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Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
SALT LAKE CITY
 BANKERS TELL
 0F M0NEYTRUS
Relate Incidents in Connec- tion With the Clearing House Association in Utah City and of the Methods it Employs
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The opera tlonS of the clearing house associae- tion of Salt Lake City and the con troversy with the National Copper Bank of that city were explained to the money trust Investigating commit tee of the house today. Five Salt Lake bankers testified w. w Arm strong, president of the National Cop per Bank, recOunted the circumstances which resulted in the separation of his bank from the clearing house,
 He said that when the National Copper declined to abide by the rule adopted by the clearing house. for bidding the banks to pay interest on open or checking accounts, eight other members of the clearing house dis solved the association and immediate ly formed a new one with constitu- tion including the rule to which the National Copper objected. The Nat iOnal declined to subscribe to the rule of to enter the new association.
 Armstrong said it cost his bank $25,000 a year to operate outside the clearing house. The associated Salt Lake clearing house rules regulates the rates and interest to be charged In practically every transaction be- tween a bank and it's clients and en- deavored to argue that the association in restraint of trade was usurpng the functions of the officers of the bank.
 w. S Mccormick and thre other members of the association said that Armstrong stated the facts very much as they occurred but disagreed with his view on the ethics of the situation and maintained that the association was acting within it's rights.
 Just before the committee adjourn ed. G. G. Henry of the firm of Solo mon and Co.,, of New York City. was questioned by Samuel Untermeyer counsel for the committee as to the details of the marketing of the stock of the California Petroleum company by syndicate formed by the con- tracts in connection with the market ing of the stock and the organization of the company.
 The examination will be continued tomorrow. After the hearing the com mittee with Untermeyer went into executive session. The committee contemplates the suspension of the l hearings within few weeks to all low the preparation of an intermed- fate and partial report to be submitted | to this congress before March i. It I has been suggested that the committee endeavor to secure form the incoming congress a resolution continuinW the 1 investigation and so that the hearing can be resumed after the new ad miniStratiOn comes in
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
HARMONY AMONG
 CALIFORNIA S0LONs
Republican Majority in Lower House
 Gets Down to Business
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

SACRAMENTO, Jan 6.-Harmony apparently will be the WatchWord of the republican majority of the lower house of the California legislature which convened at 12:50 o'clock to- day and immediately and unanimous ly elected c. c. Young of Berkeley, father of the district primary law, as speaker. He was a dark horse H. S Benedict of Los Angeles; w A. Sutherland, of Fresno and l.. D. Boh- nett of San Jose, the other candidates withdrew today in his favor.
 Everyone of the eighty members of the assembly was in his seat when the gavel of Chief Clerk Mallory fell One socialist c. w Kingsley the first legislature of his party in the his- tory of the state, twenty-five demo- crats and fifty-four republicans, pop ularly divided in two camps, nine 'old line and forty three progressive republicans, compose the membership The republicans voted as a unit on all questions of organization, how ever, and in addition, received upon every roll call the votes of John H Quill, Jr., democrat of Chico, and the socialist member, c. W. Kingsley, of Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
Labor Leaders
 Bonds SOOn to Be
 Bet6re The Court
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1sPArCHl

