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AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
14 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1921
14 PAGES
VOL. XXXII, NO. 135
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NATIONS COMING
(TO BARGAIN AT
MS MEETING
Sub-Officials Sav Ameri
can Position Weakened)
by Lack of Anything to
J Trade Expect Confer
! cnce to Last All Winter.
By Herbert Corey
VTASHINGTON, Sept. 8.' This
rrna parley isn't to be any little two
or three months affair. It will cer
tainly run through the cold weather.
It may last as late as dandelion time.
The IHOO.OOO which has been set aside
'or the payment of expenses is just
a. fleabite. If our share is less than
million the capital s pessimists will
be disappointed.
The foregoing statements are not
predictions. They are a digest of sub
official opinion hereabouts. One might
so a hit farther and state that the
sub-officials quoted are crape-hang-"rs
to the last man. They habitually
fear the worst. They do not believe
that the home-grown diplomats will
Prove, themselves the equals of the
Imported variety. They think that
before the arms parley is, over we
will find ourselves in the hole. More
than that. They fear our over-the-cean
friends will knock us for a
string of holes. Here is their argu
ment: "Two things are necessary before
one can make a good trade. First,
one must be a good trader. Second,
one must have something to trade."
Our Trading Hands Are Empty
In that latter clause, they say, lies
the weakness of the American posi
tion. We have nothing to offer to
the other powers. That is, we have
nothing specific to offer. We are ask
ing the other powers to consent to
play fair and be nice hereafter. We
are paying 84 cents out of each tax-
raisea aouar now lor war. ir we
can cut down the cost of armament
that sum can be reduced, with a very
pleasing effect upon the taxpayer.
In order to do this we realize that
the situation in the Far East must
be cleared up. Specifically, that
means that Japan must keep her
hands off China. On his arrival in
the east. Dr. Schurman gave an in
terview in which he outlined the pol
icy the United!tates is to adhere to
In east affairs. It may be nutshelled
this way:
"China is to be given a square deal.
She is not to be parcelled out among
nations. Spheres of influence are to
be done away with. Trade in China
is to be free to all nations on the
same terms."
That Interview must have had the
same effect upon the Japanese sages
that a heavy teaspoonful of ipecac
has on a boy. For years they have
been active in doing precisely those
things in China which we now say
must not be done. Japan has been
repeating and repeating that at
the forthcoming arms parely "accom
plished facts" must not be raked
over. She has Shantung. She wishes
Shantung to be let alone. Shantung.
along with other eastern affairs, is
"an accomplished fact.' No state
ment has been heard from Washing
ton in reply. 1
Shantung Will Be Ventilated
Of course. Shantung and the other
"accomplished facts" in tjhe east will
fce considered. Japan presistently re
fuses to open her eyes to the Ameri
can reason for calling this parley.
That is to lessen the probability of
future wars by reaching and equit
able arrangement in the east. Our
Idea is that an equitable arrangement
is one that will be satisfactory to
China. Instead of merely furnishing
the subject for surgical operations
she Is to sit at the council table.
The -accomplished facts" of today
include many of the reasons why the
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COLORADO INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION TO OPEN
WAGE HEARING TODAY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WALSEXBUEG, Colo., Sept. 8
Both sides in the wage controversy
between the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company and Its employes today
were examining witnesses who will
offer testimony here tomorrow at the
bearing before the state industrial
commission. The hearing is expected
to continue two or three days. The
sole question involved, according to
interpretation by United Mine Work
ers officials of statements of commis
sion members, is wnether the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron company violated
the state industrial law in announc
ing wage cuts without giving 30 days'
notice to the workers.
Previous announcements by mem
bers of the industrial commission
were to the effect that if the com
mission determined that the company
had violated the law the matter
would be placed in the hands of the
district attorney of Huerfano county
fnr action.
E. H. Weitzel, general manager of
thp Colorado Fuel and iron company
announced after the industrial com
mission had taken jurisdiction in the
controversy that the company had put
wage reductions m eiiect oni in
mines where a majority of the em
nloves had signed petitions asking a
reduction. He said that the com
pany felt it was Justified in reducing
wages wnere
ns.ctori it
John P. McLennan, president of the
Mine Workers of district l
In a statement to the Associated
Press tonight, declared that the min-
... nrenared to present testi
mony at the hearing showing that the
., hnri Kitrned the petitions under
mii-enresentations and intimidation
Mi.r. from-the camps in this di
ix-ill testifv. he said, that
thu
men wrc told they would have more
icsular work with the lower wage,
ethers were told that unless they
signed the petition they would not be
permitted to become naturalized
Mexicans, at Letter comp were told
would ne aei" ..........
