The Coconino sun., 1918-04-26

l Woih Hds dlTeduy Deen StdTIeu uHueF the direction of Architect T. L. Hoff- man, now with the V. T. S s. rail- road.
 The building is to be of reinforced concrete, thoroughly fireproof. One of it's most prominent features will be a balcony. The balcony and main floor will seat 536 people.-Verde Copper News.
 The Prescott lodge of Odd Fellows has announced that its members have decided to purchase $1,000 Liberty Bond of the third issue.
 c. w. (Doc) Pardee, well known veterinary and also a broncho twister of note, of Prescott, is to be director of cowboy sports at the state fair in Phoenix this fall
 The Yavapai county board of su- pervisors will occupy their offices in the new courthouse May l. The other offices will not be ready for occupancy until the first of July.
 "'sd cldhtt Ol lilS IOIIlOH CIluFCn, held its annual "old folks day" last week and entertained at dinner 150 guests all over 60 years old. Fifteen were more than 80.
 Kingman citizens are endeavoring to secure for Mohave county one of the recuperating camps for soldiers broken in health, several of which the government is establishing at differ ent points throughout the country and are going after it in earnest. The 9avapai county chamber of commerce has gone on record as op- posing the zone system of postal rates soon to go into effect Resolutions urging that the law be amended have been forwarded to Arizona's represen- tatives at Washington.
 A copy of the rate translation of the memorial to Philip W, king of Spain, on the investigation of his possessions in New Mexico, made in 1630, has been added to the archives of the Ari- zona Pioneer Historical society in Tucson.
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 Desiring to add interest to the campaign for selling the bonds of the Third Liberty Loan, the lodge of Elks of Clifton offers a reward of $25 to the person who succeeds insecuring the largest number of subscribers be- fore the campaign closes. | HIInpI.aJ De- r.~s club is being organized in Tucson. It is to be a secret society for the pur- pose of rounding up spies, disloyal citizens and pro-Germans. All ap- plications for membership will be passed on by officers of the United States department of justice.
 The Apache Railway Co. brought in it's first locomotive Wednesday. The locomotive was secured sfrom the Santa Fe railroad company. It will be used for switching in the yards here and for transporting ties and rails when the laying of track starts next week-Holbrook News.
 The Santa Fe shops and round | iiooot III vIfSiOW IS lUU DtT CtHL pure on the Third Liberty Loan. There are 250 men of different nationalities, em- ployed there and every one has his name enrolled as purchaser of a Liberty Bond. If there is another Santa Fe shop with that kind of a record we would like to hear about it.-Winslow Mail.
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 The exportation of foodstuffs in quantities purchased for home con sumption across the international line at Nogales will not be discontinued, | according to the war trade board office and Colonel Charles E. Hardy, colec- tor of customs, in whom is vested the discretionary power with regards to issuing license for foodstuff described as intended for border consumption. The fuel administration has issued warning against the use of domestic sizes of hard coal by industrial plants. Representatives of the musical-in- strument industry have agreed to curtailment of their output to 70 per cent. of normal during April and May.
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 Red Cross workers in line of com munication canteens in France accom- pany American soldiers on shopping trips, to see that they receive correct change and otherwise advise them in their encounters with French shop keepers.
 The total amount of foodstuffs shipped during March from the Uni ted State sand Canada to the allies, according to the food administration, was about 100000 tons, compared with 750,000 tons in February. 1 STATE OF ARIZONA