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The bonds of the 32 labor leaders convicted in the dyna- mite suits, in whose cases appeals were granted last week, will be sub mitted to the United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago within the next ten days, attorneys for the de- fendants said tonight. The bonds will not, as was at first announced. be submitted to Judge Anderson at In- dianapolis.
 District, Attorney Miller, who prose cuted the case, will be asked to aid in passing on the sureties. The sure ties will be rendered from various sec lions of the United States. It will be necessary that each defendant obtain a bondsman from his own state. Blanks for the signatures of the pris- Oners have been forwarded to the fed eral prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
MEN WANT
 TARIFF KEPT AS
 II NOW STANDS
Appear With Other Manu- lecturers Before House Committee in Hearing Preliminary to Sharp Re vision of Payne Law
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6-A score of
 manufacturers, importers and repre-
 sentatives of other interests affected
 by the customs changes aired their
 grievances before the house committee
 on ways and means today, the first
 of series of hearings preliminary to
 sharp revisions of the Payne -Aldrich
 tariff Jaw coming up at the extra ses-
 sion of congress. The discussion
 ranged from poker chips to sponges, and from caustic potash to laundry
 soap.
 The burden of the arguments was
 the maintenance of the present tariff
 instead of the changes proposed by
 the democrats along a line of terms
 of the chemical tariff revision bill put through both houses to a White House veto last year. The spectre of the gigantic glue trust, whose tentacles | reach out over Europe and into South America. was raised by Charles De- laney, president of the National As sociation of Glue and Gelatine Manu facturers Delaney pictured the European glue trust as controlling 75 per cent of the output of the glue on the continent of Europe and ex | tending it's operations to South America.
 The glue trust he said, was also en- gagged in the manufacture of gelatine The witness said the present tariff on
 glues and gelatines was not prohibit tive. He declared any material change of the present conditions would seriously weaken the industry. He
  agreeing there could be some adjust
 ment of rates if glue and gelatine were separated in the tariff classification The committee sharply questioned several witnesses regarding their prof it's. Delaney would not give round figures at first, but later he said he had another business that gave him considerable profit.
 What is your side line?" he was asked.
 Curling hair" he replied. You'll find the gentleman from Kentucky pretty good customer" in 1 terjected Representative Longworth of Ohio. while Senator elect James of Kentucky, a member of the commit 1 tee. who loves a joke as to his bald head, smiled indulgently and promised 
 | his patronage.
 The committee interrogated M. Dor 1 ian, treasurer of the American Graph ophone company of Bridgeport, Conn,
 so closely about his business that he | told the members he did not think it l their business to ak about private de- tail Dorian wanted shellac and copal kept on the free list.
 1 Tariffs on beached sponges and soaps were also discussed by the manufacturers with a view of pre- l cluding reductions.
 | Underwood drew from Dorian that l the Graphophone company pays per cent dividends, amounting to | $7OO, ,000 on a $10.000,000 capitalization; l that it carries a bonded indebtedness of more than $1.000.000, and that the 1 (Continued on Page Three)
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
Renounce Rights in Crete and Promise Modification of Thracean Frontier But Balk at Relinquishing Adrianople
WILL LEAVE TT
 ALL TO POWERS
Walk Out of the Conven- tion When Allies Declare They Will Not Consider the New Proposals From the Ottoman
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsPArcHl

LONDON. Jan. 6.-The first stage of the peace negotiations, which is regarded by diplomats as largely one of pretense on Turkeys part to avoid the appearance of yielding to the de- mands of the allies without pressure from the powers; is now over and it is expected the second stage will now soon begin, with the powers behind the scenes pulling the strings which will compel Turkey to concede the bulk of the allies demands Turkey renounced in favor of the allies her rights to the island of Crete at the conference today, and promised further rectification of the Thracean frontier. but insisted on the retention of Adrianapolis. The allies declared this was not satisfactory. and suspend ed the conference. The conference may be resumed either by notification from Turkey with fresh proposals to submit or by the allies on the ground that they have a communication to make to the Turks. It is expected that the work of the conference will be taken up again at the end of the week
 Rechad Pasha, before reading his his statement today, made a brief speech, saying that Turkey is pre- pared to give further proof Of her con- cilatory spirit, but regretted that the allies seemed determined to concede nothing on their part. He then read the following:
 If we refuse the cession of Adrian- ople it is because the cession is inn possible for the security of Constan- tinople and the Dardenelles.
 We are still ready today to discuss the frontier line between Turkey and Bulgaria, but the frontier must leave Adrianople in Ottoman territory. Wishing to give a new proof of the spirit of conciliation. we will consent to desist from our rights over Crete on the condition, naturally, that the allies will not claim the cession of the other islands in the Aegean sea.
 If notwithstanding these enromouS sacrifices the allies reject all idea of entering the road to these concessions and wish to break these negotiations, the whole responsibility for the con- sequences of this rupture will fall or them. In this eventuality we will de-
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Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
UNION PACIFIC
 GETS SET BACK
The United States Supreme Court Refuses to Accept Plan Allowing Stockhold- CTS to Buy Stock of An other Corporation
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH1