Cotton Drops $7.50
Per Bale Following
Break In Liverpool
TRepubllcan A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. The cotton
market was feverish agajt today.
breaking farther at the openiiig. then
spurting npward fully a cent a pound
followed bv another plunge which
carried some deliveries $1" to $18 a
bale below Wednesday's high. Final
prices were 112 to 168 points under
yesterday's close.
The opening at $7.50 a bale de
cline followed a break at Liverpool.
The rally which followed, because old
bulls who had sold out their lines
showed desire to renew them at lower
levels, carried October up to 19.10
and January to 19.38. -
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Reports Of Alaska
Gold' Strike Starts
Stampede Of Miners
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Sept, 8.
Reports here last night described the
richest gold strike since Cleary creek
days along Wilbur creek north of
here. A stampede of miners and
prospectors was under way imme
diately. Advices reaching the Fairbanks
News-Miner by telegraph, mail and
In person, indicated sensational dis
coveries. Experts left to investi
gate. The purported bonanza was
a few miles from Brooks. Details
were meagre. -
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New Mexico Murder
Suspect Confesses
, . Part In Conspiracy
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
EOSWELI N. M., Sept. 8. Fran
Cisco Biza and Carlos Renteria, ar
rested here yesterday for being im
plicated in the murder of Anton
Courey at Duran, N. M, a few days
ago, today confessed to the district
attorney hat they,- with three other
Spanish-Americans, were members of
a band that killed Courey and shot
his wife. They claimed that they did
not fire a shot, -although they w?re
armed. The names of other members
of the party were given and the
Chaves county officers expect to have
them in custody soon.
Transfer Vice Consul
Doherty From Sonora
To Post In Calexico
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NOG ALES, Ariz., Sept. 8. Charles
W. Doherty. American" vice consul in
Nogales, Sonora. for the past fiv
years, has been ordered transferred
to Calexico, where he will be Amer
ican vice consul, according to an n
nouneement made at the United
States consulate in Nogales, .Sonora,
today. , '
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Omaha Grand Jury ''
Will Investigate
U nlawful Rentals
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 8. A special
grand jury today began an- lnvestt-
gation of reports of violations of the
law in connection with the failure of
business enterprises with headquar
ters here.
The jury was also asked to Investi
gate a complaint that there is an
unlawful combination in Omaha to
exact unlawful rentals.
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German Mark Drops
To $1.01 In New York
Republican A. P. Leased Wire ,
NEW YORK. Sept. 8. German
marks, the normal value of which
was 23.80 cents before the war. to
day fell to 1.01 cents in the local
market. This is the lowest quota
tions for this remittance at this
center since the early part of 1920
The Berlin bourse, cable advices
stated, probably would be closed un
til next week to enable members to
catch up wii the high pressure of
activity caused by excessive specu
lation. v
also declared that in some instances
the company agents circulating the
petitions had been accompanied in a
house to house canvass by the camp
marshal. The marshal s presence
was an intimidating factor, McLen
nan contends. Under the Rockefeller
plan McLennan says wages cannot be
reduced without 30 days notice.
Grunting, he argues, that a majority
of the men in some camps signed the
petition of a reduction, waiving their
rights to a 30 days' notice, they can
not take this right from the men
who did not sign the petitions.
Romilly E. Foote, local attorney
will represent the miners at the
hearing, the appointment having been
announced today by McLennan. Fred
Farrar, attorney for the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, will probably
represent the company although no
announcement was made by the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron company officials.
In connection with his announce
ment Sunday that the miners could
not abide by a decision involving
reduction in wages, President Mc
Lennan made fhe following statement
tomgnt:
xne miners are worKing under ;n
terms of the award of the United
States bituminous coal commission
appointed by President Wilson.
This award covers the period until
April, 1922. The miners are willing
to abide by the decision of the federal
commission and we expect to do
everything within our power of ou:
organization to prevent any ooal oper
ator in Colorado from setting this
award aside.'
