Arizona republican., 1920-06-10
MESA ID OBSERVE
 SECOND THURSDAY
 HOLIDAY THIS p. M.

MESA, June 10.-AIesa will today ob- serve the second Thursday afternoon holiday closing Of the summer months, all business coming to q standstill at 30 for the remainder of the day. Un- like previous years. the agreement to close Thursdays this summer is being fully observed, through the efforts of the secretary of the Mesa Commercial club. every business house in town and those in the near suburban districts Joining in the movement The lumber yards, who close on Saturday after moons. the garages and service stations and the druG stores and soft drink stands gre the only concerns not iri- cluded Tn the Q agreement.
 No special entertainment feature has been arranged for the afternoon, the Mesa ball club choosing this one date to declare q holiday. Regular Thurs day games will be played in the future It is planned. Numberless hunting, picnicking and swimming parties are being planned for the afternoon and evening. Indicating that many with the transportation means will celebrate out of town.
 Club Must Dig Up
 III luck of the worst sort befeH the Mesa ball club yesterday when rev. enue officer for the government pre- scented himself and unhesitatingly ad- vised the manager that the club would have to dis up 10 per cent war tax for all receipts from games played on the home grounds. After the holes that have already been knocked in the club treasury by Kicking in with $100 to the Central Arizona league and only last Sunday declaring e split and division of excess funds among the team mem bers, yesterdays blow came as a next best to getting beat in next Sunday s game with Tempe
 AnnapoIis Appointment
 J. Hill Guthrie. a student of Mesa Union high school and son of Mir. and Mrs D. B. Guthrie residing east of Mesa was this week nominated ny Representative Carl Hayden for ap- pointment to the United States naval academy at Annapolis and will take the examination on the 22d of this month. The young man has spent most of his school days in Mesa and through his earnest and successful endeaVors there gained the comInendation, of his teachers and others, which has resulted in his selection as a representative or
 s'cheekers" Tonight
 Good old fashioned melodrana of the sort that will never die is offered n ..Checkersr a feature photoplay with an all-star cast, which will De pre- sented at the Majestic today. The pie ture geta ith title from the leading character. a race track tout who turns out to be n regular feller after all, The part is carried by Thomas J. CaFflgdh' and he is ably supported by Jean Acher Robert Elliott and Ellen Cass1ty, who are all notables of the film world. To- days program also includes d Sun shine comedy "Dabbling in Society"
 PrIces Move
 Mir and Mrs Ed. Price today will move into the J. H. Lester residence or North Center stl eet, where they will be doniciled for the summer. MT. and Mrs. Lester planning to pass the warn months on the coast. Mr. Price Is agaiI identified with the J. C. Penny com pany in its local store.
 To Be Welded In Salt Lake
 Two couples of Mesa young folks Ter the valley Tuesday night for Salt Lake City. where they will be welded th' latter part of this week. Mert Shum way. who fs associated with his orothe in the cement contracting business II Mesa is to be married to Miss Florenc Reidhead of Snowflake, Ariz.. and Ora Hunsa5xer and Miss Gladys Bond, bot Mesa young people, will also be married Roth Of the young couples will returl to Mesa to make their homes.