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Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

are seeking a fairly high, warm, dry climate. It is not as hot in Wicken- burg as in the cities further south, neither is it as cool there as in the cities to the north.
 There are three mining properties within a short distance of Wickenburg carrying a world of promise. Several hundred miners are constantly at work in the district and there is every req son to believe that within a sIort time Wickenburg will take its place on the map of Arizona as a thriving mining center.
 Wickenburg, in common with other towns in the state. has housing prob lem. Steps are being taken to over come it and it is probable that within a short time houses will not be quite as scarce as at present.
 There is a welcome awaiting the stranger in Wickenburg. It is a warm welcome, too, embodying sunny skies, beautiful scenery and genuine fellow ship.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

the regular printed form of the state penitentiary and was signed, C. G. Powell. The check was returned to the clothing company marked signature not authorized" Cook made his es- cape from the Superior. road camp last April, and is said to have taken num- Der of prison checks with him. He was caught later in Texas and returned to the prison.
 w. A. Bratcher charged with embez- clement, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and will be tried on Sep tember 22. Bratcher is charged with taking a box of provisions valued at S15 from the construction camp at the ColdWater bridge over the Agua Frla . Effie Alexander pleaded not guilty to charge of robbery and will be tried on September 29. She IS charged with holding up of G. H. Shetlin near the Deaconess hospital on the night of August 13 and taking S60 from him . According to ShetIin, she had woman accomplice who was never apprehended.
 The following civil cases were also set by Judge Stanford: H. Remand Vs. Pratt-Gilbert company, Oct. 20; San Francisco Securities company vs. Hat tie l.. Mosher. Oct. II; D. M. Tucker vs. James G. Simpson, Sept. 21; Ellen Manz vs. the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Sept. .27: Union Salt company vs. w. c. Abercrombie, Oct. 19; Elton F. Kunzleman vs Arizona Chile Gum com pany, Oct 5; c. W. Getsinger vs. J. w. Wells, Oct. 1; John J. Phillips vs. V. F. Musgrove ct al, Oct. IS; Phoenix Safety Investment company vs. Mary Showers. Oct Il; J. c. Divine ct al., vs. w. l.. Wilson, Oct. If; Willie $. Mus grove vs. Western Union Life Insur- ance company, Oct. IS; San Francisco Securities company v1. Phoenix Motor company. Oct 26: Charles W. Miller vs Walker D. Hines. Oct. 29; James T. Lisonbre vs. F. F. Lee, Oct. 25, and c. P. Sloane vs. Henry Hought, Oct. 13.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14
CHANDLER RESIDENT
 RETURNS FROM COAST

CHANDLER, Sept. 13.-D. II. Pifer has returned home again after spend ing a three weeks vacation visiting the coast cities.
 lnstaIIs New Front
 Charles Karp has had one Of the latest L fronts put in his store here. The new front will give the store three times more window space than before. A modern lighting system also has been installed. The interior of the windows has been finished in white enamel M c. Pratt is the contractor
 Return Home From Vacations
 J. E. FlanniSa1 of Goodyear and MT and Mrs. George Foster are back from the coast, and c. F. Tate and family from the mountains.
 Local Court News
 George Y Wan, the local grocer, was fined $50 in the local cCur1 for keeping his place of business open on Sunday in violation of the new city ordinance. The case was appealed to the superior court. The case of Max Alderman was postponed to Wednesday of this week for action by the city council. The road flood violators were given hearing by Judge Arnold and decisions were passed as follows: Roy Burns pleaded guilty and was fined $1O; A. T. Knox was discharged, as no evidence of road flooding was found against him; A. J. Campbell, A. Glover and F. Bales were found guilty of road flooding and were fined $1o each. The cases against R. ?. Sellers and Ed Nelson were dis missed because of lack of evidence.
 New Barber Shop A new barber shop will be opened here in the near future by E. Newton of Flagstaff.
 Start Cotton Picking Cotton picking is getting an early start this year and many of the local ranchers have full crews of MeXicans and other pickers at work. The South west Cotton company at Goodyear has | a large crew of pickers at work on its ranches at Goodyear.
 Visitors Here M. l.. Johnson, representing the l Calumet Baking Powder company of Calumet, Mich, and l. Steinhardt of 1 the Cohn- -Goldwater company of Los 1 Angeles were in town on Saturday wis | iting the trade.
 Returns From the Mountains Orley Adams, who has been spending the summer in the mountains near Prescott, has returned home for short stay and may return in the near future Dance The public dance given at Free man hall on Saturday evening was a success and quite a large crowd was in attendance The music was furnished by the Watson novelty orchestra oi Phoenix.
 On Vacation K L. Craft, manager of the Halstead Lumber company. departed on Monday evening on an eastern trip and will | be gone about month. MT. Craft will visit Cincinnati, where number of his relatives reside.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

