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Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
JURY CONNECTS 5 CANES I ER IN
 19 MINUTES

SAN FRANCISCO. Des. 20.-Ed- mond (Spud) Murphy. pugilist and associate of a criminal gang whose activities resulted in the murder of three peace officers at Santa Rosa on December and the lynching of the slayer and two accomplices five nights later, was found guilty here today of feloniously attacking Jessie Montgom- cry, F years old, last Thanksgiving morning.
 The jury deliberated 19 minutes. Under the indeterminate sentence law Murphy faces prison term of from one to 50 years. The trial began Thursday, December 16 District At torney Mathew Brady personally took charge of the prosecutions case.
 A dramatic incident during the ad- dress to the jury by Assistant District Attorney Stanislaus Riley resulted in Judge Louis Ward barring Mrs. k. J. Murphy, wife of the defendant from the court room. Attorney Riley had outlined the alleged crime and ended by pointing a finger at Murphy and eXclaiming:
 And Murphy must share the res possibility for this crime"
 Mrs. Murphy, rising from her seat beside her husband, cried:
 My husband is innocent."
 The court order excluding her fol- lowed, but she refused to obey say ing "I am going to stick by my hus- band until the end.'
 Court officers induced her to leave the room.
 Murphy was the first of five men to be tried on indictments charging criminal offenses against young wom- en in this city Four others, Edward Krilvoslly, also a pugilist; Allen Me Donnell, Thomas Brady and William Carey are to go to trial in quick sue cesion. District Attorney Mathew Brady has announced.
 The speed with which the trial was conducted in court of Judge Louis F. Ward was due largely to a united public sentiment and demands by ci- vic organizations that every means be eXerted by the authorities to rfo rne city of its criminal elements. Demands also were made that the trials of the other accused men be held with out delay.
 So strong was this sentiment against the defendants that with the exception of Murphy they were unable to obtain counsel until Judge Ward ap. pointed attorneys to undertake their defense.
 Judge Ward set December 23 for passing sentence. Murphy took the verdict calmly.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
Justice Cunningham and
 Wife to Spend Christmas
 In Cochise County Seat

PHOENIX, Dec 20.1Following a L. Cunningham Of the state supreme court and Mrs. Cunningham will spend Christmas in Tombstone They will leave Wednesday for the county seat of Cochise county where Justice Cunningham practiced law from 1902 until elected to the supreme court. Every year he and Mrs. Cunningham return to Tombstone to decorate a Christmas tree in the old family home. the chief justice said today, and to join in the merriment of the younger generation.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
FORDNEY URGES ACTION n AID FARMING INDUSTRY; DEMOCRATIC
 COMMITTEE HEADS OPPOSITION
Presentation of Emergency Measure Is Signal for Voicng of Vigorous Dissent; Illinois Representative Loud in
 Denunciation of Proposed Legislation
Rainey Charges Measure Was Framed Without Hearings and No Experts Examined; Declares Its Adoption Would
 Bring Retalatory Action From Woorld Natonas

