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Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
.OBREGON DECLARES HE |S STILL AFTER
 PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Dec. 1S.-- General Alvaro Obregori does not con- slider himself to be Mexican federal army officer, in view of the fact thal the senate accepted his resignation as a major general, and his campaign for the presidency will go on ito the end" according to a communication received by T. R. Beltran, former Mexican consul general here.
 Recent advices from Mexico City stated President Carranza had refused to accept General Obregon's resigna- ton from the army. A recent order by the president prohibited army of. ficers from seeking political office.
 In the letter, Obregon said he first presented his resignation to President Carranza, who replied over his own signature that the national senate was the only body that could act on 1t.
 Furthermore" Obregon continued, 1.-two months after my resignation was accepted by the senate, l reached the city of Guadalaja in the state of Ja- lisco, and before reaching there the department of war, under the immedi- ate charge of President Carranza, be- cause congress gave him unlimited powers in the war department, and he has never appointed a minister oi war, sent an order to the military com mandant at Guadalajara in which or. der it is stated: Extend no military honors or courtesies to the Citizen Al varo Obregon, formerly a general O division, because he is no longer con nected with the army. This order il by direction of the president This seems to be sufficient to settl' the matter, and all talk of my beins lieutenant colonel of rurales is flimsy for when the revolution broke out was at my ranch as citizen. Tn rank held by me as lieutenant colone l of rurales under Madero, when
 fought Diaz and Orozco, had been re linquished, as my command had bee mustered out. My first grade wa
 given me by my native state of Sonor
 as military commandant of my state
 while President Carranza was still i Copulia-
 My campaign for the presidenc
 will go on. and trivial objections inter posed at this time will avail my enc
 mics nothing, for I, am in the race { the end.''
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
GOVERNMENT FOREST
 CASE AGAINST CAPT.
 HARD BOILED DEFER

NEW YORK, Dec 1s.-Judge Advo- cate Kelly. chief prosecutor at the court martial of Captain Carl w. Detzer, former head of criminal in- vestigation work at Lemans. charged with brutality to members of the American expeditionary force, an- nounced today that the government would rest It's case tomorrow. The de- fense will open it's case by calling wit nesses in an endeavor to prove that Captain Detzer is the victim of a group of soldiers who framed" him, and whose alleged leader was Ser geant Frank Hoyt, a former military police officer, reported to be de- serter from the American army in France.
 Lieutenant Heffernan, counsel for Captain Detzer. stated that he would disprove testimony of Murray P. Phillips given earlier in the day that Sergeant U. S. Madden of Pittsburg had robbed him of 5,100 francs after being brought to headquarters and had shared the money with Captain Detzer It will be shown, Lieutenant Heffer- nan said, that Madden was under ar- rest in solitary confinement on the day of the alleged theft, and that Cap tain Detzer was on furlough at Toul
 Private J. B. Garbett, of Jasper i Texas, declared on cross examioatior by counsel for the defense, that he had admitted to a medical officer al Fort Jay that he had stolen jewelry ir French cafe because he had received no army pay while in France. H. said he had been in France from July 1918 until January, 1919. and that 6; francs-about SIP at that time - wa the only pay he got, but that he wa innocent of the robbery of which h.
 was convicted on what he claims wa a false confession forced from him b,
 Captain Detzer's assistant, Lieutenan i Marlow
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
RIVAL MOTHERS IN COURT PLEAD Fl OR
 MYSTERIOUS BABY

