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a a a December 15, 1938 (Section Two) Page Seven 'o 'Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Thursday Morning, 3-1111 Drivers Sent To Jail motorists faced reckless driving charges in and two municipal were court dealt 'Three severe punishment. years old, was Jimmie $100 fine or serve ordered to in jail for driving reckdays in the 1800 block on fessly Washington street. He failed East and was committed to pay Robertson, 31, was orjail. to pay a $50 fine or serve 15 Redford dered in jail for driving recklessly vesterday struck on Jefferson parked street, automobile when mi car front of 1627 failed West, Jefferson the Estreet. He was aiso jailed.

pay fine Sullivan, 39 years old, whose and John involved in a col- I lision automobile at Seventh was and Dennis Monday night, forfeited $25 hail by failing to appear driving for charge. arraignment on a Other city court traffic cases inreckless duded: Tom Bolin, overtaking another Grehicle proceeding passing in it on the the same right direction paid $25 fine: Ennis Goodand side, win. 22, passing a red traffic light. $10 fine: H. L.

Reed, in 30. paid A 55 miles per a 55-mile-per-hour zone, forfeited $15 M. Gardner, 21, entering a bail. Olin street when another vehicle through was in motion there, endangering the driver, person and property fine; of the Max other Jimeno, 25, passing a red traffic light, paid a $5 fine; Dr. 50 Rovert miles B.

Phillips, 35. speeding 35-mile-per-hour zone, per hour in a sentence deferred 30 days, and Thomas S. Bolin, 27, turnImposition of ing left across vehicle the without path of an affording ap- poaching the other driver reasonable opporA $10 tunity fine. to avoid a collision, paid 8 Avery Rites Slated Today Avery, Funeral 80 a resident of! services for Frank W. and the a Salt prominent River, valley, rancher, since 1910 will be held o'clock this afternoon chapel of the Grimshaw Mortuary.

The Rev. C. Arlin Heydon officiate, with burial fn Greenwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Herman Heard, Rueben N. Hess, George H.

Libbey, Glynn Stannard, Carlos Stannard and E. D. Tway. Mr. Avery, who came to 24 years, was A native of Lowell.

from Wyoming, where he had Mich. He was a pioneer in the citrus industry here and an organizer and charter member of the Arizona Citrus Growers. He was the president ca- of that pacity he organization. served 10 in years. which He also was a director on the California Fruit Growers Exchange board.

nerved two terms as a governor Users of the Salt River Valley Water Association and was a director Bank. of the He old retired from active business Commercial National about a year ago. Mr. Avery resided at his citrus ranch on seriously Chicago ill only avenue. few He days had 3 been prior to his death Tuesday A local hospital.

French Vespers Set For Sunday French Club members and French students of Phoenix Junior College will combine to present the annual French Vespers in the college auditorium at 4 p. m. Sunday. The program will begin with a candlelight procession to the stage, and will include French carols in the original by both the chorus of 80 voices and soloists. Jean Hunter directs the choir.

The stage backdrop, in the form of a stained glass window, was signed and executed by J. N. Smelver, instructor in dramatics at the college. In conjunction with the singing, the David Swing murals in Mibrary and the poinsettias in the patio will be open to the public for Inspection. The program began eight years ago as a student assembly, and four years ago wAS made a public aflair.

Nine Vagrants Get Jail Terms Nine of 18 persons who faced vagrancy charges in municipal court yesterday were sentenced to Jail. jail terms were imposed on Fred Markham, 43: Thomas A. Brown, 19, colored, and Robert Watkins, 20. Fifteen-day sentences were meted to Cruz Cervantes, 42; Melvin W. Mitchell, 22, colored, and Kermitt K.

Knipp, 25. Ten Aubrey sentences England, were 30, imposed Leonard Yslava, 40, and James A. Muir, 24. Passing of sentence was deferred 180 days in each case and following were released: Julious Baratz, 18; Alfred Heister, 21; Gordon Bergquist, 26; Clayton WilLiams. 31; Emilu Alvarado.

29; Wyatt Edwards, 37; Nicolas E. Sandoval, 18; Jose M. Rodriquez, 33, and Mark Feeley, 40. Local Resident Since 1920 Dies E. 'Eckman, 51 years old, a resident of Phoenix since 1920, died yesterday in his home, 3899 Harding avenue.

He was born in Ida county, 4. He is survived by two sisters in Phoenix, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Miss bertha Eckman, and two sisfers and three brothers in South Darota. Funeral services will he held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Grimshaw Mortuary Chapel. The Rev.

