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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1921
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VOL. XXXII, NO. 15?
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M TO PEACE fflfflHENCE
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
RELIEF IS COMPLETED
CONFERENCE URGES CONSTRUCTION
OF PUBLIC BUILDING AND WORKS
TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT; SOLU
TION UP TO COMMUNITIES
Republican A. P. Leased Wire 1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. Formu
lation of an emergency program de
signed to effect the immediate relief
of the nation's idle, variously esti
mated at from 3.600,000 to 5,500,000
persons was completed today by the
national conference on . unemploy
ment with the adoption of specific
measures recommended by com
mittees. The conference then adjourned un--.til
October 10, when it will consider
a permanent unemployment policy
and suggestions for the return .of
business and commerce to normal.
Meanwhile its committees will work
out details of these subjects.
The conference found the task of
meeting the unemployment emerg
trf j was primarily a community one
J! the responsibility of leadership
0 its solution resting on the may
or.. Federal, state and municipal
id, however, was urged. Particular
reference was made by the confer
ence to the connection between
prices and the solution of the coun
try's economic questions.
"During the period of drastic eco
nomic readjustment through which
we are now passing, the emergency
program said, "the continued ef
forts of any one to profit beyond the
requirements "of safe business prac-
,tice or economic consistency should
be condemned. One of the important
obstacles to a resumption of normal
- business activity will be removed as
ftrio reach replacement values in
ms of efficient producing and dis-
buting cost pin? reasonable profit.
Normal Pries Return
"We, therefore, strongly urge an
manufacturers and wholesalers who
may not yet have adopted this policy
to do so. but it is essential to the
success of these measures when put
into effect that retail prices snau
promptly and fairly reflect the price
adjustment of the producer., rpnnu
facturer and the wholesaler. When ,
these principles have Been recog
nised and the recommendations com
plied with, we are confident that the
public will increase their purchases,
thereby increasing the operations of
the mills, factories and transporta
tion companies, and consequently re-,
ducing the number of unemployed."
Specific recommendations adopted
by the conference for emergency re
lief were:
Emergency committees represent
ing the various elements of the com
Tnnnititfa tn establish cublic employ
ment airencies and co-ordinate the
rii.tr-ihutinn of work.
Publication by thje committees of
the numbers . dependent upon them
inr .mnlnvmpnt and the prevention
r,f unco-ordinated solicitation of
funds.
Private houses, hotels, offices, etc.,
to contribute by doing their repairs,
cleaning and-alterations during the
winter instead of the spring when
ifinlnrmmt would be more plentitul,
Municipalities to expand their
chool, street, sewage, repair work
and public buildings to the fullest
volume compatible with existing cir
cumstances. As indicating the pres
Ant fnvrtrfl hln circumstances, the con
ference noted t-.at over $700,000,000
of municipal bonds. . the largest
amount in history, had been sold in
1921. Governors to unite all state
seencies in support of the mayors
and expedite construction of roads,
state buildings, etc.
IJrae Public Building
Federal authorities, , including the
federal reserve "banks, to expedite the
construction of public ounaings ana
works covered by existing appropria
- tlnns..
Congressional appropriations at the
Trpent sessions for roads to make
available employment.- To- speed, up
construction work It was recommend
ed that governors of states summon
committees to determine . the facts
and to organize community action in
Mttin adjustments in cost, includ
ing removal ot freight discriminations
a-campaign again curauiumnma,
ti-irtinn of efforts, and . unsound
..ootices where they exist, to the
. end that building may be fully re
Th greatest area for the greatest
relief in unemployment was found
by the conferences to be in the con
duction industry, with a shortage
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Grand Jury Prcbs
Of Ku Klux Klan
Is Declared Off
- Republican A. P. t-eased Wire
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 20. A
proposed grand jury investigation
into the activities of the Ku Klux
Klan -in Cleveland was called off by
County Prosecutor Edward C. Stan
ton late today after Charles W. Love,
grand goblin for Ohio, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
and West Virginia; Earl Hockaday,
king kleagle for Ohio, and Chester
W. Totten, chief organiser for this
district voluntarily appeared, for ex
amination, . ; .''
The officers were permitted to re
turn to their homes, promising to
return to Cleveland any time Stan
ton or other officials desired to re
new the investigation.
