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wEm' M Capitol°^rtzof\p "'ilßn ' IjwTllfHrfW Two important rat« hearings have been g||w| , pfe-».»vcon luded at Phoenix. One was held be slate Commerce Commission and the other before the Arizona Corporation Commissioners. Examiner Purh heard evidence bearing on the complaint of the Giobe and Gila valley merchants regarding freight rates to their section of the state. Next he took up the oil ra'e case filed by the Corporation Com mission, which contends that the present- tariffs on petroleum and petro leum products from eastern and western points to Arizona are unjust and discriminatory. An order reducing these rates was issued early this year but was set. aside at the request of the railroads and the case was reopened. At the hearing the roads introduced testimony to prove that if the order goes into effect their revenues will be cut down more than f 1,000,000 a year. The Corporation Commission’s attack on sugar rates from the coast was also taken up and voluminous testimony was introduced. Examiner Pugh heard the evidence In several reparation cases. At the capitol representatives of the railroads appeared to show cause why the provisions of the three-cent fare law, which was declared uncon stitutional by the supreme court, should not be included in a Corporation Commission order. A decision will he rendered some time during the summer. At the request of the Corporation Commission the Santa Fe Railroad company has materially reduced the rates on rock salt from Kansas to northern Arizona. The new rates conform- to those in effect to southern Arizona points. By the end of this year Arizona will have more automobiles, in pro portion to her population, than any other state in the Union. This predic tion has been made by Secretary cf State Sidney P. Osborn, whose duty It is to issue licenses to motor vehicles. 0 Osborn thinks that by not half over, 4250 numbers have been issued and new applications marked increase in the number of motorcycles. Last year 485 two wheelers were licensed but over 60 numbers have been issued already this year and Osborn thinks that. th* number will soon go to 1000. mobiles in proportion to population than any other state; California came second and Arizona third. The chances are that Arizona will leap to first place this year. Representatives of the Arizona Federation of Labor have filed with the secretary of state enough names to initiate a law requiring that where five or more persons are employed eighty per cent of them must be quali lumber of other laws and constltu iional amendments are beipg initiated by the federation. The secretary of state has issued his final call for the state primary election, which is to be held August G. M. WILLARD 8. July 2 is the last day for the (New State Game Warden) filing of initiative and referendum pe titions. Candidates must file their petitions before midnight of August 18 Secretary Osborn has announced formally that he is a candidate foi re-election. ’ Adjutant General Charles W. Harris lias received from the war de partment at Washington an order to withdraw all government property from companies C, D and L, of th3 National Guard of Arizona. This It tantamount to an order to muster tut those companies. The reason given for this order is that the companies have not fifty eight enlisted men each and that the men they have are deficient in drill <Sol. Harris has been given warning that five other companies are “oi probation.” That is, if they do not improve the government property wll be withdrawn from them as well. Only four companies came up to th department’s requirements. If the strength of the regiment is cut dowi below 300 men the government must, under the provisions of the militi; law, withdraw its support entirely. Col. Harris declares that the va- department is unfamiliar with con ditions in Arizona. Arizona is a young state; it has not had time to buib armories and it faces many disadvantages in maintaining a militia oi ganization that are not met with in the