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Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
ROADS TO BOOST
 LAND DEVELOPMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-lnstead of the scores of railroad systems of the country striving separately for the az ricultural development of their respec- tive territories, all are to work to- gether in one co-ordinated plan now being perfected by the agricultural section of the United States railroad administration, T. l.. Edwards, man ager of the section and formerly traf- fife manager of the Atlanta, Birming- ham & Atlantic railways, said here today.
 For purposes Of closer co operation, according to MT. Edwards, the country has been divided into two zones, one including all the states north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers and west of Texas and Oklahoma. Each zone is di- vided into seven districts, with com mittee of railroad traffic and agricul- tural experts in charge.
 Each committee will cooperate with the other and with local university and civic agencies, dealing with agricultu- ral subjects, for the interchange of in- formation and data bearing on settle ment agricultural experiment stations stimulation of production and kindred subjects.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
RED CROSS STARTS
 AID FUR RUSSIANS
 HELD IN GERMANY

PARIS. Jan. 20.-The American Red Cross will begin immediately the work of providing relief for Russian prison CTS in Germany, who arc said to num- Der 100000. Large sums of money have been contributed for this purpose by Russian societies and individuals in France and Scandinavian countries.
 Captain W. E. Webster of the Ameri- can Red Cross is in London supervis- ing the loading of the steamer Nero with shoes, blankets and clothing The vessel will start for Copenhagen in a few days. Negotiations have been completed with Herbert C. Hoover. di- rector general of relief, who will sup ply food up to the limit of the money subscribed for the relief of Russian prisoners, through Rotterdam and Co., penhagen.
 This relief work, possibly, is the re- suit of a clause in the new armistic6 conditions and will be under the gen. eral supervision of Brigadier General Harris of the American army, who is in Berlin in connection with the repa- triation of American prisoners
 The Russian military prisoners in Germany total 100000, while the ci- williams number 300,0O0. Most of them are in large camps, there being 200, 600 at DdnZlS alone. There are 14,0O0 off cers. Sanitary conditions among the Russians are said to be very bad be- cause of the lack of soap disinfec- tants and medicines
 The Red Cross is sending hospital and disinfecting units and kitchens and canteens with the first relief ship.
 It is reported 100000 Russian pris- oners are in hospitals, and that 50,O0O more are invalids, chiefly with con- sumption, because of the lack of proper food. The Red Cross will supply fats and other foods to supplement the re- lief furnished the prisoners by Ger many.
 Most of the prisoners have not yet received any clothing except paper un- derwear and wooden shoes, and the Red Cross will try to supply at once warm clothing and nourishing foods Distribution of the food and clothing will be supervised carefully to insure that it reaches the prisoners.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
BAUCHN SECRETARY
 0F LAND CONGRESS
[Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 20.-The Land Settlement congress for soldiers, sailors and marines was permanently organized here today. at the concluding meeting of reclamation experts from seven western states, which has been in session since last Saturday. The principal object of the congress is to bring about reclamation of millions of acres of land in the United States, for the benefit of discharged soldiers. sailors and marines, particular stress being placed upon the plan for recla- mation of approximately 3,000,000 acres of land situated in the Colorado river drainage basin.
 Resolutions of concurrence in the plan advocated by Secretary Lane was adopted. A resolution requesting the president to appoint immediately Q committee, provided for in the New lands amendment to the rivers and harbors act of August IS, 1917, was re- jected, on the ground that it might tend to complicate the plans of Secre- taIy Lane.
 The conference adjourned today.
 The following permanent officers were chosen:
 President, former Governor William Spry of Utah: secretary. Judge Otis J. Baughn of Arizona; executive com mittee, F. l.. Sellow, Arizona; A. E. Chandler, California: l.. G. Carpenter, Colorado; Seymour Case, Nevada; w. $. Hopewell. New Mexico; ]. B. True, Wyoming; w. R. Wallace, Utah.
 A vice president and treasurer will be selected later. The resolution in part, reads:
 Be it resolved, that this conference heartily approves of the general prin- ciples suggested by the secretary of the interior, and urges upon the legisa- lures of the various states and upon the congress of the United States, i'm mediate action looking to the crystal ization in the form of laws, of such provisions as will make possible at the earliest moment the furnishing of em- ployment to the soldiers and sailors of the country, on projects looking to the reclamation of all such lands as may be made productive by the construc- ton of irrigation works, the drainage of swamp lands and the clearing of cut over timber lands. with a view of plac- ing upon such lands such soldiers, sail ors and citizens as may desire to avail themselves of the opportunity so of fered."
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
GERMANY IS NOT TO BE |N LEAGUE
Rosa Married
 To Be Citizen
 Then Left Him