C. Arlin Heydon will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. BILIOUS? conditions in Due Amazing Sluggish Bowels If you think all laxatires act alike, just tr7 this sit vegetable lasative. Bo mud.

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AD TO ALDICAT CARRY QUICK RELIEF FOR ACID INDIGESTION Employment 'Gap' In Valley Agricultural Season requirements, Studied so that cultural employment "gap" be- their families will not the agri- harvesting, be tween the end of the valley's cot- left destitute here. ton picking season and the begin- C. Warren Peterson, chairman of ning of the lettuce season will be the county board co-ordinating of supervisors, council discussed today at a meeting of heads the local welfare leaders, state and committee which has been studyfederal officials and others inter- ing this problem. problem. Members are Ione May Chase of ested in the Members Named special The committee conference, arranged representing by the a the American Red Cross: Brig.

Council, is Gen. Pelham D. Glassford; Mrs. Phoenix Co-ordinating scheduled of for 2 the p. m.

in the senate cial Martha Service Elder of Center; the and Dr. A. N. Phoenix Sochambers Severity Is capitol. Told Crain, director, Maricopa County Its purpose, Vic H.

Housholder, Health Unit. council president, possible explained, repetition is to will Officials include attending Governor the Stanford meeting and of guard situation against a which developed last R. T. Jones: J. A.

Walyear when relief and welfare with the of- dron istration: of the Earl Farm Tabor of the Farm a Security Adminficials were confronted I problem of caring for hundreds of Service Burcau; National S. A. Spear, Emergency state cotton stranded pickers here at and the their end of families, the Council; director, John O'Dell, county agriseason without funds to return to retary, cultural agent; Vegetable O. Producers and D. Miller, sectheir The homes.

importation of large num- Shippers Association; Clarence agricultural workers from Finch, secretary, and county welfare; board Brig. of bers of other states was largely blamed social security for the severity of the problem. Robert Rooney, Salvation Army; The plan group whereby today the expects return to de- of W. or, J. Works Progress AdministraJamieson, state administratvise workers a their homes be tion; Clyde Wilson of the Associatmay in the ed Farmers, Rider event provided similar for in advance of Jabor of the National Youth Administraimportations Ex Apache Sheriff Dies W.

A. Maxwell, 70 years old, resof Apache county, Tuesday ident of Fagar and former, sheriff afternoon in the home of his East sohin-law, D. J. McFate, 1230 Palm lane. Mr.

Maxwell had been ill several months, having never completely recovered after an operation last summer. He was born in Spring Valley, and came to Arizona at the age five, settling in Alpine with his parents. He engaged in the cattle business in area in early manhood and "married in 1891. Ten of his children survive. Mr.

Maxwell had been connected with the sheriff's office as a deputy and in 1927 was made sheriff of Apache county. Late in and 1927, he was shot in line of duty never returned to office after serving out his term. He was active in the early Indian troubles in the eastern part of the state, taking part in the Indian wars while still in his 'teens. His body will be sent to Eagar for services and burial. Transient Loses Coat And Shirt A colored man, armed with a razor, to forced surrender Wayne Craft, his Snyder, leather jacket, blanket and shirt in a road boxcar route reported to to Phoenix pofrom Tucson, Craft lice yesterday.

near He said Phoenix. the robber fled the car Apparently locked inside Third and the Takit store at Washington broke streets during Tuesday the night, night, a thief out taking five gallons of kine and six cartons of valued cigarettes. A saddle at $40 was stolen from a tent near Litchfield Park, Harry S. Knight, Camp Wood, reported to police. C.

F. Ryden, 1305 East McKinley street, reported his car was stripped behind a drugstore of at 16th street and McDowell road, a foglight, grill valued guards and A sideview mirror, all at $14. spare wheel was stolen from the automobile of Elmer Koldern, 1476 East Van Buren street, at his home. Stanley Iverson, 1520 East that Granada road, advised police a tire and wheel were stolen spare from his car. Silas Johnson Rites Arranged Funeral services for Silas M.

Johnson, 83 years old, a resident 27 of Arizona 40 years and of Phoenix years, will be held at 2 and Sons o'clock this afternoon in A. L. Moore Memory Chapel, with the Burial Rev. C. Arlin Heydon officiating.

will ac Mr. Johnson, a prominent local in Greenwood Memorial Park. real after estate short agent, illness. He lived in died last Friday a Globe and San Carlos before coming to Phoenix. A Winnemucca, daughter, arrived in PhoeMrs.

Roger Corhett, nix last night for the services, as did a Angeles. son, They are staying with Robert Treat Johnson, Los Mrs. Johnson at the Johnson home at 1010 West Madison street. Others surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W.

