unlikely that Cathedral will
be the host at an in nterscholastic track
meet this spring. The project has been
talked over at the school. and while no
definite conclusion has been reached, 1t
70 thought that effort will be put
forth to hold q track meet which shall
be IN annual affair.
eatterlee Field. which 10 one Of the
nnest, II not the best. In this section Of
the country. has a quarter-mile cinder
track. 10 fast. and could stage q fine
track meet, The project wa. talked
over last fall. and 1t was decided that
owing to the impossib!iity OF entertain
ing the members Of the visiting track
teams the meet would be postponed.
Coach Green has promised to take up
the matter In the near future with the
authorities at the school. Satterlcc
Field has been used for baseball and
football and the school track games
That the idea Of big interscholastic
meet would appeal to the Washington
schools goes without saying. There are
those who say that several District
schoolboy records would 60 by the
board II the meet were held.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Georgetown Captain
To Be Picked Tomorrow

The letter men Of the Georgetown
University football team are to meet to-
morrow at II o'clock to elect captain
for next years team. According to re-
ports. Harry Costello will receive the
captaincy. those at the Hilltop saying
that he will be the unanimous choice
At a meeting Of the athletic council
twenty men were awarded the emblem
for having participated In 80 per cent Of
the halves played this year. Several Of
the players received the letter for the
first time. among them Martin. Calnan.
and Kelley being awarded their letter
as freshmen.
Captain Hegarty. Costello. Dunn.
White. Fury. Moriarty. and Bergin re-
ceived the letter for the second time.
Martin. Heisk ell. Petretz. Campazzi,
Foley. Ritch. Barron. Mullaney. Calnan.
and Donneliy were given the letter for
the first time.
Glass numerals were awarded to Van
Dyne. Marum. Lanreau. Eichenlaub.
und Barrett.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
GRIFF'S TEAM WILL
PLAY CINCINNATI
Griffith Promises Hermann That Walter Johnson May
Pitch If He Feels Like Going Three
Rounds
By SENATOR"

Jimmy Callahan. is said to be seek
slugger. for his white Sox. According
to the tale from Chicago. Crawford IL
wanted for first base. This doesn't /
crait @ % Who finished m the season season on on the t
initial corner for the Sox. looked like
the real thing. His hitting was hard
and timely, and In the field he was all
the doctor ordered.
be built up with fresh blood. It might
be arranged to have Crawford go to
Chicago. The chubby gardener still
has considerable baseball In him. and
he would strengthen the Sox where
they need 1t most. at the bat.
Conway Is Married.
Charlie Conway. the mastodonic out.
fielder from Youngstown. Ohio. given a
trial by Jimmy McAleer here In 1911.
has taken unto himself wife. and. at
the same time. rendered his resignation
to the manager OF the Steelmen. Charlie
IL now boOkkeeper for a youngstown
business house. and never again will
lean against the pill.
Dave Bunting, another youngster tried
out by McAleer In 1871. Is booked to
leave the New Orleans club. with which
team he played last winter. Butings
hitting IL a trife too weak to keep him
with the Pelicans.
Harry Hooper. right fielder with the
worlds champion Red sox. has married
Miss Esther Henchy. Of Capitola. Cal.
but formerly Of Lynn, Mass.
The Mother OF Baseball died re-
Mrs. Martha Bertram. She made all
the stockings for the famous Red
EStockings" Of 1863. the pioneer club Of
the world.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
0YER[OOKS KETCHAM
IN CHOOSING STAR
z FOR CENTER PLACE
Parke Davis Prefers Benson,
Lafayette Captain, and
Tells Why.

PRINCETON. N. J.. Dec. 1.-THE nrst
football expert to pass by Henry Ketch-
am. Yale's star center. In choosing an
All-America eleven IL Parke Davis,
Prtnceton's representative on the foot
ball rules committee and known az one
Of the best-informed football men In
the country. He picks Benson. Lafay-
cites captain, for his team, claiming
that In the Yale-Lafayette game Ben.
son outplayed Ketcham.
Benson has been handicapped" says
Davis. "in proving his worth by not
playing in the fierce limelight Of pub.
licity which beats down upon q major
team. But here IL q man who IL the
heaviest and swiftest Of the four
(ketcham, Parmenter. Bluethenthal and
Benson), strong on offense, blocking and
opening and passing and with an ex.
ceptionally wide tackling range on. de-
Tense. He was pitted against Ketcham
In the Yaie.Lafayette game on October
u and proved the more effectiye
player"
Davis All-America eleven follows:
Ends. Bomeisler. Yale. and FELTON,. Har-
ward; tackles, Englehorn, Dartmouth.
and Phillips, Princeton: guards. Pen
mock, Harvard. and Brown, Navy: GEN.
ter, Benson. Lafayette: quarterback.
Paxzetti. Lehigh: half backs. Brickley.
Harvard. and H. A. H. Baker, Prince
ton; fullbacks, Thorpe. Carlisle.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07

