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New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
New Albany Bill Aid to
Street Cleaning Bureau
From a sat Corresponae7,t

ALBANY, April ?. A bil perm lifting
he cry Of New York TO provide funds
70 make up Deficiencies in the relief
and pension fund OF the Street Clean
ing Department vas introduced today
~ Senator Joseph D. Kelly. Democrat,
of New York. The measure, which has
tae support Of the Hglan a4m.ai'tra-
cion. would authorize toe Comm ssloner
ci the department. whenever the fund
- inadeq q9ate % rect demands, to re
quest the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portloumcnt 20 provide needed money
other through the annual budget or
through tae issuance of special reve-
nue bonds
senator Key also introduced a bill
amending the Sullivan iaw by provid-
NJ no license charge shall be made
Tor permit 30 keep Il revolver in
dwelling or place Of business.
n concurrent resolution amending
ne state con2titation, brought before
me senate ~ senator Mortimer ierria
tepuolcan, % hssex, oela permit
regulation of stream Aow on state for
est preserve lands Tor watorpower do
yeiop,nent ard the construction or
e.ectric ,ransn ION iues. Z he equip
snent may be leased 20 private corpora
tsons FOR terms not cxceeting fifty
years.
70 enable the Ncw Ycrk city Public
Service Eommisgion 20 carry on It's gas
rate fight Assem- hiyman Theodore Stitt
Republican, Of Erooklyn, introduced "A
bl.l appropriatlng $4,000 for The pur-
pose
Senator Frederick VI Davenport. Of
Oneida. and Assemblyman Joseph stein-
berg, of Ncw York introduced bin
proposin2 Il complefe reorgaui ization of
ne pol ticai party machinery. IL pre-
aepta MI alternative method of dcaig.
mating cand dafes for termination for
DoDiie ofhee 81 party primaries by pro
yldlnr~ for electIou at aaeh primaries
n frree state committeeman from
cach Assembly district and onc county
comm tteemau from cacn cIoctl0 l0n dis
trict, the names of designees 10 be
placed on pafty primary ballots by
Eetitlon.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
String, Broom and Pan
Trap Alleged Milk Thief
Tenant in Apartment House
Sets Snare That Causes
Arrest of .IanitOr

Rudolph Hornikel. ianitor of apart
ments at 2l57 Clinton Avenue, the
Bronx. who is accused of stealing milk
left at the doors of tenants. was held
for Special Sessions yesterday in West
Farms police court. Frank Scott, one
Of the tenants, caught him with piece
Of string, broom and dustpan.
Scott said the milk thefts had been
gong on for long time, and every one
IN the house was exasperated. Many
q morning, he said, his children started
ior school without their breakfast milk
because }he thief had got to the door
After many frutless attempts to
catch the thief, Scott got up early yes
to-day and tied a string around one Of
1he bottles The other end he slid be-
Meath the door and made fast to a
broom. on which was poised dustpan.
Then he went back TO bed. The clatter
Of his alarm awakened him, and he
rushed 10 the door. TO catch Hornikel |,
ne said, in The act of sneaking down
stairs with his bottle of milk.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03

ICE ~ inches thick win
- support a man of good
weight; 4 inches of ice will,
support cavalry; 10 inches,
will support a multitude.
while a railroad train CAM
run safely over l8-inch ice.
A cube of Knickerbocker
Ice turns unpalatable, warm
water into a refreshing
drink; a small piece crushed
end put into a bag relieves
pain and reduces fever
crushed Knickerbocker Ice
makes the daintiest bed for
berries, celery and radishes:
while a Is pound block
keeps your refrigerator cold.
and your food fresh.
eft Easter break+ar ser-z~ etrsuter,,ef nm a
mound Of crushed Xu,cterboeser ,ee-osrtb RI.
stems on. Hold BY the s.rnr and do INTO o..
d',.dusl bowls Of powdered suger Then ~au
srsi get t'e trae, delicious ara.6er,y hd,o,.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Customs Receipts
By New York Port
Break All Records
Total of S22,28l,878.58
for March Greatest i'm His
tory, Exceeding London
and Southampton Also