"Only one side of the agitation has
been presented to the county prose
cutor's office and no evidence has
been offered by any one- unsympa
thetic to the Ku Klux Klan which
would warrant taking the matter to
the grand jury," Stanton stated in
announcing that, for the present; the
investigation is at an end.
SONG ON HIS LIPS
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Sept. 30. Singing a
popular song, Carl Wanderer, con
victed of the murder of his wife, her
unborn babe, and a "ragged stranger"
whom he hired to stage a fake hold
up, was hanged at the county jail
at 7:19 o'clock this morning.
Wanderer marched to the gallows
with firm step and as he took his
place on the scaffold, repeated a short
prayer after a minister. Asked if he
had anything to say, he replied in
the affirmative, and as a shroud was
adjusted, in a clear voice started the
song "Old Pal. Why Don't You
Answer Me?" He was singing when
the trap dropped.
The chorus to the song Wanderer
chose is as follows:
The long night through, I wait for
you,
Old pal, why don't you answer me?
My arms embrace an empty space.
Toe arms that held you tenderly;
If you can hear my prayer away up
there, .
Old pal, why don't you answer me?"
The crime for which Wanderer was
hanged was the murder of Edward
J. Ryan, - the "ragged stranger," a
West Madison street vagrant, whom
he had hired for $5 to stage a fake
hold-up , and. then killed. Ryan's
body was long unidentified. Wan
derer was also convicted of the mur
der of his bride of less than a year
and he j unborn child,' but the jury in
mat case nxen nis pumsnmeni. at za
years imprisonment.
Mrs. Wandered and the "stranger'
were murdered in the hallway of the
Wanderer apartment house ii June,
1920. Mrs. Wanderer a mother, at
tracted by the shots, found her
daughter dying and Wanderer seated
astride the body of Ryan; methodi
cally beating his face with, a gun.
Wanderer said the stranger had at
tempted to hold up his wife and him
in the dark hallway, and that when
he drew his gun the stranger shot
Mrs. .Wanderer and that he in turn
killed the hold-up man. Police be
lieved his story and praised his aim.
Quietly, however, they began trac
ing the stranger's gun in an effort to
fix his identity. From the maker's
factory, the trail led to a Chicago
i hardware store, to a customer and
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EM GOES
TO DEATH WITH
State Wide Booze
Ring Under Probe
In San Francisco
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.
Robert H. McCormack, special assis
tant to the United States attorney
general, late today submitted to a
federal grand jury evidence purport
ing to show a state-wide liquor ring.
as developed by the inquiry into the
source of the liquor consumed by
guests at Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle's
Hotel St. Francis party last Septem
ber 5. at which, it is charged. Miss
Virginia Rappe received injuries
which resulted in her death.
The grand jury was in session but
ashort time. McCormack stated it
was his intention to supply what in
formation he had obtained to date
and submit further evidence as it was
gathered.
At the' request of McCormack,
Federal Prohibition Director E. For
e ft Mitchell today raided Gobey's
grill, a well known restaurant which
McCormack charged was the head
quarters from which the Arbuckle
liquor was purchased. The manager
and three employes of the establish
ment were arrested and a small
quantity of evidence was seized.
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Thirteen Jurors
Left In Special
Southard Venire
. Republican A. P. Leased Wire,
TWIN FALLS. Idaho, Sept, 30.
All but 13 out of the special venire
of 40 in court today to permit of the
filling of the jury box in the case of
the state against Lyda M. Southard,
accused poisoner of Edward F. Meyer,
former husband of the woman, were
either excused from service or dis
charged for cause upon challenge for
one side or the other. '
' The entire day's session was given
up to the questioning of veniremen.
The general form of questions re
mained unchanged, however, to point
specifically aimed at being for the
most part, prejudice for or against
the defendant, fixed opinions as to
the guilt or innocence and personal
or business relationship between
talesmen and 'the defendant.
Paul Vincent Sotuhard, husband of
the defendant, appeared in court to
day in the uniform of his rank as a
petty naval officer.
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Pershing Continues
Inspection Of, U. S.
Army Of Occupation
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
COBLENZ. Sept. 30 General Per
shing today continued his review and
inspection of the Rhine occupation
forces, but made no speech to the
troops. He decorated Private Alex
ander Trutko of Akron, Ohio, with
the distinguished service cross for
extraordinary heroism at Soissons in
July, 1918.
