Arizona republican., 1921-11-29

AWNING CATCHES FIRE-Some little diversion was caused the people near the corner of Central avenue and Washington street yesterday when the canvas awning of the Fay way store caught fire from sparks of a nerby chimney. The fire depart ment quickly extinguished the fire with chemice Is. There was but slight damage.
 SET HEARING DATE-The ap- peal of the American Railway EX- press company for a 26 per cent in- crease in its rates which was denied by the state corporation commission will come up for hearing before the interstate commerce commission in this city on Dec s. The hearing was originally set for Dec. but was con tinued three days on application of the express company.
 BENEFIT BAZAAR-For the pur- pose of raising funds to assist in the refurnishing of the headquarters of the Frank Luke Jr. post of the Amer ican Legion. tie woman's auxiliary will hold a bazaar on Dec 10. Any number of attractive articles are be- ing made by the members to contrib ute to the stock which will be large ly in the nature of Christmas novel, ties. The post headquarters on Sev- enth avenue is being remodeled and the auxiliary, which holds its meet ings there, will not only donate bits of furnishings, but will do its bit in the way of interior furnishing.
 TO PRISON TODAY = Everett Nesbit, sentenced to serve from four to five years in the state penitentiary on a charge of second degree bur glary, will be taken to Florence today by Deputy Sheriffs Al Dewitt and Gilbert Blanco to begin his term. Albert McCrearl. who has been serv- ing term in the state prison on a charge of arson, will be taken back to the penitentiary by the officers. McCreary was brought to Phoenix for trial on a murder charge but se- cured a postponement of the case un- til Jan. r, 1922.
 WEST APPEAL FILED-The ap- peal of Theodore West, convicted of murdering Len Smith by the supe- rior court or Mohave county, was filed in the supreme court yester- day by his counsel, Harold Baxter. West was sentenced to be hanged on Nov. 4. the order having been stayed pending the determination of the ap- peal, notice of which had been served. The papers were not filed at an earlier date owing to the failure of
 
 l davit of inability to pay costs. West will be representedby Mir. Baxter at the request of Gov. Thomas E. Camp 1 bell.
 TO HIGHWAY MEETING-A | on the request of Thomas H. McDon- aid, chief of the bureau of public roads. the state highway department l will have a second representative at | the seventh annual convention of the l American Association of State High way Officials in Omaha in addition l to Thomas Maddock, state engineer. MT. Mcdonald has asked for the presence at the conference of Merrill Butler, bridge engineer, in View of the fact that the sub committee on | bridge specifications will make a re- port at this time. The convention date has been set for Dec. 5-S and among other subjects discussed by | leading road builders of the country will be traffic intensity. it's regula- tion and control;, federal aid: con | struction and research; design. adornment and hazards and main- 1 tenance.
 FOUR DIvoRcEs GRANTED - l Four decrees of divorce were granted yesterday by Judge Stanford, who heard the divorce cases yesterday for | Judge JenckeS. who Is now In t1aS- | staff presiding in case for Judge ! Jones. Merle Woodmanse was granted a decree from Charles E. l Woodmansee on grounds of failure to provide. Woodmansee was awarded the custody of their minor son Louise Hooper was granted de- cree from z. A. Hooper on grounds of failure to provide, and the custody | of their child was awarded to her Lila Azbin was granted a decree from ] " l. AzhiI on the grounds that be