Arizona republican., 1922-02-26
Personal

CENTRAL METHODIST REV.
VAL-A revival campaign will be
held under the auspices of the Cen
trail Methodist church beginning on
March and ending on April 2. A
tabernacle of this meeting will be
erected on Second avenue north OF
Van Buren street. with Mr.. and Mrs
Jerry Jeter of California conducting
the meeting. The Rev. Jeter is an ex-
pert cartoonist and painter, as well
as a stirring gospel preacher. Mrs
Jeter is a noted Bible teacher and
a musician. The church is making
great preparations for the coming
w. B. LATHRoP FUNERAL
Wilice b. Lathrop. 21 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lathrop of
Los Angeles, passed away on East
Van Buren, street Thursday evening.
His father and mother arrived Fri
day morning in time to attend the
funeral services which were held
from the Yarwood and Hockrey
chapel at 1880 pm. The Rev. O'Dell
Of the First Presbyterian church Of
ficiated at the ceremony, the burial
taking place at Forest Lawn ceme-
terry. Young Lathrop came to Phoe-
nix to reside three years ago. Besides
his father and mother, he leaves
two brothers and sister who live in
San Bernardino, Calf.
WAN e D HIGHER EXPRESS
RATES-Oral argument in the Amer
ican Railway Express company case
in which the express company is
seeking to obtain an increase OF 26
per cent in rates within the state of
Arizona will be heard by the inter
state commerce commission in Wash
ington in April, according to Amos A.
Belts of the corporation commission.
The state will be represented by John
z. Benton, general solicitor, for the
commission. The corporation COM
mission denied the application Of the
express company on the ground that
the present rate in the Arizona dis
trict is higher than that Of other dis
tricts. When the matter comes up
before the l. c. G. 1t will claim that
II is without jurisdiction to govern
rates within the state.
N. q. A. 5ALL-Governor and Mrs.
Thomas e. Campbell have been in
vited as guests of honor at a dance
to be given by the enlisted men of
Company A, Company d and Head
quarters Company, l5Sth Infantry
~ ANOAl4 @NdhVbal ~NIQcAA " SNiES0a1
evening at the Frolic. The event viii
be the third annual ball given by the
guardsmen and judging from the ar.
rangements will be the most preten-
tous OF the series over which they
have presided. Many of the state Of
ficials win be present at the dance
which will begin promptly at 9 o'clock
LOST JURISDlCTiON-The cor
poration commission yesterday va
Gated its order OF November 30, 1920
directing the attorney general TO
proceed to collect the fines and penal
ties imposed by an order of July OF
that year directed toward city offic-
ials in contempt proceedings which
grew out Of the case of d. B. Harrer
versus the City OF Phoenix The
matter arose over water litigation the
commission claiming its jurisdiction
which was denied by the city which
refused TO carry out its orders and
was adjudged guilty OF contempt. The
district involved was not ia the cor
porate limits of the city at that time
but has since been taken in the city
limits which led to yesterdays order
Of the commission.
POWDER FOR ROAD BUILDING
The state highway department has
been allotted half million pounds OF
picnic acid powder, now being dis
tributed by the government from
Fort Wingate, New Mexico. Shipping
instructions for 100000 pounds have
already been received. The powder
will cost the state between eight and