The Port Of New York established q
new record II customs collections dur
ing March with the receipt of s2..-
2Sl.SIS.5S, mostlv from luxuries err
tering this country, Byron r. Newton,
Collector of the Port, said Yesterday.
This IS the greatest sum ever COL
lected in the history of New York
Port Mr.. Newton said. Ten years
ago--ln l910-we found all records
were broken at that time. when this
offlce collected s21,9SS, ,92l.72. But the
vast amount of goods that come into
TINS country on the free list mean that
the New York Port had more imports
OF all kinds than ever before"
The local custom Office collects more
money than any other two ports in the
world, including London and South
am pton, Mr.. Newton said. A check kept
by the local Office shows the United
States now has more than two-thirds
OF the precious stones in the world
There also was, he said, a surprising
amount Of fancy laces, silks, jewelry
and rare articles of chinaware here.
Many of the countries that were
hard NIT by the war managed TO re-
hablltate themselves considerably, and
imports from France and Germany,
.ile ia0Vei' are ITdCualiy re-
sumlng their pre-war status Mr.. New
ton explained. Germany has sent.
shipload after shipload of cutlery here.
and she also is sending other articles
IN large quantities.
The volume of business at this rort
has assumed such proportions, Mr..
Newton said, that for the most part
warehouses where appraisals are made
are janlmed with goods awaiting ship
ment TO firms IN this country
These firms are sending communica-
tlons in every mail. complaining about
the slowness of delivery. and in some
instances, the Collector said. the claim
is made that they are losing large sums
OF money in insurance rates because
they are compelled to pay on unde-
llvered shipments. Others have com
planned that they are forced to hold
over the goods after arrival, by reason
OF their being out Of season.
lhe Collector attributes much of this
delay to the fact that customs en-
ployees are constantly leaving the
service to enter other kinds of en-
p!oyment offering higher remuneration.
tie says his force of 1900 men is
wholly inadequate to handle the i'm
ports here
All these men have received in the
way OF extra pay to meet ever-increas-
ing living COSTS" Collector Newton
SAID, has be en a wartime bonus of
s240"
The strike of the longshoremen. with
Its attendant harbor troubles. also
was cause for delay in clearing the
port, he added
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Outlook of Hoover
Is Too Economical
To Please French
People Receive News of His
Candidacy for Nomination
With Mixed Feelings:
Fear Attitude Is Heartless
Special Cable TO The Tribune
Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune rncN

Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, April 2.-The news of Her
bert Hoover's acceptance of the can
d dacy for nomination as President on
the Republican ticket was received with
mixed feelings by the French people,
who have reasons both to admire and
to fear the american food admins
traitor. Nevertheless there is one big
thing about Mr.. Hoover which appeals
to the people of this country.
'If Herbert Hoover is elected" said
one government official to the
Tribune correspondent to-day. I'VE will
person who at least understands
what we are SAYING
One of the complaints made in peace
conference circles against America was
that she was too far away to be able
to see things in the European perspec-
tive
Mr.. Hoover is considered the one
man in the United States who not only
understands European problems. but
who understands European mentality
as well
On the other hand Mr.. Hoover in
spires the Frenchman with a certain
amount of uneasiness. France knows
him as an administrator Of the high
est quality. but his outlook is too eco
nomical to please Frenchmen. Besides
ut cannot be said that in any sense
Hoover is special friend Of France" :"
as another French official worded it.
Frances recent knowledge of Mr.
Hoover is confined to his economic
manifest. which is far from pleasing
to the French heart. Frenchmen have
the idea that Mr.. Hoover's economic
outlook on the worlds affairs may
mean somewhat heartless attitude
toward those benefits which France
expects to get from the Treaty of Yer
sailles and which she feels she cannot
get along without
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Gen. Wood to Speak
Here on April II:
Split in Brooklyn
Livingston Takes Over Ar
rangements for Entertain
ing Speaker and Is Ac-
cused Of Plan to Aid Travis

