Arizona republican., 1910-03-02

SEWING BEE-The ladies of the Christian church are invited to sew this afternoon from 1:30 to o'clock au the Crittenton Home. Thimbles and Scissors should be brought
 cHILD-STUDY CIRCLE MEETING There will be q meeting of the Moth CTS Child Study circle at the Churchill school Thursday at 2:30 p.m. All members are earnestly requested to attend this meeting as business of inn portance is to come before the meet ing
 AN INTERESTING SPEAKING Dr. Clara Merwin, the Chinese mission aIy. who spoke in the Presbyterian church two weeks ago, will speak ngain this evening in the same place She will appear in Chinese costume and her lectures are most entertaining for many reasons. There will be no ad- mission fee charged, and the puh.ic is cordially invited 10 attend.
 BOARD OF TRADE LECTURE afternoon Ht :: o'clock It the board of trade rooms Judge Pinney will speak on Phoenix Twenty five Years Ago and Today" Without doubt this will be the most interesting talk yat given at The rooms to those wh" reside in the valley as well is to visit ors. and both residents and visitors are cordially invited to he present at th" meeting.
 ALARM OF FiRE-A hla2" in the merchandise store of Joe Ybarra on South Sixth street. brought ont the department yesterday afternoon. The nearest box was IH and in addition the alarm was sent in by telephone. The department hurrird t'., the scene. followed by a small army of men and boys What might hay" been q srri- ous fire on account of the iniIammIhle material of the goods in the store. was aVerted by the quick action "f clerks and others. The fire was rXtinGuiShed before the department reached the store
 
 WOMAN'S CLUB ELECTiON--At the annual election of the Woman'S club held yesterday in the rooms of the w. C. r. C. Mrs. R. M. Tafcl was re-clocted president and Mrs. Emory Rays vice president. The other off cerS elected are: Recording secretary. Mrs. James :. Griffin: corresponding secretary. Mrs. Win Pinney: treasurer. Mrs F.. F.. Kirkland; auditor. Mrs T. W. Pemberton; first member at large. Mrs Helen Bury: second member at large. Mrs. George W. Vickers: third
 
 these officers constitute the executive board. Mrs. Dwight B. Heard was re elected to the board Of trustees.
 GOLDBERG SENT NoRTH-Los Angeles papers printed the item that acquisition papers have been granted by the governor of California for 4. ]. Goldberg. who was arrested there about a week ago and who is wanted in Spokane on q felony charge Gold berg came very close to capture while he was in Phoenix three weeks ago and q deputy sheriff from Spokane came here for him but Goldberg made his escape. He was in the clothing business in Phoenix. He is charged with signing receipt for wagon load of beer and then selling the beer and disappearing with the proceeds There are several similar little trans actions in the realm of frenzied finance against his record.
 HE WIRED TAFT-J A Kcaly. deputy sheriff at Deming, N. NJ, wants to know more about certain prisoner whom he is detaining on an insanity oh ha and his name is George LaFond. He is q French Canadian and a man of most unusual methods of procedure With the last dollar he had in the world he sent telegram addressed to President Taft. White House, Wash ingtOn." He said that he had matters of vital public interest to talk over with the president and asked MT Taft to send him a ticket and some money for travelling expenses to enable him to go to Washington and confer with him. LaFond says that while in Phoe- nix he left his suit ease at q lodging house and doesn't remember which one. He would like to get it back be cause it contains the clothes he wants to wear when he meets MT. Taft and "cOnfcrs" with him. He can be ad dressed in care of the sheriff at Dem ing.
 HALLEY'S COMET-Dr. ! NJ. Swet nam reported to The Republican last night that ever since Sunday night he has been engaged during the evening hours in q study of Halley's comet. with the naked eye. He was moved to he on the lookout for it by q recent conversation with Professor Douglas of Tucson, who told him where to look. and having good pair of field glasses he has kept q close watch on the heavens He says the comet can not be easily seen with the naked eye by those who know where to look for It. but it is not plain enough to be noticed otherwise. except with glasses. He found it first with his glasses, but has since been viewing it without them Not being an astronomer. he offers no directions as to consultations, etc, for locating the comet. but says it can be seen in the evening below forty five degrees and some distance north of west. He says there appears to be a. luminous portion all aronnd the nucleus and a short tail from this il- .N..- FNl l