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Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
President Elect Harding Proposes Department of Public Welfare To Keep Pace With Other Nations
Kelly's Talk Won Kansas Bride and
 Leads to Arrest
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KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. 15. - The transition from a naval. officer in q natty uniform to that of a, prisoner brought new story today from Patrick J. Kelly. who told of conditions in Ire- land which caused him to come to this country, adopt the naval uniform, marry a Kansas City girl, pass bogus checks and forget to pay his hotel bills. Kelly was arrested yesterday charged with impersonating naval officer. He had told thrilling tales of naval life, which captivated Miss Opal Parker, 20 years old, and led to their marriage last Saturday.
 By right I am barrister of the crown Kelly told the police. "Tnci- dentally, I am a graduate of Oxford. A few years ago I was living in Ireland. My brother was arrested for partici- patton in Sim Fein activities We were placed in Brixton prison.
 'HThe British government wanted me to prosecute my own brother. That would not do. fled to Australia, then to San Francisco. I adopted the naval uniform to hide my identity.
 "I want to keep my wife. I lied to her abeut aIl those thrilling expert ences, but I'm sorry"
 Kelly posed as one of the men who made the Atlantic trip in the seaplane NC-4.
 Its all a mistake; I don't want tc see him again. his bride said today.
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ITALY RECEIVES
 KING IF GREECE
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VENICE, Dec. 15-Former King Con- stantine of Greece, on his way homo from Switzerland and exile. to reoc- cupy the throne of Greece. was re- ceived this morning with all the hon- ors due the sovereign of a friendly nation by the Italian government.
 Constantine and the members of his family arrived early this morning. They were met at tho railway station by the Italian admiral Of the port. the mayor of Venice and other officials. and NJ. Coromilas, the Greek minister to Italy, who married Miss Cockreli. daughter of the late United States Senator Cockrell.
 The officers of the naval ships in port also were present.
 Shortly after his arrival Constan- tine boarded the Greek cruiser Ave rolf. which boomed forth a salute of 21 guns. The salute was taken up by the old fort on the Island Of St. George.
 The royal party after leaving the train entered a launch and rapidly made the trip through the quaint canals to the Bacino of San Marco. where the Averoff and the Greek de- stroyers of the escort, and the Amer 1 ican destroyer Southland and Italian and other allied warships lay at an chor.
 The Greek ships were bedecked in flags as Constantine lightly stepped up the companion way of the Averoff from which the Greek royal penant was broken out
 The crew of the Averoff lined the rail of the vessel and sang songs for more than an hour for Constantine Some time later the Southland and the allied ships were dressed with signal flags from bow to stern iu recognition of the arrival of Constan- tine.
 During the progress of the royal party down the bay a shore battery fired salute of q guns. which the Averoff answered. All ships leaving the harbor dipped their flags as they 1 passed the Averoff
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Austria Elected Member of
 League Without Opposition

GENEVA, Dec. i5.&The assembly of the league of nations elected today the first former enemy state member of the league without opposition. The vote on the admission of Austria came after an unexpected passage of arms between Giuseppe Motta, Switzerland, and M. Viviani, France.
 NJ. Motta, speaking on the report of the committee. recalled the rejection of Germany's application for admis- sion by the peace conference, saying that Switzerland had always regretted it and that there were now three places vacant in the league. which ought to be filled by the United States Russia and Germany.
 At the mention of Germany. NJ. Viviani sprang up and asked for the floor and upon the conclusion of M. Motta's speech, in which the Swiss delegate appealed to the assembly for justice, M. Viviani mounted the tribune and launched into a fervid defense of the French viewpoint It was soon apparent that the assembly was with him and his remarks were greeted with frequent applause, When he descended from the tribune he re- ceived the greatest ovation of the as- sembly.
 The voting for the admission of Aus trla, which immediately followed, was by a nominal roll call, the delegates being asked whether they were in fla vor of or against admission, some answering in French and others in English.
 Thirty-five votes were cast in favor of Austria's admission, two members were absent and four abstained from voting.
