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Telephone 3-1111 The Arizona Republican, Phoenix. Friday Morning, December 6, 1929 Page Seventeen "IState Engineer Lane 117 Spirit Of Christmas Awards Widow Names Condition an Mize Left WithWhom 31-Total Than $400 ore Home Brior To Death CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CONTEST The 'Spirit of Christmas" Electrical Decorations Committee: Please enter my name in the "Spirit of Christmas" electrical, decorations and lighting contest. NAME ADDRESS DATE ut coupon and mail to the "Spirit of Christmas" editor, The Arizona Republican, Phoenix. TUCSON. Dec 5.

(AP)" Mrs. oral L. Mlze, widow of Oral L. Mize, Tucson automobile sales- manager who was murdered almost a year ago, and whose slayer or stayers nave never been apprehended, testified today that Bob Wtlklns, who worked for the same company as Mlze, the man who came to the Mlze home the night of the murder, and. that her- husband left the house with Wllklns.

Om the night ef December 19, 1928, Mize left his home after receiving a telephone call, telling his wife he was going out to sell an automobiles He never returned; Two days later his shot-riddled body was discovered lying beside a desert road several miles from Tucson. Rewards totalling several thousand dollars were offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for his death. Today was the first time that it became publicly known that the widow knew who it was with whom her husband planned to deal in "selling a straight-eight for cash' as he told her he was going to do as he. left home. 1 Her testimony was given at a hearing before an examiner of the Arizona Industrial commission.

She recently- applied for compensation for the death of her husband, claiming that he was killed while in Leave this ad somewhere line of duty as a salesman for the Bowen-Slms automobile agency of Tucson. Wilkins, called to the stand a few moments after Mize- finished testifying, swore that be did not even know where Mlze lived until afte.r his death. His testimony was contradicted by Andrew Davis, colored Janitor at the automobile agency, who testified that on one occasion Wilkins followed him to the Mlze residence to return him to the when he. Davis, had delivered an automobile for the use of Mrs. Mlze.

Wilkins was placed under arrest for questioning shortly after Mlze's body was found. He later was released on bond, and the bond has never been exonerated, Pima county authorities said tonight. There was only one automobile In the Roosevelt inauguration parade in 1904. ARIZONA Storage DLstrikttj COMPANY 18 S. Central Ph.

231C7 lying around see it! ize of shoe in this space. wife IT ew I ahf on Reports On Of Arizona Vire day. Mr. Lane. 'Yes.

I'm sorry to admit that ft ic I'm prai IIJK mm, ma.a uie niv made by V. V. Lane, state neineer. at the capitol yesterOay, Mr Lane then explained that rhiie the dn from the human standpoint. 4 it is proving rainer disastrous 10 state roaa sjsicm.

-We need moisture to keep our travel highways in shape. Under ordinary circumstances they obtain noueh moisture, but the continued rfrv spell which we have expert i pnred lately has dried out the high ways to such an extent that it is kef-ping roaa crews Dusy maintaining them. We need rain to hold them together and better travel conditions." Mr. Lane nas just completed a survey of the entire state highway svstem and reported that while the oads are need or rain, every-'iiing is progressing: in improvements being carried on. He said that approximately $3,000,000 in im- provements are now under way.

"I was pieasea wun me conamon of the detours at these points," Mr. Lane said. "There has been considerable talk about detours not be-in? in shape, but in my survey I found that practically all of the detours are in better shape today "han were the highways of 10 years go. "This is particularly true of the detours in the improvement work being carried on between Mesa and Superior. While the detours there require a motorist to slow down, the roads can be traveled safely at a speed of approximately 30 miles hour.

The detour is in better Shape than the main highway of 10 years ago, but it must also be remembered that approximately 1,500 cars now pass over it aauy, wnere I5 cars used the highway 10 years "The present dry condition of the highways, of course, causes a dust hazard which is much greater than under ordinary circumstances." "The conditions stress the need of oiling of roads." Mr. Lane then reviewed briefly the work being carried on throughout the state. He said that practically every improvement now under way will be an important aid to both inter-state and intra-state travel, the improvements providing connecting links in main highways. The review follows: completed and it will soon be open to traffic. Seven Receive Compensation For Injuries Compensation awards totaling jbout l.aOO were granted by the Ixizona Industrial commission fol-lnwing hearings held yesterday.

Eight claims were heard by the commission, of which R. B. Sims is thairman. All were for temporary disability. Among the awards were: T.

Arellano, Phoenix. $246.60, -mporary disability due to broken kle received when a wall fell on him while at work August 16, 1929. W. J. Johnson.

Phoenix, $319.73. Temporary disability suffered from a hernia August 10, 1929. He was injured in attempting to separate two automobiles upon which the bumpers had been locked, while at work in a garage. John V. Burroughs, Phoenix, $33.47.

