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Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
P|CKHANDLERS WIN
 IN CONVENTION ON INITIAL TEST VOTE
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22-The men from the picks" won at least a tempo rary victory over the administration leaders of the United Mine Workers in convention today on the question of changing the method of negotiating wage contracts throughout the country with coal operators. The fight was over the adoption of a constitutional amendment providing that no officers, districts or group of districts shall have authority to make a basis agreement and formulate a policy to govern any other district without all districts oe ing given opportunity to be represented and be given a vote.
 The examination committee sought to defeat the amendment but so much opposition was aroused that a motion was made to refer the matter to spe- cial committee. This received She sup port of the constitution committee President Frank J. Hayes and other leaders, but was voted down 654 to 605.
 The motion recurred on the adop tion of the resolution but before the vote could be taken the convention was adjourned until tomorrow
 Under the present method of nego- tiating wage agreements throughout the country, the contract agent in the central competitive field. which em- braces Illinois, Iidiana Ohio and west ern Pennsylvania is made the basis on which wage compacts are negotiated in all other bitunlinous coal fields. Miners from the so-called outlying dis tricts contend that they should have a voice in the making of the basic scale Much was heard in the debate of demo l cratic representation but those opposed | to changing present methods pointed out there could be no more democracy in the negotiations than now obtains because the wage scale, upon which the negotiations are conducted is first framed into until approved by the min- CTS policy committee on which all dis tricts in the country have representa- 1 tion
 All the international officers and nearly all the influential leaders took a hand in the discussion and opposed any change in negotiating contracts.
 Delayed trains from the east pre- vented President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor from ad- dressing the delegates today. He ex- poets to speak tomorrow.
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CENSORSHIP TIGHT
 ON AUSTRIAN NEWS
 IN GERMAN PAPERS
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LONDON, Jan 22.-Darkness be- clouds the situation in Austria Hun gary today.
 An Amsterdam dispatch tonight says that owing to the vigorous censorship there was no news and that the Ger man papers. at Austria's request were printing no news from Vienna.
 On the Amsterdam bourse, there were rumors of renewed labor riots in Vienna, and Austrian shares fell heav- fly. There is no confirmation as yet that the Austrian cabinet has resigned.
 The pressure of the food problem now is adding it's force to the desire for peace which has been uppermost in Austria ever since the new emperor mounted the throne. The food diff culty always has been more acute in Austria than in Germany, and has been the cause of much friction between the Teutonic allies. Palliation of Austrian discomfort was found for time in the successful offensive against Italy, but that has failed to give the promised results, hope was again found on the Brest- Litovsk negotiations. The pres ent outbreak in Austria Hungary seems to be a reflection of intense dis appointment in the attitude of the Ger man delegates at -Litovsk, which threatens the peace negotiations.
 There still is slender hope for the Austrians in the possibility of a sep arate peace with the Ukraine, which commands the principal food reserves fin Russia; but here again the Austrians fear that the militarists among the German delegates are standing in tho way.
 The socialists declare that the work mems movement is spontaneous. Ther, also are clear signs that the movemen is not unwelcome to the Austrian gov. ernment, which desires to bring press ure to bear on Germany in favor O. l peace.
 The Vienna Fremdenblatt. the orgal
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
SAY BAD FAITH IN
 PACKING HOUSE R0W
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.@Charges of bad faith were made by both sides today at the hearings before the presi- dents mediation commission of com plaints by union packing house work CTS that their employers have failed to live up to the arbitration agree ment signed last month when a strike was impending.
 Frank r. Walsh, counsel for the en- ployes, presented a proposal that both sides submit all the questions involved in the original agreement to decision by an arbitrator named by the coun- cil of national defense. He enumer- ated among these the demands for basic eight hour day, an increase of s1 d day in wages, time and a half for overtime, double pay for Sunday work, same pay for women as men. preference in employment for union men and no discrimination between union and non-union men in the dis tribution of work.