BERNIE, Jan. 20.-Rosa Luxem- burg, the dead spartacan leader of Berlin, managed to gain German citizenship, is related by the Taee- blatt of Berne. Rosa, who had been expelled from Russia for &C., tivities among the Jews, was Iiv- ing in Zurich, when she decided to go to Germany to propagate so- ciaIistic ideas. She was warned that she would be expelled, so sks sought lawyer in Zurich and de- manded to know whether it was possible to contract mock mar riage with German citizen, so as to become immune from expulsion. The lawyer said there would be some difficulties as to obtaining man to go through such a cere- mony.
 Rosa soon produced a German known as pr. Lubeck, and he mar ried her on payment of ten francs. Rosa immediately left her husband and went to Germany. lubeck later was expelled from Switzer- land as an undesirable foreigner.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
GIBBONS SAYS
 PROHIBITION |S
 A b|G MISTAKE

BALTIMORE, Jan, 20.-Cardinal Gibbons, in a statement issued tonight makes a plea that wine may be ob- tained for sacramental purposes.
 We have 10000 catholic clergymen in the United States who every day offer sacrament of the mass. How can they perform this duty if they can not obtain wine?"
 T know I will be replied to, that wine is permitted for sacramental purposes. l cannot see how this will be, if the manufacture, sale and im- portation of wine is prohibited.
 'The law of prohibition strikes the individual liberty of worship.
 T have always been in favor Of strict regulation of the manufacture and sale of liquor, instead of absolute prohibition, because by a strict regula- tion, the liberty of individuals is pre- served, whereas by prohibition we face legislation, which in the long run can- not be carried cut, and an early re- suit of prohibition will be the secret and illicit manufacture and sale of bad liquors. Whereby the government will be deprived of a large revenue, be- sides being put to enormous expenses in the employment of agents to en- force the law. Moreover, in the car rying out of the law, I see also an in- vasion of the home. which up to now all men have agreed is sacred and holy place. These agents may enter our homes with the violence of burg lars and the immunity of officers o1 the law
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
BARNHART SCATHES
 MOTIVES OF LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, Jan 20.-Activities of the Security League were criticised today by Representative Barnhart of Indiana, before the special house com mittee Investigating the league. Git ing his own case, MT. Barnhart said the league had attacked him as hav- ing voted wrong on six of the eight measures included on the congressional chart, and mot voting on another. He declared he had voted for every preparedness and war measure passed by the house and signed by the presi- dent, and the measure on which he was reported as voting "wrong,' were inconsequential partisan issues.
 "Time and again, called the atten- tion of the league to the great injus- tice it was doing me, but I received only evasive replies the congressman said. No attempt was made to recti- fly the wrong. The league would not even saX that the reason I had not voted on one of the measures, was be- cause I was at the bedside of my dy- ing wife,
 Mir. Barnhart said the league was an organization fathered by the capital ists of the country to defeat congress- men who refused to bow to their wishes, and to give clean records to those who had put money into their pockets, by voting for the declaration of war, and who sought to protect them by voting against the income tax.
 "These war profiteers conceived the idea of tho league, contributed money to pay its expenses and hired tools to do their rotten work" MT. Barnhart said. They selected two men of sterl ing honesty to serve as honorary presi- dent and vice. president; just as blue sky oil companies entice men of rec ogized integrity to serve on their boards of directors
 In replying to Mir. Barnhart, Mir Orth said the congressman had made many assertions which could not be borne out by facts
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
SHERMAN CALLS
 VAIL b0LSHEv|ST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Sen- ator sherman of Illinois, repub- lican. declared in the senate today that Theodore N. Vail, personal adviser on wire control to Post master General Burleson, favors government ownership of telegraph and telephone lines, i'll order that the property of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company, of which MT. Vail is president, can be unloaded' on the government.
 Theodore N. Vail is an assist ant to Mir. Burleson and is inter- ested in unloading the American Telephone and Telegraph company on the government and MT. 'Burle- son knows it,' Senator sherman said. MT. Vail is a bolshevist in disguise. He believes in govern ment ownership of telegraph and telephone lines because that is the best method of unloading the American Telephone and Tele- graph company"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
Ra1lroads Sdy
 They Mag Have
 To Import Men
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