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 Presen- tation of the Fordney Emergency tar tiff bill in the house and decision of it's supporters to call it up for consid- eration Wednesday was followed to- day by expressions of open antagon- ism both in the house and senate The opposition, hitherto manifest on- ly to a slight extent. was intensified by the filing of minority views by Representative Rainey. Democrat of Illinois. denouncing the measure from beginning to end and by decision of the senate Democratic steering com mittee to resist hasty enactment of any such legislation
 Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee. in report ing the measure, urged action not be- cause it was perfect. but because it was the best obtainable under the cir cumstances. The report declared that remedial legislation was urgently ne- cessary to correct a situation which was described as rapidly becoming worse and likely to bring ruin to the agricultural industry.
 The filing of the committees re- port disclosed that the measure had been made applicable for a period of 10 months from passage instead of the one year period previously fixed. Chairman Fordney submitted with the report estimates of the treasury department showing that, on the bas. is of available import figures. approx imately s130.000.0OO in revenue would be derived from the duties to be i'm posed under the measure The com modities enumerated in the bill now produce less than $5,O00.O 900 annually.
 Huge Revenue Provided
 As finally approved and reported to the house, the bill carries import duties on commodities, which togeth- CT with the rates agreed to in com mittee and the estimated revenue to come therfrcm. follows:
 Wheat. proposed duty 30 cents a bushel, estimated revenue S2 52O; wheat flour. 20 per cent and $657 300; com 15 cents bushel. S137 625; beans. cents a pound. S3,091. .760; peanuts. unshelled, 3 cents pound. $642, $40; peanuts. shelled. 3 cents pound. 4,405.410; potatoes, p cents a buShel. $1 ,560, 900: onions 40 cents bushel, $7S7.040; rice. cleaned. 2 cents pound. $2,9O0.660 rice, un- cleaned. 1-4 cents pound $235.575 flour meal and broken rice. half cent a pound. S5.037: rice unhulled 3-4 cents pound. S7O.672; lemons. 1-4 cents pound. $SS1 ,250; oils. peanut. 26 cents q gallon. S4.333 ,420: oils. cot tonseed. 20 cents gallon. S2,479, 400; oils, soy beans. 20 cents a gallon. $3.-
  sheep, $2 a head. Sl02.4S4; lambs. S1 a head. no estimated revenue; nut ton and lam 21-2 cents pound. S1.- 656.7 .792: wool. unwashed, 15 cents 9 pound. $9.900.000: wool washed. 20 cents a pound. $2S,5O0,0 GOO; wool. man ufactures of. 45 cents pound. S1l,- 256,000; wool. secured, 45 cents a pound. $45.000,000
 On the vote in the ways and means committee. on reporting the bill. two
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21

Republicans and four Democrats vot- ed in the negative. Representatives Treadway. Massachusetts. and rilson Connecticut, were understood to have been the Republicans who stood against the measure while Represent tatives Rainey. Hull. Tennessee. Old field. Arkansas. and Collar. Missis- sippi. were the Democrats vhn op- posed the legislation.
 The Republican committee mem- bers were said to have opposed the bill on the ground that if tariff legis- lation- was to be enacted it should in clude protection for manufactured commodities. few of which were all lowed 10 remain in the final draft. This contention appeared to have gained some strength among repre- sentatives from textile and manufac- turing districts and is expected to precipitate heated debate
 Thomas Is Hopeful
 Against this came the statement of the senate Democratic steering com mittee that they did not regard the measure as an emergency proposai and would demand that 1t be cOnsid- cred by the finance committee in reg ular order when it reached the sen ate. Senator Harrison. Of Mississip- pi. Democrat, served notice from the floor Of the senate that he would op- pose the bill
 Let me say to my friend from Mississippi Senator Thomas. Demo crat of Colorado interjected. "thaf I sympathize with his view and be- tween us we may be able to keep some part Of the Democratic party in line"
 Representative Rainey. in present ing the minority views warned of dan gers which he said would beset inc business of the country should the emergency measure pass He dccla- ed that the measure amounted to an embargo and that it would 'inevita- bly, lead to retaliatory tariffs
 All commercial treaties between nations were practically annulled by the war Rainey's report said. and today new commercial units are m process of formation Every com mercial nation is today prepared with the means of quick retaliation and there is grave danger that they will quickly respond to the challenge We give them in this bill !"
 The Rainey report also charged that the bill had been framed with out hearings and that no experts had been examined. It asserted that the majority in congress approved pro lection as the medicine for every economic evil, adding that this bill is protection mad" The Republican plan of protection in this instance. the report declared. offered remedy worse than the ill il sought to cor rect
 Measure is Played
 After reviewing the trade figures in experts and imports the minority statement asserted that assessment of prohibitory tariff rates meant eventually a lowering of production -----=-
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
Anti-Strike Legislation Again
 Is Subject OF Debate In Senate

