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SAM PROCTOR IS MADE SEcRE-
 TARY OF CORP. COMMISSION

PHOENIX, March 3O-Sam w. Proctor, chief clerk of the house of representatives of the legislature, has been appointed secretary of the state corporation commission to succeed w. l.. Sangster, who becomes auditor of the commission, in charge of invest ments. Thomas B. Cashel was made rate clerk of the commission.
 MT. Proctor is resident of Win slow, Navajo county, where for the last twelve years he has been an en- gineer in the service of the Santa Fe. He has for some years been the head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers in that jurisdiction.
 He entered public life two years ago as a member of the house of rep resentatives of the second state legis- lature from Navajo. He was one of the most active members of that body in support of the administration of Governor Hunt.
 He was suggested as a candidate for the corporation commission but he did not present his name at the pri- maries last summer.
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CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK COPPER QUEEN CONSOLIDATED MINING COMP DANNY

We, the undersigned, being stock holders of Copper Queen Consolidted Mining Company, a stock corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, do hereby consent that the present authorized capital stock of such corporation, to- wit, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,O0O,) consisting of twenty thousand shares of the par value of One hundred dol lars each, be increased to Fifty Mil lion Dollars ($5O,000,000,) to consist of five hundred thousand shares of the par value of One hundred dollars each; and do hereby authorize such increase of capital stock, and empower the officers of the corporation to do all acts and things necessary to et- fectuate such increase of capital stock.
 And we do hereby certify as fol- lows:
 That the amount of capital of said corporation heretofore authorized is Two Million dollars ($2,OOO,OOO): That the portion thereof actually issued is Two Million Dollars ($2,- 00O,0OO).
 That the amount of the increased capital stock is Fifty million dollars (poVJOUU,VUU.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this instrument in duplicate. Dated the Sth day of February, 1917.
 PHELPS, DODGE & CO.,, INC. Corporate Seal.)
 By A. c. JAMES,
 Vice-President.
 JAMES DOUGLAS,
 c. H. DODGE,
 ARTHUR CURTISS JAMES. ATTEST:
 GEORGE HOFFMAN,
 Secretary.
 JAMES MCLEAN
 Wm. CHURCH OSBORN,
 B. HAYWARD FERRY,
 GEORGE HOFFMAN. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, ss. On the 8th day of February, 1917,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial No. 033372

Serldl NO. Uo00iZ United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, March 21, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that Paul Reisinger of Clifton, County of Green lee, State of Arizona, has filed in this office his application to select under the provisions of Acts of Congress, June 4, 1897 and March 3, 1905, the following described land, viz: SW IA SW IA of Section 1, Town ship 5-S., Range 29-E., G. & s. R. B. M.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely the lands described, or desir- ing to object because of the mineral character of the land, or for any other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should file their affidavits of protest in this office, on or before the 3Oth day of April, 1917.
 J. l.. IRWIN,
 Register. First publication Mar. 23, 1917. Last publication April 20, 1917-
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4-34Sb. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION DeDartrnent of the Interior

Department Of the Interior
 U. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Ariz., March 19, 1917.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Eliza Swafford, of Clifton, Arizona, who, on August 3, 1911, made Homestead En- try No. 014S43, for the SW IA NV IA SW IA NV IA, w 1-2 SW IA SW IA NV IA, w 1-2 w 1-2 NV IA SW IA, W 1-2 w 1-2 SW IA SW IA, section 5, s 1-2 NE IA SEE IA NE IA, SEE IA NV IT SEE IA NE IA, E 1-2 SW IA SEE IA, SE IA SEE IA NE 1-4, E 1-2 B 1-2 NE NE IA, SEE IA SEE IA NE IA, B F B F SEE IA, E 1-2 W 1-2 NE IA SEE 1-4, Section 6, E 1-2 NE 1-4 NE IA, N 1-2 NE IA SEE IA NE IA, B 1-2 w 1-2 NE IA NE IA, NE IA NV IA SEE IA NE IA, section ', w 1-2 w 1-2 NV IA NV IA. and NV IA NV IA SW IA NV IA, Section 8, Tp. N, R. 2S East G. and S.. R. Meridian, containing 160 acres, has filed notice of intention to make final three year Proof, to es- tablish claim to the land above de- scribed, before Ben M. Crawford, Clerk of the Superior Court, at Clifton, Arizona, on the eleventh day of May, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Ole Hagan, John O. Brown, John J. File man, Richard R. Miller, all of Clifton, Arizona.
 J. L. IRWIN, Register. 1928 to APO ste.
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MINERAL APPLICATION NO. o3163O
 Survey No. 3293.

