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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-23

ClHuCt IoO, tulu piSSihSt fAo'
The county registrations to Thurs
day afternoon totalled 1926 with only
two precincts not yet heard from,
Middleport and Cummins. These will
make the total registration approx
imately 1900.
The Frank Starr post of the Amer
lean Legion at Colville went on re-
cord at it's meeting last week as
unanimously indorsing Referendum
No. 2, which provides for bonus
for the service men, to be paid by
the state.
w. H. Graham, known throughout
Stevens county as "Billy" Graham.
has had years of experience as sher-
iff of Stevens county. He is can
didate for reelection on the demo-
cratic ticket. Mr.. Graham is receiv-
ing ardent support from men and
women all over the county regardless
of political affiliations because he has
been the best sheriff this county has
ever had. "Billy" Graham is the
ideal peace officer His good sense
and intimate knowledge of the con-
ditions throughout the county and
wide acquaintance have been the
means of saving money for the tax
payers. His reelection is conceded
and he has received the Endorsement
of both of the old line parties.
Oct. 27 has been designated as
Roosevelt day" by the republican
organizations of the country. 1t is
presumable that on that day it will
be proper for the present control
of the republican party to point out
to its membership throughout the
country the beneficent results which
have come to the party by reason
of the management having frozen
Roosevelt out of its control in 1912
and 1916. It would also be per-
fectly proper to show that Roose-
velt's pleas for league of nations
was utter foolishness and in line
with his other doctrines, and clinch
the matter by showing that the pres
ent manufacturer. of mutions, steel,
coal, electrical machinery and war
equipment are all opposed to such
league.
w. A. Haskins, democratic can
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
JURY SELECTED FOR TRIAL
 OF MISS JESSIE ZIMMERMAN

Springfield, Mass, May lo.-The jury for the trial of Miss Jessie Zimmerman of this city, charged with the murder of her cousin. Dr. Henry Zimmerman, on August last, was completed late this afternoon in superior court before Judge Nelson F. Brown after 77 of the yenire of I2s men had been examined. The se- lection of the jury did not occupy as much time as expected and tomorrow morning District Attorney Charles H. Wright will make his opening speech.
 Included in the panel drawn for the trial were a number of farmers, yir- tually all of whom were excused from duty by Judge Brown because of the acute shortage of farm labor. The de- fense challenged 22 veniremen, its legal limit, while the prosecution refused to accept 20. Included among those chal- lenged by the defense was Meyer Pin chuck. of Holyoke. the only member of the panel of the same religious faith as Miss Zimmerman.
 After Pinnchuck had been examined by Judge Brown, Miss Zimmerman, who had remained calm and emotionless previously, slowly rose from her seat in the prisoners dock and in a soft voice said: T challenge Immediately sine lost control and with a sob dropped into her chair with her head in her hands weeping. It was the only instance of the day when Miss Zimmerman showed signs of weakening.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
QUESTIONS MOTIVE OF |. s.
 SEIZURE OF ISLAND OF TABOGA

London, May 10-Major Christopher Lowther coalition unionist, asked in the house of commons today whether the governments attention had been called to the report that the United States had seized the island of Taboga which is the property of Panama, for the purpose of erecting Notifications, and whether, in view of Great Britains desire to protect the rights of small natlonalities, a pro- test would be made to the United States, and, further, whether the matter could be referred to the league of nations
 Cecil Harmsworth, under secretary of foreign affairs, in replying, described the proposal of the United States in 1918 to erect defenses for the purpose of pro- tectng the ntrance to the canal, and Americas later deciison to postpone ac- ton. MT. Harmsworth added that it did not appear to be a matter in which the British government was called upon 10 intervene.
 MT. Lowther asked why it was Great Britain objected to the French occupying Frankfort, and did not protest when the United States occupied an island belong ing to a small nationality
 Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader, replied that there there was no analogy.
 "As regards GermanN' he said, I've acted together and our objection was to any of the allies acting separately
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
LODGE CHOSEN TEMPORARY
 CHAIRMAN REP. CONVENTION
In Selecting Senator Lodge the Committee of Arrangements Voted to Recommend That Soms One Else Be Chosen Permanent Chairman to Relieve Mir Lodge of the Strain Among Other Officers Chosen Are Three Women Named as Assistant Secretaries.

