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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1921.
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MICA
VALUAB
CABLE
Japanese Mandate Over Yap Recognized By
U. 5. With Guarantee for Protection of
American Interests
Agress To Report
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
Washington, Dec. 12. The
American and Japanese governments
have composed their differences over
the Pacific island of Yap and are
preparing to sign a treaty by which
Japan retains administrative control
tver the island and the United States
secures the cable and wireless priv
ileges for which she has contended
aince the Paris peace conference.
Japan's league of nations mandate
ever Yap and all other northern Pa
cific islands formerly under German
sovereignty is given recognition by
the United States on certain condi
tions. These include provisions" for
free admission of missionaries and
protection of American- interests in
'fee mandated territory and require
-y&at Japan shall report to the United
Ttates as well as to the league on de
tails of her administration."
The Yap cable and wireless right,
regarded as highly important because
t the Island's advantageous position
in the Pacific, are accorded to the
American and Japanese governments
and nationals alike on terms ot
equality. In the exercise of these
rights American nationals are to be
five from taxes, licensing, censorship
and every form of discriminatory su
pervision and in addition are to e
aided by the Japanese government in
securing needed property and- facili
ties. Cable Concessions Valuable -
" The immediate value of the M-
rj: iicuJC.iw .
In the concessions of cable communi
cations because U:ey insure complete
American control of the existing cable
between Yap and Guam.- Consider
able importance also is attached by
American officials to the radio priv
ileges, although it Is to be agreed in
the treatv that no American radio
station will be installed while the
present Japanese plant is operated
without discriminatory exactions.
Signature is expected within a few
dsvs. erasing one of the principal
causes for controversy between
Washington and Tokio and ending
several months' negotiations. The
agreement' was announced today to
the committee of the whole of the
irms conference. The American re
uuest for a communication base in
Yap first was laid before the powers
at -Paris and the Wilson' administra
tion protested when the league
awarded a mandate to Japan without
recognizing the American claims. The
league referred the question to Japan
and the United States tor seiuemeni.
After an inconclusive dispute as
tn oromises declared to have been
mode informally to the American
delegates at Paris, the negotiations
ini into a lone succession of pro
posals and counter proposals. At first
Japan sought to invoke a Japanese
inn, nrohibitinsr the landing of for
eign cables on Japanese soil, but the
objection was withdrawn when the
United States insisted that Yap only
xv-as under the trusteeship of Tokio.
Final instructions- to the Japanese
toiratps to accent the latest Amen
an- proposals are understood to have
teen received Irom tokio asi u'S""--Terms
of Treaty
The points of. the agreement fol-
jt is agreed that the United
Fa"tes shall- have free access to the
Island of Yap on the footing of entire
quality with Japan or any other na
tion in all that relates to the landing
ind' cperation ofv'the existing Yap
Guam cable or of any cable which
may hereafter be laid by the United
States or its nationals.
2 It is also agreed that the Unit
ed States nnd its nationals are to be
accorded , the same right and priv
ileges it respect to radio telegraph
ffV.rtliiped on Page Two
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RIGHTS
On Island; Japan
Administration Details
President May Visit
Arizona During Tour
Of West Next Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Gov
ernor Campbell of Arizona, accom
panied by Senator Ashurst from
the same state, invited President
Harding today to attend the 1922
convention of the United States
Good Roads association next
spring at Phoenix. Arizona.' The
president said his plans would not
enable him to attend but that he
might visit the state of Arizona
later on in the summer during his
expected tour of the west.
Republican A. . Leased Wire
WASHINGTC N, Dec. 12-New ma
chinery to expedite final action on
naval limitation agreements was set
up today by t-e arms conference. At
the suggestior ci ti,e American group
the former committee of experts was
scrapped" in favor of a "commit
tee of 15" Including both delegates
and civl' and n'val experts of the
five powers The naval subject, in
cluding the 675-3 ratio, was turned
over to the n w committee to be put
in sir pe "
it became known that the Japanese
delegation had received Instructions
from Tokio regarding the 5-&-3 ratio.
The nature of the communication was
not disclosed 'i.iere were many in-
dica-ions. ho ever. that it marks a
long strid-. toward final acceptance
of this vital p "nt.
The "committee of 15" was de
scribed by a British spokesman a
a means to "short circuit" delays.
