Arizona republican., 1918-03-05
GREEK GOD AND NOT
 GREEN GOD DESIRED

Busy Ad Man" contestants un- doubtedly had the time of their lives yesterday attempting to find the ans- wer to one of the questions asked in the contest. Question number l in the list as printed yesterday asked, Tn what ad is the name of Green god?" Now it happened that one of the ads was that of MT. Green and a number guessed he had been translated into the character sought but such is not the case. The ques- tion should have read: Tn what ad is the name of a Greek god?"
 ond installment of state and county taxes for the year 1917 is now due and payable in the office of the county treasurer. The books were opened yesterday for tax collections, which will go delinquent the first Monday in May.
 COMPANY A-Captain Heath asks the attention of the members of Company A of the Phoenix police reserve. The members of the com- pany are ordered by the commanding officer to come to the city hall this evening at 7:45 o'clock, as there is important business to be transacted. e given his preliminary hearing on rape charge before Justice Wheeler on March 29. He was arraigned yesterday when his bail was fixed in the sum of $1,500, which he failed to furnish. fesces is alleged to be the father of a child whose mother is 16-year- old Clara Levy.
 ENGINEER AT PREscoTT-B. M. | Atwood, state engineer, went to Prescott Sunday night where he held | a conference with the citizens of Prescott and the board of supervis- ors of Yavapai county with refer 1 ence to highway construction be- tween Prescott and Jerome. MT. At wood will return to Phoenix today.
 LICENSED TO WE'D = Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Murat E. Chambers. 20 Buckeye, and Garnie Mae Ford, 15, Buckeye; Loral A. Stapley 19, Mesa, and Mildred A. Pomeroy, 19 Mesa; George D. Pettrie, 27, Los Angeles, and Ruth Irene Vardy, 25, Los Angeles, and William Smith, 20 Chandler, and Ruby Norwood, IT, Chandler
 TRY FOR CERTIFICATES Two men and 17 women are registered for | the second quarterly teachers exami- nation now being held Under the direction of A. H. Fulton, county school superintendent, the 20 are taking the teachers tests at the school admins tration building. The examination be- gan yesterday morning and will con- l clude this evening.
 l GET NO DlP-Asking for a cement dip across the Agua Eric, representa- tives from the Southwest Cotton com pany appeared before the board of | 4l, request for the dip in the river at the particular part asked for by the dele gatiOn, the board explained that the main thoroughfares must have the first consideration. The roads to Buckeye and Wickenburg have dips at Cold | water and the Santa Fe crossing that will receive immediate attention.
 GIVEN 20 DAYS-Juan Diaz ab- peared on the streets yesterday wearing a pair of trousers that Francisco Castillo told the police be- longed to him. Diaz was arrested and escorted to the police station Explanations were in progress when Diaz was found to be carrying clev- erly concealed, a large butcher knife with a particularly sharp edge. Diaz was unable to convince City Magis- trate Frank Thomas that the knife l was not a weapon and he was given 20 days in the city jail.
 SEEMS LIKE INcENDIARISM- Two small fires, more than 100 fee apart, and each started near smal sheds in an alley between Third anC Fourth streets and Van Buren and Poll streets, yesterday afternoon brough out two companies of the Phoenix fir, department. Buckets of water extin guished the two fires, which woul. have caused material damage had the, not been discovered quickly. Just wh,
 was responsible for the fires could no
 be ascertained by Fire Chief A. F
 Wright, although he instituted a viz
 orous search for the culprits.
 SALE FOR RED CROSS -Knittin bags of every conceivable type will b
 offered for sale shortly by a group o
 young women who will give the pro
 ceeds of the sale to the Red Cross. Tn members of the Business Girls clu
 will meet at o'clock this evening t make the bags which will be dispose of at public sale. Designed for prac tical purposes, the artistic note ha not been overlooked in the selectio
 of material for the most used articl
 today. The bags will be built alon generous lines and will be sufficient large to hold all that woman gener
 ally finds to put in bag.
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