Temporary disability from arm injured while employed as -a truck driver. (-: rn nno rilftnn 1 83 S3 a oil age ied the had So your will aSffMffatingr more than uu valuation, are to be awarded winners in the residential section. Spirit of Christmas contest, this year, J. H. Quinn, chairman of the committee making the selection of awards, announced last night.

A list of donors for the various prize awards was completed yesterday, but one or cwo were still in doubt as to what prize would be given. The first prizes fn" the four residential districts will be valued at about $175; second prizes will total more than $100; third awards about $35 and the fourth prizes around $20. In addition there will a sweepstakes prize, valued at $50 or I c' The contest, sponsored by The Arizona Republican, will also include silver Jovinj? cups for winners In the other divisions. These will be selected and on display within the next few days. Announcement o'f rules to govern contestants this year also made within the next few days.

There were a number of official entries in the contest the first that the entry blank has been published. It is expected that this year's competition anions- )mm. owners will nearly double that of iasi year. 'At least every other hnm the city will have v.uiisLina8 decorations this year," of tho Hal Grlmshaw. chairman general committee, stated again last cvcuuig.

With business men hoping to have decorations within the downtown section completed inside of a week, home owners have been urged to complete their displays not later than December 12 Judging this year will be between I December 18 and 25 and only such displays as are shown wit period will be considered. Efforts have been made to have the decorative features installed at as earlv a date as possible. The downtown decoration tinr Installed this year by Robert Cave-naugh, acting on behalf of the committee from the Merchants and Manufacturers' association, Jhave made a real hit. Three blocks on Central nvenna between Washington Buren, the west side. pietea eany yesterday morning.

oiranas or alternating red green lights had been placed along mo wircB diucks several days ago, but it was not until arrival of tn cut Christmas trees Wednesday was possime to complete the uecorauve xeatures. Now the trees have heon i siauea, papier mache replicas of Santa Claus have been attached to eacn or me wmte way light standards and the standards themselves nave Deen draped In red and green UUULIUg. Westward Ho Holds Formal Winter Opening Formal opening of Hotel West-Ward Ho for the winter season was siagea last night w-ith a special dinner, oance attended by approximately "250 local citizens and guests. Because of the large number of reservations for parties, the affair was transrerred from the dining room of the hotel to the ballroom, which provided more spacious quarters. Festooning of red and green, embodying the Yuletlde motif, lent a seasonal isnft and pink and "White chrysanthemums set orr the table appointments.

Lyol Thayer's orchestra played the program of-dances for the opening, introducing several novelty numbers during the evening. Four Killed, 35 Hurt In Pos toff ice Blast (Continued from Page 1) scene and began digging for bodies. Ten passengers on the street car were among the iniurori treats The car was badly damaged. Thousands of by towns were attracted th scene. Police and physicians from neighboring towns also responded.

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Alabama Paper Observes 188th A anniversary The 188th birthday number of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham. was Published recentlv. a. rnnv of the paper being received by The KepuDiican yesterday. The uret issue or tne Birmingham Ga- ee was published in 1741.

xne paper depicts the rise and growth of Birmingham, future developments, and carries a complete account of the equipment used in production of the newspaper and the history of the paper. An interesting feature is a story is nvuucuon ana tion or a Great Morning News paper." Upper Basin States Suggest New Parley (Continued from Page 1) former assistant U. S. attorney gen wm oe appointed by President HOOVer trt tho. nayrr, chairmanship of this conference If uo WI" accept, we haven't received word as to whether he Will rrort Claim Audit Shows County Funds Short (Continued from Page 1) the reported shortjs-o Gilbert also that the auditors' report had dis.

Je5 a 6'000 shortage which later wecu replaced. ROAST FOWT seasoned with' LEA PERRINS' SAUCE At "The Arch Preserver Store" 27 5. Central Ave. Highways Progress is hel improvements between Gila Bend and Gillespie dam. Improvement of the road between Casa Grande and Gila Bend is about completed.

The road between Mesa and Apache Junction should be open to traffic by December 20. It is now being oiled. Two other contracts are under way to complete the road to Superior from Apache Junction to the Queen Creek section. Oiling contracts are being carried out between Miami and Supe rior una tiioDe ana Coolidge dam. An underground passage at Calba 13 "eiiig constructed eliminating grade crossinc-.

Surfacing of the hitrhwav be. tween Wickenburg and Hot Springs ouni iioii is progressing rapidly. Several miles of new highway is being constructed from Ashfork west. Ten miles of highway between lopocK and Kingman is being oiled. uii surface work also is being car ried on from Kingman east and on 24 miles of the highway between flagstaff and winslow.

New highway is being construct ed from Peach Springs to the In dian reservation Construction of two bridges and 10 miles of new highway is under way between Holbrook and Wins low. About 40 miles of reconstruction is being carried on in improving U. S. Highway No. 66 from Holbrook to the New Mexico state line.

