Arizona republican., 1919-01-01

ST. JOHNS MAN HERE-A. L. Gib- bons of St. Johns is stopping at the Commercial while in town.
 ALHAMBRA RED CROSS MEET !NG-The Alhambra Red Cross chap ter vii meet at 10 o'clock January ?.
 CASA GRANDE RANCHER A GUEST-Ben $. Wilson, a cattleman of Casa Grande is a temporary guest l at the Jefferson hotel.
 CATTLE MAN A VISITOR-W. H. | Campbell of Flagstaff, known as one i of the leading cattle men in the state, | was a guest at the Commercial hotel | yesterday while in this. city
 PYTHlAN RED CROSS MEETING 1 The weekly meeting of the Pythian | Sisters Red Cross will be held Friday in the Red Cross room of the War Work building.
 TO ELECT OFFICERS Madi- son Improvement club will inaugurate l it's season Thursday with annual cleo i ton of officers. The meeting will be ! an all day affair, the hostesses being ! Mrs. H. A. Guild. Mrs. Glenn Martin i and Mrs. J. C. Gregg. JUNIOR GUILD TO MEET A meeting of the Junior Guild will be held at 2:S0 o'clock Thursday after noon at Trinity Pro- Cathedral. All members are urged to be present.
 LADIES' AID MEETING The La dies Aid society of the Grace Lutheran church will meet with Mrs. Carl Lind strom. at 516 North Third street to- morrow at o'cIosk Aside from the regular business and social hour there | will be the annual election of officers. METHODIST WOMEN TO SEW -i | All ladies of the First NJ. F. church and their friends are urged to meet at the Red Cross room at Central and Monroe streets at 10 o'clock this morn- | ing to help sew Phoenix quota of 1000 1 dresses for the war stricken women of Europe.
 SELL MUCH LAND Newland | Jones' junior member of the John l.. Irwin company reports that they have recently sold 75 acres of land near the l Glendale carline to Col. J. H. J. Pagan, | cashier of the Central bank and to George II. Lutcherding. 120 acres on the base line, the home of Gray Orcher
 ACCUSED OF Joseph Dillon. a mining engineer was arrested 1 on two charges yesterday brought by | Leonard Wolf who accused him of simple battery and threatening to com init an offense by force and violence. The cases will be disposed of by Jus tice Wheeler on January s. Dillon was released on $500 bond.
 EASTERN STAR MEETlNG-Phoe- nix chapter No. 5 Order of Eastern Star, will hold it's regular meeting Thursday afternoon at o'clock in the Masonic hall. A full attendance is desired by those in charge. as there will be the annual election of officers
 Mrs. A. L. Williams will act as chair man for the day.
 WIFE ASKS DlVORC CE-Mrs Louise BOwden yesterday instituted di- vOrCe proceedings in the superior court against William G. Bowden, charging cruelty. Mrs. Bowden asks for the custody of her Swear old daughter Blanche, who is now living with her mother and $40 month alimony. The Bowdens were married in 1914.
 BASKETBALL LEAGUE STARTS !; The first game of the Sunday school basketball league will be played at S o'clock tonight The First Methodist , team will play the Christian church
 team and the First Baptist team will match it's speed against that of the
 Central Methodist team. As the players are very enthusiastic, some
 good games are expected.
 MANY FROM EAST AND COAST
 Among guests at the Jefferson hotel , yesterday were many people from the
 largest Atlantic, Pacific and lakes ci-
 ties. New York was represented by , MT and Mrs. c. J. Jolesch, here for the winter. and A. B. Lockwood San Francisco by J. A. Perry and Della and ! F'reda Erode, and Chicago by Mir. and
 Mrs. E. W. McCave, MT. and Mrs. J.
 w. Stromberg and NJ. II. Green. Q TO ENTER PLEA LATER-E. W. r Barnett, charged with forgery, asked a for few days time before entering his ] -baya Ind dtra [, ford yesterday. The court allowed the II defendant until January 6. Emmett : Meek, charged with burgalry, pleaded e not guilty and his case was set for II February 17. Pedro Osario entered 3
 plea of not guilty to the charge of rob-
 bery and will be given jury trial on J February IS.
 1 RED CROSS NEEDS JAM - Tn, ! Central Arizona chapter of the Rec J Cross has been requested to supply
 the military relief bureau at Prescott y with anything up to a dozen cases O a Jams and jellies for the convalescen e hospital. The women of the Easterr e Star of this city have just sent 2 H. quarts and 4 pints of jellies and jams y' Others having jellies and jams the! wish 10 contribute are asked to brins s' them to room four. War Work build
 ing.
 RECORDER NAMES DEPUTIES ] Edith NJ. Jacobs, who will take over the 1 duties as recorder of Maricopa county = on Thursday, has named her office J force, all of whom have had experience
 in the recorders office. \. C. Moore 70 chief deputy has served under VernoT i Vaughn, as has also ]. EichenbrOne ! who has been appointed assistant dep Y uty On the clerical staff will be Wal ' ter $. Wilson, c. H. Young, Waite o Smith, Goldie May Vadder with two '0 other clerks to be named later. = DENIES SOLE ELlGlBlLlTY-n 70 relation 10 the statemest and the i'm
 pression that the military code was S - prepared that he alone was eliible t
 appointment. Adjutant General Harri
 said yesterday that that is an error
 At the time the code became effectiv
 there were 20 officers of the nationa
 guard who were eligible. Moreover
 the adjutant general said that he wa
 not the author of the co de. but onl
 a member of the commission whic
 prepared it, the other, members bein | Colonel E. P Grinstead and Captai
 Earl Hill
 ORDERED TO SUPPLY WATER
 A certificate of convenience and ne
 cessity was yesterday ordered by tn
 corporation commission for the Hum
 boldt investment company to suppl
 wate rand electricity to the resident
 of the town of Humboldt and vicinit,
 The company was authorized to tur
 over to the Consolidated Arizon