W. Priest, Phoenix, five brothers, three sisters and 10 grandchildren. Woman's Father Dies Mrs. Roger Peterson, North Seventh street and Arizona Canal, last night was advised of the death father, John Watters, Members in of San- the of her ta Barhara, Calif. family will leave for the coast today Mr.

Peterson was 79 years old to attend the funeral. and a former executive of a Chicafoundry firm. He had a wide acquaintanceship in his wife Phoenix had through made here in recent years. Man Loses $24 To Pickpocket woman the A of Phoenix and obpocket tained S24 after the "accidentally" to police Jast night. bumping into him, J.

B. Madden, a guest at a Jocal into hotel, in the 400 block on West Madisaid the woman bumped street, and that he later missed son $24 from his pocket. Local Voice Pupils Give Opera 'Martha' of Frederick Hartung, local Students voice teacher, presented the "Martha" last Phoenix in the InAuditorium of the the dian School. The event was arranged particudian larly school pupils. Faculty for the entertainment memand many visitors also witbers nessed the program.

all stuof "teen" age showed excepMembers group, dents ability, Indian school offiitional cials reported. Rhodesian farmers, want dairy their inI dustry: government Action Filed By Naturopath Edward W. Lydic Maricopa County that Superior the Arizona 'Court Board of Naturopathic Exyesterday asking aminers required to issue to him State be a titled nat -ropathy as a corrected license showing he is ennaturopathic to practice physician or drugless that rejection of his anI practitioner. He asks nual registration fee for 1939, OTT the grounds "there will be no more be renewals of partial altacks the of held void. W.

S. Lydic also Swank holding membership on the board and serving as its secretary and his profession contending durling Swank a large portion of the period practiced from the summer of 1935 until September, asserts 1936, in that at the time of Seattle, Wash. Lydic Swank's appointment to been the in board conlast linuous practice in Arizona for five July he had not years. 'The plaintiff asks the court to declare the offices of secretary and Swank is "unlawfully usurping" treasurer and that his appointments be decreed null and void. He further asks that Swank he directed to surrender for cancellation any license procured by him as a naturopathic physician and as a practitioner under the basic of Arizona, and that his "pretended commission or appointment" member of the board be likewise ordered surrendered and canceled.

Other mem yers board named hy Lydic as defendants are William E. Marlar C. J. Witkerson. Ruling Spurs Yule Shopping (AP) NOGALES, --Shops of this Mexican Dec.

border city were thronged with customers States today as stocked tourists from curios the United up on and other native wares in anticipation of a proposed regulation which would require them to remain 24 hours before being allowed to take home $100 worth of merchandise duty free. The 24-hour rule has not been promulgated, but an announcement was expected soon. following hearings held in Washington recently by the treasury department. Customs officers reported large quantities of heen taken into the United States within the last few days, tourists combined Christmas shopping with a desire to buy what they wanted before the lime limit goes into effect. At present visitors from the United States may take home $100 worth of goods without paying duty, regardless of the length of their stay.

Mexico has not permitted a similar exemption from customs duty, but has indicated that if the United States will leave its law unchanged, Mexicans will be allowed to import 200 pesos (S40) worth of American merchandise duty free. Mail Robbery Trial Postponed TUCSON, Dec. 14-(AP)--Resumption of the mail robbery trial of Edward C. Nicodemus and John J. Spruell in U.

S. District Court was postponed today until tomorrow because of the illness of a juror, Roy D. Whitacre. The case will be resumed tomorrow if Whitacre has recovered from influenza, or will be started again before a new jury. Nicodemus and Spruell were charged with the $22,500 robbery of a mail truck between Taylor and Showlow September 7.

Vernon Moody, jointly accused, has pleaded guilty. CASA GRANDE. Dec. 14-Because of Grant Collins' ability to duck haymakers, Larry Prather, deputy sheriff, was suffering from a broken nose here today. Collins was arrested Monday by Prather on suspicion of shoplifting in the Sprouse-Reitz store.

At the time of the arrest, L. W. Kastner, manager of the store, swung a haymaker at Collins, when he tried to escape, and landed squarely on the officer's nose. Collins, charged with petty Jarceny, was adjudged guilty by Judge Walter B. Love, of Precinct Justice Court $180 and was serve sentenced 180 to pay a fine of or days jail.

disturbing Seven the women, peace four and charged three with town. Two men were fined $10 each vagrancy, were ordered a to leave and two others were sentenced to 10 days in jail for disturbing the peace. Suspect Ducks, Deputy Is Hurt Windham Death Probe Continued TUCSON, Dec. 14-(AP)-W. w.

highway patrolman, said today an inquiry is being continued into the death of James Windham, 20 years old, Davis, who died Saturday night under the wheels of an automobile on the Casa Grande highway. A coroner's jury yesterday found death due to an unavoidable accident. Both the jury and patrol exonerated the driver, E. E. Stanley, Norwalk, of blame.