Wives of the officers in charge of American owned merchant ships may accompany their husbands on voyages, Admiral Benson has ruled.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

More than 1000 officers and men are constantly employed in charting the coasts and seas of the British empire.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

The sugar ash" which grows in Sicily, contains a sap which hardens into crude sugar.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

Large quanties of German paper suits are being displayed by a British firm of importers in London.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

The navy is beinning to sink wells in a search for oil in the navy recerve
 lands of California. The oil will be used as fuel for the ships.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

The shell of a cocoanut makes su- perior charcoal.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

Thunderstorms are more frequent in Java than anywhere else on the globe
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

4 recent invention is a vestpocket adding machine which is guaranted to iuggle with figures up to 50.000.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14
On VacatI

K. L. Craft, manager of the Halstead Lumber company. departed on Monday evening on an eastern trip and will be gone about a month. MT. Craft will visit Cincinnati, where number of his relatives reside.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

WEALTH IN HER
 MINES
Arizona republican., 1920-09-14

The public dance given at Free man hall on Saturday evening was a success and quite a large crowd was in attendance. The music was furnished by the Watson novelty orchestra oi Phoenix
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
.BUREAUSTUDy|NC
DUPLICATED WORK
Efficiency Branch, Federal
Government, Preparing Re-
! organization Plan.

The bureau of efficiency. it was
learned today. is at work upon a OIL
to reorganiZe the government depart
ments so that overlapping and dupli-
cation of authority and of work may
to members of Congress who are in
terested in the matter.
At the last session of Congress the
Senate put through joint resolution
introduced by Senator Smoot of Utah
providing for the creation of joint
committee on the reorganization of
the administrative branch of the gov
eminent. This resolution was sent
to the House and was there referred
to the committee on judiciary.
SmOOt Measures Provisions.
Senator Shoots resolution provides
for a joint committee consisting of
three members of the Senate and three
of the House to be appointed by the
presiding officers thereof. 1t would
be the duty of the joint committee to
make a survey of the administrative
services of the government for the
purpose OF securing all pertinent
facts concerning their powers and
duty. their distribution among the
several executive departments and
their overlapping of authority. 1t
would also be the duty of the joint
committee to determine what redis-
tr1bution of activities should be made
among the several services with p
view to the proper correlation OF THESE
activities, and what departmental re-
grouping of services should be made.
Reports to he Made.
The committee from time to time
would report to the Senate and House
Its recommendations and prepare. and
submit bills having for their purpose
the coordination of government
functions and their most efficient and
economical conduct, and the final re-
port OF the committee would be sub
United not later than the second Mon
day of December, 1922
Another section of the resolution
provides that officers and employees
OF all administrative services of the
government SHALL furnish to the com
mittee such information regarding
powers. duties and activities as the
committee may require
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
Time Passes

Full soon the billiards will be
popping, and hanging snow
wreaths on our brows, and We'll
be asked to do our shopping as
early as the law allows. 1t seems
no time since bells were ringing
proclaiming Christmas peace
once more, that happy time
when Dad was bringing a ton of
jimcracks from the store. 1t
seems no time since old Kris
Kringle propelled his flivver
through the night; the echo of
his sleighbells' jingle seems all
around me as write. And now
we're facing Winter burly, and
sen each sheet at which |
glance will say, PLEASE do your
shopping early, and give the
weary clerks a chance No
doubt the children think the sea-
sons have much like snalls or
turtles raced: but we old lads
have sundry reasons for cussing
Times indecent haste. A sum-
mer's gone before we know 1t.
an autumn smiles and then it s
through, and cen a highly moral
poet is moved to language warm
and blue. The sexton to his rope
is clinging. to ring iii Christmas
10Y and cheer; and soon the old
boy will be ringing some other
bells-and we won't hear. The
sky is gray. the wind is surly,
more desolate the landscape
grows: oh, let us do our shop
ping early, and give the wearied
clerks respose.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
CIRCUS GROUND LOST"
CHILDREN ARE PUZZLED
Where Will big Top" Be Next
Summer? the Question-Land
Cut Into Houselots.

