Arizona republican., 1918-04-09


 HAD BROKEN SPRlNG-Because of a broken spring on the big Seagraves truck stationed at No. fire house, No. company went to the fire on East Garfield stret yesterday afternoon on No. l squad wagon. Within half an hour after No. l had returned to Gen. tral Station new spring had been put in place and No. was once more in commission.
 L. R. ALLEN RETURNS-L. R. Al len, 20 years ago a resident of Phoenix but for many years a citizen of Bisbee to whose building he had materially contributed, is in the city. For some years MT. Allen has been interested in real estate in different parts of the country and especially in Florida and California. He believes now that Phoe nix is worth his attention.
 TO CocHISE coUNTY-The mem bers Of the state tax commission left Phoenix last night for Cochise county where they will make an inspection .. the mining properties of that county preparatory to placing them on the as- sessment rolls for 1918. Greenlee. Gra- ham and Santa Cruz counties will also be visited before the commission re- tul LS lO IHOeIllA, WHICH pIODdDly VIII not be for ten or twelve days. TO CANVAS VOTE-The city com mission will meet in special session this morning for the purpose of can wasting the vote at the recent general municipal election. It is the consensus of opinion that the commission will declare Peter Corpstein elected to the office of mayor and Charles w. Bar nett an d. LA. R. Irvine, elected city commissioners each to serve the ensu- ing two years.
 MORE BOOKS NEEDED - More than 1,200 books already have been donated by people of Phoenix and vii cinity in response to the call for books 1 for the libraries for soldiers at the various cantonments. These books will soon be shipped, according to Con P. Cronin, state librarian, who has charge of this work for Arizona. Mir. Cronin | states that more books are needed, and he is ready to receive them at his of- flee at any time.
 GOOD ROADS - c. W. Peterson chairman of the board of supervisors will attend the good roads convention in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 15 The board of supervisors has been invited to send one of its members to the con- | vention where the BOrderland route for the national highway will he des- ignated. MT. Peterson will leave or Thursday. The city of Phoenix anC the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. have each been asked to send rep. resentative.
 SLIGHT BLAZE-Children playing with matches were responsible for { brisk fire which yesterday destroyed a shed and store room on the rear O. the lot occupied by L. J. Welnick, 114' East Garfield street. When discovered the fire had gained considerable head way so that the fire department hat little work to do but to prevent the fir, from spreading to adjoining property A single stream of water was all tha was required,
 FOR STEALING BiCYcLE-Demp
 Raby and his brother, Burl Raby, wer, arrested yesterday by Policeman Mo Grath and Grove. It is the contention of the officers that Demps stole a bi cycle in Glendale and turned it over U
 his brother in Phoenix who sold it a
 the Biehl Auction House. Both tn
 boys were turned over to the juvenil
 
 the wheel and the other with selinj stolen property.
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMRUS-To ar
 range for the eXemplification of tn
 first and second degree in the Elk lodge room Friday evening at o'clock the Knights of Columbus will meet il regular session this evening at
 o'clock in Pythian hall. On Sunda and Monday the state convention 0 the order meets in Phoenix, and fina 1 plans for the entertainment of tn delegates will be made this evening 5 All local and visiting members are re } quested to be present
 CITY TAXES DELINQUENT-Un z der the city ordinance governing col lection of city taxes, unpaid taxes fo I the last half of the year became delin , quent at the close of business in tn f office of Frank P. Baptist, city assessc
 and eX-officio tax collector yesterda, I According to Collector Baptist thel \ are still many who have failed to pa , the last installment of their city taxe
 It may be that some provision may | ! made for an extension of a few day g of the period in which these unpai
 taxes may be paid without the de f linquency penalty, but such provisio y has not yet been made.
 WAS IT GRANTWOOD?-J. l o Rowe. 1910 North Second street, b, o lieves he had for a passenger en rou
 to Buckeye recently Fred Grantwoo 2 who strangely disappeared from u n Union hotel about two weeks ago. M = Rowe told The Republican last evenin I that man fully answering the d, {. scription of Grantwood asked for c ride from Liberty to Buckeye the da
 following the disappearance of the al r tomobile mechanic. His passenger to = Rowe he had been in Phoenix for son e time and had been unable to secul . employment and had decided to maj e his way to Los Angeles. He expeete - to be able to secure rides along u |. way and to ultimately reach the coas e Why Grantwood should have chosen = drop from sight at the time is still e mystery as he had but that day bee ). given employment at a Five Poin : machine shop
 - \ Arizona Lodge No. ?. F. <,
 ~NM. will confer the Entered A, s AA prentice Degree this (Tuesda, e evening at 7:30 o'clock. Visi d ing brethren Cordially invited. K. GEO. w. STEWART, VIM.