Chicago. May 10. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. republi- can senate leader and author of the Lodge reservations to the League of Nations covenant. will sound the key note of the coming presidential campaign at the national republican convention in Chicago on June 8.
 The committee on arrangements today selected Senator Lodge for temporary chairman and. voted to recommend to the permanent chairman to relieve Mir. Lodge of the strain of directing the entire con- vention. Four years ago Senator War Ten G. Harding of Ohio filled both po- sitions.
 The committees recommendation. sc- cording to several committeeman. prob abln will pave the way for the selection of Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Tndiana as permanent chairman.
 The name of Senator Borah. candidate of the supporters of the Hiram W. John- son campaign. for permanent chairman was not mentioned during the discussion according to Fred Upham, national treas urer.
 Chairman Will H. Hays. of the nation al committee. reported on conferences held last week with senate leaders al Washington where Senator Lodce's selec tion was urged by Senators Knox and Brandegee and others.
 Party leaders said the League of Ma tions fight undoubtedly would be touched on by Senator Lodge and that a planl
 endorsing the peace treaty and thu League of Nations covenant with tn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
AMENDMENTS TO PERMANENT
 MERCHANT MARINE POLICY

Washington. May lO.-Wifhout a rec ord vote and virtually without debate, the senate tentatively adopted today committee amendments to the house bill providing for a permanent merchant marine policy. Senator Jones republi- can, of Washington. in charge of the measure, hopes for its passage before the end of the week.
 Among amendments adopted were those providing for a private ownership policy but authorizing the permanent shipping board which the bill creates to sell the merchant fleet built by the gov ernment during the war "as soon as practicable, consistent with good busi- ness methods and the objects and pur- poses to be attained by this act" An- other would authorize the board to set aside annually during the next five years s50.0o0.o00 derived from the sale or op- erstion of vessels 10 be used in the con- struction of new vessels.
 As agreed upon, so far. the bill would create a permanent shipping beard con- sisting of seven members. Of whom two would be from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. respectively. and one each from the gulf coast. middle west and Great Lakes region.
 Senator Nelson, republican, of Mime sota, criticized the proposal 10 extend to the Philippine Islands provisions reg ulating coastwise trade and requiring it to be entirely American-owned. Such provisions. he said, would put the peo- pie of those islands in a "straightjack- et' and would mean that none of those islands products could be brought to this country except in American ships
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
STRIKES IN FRANCE ARE
 REPORTED TO BE SPREADING

Paris, May 1O.-The French general federation of labor announced tonight that the electrical plant workers would be ordered to go on strike to strengthen the walkout on transportation lines. in tended to force standardization of public utilities. Employees of the metropolitan subways have been ordered to strike to- morrow.
 The governments forecast that all railroad workers on strike would be back at work today was not realized, and neither were the somewhat extrava- gant contrary claims of the federation. for the railroads all were reported oper- ating trains on more or less normal schedules.
 Thirty thousand of 100000 metal workers in the Paris region are reported idle and that there have been strikes of metal workers here and there in the provinces but no general stoppage of work anywhere has been reported.
 The strike movement among the min CTS appears to be spreading. especially in the northern fields where. according to the federation, the men have decided to decline to keep pumps going or to dc any upkeep work unless the government consents to negotiate with the fedora tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
Fail to
 SWerVe H0IcOnlb
Governor Adheres to His Con- ception of the Constitution al Limitation of His Auth ority and Declines to Call Special Session of Legisla- ture.

