Arizona republican., 1922-03-20
CIOse-Ups Of
Real Life in
America


West Goes South With ski
Bad Brakes Kill Younastsr
More Signs Of Prosperity
Kills husband She Loved
Hoover Has Busy Schedule
Farm Labor Decreases
w It. (Windy) West believes in
the old maxim make hay while
the sun Shines
The sun began shining for Windy
four days ago, when he was released
on bond after arraignment before U.
$. Commissioner Henke on a charge
OF violation OF the liquor laws. 1t
ceased shining at 1:30 O'Clock Sunday
morning, when officers raided his
home at 1850 East Washington street.
But during the four bright days,
"Windy" operated his moving ma
chine" on high. There was never a
duh moment. officers opined after
they surveyed the remains OF a
rapidly increasing personal use
stock"
West saw the officers first and he
continued his break-neck pace in the
fading sunlight. From out OF the
debris, officers said, they salvaged
enough Of the contraband to be used
AS evidence against West in the case.
He destroyed several gallons OF the
liquor before they placed him under
arrest, they said.
West was booked at the police sta
tion for investigation pending decision
Of officials as to what charge is to
be lodged against him. The raid on
the West home was conducted by
Officers Dean. Edwards and Graham.
nENvER, March 10. - Raymond
Adams, four years old was killed
and three persons were injured In
four automobile accidents here today.
Two policemen. w. w. Patterson and
Leon Ballinger. also were injured
when the motorcycle and side car in
which they were riding overturned.
Mike Belmont of Denver, alleged to
have been driving the car that ran
down and fatally injured the Adams
boy, is being held by the police on a
charge OF reckless driving. He told
police that the Adams boy darted in
front of his machine and gave him
no chance to avoid striking him.
Patrolman Thomas Beary, who wit
messed the accident, reported how
ever that Belmont seemed unable to
stop his car.
After Belmont and Beary took the
boy to hospital. where he died in
a few minutes, the police tested Bel
nonts automobile and reported that
the brakes were virtually useless.
h. iI1iT
persons are not in serious condition.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Plans Of
the National Railway Service
corporation for financing repairs of
the 100000 freight cars Unfit for
service. to meet the return to normal
business, are ready to be submitted
to the carriers. it was announced to-
day.
Letters explaining the purpose of
the corporations application to the
Interstate commerce commission for
q loan of $100,000,000 from the re-
voiving fund, have been sent to pres
ide1ts of all class one railroads by
the Natioal Association Of Owners Of
Railroad Securities, President Davies
Warfield said.
1t was said that under the terms
OF the lease agreement, it is not be-
lieved carriers viii be required to adj
vance a cash margin as has been GUS
tomary.
This will relieve the treasures Of
the railroads. the statement said
"of the necessity of making extraor
dinary expenditure TO provide for the
under maintenance of equipment.
which, it is stated is the cause of
the present unprecedented number OF
unfit cars and properly a charge
against the United States railroad
administration, which it apparently
fails to recognize as a just debt that
should have been promptly paid"
A TLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 49,
County Physician Soucer am
nounced today that no inquest into
the death Of Lewis Wills, engineer
slain in his bed by his wife early yes
terday. will be made.
Assistant Prosecutor Voorhies de-
clared the charge of murder against
the wife would stand until the grand
jury acted in the matter.
Mrs. Wills. in jail again related
the story OF the shooting The couple
had been spending the evening at the
cafes and on returning home Mr..
Wills retired first. She said her mind
was a blank as to what followed until
she realized that she had shot her
husband.
Il loved him and cannot believe he
is dead" she said. ut is terrible. He
was Jealous of me while on the other
hand he was himself guilty of atten-
tions 10 other women. When we
quarreled about thees matters. he
struck me and his cruel treatment
was responsible for my nervous con-
dition in late months.
But i loved him and would forgive
everything if had him back"
She has pleaded for permission to
attend her husbands funeral.
T OS ANGELES, March 19.-Herbert
Hoover. secretary Of commerce,
who as chairman of the Colorado riv-
er commission had been holding
meetings and inspecting sites for pro-
posed dams for the last few days in
the southwest, is scheduled TO arrive
here tomorrow.
1t is expected he will hold his first
Los Angeles conference on the Colo
RADIO project tomorrow afternoon.
Other events on the program for his
stay here include addresses before the
Lincoln Club, the Chamber of Com
merce and a mass meeting Of WON
ems clubs
NEW YORK, March 19.-For the
- first time in the country's his
tory, more persons are employed in
factories than on farms according to
statistics made public today by the
National City Bank, showing fluctu
atoms since 1870.
Women gainfully occupied in
crea sed from 2,647,000 in 1880 to
S,5e4,000 in 1920 or about 221 per
cent, while the percentage Of males
grew only about 124 per cent--from
IA d75 OO0 IN 1870 IN 93 05q OOn in 1920