The Benson signal., 1919-03-29
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS
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COMING EVENTS.
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Alfredo Valenzuela. formerly i'm busi.
ness in Phoenix, was SHOT and Instant
ly Killed by Mexican federal troops
several days ago, when he ATTEMPTED
TO cross the boundary near Calexico.
Col. e. Z. \Grinstead Of the 15Sth
Arizona regiment, writing from Tours,
France, has accepted Governor Camp
bells offer of the post of adjutant
general of the state, according to an
nouncement at the governors office.
Fritz Holmquist, who resigned as
state engineer and who was succeeded
by Thomas Maddox, accepted the DO
sitiop as office engineer in associa-
ton with Maddox, The appointment
carries the same salary as that of
the state >engineer.\
Sheriff den Montgomery seized two
trunks at the Arizona Eastern baggage
room in Phoenix, in which were found
several pints Of liquor packed neatly
in matted milk cartons and labelled as
matted milk. The trunks had been
checked from San Diego.
The southwestern national forest
district, the only one in the United
States whose income exceeds expen-
ditures, now is grazing more than a
half million cattle and horses and
nearly million sheep, according to
Supervisor Paul G. Redington.
The Mesa committee having charge
of the campaign for county division, is
hoping that the governor will call an
extra session, and that in his call he
will ask that the county division bill
be again considered. This is the at
titude also taken by the Miami COM
mittee.
/ Paul G.. Redington, supervisor, for
the southwestern national forest dis
trict, informed State Game Warden J..
V. Prochaska that the 100 forest rang
: eTs of Arizona and New Mexico, would
cooperate with the states in protect
ing game and patroling the preserves
within the forest areas.
l. The Supreme Court Of the State of
Arizona handed down an opinion sus-
tanning the judgment of the lower
court in the case of the Dime theater
of Globe against the board of health
of that city, confirming the authority
of city boards of health to close the
aters in time of epidemics.
Regret at defeat in the Senate of
the educational code and the morality
bills which passed the House, and sat-
isfactiop at the amount of other con-
structive legislation which was put
through during the sixty-day session
Of the Legislature, has been expressed
by A. G. Peterson, speaker of the
House.
After being out six hours the jury
trying the case of the United States
against Harry G. Wilson and others
at Tucson on the charge of conspiring
to violate the Reed amendment, pro
hibiting the bringing of liquor into dry
territory, brought in a verdict of gull
ty against, Harry G. Wilson and his
Ewife, Cleo Wilson, of RodeO, n M. ;
Joe Spencer of Douglas; Bart Hokett
of Douglas, and d. NJ. Phillips of Ro-
deO
+ The jury in the Glenn murder trial
at Phoenix divided six to six, reported
to the court after eighteen hours de-
liberation that it was unable to agree,
and May 9TH was set as the probable
| date of new trial. The defendant,
ed at the result of the hearing, was
accused of having shot and killed her
husband, Robert Glenn, after he had
struck her at a party in their home
last Christmas night.
Pinal, the banner county in Arizona
in the last Liberty Loan drive, is to
have the privilege of naming United
States ship, according to advices re-
ceived by III. j. McClung, chairman of
the State Central Loan Committee.
Over subscription honor coupties were
10 have named tanks, but the war be-
ing over and tanks out of use, the
government has allotted ships for
christening instead. Pinal has elected
to name ship after the county and
sponsor for the vessel will be chosen
Immediately
r. William Kramer former assistant
United States attorney and also form
er assistant attorney general, has
been retained by the State Tax Com
mission as a special counsel accord
ing to an announcement at the COM
missions office. His appointment is
made effective from March 18th. This
was the date of the application by the
attorney generals office for vacation
of the order dismissing the tax suits
tagainst the International Smelling
Company and the Inspiration Consoli-
dated Copper Company involving $780,
900.
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