Arizona republican., 1919-03-05
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 BROKE TRAFFIC RULEs-A T. Lindsey was fined S10 in police court yesterday afternoon for speeding. <. F. Davis paid fine of S for violating the parking rules.
 w. C. T. U.-The w. C. T. Us will sew for the Red Cross tomorrow after noon, instead of the following week. when the chapters annual picnic will be held on the K. $. Townsend ranch.
 CHICKEN DINNER-The Ladies Aid of the NeighborhoOd Congregation al church on the south side will give a chicken dinner at 30 cents plate Wednesday evening" March !. from 6 to 9 o'clock D. m. All are cordially invited.
 ROYAL NEIGHBORS TO MEET - The Royal NeighbOrs of America will meet at k. of r. hall Wednesday evoniI at z o'clock. There will be i'm portant business and initiation, after which refreshments will be served. Visiting members are cordially invited to attend.
 TAX ASSESSOR HIRES CLERKS A corps of clerks has been hired by George Cummings. county assessor, the assistant deputies being engaged in checking out the assessment list and making valuations for the tax rate. Personal taxes are now due and pay able 10 the assessor.
 SENIORS DEFEAT FRESHMEN - The senior class baseball team of Phoenix high school defeated the fresh man class team by the score of F to . Monday afternoon. The batteries were as follows: Seniors-Smith, pitcher; Owens, catcher. FreShmen-Redden, pitcher; McIlroy, catcher.
 AT OPEN FoRUM-Dr. Aylmer Harding will speak at the open forum at the Congregational parish house on Willetta street next Sunday evening on The Psychology of Peace" The public are invited to hear this inter esting address and to join in the dis cussion following.
 SUPERIoRS ACCEPT CHALLENGE In answer to the challenge by the Fort Whipple baseball team, in which it offers to play any team in the state, Andy Anhier manager of the Superior baseball team, accepts the offer. He states that his team is willing to play either one game or a series of games at Prescott or at Superior
 COMPANY F TO DRILL-Company F of the Phoenix Police reserves will drill this evening, March ,, on the Polk street grounds beginning promptly at ' o'clock. This will be the first real drill of the company for some time and a full attendance is desired by the commanding officer.
 RETURN TO MlAMl-Mr. and Mrs. James C. Sheldon of Miami returned home yesterday after a pleasant week end spent in Phoenix with Mir. Shel- dons parents, MT. and Mrs. William H. sheldon of 324 North Fifth avenue. Mir. and Mrs. James Sheldon may pos sibly return later and take up their residence in Phoenix.
 MAY REMOVE TRACkS-March l l0 the corporation commission will | hold a hearing on the application oi ! the state engineer to abolish the rail | road sidetrack at the end of the Tempe | bridge, now crossed overhead by tho | highway or to have the tracks raised | to the highway level as it will be wher the hump is cut down to the new | marks.
 PLEADS GUILTY TO BURGLARY Juan Soto pleaded guilty to secOnC l degree burglary when brought befor, Judge Stanford yesterday and wa! l 9fAANtltNNh AO TFl ' v AAOAll btlt AB bfA years The Mexican admitted that h, had burglarized a Mesa store, securing a rifle among other loot Soto wal among the number of aliens brough to this state by the cotton association and it is understood that an effort vii be made 10 have him deported.
 ACCUSED OF CAR THEFT-HazeI Veil and James H. Avis. charged witt grand larceny, will be given their pre- liminary hearing before Justic, Wheeler at 10 o'clock Thursday morn ing. The defendants are held in thu
 county jail. being unable 10 furnisl
 the 5000 bail placed by the court
 The complainant is Dr. E. w. Craig
 who charges them with the theft of hi
 Marmon car to which he gives 3,00
 value in the complaint.
 GAN RAISE RATES-The Sout
 Side Gas and Electric company. serv
 ing the Mesa-Tempe- Chandler distric
 have been granted permission by tn
 corporation commission to add a sur
 charge 70 their rates. not to cNcee
 2c per kilowatt hour in 1919, and nc
 over 1c the following year. The reaso
 assigned for asking for the increas
 is the necessity of steam generatiO
 of juice" since they have not bee able to buy sufficient current fror
 the Water Users to supply thci
 patrons.
 THESE WILL WED-Marriage Ii
 censes were issued yesterday to tn . following; Roy Dorsey, 2j, Ltchfiel'
 and Ethel Cook. Litchfeld; ]. E. Mur dOch. 90. Litchfield. and Alice Nelm
 Johnson, F. Litchfieid; Ramon <. GaI , cia. l3, Tempe, and Guadalupe Cha Nalla, IS. Tempe; Henry F.. paguin, g . Phoenix. and Agnes Boyer. 36. PhoC . nix. Antonio Nillnueva, g. Phoeni and Maria Granada, r, Phoenix. Aftl
 office hours on Monday: Milton Haa
 30 Chicago. secured a license to We i Edna Observers. 2S. of Kalamazoo. JUSTIFlES STOCK SALE - Tn;
 Joseph White and J. A. karlson weI within their rights when they dispose
 of mining stock in tbe Inspiration Con
 tral Mining company without a perm , of the corporation commission was ti ruling made by Justice De Souza ye. T terday. who held that the defenddn
 were selling their individual stock ar p not that of the mining corporatio T The case vas dismissed. Evidence fl trOduccd at the hearing last wee
 showed that karlsOn secured his stoC
 in payment for the mining propert t and that he sold the stock to develt U the mine. White bought stock fro Karlson under option and selling of h ', stock was not held by the court as sel ing company stock
 T CASTLE HOT SPRINGS HOTE e AR RlV A L S-The following persoi