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--The plan proposed by the Union Pacific railroad attorneys for dissOlving the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific by allowing the Union Pacific stockhol- ders to have the exclusive privilege of buying the Southern Pacific stock now owned by the Union Pacific rail- road corporation. was curtly, but posi- lively, rejected today by the supreme court of the United States.
 Justice Day announced the conclu- sion of the court on the plan pro- posed by the railroad attorneys and opposed by the government, as deliv- cred in an opinion on December 2, holding that ownership of the stock by the Union Pacific was in violation Of the Sherman antitrust law. The government officials who heard Jus tice Day are convinced that a com plete end of the merger must be agreed upon and that any paper dissolution must be rejected by the court.
 The court took the position that corporation is only another name for stockholders. and to allow the Union Pacific stockholders to buy the stock now held by the Union Pacific railroad, corporation of which they were stockholders, would amount to nothing effectual. Thi saction is regarded as a highly important precedent in anti trust litigation. The case will now go back to the district court of Utah. in which the suit originated. and that court will enforce the decree of disso- iution directed by the supreme court.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
SOUTH SIDE HOMESTEAOERS
 GRANTED TIME
Power Assessment Pay ments Deferred on Ac- count of Additional Canal Assessments They Have Been Forced to Pay

By action of the governors of the steaders on the south side under the Western and Highline canals will be relieved of immediate payment of power assessments amounting to S4.80, tober l. 1913. This means that the land holders under the two south side canals will get water just as though they were members in good standing in the association. while only having to pay the membership fee of g cents an acre at the present time. The ac- tiOn was taken in response to d peti- tion, which pointed out that having already an assessment of $5 an acre for building the canals, the home steaderS would be greatly inconveni- enced by the additional $5.12 an acre if the total should be assessed before any return from the first crop comes in. Until water is applied. there can be no crop return, and until then no one on the south side under the new ditches can get money at the banks. The result, pleads the petition. would be a hardship on the new farmers. On the advice of the legal advisor. the board granted the petition and made the first assessment, that for mem berShip only. The result is that water may be obtained by all who pay the original assessment of 32 cents when they join the association and the back payments amounting to s4S0 will be left until October
 The regular monhly meeting of the board of governors of the Water Users association was far from being the routine affair it was predicted. The petition of the settlers under the two new south side canals was fol- lowed bv another, whose fate was somewhat different. Twenty members of the association signed the request. asking the board to employ q special attorney to represent the association before the congressional Investigating committee, which is rumored will be here about January 15. The petition mentioned the sum of $500 as wages for the attorney. MT. Christy who is legal advisor of the association ex-
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Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
ARIZONA ELKS'
 ARE COMING
Herd to Be Shipped in February and Loosed in Sitgreaves Forest; Gra- ham Mountain May Also Be Preserve