Akers said Windham had been picking cotton at Eloy and was returning to Oklahoma for Christmas. Akers said there was no money had on the been body and slashed, Windham's perhaps with a knife. He said Windham may have been robbed and thrown from a freight train and then stumbled into the path of the car while seeking aid. Farley Enrolled At Wickenburg WICKENBURG, Dec. 14-Mrs.

I. F. Wolpe, chairman of the Wickenburg chapter of the Red Cross, which includes Morristown and vicinity, collected announced during today the roll $193.27 call just completed. The chapter quota was S100. James A.

Farley, postmaster general. is of one the of the Wickenburg distinguished chapmembers ter. Mr. Farley mailed his dollar to Mrs. Jack Hamilton, Red Cross worker, and was and forwarded button.

his I membership card Justice Believes In Advertising WICKENBURG, Dec. 14-- (AP) couples who motor to this little desert town will find their wedding problems simplified. big heart-shaped sign, six feet high and illuminated with. red border, was erected today, bearing these words in blue: "Tustice of the licenses issued and the knot tied." Bob Storns, local justice of the peace, pridefully supervised construction of the sign, and declared he intended to get his share of the love business -by advertising. The sign, set over Storns' office, is finished off with two small overlapping hearts, pierced by an arrow.

Danger Seen In Economics TUCSON, Dec. 14 nouncing dictator nations, Dr. Bronislow Malinowski, noted Polish social anthropologist, said tonight "there is no phase in past history equally Arriving in Tucson for the winbarbarous" to the present. ter while on leave of absence from his post at London University, the anthropologist said in an interview planned economy might easily lead to world ruin. "It is no good," Dr.

Malinowski said, "comparing modern savages with the old ones. They are based on tirely different mechanics. Since the development of the instruments of spiritual controt and depression as a means of bodily, torture and of economic robbery on an dented scale, there is no phase in past history equally barbarous to ours, "I am the idea that 'planned salvation. What is I the mostly royal road object to in this idea is that the position between planning and laisse faire is not really correct. After all, the capitalistic system is based on planning and co-ordination, sometimes on a very vast scale.

"The economic maneuvers, however, in Germany or Russia are carried out completely in the dark. They cannot be opposed, they cannot be criticized, they cannot even be carefully scrutinized. If there something radically wrong in them, only vast a scale will totalitarian reveal disaster them. 'And therein lies the real danger. "Unfortunately we much bound up with each other all over world that such a calamity will have disastrous consequences for all." Boys School Wins Praise SAFFORD, Dec.

14-(AP)--The Arizona State Industrial School for Boys at Fort Grant "administratively is good and the business management is sound," a delegation of legislators who inspected the school request of R. T. Jones reported today. Boys committed to the school are being treated in a "humane, constructive the group said. Making the inspection were Sen.elect Benjamin Blake of Graham county, Sen.

A. C. Stanton Rep. Fred Fritz of Grecnlee and Rep: E. B.

McAleb of Cochise. They were accompanied by Charles Berkeley, engineer for the soil conservation service, who examined the school's water system, Blake said the problem of the school's water supply was of conservation rather than additional development." The institution's buildings were found to be "in grave need of renovation. but fundamentally good." The legislators recommended that the school be retained at its present site. Meeting Devoted To Rededication GILBERT. Dec.

14--Boy Scouts of Troop 88 today devoted their meeting to discussion of National Rededication. Scouts have been helping with the to program the 'rededicataining signatures tion In keeping with the National Repledge. dedication program of the scouts. the a senior civics class of Gilbert High School will present a program in the high school auditorium Friday, under the direction of W. C.

Sawyer. Retired Chicagoan Succumbs In Tucson TUCSON, 14--(AP)-Frank Doherty, 66 years old, retired Insurance chief of the Chicago Fire Last spring, he retired after 42 died here today. Fire vears' Department. He came here service with the Chicago five months ago. The body will where be taken funeral tomorrow services to will be held.

Chicago, Increased smuggling worries the Berlin government. Woman, 101, Daughter, 70, Die In Home Of Pioneer TEMPE, Dec. 14-Death "waited over" from yesterday to keep a second rendezvous today in the of Octavino Ruiz, 96-year-old pioneer. Death's unexpected appointyesterday was with Octavino's wife, Carmen Morales Ruiz, who would have been 102 years old December 23. Then ter, Maria Louisa Felix, Octavino's 10-year-old daughta unexpectedly today.

