Arizona republican., 1920-12-13
OFFICERS AT TEMPE SPEND BUSY WEEK END

SPEND BUSY WEEK END TEMPE. Dec. 12.-Thursday morn ing about 10 o'clock Constable Woods and c. M. Pierson discovered full paraphernalia of a distillery and gallon of corn whisky about three miles southwest of Phoenix. It is said to have been owned by Castulo Cruz. His brother-in-law was there also but was not implicated as far as can be determined by the officers.
 Saturday evening Woods got news of a poker game and some whisky being sold in the country. Before he started. however, Pedro Leon notified him that two Americans who were camping near the Teeter slaughter pen evidently had whisky as there was some in the coffee pot and he had been given a drink of it. Constable Woods accompanied by c. NJ. Piersoll, Johnny Coleman and Leon. went to the camp and arrested the camper. who told the officers that his partner had gone to Phoenix to get an ex- press package that had been left in an automobile. After placing the man in jail. officers started for Kyrene. leaving Leon, who had been deputzed by MT. Woods to pick up Ce com panion when he returned from Phoe- nix. At Kyrene they entered tent where nine Mexicans were gambling and arrested them. All put up bond 1 for their appearance at the city hall | Monday morning.
 1 From Kyrene the officers went to 1 Salcucepudes. six miles southeast of Tempe. Just prior to getting into camp they came upon suspicious 1 looking car stopped at the side of the | road. There was a man behind the car with a gun but there was nothing i in the automobile, so they went on l into camp, where a dance had just broken up. The musicians were playing in the streets and two monte games were going on in the main 1 highway, with at least 100 onlookers l There was such a crowd that when the players were ordered to hold theil hands up they rolled out between the legs of the other men and stood up In the uncertain light it was impos- sible for the officers to identify them Four decks of cards and some change were left in the street.
 About 1 a. m. Sunday morning the l officers returned to Tempe and wen to the slaughter pen where Leon, the man left on guard. had arrested tho other camper as he was returning from Phoenix in an intoxicated con l dition. He was taken to jail and vii be held there with his partner unti the officers can get into communica tion with the authorities in California They tell many conflicting storie: | about the car they were driving. For several weeks MT. Woods Ina, l been trying to locate the still, but haC failed to find the exact location unti Saturday night During his wander | ings he got definite information as | where 1t was. So after a couple o 1 hours of much needed rest he and hi deputies started out early Sunda, morning. Southeast of the pumpins kAlant on Sidney Mouer's ranch the, found the largest liquor distillery tha has been discovered near here fo some time, and three large barrels o mash. They learned from a Mexican that the owner of the still. "Panch, Villa" lived in a tent on the south east corner of the c. c. Jones ranch When they arrived at the tent the were informed by Villas wife that h had just left. They then went back t Salcucepudes, where they found Villa horse hitched outside a place. The. entered the house and made inquirie A ignorance. though the hunted man sa at the table eating at the time. Whil the officers were talking to the pro | prietor of a small store Villa slippe out the back way, crossed the cana on a log and was running across tn Cottrell ranch when discovered by tn officers. They were unable to shoo at once on account of the building and by the time they were able to fir they failed to hit him, due to the lon range. Mir. Woods thinks. howeve that his arrest will be accomplishe very shortly.
 Play To Be Presented
 Star Bright" a four-act comed, the Normal auditorium for the bene fit of the Associated Charities. A all-star cast has been selected an those taking part have been workin hard under the direction of ". | Ellis, to make the play a great sue cess. Everyone in Tempe should at tend and help in this worthy cause Following is the cast of characters:
 Lenuel Bright, MT Frizzell.
 Harry Walker Smith. a private de tective. Allen Perry.
 Harry William smythe, studer from the "U'. Dudley Windes.
 Arthur Pulver. otherwise known q Westcott Mir Murdock.
 Jake Hoover. who proves to be slo- but sure, Mir. Ellis.
 Parson Williams, Dudley Windes.
 Honor Bright, the wife, Mrs. Dick | enson.
 Star Bright (alias Madam Ormand elder daughter, Lela Redden.
 Sunshine Bright, younger daughte Beseie Haynes.
 Bird Benton. a college girl, Aureli l Goodwin.
 Melinda Bendy, with a love for rC nance, Mrs. A. B. Clark.
 Baby Slightly Improved
 Merle Rich. the little son of MT. ar
 Mrs. r. A. Rich. who has been SCI iously i'll at the Calhown hospital f