 The four elective members of the league council chosen by the assem bly, today were Spain, Brazil, Belgium and China. the final success of China coming after several ballots, being greeted with enthusiastic applause.
 China Joins Council
 China today took rank among the | principal powers directing the affairs of the world through its entry into the council of the league of nations i in succession to Greece. The election of China had been discounted largely l since the assembly previously had 1 adopted the recommendation of the committee on organization that an ] other elective member be allotted tc i Asia.
 ] It was doubtful up to the last mo- ment, however whether the members who for the last few days had beer advocating Slav or Scandinavian rep resentatiou would not succeed with
 their argument that the Asiatic racei ! could not expect two places on the council while two special European ] countries were not represented at all
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
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 FLORENCE. Ariz., Dec. 15--Word has been received from Washington that the Florence Diversion dam will be under construction by the govern ment very soon. The following wire has been received from the assistant of Indian affairs:
 "No satisfactory bid for con
 struction of the Florence Di
 version dam has been received.
 Expect to undertake construction
 by force account at an early date.
 "E. B. MERRITT,
 Assistant Commissioner"
 This information is the cause of re- joicing in both Florence and Casa Grande. Especially are the owners of lands to be taken into the project de- lighted to learn that work will soon be under way.
 It will be remembered that this gov ernment worK on the Gila river Is to construct a diversion project to water 62,O0O acres of land. Of this amount 35,0O0 acres will be located on the Pima Indian reservation down the river twelve miles from Florence and lying between Casa Grande and Chandler The remaining 27,O00 acres comprise lands belonging to white owners in the Florence Casa Grande valley.
 The dam will be located in the Gila river at Price station on the Arizona Eastern and about twelve miles up the river from Florence. It will be an chored on the bed rock on each end and will raise the water about ter feet. The canal heading and all oi the intake gates and sluice gates vii be on the south side of the river 4 bore three feet in diameter will b. built right through the dam to carry water for a small canal on the nOrtf side of the river.
 The main canal on the south side vii have a capacity of 1.000 second feet ana will be forty feet on the bottom. I will run southwest across the mesa {, point about seven miles below Flor ence, whefe it will branch into twt main divisions. One will lead wes | through the Wentworth district ant reach the Indian reservation by wa! ! of the Casa Grande ruins striking tn, : reservation line about twelve miles be | low Florence. The other main di vision will lead into and end at Pi ! cachO reservoir.
 From this reservoir, which is cause' { by @ high fill across the McClellant wash. a large lateral leads west am ! southwest under the tracks of tn ] Southern Pacific railroad and south O ! Casa Graude, supplying water to thos lands which are included within tn ! Casa Grande unit of the project.
 The main canal and the India
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
ENGLAND NAMED MAN II ADVISE
 SHIPPING BOARD
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Further testimony that Great Britain attempted to influence the war time shipping policy of the American government was given today by William Denman of San Francisco, first chairman of the board, before the special house com mittee Investigating operations of the federal shipping agency.
 Mir. Denman charged that the Brit ish mission which came to the United States in April. 1917, and which was headed by Arthur J. Balfour, then the British secretary of state for foreign affairs, had undetalken to influence the shipping boad and had succeeded in getting one of its members elected to the administrative board which Mir. Denman said he had attempted to or ganize in New York to function with the shipping board
 ] The member of the British mission elected to this advisory board. he said, was Sir Connop Guthrie. Mir. Den man told the committee that he did not know how Sir Connop was elected that it happened between noon and i half past three one afternoon-but that l he had learned that three or four mem- i bers of the British mission were pres ent.
 Afterwards the shipping board had l a warm session. he continued. 'It lasted for twenty minutes and all that had been transacted at the previous i session was wiped out"
 The witness intimated that his in- sistenee that the board be kept free from British influence had more to do
 with his resignation as chairman than anything else. He testified that while he wanted British co operation. he did not want Great Britain to influence tho board
 Mr. Denman said that he had fre- quent conferences with Mir. Balfoul
 and that certain phases of the con- lferences approached the realm of se- cret treatiese He indicated his will ingness to disclose the nature of the negotiations if President Wilson would consent.