Only Mrs. Ruiz seemed in good health, and conked She was her born own in mealidalena, and came to Arizona 76 years ago. Her husband helped the late Charles Trumbull Hayden with the construction of buildings and irrigation ditches when the town of Tempe was founded in 1870. the last 68 years in hamperent to her husband are Surviving Mrs. Ruiz Maaughter, Rosario, Tempe: a son, Frederick, Phoenix; 40 great-grandchildren and one great great grandchild, Maria Louisa Perez, Tempe.

Mrs. Felix was born in Tempe and spent her life here. Surviving Mrs. her are three daughters, Mrs. Susie Emma Tempe, Alvarez and and Mrs.

Anita Katez, Los Angeles, and four sons, Lopez, Mesa Opera Cast Lauded MESA, Dec. 14. One of the most outstanding attempted in amateur this productions ever state was the presentation here tonight in Mezona hall of "The light opera, by singers from valley cities. Talented singers portrayed the roles and strong, welltrained choruses appeared in support. Miss Barbara Graves, 18-year-old High soprano, School last spring, recelved graduate of Mesa Union greatest praise for her performance of the role of Arlene.

Other principals are Miss Elizabeth Dearing, member of the Chandler High School faculty, who appears in the role of the Gypsy' queen; William D. Wheatley, voice teacher of Mesa High School, cast as Thaddeus, a proscribed Pole: T. Owen as Florestein; Smith Decker, as Count Arnheim. governor of Presburg; W. LeGrande Maxwell, as Devilshoof, chief of the Gypsies: and Miss Naomi Dana, as Buda, Arlene's attendant.

The six sets of scenic beauty are the work of Benheart Mickelson. Rulon T. Shepherd is general director of the production, which is scheduled second performance at 8 p. m. tomorrows I CHRISTMAS Cards and Gifts For Your Friends and Family.

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4th St. Phone 355-J. Income Tax Law Flaw Is Alleged TUCSON, Dec. tending there is a flaw in the Arizona income tax law, Dr. and Mrs.

Arch G. Fee filed an appeal in superior court from a decision of the state tax commission on their 1937 income tax. The Fees contend there is no basis in the law for calculation of the tax on the community income of both parties and application of the rate thereon as provided for one person. The Fees were assessed $151.59 on the basis of their combined incomes. They contended the income.

filed in a joint return, should not be treated as a single income, but Unat of two people, making each Day a tax of $43.80 total of $87.60. Gunshot Victim Clings To Life (Exclusive Republic Dispatch) WICKENBURG, Dec. 14 -The condition of Jesse Moore, 25-yearold Aguila district cattle rancher who was shot and seriously wounded late Monday In a dispute at Aguila. was reported "very satisfactory" at the Wickenburg Hospital tonight. The shooting occurred in the rear of the Aguila Post Office, and resulted in Luthur W.

Simpson, 34, relief worker, being chargwith assault with intent to commit murder. He now is 'awaiting trial in Maricopa County Superior Court at Phoenix, Motorist Injured MESA. Dec. 14 Mrs. Virgil Crismon suffered bruises and shock when her automobile and a truck driven by Paul Stone collided at the corner of Center and Fourth streets at 9:30 a.

m. today. She patient in Southside District Hospital. Court Error Wilts Suspect Colored Man Gulps As Prosecutor Refers To 'Murder' Charge (Exclusive Republic Dispatch) PRESCOTT, Dec. The prosecution intends," John R.

Franks, deputy county attorney, solemnly told a jury today in his opening statement in superior court trial, "to prove this defendant guilty of murder in the first degree." Spectators straightened In their chairs and the judge looked puzzled. But it was on the defendant. Harry Reid, colored, that Franks' grave pronouncement produced the most electrifying effect. Reid sat bolt upright and blinked; then gulped. Some declared his complexion actually too startled to speak, he stared turned grayish.

Apparently Snickers going the rounds of open-mouthed. the courtroom finally called to Franks' attention that something was amiss. Then the light dawned. Weather Reports THE MOON'8 PHASES WEATHERMETER Percival, Frank and Eugene, all of Tempe, and Angelo of Los have Angeles. been Services tentatively set for tomorrow afternoon with interment in the Catholic cemetery here.

Without Bond Held Charged with assault with intent to commit murder in connection with the shooting of an acquaintance, Gus Galbert, 38 years old, colored, 1238 East Adams street, yesterday was held without bond in the county December jail 27. pending hearing at 2 p. m. Justice Harry E. Westfall of East Phoenix precinct court denied bond privilege after setting the hearing date.