rier. Senator PoindeXter said that he intended to give the Wisconsin seaa- tor a full opportunity to bring the reconsideration motion up for debate. but if that was not done he would ask the senate to table it dni let the bill proceed.
 This bill passed the senate under rule to facilitate Legislation to which there is no objection and no Cp- position" Senator Rob!lsGn said "I am not disposed to criticisc senators who fail to object to its considera- tion and remove the unanimous con sent agreement under whlcl the sen ate was operating, but t Is meas ure upon which there is a sharp di- vision of opinion and to which tho'e is most substnatial opposition. 't does not make this bill any friends to try and close off C1bate upon il ''
 Senator Shoot, Republican. U:ah. at this point interjected:
 '.So far as l am concernel l. the-e lis no desire to shut off leaate ana am consequently in favor of letting me motion to reconsider come up for dls- cussion"
 Vice President Marshall ruled hat the bill. although teclnica,y passed by the senate, could still be brought up for debate. Tue senate adjourned before further action could be taken
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
STRONG ANTAGONIST DEVELOPS TO EMERGENCY TARIFF PLANS:
 BITTER FIGHT IS ANTTCIPA TED
Argentine Quak e Death Toll Is
 Put at 400

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20.--The number of persons dead and in- jured in last Fridays earthquake disaster is now estimated at more than 400. This figure is based on reports from relief parties in the affected zone Earth tremors oc- cured again today.
 Wide stretches of territory are being flooded with water which continues to gush from crevices opened by the earthquake. Relief work is being carried on with eNsat difficulty. Large numbers of tents sent from Mendoza have been received i'll the stricken vil- lages and are furnishing shelter to hundreds who have been rendered homeless by the disaster
 The postmaster of Arena, one or the destroyed villages, arrived in Mendoza today. He reported that 151 bodies had been recovered the ruins in his village up to the time that he left there Sunday. The dead included his wife ana tbree children.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
CONSOLIDATION IF 1 EXPRESS COMP PAN|ES |S
 PROVIDED FOR
Commerce Commission Gives Authority for Merger of
 Competing Firms
OPINION IS DISSENTING
Two Members Oppose Action, Declares It Will Create
 Nationwide Monopoly

i WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-Authority was granted today by the Interstate 1 Commerce Commission for permanent consolidation of the transportation
 business and properties of the Adams, ] American. Wells Fargo & Company. and Southern Express companies irto the American Railway Express Com pany. The commission said that it
 was their belief that the public would ! be best served by one consolidated company serving all lines with equal rates.
 | The permit granted by the commits { sion was based on an application fill i ed by the four express companies last March. Hearings were held by the commission in August. The commission divided on the question of permitting the express consolidation. affected by the railroad administration as a war measure to be made permanent. Commissioners McChord and Meyer dissenting from the majority and presenting minor ity report written by the former
 The consolidation the dissenting re- port asserted, 'creates monopoly" and destroys every semblance of competition.
 The other members of the commits sion declared they were of the opin- sion and find that the public interest will be promoted by the cOnsolida-
 tion."
 Ut will now be practically impos- sible," declared the report written by Commissioner McChord, flor another t,, ba cc
 in competition with the consolidated expre company We can, of course, regulate the rates and certain prac- tices of the American Railway EX- press Company but we will have no , control over it's attitude toward the public. We cannot require it to ren- der to the public that efficiency. courtesy and fair dealing which com petition compels.
 Tt is my view that the time has come when i!e carriers should give serious consideration to the conduct ing of the express business them selves. That business had reached such proportions that it is now par asite on the freight traffic of the railroads.
 Commissioner McChord also dis Sented rom the majority OplniOl III 1 that the commission had the power to prescribe under what marIer the consolidation may be effected and
 not merely grant its petition for d consolidation.
 The report of the e. mmission reci.. l 7G that with InH DucSrelH Ol lhr W; r
 the express companies included in the present consolidation were formed in
 to the American Railway Express
 company and took over the express ! business of the country as the agent : of the director general of railroads
 and that while thivty three states ap- | peared to protest against the contin-
 uation of this combine, :he L"ctests
 were based on inadequate service performed by the joint express com i panies, which the conso:;dated com lpany admits was poor due to labor conditions Tie commission accepted the contention of the companies that ; service was performed more efficient ! ly under the combined system than
 could have been possible under the l old agreement.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
BRITISH PASS LAW GRAN TINE
 HOWE RULE TO
 IRISH PEOPLE
House of Lords, After Brief Debate, Accept Changes
 Made By Commons
TRUCE MAY BE RESULT
General Belief Is That Gov ernment Regards Bill As
 Basis for Negotiations