Clark Grinfith's Climbers will play the
Cincinnati Reds In Redland on March
% and. II he is feeling like three-round
spin. Walter johnson, king O. them all.
will adorn the mound for awhile. Grin
would like nothing better than to hang
a defeat on the Reds. his old team In
tho National League. and he Is more
than willing to make the jump over
night to Cincinnati.
IN booking this game Griffith has
practically promised Garry Herrmagn
to use Walter johnson. Every fan IN
Cincinnati wants to see the great speed
merchant In action. even II 1t does mean
defeat for the home team, The Red
feat, anyway. OF course, II the weather
IL bad or Johnson IL not In good enough
shape to work. he will adorn the bench.
but will be seen. at least.
Yes: Wen 20 to Cincinnati for wa q
can leave ut Gas In the evening and ar
rive there at % o'clock in the morning:
lust q nice run, that's all. I'd travel
farther II I could trim the Reds at the
end Of the journey"
Nine Games Booked.
Arranging to go to Cincinnati puts
the ninth exhibition game on the spring
schedule Of the Climbers. Two weeks
will be spent In exhibition games be!
fore the regular campaign begins. II
ls expected that the American League
season will find the Climbers at home
in their first clash. probably with the
liishlanders. Howexer' ,,,, there p sd
Sox will be the first club TO- cayor;
for the enjoyment OF the Capital City
fans. This would mean the 8. Il. u
sign at Florida avenue on April 10.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
BROKEN NOSE CAN
NOT STOP TINY"
Bob Maxwell Gets Into Fray Two Days After He Leaves
Hospital, Where He Was Operated
On.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 7.-Robert W.
Maxwell. Of Chicago. known to all fol.
lowers Of football as Tiny. 10 laid up In
a local hospital following an operation
upon the nose. which was necessttated
through his insistence on taking part
IN practice !. zane: At ths Hind-uH q the the
SwarthmOre team seemed to have struck
q losing streak.
Maxwell. who has been coach at
swarthmore. got out Ct the hospital
one operation performed upon his nose
following the injury he received In the
penn-swarthmore game away back in
1906. when Maxwell alone almost de-
feated the entire Penn team.
hospital the last time Maxwell noticed
that the 6warthmore team was not
playing up to form. He Immediately got
into the lineup. playing with the scrubs
field he had been punched In the nose
which had been operated upon several
times. and he could not breathe. The
authorities at the school insisted that
he 10 back to the hospital, but he re-
season. which was played With Dickin-
son q week ago last Saturday.
Following that game Maxwell almost
had to be carried to the hospital. The
physicians saw that an immediate oper-
alton was necessary. and they told him
80.
Well. why don't you do in" de-
manded Maxwell. They got the ether
cone ready. but he waved them aside.
No ether for me; I can stand few
cuts" he remarked.
The surgeons cut away at Maxwell's
nose for about thirty minutes, and then
they had him carried back to his room.
operation viii prove fatal. they have
advised Maxwell that he must take
more care In the future. and not get
overenthusiastic while coaching college
elevens. They told him II ne insisted
upon getting into the game. always to
protect his nose.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Lehigh May Meet
Yale on GridirOn

mored in athletic circles at Lehigh Col
lege that the Brown and White has
been offered q place on Yale's football
schedule next year. 1t vii! likely be &C.
Lehigh and Yale have never faced
each other In football. The game. Il
played, will take place at New Haven.
and the probable date 10 October Is. It
IL also stated that Iehigh will resume
Of Pennsylvania next year. Lehigh made
such q wonderful showing the past sea-
son. she is having no trouble In get.
ting games with the big teams.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Rivers Declines Offer
To Meet Phil Brock

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. Joe Riv-
err, Mexican aspirant for the light
weight championship. turned down an
offer Of $500 to fght here as ''paltry
sum-" In a telegram to Promoter Joe
Hinlkle, Joe's manager. today demand
ed 5000 for a twelve-round bout here
with Phil Brock.
barring champion Ritchie and Jack
Britton, Rivers Is said to be the best
legitimate lightweight. His price has
Increased since year ago. when ne
Abandoned the feathers to go Into the
iightWeight division. and he will accept
1900 any place for a ten-round 60?
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Vigilants Expect to
Defeat Army Eleven

The Vigilants. Independent champions
Of the District. are predicting a win over
the All-Army team which will be played
tomorrow afternoon at Union League
Park.
tans and Nationals will try conclusions
for the 140-pound championship Of the
District The big game IL scheduled to
start promptly at s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Y, M. C.. A. Will Hold
Elections Next Week

