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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
BOOZE UNABLE
TO GET CONTROL
NTHE HOUSE
Prohibition ForceS'Vote Down
Every Measure in
Its Behalf

Washington, July 1S.-Prohlbition
forces voted down in the House yes
terday every attempt to eliminate
drastic provisions of the general en-
forcement bill, and while in full and
absolute control shut off debate at the
word of their leader despite the violent
protest of the minority.
When they had raced through the
wartime enforcement portion of the
three part bill and got into the con-
stitutional prohibition measure proper,
there were only 6S members on the
floor and so much confusion that a
speaker could not make himself heard.
1t was o'clock last night when the
long roll call to obtain a quorum was
started, and members then had gone
home. after declaring there was no good
reason for trying to force through a
bill to take care of a situation that
would not arise until January.
Before the House got into a snarl
however, the prohibition faction had
fought off every attack on their bill
An amendment to strike out the mini
mum fine for those convicted of violat-
ing the war time act, was fought over
and defeated, IS to 81.
Chairman Volstead, of the judiciary
committee. and patron of the bill pre-
sented an amendment which was
adopted without debate and which made
the measure a bit more drastic in that
it added the word manufacture" to the
many things a man may not do with
liquor in his Office or home
For a brief moment late in the day
the minority swung into power, only
to be thrown out by a demand for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
SEES TREATY
IN NEW LIGHT
Senator Colt Says Wilson
Has Clarified Some
Points

Washington, July 1s.-How tho
Versailles conference reached many
of the agreements embodied in the
treaty of peace was described by
President Wilson yesterday to three
Republican Senators invited to the
White House at the head of long
list of Republican members whom
he purposes to take into his conf
dence.
Afterward one of his callers
Senator Colt. OF Rhode Island, said
Mr.. Wilson had been able to place
the Shantung settlement in a new
light and had clarified other dis
puted points in the treaty. Senator
McCuniber, of North Dakota, and
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, the
others who saw the President, were
reticent as to the subjects discussed
but said the President had given
them much interesting information.
Senator Colt, who announced his
general approval of the League of
Nations in Senate speech delivered
shortly before he went to the White
House, indicated after the confer
ence that his doubt over certain
portions of the league covenant had
not been removed. He said he was
not ready to express an opinion re-
gardfng Shantung and intimated
that the President might make a
public statement soon on the sub
ject.
Senator McCumber is the only
Republican member of the Foreign
Relations Committee who has IA
Vored the league and it is under
stood Mr.. Wilson talked over with
him committee action on the treaty
and the general situation on the
republican side of the Senate. SEN
ator Nelson never has made a pub
Tic declaration for or against the
treaty. To all of his callers the
PRESIDENT is said to have reiterated
MS opposition to reservations of any
character in Senate ratification of
the treaty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
Court Upholds
Increase of Trolley
Fares in Lancaster

philadelphia, July 1s.-The State
Superior Court in an opinion by
Judge Trexler upheld the Public
Service Commission in all the cases
where orders by the commission
fixed the rate of fares allowed to be
charged by passenger railway COM
panies were appealed from the cities
of Pittsburgh, Reading and Mckees-
port, the boroughs of North Brad
dock and Williamsburg and Harbor
Creek township.
The court held that contracts en-
tered into by any municipalities
with such companies or local ordl-
nances cannot interfere with the
police powers of the State vested in
the commission.
The court in the case of Charles
S. Foltz versus the Public Service
Commission upheld the increase of
fares made by the Conestoga Trac-
ton Company in the city of Lam
caster This opinion was written
by Judge Williams.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
10 Push Plans For
N. G. Cavalry Divisions

Washington, July 1S.-Organiza-
ton of the extra cavalry division
provided for in the War Depart
ment plans for the National Guard
VIII be pushed vigorously. it was
said at the department. There is
no anticipation that the sixteen
divisions of infantry, corresponding
10 the war organization of the
state FORCES, will be completed this
year, but efforts will be made to get
the cavalry unit, six regiments of
Which Will be raised in Texas, in
condltion to be modified against
any emergency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
RoTARIANs PLANT TREES

Among the Rotary Clubs through
out the United States planting trees
in honor of their members who were
in service is the Detroit Rotary Club
which has set out eighteen such trees
along the Seven-mile road opposite
the Detroit Riding Club, is the re-
port from the American Forestry
Association of Washington. which Is
registering all such trees planted.
The official bulletin of the Inter
national Association of Rotary Clubs
heartily endorses the movement and
urges that report be made of all
trees planted for the permanent rec
ord being kept in Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
Jeff Davis, King
of Hoboes, Discharged
By Jersey Police

