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Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

tenn of dirt roads, and that an inn mense amount of this money could be saved and diverted to permanent i'm provements if the proposed main line highways are constructed.
 w. K. Bowen of the board of super visors stated that the board of super vsors had given this matter very careful consideration and were in fa- vor of the proposed bond issue; that they believed that the heavy traffic would be diverted to the paved roads and result in their being able to make a very much better use of the money now available for road maintenance. He said that the board of supervisors would insist in appointing only such road commissioners as would agree that the money received from the bonds should be expended only for permanent highways. He also sug- gested that as these roads would probably largely increase automobile traffic. arrangements should be made. if possible, to check speeding and pro- viding for turning all speeding fines into a fund for the maintenance of the highways.
 Governor Campbell, who has always been a good roads man, then addressed the meeting and told them that he thought their slogan should be go ahead" get all the figures assure themselves that this work would not interfere in any way with the progress of the war, and then build the roads and build them right. He said he thought they would have no difficulty in selling serial bonds, and said the pclicy of the state would be to go ahead with it's good road building to
 the extent of their power in getting really permanent highways.
 Thomas Maddock, state engineer stated that he believed the best way to handle the work was by making definite contracts. and that he under stood the proposed highway commis- sion would be in no way prevented by law from making such contracts; that | he believed the proposed bond issue of S2000,000 would probably raise the tax rate in Maricopa county about 2 cents, and that this raise would bt l sufficient to not only pay off the in ] terest, but create fund for the grad ual retirement of the bond issue. H. referred to the plans of the state fol
 doing permanent work, and offered or | behalf of the state engineering depart
 ment every possible cooperation il l carrying on the good road work pro posed in Maricopa county.
 In reference to a question from MT i Stannard as to the total amount o roads proposed, Warren McArthur O ] the committee. advised that while tn, original estimates for $1 100000 bont
 issue had been for 97% miles of per
 manent highways, the two million
 bond issue now under consideration
 would provide for at least 130 miles O permanent roadWays. so that with tn
 state work for permanent roads con
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF VALLEY UPON
 RECORD FMORING CONSTRUCTION MAIN
 LINE HIGHWAYS S--NEXT MEETING MONDAY

The meeting called at the Water Users building yesterday morning, to consider ways and means for improv- ing the wretched condition of the roads in this country. and to work out some practical plan for bond issue to.rem- edy this condition, was very largely at tended by representative citizens from all parts of the valley
 J. E. Cook. chairman of the Good Roads committee, presided at the meet ing and reported on the definite work which the Good Roads committee has thus far accomplished; presented a map outlining a system of main high ways which would put She farmers in all parts of the valley in close connec- tlon with a hard and permanent road way and reported that the committee, after COnferring with the board of sup ervlsors and many other citizens throughout the valley, was strongly of the opinion that the time had come for real system of good roads. to be built under the supervision of a non partisian Highway commission to be appointed by the board of supervisors, and Co be paid for through a bond is sue not to exceed two million dollars.
 The next speaker was Lin B. Orme, NhO showed the great upbulding value to a community of system of good roads, outlined from his long eXperi- snce in good roads work the great value in system of permanent high ways and the fearful losses to the com- munity in maintaining the present in- adequate good roads system. He sug- Sested that the time had come to furn- lsh the people of this great county, 'Oads which would give them the maxi mum service and that he believed. with the present prosperous condition of Mdrcopa county, a bond issue covering such road system would be approved 5y the people of the county.
 The next speaker was Dwight E. Heard. who states that he believed a system of economically constructed good roads laid out on such a basis Hs Go serve effectively the needs of the greatest number of people of Mari- eopa county, would ut this time be very strongly supported. He outlined how such system of good roads would be business investment instead of a burden. He suggested that such a system of good roads would be a meth od of increasing the food production oi the valley, and did not believe that sufficient men would be withdrawn from industries Co in any way hamper the war activities of the Government which. of course, should be our first thought He suggested that some plan should be evolved by which, if legally possible, the existing indebtedness oi road districts numbers one and two should be refunded as part of tho proposed bond issue, but if this were not possible that such new road wOrl should be done in these already bonded
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

