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Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
ASK FIVE MILLIONS
 IN DAMAGE SUITS
 FORDEPORTAT|ONS

BlSBEE, July IA total of PIP suits were filed yesterday at Tomb stone in the Bisbee deportation cases. The total amount of damages asked for by the plaintiffs is s5,505, 900.
 Damages are sought on the ground of alleged assault, bruising, beating and wounding by the plaintiffs; 166 cases ask for $20,000 each, one half of which amount is for actual damages, and the remainder for punitive damages; 75 of the cases ask for s25,000 each, and 31 ask for $10,000 each.
 Three different firms of attorneys are handling the cases for the plain tiffs, two of whom are Phoenix law firms. One is a local firm. located at Lowell. Many of the cases were hur- riedly rushed to Tombstone yesterday for filing, as the time limit was draw ing to a close, the statute of limita- tions in the Arizona courts providing that such suits must be filed within two years. Several of the cases filed yesterday are old complaints that have had to be amended in order to be filed.
 The plaintiffs in the majority of the cases, it is expected, are either men who were deported or their families or other relatives. Many plaintiffs, it is said, are not in the state and their whereabouts at the present time is a matter of conjecture.
 The defendants in the PIP cases are practically the same The following list covers the cases
 Fl Paso and Southwestern railroad. corporation; Phelps Dodge Mercan- tile company. a corporation: Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company. a corporation; Phelps Dodge corporation, Calumet and Arizona Mining company. a corporation; Shattuck Arizona Cop per company, d corporation; Walter Douglas, M. J. Cunningham, Harry c. Wheeler, Charles W. Allen, James R. Henderson, Ben Frankenberg. Nose Newman, Grant H. Dowell, John An gius. Arthur Notman, Lem Shattuck. J. E. Curry and F'lorian B. King, I. W. Wallace, Charles F. Mcdonald. Nose Newman N. c. Bledsoe, Bassett Wat kins, Grant H. Dowell, J. P. Hodgson. Robert Rae, H. H. Stout, W. H. Brophy. G. F. Sherman, Phil Tovrea, G. B. vii COX, W. P. Sims, J. L. Cannon, Y. G. Medigovitch.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
TUCSON MAN CHOSEN
 HEAD IF AMERICAN
 LEGION IN ARIZONA

TUCSON, Ariz., July 11.-Andrew commander of the Arizona branch of the American Legion at it's organiZa- ton convention here today, without opposition. D. A. Little of Florence was chosen temporary secretary and the selection of a permanent secretary was left to the state executive com mittee. It is contemplated to make the office a salaried position at state headquarters, yet to be selected.
 Andrew P. Martin is a well known Tucson druggist. He was top ser geant, Battery B. S40th Field Artillery, seeing service in the Argonne and later with the army of occupation in Germany.
 The afternoon session was enlivened by warm fight over the basis of representation on the convention floor, the basis finally adopted being two votes for every two hundred service men from the county represented.
 At the beginning of the afternoon session, the war veterans were ad- dressed by Governor T. E. Campbell, who spoke of state and national plans for the welfare of service men.
 Saturday the convention will act on reports of the committees on constitu- ton, declarations of principles, and bylaws. resolutions. next convention and state headquarters.
 Tonight the. veterans were enter tained with a boxing program.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
SENATORSL|NE UP T0 ATTACK
 NATION LEAGUE
Carry on Plans for Stiff Offensive Against Ratifi- cation - Both Sides Get Forces in Shape = Presi- dent Wilson Drops the Matter from His Mind