Hartford Conn, May 10.-Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb, replying to the request made by the flying squadron" of suffragists representing the forty-eight states has declined to call a special session of the Connecticut legislature to act on the woman suffrage amendment. His de- cision was given in letter to Miss Katharine Ludington, president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association made public tonight.
 Four times previously the governor has refused to summon the legislature to con- slider the federal suffrage amendment. one occasion being after the republican state convention had passed a resolution call ing upon Governor Holcomb, a republi- can, to take action so that Connecticut might be the thirty-sixth state to ratify the federal amendment
 Governor Holcomb's letter to Miss Lud- ington follows:
 "The arguments presented at the hear ing last Friday, and at the sevreaI previ- ous hearings, prove that among many women and some men in this and other states who believe in woman suffrage there is a strong desire that a special session of the general assembly be called to act upon the federal suffrage amend ment, and not wait until the next regular session next January but these argu- ments do not prove or tend to prove the existence of the special emergency men, tioned in our state constitution which is the only authority given the governor to call 8 special session
 The claim made and urged at Fri days hearing that there should be such special session because special sessions were called to enable our soldier electors to vote at the Mexican border and in the late war has no force The distinction | is clear; our soldier electors were called | from the state by the national govern. 1 ment. The special emergency was thai except for special session they would have been deprived of exercising tht electoral right they then possessed whereas in the present case specia
 session is sought with the hope tha 1 thereby women will acquire electora l privileges they do not now possess
 My conception of the constitutions limitation of the authority of the gov ernor compels me to decline to call
 special session as you request"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
No SIGN OF MILLENNIUM
 IN CONVENTION OF SOCIALISTS

New York, May 10.-Shouting for the radicalism of Germany, French, Italian and Russian socialism, the Illinois dele gation to the convention of the Socialist Party of America today launched con- certed attack on conservative" leaders and their platform demands for popular administration of private property for the benefit Of all.n
 g Following introduction of a ''declara- ton of principles" and party platform drafted under the leadership of Morris Hillquit, the fighting minority from Chicago" led their states representatives into what may develop into party war fare of threatening aspect, it was stated tonight
 J. Louis Engdahl, Samuel H. Holland and William F. kruse, all of Chicago and the last two under sentences for vii olation of the wartime espionage act, explained the radical clements troops today. When the Hillquit platform" was submitted with the motion that it be adopted, Holland gained the floor amid tumult of waving hands and
 shouts.
 T don't like this platform at aI," he cried" It contains nothing but nice phrases. We have had no opportunity to consider it. Yet Hillquit has the audacity to move it's adoption. What are thy trying to do, throw it down
 our throats?'
 Hillquit given the floor when the previous question" was asked for, stat
 ed he kas following ordinary parliament tary procedure in moving the adoption of his committees programme, thus opening the way for debate on it. He said the programme of the independent
 socialist parties of Germany, France
 Italy and Russia had been studied, witf resultant eliminations until the uenIa- tive platform submitted had been brought down to it's present size and shape ''tc
 meet the needs. of America in 192o.' The convention voted. on motion bI Municipal Court Justice Jacob Tanker of New York, which Hillquit declared acceptable, to constitute itself a com mittee of the whole to consider the plat form tomorrow morning. This wa:
 carried by vote of S2 to 51.
 BBefore adjourning for the da! the convention set next Thursday afternoon for the nomination of candi
 dates for president and vice president
 Eugene V, Debs, now serving ten year
 for violation of the espionage laws, al ready has been proclaimed as the party! probable candidate for president. A movement to induce James H. Maur CT, president of the Pennsylvania Stat Fedel ation of Labor and twice Pennsyi vania assemblyman from Reading, to ac cept the nomination of vice president wa
 started today. Prior to the convention he was quoted as saying he would de cline it because he wanted to run fo | congress.
 Scott Nearing, formerly professor o 1 economies at the Universities of Penn | sylvania and Toledo, and Seymou Stedman of Chicago, general counsel o the party, are leading candidates for tn vice presidential nomination. Mrs. Kat Richards O'Hare, now serving two year in the state prison at Jefferson Clty' MO l is also mentioned for second place.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
GERMAN DISARMAMENT IS
 CLOSELY WATCHED BY THE U. s.

