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The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
SONORA TO ASK
RECOGNITION
BELLi0ERENT STATE WANTS v.
S. RECOGNITION FOR PRO
LECTION PURPOSES.
SITUATION CRITICAL
cARRANZA ASKS PERMISSION TO
MOVE TROOPS THROUGH U. S.
TO BORDER.
western New.paper Union New. service.

Western Newspaper Onion News Service.
Agua Prieia. Sonora. April 1.-THE
state of Sonora will appeal to the
United States for recognition as II bel
ligerent. Announcement of tile appeal
was made here by Francisco Elias, n
leader in the Sonora revolt against
the Carranza government Of Mexico.
Sonora hopes to be recognized as n
beligerent. according to Senor Elias,
and thus forestnl permission being
granted Carranza troops to cross
United States territory TO attack the
state from the border. The appeal. IL
granted, also would throw open the
ports of the state on the international
boundary 10 trade with the United
States without restriction.
Senor ELIAS suid recognition as II
belligerent would in 10 way involve
recognition by the United States of the
government of Sonora, nor otherwise
involve its relations with Mexico as t,
whole
He said that in previous Mexican
revolutions the United States had rec
ognized any faction aS II belligeren,
that had been in possession of amy
port of entry 10 the United States for
seventy-two hours.
Troops were ordered sent here with
all Dispatch to guard the city against
any attack of federal authorities
when 1t became known the governnen,
of Mexico had asked the United States
for permission to send troops here
from Juarez, chihuahua, through
United States territory.
Gen. j. NJ. Pima. in command OF the
Sonora army in this district, ordered
all garrison commanders to send all
available troops to Aqua Prieta. Four
hundred marched here from Naco,
Sonora.
The Sonora officials said they had
received assurances strong represen-
| sntions would be made at Wash .ngton
| against permission being granted
They expected border American states
to also protest to Washington agains.
| the CarranZa request
Gen. p. Elias Gales, communder-in-
| chief of the Sonora forces, In Il 'ele-
gram received here from Hermosillo,
| said Sonora soldiers were continuing
4 their invasion of the state of SinaIoa.
but no mention was made of tlieir
present whereabouts or whether addi-
tional fighting had taken place
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Or. Markoe Shot in Church.

New York.-Dr James Markoe. Il
well known surgeon. was shot and
killed while taking up the offering at
the morning service in the fashionable
ST. George Protestant Episcopal church
in the old aristocratic district of New
York. His assnilant was captured aft
er n short chase by group of parish
ioners At the East Twenty second
street police station the prisoner gave
his name MS Thomas w. Shelby and
told police that he had escaped from
the Eastern State Hospital for the In
sane at Williamsburg. Va.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
.FORTIFYINC FRONTIERS
SONORA TROOPS MEET cARRAN-
"A FEoERALs IN FIRST FIGHT
YAQUI INDIANS MAKE FRIENDS
AND JOIN SONORA IN DE-
FENSE WAR.
we.,.rn wsw.papsr unlon N.w. ssrvlo..