east. He contends that the regi mental organization must be kept intact and built up gradually to th required strength and efficiency. Commercial organizations throughout the state have been asked b; Col. Harris to protest against the order. The Phoenix Board of Trad< has already sent a telegram to Congressman Carl Hayden asking tha he use his influence with the department to have the order revoked. Figures compiled by the state Tax Commission show that in the las year the number of miles of telephone and telegraph wire in Ariona ha dropped from 30,257.69 to 30,162.73. The commission has increased th« tax valuation of telephone and telegraph property, however, from $1,879 379.85 to $1,938,215.24. The reduction in the number of miles of wire doe not mean that Arizonans are using the telephone less but that moder. equipment has enabled the companies to eliminate some of their old line; particularly in the la ger cities. There are probably several thousan more instruments in the state than a year ago. Wiley E. Jones, deputy United States district attorney, is a democrat! candidate for attorney general. He claims Florence as his home. For the purpose of making plans for the campaign, the executive con mittee of the republican state central committee will meet at Prescot July 5. All persons interested, regardless of party affiliations, are invite to he present. Pigeons Are Hardy Bathers. Pigeons are very persistent bathers. Whenever the horse trough is left un covered a cheesy white scum they have been there; and one bitter cold day when the plumbers turned a stream from the pipe they were re pairing into an icy hollow the pigeons flew down and began plunging intr the freezing pool.—From “A Farmer’s Note Book,” by C. E. D. Phelps. Last Hole, Indeed. The story is told of an anelen' Scotch golfer whose companion diet and was about to be buried. Tbt Scotsman struggled out to the ceme tery to be present at the interment and arriving there, did not know where the grave was. He summoned a boy with a -whistle “Whist, lad,' he said. "It’s a new course. Whaur't the hole?” Changed. First Chorus Lady—“ What do you think, dear? George is back from Alas ka, stony-broke, and so altered that you would hardly know him!” Sec ond Chorus Lady—“l'm sure I shan’t, dear.” —Judge. *J| ui apij-iB paujßjf ©til dip snoq it sb uoos sb pun ajg eip no jo dno n pun ijbs jo simnoodt •nei omj ‘notuer auo jo aomC eui ■suteis jsny uo,J| jo-j Sometimes Seems So. Virtue is its own reward. But It ie a terribly long wait for pay day. He Believes In Dreams. Never be vindictive, even in your sleep. Mr. Miggs, a well-known citi zen of the North ®nd, was chased by a bull in his dreams the other night. Across the pasture dashed Miggs, the bull gaining at every jump. Breath lessly Miggs reached the fence at last, and, safe astride the top, turned and kicked the hull in the nose, break ing one of his toes on the wall beside the bed. He is out on crutches this week. —Newark News. An Old Friend. It used to be said of an Oil City restaurant keeper that he had to keep the doors closed, when cutting ham for sandwiches, for fear the slices might blow away.—Oil City Blizzard- To Keep Above Sordid Grind. The thing one loves to do Is never tire! ome, and if you can teach yourself to enjoy the common routine there will never be any depressing fatigue. Per haps one can never grow to love the drudgery part of any work, but if the mind is kept above it, by working to ward a more efficient way of perform ing the task, or if not that, by training the mind to do the homely things with the thoughts on something else, you will obviate much of the usual weari ness, especially in the housework rou tine, One of the T!mt§. Pintopp—“So you’re a traveling nan. It must be a trying life.” Bag ey (yawning)—“lt is We meet aw ill bores at times.” THE WINSLOW MML STAY, COWBOY! Come to the Playground of Arizona See the Greatest Wild. West Sports Contests ever Pulled Off Outdoors during Prescott Frontier Days 1914—July 3-4-S-6 SSOOO in prizes for riding, fancy