Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-16
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SPECIAL AGENTS LEAvE-Spe,
cial Agents r. G. Mead and A. A. vii.
helm of the United States Land De!
partment. leave today after a ten-daS
survey of the Arizona district.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY-There viii
| be a general assembly at the high
school this morning at 1890 o'clock
Rev. Campbell will address the pupils
! and the orchestra will give short
| concert.
MAJOR DORIAN HERE-Major A. J
Doran of Prescott, one-time president
of the territorial council, head of the
Pioneers Home and one of the best
known mining men of the state, is Wis
iting in Phoenix.
SUFFERING FROM eURNs-Mrs.
Josie Arthur of 303 East Polk street,
who was severely burned on Sunday
morning. is resting easily according
to latest reports. but is not altogether
out of danger
ATTORNEY LAMSON Attorney
Tennis Expert Dick Lamson of Pres
colt. was in Phoenix Yesterday on le-
gal business. connected with the suits
being filed by the retail druggists of
the state against the prohibition
amendment.
CIVIC LEAGUE-The Civic League
will meet at the Board of Trade this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. After she
business session Mrs. Williams will
speak on the amendments. This will
be the last meeting of the league un-
til after the holidays.
TO SUSPEND SUGAR RATES
The corporation commission yesterday
voted to petition the Interstate Com
merce commission to suspend the pro-
posed rates on sugar and syrup from
Los Angeles to Mohave county points.
The new tariff is to take effect Janu-
airy .
CANDLE STILL BURNING-The
big candle in the window of the
Doris Heyman establishment, at six
o'clock last evening was still burn
ing 83S hours after it had been
ignited and there was every prospect
that il would continue for another
forty -eight hours The exhibition is
attracting no end of attention.
ORCHESTRA PROGRAM-The Ari-
iona School of Music orchestra. as
sisted by local musicians. will give the
second concert of this season the COM
ing Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the Arizona school of Music. Ham,
ilton Wright, baritone, will be the SOLO
ist for this concert No change will
be made but silver offering may be
left at the door.
FAIR COMMISSION MEETS
There will be a meeting of the state
fair commission today in the offices
Of the commission in the basement
of the Fleming building. Chairman
j. ]. Keegan and Commissioner ]. R.
Henderson arrived last evening from
Globe and Bisbee respectively. Sena-
tor elect Fred T. Coulter of Springer
vile will not attend this meeting of
the commission
EXAMS" COMiNG-The local serv-
ice authorities advise applicants of
some examinations scheduled for Phoe-
nix on January 90. The offices for
which the tests will be given are: Jus
nior railway civil engineer: junior tele-
graph and telephone engineer: junior
electrical engineer; junior railway sig
nal engineer; junior railway mechani-
cal engineer; junior railway structural
engineer: inspector of shoes and leath-
er.
HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACH
ERS-The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton of the high school will meet on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the domestic science building. Prof
John d. Lopez of the city schools will
address the meeting on the subject
of Attendance" which will be fol-
lowed by a discussion of the ques-
ton by those present. Then the Ia
dies will turn to and make bags for
the municipal Christmas tree. All
parents and teachers are therefore
requested to attend the meeting arm
ed with needles, thimbles and thread.
SENATOR SIMS HERE-Dr. W. p
Sims of Bisbee. who enjoys the honor
of being one of the few members OF
the first state senate to be re-
elected is in the city for few days
on business. The senior senator from
Cochise is making, it is understood
a strong campaign for the position of
president Of the senate with big
chances of election. OF Senator Sims
Senator Hubbell upon the occasion of
the first legislative banquet here
said, Stand up Senator Sims and be
counted. for where sits the senator
there is the head of the table"
MEMS CLUB MEETlNG-The re-
gular monthly meeting of the Mems
hub of Trinity Episcopal parish, will
be held this evening at s O'Clock in
the parish house There will be an
interesting address by Max Ritteroff
on How Germany Prepares for
War" Mr.. Ritteroff is an ex-Ger-
man soldier He will not discuss any
Of the causes leading up to the pres
ent war nor will he go into the right
or wrong Of the. European conflagra-
| ton. 1t is hoped that all members
of the Mems club will hear this in
teresting talk and that they will also
bring their friends.
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