Atlantic City, N. j., July 1S.-Jeff
Davis, known as the King of Ho-
boes, was discharged by a United
States Commissioner yesterday when
he appeared before that official on a
charge of posing as a Federal Off
Ger. The only testimony against
Davis was furnished by ticket
seller who said Davis had flashed a
badge on seeking admission to the
pier
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
WALKS UPSIDE DOWN

Because he walks upside down as
we'll as right side up, the black and
white warbler is also frequently
called the black and white creeper,
says the American Forestry Associa-
tion, of Washington, which is con-
Quoting the national bird-house
building contest. This bird has been
called a symphony in black and
white because of the beautiful man
ner in which these two colors are
used over his body. His head is
barred black and white with a white
stripe over each eye, he has white
wing bars on each wing and the
inner webs of his outer tail feath-
ers are white patched. This bird
gets most of his food by gathering
insects and grubs from the creyices
in the bark of trees, thus destroying
pests which might work injury to
fine trees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
Two Women Give 1926
Hours War Service

Omaha, Neb., July 1s. - Mrs.
Thomas l.. Kimball, eighty-seven years
old, member of the Omaha Branch
of the League, has a service record
of knitting during the war for 94s
hours. In addition to what she has
done for the League, Mrs. Kimball has
supplied number of soldiers with in
dividual outfits
Another exceptional war record was
made by Mrs. w. r. Adams who, al
though blind, is credited with 3,678
hours of work. Mrs. Adams knitted
for the League 1856 pairs of socks,
twenty-one pairs of wristlets and four
skirts The period in which this knit
ting was done was one year and twelve
days
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
Forest Fires Doing
Big Damages in
Northwest State.

Spokane, Washington, July 1s.-
Forest fires famed by heavy winds
are threatening timber and live
stock in Western Montana and
Northern Idaho, according to re-
ports received yesterday by Federal
forest officials here. Several small
towns are also in danger of de-
struction. The flames have caused
the fire fighting crews to retreat.
Missoula, Mont. July Is. - St.
Regis, Montana, which was partial
ly destroyed in the forest fires of
1910, has been surrounder by the
Niger Hill fire, which has leaped
the divide. The town is completely
cut off from help and is declared
to be in danger of destruction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18
HE WEARS A NECKLACE

Did you ever hear of a man wear
Ing a necklace? Well. that is what
the male Canadian warbler does.
while on the female of this attrac-
tive bird there Is only the slightest
indication of q necklace, says the
American Forestry Association,
Washington, which is conducting the
nationwide bird house building
contest among school children. The
warbler's necklace of black spots
shows UP very strikingly of his olive
green and yeliowish throat and
breast. On the back the bird is Of
. slate gray color with the tail more
of an olive brown tone. This is a..
very lively bird. II is very seldom
still for more than a few seconds
before 1t dashes out at some Tempt
ing bit to eat. It is partial to the
wooded banks of streams. 1t usually
keeps In undersrush near the
ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18

Nothing means more to every and in
these days of momentous happenings and worldwide
change than to be able to follow intelligenty all that
is taking place, both at home and abroad, and to
take part in any discussion upon topics of general
interest with confidence and authority. To fit one
self to do this in any real sense would seemingly
involve impossible amount of reading of current
periodicals of all Sorts for which few indeed of us
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-18

tellers, which meant an accurate count
on a vote to amend the bill so that
person charged with violating liquor
selling Injunction might demand and
obtain a trial by jury.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
SOCIALISM IN THE SADDLE

Charles Edward Russell, international SOC ialist leader, who wrote the original platform of the non-partisan league, rejoices in the mag azine Reconstruction over the victory in North Dakota
 He refers to the writers the daily press of all parties as the Hee-haw boys, and the newspapers not of his way of thinking the kept press that the longest purse pay for and the bankers buy.
 Every body between the consumer and the producer is one of the long line of parasitical gentlemen, the outfit of plunderers, etc, and the new North Dakota machine devised by Russell is to displace the old machine. His in ternational organ of socialism in our country rejoices at the North Dakota achievement of state-owned four mills, state-owned elevators, state owned banks, state-owned insurance companies.
 The handling of public funds through 944 national and state North Dakota banks is to be done array with and state-owned, politi- cally controlled banks will handle all public funds.
 Honest and disinterested patriots like Rus sell with their names on the payrolls will ham, dle the public moneys and in place of three official newspapers in each county there will be only one.- ...- ,.s, .. :.
 It will be owned, edited and controlled by honest patriots, unselfshily suggesting public politics for the good of the people and the rest of the newspapers will be cut off from all cor rupting influence.
 Last of all the farmer will be hitched up 7 with organized labor and minimum wage fnnd and an eight hour day and a chain of state-owned stores and state markets to dis place private enterprise with a political chine
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15