MINERAL APPEICA ION NO. USlooo
 Survey No. 3293.
 United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 10, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that in pur- suance of the Act of Congress, ap- and Leonardo Garcia, whose postoffice address is Clifton, Arizona, and Tomas Bianes whose postoffice address is Metcalf, Arizona, and Francisco Norte, whose postoffice address is Ell Paso, Texas. by his attorney in fact, s. V. Norte, whose postoffice address is Clifton, Arizona, have made applica- tion for patent for the Santa Lucia and Santa Isabella lode mining claims, situated in Copper Mountain Mining District, County of Greenlee, State of Arizona, in unsurveyed Sec. 32, T. $ s. R. 29 E.,' described as follows, to-wit:
 SANTA LUCIA
 Beginning at Cor No. 1, whence U- s. M. M. No. 3 bears S. 16 deg. 25 min. E. 4S26. ft. thence N. 5S deg. % min. w. 500 it. to Cor. No. |2, thence N. 21 deg. Al min. E. 1146.7 fit. to cor No. 8; thence S. 5S deg. co min.. E. 600 fit. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 21 deg. fl min. w. 1146.7 it. to COT. NO. l, the place or DeglnnlnS.
 SANTA ISABELLA
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. s M. M. No. bears S. g deg. 23 min E. 5772.2 it.. thence N. 5S deg. % min. w. 600 it. to Cor. No. 2; thence N IS deg. g min. E. 1125 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 5S deg. % min. E. 600 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence IS 1S deg. B min. w. 1125 it. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning.
 Adjoining and conflicting claims as shown by the plat of survey are Sur. No. 309S, Southern Belle, Jupiter, Monte Christo No. 2, and Imperial lodes, Sun and Sky lodes unsurveyed.
 J. l.. IRWIN,
 Register. First Pub. Feb. 16
 Last Pub. Apr. IS.
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NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.
Notice of Bond Election in ConsolI-
 dated School District Number Nine teen, Greenlee County, State of Arl-

Notice of Bond Election in ConsolI.
 dated School District Number Nine
 teen, GreenIee County, State of Arl-
 zona.
 Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Trustees of Consolidated School District Number Nineteen of Greenlee County, State of Arizona, duly passed and adopted on the 27th day of February, 1917, calling the election herein mentioned, notice is hereby given that an election will be helC in the Metcalf School Building, located near the store of the Arizona Copper Company, situated in said Con- solidated School District Number Nineteen, on Saturday, the 31st day of March, 1917, between the hours of z o clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon of said day, for the purpose of submitting to the taxpay- CTS who are otherwise qualified cleo tors of said Consolidated School dis trict Number Nineteen, the question of whether or not the bonds of said school district shall be issued and sold in the aggregate sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,00O) in denomi- nations of five hundred dollars ($5OO) each, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable semi annually, and to run for twenty years after issuance; that the proceeds of the bonds herein proposed to be is- sued shall be used and expended for the purpose of BUILDING AND EQUIPPING an addition to the Coro- nado Canon School Building and im- proving the grounds thereof.
 Said election shall be known as School Bond Election" and shall be conducted by the following named Judges, appointed and named to con- duct said election at said time and place: P. T. Ferrer, H. S. Bing- ham and c. H. Farnsworth
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CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE OF THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OF THE COPPER QUEEN CONSOLE DATED MINING COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, being all the stockholders and the holders of record of the entire capital stock, issued and outstanding, of the Copper Queen Con- solidated Mining Company, corpora tion, duly organized and existing un- der the laws of the State of New York, do hereby pursuant to the pro- visions of the Stock Corporation Law, section 26, agree and consent that the number of directors of said corpora tion shall be increased from seven to nine.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the above mentioned stockholders and holders of record of the entire issued and outstanding capital stock of the said company have made, signed and executed this instrument in duplicate. Dated this Sth day of March, 1917.
 PHELPS, DODGE & CO.,, QNC.C CORPORATE SEAL)
 c. H. DODGE, Vice President.
 CLEVELAND H. DODGE.
 ARTHUR CURTISS JAMES.
 JAMES MCLEAN.
 Wm. CHURCH OSBORN.
 E. HAYWARD FERRY.
 WALTER DOUGLAS.
 GEORGE HOFFMAN. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK. ss. On this Sth day of March, 1917, before me personally came George Notman to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in the City of New York; that he is the Secre- tary of Phelps, Dodge & Company. the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of the said corporation, that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal, that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of the said corporation and that he signed his name thereto by the like order.
 (SEAL) ..
 F. K. CAMERON,
 Notary Public, Kings Co. No. Is. Certificate filed in Registers office No. S013.
 Certificate filed in New York Co. No. 26.
 New York Co. Registers Certificate No. SO29.
 My term expires March 30, 1918. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, ss.
 On this Sth day of March, 1917, be-
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ORDINANCE NO. 59.
An Ordinance Regulating the Main tenance of Water, Gas and Other Pipe Lines in the Public Streets.

Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Clifton: 1. All persons, firms or corpora tions maintaining any gas, water or other pipe lines on any public street, avenue, alley or highway in the Town of Clifton, who shall fail or refuse, after sixty (60) days notice in writ ing, to place or cause said gas, water or other pipes to be placed beneath the surface of said public street, ave nue, alley or highway at a depth of Two (2) feet for wrought iron pipe and Three (3) feet for pipes of all other materials, below the grade of such public street, avenue, alley or highway as the same is established by the Town Council of said Town, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by fine not ex- ceeding s2O0 %.
 2. Each days violation of this Or dinance shall be deemed a separate offense.
 Passed and adopted this March 5th, 1917.
 Approved:
 O. J. CoTEY,
 Mayor. Attest:
 A. J. KERR,
 Acting Clerk. First Pub Mar 23
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fore me personally came Cleveland H. Dodge, Arthur Curtiss James, Wm. Church Osborn, E. Hayward Ferry, Walter Douglas, and George Notman, to me known and known to me to be the individuals described in, and who executed the foregoing instrument, and they severally duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same. t(SEAL) f-'+l F. K. CAMERON,
 Notary Public, Kings Go. No. 16. Certificate filed in Registers office No SO13.
 Certificate filed in New York Co. No. 26
 New York Co. Registers Certificate No SO29. My term expires March 3O, 1918. STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF ST. JOHNS. ss. On this 10th day of March, 1917, be- fore me personally came JAMES Me- LEAN, to me known and known to me to be one of the individuals describ- ed in, and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same. i (SEAL) SIDNEY M. MOORE, | Notary Public, State of Florida at Large.
 My commission expires Oct. 10th, STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK. ss.
 George Notman being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the Secretary of the Copper Queen Con- solidated Mining Company, the corpor- ation mentioned in the foregoing in. strument; that he is the custodian of the stock book, containing the names of the stockholders of said corpora tion; that the persons who have at- tached their signatures to the forego- ing instrument, and acknowledged the execution thereof, are all the stock holders of said corporation, and that they are the holders of the entire capital stock of the said corporation issued and outstanding.
 GEORGE HOFFMAN, i Sworn to before me this 18th day of March, 1917. | (SEAL)
 F. K. CAMERON, Notary Public, Kings Co. No. 16. Certificate filed in Registers office No. SO13
 Certificate filed in New York Co. No. 26.
 New York Co. Registers Certificate No. S029. My term expires March 30, 1918. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ss. l have compared the preceding with the original Certificate to Increase the number of Directors of Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company, filed and recorded in this office on the 18th day of March, 1917, and do Hereby Certify the same to be correct tram script -therefrom and of the whole thereof.
 WITNESS my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary of State, at the City of Albany, this fifteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. | OFFICIAL SEAL) c. W. TAFT, Secretary of State. Second Deputy ENDORSED: Filed and Recorded. 3-30 6tc
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What Ralph Cameron considers a mining claim, situated on the brink of the Grand Canyon, where the Angel trail starts from Fl Tovar to the river below, was the bone of contention in a case argued on appeal in the su- preme court at Phoenix.
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G. A. Cunningham, for the last year chief clerk in the United States land office at Phoenix, has left for Glas- gow, Montana, having been transfer red there to fill the position of chief clerk in that office
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Defending her home with fusil- Jade of bullets from well-aimed re- volver, Mrs. Maria Castilla, 96 Pearl street, Tucson, put to flight two burg lars, after wounding one of the men.
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.. Instructions to the voters will be posted in the said school house.
 Dated at the office of the Clerk of said Consolidated School District Mum Der Ninetee, this 18th day of Febru- arv, 1917.
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W. G. SCOTT, w. E. KELLY, c. F. STEVENS