Distinguished service medals were
presented by General Pershing to
Generals Edmond Hennocque. Ca-
mille Michel and Henri Schmidt and
Colonels George Frid, Pierre Herring
and Charles Perrin, all of the French
Rhine army, and to Colonel August
Dubois of, the Belgian army.
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Lower Lake Region
Suffers Damage In
Heavy Wind Storm
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BUFFALO, No. Y, Sept. 30 A gale
reaching a velocity of 74 miles an
hour and lasting at its height for less
than 10 minutes did heavy damage
in the lower lake regions today. Ship
ping had been warned of the coming
storm and only one fatality was re
ported from Lake Erie, the captain
of a fishing boat losing his life when
his craft capsized off Dunkirk.
Buildings were levelled and un
roofed in Erie, Genessee, Niagara and
Orleans counties and much damage is
reported from the fruit belt along the
south shore of Lake Ontario.
S afford Officer Is
Wounded In Raid On
Graham County Still
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
S AFFORD. Ariz.. Sept. 30 Deputy
Sheriff S. I. Allred was seriously
wounded when be was shot during a
raid on a still 12 miles south of here
last night. Allred and other officers
Were approaching the still when sev
eral shots were fired, one striking
Allred in the leg, shattering the bone.
Four men were . arrested . by. the
raiding officers. Those arrested were
Ed Lee. Lloyd Evans, "Bunion"
Evans and Floyd Campbell.
West Hungary Now .
Independent State
Republican A. P. Leased Wire -
PARIS, Sept. 30. West Hungary
yesterday declared itself an inde
pendent state, according to Vienna
and Budapest dispatches published
this evening -by the Temps with res
ervations. Former Premier Friedrich
is said to have assumed power at the
head of a council of defense, which
proclaimed the independence of the
"stte of Occidental Hungary" and
appealed to officials to remain at
their posts and for the population to
support the new government "for God.
for king and for country."
Peasants Revolt In
Transylvania Cities
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BUDAPEST. Sept. 30 Peasant re
volts are reported from several sec
tion of Transylvania, mostly along
the Hungarian border, with the peas
ants demanding land grants ousting
authorities and plundering shops.
Garrisons have been reinforced, and
it is announced from Bucharest a
land reform measure is to he exe
cuted immediately so as to quiet the
peasants.
WANT CO-OP. RECEIVER
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 Action on the
question ot appointing a temporary
receiver for the Co-operative Society
of America was postponed today un
til Monday by Federal Judge Evan A.
Evans.
Advance In Cotton
Values Stimulates
Ameri(iiin Business
(Republican A. J. Leased Wire) "
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 American . business conditions improved
decidedly in September in the view of the federal reserve board, which
made public tonight a distinctly optimistic review of conditions for the
month. .Important changes for the better were seen in the credit situa
tion, "distinct encouragement" in many basic business lines and strong
liquidating increased ability of business to settle its accounts.
"The wholesome improvement,' which the board's correspondents
found in almost every section appeared to have been based largely on the
advance in cotton prices. As a result of the higher cotton values liqui
dation has taken place and retail trade has been buoyed up, the report
said.
Marked improvement in the credit situation was cited by the review
as the noteworthy feature of business during the month, the board de
clared that "taken in all, from a financial standpoint the month has
been in the main a period of distinct encouragement."
The board noted only a slight increase in employment in the 30
days, but added that while the end of the harvesting and crop movement
season might tend to increase the number of unemployed, this was likely
to be offset by a growth in demand for labor on the part of manufactur
ing industries. ...... .
"Railroads have begun to increase the number of their employes to
some extent, especially in the far West," the review continued, and the
fast that building contracts have reached a record figure for this year
promises partial employment in that service during the autumn."
There has been a steady and reasonable heavy movement of agricul
ture products to distributing and export centers, the board reported.
Prices of most of these have advanced to an extent although a drop in
livestock quotations was seen, attributed to local marketing conditions.
UTAH SENATOR PROPOSES
MANUFACTURE'S SALES
TAX OF THREE PER CEFJT
Empty Stomachs
In Europe Cause
Juvenile Crimes
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW - YORK, Sept. 30 Empty
stomachs are principally responsible
for-a juvenile .cfme-wave in some
parts of Europe, Jane Addams ot Chi
cago, declared today upon her return
from a trip abroad. When they get
food, she said, conditions will return
to normal. .