General Manager Weitzed of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company
stated that the company has alway
abided by the decision of the com
mission. However, he added, if th
decision is felt to be unjust it will be
iifnatter for our legal department to
coi?V5pr- lf t s unjust the Colorad
Fuel sl Iron company, will, of
course. r-2ke the necessary protests.
JlemhcrsS;,' the industrial commis
sion Chairma.T. C. Bell. H. E. Hilts
and W. I. Reiliy-yill arrive here to
morrow morning. '
Current Government
Expenses Show Net
Def icit $ 1 61,464, 774
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 A net
deficit of $161,464,774 in the current
expenses of the government for the
first months of the present fiscal
year was announced tonight by Sec
retary Mellon in a letter to banking
institutions offering for subscription
combined issues of treasury obliga
tions or aoout 600,000,000, dated
Sept. 15.
"With the payment of .income and
profits taxes in September, however,"
he said, "there should be, according
to the best information available, a
sman nei current surplus for the
quarter.
The treasury, he explained, has
maturities of principal and interest
amounting to $635,000,000 due Sept.
15 ana similarly x5z;.uoo,000 due Oct.
15. Against the payments, he said,
the treasury expects to receive dur
ing 'September about $525,000,000
from income and profits taxes, in ad
dition to ordinary revenue from other
sources. The treasury was offering
the new obligations, he continued, to
provide for its further requirements.
MELLON SUGGESTS
CHANGES IN HOUSE
TAX REVISION BILL
Medical Colleges
Suffer
From Prohibition
TORONTO, Sept. 8 Prohibition
was blamed for the scarcity- of
bodies furnished to medical col
leges for dissecting purposes by
Dr. J. B. McCurrich, professor of
anatomy at the University of To
ronto in an address before the Ca
nadian Embalmers association. .
Since prohibition became effect
ive, he declared, men belonging to
the class that formerly died desti
tute through indulgence in liquor
were now leaving money enough
to give them a burial and colleges
rarely obtained" bodies from that
source. He appealed to embalm
ers to assist as much as possible
in furnishing bodies to be used in
the scientific study.
ILLINOIS CHECK
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
ELIZABETHTOWN. 111.. Sent. 8
With roads into the hills to the north
made impassable by a heavy rain all
immediate danger of a march on
Elizabethtown and Rosiclare by min
ers from the Saline, Williamson and
franklin county coal fields had
passed tonight, in the opinion of
county officials.
Reports from Karbers Ridge. 12
miles north, where armed men es'.i
mated to number from 500 to SsOO
were reported yesterday, indicate the
majority are returning home. Sev
eral automobile loads started north
last night shortly after 15 of the men
had a brush with deputy sheriffs and
private detectives at the Hog Creek
rora. in which the officers took four
prisoners and captured three auto-
moDiies.
The heavy rain todav is reDOrted to
have flooded fords on the Harrisburg
road and made all attack from that
quarter improbable.
Sheriff D. N. Cox. v.o today tele
graphed a requisition for 2ri0 army
rifles and ammunition to Adjutant
General Frank Dickson, is maintain
ing guards, however, on the roads and
hills north of town. Four machine
guns mounted on motor trucks are
in the hills north of Rosiclare.
Five prisoners, captured yesterd-iv
by deputy sheriffs near Furnace hill,
six miles north of here, were ar
raigned today, four being charged
with rioting and the fifth with as
sault and robbery. They were bound
over to the grand, jury and remanded
to Jan.
Leslie Sherfield. another miner caD-
tured, told the court reports had
reached coal miners at Bush that
wives and children of strikers at
Rosiclare had been driven from their
homes and mistreated by company
guards.
The Bush union, he said, sent 10
men here to investigate. County of
ficials claimed the Rosiclare women
were ordered to leave their homes by
the wife of Ed Carbine, a union or
ganizer, who told them the town was
to be burned by the miners.
NO STATE GUNS FOR DEPUTIES
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Sept. 8. No
state sruns will be sent to Hardin
countv. at leant until a report is re
ceived from Adjutant General Frank
Dickson, it was announced tonigni.
T'nrtpr the bw it mas said here to
night, no more than 100 guns could be
sent without state troops.
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Fire Fighters Start
Fire To Make Work
In Montana Forests
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
MIssotTT.A Mont.. Sept. 8. That
from 50 to 100 incendiary fires have
been set in the Blackfeet national
forest of Northwestern Montana in
the past few weeks with the purpose
Of providing work for fire fighters,
was the opinion expressed here today
by District Forester Morrcll. who re
turned from a tour of inspection. He
declared 40 new fires had been re
ported in the Blackfeet forest in one
l day recently.
