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Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE VALLEY INVESTMENT COM

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we. the under
signed. having associated ourselves for
the purpose of forming a corporation
under the laws of the State of Arf-
, IONA, do hereby adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the Corporators of the
Company are: JOS. R. LOTUS, JOS
r HALSTEAD. G. T. PEABODY, JOE
EASTMAN, and r. NJ. TURNER.
The name of the company or cor
poration shall be and is THE VAL
LEY INVESTMENT COMPANY" and
its principal place of transacting bust
ness shall be Chandler. Maricopa
County, in the State of Arizona.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as fol-
lows, to-wit:
To engage generally in the business
of contracting for. erecting, decorating
and furnishing buildings of any and
every kind and description. To do a
general real estate, commission and
brokerage and construction business;
to erect, build, make, contract, pur-
chase lease. option, locate or other
wise acquire. own. exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of. pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate and deal in farm
and timber lands, townsites. city and
country property, lots. dwellings and
other buildings and every kind of real
and personal property; to borrow and
loan money for the operation, main
tenance. development and improve
ment of lands, toWnsites, lots and
buildings, and for the construction of
buildings of all kinds and for the
furtherance of any operation or object
in which this Corporation may be in
terested; to acquire and deal in water
rights reservoirs and bitches, electric
power and equipment; to sell and dis
tribute water for irrigation, mining,
domestic and other purposes; to dis
tribute electric current for any pur-
pose; to issue bonds, notes and other
evidences of Indebtedness and to Sc
cure the payments thereof by mort
gage. deed of trust. or otherwise, and
in general to do and perform such acts
and things and transact such business
not inconsistent with law that the
Board of Directors may deem to the
advantage of the Corporation
ARTICLE III.
The authorized amount of Capital
Stock of this Corporation shall be One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand $780,
0000O) Dollars divided into One Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand Shares
G5000O) of the par value of One
($100) Dollar each. which shall be paid
in at such time as the Board of Di-
rectors may designate and all of which
shall be common stock. All or any
portion of said stock may be paid for
in cash or in property real or personal
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

SECOND WARD Polling Place al
Board of Trade Room, n. w. Corner
End Avenue and Adams Street.
THIRD WARD Polling Place at No
II First Avenue, South.
FOURTH WARD Polling Place al
City Hall.
AND FURTHER. that the follow
ing persons are designated and APP
pointed by the said Common Coun-
Gil as the officers who shall conduct
said election at said polling places
to- wit:
FIRST WARD-Inspector, Charles
j. McElroy; judges, Warwick Scott
and H. A. Hughes; clerks, Mrs. "
Par,ch and Frank Leeper; marshal
L. A. Amirault.
SECOND WARD-Inspecto~, Dan
McDermott; judges, Chas. II. Akers
and N. A Morford; clerks, H. A
Diehl and Mrs. ]. H Williams; mar
shall, H c. Mcdonald.
THIRD WARD-Inspector Elmer
Warren; judges, John T. Dunlap and
F17nk B. Wood; clerks, Mrs. f. P.
Bddings and Hugh Daggs; marshal
w P. Doheney
FOURTH WARD-InspectOr. Claud
w. Cisney; judges, Robert L. Hayes
and Mrs. Laura Billups; clerks, c. NJ
Sturges and j. NJ. Melendrez; mar
shall, P. Fl. Sullivan.
BY ORDER of the Common Coun-
il Of the City of Phoenix.
FRANK THOMAS.
City Recorder
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR
CHARTER ELECTION

Pursuant to law and particularly
Resolution No 621 passed by the
Common Council of the City of
Phoenix, Maricopa County. State of
Arizona on the 10Th day of August,
1913, notice is hereby given that a
register of the qualified electors of
the City of Phoenix in said County
and State will be made for the special
election ordered by law and specially
by Resolution No. go of said Com
mon Council passed August 25th, 1913,
to be held in said City of Phoenix
on the 18th day of October 1913 to
vote upon the question of whether
or not the proposed charter pre-
pared by the Board of Freeholders
heretofore elected by the electors of
the City of Phoenix should be rati-
fled by such electors.
Such registration shall be open for
entry of the names of the qualified
electors at the City Hall of said City
on the 18th day of September, 1913,
and closed on the 30th day of Sep
tember 1913.
FRANK THOMAS,
City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
ORDINANCE NO. 562

