Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
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| FINED FOR SPEEDING-J. M. Hazelbaker yesterday pleaded guilty | before Justice Mckee on a charge of exceeding the speed limits on the Tempe road and was fined s1O.
 EDITOR OF THE SUBMARINE" LEAVES-Rev. F. T. Walker. editor of the submarine" has been called away. He expects to return in a week or 10 days to resume the publication of his paper.
 HIGH WATER IN GiLA-Reports from Ray Junction last night told of a 1 three and a half foot rise in the Gila river there, with indications of the wa l ter reaching a four foot stage by morn | ing.
 STILL IN RACE-A letter from E. l A. Carroll of Winslow, candidate for | tafsY of state, emphatically denied the rumor that has been circulated that he had withdrawn from the contest. Mr. Carroll says that he is not only in it but that he practically has it won. SELLS BIG RANCH-The sale of a 320-acre ranch in the Marinette dis trict was completed Wednesday by R V. Alexander of the Davie Realty company. The land was sold to H. J. Haynes of Texas for $56, 900. Another ranch, of 20 acres, was sold for $1O,000 by Mir. Alexander on the same day
 VISITING IN CALiFORNlA-Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Goodrich of this city are staying at the Hotel Alexandria while in southern California They eX- pect to spend two or three weeks in Santa Barbara before returning to Phoenix.
 TO TOUR COAST-Ray Williams. night clerk at the Commercial hotel, will leave Tuesday, August 10, for a months motor tour of the northwest AecnD7raa nj fa1 hxy xxifo la " xyiSi Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and other cities. During his absence, w. E. Browne of St. Louis will assume the duties of night clerk.
 CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO PROVIDE-N. L. Blackburn yester- day was arraigned before Justice Mc- kee on a charge of failure to provide for his two minor children and was released on his own recognizance to appear for examination on the charge on next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock The complaint was made by Ruby c. Blackburn
 PETITION FOR LETTERS-Peti- tion for letters of administration was filed yesterday in the estate of Joseph k- Short, who died in Los Angeles. Nov. 25, 1919, by A. R. Taylor a cred itor of the estate. The estate consists of real property to which the petitioner gives the value of $500 The petition
 
 Aug. Is, at 1880 o'clock
 SENATOR JOHNS A VISITOR President A. A. Johns of the senate of the present legislature came down fro I Prescott yesterday mfrning. He left last night, remarking that but for the weather he would have remained longer. That was only a delicate way of changing the subject to the sum mer climate of Prescott, which is a fayorite theme of conversation among PrescottianS at this season of the year ATTORNEY GENERAL 6Ack-At- torney General Jones returned from Cochfse county and the south yester- day morning. MT. Jones spoke of the recent violent rains in that part of the state. It is presumed that they obliterated the trail of Louis B. Whit ney so that there was nothing for the attorney general to follow
 PLEADS NOT GUlLTY-Fred V. Tolmosoff yesterday pleaded not guilty before Justice Mckee on a charge of simple battery and was released un- der bond of s250, which he furnished to appear for trial next Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The complaint was made by John Bicedin, wEo all leges Tolmosoff struck him with a piece of wood
 HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT Charged with having committed a stat t. L. yesterday was held to answer to the federal court after a hearing of the case before United States Commission CT Henke. Vest was released under a bond of $1,000. which he furnished. The alleged offense was committed on the Salt River reservation.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION IS The United States Civil Service com mission announces the examination at an early date for the position of ad- dressograph operator at salary ot $1,200 a year. Further information may be obtained from the secretary of the local boad of examiners at the filled is in the internal revenue service in this city.
 PREPARING FOR WORK Con- tractor McElrath, who has taken a con tract from Twohy Bros. for the paving of a four mile stretch on South Center street, has begun moving his equip ment from the work on which he has been engaged on the state highway be- | tween Tempe and Mesa and it is ex- pected that he will begin actual con- | struction next Monday. In the mean time the business of putting up the huge rock and sand plant of the chiei contractors is going on rapidly.
 SHELTER PROTESTS HEARD Sitting further a board of equaliza- tion, the state tax commission yester- day had before it the protests of th5 smelter interests of the state or as many of them had entered protests There appeared for the International Otto F. Jensen; for Phelps Dodge & Go. at Douglas, w. H. Webster, and for the International, Clifton Mathews of Bisbee, attorney, and F. H. O'Brien manager.
 STILL NO MEETING-Stnl the meeting of the state land board has not been held and no one about the state house feels qualified to make a pre- diction as to the date of the meeting earlier than Sept. 2T, one of the dates of the bi-monthly convocati of thai body. There is yet one open date this month and an earlier one in Septem ber but the members of the board. eX- lcept State Auditor Boyce, all have more pressing matters on hand o1 which they will not be relieved unti after Sept. ', the date of the primary a red-letter day for the Democratic members.
 DISMISS CHARGE-On account O. the variance between the complain and proof, Justice Mckee yesterday dismissed a charge of petty larceny against w. A. Bratcher after a hearing of the case. Bratcher who was for