Arizona republican., 1917-09-12

Camp Cajon, Cal, the soldiers of Squad IS, Company K, announce that any gifts of tobacco, sweets or other things which the government does not furnish would be thankfully accepted
 MORE ROOM NEEDED-Room No. 39 has been added to the suite occu pied by Thomas A. Flynn, United States attorney, in the federal build ing. During sessions of federal court the room will be utilized for jury meetings.
 MISS HADFfELD LEAVEs-Miss Elsie M. Hadfield. who ahs been do- ing detail work in the surveyor gen. erals office since February l. left last night for Santa F'e N. NJ. where she will take up similar duties in the sur veyor generals office.
 ON LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE HI. M. FenneE1ore has been appointed by Secretary McAdoo member of the Liberty Loan Advisory Council for the Twelfth District. Other members on the local board are Governor Thomas E. Campbell and H. J McClrng.
 EXTRA CAR SERVICE-The Ari- , Zona State hospital wishes to an- nounce that the street railway com | pany, at the request of Dr. John k Walls, superintendent of .he hospital, has put on a twenty minute car ser vice to .the hospital on visiting days Tuesday and Friday of each week, 1 from to D. m.
 THE MATRIMANIAc" TODAY Owing to an error it was announced in The Republican that tie Douglas Fairbanks famous picture The Ma trimaniac" would he shown at the l Columbia theater yesterday The picture will be exhibited at that 1 theater today. Also "Skidding Hearts" a Keystone Komedy
 B. C. BROWN RETURNS-Mana- ager B. C. Brown, of the Live Wire Employment agency, has just re- turned from an extended visit in Detroit and other eastern cities. He istates that although business is flourishing in the east, none of them has a better future than Phoenix. BRiSBOlS IN PRESCOTT-Chief of Police George O. Prisbois was in Pree- colt yesterday where he went with l Henry Williams, a negro arrested here for issuing fictitious check. After the arrest of the negro it was found that he was wanted in Prescott on six different charges having to do with al legged illegal check transa ctions.
 SEEKS GEORGE HINES-Chief oi Police George o. Brisbois yesterday received a request from Clarance Hines of Norwalk, Cal, to assist him in locating his brother, George Hines who when last heard from was ii Prescott That was three years age and failure to hear from him since then has caused the California man anxiety. The missing man is said tt be 26 years old; feet 6 inches, and weighs 200 pounds or more
 l thing might be in readiness for the opening of the public schools on Mon day, A. H. Fulton, county superintend | ent of schools suggests that teacher: needing text books for their schools should at once put in their claim. Aftel ascertaining the books required, thu clerk of the school board should mak' formal request through the count, school superintendent using the propel | blanks, says MT. Fulton.
 GAMBLING CHARGES WITH DRAWN-Upon the advice of the lega department of the city. the charges O gambling entered by the police agains five young men, said to have beer found engaged in game Of cards witt money in sight, were withdrawn yes terday. It was the opinion of the cit! attorney that a friendly game of cad: with no rake Of for the house doe not constitute gambling as defined b, city ordinance
 RAPID PRoMoTIoN-speaking o the rapidity with which persons ad vance from civil life to official posi- tions in the army. there is the case O Charles F. Gerard, who until March 2 of last year was a common laborer il Phoenix. On that date he enlisted il the national guard and in Septembe of the same year was made a corporal InApril of this year he was promote, to be sergeant and now word has beer received at the office of the adjutan general that on August 8 he was com missioned captain in the officers re | serve corps.
 FUNERAL OF MRS. L. J. RlcE-Th funeral services for Mrs. L. J. Ric, who died of heart failure on Thursday September 6, were held at the Ric 1 home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sep , 1 tember II, at p. m. The Rices livet in Phoenix for many years before nov ing to Los Angeles. While in Phoeni, they were members of the First Pres byterian church during the pastorate o the Rev. Henry Martyr Campbell Dr Campbell now is pastor of the Firs church at San Jose and had charge o , the funeral servives. The sympathy O the Phoenix friends go out to MT. Ric, and the two daughters Luera- an, Byrd, and Mrs. Curtis, mother of Mrs Rice.
 RYDER BUYS HoME-John Fly der has just decided that it is bette to own a home than to continu renting. The rapidly increasing rentals and the scarcity of house made him decide to buy the home a 511 North Fifth street where tn Hyder family has been living for tn past four years. It is a comfortable well-located place, formerly the hom of Dr. l.. c. Toney before Dr. Tone, l moved to Los Angeles.
 | WILL PICNIC THURSDAY-Th
 Mesa M. E. Sunday school will giv a picnic at Riverside park on mex Thursday. It is the desire of tn
 officers and teachers that all tn ! pupils. as well as members of tn 2 church and friends, join in maxim : the day a pleasant one. Those wh | have no means of transportation wi | come to the church before g o'cloc Thursday morning and a way wi
 be provided. Bring your lunch wit you. The start will be made fror
 the church at o'clock sharp. CREIGHTON p. r. A-Attentiol
 Creighton P. T. A. The first meet
 ing of the P T. A., of the new yea
 will be held at the school auditoriul I on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clocl
 As Mrs. Grimes, the new presiden
 has not yet returned from her vaca
 tion trip, Miss Hattie Perkins, vice
 president, will preside. Besides be
 ing the time for the annual paymel
 of dues. the hot lunch question an