Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-03-15
MYTHICAL" STORES
CAUSE MANS ARREST

MESA, March 14.-Alleged to have
purchased goods on credit for stores
which he was supposed to have been
operating in Tempe and Mesa, e. P.
Montana was arrested in Mesa Satur
day by Marshal Z. ]. Warren and is
being held for investigation. Accord
ing to letter heads of the Montana
firm 1.-TWO Stores of Quality" are To-
Gated one each in Tempe and Mesa,
but officers thus far have been unable
to find any at the location given, Ne
well avenue and Shrine street in Mesa,
and no store answering the description
has been found in Tempe.
Montana is said to have ordered an
entire stock of groceries and other
merchandise, part of which has already
arrived and which the police have To-
Gated stored in small shack in the
southeast part of town. Other ship
ments are at the local freight depot
now while still more are expected.
Montana admits the ordering of the
merchandise and told the police it was
for the two stores which he intended
to open at an early date. Another
charge of having ordered a typewriter
on credit last August from a factory
In the east is also placed against Mon
tana- He admitted to the police that
he had received the machine while he
was living in Glendale and that he had
Grafton.
Service Men Invited
Mesa ex-service men and members
of the Legion welcomed the invitation
received by the Mesa post commander
Monday inviting them to attend the
Jazz party to be given by Frank
Luke, Jr., Post No. l in Phoenix We'd
nesday evening. According to leaks
which are already out on the party it
is going to furnish a live and interest
ing evening and local Legion members
are organizing a Mesa delegation TO
take in the fun. All ex-service men
of the district who will attend are re-
quested to communicate with the post
commander or post adjutant, that
transportation arrangements may be
made for them.
Ex- Senator Towne to Speak
Ex-senator Charles A Towne of
New York will be the principal speaker
at community meeting to be held al
| the high school auditorium Friday
evening under the auspices of the Com
mercial club and the high school
The senator will address a gathering
in Phoenix Thursday evening and ad-
| vices that he would have an open date
| Friday Immediately led to the COM
| mercial club extending him an invita-
| ton to appear here and his prompt ac-
| ceptance. An interesting program fol-
d
| ranged and the senator will deliver the
chief address of the evening. Senator
| Towne is an intimate friend of Mrs
A 3. Roberts. manager of the Bert o
Brown Chevrolet agency in Mesa. and
| was a visitor in Mesa last fall Will
his wife for several days from Tucsor
where he spent the winter.
| Ball Players Draw Minimum WAGE
If there was a ball players union in
| Mesa and demands maze ror a rea-
sonable wage there would never be
| any ball team here according to GUY
| E. Rice. manager of the local club
who issued an accurate financial
statement of the clubs activities last
season. That the men play for the
love of the game rather than for the
| money that is in IT is indicated by the
total of S907.93 which the players drew
| through all of last season. The report
| shows that subscriptions made to the
club when it was organized in the
| spring of 1920 were 1886. and that the
seasons receipts were $2.07sF3. Build.
ing and repair on the park amounted
| to s966.93, club supplies 1854 ground
upkeep and sundry expense 1912 so
| players cuts s907.93, tax revenue
$3.50. The clubs balance in the banl
now shows $154.73. which will be USED
| to start the team out this season
| Final Number en- Lyceur
| Slu Ianuon. famous 1mperSonator
win appear in the high school audi
| torium Tuesday evening as the fina
| attraction on the high school lyceun
| course. He specializes on impersona-
tons from selections or all the famou,
poets and writer's of the past century.
Fire Takes 2 Stores at Gilbert
Fire, which broke out in the C. C
| Davis store in Gilbert, completely de
stroyed that store and its content
and partially destroyed the store an,
| stock of the Popular store, Sunda,
night The flames were discovered
about midnight and an immediate cal
for help was made TO the Mesa de
partment. The big truck, manned b!
five men. made a hurried run to Gil
| bert and. laying a thousand feet o
hose. managed to combat the spread
| ing flames and finally extinguish then
with water pumped from a nearb,
| canal.
Southside Theaters Today
Majestic. Mesa-"rhe Beloved Vii
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