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Graham guardian., 1920-07-30
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICE OF THE
Hoard OF SUPERVISORS.
COUNTY OF GRAHAM,
STATE OF ARIZONA,

Stafford, ARIZONA, July IL, 1920.
The Board of Supervisors of Paragraph 4
of the Revised Statutes of Arizona 1913 with the following
bers present owit Frank A. Webster Member j. Owens
Member Martin Layton Clerk Absent H. j. Dowde Chairman
In pursuance of Paragraph 48 of the Revised Statutes of
Arizona 1913 the board proceeded to make estimates of the differ
required the public be raised by
taxation and make estimates of all receipts for the ensuing
year. expenses for the ensuing from all other than
direct taxation the board proceeded make such estimates and
the hereby ordered the upon the minutes of
this meeting together with like estimate for the previous
The estimates, or budget, made are as follows: q"
Graham guardian., 1920-07-30

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SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS
II al iSad hy GnaniaI nicIniot a,,x
EXPENDITURES.

Purpose Of ALLIANCE in EXPENDITURES.
DIST Levy lnt District Bond Actual for Estimated
No. Redpt. Funds July 1, 1920. Present
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BRIDGE PLAN TO BE
LAID BEFORE VOTERS
Camden Chamber of Commerce
Seeks to Arouse Mass-Meet-
ing's Interest in Project

In an effort to arouse interest among
the voters In favor Of the bridge bond
issue at the coming election. the Cam
den Chamber of Commerce has arranged
for mass meeting tomorrow night on
the courthouse Dlaza.
William ]. Strandwitz. president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. will preside.
Fearing that apathy will kill the
bridge issue, the chamber is planning
a series Of such meetings.
Chief Webster. of the Bureau of Sur
voys. and Laurence 4. Ball Of East
Lawrence, y. j.. associate engineers
with Ralph Modjeske, of the bridge
commission. discussed plans yesterday
relative to the bridge.
Also the engineers inspected proposed
sites for approaches on both sides Of
the river. The obtaining Of quarters
for the board and the engineers, drafts.
men. clerical force and others who will
be engaged in making the preliminary
surveys, is giving much concern.
A drawback to the few places that are
suitable is the enormous rent demanded.
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$1,000 TO WAR ON
FbUS|NESS CROOKS
Better Business Bureau Starts
Fund to Be Used in
Its Work
PLEDGES MADE AT DINNER

A substantial start toward putting
Nhe Better Business Bureau OF this city
,On firm basis as an effective organi-
Nation was made last night at dinner
given by the bureau at the Bellevue
'gtratford.
Banking and business men OF the
city pledged themselves to campaign
fcr a fund of $4,000 to enable the bu
reau to extend and intensity its efforts
to promote and maintain better busi-
nesH In the city.
Howard 8. Graham and John II.
Mason, bankers, and Herbert j. THY,
business manager Of Strawbridge q
Clothier, were named as the nucleus oi
= committee to be later augmented by
4 representative Of the smaller retail
dealers TO undertake the raising OF .he
4und.
The bureau was organized less than
y year ngo to protect business men
and the public Of the city against un ,
fair and dishonest business schemes ana
10 promote the application Of the Ideals
of strict honesty, care and tnlr deahng
in business.
u Philip Kind, who acted as chairman.
stated that with limited support the
bureau had already made an enyiablc
record In disposing of 12o cases OF pare
faced fraud.
t6 Exposes Crooked Schemes
y An interesting expose Of the methods
~ crooked business method men in the
city was given by Elwood Russell, Ill :.
rector Of the bureau here. He described
the Ponzi like methods Of some oil stock
men, who, he declared, were doing their
heat TO Law the seeds Of bolshevism here.
In one case he declared the accused men
had actually taken the coat OFF wom-
ans back in inducing her to invest on
margin. He PRAISED the work of the
newspapers for their co operation In
preventing illegitimatc and crooked
business men from doing business here,
and actually quoted one. case where a
dealer had been turned from the path
81 crooked dealing to the straight and
harrow one of fair dealing.
n Ellis Climber praised the work OF the
bureau, which he described as an intiu-
knce helpful to everybody, and stated
that he felt sure Philadelphia would not
sake a back scot to any city in this
work.
Richard H. Lee, general counsel Of
the Advertising Clubs of the World.
told of the immense frauds which had
I0cSu AtIeHplcu vi lHt pupiiN "a thN ho
tion by illegitimate business concerns,
and OF the way in which the better
business influence had blocked many of
xhem.
.sThe public" said Mr.. Lee, "has q
right to believe what it reads.
1.-THE advertiser has right to have
his advertisement believed.
! He also scored the periodical that
would knowingly accept advertisements
of false or fraudulent nature.
Tells of Toledo Bureau
Alfred W. Koch, Toledo business
man, described the great progress that
had been made in that city by a Better
IBusiness Bureau. and the revolutionary
methods which had been applied to hold
public confidence in their goods and ad
:vertising.
"For the past four years." said Mr..
Koch, 1--WE as merchants have been buy
ing in cold blood and selling with en- =
lthusiasm, when, as n matter of fact,
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we should be buying with enthusiasm
and selling in cold blood
He warned against the temptation to
business men as prices were falling to
exaggerate. He urged higher standard
Of advertising, and predicted that the
time was near at hand when newspaper
space for advertising would be still more
valuable than it is now.
Mr.. Tily praised the work of the bu =
reau as medium to protect business
men even from themselves, and its eff
forts to protect right thinking business
men to do things in the face of present
conditions.
There is a great deal of croaking. -
said Mr.. Tily, "about the passing of the
retailer" He predicted that the retailer
would maintain his place in the business
world as n public necessity. and hit the
careless business man who he declared
cast an unfavorable influence over those
who tried to conduct their business in a
sincere and scientific way.
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girls were rehearsins all afternoon for
the. opening Of the opera season last
night. When they had returned to their
room they discovered that their purses
had been opened and emptied.
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Thieves Rob Ballet Girls

