Arizona republican., 1918-05-09

Alleging that enforcement of the 70 car limit law by the state of Arizona , will result in hindering and obstruct- ing the United States government in the successful prosecution of the war against the German imperial govern ment by depriving the government of the immediate use of war materials now ready for shipment, the Arizona Eastern railroad through it's attorney, George Purdy Bullard, yesterday af- ternoon instituted suit in the federal district court, naming Wiley E. Jones, attorney general of Arizona, and L. M. Laney, county attorney of Mari copa county. as the defendants. The complaint which covers twelve type written pages. is supported by affi- davits from Timothy A. Riordan, food administrator of the United States government for the district of Arizona, and II. w. Asbury, president of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
 After setting forth that the Arizona Eastern railroad is engaged l.. inter state as well as intrastate transporta- tion of passengers and freight, and as an incident to it's interstat6 business, transports large quantities of war ma terials and government supplies from
 
 points without the state and from points without the state to points within the state, the bill of complaint urges that the attorney general and the county attorney be temporarily and permanently enjoined and re- strained from in any way or manner enforcing or directing the enforcement of the law in question. It is further urged that this law be declared null and void and as in contravention of the constitution and laws of the United States, and as a violation of tho act of congress relating to government control of railway systems.
 Complaint Interesting
 Some interesting facts are set forth in the bill of complaint relating to the agricultural development of this sec ton. "In the Salt River valley it is stated, there has been planted for the year 1918. approximately S0,0O0 acres of land in cotton, which will produce approximately 10000 bales of cotton for the year 191S besides which said cotton there is already raised, picked and baled many thousands of bales of cotton heretofore raised in said Salt River valley. a great portion of which cotton already raised picked and baled, and a great portion of said cotton planted and to be hereafter raised in the year 1918, will be trans ported over the lines of ourcomplain- ant in interstate commerce shipped from said county of Maricopa, tc points of destination outside of the state of Arizona; that, in addition tc said cotton, there is saised in said Salt River valley large quantities of hay sfaf
 great portion of which hay grain wheat wool and live stock will in tho year 1918 be transported over tn, railway lines of your complainant ir interstate commerce shipped from sait Salt River valley to points of destina. ton outside of said state: that all O. said cotton, hay, grain, wheat. woo and live stock are war material. necessarily used by the United State. government and by her allies in tht prosecution of the war now bein, waged by the United States and he allies against the imperial governmen of Germany and her allies; that tn greater portion of said cotton. hay grain. wheat and wool and llvestocl transported over the lines of complain ants lines of railway as aforesaid ar destined for and shipped directly t the United States government and it various agencies; that in addition t the cotton, hay, grain, wheat, wool an livestock raised in said Salt River val ley. there is being raised at othe points along the lines of railway c complainant large quantities of cottoI hay, grain, wheat, wool and hvestocl all constituting war material and a Of which, to a greater portion ( which, will be transported by com