Arizona republican., 1919-06-21
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 Ben and daughter of Maricopa spent the day in Phoenix yesterday.
 COMES FOR COMMENCEMENT - Mrs. A. L. Collias has arrived from Superior to attend commencement ex- ercises at Tempe Normal, where her daughter is graduating
 HAS FULLY RECovERED-W. E. Msnsell, who underwent an operation at St. Joseph's hospital some time. ago. is fully recovered. He is stopping at present at the Jefferson hotel.
 THESE WILL MARRY-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to John G. Ebe-le, A, Tucson, and Lilly Mae Haulk, 31 Phoenix; Joseph William Snyder, 26 Los Angeles and Adeline Plath 22, Phoenix
 CLOSES BUSINESS FOR SUMMER Mrs. Bessie Butz of the Marinelio Shop is closing her place of business at 4 North First street today. She will go to San Francisco for the sum- mer months, returning to Phoenix in early fall.
 VISITORS IN CITY-I. Y. ". Brown, cotton ranoher of Riverside, Calf; William ]. Muller, of Flagstaff; {; E. Wheatley and wife of Hurley, N. NJ, ard r. L. Roe of Milwaukee were reg istered yesterday at the Commercial hctel
 TO EAST ON VACATION - Mrs. Jennie C. Howard, dining room matron at the Indian school left yesterday morning on vacation trip to visit relatives and friends in Washington, D C. New York city, and Connecticut. Mrs. Howard will return in September
 RAY VISITORS HERE - W. H. Knight and wife, motoring from Ray to Humboldt, spent the day in Phoenix
 MOTOR FROM B!SBEE - J. w Aieeker, H. S. Smith and D. E. Rein hardt motored in from Bisbee, Thurs day. They are registered at the Com mercial
 JOINS AIR SERVlcE-virgn S. Childers, formerly of Phoenix, but now of Ray, has enlisted in the air service and will leave the first of the week for San Diego. He will stop in Phoenix to bid all his friends good by. Virgil is the son of MT. and Mrs. $. A. Childers of Ray.
 DISMISS LARCENY CHARGE-Or motion of the county attorney the case of the state versus Juan Estrada charged with grand larceny, was dis missed by Judge Stanford yesterday 1 The dismissal was asked on the ground l that the state had insufficient evidence i to ecure a conviction.
 ] VIRGIL AXTELL BETTER The condition of Virgil Axtell, the young man who was injured when the ceiling over the balcony at the Strand theatel 1 fell, was announced as much better by the physician yesterday. The boy, who is at St. Joseph's hospital, now has { good chance to recover, it was stated.
 WATCH IS STOLEN-Theft of ; Burlington Special watch from his room at the '. M. C. A., was reported by G o. Galbraith to police headquarters las evening, The watch is described as be l ing a 19-jewel movement, set in a | size case. The theft took place betweel TAO and S:20 o'clock.
 BUICK CAR STOLEN A Buicl light six touring car, property of JohI l.. Irwin of S30 North Fourth avenue was stolen from Riverside park las evening according to a report made a the police station at 11:05 o'clock. Tn machine had all standard equipmen and bore Arizona license No. 1859.
 INDIAN GETS DlVORCE-Hermal Soto, an Indian, was granted an an nulment of his marriage to Edna Lit tleton Soto, a white woman, by Judg Stanford yesterday. The testimony wa submitted on Wednesday and the mat ter taken under advisement. Soto i a graduate of Carlisle and the Univer sity of Virginia.
 I GOVERNOR lNSPECTS HIGH WAYS-Governor Thomas E. Campbe left last night for a road inspectio trip over roads under construction b the highway department in Yavapa county, paying particular attention t the Prescott to Jerome route and tn Prescott to Camp Verde road He wi return to Phoenix Sunday evening.
 INDIAN POLICE CHIEF HERE - Jim Ketchum, a Mchave Apache frol Clarkdale and chief of the Indian DC lice there, arrived in Phoenix yester day to take home his two childrel Frank and Mabel, who are pupils z the Indian school. Jim Ketchum wa one of General Crooks famous India scouts in the early days He will leay for home with his children this morr ing.
 OLD TIME RESIDENT INJURED John Perrin, an old time resident ( Phoenix and formerly member of tn police force when Johnnie Moore wa : chief, is lying at the Deaconess hos ' pital severely injured from a fall frol his bicycle. While trying to mount h ! wheel on Jefferson street between Firs , and Second streets the chain broke an he was thrown to the ground in such
 way as to fracture his right hip in tw places.
 SAYS HE CHOKED HER-Paulir McMillan, colored, yesterday cause 7 the arrest of Charles Debruff, whit
 
 was released on his own recognizanC , when arraigned before Justice [ SouZa who set his preliminary hearin l for ? o'clock Tuesday afternoon. De
 bruff interferred. it is said, when tf
 negro woman and Debruff's wife wel f having a dispute. The complainar . claims he choked her.
 NEW IMMIGRATION COMMIs | SlONER - Malcolm Fraser has bee | appointed immigration commissions
 for Arizona by Governor Campbell. TT | position carries no salary. Among u | duties of the office is the annual gatf | eriDg of an exhibit of farm product
 for exhibit at the international SC
 congress which will be held in Peort
 this fall. MT Fraser is the secretar of the Tucson chamber of commerC
 and was the governors secretary dui l ing his former administration | BANK DEPOSITS GAIN-Total dt
 posits for all banks of Arizona is $6S OS2,S54.21, according to the statemel for May IF, made by Jesse L. Boyc
 bank comptroller. The deposits f, May 10, 1918. were $64 ,043, ,462S4 show
 ing a gain of s4,039, ,391.31 for the yea
 Maricopa county deposits total SIS 414, ,S26.S5. of which $15,090, 999.4S is d, posted in the banks of Phoenix. IT
 deposits of this county represen
 therefore, according to the repoi
 more than fourth of the total d, poSits of the state
 II WIFE ASKS DIVORCE-Mrs. zo1