Arizona state miner., 1925-07-11
GENERAL NEWS
AND COMMENT

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A double report will be required
of state banks under a call issued
yesterday by Andrew T. Hammons,
state superintendent of banks, ask
ing for a report of the condition of
the banks at the close of their bus
mess June 80. The call is issued in
conformity with a similar call made
by the United States comptroller for
reports from the national banks Of
the United States.
Educators in other states are al
tracing attention by giving employ
ment to pupils in state institutions
and schools, where they earn good
wages OUTSIDE of school hours. 1t
saves outside help for repairs, we'll
kept grounds, new buildings and
maintains school plants, besides max
ing useful mechanics out of the stu
dents.
Arizona is peer in metallic pro-
ducers. She has copper, gold, silver,
lead, tungsten, vanadium, asbestos,
gypsum and a host of the rarer min
erals.
AT1ZOud ought W lake uOT0 1uCOCOSL
in establishing tidewater terminals
at Rocky Point on the Gulf of Cali
fornia less than 200 miles from Phoe-
nix.
Cochise county got more than two
and a half inches Of rain during June.
Judge T. Blake Kennedy has denied
the motion for rehearing of the Tea
oil fho dc nF
additional evidence. Wait till the
Pope of Rome takes his seat in Wash
ingtOn.
The Belgium, France and u S. War
Debt Commissioners meet in Wash
ington August to Is.
The Vatican at Rome has been rob-
bed of much precious property. AM
erica's little old red school house
never had precious objects to steal.
Arizona in 1926 is going to face the
Remaining instincts of Gov. Hunt and
the Catholic church. Watch the gov
ernor's appointments all over the
state-even to the Arizona National
Guards commanding officer.
Prescott Courier advocates false
bottom for state automobiles running
down to Nogales.
The bridge for the new main line
railroad across the Hassayampa river
is under way. The roadbed through
the Gila Bend mountains has been
completed and another contractor has
moved his camp to the desert west
of the Hassayampa. Seventy miles
of the grading has been finished and
approximately so miles are yet to be
completed. Plenty of water has been
found on the route at shallow depths.
America is the home of the bean
eaters. According to department
statistics we consumed 10000 tons
last year of the green crop. Taking
in the dry crop, we can add ..165,000
tons more. Of course, there are
mountains of canned beans exported
every year outside of the above cal
culations.
The Salt River Valley shipments
of canteloupes are reaching nearly
200 cars day now, and if the rains
keep off will reach 300 cars before the
week is out.
Bisbee Review tells of the biggest
grizzly bear ever killed in the White
Mountains by Albert Hall, Copper
Queen miner who came back on June
27th from the Blue Range group of
the White Mountains.
When Arizona gets rid of several
of her bureaucratic federal reserves,
she will be correspondence happy.
The Maricopa County Women's
Democratic Club are to accept men as
associate members. Look out for the :.
Huntski-Magl agloski-Zanderski machinz
ladies. -
The Pickwick Club building
ton collapsed last week and
ers were killed.
Opening of the monkey case
ton Tennessee, begins on FriGj
constitutionality of the states
nying the right of scientists
evolution in public schools
tracted the attention of til
world.
Roa1d Amundsen, Norwe
plorer, says he won't go
North Pole by airp1anes aga
be the pole has moved awass
Grub is scarce in Arctic regions -
one or two airplanes can't carry
enough to feed an ordinary crew more
than month A ship with steel knees
in it's bow and steel ribs and beams,
loaded to the upper deck with food,
dogs, sleighs, and oomiaks, such as
LclyiI41Oc tho Or1xy cofn