Arizona republican., 1920-06-19

1 DlGu avenue lie recently dppAiSd iO the telephone company for installation of switchboard, phones and connec- tions in the building. The company demanded that he enter into a con- tract which Bird claims is in excess of the rates established by the commis- sion. He has asked that the hearing be set for June 2S.
 GO TO INDlANA-Mrs. Leigh Ford and daughter Virginia Lee left yester- day for South Bend, Ind, to make visit.
 EARLY COMMUNION SERVICE Holy communion services will be held at o'clock Sunday morning at Trinity pro ca thedral.
 SALESMAN ARRIVES-Morris E. Meyers, representing coast optical company. arrived in Phoenix yesterday and will be here for several days in the interests of the firm for which he is salesman
 GUILTY OF SPEEDING-H. D. Baker yesterday pleaded guilty in the court of Justice Wheeler on a charge of speeding on North Central avenue and was fined S15.
 LEAVES FOR CHIcAGO-Mrs. $. J. Nicholson. wife of the Phoenix post master. left yesterday for Chicago, where she will spend the summer months visiting her parents She will return to Phoenix about October l.
 J. J. HOWARD IN CITY-J. J. How ara, q well known mlnlnS man or JOS Cabezas. is in town for a few days on business.
 OFF ON VAcATloN-Miss Juliana NJ. Ryan. of the state engineers off, flee, will leave this evening for San Francisco where she will pass the cation period
 VETERINARIAN RETURNS-Dr. R. J. flight, state veterinarian. re- turned yesterday from Tucson where he spent several days on official busi- ness.
 RETURNS FROM GLoBE-United States Marshal Joseph P. Dillon re- turned from Globe yesterday where he has been attending the June term of the United States circuit court. He stated that he was kept busy every day while away adding that he was glad to be back in Phoenix again.
 PROHIBITION DIRECTOR BACK w. T. Webb, prohibition director, re- turned to Phoenix yesterday accom- panied by his family and Mrs. Herbert | Wolfskill of Los Angeles, from a mo- toring trip which carried them to Mir. Webb'S ranch Bonita. THESE WILL MARRY-Licenses to marry were issued yesterday to Jesus Trias. p, and Margureta Garcia. 21, both of Buckeye; Pablo Martinez, 30, and Margaret Rodriguez, 36, both of Phoenix: and Manuel Lopez, 26. and Belein Lopez, 19, both of Chandler.
 HELD oNsaLARcENY CHARGE w. E. Robinson yesterday was ar raigned before Justice Mckee on a charge of grand larceny and was re- leased under bond of $75O. which he furnished, to appear for trial on June 26. It is alleged by Perry Thompson that Robinson stole a steer belonging to him valued at S75
 TO VISIT OLD HOME-Mrs. George o. Ford is leaving soon for visit to her old home in the New England states. She will return to this city after settling some property claims there. Mrs. Ford has become an ar dent booster for the Salt River valley and intends to tell her eastern friends a few facts concerning this country when she arrives there.
 NEW ~" OFFICIAL HERE-J w. Buttriss, recently appointed interstate boys secretary of the Y. NJ. C. X. for the Arizona. New Mexico and West Texas territory, was in Phoenix yes terday getting acquainted with the local " workers. He left in the even ing for the Garden of Allah to visit the boys summer camp there and to make the acquaintances of those who are looking after the boys welfare during the season. Mir. Buttriss will return to Phoenix in few days to continue his tour
 ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER An order restraining Paul Beville of Mesa from filling up or otherwise in l l through a lateral ditch on his land was issued yesterday by Judge Lyman. The order was asked for in a suit brought against MT. Beville by Mrs. Emma F. Allen of Mesa. Mrs. Allen alleges that she owns two lots adjoining those Of MT. Beville and says that the irrigation water for her lots is received through lateral ditch crossing one of his lots. l Between April and June, 1920 she al 1 leges, Beville filled up the ditch and cut off her supply of irrigation water. l Unless the order is made permanent. she says, she will suffer irreparable 1 damages. Her crops have been dam l aged 5000 now, she says. and she asks for judgment for that amount in ad
 dition to the order to maintain the ditch.
 ASK HIGHER RATES Claiming 1 that it was operating at loss. the Desert Power and Water company asked for an increase in it's rates at a
 hearing before the corporation com
 mission yesterday. Representative of 'the company testified that rates had been given to the big mines that the company supplies with power, includ : ing among others the Tom Reed and United Eastern in the Oatman district
 and the discounts on large consump-
 tion resulted in the power being fur
 nished at less tharf cost. The company
 claimed that the rate it charged the
 mines was 1.09 a kilowatt and the ac-
 tual cost including depreciation was
 3.30 a ki1owatt The high cost of labor and the advance in the price of oil were
 mentioned as factors in the losses. No
 order has as yet been made by the
 commission.