HEAVY INS IN
INEnS MARCH
ON COAL TOWNS
Including current disbursements, and
in furtherance of its announced plan
of dealing with the short dated debt.
The new issues consist of three
year 54 per cent treasury notejs, six
months five per cent treasury cer
tificates and one year five and three
quarters treasury certificates. This
issue of treasury notes is the second
offering of these obligations..
The interest rate on the nv notes
and the one year certificates is one
third per cent less than on the, initial
offering last June. The interest rate
on the six months certificates is one
half per cent less than on the pre
vious issue.
- The reductions in the Interest rates
treasury officials said, indicates an
easier money market.
Important progress had been made,
Mr. Mellon said, in thedistribution
of the Victory loan maturity, the
amount of these notes outstanding
being reduced from $4,022,116,555 on
May 31 to $3,806,172,250 on Aug. 31.
The amount of the Victory notes
originally issued was $4,495,374,300,
he added, so that this represents a
total reduction of about $689,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 Changes
in the house tax bill, recommended to
day to the senate finance committee
by Secretary Mellon included:
Repeal of the excess profits tax.
effective as of last January instead of
next Jan. 1.
Retention of all transportation
taxes for 1922, but at half the pres
ent rates instead of complete repeal
as of next Jan. 1.
Repeal of the capital stock tax ef
fectivenext year, a new proposal.
Reduction of the maximum income
surtax rate from 63 per cent to 25
per cent, effective next Jan. 1, in
stead of to 82 per cent as provided in
the house bill.
An increase of 5 per cent, instead
of 2 per cent In the normal cor
poration income tax, making the to
tal 15 per cent, retroactive to last
Jan. 1.
A manufacturers' tax on cosmetics
and proprietory medicines to replace
stamp taxes which were eliminated
by the house.
Retention next year of the taxes
on insurance premiums, but at one-
half present rates.
With these exceptions, the secre
tary was understood to have ap
proved the house measure with its
provisions for an Increase of $500 in
the exemption to heads of families
having net incomes of $5,000 a year
or less and $200 additional for de
penaents; ror decreased rates on
sporting goods, yachts and furs and
for manufacturers taxes on fountain
syrups and other ingredients of soft
drinks in lieu of the so-called nuis
ance taxes.
The secretary placed the probable
revenue needs of the government for
this fiscal year at $4,034,000,000 on the
basis of the reduction in expenditures
agreed on at the White House tax
conference last August and estimat
ed $800,000,000 of this total would be
raised from non-tax sources, leaving
$3,234,000,000 to come from internal
taxes.
This total is $134,000,000 less than
the estimated receipts under the
house bill for this year, the differ
ence being accounted for through re
peal of the excess profits tax as of
last Jan. 1. It was to make up the
loss from the profits tax that Mr.
Mellon proposed an additional 2H per
cent increase in the corporation in
come tax, retention of the transporta
tion and insurance premium taxes and
restoration of the taxes on cosmetics
and proprietary medicines.
The additional corporation income
tax is estimated by treasury officials
to yield approximately $260,000,000 a
year. The transportation tax would
return $1JO,000,000 next year at half
the present rates and the insurance
taxes and levies on cosmetics and
medicines $25,000,000. v
Explaining his proposal for a fur
ther reductirn oi 7 per cent in the
maximum income surtax rates. Mr.
Mellon was said to have declared that
the lower rate eventually would re
turn a greater yield to th govern
ment than the-32 per cent, because
additional money would be devoted
to active business Instead of being
invested in tax exemption securities.
It was stated that there was no
discussion of new sources of taxation
and that nothing recommended by Mr.
Mellon who estimated that the house
bill as amended In accord with his
recommendations would meet the
needs of the government, provided the
economies agreed on at the White
House conference were effected.
As the authorization in the house
bill for the treasury to issue $500,000
000 additional in short term notes, it
was said officially, that this had no
relation to any anticipated deficit
and was not wholly necessary as the
treasury had asked for it merely with
the idea of having a little more mar
gin in funding victory notes and cer
tificates of indebtedness in short term
securities.