 We are willing to abide by the ! original agreement" said James J. Condon, counsel for the packers, but not to accept the closed shop, which you now are demanding
 The request of the workers for gov ernment operation of the plants dur ing the war was lost sight of in dis cussion of the arbitration dispute which precipitated it. Mir Walsh de- 1 clared, however that the proposal had not been dropped.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
SIR EDWARD CARSON ID FIGHT FORN|NST
 HOME RULE, REPORT
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LONDON, Jan. 22.-Sir Edward Car sons resignation from the war cabinet continues to be the subject of interest and speculation Belfast messages say that he goes immediately to Ulster for a conference with the local leaders. The Ulster papers take it for granted that he resigned in order to renew the fight against home rule The Belfast News Letter, the leading Carson or gan, says:
 His resignation is Listers gain in the struggle that now is before us. We shall enter upon it under his leader ship with unabated courage
 Lieutenant Colonel James Craig, unionist member of parliament for East Down and also an Ulster leader, resigned his position today as lord treasurer of the household in conse- quence of Sir Edward Carson's action. In his letter to the premier he said:
 Although the place have the honor to occupy is subordinate one, my per sonal position is necessarily affected by the resignation of Sir Edward Car son. have been so intimately asso- ciated with him in Irish affairs that it is quite impossible for me to separ- ate myself from the action he has now taken
 This letter is generally interpreted as meaning that Colonel Craig aligns himself with Sir Edward in continued opposition to home rule settlement.
 The Irish convention held it's thirty fourth meeting today and further dis. cussed the report presented by the grand committee. It will meet again tomorrow. The continuance of the sessions of the convention is regarded by its wellwishers as of good portent
 Lord Northcliff says there is not a word of truth in the report that he is to succeed Sir Edward Carson in the war cabinet.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-An urgent recommendation that an embargo be declared for a few days on acceptance by the railroads of any freight except coal and food was submitted to Direc- tor General McAdoo tonight by the fuel administration.
 This action is imperative. Admins trator Garfield said, to assure ade- quate movement of fuel during the bal ance of the week, when the general transportation situation east of the Mississippi threatens to become worse daily owing to the prolonged strain on railroads of deep snows and intensely cold weather.
 In the memorandum sent to Direc- tor General McAdoo suggesting the embargo, Dr. Garfield referred to the one-day embargo on all freight except food and fuel, declared yesterday by the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts burg and suggested that similar action should be taken for several days par ticularly on the Pennsylvania, the Bal timore and Ohio and the Philadelphia and Reading, the worst congestec trunk lines leading to the seaboard War munitions and supplies, he said might be exempted.
 During the last two months of 1917 the administrator declared, increasing ly acute car shortage on the Pennsyl
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
FARM PRODUCTS OF
 PAST YEAR EXCEED
 ANY PAST MAXIMUM
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Farm pro ducts of the United States reached the unprecedented value of $19,443, S49, ,381 last year, an increase of more than s6,000, 900, 900 over 1916 and almost s9,- 000, 100000 more than in 1915.
 A preliminary estimate just an- nounced by the department of agricul- ture shows crops were valued at s13,- 610,462,7S2 and represented 70 per cent of value of all farm products. Animals and animal products were valued at s5,S33,3S6,599 in 1917, an increase of almost $1,500, 100000 over 1916.
 Value of all farm crops for 1917 by states, not including the value of ani- mals and animal products, shows Illi- nois first, Texas second and Iowa third In 1916 Texas led with Iowa second and Illinois third.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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While the bitter internal political situation in Austria Hungary seems to have abated somewhat the latest indi- cations are that discomfort is merely smoldering and that at no distant date it again may break out in veritable conflgration.
 Politicians, apparently with optimis- tic utterances, have quilted a situation fraught with grave possibilities, but known weariness of the populace and food shortage are likely soon again to bring the people into sharp discord with the authorities.