The Arrowhead trail is being im proved in Mohave county, about 18 miles being under construction and an 87-foot viaduct being con structed. Sixteen miles of road is being improved out of Springerville, com- pleting improvement of the high- way to the New Mexico state line, A contract has been let for a McNary to Whiteriver highway, covering about 22 miles. The highway from Coolidge to Picacho has been completed. A new road has been constructed. The contract on the Tucson to Nogales road is progressing, improvements having been carried about 10 miles into Santa Cruz county.

Oil surfacing of the highway from Benson to St. David is under way. About 12 miles of road is being surfaced out of Douglas and two other contracts have been let to complete the highway to the New state line. Nelson's Body Found In Ohio (Continued from Page 1) Cleveland. Today 15 planes led by oi.

cnaries A. lindbergh. a for mer "buddy" of Nelson's had sys tematically continued the search over 1200 square miles just east of Cleveland, and there were 26 planes assembled this afternoon for the same work when the body was dis covered. Discovery of the body and wreck was made by Joseph Vincent of Cleveland, while he was hunting raoDits. xne pianes motor was bur four feet deep in the frozen ground.

The body of Nelson was partly covered by his parachute. tsotn tne Doay and plane were partly covered by snow and although only 25 feet from a heavily travelled Highway were hidden from view by the snow and the sides of ravine. Braved Blizzard The clock in the battered craft stopped at 1:55 a. show ing that who had i.trt death in crossing the mountains of western Pennsylvania during a blizzard, had been within 20 min utes and within 35 miles of his goal tne Cleveland airport Vincent was so frightened by his discovery that first reports of what he found were indefinite. On first seeing the wreckage, Vincent sum moned his hunting companion, Louis Belinger, also of Cleveland.

From the top of the ravine they could not tell what the wreckage was. but after scrambling down the I incline they were able to see it was the remains of an airplane. Thev then ran a half mile to a telephone and sent out their first meager re port. EXPERIENCED FLYER PLAI NFIELD, Dec. 5 (A P) Thomas P.

Nelson, airmail pilot or this city, whose body was found today in Ohio near his wrecked plane, is survived by his wife, Helen Vvotton Nelson, and one son, Thom as Nelson, Jr. Nelson was born in Wilton Junc tion, la in 1905 and entered the airmail service with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in St. Louis.

He had 2,900 flying hours to his credit and officials of the National Air Transport estimated he had flown 290,000 miles. Unity Leader Speaks Here Sunday Night "'God's Voice In Music" will be the subject to be given by Mrs. Norma Shank of New York at Unity Truth Center, 227 West Monroe street, at 8 clock Sunday, December S. Mrs. Shank is a Unity teacher as well as a musician, and comes to Phoenix directly from Unity head quarters at Kansas City.

She will give several lectures In Arizona and on the Pacific coast before returning to New York. Do You Know You ean Duy a new Hupmobile Six sedan delivered fully equipped for only J) luaU McAIeer Motor Co. 521 N. Central Ave. Fish! Phone 4109, 4141 nd $54.60 monthly for six months.

a Eight Still Couples Dancing In Marathon Three hundred sixty-four hours. and still the marathon dancers continued theifc grind at Riverside park with eight couples and one walking soloist on the floor at midnight. Signs of fatigue were clearly in evidence, however, and some of the dancers seemed to be dragging toward the end. Phil Carling, Denver, who had boasted three nights before that he could last until Christmas if necessary, was so sleepy that from 10 o'clock until the rest period at 10:45, his partner. Miss Vera Hale, Dallas, was almost carrying him around the floor while trainers and other dancers attempted to rouse him.

While Carting was sleeping, Mickey Sheehan, Dallas, and his partner, Miss Jessie Holman; Houston, Tex, gave one of the best exhibition dances of the two-week period. The crowd cheered at the enthusiasm the couple demonstrated. Jack Tipton, Phoenix, and his second partner, Miss Billie Martin, Dallas, who almost lost her place In the dance Wednesday due to fatigue, last night looked none the worse for more than two weeks of dancing. Colored Pilots Plan To Form Flying Club Lieut. William J.

Powell and J. Herman Banning, colored, pilots of the Bessie Coleman Aero club, gave an exhimtion flight at the Aero Corporation of Arizona airport yesterday for pupils of the colored high school. This demonstration was given after the two men had addressed i members of the student body concerning application necessary to do effective flying. Stunt flights and landings were part of the airplane performance. These flyers intend to organize an aero club in Phoenix, it was reported.

The first meeting will be held at the office of Dr. W. H. Foster, 238 East Washington street, -at 7:30 clock tomorrow night. 1 'V Phoenix School Attendance Has November Gain Phoenix school attendance for November was 6 per cent above the same period last year, John D.

Lo-per, city superintendent of schools. announced yesterday. Attendance for the month aver aged 9,000. he said. Tonight school officials and rep resentatives from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and other bodies will be entertained at a din ner at Kenilworth school.

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