The new committee can reach de
cisions as to the direct recommenda
tions to the conference.
There were indications, however
.that the new step was based on an
informal communication from the
Japanese, delegation that Japan had
stood ready t. accept the 5-5-3 ratio
subject to certain modifications in
detail. It appeared likely that it would
becoene the business of the "commit
tee of 15" to write into treaty form
for signature b the five powers the
definite agreement based on the 5-5-S
proposal bu carried out in detail.
France and Italy Drawn In
The new steps .throw into prom
inence for the first time-in the con
ference' the quest on of French and
Italian places i the naval ratio. That
must be worked out by the "commit
tee of 15."
A. point particularly stressed by all
British spokesman was the firm con
viction that sub.-virines could be
abolished as r.aval weapons. It was
asserted, hnweir, that British ac
ceptance of tm 5-5-3 ratio Was not
conditional upon such action. Great
Britain does hope, however, her
spokesman said for a chance to
state her cas to the world" as to
suhrnarifes before the conference.
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS
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best quality, nothing like it in city.
To appreciate our large line of toys
you must call and see them. Stan
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NEW COMMITTEE
TO SHAPE -NAVAL
LIMIT P1P0SAI
E 4 AGREE TO
GIVE UP CONTROL
OF CHINESE POST
OFFICES IN YEAR
Powers Retain Postal Agen-
cies In Leased Territory;
Will Aid Custom Author
ities Effect Change
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec, 12 The Pa
cific and Far Eastern committee to
day in a communique said:
The committee on Pacific and Far
Eastern questions today adopted the
resolution on Chinese postoffices as
follows:
Resolution ;
(a) Recognizing the justice of the
desire expressed b the Chinese gov
ernment to secu abolition of for
eign postal agencies in China, save
or except ir ieas .d territory or as
otherwise specifically provided by
treaty, M is resolved:
(1) The fo powerd having such
postal agencies agree to their aban
donment, subject to the following
conditions;., - " -
(a) That an efficient Chinese postal
service is maintained.
(b- That an assurance is given by
the Chinese government that they
contemplate no change in the pres
ent postal administration so far as
the status oi the foreign co-director
general is concerned.
(2) To enable China and the pow
ers concerned to make the necessary
dispositions this arrangement shall
not come into force and effective not
later than January 1, 1723.
(b) Pending complete withdrawal
for foregn postal agencies, the four
powers concerned severally under
take to afford full facilities to the
Chinese customs authorities to ex
amine in those agencies all postal
matter (except ordinary letters
whether registered or not, which upon
external examinat-on appear plainly
to contain onl. written matter), pass
ing through them, with a view to as
certaining whether they contain arti
cles dutiable or contraband or which
otherwise contravene the customs
regulations Oi laws of China.
Japanese View
Senator Lodge read this letter:
"Japanese Delegation,
"Washington, Dec. 1.
"Dear Sir: With regard to the pro
posed abolition . of foreign postal
agencies, I am happy to inform you
that my government have no objec
tion, to the initiation of the arrange
ment as from the date in the draft
resolution that is, not later than Jan
uary 1. 1923.
"On announcing this agreement of
my government, I am instructed to
state before the committee.their desire
concerning the maintenance of effi
cient Chinese postal service substan
tially to the following effect:
Taking into account the fact that
the proposed change in the postal re
gime in China can not fail practically
to affect the Japanese to a much
greater exten than any other na
tionals, the Japanese government
wish to plact o record their desire
that a puitable"humber of experienced
Japanese postal offices be engaged
by China in he interest of the effi
ciency of the Chinese postal admin
istration. The reasonableness of this
desire will readily be appreciated
when it is cr.nsiuered that the pow
ers concerned , have recognized the
need of effecve foreign assistance
in the Chinese postal administration
and that no less than 70 British sub
jects and 20 Frenchmen are In that
service, while only 2 Japanese ex
perta. are employed in it.