 The general strike, which took more than a million men and women from their work-a large proportion of them engaged in war industries-virtually ended Monday morning, but at least accounts the people still were clamor- ing for food and for a cessation of hos tilities.
 l Immediately when the cry of peace arose. there came from the govern ment the answer:
 We are ready for peace without an- neXations or indemnities.H | The Austrian press heralded broad cast the alleged peace desires of the government and king which had much to do with the subsistence of the popu- lar clamor.
 In Germany the censorship seeming ly is holding the newspapers in check The only inkling of the still tense sit. uation is contained in a Leipsic news paper, which announces the impending resignation of Vice Admiral von Muel- Ter, chief of Emperor Williams maya cabinet
 Meanwhile Admiral von Tirpitz con. tinues to tour the country delivering bombastic speeches and holding out tt the people the immediate chimera ol an ultimate success for German arms
 The status of the situation as re. gards Russia and the rest-Litovsl I peace conference remains unchanged Leon Trotzky, the Bolshiviki foreigr minister, who now is in Petrograd, il said to be preparing another note t. the entente powers on peace.
 On the fighting fronts comparativ calm prevails except for artillery duel and small patrol engagements. Genera SzetOEar Boroevic has been chosel by the Austrian high command to sue ceed the Archduke Eugene as general issimo on the entire Italian front. Bo roevic is to take precedence even owe Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzen dorff, who had been expected by tn Austrian war office to pierce the Italia front with his reinforced armies an gain the Venetian plain before tn heavy snowfalls set in. but whose plan failed owing to the stiffening of tn Italian line.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
LONDON MEAT[ESS
 TWO DAYS WEEKLY
 AS FOOD MEASURE
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 LONDON, Jan. 22.-Lord Rhondda, food controller has taken drastic measures to deal with the meat shortage. An official order was is sued today applying to all hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and public places, to begin forthwith It specifics two meatless days weekly Thursdays and Fridays in the London district, and Wednesdays and Fridays in other parts of the kingdom. Be- tween the hours of ) and 10:30 o'clock in the morning no meat, poul- try or game may be consumed on any day and no milk may be consumed as a beverage except by children un- der ten years of age.
 A guest must provide his own sugar for sweetening beverages ex- cept that residents of hotels, clubs and boarding houses may be supplied with not exceeding six ounces of sugar weekly for this purpose, if they do not possess ordinary sugar rations.
 The order gives a table indicating minutely, even to fractions, the exact amount of meat, sugar, bread, flour, butter or other fats allowed each guest for each meal for the guidance of hotel and restaurant proprietors in their weekly dietary. Of fats only 1A ounces may be allowed each guest daily, of which not exceeding one -hali may consist of butter and margarine
 The weekly allowance for each guest is; Meat, 30 ounces; bread, 4 pounds flour, If ounces; sugar foI cooking, ounces; butter or fats SA ounces.
 In weighing, 21s ounces of poultry or game are reckoned the same as one ounce of meat; four ounces ot bread are reckoned as three ounces of flour
 Public eating places. which do no' serve meats exceeding IA pence 1T price, exclusive of beverages, are ex- empted from observing meatless days
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
CRAVE. CRISIS IN AUSTR|A-HUNCARY
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GENEVA, Jan. 22.-Some news of reliable nature has begun to trickle across the Swiss frontier which seemingly proves that Austria and Hungary are in the throes of the greatest economic crises since the war began. It is estimated that more than a million workmen and women have struck. A majority of these were employed in the war industries, and only a small section of them have returned in answer to the bait of higher wages. The remainder, it is said. are assuming a more than threatening attitude and daily are demanding peace and cheaper food
 It is stated that Hungary absolutely refuses to give cereals either to Aus tria or Germany and that the Ru- manian stock of grains are exhausted. The military situation is involved, and even endangered by the strikes which continue.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23

vania and the Baltimore and Ohio neu- tralized every effort for increased pro- duction at the mines.
 During the five weeks ending Jan uary 5, it was explained, coal produc- tion lost because of car shortage amounted to nineteen per cent, thirty per cent, thirty-four per cent, "A per cent and nine per cent respectively.
