The Benson signal., 1919-11-29

Yuma county, Ariz, has authorized
the issuance of 81 100000 road bonds
| by a light vote.
Phoenix will build $4,000 home for
the American Legion of that city, ac
| cOrding to announcement of City Man
ager Thompson.
Uncle Sam is richer by about $50
| gallons of red flicker" and $4,000 in
fines and costs as result of the clean
up of illicit liquor selling in New Mex
leo by the United States District Court
since the first Of last July.
A project that will add close to 3d.
600 acres more of fertile farming land
to the Salt river valley in Arizona is
being developed by enterprising Chan
dler and south side men in the opening
of the East Chandler country.
SO pleased are mining men with the
| result that has been obtained in the
collection of ores and minerals on eX-
hibit at the Arizona state fair that
plan is now aflOat whereby, with the
aid of caretaker the mines and min
erals building may be kept open all
year for visitors.
Hidden in tunnel in an almost in
| accessible part Of a mountain range
south of Salt river, Sheriff MOntgOm-
cry and deputy discovered their
twelfth distiIing plant since the first
of the present year in that part of Ari-
zona. The equipment for Illicit manu-
facture of liquor apparently had not
been in operation for some MONTHS al
though much material was found.
Captain Walter S. Ingalls,, appointed
| by Governor Campbell as adjutant gen.
eral of Arizona, announced that fOrma-
rion of a National Guard organization
would be commenced at once and that
an $4,000 state fund was available for
armOrieS He said cities and towns
would, as in the past, be the bases of
National Guard units with the same
company designations as formerly.
The board of officers of the United
States army which has been in session
in Deming, N. NJ, has finished its final
session. The object of this board meet
ing was to make final disposition of all
claims against the government arising
from the occupancy of Camp Cody by
federal troops All who had such
claims appeared before the hoard with
their witnesses and were given a final
hearing and settlement of the claims
will be made at an early date
Alleged inebriety among the military
and civilians of Nogales, Ariz.. has
caused an investigation to be inaugur-
ated by the Department of Justice Op-
orators and the State Department Of
ficias regarding the smuggling of liq-
uOr into the United States from Sonora
and the issuance of passports to Amer
Jeans, alleged to have no further use
for passports, than to patrOniZe drink
ing resorts in Nogales, Sonora, recent
ly re-Opened under sanction of the
Mexican state officials.
According to reports received from
various parts of San Miguel county,
New Mexico. the coyote population is
decreasing very rapidly. as bounties on
more than twenty animals have been
applied for within the past few days.
Can't. A. A. Sena Of the mounted police
killed eight coyotes at Park Springs
and $24 has been claimed as bOunties
by Jose Leon ApOdaca for coyotes
which he killed near Las VentanaS.
Many others have been killed this fall
in different parts Of the county. and
the farmers and stOckmen expect to
continue the drive until they can rid
their farms and ranches of these pests.
Governor Campbell of Arizona signed
paroles of three prisoners confined in
the prison or iails in various parts OF
the state, recently. Mrs Maud Mcneil
was parOled from the COconinO county
Jail after having been convicted on
Aug 6, 1919. and sentenced to serve
fourteen months on a charge of Illicit
liquor traffic She was represented as
being the mother of three children
needing her support. A condition of
the parole was that she leave the state.
The time made by Eddie Hearne of
Los Angeles Calf, in the 10O-mile au-
tOmobile race at the Arizona state fair
grounds Nov. g. established a new
speed record in the United States for
that distance on dirt track, accord
ing to notification received in Phoenix
by G. p. Bullard, representative of the
American Automobile Association,
from r. Kennerdell of New York,
chairman of that organization.
Hearne's time for the 100 miles was
announced officially as being 80 min
utes seconds. The previous record,
according to Bullard, was held by Tor'
Alley, who raced 100 miles at Hamline,
Minn., in 1914, in 81 minutes 80 sec
Onds.
Five hunters, including M. w. Evans
of Lake Arthur, New Mexico saw more
than 24O deer in a hunting trip in
northern Grant county, according to