Arizona republican., 1915-08-13
APPLICATION DENIED

corporation commission has denied the application of the railroads to increase the minimum weight of shipments of petroleum and distil- late oils from 26,0O0 lbs. to 30000 lbs. The proposed increase would have affected shipments from Cali fornia to Arizona.
 COMMISSION MEETING-As an
 nounced at the time of the adjournment
 of the last meeting the city commis-
 sion will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at which time it is understood
 the proposed milk ordinance will be
 considered. There are several other
 matters awaiting the attention of the commissioners.
 STEALING ELECTRICITY - The
 Pacific Gas & Electric company has found it necessary to prosecute parties detected in the theft of gas and cleo tricity. A number of such thefts have
 been discovered during the past few
 months. The case N a Mexican who tempered with his electric meter will he tried before Justice Parkr's court this aftrnoon-
 DIRECTORS MEET-The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon and transacted routine business. Next Wednesday the board will meet jointly with the members of the fair commission. The object of this meeting will be to talk over ways and means for making this years fair better and bigger than ever
 GOVERNOR GIVES FLAG A large American flag, the gift of Governor Hunt to the Presbyterian l Mission school at San Miguel, three miles from the Mexican border, will soon be flying from the flag staff of | the school. During his recent trip l into the Papago country the gov | ernor visited the school and found | that the pupils had no flag, and at I once decided to supply the need. MOOSE SOCIAL-The ice cream so- l cial and mid d-summer dance given last evening at Moose Home under the aus | pices of Phoenix Lodge, No. 70S, Loyal Order of Moose. was one of the most successful ever held by the Moose in
 this city. There was good attendance, | plenty of ice cream and other refresh
 ments and the dancing was thoroughly enjoyed in the well ventilated, cool
 rooms of the order. It is believed that another affair along the same lines will | be held in the near future.
 1 DAMAGE CASE APPEALED - The case of A. E. Deyo vs. the
 Arizona Grading and Construction company. a personal damage case was filed in supreme court yester- day on appeal from the superior
 court of Pima county. Deyo was in- jured by the explosion of a blast while engaged in work on a tunnel for the La Cienga Land and Cattle company at Vail station, May 10 1914 He lost one eye and the sight
 of the other was impaired, and he brought suit for s1O,00O damages The defendant was awarded judg- ment in the lower court.
 l WEBB SIMMONS-Word was re- ceived In Phoenix yesterday of tho marriage at Los Angeles last Monday of Miss Mabel Clare Webb to Grover c Simmons of Globe. announcement ol this event had been made by The Re publican sometime ago. The bride is the handsome daughter of MT. and Mrs NJ C. Webb of this city, an Arizona born and bred girl. Globe was hel birth place and that will be her home She was graduated from the Tempe Normal school MT. Simmons is ( lbusincss man of Globe and is exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge there. MT. ant Mrs Simmons will be at home at Globe a ffer September E.