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Evening star., 1920-01-11
Pennsylvania Republicans,
For SprouL Seek Delegates
at Large" Ticket About Agreed Upon; Little
Heard of Wood Boom Since the HOLIDAYS.

party affairs and nominations for the
two important fiscal offices to be filled
this fall will be adjusted. The state
administration is naturally desirous
that this be effected and conversa-
tions have been opened.
Another thing which will have bear
ing upon the national situation as it
relates to Pennsylvania will be that
in the next few months changes in
personnel in departments of the state
government will be under way. Ever
since the Sproul administration came
into power, there have been rumors
of removals. but not until this week
did the movement get to the final
stages. and the whole. list has been
gone over and the quadrennial turn
over in places seems at hand. Not a
few congressman who will be at the
dinner will be interested in how the
places are going to be filled.
Senator PenrOse Better.
Favorable reports come from the
his friends are hopeful that the treat
ment that he has been undergoing
and the serenity with which he has
accepted his illness will enable him
to resume some of his work before
long. The senator's candidacy for re-
election is progressing swimmingly.
Plans of the Palmer democrats are
to go right ahead with the setting up
of delegates who would be for the
Attorney General for the presidential
nomination. and they will make the
treaty, support of the Presidents pol
icies or anything else available issues
in event that attempts are shown by
the Bryan partisans to enter the Key
stone state. There is no question of
the interest of some of the oid-time
Bryan men. but their ability to do
much against the democratic state
organization does not measure up to
their wishes.
"Dry'' Committee Called.
The prohibition state committee has
been summoned to meet in Pittsburgh n
on February IL to discuss it's situa-
ton. Some of the old line cold water
men want to keep the organization
going.
The state constitutional revision
commission is still in process of dis
cussion of tentative changes with
agreements on woman suffrage and
abolition of taxes as a requisite to
vote agreed upon. A subject of dis
agreement was an effort to secure an
amendment that federal amendments
should be submitted to the people in
an advisory way before the legisla-
ture could vote on ratification. 1t
failed to get very far. but may be
heard of again.
A. BOYD HAMILTON.
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Senator La Follettes friends see fit to
make contest" said State Chairma n
George West. Il have worked faith
fully to haymonize the republican fac
tions and I had hopes that we might
go through the election without a
contest"
The development means that La
Toilette will try to control the Wis
consin delegation and that anti-La
Toilette men will support slate of
unple dyed candidates.
Developments during Will Hays
conference at Chicago this week indi-
Gated that other republican presi-
Dental aspirants have no intention of
complicating the situation here by
carrying the fight into Wisconsin.
Their managers appear to agree that
the on result of bringing out rival
states would be to divide the vote
and assure La Toilette the entire dele
cation. 1t is believed that Chairman
West will head the uninstructed slate.
Asked if the. action this week
means that La Toilette will be a
presidential candidate, Mr.. Gross said
he did not know.
IF he is, the delegates will stand
by him, and If not. they will work for
his platform and help the senators g
fight in all other possible ways" he
said. J. c. RALSTON,
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solely the issue of reservations to the cove
nant of the league of nations. At the moment.
that assumed paramount Importance. But he
announced views on other questions. public
ownership and squint toward radcalism pop
ularly associated with the Plumb plan, which
his supporters must share if they side with him.
Thus, administration men hold. he has week
ened his position the league of nations. If it
some other democrat whose whole life had
not been associated with radical doctrines. many
of them repudiated at the polls. Mr.. Bryan's
break with the President might be regarded
more serious democratic leaders say.
In the overshadowing interest of the Wilson
and Bryan rupture, the sending of the national
convention to the Pacific coast temporarily
lost to sight. Democrats are beginning to pom
der it now and anayZe its possible significance
and effect 1t known the wise for
time that the administration" had
timental friendliness San Francisco, born. it
assumed. of appreca ton of the inva luable
aid rendered by California in the hour of need
to the reelection of President Wilson.
There other considerations however. it
is said. The practical aspect of the> commit
tees decision, aside from the merely financial
desideratum, was far-seeing effort to
sodate the west for the democratic ticket with
the aid Of the women's vote expected be
aroused TO interest, and with favorable refec-
tion in woman voting circles in the east. 1t is
believed by some of the practical politicians
that utmost efforts must be made to control
the womens in all the states where they
will have suffrage by next November. Cali
fornia is the hotbed of woman suffrage, and the
woman voters there natives of otker states
in large numbers. 1t is supposed they will
arouse their sisters elsewhere to enthusiasm
for the democratic ticket.
X X
Selection of San Francisco presages a small
convention, but immense and appreoiat tive
'ga lery." If the unit rule promises to be
tained many states in the east may send
full delegations, it is thought Presidential
aspirants will be hampered in sending big ret
inues of "rooters." The shouters who will be
there will be pretty much sympathizers with
President Wilson, because they will from
neighboring states which gave him their cleo
toral vote The west is expected to come into
its and the democratic party is out on d
set program to make the west its own, for
keeps.
And what long. dry journey It will be for
Tammsny! Talk about cames crossing the hot
sands of the desert-and of them is
camel Pity the sorrows of the braves. far from
their private stocks. the trains pull wearily
over the scorched and arid plans west of Kan
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MAyOROF SCHENECTADY
MAY RUN FOR SENATE
Lunn Looms as Democratic op-
ponent' to ]. W. wadsworth, Jr.,
Present Incumbent.