 When Mir. Denman concluded the committee adjourned 1he inquiry unti
 after the Christmas holidays.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
President Of Bethlehem Steel Company Tells U. s. Investigating Committee Of Labor Policy
RELIEVES INV OPEN SHOP PROTECTION
Untermyer And Witness Clash On Stand Taken By Steel Company President In New York
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The Bethle- neln steel corporation will refuse to sen fabricated steel to builders and e..sn,l-sl1 s,isractors in the New York and Phil ' aueipnia a districts for buildings to be nFected on closed shop basis
 This policy was disclosed by Eugene v; Grace, president of the corporation. Mno testified today before the joint ieslsiative committee Investigating the Sileged building trust" replying to cnarges that his corporation was spon- soring the "open shop" movement by withholding steel from the builders employing only union iron erectors.
 I think it is proper thing to pro- lect the open shop principle declared Mir. Grace. who explained that his stand would not be changed even if building operations in New York were to be suspended because steel could not be obtained by union ereeto$.
 Whether the corporation will extend its policy to other parts of the country, the witness said, depends entirely on what effect I should expect it to have on our general labor situation"
 The steel magnate was subjected
 to a severe grilIins by Samuel Untermyer, the committee's eoun
 sel, who has stated that he, Inter
 rnyer, is the largest stoekholder in
 the Bethlehem corporation.
 Charging Mir. Grace with "fencing" and evading his questions. Mir. Unter- myer several times appealed to Senator Carson, acting chairman, to order the witness to answer his questions.
 GrilIs Steel Head
 You are not in the office of the Bethlehem Steel corporation: you are before a legislative committee,' Mir.
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Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
DARING ROBBERY
 IN HOTEL ASTOR
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15.--Three rob bcrs, two of whom carried revolvers and the third @ black jack, held up owen c. Linthwaite of Red Bank, N. J., president of the New Jersey Motor. Sales corporation, and IT. l.. Morley of Newark, N. J.. and their wives in Lmthwaite's room on the second floor of the Hotel Astor tonight. The men took Jewelry and money. One of the robbers was caught and the jewelry recovered. The others escaped.
 The three men, their faces masked with handkerchiefs. burst into the room as the party of four sat convers- ing. The women had returned few minutes previously and had been joined by their husbands in the hotel lobby. fronting upon Broadway. They had been in the room but few minutes when the robbers entered.
 Swinging a revolver back and forth before them. the first robber ordered the men and women to put up their hands. Thinking it a joke. they laughed, and the order was repeated under threat of death.
 While one man stood guard at the door, the others ordered Mr. Linthwaite into a bathroom and Mir. Morley against the wall.
 The robber guarding Iiuthwaite. pis- sol in one hand, went through his vic L1in1's pockets with the other hand and took S92. They secured S67 from Mrs Worley and robbed Mrs. Linthwaite Of her icwelry, a pendant bar pin, two diamond rings and a bracelet.
 Iinthwaite turned on the robber who was searching him and knocked tho sr,1n from his hand. The womer screamed and the guard at the dooi ,-,,shed at them. The cries of tho vonen were heard in other rooms bu brought only shouts for quiet. One O the women, failing to get reply to hei efforts to telephone, smashed a win dow and the glass, failing into 44tl street nearly struck a policeman.
 Tine officer heard the cries of th' rrornen and rushing into the hotel rai ,,nstairs. when he discovered the tw' ,1en and women struggling with on ,ohber. The others had rushed iron tl,e room. The man arrested gave hi norne as Lawrence Handiboe, 22 O v{chuoond. Va. He was charged wit ,.obberv and felonious assault.