The herd of Arizona Elk are com ing. The railroads have already been notified to be on the lookout for the shipment, the trapper who is to catch the eighty in the national elk pre- serve in Montana has already gotten his orders and is out after the noble animals, the lodges of the state have either subscribed or promised to- and the spot in the Sitgreaves forest where the first bunch is to be located has been chosen.
 The legislature will be asked at the coming session to make an enactment protecting the elk of Arizona and making it unlawful to kill them. The shipment will be sent from Gardener. Montana, in the middle of February, and will be received at a point forty miles south of Winslow where they will be fed in a large enclosure un- til they become accustomed to the place. gradually they will be allowed to wander off in search of their own provender.
 Because of the difficulty in ship ping full grown elk. the shipment will include only yearlings. These aged animals ship better and become ac climated faster and easier than do any other age of elk. It is expected that a game warden will be appointed by that time and the county deputy wardens in Coconino and Navajo counties will be expected to look after the young elk.
 A further step in the direction of game preserve will be taken if the legislature can be brought to see the
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
Thousands of Growers Spend Days and Nights Fitting Their Ingenuity Against the Severest Cold in Thirty Years
SMUDGE POTS
 ARE IN USE
Already Untold Damage Has Been Done Fruit on Trees and Only Consola tion is Probable Advance in Prices
tAssoc1ArEo PRESS DIsPArcHl

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-Thous ands of men are out tonight pitting their ingenuity against the cold wave in an effort to save from further damage the Southern California ci trus crop valued at fifty million dol lars. What loss was entailed by last nights freeze was not to be estimat- ed But it was serious. so serious, in fact. that the growers, and citrus experts say, that save an appreciable effect this will have on the price of fruit the outlook is not encouraging. The weather bureau has predicted a calm and windless night with tenn peratures as low or lower than those which last night shattered the re- cords of thirty years.
 Throughout the citrus region thou sands of smudge pots smoaldered or blazed, emitting dense clouds of smoke by which it was hoped to raise the temperatures within the or chards. and groves sufficiently to prevent further freezing of the fruit on the trees. Smudging operations were in progress all last night and today, and will continue until the present almost unprecedented cold wave abates.
 When the cold wave passes it will be possible to estimate the damage not only to the citrus fruits pur also to the vegetable crops and the wal nut and deciduous trees, which also suffered severely
 The cold created much inconven- fence in this city. Interurban trolley service schedules were demOralized on account of freezing the airbrake valves Water pipe- burst and in various places it was reported that the ice was so thick over standing water that children attempted skat ing
 S3,ooo,oo0 Damage
 SAN RERNARDINO, Jan. 6.-B. B. Shepard. manager of the San Der nardino County Fruit Exchange. is sued a statement tonight that the cold of last night damaged the fruit crops of the county to the extent of S3,OOO. 900.
 Cold in New Mexico
 DENVER, Jan. 6-SOuthWeSt Texas and New Mexico tonight are in the grip of a fierce snowstorm. the mer- cury falling as low as 36 below in New Mexico.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
JACK JOHNSON
 GETS AN EXTENSION

CHICAGO. Jan 6.-Eight in- dictments charging Jack Johnson with alleged violation of the Mann white slave act were called before Judge Carpenter today The hear ing was indefinitely deferred, be- cause of a decision expected by the United States supreme court on the constitutionality of the act
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
POSTPONE ELECTION
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1spArcHl

CINCINNATI, Jan. 6-The illness today of Ban Johnson, a member of the National Baseball commission from the American league caused a post ponement of that bodies ninth an nual meeting until tomorrow at which time the election of a chairman and secretary will take place,
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
FOR MORE LIGHTHOUSES

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA bill ap- propriating s1.35O.OOO for the improve ment and extension of the lighthouse system throughout the country was reported to the house today by the interstate and foreign commerce com mission.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
VANDALS DESIGNATE
 CATHEDRAL ALTAR

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Vandals desecrated the altar and stole the communion service from the cha pei of the Episcopal Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul today. The sacred vessels were recovered later in a rooming house and two men were arrested.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
Police BelleUe Auto BamditS Are
 Undey Arrest
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

CHICAGO, Jan. GA woman room ing-house keeper today gave the po- lice information which led to arrest of four men accused of being the motor car bandits who have terrorized Chicagoans for weeks by bold day and night rObberies. The men under arrest are Herbert Cattlith. Charles McNeff, Albert Calrest and James Mitchell. Viola Allen, a girl compan- ion of Cattlith is also detained.
 Cattlith, believed to be the leader confessed to recent robberies, but denied being an auto bandit
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07
NO CREDENTIALS,
 NOT SWORN IN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-R M. Johnston. the newly appointed senator from Texas, was not, sworn in as the successor to Sen ator Bailey today, owing to the nOn- arrival of his credentials.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-07

