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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note from Tucson mentions Citizen Building and Act ion with republication entitlement. Text is garbled and lacks clear event details or dates. No identifiable persons beyond a city and building name.
A local paper lauds Judge Pattee for ruling the city ordinance forcing mask wear is invalid. It notes citizens mocked the mandate as ineffective and praises the decision as timely before Christmas. The piece contrasts Tucson and San Francisco masking follies and celebrates the end of forced masking.
Law of the Interior supports irrigating arid and swamp lands to aid veterans. The San Carlos reservoir site on the Gila, spanning Florence to Picacho and beyond Maricopa, could reclaim thousands of acres for soldiers and Indians. Engineers deem it feasible and urge legislative action to push the project to federal attention.
The Prescott Courier urges a legislature audit of state funds as reports claim contracts shield departing officials and overspending. It cites governor's fund near emptiness and costly stationery purchases while appropriations run dry. calls for inquiry into Parsons donation, Northern Arizona Normal School irregularities, and overall extravagance harming taxpayers.
A wartime copper price slump is expected to ease when regulations expire January 1. Industry figures foresee a gradual rebound as construction revives in France Belgium and Central Powers nations but top wartime prices won’t return. Producers may endure closures unless ore grades are high and costs fall. The piece also urges Red Cross membership as a wartime appeal.
The article notes a local club with about 20 members and teams competing for a territorial championship. It mentions a diamond badge value of $400, a champion markerman, and officers including president Charles Wei, treasurer Kosst, and secretary KK L Hart. Also covers water works progress with the Tue son Water Company aiming for February water supply and a musical event at Le Presidence praised.
The report notes Lieutenant Madder in the American expedition overseas sends a brief salute to Major Carl Hayden who was re-elected as congressman from Arizona. Maddock is expected to return soon to Mari copa county where political activity grows, signaling future prominence in state politics.
Florence Blade states Governor Campbell will urge the legislature meeting January 13 to create a non political state highway commission. The piece argues Arizona’s highway body has been hampered by politics and needs independence to build a better system and improve efficiency.
A controversial seizure in Douglas Arizona led to the removal and summary execution of four foreigners in Agua Prieta Mexico. The piece questions use of the hot trail doctrine to justify cross border pursuit and warns of dangerous precedent eroding U.S. legal protections.
Arizona taxpayers Association reports five million dollars overspent across state offices since statehood. Call for a formal budget to limit funds, citing revenue from lands licenses and fees as the source of excess. Red Cross report from Major John W. Simmons outlines Siberia mission while Plymouth collision involves the German sub and the Parker.
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