Arizona republican., 1920-09-16

p. E. O. LUNCHEON-The P. F. o. chapter will open the club season with a noon day luncheon at the Grand cafe next Tuesday. All members and visiting P. F. O.s can make table reservati tions by teIephoning Mrs. Maude D. smith. S947, before Tuesday
 BUSINESS VISITOR-E. R. Arm strong, manager of the sherman Clay Music company's Fresno. Cal, estab- lishment, is a visitor in Phoenix He is here in connection with the placing of a branch to handle the firms lines in Phoenix. G. A. LaBelle has charge of the local interests of the Sherman Clay company, with headquarters at the Jefferson hotel temporarily.
 BALSZ SCHOOL RECEPTION-An interesting program has been arranged for a reception which will be given the teachers of the Balsz school in the school auditorium tomorrow night un- der the auspices of the Parent Teachers association. All patrons and parents of the school are requested to come and get better acquainted during the social hour
 c. OF c. SMOKERS PLANNED The chamber of commerce has decided to revive its smokers. The board yes terday appointed a committee compris- ing F. w. Griffen, C. NJ Candy, E. c. Phelps, H. B. Wilkinson to arrange for the first smoker. when city hall and court house plans will be discussed.
 DOESN'T FAVOR BILL-The board of directors of the chamber of com merce expressed disfavor of the coun- ty division bill at its meeting yester- day. The Yavapai chamber had asked for views on the bill. It was suggest ed that the county division bill was not popular in the state and would entail great expense on several counties.
 
 ing of the state board of education has been called by c. O. Case, state super intendent of public instruction, for September 2S at 10 o'clock in the morn ing to discuss ways and means of meeting the shortage of teachers in Arizona. This shortage is estimated at between 60 and 75 teachers. The meet ing will be held in the state capitol Letters concerning the meeting were mailed by Mir Case yesterday.
 QUARTERLY MEETlNG-The first district quarterly meeting of the Free Methodist church for this district will be held at the local Free Methodist church, beginning today and ending Sunday. District Elder E. s. Zahni- ser of Los Angeles will be in charge The first service will be held at 7-3( o'clock tonight, and all evening ser vices will be evangelistic. The public is invited. isgsesNe &s #
 CANVAsSING VoTE-The officia canvass by the board Of supervisors o- the votes cast at the primary election on September will be completed thi: afternoon. After a session of two days the board ceased work last night witt only four more precincts to canvass The tallies will then be added for eacl candidate and the results declared. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office in each party will be declared nominated by the board and a certificate of nomination issued to him. It is not thought that the can vass will change the standing of any county candidates as listed in the un- official tabulations.
 NEW REALTY FIRM-A new realt, firm has opened it's office at III Moni hon building. The members of tn, firm are c. F. Heath and c. E. Sylves ter, "old timers" in the valley, and wei informed on the local conditions, a we'll as a great portion of the state MT. Heath for many years has con ducted & photographic studio and dur ing that time has made a great man, friends. MT. Sylvester has been con nected with the Webb Realty com pany for some time past, and is als we'll known in and around Phoenix They will conduct a general real es tate business and also handle severa | old line insurance companies
 | CLAIMS MiSREPRESENTATION-
 R. L. Graves yesterday was arraigne ] before Justice Mckee on a charge c obtaining money by means of false pre- tense and was released under a. bond c
 $500 to appear for examination nex
 Monday morning at 10 o'clock. He wa
 arrested by Constable Haze Burch c
 the east Phoenix precinct. The com plaint was made by J. H. D. HuelsrnaI
 who alleges that Graves represente
 himself as being the agent for Josep Stone, with authority to sell relinquish
 ment on a homestead. Euelsman say that Graves told him the homestea
 contained about 100 acres of level, til
 able land, and claims that it only cor
 tained about 25 acres of tilIable lam
 He says he paid Graves $1OO for tt
 relinquishment, which he charges wa misre presented.
 COMPLETE MOTOR TRIP MT
 Della Groves and her sons, Francis ar Douglas Groves, left Tuesday for the
 home in Tucson, completing a 1500- mi motor trip through Arizona, New Me1 ico and the southwestern tip of Texa
 Leaving Tucson about two weeks az
 they drove to Fl Paso, thence to Mal dalena and on to a cattle ranch ne:
 there in which they have an interes Cooley, St. Johns and the Grand Cal , yon. They came south to Phoenix } way of Flagstaff and Prescott and the entire journey had no trouble l any consequence except once when the , car stalled in a sandbank after heaN rain, south of Prescott They had on two punctures, both times within tow
 limits Francis Groves is manager a large lumber yard in Tucson. whi