" 'If I ever, have a monument for
discovering anything it will be for
finding out that the only advertising
of direct and instant benefit to both
merchant and customer, is the daily
newspaper of known circulation.
'All others are vanity and vex-
ation.
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- JOHN
MARTIN
PROBABLY TO BE
HANGED TODAY
Attorneys Make Hard Elev
enth-Hour Fight lo bave
His Life But All Effort
Apparently Had Failed
In all probability the sun will not
set tonight on a living Nichan Mar
tin, condemned to die today for the
murder of Arthur De Steunder.
At a late hour last night all ef
forts in his behalf apparently had
failed. They were directed to secur
ing a stay of execution in order that
there might be a review of the case
by the Supreme ourt of the United
States where an application for a
writ of certiorari had been filed.
Three movements were made sim
ultaneously. Stephen H. Abbey of
Florenee. who hs been Interested in
the case since Martin was taken to
the penitentiary at Florence, went to
Prscott day before yesterday to se
cure from Judge John J. Sweeney of
the Superior court a writ that would
serve as a stay. But last night Mr.
Abbey arrived in Phoenix and stated
that Judge Sweeney had declined to
take any action in the matter.
Attorney Benton Dick went to Tuc
son night before last to apply to Unit
ed States Judge W'illiam H. Sawtelle
for a writ of habeas corpus which it
was expected would be denied, but it
was hoped that the judge would is
sue a writ of probable cause wnicn
would serve as a stay.
But on the arrival of Mr. Dick at
Tucson he learned that Judge Saw
telle was on the top of Mount Lem
mon. Mr. Dick left Tucson early yes
terday for Mount Lemmon In the
hope of finding the. Judge. At a late
hour last night r.o word had been
received from Mr. Dick. . Late in the
afternoon it was learned that no pa
per had been filed in the court at
Tucson.
Still later, a telephone massage
from Warden Thomas H. Rynning of
the penitentiary at Florence brought
the information that no papers In the
Martin case had been served on him
and it appeared at that hour that
the execution would proceed.
"Although I have received no word
from Mr. Dick." said Stephen M. Ab
bey last night, upon hi arrival In
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ARE FAVORABLE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Sept 8 Recovery
of the corn crop during August from
the serious damage sustained from
July weather conditions, featured the
September grain report of the tie
partment of agriculture today. Fa
vored with eood growing tempera
tures and plenty of rain in practi
callv the entire corn bolt the pro
duction forecast made a jump of
154.000.000 bushels, bringing the In
dicated production to 3.186.000.000
bushels or only 48,000.000 bushels less
than last year's crop, the largest
grown. With continued favorable
conditions this year's production may
vet Decom a recora crop, iiiuibi
tions are that most of the crop
now out of danger from frost.
is
The wheat crop showed a decline
of three million bushels with 754.
000.000 bushels indicated as th
year's harvest. Oats will be a short
crop, the indicated production hav
ine declined 47.000,000 bushels dnr
ing Angust. with a crop of 1.090,000,
000 bushels forecast. That Is 436.
000. bushels smaller than last year'
crop and 343.00.000 bushels less tha
the five vear average.
Potatoes showed an Increase of
seven million bushels over a month
ago, with a total of 323.000.000
bushels, but the crop is almost 1U0.
000,000 bushels smaller than last year
and almost 60.000,000 bushels below
the five year average.
Tobacco production Indications
showed an increase of 69,000.000
pounds over a month ago, with a total
of 948.000.000 pounds.
Preliminary estimates of this year's
production of winter wheat and hay,
and forecasts for other crops.- based
on their conditions on September,
were announced by the department
of agriculture todav as follows:
Winter wheat, 544.000.000 bushels.
Spring wheat, 210,000,000; all wheat
754.000,000.
Corn. 3.1 86.000,000.
Oats. 1,109.000,00ft bushels,
Barlev. 167.000.000.
Rye, 64,300,000.
(Continued on rage Two)
WANAMAKER.
