The border vidette., 1916-08-26
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIled From Our
 Exchanges.

Plans for a $26,OOO armorY for Douglas are underway, half of the money to be raised by the 1 citizens of that city and the rest to be contributed by the state armory fund. This would give Douglas the finest armory in the state The building would be used for conventions and public meetings.
 With an assessed valuation totalling over $486, 100000, the State Board of Equalization has fixed the Arizona State tax rate for 1916 at forty cents on each $1OO. The tax levy, as finally | determined by the board, is a re duction of fourteen cents from the 1915 rate, while the total as sessed valuation of the State has increased over $6O, ,OOO,OOO
 Survey of a site for a gravity water system reservoir in the Pinal mountains has been order ed by the Globe city council, which appropriated S4. GOO to de termine the available water sup ply from this source. It is ex pected that the new water sys tenn will cost tely $4O, GOO. Plans for a new sewer syS- tenn, which will cost approxi mately $24O,COO are under way.
 John H. Hall, of Stafford, and Mrs. J. M. Gilliland, of Frank lin, brother and sister, met this week at the latter'S home, after being separated for thirty seven years. The last time they were together was in 1879, back at the the old home in Kentucky. Mir. Hall left in that year and since then has resided in Kansas and Oklahoma, coming to Saf- ford few months ago.-Dun can News.
 Permission to build a reservoir, conduit and power house iu Sa- bino canyon in the Catalina mountains has been granted to John w. Daily, of Tucson by the secretary of agriculture The proposed dam and power plant, when completed, will be one of | the largest power projects in Arizona, and is expected to sup l and to mining camps in the sur rounding district.
 O. H. Morton, well known Oregon cattleman, while attempt ing to secure some desert plants from cliff on the road from Phoenix to Globe. fell down a precipice, catching small tree, and holding on. A four year old girl, from an auto saw him and called her fathers attention, and Mr. Morton was soon re- scued with the aid of a rope. The little girl was presented with a check for $1OO.
 The Northern Arizona Normal school starts out with 265 stud ents registered for the fall term which began last Monday. This is the record, the highest pre- vious to this being last year with 263. It is thought the list will reach 3OO The school is badly cramped for quarters and the next legislature will be asked for liberal appropriation. The school runs twelve months each year.-The Messenger.
 Although paper mills are man ufacturing more paper than ever before, the price of print paper continues to rise and the pub fishers of the country are facing an eXorbitant advance in it's price. Already it has gone up and the publishers of New York have entered into an agreement to curtail their use of paper Prices of subscription are being raised all over the country as a ] result of the recent advances.
 There are many so-called SO cialistic principles. to which every true American can and does heartily subscribe and we freely recognize the right of every American to whatever poi itical belief he may adopt. But we confess that we have little respect for an avowed socialist wbo for the sole purpose of gaining office temporarily es- pouses and claims allegiance to the democratic party as is being done in Arizona today It is a poor tub that can't stand on it's own bottom, and although oft attempted we have never known of anyone who was able to sue I f,,11 fo,