General Leonard Wood is scheduled
70 speak in Brooklyn Saturday night.
April IT, The Brooklyn speech VIII
attract attention because OF the fact
that Elections Commissioner Jacob
A. Livingston, Brooklyn leader, is
taking the lead III arranging the
meeting and dinner 1or General
Wood. This plan runs counter to a
custom prevailing in Brooklyn. as "
leaves Senator William NJ. Calder of
the program as host. In the last four
months Brooklyn has heard Senator's
Poindexter, Harding, Johnson and Gov
ernor Lowden at the monthly meetings
Ct Inc Republican County Committee.
Preceding each meeting the visiting
speaker has been the guest Of Senator
Calder az the Montauk Club, and the
custom was for the Brooklyn leaders
20 gather there with the chief que I
and after dinner go with him TO ks
met Temple for the address. Commits
sioner Livingston, who is regarded as
the principal Wood boomer in Kings.
carry through his arrancements for
General Wood. Mr.. Livingston said
that It was planned to have the Kings
County Republican organization give
the dinner and supervise the meeting
arrangements.
The original program has been fin
ished,' SAID Mr.. Livingston The ar
rangements fer Woods appearance
here are being made by the
Kings County Republican organization
through ne"
Commissioner Livingston is using Gen
eral Wood 5 popularity to help State
Comptroller Iravlss Governorship ip
candidacy.
General Wood Will begin his Fast
ern tour in Pittsfeld. Mass, on April
II. spending April - and Ii = Massa-
cnusetts. He VIII speak in Boston on
April IA under the auspices OF -he
Leonard Wood Campaign Committee
directed by Representative W. ".
Lufkin
rington. Del. where he viii speak on
April Is. The following day he viii
SPEAK in Philadelphia and in the eve
ming viii address mass meeting n
Newark
General Wood and Governor sproul
will address the Americv Republican
Club in Pittsburgh on April 27 On
May 26 General Wood viii attend the
Vermont Republican, convention at
Burlington.
After speaking in Ohio to-day Cen
era Wood viii return 10 Illinois,
where ne is scheduled for a week of
peech-making.
One hundred and ffty-four dele
gates to the Chicago convention viii
De chosen next week, as follows
Michigan, 80 delegates, primaries Mon
day; Rhode Island, 10. convention
Monday; New York, 50, primaries
Tuesday; Wisconsin, '26, primaries
Tuesday.
Colonel Miller a. the Eastern head
3. Dyche. president Of ~t,i TIE --g". newiv "
formed Leonard Wood League, at the
University of Virg ginia, Charlottesville,
telling of the organization Of the
league.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Knickerbocker
ICE
Company

Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for President, declared in an ado
dress ght.
The municipalities are ceasing ts
function as well as they have in the
past, ne SAID. They are calling foe
help from the states more and more.
and the states are leaning more and
more heavily upon the Federal govern
ment
The inevitable result, if the practcs
IS continued long enough. Will be the
breaking down Of local government in
this country.
"In my opinion there IS no greater
menace TO the future Of our institu-
tions than the failure of local self
government. II is conceivable that
you can rule an empire from is capital,
but you cannot rule republic of the
extent Of ours from its capital"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Hoover Petitions Circulated

rhiLADELPHiA Apr.l 2.-Norn nat
~ pssifions for Hef5er, Hoover are
,ssAs sert . var.o1s counties In Penn
r.Fssis, but IL has not been deter
7netaer his narnc WI qo on
sfo,1nlican primary ballot r the
., se ,oe 1Dmoer 81 lgna,uroz. oo0,
sis.@,asa before Aprll 3. tae last day
~ 4..laz petitions, ne name probably
n cn sae IA ~.
-. - sfy eYeat Goaerror eproal VII
shtsE tne 1rimAfy, and - ~ aaid
- ~ benera Nood osckerg .ha. J.,
=. Sssn feflnl,eig decided not . en-
shetai ~ooc's name in ,hc pri-
go N . Lpmdcn. Harding and
4s'a entering ne rare, the posi-
~ remote Tnc time IL 20 short
len, sa D~ cisicu.t n get out prtl-
sixnatrres
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Sweet Ready TO
Open 'Morggue'
Next Tuesday
Wet" and DRY Bills and
Smith Reconstruction
Measures Are Doomed to
Rules Committee Grave
lively Fights Expected
Anti Saloon League Will
Force Showdown on Strict
Prohibition Enforcement
gov, sag Correspondent