GIN CROP MAY
BECOME RECORD
IF CONDITIONS
Wheat Exports In
August Should Be
Help To Business
Republican A. P. Leased Wirt
WASHINGTON. SepL 8. Unnrece-
dented exports of wheat during Au
gust should react favorably on agri
cultural and business conditions. Sec
retary Hoover declared today. Ac
cording to his reports wheat export
the past month totalled 33.595.000
bushels, or about four times the vol
ume of any pre-war figures for Au
gust. Increase In the movement of wheat,
he said, should ease the credit situa
tion through a lessened demand on
the war finance corporation. Exports
of wheat to Europe have been grow
ing, he added, notwithstanding that
the European crop has been above
normal while the crop in this country
has fallen below the average. The
failure of the potato crop In Europe.
he explained, has forced use of wheat
products as a substitute. -
OFFER
TD
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BOSTON, Sept. 8 Jobless men
were placed on the auction block on
Boston common today. Stripped to
the waist after the custom of the
Id slave auctions, they declared their
willingness to work by standing be
fore a crowd of thousands offering
their services to tha highest bidder.
"Shorn lambs of unemployment."
their auctioneer. Urbain Ledoux,
called them. Ledoux. a philanthropic
worker who recently opened the
"church of the unemployed." led 50
men to the common to bring home
to the people, he said, their stories
of human misery. Just as William
Lloyd Garrison pleaded for the slaves j
there 70 years ago. It was to prove
his charges were good citizens out of
a, Job that he put some of them on the
block, he said.
Ledoux efforts were not rewarded.
Of the three who stood up for bids
none got a Job, although the crowd
pledged help to tide them over a week
or two while they sought employ
ment Their leader said, however,
he considered he had brought their
plight and the honesty of their pur
pose to public attention, and he an
nounced that the auction was to be
a daily event, to be continued at least
this month.
Ledoux and his men, box lunches
in hand, came to the common from
his headquarters where he has fed
hundreds. While they ate he called
for volunteers to stand at auction,
prepared to work for a week for the
highest bidder., Eight men stepped
out, two World war veterans, most of
them in clothing and shoes well worn.
Each was asked how long he had
been out of work and without food
and Nsholter.
One man had not worked for a
year. Another had eaten only twice
a week in six month of unemploy
ment ' James Ferris. I. an upstanding man
who said he had served four years
in the army, was called to the block.
He stripped to the waist and while
Ledoux waited, went through the
army calisthenics to show his muscle
development
"This is one of the men that you
used in the war. What will you do
with him now? How much will you
bid for this man's services for a week
in order that he may have food and
shelter'." the auctioneer asks.
Bids were made but when they
were called those who had made them
had slipped away. Ferris was then
declared to be without a bidder.
A dog was brought to the block. He
was knocked down for $1 with the
conditicn. accepted by the successful
bidder, that he be returned to the
"church of the unemployed" as its
mascot.
Joseph Mitchell, a negro, was then
called. His shoes were without soles
and his clothing was ragged. Reply
ing to Ledoux' questions be said that
he had been without food for days
at a time in the six months he had
been out of a Job.
There was no bid and the auction
eer called on the crowd to pledge him
food and shelter lor a week. Mrs.
Annie Jackson responded and went
the auctioneer one better by saying
she would be responsible for Mitch
ell's sustenance and shelter for a sec
ond week if necessary. John Farley,
wearing a 1. A. R. button, added a
dollar, another man promised a suit
of clothes and a second man passed
Ledoux $2 to buy some beans for the
boys.
Arizona Governor
Requests Troops
For Border Town
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NOGALES. Ariz., Sept S. Gov.
Thomas E. Campbell has requested
the secretary of war at Washington
to order a detachment of troops sent
to Ruby and Lochiel in Santa Cruz
county to protect Americans at those
points from raids by bandit bands
from Mexico, according to word re
ceived here today by County Attorney
A. II. de Riemer.
The governor's request for troops
was based on a petition signed by a
number of citizens of this county ask
ing that federal soldiers be sent to
those points and calling attention to
the murders committed by alleged
bandits at Ruby. Among the mur
dors mentioned in the petition wer
the deaths of Postmaster and Mrs.
Frank J. Pearson at Ruby recently.
About a week ago orders were re
ceived at Camp Stephen T. Little
here for troops to be sent to Ruby
the next morning, but before the sol
diers started the order was counter
manded. Then the county attorney
was informed that the proper pro
cedure was for the governor to take
the matter up with tfie secretary of
war. Mr. de Riemer took the subject
up with the governor and the gov
ernor asked Secretary Weeks or
troops.