WASHINGTON, July I1.-Senate leaders in the league of nations con- troversy continued their conferences today in preparation for the Tatifica- tion fight, which will begin when the senate reconvenes next Monday. While it was said the exact lines of division might not be drawn for some days, further progress in solidifying their forces was claimed by both sides.
 President Wilson, having delivered the treaty to the senate and offered to supplement it with all the information in his possession, apparently put the matter temporarily out of his mind. He saw none of the senators who have been active in the fight, and while he conferred with Acting Secretary Polk at the state department, it was under stood other subjects furnished the basis of their discussion.
 Whether the presidents offer is to be accepted by the foreign relations committee remains an open question: Some of the opposition leaders are known to oppose inviting him before the committee, but his supporters be- lieve they can secure his appearance should he request that they do so.
 Wilson Arouses Talk
 There was continued discussion dur ing the day of Wilson's reported dec laration that two-thirds vote would be necessary to make any reservations in ratifying the treaty. The opposi- tion leaders have proceeded in the be- lief that only a majority would be nec- essary, and they declare their position is amply fortified by senate rules.
 In some quartrs it was suggested that the presidents declaration might mean a new turn in the reservation fight. It was asserted he may have meant that after a majority had written res ervations in the ratification resolution, two thirds must then support the amended resolution to secure ratifica- tion.
 It developed today that in his con versations with senators yesterday at the capitol, MT. Wilson went into great detail regarding the Shantung agree ment. He was quoted as saying that the understanding that Shantung would be returned to China after a re- construction period was of a very defi- nite nature, and that the only gain to Japan would be of such benefit as she might derive from a temporary use oi the German railroads and other Ger man property in the territory.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
FIRST OIL PROPERTY
 SEIZED BY MEX|CANS UNDER NEW DEGREES

WASHINGTON; July '11.-Confisca ton by the Mexican government of the property of the Scottish Mexican oil company, British company, with sev- eral American stockholders-the first actual confiscation under the Carranza decrees which have been the subjects of protests from Great Britain, Holland, France and the United States-was re- ported today to the state department.
 The property of the Scottish Mexican company now was being operated by the Mexicans, it was stated, who brought in a 30000 barrel oil we'll on the land. The British government, it was learned, has taken up the matter of seizure with the Mexican govern ment and has advised the company pending action to continue to fulfill it's obligations under Mexican law.
 The land on which the company operated, according to company off cials, was leased in 1910, conforming in every way with the law of Mexico.
 The state department, although in- terested in this confiscation because of the number of American stockholders in the company. has not taken any steps in the matter, but is watching closely the steps being taken by the British government.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
BRITISH PRESS |S
 AGAINST TRIAL IF
 WILLIAM IN LONDON
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 LONDON, July 11-Predictions that the project to bring the former Ger man emperor to trial in England will be abandoned, are growing in view of the almost unanimous opposition of the newspapers of. all parties. Virtu- ally all of the leading papers, with the exception of the Northcliffe press, are denouncing the plan.
 The Northcliffe papers have taken no stand in the matter but print many letters from prominent persons oppos- ing the trial. The influential weekly reviews all oppose or deride the pro- ject.
 Walter Runciman, former member of the cabinet, writes:
 Feeling in this country is justiff- ably bitter against the kaiser. Indeed it is so bitter that the public might take the law into their own hands and lynch him.
 The Saturday Review says:
 Tt is a mistake of taste, a want of tact. London is the last place in the world that ought to have been chosen first because the English are the chief enemies of the Germans, according to the Germans; secondly, because Lon don is the court of William of Hohen- zollern's first cousin, and the home of his illustrious grandmother: thirdly, because William has often been our guest. King George and the emperor must in their younger days have lived in some intimacy"
 The New statesman says:
 'Let us hope that the, Dutch gov ernment will cut the knot for us and save us from the blunder of reinstating the last of the Hohenzollerns in the hearts of his disillusioned country men,
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
A DOZEN SOLDIERS
 DROWN IN ACCIDENT
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 12.-Two officers and four privates are known to have been drowned when an army truck en route from Alexandria to Camp Humphrey plunged from bridge into Greater Hunting creek, near here, early this morning. Eigh- teen men were in the truck and q plumber are unaccounted for. The six bodies recovered have not been iden- tified.
 The officers and enlisted men, all stationed at Camp Humphrey had been to Alexandria on leave and were re- turning to camp. As the truck ran onto the bridge spanning the creek the driver lost control or the stearing gear broke and the heavy car crashed through the railing into the creek.
 The search for bodies is being con- tinued and it is believed the loss of life1will be 10 or 12.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE
 SONORA WHEAT CROP
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DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 1.-The rain fall in northern Sonora has been heav- fer this month than ever before in the memory of the oldest inhabitants of Fronteras, 29 miles south of here. As a result roads have been washed so badly that traffic is almost impossible and fully one third of the wheat crop from the irrigated fiNds around From teras has been ruined, according to arrivals here. The loss is estimated at fully 2000 bushels. The wheat had been cut and piled in shocks prepara- tory to threshing.
 Fl Tigre, a rich silver property owned by Kansas City capitalists, 70 miles southeast of Douglas, has been isolated from the outer world for sev- eral days due to the washing out of the stage road between the mine and Esqueda. 35 miles south of the border on the NacoZari railroad. Estimates of the time required to repair the rail road vary from one to three weeks. In the meantime, the company is com pelled to store it's output of bullion and concentrates.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
GIRLS TESTIMONY
 HURTS DEFENSE OF
 ALLEGED MATRICIDE