AN ORDINANCE amending Section
1. Of Ordinance No. APO of the City
Of Phoenix, entitled, IAN ord nance
Requiring Bowling. Ten Pin Alleys,
and Roller Skating Kinks to be closed
on Sundays, and Prohibiting persons
under eighteen years of age from fire.
Guenting Bowling or Ten Pin Alleys:
so as to permit Skating Kinks to be
operated on Sunday.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
PHOENIX DO ORDAIN AS FOL-
LOWS:
Section l. That Section 1. of Or
dinance No. 420 of the City of Phoe-
nix entitled AN Ordinance Requiring
Bowling, Ten Pin Alleys, and Roller
Skating Kinks to be closed on Sun
days. and Prohibiting persons under
eighteen years of ge from Frequent
ing Bowling or Ten Pin Alleys" be
and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the words, Roller Skat-
ing Rink" or Roller Skating Wher-
ever the same appear in said Section
1 of said Ordinance No. 420.
Section 2. That it shall be and it
is hereby made unlawful for the pro-
prietOr, keeper, clerk. or other person
having charge of any pool room,
bowling alley, billiard hall or skating
rink to keep open, or permit to be
kept open. any pool room, bowling
alley, billiard hall, or skating rink
between II O'Clock at night and 6
o'clock the following morning.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after it's passage and publication, as
by law required.
PASSED by The Common Council
of Phoenix this 23rd day of Septem-
Der. A. ID. 1913.
LLOYD b. CHRISTY,
Attest: Mayor
FRANK THOMAS
City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE COUNTY OF MARiCOPA,
STATE OF ARIZONA.

Ir the Matter of the Estate of
HARRY T. CRISWELL, Deceased;
Notice of sale of Real Estate, at
Private Sale.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
in pursuance of an order of THE
Superior Court of the County OF
MaIicopa. State of Arizona made on
the oath day of September, 1913, in
the matter of the estate of Harry T.
CrisWeu deceased, the undersigned.
the administrator of said estate. will
sell at private sale, to the highest
bidder, the following described real
estate, situated in Maricopa County,
Arizona, to wit: The South half (S15)
OF the Southeast Quarter (SExD of
Section Seven %, Township One %
North, Range Two CD East of the
ella and Salt River Base and Meri-
dian, containing = acres. more or
less, together with all rights and
privileges, appurtenant or to become
appurtenant to said land by virtue
Of the subscription of said land for
its shares of the Capital Stock of the
Salt River Valley Water Users Asso-
cation, and subject to all the terms.
thereto.
Monday the 18th day of October, 1918,
and all bids will be received at the
offices of Baker & Baker, 317-318
Fleming Building. Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Arizona.
Terms of Sale: At least the sum
OF $1,000 to be paid in cash, the
balance Of the amount bid to be paid
on or before one year from the date
Of the sale, with interest thereon at
the rate of Eight per cent per annum
from the date of the sale until paid.
interest payable emi-annually, the
purchaser to give promissory notes
fer said unpaid balance of the amount
bid and interest thereon and mort
ga &c on said premises to secure the
payment of the same ten per cent
If said cash payment to be paid at
the time of the sale and the balance
Of said cash payment to be paid upon
confirmation of the sale by the above
entitled court.
Dated: September 25. 1913
FRANK L. CRISWELL,
Administrator Of the estate of Harry
7. CriSWelI deceased
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of L. T. Mansfield, deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrative of the estate of
l.. T. Mansfield, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them. with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the
first publication of this notice to the
said administrators at the office of
Alexander & Christy, room 81 F'lem-
ing Building, City of Phoenix, Mari
copa, County, Arizona the same being
the place for the transaction of the
business of said estate. in said County
of Maricopa, State of Arizona
MAMIE T. MANSFIELD,
Administrative of the estate of
L. T. MANSFIELD, deceased.
Dated this 18th day of Sept. A. d. 1913
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roy Earl Kirkland. de-
ceased. Notice is hereby given by
the undersigned administrator of the
Estate of Roy Earl Kirkland de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication of
this notice to the said Administered
or at Phoenix. Arizona, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate, in said
County of Maricopa. state of Ari-
IONA. f. L. KIRKLAND.
Administrators Of the Estate Of Roy
Earl Kirkland, deceased.
Dated this gath day of Sept. A D.,
1913
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
n election will be held in the City
f Phoenix. County OF Maricopa.
State of Arizona, on the 18th day of
October, 1912, between the hours OF
Six o'clock A. NJ. and Six O'Clock p
M. of said day, to determine whether
not the proposed Charter prepared
by the Board of Freeholders of said
City shall be ratified.
Notice is further given that the
following places in the several wards
IN said City of Phoenix are hereby
designated and appointed by the
Common Council of said City as the
polling places where said election
shall be held in said City of Phoc-
nix, on the said 18th day of October.
913, to-wit:
FIRST WARD polling place at No.
81 First Street, North.
SECOND WARD polling place at
Board of Trade room, n. ". corner
nd Avenue and Adams Street.
THIRD WARD polling place at No.
az First Avenue, South.
FOURTH WARD polling place at
City Hall
AND FURTHER, that the follow
ing persons are designated and APP
pointed by the Common Council as
1IiCSIS VINO StlaiI CONDUCT the SAGC-
ion at said polling places. to-wit:
FIRST WARD-InspectOr, Charles
McElroy; judges, Warwick Scott
nd H. A. Hughes; clerks. Roland
Dryer and Mrs. B. A. Fowler; mar
hal, L. A. Amirault
SECOND WARD-Inspector. Dan
McDermott; judges, Charles III. AlSers
and N. A. Morford; clerks. Z. p.
Conway and Amanda Chingren; mar
shall, H. c.. Mcdonald.
THIRD WARD-Inspector, Elmer
Warren; judges, John t. Dunlap and
Frank B. Wood; clerks. James G.
Simpson and Geo. d. Christy; mar
shall, w p. Doheney.
FOURTH WARD-Inspector, Claud
w. Cisney; judges, Robt. Hayes and
Mrs. Laura Billups; clerks, Carl G.
Hershey and Mrs. Imogene La
Chance; marshal p. H. Sullivan.
BY ORDER of the Common Coun-
il of the City of Phoenix
FRANK THOMAS.
City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

