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Standing of Clubs
COAST LEAGUE
yesterdays Result,

Vernon, 5; San Francisco 4.
Los Angeles, s; Oakland, ?.
Sacramento, I; Salt Lake, 5.
Portland 8; Seattle, 0.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
TEMPE STORES TO
 CLOSE CHRISTMAS

TEMPE, Dec. 23-Most of the stores of Tempe will observe Christmas by closing all day Saturday, although some places will stay open until noon. The Normal closed Wednesday eve ming for the holiday season and the grammer schools Thursday afternoon, after an appropriate program had been rendered and Santa Claus had pre- scented a gift to each child.
 Several of the teachers and most of the normal students living out of town have departed for their homes and will not return until after the holidays. Schools will open Jan. 3.
 The different churches of the town will give programs and have a Christ mas tree Friday night
 Denver Visitor
 I. Pope arrived Thursday morning from Denver to spend Christmas with his daughter. Mrs. J. W. Kinney.
 Baby Leaves Hospital
 Little Merle Rich, who has been seriously i'll for two weeks is greatly improved and was able to leave the hospital Thursday.
 Leaves for California
 Miss Amanda Teller left "Wednesday evening for California to spend her Christmas vacation.
 On Sick List
 VIII Laird is reported quite i'll with tonsilitis. Mrs. Howard Brown ano Minnie Garrison are also il.
 Will Arrive Friday
 The Misses Zella Austin, Vfvyan Mouer and Flora and Lena Schoshu- sen, all teachers in the Jerome schools will arrive Friday morning to spend the Christmas vacation with relatives here.
 Frankenburgs to Entertain Mr. and Mrs. Don Frankenburg will entertain 8 number of their friends al dance Saturday night.
 Sells Business
 J. w Coleman has sold his transfer business to Frank Musa, who took charge of the work Friday. The Cole mans will remain in Tempe.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
REDUCED RATES TO
 Il PASO CONVENTION

Railroads have authorized a fare and one-half, on the certificate plan, from all Texas, Arizona and New Mexico points to Fl Paso, Texas, in connec- ton with the twenty fourth annual convention of the American National Live Stock association to be held at Liberty hall. Fl Paso, January 12-14, 1921. Dates of sale are January S-14s inclusive, and final return limit leav- ing Fl Paso, January IS. Full fare must be paid on the going trip. and certificate should be secured from the selling agent at the time of purchase of ticket. Upon presentation of this certificate, duly validated, a return ticket will be sold via the same route at one-half the regular rate.
 These rates will be granted to all those attending the convention and to dependent members of their families. Everyone coming from Texas, New Mexico or Arizona is urged to secure a certificate when purchasing ticket, as the reduced return rates are condi- tioned on a certificate attendance of 250 persons.
 All stockmen are invited to attend the Fl Paso convention.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
BRANDON STOCK CO.
 AT MESA SATURDAY

The Brandon Stock company. with Ed Brandon and the entire cast, in- cluding the Elks theater orchestra will take Mesa by storm on Saturday lChristmas day) while the San Carlos Grand Opera company holds the boards at the EIks. The stock com pany will give two performances in the l.. D. S auditorium, playing "Over the Garden Wall in the after noon and Why Grow Old" in the eve ming. The L. D. s. amusement com mittee made arrangements with Brandon Bros. for the company as their special Christmas entertainment. and as the grand opera company carry It's own orchestra, the Ellxs orchestra will play at the show in Mesa and then furnish music for the Christmas dance after the performance.
 Over the Garden WaII' and ''Why Grow Old' are perhaps the two best plays produced by the Brandon com Eany this season and should be a great delight to south side theater goers. The entire scenic production, ward robe and beautiful lighting effects will be taken to Mesa complete. There IS already a heavy demand for seats now selling at Everybody's drug store, Mesa.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
WITNESS AT HEED
 HEARING TELLS IF
 HERWITz SHOOTING