TI
SERIES
DDR
SINN FEIN LEADERS
WILL MEET BRITISH
CABINET COUNCIL
PREMIER'S LETTER
PROVES DESIRE FOR SETTLEMENT
OF IRISH CONTROVERSY; ULSTER
ONLY DOUBTFUL PARTY
Ulster Premier Against
Meeting De Valera Until
Latter Recognizes Bel
fast Authority
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BELFAST, Sept 8. Ulster virtu
ally would be certain to be the sub
ject of discussion at the Inverness
conference, while the northern cabi
net apparently would not.be repre
sented. Listers position was laid
down In a letter written by Sir
James Craig, Ulster premier, to Mr.
Lloyd George August 14. In which
the premier declared a meeting be
tween himself and Mr. de Valera
was Impossible until Mr. de Valera
recognized that the northern parlia
ment would not submit to any other
authority than that of the king and
the parliament of the United King
dom. There did not seem to be the
slightest Intention here of receding
from that stand..
Criticism is included In the Belfast
comment of what is termed the Brit
ish cabinet's abandonment of the six
essentials in the British proposals.
It is declared in some quarters that
if Mr. de Valera. remains firm be
might bring about a conference abso
lutely without conditions. -
SINN FEIN WILL' ACCEPT
DUBLIN. Sept. 8. Arthur Griffith
and other Sinn Fein leaders awaited
this evening with some impatience
the arrival of Robert C. Barton, who
is carrying the British cabinet's reply
to Ireland, because although its terms
are known, Sinn Feiners are anxious
to learn further details.
Printed forecasts prepared th
public for a much stiffer note. Sinn
Fein leaders are still silent respect
ing their Intentions but In other
Irinh nolitical circles the ODinlon is
expressed that Mr. Lloyd George has
shown a disposition to meet all dir
ficulties.
Mr. Lloyd George's letter leaves for
a further conference all points oi
obiection raised bv Mr. de Valera
and goes back to tbe sole condition
under which the original negotiations
are understood to have taken place.
The next step will be consideration
of the letter by the Dail Eireann
cabinet A reply will then be drafted.
Although Republican leaders de
cline to discuss the matter, those In
touch with them regard It as certain
that they will accept the invitation
to meet at Inverness. In such event
plenipotentiaries would be selected.
Arthur Griffith, as foreign minister,
would be one, while Michael Collins,
commander of the Irish Republican
army and finance minister, is a pos
Prof. Jeren MacNeil Is considered
a likely selection, as he is a member
of parliament for. Derry. within the
area of the northern parliament He
is considered the best exponent oi
the attitude of the Lister national
ist minority.
o
Estate Of Denver
Insurance Man Is
Appraised $250,000
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
DENVER. Sept 8 The estate of
Thomas Daly, prominent Denver In
surance man who died August 27, is
annraised at JJ50.000 In papers ac
companying his will which was filed
for probate In the county court this
morning. The will leaves Mrs. Ella
H. Daly, the widow, half the estate,
with the provision that she shall In
vest the money . received from her
husband's life insurance policies in an
annuity yielding not less than $3,000
a vear.
Three children, Mrs. . Sherman
Fisher. Nellie J. Daly and Clarence J.
Daly, each received one-sixth of the
estate. It is also provided that the
daughters shall invest the proceeds of
life insurance policies ' made out to
them in annuities yielding not less
than $2,500 and preferrably $3,000 an
nua 11 v.
The estate of Alice Polk Hilt Col
orado poet laureate Is valued at
$16,500 according to an application for
letters of administration filed yester
day. Mrs. Hill left a will which was
not witnessed. Her estate was left
to her granddaughter. Alice Polk
Hill, living in Seattle, Wash.
(last MORi-mrE mtf&
SHORT SKIRTS O. K. IN WINDY CITY
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 Short skirts, bobbed hair, rolled down stockings
and knickerbockers were approved for high school students by Miss Jenny
H. Snow, supervisor of the household arts of the schools of Chicago.
LOW NECKS TABOO IN 2I0N CITY
ZION CITY, Ills., Sept 8 Mrs. Elizabeth Naden, recently arrested for
violating the Zion dress ordinance, was found guilty by a jury today and
fined $10 and costs. She was charged with wearing a waist, the neck of
which was six inches below the collar bone.
TWO CAROLINA NEGROES LYNCHED
AIKEN, S. C. Sept. 8 Two negroes, Mansfield Butler and Charlie
Thompson, were lynched near here tonight. They had been charged with
an attack on a white woman. Their bodies were riddled with bullets.