Galbert is accused of shooting John Henderson, 33, also colored, East Jefferson street, five times, in his abdomen, both arms and both legs, last Saturday night a yard at 1129 East Jefferson street after dispute. Henderson still is in St. a Joseph's Hospital. Declaring he fired after had cursed and threatened him then gestured toward a rear pocket as though to draw a gun, Galbert surrendered at police headquarters 16 hours after the shooting. High School Sets Pageant Phoenix Union High School students, directed by Mila Bray, John Boyer and the first Milton Christmas Rasbury, will ant since 1933, for the public, the present night of December 21 in the auditorium.

The drama will be based on Play, taken from his book of George Plerce Baker's "Umbrian Christmas plays. Miss Bray, dramatics instructor, will direct the actors. The cast is Elvira Shaw, Milton Stamatis, Carl Timmons, Richard Garver, Ralph Spurrier, Robert Clark, Jack Harris, George Simpson, Robert O'Malley, Charles Hays and Richard Howard. the a cappella choir, the vested choir and 80 selected members of the oratorio society will participate, both in the play and accompanying music. Weltha Graham will be organist.

The a cappella choir, directed by Mr. Boyer, will sing "The First Noel," and will employ an antiphonal "Little Town of Bethlein three numbers, hem" and "Silent Night." The oratorio society, directed by Mr. Rasbury, will present Come All Ye Faithful," "It Came Upon a Midnight Watched Their Flocks," "We Clear," "While Shepherds Three Kings of the Orient Are," Holy Night," with a solo by Wendell Stohl, and "Joy to the World." The in program the will be, high presented again general assembly December 22, Party Planned By School Club Plans for a Christmas party December 21 were discussed at the meeting yesterday of the Phoenix Union High School Home Economics Club. Katherine Cox, social chairman, presided over the meeting. Each member will bring a gift.

These gifts later will be delivered to the colored children's day nursery as a part Miss of the Eleanor cluh's Devine, who adservice project. dressed the organization, listed rules for inexpensive and smart dressing. Miss Isabella McQuesten is club advisor. Court Studies Utility Appeal TUCSON, Dec. 14 (AP) Superior Judge advisement William today G.

Hall the took appeal under, Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company assessment from a $141,000 additional tax by the state tax commission for the years 1933-36, inclusive. Oral arguments consumed two days. Whatever Judge the Hell's decision, attorneys for contestants indicated, it will be appealed to the state supreme court. The utility denied the commission's charges that there had been tax evasion through transactions between the Tucson company and its parent, corporation, the Federal Light and Traction Company, New York. Declamation Event Winners Are Named Burton Lewkowitz, Jack Harris and Edith Shaw won the tryouts for the valley declamation contest to be held in Casa Grande January 12, completed at Phoenix Union High School yesterday oration afternoon.

diLewkowitz won the vision; Shaw, Harris, the humorous dramatic reading; reading section. The contestants were from public Miss speaking Ruth and Mathis expression coachclasses. ed the three winners. Two Topics Heard By Astronomy Club and An astronomy explanation was given by A. H.

of photography Hoff before the Phoenix Junior College Astronomy Club Jast night in the college observatory. Mr. Hoff demonstrated also the enlarging and developing of num- pictures. Members brought a beg of films to be developed. Rotary Hears Safety Talk MESA, Dec.

14 A plea for recJognition of safety measures as a means of decreasing the death toll from accidents was made by L. H. Collette, safety supervisor in the western division for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, in a talk before Mesa Rotarians at noon today. Last year 120,000 lives were lost by accidents and of that number 39,000 were in automobiles and 38,500 from accidents in homes, burns and falls, quoted. Speeding and lack of courtesy accidents, most of the automobile he said.

Safety measures of the railroads. which in 1935 resulted in not a single passenger death. only two were compared earliest days deaths in 1936 and. four 1937, of the railroad. With Mr.

Collette were other Santa Fe officials, including Fred L. Hanna and H. W. Hoeptner of vision Phoenix, O. L.

superintendent, Gray of and R. C. Winslow, diKline, Prescott, assistant division superintendent. GILBERT, Dec. 14.

The Gilbert of the Future Farmers chantica will meet at 7:30 o'clock Elton Bowman will give the tonight. chapter program for the year, and will V. G. La Tourrette, sponsor, outline the teaching program for the cominE, Lamoreaux, who recently returned from a Latter Day Saints Church mission in South Africa, will be quest speaker on the subject, "South American The following guests have been invited to attend: Clyde Ramsey, Otto Neely, Appleby, w. Ross Lacy, Morris Cooper and C.