1 Miss Addams went to Europe fn
June to attend the woman's inter
national league for peace and free
dom which met in Vienna. She de
scribed conditions in the Balkan
states as "very sad and uncertain"
and said that Austria is absolutely
bankrupt.
'There has been an apparent slump
in moral conditions in many coun
tries of Europe." added Miss Addams.
"but this -is simply from the lack of
moral restrictions which could not
be exercised during the war while so
many men were at the fighting fronts.
Is is simply a case of sowing the
wind and reaping the whirlwind."
iSSIAfilNE
IS CHARGED TO
SOVIET
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
GENEVA, Sept. 30 Charges that
Bolshevism is responsible for the
Russian famine and counter charges
that political considerations are the
cause of the hesitation on the part
of the governments to provide for the
feeding of the starving Russians were
the outstanding features of a violent
debate in the league of nations as
sembly today. . .. .
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, high com
mlasiorpr of the international com
mittee for Russian relief, who made
the counter charges, was upheld in
his efforts, however, and a paragraph
was introduced into the committee re-
oort expressing confidence in him
and in the prospect of his success.
As adopted the committee report
leaves the governmental action with
reference to Russian relief to be de
cided by the Brussels conference
while appealing to private charity and.
welfare organizations generally for
aid in Russia.
Dr. Nansen keeping his word that
he. would carry the fight for an ap-.
peals by the assembly to the govern
ments from the committee to the
floor of the assembly repeated his
charges that the press was in league
with the congreation of falsehood to
prevent the success of his work.
M. Encpll of Finland' threw the first
bombshell into the debate by as
serting that " Bolshevik troops had
seized food sent by Finland to re
lieve famine sufferers in eastern
Karelia, on the Finnish border. He
said that refugees in that region had
asked Finland to intervene with the
powers 80,88 to be assured relief sent
them would reach its destination.
For a second time the assembly
was shocked when the Jugo-Slav del
egate. M. Spalaikovitch. introduced a
resolution amending the committees
report in which he declared the
Russian Soviets were responsible for
the present situation in Russia and
severely condemned their regime.
EXPLOSION KILLS PIONEER
ASHTON. S. D.. Sept. 30 Chris.
Keller, pioneer resident of Ashton.
was instantly Killed labr night wnen
a boiler exploded in the Windsor
house. The resulting fire threatened
the entire business section. Dnmag"
to the hotel was estimated at $6000.
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. Two
separate tax programs as substitutes
for most of the levy provisions in the
pending revenue revision bill were
presented today to the senate, one
from the Republican and one from
the Democratic side. Senator Smoot
of Utah proposed:
A manufacturers' sale tax of I per
cent on articles as finally finished
or produced for consumption or use.
'Rt-peal of ail 'of the special war
taxes of whatever nature, including
the excess profits and transportation
levies.
Retention of the existing 10 per
cent income tax on corporations.
Senator Smoot proposed no change
In the committee plan with regard
to individual Income taxes or the ex
isting tobacco, liquor and inheritance
taxes.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
proposed :
A graduated income tax on corpo
rations ranging from 12 to 15 per
cenMn lieu of the excess profits tax.
Restoration of the Income surtax
rates to a maximum of 52 per cent on
incomes in excess of 1300,000.
Repeal of the transportation taxes
o nfreieht. passenger and Pullman
accommodations.
Retention of the corporation capital
stock tax.
Repeal of the $2000 exemption al
lowed corporations.
That individual exemptions be con
fined to incomes below S20.000.
Slight reductions in the normal
rates on incomes below $20,000.
Senator Simmons told the senate
that if there could be an agreement
for an equitable readjustment of the
taxes so that the several groups of
taxpayers would be on a parity as
proposed in the Democratic program,
he personally would be willing to give
serious consideration to a manufac
turers'-sale or consumption tax. prop
erly safeguarded, as a substitute for
all of the miscellaneous taxes im
posed under the present law.
A manufacturers' sale tax of S per
cent was formally proposed by Sena
tor Smoot, Republics!) of It ah.