MOUNT AYR, Iowa, July 11-Miss Frances Devoe, office girl for Drs. J. w. and Orlow Oakley, gave damag- ing testimony today in the trial of Roy Emerson, charged with the murder of his mother, Mrs. Charles Emerson, at Creston.
 Mrs. Devoe testified that the moth. CTS body had been found in the shaft of an elevator in the building and that she had noticed blood stains on the floor. as though bloody object had been dragged across it. Later the stalns were wiped up and she and Dr, Oakley found a bloody cloth buried half way down in a rubbish barrel.
 Emerson claims his mother com- mitted suicide by jumping into the shaft or else fell into it.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
HOUSE WAKES WARM
 IN DEBATE PRO AND
 CON DRY MEASURES
Scathing Words for Liquor and Also Enforcing Meas ures-All Anxious to Talk = Last of Prohibition Oratory
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WASHINGTON, July 11.-In the course of five hours debate in the house today on the prohibition bill, the liquor traffic was likened to convicted criminal, appealing for a reprieve, while some of the more dras- tic provisions of the measure were denounced as an invasion of the lib- erty, hospitality and habits of the home.
 It probably was the last great day of prohibition oratory in the house. Not all of the F hours set aside for general debate had been used at the close of an all-day discussion, which ranged from technical argument on constitutional questions to a straight stump speech for prohibition and its enforcement.
 Chairman Volstead of the judiciary committee, in charge of the bill. and Representative Igoe, democrat, Mis- souri, leader of the minority, were un- able to allot all of the time desired by members anxious to be heard
 All Congressman Wanted to Talk
 There were more demands than there was time to give, with everybody wanting word. Time and again there was the droning call, the gentleman asks permission to extend and revise his remarks" The speech making will continue tomorrow. but the house will not begin actual work on the bill, sec ton by section, until Monday.
 Again today ardent prohibitionists declared they could not support the enforcement bill because of it's pro- visions, and others contended that once congress defines intoxicating liquors as a beverage containing one-half of 1 per cent alcohol the federal law for such enforcement cannot become ef- fective without concurrent action by the several states.
 Against Enforcement Law
 The principal dry argument against the measure today was made by Rep resentative Moon, democrat of Ten nessee, who declared that unless it was materially amended he would feel in duty bound to vote against it or else express his disapproval by not voting at all
 For 22 years MT Moon said, he had stood up on the floor of the house and upheld the cause of prohibition, but the enforcement bill. which he charac- terized as "impracticable and senseless as anything ever suggested" should be opposed because it is worse in all its features than the infamous Force bill Congress was going beyond it's limits if it attempted to say man could not put liquor into his house and attempt ing to define intoxicating liquors by limiting the alcoholic content to one half of 1 per cent.
 It was apparent tonight that prohi- bition leaders were somewhat discon- certed by persistent attacks on the en- forcement bill by members of the house, regarded heretofore as certain to support it. They still claimed, how ever to have votes enough to put il through substantially as drafted, al though they said radical changes un- doubtedly would be made by the sen ate. The drive by the ''wets' appar ently had broken up all attempts threatened several days ago, to make the bill more drastic than in it's pres ent form.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
DENVER STREET CARS
 ARE RUNNING AGAIN
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DENVER, Colo, July 11.-Denver's street cars resumed operation this af- ternoon. .....
 The strike ended formally when the men ratified an earlier agreement be- tween the executive committee of the union and company officials. Twelve hundred trainmen and other employees automatically resumed work.
 Conditions under which the men re- turned to work allow for recognition of the union and appointment of a committee to arbitrate on wage condi- tions. The men returned to work at the wage scale paid before the strike and the company is to collect a five cent fare for ten days; during which time a petition will be circulated among the. citizens of Denver asking a special election for vote on the company's right to collect a six-cent fare. While legal action for such an election is pending. the company will collect a six-cent fare. ....
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
Consider Armed
 Action Against
 Hungary Sou1et
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lRCRhDiiNdEi TN. -C0oE0 w IT
 PARIS, July 11.-(By the As sociated Press) - Marshal Foeh and representatives of Czecho- SloVakia and Jugo- SIavia were before the supreme council of the peace conference today for a dis cussion of the movement of the partisans of Bella Kun, Hunear- ian foreign minister, against Gee cho Slovakia and Austria, and the adVisability of combined military action against them.
 The different representatives were asked to confer with their governments to find out to what extent they are ready to partici- pate in military operations against Bela Runs forces. No decision will be reached until their reports are received.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
-O-- EXAMINE BOUNDARIES

