Arizona republican., 1920-02-24

l ARMY FESTIVAL DAY. l |S PLANNED FOR MESA MESA, Feb. 24.-Featured by big free street dance that -vening, Army
 Festival day for Mesa on Thursday
 promises to be one of the big events of
 the year. According to the present
 plans, the 18th Infantry band from
 D~uglas, which is in the valley for | the week, will arrive here at l clock | Thursday and will give two
 concerts during the afternoon. and an other concert and will play for the big street dance that evening.
 The various committees appointed
 for the days program as outlined
 when the joint committees from the | Commercial club, woman's club and
 Mesa Post of the American Legion met | last Saturday, are working out the
 details of their various duties and will
 asse emble for another meeting when
 final plans will be laid. to be held to-
 night at 7:30 o'clock in the w. R | Stewart realty office.
 Accompanying the army officers
 who are in charge of the army fes | tival week in the valley, and the 18th l Infantry band, is a big collection of war time exhibits that will be placed | on display for local citizens. The ex- l hibit includes a monster searchlight, used for the detection of enemy air craft on the fronts in France. and this will be placed in operation that night | The committee on arrangements is planning on the construction of a !. 1 ', AEa .Tx sol | just off Main street, where the band will hold forth for it's afternoon and | evening concernts. The space around | this is to be roped off and the pave
 ment cleaned and shined up for the | big free street dance during the even | ing.
 | Those in charge of Army Festival day are asking for a full attendance
 of the various committees at the meet
 ing this evening when final plans for | the big day will be laid.
 Bank Is Enlarged
 1 Patrons of the First National bank of Mesa will hardly recognize the 1 institution when they enter it this
 morning for since the close of business last Saturday noon the entire interior has been remodeled and enlarged. Taking over the room south of the bank formerly occupied by the Arizona Land company. the bookkeeping de-. partment has been assigned quarters there and the bank proper has added to l its space the room vacated by tia nc- countants. Another teller's window has been added to the house, and more space in both the lobby and the em- ploye's quarters made available. j greater part of the remodeling has been completed and the bank will 1 open for business as usual this morn ing.
 Cleaners "CIeaned" Making away with every piece of clothing of any value in the house, burglars Sunday night or yesterday morning effected an ent: ance to the quarters of the Gateway Cleaners on West Main street and helped them selves to the appareln0-Sand. Ad- mission to the establishment was gained through the back door. dozen or more mems suits, and various apparel for women and children, all left with the house for cleaning and pressing. were included in the haul made by the thieves. The missing property is valued at $500 at least. Discovering the robbery their ar rival at the business house yesterday morning, the managers immediately called the police, but their investiga- tions up to last evening had proven futile. The thieves made a clean get away, cleaned the cleaners, and left no clues to be followed.
 Stages on Schedule
 Despite the closing of both Bridges over the Salt River. the Union stages have managed to continue their runs with little or no hitch in schedules. By changing from one car to another. with the short walk across the high way bridge at Tempe, the schedule has been retained intact and as Man. ager Guy Nichols in Mesa stated lass evening: No extra charge is being made for the little exercise attached to the trip in hiking across the Tempe bridge.
 Buggy Thieving Continues
 Successfully manipulating the theft of ( s.orse and buggy from Mesa and the outfits sale in Chandler week ago, apparently the same thief turned the trick again last week end A horse and buggy was taken from a local hitching rack late Saturday night and the officers traced 1t to the river northwest of here Sunday morning there to lose complete track of it. Sunday afternoon a party drove it into Mesa. claiming he had pur chased it at the Attaway-Phelps ranch southwest of here that morning for s25. The outfit stolen the week be- fore was sold for the same price. and the description given of the G,ief by the purchasers was identical in both instances Thus far. though. the cul- prit has kept clear of the law and the fellows who fell for his cheap sales are the losers.