Casa Grande Times (Newspaper) - September 27, 1912, Casa Grande, Arizona Boost Fpr New Casa Grande Valley Irrigation District CASA TIM VOL. I. NO. 38, FRIDAY THE CASA GRANDE CASA SEPTEMBER 27, 1912 firm plages Fact Is Made Known in Letter to Congressman Carl Hayden From Gen. Wood as Acting Secretary of Who States Careful Consideration Was Given to Selection of Officers In Order That All May Be Well Suited for Duty Prompt action has taken the war department in the appointment of a board of engineers to investigate the San Carlos as will be indicated ihe following letter just received Carl j representative in congress Carl Ariz. | have the honor to j knowledge the receipt of your letter j of August 30, 1912, with reference j to the appointment of a board engineers for the purpose of examining the feasibility of con- a dam and reservoir and i the necessary irrigation works in connection therewith on the Gila in board of engineer officers selected to make this report is. composed of Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant Colonel C. H. McKinstry and Major Harry all of the corps of consideration was given to the selection of the officers for this duty and it is believed that all of the officers are well suited for this Lieutenant Colonel and Major Burgess were members of the board appointed by the dent in 1910 to consider and report upon all the projects under construction by the reclamation This reclamation board was made up of I officers who were by j of their special fitness for the Lieutenant McKinstry is an officer of ability and experience and is reported by the chief of engineers to be well adapted for this board letter will be furnished to the board for Secretary of Large Volume of Business Transacted During Past Six Weeks l play florence sunday At last the local ball team haB matched a game with to which town it will journey It has been some time since the two teams have crossed bats and a most interesting game is Quito a number of fans will accompany the sheriff searches for police assailants entertain guests in IT Mr. and Mrs. Jonn entertained Friday night in honor or their Miss Lolita who leaves this week far an extended to her uncle's ranch in southern Those present Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Jeff Adams of Maricopa accompanied by Deputies Murphy and searched the country around Casa Grande for the man who committed the attack on the Phoenix police officers While here the party was joined by Deputy Sheriff Megson of Pinal county who will accompany them on j Bannett Miss Edith Grace j the rest of the While no re- Migs Miss Maggie ' The firm of French and Bennett report the following filings for the past two J. W. 480 F. 32J); J. G. 320; 320; O. P. 320; Mrs. 320; E. H. 320; Mrs. 320; J. a 320; and Mrs. H. E. 320: F. F. 320; J. 320; 320; Mrs. 320; A. E. 320; J. W. 320; C. L. 320; J. O. 160; P. J. 164; Edythe M. 320. This makes over 10,000 acres that this firm has locates settlers upon in the past six settlers are ports have been the party left Casa it is j ed that they will soon have the f u-I judging from the clews and information now in the hands of 1 i Mrs. Messrs. Jay and Mark Ray and Earl Ed and Fred Jim Dan Alfred and Albert Manuel and Ramon Socialist Candidate Believes His Strength Will Nearly Double That of 1908 Realty Dealers Place Many On Parcels of Land 320 Acres Each NEW 2 7.-Eugene j V. Socialist party date for believes he will at least 1,000.000 votes in the j coming election This belief is j shared by his campaign managers i and is based reports recently received from the party in of the total Socialist vote in the national election in 1904 was 402,283 and four years ago the vote reached 420.793. In both these elections the had the same presidential candidate as With the same standard-bearer it could scarcely be expected that the party vote would more than public sentiment has undergone a surprising four court places laos Two 8 and S years who have been held guilty or numerous petty were put onp rotation in charge or mothers Friday by Judge W. F. Coper of the superior Another 13 years was sent to the detention home because his home surroundings were considered wilson charges ii with of battle War Aeroplanes of France Take Part in First Review of Kind meets Sept. 27.