Arizona republican., 1922-02-23

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Observation-Disclosures
Washington Had Red Hair
S40o, 900 In Poeket-lnsane
jazz Causes Foot Warts
Law Violation Is Stylish
BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Feb. 22-Mrs
Eva Davis, 80. was held in the
county jail following the fatal shoot
ing to shoot. Davis died two hours
an oil worker, at the home OF his
brother here last night. In a death
bed statement at hospital, DavIs
said he thought his wife was 'kiu-
ding" when she told him she was 60
ing to shoot. Davis died tyo hours
after he was shot.
Questioned bv the police, Mrs.
Davis is reported to have said she
ana her husband argued, after they
had gone to bed, over whether ne
would get her a glass Of water. The
poIice quoted her as having admitted
she shot Davis as no lay in bed, the
bullet passing through quilt and
entering his abdomen. She asserted,
according to the police, that her hus-
band slapped her.
{ GARRY, Ind, Feb. 32-William
NJ Miller. desk sergeant at the Garry
police station was being interviewed
TODAY by an investigator from the
Anti Saloon League
eyrbere isn't as much drunkenness
now as there was before prohibition
came into effect" the policeman SAID,
ssDo they get as drunk as they did
when the saloons were running? the
investigator asked.
"No, not nearly so drunk" the desk
sergeant said.
Just then two policemen entered
the station carrying a stretcher on
which reposed a Garry man asleep
with the marks OF the gutter on his
"Another moonshine case. SER
geant." one of the policemen SAID.
"Where shall we put him? All tne
cells are fun
mo. they're not" the sergeant bell
lowed, zone guy just died and we
sent him to the morgue.
BOSTON, FEB. 22--Albert Bushnell
- Hart, professor Of government at
Harvard university. addressing
Washington's birthday celebration
here today. declared that the first
president Of the United States had
red hair.
although it has been ignored by
posterity." he said washington had
red hair, covered by his wig"
Washington's spelling was void OF
Embellishments, the professor said,
remarking: "He never learned to ac-
cept the canons of spelling, prefer
ring to spell que 'glew' and window
swinder.' ("
r os ANGELES, Feb. 22--W. Wendt.
~ Los Angeles millionaire, who
corlld not be located at his hotel to-
dav when officers sought to take him
into custody on a warrant and COM
plaint charging insanity, was pris-
oner tonight in the psychopatnlc
ward of the Los Angeles county nos
pital.
Detectives found him at railroad
station, where, it was believed. ne
was planning to board train for III
Paso. In his pockets they said they
found bonds and stocks valued ct |
s350 600 and in hotel other than |
that where he lived. an additional |
s4OO. 600 in currency. He was SAID |
IL have carried both in a small grip |
when he left his hotel this morn
ing.
declared Wendt incompetent. He said
the ruling made no difference to him
as he was not in their jurisdiction.
Then his daughter. Miss Margaret
J.. Wendt, brought charges Of lnsan-
itv against him here.
Wendt was known as the iron |
king in Buffalo, where he lived !
until late in 1918.
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BOSTON, Feb. 22-The latest indict-
. - ment against jazz dancing is that
it causes warts on the feet. The
charge was brought here today by the
Massachusetts Chiropody association
now in session.
According to experts who addressed
the convention, the vibration OF
bodies made tense by the, gripping
rusto Of Jazz and thrown like trip /
hammers upon weary feet, causes
nlyriads of minute abrasions through
which filterable virus enters the skin.
Hence verruca, or warts.
The wearing Of Tapping overshoes
was also condemned as injurious 10
the feet.
s CHICAGO, Feb. 22-Mrs. Mabel w.
~ Willebrandt, assistant United
states attorney general who is in
Chicago directing liquor law violation
investigations, declared that the
present is a lawless period in history.
She spoke before the women's bar
association of Illinois.
II hear two reasons most ad-
yanced." she said. zone will say it's /
the women. Here they have suffrage
and they're mixing in politics and
they're going out into the professions
and businesses and that's the cause
of the unrest
"And another answers: It's prohi- |
bition; it's running everything and /
causing all lawlessness.' but we will
find that it is not women, nor is it |
prohibition that's turning things |
around. II is merely the same post |
war cycle that has followed other |
wars. Law violation is stylish to-
day. 1t has been before. following |
the Civil war.
.The American spirit Of fair play,
however, is bound to bring us
through. We must remember that |
merely by passing law you can not I
change the habits Of people,"