Members OF the Washington Y. M.
c. a. track team are loking forward
to next week. when the election OF Of
ticers Is scheduled. The track squad
will be called out next Tuesday night,
when regular training will be started.
Members OF the association track
team are awaiting the decision Of the
Washington A. A. as to its withdrawal
from the A. A. ". and Its entry In the
District Federation.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Ten Thoroughbreds
Leave for Abroad

NEW YORK. Dec. TEN American
Thoroughbred horses left today on the
steamsh,p Minnewaska Of the Atlantic
transport line for their voyage to Eng
land and later to France. In the lot
are the stations Peter Pan and Ort
Wells. and the brood mares Maskette:
Court Dress. Megg's Hill, Early and
Often. Mosquito. Pope Joan. Stepping
Stone. and Ocean Bound.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
St. Johns Players
Honored at Dinner

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Dec. Tho st.
John 3 College football players. twenty.
two In number. were entertained at q
dinner given by President and Mrs. Fell
at the home Of the president Of tho
college on College Green.
This years entertainment was a Joy.
full one. as the team went through its
schedule with only one defeat and eas.
lily captured the State intercollegiate
championship.
During the dinner . college orchestra
furnished music. The floral decora tions
were large yellow chrysanthemums and
the place cards were miniature foot
balls.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Loses Control of
Cycle in Motor Race

NEW YORK. Dec 7.-Charlie Stein
II nursing sundry bruises and bumps
today as result Of his spill last night
In the motorcycle race with Jimmy
Hunter at Madison Square Garden.
Stein lost control OF his motor on the
second mile, and after racing wildly
for more than 100 feet crashed into one
Of the uprights at a turn, He was
down the embankment and T(o the
field. He shut off his .r-wer as he
struck the post .:a. tne machine crump-
IA up ss II threw him.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07

two seasons. and In 1911 was q star on
the Army team.
Hoge was not quite UP to form In
1912, and was beaten out In the last
two weeks by Merriliat. Hoge played
the last quarter Of the Army-Navy game
Hoge comes from Missouri. ID twenty.
height, and weighs l65 pounds. He IL
company quartermaster In the battalion,
and very popular with the cadet corps.
Cadet Harold Francia Loomis. Of
for next year,
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Wells Would Come.

LONDON. Dec. 7.-Bombardier Wells,
who knocked out George Redel. cham
pion heavyweight Of South Africa, last
night at the National Sporting Club.
In now planning to tour the United
In America. He believes that once ac-
climated, he can defeat Al Palzer, who
won from him In New York last SUM
mer,
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Crocker and Kellogg
To Meet in Finals

PINEHURST. N. c.. Dec. 7.-The
finals In the annual autumn golf tour
nament will be played today In the
eighth renewal of the event
George H. Crocker. of the Brookline
C.. c., and ]. Il. Kellogg. of the Alpine
Golf Club, Of Massachusetts. are tho
competing golfers.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
c. U. meets Gallaudet,

Fred Price. who Is coaching the
Catholic University basketball team, 10
anxious to land ton'ght's game with
Gallaudet. Catholic University is yet
10 be heard from In basketball and
while there are a few players Of ex-
perience many Of the candidates are
green men. Rice Is player of ability.
knows tie game and should succeed In
getting together a good team.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Coast Schoolboy Team
Plays Chicago Eleven

CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-washington High
School OF Portland, Oregon, undefe:ted
claimant Of the football championship
OF the Pacific coast, has accepted a
game with Wendell Philips High Of this
local team will stop at Boise City.
Idaho. on Christmas Day. On January
1 the Chicago boys will play at Astoria.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Want Games.

averaging l4O pounds. desires to ar
range games with teams In the city.
Its manager. Charles A. Steele. OIL d
street, northwest. will receive chal.
lenges.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Teams In poor s"nnc.

Both Cathedral and Business were In
poor physical shape In the first OF the
interhigh school basketball series at the
Y. M. c. A. yesterday. and It was sur
prisinE to note that practically every
boy playing had been OH the football
teams OF the two schools all last sea-
son. Certain It Is that both aggrega-
tions are capable OF putting up better
game.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Bomba rider once more.

Bombardier Wells. England's heavy.
weight boxer. Is once more In the lime
light. knocking out some third-rater
from South Africa. Now he'll prepare
for his second invasion Of the United
States, demanding unheard Of sums for
exhibiting his prowess. We have at
least half dozen heavies In this coun-
try who can defeat Wells any old time.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Crawford In Chicago.

Jimmy Callahan is reported to he
seeking Sam Crawford fore his White
Sox. The slugging Tiger would At into
the sox outHeld without doubt. but
when the rumor says that he may
play first base-yell, that's different.
The chances are. however. that Craw-
ford will not so to Chicago. except for
a good pitcher. and where Is Callahan
going to ind one? He's looking for
pitchers himself.