Arizona republican., 1920-06-12

TO PIONEERS HOME = William Weden Hofer, aged 70, of this city was admitted to the pioneers home at Prescott yesterday. Hofer's applica- tion for admission was approved by the board of directors of state institutions at it's regular meeting on Thursday.
 NOT A SINGLE LICENSE-Not a marriage license was issued yesterday during the day by the clerk of the SUI perior court. and only one person made application for a license. He was an Indian and was told to get a permit from the agent of his reservation be- fore the certificate could be issued This is the fourth time this year that no licenses have been issued during the day.
 HELD ON CHECK CHARGE-John R. Dykes yesterday was arraigned be- fore Justice Mckee on a charge of ob taining money by means of bogus checks and was released on his own recognizance to appear for trial in a few days. Frank Ryan, the complain ing witness, alleges that Dykes. last January, gave him 0 check for $100 on a bank in Tempe. The check, Mir. Ryan alleges, was returned unpaid by s.he bank.
 START FOR coAsT-C. L. Michael, head of the commercial department of the Phoenix high school. 2sd his son, Ondllan 01lCh3Gl DEeSl0Gul OL ltlG junior class, left last evening for Call fornia in their new Buick. They plan to go by way Of Parker and spend a few days camping in the mountains near San Bernardino. before going on to Los Angeles. Mir. Michael is to teach iB the University of California s Los Angeles branch this summer, hav- l ing been offered the same position in one of the largest commercial schools 1 in Long Beach.
 TWO ARE ARRAiGNED-san Ga l lanty and George Riddle yesterday were arraigned before Justice Mckee on a, charge of embezziemnt. Galanty was released when he furnished bond 1 of $1,500, and Riddle was released on his own recogrizance after Galanty stated that he had hired Riddle to drive the automobile which the com plaining witness, sam Fields, alleges ! he rented to Galanty on June ', and 1 the latter is alleged to have approprt- i ated The preliminary hearing Of t1se case will be held on June 15 After 1 Fields had discovered the loss of the car on June ', he swore to a complaint and the two men were arrested near i Parker for the officers here- After the arrest it was found they had load oi | sbooze" in the car They were held in
 Yuma on charge of transporting in -I toxicating liquor but were released Thursday and re-arrested on the eTn- .l bezzlement charge when they returned l to Phoenix.
 CEMENT RATE HEARING SOON
 That the matter of excessive rates charged by railroads in hauling ce- nent to Phoenix may be determined al 'l as early 9. date as possible, the corpo-
 ration commission has requested that
 the hearing be set for not later thar
 the latter part of July The hearing
 will be held in this city if the inter state commerce commission carries oui
 the wishes in the matter Of the corpo-
 ration commission. Word was re. ceived yesterday that the complaint O
 the corporation commission, which !:
 understood to have been instituted a
 the request of the Maricopa county
 highway commission, had been ac- Ecepted and filed. The railroads. have
 20 days in which to file an answer