Washington, May 10.-DeSpite the ab sence of American representatives on the lnter-allied control commissions to super wise the fulfillment by Germany of the disarmament clauses of the treaty, the United States government is watching the situation unofficially.
 The American point of view of the ex- tent of German compliance with the dis armament clauses of the treaty, which is to form an important subject of the Spa conference, May 25, is summarized here as follows:
 The most noteworthy instance of non- compliance with the disarmament pro- visions attracting attention here is the failure to reduce German military ef- fectiVes Although pledged to reduce her regular army to 200, 600 by April 10, 1920, and to 100000 by July 10, the regular army remains approximately 25o,0O0, &C., cording to what is regarded as con- servative estimate. This is in contrast, however. with S00,O00 pre-war peace establishment and an army of 5,000,0Oo at the time of the armstice
 The state constabulary of 75,00o to 150.000 and approximately 600,O00 home guards are regarded at a violation of the treaty provision forbidding any reserve or secret armed forces. The German claim that these forces are necessary for maintenance of internal order is con- sidered here as refuted by the failure of | these forces to cope with the recent Red i uprisings. It is thought probable that | demoblization of these reserves will be i proposed by Germany as bargain tol i the continued maintenance of regular | army of 200 ,000 after July 10
 | Although in compliance with the treaty 1 the German general staff ostensibly has | been abolished, reports here say the nucleus of a general staff continues to b. l maintained In certain cases, it is re ported, general staff officers are continu
 ing as civilians at the foreign office t' pursue their previous staff duties.
 Of he guns and ammunition German! ! agreed to destroy by March 10, 1920, i
 is estimated that up to Jan. 5. 1920 | about quarter of the amount hat
 been disposed of In a report to tn
 nter-allied military commission of con trol in Berlin on Jan 5, the Germal i government announced stocks of muni I tions remaining in Germany as follows l 2O00 field pieces, 2,500 heavy pieces | 3.50O flame ethnowers.- .3e.a09 machin | guns and 454000 small arms Their 10 1 cation was verified. Notice also wa l given by the Germans of their intentio 1 eventually to destroy them.
 At Spa, it is understood. it will be de cided whether these munitions shall b
 taken over by the allies or whether Ger
 many will be permitted to destroy then
 Prohibition against the exportation c
 munitions by Germany, it is reporte
 here, has been violated from time to tim
 since November, 1919, in contraban
 shipments.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
FIVE MORE STATES JOIN
 REVOLUTION IN MEXICO

Fl Paso Texas May 10.-Oaxaca, Ia maulpas, Tobasco, TlaXcala and Guana- juato were among the Mexican states that joined the revolution during the last few days, according to advices re- ceved here from General Alvaro Obre- gon. Obregon is candidate for the presidency of Mexico and one of the leaders of the anti-Carranza< movement.
 The first Carranza leaders reported to have been executed during the re- bellion were Generals Candido Aguilar; son-in-law of the president, and Fran cisco Murguia, who recently was called to the capital by his chief to protect the city against the menace of the revolu- tionsts Aguilar was killed by his own troops and Murguia was executed while fleeing from Mexico City, the advices stated. Before leaving the capital, ac- cording to these reports, Mlrgua order ed the wholesale execution f political prisoners. including fifteen generaisssT his act has been characterilaI by the $rev- olutlonists as being ''tne bloody epi- iogpe" of the uprising.
 Reports of the capt me of .Mtzatlsn the principal seaport of Sinalol, by re- bel forces under General Angel Flores could not be confirmed h gre late today
 The whereabouts of President tarfan. ga were not known here.
 It was officially announced at revo. lutionary headquarters that Genera Obregon had issued orders to all his leaders 10 treat Carranza with ''every consideration" In the event of his cap ture and to conduct him to Mexico City
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11

refuge to Americans. There are esti- mated to be some 5000 or 1000 such in Mexico. some of them draft dodgers and radicals who fled over the borders to es- cape processes of law,
 For their assistance the navy depart ment has ordered the super-dreadnaught Oklahoma from New York to Key West for. possible duty in Mexican waters. She will take full company of marines be- fore steaming south. Meanwhile the naval transport Henderson will load l. 200 marines from the navy yard and proceed to Key West to await develop ments. American destroyers have ar rived at Tampico, joining the gunboat Sacramento and the cruised Dolphin al- so has reached that port Other des- troyers have reached TuXpan and Vera Cruz and thre more will go with the Oklahoma
 None of today's fragmentary despatch es. coming from various sources, made any mention of armed resistance by the Carranza forces to the revolutionists but told an almost uniform story of federal garrisons going over without struggle.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
SENATE TO VOTE THURSDAY OR
 FRIDAY ON PEACE RESOLUTION