PARIS. July s.)-The su- preme council of the allies today ex- mained the question of the Austro- Czecho- -Slovallia frontiers, in conform ity with the desire of the commission having the matter in hand, which pro- poses to leave to the Czecho- -Slovaks the essential portions of two ratifica- tions which were made in their favor.
 The council did not fix the frontiers between Austria and Hungary.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
Urge C9ty Shops To Remedy
 Cost of L1ving
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 DENVER, July 11.-With a dec Iaration that .'the high cost of living, the high cost of dying, the high cost of justice and the out rageousIy high cost of everything is the paramount issue in the world today" the convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen today adopted a resolution urging immediate es- tabIishment of municipal markets and cold storage houses to deal in necessities and thereby to eIim- mate the profits of the middle men," The resolution attacked the big packers, alleging control of food products.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
START MARINE STRIKE

BALTIMORE, July I1.-Nearly 300 seamen, members of the marine fire men, oilers and water tenders union today complied with the strike order of Adolph Gustaffsen, local agent of the union. and quit as their vessels were about to sail.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
- -O----- ClOUDBURST AT MORALES

MORALES. Ariz., July 1l.-This town was isolated today by a cloud burst which washed out railroad and automobile roads. Some of the breaks fin the lines of the Southern Pacific railroad from here to Tucson are 10 feet deep and early tonight were still filled with running water. No trains are expected to reach here within the next 24 hours.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
Seek To Bring Slayer Before
 LnndcyBOard
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LOS ANGELES, July 11.-Ef- forts will be made to bring Harry s. New, who admits he shot and killed his fiancee, Miss Freda Lesser, in Topango canyon last Friday night, before the state lun- acy commission at once on an in sanity complain, according to his attorney, John Richardson.
 To this end Mr. Richardson said tonight three alienists will make a thorough examination of the ac- cused man in the county jail. Their findings will be laid before the commission and insanity complaint asked for, according to the at- torney.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
ELkS AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI

ATLANTA CITY, N J., July II. - A resolution directing all subordinate lodges to employ energetic efforts in barring from membership persons who express sympathy with .bolshevism and kindred isms, was adopted at the clos ing session of the Elks convention here today.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12

