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Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
BOARD, BY AN ERROR,
 EXCEEDS LEVY LIMIT

It has been discovered at the of flee of the state tax commission that the board of supervisors of this county through an error has exceeded the 10 per cent levy; that is, that it has made a levy beyond the limita- ton of 10 per cent added to the sum raised year ago by taxation.
 This was done by making levy of TX cents on each $100 of valuation to raise $10O.000, the county's share of the fund for the control of Cave Creek Just how the matter is to be mended has not been decided upon, but it has been suggested that the easiest way will be for the super visors to strike that out of the county levy and then declare an emergency, upon which the commission under a law passed by the late legislature may pass, and having found it to exist, may authorize the board to in- cur an indebtedness in the amount of the sum proposed to be raised, that sum to become a deficit to be cov- cred next year.
 A somewhat similar situation arose in Pinal county before the fix ing of the county rate. and the com
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
RAINS STILL AIDING
 CROPS AND RANGE

Numerous showers, from light to heavy, continued over the range dis trict of Arizona and western New Mexico, resulting in further improve ment in pasture and increase in water supply. To those unacquainted with the grasses of the extreme Southwest and their rapid growth under favor able conditions the remarkable change in a few weeks from parched desert and mountainsides to the best pasture in years. as reported from some sections, seems miraculous. What are known as the Six Weeks grasses, requiring but six weeks from the sprouting of the seed to maturing of seed. affords an illustration of the rapid change that may take place on the range. Over the northeastern plateau the range is said to be the best in years and cattle in prime condition. The observer at Grand Canyon reports 70 the weather bureau at Phoenix that the heaviest rains of the season occurred in that section during the week and that range and stock are improving. Unusually good conditions prevail in the Pinedale section, near the White Mountain region. ant. cattle are fattening. Near the Mexican border farming and range conditions are reported excel lent On the upper Gila river. in the vicinity of Thatcher and Stafford, where but a few weeks ago there was no grass and stock were dying. the range is rapidly improving and con dition of stock much more favorable.
 Heavy rains in the potato section of the state have as yet caused no deterioration of the crop in the prin- cipal areas and have been beneficial fin the smaller areas. where until rec ently moisture has been somewhat deficient Oranges are developing well and while the crop may not be large there is little fear of black rot which thus far has appeared in one or two localities only.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
FUNERAL TODAY OF
 WORLD WAR SOLDIER

The funeral of Reducindo A Lopez. a soldier of the World War whose body has just been returned from France. will take place at Casa Grande today with military honors- A letter was received at the office of the governor from Herbert Wall, secretary of the Rocky Mountain club of New York, stating that the body had been sent from Hoboken and that it would today reach Casa Grande, the home of the mother of the sol- dier. The letter added that the club had caused a wreath to be placed upon the casket.
 A little earlier in the day, the of flee of the adjutant general had re- ceived a telegram from the captain of the machine gun company at Casa Grande requesting that rifles with blank ammunition be sent there to be used in the service.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
RUSH CONSTRUCTION
 IF NEW MORELAND . ST.. FIRE STATION

Construction work on fire station house No. 4, at First and Moreland streets, is being rushed in anticipa . tion of the early arrival here of new fire fighting apparatus, purchased some time ago from the American LaFrance and Seagraves companies. Fire Chief William Simmons an- nounced yesterday.
 The new station house will have the appearance of a residence rather than of fire house, the chief said. It will have sleeping quarters for eight men and provision will be made for two big machines, although only one triple combination truck will be housed in the new station after its completion!
 The new Seagraves engine, having pumping capacity of 750 gallons per minute and carrying 1250 feet of hose will be assigned to the No. station house upon it's arrival, Chief Sim mons said.
 Department plans for the fall and winter months are nearing compile tion and will be announced early next month. the fire chief said. Several changes will be necessitated, he said, by the addition of new equipment.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
AUTO CLUB MEMBERS
 RECEIVING EMBLE|MS

