The Benson signal., 1919-07-12
Southwest News
From All Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Arizona subscribed S4,771 $50 for the
different war loans during the four
drives, or 1928 per cent of the quota
assigned to it. There were 2,416 sub
scribers to the Victory loan within the
state.
Miss DeRosette Thomas, professor
in charge of the School of Home Eco
nomics, University of Arizona, has left
for one years sabbatical leave, which
she will spend in taking further study
and training in the East
William w. Hawkins, whose death
occurred at st. Joseph's hospital in
Phoenix, was the sole surviving mem
ber of Major Powelrs famous party
which explored the Grand Canon in
1869.
Arthur B. Clay, who confessed to
having planted a dynamite bomb on
the grounds of a sanitarium near
Phoenix after his advances had been
spurned by Anna Hornberger, nurse,
committed suicide in a Phoenix hos
pital.
When the degree of doctor of laws,
"hOnoris causa," was conferred upon
DR.. r. B. Won Kleinsmid, president of
the University of Arizona by the Ma
tional University of Mexico, it was the
first time in the history of the univer-
Sity that foreigner had been so hon
ored.
Service was made against seven of
the city aldermen, and Mayor Stone,
representing the city Of Clovis, New
Mexico, citing that the officials must
answer a suit for $9527O, filed against
the city by Mosman, Gano & Sipple,
an auditing firm of Albuquerque. The
suit claims the city owes the auditors
$352.70 for services rendered when the
city's books were untangled several
months ago.
A sundry civil bill which has passed
the House carried several items for
New Mexico. One item for the purpose
of dredging and draining in the Rio
Grande irrigation project, called the
Elephant Butte dam, carries $1,250,000
1t also carries an appropriation of
$15O,OOO to commence the construction
of the court house and pOstoffice
building in Santa Fe and one item of
$4,000 for the same purpose for the
postoffice building at Las Vegas.
Notable increase IN the valuation of
telephone properties in Arizona is
shown in a compilation of figures on
which the 1919 assessments will be
based. This report has just been re-
leased by the state tax commission
1t shows that there are now 54,238
miles of telephone wires as compared
to 5O,447 a year ago, and during this
time the valuation Of all telephone
properties has increased from So, ,212,-
1914 to $3,442,3 $40. The largest valua-
ton is for Maricopa county which has
1855 miles of lines valued at $1,172,-
$50; the smallest is for Santa Cruz
county, which has 733 miles valued at
$47,149.
A party of tourists en- route to Los
Angeles in a car met with hard luck
near Las Cruces, New Mexico. A lot
of grips and bags Of clothing were in
the back of the car and in some way
caught fire, completely destroying the
baggage and running the cushions Of
the car. The owner stated that in one
of the grips was over $4,000 in cur
rency which was total loss as all
the bills were burned up After the
fire was out the owner drove the car
back to Las Cruces on it's own power
as the engine was not damaged. Be
side the money in one of the grips
the loss of baggage will amount to
about $1,000.
Clovis, New Mexico, is soon to have
a new gas plant. A corporation known
as the City Gas company presented
a proposed ordinance to the city coun-
Gil to grant franchise for the man
ufacture and distribution of gas within
the city limits.
Magma Chief now operating In the
Copper Crek country, near Jerome,
Ariz., has considerable high grade ore
blocked out, much glance being on the
UULuP SOIICU anu IcdOy 1OT SHlpIuCuI.
Good progress has been made at the
mine in the shape Of development work
during the past few weeks, and few
more days of work will put the mine
where it can conveniently output and
go to shipping regularly.
What is thought to be an attempt
to wreck the G. & S. passenger train
near Ration, N. NJ, was frustrated by
the crew of a freight train which was
running about two hours ahead of the
passenger. The crew Of the freight
found steel rail on the track and for
tunately the engineer saw it in time to
stop his train before any damage was
done. The rail was a heavy one and
would have undoubtedly have ditched
the passenger train.
A large machine company of New
Mexico has just completed a new ele
vator for the c. & S. railroad at Fol
som which is the tallest building in