T think he's got me" Edward Her witz said as he lay on the floor in the w. H. Finley home on Devonshire lane, just east of Seventh street, after being shot the night of December 10, George Holmes testified yesterday at the preliminary hearing of Bert Heed charged with murder in connection with the shooting. Holmes said he heard the shot and saw Herwitz sink to the floor, but did not see the gun from which the shot was fired He said Herwitz told him immediately after the shooting that it was an acci- dent.
 Holmes and Dr. OrviTe Harry Brown were the only witnesses for the state called to the stand after the hearing began in Justice McKee's court yes terday afternoon. Holmes said that prior to the shooting at the Finley home he and Herwitz met Mrs. Heed and her husband in front of the Stacey hotel and Heed drove away from the place with Mrs. Heed in his car Five minutes later, he said, Mrs Heed came back in a taxi in a hysterical condition. saying she had quarreled with Heed. Ethel Cooper, Herwitz, Mrs Heed and himself got in his car, Holmes said, and started for the home of Mrs. Heed's parents. MT. and Mrs. Finley.
 In front of the Dublin garage. Holmes said. Heed backed his car into that driven by Himself. Heed, he said, told his wife he had decided to take her home and Herwitz objected, as did Mrs. Cooper. Heed tried to pull his wife out of the car, and then Herwitz and Heed engaged in a fist fight in the street, the witness testified While they were fighting, he said, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Heed drove away in his car. After bit, Holmes said, he got the two men to stop fighting and they drove to the Finley home in Heed's car.
 At the Finley home, Holmes testi- fled, the argument was resumed and Herwitz told of the fight. Heed. he said, told Mrs. Heed's parents that there were two sides to every question Herwitz, he said, told Heed to tell his side and Heed replied that he did not know that he had to tell him. Her witz then started to walk toward Heed Holmes said, and as he approached him the shot was fired. Herwitz was between him and Heed, Holmes said and he could not see the gun in Needs hand
 While he was telephoning for doc- tor, Holmes declared, someone un- dressed Herwitz and put him to bed Later, he said, he and Heed went ir search of a doctor and obtained Dr Orville Harry Brown and an ambu- lance to take Herwitz to the hospital
 Dr. Orville Harry Brown testified Inc was called on the case and that aftel they reached the hospital Herwitz tolt him that it was "a great big accident About 10 o'clock the next morning Dr Brown said, Herwitz again told him i was an accident. Herwitz, he said thought he would recover Abou noon, Dr. Brown said, he saw Herwit, would not live and asked him if h, had any statement to make. Herwitz he said, told him he had no statemen
 to make. Herwitz died about 1:3 | o'dock Saturday afternoon, Decem ! Der II.
 | Justice Mckee ruled that the state ment made by Herwitz that the shoot
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
TO HOLD FESTIVAL AT CHANDLER ON
 CHRISTMAS DAY
By Himself

CHANDLER, Dec 2S-A two days roundup and cowboy sports festival will be held in Chandler on Friday and Christmas day. It is Chandler's first roundup and if it proves out as suc- cessful as indications now point to the event will be made an annual Christ \ mas occurrence. Cheyenne Riser, fas nous throughout Arizona as the states premier broncho buster and all around cowboy, is heading the affair and is surrounded by a number of the celebrities in cowboy realms from over the state who will participate in the various events on the two days. Riser is being backed by the Chan dler chamber of commerce, which is sponsoring the roundup.
 The two days festival starts Friday afternoon at one o'clock with the big parade through town, starting from the Bill Brooks service station. Fol lowing the parade the participants and the crowd will go to the roundup field, a mile and a half east of Chandler on the Higley road where the big events of the day will be pulled off. There will be calf tying, bull dogging, bron- cho busting, cowboy novelty races, pony races and other events. Riser,
 Snake Richards from Prescott, Buck
 Ward of Chandler, Doc Pardee of Prescott and other popular cowboys
 are expected to take part in the pro- gram.
 1 Fridays program will be duplicatde on Christmas afternoon with addition al features. The big crowd is ex- pected Saturday mad nothing is being l left undone to insure the success of the days program. Prizes amounting 1 to better than $500 will be awarded on the two days. Judges of the sports will include Marshall Brown, Bob Sel- | lars and Charlie Beckham.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
Florence Notes

