Arizona republican., 1917-09-19

this evening for Cleveland where ne will attend the annual convention ot the Spanish American war veterans, James P. Lavin will visit several points of interest in the east before his return the second week in October. Lavin was identified with the First Volunteer Infantry, District of Colum- bia, during the war against Spain. He expects several thousand to attend the convention which will be in ses- sion September 24-26. The world war and how the veterans can aid in bringing it to successful termination will be the keynote of the gathering. From Ohio. Lavin will go to Wash ington. D. C., where he will pass week
 SUSPENpS FlNE-Mrs. S. Stefani pleaded guilty to a speeding charge and was fined s5 by Justice De Souza, the fine being suspended.
 MARRIAGE LlCEMsES-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to John c. Lee, 27, Mesa, and Edna Bonner, 20, Mesa: and Francisco Otero Chacon, 23, Gilbert, and Sara Delici, 21, Gilbert.
 PARENT-TEAcAER MOTHERS
 Mrs Lawrence Sargent wishes to meet
 the mothers of the parent-teacher as sociation Thursday afternoon at ,
 o'clock at the Alhambra school house. GUILTY OF THEFT-A jury in Judge Stanfords court yesterday found Manuel Lopez guilty of the theft of a suitcase from down town room ing house Sentence will be passed September 21.
 OFF FOR NCTRE DAME-Al Ryan, son of Peter Ryan, of the Ryan Vehicle company, left last night for Notre | Dame Ind where he will enter the
 university bearing that name. Young 1 Ryan, who is a graduate or the Phoe
 nix high school, last year attended the | University of Arizona He expects to
 take up the study Lr commerce and exports with a view to obtaining a de- gree in bachelor of philosophy of com 1 merce.
 CALL FOR CAKES, COOKIES, i ETC-AI women who have baked
 cakes, cookies or other edibles for th2 1 barbecue at Riverside Park tonight are requested by the Red Cross com
 mittee of ladies having that in charge | to bring or send the edibles to the | Chamber of Commerce not later than
 1 o'clock today.
 EXPOSITION OPENs-Word from
 Peoria, III, where the International Soil
 Products Exposition opened yesterday was to the effect that the carload of i exhibits from Phoenix representing the state of Arizona had arrived in good
 shape and were on display at the ex- 1 position. Harry Welch is in charge of l the exhibit and is assisted by Peter i Aepli Of Tempe
 FOUR JOIN NAVY-Enlistments for the navy are still continuing. A i T. F. Flynn of the navy recruiting station at this place, reports the fol
 lowing who have joined the colors: 1 Charles L. Clark, Mesa; George H. Lee Phoenix; Vincent w. Kennedy, Phoe- l nix: Mark E. Furrey, Pearce, Ariz
 These young men have been sent to | the main station at Fl Paso in the ! course of the week
 GRANTS HUSBAND DIVORCE - Frank B. Gaylord of Wickenburg was granted a divorce yesterday from
 Mary Frances Gaylord on the ground of desertion, Judge Lyman signing the decree. According to the testimony the Gaylord married life was interesting, it
 not happy. MT Gaylord was never quite sure of having a wife owing to the frequency with which Mrs Gaylord 1 would leave her home
 ATTACK MESA CITY MARSHAL Charles Sabin, city marshal of Mesa
 while attempting yesterday afternoon | to arrest Walter George of Phoenix Reed Seeley and a man by the name i of Pritchard, both of Mesa, was at l tackled and somewhat severely scratched and bruised. The three men | according to the marshal, had beer | drinking. Seeley and Pritchard were l landed in the Mesa jail. but George made his escape
 MUST STAND TRIAL-The Hugl l Wilder. case will not be dismissed ,ol
 a technicality. Judge Stanford yes | terday denied the application of the defendant for permission to withdraw 1 his plea for the purpose of moving i for a dismissal of the case Counsel
 for the defendant who is alleged tc have mistreated Alma Allen. a sever.
 teen year old deaf and dumb girl, con
 tended that the information had not i been filed in the time stated hy law 1 and wished to make this point after i his client had withdrawn his plea
 After Judge Stanford's ruling the jury
 was selected and the case will be triec today. Since the girl has never beer | taught the sign language two inter preters will be required Austin II Pease will translate the spoken tt | the finger language and the fingel
 to the spoken while Henry c. Whit, | will interpret the finger to the sigf