Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-12

Western Union Telegraph company,
with headquarters at Los Angeles, is
in the city inspecting the local office
FINED S10-J. w Haskell, who
pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed
limit in the 20-mile district on North
Central avenue, was fined SO by
Justice Wheeler yesterday.
MAY GO TO FUNSTON - Irwin
De K. Miller, who has become asso-
ciated with the canteen section of
the American Red Cross in Wash
ington. may be sent to Camp Fun
ston, according to Information which
has been received by Secretary Harry
WEIGH Of the local chamber of COM
merce.
klNGMAN HEARING-Charles r.
Howe and Rudolph Kuchler, men,
bers Of the state tax commission, will
leave Phoenix tomorrow night for
kingman. where they will hold a
hearing in regard to the assessment
Of cattle in Navajo county owned by
the Grand Canyon Cattle company.
GOVERNOR AT MEETiNG-Gov-
ernor Hunt was in Tucson yesterday
to attend a meeting of the board
of regents Of the University OF Ari-
IONA. Word was received here that
II. S. McCluskey, one Of Governor
Hunts new appointees to the board
Of regents. was held in Bisbee on
account of the smallpox quarantine
and could not attend the meeting
A LETTER ASTRAY-A letter from
France has gone wrong and no doubt
the addressee perhaps temporary res
ident in Phoenix would like to have it.
The writer is W. Brady, somewhere in
France. The letter was addressed to
Mrs. Billy NJ Springer, 102 Denton
street Ennis Texas and was forwarded
to Mrs. Springer at CIT North Fourth
street. She is not known there.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
incorporation were filed yesterday in
the office of the state corporation
commission by the following new
concerns: Consumers Oil and Shale
company, John L. La Monte Can
ming and Preserving company, Black
Prince Metal Products company Ozark
Oil and Refining company, Langley
Oil company.
RECKLESS DRlVlNG-As the result
of an accident on the Tempe road
February 8, Buck Dill. has been made
the defendant in a reckless driving case
and has been ordered to appear before
Justice De SouZa at 10 o'clock Friday
morning. The smashup Of q wagon
and automobile, injury to the occu-
pants of the wagon and the killing OF
a horse resulted form the collision.
POSTPONE TEA - The Woman's
club victory tea which was announced
for this afternoon has been post
poned. The club will present a
patriotic program this afternoon I'M
der the auspices of the civics edu-
cation department. of which Mrs. r.
c. Dryer is chairman. The meeting
will not be open to the public, but
will be one of the regular club after
Moons.
ALIEN ENEMIES REGlSTERING-
Since word was received by Chief OF
Police George Q. BrisbOis that the time
for the registration of German alien
enemies had been extended from Feb
ruary to and including February 10
there has been quite a rush to his office
of such German subjects. Up to the
close of business yesterday a total OF
over seventy such aliens had been reg
istered. There are but two more days
for such registration
LICENSED TO WE'D - Marriage
licenses We're issued Yesterday 10
Noel W. Bradley, AZ, Phoenix, and
Gertrude Burton 40, Phoenix; Jen-
nings a. Johnson, p, Mesa. and Ida
lone Pomeroy. u. Mesa; Edward r.
Mccartney. %. Phoenix. and Joy L.
Washburne, 20. Phoenix; George Lynn
Johnson, 10, Mesa, and Alta Vance.
II, Mesa; Manuel Aranibula. SO,
Chandler, and Concencion Estrella, Il,
Chandler.
DATES MIxED-When- J. G., Ham
mels, the complaining witness in the case
of the state versus Leonard Amos, took
the stand in Justice De Souza's court
yesterday he stated that he had signed
a complaint in which he accused
Amos of the theft of eight head OF
sheep December 20 and that he believed
the larceny was not committed until
January 10. The court held that or
or about December 20 was not the
tenth of the following month and dis
missed the complaint and discharged
the defendant.
VOCATIONAL CLASSES Begin.
ming tomorrow evening, |. Colodny
state director of vocational education
will begin the work of organizing class
es in wireless telegraphy, telegraphl
and craftsmanship to be conducted ev-
GDlQSS Ut llle IOCdl lllSl SClIOOl. Nv
courses are to be conducted under TIL,
auspices of the high school. but will
receive the support of the federal gov
eminent through operation of thu
Smith Hughes act which provides fol
the application of certain governmental
funds toward the support of educa-
tional work along the lines of agricul-
ture, home economies and industrial
| subjects.
CALL FIRE CHIEF-Since the ordi
nance was adopted at the last meetin:
| of the city commission making it ;
/ misdemeanor to start a bon fire any
where within the city limits, Their
| have been no ehd of calls over the tel
ephone to the police station asking per
mission for the starting of such boz
fires. In this connection Desk Ser
| geant Harry Vadder says he has be
come weary directing inquirers to cal
| the fire chief. Unless the public sool
| learns that this is a matter for regula
ton by the fire chief and not by tn
! police department, Sergeant Nadde
| threatens to move from town ant
thereby deprive Phoenix of a valuabl
| citizen.
BICYCLISTS ON SIDEWALKS
| Chief of po1ira C,pOroa n Rricboic ca i,