-The first army review of aeroplanes in the world's history was held Seventy-two French aeroplanes flew past the reviewing place in regular line carried a pilot and Motor trucks carried j Hearings in Which Leaders i. - World of Finance and Politics Are Open Monday in Randle and McFate report the following John ' 320 W. 320 I both are near the Arizola Pumping plants will be stalled at E. A. Humphreys and company have located Sukalle on 320 i Mrs. Sukalle 320, Carl j 320. G. 320, i and J. S. House 320. All expect to be | residents of the valley in the near i helen pierce gray is arrested on charge of concealing documents Woman Investigator Who Spent Several Weeks at Casa Grande Faces Charge With Apparent Declaring That Action Is Based on III Will of Departmental and That Document Are Safe In Department of Justice 26,-Mrs. Helen Pierce who was the subject of acrimonious debate in connection with the last session of congress and who has been employed by the department of by the department of the by the Graham congressional committee and by the Democratic congressional was arraigned Sept. 19 charge of and wilfully concealing certain books and the property of the Interior The commission met and fixed the bond at There was no because when Senator Clapp heard of the arrest and demand for bail he guaranteed her appearance and she was released When taken before Mrs. Gray pleaded not She stoutly maintained the documents were where they could be found - that they were in her possession having been given to her by R. G. who recently resigned his job as Mrs. Gray declared that she did not need any that she did not bail and that she was perfectly willing to go to jail until there could be a full hearing next Mrs. Gray made the statement that the documents were perfectly safe and that they were at the Department of Mrs. Gray was employed by the Department of Justice May and June and she had an office Her statement was amply verified later in the when the records were found where she said they Arrested on The arrest at the Instance of the Department on the order of Secretary It is declared by the Interior Department that they had made many requests of Mrs. Gray for the return of the papers and that if she failed to return them she was liable under the federal penal code which covers the stealing of The attorney for the Department of the J.M. got out the the charge the United | of nnd haled Mrs. Gray the United States Mrs. Gray has in net possession documents to show that she was em- a congressional ol malice on the part of more than one executive of the records which I of said now safely locked up at the Department of They involve more than worth of which the Crow I are the legitimate 1 the request Commissioner these records many of which been at placed in my custody as a representative of the Crow with a report of the department of justice and a report of Mr. They were removed to the Department or Justice treatment accorded continued Mrs. because of the of Attorney General and other officials of the facts involved in the ployed by tee which is investigating the expenditures of the Interior Congressman Graham had j Mr. Valentine was to casion last session to defend her on have the records removed because of the floor of the house from attack j the subtle manner in which they by Representative Mann of I were being mutilated at the Indian the Republican Mr. Mann described her methods as i Mrs. Grey spent in and in other ways tried to discredit the Mrs. Gray Charges says her arrest is an act Grande September arid October of has us there iy the outcome of the new residents will build homes A carload of furniture and one of lumber arrived at Toltec for Mrs. Hannah and Mrs. This means two new homes for 0 mining field active tenny is sinking well 8n big ranch Activities the mining district south of town have been stimulated j recently by numerous parties visiting Randie well for N. on Mr re a A. of his half east of will install his Sept. 27.-Goverrnor Wilson in a today charged Col. Roosevelt with an thing in order to build up an irresistible by permitting the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron by the U. S. steel by republicans Sept. 27.-Job Hedges of New York was nominated today on the third ballot by the Republican state convention for build smelter Sept. 27.-That the Shattuck will not at once construct a smelter at but has let to one of the big mining companies owning smelters at Douglas the contract for smelting the ore output of the was news received in the city by private telegram from where a meeting of the Shattuck board of directors was held to consider the propositions made by the Copper Queen company and the Calumet and Arizona Mining trade conference D. Sept. 2 7.