The border vidette., 1918-04-13
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

Shelter at Clarkdale is to be enlarged and remodeled. Citi- zens of Cottonwood seek to in corporate the town and an effort is under way to increase the mail service between Jerome and Cottonwood from three times a week to six.
 With degree of definite satis- faction, tinctured with no exul. tation, Tucson receives the news that Harold Steinfeld of Tucson has been inducted into the Unit ed States army. After a long series of attempts the Tucson boy has failed in his efforts for exemption and the grea test in stitution of democracy, yet tried in the country, has been vindi- cated. We are speaking of the selective service law.
 The Arizona Cattleman says: The season looks good for plen- ty of spring grass for southern Arizona, and in fact, most of the southwest. The spring round up will soon be started and many thousand cattle will be go- ing to the finishing ranges for preparing them for beef. In this part If the country the round up will begin about the 18th of April, and by the first of June about all the cattle will be marketed.
 All offenses in Arizona. except treason, and that is a federal offense, are bailable since the abolition of capital punishment. Some people are not aware of this fact and also the further fact that it is mandatory for a magistrate or judge to fix bail for any offense when application for it is made to him. Therefore it follows that any person ac cused of crime, can obtain his liberty through the legal pro- cedure above outlined.
 According to information given out by Mrs. Harry c. Wheeler at Tombstone, her husband, Cap tain Harry c. Wheeler, formerly sheriff of this county, sailed for France last week and probably is lover there" by this time. He was in charge of detach- ment of signal corps men. Mrs. Wheeler said she left Captain Wheeler at the docks just before his vessel steamed out. Pend ing the return of the captain she will remain at her home in Tom bStOne.
 The plans made by the Ariz building of SiloS and a conSe quent saving of summer crops, brought through into the winter, has brought most happy results, especially in the Salt River val ley and in the farming country around Tucson. The University of Arizona agricultural depart ment suggests that the move be extended to embrace stockmen and dry farmers. For fattening cattle and sheep, it is declared there can be no better ration than silage and cotton cake meal.
 R. l.. Slaughter, Jr, of Doug las, has returned home after service with the American avia- tion corps, Mrs. Slaughter com ing with him. He answered the call when the first selective draft summons came, and went into the aviation section from the na- tional army training camp. He took the regular course and be- came d graduate fiier, but heart trouble developed and he was re- leased from service. MT. Slaugh ter qualified in every way in low altitude flights, but when he went to the height of two miles, a heart weakness was revealed.
 A letter has been received by Douglas friend of Neill B. Bailey, formerly a represent ative in the state legislature from Cochise county, that he now is a captain in the national army, having been assigned to the dictatorship of inland tran sportation. He expects soon to be ordered to France. Bailey was superintendent of the South ern Pacific railroad of Mexico for several years, with head quarters at Naco, and later was made superintendent of the Yer de valley railroad. Prior to his entrance into the army he was