LONDON. Dec. 20-The Irish home rule bill is now safe and will be placed on the statute book this week in form slightly amended from the shape in which it first left the house of commons. The house of lords to- day, after a brief debate. agreed to all the amendments made to the bill by the commons
 Owing to d slight modification made in the house of lords today at the suggestion of Lord Birkenhead, the lord chancellor, the bill again will have to be submitted to the house of commons as a formality and it probably will be tomorrow before the royal sanction is given.
 One of the principal changes in the bill made by the lords is that senates will be cl eated for both the northern and southern parliaments. As pro- posed by the government the ques- ton of the method of establishing the senates was to be left for the deeis- ion of the Irish parliaments.~
 Another modification secured by the lords, is that instead of the coun- cil of Ireland being nominated by the two parliaments, each senate will ap- point seven of it's members and each parliament 13, making total of 40, while instead of the president of the council being the lord chancellor of Ireland as proposed by the govern ment, he will be nominated by the lord lieutenant on the advice of the crown
 The lords also defeated the propos- al that the Irish parliaments should have the power to levy a surtax
 It is generally supposed that the government regards the bill as the basis for future negotiations and with this idea has purposely reserved 'the question of customs and excise from the bill.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Anti- strike legislation which has gone a part of the way through congress got momentary consideration again today in the senate.
 Senator PoindeXter, Republican. Washington, whose bill designed to discourage strikes in interstate com. merce was passed by the senate last week without a word of debate and in an almost empty chamber, but was held from going to the house b! a motion by Senator La Toilette. HeI ub- lican of Wisconsin. to reconsider gave notice that he would ask shortly for the removal of the parliamentary bar
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
BIZ E.LECTRIC
 POWER PLANT
 n BE BUILT
 IN COLORADO California Company Granted Permission to Proceed in
 Gigantic Undertaking WORK TO START SOON Officials Declare Plan Calls For Development of More
 Than 2,500, 900 H. P.
WORK TO START SOON

LOS ANGELES, Dec 20-Applica- tion by the Southern California Edi- son Company for a preliminary per init to develop 2,500O0O horsepower of electric energy from the waters of the Colorado river has been accepted by the federal power commission at Washington, D. C., according to a tel egram which John B. Miller, presi- dent of the company, announced he had received from the capital tonight.
 Miller said acceptance of the pre- liminary application meant that pub lication and other legal forms which precede the granting of hydrO-electric rights would be begun
 The company plans to make the electric energy available in Califor- nia, Utah. Apizona, Nevada and Color ado
 Tn connection with his announce ment Miller issued the following statement:
 The electric energy which could he generated from the power sites on the river covered by the application is equivalent to the total hydro-elec- tric development in the states Of California, Oregon. Washington, Ari zona, Colorado, Idaho Montana. Ne vada. New Mexico. Utah and Wyom- ine at the beginning of 1920.
 Incident to the project is the es- tablishment Of uniform flow of the Colorado river. which practically would eliminate the seasonal floods. Tho present irrigable capacity with out storage is 750 GOO acres. Full con trol under storage regulations would permit irrigation of 3,0G00GO acres.
 'The storage basin will be more than POO miles iu length. impounding mere than 400GO, ,00O acre-feet Of wa ter. The total possible hydro electric development of the Colorado river is more than 100000 horsepower which is equal to one-half the total hydro-electric newer now generated in the entire United States in America.
 Of course Europe can pav only in gold or goods" he continued. They cannot pay in geld and they are not manufacturing at the present time enough goods. Even if they were. we propose in this bill to make imports less and less If we are to remain a creditor nation. and we must do that or suffer now immeasurable financial calamities. we must import more than we expert.
 Tt might be possible to report out a more hastily prepared. i'll consider ed measure than this but up to the present time it never has been accom- plished"
 Rainey concluded his expression of views by predicting that the report submitted by Chairman Fordney. ''would not venture far from shore" and that the supporters favorable would demand that everybody vote for this Legislation whether he belieF- ed it right in principle or not.
 The statement continues
 Huge Area Drained
 This application contemplates the development of power on the Colorado river above the Boulder canyon pro-
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
Utility Company Charged With
 Bo0tlegging