"lours reppect fully,
."(Signed) , M. KANIHARA
Chine- Statement
Mr. Sze mado this statement:
"Since the establishment of her
national postal service China has
handled with efficiency all foreign
mail. She appreciated that, with fh
withdrawal of foreign postoffices. the
imount of foreign mail to be han
lied by her postal system will be in
reased. This increase she under
akes to handle with the same effi
lency by making additions to the
ersonne and equipment as will be
required. .As soon as the Siberian
route is reopened for the transporta
tion of foreip mail matter between
Asia and Europe, steps will be taken
to make arrangements for the trans
portation ot sven mail as was for
merly transported by this route. As
regards actual railway transportation
of such mail C hi.ia will hold herself
responsible fo- un.nterrupted serv
ice upon those railways or sections
of railways within her jurisdiction
which are under her own control and
operation."
The committee also entered on the
discussion of matters relating to
radio stations in China which was
postponed for further consideration.
It then took up the sphere? of influ
ence in China, in connection with
which Dr. Wang made the following
statement and the discussion of the
matter was postponed to the next
session.
The phrase "sphere of interest" or
"sphere of Influence," as it is some
times called, is a more or less vague
germ which implies that the powers
making such claims in China are en
titled within their respective
'spheres' to enjoy reserved, prefer
ential, exclusive or special rights
and privileges of trade, investment
and for other purposes.
Germany Had First Claim
Germany was the first to claim a
sphere of influence or of interest in
its crystallized form over Shantung:
later the other powers made similar
claims over other portions of China.
These claims are either based on
agreements between the powers to
which China is not a party such as
tCoutlnued on Pass 2
Ashurst's Plea Gets
$1,000,000 Ho spital
Fund For Ex-Soldiers
(Republican Associated Pres Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON. Dec 1 Told by Senator a.shurst, Democrat of
Arizona, that hundreds -of former servict men were dying of tuberculosis
"on the deserts of Arizona" where they r,'ent ..taking a cure for disabili
ties resulting from gas attacks of the Germans, the senate tonight voted
an appropriation of a million dollars ton jditti.ial hospitalization. The
funds, which are carried in the first, deficiency bill passed by the senate,
would be expended by the veterans" bureau.
There are 952 former service men dying of tuberculosis on the streets
of Phoenix, Ariz., Senator Ashurst declared. He had "beseeched" the
senate appropriations committee, he added, to relieve their sufferings
but that the committee "while agreeing to an appropriation of 11,000.000
for American participation in an exposition in Brazil, had refused.
Former service men, he exclaimed, were flocking to Arizona under
the belef that the climate would aid them in recovery from tuberculosis
and the effects of gassing. Present hospital facilities are overtaxed, he
stated.
SENATOR BORAH OPENS
FIGHT ON ARTICLE TWO
OF FOUR POWER TREATY
Chemical Plant
Explosion Loss
Reaches $500,000
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
PASSAIC, N. J., Dec 12 The
Heyden Chemical works in Gar
field, acquired two years ago by
Allan A. Ryan, New York broker,
from the alien property custodian
for $1,500,000, today were dam
aged $500,000 by an explosion and
fire - which injured a score of
workers. The main building was
destroyed and five smaller struc
tures damaged. Workmen said
and electric light bulb suspender!
over a talk of aalylicie acid had
burst just before the blast. -
AMERICAN FLAG
ACROSS STREET
TO
Republican A- P. Leased Wire
PITTSBURG. Kansas, Dec. 12.
Stretching a huge American flag
across the street leading to the en
trance of the Jackson-Walker Mine
No. 17 here today, a crowd of wom
en, wives and relatives of striking
coal miners, s faced a demonstration
which prevented 128 miners employed
In the shaft from going to worK.
Similar demonstrations, it was said
tonight, are planned at the other
mines tomorrow. Authorities were
said to be considering steps for
heading off Dossible trouble.
More than 3.000 women participat
ed in today's demonstration which,
according to officials of the strikers,
was a surprise to them. The plans
are said to have been laid yesterday
at a "star chamber session in 1 ranK
lin. Men were barred from the
meetinar. "
The first inklinsr of what was in
prospect came shortly before daylight
when lights appeared m tne tram
Hn school. Franklin is a mile from
the Jackson-Walker mine. Then
came the women. Some arrived on
fnot. some came In small motor cars,
moving - from all directions. The
rowd sDneared to be without a lead
er. Many of the men came to work
in automobiles and when the first
Inad of workers arrived the women
stretched their huge flag across the
roadway "daring" the driver to pro
ceed. The car stopped.