Western Newspaper Union N-ws Service.
Aqua Prieta, Sonora, April 10
Troops OF the new republic of Sonora
have had their first battle with Car
rama soldiers on the Sonora -Slnaloa
boundary, according to a report re-
ceivcd here apparently verifying an
earlier report from Nogales. Military
authorities said the battle meant war
| between the Carrunza government and
the seeding state.
No details of the battle were re-
| ceived here
Sonora army officers, acting on or
ders from Gen. p. Elias Gales, com
mander-ln-chief, are fortifying the
Slnnlon Sonora frontier and also the
mountain passes leading from Chihua-
hua. Carranza troops already are en-
route from Casas Grandes, chihuahua,
toward Aqua Prieta it was said.
Gales is said to have dispatched Il
large force to Blanco pass, through
which the Carranza soldiers must
come in marching toward Aqua Prieta,
and Gen. J. VI. Pima, commander of the
First division of Sonora troops, said il
would he impossible for Carranza sol
diers to break through Blanco pass. To
reach Aqua Prieta the Carrapza sol
dicrs must march overland 200 miles
through a mountainous and desert
country.
All saloons have been ordered closed
in the state by General Gales. He or
dered renewed effort in recruiting sol
diers. -Four thousand recruits had
| joined the Sonora army in less than
sixty hours, IL was announced at mill
tary headquarters here.
All officials OF the new republic here
now believe civil war must settle the
doctrine of states rights between Son
ora and the central government of
Mexico.
The question of states rights caused
Sonora TO secede when state authori-
ties declared President Carranza had
no right TO send troops into Sonora
against the wishes of the states
Yaqui Indians, who have been ut war
for months against the Mexican gov
ernment have made peace with the
| Sonora authorities, and between 1000
and 5000 red warriors viii be mobil-
lied against Carranza. II was said here.
| The military authorities have claimed
an army Of more than 25000 men
would be enrolled within week
| When Sonora seeded CarranZa lost
one of his greatest revenue producers,
the rich agricultural and mining dis
| trict of the state and adjacent territory
paying large part of the Mexican fed
eral revenue.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
PROTECTS RADICALS
CONGRESS TO MAKE INvEsTiGA-
TIoNs UNDER RESOLUTION
ASSISTANT SECRETARY ACCUSED
OF USING OFFICE TO PRE-
VENT DEPORTATloNs.
Western Nev.p.per Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Services.
Washington, April l6.-A resolution
looking 10 the impea chment of Assist
ant Secretary Post of the Labor De
partnent for his attitude toward the
duced by Representative Hoch, Repub-
llean, of Kansas, after conference
wiIil Republican leaders.
'rile resolution would direct the
judiciary committee TO investigate
cInirges made against Post by Chair
man johnson of the immigration com
mittee and others, and If the evidence
warranted 10 report resolution pro
posing Impeachment.
The measure was referred to The
House rules committee, which Will
decide whether ii should be made II
special order of business before the
House There was no Indication when
the rules committee would act.
Afr. Hoch's resolution follows:
"Whereas. 1t has been charged on
the floor of the House by the chair
man Of the committee on immigration
and naturalization ana by other mem
bers of the House. that Louis H. Post,
assistant secretary of labor has, In the
discharge of his official duties and IN
the exercise of his authority. actual or
ASSUMED. flugrantly abused his power
in connection with the deportation of
al en- enemies of the country; that he
has. in his official capacity pursued
tos,;ir, those who would destroy by
force and violence the government or
It's Institutions. II policy subversive of
the welfare, the peace and the dignity
of che United States; that he has in
az inwarranted manner submitted to
the demands of those seeking to pre-
vent the deportation of allen enemies
thai by flagrant and unwarranted
abuse of power he has hindered. de-
lnyed and prevented the deportation
of alien enemies, who by act and coun-
sci would undermine and overthrow
the government of the United States.
Whereas, The said offenses alleged
10 have been committed by the said
Louis f. Post constitute, If true, high
crimes and mlsdemeanors against the
United States therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the committee OIL
the judiciary be directed to inquire
into the truth or falsity of said charges
against the said Louis +. Post, assist
amt secretary of labor, and IL it finds
that said charges are true, to report
its findings to the House, together
with II resolution providing for the i'm
peachment of the said Louis f.. Post
assistant secretary of labor"
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Jail Breaker AK. for Money.

Phoenix, Ariz.-When Jesse G. Lit
tie walked away from the town jail at
Mesa, near here, after having pried
with cell bar, he left 5000 in care
of the town marshal. Officials re-
ceiyed from Little letter from Ell
Paso. Tex. asking that the S5O4O be
forwarded to him, less the amount nee
essary to repair the Jail door. They
said. however, they believed it would
take about the whole amount to fix the
Jail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
s22. COO Breach Of Promise.

Lincoln, Neb.-For twenty-five long
years Miss Jennie Fellers of Fall City,
Neb., has waited for the day when she
was to become the bride of Lou Howe
of Lincoln. but instead of being a
happy bride. she is the possessor of a
lump sum of $22,O00-a thousand dol
lars for each year that she waited
the result of a Judgment awarded her
by jury in breach of promise suit.
Judgment by the jury was based on
the length OF time Jennie and Lou
were betrothed-
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
To Probe House Scarcity.

Washington.-Inves of hous-
ing conditions over the country by IA
committee of five senators is author
lied in resolution passed by the SEN
ate. The measure, which was offered
by Senator Calder, Republican of New
York, declares that an ''unprecedent-
ed demand for consumables and lux
uries had diverted capital into non
productive and nonessential fields with
"A resulting dangerous decrease in
home and industrial construction.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
soviets and Let's oeadIoek.d.