Sidney J. Ross. president and gen. eral manager of the Automobile Club of Arizona, announced yesterday that the clubs radiator emblems, small consignment of which have been re- ceived, are being sent to the branch offices throughout the state. Daily shipments of the emblems. which are of very attractive design, are now expected, and the blue and gold shields will be distributed among the members of the club in the order in which the memberships have been received
 One hundred and fifty of the clubs road signs are expected to arrive here Monday. and word was received yesterday from the manufacturers that 100 more had been .hipped just previous to the filing of the tele- gram. Another 100 are expected on August 20. The signs will be dis tributed generally over the state.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
BEGIN WORK ON EXTENSIONS TO
 WATER SYSTEM
Preliminary Operations To
 Be Followed Soon By Actual ConstructiOn-To
 Cost More Than $100,000

Plans for extensions of the Phoe- nix water system, involving an out lay of more than $100,000, are near ing completion in the office of Ho ward B. Claflin. superintendent of the city water department, it was announced yesterday. Actual work will be started before the end of the month, it is expected.
 Materials for carrying on the work. principally cast iron pipe, began pouring into Phoenix in carload lots Tuesday and there will be no let up until all equipment is on hand, it is believed Then construction work will be started and rushed to an early completion.
 Five carloads of pipe were received Tuesday and six more cars were spotted Wednesday. Work of un- loading these materials has started already, the pipe being hauled to DOT tions of the city where water exten- sion work is to be carried on.
 Twenty inch pipe will be laid on McDoweli road. starting at Twelfth street and connecting with the Verde pipe line. This pipe will continue down Mcdowell to Seventh avenue, south on Seventh avenue to Roose- welt, west on Roosevelt to Ninth ave nue and south on Ninth avenue to Woodlawn avenue, thence to Wash ington street. where it will connect with the Washington street main.
 Eight and ten inch pipe also is being received and will be used as auxiliary mains in portions of the city where service is less heavy Ex- tensions also will be made to the new additions recently taken in as a part of the city.
 Between so and 100 carloads of material will be received, it is ex- pected, practically all of which will be pipe. The pipe was purchased from the United States Cast Iron Pipe company of Birmingham, Ala
 Work of extending the water sys- tenn will furnish employment to scores of men, it is expected once If gets well under way.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

amount of the 75 per cent funds which will be available this fiscal year as compared with last year. Originally the law provided that 10 cents out of every $100 of valuation should apply on the roads, the pro- ceeds being divided into a 25 per cent road fund to be used as Q general road fund and a 75 per cent fund to be ussed by the state in the coun- ties in proportion to assessed valua- ton of each. The last legislature cnt this 10 cent road levy to cents, which accounts for the huge reduc- tions here noted.
 Following is the assessed valuation of each county in the state for l92l- 1922, together with the 75 per cent road fund for 1920-1921 and 1921-22 and the decrease in each county:
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

The 25 per cent road fund is re- duced from $221 1,110.7s in 1920-21 to s103,s17.05 for the fiscal year 1921 p, bringing the total reduction in both 25 and 75 per cent funds for this year to s469. 9.17+.S9.
 Concerning additional federal highway legislation at the present session the prospect is not very promising. Replying to telegram from State Engineer Maddock, i'm quiring as to the outlook. Senator Cameron said: ''The modified road bill was introduced in the senate to- day which think carries many help full provisions left out in the pre- vious ones. It is especially bene-
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

proposals for lowering rates on a large variety of commodities.
 The protest was made against the discriminatory effect of the proposed rate, since the rate from inter- noun tain points to the Atlantic is s2.90. An eastern representative admitted to the examiner that the $1.30 rate would be sufficiently compensatory.
 On his way home Commissioner Vaughn stopped at Kingman to con- duct a hearing of applications for certificates of convenience for stage lines. Over one of the proposed lines there is already a stage running, but the applicant presented a schedule of the fares he would charge which are exactly half those charged by the ex- isting line.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
75 Per Cent Road Fund

ficial to the western states in the matter of federal aid. It will doubt less pass this week" This telegram is of the date of August 16.
 A little later the state engineer re- ceived a telegram from Senator Ashurst who said that the senate had just agreed to an adjournment for a month, but that it might pass the Townsend bill before the recess. Still later Senator Ashurst wired that an adjournment to which he was opposed had been proposed to Sep tember 19 and he believed that the recess would be taken within 10 days in which case he believed that good roads legislation would be postponed.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
ARRIVE HOME FROM
 WOOL RATE HEARING