The same procedure was gone
through as other cars arrived and the
tatr was used bv the women as
harrier to keeo back a number of
workers who came in later by inter
urban. Each group of workers was
Biii-rnunilpri bv women who warnea
them not. to go to work. Many of
the demonstrators appeared hostil
and threatened the men with physical
violence if they did not comply with
Instructions.
Sheriff Could, accompanied by a
deputy sheriff, went to the scene soon
after the demonstration began. Both
men were powerless to stop tne angry
women who promptly relieved the
sheriff of his nose glasses and a
pocket full of cigars. '
o
Dismiss Charge Of
Arson Made Against
Border Businessman
NOGALES. Ariz.. Dec. 1C. The
ehante of arson against E. A. Dab-
doub, owner of the Broadway store
here, which was destroyed by fire on
November 8, was dismissed this af
ternoon by Justice of the Peace M.
Marsteller. The justice's action fol
lowed a three-day preliminary exam
ination during which 30 witnesses
testified for the state and defense.
In dismissing the charge. Justice
Marsteller declared that the charge
was based solely on circumstantial
evidence and that the evidence was
not suffificntly conclusive to warrant
holding DabdoM to aasncr to the su
perior court
HEN STRETCH
BAR Ml RS
? IRepubllcan A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The sen
ate got its first taste today of the
romised fight on the new four-power
acific treaty. The pact was both
denounced and defended. Practically
all of the new treaty was read into
the record in advance of formal sub
mission.
The attack came from two irre-
concilables" in the Versailles cove
nant controversy. Senators Borah,
republican of Idaho, and Reed. Dem
ocrat of Missouri. Mr. Borah devoted
Ms attention to "article two" of the
new treaty, which he compared to
article ten of the Versailles covenant
He declared that the treaty compelled
the conference to make "real dis
armament' an actuality or make tne
treaty a "straight out military al
liance. -
He explained his attitude toward
the treaty would be governed to an
extent by progress of tbe conference
toward "real disarmament" and set
tlcment ol Chinese question Th
conference's work, he said, "would be
discouraging." if It adjourned with
out barring, by the treaty, uso of sub
marines, poisonous gases and other
barbarous weapons of wa-'fare. De
fense of the pact, conducted larguy
ty Senator Poindexter, Republican of
Washington, resulted in the opening
of the question of what obligations
were entaited or the Unit l htates Djr
the new agreement.
Senator Pojndexter said that article
two could not be construed as tne
equivalent of article ten.
Senator Reed said senator 'j;n
dexter's statement meant that the
new treaty was worth little as a bind-
ne agreement.
Mr. Borah said He regarded tne
moral obligations of article two as
compelling the use of force as strong
ly as did article ten of the league ana
this he was supportea oy senator
Robinson. Democrat of Arfcar.sa.3. Mr.
Borah said that, while sponsors of the
treaty declared there were no pto-
visions to use military force, "Irrking
in or about the treaty," the moral
obligation remained.
Senator King, Democrat or utan
inquired of Mr. Borah whether the
four-power agreement did not contain
more possibilities of war than did the
league of nations covenant.
Til discuss that and soma otn
provisions of the treaty later," Mr,
Borah replied.
The work of Secretary I-fughes in
presentation of the American naval
reduction program was commended
bv Mr. Borah, who described the
progress of naval reduction as worthy
of praise, but he aauea mat tne con
ference. so far as the puoiic na
been informed has not dealt with th
weapons with which the next war will
be fought."
Hoboken Taxi Driver
Held For New York's
$2,000,000 Rob bery
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
JERSEY CITY, X. J-. Dec. 12.
The first suspect arrested in connec
tion with New York's two million
dollar mail robbery October 2-4. to
day was held in $50,000 bail for
hearing next Monday. In default of
bail, he was sent to jail in Newark
The suspect was Frank Calabrise,
a Hoboken taxi driver, whose arrest
on suspicion more than a month ago
did not become known until local
authorities pressed federal agents for
prosecution.
Consequently Calabrise today was
hailed before United States Commis
sioner Queen.
Just To Remind You
A DAYS TILL
IXCURISTMAS
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GARDNER PLEADS
GUILTY 10
TIFT CHARGE;
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Fight For Freedom On In
sanity Claim Ends When
Bandit Admits Assault
On Mail Clerk .