DENVER. Dec. 20.-Federal au- thorities today took charge CT fine Industrial Utilities company. They also took over the company's card index containing the names of 300 prominent Denver people and ar rested the manager, C. VI. Craw- ford. who asserts he is an income tax expert on a charge of viola ton of the prohibition laws.
 The raid was directed by Henry A. Larson, prohibition entol cement agent, who took charge Of the of flee and waited TOT customers. Soon a man entered, Larson saIi, pc senting a memDersnlp card calling for two pints of whisky.
 Larson declared that Crawford dealt with an exclusive class of trade" and that had it not been fer a party staged in the office he might still be doing business.
 Twenty live empty whisky bar .rels were said to have been found at Crawford's home.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
HARDING AGAIN DISCUSSES H|S
 LEAGUE PLANS
President-elect Hears Wide Variety of Opinions in
 Busy Day at Marion

MARION, Ohio. Dec. 20.-President- elect HardiRg's, conferences on the policies to his administration ranged far and wide today among the ma tion's foreign and domestic problems and gave him the benefit of advice from upwards of a dozen of the best minds" he has invited into consulta- tion.
 Two of those with whom he has talked about domestic questions have been consistently mentioned for cabi net positions and their coming stimu- lated speculation about the possibility of their appointment to the next presidents official family. They were Charles G. Dawes. Chicago banker, and Henry Wallace of Des Moines, Iowa, an editor of farmer publica. tions. With the former Harding talk ed of financial conditions and tax re- forms and with the latter discussed farmer relief.
 Senator John K Shields of Tennes- see, a Democratic member cf the foreign relations committee and an irreconcilable opponent of the Yer sailles treaty. conferred with the president-elect about the plans for an association of nations and gave his ap- proval of the general principles ap- proved for an international court. The league question also was discussed by the president; ;elect with Samuel Me Cuney Lindsay. professor of social legislation at Columbia. who said he was confident the foreign uolicios of the new administration were Icing iaiG on a sound foundation.
 The question of Harding's early resignation from the senate was the subject of a conference between him and Senator-elect Frank B. Willis, whom Governor Cox had agreed to appoint to the vacancy. It was said afterward that no decision was reach and the friends of. the president-elect took his delay as meaning that he probably would not retire until the new Republican governor of Ohio takes office early in January.
 Among other callers during the day were Governor William C. Sproul, of Pennsylvania, w. w. Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania Rail- road. and Michael Gallagher of Cleye- land, an official of the Hanna Inter ests all of whom talked about finan- cial and railway conditions. Alter bury was in charge ofthe American railways in France during the world war and has been regarded as one of the worlds leading. experts on transportation. He said he viewed American railway conditions hopeful ly and felt that Harding had a com petent understanding Of the problem.
 Representative C. E. Stemp. Repub- lican national committeeman from Virginia also saw the president-elect but said he came merely to make q delayed report on the conduct of the campaign in the south.
 In addition he invited Mir and Mrs. Harding to spend January and February at White Sulphur Springs or some other Virginia resort
 After his talk with Harding, Sena- tor Shields said he did not gather that very concrete plan had been formulated for peace league but was confident Harding had chosen wisely in working toward qualification of international law and world court rather than toward any sort of mili- tary alliance.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
D. Valera Not Aboard

CHERBOURG, France, Dec 20. - Eamonn de Valera. president of the Irish republic" was not among the roo passengers who landed here to- day from the steamship AquitanJa from New York. The captain of the vessel said he had not been aware of the report that de Valera was aboard until he was asked by the correspond ent of The Associated Press.
 The police here were particularly severe in requiring verifications of the passports of passengers landing in Cherbourg from the Aquitania.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-21
Troops Are Ambushed

DUBLIN, Dec 20.-The Freeman s mans Journal has received a report that party of troops was ambushed Monday at MpllinhoCne ill the noun tains of Tipperary. The details are conflicting. says the paper. but it is understood the troops fired upon the ambuscading party, killing 10 and wCunding CT capturing 30 The mil itarv casualties are reported various ly between eight killed and one wounded.
 Another report says that troops surrounded a house rear the scene of he ambuscade and killet large number of volunteers.