 A revolver. loaded with steel jackete h,,Ilets was found fin corner of tn
 tTandiboe declared he knew his tw ,.o,,nanions only as Shorty and "Al, o,,d chat he met them about 10 day ..-o ir a saloon. They decided to stas
 boIdup this afternoon. he added. an
 Sse inc Hotel Astor. They separate A (side the hotel and entered by dif $seren+ doors. meeting on the secon floor In looking around Handiboe ,-cnorted to have said, they noticed ,,ev in the door of Linthwaite's roor ana decided to take a chance ther'
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Former Irish Member or Parliament Described 1he Conditions In Ireland Un- der British Rule
MILL OWNERS STIR
 RELIGIOUS STRIFE
Representative. Of Chicago News Says 25,O0O Dublin Families Live In One Room Dwellings
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-The svs- tenn of government which Irish Repub- lican leaders propose to set up in Ire land was described as "an ideal CO., operative commonwealth" by Laurence Ginnell, former Irish member of the British parliament, in testimony today before the commission of the commit tee of 100, Investigating the Irish ques- ton.
 MT. Ginnell, who declined to appear before the commission until he had been assured that it would not at- tempt to go behind the present Irish republic in any of its recommends tions, presented a rough draft of the governmental system proposed by tho Irish republicans.
 The ancient Breton laws. from which many present day socialistic doctrines are derived, Mir. GinneIl said, probably will form the. basis for Ireland's form of government should the effots of the Republican leaders to gain inde- pendence from Great Britain nrove successful. He told the committee he had written a book on socialism. ob- taining his material from those laws.
 Land in Ireland apportioned under the British land act for tilIing, he said, has been leased to favored cattle rais- CTS" neceSsitating migration at inter- vals of large part of the population in some districts to England to find work. The governmental system which the Irish republicans plan to put into effect, he said, contemplates breaking up of large tract of land in Ireland now used for grazing and distributing them in smaller parcels to suitable persons to be tiled"
 Mir Ginnell, as wells as Miss Ruth Russell, another witness who last year 1 investigated conditions in Ireland for the Chicago Dailt News, declared that the religious issue in Ireland has been { "artificiallys stimuiated7 and exagger- ated.
 Miss Russell went extensively into social, economic and. religious condi- tions and endeavored to establish that mill owners in the province of Ulster | had stirred up religious intolerance te prevent organization of their workers This religious feeling has been sub- merged into unanimity of opinion i favoring self determination for Ire land, she declared. Miss Russell said that the British authorities. by making
 1t more profitable for the large land l owners to raise cattle than to lease their lands to small farmers ha6 i brought about distressing economic conditions in Ireland. Small farms are turned into grazing lands. flour mills
 and other industry dependent on agri- culture are idle, she said, adding tha- no employment for the people had taken their place as the cattle wer, exported on the hoof.
 Living conditions, Miss Russell said are worse in Dublin than in any othel
 city, with almost 40 per cent of the citl
 population. or 25,000 families living il
 a one room dwelling.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16

The majority of the delegates, how ever, held to their implied promise but the success of China was due largely to the personal strength of pr. Wellington Roo, of the Chinese dele gation has acquired in the assembly. The delegates appeared to be less in terested in the election of new states to the league and followed the roeom- mendation of the committee on new states which it had long been known as foregone conclusion they would approve.
 A woman made her debut in the league today and was cordially re. ceived and welcomed by the assembly. In the discussion on action to sup press the white slave traffic Made moiselle Frothammer a substitute delegate for Denmark, took the floor and in the purest English gave the delegates an example of clearness and conoiseness which if it had come ear Her. might have shortened the meeting of the assembly.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Harding Disapproyes Of Practice Of Rich With drawing Children From Public Schools
FALL AND HARDING TALK ON FINANCES
New Mexico Senator Tells Harding That Something
 Must Be Done For Farm CTS Within Next 3 Months

MARION, Ohio, Dec. 15.--American mothers were asked by President elect Harding tonight to give to school off, cials and other public servants a full measure of cooperation in the educa- tional. religious and physical training of children.