Sawyer. Special music will be presented by members of the organization and Richard Sabin will report on the Southside meeting of the Future Farmers representatives at Chandler. Future Farmers To Meet Tonight I Clothing Worth $300 Is Stolen GLENDALE, Dec. 14 Burglars entered Carden's Men's Shop at 112 East Glendale avenue, outfitted! themselves in $250 to $300 worth of clothing and carried it away in seven suitcases during the early hours this morning. It was similar to burglary recently of a Buckeye clothing store in which six suitcases of clothing, away.

valued at about $500, were carried The loot here consisted of complete outfits in two sizes, officers ted the theft. C. F. Carden, store said, indicating two men commitspent two hours or more in the manager, theorized the burglars store selecting sizes and types of merchandise. Entry was through an attic vent in the rear, thence by kicking a hole in the ceiling.

Tolleson Class Presents Play TOLLESON, a mystery drama three Dec. 14- acts, was presented by the dramatics class of Tolleson Union High School in the school auditorium last night. The play was of directed the dra- by Joseph F. Paxton, head matics department. The cast was composed of Evelyn Golightly.

Jacqueline Columba MacDonald, Pauline Broadston, HanBlanche Kelley, Lola Jean Paxton, Bob Dawson, Guy Oliver. Charles Pendergast. Bob Kelley, Francis Relaford and Jimmy Egan. Music the scenes was furnished by the school orchestra, directed by Cyrus Morris, head of the music department of the high and grammar schools. GLENDALE, Dec.

14-The Cotton Blossom Singers from the Piney Woods School of Mississippi entertained members of the Glendale Lions Club at noon today in the The program included songs by Civic Center building. the quartet. "Roll Jordan "Carry Me Back to Old "The "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pie "Old Man River" and "Rose of and a bass solo, "Wagon a tenor "The Big Bass The Rev. Harold R. Cunningham was chairman of the program.

Singers Heard By Lions Club MESA. Dec. 14-Members of the newly organized Junior American Legion Auxiliary will meet for their monthly business session 5 6 p. m. tomorrow in the legion Officers hall.

of the organization are Doralee Armistead, president: Marjorie Brown, secretary; Cora Joan Strauch, treasurer; Mae Thompson, sergeant at arms, and Barbara Hardin, chaplain. Mrs. Hazel Griswold is sponsor. Junior Legion Unit Will Meet In Mesa called out this afternoon Day freak home, fire 152 threatened Orchard the street. An iron was left too long on an ironing board and the covering WAS smoldering.

unobserved by the ironer, when the board was folded back into its place in the wall. The board and wall were soon in flames. Walter Grimaldi, London's chief registrar marriages. who has tied the knot couples, these three rules for the marurges ried: Be careful, be lovely to look at, don't be afraid of romance after marriage. Firemen Are Called By Freak Mesa Blaze MESA, Dec.

14 Mesa firemen Dec. 14- Last Dee. 21- New 30 Dec. 30- First Jan. 1 Jan.

7-13 Full It's Great To Live In Arizona! ARIZONA in probably western, showers anon 5:30 Canettied todas Maximum At of pard FORECAST little esstern temperature. change portions: 1a Temp. m. 001 farries in p. Weather 24 hours.

Observations at airports. 1 Amarillo 16 14 52 Pt Clear Cady .00 Clear Boston 4 Clear Pt Cidy Cheyenne Pt Cidy Chicago Clear Cincinnati Clear Cleveland Christi Clear Clear :00 Denver Pt. Cidy Corpus Detroit Clear Dodge City Clear DOUGLAS 58 10 Pt Pt CIdy Cidy :80 Duluth El Paso 30. Cldy FLAGSTAFF 12 48 Cids .00 Fort Worth Clear -Fresno Cldy Galveston Clear CANTON Pt Cids .00 Havre Cidy Huron Clear .00 Clear Knoxville City Clear Clear .00 Los Angeles Rain Clear Miami Rain STilwaukee Clear Mpls-St. P.

CIdy Modena Needles cldy Cidy New Orleans Pt Cidy New York Clear City Clear Clear Omaha Pittsburgh Clear PHOENIX Cldy Portland. Ore. Cidy Pueblo Cidy PRESCOTT Cids Cldy Clear Roseburg Roswell Louis Clear Lake City Cidy Cldy San Francisco Rain Diego Santa Fe Pt Clear Cldy cidy Sheridan Clear Spokane Shreveport Pt Cidy Clear Tonopah Clear Clear Washington Cidy Clear Winnemucca WINSLOW 12 Winnipeg -12 YUMA 53 LOCAL WEATHER 5:30 8:30 a.m. Noon p.m. dry wet bulb 47 69 Humidity, per cent Wind from Wind.

miles Rainfall Weather Cidy Cidy Highest Highest same date for 43 years Lowest same date for 43 years Total rainfall Excess Excess In in temp. since dez, Dec. 1. 77 deg. Accum.

excess in temp. since Jan. 1. 429 Total precip. precip.

this Jan. month. to 7.23 in. Normal precip. Jan.