NEW YORK. Dec 19.-The shade of King Solomon sat on the childrens court bench today while Judge Levy tried to decide who was the mother of little Love O'Mike." claimed by two women-by Mrs. August Wentz as her kidnapped son, and by Mrs. Lena Lisa, as the baby she had planned to aban- don to the mercies of Mrs. Elizabeth Seaman (Nellie Bly) for his own hap piness. and because she could not sup port her little family of three. herself, the baby and three-year- old William, on the s12 a week which was all she could earn. The infant was found in the Grand Central Terminal with a note pinned to it's clothing. saying: For the love of Mike, take care of this kid-I can't"
 Mrs. Lisa, brokenly and through her tears told how she had schemed to have the infant left where Mrs. Seaman might notice and adopt 1t. She mar rated her trembling anticipation of news of 1t after the deed had been done. of her ache when she read that it had arrived at Bellevue hospital by way of a police station and of her panic when Mrs. Wentz claimed 1t as her own.
 4NOt d Spuiu III tue tOuTt TOODn llleT- rupted her story. Big policemen, un- romantic agents of the detective bu- reau, officials of the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. scores of others-and Mrs. Wentz- listened fin a silence that was dramatic.
 When she had concluded. her small frame shaken with sobs. the jndge, with obvious emotion, ordered the baby returned to her.
 Her husbands death last May had lefther with a burden she often de- ypaired of bearing, she said. She thought Nellie Bly, would adopt him. or find a good home for him where he would have enough to eat. warm clothes and be sent to school and al- lowed to grow up like any other. She said she was frantic when she found her plans had gone wrong and could no longer repress her mothers instinct.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
FIRST MAN ID FLY
 ATLANTIC REPORTED
 INJURED IN SMASH
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LONDON. Dec. 1s.-Captain Sir John Alcock, who made the first non- stop airplane flight across the Atlan- tic ocean, has been seriously injured according to Lloyds dispatch from Rouen. His plane crashed near Cotte- vrard in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy
 Captain Alcock with Lieutenant Arthur w. Brown, an American. as navigator. in June last flew from New foundland to Clifden, Ireland, a dis tance of more than 1900 miles in 16 hours and 12 minutes. This was the first straightaway flight across the At lantic ocean and it brought Alcock great fame and resulted in his being knighted by King George.
 The trip across the Atlantic was a thrilling one, through mists and the darkness of night, but the only mis- hap was when the navigator in at tempting a landing at Clifden, picked out bog for green sward and in this the Wicker Vimy machine stuck it's nose and was partially wrecked Neither Alcock nor Brown was seri- ously injured.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
|. W. W. MEMBERS ARE CONVICTED
 AND SENTENCED
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1S.-Federal Judge J. C. Pollock late today passed sentence on 27 members of the h. dustrial Workers of the World, found guilty today b va jury in the federal district court of Kansas City, of con- spiracy against the government. The sentences ranged from to g years in the federal penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kansas.
 Judge Pollock granted the defend ants 90 days in which to perfect an appeal He did not sentence V. w. Lyons, the defendant who yesterday changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. Court officials said Lyons would be sentenced later.
 John Caffrey, another defendant, had been judge insane prior to the be- ginning of the trial and is now in the Wyandotte county. Kansas, jail dustrial Workers of the World, is now in jail at Omaha. James Davis, S A. Lambert and Thomas ODay, are fugitives and are not affected by to- days verdict.
 George H. Yarlott, who also disap- peared in the course of the trial here was found guilty.
 c. w. Anderson of Minneapolis, sec retary treasurer of the Agricultura and Oil Workers branch in Kansas and Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve nine years in prison, and until tn, costs of this prosecution are paid
 F. J. Gallagher. travelling represen. tative of the I. W. W. in Missour and Kansas, received an eight-yeal sentence.
 Sentence of seven and one-half year: were pronounced upon Phineas East. many, Wenzil Francik, Oscar E. Cor. don and Michael Sapper Eastman had been described as the brains o the organization"
 Ffve-year sentences were given |, Albert Barr. E. M. Boyd, Samue Forbes and Morris Hecht
 $. B. Gicock and Leo Star drey sentences of four and one-half years.
 Four-year sentences were pro nounced upon A. NJ Blumberg an, | Harry Drew.
 Sentences of three and one-hal | years were awarded to J. Gresbach Peter J. Higgins, F. J. Huben, Harr, McCarl, Frank Patton, Robert Poe and John Wahlberg.
 The following received three-yea sentences: George Winger, Carl S | Schnell, Paul Maihak, Ernest Hennin and Fred Graham.
 All of the convicted men will b taken to the federal penitentiary a Leavenworth tomorrow, it was an | nounced.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
HOOVER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO A|D NEEDY
 K|DD|ES IF EUROPE