Moscow.-The first days inter
changes at the peace conference be-
tween representatives OF Letvia and
Soviet Russia here developed diver
gencies in views the adjustment of
which may be matter of many weeks.
The sessions are not open to the press,
according to the desire of the Letvinns.
1t was stated. Chairman Seeberg OF
the Letvian delegation laid down the
fundamentals which lie said Letvix con.
sidered should serve as the basis Of tn,
negotiations
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Action Flied Aoain.. Mary pickford

Minden, Ney.-A suit asking that
the decree of divorce granted by Dis
trict Judge Langan to Gladys T.. Moore,
known as Mary Pickford. from Owen
L. Moore be set aside has been filed
here by Leonard b. Fowler, attorney
general of Nevada. The testimony
given by the actress on the trial of
the case is made portion of the com
plant as an exhibit and is character
lied MS being ''wrongfully. wiltully and
frauduently false, fabricated and un-
true"
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
"pancino Upon a Volcano"

Brest-Young people of this city,
who have been dancing ut one of the
large American barracks near town,
hufe just been apprsed of the fact
they were literally dancing upon IL
volcano" The Americans left behind
large number of boxes, upon which
were words In English, but the dancers
not understanding the language did
not know the words were dynamite. .
"Lyddlte,' gun cotton and "detonat-
ors"
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
To Danish Bomb Makers.

Lisbon.-Persons found with explo-
sive bombs in their possession and
manufacturers of such bombs will be
deported to the colonies for periods
ranging from eighteen months to ten
years, according to decision reached
by the government of Portugal Addi-
tional penalties, to be determined by
be imposed
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Army Filler Falls to Death.

Champagne, Ill. - Lieut.. James
Welsh, ID years old, of Corpus Christi,
Texas, was instantly killed here when
he fell 800 feet with his airplane at
Chnnute field, government training sta
ton. Side slipping caused him to lose
control of the machine. The body was
taken to his home for burial
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
May Double Stock Issue.

New York.-Stockholder of the
Standard OIL Company Of New Jersey.
whose shares are now listed on the
New York stock exchange, were in
formed of special meeting to be held
in Bayonne, n. j., May ), when they
Will be requested to approve of an in
crease of the capital preferred stock
from 500. 100000 to S2OO, 900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Red Cross to Aid Clerks

Washington.-At the request of Sec.
retary Baker, the American Red Cross,
through its chapters in every state,
will assist in the return to civilian EN-.
ployment of hundreds of war workers
now in Washington who are to be dis
charged by the War Department he
fore June 30.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Bed Cross Party Safe.

Paris.-The arrival at Fedosia, in
the Crimea, of the South Russian mis-
sion of the American Red Cross was
reported at headquarters here. The
mission, for whose safety considerable
fear was entertained, evacuated Novo-
rossisk before the arrival of the red
armies. The personnel and supplies
were transferred TO FedOsia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Pay for seapa Flow Affair.

Paris. The council of ambassadors
accepted from Germany 10000 tons
of marine equipment as full recon-
pense for the sinking of the German
fleet interned at Scapa Flow, thus end
ing the long controversy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
$4,000, 600 Needed for Insane,

Washington. Unless Congress
makes an immediate appropriation of
S15,00O.0O0 for the Public Health Serv-
ice. 72.0O0 mentally deranged former
soldiers will be without care and treat
ment, the American Legion's legisla-
tive committee declared in statement
urging quick action.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
Bank RECEIVERS ST 800. 900.

Los Angeles. Callf.-The loss OF n
package consigned TO the United States
mails here by the First National Bank
and said to have contained checks OF
the face value Of $i,300,000, caused a
furry In federal and police circles
here The package was found in va
cant lot with the wrapper torn Off, but
otherwise intact
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
French Spy Condemned to Death.