fN' GCdSNO WI
 CHICAGO, Jan. 2o.-Federai Manager of the Chicago and Alton railway and Robert Ford of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway suggested today that the railroads might find it necessary to ask the government for permission to import 125,000 unskiIIed, Iaborers from Mexico and Porto Rico, to supply the demond for railway la bor this summer. They doubted the ability of the government em- pIoyment officers to meet the de- mand that would be made upon them.
 Railroad officials estimated that there would be a shortage of D. 100000 workmen needed for rail- road.
 "There is practically no labor immigration and the young men returning from army service will not take this class of york;" said Robert Ford.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
MEAT MEN OPPOSE GOVERNMENT HANDS
 IN THEIR AFFAIRS
Independents Deny In creased Profits-U. s. Warned to Go Slow-De- fense Council Interest Charged By Heney

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Officials of independent packing and stock yards firms appeared before both the senate agriculture and house inter- state commerce committee today, in opposition to legislation for govern ment supervision of the meat packing industry. Francis J. Heney of San Francisco, who was chief counsel for the federal trade commission in it's investigation of the five big packing concerns, also was a witness before the senate committee.
 William Magiviny, president of the St. Paul Union Stockyards, told the house committee that government in- tervention would cause more harm than good and suggested that in the light of it's experience in fixing the price of wheat the government should go slow in attempting to fix meat prices.
 D. W. Taliaferro, vice president and general manager of the Detroit pack ing firm of Hammond, Standish and company, testifying before the senate committee, said thct while he was op- posed 10 government ownership. he believed that would be better than an attempt by the government to reg ulate packing houses and stockyards.
 Deny Increased Profits
 Denying that profits of packing concerns had increased under the licensing system, MT. Taliaferro said his company's profits in 1918 were about 22 per cent on the capital stock whereas in 1917 it was around SS per cent
 James s. Agar. president of the John Agar company. Chicago testified be- fore the house committee that he never has been discriminated against by the large packers and that he frequently was able to apply successfully to larger packers for refrigerator cars 1 He urged that these cars be left in the hands of their present owners.
 MT. Heney in his testimony, charged that the big five" packers have throttled the packing industry through out the country, to build an artificial monopoly at Chicago. where prices are fixed for the entire country
 Heney Suggests Disloyalty
 The witness also said the packers were interested in securing represen- 1 tation on the council of national de- | fense, because it was expected com mittees would be formed for purchas. ing food supplies Correspondence from the packers files, he added shows there were many ways in whics they expected to benefit from the ac | tivties of the council.
 Joseph Taggart, former representa- tive from Kansas, denied before thu senate committee that while a membe ] of congress, he was favorable to thu packers in legislative action, as wa. indicated by testimony offered recent ly by Mir. Heney. He said he had sup ported the Borland resolution for in vestigation of the packing industry.
 J. ogden Armour of Armour ant 1 company will appear tomorrow be fore the house committee, and Loui F. Swift of Swift and company is ex pected to testify before both com mittees later in the week.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
RELIEF FUND "OVER"

DENVER, Jan. 20.-Five additional Colorado counties, making a total of fifteen, have exceeded their quotas in the campaign for funds for Armenian and Syrian relief, it was announced to- day. The counties added to the list today are Baca, Prowers, Routt, Min eral and El PaSQ
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
ASHuRST PIPE LINE
 BILL PASSES SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The sen- ate today passed bill by Senator Ashurst of Arizona granting private enterprises rights of way over national forests, public lands and government reservations in Arizona for construct. ing pipe lines and other conduits for furnishing water to livestock. 1t now goes to the house. The grants would be for period of 50 years. with the right of the government to reclaim them at the expiration of that time.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
APPROVE ROAD BOND ISSUE