roping, bucking, pony express, relay races, steer-bulldogging and many other events. SI3OO in prizes for automobile race twice around New Prescott Outer Loop, 88 miles, under the direction of the American Automobile Association. Prizes, SIOOO and S3OO. All cars welcome. Entry fee SSO. FOUR DAYS OF PURE DELIGHT AMONG STATELY PINES OF OLD YAVAPAj $1750 in prizes for WORLD’S CHAMPION BRONCO BUCKING CONTEST. Gold medal, value SIOO, to winner. (All good riders should enter.) Send to Secretary, Frontier Days Committee, Prescott, for all descriptive information, prize-list, rules, etc. Prescott assures all visitors of the best accommo dations available. Accommodations Committe pledges that no advance over regular pricess will be permitted. Make your reservations early! PRESCOTT WILL BE THE FIESTA CITY OF ARIZONA During PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS 1914-July 34-5-6 PROCEEDINGS Os THE BOW OF SUPER VISORS Office of the Board of Supervi sors of Navajo County, State of Arizona. June 1, 1914. Pursuant to statutory require ments the Board met June 1, 1914, 9:30 a. m. Present J E Richards, Chairman; Barnett Stiles and E T Hatch, members; W H Larson, Clerk. The|following State Road de mands audited and approved: Western Metal Mfg. Co. culverts $513.84 AT&SFRy, rails 350.63 Engr. Atwood, personal expenses 32.32 W H Dagg, supplies 68.16 J C Martin, team hire 13.00 J C Martin, team hiry 25.00 Chas Daze, team hire. ... 205.25 Pay roll, May 1 to 15 251.50 Pay roll, May 15 to 31 119.10 Correspondence with Mr. Tut tle at Winslow, concerning dep uty county physician, read and considered. It was proposed to investigate report and make nec essary regulations. Mr. M A Crouse appeared and petitioned the Board for an ap pointment as County Fair Com missioner for the ensuing year. Matter taken under advisement. On motion, meeting stood at recess until 1:30 pm. 1:30 pm. All members pres ent. Following road demands aud ited and ordered paid: 1 Geo L Haynes $ 68 75 2 W Warren 6 70 3 J L Standi fil’d 35 oo 4 Chas Fish 108 oo 5 John DeWitt, Jr 100 oo 6 Void 7 Leo Frost. 65 25 8 Albert Hatch - 83 25 9 Adelbert Hatch 55 oo 10 Wesley Turley 8 75 11 W E Shumway 36 95 12 Venus Turley 101 8o 13 Jesse DeWitt— 45 oo 14 Hyrum Turley 62 5o 15 J H Foster 112 5o 16 Wilford Brinkerhoff— 6o oo 17 Hyrum Brinkerhoff 63 75 18 Chas Erickson 63 75 19 Levi 20 John DeWitt Sr 7o 8o 21 Frank Gardner 32 5o 22 Clark Gardner 23 75 23 John Webb 112 50 24 J E Richards 15 oo 25 State of Arizona 2o 94 Following expense demands audited and ordered paid. I Gardner & Bradley, in digent’s coffin $ loooi 1 J W Tyson, plumbing contract 100 oo 2 J W Tyson, plumbing 58 3o 3 Jos F Woods, expenses 2o oo 4 Winslow Mail, printing 12 6o 5 Nestor Bacn, indigent supplies 8 oo 6 Loui Sam Kee, prison ers’ meals. - 72 8o 7 Perfecto Nuanes, inter preter 5 oo 8 Chas Osborne, expen ses 5 oo j 9 A & B Schuster Co, supplies -7 85 10 McNeil Co, supplies. 42 85 11 Chas B] Perkins, plats 95 6o 12 Jess M Tenney, ptg. 36 5o 13 W H Clark, stamps 7 oo 14 R D Greer, oats 250 15 Wall Street Journal, ad vertisement 5 Io 16 West Pub Co, books— 62 oo 17 D E Jones, pub. notice 32 8o 18 C E Perkins, material for plats 85 oo 19 James BGemp, hydrant key .. T 25 20 M R Tanner, census Io 75 21 Jos F \Y-oods, telegrams 266 22 A C M. 1, supplies 3o oo 23 J W Bazell, care and supplies indigent sick 241 67 24 W H Clark, expenses- 483 25 M R Tanner, inspector 353 26 J A Freeman, Judge... 3 oo 27 E M Webb, Judge 300 28 J H Frost, Clerk. 3 oo 29 Hyrum Smith, Clerk-. 300 30 Holbrook News, sup plies 79 5o 31 Tower & Lyon, badges 917 Demand, R, C. Smith, School Supt., Supplies and expense, $19.90, approved. On motion, meeting adjourned until 8:3) a. m., June 2nd. June 2nd, 8:30 a. m. All mem bers present. Salary demands for May audit ed and approved as follows: Ist hf. 2d hf. Sidney Sapp.. $62 50 62 50 W B Woods.. .. 58 5358 33 W H Larson.... 83 33 83 33 L D Divelbess.. 91 67 91 67 RC Smith 62 50 62 50 W F Williams .. 83 33 83 33 Jos F Wood 145 83 145 83 Chas Osborne.. 