Marseilles.-Louise Bolinie. who, in
1914, denounced to the Germans a
French soldier. her neighbor, Michel
Amedee, has been condemned to desth
by a court-martial.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-23
BLIZZARD SWEEPS COLORADO,
MONTANA, WYOMING AND
NEBRASKA.
RAILROADS ARE TIED UP
DENVER ISOLATED; NO TRAINS
MOVING ON SCHEDULE ON
WESTERN LINES.
western N-w.p.psr Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper onion News Service.
Alliance, Neb., April 9-Northwest-
ern Nebraska and Wyoming have been
in the grip of the worst blizzard for six
years. The storm. which began Satur-
day, extends from Billings, Mont, on
the west to Broken Bow. Neb., on the
east.
Train movements on the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy railroad are prac-
moving and most of the passenger
trains tied up.
A snow plow sent out to clear the
track is fast in the drifts just east of
Girard, where the snow is reported
piled eight feet deep.
In Alliance the wdrifts are three
to six feet deep. Heavy loss OF stock
is feared in the cattle country. r. NJ.
Hampton, president of the First Ma
tIonal Bank of Alliance, interested in
cattle raising, says the shortage of feed
is the serious menace. Herman Krause,
owner of one of the largest ranches in
the state. expects the loss TO be heavy.
Denver-Colorado, Wyoming and
Nebraska in grip of record blizzard
Trains snowbound at Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver. Lowest tempera-
ture, zero, reported at Leadvilie.
Storm gets hung on mountain range
and stays with Colorado twelve hours
longer than was predicted.
Twelve inches of snow at Boulder
which is swept by worst spring Dliz
zard ever known there.
Total snowfall at Nederland, Colo.
this month is five feet.
Railroads and interurban lines to
Boulder, Longmont, Fort Collins closed
by drifts.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. street car lines
blockaded. Heavy cattle and sheer
losses feared in Wyoming where herds
and flocks are in poor condition. Cen
trail Colorado and eastern Wyoming re-
ceive brunt of storm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20
MAILS MUST NOT BE DELAYED
Government to Take Quick Action
Against Rail Strikers If Mails
Are Held Up.

Washington, April 13.--VigOr0us &C.
ton will be taken if there is any in
reference with the transportation of
the mails as a result of the railroad
strikes, it was announced at the post
office department. Otto Preager, Sec
Ond assistant postmaster general, has
sent the following telegram of instruc-
tons to all superntendents of the
railway mail service: Instruct all
chief clerks, transfer clerks and 9TH
ers to report any Instructions. directly
or indirectly, by conspiracy or other
wise. with passage of mails as result
of strikes, together with names of per-
son or persons involved. Bring to i'm
mediate attention of local pOstOffice in
SpectOrs, inspector in charge and Unit
ed States district attorney, with re-
quest that offenders be vigorously pros
ecuted. if facts warrant. See Sec
lions 1890. lip, liza and LIS pos.
tai laws Reports to the postoffice de-
partment were encouraging. Chicago
reported that local conditions were
"very good" and that the railway COM
panies handling all mails promptly"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20
The way of a maid.
(TO BE CONTINUED
HAVE THEIR OWN LANGUAGE
No Doubt at All That Birds and Beasts
Hold Communication With
Each other.

That phrase, "dumb animals" be-
trays more ignorance of the life around
US than any other ever invented by our
race, for, though no species save man
has an articulate language. no one
who has watched and attended to the
ways of birds and beasts can doubt
that they very thoroughly manage to
convey to each other their wishes and
intentions. Each, in its own way, CON-
municates with its fellows, and IL the
language is not our language 1t at any
rate serves their purpose exceedingly
well. Certainly the amount of individ-
uality that there Is among the different
specimens of the same species can only
be realized by those who have had
much to do with wild creatures. No
one mammal or bird is ever In char
acter and behavior the exact duplicate
of the next; each differs in some way
from its neighbOr. so you can never
depend on any two animals doing ex-
actly the same thing under the same
cIrcumstanceS-in fact, we find that
individuality reigns as supreme
throughout Nature as 1t does through
out man, but then. after all, man Is
a part Of Nature.-Frances Pitt In the
National Review (England)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20
HOUSE VOTES PEACE
Resolution Declaring War at End
Wins, 242 to $50.
Two Republicans Oppose siiI-Passed
After TWeIve-Hour Debate-Sent
to the Senate.