Sixty thousand school children of
Washington are racking their brains
over the greatest problem with which
they have been confronted since they
began their school careers.
The question causing so much con-
Germ is. Where will the circus set
up its tent next year,"
The whole difficulty arose from the
announcement that the circus
grounds At 18th and II streets north
east, for years the site of the annual
visits of the Big shows. has been split
up into building lots and is to be sold
at auction this afternoon.
The plot OF. ground on Bladensburg
road, near Florida avenue, 18th and
H streets. was admirably adapted for
circus purposes because of it's fat
ness and size. The property belongs
to the estate of Col. Orren G. Staples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
G. O. P. DEFICIT MILLION.

CHICAGO. November 12.-Republican
national headquarters here, occupying
the entire parlor floor of the Auditorium
Hotel, where Senator Harding made his
home during the republican national
convention. is closed.
Capt Victor Heintz. regional director,
who opened offices here more than a
year ago left for his home in Cincin-
natl and will resume the practice of
law.
Republican activities here have been
transferred to the office of Fred Upham.
national treasurer. where arrangements
are being made to raise funds, to meet
the deficit incurred during the presi-
Dental campaign. While no figures as
to the size of the deficit are available.
Capt. HeintZ estimated that it prob
ably would exceed 81 900. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
NEW SIBERIAN REPUBLIC.
Proclamation Declares Formation
of Independent Government.

TOXIC. November 10 (by the Asso-
eiated Press) The provisional COM
mission which has been comforting at
Chita. Siberia, with the view of es-
tablishing a ST berian state. has issued
a proclamation declaring the forma-
ton of an Independent far eastern
Siberian republic. controlling the
whole territory from the Baikail re-
gion eastward.
Whether the new government will
command adequate support is prob
lematical. because the white" mill
tary leaders are holding aloof and the
Niadivostok government is disinclned
to submit to the merger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
MRS. MACSWlNEY OFFERS
TO COME HERE IOTESTIFY
Widow of Cork Mayor Cables to
American Commlssion-Now
in Ill Health.

The American Commission on Ire
land received cable today from Mrs
Muriel MacSwiney, widow of Terrence
MacSwiney. offering to come to this
country and give her testimony before
the commission at it's public inquiry
into conditions in Ireland, which con-
venes here November II.
Mrs. MacSwiney. the cable stated.
cannot start Immediately. and in the
present state of her health will have
to be accompanied on the trip, but it
is understood that she will be able to
appear before the hearings close.
The commission has asked Mrs. Mac
-Swiney to get to this country. if pos
sible, not later than December g. The
hearings here are expected to extend
over several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
EXCURSIONS.

Great Falls By Water
Power boat Peggy leaves Aqueduct Bride
36th and NJ. Sundays at 10 am. Round trim,
e0 cents. Rates 10 charter parties. West
1125-J 13s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
EMIGRANTS HELD UP.
Ukrainian Jews Unable to Obtain
Wise of u. S. Consul.

VIENNA. November 10 (Jewish TeIe-
graphic Agency).-A large number of
Ukrainia Jews DESTROYS of emigrating to
the United States are being detained in
Bessarabia because OF their inability to
obtain the wise of the American CONSUL
says dispatch from Kishenev today.
The Jugosiavs and Italian consuls also
are refusing to aid the would be emf
grants, the dispatch adds.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
MRS. BERCDO[L |S , GUILTY IF DRAFT
 CONSPIRACY CHARGE
IRepubIIcan A. p. Leased Wire1