4,000 BUYERS BID FOR CAMP GRANT
ROCKFORD, Ills, Sept. 8 Nearly 4,000 buyers participated in the gov
ernment auction of one-fourth of the Camp Grant barracks and fitting!
today. The sale realized scarcely two cents on the. dollar, according to
officials. Barracks buildings, suitable to be razed for lumber went at ar
average price of $150.
POLICE MURDERER ELECTROCUTED
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 8 Sylvester Brown, 27, negro, was electrocutec
at the Ohio penitentiary early this morning for the murder of Policeman
Alexander R. Warren, at Youngitown, Ohio, MayS, last. Late yesterda
Warden P. E. Thomas refused to grsnt a request of Brown's wife that h
be permitted to witness the electrocution. She declared she wanted to be
with her husband in the last moment of his life.
TO DE VALERA
De Valera's Desire For
Untrammelled Confer
ence Offered In Latest
Communication
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LONDON. Sept. 8. Premier Llovd
George's Letter to Eamonn de Valera,
insn repuoucan leader, forwarded lo
Dublin after the meeting of the Brit-
isn caDinet at Inverness yesterday,
seems at least to insure that Sinn
rein plenipotentiaries will meet the
special committee of cabinet minis
ters at Inverness Sept 20 to clear up
any ambiguity the Sinn Fein leaders
may entertain about the six condi
tions the British government stipu
lated as reservations ilr granting Ire
land a dominion status.
The premier's letter Is character
ized by punctilious consideration for
the Sinn Fein. While It suggests a
date for the proposed conference, ft Is
n no sense an ultimatum and sets no
time limit to the negotiations. In fact
it tends to prove that he earnestly
desires a settlement
"We have Invited you to discuss
our proposals on their merits." he
says, and he adds that It will be open
to the Irish leaders to raise the sub
ject of guarantees on any point.
The belief la almost universal to
night that Mr. de Valera will accept
that what the premier oners
is what Mr. de Valera desires, name
ly, an untrammeled conference, with
the single condition that Ireland re
main in the British empire, rne
guarantees Mr. de Valera Is suppos.d
to have, in mind are memoersnip in
the league of nations and the do-
monlons' conference, and these. It is
believed, the government would te
willing to grant
Assuming that the conrerence win
meet as suggested there is still the
question of Ulster, which is not
touched In the premier's letter. Mr.
Lloyd George's original proposal was
for a tripartite conference, including
Ulster, but up to the present there
is no sign Ulster has yielded In its
determination to base itself on the
home rule act and the northern par
liament. A representative of the government
In an Interview at Inverness today
said that in the event of the con
ference failing, the government would
proceed with the borne rule set.
which, by inference, may be Inter
preted to mean that the government
regards the act In partial abeyance.
Even should the proposed confer
ence at Inverness surmount the init'al
difficulties, there would still remain
Ulster, on which Mr. de Valera holds
strong views. The question of the
desire of Fermanagh and Tyrone to
be separated from the northern par
liament also Is likely to be raised,
and this would bring a bitter conflict
with Ulster.
The Freeman's Journal In an edi
torial under the heading "coming to
business." says this morning:
"The British cabinet reply to Mr.
de Valera is encouraging in many
respects and falsities the more pessi
mistic of the forecasts."
The newspaper considers that the
door has been left wide open for fur
ther consideration of the eituation
and the form of the Invitation to the
Irish leaders "gets rid of all the em
barrassing conditions and limitations
which fetter discussion."
"We strongly advise," It continues,
"that the only method of settling the
matter would be at an ordinary round
table conference."
American Officers
Hunt For Mexican
Wanted In Sonora
Republican A. P. Leased WIreJ
NOGALES, Ariz., Sept 8. Ameri
can officers are hunting for Carlos
Bocanari, who is reported to have
fled into the United .States following
a quarrel in Nogales, Sonora, with
Bruno Nube. Nube was stabbed
eight times and now is in a hospital
where it is said be probably will die.
Bocaneri is alleged to have stabbed
Nube.
HORSESHOE CHAMP IN LEAD
HAMLINF, Minn, Sept 8. Frank
Jackson of Kellerton. Iowa, world's
champion horse shoe pitcher, with
92 points, was high man today at
the national horseshoe pitching tour
nament at the state fair. Jackson,
with 15 others, will compete in the
finals tomorrow. ...
accepted me "