DENVER, Jan. ZU.-Fhe issue Of $20,000,000 worth of bonds for road work in Colorado was. approved at the first day. of a two-Gay convention of the Colorado State Association of County Commissioners here today The election of officers win be held tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
DOMESTIC
LOCAL

Maricopa county quota in united , drive for war relief placed at s3o,00o.
 Arizona corporation commission challenges authority of postmaster general in recent changes in tee- phcne rates and rules. Joint session of legislature addressed by George l1. Maxwell on flood control and conservation of water. Influenza epidemic at lowest - ebb since first of year. In arrest Of two. officers believed to have head, ef "drug ring" in Phoenix.
 Hall aviation field dedicated and first earth turned by Governor Campbell.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
VOTING SEEMS EASY
 AFFAIR AS GERMANY
 INITIATES REPUBLIC

LONDON, Jan. 2O.-"The course of the elections throughout the German states says a. German government wireless dispatch received here to- night, has clearly proved that the development of Q republican form of government interests the whole Ger man nation. Participation in the cleo tions was strong everywhere and in the sharpest contradiction to the indif- ference which vast classes, especially the bourgeoisie, have shown on the occasion of former elections. Especial ly remarkable is the percentage of women among the masses of voters, and the perseverance of both male and female voters to record their votes, despite adverse weather conditions.
 "Only from the Rhineland the min ing district of Hambourn, Cassel, and a few small places have there been dis turbances due to the violence of spar- tacan bands. Everywhere else the day has been quiet, both in the prov inces and in the large towns.
 "The party administration of the independent socialists has appealed to the workers to suspend their protest strike and return to work"
 Incomplete Returns Given PARIS, Jan. 20.-In E'rieburg, Baden the majority socialists got 1887 votes; centrists 25,77S; German nationalists 4,276 German democrats 9,920. In Mannheim, centrists 1S,765; German nationalists 6,007 German democrats | 26,562. In Lorrach, Baden, centrists | 1852; German nationalists 1.444; Ger man democrats S,572; majority social | ists 10944
 | ha Mo- l jority socialists 3,534; centrists 9.972; ; | German nationalists 147; German dem l ocrats 2,292. At Sackingan, majority socialists 2,SOO; centrists 5,91S; Ger man nationalists 499; German dem ocrats 1,091. At Constance, socialists 12,249; centrists 15,774; German na- tionalists 96S; German democrats S,721.
 The results in Wurttemburg were :: Majority socialists 47O,316 votes and seven seats German democrats 332,- | 010 votes and four seats; centrists ,050 votes and four seats.
 In Mecklenburg and Lubeck the so- 1 cialists secured three seats, the dem- ! ocrats and the nationalists one.
 At Frankfort on the Main the in dependent socialists, so far as counted, l boiled 77,000 votes; democrats 3S,000; centrists 19.O0O: peoples party 14,- 900; majority socialists 74,o0o; na- tionalists 1000.
 At Danzig, the peoples party boiled 11,700; centrists 13,300; dem ocrats 23,500; independent socialists 6S00. These returns are incomplete.
 At Madgeburg the nationalists boiled 9,919; peoples party 7,2O5; centrists 2,514; democrats 4,224. The majoYty parties boiled 103,4s3; minority par ties 10,637.
 At E1berfeld the nationalsts and peoples party secured 22,12S; centrists 11,077; democrats 9.S50; the majority parties 35,039; the minority 7,2S2.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
NEWS EPHTOME E
FOREIGN

Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey are left out of league of nations in the British plan. One plan of settlement of the Rus sian problem purposes treaty with the boIsheVki element. Under the supervision of Hoover the American Red Cross to begin relief of Russian prisoners in Germany. Germany finds republican system of voting an easy one. DOMESTIC
 Burleson plan for telephone tolls is in effect. although opposed by sew eral states.
 Senate stumbles over Hoover, in the presidential request for food fam inc fund.
 Meat dealers register protest against government supervision. Senator Sherman Hays T. N. Vail and Barnhart the National Secur- ity league.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-21