FLORENCE, Dec. 23.-Mayor Keat- ing left yesterday for his old home in Fort Smith, Ark, where he will spend Christmas. From there he will go to the meeting of the Bankhead Highway association, of which he is vice presi- dent, in Birmingham, Ala. This meet ing convenes January 3.
 Miss Ella Black, high school student and basketball player, was taken to Dr. Huffman's sanatorium Saturday night suffering from acute appendicitis. She is resting easy and will be operated upon as soon as her condition will permit.
 Wrenn are home from the University of Arizona to spend the holidays with their parents.
 Robert Boring is home from Los An geles, where he is attending the Uni versity of Southern California.
 Bernard Devine also is here from St. Johns Military academy in Los Angeles.
 Miss Florence McGee is spending the holidays here with her mother, Mrs. Mary McGee. She comes from Im- maculate Heart college in Hollywood.
 Walter Baldwin is here on a two weeks furlough from Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, where he has just completed a course in parachute work.
 Johnny Huffman is home from the Tucson high to spend Christmas week with his parents, pr. and Mrs. George Huffman.
 The Christmas programs of the va rious schools were given on Thursday afternoon The holidays began at noon on Thursday and at l o'clock the high school gave its program, while the grammar school program was given at 2:30
 | An elaborate program of songs and | folk dances was worked out for the grammar school by Miss Woods and Miss Robertson.
 Miss Agnes Reynolds, third grade teacher, was called to Los Angeles last week by the death of her mother. She will return after the holidays.
 The positions of instructor in chem | istry and agriculture and school and community nurse will be left open by the resignations of Professor and Mrs Able, which take effect January l. Miss Lola LeBaron, county superin- tendent of schools, left today for Cali fornia to spend the holidays.
 Miss Woods, Mrs. McCann and MT Sawyer ,all of the local teaching staff will spend the vacation in Los Angeles
 A. E. Brock high school superin- teEdent, will leave Wednesday nigh for ten-day visit al his home ir Warrensburg. Mo.
 Mir. Klingenberg of the machine and shop work department of the higf school will go to San Diego on busi- ness during the holidays.
 Mrs. Borden expects her son Walter who is engaged in the oil business 1T Texas, to be with her Christmas.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

ing was "a great big accident" was not a dying statement and was, therefore, not admissible in evidence as such. He ruled that the statement made by Herwitz that he had no statement to make" was the only dying statement made.
 L. M. Laney, county attorney, said last night he hoped to finish the states case at noon today. F. Louis Zimmer- man, counsel for the defendant, said he was not sure any testimony would be offered by the defense. The case will be continued at 9:15 o'clock this morning.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
HIGHWAYS WEATHER BULLETIN
 River HraeSin1c

HIGHWAYS WEATHER BULLETIN
 River Crossings The river at Sacaton is dry and crossing good.
 Apache County Old Trails highway via Springerville and St. Johns and Holbrook in good shape. Roads packed hard and no snow. Tourist traffic practically stopped owing to cold weather. Side roads passable but the mountain roads unsafe for auto travel.
 Cochise County All county roads in good condition but dusty in places for lack of rain. Light fall of snow, but all roads passable.
 Coconino County Light fall of snow but all roads pass able.
 GiIa County All roads in this county are now in good condition
 Graham County Graham county roads rough from Soiomonville to Glenbar on account of repairing.
 Greenlee County All roads in first class condition; all sl aveled and well packed: no mud or slippery roads anywhere; all streams
 
 and Clifton is via Duncan.
 MaricoPa County Valley roads dusty; coast roads fair Black Canyon rough; Wickenburg road good; Superior Florence good; Apache trail fair. Going to Ajo via Laveen be careful Of drain ditch crossings. Buck eye crossing very good. to Gila Bend.
 Mohave County All main roads in fair. condition ex- cept Old Trails national highway from Crozier to Blackberry. New construc- ton over Oatman- Topock road makes this impossible. All traffic is being routed Kingman to Topocx via Yucca Drivers should be careful in crossing washes.
 Navajo County No rain for nearly a month, so all roads are dry and hard. On Fort Apache road the Linden road is the best from Taylor to Showlow Whiteriver: Roads dry and hard, fol- lowing heavy rains in October; very rough south to Rice.
 PinaI County Mesa and mountain roads good Val ley roads very dusty and chucky; nc rain.
 Santa Cruz County 1 All county roads in good travelling condition; no rains or snow up to the present
 Yavapai County All roads in fair condition. Yuma County 1 Work has been commenced on the road between Quartzsite and Vicks- 1 burg. This is the shortest route to the Ehrenberg ferry. Ferry service good.
 ROBERT c. GRANT.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
NOTICE