Sneak thieves stole $35 from the bal
let girls dressing room in the Metro
politan Opera House yesterday. The
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COATS

Fine quality silvertones,
velours, Kerscys and chew
lots. Come with large, deep
rolling fur collars and cuffs,
others with large shawl COL
lars of fur fabrics or self
materials. Half or full lined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08
Positive values up to 1917!
SUITS

Of velours, silvertones, tri-
cotines and serges. New
long coat effects, novelty
pockets and collars Of self
or fur fabrics. Lined through
out. Tailored models also.
A wonderful selection Of
styles.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-29

Capt. Marshall Field III. OF
Chicago. H., Lieut.. Harper
Moulton- and sergt. Paul D.,
Hurd were in the war to-
gether. Recently Field applied
for a si.ooo.ooo insurance policy
through his former buddies. who.
since the war. have become I'm
surance agents, II Capt. Field.
lodges autos and street, cars as
well as he did oerman shells.
he viii soon be paying between
10000 and ssl.eco per year
premium
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30

Phoenix; A. D. Williams, Phoenix; c.
Phoenix; Joseph Thurman, Phoenix;
Robert Hale, Phoenix; Walter M.
Davis, Phoenix; C. r. Sterling, Phoe-
nix, and }. S. Griffin, Phoenix.
Unless unforeseen complications arise,
it is believed that the work of the
grand jury will be completed in three
or four days. The trial jury has been
summoned for $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing, and with its selection the business
of the court will continue without halt
| The first trial at this session of the
/ district court will begin today when the
personal injury suit of I'm Radich
against the Ray Consolidated Copper
company will be heard. Another per
sonal injury case, Pedro Beltrar
against the Ray Consolidated Copper
company will be heard. Another per.
sonal injury case, Pedro BeltraI
against the Magma Copper company
is also set for today.
Other trial dates set yesterday ar
those of William Il. Lount and Haiti
Mosher against William Cone, the Sal
River Valley Water Users association
and others, December 6; Elton Z
Kunselman against the Southern Pa
cific company, in which S150,000
asked for alleged infringements c
copyright, December 16; Theodore +
Just, and others against +. J. Pearso
and others, December 2; William
!. Reynolds, against Celora NJ Stoddar
) and others. December Is: the Germt
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30
A LIVING DIRECTORY