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll and her four code Gendants were found guilty tonight Of conspiracy to aid two z-of her sons, Grover and Erwin, evade the draft. The verdict was returned before Judge Dickson in the United States district court
 Mrs. Bergdoll, her son, Charles A. Braun. and former Magistrate James F. Romig. were found guilty on every count under which they had been in- dicted.
 Albert w Mitchell and Hery Schah were acquitted on the indictments in which they alone were defendants but found guilty with a recommendation for mercy on the joint bills.
 On application of their cousel the de- fendants were released on $10,000 bail each. pending a motion for a new trial.
 There were seven indictments, in- cluding 56 counts. In two of the in dictmepts all five defendants were charged with conspiring with Grover and Erwin Relrgodd to assist them in evading the draft. The other five in dictments charged each defendant separately with conspiring with the BergdoIl brothers to veade the draft.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
THOUSANDS MOURN AT FUNERAL BIER
 OF JACOB SCHIFF

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Thousands. both Jews and Gentiles. today mourned Jacob H. Schiff, millionaire banker and philanthropist, who died Saturday. at funeral services conducted at the Tem- pie Emmanuel
 While within the synagogue were gathered some of the foremost citizens of the country and state were thou sands of men, women and children from the east side. who had come to honor the memory of their benefactor.
 The services were marked by sim pIcity-the simple ritual of orthodox Jewery. Tn accordance with MT. Schiffs dying request, no eulogy was delivered by the officiating rabbis.
 When the funeral cortege, with it's flower banked casket, moved down Fifth avenue more than $50 uniformed police and scores of detectives were used to hold back the throng, which stood with uncovered heads.
 Interment was in the Salem field cemetery, Cypress Hills, Long Island.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
TWO INJURED WHEN TRANSFORMER BLOWS OUT AT ROOSEVELT

GLOBE, Ariz., Sept. 2S-C. c Cross and Ben Hanna, both of Roosevelt, were rushed to a hospital here this afternoon after having been severely burned about the arms and hands from an explosion of transformer on high voltage wires at that place. They were working on the high powered line when a blast somewhere caused short circuit of the wires which blew out the transformer and injured the men.
 Hanna was knocked several feet to the ground causing a severe injury on the head. He was also burned about the body.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
WHAT IS THE SOVIET
 GOVERNMENT

You know it is an international problem that puzzles the best minds in the world.
 You know it is an experiment in fdealism which has endured through war, starvation and ridi- cule.
 You have heard it condemned as a menace to civilization. and you may have heard it defended.
 But have you any idea just what it is:
 If not you should read the soviet constitution. The Republican In- formation bureau is able to offer the text of it compared step by step with the constitution under which we live by man who be- Iieves that our own is the best. Read his explanation and judge for yourself. The bulletin is free.
 Qn filling out the coupon, print name and address or be sure to write plainly)
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
A17ELL PROMISES
 ID "uKT L|D" IN
 BASEBALL SCANDAL
lRepubIican A. p. Leased MireI


 NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.--Ahe Atteli. former featherweight champion. wh9 has been named as a ring1eaaer in the baseball gambling scandal, said here tonight that he had retained a lawyer to take care of his interests and that in a day or two he would make a statement that would shoot the lid -<sxy high.''
 You can say he said, that the story placing the responsibility upon me for passing the s100,000 to the White Sox is a lie. It looks to me that Arnold Rothstein is behind the stories and I am surprised at this because have been a good friend of Rothstein.
 He is simply trying 10 pass the buck to me. t won't go.
 You can see that someone is trying to nlake it appear that I was respon- sibl, for the deal at the AstoT. Well, I can tell you that I was not respen sible for it. Mahargss story of the fake te1egrams and all sHe rest ns ear as I am concerned, is all bunk
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
Irish Reprasals Not Plonned S0ys
 Ch3ef Secretary
rRenuhIioan A. p. Leased Wlrel

Republican A. p. Leased Wire]
 LONDON, Sept. 28.-RePrisals in Ireland are neither connived at nor supported by the government, it was declared tonight by Sir Ha- mar Greenwood, chief secretary for reiand. Sir Hamar made this state ment in reply to the storm of criti- cism which has been raised in the British press over the recent dec Iaration of Gen. Sir Neville Mac Ready, comm nder of the military forres in Ireland, made in an in- terview in which he was quoted as saying that the reprisaIs were not actuated by any set policy of the government, but that the situation might become such # the guerilla warfare of the Irish republican army continued, that reprisais would be necessary.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29