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New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Hoover Files in Montana

HELENA. Mont, April 2-Nomlnat-
ing petitions to place the name of
Herbert Hoover on the ballot at the
April 90 primary in Montana as Re-
publican candidate for President were
fled with the Secretary of State to-
dav
New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Centralized Government
A Peril, Declares Lowden

FLINT. Mich, April 2-The tendency
toward Capitalization in government
already nas reached the danger point,
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22

A mere summary of what we ob- tained-and failed to obtain-from our gigantic war expenditures, amounting at the close of the war to $50, ,000, 900 a day-is significant.
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22
. | . . . 1. INSTRUMENTS {:
 : ''''''''''''iI RECORDED !:
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Wm. M. Schlosser and wife to Alex. J. Stewart, warranty deed.
 Alex. J. Stewart and wife to Anna Gile, realty mortgage. First Nat'l bank to Thos. Hopkins, release of chattel mortgage.
 Rafael Sarabio to Jesus Aja, chat tel mortgage.
 w. S. Borum to T. E. Pollock, deed of assignment.
 Thos. R. Hopkins and wife to First Natl bank, chattel mortgage.
 T. E.. Pollock and R. O. Raymond, deed of assignment.
 First Nat1 bank to Lawrence Metsker, release of chattel mortgage. T. R. Wormack to Rabbit Bros. Trading Co.,, chattel mortgage.
 James Walsh, deceased, decree of distribution.
 James Mckay ct al to Thos. Bow don, warranty deed and bill of sale.
 Babbitt-Polson Go. to James Me Kay, ct al, satisfaction of mortgage.
 Thos. Bowdon to Babbitt- Poison Co.,, realty and chattel mortgage.
 United States to Floyd Mckay, Jas. Mckay and Katie Laugh, each patent. James Mckay to Thos. Bowdon, as- signment of lease-holds.
 United States to Geo. A. Lindsay and John Loy, each, patent.
 Babbitt-Polsor Co. to James Me Kay, satisfaction of mortgage.
 Rabbit Bros. vs. J. S. Ammundson, writ of attachment.
 c. l.. Fleck to Grover Hutson, re- lease of realty mortgage.
 J. J. Donahue vs. David Babbitt ct al., lis pendens.
 Arizona Central bank to Adolph Bodle, release of chattel mortgage.
 Grover Hutson to First Nat'l bank, realty mortgage.
 c. l.. Fleck and wife to Philomena Babbitt, warranty deed.
 Arizona Motor & Implement Go. to National Cash Register Co.,, condi- tional sale.
 Arizona Central bank to L. Van Deren, release of chattel mortgages (2).
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22
WINTER EGGS

"The first winter l used Dr. Le- Gears Poultry Prescription, it made me lot of money. l have 61 hens and sold in January $44.00 worth of eggs, beside what we used ourselves" -C. D. Mccormick, Irimo, Idaho.
 A hen can't moult and lay at the same time. Poultry raisers who get an abundance of eggs, use Dr. Le- Gears Poultry Prescription, which pulls hens through the moult in short order, tones up the system and stim- ulates the g-producing organs without injury. If you want eggs this winter when eggs mean money, get Dr. LeGear's Poultry Prescription from your dealer right today. Dr. Le- Gear is Americas foremost expert poultry breeder and veterinarian. For any ailment whatsoever among your poultry or stock get his remedies from your dealer. They must satisfy you, or your dealer will refund your money.
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22
PROF. DOUGLAS TELLS CLIMATE PAST AGES
 BY PETRlFIED TREES