Washington, May 1o.-A vote by Thursday or Friday on the resolution to end the status of war with Germany and Austria was the aim of senate leaders in arranging today for calling up the resolution tomorrow. The republicans plan to keep it continuously before the senate until the vote is reached and leaders of both parties said little dis cussion was anticipated.
 Senator McCumber of North Dakota, a republican member of the foreign re- lations committee and a leader of the so-called mild reservation" group in the treaty fight, is to speak tomorrow against the Knox measure proposing re- peal of the German and Austrian war declarations Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, the administration leader, plans to speak on Wednesday against the res olution.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
ILLINOIS REP. DELEGATES
 INSTRUCTED FOR LoRDEN

Springfield. Ills. May l0.-ulinoiz republicans in state convention here to- day elected ten delegaies-at-large to the national convention and unanimously adopted resolutions providing that the delegation vote for Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois for the presidency, at the Chicago convention. until released from such vote by the governor. Each of the delegates-at-large will have four fifths of a vote.
 The convention voted down HOO to s3l, a platform plank of principles sup ported by Mayor William Hale Thomp- son of Chicago, national committee, and decided to postpone action on a plat form until after the national conven- ton.
 The delegates-at-large are United States Senators Laurence Y. Sherman, and Mednl Mccormick: Congressman Frank L. Smith of Dwight; Congress- man William Rodenberg of East SL Louis; Harold Ickes of Chicago. Lieu tenant Governor John oglesby of Elk hart; Secretary of State Louis L. En- merson; Mayor Thompson of Chicago and Samuel Ettelson of Chicago. and Fred Upham. treasurer Of the national republican committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11
ILLINOIS DEM. DELEGATES
 WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS

Springfield. Iu May lo.-Praising the 'ational administration and scoring the
 r,, republican United states senators rom Illinois for "obstructing' ratification ,s The peace treaty. Illinois democrats IrdAy elected eight delegates-at-large to Inc national convention without instruc- .ilns each io have one vote. The alter 1at-s named included four men and four g, men. Two electors-at-large were rssn
 A wet plank submitted by Anton -armak or Chicago. former state repre- . nlative. was defeated, 2l to 4. in the .r u1mttse on resolutions.
 The delegates-at-large are: Former Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago. for rner Mayor Edward r. Dunne of Chi rsro. County Clerk Robert Sweitzer of ri..caEo. John F. O'Mslley of Chicago, Frank Quinn of Peoria. Francis s. Pea ,ody of Dupase county. Congressman Henry T. Rainey of Carrolton and 'haries Rooschenstein of Edwardsville. The electors-at-large are John Pullington N TaylorviHe and Richard T. Colby of -iicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11

reservations voted by the republican ra- jority in congress would be inserted in the platform
 Lafayette B. Gleason Of New York. secretary of the last two republican con- ventions. was again chosen temporary secretary. Six assistants. three men and three women. also were named They are Mrs. Guy Gannett of Maine. Miss Jeanette A Hyde of Utah: Mrs Chloe Adair Morgan of Kansas: Richard J. Demish Of Pennsylvania Harry Giova- nolli of Kentucky and Fred Wilson of Missouri.
 Edward P. Thayer of Indiana, ser Seant-at-arms of the national committee, was appointed temporary serEeant-at- arms Of the convention with Guy How ard of Minneapolis and McCinnis Hat field of West Virginia as assistants.
 Major General James A. Ryan of Chi- cago was named chief doorkecpcr His assistants will be former service men.
 The committee selected George L. Hart l of Virginia as official reporter and Dr. John Dill Robertson of Chicago as chief of the medical staE
 The ushers will be former service men under the direction Of Captain Knowi- | ton Ames.
 The national executive committee also met here. today in its regular monthly session. Ii was decided to postpone the | hearing of contests for convention seats to May 3l at a. m. Chairman Hays reported that the situation showed much | improvement" that the original plan to open the hearing on May 9 was no longer necessary.