- The members of the senate sub-committee appointed to investigate campaign of Senator Clapp of Minnesota is met here today to perfect for the These hearings are scheduled to begin next on which date all witnesses have been instructed to Among the important witnesses summoned to tell what they know concerning contributions to the presidential campaign fund for four years ago are George William Dick of Nathan B. Scott of West Henry C. William R. William Rockefeller and eGorge W. It is understood also that Colonel Roosevelt will voluntarily appear before the committee to answer any questions that may be asked him concerning his knowledge of Standard Oil and other corporation contributions to the campaign fund in 1908. PERSONALS l Sept. 27.-Hon. i Sept. 27. - Having George E. Dominion minister j traveled over 2500 miles by trade and departed j bile and examined many sections of day for England to attend the I public Chairman Mulford of the imperial trade com- j sor and W. A. Moody of the state R. F. Phillips and wife are in Tucson visiting assistant Supt. of the Matt Perry Mining company is a Casa Grande ' Albert Elliott say the big circus in Tucson Mrs. Helen M. Benzie is visiting friends this W. D. Randle returned from Tucson after a week's J. F. Brown returned from Los Angeles Rev. Dirk Lay of motored to Casa Grande J. Berry of Toltec spent Tuesday in Fred Humphreys spent Monday and Tuesday in Mr. and Mrs. Smith returned from Phoenix T. R. Peart returned Sunday from a vacation spent at Long and other coast who has charge of digging the deep well at the Perry made a business trip to Casa Grande and - A jolly crowd left Tuesday night for Table Top Mountain for a week's In the party were Bob Billy Ray Gas Carl Stieber and Gus Thep promised to return with plenty of game for is closed at Casa Grande Hotel Arrivals pumping machinery tion of the at the complex PEART HOTEL ARRIVALS Herman C. Frank Casa H. A. M. H. J. H. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. W. Los Dr. Long G. A. J. A. Casa J. S. M. W. Long Long Long Mrs. Long J. j Los A. C. Los Van H. Reward M. Jackman and G. W. Los W. L. Los GOULD HOTEL ARRIVALS W. J. Casa Mrs. M. A. J. S. 4-Tosney, Los W. Los Ben N. G. O. Los P. J. C. L. Los A. J. Los A. Los W. M. P. STOCK TO CASA GRANDE ORTIE J. J. Kruse of I gets fine quarters arrived Tuesday night with a car load of furniture and stock and will occupy the Rea strikers war 10 keep Ortie will be the government's chief witness In The so-called dynamite arrived from Los-Angeles He was not but placed in two j rooms in the federal which were fitted up for his He will return home in December and a few months later will leave for Australia and New Zealand to attend further meetings of the LIVESTOCK Sept. 27.--Cattle, 2500 at to 10.000 at to j land commission returned to Sept. 27 nix yesterday left I Secretary Cy Chauffeur Ival I. r A McCann and the automobile at of tiro ef their leaders i on -a charge of daring the j Winsor and Moody came back to last 4300 textile workers make out the monthly j There is no As soon as they can do the ious se site for bridge Sept. 2 7. - The camp of the Utah Copper company is quiet In order to the importation of men the strikers have caused to be posted all over the west notices warning men to keep away from * * fe ls aread in oaxaca METAL Silver 63 5-8c. 17.75c. Coper 17.25c to necessary work they hurry back to It is the intention of the commissioners work possible in the northern part of the begins to fly they will down noon 12,000 operatives were ont and erery mill closed arrests of mere or 1 ' Sept 27.-Engineer Lamar Cobb accompanied by Chairman of the board of F. B. and Supervisor jke and B. F. driven in an automobile by H. T. went to Antelope hill yesterday to view the bridge site at that They arrived at Wellton at noon and took dinner at that They viewed the site in the early afternoon and returned to in the arriving in Yuma about seven the tipu and the bridge an excellent Mn finding his wife sick did ' police follow girl get bank robber ST. Sept. 27.-Wm. Stacy soid to be really William the leader of the gang which robbed the bank of New B. of a year was arrested here last The police followed his sweetheart and the arrest in sets 27.-Miss Mary ofs Los detested Eleanor of In tlw winding two straighted D. Sept. 2 7.- The cruiser has arrived at Vera Cruz from Tampico and states that reports indicate the government is getting control in the state of only clemency of governor can save life of rodriguez Sept. 27.-Francisco last hope or escaping the gallows lies with Gov. Hunt The supreme court Thursday morning denied the petition for a of his A year ago last spring Rodriguez shot his young wife to death in southern part of the after she had refused to liva with In the superior court he was convicted and sentenced to be His F. C. filed a petition for rehearing in the supreme court Now the supreme court a mandate to superior ordering and 3753 48 19 4 2