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Herbert Hoo- yer announced today a plan whereby the aid of Americans of foreign de- scent would be enlisted in supplying to the needy children of Central. Europe food and clothing at cost prices.
 To accomplish this end, co-opera- ton has been established between the American relief administrators Eu- ropean children's fund, of which MT. Hoover is chairman, and the inter racial council, headed by Coleman Du- pont, which includes in it's member ship hundreds of thousands of Ameri- cans of different national descent. This cooperation will extend to the project recently announced by the children's fund for establishment of relief warehouses in Europe
 MT Hoover explained the new ar rang cement had been made to empha- size the necessity for persons of for eign extraction in America assuming financial responsibility for relief of people in Central Europe.
 What we desire is to secure the &C., tive interest of the Americans of dif- ferent national descent in the support of the organization which we have built up in each of their countries said MT. Hoover.
 At present, children's relief is being supplied in the form of one supple mentary meal day to three million children in Finland, Letvia, Poland. Jugo-Slavia, Hungary, Esthonia, Lith- uania, Czecho- -Slovakia, Austria and Armenia. For about 100000 of these children. clothing outfits are also be- ing supplied. Through the fnter-raciai council, 1t Is expected that satisfac- tory response will be stimulated, so that this program can be continued and extended in many of the most needy countries. Donations of SUD- plies will not be accepted.
 Funds contributed by the various groups will be used for purchase of clothing and food for children of the respective countries
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
PADDOCK BEATS sRIroN

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S-Earl Caddock, heavyweight wrestling champion, de- feated Sam Clapham, British cham pion, in straight falls tonight. Cad dock took the first fall with head scissors and wrist lock in 21 minutes. 27 seconds and the second with, a, body scissors and wrist lock in seven minutes.
 It was Caddock's first public ap- pearsnce since he was discharged from the army.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
NIGHT SESSIONS
 BRING R. R. BILL NJ NEARER END
Senate Leaders Doubt If Action Can Be Had Be fore Holidays IL a b o IT Clauses Are Both At tackled and Defended During Day
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The senate held its fifth night session on the rail- road bill tonight with grave doubt in the minds of the leaders that the meas ure could be passed in time to permit beginning of the holiday recess Satur- day.
 The labor clauses, including the anti strike provision of the Cummins meas ure, were under discussion during the day, eliminating in the rejection by a vote of 25 to 46 of the proposal of Sen- ator Stanley, democrat of Kentucky, to eliminate the whole section Efforts towards compromise ensued.
 During the debate an agreement was reached by senate and house majority leaders not to permit a holiday recess until the measure is through the sen- ate and sent to conference. At their conference, however, Senator Lodge and Representative Mondell agreed to suspend house business Saturday to permit members of the lower body to go home for the holidays, even if the senate is held by delay on the railroad bill. Beginning Monday, house sessions will be perfunctory under gentle mans agreement" to transact no busi- ness until January 5, but to adjourn from day to day until the senate re- cesses.
 The anti-strike provisions were in turn attacked and defended today while conferences were held looking to a compromise by modifying the clause | imposing criminal penalties for strikes or lockouts.
 Offer Substitute Plan. 1 After defeat of the Stanley motion 1 to strike out the entire labor section, Senator Mccormick, republican, Illi- nois, offered a substitute plan, similar to the Canadian system, to prohibit strikes for 50 days after decisions of the adjustment board and requiring de- cisions from the boards within 90 days. Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado, supporting the Cummins labor pro- posal, declared railroad strikes to be intolerable in their effec& upon the gen. eral public.
 Opposing the anti-strike section, Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachu- setts, said that criminal penalties for strikes would not accomplish their purpose. The Cummins plan, he char acterized as ''repressive, unfair and unjust"
 Strikes among certain classes of employees are unjustlfiaDle and among these are railroad employees" declared Senator Walsh, but we cannot chain them to their posts like galley slaves I Congress, the Massachusetts senator I held. should remove the incentive and causes of strikes by enactment of ar bitration legislation without the ban ming of what he declared to be in, herent right to strike.
 On tie vote of 3t to 31 the substi- ute of Senator Mccormick, republican Il Illinois. for the anti-strike provision was rejected ands MT. Mccormick gavt notice that he would ask for another
 vote later.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
Left As Enemy ; Aliem:. Back As
 Friendly Pole
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 NEW YORK, Dec. 18 - Prince Alfred Zu Hohenlohe- Schilling- fuerst, who left the United States in 1917 as an enemy alien after serving as an attache to the Aus trian embassy in Washington, re- turned to this country on the steamship Rotterdam today as Prince Alfred de Hohenlohe, claim ing Polish citizenship because of the location of his estates in Gal icia, which was ceded to Poland at Versailles.
 His wife, who returned with him was Miss Catherine Britton, of Washington. The couple brought with them their two infant sons.
 The prince said Poland rapidly was recovering from the effects of the war. Food, he added, was be- coming more plentiful and the peo- pie were getting back to commer- cial pursuits.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
INTEREST IN BERGER ELECTION

