Arizona republican., 1910-04-29

ESMERALDA:-The pleasing little play, Esmeralds. by Frances Ho6gson Burnett. will be produced next Wednes- day night at the Arizona School of Nu- sic by Miss Caroline Reed Thompson and her class, Miss Thompson being the teacher of elocution in the Arizona school of music The play is in four acts and is said to be very entertain ing and surely those who are to partici- pate are trying to make its presenta- tion a success.
 GREATER INTEREST THAN EVER-The manager of the Arizona Auto company has just returned from Los Angeles and reports to George Purdy Bullard. president of the Mar icopa County Automobile association, that while there he took particular pains to canvass the automobile in terests of the city in the matter of the annua! race to Phoenix next fair time for The Republican cup and s200@ in cash He said he feels sure that there win be double the interest over the road race this year that there was last year and probably twice as many en- tries.
 DANCE OF PVTHlAN SISTERS Every arrangement having been com pleted for the fourth annual May day ball of Purity Temple No. 2, Pythian Sisters, 10 be held on Monday evening. May :. in Melczer's hall. the ladies are now engaged in disposinS Of tickets and already the success of the affair is assured. It is the hope of the Sis ters that q magnificent sum may be realized. as the proceeds are to be de- voted to the fund for the erection of the proposed Pythian home in Ari- zona Besse's orchestra will furnish the music and refreshments will be served.
 WIRE FROM DELEGATE CAM ERON-A telegram was received yes terday by the city recorder from Del egate Cameron in Washington. saying the measure asking congress to grant the city Of Phoenix privilege to bond itself for an electric lighting plant would he given attention by the house committee on territories on Tuesday, May 10. and that the company had filed a protest against the passage or
 
 nights meeting Of the council was in- structed to acknowledge receipt Of Mir. Cameron's message and to urge him to do all he could for the passage of the bill. The council has also received from the printer the new city ordi- nances as codified by Paul R. Ingies several months ago. Even after the elimination of the repealed and dead measures the volume makes a pretty likely sized law book.
 INJUNCTION THREATENED-On behalf of the colored people oi the city, the firm of Kibbey. Bennett & Bennett has been retained to bring injunction proceedings against the school board to prevent the segregation of white and colored children in the schools. The construction of a school for colored children will be aimed at directly. At late mass meeting the board was authorized among other things to purchase a tract of ground for that purpose. The tract is located at Seventh and Madison streets. There will he a meeting of the board today to decide whether il will make the purchase. In all likelihood it will do so for whether or not, il should later be enjoined from the erection of school building. the price at which it can he secured is an attractive one and it VII no doubt sometime be needed for school purposes.
 THE DOkEYS ON A RAMPAGE Members of Fl Yemamah Temple No. 65, D. O. K. K, burned red fire on the streets Of Phoenix last evening until the glare resembled nothing if not an Arizona sunset. They pa raded the principal thoroughfares un- out and then they repaired to their hall. where they proceeded to gorge themselves to the legal limit. Per haps they're at it yet. e'ho knows?
 LOSES WATCH WHILE ASLEEP R. A. Roberts. an aged man from Wickenberg. was robbed of his gold watch late last night while asleep in his room in hotel near the depots. He had left the outside door or his room open because of the warmth of the night, and the niscreant had no difficulty in possessing himself of the timepiece. Roberts heard the man in the room and tried to give chase. but was able to discern the shadow of the man disappearing in the darkness The police had been unable to locate the robber up to an early hour this morning.
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