Corporation Commissioners John son and Vaughn returned yesterday morning from Los Angeles where, on August 10 they appeared at an inter state commerce commission hearing, with other representatives of the inter mountain states. to protest against the proposed putting in of wool rate of $1.30 from coast points to the Atlantic. That proposal is based on>watef competition the same as are
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

mission authorized the board of su- pervisors of that county to raise sum sufficient to finish the road be- tween Florence and Casa Grande.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
LITTLE STORIES OF REAL LIFE
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Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
FIX TAX RATE

BISBEE, Ariz., Aug. 1.-The Co., chise county board of supervisors yesterday fixed the county tax rate at 55 cents. The rate last year was 491z cents
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
ROAD FUND IS ONLY S311,451
 FUR PRESENT YEAR

From figures showing the assessed valuat tion of each county which have been compiled for the state highway department by the state tax com-
 mission, the department is able to| present a table showing the exact
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
LESS LIQUOR WILL
COME IN FROM CANADA

Burlington, VT, April 21.-Smug-
Cling of whisky across the Canadian
border into Vermont will be virtually
restricted after May 1st to the small
supply that may trickle in through
satchels, bootlegs and hip-pockets, III
the opinion of prohibition agents
here.
On that date a Dominion law limit
ing each purchase OF whisky to a
single quart becomes effective. While
beers and wines flow freely north of
the line, United States officers do not
anticipate any flood on this side be-
cause profits in these light liquors are
too small to tempt the rum-runners.
Recent seizures have indicated a
concerted effort to rush large stocks
of whisky into the state before the
Canadian one-quart limit is enforced.
Automobile traffic, formerly the prin-
cipal underground source is less used
nowadays, but now and then a loaded
car is caught slipping with muffed
motor along the by-paths of the bor-
der. Scores Of machines havs ben
abandoned recently by parties that
were checked by vigilant guards.
Most of the shipments however
have been made by freight car in re-
cent months. False sides had been
built into lumber cars and whisky in
large quantities concealed in the skill
fully constructed bins. Spirits have
come across the line also hidden in
hay, grain, potatoes and shipments of
similar nature. Some have fallen
into the revenue officers hands be-
fore leaving the railway tracks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
DEFINITE BOUNDARY LINE
HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED

Miami, April PA definite bound
ary line between Miami and Miami
Beach, two separate municipalities on
opposite sides of Biscayne Bay, has
not been settled upon and neither
corporation seems to be in hurry to
have the question disposed of. There
seems to be disposition to postpone
fixing the line until the county COM
missioners have made a final ruling
as to the distribution of the road tax
fund and have decided as to the up
keep of the causeway across the bay
between the two cities. The mumci-
palities are insisting that they re-
ceive proper apportionment of the
road taxes, and, if this is granted,
then the commissioners threaten to
turn over to the cities the cost of the
, upkeep of the causeway, which was
built by the county If the county
refuses to pay for the causeway up
keep then neither city will be anxious
for an extension of its boundary
lines, as such extension would mean
more causeway to care for. But if
the county continues to pay for the
costs of the eross-pay highway then
each city will fight for an extension
of limits out into the bay and the in
clusion, thereby, of more islands and
their millions of dollars worth of
taxable property.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
NEW SMYRNA CLAIMS
TO BE OLDEST CITY