4 MILWAUKEE. Dec. 1s-Great inter est is shown in the outcome of to- morrow's special election in the Fifth Wisconsin congressional district to fill the vacancy caused by congress on the refusal to seat Victor l.. Berger, so- ciaiist. Berger. again the choice of his party at the primary election, is opposed by Henry H. Bodenstab. re- publican as fusion candidate.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
CHARGE HOUSING CORP ORAT AT|ON
 POORLY MANAGED
lnefficiency and Careless ness Also Alleged Against War Body by Committee -Mismanagement Made
 Its Work a Failure, Said
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WASHINGTON, Dec. IS -- Ineffi- clency. carelessness and a disregard or the provisions of the act under which IL operated were charged against the United States housing corporation by the senate public buildings and grounds investigating sub committee today in report recommending that steps be taken to recover many thousands of dollars alleged by the committee to have been expended improperly by the corporation.
 Mismanagement by the corporation, the report as submitted to the senate charged. resulted in it's failure to have ready for occupancy single builld- ing until almost two months after the armistice was signed, or eight months after the passage of the appropriation act.
 Although citing specific expenditures sufficiently grave to warrant the gov ernment in entering civil suits for res- utuuon, the report expresses the opinion that in most of these cases the persons who profited will restore voluntarily the alleged unearned por- ton.
 Other recommendations made by the subcommittee provide that architects who. it is charged, were paid excess sively for "overhead' expenses. be called upon to give the committee an exact statement of the amount of their overhead expenditures. The amount the sub committee considers recover able from this source is placed at S50,000.
 Recommend Legal Action
 Civil suits to recover $50 900 spent for extras" and S16,OOO charged to sub letting of labor by a contracting tirm also were recommended by the committee in the event of a failure to return the money voluntarily.
 Regularity of a loan for a half mill lion dollars made to the Springfield Consolidated Water company of Phil adelphia also was questioned in com mittee's report. together with "other loans to railroads. street railways and utility companies
 The latter concerns were not identi- fled.
 Charges of inefficiency and had management were more prominent in the report than references to over payments. While attention is called to the denials of the officials of the corporation that they intended to let contracts for more than the appro- priation act provided, the report de- clares the officials had planned, ac- cording to the records secured by the committee, the expenditure of $145,- 175,605. although the amount of the appropriation was $l00,00000O.
 Virtually all buildings erected by the corporation were of permanent character the committee reported, not withstanding the provision that they be of temporary character. The fail ure of the corporation to produce 6 completed house until the first of tht present year, was pointed to by ths committee as indicative of the cum erous nature of the organization.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
OFF FOR PASADENA

EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 1S-The Uni versity of Oregon football squad left here today for Pasadena, where on January l it will contest for gridiron honors with Harvard's champion eleven. Oregon will have about 10 days practice in tbe soritbern city be- fore tho game.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
CLEAR CAPT. MATLock