Seattle's tallest skyscraper, the AZ
story L. c. Smith building, has a few
recognized rivals among New York's
high office buildings-none in any other
city-but it has in julius Langseth, the
elevator starter, human directory who
challenges comparison. He's called the
human ouiia board" but that hardly
does him justice, for any statement he
makes is fndubitable. Like Dad" he
knows. and no chronic skeptic has any
warrant for questioning anything he
says about the $500 occupants OF the
great building. He knows them all and
| all about them as thoroughly as any
/ live wire office boy knows what's go
ing on in his particular domain. Lang
seth is one of the seven wonders or the
world, according to Robert K. Dykes
manager of the towering building thai
| is one of Seatle's civic boasts. He mo-
only can tell offhand where to find any
Of the offices, but can direct the in
ouirer to any one who has moved out o
the building in past years-The Argo
Iuaut
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30

eide company against the Denver Mud
Chemical company, December 4; han
derlider against the Lyman Water
company, at Prescott December Q;
Stoddard Investment company against
william H. Reynolds and others, De
cember IS: Charles A. Brady against
the Phelps Dodge corporation Decem-
Der 8.
In addition to the foregoing the case
of Don Davenport against the Franco
American Vineyard and Wine company
was dismissed: the case of Fermlh
chavez against the Magma Copper
company was dismissed without pref
udtce. and the case of job Barton
PAYNE and others against A. c. HalgleF
was passed and the counterciaim dls-
missed. Sixteen other causes Wefe
passed to other terms of the court.
During the present session the court
according to Judge Sawteile's an
nouncement yesterday, will convene a.
$50 o'clock In the morning and VII
continue until noon, when recess VII
be taken until 1880 o'clock in the after
noon. when the session will be con
tinued until o'clocl-. or longer Wnei
the necessity demands.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30
j. S. GRAND JURY IS
CHOSEN; MORE THAN
30 CASES AWAITING

WIN William II. Sawtelle, district
Iudxe. presiding, the November session
or the United States district court
opened At the federal building yester-
DAY morning. OF chief interest during
the day was the choosing. impanelling
anc charging of the grand jury, which
began its deliberations Immediately
AFTER Judge Sawtelle had issued his
instructions
The personnel OF the grand jury
which has more than so cases awaiting
its action, is as follows:
John L. Irwin, Phoenix, foreman; J
r. Ralston. Alhambra j. r. McCar-
thy, Florence; w. ID. Crutchfield, Glen
dale; William II. Weston, Casa Gran
de: s. A. Garrett, Phoenix: II. H. Free
man. Florence; A. c. NJ. HILL som
merton; Robert Broome. Alhambra;
George V. Eberle, Phoenix; Leigh Ford
Phoenix: J. ID. Adams, Phoenix: w
c. Truman. Phoenix; w. l.. Bobo
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30

Engineers and sent in Brittany where
he was engaged in the work of re-
pairing roads. He returned to the
United States in June, 1919.
After Captain Christy returned
home he determined. if possible. to
secure a commission in the regular
army and make that his life work
The telegram just received is the sue
cessful elimination of his efforts.
Captain Christy is married and lives
at SAC North Third avenue. For some
time he has been connected with th'
water department of the city.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30
FRED c. CHR|STy NOW
lis A CAPTAIN IN THE
ID. s. REGULAR ARMY

It's Captain Christy of the regular
army this morning. II you please.
With the receipt OF the following
telegram from the adjutant general Oh
the United States. Fred G. Cnrlsty ot
Phoenix has realized the ambition Oh
a. lifetime and will devote hinseh 10
q military career:
Washington, .. c.
Nov. 81. 1920.
Fred Chase Christy.
Phoenix, Arizona.
You are appointed captain of IN
fantry regular army win rsnN
from July first. Notify this office
by telegraph your acceptance or
declination within 4S hours giving
| full name and rank. If you accept
report in person to the command
;r1 officer United States troops at
Nooales. Arizona, within fourteen
DAYS from date of acceptance.
| This delay OF not 10 exceed tour
teen DAYS In reporting - IN m
teres+ of public service. Pay corn
mences with date Of acceptance.
state date you will report at place
indicated.
Cantatn Chrisey WILL accept the ap
nointn1ent and already has sent Z
telegram to that effect to the ad1ufan
geenral at Washington. He win leay'
for Nogales to report within the speci
fled two weeks.
When news of his appointment I
the regular army with the covete
rank of captain was made know
around town yesterday Captai
Christy was the recipient of war;
congratulation from his many friend
who knew his desire for a militar
career for which he has proven him
self to be we'll qualified.
Captain Fred c. Christy was tr
son OF 1. NJ Christy. a pioneer in Ar
IONA. He, himself. has lived In Ar
zona for 80 years.
At the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war Mr.. Christy enlisted
the First Territorial Volunteer II
fantry and attained the rank OF COZ
poral. When the United States er
tered the World war he secured
commission as captain of enginee
and was sent to Camp Humphrey
December, 1917. and Joined the b2Si
Engineers He sailed for France
| June, 1918. the 52srd Engineers oeir
| merged with the 20th. Later CAPITA
| Christy was transferred to the 0lo
Arizona republican., 1920-11-30
NO WONDER SHE TAINTED