ALBANY NY January 10 tSpe-
cial.-Mayor. George r. = ,Lunn of
Schenectady. former member of Con-
candidate. to make the run against
United States Senator James w. wads-
worth, jr.. republican. =
1t is practically understood Mr..
Wadsworth has the field all to him.
self. as far as receiving the nomina-
ton is concerned. The opposition ex-
isting some months ago has been
swept away and the candidates still
in-t the nomination race are not pow
erful enough to give the senator any
battle worth mentioning. The anti
Wadsworth faction still exists. but
has not a candidate formidable enough
to grab the plum from Mr.: Wads-
worth. This seems to be the prevail
ing sentiment among legislators ar
riving here to attend the opening of
the 1920 session.
Some Opposition to Lunn.
While Senator Wadsworth may have
walkover in getting the nomina-
ton, his difficulties will start when
he Degins his appeal to the voters.
There is some opposition to Mayor
Lunn due to his political past. Gov.
Smith was mentioned; but it is un-
derstood the governor has no inclina-
tiOn to run. Should Mayor Lunn be-
come Mr.. Wadsworth'sA opponent the
senator will have 10 move fast. J. :.
He will be opposed by man who
has an unbroken record as vote
getter: during his ten years political
career Mayor Lunn has never been
defeated. He always got what he
went after and many state democrats
claim he will do the same in this In
| stance. There is some talk that New
York city democrats have dark
horse to enter the race.
Rise Has Been Fast.
Mayor Lunn's rise in politics has
been made at express speed and ne
is still travelling fast He made his
initial bow about ten years ago When
he resigned his pastorate OF the Peo-
pies Church in Schenectady to be-
come the first socia1istic mayor OIL
that city. Mayor Lunn did not remain
socialist for long.
He found the doctrines of the party
too narrow. He packed his kit and
became a full-fledged. rather liberia!
democrat AS such he was reelected
mayor and two years ago eiecteo 70
Congress. Last fall he was reelected
mayor of Schenectady by an over
whelming vote. His victory was spec
tacular in view of the general repub-
lican landslide throughout the state
Schenectady was the only city IN the
state that swung from the repuo-
lican into the democratic column.
H. ]. ADAMSON.
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Special Dispatch to The Star
HARRISBURG, Pa, January TO-
Men who would make good candidates
for republican national delegate on
an unpledged basis. but friendly to
under discussion in every Pennsyl-
vania district by state and county
republican leaders this week and in
a number of districts they have been
virtually agreed upon. 1t is very
evident that the republican state or
ganization in Pennsylvania is taking
no chances and is following out it's
time-honored plan of getting ready
early. Comparatively little has been
heard since the holidays of the move
ment by partisans of Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood to form Wood clubs to boost
the general and to all intents and
purposes the state leaders have got
the jump in localities where such
projects were under discussion and
have drawn together men who can do
things.
From what is heard about the state
the composition of the delegates at
large ticket to be submitted to the
republican voters is well nigh agreed
upon. The latest information is that
it will be made up of United States
Senators Boies Penrose and Philander
G. Knox, Gov. William C. Sproul,
Lieut.. Gov. Edward E. Beidleman.
Mayor J. Hampton Moore of Phila-
delphia, Mayor E. V. Ba abcock OF Pitts
burgh, Col. James Elverson, jr.. and
George Wharton Pepper of chila-
delphia, George S. Oliver, Pittsburgh
publisher and son of the late former
senator, and ]. Leonard Replogle of
Johnstown, with several other names
to be agreed upon.
SprOul Boomers Hopeful.
The boomers of Gov. Sproul look
for things to come from the dinner
to be given to the Pennsylvania con-
gressional delegation at the execu-
tive mansion in this city on Wednes-
day of next week. Not only may the
Sproul cause be still further strength
ened among men who come into con-
tact with residents of other states
at the National Capital but the har-
monizing process which is under way
in the state republican organization
over internal affairs may DE expe-
dited. The opinion prevails in Har-
risburg that all differences regarding
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INDORSED BY COMMITTEE.
J. NJ. Littleton Would Represent
Tennessee-Favors Wood.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, January TO-
AT meeting Of the third congress
sional district republican executive
committee here today National Com
mitteeman Jesse NJ. 5Littleton was in
dorsed as a delegate at large to the
national convention.
Mr.. Littleton has expressed himself
as favorable to the candidacy OF Gen
Leonard Wood for President. Former
United States Senator Newell Sanders
also is a candidate for delegate at large
large to the national convention. but
the committee failed to indorse him
at the meeting today.
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KANSAS SUPPORT FOR WOOD.
National Committeeman Predicts
State Will Back Nomination.

