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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-05-18
OKLAHOMA CITY OIL
MAN KILLS SELF
l.. Il Adams Jumped From Sew.
cnth Floor OF New Orleans
Hotel To-day; Prominent
Throughout State.

Nav Orleans. MAY ~ IL u Adams
~ Oklahoma Cny. fell or Jumped 10
his death from the seventh floor OF
hoiel here early to-day lie was
about forty years old and papers Ia
dicaied he was IN the Oh business
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-05-18

Oklahoma City. Msy ~ l.. y
Adams, who fell or Jumped 20 deatn
fro ma hotel in New Orleans today.
was an oi broker with offices here.
He left here week ago, evidently
intending TO return Il was said At his
offices, ae he lofi personal effects at
his room lie was single and was
said 20 have had no relatives living
here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-05-18
TnE WEATHER

(conrnnes ou Pare 3 Col
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
DENIES CHARGE IF:
 EXCESSIVE PROFITS
 ON WAR CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Replying to charges that he had made excessive profits on. war cotrnacts, Richard H. Long, head of the R. Fl. Long company, Birmingham. Mass, shoe manufac- turers. testified today before a house investigating committee fhat his house received less than ? per cent profit on contract saggregating more than S23,- GOO, ,o00
 MT. Long, who appeared at his own request to answer previous testimony before the committee, further declared his company saved the government S4,- o7I000 through lower bids for leather and textile supplies.
 Figures were presented by him to show that the company's profits were S402. 900 which, he said, was $1.965. roo less than q normal 10 per cent profit
 Our income in 1916. the year before the war, he asserted, twas greater than our annual income from war con- tracts in. 1917 and 1918. In addition we lost our regular business and we still are handicapped by being tied up with large amount of war materials on hand" :"
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
SHARP FREIGHT RATE INCREASES
 OPOSED BY R.R..
More Than Billion Dollars Additional Needed To Provide Six Per Cent In- come, Executives Tell In- terstate Commerce Com mission