Notice of stockholders meeting of the Arizona Publishing company. No tice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Arizona Publishing company will be held in the office of the Arizona Re- publican, Phoenix, Arizona. Monday, 10 a. m, December 27. 1920. for the trans action of such business as may regu- larly come before the stockholders.
 DWIGHT B. HEARD, President,
 CHAS. A. STAUFFER, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Lean. Comedy, When the Wind Blows"
 Chandler = Bill Apperson's Boy starring Jack Pickford. Paramount magazine.
 FOR SALE,-100 tons hay, oats and alfalfa mixed; 35 tons No. 1 alfalfa 15,000 pounds alfalfa seed, 1sc M Jepsen. Phone 15R5, Mesa. miles south of Mesa. dm
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS AN
 NUAI, MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an- nual meeting of the stockholders of the Valley Bank Adjustment Company for tho year 1920 will be held on Monday, January 3, 1921. at o'clock D. m., at the office of the said company, Room 19, Central building, in Phoenix, Ari- zona. for the purpose of electing five directors to serve through the ensuing year; and for the transaction of such other corporate business as may prop efly come before the meeting.
 F. w. GRIFFIN, President.
 SIMS ELY, Assistant Secretary.
 Phoenix, Ariz., December 20, 1920. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE,
 STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR
 THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
State of Arizon,
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING


 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Phoenix National Bank will be held in it's office in Phoenix. Ari- zona. on Tuesday, January 11th, 1921 at three o'clock D. m., for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors tc serve for the ensuing year and to trans act such other business as may prop erly come before said meeting.
 F. L. THOMAS. Cashier.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
EIRsr EDITIONS oE coNRAp

Those with tlrst edltlons Of MT. Conrads books may consider them selves fortunate. "The Nigger. of the Narcissus." published by Heinemann in 1898. reached e9 5s (normally S46.25) at Hodgson's recently: and Chance" (more to our surprise, as we believe the first edition of 1913 was large) fell at 10 guineas (s5O).
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
nnrlcE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tbo undersigned has contracted to sell au of his general store, IoCale" as ,,.5T deliver same 10 said Williams on
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARICOPA COUNTY. STATE OF ARIZONA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of w. F. Schnebly, Deceased
 Notice for Hearing Petition for Pro- bate of Will.
 Notice is hereby given that Con- stance K. Schnebly has filed in this Court a certain document purporting to be the last will and testament of W. F. Schnebly, together with his peti- ton praying that said document be admitted to probate in this Court as the last will and testament of said W. F. Schnebly who, said petitioner all leres. is deceased, and that letters tes- tamentary issue thereon to said peti- tioner. and that same will be heard o1 Monday the second day of January, A ID 1921, at 10 o'clock in the fore noon of said day at the courtroom of Division No. Two of said Court, in the Court House. in the City of Phoenix County of Maricopa, State of Arizona and ail persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear ana show cause, if any they have, why The prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 CLAUDE S. BRENNAN,
 Clerk
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
Ry " IT. LINvILLE. Deputy.

o,. all bids and to waive any JeSt J!s5sts.is1itv ai' on any bids received. boDd of 50 per cent of the total .ontyect price will be- required of the {5,5r0 6iddor 10 whom award of contract is "i""e w. T. PIERCE,
 Civil Engineer.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Garden produce raised in the school gardens in the five boroughs of New York last summer had a market value of S33,153.33. Nearly 1000 children had a part in the cultivation of the gardens
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
HUSH UP THE GOVERN
 MENT CLERKS