templated. and the present existing permanent highways, Maricopa county would have a system of approximately 16O miles of substantial roadways.
 w. w. Dobson, a prominent farmer of the south side stated he thought the time had come to quit building temporary roads, but to get behind this bond issue and have system of permanent concrete roads,
 Charles McElroy suggested an ac- tive campaign of publicity. including maps so that the fullest information might be given all the people.
 Lamar Cobb suggested condensed statement of facts which would be published by the committee and kept constantly before the people during the campaign He stated that he be- lieved conservative figures would show that the preseht waste through depreciation on vehicles on our pres ent system of roads would pay inter- est on not less than six million dollars. He further stated thar nearly 1000 motor vehicles Were now maintained in Maricopa county, the ownership represented being nearly a quarter of our voting population.
 Levi Young made one of the most enthusia stically received speeches ot the day when he rose and said that the people of the Laveen district were ready to vote three to one for the bond issue at any reasonable rate of in terest. '.'''t
 A discussion then ensued as to what rate the bonds .ou-d probably be sold, during which MT Heard stated that there had been recently a drop in the demand for municipal bOnds which had to some extent stiff fened up rates, and that very high class municipal bonds were now of | fered at 515 per cent and per cent, | but that he felt confident that. in view of the splendid asset which | Maricopa county possessed of an ex- ceptionally fine credit. she should be able to place her bones on a 51b per cent basis.
 Mir Conduit, representing the South west Cotton company, stated that he | felt. work on system of highways would be of great advantage to the cotton producers. in view of the fact that it would offer labor to many of the cotton pickers during the months when they could not be working ir the cotton industry, and therefore have most excellent effect in stabilizine the labor supply
 After further general discussion Chairman Cook on several occasions stated that he would .iHe to hear iron anyone who was opposed to the bono issue, and although he repeatedl, asked for expressions from those who might not favor the issue, no one aros, except in support of the measure.
 At the conclusion Of the meeting
 the committee advised those presen
 that another meeting was called t, meet at the Chamber of Commerce or
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

districts to equalize the present amount of their bonded indebtedness. He fur ther stated that such d highway, by reducing to the farmer the cost per
 ton mile in hauling his produce to market, should have the very general support of all producers, who are at present severely handicapped in trans porting their farm products, owing to the Wretched condition of the roads.
 o. $. Stapley of Mesa stated that at a meeting the day previously of about 65 representative men of that district, they had strongly endorsed band is sue up to two million dollars, and had appointed a committee of six to at tend the meeting, and that on behalf of Mesa, he promised strong support for the proposed bond issue. He out lined very clearly how, from the stand point of the business man, as well as from the farmer. such a system of good roads would prove d profitable investment.
 Charles ASers said that he came from a district in the county, which had proved it's belief in good roads by building more good roads for their assessed valuation than any other dist
 rict in the county, and then advised his hearers that he referred to the
 Simms addition, which has recently put
 in some splendid new paving. He ad-
 ded that he felt sure that after the people of the county had secured the good roads which two million dollar
 bond issue would bring, they would
 be ready for another bond issue foI additional roads. and that he felt the time was ripe for working for the bond issue.
 
 T. c. McReynolds, a business man of large experience from Indiana, who has recently settled in the valley and has acquired some very fine ranch | property in the Laveen district, out lined how this district alone, in the ! saving which they would make in haul | ing their products on a good road
 rather than attempt to haul these pro- | ducts over the present roads, would realize each year sum many times l in excess of the interest on a bono ] issue. He illustrated this by showing | that the average farm in his cOm- munity was producing not less thar | five tons of alfalfa to the acre; tha1 i at present it is costing $2.50 a ton tC | haul this hay to town. and that they 1 found with a new concree road openine 1 up their district, the hay could bt i hauled to town with a motor truck a l S1.OO ton, or saving of s1.50 pei 1 ton. or $7.50 per acre, per year. | Dr. J. C. Norton presented som, very interesting figures, showing or l the basis of the present assessed valu. alton of the valley, that the averag, | 160 acre ranch was assessed S1OO pel acre, or s16,000. the additional tax or | the ranch in the payment of the in
 terest on two million dollar bond is sue would only be about S20 per yea | for such a ranch. He brought out tn fact that it now costs over s100000 t, attend to maintaining our present sys
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

