Arizona republican., 1918-06-06

yesterday by Judge Stanford. Accord ing to Young's testimony, which was corroborated. his wife deserted him last March.
 JUDGE SWEENEY VISITOR Judge John J. Sweeney of Prescott, presiding judge of the Yavapai county superior court, was in Phoenix yes terday and called at the state house on official business.
 TRIAL IS SET-C. c, Hockett, charged with the sale of property without advising the purchaser of a prior incumbrance, entered a plea of | not guilty before Judge Stanford yes terday. His trial was set for Sep | tember II.
 ALL DAY SESSION.-An women of | the Christian church have been urged | to be at the church parlors for an all- | day session today. Each woman is re- | quested to bring one article of food for the noon lunch. also bread or sand- l wiches.
 ODD FEllOWS-The following of 1 ficers were elected by the Odd Fellows for the year yesterday: M. A. Stanford. noble grand; John c. Sichenauer vice grand; R. c. Sloan. secretary, and Dr. H. O. Ramsey. treasurer. They will be installed at meeting in July. | ASSESSMENT DIAGRAMS = The draft of a resolution, approving as- l sessment diagrams for the improve | ment of Seventh avenue between Fiji | more and Roosevelt streets, was read and the resolution adopted by the city commission yesterday.
 1 SAFE OVERSEAS.-C. X. Stauffer yesterday received a postal card from Claude, Decatur Jones, saying: "The i ship on which 1 sailed has arrived safe 1 ly overseas" The postal is in printed form with place reserved for the sig nature of the sender.
 NEW VICE CHAIRMAN-City Commissioner Dunlap was yesterday appointed vice chairman of the com mission. upon motion of Commissioner | Barnett, seconded by MacBean In
 short. Dunlap will be acting mayor,
 in the absence of Mayor Corpstein. SUBMITS NEW PLAT-Franklin D.
 Lane yesterday asked the city com
 mission to approve a plat of Lynwood
 place, Evergreen addition. A draft
 of a resolution covering the matter
 was adopted and referred to the city
 engineer for checking, to be reported
 on at the next meeting.
 WILL SEW TODAY.-All women of
 the First Methodist Episcopal church are requested by the committee to meet
 at the school administration building,
 S51 North First avenue. at 10 o'clock this morning. Each woman Is to bring one article of food. cup, plate and fork
 also scissors thimble and needle.
 TO DEFENSE COUNcIL-A wire
 from George Greet, chairman of the committee on public information, rel
 ative to a celebration of loyalty of
 foreign born citizens July 4, was . presented at the city commission
 meeting yesterday. and referred to the
 Arizona Council of Defense.
 l. CANNING DEMONSTRATION - , Mrs. Margaret Baker and Miss Agnes , Hunt, assistant state club leaders, will U give a canning demonstration in the Murphy schoolhouse on Friday after \ noon of this week at o'clock. Those in charge invite all young people of T the Murphy district to attend. 4 ALTERATIONS AT HOME-Alter- , ations are we'll under way at the Pio- y neers' Home at Prescott. the carpen- Q ters and painters being expected to be-
 yin their work on Friday. The i'm e provements at the home will make new
 rooms available and proper hospital ' facilities. The work is under the
 charge of Dalton Loveday of Phoenix PICNIC TODAY.-The annual picnic
 of the Central Methodist church will 0 be held at Eastlake park today Mem
 hers of the church. their friends, and = members of the Sunday school vii
 meet at the church at o'clock and gC
 in automobiles to the park, spending the afternoon. with dinner at o'clock J The committee promises plenty ol | amusement for everybody.
 NEW ATIONS-Articles o J incorporation yesterday were filed il
 the office of the state corporation e commission by the following: Eagl Is Sulphide Copper company. Connecti .e cut Southwestern Copper, AriZon Tailoring company, Otalero Commer Is cial company, E. G. Caruthers Stat T. bank. Liberty Long Staple Cottol lu company.
 DECREE GRANTED - Lawrenc
 Gieseke was granted divorce yester day from Mrs. Clara Gieseke, the pro "a ceedings showing that Mrs. Giesek ~ preferred passing her time away rathe ,a than remaining quietly at home wit ss her husband and children. Giesek so was awarded the custody of the child . ren by Judge Stanford, who signed tn
 decree.
 WANTS FRANK SHEFFER-Re, of E. F. Sheffer, now of Springfield 1g Tennessee, is very desireous of gettin CT into touch with his son, Frank Shef re fer. Jr., from whom he has not hear
 since in September, 1915 when he lei
 Jacksonville. Any information lead
 ing to the discovery of the where Pr abouts of the missing man will r. greatly appreciated by Rev. M II Sheffer.
 ,r VISITOR IS HELD-Mrs. Elizabet ,r Holmes was arrested last might b III Deputy Sheriff Ed Warren just a re she was entering the Casa Loma hot,
 lat ho cit Tnf
 son. The arrest was made on tele
 graphic request from Sheriff Miles ( Is Pima county, saying she was wante lb there, She is being, held at the count ar jail awaiting instructions from Pin O. county.
 CALVARY BAPTIST WOMEN
 The Ladies' Circle of Calvary Bapti n church will meet at the home of MT i R. J. Schupp on Friday morning ;
 10 o'clock to sew for the Red Cros O Lunch will be served at noon, and St. o'clock Mrs. B. w. Getsinger wi C. tell the women of her visit to Can rk. Funston where 15000 soldiers we E leaving for France, among them se' m, eral Phoenix boys
 ie. DODGE WANTED-Mrs. Minn Ills, Smith, inventor of an automatic sie n- mailing device for autos whereby u ay driver can indicate to following cal n- any contemplated change of directio 'e; is anxious to find an owner of a Dods ys Brothers car who will allow her to al lc- ply the device on the car free of cos 70; She wishes to show her local inventi' m, and anyone who will aid her may reat
 her over telephone 1912.
 CIV FEDERAL CASES-A. F. Kistns 70; arrested at Tempe Tuesday by Depu ss; United States Marshal Weage al dd, charged with violating the espiona ,n- act. was admitted to S150O bond ye aa |