CHICAGO. January l0.--F'red Stanley.
republican national committeeman for
Kansas, today joined the political forces
at local headquarters of the Gen. Leon
ard Wood campaign committee.
In a statement he predicted that Wood
would receive the twenty convention
votes from Kansas
Evening star., 1920-01-11
By N. o. MESSENGER.


r would be putting it mildly to say that for
two days after the Jackson night dinner the
democrats of national standing in Wash
i ington were dazed over the developments
of that occasion Full realization of the
far-reaching import and significance OF tae
nights events had hardly soaked in. According
to the point of view they were jubilant, dis
mayed or concerned over the issues raised and
their bearing upon the future of the democratic
party. 1t depended upon whether one were
Bryanite, Wilsonite just plain democrat
holding the welfare of the party and the things
it stands for above consideration of persons.
One fact it may be said. to be pretty
well established, and that is that the 'organiza
ton" is at this time stoutly standing with the
President. The railsplitter which Mr.. Bryan
swung did not knock off so much as chip from
the solid trunk of the party organization. If
he drove wedge into the party at large. there
were indications of it among the party lead
gathered and resident here
With glimmering of foreknowledge of Mr..
Bryans intentions. gathered from acquaintance
with his attitude, the national committee had
taken care to copper-sheathe the organization
against glancing blows from the Bryan AK.
When he made his speech at the dinner evil
dence Immediately cropped out that he had
solidfed the organization. and that democrats
themselves with the administration, whatever
their private views upon the extent of inter-
pretative reservations to the league of ma ations.
X X X
All of which means, it said by eminent
democrats. that Mr. Bryan will have to go to
the democratic proletariat for recruits to his
policy touching the league of nations To be
sure that is what he likes: 'tis his natural
habitat. That has been his source of strength
In off years when he not presidential
candidate and thus backed by the organization
1t is declared by leaders that the organiza-
tion will go ahead without him until such time
he finds 1t agreeable to announce his adher-
to the national managing body and the
declarations of the national platform.
X X X
That it is Mr.. Bryan's hope and purpose to
control the coming national convention through
appeals at the primaries and state conventions
for, the selection of delegates is regarded
assured 1t is pointed out. however. that he
faces one handicap namely, his extremely radi-
cal platform aside from his position on the
league of nations
1t must be borne in mind, it is said. that Mr.
Bryan has not broken with the administration
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Hays to Speak at Roanoke.