Roy G. Gardner, mail bandit whose
spectacular career in California and
Arizona brought him notoriety an
through the West but never resulted
in his winning a dime for himself.
pleaded guilty in the United states
district court yesterday afternoon to
charge of having assaulted Herman
. Inderlied .a railway mail clerk, and
attempted to rob the latter' mail car
on the evening of November 15. Judge
William II. Sawtelle immediately sen
tenced him to serve 2a years in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Kans.. bringing the total number or
years assessed against the bandit to
of which 50 were given him in
California. .... -
Gardner's action, except to those
who were intimately concerned in it,
came as a complete 6urprise. A Jury
which bad deliberated upon another
charge against him that of having
robbed an Arizona Eastern mail car
at Maricopa on the morning of No
vember 3 had been discharged by
Judge Sawtelle 6unday afternoon
after havln.t failed to reach a verdict
in 13 hours, and It w as believed con
fidently that the bandit would con
tinue his fight in the federal court to
be adjudged insane.
After a conference yesterday after
noon, however, between Judge Saw
telle. Thomas A. Flynn. United States
district attorney, and Cart A. Davis.
Gardner's attorney, court wm sua
donlv convened and Gardner was
brousiht. in. His plea of not guilty to
the attempted assault and robbery at
Phoenix was withdrawn, and a plea ot
guilty entered. Judge Sawtelle then
asked Gardner if he desired to eay
anything why sentence should not he
passed against him. and he lntunaiea
that there was nothing. He was tben
sentenced to serve 15 years in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
a penalty which is fixed by the law
for assault with a deadly weapon
upon a mail clerk, and which is not ;
discretionary with the Judge- j
Nee'! Not Serve Full Tims I
In sentencing Gardner. Judge Saw-1
telle told him that his being sent to
Leavenworth, where he will also serve
the other sentences against him. did
not mean that he would have to
spend 75 years there, but that his
conduct would determine the length
of hla punishment.
If you change your mental attitude
concerning the laws of this country.
Judge Sawtelle said, "and you gain
different ideas of the rights of others.
especially with regard to property. I
feel confident that you will have the
chance some day to be a good citizen,
both for your own sake and for the
sake of your wife, who has stood by
vou in this case, thus demonstrating
her love for and lovalty to you."
Flynn then moved that the charge
against Gardner of having robbed
the Arizona Eastern mail car at Mari
copa be dismissed, which was done.
A request for the return of the ex
hibits which had been used in the
Maricopa case was also granted by
the judge, who withheld, however, a
number of Roentgen-ray plates f
Gardner's head which had been used
by the defense in th trial of Gardner
in this case last week. The plates, it
was said by the judge, may be sent to
Leavenworth to assist the medical
authorities there to determine Gard
ner's mental condition and to correct
it if it is diseased.
Promises Not To Attempt Escape
Before he was taken back to the
countv Jail. Gardner promised Mar
shal Dillon and other federal officers
that he would make no attempt to
escape or to make trouble before
reaching Leavenworth, and he also
gave the postoffice Inspectors a dia-
Kram showing where he had concealed
three registered mail pouencs on the
desert near Maricopa after robbing
the mail car there. E. D. Chance
postoffice Inspector: J. B. Kelly, spe
cial agent for the Southern Pacific
-empany. and Fred A. Weage. United
States deputy marshal. . will Uave
early this morning to try and find the
pouches, which contain some first
class mail. More than 600 letters have
been recovered by these off icers. who
built up the circumstantial evidonce
case against Gardner which identified
him accurately with the Maricopa
rehhery.
Gardner was arrcid here on tha
evening of November 13. when he at
tempted to hold up Herman Inder
lied, mail clerk, in a Santa Fe mail
car at the depot. Although Gardner
was armed. Inderlied grappled with
U!m. threw him to the floor, and held
him until assistance arrived, when
the bandit was taken to the city jail.
He gave his name as R. P. Nelson
but earlv the next morning he was
ldentiffed as the daring mail robber
whose crimes in California, followed
on two occasions by spectacular es
capes, had made his name a byword
throughout the United States. He
admitted his identity at once, and
was takf-n in the afternoon before
John B. Henke United States commis
sioner, who bound him over to the
United Stales grand Jury under a
bond of tliio.000. Before his arraign
ment on November 24. the rubbery of
a Southern Pacific car at Maricopa
was definitely traced to him. and at
his arraignment he pleaded not guilty
to both charges and asked that an
examination be made into his sanity.