Trustees, of Consolidated School Dis trict Number Nineteen, Greenlee Coun ty, State of Arizona. 39-3-30-4tc
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JAMES DOUGLAS,
 President. GEORGE HOFFMAN,

That copy of such notice was also mailed to each stockholder of such corporation at his last known post office address on December 10, 1916, more than two weeks before the meet ing.
 That at the time and place speci- fled in such notice, stockholders ap- peared in person or by proxy owning the entire capital stock of the corpora tion and chose from their number the undersigned Cleveland H. Dodge as Chairman and George Notman as Secretary thereof.
 That the notice of the meeting and proof of the proper publication and mailing thereof was presented.
 That, on motion, a vote was taken by those present upon the following resolution:
 RESOLVED that the number of shares into which the capital stock of Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company shall be divided, be reduced
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CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE IN PAR VALUE OF SHARES OF COPPER QUEEN CONSOLIDATED
 MINING COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, chairman and secretary, respectively, of special meeting of the stockholders of Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company, a domestic stock corporation, held for the purpose of reducing the number of shares into which the capital stock of the company is divided without re- ducing the amount of such capital stock, do hereby certify:
 That prior to such meeting notice stating the time, place and object thereof and the reduction in the num- Der of shares proposed, signed by the President and Secretary, was publish ed once week for at least two sue cessive weeks in the New York Law Journal, a newspaper in the County where the principal business office of such corporation is located.
 That the following is true copy of such notice:
 To the Stockholders of Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co.,:
 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT special meeting of the stock holders of Copper Queen Consoli- dated Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, No. 99 John Street, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, on the 26th day of January, 1917, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering and vot ing upon a proposition to reduce the number of shares into which the capital stock of said company shall be divided without reducing the amount of such capital stock so that hereafter such capital stock shall be divided into twenty thousand shares of the par value of One hundred dollars each.
 Dated, New York, January 10th, 1917.
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Attest:

Actlng CIerk. First Pub. Mar. g. Last Pub. April 13.
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Second Deputy (SEAL) Endorsed: Filed and recorded January 29, 1917.
 FRANCIS M. HUGO, -- .
 Secretary of State. 3-3O-6tc . z; ~ '
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08
EX-COV. HANLY
SPEAKS HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT

Ex-Governor j. Frank Hanly, of In
diana. is to speak at the First Metho-
dist church tomorrow night, and all
churches of the city will unite in a
union meeting on this occasion to
hear this noted speaker and temper
ance worker Gov. Hanly appeared
al St Augustine recently, and of his
address there the St. Augustine Rec
ord says:
Governor Hanly's topic was, Reap
ing the Whirlwind." and for about
two hours his cloquence found full
sway in the masterful presentation of
a subject with which there are few
men more thoroughly acquainted. He
stressed the wonderful growth of tenn
pcrance sentiment throughout he
country and more especially in Con.
gress which has during recent years
shaken off the yoke of tho liquor in.
tcrests and has acted and is acting
luI ul' great hldSS VI 'hc pooPio' ~
stated that the nation is asserting its
rights in dethroning n traffic that
was saddled upon us years ago, and
which ii has been most difficult to
overthrow. He predicted that the
goal of National Prohibition is not
very far away and ventured to hope
that Florida, Louisiana and Texas
the only three wet in States in the
South. would soon be changed to the
dry column
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08