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The na-
 tions railroads will need an additional s1 or, 900, 900 to bring their income to the Six per cent basis provided in the transportation act.
 Through the association of railway executives, the roads proposed to the interstate commerce commission today that this sum be realized through in- creased freight charges, leaving the passenger rates at the present level. The advance in freight rates pro- posed were:
 Eastern roads, BOA per cent to yield an advance in all revenues of 21.1 per
 Southern -roads-3o.a per cent. to provide 20.7 per cent larger revenue Western roads-23.9 per cent, to ad- vance all ervenues r per cent.
 Presentation of the figures marked the formal opening of the railroad rate race. While detailed statements sub- mitted to the commission today GOV CT only the eastern lines. estimates of the needed increase of the western and southrn groups accompanied the initial suggestions upon which the commission is to determine an entire new rate structure.
 Net income of all of the country's railroad fell from SI056 00o, ,006 in 1916 to s510.000.000 last year. the railroads claim, while their investment has in- creased more than s2. 1000. 900. GOO. These figures were given to serve as a basts from which the commission could work in developing a scale of rates to meet the government guarantee.
 An estimated valuation of $20,615.- 00o.000 was placed on the transporta- ton systems of the country by Daniel Willard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio. While there has been an in crease in operating expenses of 99.1 per cent since 1916. the roads basis of revenues for the same period has been increased only 36.37 per cent, the executive statement declared. and the operating expenses of the lines now are 99 per cent of the revenues against 69 per cent in 1916.
 This year and next. the eastern lines alone face the renewal of nearly $250,- 000.000 in maturing obligations, Mir. Willard said in discussing the problem of financing tHe roads. Some of these loans and bonds have been bearing an interest rate as low as 3ia per cent and Mir. Willard declared that in taking care of this amount of obligations at the current rate of interest necessitat- ed the most careful study of the rev enue production question in order that the roads credit be kept unimpaired.
 Further. the European markets. heretofore available for American rail- road issues, are now closed to us,'' he said. and, in fact. are absorbing our surplus funds and this applies not only to Europe but practically the whole world, including Japanese and the east.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
SENATE TOPASS PEACE MEASURE;
 VE II TOFOLLON|
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 WASHINGTON. May 1.-The senate will begin debate tomorrow on the Knox peace resolution with the general expectation of it's adoption and certain veto by the president.
 Repcblican leaders supporting and democrats opposing the resolution, in- troduced by Senator Knox as a sub stitute for the house measure, said a vote probably would be reached within two weeks, or just before the contem- plated recess for political conventions.
 Expect Return of Treaty
 There did not seem to be much doubt among members as to it's passage, but leaders of both parties said they an- President Wilson probably would re- turn the treaty of Versailles to the senate.
 Senator kIloX will call up his resolu- tion tomorrow and deliver a prepared speech. after which, according to pres ert plans, it will lie over for a few days, unless senators desire to discuss it at odd times
 Senator Hitchcock. ranking minority member of the foreign relations com nittee, announced after a democratic conference today that no attempt would be made to delay action on the measure by filibuster The demo- crats of the committee conferred with Secretary Colby and Senator Under wood. minority leader, and it was said that Mir Colby agreed with the demo- cratic plan of opposition to the Knox resolution. Besides pointing out what he regarded as its copstitutional ob- jection, Mir. Colby is said to have stated it was likely to draw criticism from Americas associates in the war
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
SHERIFF POLLS MOB
 BENT ON LYVCH|NC
 B|CAM|ST-|MURDERER
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 FL CENTRO, Cal.,. May As the hour approached for the officers to place Watson on the train for his re- turn to Los Angeles tonight, after he had located the grave of Nina Lee De- ioney and calmly testified at an inquest that he had killed her, a growing mob gathered at the railroad station and threats of lynching grew so loud that Sheriff Applestill and the Dos An geles deputies spirited their prisoner to another station by automobile, conceal ing their destination.
 The mob had not learned Of the change of plans and was still waiting at the station at g o'clock.
 Walter Andrew Watson, alleged big amist- murderer, was formally charged with murder here late today when a coroners jury, which held an inquest over the body of Nina Lee Deloney which was recovered this morning from it's hidden burial spot in western I'm perial county, returned a verdict that death was caused by blow on the head by James Watson" The latter is another name by which the prisoner is known
 Watson was the principal witness at the inquest. He identified the body as that of ''my wife, Mrs. Deloney." He also told the jury he had killed her and had buried the body in the lonely grave in a gulch in the mountains 30 miles west of Fl Centro.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
WILL BE G.O.P. CHAIRMAN
 |S INDICATION
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 WASHINGTON, May i. - Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is to be tenn porary chairman of the republican na- tionaI convention at Chicago and will deliver the keynote speech, according to republican leaders in congress who have conferred recently with Chairman Hays of the republican national com mittee
 Republicans in congress are said to have been virtually unanimous in urg- ing the selection of Senator Lodge by the committee on arrangements which will meet at Chicago May 10. No contest over the chairmanship is antic- ipated, although some friends of Sen- ator Hiram Johnson have been urging substitution of Senator Borah Of Idaho, and reports have reached here that former Senator Beveridge of Indiana also aspired to the chairmanship.
 Republican platform pronounce ments will be considered here May 23 by the general platform committee ap- pointed by Chairman Hays. Many questionnaires on paramount issues have been turned in by tlN platform committee and others. At the confer ence here it is expected to outline some of the general principles, at least. to be recommended to the Chicago committee on resolutions.
 Although May 23 also has been set for a meeting of the republican na- tional committee at Chicago, to take up the contests of delegates from a num- Der of states, Chairman Hays was urged while here this week to postpone the meeting. Prominent republicans here said they felt confident the meet ing would be put over until about June l. In urging postponement, the repub- lican leaders told MT. Hays that SeV- eral s7nators on the national commit tee and others who desire to attend probably would be held here during the week of May g by the peace resoiu- ton and important legislation.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
HIRAM RUNNING Z TO INDIANA
 VOTE |S CLOSE
Victory For Johnson Dele gates Conceded By Hoov- CT Manager Indiana Delegates May Go To Chicago Convention Un- instructed Despite Wood Plurality