next Monday afternoon, December A. at o'clock, when full pians would be presented for a complete discussion of all interested citizens, 70 the end that every opportunity for the fullest dis cusson might be given and the views of all districts obtained on this good roads matter
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT GIVEN IMPETUS AT FINE MEETING
ASK REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING

Monday o'clock the Good Roads committee of meeting Phoenix Chamber building to which it hoped will come repen 
  thoroughly
 
  started off truly enthu sastican emphatic fashion.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

a new law, recently enacted, the Towr will be compelled to take action for the collection of Town taxes before the First 6 January. 1918
 Chester l.. Cummins,
 Tax Collector of Tempe. Dated Dec. 15, 1917.
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Arizona republican., 1917-12-20

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Evening star., 1917-05-11
Rough-and-Tumble Fight.

There was rough-and tumble fighting
Ior HNe or ten minutes, when the Rrit-
4sh scout, who WAS mounted on a beet
-tfta!tf7t. got within twenty yards OF
ore Ti the Germans and fired point
blank into him, then watched him stall
turn over backward. and last saw him
spinning AT 1000 feet
Turning sharply, the trplane pilot
saw his companion heavily engaged
well below him, and was diving to his
assistance when one Of the German at
tackinE machines nose -dived into an
inevitable crash, and the others made
OH The two Britons now were Joined
by four other friendly fiers and cruised
ABOUT some more, until they were at
tacFed by formation Of nine German
machines
Again there was general melee
when suddenly a red Albatross, with Z
bigger engine than any OF the rest
owed on the triplane from out of tho
sun. The trirlane s gun. which already
had seen much service, jam!ned and the
pilot tried 10 withdraw temporarily
from the combat. He could not shalx .
one hostile machine off his trail. one
bullet shot the triplaue's pump away, 80
She pilot kept turning and eventually
got right under the German scout ana
stopped there. lie turned whenever
the German turned and dived whenever
he dlved and the German could not
find him. Meantime he got his gun
cleared and filled and fired at the enemy
when the latter was about twenty feet
IN front and ten feet above him
The German started to climb, hut
stalled, and began to dive, turning
slowly around until he disappeared in
SAW two more Albatrosses well to the
.ast and started TO attack them. but
found all It's ammunition gone and re-
turned home 70. o'clock breakfast.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
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FERED VISITOR TO
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An almost endless procession of
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Just to mention a few Of the more
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Evening star., 1917-05-11
Several Machines Lost.

In the fighting yesterday the British
sent six Germans crashing and drove
down eleven out of control As a re
suit Of bombarding and fighting only
fve British machines We're missing.
The toll Of machines brought down is
no index of the number of fights that
occur daily. Manifestly these are in
decisive where brilliant pilots meet
and fight each other until exhausted.
without either being able to give the
other the unlucky bullet" All the
nghters expect to get bullets through
their machines daily; it is only the
4 "unlucky" one that counts
| one distinguished young Briton
1 came flying home a few days ago.
grinninG almost from ear to ear Be-
cause he had been in fight with four
4 hostile red scouts. He sent one crash
1 ing and outmaneuvered the rest 10
such an extent that they were able to
! put only three bGIlets into his .hus-
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Germans Stronger in Air.