shall not carry out the terms of
entered into. The City Recorder of
the City of Phoenix shall enter upon
the record of the proceedings of The
Common Council of the City of Phoe-
nix the amount of bonds sold, Their
numbers and dates.
Second: That said election shat
ho held on the 18th day of October,
a. D, 1913. between the hours of s
o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock
in the afternoon of that day at the
regular voting places within the linn
its of said City of Phoenix to be
hereafter designated by The Common
Council of the City of Phoenix and
such elections shall be conducted by
such election officers of said City of
Phoenix to be hereafter named by
said The Common Council and the
ballots used at said election shall be
substantially in form and have print
ed thereon the words and figures as
follows:
Funding, Park, Street improvement
and Fire Department improve
ment Bond Election, City
of Phoenix
10 vote lot the issuance OF DOnQS,
place an x in the square under the
word, Yes"
To vote against the issuance of
bonds, place an y in the square I'M
der the word No
The Indebtedness of the City of
Phoenix now being in excess of four
percentum of its taxable property,
shall bonds be issued in the sum Of
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,O0O.O0), for the purpose
of funding the floating Indebtedness
uP to July 1, 1913, amounting ap-
p1 oXimately to One Hundred and
twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125.-
0CO.O0), for providing fund to the
amount of Twenty five Thousand
Dollars ($25. 100000 for purchasing
two or more tracts of land for pub
lie parks in the City of Phoenix, for
providing a fund to the amount Of
twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,-
O0O.OO) for street improvements, and
for providing a fund to the amount
Of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars
($75.O00-00) for fire department i'm
provements.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
the said work and made part here