He was probably the smallest "gob"
in the navy, and one evening he was
invited to attend large party. He was
such little chap the ladies had nC
idea he was sailor at all, but tool
him for somebody's dear little boy
i'm a navy all-wool serge. At last one
OF them. on whose lap he had beer
sitting, and who had just kissed him
asked:
And how old are you, little dear?"
Twenty two" he said in a voic'
like a foghorn.-Exchange
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
CONTRIBUTION OF
U.S.. TO FIGHTING
FORCES WAS Third

London. Feb 3.-Tbe United SAFES
made the third largest contribution in
fighting forces during the war. nearly
approximately 100000 men,, accord
ing to figures complied by British sta
,isiicians France headed the list.
while Great Britain came second with
grand total of S.s54.467.
The ration strength OF the American
army i'm France on Armistice day. that
Is. the total number OF men who were
being fed from army stocks. is placed
81 I,924.000 while Great Britain's ~
tion strength in this theater on the
same date was 1.73i.57S. This does
not take into account prisoners OF war.
or the negro labor employed by Eng
land.
Americas combatant strength in
France on Armlstice day is set down
at 1,160,000 and Great Britain's at
1.164.790. The combatant strength in
cludes all troops whose functions are,
in the first place, fighting.
The captures of prisoners and guns
in France during the victorious Of
fensive against the Germany army ue-
tween July Is and November II, 1918,
are given as follows:
British armies. 100000 and 254O re-
spectively; French armies, 135,720 and
1880; American armies, 4S.9O0 ana
1927; Belgian armies, 14,500 and 474
II is pointed out that in addition to
the above there were $4,000 British
combatant troops in Italy who cooper
ated in the final defeat of the Aus.a...,
army at Viltorio- Veneto, capturing
10000 prisoners. and that in the east
ern theatres of war, Palestine ana
where about 100000
British troops on an average through
out 1918 were fighting, the complete
defeat and destruction of the Turkish
army was effected by the British alone
and total of $4,000 prisoners taken.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
GERMAN MARAUDERS
DMEsT ''VLT[RLAND

Cologne, Feb. 5-Bank robbers have
been operating in parts Of Germany
recently under the pretext that they
were collecting money for the allies
foi damages caused by the German
army during the war.
In one instance. according to stories
published in the German newspapers,
a man in the uniform of BelgiaH cap
tan and accompanied by five guards
and six Belgian soldiers. entered the
bank OF Probst and company in Aache
few days ago saying he was seeking
stolen money. The man showed papers
purporting to have been stamped by
the Belgian minister of justice and in
sisted upon making a search OF the
banks vaults Ito determine whether
the institution held any coin stolen in
Belgium in 1915"
The man dismissed the entire force
clerks and then directed the owner,
Probst. TO open the vaults. Afterwards
the man locked Probst in his private
office and helped himself to about
$4,000 marks and $4,000 Belg an
francs.
Probst reported the affair to the au-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
ARTISANS INITIATE
BIG CLASS THURSDAY