The contention that road contractors in mining locality should pay the prevailing wage scale of copper companies, sliding scale based upon the price of copper, is unjust and without reason. Furthermore, such conten- ton cannot be reasonably based upon read ing of the state law governing public work. We of the opinion that the rate per diem es tablished by Webster Bros. and Kerby on the Springervile- Clifton highway, would be consid cred as prevailing wage for similar class of pick and shovel work roads in this coun- ty, farms, on ranches and on railroads. It is evident to mind that the road contrac- tors well within the state law governing state county work but that is not the diff -culty hampering road work in Greenlee county. With the resumption of industrial activity in the state there is a dearth of common labor This condition is not confined to Arizona alone, the same condition exists in almost ev- cry state owing to the lack of immigration to this country in the last five years. Contractors everywhere are combing the highways and byways for labor with which to complete their projects. The shortage of labor, the cost of living, the increased demand for common labor at advanced wages has created situation diff fcult for contractors to overcome without the painful experience of suffering a loss on fixed contract price.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15

Figures showing that retail meat-dealers Tn Washington are averaging 100 per cent profit all sales of meat cited today before Senate District of Columbia subcommittee Investigating living costs in the District Washington Dispatch.
 ."Fractional profits may content the pack CTS, as they allege, but the small dealer still sticks to elementary addition and subtraction.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15

Hon. Chas M. Roberts, former senator from Cochise county, and at present chairman of the Board of Supervisors, was visitor in Clifton for day this week. Mir. Roberts was in conference with members of the Board of Supervisors in this county in connection with the organization of an Association of mem- bers of Boards of Supervisors throughout the state. It is planned to hold the first meeting of the Association at Phoenix. By man nous decision at Flagstaff at the time of the meeting of the State Tax Commission which attended by the chairman of the several Boards in the State, MT Roberts was elected as chairman of. the Association. Senator Roberts has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Governor in the Democratic primaries next year and stated that he has been the recipient of hearty encouragement in this direction by Democrats throughout the state That the Senator is extremely popular in his home coun- ty, where he has resided for the past twenty one years is attested by the big majorities he has received in the past for every public office to which he has aspired.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
A SQUARE STATEMENT

The agitators and professional Reds will ad- init nothing good and say nothing good for employer of labor or owner of industry
 And yet the majority of employers and ma Jority of employees are trying to do the right thing.
 In the mining industry Robert c. Gemmell, general manager of the Utah Copper Co.,, in announcing recent advance in wages authoriz- ed by that company, stated the attitude of the 1cajority when he said:-
 ''The advance in wages made by Utah Cop per Co, is recognition of the continued high cost of living, the principle of paying living wage and an improved copper market, as well as effort the part of the management to its loyal employees at the time when a reduc- ton in wages was made last February, which reduction Occasioned by the stagnation of the copper metal market at that time. Since market has occurred, but the advance in the wages now announced is based more on be- lief in a better market in the future rather than upon present conditions. Present conditions do not justify the increase made"
 Mining camps from Arizona and New Mexico to Montana have taken the attitude in making advances recently in wages.
 But the l. w. w. and professional Reds give no credit to employers for honesty of pur pose. Their business is to stir up trouble.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
Clifton Man Loses Money

The Fl Paso papers give an accoun. of the hard luck experienced by A. M. Hoy, who went to Fl Paso a few
 weeks ago on his vacation. MT. Hoy is an employe in the shoe department Of the A. c. Go. store. Hoy told the police Wednesday afternoon that
 he had had a few drinks at the home of friend and after starting out on
 an automobile ride had lost conscious ness. When he woke up, he said he
 had headache, and $150 in money
 and all his valuables were gone.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
Army Officer Here.

