Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
PHOENIX. Taylors Waive Extradition.

has seen the last of Mir. and Mrs. F. NJ. z. Taylor, who have been in the 1imelight here for nearly two weeks or since their arrest on charges of having uttered fictitious checks in Los Angeles. After having threaten ed to fight extradition, both finally decided to waive all formalities and return to California In the custody of Detective Nick Harris and Depu- ty Sheriff Mrs. Nick Harris, MT. and Mrs. Taylor started for Los Angeles Thursday evening.
 The decision of the Taylors to waive extradition on the very day that Governor Hunt had appointed to consider the requIsition, IS said to have come about after the gov ernor had been in consultation with Louis R. Taylor, a son of the man under arrest It is believed that the young man carried suggestion from the governor that 1t might look better for the Tayiors if they re- turned voluntarily rather than go on record as having fought extraditions It is generally believed that what ever case there may be against the young woman in the case will be dropped upon her appearance in Los Angeles.
 Transportation Improvements.
 Following the complete breaking of of the negotiations to sell the local street railway, the management began recently to complete its prep arations for putting into effect the recent order of the Arizona Corpora ton commission compelling a recon struction of a great part of the pro- perty of the company together with an improvement in the equipment and service of the public service util- ity.
 The East Washington street line is the first to receive consideration in this connection and already a large force of men are at work tear ing up the old track and installing . new one, commensurate with the demands a city the size of Phoenix makes upon an urban transportation system.
 Under the commissioner orders the track must be reconstructed on the east end clear to Eastake park. There are also other portions of the lines that some under the ban of the Corporation Commission. The cars now in use must also be sup planted as soon as possible with up-to-date cars.
 The street car company intends according to Superintendent Mitch ell 10 increase the service on the Washington street line during the sesisons of the legislature making the service at about eight minute intervals This will allow of rapid transit between the state house and city much more effective than it IS now
 Irrigation Commission.
 Taking the opportunity offered by the receipt of letter Of resolutions from Graham county asking for reclamation project there, the Phoe- nix board of trade in directors meet ing placed itself on record favGring the appointment of an irrigation commission. It is quite likely the legislature will be asked to emrow- CT Governor Hunt to name a com mission, whose duty 1t will be to pass preliminary judgment on recla- nation and irrigation projects in this state, and to make proper re- commentators on the subjects. The board argues a report from such a commission will have immensely more weight with the powers that be than the resolutions oi any trade body in the land.
 Certain Graham county people want a project established in that commonwealth. They got together and petitioned the Washington otice of the reclamation service to put in a small project, and sent the resolu tions on 10 the local board for in dorsement. The board added water ways control to the list and indors- ed the idea of the commission, which will also pass judgment on the Colo rado river work under the Newlands National river control bill, when that shall have become an act.
 When NJ. O Eldredge comes to Phoenix he will have all arrange ments made for his appearance on the lecture platform with a talk on