New Smyrna, April 22-Old set
tiers of this section declare that his
tory proves the first settlement of
white men in this country was at New
Symrna but that internal troubles
disrupted the colony and gave to st.
Augustine the honor of being the old
est city.
1t was to New Smyrna, it is said,
that DIR. Andrew Turnbull brought his
colony from Minorca and the islands
of the Mediterranean, and made what
was the earliest land development in
Florida. A drainage system was es-
tablished and roads were built. The
remains of the old Spanish missions,
the foundation of DR.. Turnbull's cas-
tie and of the indigo stills and sugar
mills still are to be seen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
OCALA is FOR
GOOD OF THE STATE

Following is the dispatch sent by
the Marion County Board of Trade to
the Tampa Board of Trade, regarding
capital removal:
Ocala, April 21. 1921.
The Tampa Board of Trade:
Your telegram received. We are
with you Call on US for any assist
ance we can give. Have telegraphed
our senator and representatives as
follows: "We trust you will oppose
vigorously any appropriations to i'm
prove present capitol building and
will cooperate and use every effort
for removal of state capital to center
of state in line with telegram &rom
Tampa board of trade"
Marion County Board of Trade.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
FAILED TO FIX CRIME ON TITO

Scranton, April 22.-Three New
Workers who came here at the request
of the department of justice, failed
today to identify Tito Ligi as the
driver of the death wagon that figur-
ed in the Wall street explosion last
September. The trio who declared
they had seen the driver, had express
ed the belief when shown pictures of
Ligi that he might be the man, but
when they visited him in his cell here
they shook their heads.
New oYrk, April PA photograph
of Tito Ligi, under arrest at Scran-
ton, Pa, has been identified by three
persons as that of the man they
claim to have seen driving the bomb
wagon into Wall street last Septem-
Der, William ]. Flynn, chief of the
department of justice bureau of inves-
tigation said today on his arrival here
from Washington
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
MAYOR McCORD AGAINST
THE CALKINS BILL

Tallahassee, Fla, April 20.-Mayor
Guyte McCord of Tallahassee, will
vigorously oppose Senator Calkins'
bill which would create public utili-
ties commission to take over the work
of the railroad commission and have
its powers extended TO include regu-
lation Of all public utilities whether
privately or municipality owned.
The mayor in lengthy statement
declares the proposed legislation to
be an attempt by "trusts" to divest
the various cities and towns of juris-
diction over public utilities and also
to place at a disadvantage the mu-
nicipally operated enterprises by
compelling them to make their rates
conform wit hthose of privately own
ed plants The trusts" would much
prefer to have the power Of regulation
in the hands of three men IN Talla-
hassee than in the various cities and
towns which granted them the fran
chises, the mayor declared.
Tallahassee owns its electric light,
water and gas plants, and the mayor
says, under the commission-manager
form of government their operation
has been successful.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
FARMERS TO KEEP BEES

Hawks Park, April 22-W. S. Hart,
pioneer settled of this place and one
of Volusia eounty's most widely
known citizens is urging that Florida
farmers add bees to their ''live stock, !"
declaring they are the cheapest things
a farmer can keep. "They board them
selves and if given half chance will
amply repay any attention bestowed
upon them," he declared. Mr.. Hart
said that some years ago he gave con-
siderable attention to bee culture and
one year gathered 41.0O0 pounds of
honey from 101 colonies.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
JAIL TO
BE VIEWED BY PUBLIC

Jacksonville, April 22.-Sheriff
Bowling of Duval county expected a
5ail full of prominent citizens the last
half of this week Declaring the peo-
pie should view the sanitary condition.
and inspect the Jail the sheriff issued
blanket invitation to the puclic to
do SO Thursday. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
eve want the people of the city and
county to know how the Jail is con-
Quoted and will throw the entire jail
open to inspection" said the sheriff.
"The Jail is public property and the
people have right to know how it is
operated. This is their opportunity
and all will be welcomed"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
An EVIL ALLIANCE
FOR IRELAND
Dennis Henry Claims to Have Found
that Sinn Fein and Bolshevih
are I'm Agreement
ASSOCIATED Press

