Arizona republican., 1920-07-20
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avenue, and Miss Lorrie Booker, a deputy collector in the local office of the internal revenue collector, went 10 Los Angeles Saturday evening and will spend d month at coast resorts. FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS APPEAL United States supreme court was al United States supreme cour was al lowed by Judge Harrington of the United States district court today in the case 0f John c. Maynes against the Copper Queen Mining company for personal injuries. A jury recently re- turned a verdict of S9,250 to the plain tiff and the attorney for the plaintiff asked permission to appeal to the su preme court on a writ of error. Judge Harrington, who tried the case, granted the appeal.
 INSPECTED LAND-W. A. Moeur, state land commissioner. returned yes terday from Tucson, where he inspect ed some 600 acres of land for which 1t is understood a state loan will be asked The lands in question are held in small tracts by Mormons who came up from Mexico in the time of unrest and are said to be well developed. MT. Moeur stated that until Q formal statement is made when he can better judge the water supply, he would not care to say whether he would make a recommendation if an application for loan were submitted.
 WOULD EXTRADlTE TWO-Ex- tradition papers were drawn up at the governors office yesterday for H. D. Hamilton, under arrest in Los Angeles and wanted in Santa Cruz county on a charge of embezzlement, and William E. Edwards also being held there on a charge of failure to provide for minor child.
 APPROVE ROAD PLANS = The chief engineer of the bureau of public roads has approved plans and specifi- cations for federal aid project 26, the Yuma Welton portion of the Yuma Phoenix road. Two and half miles of the road of crushed rock macadam all ready has been laid and will be built l by the 75 per cent fund of Yuma coun- ty. The bond issue of Yuma county provides s250, 900 for the construction which will be matched by federal aid. The bonds have not yet been sold, but | the construction has been progressing | by use of the 75 per cent fund and ! federal aid.
 ANOTHER MINE AccIDENT-A | third accident in less than a week was | reported by the United Verde Copper company yesterday when it notified | Jack Bolin, state mine inspector, of | the death of Adrian Rodriguez. Rod riguez, who was a car man. was killed in the big stope of the 1650foot level | by the fall of less than a ton of rock. | J. c. Wilson of Kingman, assistant mine inspector has been detailed to in vestigate the accident
 GOES TO LONG BEAcH-Miss vir- ginia Davis, secretary to Justice H. D. Ross of the supreme court left last evening for a months vacation which | she will spend in Long Beach. ARRIVES FROM c H c A G O.
 Mrs. J. Arthur Tobias, wife of the superintendent and publicity director of Korrock's, arrived from Chicago yesterday MT and Mrs. Tobias are at present established at the Hotel Adams and later will lease an apart ment where they will be located for the winter.
 ON EASTERN TRIP-Mrs. J. M Griffith of Highland road left last Thursday night for New York and other eastern points where she will spend the summer with relatives and friends. Mrs. Griffith will spend part 1 of the time at the Griffith summer camp in the Canadian forest, returning to Phoenix in October.
 CHARGE IS REDUcED-A felony charge against l.. H. Gibbs yesterday was reduced to misdemeanor by Jus tice Mckee to which Gibbs pleaded guilty and was fined s10. It was al- | legged by William A. Nickerson that or July Il, an automobile driven by Gibbs | collided with Nickerson's car on the highway between Hyatts camp ano | Camp Creek. Nickerson claimed that Gibbs drove on without stopping tc give his name or license number. Gibbs said he thought Nickerson told him tc drive on.
 POSTPONE UNCLE MACS CASE On motion of the defendant, the case of A c. Williamson better known as
 Uncle Mac, an aged Arizona pioneer charged with assault with deadly
 weapon, was postponed yesterday bH Justice Mckee to July 21. It is alleged by A. H. Parker that Uncle Mae, whC is about 80 years of age and almost blind, cut him on the arm with 2 pocket knife following quarrel over
 politics. Uncle Mas admits making the attack, but says he did it after Parker
 had struck him.
 APPROVE COUNTY BUDGET -
 The tentative budget for 1s20-21 fol
 the county was approved by the board
 ct it's meeting yesterday after few
 minor charges had been made in th' appropriations for school expenses | These changes according to Clarenc'
 L. Standage, clerk of the board of su pervisors who drew up the budget , does not affect the grand total of tn : budget for the year which was $2,293, . 257 or and increase of S944. .955.S9 owe l the estimated expenses of last year
 The budget will be officially adopte, by the board on August 9.
 RAILROAD OFFICIAL HERE-F ] L. Pickering, assistant general pas senger agent of the Southern Pacific ] railroad, was in the city yesterday or
 a combined business and pleasure triu
 He is returning to his headquarters il 9 New York City after having made tour of the coast.
 ASK NEW IRRIGATION DISTRIC' I A petition for a new irrigation dis trict consisting of several thousan
 acres lying east of Mesa and east (
 the Eastern canal was filed with tn ' board of supervisors yesterday b Frank Fl. Parker, F. W. Griffin and (
 s. Gordon The board set the date ( hearing the petition for August g.
 CHINESE APPEAL CASEs-Th
 cases of IS Chinese, who were foun
 guilty and fined in the police court O n l charges of having participated in a gambling game in violation of the cit
 ordinance. yesterday were filed for az
 peal in the superior court. The Chimes if were arrested in a raid made by tn
 city officers at 123 West Madison stree ! on the night of July l, and on July
 were fined $25 or 25 days in jail