Arizona republican., 1921-02-05
Mexico Buys z. &. Cars

freight cars by the Mexican govern
ment from American railroads. the ex
ecutive board of the Mexican National
lines have announced the additional
purchase of IL passenger trains.
The contract has just been closed,
according to a statement issued by the
board and published in FL Heraldo,
Mexico City paper.-Star.
Will Offer Bonds
YUMA-There will be a definite at
tempt within the near future to sell
the county's million, two hundred thou
sand dollar highway bonds which were
voted more than a year ago, and which
have never been disposed OF by the
county officials. The bonds were voted
months ago to construct system or
highways which were proposed along
with the bond issue. When the bond
issue was proposed and when the bonds
were voted, such highway bonds were
selling at above par. However, by the
time Yuma county was ready to sell
its highway bonds, the market had gone
off to such an extent that the ponos
would not even bring go. Rather than
I pay premium of more than s1O0,0OO
TO a bonding house in disposing OF the
bonds. the county board of supervis-
ors decided not to sell the bonds until
the market materially improved.-Sun.
Reduce Lumber Prices
/ TUCSON-Tucson lumber dealers
have agreed to make another reduction
in lumber prices in order to revive
building and cooperate in the two-day
work campaign during February. The
reductions will range from SIS to $40
thousand on building lists already in
stock. They will be good only during
the month of February. The lumber
dealers explain that the reduction is
their contribution to the campaign to
create work for Tucson unemployed.
| They hope that persons contemplat.
! ing house building and Improvement
work will take advantage of the offer
/ and start construction in the next few
weeks. This will make jobs for scores
of men who are now idle-Citizen.
To Establish Colony
! TUCSON-Jose Garibaldi. grandson
of the Italian nberator and soldier
of fortune who fought under the Ma
dero regime. has again entered Mexico
as special envoy of the Italian gov
eminent, according to Excelsior. Carl
baldi, who while an officer in the Ma
dero army took an active part in the
battel of Casas Grandes, where his
( troops were defeated, and where he
and Ernesto Madero were in hiding for
several days without food before max
ing their way within friendly lines, has
| signified his intention of establishing
a large colony of Italians in southern
Mexico. who are about to plant vine
yards for wine making. Since his ac-
tivities in Mexico, Gariba1di gained
/ honors during the world war in which
he fought with the Italian armies
Star.
Passport Restrictions Drawn
| DOUGLAS-Applicants for pass
ports hereafter must present a signed
recommendation from either federal or
local officials, merchants, real estate
agents. banks or the chamber of COM
merce before they will be granted bor-
der credentials. Announcement to this
effect was made today by Ives G. Lei
evier, Mexican consul here.
| Mr.. Lelevier said that the ruling was
effective Immediately and is the result
OF numerous non bona fide residents
making applications for passports and
| falsely designating their residence as
Douglas. The $40 fee is eliminated for
bonafide residents Of this city and 9TH
will be assessed the wise charge, he
said.
Ten day border permits are issued
to everyone at charge of 50. This
| ruling viii not be modified, he said
International.
Merchants Organize
| TUCSON Permanent organization
OF the Tucson Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION will be completed tonight at
the chamber of commerce when the
constitution and bylaws committee
appointed at the first banquet of the
association, January. rs. win report it's
work. The committee is composed of
G. E. Shearer. Pat Nathan and d. w.
! Bloom.-Citizen.
Attack Highway Program
| TUCSON-Another attack on the
routing of the Casa Grande-Tucson
road was launched when Richey and
Richey, attorneys for Henry Peterson,
Tiled suit in the superior court this
morning asking that the Pima county
! board of supervisors be enjoined from
constructing the road over the land
or Peterson Injunction is sought not
only against the board as members
thereof but as private citizens
The method of locating of the high
way is attacked and it is claimed in the
complaint that the legal requirements
nave not been met in the location. I,
Is set forth that the proposed highway
mad not been designated nor used as 3
state highway before the enactment OF
/ the present road law and that the
legal forms required by the present law
nave not been complied with Citizen
Reduce Brick Prices
TUCSON-The brick men of Tucson
. are the latest to agree on a reauctioi
I In prices during the month of F'ebru
, airy to stimulate building activity an,
to create more jobs here.
representatives Oh the Pima BriCl
: and Tile company, the City Brick com
> pany and the Tucson Pressed Brick
I company at meeting at the chambe
of commerce Wednesday decided thei
contribution to the work compaigr
would be reduction or per cent OF
all brick put in the wall.-Star.
Do They Stretch Farther?
1 TUCSON-Soft rubber poker chips
/ warranted noiseless, were found in us
Wednesday night in an alleged poke
game raided by Chief Dallas Ford
! Capt. George Holloway and Office
Snyder. The game was found in pro
l gress in the rear of the Rialto ciga
/ store on East Congress street--Star.
Carpenters Lower Wage Scale
TUCSON-Union carpenters of Tue
son have agreed to reduce wages 81
l day. beginning next Monday The,
/ are getting SO a day at present, bu
from then on they VIII work for IS
l day. The men voted the voluntar,
l reduction. The only determined oppo
sition came from the unmarried mem
l bers who contended that they could liv
! little cheaper now than heretofore
The wage reduction of the uniol
I men follows reductions by contractor
| and dealers in building materials acre
All the reductions have been voluntary
4 1t is believed that the lowering of pric
Z es will cause many persons to bull