Arizona republican., 1921-01-28
THREE YOUNG MEN
 OF MESA CONFESS
 ID STEALING CARS

MESA, June 27-AIleged to have stolen at least two cars and thought to be guilty of the theft of more than ten automobiles which have. been talk
 en here in the last month and q half. three Mesa young men, Roy Horton, Jess McDaniels and Sam Craven, were arrested by the Tempe officers on the highway just north of that town early l Thursday morning. Arraigned before Police Judge R. A Kingsbury in the Mesa court Thursday afternoon they pleaded guilty to the theft Wednes- day night of a Chevrolet car belonging to V. V. Wright, and were bound over to trial before the superior court un- der bonds of $2000 each.
 MT. Wright's car was taken from South Macdonald street here Wednes- day evening and later turned over on the highway a half mile east of Tempe and abandoned. The three boys then
 went into Tempe. it is alleged, and ap- propriated a Hudson car belonging to A J. Peters of that city, which they drove to Phoenix. On the return to Tempe they burned out the motor of the machine and abandoned it on the highway north of that town. Police officers arrested them while they were
 walking into Tempe and they spent the remainder of the night in jail, one man
 each in Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix.
 The boy in Phoenix, it is said, con- fessed to the theft of the two cars and after duplicating the other two, the trio of them pleaded guilty to charges preferred by Wright for the damaging and wreeking of his car when they Rwere arraigned for hearing.
 From December Is to 25, one car 1 each night stolen from various ma ri CF joyriding and then abandoned either ] nj or near eown. The boys were questioned by officers as to their guilt in connection with these thefts Thurs day but strongly denied any implica- ton in the work. There are said to be witnesses, however, who saw them in at least one of the cars stolen when the nightly thefts were in progress, and officers are confident that they have the guilty parties. None of the l boys were able to furnish bond, and will be held in the county jail until their trial comes up.
 N. c. Teams Play. Battery B, field artillery, of Mesa
 and the cavalry troop in Phoenix will 1 be contenders for honors on the basketball court at the D s. audi torium Friday evening. Dancing will 1 be indulged in for the remainder of
 the vening following the basketball game.
 Fire Destroys Car. 1 4 Studebaker automobile owned by | Edwin M7k LeBaron was badly dam | aged by fire Wednesday afternoon. ] The blaze broke out on the machine, it
 is thought, from defective battery wires. Mir. LeBaron was near the | Brimhall home southeast of Mesa [ | hastening to a water supply he finally
 succeeded in extinguishing the blaze after the top and upholstering and paint on the machine had been de- | stroyed. The car was towned into Mesa Thursday.
 Directors Will Meet. i Directors of the Mesa Commercial | club will hold their regular weekly | luncheon at the American Kitchen | Friday noon. Appointment of chair men of the standing committees and other matters will be given attention. Dean Scarlett 10 Speak. Dean William Scarlett of Trinity l cathedral in Phoenix will preach at l the Il o'clock service Sunday in St. 1 Marks Episcopal church here The
 Rev. Francis Bloy. rector of the local church, will speak in the church at Ray on that day.
 Southside Theaters Today. l Majestic, Mesa-"Who's Your Serv- | ant?" aI star cast. Pathe News. i Phantom Foe" serial
 l Gilbert-William Farnum in ""The | Orphan" Sunshine comedy 'Mary's 1 Lobster"
 Tempe-Elaine Hammerstein in "Tzhe Daughter Pays" Paramount MagaN 1 zine.
 Chandler-"The Woman in Room
 13," starring Paule Fredericks. Com
 edy, Artistic Enemies"
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 BABY CHIX-Hatchfng every week
 Mitchelrs Poultry Farm (the largest in Arizona). Mesa, Ariz. If