Mr. Corser leaves vile and four
children, aged respectively 10, Z, ),
| and > years. Two are boys and two
are girls Relatives OF the deceased
| ut Hubbard Woods, H., a suburb of
| Chicago, have been wired as to the
disposition of the body, which IN the
meantime is at Gcntry's undertaking
establishment The deceased s
mother and two sisters reside at
Seattle, and they have also been no
tilted Mrs. Corser expects to so
to that city, with the children, to
make her home. Her own parents
| live at Guthrie Center, Iowa.
Mr.. Corser was member of the
Modern Woodmen, who have no or
ganization in Lakeland, but the mat
ter has been taken up with Mr.. La
vine, of Tampa, the State organizer,
who is expected to come up and look
AFTER it. Mr.. Lavine knew the de
ceased many years, and speaks most
highly of him. 1t is understood that
he had insurance Of $4,000 in the
lorder.
Much sympathy IS expressed for
the distressed family in their great
sorrow, and there is nothing but pity
and kindly expression for the unfor
tunate man For many years his
| life had been one of almost constant
pain, and it is not surprising to
those who knew how he had suffered
tha; he should at last have sought
refuge in death. All accounts agree
that he was man CT fine character,
and stood high among his acuuaint
ances until his life was wrecked by
disease. May he find in the tender
Judgment of One who understands
the peace and rest that he was so
long denied on earth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
TO SPEAK HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT ESQ

William Jennings Bryan will be in
Lakeland on Wednesday, March Il,
and will deliver an address AZ the
Auditorium, at 2:3O o'clock that af-
ternoon. Mr.. Bryan comes here un-
der the auspices of the Lakeland
Chautauqua. having cancelled his
dates during the Assembly in order
to make trip to Washington. Mr..
Pryan will touch on the war situa-
ton. and give his views on the world
crisis and will no doubt be heard
by packed house.
Those who hold Chautauqua tick
cts will be admitted on the presenta-
tion of same, and their reserved
seats will be held fer them. The
admission for those who do not hold
season Chautauqua tickets will be
- cents and so cents additional for
reserved seat. These. tickets will
90 on sale at the Red Cross Phar-
macy Monday morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08
C. S. CORSER TOOK
HIS LIFE LAST
NIGHT; HAD been
IN BAD HEALTH

Nr. George S. Corser. aged ~,
cOmmitted suicide at his home in
New Dixieland, some time during
last night, by cutting his throat
With a razor. His dead body was
found by his wife when she entered
his room early this morning. De
spondency, due TO continued ill
health. was the undoubtSd cause Of
the rash act, though the deceased
left no note or had dropped 10 ex-
preston giving any clue 10 his mo-
tives.
MIR. Corser came to Lakeland from
Chicago about two and half years
ago. Previous to that time he had
lived in Seattle. Washington, and
had visited New Mexico and other
sections of the country in the hope
of finding relief for a chronic con-
diton of asthma with which he was
affected He was of good family,
and at one time possessed of consid-
cradle means, though this was dis
sipated in searching in first one
llace and then another fer the will
'o-the-wisp of good health. His hope
of physical betterment finally led
him to this place. and during NEST
of his residence here he has been
able to he up and about, but inca
nacitated for work. \ few days ago
he became considerably worse.
though not in more serious condi-
tion than at other times when he
has had similar spells. His pastor
Mr.. II. L. Veach, of the Christian
church. visited him yesterday. and
fnnnd him rather respondent, but,
of course. there was no hint that he
contemplated ending his life. lie
retired as usual last NIGHT, occupy
inc room apart from the rest OF
the family. This was the last seen
or heard of him until Mrs. Sorser
entered his room early this morning.
1ln first sight that impressed her
vas blood en- the bed and floor. and,
thinking he had had hemorrhaGe,
she called to some near neighbors
who were quickly on the scene II
was found that his throat was cut,
and that apparently he had. been
dead several hours Two razors were
found lying on the bed. with one OF
which he had committed the deed
This forenoon Hon. j +. Thomp-
son empanelled a coroncr's jury.
composed of the following: Messrs.
Robert Thompson, Guy Arendell, }.
A Wood, Deem Johnson, G. I,
spear and H. l.. Isaac After view
ling the remains and investigating
1.-The circumstances a verdict was rem
dered that the deceased had come to
his death by his own hand.