Arizona republican., 1918-06-27

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 CHARGE, FAILURE TO REGIS TER-Benjamin Obarr, charged with failure to register for the draft, has been taken into custody by the United States officers. He will be arraigned before Frank De Souza acting United States commissioner today
 START DORMlTORY-Exca for the foundation of the new woman's dormitory at the University of Arizona was begun yesterday, according to an announcement made at the comrnission of state institutions. The building when completed will have cost s45, 900.
 LEAVING FOR COAST-Mrs. L. T. Dale and little daughter. Jane, of 2044 West Washington street, leave this evening for the coast for the balance of the summer.
 IN FRANCE.-Buele Fields received letter from her husband, S. Fields, saying he has "crossed the pond" and has arrived in France, and had pleas ant voyage.
 BALSZ p. T. A.-The Balsz Parent Teacher association will meet on Fri day at the school house to sew for the Red Cross. The members will meet at | 9 o'clock in the morning and sew all day.
 DEGREE REPORTED-James Pas COG is reported to have been granted an absolute divorce from his wife, So- phia G. Pascoe, by the superior court of Pinal county at Florence on Mon- day, June 24
 CANNING DEMONSTRATION - Miss Tufts of the home economies department will give a demonstration of the proper way to can tomatoes, at the Episcopal church at o'clock Friday afternoon. All those interested in canning are invited.
 AUTOS BUMP An automobile driven by Jack Shields ran into an au- tomobile driven by Phil Day at Wash ington street and Central avenue at 10:30 o'clock last night, damaging both cars, but injuring nobody, according to the police report. No arrests were made.
 DESERT PIcNIc-The Business Girls club will give desert picnic this evening. acting as hosts to any girl in the city who cares to accept the invita- tion of the club. All those who will make up the party are requested to be at the Y. w. c. A. home at Second and Van Buren streets at 6:15 o'clock.
 BOOKS FEATURES-George Mauk of the Columbia theater, has just re- turned from the coast. While there he booked Redemption" in which Evelyr
 Nesbit, once wife of Harry K. Thaw appears in a feature said to convey a strong moral lesson. He also booked
 The Warrior" with Maciste and "ThC
 Planter" with Tyrone Powers.
 CATHOllS RED CROSS. - Tn Catholic ladies' auxiliary of the Rec Cross will meet at the Red Cross head
 quarters this morning at o'clock ant will remain in session until this after
 noon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. A. C. Bake will preside and expects a large at tendance.
 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES. / , Japanese cucumber two crooked fee in length was placed on exhibition a z the Phoenix Chamber of Commerc yesterday by John J. Phillips, 315 Wes
 Washington street. The cucumber l
 green and is shaped just right for us
 as a policeman's night stick or as o finishing club for use on German head: 2 COMPILING NAMES Following . orders received from Provost Marsha [, General Crowder at Washington, Col !, onel Charles W. Harris, adjutant gen | eral, is preparing booklet to b U printed which will contain the name T of all persons in Arizona who are con
 
 l i've service law. no matter in what ca U pacity. The booklet will contain sev ' eral hundred names.
 FREE FOR SECOND-Alfredo Va c lenzuela. charged with adultery, was
 free man for a second yesterday. Afte e the complaint against NalenZuela wa
 dismissed because it failed to set fort O sufficient information, another wa
 filed and the Mexican almost immedi o ately arraigned upon the same charg
 He will be given his preliminary exam . ination at o'clck Tuesday afternoon
 Bond was furnished in the sum of $50 !. STAGE LINE HEARING-The ap lplication of the Egypt Stage compan! l formerly the F'ike line, for a readjust lment of rates and schedule, made yes Iterday before the state corporatio J Commission, will be heard on Saturda,
 June 29, at 10 o'clock a. m. The Egyr # line, which runs stages between Phoe = nix, Tempe and Mesa, wishes to dis k continue half hourly service for hourl
 service and also to abolish the roun
 trip rate.
 I GOES SOON TO JURY-The 5000 damage action of Frank McClintoc against the City of Phoenix will go l the jury today. All the evidence wa l. submitted yesterday and argument IS and instructions will be completed | noon today. McClintock was injure !. when in the employ of the city z ,s driver of a water wagon. He holds u 3 city responsible for the accident clain . ing that the horses were unmanagt able. Judge Lyman is sitting in u D. case.
 |, IN SUPREME COURT-The case '. Mamie Lee Wahlstrom and Mamie Lt :, Wahlstrom. executrix with will al z, nexed of the estate of Joseph Wah 9s strom, deceased. appellant. vs. Willia' 70 C. Christy, by Lloyd B. Christy, his a o torneyin-fact and Shirley Christ S appellees, yesterday was filed in u ~ supreme court on appeal from the sl 1r,' perior court of Maricona county. TT H' case concerns the lease of a certa n' piece of land in Maricopa county.
 NEGRO BEATS WOMAN-Mart Wood, a white woman, was bad 2. beaten yesterday by Ernest Lawrent = negro. in a rooming house co A ducted by the woman, according r the report by the police. The neg q was arrested and appeared in cot d yesterday afternoon. Lawren , pleaded not guilty to the charge al - asked permission of the court to e r gage an attorney to defend him. T - request was granted and the ca
 continued until this afternoon. n DEGREE GRANTED.-R. E. La1 I bert, a mechanic connected with 0