Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-06
State and County Ne10s Briefs

land office and the surveyor generals office are rejoicing over the official an-
 nouncement received yesterday from
 Washington that they are all to re-
 ccive a statutory increase in wages of
 S10.' The reason given for the raise
 is the increased cost of living ex-
 penses.
 Phcenix.-Fees received in the in-
 corpOrating department of the Ari- z0na corporation commission totalsd s10.63S.35 for July accoramg to the monthly report of Mark Dunbar. head of the incorporating department July fees were exceptionally large because of the fact that many of the companies made their annual reports during that montL. Fees received in the invest ment department of the commission for the month totaled S7O0.26. and in the insurance department fees totaled S266 for the same period.
 PhOenix.-ApprOvals have been made by the surveyor general Of the following claims: Lotus, in the San Francisco mining district. belonging to the Oatman Amalgamated Gold Mining company; Lone Star and Morning Star. in Warren district, belonging to H. L. Christensen; American Nos. 1 and 2. in the AjO district, belonging to H. T. Lyons. An application for the survey of six claims has been made by James A. Finney, ST, of Bisbee. The claims are situated in the Warren mining dis triCt.
 PhOenix.-Telephones in stores and other places of business in Phoenix will cost S5 per month in the future if the Mountain States Telephone and re esraph company's request for per mission to raise rates is granted.
 The application was field yesterday with the state corporation commis- sion and asks permission of the com mission to change and increase rates for business telephone service within the base rate area of Phoenix. Ari- zOna"
 No date of hearing on the applica- tion yet has been set by the corpora tion commission. A like application was filed by the Mountain States com pany for permission to raise rates for business telephones.
 Tucson-The board of supervisors. taking up the matter of the appoint ment Of members of the county cOun- cil of defense felt it could make the selection as well as or better than the state council of defense could. so in stead of suggesting fourteen, from which the state council might select seven. the supervisors selected seven with which the state council may se- feet seven to compose its county council
 This policy has been followed in number of counties in the state. upon the theory that the counties have the right to choose their own councils.
 The members selected yesterday Iaynes. Dr. H. W. Fenner, Col. Epes Randolph, Dr. c. A. Schrader, pr. Nc Douglass and s. M. Franklin.
 Tucson.-The youngest plaintiff who ever petiticned the superior court is Clotilde COcio. age four years. daugn- ter os MT and Mrs. Manuel Cocio. of West Pennington street. who. through her guardian ad Item, Manuel CociO. yesterday brought suit in the superior The suit is a result of the tragedy on petition was filed by Edwin F. Jones md George O. HEzinger. attorneys. The slut is a desult of the tragedy on San Augustine plaza or July s. when , slas. driving an automobile. ran down md killed Carmen Yslas. age eight. md according to the complaint in the sse tiled yesterday injured Carmeu's title fourteen-year-old sister. Clotilde. istiguring her face for life.