INDIANAPOLIS. May f. Major General Leonard Wood had a lead ot 6.779 votes in the contest for the In- diana republican presidential prefer cnce vote when 1,532 out of 3,3S7 pre- cincts in the state in today'S state wide primary had been tabulated to- night Senator Hiram Johnson was running second, with Governor Low dep of Illinois, third, and Senator War ren G. Harding of Ohio, fourth.
 The vote for,the 1882 precincts was: Wood. 37.246; Johnson, 90. .467; Lowden, 17.302; Harding, 9.225.
 Unless one of the candidates obtains majority of the votes cast, which on the face of the early returns seemed highly impossible, Indiana'S delegation 10 the republican national convention in Chicago will go uninstructed unless instructed by the state convention. The delegates to the national convention will be chosen at the state convention, delegates to which were elected today.
 There were no candidates for the democratic presidential preference.
 Hoover Manager Comedies Defeat
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Dele- gates pledged to support Senator Hi- ram w. Johnson for the presidential nomination at the republican national convention maintained their early lead over the group pledged to the can didacy of Herbert Hoover as late re- turns from today's presidential pref erence primary in California were tab ulated.
 At 10 o'clock tonight Ralph P. Mer- ritt, campaign manager for the Hoover Republican club of California, conced- ed the election of the Johnson delega- ton and extended congratulations to the winner.
 At that hour Johnson delegates lead in all ot the g counties heard from except Los Angeles and two smaller counties in Southern California
 Complete returns from 2,104 pre- cincts out of 5,729 in the state gave: Johnson. 159, ,162: Hoover, 77,949, a lead of SIPS for Johnson.
 In Los Angeles county 30s precincts of a total of 1915 gave: Hoover, 19. All; Johnson, 1S,459.
 In San Francisco county, the home of Senator Johnson, the returns from 150 precincts gave: Johnson, 25,734; Hoover, S.914.
 The Stanford University precinct at Palo Alto, Calf, Hoover's home pre- cinct, gave: Johnson. 50; Hoover, sos
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
No Heroes Grave :. In France Will Be
 Forgotten May 30

INDIANAPOLIS, May A. Appeals from relatives of Americas fallen heroes. sleeping in nearly 50.000 graves in 400 cemeteries throughout France. asking that none of them be overlooked in the memorial day ceremonies to be conducted by the Paris post of the American Leion, may 30, are being re- ceived at the national headauarters of the legion here by hundreds from all parts of the United States
 To insure success of the plan to place flowers on every American grave in Europe, through contributions of S5 from each legion post. National AdJu- tant Bolles today wired members Of the national executive committee in every state asking them to cooperate with their various department headquarters to see that each post forwards it's quota of the fund in time to reach the na- tional treasurer here within a week if poSSibIe
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
OPPOSE INCREASED
 POSTAL RATES FUR
 SECOND CLASS MAIL
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 WASHINGTON, May 1.-The house postoffice committee today went on record as opposed to the automatic increa ses in second class mail rates to became effective this year and in the next two years. Final action on q sub stitute measure was deferred however
 As a substitute for the bill intro duced by Representative Fess, republi- can. Ohio, at the request of the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers associa- ton, the committee adopted motion. offered by Representative Madden. re- publican, Illinois, to fix a flat charge of one and one-haIf cents pound on reading matter, and from one and one-half to five and one-half cents on advertising. Committeeman explained this action. taken by vote of to 6, killed the Tess bill.
 Later the committee decided, to z. that the Madden substitute would re- main on the table as unfinished busi- ness and subject to future action- Mr. Madden said he expected to have a final committee vote soon.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
Federal Probe of
 High Sugar Prices
 Ordered by Palmer
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SALT LAKE CITY. May "A tele- gram was received here late today by United States District Attorney Isaac E. Evans from Attorney General Pal ner at Washington. directing him to conduct an immediate investigation to ascertain if the increase in wholesale price of beet sugar declared Saturday by the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, with headquarters in Salt Lake, was warranted On Saturday the company announced increases from Is to 23 3-4 cents pey pound.
 Mir Evans declared he plans to ex- anime the company's books and says if the cause for the increase cannot be shown. d complaint charging them with profiteering probably will be is sued. Saturday, with the announcing of the increased wholesale prices sugar in retail stores were jumped from 16 cents to 2S cents a pound
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
II TORNADO VICTIMS, UNITED IN
 DEATH, REST IN A SINGLE CRAVE

gun. Seventeen were buried before dawn and 26 others today. Eleven bodies of the family of R. NJ. Stephens were placed in one grave, while an other grave holds eight mem bers of the family of John Littlefield. John Will kinson and his family of five were buried in another
 Money for the relief of the suffering Of the town went forward today By night the fund had reached s3.o00 and towns throughout the eastern part of the state were telegraphing their subscriptions to J. c. Miller of Tahle- quah. Okla. chairman of the relief committee
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
Beats HoOver lm Cnllfor71lo
Dry Mexico Plan of Rev0lutiOniStS
SADDLERS UNION
 EXPELS EBERTS
 BY 12OO-5 VOTE