One of the biggest classes to ne ~,
a,,eted INFO Salem chapter 81 hlle"
artisans, was initiated at meetihS :
Of the lodge in the odd Fellows hili
Thursday night. The class was oil 10
More than IS members of the organ
ization were present Following the
initiatory exercises refreshments were
served.
The initiation of two of the new
,,e,rhers nroved a source of merrl-
ment for the other Artisans, Sam ID.
kozer. deputy secretary of state
blindfolded and held with ropes. gave
an active demonstration of boxing,
So sneedy was the deputy secretary
70 threw himself from his feet sever
al times.
With Governor olcott acting as the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
POLITICS IN BRAZIL
MARKED WITH MELEE

nuenos Aires, Feb. 5,--rhe pol'tieal
campaign for the election of new meme
bers of the Argentine Chamber of De-
putles next March has begun with acts
of violence
The "openlng gun" of the campaign,
advertised to be fired by the demo-
crata pregresista party at a mass meet
ing held at the san Martin theatre,
turned out to be a real bomb exploded
In the midst of the meeting by poli ical
opponents of the party, No one was
seriously injured, although there was u
panic
Later when those who attended the
meeting were marching down street.
they were attacked from cafe by =
group OF political opponents who
threw flower pots, plates, glasses,
chairs and tables at them, provoking
some retaliation In kind,
ON the following night the same
theatre was packed by members of the
Radical party, the one now In power
street manifestations followed and
some Of the manifestants stoned the
office of newspaper opposed to the
administration.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
thorities and the rObber was arrested
and the money returned.
Cauital journal EmplOye Is
Flu Victim; Funeral Saturday

The funeral for c. B. Harper 81
employe in the mechanical depart
ment Of the Capital Journal who dieu
at his home. 1895 North Fairmouh'
street Thursday afternoon OF influeh-
IA. will be held at the chapel oil the
webb & Clough company. Court ana
High streets At two o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Burial will be in the l. o.
o. +. cemetery.
Mr.. Harper's death was the third
TO result from influenza this ye''f IN
Salem.
Prior to his employment at Inc
Capital Journal he was with the st@:s
printing establishment.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Cora NJ. Har-
per, he is survived by three children
Florence, 6. Ruth, 4, and Ina, three
months old. Mrs. Harper and the TWO
elder children are also suffering the
disease.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
Exchange On English
Pound Advances Today

New York, Feb, Rates Cn de-
mand bills for the nglish pound ster-
ling opened at a3,St this morning and
soon advanced to Ss,s9, This is 30
cents above the record low reachec 'ae
day before yesterday
Rates ON franc checks opened at
1920 TO the American dollar up lS
centimes from yesterdays closing quo
tation. italian Ira opened ut lS.i2. up
40 centimes
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06

minister of The gospel Elmer L Ter
,iu newspaperman. and Miss Mabel
Brassfield, member Of the lodge, pre-
sumably fired by true leap year faith,
we're married in mock ceremony. II
developed soon after the wedding that
Mr.. Terrnl. according TO police re-
ports was twice welded man. and
charges of bigamy were filed against
him. The governor came I'd the res
cue of the newly,yeds and after col
lecting his fee. announced the mar
riage perfectly legal
The Artisans will hold basket So
cial in the hall next Thursday eve
ming.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
TO DEBATE TONIGHT

The Salem affirmative debating
team will invade the halls of Albany
high school Friday night in an attempt
TO wrest argumentative honors from
that school AT the same time, the
Sllverton affirmative duo will meet Sa-
lem high school at the local high audi
tOrium.
The question for debate this year is:
Resolved. that congress should pro-
hibit immigration for a period of not
less than five years Interest in the
contests is running high MS Friday
nights results will materially Inu-
cate Salem's chances for victory III
competition for state honors in de-
b6te.
The first debates of the season were
staged nst Friday night, when Salem
defeated Albany and Silvertons y.
AT the present time, the standing
of the teams of this triangle are as
,Gllows. salem, G plints; Shverton, 8
points; Albany having les. debates Il.
both salem and Silverton, is accredited
with only one point. There are four
debate triangles in .this district, and
II districts in the safe. BY the new
debate series plan, at the end of the
season, all district leaders will meet
at Eugene during junior week end and
will engage in II three day dep--e
tournament, Members of Salem teams
who viii participate in Friday nights
contest are: Affirmative - Ralph
Wilson and Ralph Bailey; negative
Percy Hammond and Robert Notson.
IQItR MAI. w ME- ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06

cultural Commits
The vote was uaaDi-
committee amenan..,
State Grain curpors,;.- =
its business, pay lp,o s !
profits estimated I, y =.
$40. .OOO. eco and susS's \ Pr
complete report Of its e,.,.. ! =
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-06
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