His trial had been set for December
5. A jury was qtilckly obtained, and
tin n cne of the most interesting crim
inal actions ever tried in the federal
court here was begun. The trial
tCttitllnuea a i'age Two)
MAIL
Terrible Tommy
Eludes Pursuit
Of 5000 Officers
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. "Lucky
Tommy" O'Connor, sentenced to
be hanged Thursday, and -two
companions who broke jail with
him yesterday, tonight apparently
had eluded the pursuit of hundreds
of policemen and detectives.
With rewards totaling $3,000 of
fered for his capture, policemen
and - detectives, under' orders to
"shoot to kill" today were kept on
the run investigating dozens of
fruitless "tips." From other cities
and towns within a radius of 300
miles came reports that "Terrible
Tommy" had been seen.
While virtually the entire police
department of 5,000 men was
hunting Chicago and adjacent ter
ritory for O'Connor, whose death
sentence was given for the slaying
of a policeman, three investiga
tions were under way to fix re.
sponslblllty for the escape.
BELIEVES
O.S. ILL
republican A. P. Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Calif, Dec. 1!
Construction of a dam at Boulder
Canyon in the Lower Colorado river.
by the United States solely, and
maintaining control in perpetuity,
was recommended to Secretary of
Interior Albert B.Fall here today
by Arthur P. Davis, director of the
United States reclamation service.
This was announced by Director
Davis at the opening of a hearing
here called by President Harding to
hear protests, against a preliminary
report by the director that con
struction be started under funds
provided by states, counties, mun
icipalities and other interests Under
a commission of three who had no
interests In the states Involved.
The s cocneiia vaue.r. jajuomia.
people who had protested to Sec
retary Fall against the original
recommendations for .development
by the public interests of the west.
As a result of this and other pro
tests the hearing- was -set here.
Announcement that the govern
ment construction of the dam was
favored now by the director
changed the status of the bearing.
Director Davis announced that
as a primary condition to any con
struction work by any one he was
In favor of, the principle that "the
United States in providing storage
and further development should not
prejudice the carrying out or usee
ot water in the upper basin of the
Colorado." He assured representa
tives of the upper states that he
urgeed that no Irrigation Uses of
water by the upper states should be
thwarted by construction rwork In
the Lower Colorado.
I . believe that there Is a good
fighting chance to get congress to
give the necessary tunas tor con
struction of the dan? by the United
States," the director said.
Hearing from representatives oi
the Imperial Valley, other parts of
Southern California ana irom sev
eral southwestern states then pro
ceeded.
George Brewlngton, spokesman lor
New Mexico, saia that the sSate
would stand ry hei sister states. R-R.
Caldwell, Utah state engineer, said
Utah wanted development of the Col
orado with equitable rights of the
states safeguarded.
J. G. Scrugham, representing Ne
vada, said that Nevada was unitedly
in support of the federal government
on any agency the government pro
posed, but belieted that the govern
ment member to the interstate Colo
rado river commission should be ap
pointed immediately. Secretary Fall
replied that the president was ready
to appoint the delegate but had been
requested to delav action by the sev
en states interested.
Captain T. J. Worthington. repre
senting American Legion members,
urged that any lands reclaimed be
divided into 40 acre tracts and for
mer service men be given preferen
tial opportunity to f-le on those.
Frederico Ramos, representing tht
Mexican government, said:
"We have determined from Sec
retary Fall's statements that justice
will proceed in tha development of
the river.
R. E. Sloan, former governor of
Arizona, said Arizona was committed
to any policy that meets approval of
the secretary ol the interior, but it
stands ready t pledge .tselt that no
project should be built that would
prejudice the rights of the upper
states on the Colorado to their equit
able portion of the river system's
resources. He declared the proposed
dam site was within Arizona and
looked upon as natural resource of
Arizona, in the belief that Arizona
had preferential right to power de
veloped therefrot to meet the future
needs of the state. Arizona would
want this preferential right protected
by some contract, he said.
California was represented by W.
F. McClure. He told Secretary Fall
that an emergeicy exists and that
immediate action ;ras called for. He
said that the secretary had voiced his
policy plainl;- and all that California
wished to brirg iKTore toe govern
ment was the need of speed.