WASHINGTON, July 11.-PreSident Wilson had another busy day today. He spent many hours in his office working on business which accumulat- ed while he was returning from Paris, conferred with two cabinet officers, and late in the day signed the army, navy. deficiency and District of ColufN bia appropriation bills and the resolu- ton repeating the act under which the telephone, telegraph and cable com panies were taken over during the war.
 The president still had before him the agricultural bill with it's rider for repeal of the daylight saving law and the huge sundry civil measure with appropriations for the shipping board and the campaign against bomb throw CTS and other radicals. Many petitions both for and against repeal of the day light saving law were before the presi- dent and he was represented as giving this matter much thought.
 Wires Back July 30
 All of the appropriation measures signed by the president became law im- mediately with the appropriations re- troactive to July 1. but the wire reso- lution does not become effective until the end of the month when the proper ties will be returned to their owners.
 Under the resolution intrastate rates established under government control will remain in effect for four months unless sooner modified by state rate making bodies.
 President Wilson began the day with an early morning round of golf with Mrs. Wilson at a country club course near the capitol
 InduIges in Conferences
 spent more than an hour at his desk and then made an unexpected visit to the state, war and navy building to confer with Acting Secretary Polk at the state department and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The president re- mained in MT Folks office for more than an hour He had with him a package of official papers, and while no announcement was made, it was said that the Mexican situation and peace conference affairs were among those the president had desired to dis cuss. Mir Polk will leave for Paris July 21 to replace Secretary Lansing as the head of the American peace delegation. Mir Lansing will arrive in New York July 19 and will confer with Mir. Polk before the under secretary starts overseas.
 Leaving Mir. Folks office, the presi- dent called on Secretary Daniels an6 remained half an hour. After return ing to the white house Mir. Wilson was busy until late in the afternoon, wher he and Mrs. Wilson went for an auto mobile ride.
 No engagements were made for the president during the day but he was represented as holding himself ir readiness for conferences with mem bers of the senate foreign relations committee and other senators who might desire to discuss the peace treaty.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
Giant D1r5glble Nearing Home Om
 Return Journey

LONDON, Saturday, July 12.- (By the Associated Press.)-The British dirigible R-34 reported at 2 o'clock this morning, Greenwich mean time (10 p. m. N. Y. time), that her position was 51 degrees 12 minutes north latitude and 30 de- grees west longitude. At that time the craft was making 40 knots an hour.
 LONDON, July 1.-The air ministry has received the follow ing report from Ponta del Gada, Azores:
 "The R-34, at 8:10 p. n., Green wich mean time (4:1o p. m. New York time), is 4,000 feet above the clouds and, despite disabled en- zine. is going strong. We are just about to descend to look at the sea. All we'll"
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
HAS BUSY DAY GETT|N
 BACK LIN j0b
Work Business Accumu- lat --nce = ols sAsAs Holds Conre1S-
 Several Officials - Sun Finds Time to Play Golf

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Presi- dent Wilson late today signed the District, army, navy and deficiency appropriation bills and the joint resolution providing for the return of the wires of the country to Pri- vate ownership.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
NEWS EPITOME E
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
 Allied blockade is lifted on trading with Germany; United States and other nations to begin commercial operations at once. Mexico makes first seizure of for eien owned oiG property under Carranza decree. DOMESTIC .,....., ..4. President spends busy day getting back into harness for his work. Senate forming up for fight on league of nations. Delay hearings of defendants in sBisbee deportation cases. LOCAL
 Private William Kern added to Phoe- nix gold star honor roll. Move is made to end knifing of mill lion dollar hotel project. Abnormal weather conditions to cause loss of 700 carloads of canta- loupes in valley, says federal expert.
 Phoenix owned arplane makes first .F flight.
 Federal tax must be added hereafter to admission to Riverside park and Morley's Country club, price of dancing and swimming and other concessions. July expected to be record month in building permits issued.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-12
LIFT BLOCKADE
 ON DUR TRADE
 WITH GERMANY
Commercial Operations to Begin at Once-Demand for Goods Strong - Ar range to Get Ships-Oth- CT Nations Prepare for Trading as General Block ade Ends

PARIS, July 11.-(5y the As sociated PresS)-The council of five has decided to raise the block ade against Germany, it was an- nounced tonight.
 The councils decision was taken after the receipt of the report of the legal experts declaring the of fica document notifying the council of ratification of the treaty by Germany in due form.
 So far as the action of the .coun- cil concerns France, the measure will be effective only after publi- cation in the Journal Officiel of decree annuIling the preceding de- erees regarding the blockade.