Travelling through Colorado and Wyoming, and making a detailed study of the petrified trees in Yellow stone National Park, A. E. Douglas, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the new Stewart ob- servatory, Tucson, devoted a major portion of the summer to the study of finding the climate of certain period by minute study of the pet rification of the trees. Besides mak- ing a study in the three above men, toned states, the professor travelled through all the large cities of the east, including Chicago, Washington, New York, Boston and Cambridge, to view the specimens of petrifcation in the museums of those cities.
 "The rings on the petrified trees of the Yellowstone are the most perfect l have ever seen. I was able to trace the climate of the park back centuries by the study of the specimens I was able to secure. l was able to visit many places that have hithertofore been inaccessible.
 Though the petrifcation was found to be more perfect than are the trees in Arizona, the coloring in the wood, or we may say stone, is not nearly as beautiful as the specimens we have here in the desert. 1 am not abso- lutely certain yet, but, in so far as l have studied, I am sure that the trees in this section of the country are many years, perhaps a thousand or more, older than those in the Yellow stone. In this way we may account for the fact that the rings on the trees in the National parks are more per feet, while the petrifed wood in Ari- zona has the most beautiful colors.
 While we have been able to make a fairly complete study of the petri- fled forests of Arizona, those of the Yellowstone have just begun to be tapped. For thousand years more men will be finding new varieties of petrification. Under all the cliffs of the Yellowstone are acres of the pet rified wood. Yearly these cliffs, which are mostly sandstone, are crumbling and exposing new wonders of nature to be studied. A man could devote his whole life to the study of the Yellow stone and then have just barely be- gun.
 During the first few months of the summer vacation, Professor and Mrs. Douglas drove all through the north ern part of the state before the pro- lessor came to Flagstaff where he had several classes in the Normal school summer session. While at Flagstaff many trips were made to different places of interest and ended with a trip to the Grand Canyon of the Col orado. With class of about 100 stu dents, the professor made further in vestigations on the climatic conditions for bygone centures in the country around Flagstaff.
 "When we drove back to Tucson,' said the professor, "I decided to come back by way of Fort Apache and Grasshopper valley. This part of the state had many valuable relics of the frontier days of Arizona, but has been
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22
FRIGHTFUL INDICTMENTOF
 MASTERY ADMINISTRATION
Real Reason for High Cost of Living and Abnormal Taxes
 Shown by Amazing Squanderings.

Investigations since the armistice confirm what was obvious to the com petent critic during the war. Billions of dollars were wasted through mis- management in the prosecution of the war.
 Many billions of dollars were ap- propriated and expended for the pro- auction of war material, supplies and equipment. The administration war production, however, was weak and in- efficient; delay and waste was the out standing characteristic of the admin istration's effort in almost every de- partment. In many lines of war pro- auction a negligible result had been obtained when the armistice was sign ed.
 The Appraisal.
 The war with Germany represents the most significant event in the life of this nation since the civil war. The nation and its soldiers made unpar- alleled sacrifices. An expenditure of $30,00O 100000 within so short a period was without precedent. These facts-of outstanding significance furnish the compelling motive for in- quiring into the administrators mil itary policy, program and effort Our democracy demands a reckoning and an appraisal. Every American citi- zen should know, first, what the ad- ministration did to prepare us for war-af.er, our entrance into it be- came inevitable-and second, the ex- tent to which the administrations conduct of the war was vigorous and economical.
 The administration did nothing to prepare us for war. Slow to inter- pret the obvious significance of the European war, the president was even slower to act when our national peril was forced upon us. He refused to take competent counsel; or be guided by it. The presidents indecision and his slowness to formulate any policy during the two years before our en- trance into the war explains why, on April 6, 1917, we were as unprepared for positive or effective action as we were at the time the Lusitania went down. The presidents indecision and slowness to formulate a policy con- tinued after April 6, 1917; he remain ed throughout the conduct of the war stubbornly hostile to the development of a comprehensive organization which could visualize. war needs and get results. The entire war was fought with handicaps of organization which seem incredible to the compe- tent critic.
 Some Significant Features of War
 Waste.
 A mere summary of what we ob- tained-and failed to obtain-from our gigantic war expenditures, amounting at the close of the war to $50,000,O00 a day-is significant.
The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22

explored very little because of the fact that the roads are so poor. For two days we drove through mud up to the hubs of the car, but felt we'll re- paid for the discomfoltures of the trip in the finds I made around Fort Apache. In the ruins around the fort I found several trees whose rings showed that they were we'll over 400 years old. These trees were growing from out of the ruins and so the trees were found underneath the ruins must be well on to a thousand years old"