Secretary F.ll gave an exposition
here tonigh of an attitude ho said
was evident in Colorado of opposition
to government development of the
Colorado rive . He said the Colorado
fueling arose over events affecting
development o th Rio Grande, and
discussed the history of that stream
lengthily to show similarities be-
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IN FLOOD AREA
Rains and Melting Snow
Send Northwest Rivers
Out of Banks; Weather
Forecast Offers no Relief
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
SEATTLE, Wash- Dec. 12 The
worst flood in years held sway in
Washington tonight. Ten persons are
known to have been killed, a number
of others are injured and heavy prop.
erty damage has been dpne by rail
road accidents and landslides due to
the water.
Heavy rains, starting Saturday and
continuing to the present, have sent'
rivers out of their banks, washed out
bridges, torn through railroad em
bankments and interrupted rail and
wire communications in many com
munities.
Weather officials held out no hone
for relief tomorrow, the forecast be
ing for further heavy rains. The
precipitation at Tacoma from Satur
day morning to noon today measured
five inches.
- At Bellingham three Inches of rain
fell in 10 hours and the fall was con
tinuing. Warm- weather helped the
rains bring down snow water from
the hills. At Stampede, the highest
point of. the Northern Pacific line,
the thermometer registered 70 de
grees today and trainmen said most
of the snow had vanished from the
west side of tb Cascades.
Inundiation of a large area was
feared as a result of a jam of flot
sam behind wreckage of a Northern '
Pacific train in the Miller river and
workmen were busy trying to re
move the wreckage befere the river
was dammed up enough to crash
through the jam suddenly and send a
dangerous body of water tp overflow
nearby farm lands. Two lives were
lost when the train plunged through
the bridge, weakena-i bv the fiends.
In the Cray's Harbor regien. flood
t-conditions were said to be the worst '
In year. Near Aberdeen four persons
were killed and several iniured in
two logging railway accidents caused
by landslides. . .
Harding 'Will Spread
New Mexico Honey On
Morning Flap Jacks
Republican A. p. Leased Wire
President Harding soon will be eat
ing New Mexico honey on his flap-
lacks. J. C. Smith, a local beekeeper,
today delivered a rase containing 21
pounds of white clover honey to th
chamber of commerce and instructed
them to forward it to the president
It will go forward tomorrow.
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Southern Convention
Advocates Limitation
Of 1922 Cotton Crop
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 12. A res
olution advocating limitation of
acreage planted in cotton in 1922 was
adopted today by a committee of the
Cotton Exchange convention.
Another resolution urged a cam
paign to make every farmer self-
supporting, regardless of the trend
of cotton prices.
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Viviani Will Leave
Capital City Today
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec II. Prepara
tions for the departure from Wash
ington either tonight or tomorrow of
M. Viviani, head of the French dele
gation at the armament conference,
were being made today. He plans to
sail for home Wednesday on the
steamer Paris.
M. Sarraut. minister of colonies,
will succeed to the leadership of the
French delegation. He expects the
conference to conclude consideration
of major questions this month and
he then will make a trip to Califor
nia, returning to sail January 18.
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Wadsworth Presents
Civil 'Aviation Bill
WASHINGTON. Dec 12. Legisla
tion to carry out the recommenda
tions of President Harding for cre
ating a bureau of civil aviation was
introduced in the senate today ty
Senator Wadsworth,. Republican ol
New York. The 'proposed " bureau
would be established in the depart
ment of commerce and be supervised
by a commissioner. Functions to l-t
assigned to the bureau would include
provisions to lay out air routes and
landing fields, license pilots and fis
regulations governing the carrying ol
passengers and freight by the civil
craft.
Bandits Get $500 In .
Lemars, a., Hold Up
LEMAKS. Iowa. Dec. 12. Two
bandits entered the savings bank fit
Craig this afternoon, forced Fred
Kusch, cashier, into the vault anf
escaped with 1300 in ca5h all tl-
money in sight. They did not at
tempt to enter the safe. A customer
entered the bank shortly afterwards
and released the cashier.
CUT LITHOGRAPHERS' WAGES
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Executives
of leading lithographic establish
ments throughout the country an
nounced to-lay that, after a confer
ence, it had Ix-on t'.n idi-l to introduce
January 1 a wage cut of 12 !3 r- r
cent for all jourrtj men not undc
Contract.