Nrf1y OHfScT EfS'r.
 . Robt. S. Clemons, ho registered from Philadelphia, a Major in the United States Army Engineering Corps, ar rived in Clifton Monday afternoon coming overland on horseback from Ft. Apache. MT. Cqemons is making a tour of inspection in southern Ari- zona of feasible routes for govern ment railway construction connect ing outlying military posts. It is planned by government officials to use surplus government railway equipment now in France for this purpose.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
ROAD CONTRACTORS MAKE
 STATEMENT ON WAGE SCALE
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 the rate now being paid on the Web ster-Kerby contract, which was being paid on the Hoyt contract at the time of the strike. The. law can not be so read that only what the copper companies pay shall constitute the current rate of pay. The law would not pick out the copper company e the standard, where pick and shovel work is done in every town and upon every ranch and farm in the county by employees other than those of the cop per companies.
 1 The work performed under these road contracts is for the public. The advantage is to the public is the same whether the price of copper is high or low.
 The employees of the companies who receive the benefits of the slid ing scale are selected by their employ CTS under rigorous rules of examina- ton, and. to the end of obtaining the highest possible efficiency. We have, and can have, no age limits, nor phy- sical exeamination. We must accept such persons as apply for labor and do the best we can. In consequence we have employed the old and the crippled, who could not obtain em- ployment in the mines, and in this way have carried out the main req son for starting this road work; that is, the employment of the unemploy- ed in the district. .....
 The article objected to states that Webster and Kirby heard a grievance committee was coming to them with the sane demand that had been ,nao.. lupon Ecyt and promptly discharged all but twenty men to avodi trouble. This is not the truth. On August 4th Webster and Kirby let sixty-six men go for the reason that all heavy and rock work had been completed and the men let go were no longer re- quired. Seventy five men were kept on the work and are now en- ployed on the contract.
 The article further states that the WebsterKirby contract provides that they shall pay the prevailing scale of wages paid by the copper com panies. This is not true. There is no such provision in the contract, nor does the contract contain any provi- sion on the rates of pay.
 In conclusion we give every assur- ance that it is the desire of the con- tractors to give the County the best roads obtainable and to perform their lcontracts in every particular fully within the time limit and the contract price, and to afford the best employ. ment possible to the greatest number of men in this district in full compli- ance with our state laws. We have been doing this, fairly and impartially without discrimination among men or traces. The price we receive for doing the work is fixed, it can neither be raised nor lowered by a rise or fall in the price of copper; and if the people of this county are to receive the benefits of these contracts a fair reasonable construction of the law and attitude toward wages must be preserved and the work not interrup ted by fitful demands based upon cir cumstances and conditions that to not apply and were never intended to ap Iply to the work we have in hand fo1 the people of this county.
 Yours respectfully,
 L. V. HOYT,
 WEBSTER BROS. & KIRBY
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION


 Within less than twelve months the Demo- cratic party, under the provisions of that mon strosity-the present primary law, Will agaln go through the farce of making nomination for Governor. Our Republican friends are al- ready looking forward with great glee to the biennial event and thousands will again take part in 1920, as they did in 1916 and 1918.
 This host of Republicans voters, participating in the Democratic primaries, will carefully an alyze the political situation, and then march to the Democratic polls on primary day In solid phalanx and cast their block of votes for the weakest Democratic candidate This ac- tion on their part has been fully demonstrated in the past, and will be repeated in the next primary unless the Democrats of the state, through their state organization, devise ways and means for combating and overcoming this evil which threatens the success of the party at the approaching election.
 It has been we'll said that the primary law has been designed to disrupt the dominant party in any political subdivision and the saying gives promise of fulfllment in the poli- fical life of this state.
 Under the present primary abortion the Democratic party is drifting on the Republican rocks, but the disaster can be averted by con- certed, voluntary action by the Democrats, re- gardess of the primary law, and that action consists simply in the gathering together of DEMOCRATS of the state in a party conven- tion the members of which are fairly appor- toned and fairly elected
 This convention should endorse, by two thirds vote candidate for Governor. The Democrat endorsed should not be recognizeo as belonging to either Democratic faction, which have grown up and fourished with re- publican assistance in recent years As the Douglas International well says: ''This is no time to blackjack either faction of the dem- ecratic party it is a time for party unity, that it's full strength may be brought to face the political enemy in the election next year."
 The Era has not lost sight of the fact that the only manner in which legal nominations can be made at the present time, is in comph- ance with the primary law but at the same time there is no law earth that can prevent democratic assemblage composed of demo- crats whose party fealty has been tested and is well known in bestowing its endorsement on some worthy Democrat for the high office of Governor.
 Chairman Rabbit, of the State Central Con- mittee, will receive the lasting gratitude of the rank and file of the democratic party of the state if he will come forward with some plan for the guidance of the Democratic party and to guard it against the machinations of the un- scrupuious republican voters in the forthcom- ing primary election.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
Early Morning Fire

The siren fire whistle and the shoot ing of fire arms called the volunteer fire department to Riverside about midnight Thursday, where the Payne residence, at the point of rocks, was tn',,d to be one mass of flames. The building was burned to the ground in volving a loss of about s2,OOO parti- ally covered by insurance. It is re- ported that the fire was caused from the explosion of kerosene lamp.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15

The classification and indexing of all men in the employ of the Copper Queen according to their dependents, length of service and citizenship has been large factor in making a feel ing of security of employment a. mong the employees of that company.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15

The Y will keep open house on Fri day evening next, August 22, and a reception given in honor of MT. and Mrs. Travis, of San Antonio, Texas, wbo comes to Clifton as the new "Y'' secretary.