The border vidette., 1919-01-11
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Culled From Our
Exchanges.

1t may be that the fight to
make the world safe for Demo
cracy is only half finished. One
thing sure, is that the war will
not be over until BolShevism is
driven completely out of the
world.
Mr.. Louis B. Whitney, recently
chairman of the com mission of
state institut tions, has accepted
an appointment as assistant un
der Attorney General Wiley e.
Jones. Whitney was formerly
city attorney Of Bisbee.
Senator Henry f. A9hurst of
Arizona has introduced a resolu-
ton requesting the president to
open negotiations for the pur-
chase from Mexico by the United
States of Lower California and
of about 10000 square miles of
other Mexican territory lying
north of 81 degrees lititude in
the state OF Sonora.
Cattlemen of Cochise county,
who because of the prolonged
drouth had been feeling dispirit-
ed over the outlook for next
year, are beginning to take heart
and express optimistic views re-
garding the spring season. The
which have been far heavier
in the mountains than in the
valley, have caused this change
of heart.
The claim which the Thiel
Detective Agency of Los An
geles had filed against Yavapai
county and which later led to a
suit being instituted against the
supervisors following their re-
fusal TO pay the amount demand
ed by the sleuth firm, was set
tied by stipulation, the county
confessing judgment in the sum
OF 81, ,722 81, this amount being
$4CO less than the amount origi
nally asked for.
The United States civil SER
vice commission announces that
seamstress non educational ex-
animation will be held on Jan.
"a, 1919, for the position of
seamstress at 50 per diem in
the quartermaster corps service
at Fort Huachuca. Application
blanks and further information
may be obtained from the local
secretary, board of civil service
examiners at the Fort Huachuca,
Arizona postOffice.
The Egyptian government has
filed an application with DR.. r.
B. Won KleinSmid. president of
the University Of Arizona, for
an expert date culturist from
the University staff. This is in
line with the recently adopted
policy of the authorities of
Egypt to bring to the assistance
of the agriculturists Of that
country the experience of the
experts of dry farming which
are developed by the University
of Arizona.
There has been some confus-
ion and controversy as to whe
ther or not the anti gambling
law approved in November is
November is yet in effect as law.
The secretary Of state gives the
information that all the laws
adopted at the November cleo
ton were put into full force and
effect by proclamation of the
governor on December 5. Also
that these laws carried the pro
viso that they were to be so put
into effect.
Late advices from Washing
ton indicate that no second fed
eral Judge for the Arizona dis
trict is likely to be designated
for several years to come. The
bill now past the house and in
| the senate is under a rule OF
unanimous consent, hardly like
ly to be given. There is remem-
brance among the Republican
senators of the action of Sena
tors Ashurst and Smith in hold
ing up appointment of Judge
Sloan to the Arizona federal
judgship until after the seating
of a democratic president, and
so politics again may enter into
the matter. Judge Sawtelle has
been to Washington to tell the
senators of the over loaded con
dition of the Arizona federal