BERLIN, May 4.-(By the Associated Press.) - President Eberts who, before he became president of Germany, was harness maker. has been ex- peIIed from the saddlers union of Berlin by a vote of 1,200 to 5. The ground taken by his op- ponents was that he signed the death warrant of a man named kopp, who had been convicted of murder. The resolution call ing for the expulsion of Eberts follows:
 "This assembly no longer recognizes the president of the empire as a colleague, inasmuch as he violated all socialistic principles, which do not admit of punishment by death.r
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
SAY FARMERS TO GET LITTLE AID
 FROM FARML LOAN BANKS THIS YEAR

more than s70,000. 900 in applications for loans have accumulated. In going into the open market for funds the banks are losing one-half of 1 per cent interest. the government rate being 5ls per cent and the private rate per cent To offset this logs. however. the net income of the r banks have averaged S240-000 monthly since the first of the year
 The banks have assets of s30. DOC, 900 on which no liens have been placed and Commissioner Lobdell said there was no reason for uneasiness as to the fl nancial situation.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
: Hoos1er St0te for Wood
SECOND SON OF FLAGSTAFF. MAN
 MURDER VICTIM

EL PASO, Texas, May 4.-Ralph Greenlaw, son of Eben Francis Greeniaw of Flagstaff, Ariz., who, with another son, was killed by Mexicans near Ei Orc, 125 miles from Mexico City Sunday, was murdered Monday at the same place, also by Mexicans, according to advices received here tonight.
 The information was received to- night by Joe GreenIaw of Flagstaff, a third son of Eben GreenIaw, in a telegram from his sister in the Arizona town. Further details were lacking. The American consulate here had received no advices re- garding the affair.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
[RepubIican A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, May 4-Federal farm loan officials. in conference here, have found no way to avoid a summer of inactivity in loaning operations The sessions. which we're virtually con cIuded tonight. brought convincing evidence. members said, that no fur ther new business could be handled un- til the supreme court had passed on the validity of the farm loan act.
 Despite the fact that tke ? land banks have borrowed approximately s16 900, 900 from private banks to loan,
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
Kentucky Democrats
 To Support Ohioan

LOUISVILLE. Ky, May 5.-Just be- fore the democratic state convention adjourned at l o'clock this morning, ic voted to send the entire Kentucky dele gation of 266 persons to the renecratic national convention instructed for Gov James M Cox, Ohio. for the demo- cratic presidential nomination
 Johnson C. Camden, Versailles, was elected democratic national committee man from Kentucky.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
[Republican A. p. Leased wlre1

MUSKOGEE Okla. May 4.-The swiftly mounting death list of the storm that swept the little inland town Of Peggs, okla. from existence late Sunday night, had reached 59 this evening with the finding today of seven bodies underneath the debris oi ruined homes.
 Rescue workers placed the list of injured at 150.
 Last night, with lightning overhead and the roll of thunder of another ap- preaching storm drowning the prayers and sobs of those who were left in Peggs, the burial of the dead was be-
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
PROTEST JAILING OF IRISH

SHTNGTON, AIay 4- "A cabIc- gram. signed by SS members of the house protesting against imprison- ment. without arraignment or trial. Of persons arrested in Ireland for politi- cal -offenses was sent today to Premier LleSd George and the British pariia- Enc.1f
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
BALL STRIKE IN PROTEST

PARIS, May 4.-The union of metal workers of the Paris region has called a general strike for Thursday in sup port of the general federation of ia bor as protest against the action of the police in making arrests on May day
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
pRoeREssIvEs NAME CANDIDATE

GRAND ISLAND. Neb., May 4.- Mayor A. C. Wray of York was nom mated by the progressive mass con- vention as independent candidate fer governor by petition at a late hour today.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
4ABOR Is NOT GIVING
 MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY SAYS BOARD REPORT