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-26

= Our Day D
~ Wilbur D Nesbtt
Tour Flag and Ny Flag
The banner breaks in glory on the breeze
The trumpets sing from all their brazen threats
chorused chant of thrilling harmonies,
The drumbeats throb amid the ringing notes
An echo, but growing echo; yes
An echo that is flung from hill to plain
An echo that shall never grow the less,
Born from the chord that was not struck in vain.
The diapason of the booming guns
Blends with the shriler sounding Of the cheers
All, this had been foreheard by those great ones
Who planned the structure in the former years,
Who dreamed and dared, and gave Of wealth and life
That this great nationsong should never cease,
Who blent the surging song of somber strife
With all the after croons OF honored peaceI
And so today the southland and the north
Clasp hands with their blood brohered and west
And in the mighty song their lips send forth
The fulness of our faith is all expressed.
And deeper than the very deepest chord
Are the foundations laid in days agone
When men for hearth and home and manhood warred-
The truths nation has been buided on
And higher than the farthest reach of song
That quivers in the bosom of the sky
There flames the flag of faith above the throng-
The flag whose plan and purpose cannot die.
The flag of promise floats from sea to sea,
The bugles shout in answer to the drum
And send of strength to you and me
From days that were and are and are to comet
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-26

any attempt Of the bolsheviki to over.
run Europe by force The premier as
serted that there is complete accord
among the allied commi ssioners, and
then he launched into bitter attack
OF Lord Northcliffe, whose newspapers,
he said, had been striving to sow dis
cord among the allies, to make France
distrust Britain and hate America, and
America dislike France, and Italy
quarrel with everybody. He called at
tention to the fact that the Northcliffe
papers, which formerly ardently sup
ported President Wilson, are now hys-
terically attacking all his great ideals,
and alluded to the diseased vanity"
Of their proprietor and his disappoint-
ment because he had not been called
on to save the world. With the ex-
ception, of course, of the Northcliffe
papers, the London press gave consid-
cradle praise to the premier's speech,
and his rejection of any idea of mill
tary action in Russia was especially
we'll received.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-26
OTHER LABOR MATTERS.

Australia has over $4,000 union engi-
1eering and metal. workers.
Boilermakers employed in the gov
eminent navy yards receive $6.40
day.
Locomotive engineers in the Domini-
can republic receive from $3.50 to 81
day.
Competent female stenographers in
Toronto, Canada, can demand as high
as $25 a week.
Trade union membership in Switzer-
land has increased over Is per cent
In the last two years.
Switzerland has an unemployment
fund which pays unemployed skilled
workers 69 cents a day and unskiled
workers So cents day.
The National Federation of General
Workers in Great Britain, representing
nearly 100000 men and women, is
making a strenuous fight for 44-hour
work week.
Nearly all the ship yards in England,
Scotland and ireland were made idle,
owing to worlmen leaving their places
until they are granted shorter hours
and improved working conditions.
The managers of the Burden iron
mills in Troy, N Y, announced that
the plant would close for an indefinite
period. Lack of orders was given as
the reason. The mills employ 5000
hands.
The strike of employees of slaughter
houses at Paris, France, has been de-
clared off, the men being satisfied with
measures being taken by the authori-
ties to remedy conditions Of which
complaint was made.
Closer cooperation is being brought
about between the Regina (Canada)
Great War Veterans association and
the Trades and Labor council by the
granting to the veterans of five seats
on the labor council.
The British and Allied Chefs and
Employers union recently formed in
London, for the purpose of keeping
out enemy aliens who might "spoil
their business" has decided to admit
domestic servants into full member
ship.
The International Granite Producers
association Cancelled its order by which
all plants In the country would be
shut down. The plants will continue
at work pending conference with
granite workers regarding wages and
working hours. A shutdown would af-
feet New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Illinois.
Notice was received at district head
quarters Of the United Mine Workers
in Hazleton, Pa, from Frank J. Hayes,
international president, that he called
a meeting of the policy committee Of
the union in indianapolis on March Is.
The meeting will consider wages, I'M
employment and other issues growing
out of the reconstruction period. Rep
resentatives from every district will be
present.
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