FL PASO. Texas. Dec. 1s.-Cap- tain Leonard F. Matlock. Eighth cavalry, stationed at Fort Bliss, who took a conspicuous part in the punitive expedition into Mex leo last August. following the cap ture by bandits of Lieutenants Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson. has been exonerated of every charge preferred against him at Washington by J. J. Fitzpatrick. of Maria, Texas. 1t became known here today. One of the charges was knowledge of an attack on the life of Fitzpatrick and his wife.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
Seve1a Perish
 To Shipwreck
 Oft Virginia
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 NORFOLK, Dec. 18-Two mem bers of the crew and five Chinese pershied Wednesday when the Cuban schooner Sunbeam turned turtle at sea, 1855 miles off the Virginia capes. The coast guard cutter Manning landed seven sur vivors of the ship, including Cap tain Riveron, four members of the crew, two Chinese and the body of another Chinese here today.
 According to the story of the survivors, the Sunbeam lost her sails in a violent storm Monday night 150 miles off the coast and early Tuesday morning she was taken in tow by an unknown steamer.
 On Wednesday morning the Sun beam suddenly keeIed over and sank. The Manning rescued the survivors.
 The Chinese were said to have been stowawaks.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
ACCUSE MOTHER OF KILLING BOY

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 1S -Five-ye James Buddy" Blake, whose body was washed ashore at ventnor last Sunday, come to his death at the hands of his mother, while she was Iaboring under state of mental alteration, according to the verdict of the jury at the coroner's inquest tonight into the boys death.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
GOING HOME

FL PASO, Texas. Dec 1s.-Andres G. Garcia, consul general for Mexico at Fl Paso and inspector general of Mexican consulates in the United States, left today for Mexico City, on a three weeks leave pf absence.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
PACKERS AGREE TO CONVENE BUSINESSES TO OWN LINES
 IN SETTLING FEDERAL CASES

Must Give Up Stockyards and Control Over Stock Market ing and Meat Retailing-Must Not Engage in "Side Lines"- es"-Compromise Agreement Made Binding by Court Decree Forces Big Five to Keep Their Own Lines-Action Body Blow at H. C. L.-Ends Danger of Food Monopoly
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
MINERS CONVENTION CALLED FUR JAN. !
 ON STRIKE ACTION
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Presi-
 dent Wilson will announce tomor-
 row the personnel of the commits
 sion to investigate wages and gen.
 eral conditions in the bituminous
 coal industry, lt was stated author
 itatively tonight following a con
 ference of Attorney General Palmer
 and Director General Hines with
 the president.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1s.-John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, tonight confirmed the announcement made in Washington by William Green, secre- tary- treasurer of the organization, that a general convention of the miners would be held in Columbus January to 8.
 Decision to call the convention was reached during the meeting of the general committee in Indianapolis last week, when the presidents proposal for ending the strike was accepted. Al the convention the action of the gen. eral committee and its rasons for such action will be explained. The conven- ton, it is declared, will not be asked to approve or disapprove of the general committees action.
 The federal grand jury investigation of charges of conspiracy by miners and operators of violation of the anti trust laws and the Lever act was con tinued today. Operators and dealers were among the witnesses called. | was stated that one of the first things the grand jury will do is to thoroughly familiarize itself with the coal indus try in order that it may more thor oughly conduct it's investigations.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
Who Is Going to Bulld
 Your HOn1e9

THE first and most import A ant thing in building a home is to engage a reliable contractor. For it rests with him whether you get a sub stantial and well constructed home or not. If you are in need of such a contractor re- fer immediately to The Re- publican's Business Directory and you will find listed one on whom you can absolutely rely.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
Contractor and Builder

H. H. SHIRLEY Builder residences. farm buildings and repair work. Work done on con- tract or percentage. 80 W. Willetta St. Phone 2s3s.
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Packer cases Were Pushed

Immediately upon Mr Palmer be- coming attorney general, in March 1919, he personally took up the charges against the packers, and special assis- tants were asked to study the investi- gation of the federal trade commis- sion. at hearings before congressional
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