the said work and made part here
of
Section 2 That the said contem-
plated work or Improvement in the
opinion of the Common Council is Of
more than local or ordinary public ben
eft and said Common Council hereby
makes the costs and expenses OF
said work or improvement chargeable
upon a district, and hereby declares
that the district in said City of Phoe-
nix benefited by said work or i'm
provement and to be assessed to pay
the costs and expenses thereof is
described as follows:
All of Block Twenty two (22),
Phoenix.
Section 3 The City Engineer is
| hereby directed to make a diagram OF
the district described hereinaboVe in
Section of this Resolution of In
tention, to be assessed to pay the
costs and expenses thereof Such dia-
gram shall show each separate lot,
piece or parcel of land in said district
and the relative location of the same
to the work proposed to be done.
Section a. The said Common Coun-
ell finds that the public convenience
REQUIRES that serial bonds shall be
issued to represent the costs and eX-
penses of such work or imprOVeme
and said Common Council determines
that serial bonds shall be issued to
represent each assessment of Twenty
| five (25) Dollars or more for the
costs and expenses of said work or
| Improvement. Said serial bonds shall
extend over period ending nine 90
years from and after the second day
| of January next succeeding the date
of said bonds, and an even annual
proportion of the principal sum there
| of shall be payable by coupon on the
second day of January every year
after their date until all is paid and
the interest shall be payable semi-an-
nuaIIy by coupon on the second day
| of January and July respectively, OF
! each year, at the rate of six CD per
cent per annum on all sums unpaid
until the whole of said principal sum
! and interest are paid.
! Section 5 The serial bonds herein
mentioned shall be issued in accord
ance with the provisions of an act
Of the Legislature of the State OF
| Arizona. known and designated as
the Improvement Act of 1872 APP
proved MAY II, 1912, and all the pro-
ceedings in the aforementioned III :
p~ovements shall also be taken under
| said Improvement Act of 1912" and
subsequent amendments.
| Section g. The City Recorder snail
certify to the passage of this Resolu-
| ton Of Intention, and shall cause the
same TO be published ten GO) times
! in The Arizona Republican, a daily
newspaper published and circulated
! in the City of Phoenix and hereby
designated for that purpose.
Section z The superintendent OF
Streets of the City of Phoenix shall
pest notice of said proposed i'm
provement as required by law, and IL
said notices shall refer to this reso-
luton of intention.
| Reference is hereby made to the
! R1tulithic Mixture License Agreement
| of Warren Brothers Company of Bos-
ten, Mass, dated Sept %. 1913, on
| file in the office of the City Recorder
| Of the City of Phoenix.
I hereby certify that the above ano
! foregoing Resolution No 636, was
duly passed by the Common Council
of the City of Phoenix at q meeting
| held September %, 1913, and that {
quorum was present thereat
| FRANK THOMAS,
City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
JUST WATCH IT

AS he reads about the proposal to
put the baggage car at the end OF
the train. to act as a buffer in case of
rear end collision. one can see the
face of the bagga geman light up with
Joy.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

at a value to be determined by the
Board of Directors, and to the extent
such stock is thus paid for it shall be
issued as fully paid.
ARTICLE w.
The time of the commencement of
the Corporation shall be the date OF
the issuance to it by the Arizona Cor
poration Commission of a Certificate
of Incorporation, and the termination
thereof shall be twenty five (25) years
thereafter with the privilege of re-
newal as provided by law.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this Corporation shall
be conducted by a Board of Directors
consisting of not less than three mem
bers and not more than nine and such
officers as such Directors may elect or
appoint The number of Directors
shall be designated by the stockholders
and shall be elected from among the
stockholders at their annual meeting
to be held on--in-- each
year. Until the first annual meeting
of stockholders and until their success
ors have been elected and have quail
fled, the following named persons shall
be the Directors:
JOS r. LOTUS
JOS R HALSTED
G. T. PEABODY
JOE EASTMAN
r. NJ. TURNER
ARTICLE Vi
The Directors shall have the power
to adopt amend and rescind Bylaws
and to fill vacancies occurring IN the
Board from any cause and to appoint
from among their number an executive
/
vided by resolution or by the said BY
ers granted the Directors by these
Articles.
ARTICLE VII
| The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this Corporation
may at any one time subject itself
| shall not exceed one half of it's out
| standing paid up stock
ARTICLE VIII
The private property of the stock
holders of this Corporation shall be
| forever exempt from all corporate
debts and liabilities of any kind what
| soeVer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have
hereunto set out hands and seals this
! 9TH day of August, A d. 1918
JOS r LOTUS
JOS. r. HALSTEAD
! G. T. PEABODY
JOE EASTMAN
r. NJ. TURNER
| STATE OF ARIZONA
SIS.
COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Before me. F. Y n DANA, as
Notary Public in and for the said
| County, State of Arizona, on this day
personally appeared JOS. r. LOTUS
JOS r. HALSTEAD, C. T. PEABODY
JOE EASTMAN. and r NJ TURNER
to me known to be the persons who
subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged to me that
they executed the same for the pur-
poses and considerations therein ex-
pressed.
! GIVEN under my hand and seal Of
office, this 18th day of August. 1913
| (NOTARIAL SEAL)
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
OUNTY OF MARICOPA
Notary Public