The senator explained that this
would be in substitution for "all of
the various war taxes, the excise tax
luxury taxes, stamp taxes, capital
stock tax, transportation, telegraph
and insurance taxes, the taxes on soft
drinks, ice cream, cosmetics, admis
sions and dues, and all the other '5
varieties' of obnoxious, discriminatory
forms of taxation," which would be
repealel on next Jan. 1 under a series
of amendments to the revenue re
vision gill offered by the senator.
. Repeal of the excess profits tax as
of last Jan. 1 instead of on next Jan.
1, as planned by both the house and
senate, finance committee, also was
proposed by Senator Smoot. Under
his amendments the corporation in
come tax would remain at 10 per
cent, but there would be no change
in the present tobacco, liquor and
inheritance taxes.
The sales tax amendment read:
'That in addition to all other taxes
there shall be levied, assessed, col
lected and paid up on -every comrao
dity manufactured, or prodaced. when
sold, leased or licensed for consump
tion or use without further process
of manufacture, a tax .equivalent to
three per cent of the price for which
such commodity is sold, leased or
licensed; such tax to be paid by the
manufacturer or producer."
"It should be noted." said Senator
Smoot. "that ss the tax is imposed
only when articles are sold 'for con
sumption or use without further
process of manufacture' that the tax
will be non-cumulative in effect and
will give the integrated business no
advantage over the disintegrated bus
iness. There will be but ona tax. If
a commodity is sold for consumption
or use In a further process of manu
facture no tax will be imposed. For
example, crude oil sold for fuel would
be taxable but if sold to a refinery
for the making ot gasoline or lik
commodities would not be taxable.
"In order to avoid administrative
difficulties, with small sales, the bill
provides for an exemption of all sales
of less than $6 000 during one year.
This will exclude about one per cent
of the manufactured goods in the
country,, according to the cenmis of
manufacturers. It will practically
exempt all of the agricultural prod-
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Limit Senators
To Hour Debate
On Peace Treaty
Republican A. P. Leaaed Wire
"WASHINGTON, Sept. 80 An
agreement was reached by the sen
ate late today to Impose a debate
time limit of one hour on each sen
ator in consideration of the peace
treaties with Germany, Austria and
Hungary beginning October 14 in or
der to expedite a vote on ratifica
tion. Under the agreement it is ex
pected that the vote will be reached
on October 14 or 15. The original
plan for an agreement to vote on
October 14 was abandoned after Sen
ator Lodge, the Republican leader,
and Senator Underwood, the Demo
cratic leader, had found that unani
mous consent would not be given for
a specific day on which to take final
action.
- Leaders tonight expressed the
opinion that the debate would not
be protracted after . the hour rule
goes into effect. The agreement also
provides that senators shall be lim
ited to 10 minutes for consideration
of leservations.
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GRAND JURY IS
READY TO TAKE
T
STATEflTTORNEY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire!
X.OS ANGELES, Sept. 30. The
county grand Jury is ready to take
action against Thomas Lee Wool wine,
district attorney of Los Angeles, fol
lowing a three months investigation
of his conduct of office, it was an
nounced here tonight by Charles L.
Elmendorf, foreman of the grand Jury.
t-lmendorf said he could not fore
cast the grand Jury's course but that
it might be "a trial of District At
torney Woolwme on charge of mis
use of funds."- -. .
Late today in the partial report of
Its activities it asked the state at
torney general to provide special
counsel, to aid it in inquiring into
conditions in Mr. Woolwine's office.
Tonight, by Elmendorf 's order, the
county counsel gave out a report
made to the grand Jury by a commit
tee of its members which had active
charge of the investigation.' Excerpts
from this report follow:
"Total expenditures for 18 months
from the secret service funds for
which no vouchers have been filed to
tal $54,839.52. - The amazing
number of persons charged with fel
onies who-are not punished shows
either a tremendous number of guilty
felons are turned loose or the whole-
le branding aa felons of innocent
persons. The district attor
ney s office Is being used as a col
lection agency. Your committee feels
that only the surface has been
scratched in the investigation of
this carnival of extrava
gance. waste, inefficiency ana cor
ruption."
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SCIENTISTS TO
OE UTILIZING
Republican A. P. Leaaed Wire
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. Ap
pointment of a special committee of
five scientists cf the department of
agriculture to consider the problem
of land utilization was announced to
dav by Secretary Wallace: consider
ation will be given to such factors as
oresent and prospective production,
domestic consumption and foreign
demand, and indicated Increase in
Donulation.
