Tombstone epitaph., 1918-01-13
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
rn Newspaper Union New. Service.

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The Tucson BARRIERS have put the
price for cutting hair at SO cents.
d. W. Nickells and wife were asphyx-
lated in their home at Phoenix.
The ladies of Miami received l.ls0
new members in the Red Cross drive.
The University Of Arizona has flung
TO the breeze its service flag and on
il are over $50 stars.
Chandler had a $4,000 fire that de-
stroyed the homes and household
goods Of five families.
c. L. Moorman. foreman OF the Sill
yer Belt Consolidated, committed sui
eide at the camp near Humboldt.
State Treasurer ID. F. johnson wrote
out check for $423.76l.i7 to cover
warrants issued during the past fiscal
half year.
During 1917 there was issued by the
Secretary Of State OF Arizona 1912
auto licenses, which brought the sum
of $l09.025.
Six-year-old Louise Gomez was
killed at Glendale when she was
struck by touring car driven by
Henry Stafford of Peoria.
Calumet & Arizona has paid S1,o6l.-
$50 in dividends, that is. sll a shars.
equivalent to l9 per cent on the cur
rent market price OF its stock
Governor Hunt refused to issue ex-
| tradition papers TO officers from Ar
kansas for the return to that state Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Nicholson.
The year 1917 shows the lightest
fire losses in the history Of Tucson.
according TO Chief Harry Parker The
total losses amount to only about $15,-
D00
1t has been announced that Douglas
city authorities will cooperate with
the military and Department of JUS
tice officers in driving from Douglas
the various forms of vice.
The smaller operators. including
leasers and small concerns, mainly in
Isolated districts. represent probably
more than 100 1000 600 pounds of Ari-
Eona's annual copper production.
Mrs. Charles Rawlins won the
ladies cup offered by the green's COM
mittee OF the Globe Country club. In
the golf contest Mrs. Rawlins defeat
ed Mrs. Charles Mendelshon. one up.
-Four Phoenix policemen who cap
tured Wellington. the murderer of
Noel c. johnson, of Douglas, divided
1850 in rewards offered for the cap
ture and conviction Of the murderer.
Geo. A. Smiley has resigned as sec
retary Of the state council of defense.
He gave as a reason for doing so that
servation in Arizona demanded all his
time
During last year Verde increased its
! smelter capacity, and with work now
under way in the construction division
will have practically doubled in an
other year. Copper Chief mill Is op-
Grating.
While the Jerome district still ranks
first in public interest. Mayer is max.
ing . bid and a successful one for the
attention Of mining men and capital
through a number Of strikes Of i'm.
portance.
The Ajo district provided the state
with its one large gain to production
OF copper during the year, and Incl.
dentally put it in the way OF import
ant production Of another war essen
tial, sulphuric acid.
As the result of Geo. W. p. Hunt
winning in the election contest
against Governor Campbell. there has
been many changes in other officials
Of the state, most Of the Campbell ap-
pointees resigning. and being succeed
ed by those named by Hunt.
Hold back your hogs" This is the
advice sent to Arizona hog raisers
through the Federal Food Admins
traitor for Arizona by J. p. Cotton,
head Of the meat division Of the Unit.
ed States Food Administration.
The report Of the commissioners Of
the United States Land Office shows
that Arizona has the greatest acreage
Of unsurveyed land Of any state in the
union, there being In round numbers
IS 900 900 acres.
Following the acceptance of his res
ignation as military aide to the gov.
ernor, in charge of the draft work in
Arizona. Col. Fred s. Breen has asked
the War Department to relieve him ~
disbursing officer for the state.
Tucson. Ariz., 10 receiving congrat
ulations for being the first American
community to complete its quota OF
the second Liberty Loan. while-the
climate of Tucson is fine, II would not
be good for the health Of the Kaiser
Shattuck has declared q regular
quarterly dividend of Is cents extra
per share, the latter 25 cents being
designated as return of capital invest
ed. II compares with 50 cents regu
lar and IS cents extra disbursed eack
Of the several preceding quarters.
In the long list Of supplies, aggre
eating an enormous annual tonnage
used by the mines Of Arizona, not Q
single item has lowered in price since
the fixing Of metal prices ih Septem
ber On the other hand, ~ per cent
Of the list has made advance in price
Arizona has again come to the fore,
and through the patriotic efforts Of
her hotel and restaurant keepers has
hen ulaced NJ the t0n NJ ths ho~nv