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Newspaper

Tucson Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1918

Page

3

Tax suit heard in district court over oil company taxes

C M Zander and Charles B Hiowe attend in the United States district court as the Standard Oil company seeks an injunction to stop the Arizona Tax Commission and county officials from enforcing taxes based on capitalized net earnings. Attorney general aides argue, with county officials and tax collectors present, over potential multi county and city taxation.

C. M. Zander Charles B. Hiowe State Mission United States District Court Standard Oil Company George Harbin M. Gandy Clifton Matthews Ellinwood @ Ross of Bisbee Commission Board of Equalization Moore Tima @iso Warden Matthews I. G. Koehane Yavapai Couity Tenets Burgeon Santa Cruz County

Suit to Foreclose Promissory Note Filed in Court

Tarry Berger filed a suit in the superior court Wednesday to foreclose a promissory note for 1900 dollars against Maria ID and Fred J. Austin.

Tarry Berger Maria ID Fred J. Austin Superior Court

Stolen Eagle & Willing Ford Recovered by Deputy

A Ford touring car owned by Eagle & Willing was stolen from the curb of the Masonic Temple Monday night and recovered Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Baekiels in Sreasewood on Eighteenth street.

Eagle &Willing Company Masonic Temple Baekiels Sreasewood Eighteenth Street

Joe McCarthy Wounded in Western Front Action

Joe McCarthy Vapago Indian boy and former Tucson resident who left the first contingent of the selective service has been seriously wounded in action on the western front, according to information received by Superintendent B. F. McCormick of the San Xavier Indian agency.

Joe McCarthy Vapago Tucson Setective Service B. F. McCormick San Xavier

Mercy Hospital to Reopen as Comatock Tubercular Home

Mercy Hospital known as Tentville on the north side of Tuckon near Speedway will reopen within weeks after repairs delayed by the influenza epidemic. The property, deeded by Judge Comstock to Organized Charities, will be renamed Comatock hospital and serve tubercular patients with free care for the poor. Rooms for about 15 will be available once work finishes, with a head and nursing staff to be appointed.

Mercy Hospital Tentville Tuckon Speedway Comstock Tucson Organized Charities Comatock Gento

Rumanians Form 1 Percent Siberia Brigade to Aid Allies

A cablegram to Prof. Masaryk reports a 1 percent Rumanians infantry brigade organized in Siberia to fight with Entente troops. The unit includes Austro Hungarian prisoners sent to Siberia and Rumanians from Sustra are said to be serving under allied commands in France and Italy.

Siberia Washington Ort T. G. Masaryk Austro-Hungary Sustra Theed France Iely

Railroad Workers to Observe Clean Up Day Saturday

Director General McAdoo orders rail employees to observe a national fire prevention day. They must remove rubbish heaps inspect fire apparatus and tidy railroad property nationwide.

Washington McAdoo

Social Items From Selectes and Local News Notes

Social items note Mr and Mrs Richard Irane of 620 University Avenue plan to move to Phoenix. Mr Crane formerly assisted as chief engineer of the Arizona Eastern railroad in Tucson. Mr and Mrs George Hughes return from a hunting trip. Hughes reports a large deer kill. Edith Heim will leave for Douglas to assist in Camp Harry F. Jones military hospital. she has volunteered with the Red Cross during the influenza epidemic. Professor A H Otis of the University of Arizona returns from San Antonio on business. Judge John Ho Campbell and family entertained guests, including Mr and Mrs Farr Peterson of Phoenix. Mrs Peterson is formerly Miss Marjorie Nave. Citizens are urged to support convalescing soldiers by sending delicacies to the University infirmary. Frank Capnell, from Portland, becomes Y M C A office secretary with his wife and three daughters. The Regional Board of SAT work at the University of Arizona met and inspected the SATC program on campus.

Selectes Etre Ee Richard Irane 620 University Aenue Phoenix Mr Crane Tucson Arizona Eastern Railroad Edith Heim Douglas Camp Harry F. Jones Heim John Ho Campbell North Fourth Avenue Farr Peterson Peterson Marjorie Nave Campbell Pauf Frank Capnell Mr Capell Portland Ore Southern Pacific

Fire and Snow Halt Traffic on Moffat R R

A heavy snow fall at Corona and a town fire blocked the Moffat railroad. Firefighters from Denver attempted to save the railway terminal as flames swept 7000 feet of snowshed. Train service remained stopped after the snow blockade and fire.

Associated Presse Denver Colo Corona Continental Divide Moffat Deiver

W. W. Estabrook Dies at 46 of Southern Pacific

W. W. Estabrook of 228 South Thera Avenue died Tuesday at 2 p.m. He was 46 and employed in the maintenance of the Southern Pacific Way department.

W. W. Estabrook South Thera Avenue At & Ppm Maintenance of Way Department The Southern Pacific

New Mexico Ranked Second in Draft Board Efficiency

Albuquerque New Mexico sits second in efficiency in the state draft board medical work Captain John Wilder medical aid to Governor Lindsey stated this afternoon Ithode Island leads. In Mexico General Castro expected to relieve General Murguia as Northwestern zone commander and Murguia to be reassigned to a southern post Americans report from Chihuahua City

Albuquerque N. M New Mexico John Wilder Lindsey Ithode Island

Reclamation Work Expedited by U S Trust Company

New York Oct 80. The Title Guaranty Trust Company of New York began establishing cooperative selling with American firms to speed reclamation projects in France Belgium and Italy amid war damage.

