Arizona republican., 1914-06-16

 Stafford is in Phoenix to attend the rate hearing before the interstate com merce commission examiner
 NEW TRAFFIC COP-Three new red and white traffic markers made their appearance yesterday. They d e stationtd at First avenue and Secord street on Washington, and at Cen tral and Adams.
 MORE PETiTIONS-Two more pc titions were filed yesterday with Sec retary of State Sidney P. Osborn. One from Payson, Gila county. favored the Kinney bill and contained 9l names. The other was in favor of the state highway system, and came from Apache county.
 HEAR SANTA FE'S SlDE-The three-cent fare hearing yesterday last. ed only an hour adjournment being taken to 10 o'clock this morning to allow time for the preparation of eX hbits by the accountants. The case of the Santa Fe railroad was opened. and will be taken up this morning.
 MINE PATENT-Patent papers were received yesterday for the Ehrenberg placer claims numbered from to and claimed since 1907 by Thomas A. Blakely and w. w. Wilcox. The patent excItes interest because it has been pending since 1907 when the first work was done.
 ROAD COMMITTEE MEETS- Thee will be d special meeting of the Roosevelt Improvement commit tee of the board of trade this morn ing. The meeting was called by Chairman H. Clay Parker for S:SO this morning. It is very important that all members attend
 BACK REENLEE-State Engineer Lamar Cobb returned yester- day from q trip to the eastern part of the state, reports that the people of Greenlee county are unanimously in favor of the proposed bond issue for system of state highways Engineer Cobb found his desk heaped high with letters from all over the state eXpres- sing approval of the proposition.
 LAND THROWN oPEN-Two small blocks of public land in the Salt River valley were thrown open to entry With the usual provisions yesterday The land is described as N12 SEE A and N@ SWA Section IS, T IN, R. BE and the SWl4 Section D. T. IS. R. 4E The first named tract is near the Salt River bed between Phoenix and Tempe and the other is five miles south of Tempe.
 ENGINEER HARRIS HERE-Elec- trical Engineer l. C. Harris, formerly in charge of the electrical division of the Salt River project is here rom Chicago to testify at the hearing on the Arizona Alfalfa Milrs claim for dam ages against the government Mir. liar ris is now one of the chief inspectors of electrical apparatus ordered for recla- nation and other government works
 SEEKING FATHER-Ed Printv Jr. has written to Chief of Police Bris- bois, from Alsask. Sask., asking for information as to the Wherea bouts of his father, Ed Printy whom he states was in Phoenix about six months agn He wants infoI nation as to whether his parent is dead or alive He is described as feet, , inches in height, weighs 1s0 pounds and has a tattoo on his arm representing the sunrise
 | LOSES VALUABLE KEEPSAKE Mrs. NJ. L. Naquin, of this city lost her handsome turquoise and diamond ring on Sunday when she paid a visit to the Willows. The ring is an oblong f,,, .f diamonds. It is highly valued bv her as keepsake which she has had for d number of years Last night she advertised for it offering to pay a. liberal reward to the finder and returner of the jewel.
 BIDS FOR FIRE APPARATUS Bids were submitted yesterday hy | the Seagra ves company. the American La France. the Franklin. the Nelic and the Boyd company to furnish this city from one to thIee combina 1 ion hose and chemical automobiles with full ladder equipment and for tractors for the steamers. Manager , Parish and Fire Chief Sullivan are considering the bids and it is likely | that an award will be made within q l day or two.
 | RAILROAD TAX REPORTS-D, Y l CoWden. tax attorney for the Southern l Pacific railroad yesterday filed the re- I port of the company with the state ta> | commission. The report fixes the val ue of the company's property in tho ! state higher than ever before, the to- l tai reconstruction valuation being, s20.-
 100. 900 or approximately S52,000 a mile I The report of the Santa F'e railway ha: also been filed with the commission
 and places reconstruction value oI the company's property of s20.S4S,006 l This is comparatively close to the fig ures submitted by the Southern Pacifi,
 as the mileage of the two main line!
 across Arizona is very nearly the same
 The Santa F'e main line is 3S6l6 mile in length and the E,spee mileage is onl, seven miles more, being 392.9. CAPTION DOWNS CURL