This lavish use of paint. however.
has not reduced the heavy daily loss in
ficted on the Germans by the British
iierS But IT must not be imagined
that the Germans are not putting IN 4
stalWart night. Just as their resist
ance has been strengthened on land,
50 it has been III the air. Just as the
Germans have thrown in new diyi-
sions of infantry and new batteries of
artillery to check the allies offensive,
SO they have sent aloft hundreds of
new machines TO contest for the mas
terry of the air. an important phase of
modern war More than once the
theory has been put forward recently
that this strangest of all wars may.
directly or indirectly. be decided deep
under the sea or high in the air
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Have Rowing Commissions.

u IS the custom of all flying services
now 10 permit the better known pilots
70 fiy when and where they will in
StaiGh u legitimate prey. The before
breakfast exploits of a single I,rilisE
pl!ot with such a rowing commission
| may be taken as typical Of the daily
adventures and not unusual. Taking the
air about O'clock, he crused toward
the morning sun and saw three British
| bombing machines fighting five Ger
man Albatross scouts. He dived at one
o. the scouts and began maneuvering
Tor position. when he saw one of the
British bombers diving steeply with a
| hostile craft on his tail. The British
scout diVed for this machine until Ia
| saw the bomber ftatten out and slir
away. lie then climbed to 1000 feet
where he fell in with another British
hshting machine, but the pair had not
proceeded far when suddenly they were
set upon by seven German scouts an
Albatrosses including the five who
previously had broken Off the battle
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Nothing Too Gaudy.

Nowadays nothing appears too gaudy
to meet the tastes of the enemy air
men. who seem to have been given
carte blanche with the paint
brush. There are green planes with
yellow noses, silver planes with gold
noses. khaki-colored planes with green
ish gray wings. planes with red bodies.
green wings and yellow stripes, planes
with red body and wings of green on
top Of blue. planes with light blue body
and red wings Virtually all the gau-
diest machines go in for red body ef-
fects with every possible combination
OF colors on their wings. Some have
one green wing and one white: some
have green wings tipped with various
colors.
One Of the most fantastic met in the
last few days had a scarlet body.
brown tail, red dish-brown wings.
with white Maltese crosses against
bright green background One ma
chine looked like pear flying through
the air. It had pearshaped tail and
was painted a rudy brown Just like
large ripe fruit.
Evening star., 1917-05-11

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Evening star., 1917-05-11
AEROS WE|RDLY PAINTED
LIKE 0LD-T|ME INDIANS
Germans Run Gamut Of Colors.
Heavy Losses in Air Bat
ties Continue.

From STAFF Correspondent OF the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. May 10. via London.-The
fighting in the afr has taken on an en-
tirely new interest recently because of
the new German policy of painting
their machines most grotesaue pat
terms. They seem to have gotten this
idea from the old American Indian Gus
tom of painting their faces to frighten
their opponents, or else the spring fan
cies of the German airmen have been
allowed to run riot with vivid color eff
fects.
Each day the British pilots bring
home from over the lines new reports
of fantastic creations encountered amid
the clouds. The gayest feathered song
sters that have come north with the
spring cannot hope to rival the varie-
gated hues of the harlequin birds that
rise daily from the German airdromes.
The coming of this fantastic order of
things in the air was first heralded by
a squadron of scarlet German planes
met ten or twelve days ago. 1t was
then noticed that some of the enemy
machines Were striped about the body
like yellow Jackets
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Fights Back of German Lines.

The best evidence of the way the air
battles are going is the fact that vir-
tually all of them take place miles
over the German lines At times the
German planes come over on recon-
naissance work. which they attempt to
carry out at a height of 15.o0o feet or
more. 1t is the rarest thing, however
that fights are seen on the British side
OF the line. All the general air en-
gagements cur back Of the German
trenches. ABOUT the only machines
brought down in British territory being
those which have been deliberately
trapped and surrounded and forced
over to this side.
So 1t is with bombing raids Last
night enemy machines dropped three
bombs near railway station in the
British lines, but in one of the half
score of raids carried out last night
by the British not less than fifty-six
big bombs We're dropped on single
German encampment. tremendous
German ammunition dump was blown
up. the explosion being so terrific that
one OF the British planes 1000 feet
above it was blown completely upside
down, and the surprised pilot had a
busy thirty seconds getting his boat
on an even keel again. one British
squadron had had its eyes on this
dump for some time. and the fiers
We're IN high glee over their success
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