Arizona republican., 1921-04-23
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 racy Safe for the World" Is the sub ject of an address which the Hon H. T. Laughbaum of Oklahoma City will give Sunday at the evening serv- ice in the Baptist church. The speaker is making a lecture tour in the interest of the eighteenth amend ment and it's enforcement and will discuss the hundreds of questions which have arisen from the passing of this amendment in his lecture here Sunday night.
 Rev. J. Lawrence Bell, pastor of the Baptist church, through whose eff forts MT. Laughbaum has been ob- tained to speak here, in discussing the lecture said: There are not a few good people who question the wisdom of the prohibition amend ment and especially the enforcing law known as the Volstead act. and MT. Laughbaum has been brought to Mesa to discuss these questions not only because he is a brilliant speaker but because by instinct and tempera- ment he is able to present his argu- ments in a fair, broadminded and wholesome manner. The meeting is under the auspices of the Anti Saloon league of the state and apart from it's subject the lecture is a piece of oratory which should attract a big audience There will be no charge for admission"
 Tempe Beats Mesa Tempe high school strengthened it's position at the head of the per centage column with a victory over Mesa on the local grounds Friday afternoon. The score was 10 to l. The Tempests had things pretty much their own way, retiring the home boys almost at will and getting all of their moneys worth when it came their turn at bat.
 Play Wickenburg Sunday
 Mesa and Wickenburg are booked as the local attraction in baseball Sunday and after three straight de- feats the locals are keen for chance to come out with the long end of the score once more. It's the first meet ing of the two clubs. but other games put up by Wickenburg with valley teams indicate that it is a strong team and that it will make the locals hustle Manager Rice expects to use CHI in the box, while Lefty Lush, who has pitched the last two games, will go to the outfield.
 Death of L. L. lesueur L. l.. Lesueur. proprietor or the Franklin grocery on East Main street died Friday morning at
  influenza at the family home on the Roosevelt road, a mile and hall east of Mesa The deceased is a nephew of J. T. Lesueur of the Le- sueur grocery in Mesa and is sur vived by his wife and five children His father, who resides in northern Arizona is expected to arrive in the valley Saturday and arrangements for the funeral are being delayed pending his arrival.
 Luncheon for Scout Leader
 12 o'clock luncheon, to be served in the guild hall, has been planned by local Boy Scout leaders for Charles N. Miller, regional scout ex- ecutive of Los Angeles, who will spend Tuesday in Mesa in the inter ests of scout work Representatives of the various business houses and civic organizations of the town. to- gether with officials of the local scouts are being invited to attend the luncheon In the afternoon MT. Miller vii laddress a school for scout masters and Tuesday evening he will address an open meeting to be held in the l.. D. s. auditorium. Members of the scout troops. their parents and the general public are invited to this meeting.
 Club Adopts School Policy
 Directors of the Mesa Commercial club at their weekly luncheon busi- ness meeting Friday noon passed a resolution governing the clubs pol icy with relation to the schools. The resolution called for the clubs com mittee on education working in CO., operative and helpful way with the boards of the trustees where possible. but in no way to interfere with school efficiency.
 Oppose A. Hour Week
 Directors of the Commercial club Friday went on record as opposed to the proposed 44hour week Of the typographical union on 4S-hour wage basis. and instructed the mer- chants committee to take any neces- sary steps to oppose the plan locally. A meeting of the merchants commit tee was held later in the afternoon and endorsement of the directors stand on the matter was made, It being voted at the same time to stand behind the printing concerns in every way possible in their opposition to the 44-hour week
 28 Cents Paid for Cotton
 Limited amounts of cotton were sold in Mesa Friday at 2S cents pound. Buyers were offering 2s cents for grade No. ?, 30 cents for grade No. 1, and 26 cents for grade No. 3,
 Visits in Valley
 !. T Mcfarland has been visitor