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
SUGAR PLAINS

We've had good rain since our
last writing. We were sure glad to
get it.
Some of the neighbors have gone
to farming.
Lynn Cook lost a good colt Friday
night.
Geo Bowers attended meeting at
Lone Star Sunday.
One of Andrew Hooket's colts got
bitten by rattlesnake Sunday, but
it is getting along nicely now,
Retta Bowers, who taught school
near Plains last winter, came home
Saturday
Andrew Hockett and Ralph Ellis
finished we'll for Luther Card Fri
day, Luther Is building a fine new
house on his place.
Edgar Stanley Is erecting a new
house.
G. w. Dofford of Mulllnville, Kan,
'sas, came in Sunday week and is I'M
proving his farm. Andrew Hockett
and Ralph Ellis are putting down a
we'll for him,
Mrs. Frances Cook closed a very
successful term Of school last Mon
day. She taught the Sugar Plains
school,
Cora Hockett and Father Howard
DeCamp We're in Hugoton Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
THE BACK YARD

A Boston man once remarked that
you could always tell the difference
between New Yorker and one of his
townsmen by the way they BACKED
their boots The New Yorker
BACKED them all around, while the
Boston man never touched the heels,
seemingly thinking that no one ever
looked at him from behind.
Whether or not the foregoing crit
icism was just to Beantown, it fairly
hits the ideas of most people about
their back yards. When the rage for
elaborate and angular houses was at
its height a few years ago, someone
remarked that the popular house
fronts we're of the Queen Anne style,
while the rear, with its garbage pals
and ash heaps, was Mary Ann.
Most people who live in individual
houses keep their front yards in
pretty good condition nowadays, just
as most people wash their faces and
hair. But their feeling about the
back yard is like the Boston man and
his boots.
In a country village or settled
SUBURBAN district, the back yard is
almost as conspicuous as the front
No matter how many geraniums and
hydrangeas you put next the side
walk, if you have ash barrels, garb-
age pals, unsightly chicken ceops at
the rear, the whole place wears an
air of frayed decadence.
Years ago, when high, tight fences
were the rule man was King over
his own dominion. If he preferred
to be a sloven, no one was offended
except such of his neighbors as
looked out of the second story win
dows.
The modern American town is TAX
ing down its fences and turning it.
self into park. One tousled back
yard throws its blot of frowsiness
over a whole neighborhood, discour-
aging neatness and impalring real
estate values.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-02
NORTHEAST SEWARD

Mr.. Abbott's daughter, Leila, of
New Mexico, who has been here for
the past week visiting her parents
and sick sisters, returned Friday
Mrs. Ida Antrim's brother, VIM.
Cook, and family of Kipgman, are
out in this part of the country.
Goldie and Carl Shanlow have a
new Cornish organ.
Miss Rhiness visited No. the last
day of school, April Is,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Burr and Miss
Roberta were in ,Sublette Saturday
Ray Becktell was a business call
er at HARDWOOD Friday.
VIM, Burr is carrying the mail
while Mr.. Harvey is on the Cimar-
ron.
Several from this neighborhool at
tended the kirkpatrick sale near
Fargo Friday.
Paul Rhiness is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Smith, this week.
Mr.. Battey is having a serious
time with his we'll, pulling the casing.
VIM. Rossin is helping him.
Mr. Rhiness is still at A Watson's
repairing WE'LL
Charles Shanlow was over at the
Whiteford home Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. HarVe Hamilton and
James Ekis were over at Harwopd
Sunday afternoon,
pade Knot and family now live on
the Wyett place, about eight miles
southeast OF Harwood,