ROANOKE, Va. January 10
Chairman Will H. Hays of the repub-
lican national committee will be the
principal speaker at the republican
state convention here March II. II
was announced here tonight. s
Evening star., 1920-01-11

Queen Philippa. consort of Edward
III. initiated the manufactures of
England by establishing a colony
Of Flemish artisans at Norwich.
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And what long. dry journey it will be for
Tammany. Talk about camels crossing the hot
sands of the desert-and of them is a
camel Pity the SORROWS of the braves. far from
their private stocks. the trains pull wearily
over the scorched and arid plans west of Kan
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
FALLS IA FEET AND IS
 INSTANTLY KILLED

PHOENIX July l4.--Falling IA feet from the scaffolding of the new Epis- copal church at First avenue and Roosevelt street, Nepomacino Arvisu, Mexican employed on the construc- ton work, struck the back Of h.s neck on a large wooden block on the ground and was instantly killed His neck was broken. The coroner's jury returned a verdict Of death resulting through carelessEess Of the deceased.
 At the time Of the accident, Aryi. su was engaged in passing up boards handed him from the ground to a man on another scaffold 2s feet from the ground Because of his ability to speak English, Arvisu had been made foreman over the other Mexi- cans on the job. His home was a, Sixth avenue and Madison street. A wife and five children survive.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
BABY cReMATeo WHEN
 FIRE DESTROYS HOME

PHOENIX, July li.-Russion col onists engaged in farming near Glen dale reported today to justice of the Peace Mckee that the eighteen months old child of Homer Bagdon- on and wife, members of the colony, had been burned to death yesterday notwithstanding heroic efforts of the father 10 save the infant.
 Bagdonoff and wife had left the child asleep in their house and had gone to work in a cotton field, the colonists said.
 When Bagdonoff chanced to see the house blazing. he ran to it. broke through the window. fought his way through flames to the child's bed and carried the baby out through smoke and fire, only to find, when he emerg. ed into clear air that the small body was burned to a crisp.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
PLENTY OF LIQUID JOY AT OBREGON BARBECUE
 PUTS PEP IN BIG DAY

MORALES, July 13-Anyone at tending the barbecue in honor of Gen eral Alvaro Obregon yesterday at La Casita who went dry must have been deaf, dumb. blind and had a sore lip, because there was the greatest az gregation of wet goods at the cele- bration ever drawn to one spot since the Eighteenth amendment went into effect. It will doubtless draw sighs of thirsty envy from citizens Of the United States elsewhere to learn that there were on hand at the barbecue the following. none of which was car ried back in the original containers: ::
 l20 cases of beer.
 90 cases of wine.
 cases Of other goods. for which there was a special dispensation for the occasion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
HUGE DAM MAY BE BUILT
 ACROSS BILL WILLIAMS RIVER

