Arizona republican., 1918-08-16
NAMED
 SECRETARY 0F
 NEW COUNCIL

H. R. Tritle, well known and prominent resident of Phoenix, was elected secretary of the Arizona State Council of Defense at it's meeting yes terday afternoon.
 There were If applicants for the posi- tion which pays s3,00O per annum. At the conclusion of the election, it was announced that the names and qualifi- cations Of all applicants were consd- cred and that as the vote was taken the name of the candidate receiving the least votes was dropped By this pro- cess of elimination the successful can didate was chosen
 Applies to Merchants
 In addition 10 the election of the secretary, the state council adopted resolutions requiring all merchants to plainly mark both the cost and selling price on all articles; authorizing mem bers of the state council to require any person or corporation to produce it's books or papers for examination: rec ommending an appropriation for hous ing purposes at the Arizona State Uni | versity.
 The text of these resolutions follows: RESOLVED, That the Arizona State Council of Defense. by virtue | of the authority in it vested order | that, on or before October 1st. 191S
 all retail merchants, dealers in 1 commodities of merchandise food 'stuffs, articles of wearing apparel,
 and all other articles sold retail,
 shall mark in plain figures the
 cost and sale price of each article
 sold, displayed for sale. or kept in
 stock, either on each unit of sale. or , in such a conspicuous manner in
 the immediate vicinity of such arti-
 cle or articles that no confusion
 or error can arise in any interpre-
 tation of the cost and sale price
 of each unit of sale.
 RESOLVED, That each member
 of the Arizona State Council of
 Defense be- under section of
 house bill 26. first special session
 of the Third legislature of the
 State of Arizona. authorized and
 empowered to require any person,
 association or corporation to pro-
 duce for examination any books
 documents or papers in his or its
 possession; it being expressly un-
 derStood that no member by him.
 self or with other members of the
 Arizona State Council of Defense
 meeting, can make public any in
 formation derived by such exami-
 nation and.
 FURTHER RESOLVED. That
 any resolution or order heretofore
 passed or made that is in conflict
 with this resolution, is hereby re-
 scinded, voided and made obsolete
 RESOLVED, That the Arizona
 State Council of Defense recom-
 mend to the commission of state
 institutions of Arizona that it as- certain whether or not there can
 legally be used any part of the Unverslty of Arizonas appropri-
 ation for incidentals or otherwise.
 for the purpose of erecting any
 buildings that may be utilized as barracks until the war is won by the United States and it's allies a and in case il be ascertained that
 such legal use may be made of any such funds. we respectfully , recommend that such use be made or sufficient amount to meet the
 requirements of the United States
 government in the matter of hous-
 ing above mentioned and with the 2 further Idea in view of so erecting ] said buildings that they may be - utilized either as salvage or other
 wise. to the best advantage of all
 interests concerned
 RESUMED, That the Arizona 0 state Council of Defense shall ex- I press regret that. owing to the
 limited amount of funds at it's com Ig ,I1
 Women's committee but does offer a It's help and operation to the ,. women s>committee in carrying out
 the instructions of the Council of
 National Defense in raising it's own n budget
 d Mrs. H. A. Guild Mrs. II. A. Guild of Phoenix wa appointed a member of the committe on public health of the state counci .. Judge Barnum of Phoenix was an / pointed chairman and Clyde M. Gand ' and J. E. Nelson were appointe members of the speakers bureau.
 At the morning session Judge Bar mum, Jack Barber and Lon Harmo, representing the Cattle Growers assc Q clatlon, addressed the state council i Q regard to the labor situation in in Q cattle business, due largely to the fac r. that so many experienced COW punch | CTS are now in the army and are con Q stantly being drafted It was under f stood that the state council will confe V with the proper authorities with a vie, e to securing the relief desired. n The meeting concluded without ar d pointing six county councils This wa a due to the fact that the supervise, of these counties had failed to sen Tn lists of persons for membership a the county councils, as required by il state council
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