The border vidette., 1918-02-23

Five thousand square miles of coal lands in Arizona may soon be leased and the product placed on the market if a bill recently introd uced becomes Q law.
 The time for filing returns due subsequent to October Is, 1917. and on or before March 1, 1918, for income, war income and war excess profit taxes is extended to A April 1. 1918.
 The "clean plate" is to be the order at all mess halls at Camp | Funston, national army canton ment, says @ bulletin issued by Brigadier General Vim, in com mand of the cantonment.
 The Tombstone Thrift Stamp drive held on Thursday went over double the allotted quota estimated, and as a result over $500 in Thrift Stamps and War Saving Certificates were sub. tees on that day.
 Another of the members of the University of Arizona faculty has been called to war service. Professor c. A. Turrell, profes- sor of Romance Languages and head of that department, has been appointed a member of the Advisory Committee to the Com mittee of Romance Language Instruction and the War. Pro lessor E. H. Wilkins of the Un- iversity of Chicago is chairman of that committee.
 Every man who has been sent from the United States to do overseas duty has been supplied with a full Red Cross outfit
 For this reason, Red Cross head quarters asks that persons do not send knitted garments direct to the men. All contributions should be sent to the Red Cross. This will eliminate confusion and duplication, and make knitted garments go further by proper and careful distribution.
 George w. Barnes, formerly live stock specialist of the Uni versity of Arizana agricultural extension service, and we'll known to the Mesa farmers, has resigned his position to engage in the cattle business in Navajo county. With him will be asso- ciated L.. l.. Bptes, now super intendent of the dry farm ex- pertinent station of the Univer- sity at Prescott, who will give up his present position within a few months to engage in this private enterprise.
 Every man, woman, and child in this country, who wants to serve the country, can serve it and serve it in avery simple and effective way. Secretary McAdoo says. That service is
 to lend your money to the Gov ernment. Every 25 cents loan ed to the Government is a help
 at this time and practically y | every man, woman, and child by
 making some trifling sacrifice,
 some denial of a pleasure, or
 giving up some indulgence, can
 render the Government that sup
 port.
 The cotton growers of Tempe
 are looking ahead to next years
 crop and realize that the present ginning facilities will not be suf
 ficient to gin the increased acre
 age. At an enthusiastic meet
 ing held in the city hall Satur
 day the money to build another
 gin was practically assured. The
 committee, which has been work
 ing the past few days, was re
 tained as a finance committee
 and a committee on permanen'
 organization was appointed. An
 other meeting is to be held nex
 Saturday evening.
 Dr. Lorenzo Boido who wa:
 under arrest on two charges O
 bastardy and one of bribery wa:
 released on bonds of $75OO. Or
 Monday these bonds were de
 clared forfeited and he is now |;
 fugitive from justice, presum
 ably being in Mexico. His wifi
 Dr. Rosa Boido is in jail charged
 with having performed a crim
 inal operation. During the pas
 two years the Boido family ha figured extensively in the crim
 inal courts. Political pull af forded some protection but pub
 lie sentiment and activity of civi | I. L L k