Tombstone epitaph., 1913-04-20
News of the State
 in Condensed Form

are increasing.
 Among he foreign visitors to the Knights Templsr conclave in Denver next August will hs a numter of Iro- minent and wealthy Chinese Mssons from Phoenix These men will be the official representatives tof the oriental lodges and will attend in all their embroidered robes Of silk. The men gre of the new Chinese regime. having been educated in English or American schools sr d have taken a strong hand m the formation of the new Chinese republic.
 Lieutenant R D LsGarde, Tenth Y. s. Infantry. has been ordered to make an immediate ,=spection ot the Ns- tionsl Guard of Arizona. Hei mak ing the inspection of the various com psnies at Phoenix. Mesa, Tempe, Snowflake. Flsgs,sff. Prescott, Doug las, Tucson and Morenci.
 Mayor Nj c Hsnkins, of Douglas handed in his resignation verbally to tne city council oi that city Monday night. The council refused to ac- cept il and tabled the matter with the mayor's consent. He ~ss urged not to put bis resign stion in writing but to stay with the work he had put his hsuds to.
 Mayor Willisms has received 6 let ter from the Ohio Food Relief com- mission, thanking the people of Bis bee for their contribution to help the flood sufferers.
 Alter having been made . captive with all of his followers about two and . half weeks ago at Bsnamochi. Son. Rafael Campo, red fsRger, has been executed at Hermosillo, according tt word brought to Douglas by A B Dickson, c mining man Of Huepac. "A DeClerk, who has . ranch south of Casa Grande ass badly in' jured by being run down by hoT-' while returning from the baseball game Sunday afternoon. People wht sss the scciden, cay that there wers s couple Of riders racing their horset and one ot them ran into Mir DeCIeri in riding through the croSd snC knocked him down
 Arizona now has 6 Christian Eu. deayor State Union. Fifty workers representing eight Christian En desyor societies of Phoenix Tempe
 Mesa, Ca.a Grande and Tucson, me
 at the Christian church Thursda, evening and formed the organiz,tio The churches represented were ths Congregational. Presbyterian an, Christian. they being the only de
 nominations having Christian En
 desvor societies.
 | Announcement was made reccDtl by Adjutsnt General Chsrles W Hsr ris that the annual encsmpment 0 the National Guard o' Arizona vii be held at Whipple Barracks. Prescott July r to 27.
 Superintendent Ms,lard aud Assis tsnt Superinten lent Feidler of tn Arizona Eastern gave . trial on train g and 10 to 6 new brsking device tha is offered as an improvement over tb, automatic air now in general use. ( c Pierce and s c Neal, inventors and promoters of the new brake, sccou panied the railroad officials. Sine, the arrival of Pierce and Neal from Los Angeles, they have given theil their device numerous tests On c single coach drawn by . locomotive but never until last week has it been ueed exclusively on q scasdaled .:s:s The new brake wa, 6 great success, doing all that wss claimed for it.
 That the Civic League of the city of Pboenix intends to take some steps in the matter of dice thro ing in the city. wac apparent from the tenor of the meeting LeId at the city hall About 25 of the members of the league were present. The women wanted Co know why the dice games which are now being operated ID the city st the various cigar stands should be allowed to run. No concree ac, tion vas taken. but is is expected some O. the women will wait upon the city council and see what the city fathers think about the question.
 George W Hsnce hes cold to W Fl Wing6eId . portion of his ranch and cattle interests in the Verde valley. near Prescott, the consideration ssmsd being $2I.0OO. The property conveyed includes 40 acres of .srm land. An interesting and successful sur. gieal operation in trepsoping the l Dkull was performed in Prescott sur.