The exact nature or ; lnformetseL- z RIr. Comiskes put before the grand jury was not disclosed. The men whom the jury involved as a result of testimony uncovered by their owner were
 Indicted Players
 Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher who waived immunity and confessed, ac- cording to court attaches, that he took a s10,000 bribe.
 Arnold "Chick" Gandn. former first baseman.
 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. heavy hit ting left fielder.
 oscar Happy FeIsch, center fielder. Charles ''Swede" Rfsberg, shortstop. Claude Williams, pitcher.
 George Buck" Weaver, third base man
 Fred McMullin. utility player.
 Cicotte, according to court at taches, told the grand jury he re- ceived S1o,ooo from the gamblers, finding the money under the pillow when he returned to his hotel room on the night before the first game at Cincinnati. "I refused to pitch ball until got it," they quoted him as saying.
 Jackson, it was said. testified he was promised S2O.00O by Chick Gandn. but received only 5000. Claude Williams, according to the witnesses. got $1O,o00.
 comiskey Suspends Eight
 While the grand jurors voted their true bills the old Roman, seated in the midst of his crumblfng empire out at White Sox park. issued the telegram suspending those involved. paid off Weaver. Cicotte and Jackson on the spot and announced that checks for
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
EIGHT CHICAGO PLAYERS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY
 WRECKING WHITE SOX
CICOTTE AND JACKSON CONFESS GAMBLERS FIXED" WORLD SERIES WITH CHICAGO PLAYERS FOR SUMS RANGING FROM $5OO0 TO $1OOOO--PLAYERS DOUBLE-CROSSED

CHICAGO, Sept. Indictments were voted against eight baseball stars today and confessions obtained from two of them when the Old Roman Charles A. Comiskey owner of the oft-time champion Chicago White Sox smashed his pennant chasing machine to clean up base ball. The confessions told how the Sox threw last years worlds championship to Cincinnati for money paid by gamblers Seven Sox regulars and former player had true bills voted against them by the Cook county grand
 jury and the seven were immediately suspended by Mr. Comiskey With his team only half game behind the league leading Cleveland Indians, the White Sox owner served notice his stars that they found guilty he would drive them out of organized baseball for the rest of their lives.
 Officials of Chief Justice McDonalds court desiring give the national game the benefit of publicity in its purging lifted the curtain the grand jury proceedings sufficiently to show great hitter Joe Jackson declaring that he deliberately just tapped the ball. picture of of the worlds most famous pitchers Cicotte in tears and gmpses of alleged brbes of $5000 $10000 discovered under pillows, in beds by famous athletes about to retire.
 Around She eouF room st one time or another were some of hasel 6Teats eaders, among them John J. McGraw, 1aanagef of q Kew York Giants, awaiting call to test tkorrow aaa John Heydler, president of the National league o Venbefore the grand jurors this afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
I. w. w. LEADERS ARE
 ACTIVE IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Sept 2s-A delega- tion of I. w W. representatives is in Mexico City conferring with labor leaders there preliminary to a national campaign of propaganda, according to advices received today.
 George H. Davis, who heads the del egation, is quoted as stating that he and his colleagues had come to Mexico for the sole purpose of "counteracting the propaganda work of the American Federation of Labor representatives during their recent stay in the capital
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
OPEN MEETING TONIGHT

Citizens of Phoenix are invited to attend an open meeting and smoker to be held at the Woman's club this evening beginning at 7:3o o'clock at which topics of interest to every progressive resident of this city will be discussed, among them being the new union depot and the proposed joint city hall and court house.
 The meeting will be held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. H. B. Wilkinson will preside.
 Committee, H. B. Wilkinson, F. w. Griffen, R. D. Roper, C. M. Candy, E. C. Phelps.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
WILLYS-OVERLAND ANNOUNCE REDUCED
 PRICES ON AUTOS

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-(SpeciaI)- The Willys- Overland company an nounced today a substantial reduction in the price of it's motor cars, ranging from s1o0 to $40, applying TO both Overland and Willys Knight cars.
 John N. Willys stated that reduced costs of materials made the reduction possible. He denied the charge that profiteering had been going on in the automobile industry, stating that prof it's had been much less since the war than before.