Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
FROM PREscoTT-C. E. McNall


 tue Hotel Adams.
 FROM LOS ANGELES-Dr and Mrs. T. C. Pahl, of Los Angeles, will arrive in the city today and will be the guests of Mrs. w. $. Humbcrt, oI 392 North First avenue.
 PETITIONS CIRCULATED - Hon. Reese Ling, who is likely to be Ari- zOna'S next democratic national com mittccman. has petitions in circula- ton in nearly every county in the state as a step preliminary to the placing of ,his name upon the primary ballot Mir. Ling is ace high with Ari- zona democrats and his friends say will make a winning bid for the place upon the big committee.
 CHANGE IN JUDGES Judge William H. Hunt, who has been in Phoenix for several weeks presiding oyer the United States district court. will leave on Wednesday for the coast. Judge Julian Mack, a United States circuit judge. and also member of the commerce court, is expected to reach Phoenix by next Sunday to continue the work of the term. Judge 1 Mack will make his headquarters at the Hotel Adams.
 COUNTY GRAND JURY-County grand jury spent busy day yestcr- day, returned several true bills and ignored few cases brought to their attention Among the latter is the commonwealth against Howard S.. Reed. of the reclamation service. MT. Reed and .E. E. Jack. of Glendale, had d little argument over q run of water, a few months ago, as d result of which Jack proceeded against Reed. The grand jury found noth ing in the matter to warrant an in dictment.
 Thomas heard the prosecution yes terday afternoon or the case of Towser against Miss Snypp. Towser is dead, and it is the allegation of the prosecution that Miss Snypp knows somewhat of his passing. the evidence attending to show that Towser. deceased. had disorganized defendants flower beds. and been threatened with eXterminatiOn The dog in life belonged to q family on East Moreland street and in death is causing a lot of trouble The city attorney is conducting the prosecu- ton. and Miss Snypp is represented by Attorney B. E. Marks. The case is continued until May 1st when the defense will be heard.
 SENTENCES iMPoSED-Several Mexicans who had pleaded guilty to furnishing liquor to Indians were sentenced by Judge Hunt in United States district court yesterday, the sentences ranging from sixty days to five months. During the day court 1 listened to arguments relating to the relative Jurisdiction of federal and state courts there being an apparent conflict between the judicial code and the enabling act George Christy of the Phoenix firm of Alexander and Christy. and Thomas s. Molloy. of Yuma, argued the notion to remand. In the case of Jose Bojorquez. charG- cd with selling liquor to an Indian. the jury disagreed and a rctrial was necessary.
 BILLY WILSON, ExPERT-Biry Wilson, Maricopas famous deputy sheriff, has qualified in a new role. He is an expert witness. on attorneys fees. A local lawyer was asking for q judicial award of a proper fee, but | there happened to be no other at torney in the room whom the pc titioner could call as a witness. it 1 occurred to Judge Phillips that Billy has spent a hundred years, more or less. in court rooms and ought to know proper and reasonable fee when be saw one. Billy accordingly took the stand as an expert and declared it to be his solemn con- viction that ten per cent of the amount involved is just about the ticket. It was so ordered.
 WHY SOUTH AMERIcA?-Even Fly Page, the urbane. suave and pop ular city ticket agent at the South ern Pacific. or his equally talented CO., partner in interest A. C. Page. can not tell why a contented resident of the Salt River valley should de- sire to go to South America or : Alaska. but so long as tickets and literature descriptive of the glOries of each country have been given them for distribution to those who have the combination of price and in Clination it is up to them to attempt to place said transportation where it will do the most good. That is how they came to bribe a newspaper man with d pocketful of the litera- ture aforesaid for the mention" herewith enclosed.
 SORROW DROWNED-An echo of an impending murder case before the superior court found it's way into the police jurisdiction yesterday afternoon when Rcfugio Romero was arraigned before Judge Thomas on a charge of being drunk and disorder ly. The woman declared that she was not drunk; only grief stricken over a letter which she said she had received from her former companion, Porfirio Arvizu, which stated, the , woman said, that he was in a bad { fix" Arvizu is now under indict- ment for the murder of Francisco Valenzuela in q quarrel said to have originated over the woman. The court advised the defendant to be less explosive in the display of her feel ings. and sentenced her to pay q fine } of fbrnp dollars serve three 1a NS