My commission expires Oct -. 1915
Filed in the office Of the Arizona
Corporation Commission this 23d day
of Aug. A. D. 1913. at 2:3O p NJ. at
request of G. T. PEABODY. whose
post office address is Chandler, Ari-
IONA.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
MISSION,
BY w. P. GEARY,
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
BY w p. GEARY,
Chairman
STATE OF ARIZONA,

OUaHIV NIaTICDpa.
l, VERNON L. VAUGHN, County
Recorder in and for the County and
State aforesaid. do hereby certify that
the within instrument was filed for
record at $50 o'clock A. NJ, on this
18th day of Sept. 1913. and duly re-
corded in Book No ~ of Inc Rec.
Records of Maricopa County. Arizona.
at pages 479-4S1
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and year above written
VERNON l. VAUGHN,
County Recorder
By j. D. Henderson, Deputy.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION

BY ]. D. Henderson, Deputy.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-04
President Wilson
Growing in Favor

President Wilson is Very apt in the
Holy Scriptures and delights in
Scriptural Illustrations. Last week,
when he was giving a special audience
Ia the newspaper correspondents and
asking that, in the public interest.
they 90 not eXaggerate the differences
that exist or may occur in the man
agement OF affairs al Washington, he
spoke OF the separation that had been
made between those who stood on the
right hand and those who stood on
the left as "Scriptural' He did not
try TO run out any present-day parallel
that might be suggested, but left II 10
soak ill.,"
The president has, OF course. read
the very interesting and inspiring ac-
count given OF the Prophet Samuel In
the First Book called by his name and
Will recall this very happy statement
OF a fact: And the child Samuel
grew before the Lord He will prob
ably be gratifed 20 know that that Is
what many people are saying about
Woodrow Wilson. and that the Idea Is
spreading.
Last nigh, a man who has been en-
ployed about the White House gave
this testimony: The president is a
mighty fine man So was Mr. Taft.
In the discharge OF my duties I have
seen a good deal OF both. They are
not alike in temperament; but two
finer men never lived
The president Is a hard worker. He
gets up early In the morning and
pitches in and by or . O'Clock has
I, H. 80 H. Cot; II
we'll taken care Of Then he sacri-
fees himself 10 the crowds who press
upon him out OF sheer curiosity or for
the chance Of saying something favor
able about themselves and how they
would shine in Official station. or about
some special friend who Is ready 10
answer almost any call 10 duty ex.
cept the call 70 stay at home and do
his duty as good citizen.
The president is very polite 10
everybody and probably wishes he had
Offices enough 10 go around. | have
been deeply impressed by the genu-
ineness OF the man. You know there
had been so much talk about what
would certainly happen II the Demo
Gratis got into power that many OF us
who had not had much experience
with such people feared that the
change would result in a complete re-
adjustment OF everything and that we
should all have TO get out or learn an
entirely new game Nothing OF the
sort has happened Mr.. Tumulty. and
mighty fine man he is. TO be sure.
has taken the place OF Mr.. Hilles; but
the White House is running along In
the same old way and largely with
the same people who have been train
ed 70 the business We have found
that the Democrats are at bottom verv
much like other folks. AS for the
president. the idea is growing among
those who are near 70 him, but have
no sort of political aspirations and are
only ambitious 10 do their duty in
their humble places. that he is the
right man in the right place"
And the child Samuel grew before
the Lord" The president will see the
point.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-04

all the credit he wants and man
with the property can not get it?''
Tina, is very often the case
But that IS the rule Of business?
That is the rule Of business. sir.
III that is the rule OF business. Mr..
Morgan why do the banks demand. the
first thing they ask, statement OF
what the man has got before they eX-
tend him credit
THAT is question which they 90
into. but the first thing they ask is, 1
want TO see your record. "
Yes. and Il his record Is a blank. the
next thing is how much he has got?'
People do not care, then"
For instance II he has got govern
ment bonds or railroad bonds and goes
In TO get credit. ne gets II. and on the
security OF those bonds. does he not?
Yes
He does not get ii on the face OF
his character. does he?'
Yes he gets Il on his character"
Il see then he might as we'll take
the-eehas- heHe-itaa- As-Hot2 - -
Because a man do not trust could
not get money from me on all the
bonds in Christendom.
That Is the rule all over the world
II think that Is the Fundamental Al
basis OF ousiness.--From testimony hes
fore the Pujo committee.