 The fuel administration today re- ported better movement of empty cars to mines of Pennsylvania, West Vir- ginia and other fields, although the railroad administration reports were less hopeful.
 FLOOD OF TRAFFIC MAY l SWAMP RAILWAY LINES
 Tonight the five day period of indus trial suspension ended, and with the resumption of manufacturing tomor- row. railroad officials look for a new l flood of traffic which the railroads cannot handle until normal weather is restored
 Director General McAdoo was not l inclined to look with favor on the embargo proposal. He held that under government operation and consequent 1 pooling of facilities and short haul routing. the railroads would be able to clear all freight without priority and without embargoes. Coal and food al-
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Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
AMERICAN A|RME|V
 PERISH IN CRASH
 AT FRENCH FIELD
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-FIrs. Lieu tenants William II. Cheney and Oliver r. Sherwood and Private George A. Beach were killed Sunday in collision of airplanes over an American avia- tion school in France. the war depart ment was advised tonight by General Pershing
 Lieutenant Cheney's mother, Mrs. William H. Schofield, lives at Peters boro, N. H. Lieutenant Sherwood's emergency address is Mrs. Lydia C. Sherwood. 354 Carlton Ave. Brooklyn, x. Y, and that of Private Beach, Thomas Beach, Fort Collins, Colo.
 No details of the accident were given in General Pershing's message.
 Word of the death of George A. Beach in the United States aviation service in France was received yester- day by his father, Thomas Beach. a Larimer county ranchman, in cable gram. George Beach was 21 years old and e~-isted with several fellow stu dents at the Massachusetts institute of technology.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23

of the Austrian foreign office. declared recently that if Dr. von Kaehlmann, the German foreign secretary was dis missed. Austria would not permit the militarist Prince von Buelow to replace him Worthy of notice, although the mllitarists are in the ascendant in Ger many is the fact that almost daily meetings of the Fatherland party are being broken up by peace adherents According to the Weser Zeitung such a meeting at Stuttgart had to be closed by the police after the participates had made speeches covering a period ot only fifteen minutes. owing to the con tlnuous interruptions by jeering and whistling.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
CAN'T FIND ROBBERS Republican A, 2. Leased Wire1

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 22-No trace had been found by the police tonight of the $65,O00 in jewels and cash taken by three men who today held up the down. town jewelry store of Ralph Dewey. w. R. Grainger. manager of the store. who was beaten, gagged and bound by the bandits. was able to give only meager description of the men.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
THREE DIE RESULT
 GANCSTERS MEETING
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ST. LOUIS. Jan. 22.-Three men are dead as the result of what police as- serts was the attempt of gangsters to settle a grievance late today with Joe Mount for many years prominent in city politics.
 Two men entered Mounts saloon with drawn guns. Mount immediate ly fired, killing one man who was later identified as Tom Thorps, well known Co the police The other man, who has been identified as Joe Moran, was fa- tally injured and died tonight. A third member of the gang who had remained outside in an automobile, stepped to the door of the saloon and shot Mount, who died instantly. He has not been apprehended.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
LYMAN CASE FARLEY MAY
 BE FRUITFUL
University Regents and
 State Commission Are
 Closer Together After , Tucson Talk Yesterday
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TUCSON. Jan 22-After the board of regents of the University of Arizona had refused the nine demands made on them by the commission of state insti- tutions, which virtually called for ab- rogation of the Lyman contract, and the coast train was anpulled, leaving the vote of the regents a tie, McClos key, recently appointedl regent having been detained in Denver on account of annulling of the train, the commission reduced the demands to three, as fol- lows:
 Inspector of commission on mining and building to act as assistant pur- chasing agent; copy of plans to be fur nished both regents and the commis sion, but to remain the property of Ly man; Lyman to make out list of ma terials, inspector to examine these and the financial agent of the university to make the purchases"
 Lyman was called in and agreed to the provisions, subject to the approval of his attorneys. The regents took a recess until next Monday, pending set tlement on this basis, between the com mission and Lyman.