 Speaking before a state meeting Of the Child Conservation league, Mr Harding declared it the duty of moth erhood to keep the oldtIme home spirit alive in spite of the growing tendency to entrust the instruction of the child almost wholly % public institutions. He made particular plea that religious training be kept within the province of the hearth and voiced hope for revival of religious reverence in the trying times ahead
 The president elect asked that the public welfare agencies of the nation be kept democratic and expressed dis approval of the practice of the rich in withdrawing their children from the public schools and entering them in private institutions. He reaffirmed his hope that great good would be ac- compiished by the new public welfare department to be proposed by his ad- ministration and said he had found sentiment in and out of congress very strongly supporting the plan.
 | The address was delivered at the | Methodist Episcopal church here at the end of one of Mir. Harding's busiest days since he began his consultations
 on an association of nations and other public problems. His callers included | Raymond Robins of Chicago. 2 former
 leader of the Progressive party; Sena : tor A. W. Fall of New Mexico and
 George Fred Williams, a former Amer
 ican minister Q Greece. and the con
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Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Three NeuU Jersey Boys Sentenced To
 JoyIess Christmas
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WEST ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 15. = Christmas this year is to be a joyless festival for three West Orange boys of 10 to 12 years who today were sen fenced by City Recorder !. B. Lander to receive no holiday presents. take no part in any Christmas festivities and to go to bed at 6:30 every evening for a month including Christmas eve.
 The youngsters, who appeared in court accompanied by their parents, were convicted of breaking into 3 school and stealing pencils and money from the teachers desk, and on another occasion tinkering with the automobile of Rev. AIfred Roy Ehrnan so that the minister could not start it when hs was ready to go home after a church service,
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
PRISONER DISCOVERS " E "
 INSOMNIA CURE
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 CHICAGO, Dec. f5-Edward Valentine, a negro arrested few days ago, tonight told the police that a "confession' he had made last night of S9,oo0, ,ooo mail rob- bery was thought up on the spur of the moment to satisfy detec- tives who kept him from going to sleep by their continuous ques- tioning.
 Those detectives wouldn't let me sleep" Valentine said, "they kept asking me everything in the world, and was getting tired. thought Of the Omaha mail rob- bery, so | told them a nice story about how was one of the gang that robbed the car and that we got $e,o00,oo0. That satisfied them so they let me alone and had fine nap. But l wasn't in that robbery at all. just wanted to go to sleep"
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Cananea Copper Go.
 Closes January I5
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DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 15.--Accord- ing to information received here to- night from Cananea, Sonora, the Can- anea Consolidated Copper company operating mines and shelter at the Mexican town will not alter its deter imitation to close down January 15 as the result of Mexico's lifting of the expert duty on copper while the New
 York price of the metal is 15 cents or less.
 Information from Nacozari, Sonora a copper camp where the Phelps ! Dodge interests have extensive opera tions, said people in the streets were | celebrating the removal of the export duty which makes easier the move ment of the ore to this country.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
Hun1boIt Constable
 Acquitted By Jury
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PRESCOTT. Dec. 15.-Ben Johnson was acquitted by q jury in the supe- rior court tonight of a charge of mUr- der arising out of the fatal shooting Of Paul Legerski at the latter's ranch near Houmboldt on September 24 last when Johnson was constable of Hum- boldt precinct. Johnson testified that he fired unintehtionally while trying to compel Legersld to halt, He said he had believed Legerski was armed and about to use his weapon. Other wit nesses had testified that Legerskf had been engaged in making liquor and that the shooting followed a drinking bout at the ranch
Arizona republican., 1920-12-16
GLOBE PROPERTY
 CLOSES PENDING
 COPPER INCREASE
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 GLOBE, Ariz., Dec. 15.-Three hundred men employed by the Arizona Commercial Mining com pany, with properties at Copper Hill on the outskirts of this city, were thrown out of work today when the entire operations of the company were suspended for an indefinite period.
 The properties were closed fol- lowing telegraphic instructions from officials in the east. Super intendent H. C. Hummer stated that he had no further information other than the present condition of the copper market did not ius- tify the mine operating at pres ent. This shutdown does not ef- feet the Iron Gap and Superior and Boston properties at Copper hill,