50 00 50 00 John DeWitt.. 50 00 50 00 J E Crosby.... 100 00 100 00 D Brinkerhoff 30 00 30 00 John Adair 25 00 25 00 C I Houck : 50 00 50 00 J E Richards .. 50 00 50 00 E T Hatch 41 66 41 66 Barnett Stiles.. 41 66 41 66 W H Clark.... 20 83 20 83 A H Hansen .. 37 50 37 5o John Flanigan 12 50 12 50 Jos W Smith .. 12 50 12 5o J B Wakefield.. 12 50 12 50 J L Fish 12 50 12 50 John Lewis.... 12 50 12 50 Joseph Fish— 400 400 John Bushman 12 50 12 50 WR Brewer.. 12 50 12 50 Ruth Kelly 40 00 40 oo K B Matthews 37 50 37 50 Dr J W Bazell, 1 month 50 00 Leave o r absence for six weeks granted John Bushman, J. P. St. Joseph. Returns of Incorporation Elec- tion at Snowflake, May 16th, can vassed, showing votes for Incor poration 71, against Incorpora tion 70. Letter from Dr. Sampson, Winslow, read, praying for in digent allowance P. Gutierres and wife. Clerk instructed to send cash order for SIO.OO. Board authorized Immigration Commissioner to run L 4 page ad j for Navajo i ounly in the Arizona | Magazine as per proposition sub mitted by its Editor. Board adjourned until June 6th 1 and reconvened as a Board of j Equalization. June 6th. 11:15 a. m. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Navajo and State of Arizona, met in special se sion pursuant to due notice and call at Holbrook, in said County, on Saturday the 6th day of June, A. D. 1914, at the hour of 11:15 a. m. Present, J. E. Richards, Barnett Stiles, E. T. Hatch, con stituting the Board of Supervis ors of said County. Also pres ent W. H. Larson, Clerk. Thereupon the following pro ceedings, among others were had and taken, to-wit: Supervisor Barnett Stiles in troduced and moved the adoption of the following preamble reso lution and order, which was duly seconded by Supervisor E. T. Hatch, put to a£vote and unani mously carried on 'the following recorded vote: J. E. Richards Aye Barnett Stiles Aye E, T. Hatch Aye Thereupon the Chairman de clared said resolution duly adopt ed, which resolution is as follows: Whereas, at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Navajo and State of Arizona, held on the 7th day of April, A. D. 1914. it was or dered that the negotiable coupon I bonds of said school district No. I 6, of Navajo County, Arizona, be I issued in the aggregate amount 1 of Five Thousand ($5,ooo.oo) I Dollars, said bonds to consist of four bonds for the sum of $125000 oo each, to be dated May 4th, A. D. 1914, to be numbered from one to four, to bear interest at the rate of six (6) per centum : per annum, payable annually, i both principal and. interest pay i able at the office of the County > Treasurer of Navajo County, i Arizona, in gold coin, lawful money of the United States of i the present standard of weight and fineness, redeemable as fol lows: Bond No. 1, three years after date thereof; bond No. 2, six years after date thereof;bond No. 3, nine years after date thereof; bond No. 4, twelve years after date thereof, and Whereas, the said bonds were thereafter duly advertised for sale until Monday , May 4th, A. D. 1914, in the Winslow Mail, a newspaper pub lished in the County of Navajo an I State of Arizona, and the Clerk of the Board prepared a Notice of advertisement calling for sealed bids to be deposited with such Clerk on or before Monday, May 4th, A. D. 1914, at 4 o’clock p. m,, and said no tice was duly published as afore said, and Whereas, on Monday the 4th day of May, A. D. 1914, the Board of Supervisors duly met opened and considered the bids received in response to said no tice of sale of said bonds as ad vertised and the bid of James N. Wright & Company having been found and determined to be the highest and best bid for said bonds, and for not less than par the board by order duly entered upon its minutes, awarded and sold the said bonds to the said James N. Wright & Company of Denver, Colorado, and Whereas, the said purchasers of said bonds have requested that the said bonds be issued in a dif ferent denomination and form than provided in said resolution adopted tlie 7th day of April, A, D. 1914. Continued on page 6