 The question of trust funds and the removal of members of the faculty was not brought up. Governor Hunt, the commission and Dean Scarlett left for Phoenix tonight.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
COPPER WILL BE LOW BUT
 WAGES STAY
September Price of 2313
 Cents to Prevail Till
 Next June Says Wilson While Miners Get Same
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. On recommendation of the war industries board, President Wilson today ex- tended until next June l, the price of 231a cents a pound for copper fixed Septem- Der q.
 The maximum price was ordered continued upon the following condition:
 That wages be not re- duced; the producers will sell to the allies and the pub lie copper at the price paid by the government, and that necessary measures be taken under the direction of the war industries board to pre- vent copper from falling into the hands of speculators who would increase the price to the public; and that the producers exert every effort to keep up the pro duction to the maximum of the past as long as the war lasts.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
BAR IRISH WORLD''
 FROM P0ST0FF|CE
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The post office department has sustained the decision of the postmaster at New York in excluding from the second class mailing privileges the issue of the Irish World of January 19, which contained editorial matter held to be in violation of the espionage act. In making this announcement tonight, Solicitor Lamar said the decision would not affect future issues of the paper unless objectionable matter is found in them.
 The department also has under con- s:deration recent issues of the Gaelic American and the New York Free Mans Journal. other Irish papers held up at the New York office for all legged violations of a similar nature.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Jan. PA small piece of meteor which flashed across the sky early tonight, startling home ward bound crowds. hit the earth just east of the city limits. It struck in a yard close to a house and imbedded it. self in the ground. There was a bril- liant light lasting about thirty seconds but no noise.
 The meteor appeared from the south and travelled northeast.
 Towns to the north reported it had passed over them.
 ExpIodes at Topeka
 TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 22.-While passing over Topeka early tonight, a large meteor exploded with loud report, scattering a shower of glow ing fragments. The meteor was tray cling in an easterly direction.
 Everyone Sees 1t
 KANSAS CITY. Jan. 22-Reports
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
KNITTING DAY MAY
 BE ESTABLISHED
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CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-"Knitting day" once a week may be established at the National league parks this season. if plans under way here today are carried 10 completion. The Chicago club for merly admitted women free one day a week, but a year ago the National league passed rule abolishing ladies day" Officials of the local team now propose to ask a renewal of the cus- tom at the next meeting of the league. but instead of calling it ladies' day. 1t will be known as knitting day"
 It is said that five of the eight clubs of the league favor a free day for women.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
MEN WELL TREATED
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DENYING. N. M., Jan. 22:-'I think we can say, without consultirp ore a-- other. that everything that men can do for the men here is being done" This from Dr. William Jepson, was the only comment made tonight by any member of the committee appointed by Cover nor w. l.. Harding of Iowa to investi- gate conditions at Camp Cody. The committee finished its work here today and will return to Iowa tomorrow,
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
STAY IN HIGH SCHOOL
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-An appeal to the high school students of the coun- try to remain at their studies during the war so as to fit themselves for places in which they can serve the na- tion, was issued today by Mary c. c. Bradford, president of the National Education Association.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
SUSPECT MYSTERIOUS ONE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-Details of futile hunt along the west coast of Mexico by federal agent for a mys- ferrous person known as Juan Ber- nardo Bowen in order that they might throw light on an alleged conspiracy to set up revolutionary government in India were given here today in the trial of thirtyone of the supposed conspi- rators in the United States district court. The. government contends that Bowen was dummy agent of the Car ranza government.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-23
INSTRUCT BOARDS
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CAMP FUNSTON, Kas., Jan. 22.- Medical officers from Camp Funston have been detailed to instruct local ex- emption boards of the seven states Nnobilized here in the proper selection of men for the national army. The of flcers already have started for cities in Missouri. Kansas. Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Arizona and New Mexico.