London, April 22-Evidence of con-
nection between the bolsheviki gov
ernment of Russia and the Sinn Fein
movement in Ireland has been found,
declared Dennis Henry, attorney gen.
eral for Ireland, in reply to a written
question by Sir William H. Davidson,
in the house of commons today Mr..
Henry added that he hoped to place
his evidence before the house in a
few days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
JAX MERCHANTS DIVIDED
ON THURSDAY CLOSING

Jacksonville, April 22-Although
there viii be no concerted action to-
wards closing their stores for half
day during the summer months by
members of the retail merchants as
sociation, seevral individuals are ex-
pected to give their employees Thurs
day afternoons off during June, July
and August. The association at a re-
cent meeting failed to take united
action because of desire o nthe part
of some members to do away with the
custom, President Covington said.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
PUT AN END To AN
EVIL PRACTICE
Finish of Stock Gambling in Products
Demanded of Congress by
the Farmers
(Associated Pressj

Washington, April 22.-Speculation
In farm products through sales on
future exchanges without actual own
ership of the commodity would be
made felony under the bill endorsed
today by the National Farmers Un-
ion convention here. 1t was announc-
ed the measure would be introduced
in Congress and would have the unit
ed support of the cotton and grain
membership of the farmers union.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
WHY DID THEY EVER
LET HIM GO?
ASSOCIATED Press)

Chicago, April 22-Federal officials
today announced they were request
ingp exhaustive investigations of the
headquarters of radicals in various,
cities throughout the country in the
beliefthat William d. Haywood, the
Industrial Workers of the World
chief, reported yesterday to have fed
to Russia, is being concealed in this
country in connection with alleged
plans for a May Day demonstration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
GRAND DAUGHTER
TO NAPOLEON
viii Probaly be Present at his Gen.
tenary, May Sth, at Notre
Dame
associated Pressl

Paris, April 22.-When France OBJ
serves May Sth the centenary of the
death of Napoleon Bonaparte with a
memorial mass at Notre Dame Cathe-
dral, it is probable the granddaugh-
ter Of the emperor viii be present,
says the Petit Parisien.
The newspaper has discovered a
descendant, Madame Mesnard Leon,
a school teacher, who is a daughter of
a natural son of Napoleon by Eleanor
de la Plaigne, maid of honor to Caro-
lima Murat. This son was born in
1906.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
MAY STRIKE ON THE
FIRST OF MAY
A Forty Hour Week for Printers
Of Subordinate Unions or
a Walkout
(Associated Press)

indianapolis, Ind, April 22.-Sub-
ordinate unions of the International
Typographical Union are authorized
to declare strikes May 1st without
reference to international headquar-
ters in all book and job Offices where
the 44-hour week has not been put in
effect, Secretary Hays announced to-
day. Exceptions are authorized in
cases where existing contracts run
beyond May 1st.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
RAILROAD MEN ON A
STRIKE IN PORTO RICO
(Associated Press)

San Juan, April 22.-All railroad
service, including the mails, was sus-
pended in Porto Rico yesterday until
further notice as a result of the strike
of railroad men for refusal of the
company to reinstate a station agent
who was discharged.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
DAYTONA WILL CELEBRATE
WITH MAY DAY FESTIVAL

Daytona, April 22-Elaborate plans
are being made for the holding of a
May Day festival in this city Mon
day, May End, under the auspices OF
the Daytona Playground Commission.
Ball games "a track and field meet,
refreshments and other features will
be arranged especially for the enter
tainment Of the children of the Triple
Cities.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
SOFTENED THE POOR
DARKEY'S SENTENCE

Shreveport, April 21.-The death
sentence of Lonnie Eaton, the negro
the sheriff of Ouachita parish forgot
to hang when the day set for his ex-
ecution came around two months ago,
has been commuted by the state par
don board to life imprisonment, ac-
cording to reports from Baton Rouge
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
MAY DAY IN MEXICO
Expected that There VIII be Trouble
from the Radical Elements
CAssociated Press)

Mexico City. April 21.-Elaborate
preparation for Day day demonstra-
tions throughout Mexico are being
made by the radical elements here and
in some quarters there is apprehen-
sion that observance of May day may
lead to disorders.