Washington, April 12.-The Repub-
lican joint resolution declaring the
state of war with Germany at an end
and repeating most of the wartime leg
islation was adopted by the house. 1t
now goes TO the senate.
The vote on the passage of the
resolution was 242 to 100; pres
ent, 9
Twenty-Five Democrats joined with
the Republican majority in supporting
the resolution and two Republicans
voted against its adoption.
Before adopting the resolution the
house voted down a motion by Rep
resentative Flood of Virginia, rank
ing Democrat of the foreign affairs
committee, to send the resolution
back to that committee with instruc-
tons to report out a substitute re-
pealing all wartime acts. The vote on
that motion was III for and ODD
against.
Former Speaker Clark and Repre-
sentative Kitchin of North Carolina
took a leading part in the fight on
the Democratic side, while Repre-
sentative MondeIl, the Republican
leader, who closed the debate, re-
ceived warm greeting from his
party colleagues.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20

Their rented basement room, with
light housekeeping privileges, the win.
dow of which came level with the
greater facility one descended tive
crumbling stone steps, passed under
the wooden stairway, and-if one were
person of average height-stooped
to enter a misfit door found there.
AS the sun rose on the morning fol-
lowing Fitzhugh's escape from the
asylum 1t found Esther standing out
side that misfit door. She had been
there, Internationally, since dawn.
Suddenly Fitzhugh turned the cor.
ner. His appearance was not prepos,
sessIng His hat was gone, as was
his collar. His hair was tousled and
matted, his face covered with dark
growth of beard; his shoes and trou-
sers were caked with mud, and as he
carried his coat under his arm his
shirt was seen to be little more
than a rag which chung to him. damply.
For two days and nights he had
not known sleep, and In the past five
hours he had tramped three times as
many miles. Only a constitution of
steel could have stood up under this,
but Fitzhugh had one. AS he turned
the corner and swung down the street
with vigorous strides he seemed far
from exhaustion.
The moment the woman saw him
all the love and pity and tenderness
of her emotional nature welIed UP
In her bosom, and with a little low
cry Of MY boy I"-more maternal
than amorous-she ran to meet him.
He took her outstretched hands, and
holding them wide apart smiled at the
anxiety in her face.
"Am l on time? 1 was delayed a
little at the start"
"And you walked all the wayl" she
exclaimed pityingly.
mo. ran part of the way-the
first part" He thought of his empty
pockets. Il couldn't very well ride"
he ended dryly.
I'm sorryI should have given
you"
His smile vanished. "No, you
shouldn't" he interrupted.
You must be ready to drop. Your
breakfast has been waiting for an
hour. for expected you earlier. and
l know you're starving"
In her basement room - which.
though cheaply furnished, was spot
leSSly clean-she babe him sit down
while she warmed over his breakfast
on the coal-oil stove. When he had
finished the meal TO the last drop and
crumb he sat back In his straight-back
chair and felt through his Goa pock-
cts. His quest finished. he stared
ruefully at the moist lump of tobacco
in his palm. She sprang up. ran TO a
cupboard. and in a second was back
with package Of smoking tobacco
and book of cigarette papers.
II thought of 1t last night" she said
simply. Il knew you would want to
smoke"
He rolled and lighted cigarette
took q heavy inhalation and sent the
smoke swirIing ceilingward. Then,
lowering his head. he looked steadily
from beneath his thick. jet-black brows
ar the starry-eyed woman sitting OPP
posite him. He felt no love for her,
but a gratitude too deep for words
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20
Makinn the Great Seal.

The affixing of wafer great sear'
to the treaty of peace is a somewhat
less laboriOus work than the making
of the seal, which is a considerable
business. The wax is not put upon the
paper as with more humble seals, but
it is in the form of a large disk, with
an impression on either side. 1t is
kept in a wafer case attached to the
document by tag imbedded in the
wax. The seal itself consists of two
heavy silver plates, in one of which Is
cut the impression for the front Of
the device, in the other that for the
back. and new plates cost-or cost In
pre-war times-fT0o. When a seal is
required a mass of wax is softened In
warm water, cooled in cold. placed be-
tween the two plates. and impressed
London Daily Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20
DESTROYING "Nun" Moths.

A most remarkable contrivance Is
used in Germany to capture whole
sale the nun moths" that devastate
the forests. 1t is provided with two
powerful searchlights that draw the
moths from miles away (the appara-
tus being placed on top of build
ing), and they are further attracted
by pair of arc lamps on either side
Of suction ventilator. An electric
motor causes the fans Of the ventila-
tor to revolve rapidly. thereby produc-
ing an intake of air that swallows ev-
cry moth approaching within few
feet. Through the ventilator they
pass into a wire-net cage. A single
machine of this kind has been known
TO catch 100 pounds of moths In a
night.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-20

A wise man shuts his eyes when be
looks at a woman's fault