New York France Begium Italy Tittle Guaranty Trust Company of

Yellow Fever Quarantine Imposed at Two Central Ports

Yellow fever quarantine placed on Champerico and San Jose de Guatemala in Central America. Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua restrict traffic from the ports. Guatemalan government vows all precautions to prevent spread.

San Diego Cal Champerico San Jose de Guatemala Salvador Honduras Nicaragua

Syrian Prelate Nicola Yanney Dies in Kearney

The Rev. Nicola E. Yanney noted Syrian priest died in Kearney from influenza. Founding figure of a Syrian colony there his work spurred several churches. He had been appointed to oversee a broad district from Canada to the Gulf and Mississippi to California.

Kearney Nicola E. Yanney Yanney Canada Gulf Mississippi California

Ek to Extend Rifle Range for Soldiers Use

The county council of defense asked the board of supervisors to appropriate $259 for the extension of the Tucson Rifle club's range by adding a 1,200 yard length. Members favor the long range as it would provide facilities for the state shoot.

County Council of Defense Board of Supervisors Tucson

Texas Ranger Killing Trial at Camp Travis

Samuel Williams and Dantel Evans of Company A 360th Infantry stood trial at Camp Travis for killing State Ranger Dudley White and for attacking Ranger W I Rowe who went to arrest them as deserters. Rowe testified he saw Williams shoot White.

San Antonio E Tex Samuel Willams Dantel Evans Company A 360Th Infantry Camp Travis Dudley White W. I. Rowe Rowe Williams White

Relatives Informed Of Men Arriving Overseas

Jesus Romers was notified that his son Leonard Romero arrived safely overseas. Corp. Oney Anderson Jr. also arrived overseas, according to a card kept by The Citizen. Relatives are urged to call the News Editor at phone 600 with information.

Citizen Phone 600 Care Jesus Romers Leonard Romero

Enchiladas on Bill at Red Cross Shop Promote Cookery Move

Red Cross shop plans Enchiladas on Bill Friday as chief item in the bookery department. Ex pert cooks to prepare them with women volunteers expecting strong patronage. A bake day next week aims to sell at least 2 000 plates while the Cookery department moves to store front and enlarges. The toy department shifts rear to make room for cooking area and a range will heat the store. Andrew Crony of 1916 South Sixth Avenue contributes to the Red Cross shop a copy of the Ulster County Gazette dated January 4 1890 from Kingston New York. the four page yellowed paper is treasured as a potential collector piece.

Benchiladas Baie Andrew Cronty South Sixth Avenue Red Cross Ulster County Gazette Samuel Freed Kingston Ulster County New York Andrew Croniy Arizona

Mrs Ware Receives Condolences From Secretary Lane

Mrs J T Ware of 192 Tyndall Avenue receives a condolence letter from Franklin K Lane Secretary of the Interior regarding her son killed in action. Lane’s note honors the fallen as brave and ending in service to others.

Lane J T. Ware Tyndall Avenue Franklin K. Lane Washington, D.C Muse Ware Amidia Muse Pvt H. F Muse Reg J.C Gievres Prance France H F. Muse

Government War Plant Laborer Call Seeks 36 Cent Jobs

United States Employment Service reports a call for laborers to work at a Portsmouth Virginia war plant from Arizona. Wages follow Hampton Roads scale at 40 cents an hour for eight hours, time and a half overtime. daily earnings around four dollars plus two meals per day. Board and room provided. Apply at City Hall Building, with Tack Angus as examiner, who will recruit through the Southern state district.

United States Employment Service Arizona Portsmouth Virginia Hampton Roads United States Employment Office Halledd T. McCoy Tack Angus

Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Liver Whips Sell for 30 Cents

Advertisements tout Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a safe pain and nerve aid for headaches neuralgia sprains and wounds promising quick relief and infection prevention. Also sells Hamlin's Wizard Liver Pills for constipation and sick headaches with a money back guarantee at 30 cents each.

Hamlins Hamlin Gruggists

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Criterion Shoe Company, Inc Max Brodie Mer E. Congress Swift the Food Administration Brookfield Bellefleur Hills Bros Ox Hills Bros Ib. Statesman S. P. Grocery Stores B. Congress St N. 6Th Ave Norwalk Tubes Central Service C. H. Waggoner Fifth and Broadway Zander Howe Berger Austing Ezekiels Kitt Is Mackinaw Coats Mackinaw Oregon Woolen Mills Oregon Weelene Mills Kitt’s America Congress Linsiss Gates Service Shop East Congress aMr George S. Hughes Mr. Hughes W. E. Leahey F. Hartman Mr. Hartman Mrs. Hughes A. H. Otis University of Arizona Tex University Infirmary John McKay Turson T. C S A. T S A T George A. Olney Moffat R. R Menico Draft Board Enchiladas RED Cross Shop Mrs. Ware Eberle East Congress St S. Fourth Ave Florence Annette Wing E. Barro Lois G. Whisler Roy B. Gill Mason St. Louis Conservatory West Alameda St Fall Coats Kerrick Smart Shop Kerrick’s Smart Shop Congress Street H. H. Haas Mgr Teole
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