Casual conversation will no longer be permitted to tighten the labors Of the day at she state war and navy building in Washington. The super intendent has imposed the obligation of silence upon all but official busi- ness, and in each case, he says, it must be proved to be official business. The penalty for the first infraction of the rule will be the loss of a days pay. What further terrors are in store for those who offend a second time can only be surmised. Such punishment as the circumstances warrant" is the cryptic threat
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24
CONGRESS CATERS RETueN

Go up into the attic. grandad. and get out the congress gaiters. They're all the style again. Remember those old congress gaiter style of shoes. the tops of which were made of one piece of leather, and were made close-fit tlng by means of the elastic gussets on each side of the tops of the shoes :?
 They're all the fad again.
 Only-they're patent leather.
 Several nattily dresse5 young chans up in the Astor were seen wearing them.
 They don't cost the s1.50 that gran dad used to pay, though; they cost $15 "and up."
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

In the Matter of the Application of Arizona Christian Missionary So- ciety, 8 Corporation. for Leave to Mortgage Real Property.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

January 1st, 1921 All creditors will on or before that date file their claims against said store with the Phoenix Title and Trust Company at Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dated this 18th day of January, A. D. 1920.
 J. NJ. JANSEN. State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa-ss:
 On this the 18th day of December, 1920, personally appeared before me the undersigned authority, J. NJ. Jan sen, to me personally we'll known, and acknowledged to me that he had signed the foregoing Notice of Sale for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and seal of office the day and date first above written.
 W. T. SPROWLS, (SeaD Notary Public, Maricopa
 County, State of Arizona. My commission expires the 16th day of March, 1924.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Of 250 factories of Greater New York women were found in 219 establish ments as production managers. fore women personal directors, office man agcrs and designers
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

An Italian engineer claims to have discovered method whereby static electricity can be drawn from the at mosphere and transformed into dyna- mic energy
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Skilled mine workers in Spain arc leaving for this country in hordes.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Great Britain lost 4S4,143 animals during the world war.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

The International Typographical un- ion has a membership of nearly 75,000.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

The only woman lecturer in Italian universities is Teresa Labriola, who lectures on law in the University of Rome.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Ship insurance was used by the Caesars
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

A new swimming collar of celIuloid is said to do it's work so we'll that the wearer can learn to swim in 10 min utes.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Cedar wood at SIS per cord, 3 reams to a cord. $6 per ream. Arizona Wood Yard on Jackson, between 7th and Sth Sts. 1-bk
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
 MARICOPA COUNTY, STATE OF
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

Mtsd VIII HUt DC WIIuUuL IIS IhtlSL- mas day football game, for two Indian teams have completed arrangements for a game at the baseball park Christmas afternoon. The Lehi In dians and the Blackwater Indians from below Sacaton are matched for a con- test, which bids fair to be a real battle Both elevens include a number of men who have starred on the Phoenix In dian school team in years past as well as other players who have a reputation behind them
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

The ladies of the Episcopal guild are arranging for card party to be giyer in the guild hall on New Years eve Cards will be played and refreshments will be served during the evening.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-24

FOR sALE-cottonwOod. Phone 1862
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-18

ing tactics, but made little Roadway
at the beginning of the second hour
except in sugar issues.
American Sugar was off one point:
Beet sugar two, and Cuba Cane about
one point.
Pan-American rallied forth and
dropped back to 79A and then reco~-
cred again. Mexican Petroleum NOV
ed in a range between ISL and 152A.
The market closed higher. The
market behaved much better during
the last half hour. There was a
rally in spite of nine per cent money.
Mexican Petroleum rallied three
points from the low and Pan-Amer1can
about two points. Kelly Springfield
sold off to 71A.
Closing prices were:
U. s. Steel $685.; Bethlehem b
TN, off Is; Baldwin f02, off &;
American Locomotive 92h, of Is;
Mexican Petroleum 1921, up 1; Pam
American S0A, up I; Royal Dutch n.
Y. 1917, up Il; Studebaker SO a. Off l;
General Motors 2O5s, off Il; Reading
S614, off A.