The committee probably will under
take as a collateral problem, a com
prehensive survey of available farm
lands In the United States, including
arid tracts in the west suitable for
irrigation, swamp lands which may
be reclaimed be drainage and cut
over timber lands, of which there are
very extensive tracts in practically
every section of the country. Cut
over lands will he considered both
as regards availability and reforesta
tion and cultivation. Included on the
committee are:
Dr. I C. Gray, agriculture econo
mist: C. V. Piper, agrostologist in
charge of forage crop investigations;
Dr. G. M. P.omniPl. chief of the ani
mal husbandry division; C. F . Mar
but, in charge of soil survey, and E.
E. Carter, assistant forester.
"Many persons assume that there
is an oinlimited reserve supply of
(arm lands," Secretary Wallace said.
-Such is not the case, however, as
by far the greater part of the billion
acres not yet in farms probably can
never be used for the growing of
crops, and that part or me reserve
land which may be regarded as po
tential farm land c-in only be so used
at heavy expense for clearing, drain
age, irrigation or fertilization."
Predicting a national population of
150.000.000 by 1950. the secretary
pointed out that the acrtfnge of im
proved farm land per capita has
steadily decreased since 1K90. To
maintain the present per capita acre
age in 135". he said. 243.000. 0i0 acres
must l p added to those now listed as
"iuiproed lands."
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STUDY PROBLEM
LAND
IRISH LEADERS
CLEARWAY FOR
CONFERENCE IN-L0ND0N0CT.il
LONDON CONFERENCE EXPECTED TO
BE UNPRECEDENTED IN HISTORY,
OF EUROPE; SETTLEMENT OF IRISH
QUESTION NEARS
(Republican A, P. Leased Wire)
LONDON, Sept, 30. In a brief, business-like
message, Jt-amonn de Valera this evening informed
Premier Lloyd George of
mier's invitation for a conference in London' October
11, oh the Irish question,
momentous attempt to settle the centuries old problem
between Ireland and Great Britain.
Reichstag Votes
Approval Of UJS. j
Treaty Of Peace
Republican A. P. Leased Wire j
BERLIN, Sept. 30 Approval of the i
peace treaty with the United States j
was voted by the Reichstag today.
Debate on the bill ratifying the
treaty waa dispensed with, by agree
ment of all parties except the Com
munists, and thus but a few minutes
were required for the proceedings
when the treaty was reached on the
day'a calendar. Ilerr Loebe, presi
dent of the reichstag, asked if 'there
were any objections to the bill, where
upon Walter Stoecker, Communist,
rushed to the speaker's stand and
for five minutes Indulged in a de
nunciation of the treaty describing
it as a "mockery of President Wil
son's fourteen points," and as having
been dictated by American capital,
"as none of the other parries desired
to speak, the bill immediately passed
all three readings by a rising vote,
which showed an overwhelming ma
jority. The nationalists cast their
votes for acceptance.
Ilerr Loebe thanked the house for
promptly disposing of the issue and
expressed gratification over the im
pending resumption of friendly rela
tions with the "last of German's nu
merous foes."
-By virtue of this resolution, nor
mal relations between the two coun
tries will be restored." he said. "I
gladly take occasion to express sat
isfaction that further pending mat
ters can now be settled by negotia
tion. I believe I voice the views of
a great majority of the bouse, per
haps of all. in expressing the expec
tation that friendly relations between
the United States and Germany,
which were interrupted by the war
will henceforth and for all time re
main undisturbed."
Loud cheering greeted Ilerr Loebe's
speech.
Stillman Divorce
Hearing Will Be
Resumed Oct. 25
Republican A. P. Leaaed Wire
NEW YORK, SepL SO Resumption
of hearings in the divorce suit
brought by Jamea A. Stillman. bank
er, against his wife has been defi
nitely fixed for Oct. 25. Referee
Daniel Gleeson, whose illness caused
a postponement, today notified John
F. Brennan of Yonkers, chief counsel
for Mrs. Stillman of the change In
dates.