BOSTON, May 1.-The National In- dustrial Conference board, in a report issued today on the hours of work problem, reached the conclusion that no single schedule of hours is equal ly adaptable for all industries from the standpoint of production.
 "In general" the report says "thc ability to increase hourly efficiencg and thus make up, either Wholly or in part. for reduction in hours, was large ly determined by the amount of hand work performed in any given process. Those industries characterized by relatively large amount of machine work, as a rule, showed a marked de- crease in output when hours were re- duced."
 The board investigated ISIS repre- sentative establishments in five indus tries-cotton, wool. silk, boots and shoes and metal manufacturing.
 The report says the investigation re- vealed no clearly established relation ship between changes in wages and the rate of production, but the evidence clearly indicated that the piece rate system was more conducive to eff ciency than the day rate system.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05
MACY FIELD wEDs ENeLIsHMAN

LONDON. May 4.-Nacy Perkins Field. widow of Henry Marshall Field of Chicago, was married today to Ar thur Ronald Lambert Field Tree The bride. who is q niece of Lady Astor
 was given away by Viscount Astor. Mir. Tree is a son of Lady Beatty. wife of Admiral Viscount Beatty. by a former maria gei and therefore q cousin by marriage of the bride. Mr. Field died in New York in 1917 following an op- eration.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-05

CALL OFF PRINTERS STRIKE
 UTICA. N, r., May IA walkout Of composing room employees which caused the two local afternoon newspapers to appear today in greatly reduced form was settled this afternoon. All three daily papers here will publish as usual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-07
LA Fora del Destino.'

When Conductor Merola of the San
Carlo Grand Opera Company signaled
the opening of the overture to Verdi's
La Fora del Destino," at the Shu-
bert-Belasco. last night it was an
parent that every local music lover
who could crowd into the theater was
waiting expectantly to hear the first
note.
The opera, recently revised by the
New York opera forces and heard for
the first time here concerns "the
power Of destiny" as it "shaped the
ends" of noble family of eighteenth
century Spain.
The compelling impression of the
work. as a whole, is amazement that
score so unsteady superb and which
gives itself to the display of tense
SO long ignored. The opera itself
provides the answer. for it's rendition
requires an unusual cast of leading
singers, handicap which the San
Carlo organization trimuphantly
overcame with five important fig
ing scene. in Seville. Donna Leonora
(Bula Ray ShulD is about to elope
with Don Alvaro Emanuel Salazar)
when the lover accidentally kills the
father Of the girl. The deed means
flight for Don Alvaro. and his fiance,
refuge in a cave. where she is cared
for by an ancient padre, to whom
the hiding place belongs Believing
them to be together, Don Carlo,
brother of Leonora. seeks to avenge
his fathers death and what he be-
lieves to be the stain on his family
honor. The complications leading to
the tragic climax are environed in the
church and convent of the Madonna
Degli Angel. where a medieval re-
ligious atmosphere is conveyed by
vesper service. chanting friars and
the giving Of food to the poor.
Bula Ray ShulPs sweet and clear
soprano was unsteady satisfying
prayer "Madre Prelosa virgine"
eliciting applauding recognition. Sal
azar gave to the tenor role a fervor
awarded Augusta Ordognez both for
his magnificent baritone and his
spirited action in the character of
Don Carlos. Pietro De Biasi achieved
padre. and Natalie Cervi gave a hu-
morously delightful touch. and an
organlike tone to his Fra Melitone.
appearing also as the father of Donna
Leonora. Stella De Mette sang ar
tistically. The cast was completed
by Alice Homer, as waiting woman
to Leonora. and the master Trabuco
of Luciano RusSin.
The chorus body sang with char
acteristic excellence. The orchestra
was as always an important fea-
ture.
In it's production Of last nights
work the San Carlo company gave
proof that the organization owes its
unquestioned eminence not only to
voice excellence, but in contradiction
to the drama doctrine that singer
is unable to act. giving to each per-
formance realism Of action that
would afford star luster to It's prin-
cipals, regardless Of voice.
This evening "Cavalleria Rusticana"
will be given with Stella De Mette
and Doria Fernando In the roles of
Sanluzza and Lola, respectively. fol-
lowed by Il Pagliacci." with Queena
Mario as Media and Agostini in the
role Of Canio.