1 to date, 3.60 in. Actual Deficiency since Jan. 1. 3.63 In. Today: 15th- Sun moon rises 1:40 7:24 3:23 p.

sets 1:24 m. G. K. GREENING, Official Bureau, to. Char Department Phoentx of AgriWeather culture.

Irrigation Reports SPENCER Born to Mr. and December 14. Mrs. I. W.

Spencer, route 5, Harris box 745. Maternity a daughter, Home, in December 14. the Eva Salt River Project ROOSEVELT linear feet 234.00 RESERVOIR Height of dam. linear feet 61.76 Elevation of feet 1.419.000 Contents of reservoir. acre acre feet 78 3.205 Gain in 24 hours.

HORSE MESA of dam. water. linear linear feet feet 245.59 264.00 Elevation of reservoir, acre feet 245.000 Capacity of of reservoir. acre feet 199.416 Contents, 24 hours, acre feet RESERVOIR 360 MORMON dam. linear feet 141.50 FLAT ETeight of of water, linear 75.85 Elevation acre feet 57.800 of of reservoir, reservoir, acre feet 12.137 Contents 24 hours, acre feet 189 Gain in STEWART MT.

RESERFOIR Height of dam. water, linear Inear teet 73.30 feet 116.00 Elevation of reservoir. acre feet 10.000 Capacity of of reservoir. acre feet 24.850 Contents TOTAL STORED WATER Total feet capacity of 1.790.900 reservoirs. acre stored acre feet 239,613 Total water, water, acre feet 236,617 Total net stored water, year ago 651.655 Net loss in 34 hours.

acre feet 133 WATER DIVERTED 8.200 Southside use, miner's inches 12.750 Northside Granite Reef. acre feet 1,047 At Head, acre feet 77 acre feet 773 Water pumped, San Carlos Project SAN storage, CARLOS acre-feet 1.818 RESERVOIR Water Available discharge 24-hour period, 190 acre-feet loss, acre-feet 12 Reservoir Arthur Ewell, 22, and Marriage Licenses BISHOP. Shirley Ida, 21, both of ROSSER, Phoenix. Tracy Leroy. and WHEELER, Lois Mae, both of Phoenix.

LAIRD, Lee 23. and Phoenix. PARKS, Doris 20. both Births Reported to Mr. and BERRELLZ Adolph Berrellz, 1125 East Mrs.

street, a daughter. in the Madison Harris Maternity Home, DeEva cember 14. Born Mr. and Mrs. 19th avenue.

a son, in the Eva R. N. Gilmore, Baseline road and Harris Maternity Home, December 14. SKOUSEN Born to Mr. and Mrs.

Marvin Skousen, Parker, a daughter, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Divorces Asked LINCOLN, BOCHART, Alfred E. sues RosBirdie sues Frank anna Adelaide. KING, Jeanette sues Josiah Harris for separate maintenance), Divorces Granted PAULSON, Everett from Nellie, WILLIAMSON, Anna M. from Willle B.

Hastily correcting himself, the prosecutor explained the whole thing was just a slip of the tongue and that what he had intended to say was that the prosecution expected to prove the defendant guilty of burglary in the first degree. Deputy Franks recently has been working overtime prosecuting two Yavapai county murder cases, court attaches explained, and in the bustle of court procedure, inadverdently used the phrase "murder in the first degree" instead of "burglary in the first degree." When the explanation came out, courtroom spectators enjoyed a laugh which, silenced however, the WAS quickly by judge's gavel. Reid wore considerably Heved appearance as his trial resumed following the incident, although his spirits fell convicted somewhat when the jury him at 9 p. m. after.

six hours deliberation. Officers Named By Service Club GILBERT. Dec. 14 W. C.

Sawver was elected president of the Gilbert Community Service Club at a luncheon meeting at El Nopal yesterday. Glenn Nowell was elected vice-president and J. B. Weber, secretary. December 28 was set as the date for the dedication of the new town hall.

The club will cooperate with the mayor and council of Gilbert in making the dedication la success. All stores will be closed i for the day and an a celebration will be 'held. Governor Stanford who helped obtain funds for the project Governor-elect R. T. Jones will be special guests.

The club also is starting a drive for new members..