II AST MORME mAJS
HEAVY RAINS IN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 Southern California got a thorough drenching
today from a atorm which aaaumed eloudburat proportion in th uaually
arid southeast corner of th atat. A section of railroad between Niland,
California and Yuma, Ariaona, waa flooded, making necessary reveral di
version of traina. At San Diego, th downpour brok all September record
for 50 yeara, th fall at 5 p. m, being 1.1 inch. At Needle th fall wa
1.7 inches and other point received from .38 inch at Lo Angel to 1-52
at Fontana. Shower art predicted for tomorrow. Th wather bureau aid
the storm waa moving northward. "
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RISKS LIFE TO SAVE HOTEL
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 30 With hie clothing in flame, Joseph Binder,
21 year old, of Gibbon, Minn, leaped to th ground from th window of hi
room on th third floor of hi boarding house thi afternoon in an attempt
to prevent aelting fir to th building. H it in a critical condition at a
local hospital. '
YUMA HAS RECORO RAINFALL
YUMA, Arix, Sept. 30 With a total precipitation of 3.52 inches within
24 hour today, Yuma had the second heaviest raintorm in th history of
th local office of th United States weather bureau, which ha record for
th past 43 year.. Th record show that allghtly mor than four imche
of rain fell in 24 hour in 1909. Th average annual rainfall for Yuma for
th past 43 years has been 3.1 inches.
TERRIFIC STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 A terrific electric and wind atorm which
swept eastern Pennsylvania late today, caused heavy property damage and
was responsible for the death of one man and th injury of everal other.
'NO WOMEN JURORS IN MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 30 Women are not eligible for jury ervic
in Missouri despite the adoption of th recent amendment to th tt
constitution giving them the right to hold public offices, Circuit Judge Ralph
S. Latshaw held in an opinion today.
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY
BARTLESVILLE, Okla, Sept. 30 Every prisoner in the county jail
here escaped tonight. Four of them were being held on murder charges.
Nine prisoner in ail got away. No trace has been found of them and it is
believed they atole an automobile and have loft Eartlesville.
his acceptance of the pre
thus clearing the way for a
Relief was expressed in official
circles here tonight that the difficul
ties which for some time seemingly
threatened to prevent another con
ference apparently had been cleared
away by the message of Mr. de Va
lera. The reply raised no question
as to the status of the Sinn Fein del
egates, and no further correspon
dence between the pemier and the
Irish leader is expected.
"Our respective positions have
been stated and understood and we
agree that conference, not corre
spondence, is the most practicable
and hopeful way to an understand
ing." aaid Mr. de Valera'a messagt
in announcing that the Irish delegates
would meet Mr. Lloyd George on the .
date the premier had set.
The formula of the association of
Ireland with other communities of
the British empire for which the
mind of Mr. Lloyd George waa re.
sponsible has finally brought to
gether two aides to the long drawn
controversy on terms which it is
considered here involve the surren
der of neither aJ-ie.
Ice conference is expected to be
unprecedented in the history of Great
Britain, if not ot Europe. One result
of it will be the cancellation of all
hopes of Mr. Lloyd George attending
the Washington disarmament con
ference because the country will look
to his diplomacy to aXeer the empire
through the waters of the compli
cated undertaking. The belief waa
expressed in high quarters tonight
that if Mr. Lloyd George is success
ful in the task ot bringing about
peace in Ireland, he will have achieved
greater honor than could be attained
at Washington.
Although no names have been for
mally announced, it is understood the
Sinn Fein delegates to the confer
ence will be Arthur Griffith, founder
of the Sinn Fein; Michael Collins, fi
nance minister; Robert C. Barton,
who has been a leading figure in the
negotiations; . Eamonn J. Duggan,
Sinn Fein member of parliament,
and George Havin Duffy, who has
acted as representative of the Sinn
Fein abroad. TheBe men were to :
have been the delegates to the con
ference at Inverness which waa called
off by Premier Lioyd George.
The program of the conference re
mains to be decided. Two courses
appear to be possible. The first is
that the conference of leaders mere
ly frame the general platform deter
mining Ireland' position and writ
down the main planks of the agree
ment, as was done in Lloyd George'
original offer to the Sinn Fein, dele
gating the work of arranging the new
plan of Irish government to other
negotiators. The alternative course
is for the conference to sit as long
as Is necessary to settle the detail
of Ixelapd'a relation with the re-