The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-05-14

tion submitted some days ago by the state engineer to allow the use of per cent funds in the purchase of fed eral equipment under the Kahn bill.
 PHOENIX@Inspection of the high school cadets at Clifton, Morenci and Stafford was conducted by Capt. Frank La Rue of the adjutant gen. erals office who left for eastern Ari- zona this week.
 PHOENIX-Willis H. Plunkett will be installed as mayor of Phoenix at special meeting of the city commis- sion next Saturday morning, it was nnounced this week At the same time, c. w. Barnett and J. A. R. Irvine will be installed as city comm .ssion- CTS.
 MORALES Three hundred carloads of Mexican sugar refined in Sonora will be released for sale in the United States as the result of the revolution in Sonora, it was announced here this week.
 DOUGLAS-This week two immi- grafton officers passed through Doug las with three Germans who have been held at Tucson ana who will be taken to New York for deportation.
 MIAMI-Conjectur which has been revived from time to time for the past twenty years was ended this week when a compartment in the safe used by the sheriff. which has been closed for that length of time, was opened under the expert manipulation of Charles Stoney, a Globe mechanic In the compartment was found a bank statement showing that Gila county's cash balance in the bank in 1901 was $27. 7.S95.47, several deeds and partner ship agreements and a stop watch.
 YUMA, April 25.-Lieutenant Chas. F. Bell, of the United States aviation service, lies at the bottom of the Colorado river, in spite of the efforts made to recover his body. Lieutenant Bell fell into the river late Thrusday
 DoUcLAS. April 2S.-The dead body of William Aubrey was found on barren stretch of land on the Will Mcdonald ranch, which is 15 miles northeast of Slaugbter's ranch, this morning by w. H. Kean, rancter rer'6ing in that district Near the dead mans head was 45 caliber pistol
 PHOENIX. Arril 25-Ttat deIay on the part of Mar;copa county highway co-'rnission in letting bids for the construction of the $4,000,00O road system has cost the tax payers of this county upward of half million dollars is the conclusion of engineers who have analysed the figures of those who submitted figures this week and compared them with the previous es, inmates.
 DOUGLAS. April 25.-The three tanks recently shipred from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, arrived in Douglas today and are being un1oaJed this afternoon. The artillery pieces ship ped from Fort Bliss also arrived to- day and were unloaded this noon. e PHOENIX, Arril 2S-Gila county. nov known only as a ninine county, is destined to become the richest bor- ticuItural county in the state in Inc opinion of c. M Zander ard othe-' members of the state tax comm issiOn, who have just returned firm tour of inspection covering southern Arizona.
 Deputy Sheriffs Hal Smith and Hud Kelly this week arrested Harry Car mon and Elmer Mills on charge of operating an illicit still about four miles from Pearce
 The Gem City Garage. at Mesa, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon entailing a loss of approximately s10O.0O0.
 Wool growers of state have good season.
 Phoenix-Jewish societies to build home.
 Florence people urge power line completion.
 Tucson dairymen form cooperative association.
 Increased production and not in. creased cost nf rroduction is need ot the day to bring down living costs.
 Tucson-Bids to be opened for cons truction of bridge on Benson-Vail road
 Chandler allotted e5-n0O for construc tion of Episcopal Guild hall.
 Phoenix-CoUntrv club completes plans for new $S000O clubhouse.
 Pailwav brotherhood expells two thousand outlaw striking switchmen.
 Doiroras-W M Adamson reports route of Bankhead Highway to remain fixed.