PHoENiX, July IA gigantic en. terprise calling for the harnessing Of the Bill Williams river for the dual purpose of creating electrical energy with which 10 run mines in Mohaya county and 10 irrigate 425,000 acres Of fertile land in Yuma county, is re. vealed in an application filed with the state water commissioner by R NJ Stene and association.
 Plans filed with the commissioner call for the erection of a horseshoe dam IA feet in length and l10 feet above the bed of the river. 'In addi. tion there will te an open concrete conduit leading from the damsite to the lands which it is proposed to re claim. These are situated north of Bouse.
 The project will do much for the development of new mining center in which the Stene Consolidated Cop. per Co. is interested Stene is the president and he is said 10 have plen. ty of New York capital behind him in the enterprise.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
CITY EXPENSES OF PHOENIX
 GO TO BIG FIGURE

PHOENIX, Juy 1l5-A budget of S94S 25,1.70, for expenses of the city of Phoenix from July l, 1920 to Jun. 30, 1921, was submitted for the city commission today by city manager P A. Thompson. Last years budget was s56s,651,9o. It was brought out during the past year the corporation area has increased 27 per cent, doub- ling, however, the miles of streets to be sprinkled and cost of cleaning ditches and furnishing water for irri- gation. In older sections of the city, water for irrigation and for household consumption are piped to the prem. ises.
 It was announced by the city mana ger that under the new budget the tax rate would be $l.4s on the s10G of property valuation, whereas las, year it was s1O6. The new rate in cludes 2i cents for interest on bond for the Verde water system of fur nishing water to the city of Phoenix from the Verde river
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
CHARGES HUBBY SHOT AND
 BEAT HER AFTER QUARREL

MORALES, July l5-Walter McGee, who recently arrived in Nogales from Detroit, shot and severely wounded his wife last evening. according to officers.
 It is said that McGee. nearing that his wife had gone to Nogales. follow. ed her here. The couple had been quarreling earlier in the afternoon, and the wife had reported to the chief of police at the city hall that she fear ed her husband would kill her.
 Chief Lowe and Officer Les Woods went to the house with the woman, but the husband was nowhere to be found. They had hardly returned to the city hall when the phone rang, telling of the shooting
 According to the woman. McGee struck her over the head with his gun, dragged her down hill. shot her through the leg, and treated her mean" McGee is in the county jail awaiting hearing.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
MAYOR OF NoGAlES SONORA TO COME TO
 ARIZONA AS CONSUL

MORALES, July l3-Alberto F.. Fi. gueroa, presidente municipal Of No. gales, Sonora. has been offered the post Of Mexican Consul al Nogales, Ariz., sd has asked the consul of the city across the line 10 name his successor this week in order that he may accept the new post Figuerol is a strong adherant of General Alvaro Obregon and has througout his ad. ministratlon. displayed the mos, cor diality toward Americans in all mat ters coming under his jurisdiction.
 The Mexican consulate here has been virtually vacant since the resig, nation of Emiliano Tamas, who about two months ago accepted more i'm portant position at Eagle Pass, Tex as, after having successfully fought throughout the revolution at the same Scting in the capacity of commercial agent of the state of Sonora, then in session from the central government of Mexico.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
APACHE INDIANS HAVE FIRST
 TRIBAL DANCE IN LONG TIME

Phoenix, Ariz., July 10-Just be- fore Fourth of July and with only slightly less noise, Apache Indians on the Fort Mcdowell reservation northeast of here about 40 miles, put on the first tribal dances the govern ment has allowed them to have, it is said, since the days when Apache dances were preliminary to massacres of settlers and scalping parties. Fur. the Indians were most cor dial in reservation and see the dan ces, which were held July and 3.
 On July 2, the Pima tribe, in early days hostile to the Apaches and con lsequently friendly to the white set. tiers whom they frequently reinforced in battle, held its tribunal dances on the reservation south Of Mesa.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
MAY GROW COTTON WITHOUT
 IRRIGATION IN CHA VALLEY

YUMA, Ariz., July 10.-Growing cotton without irrigation on land re. ceiving less than five inches annual rainfall would be considerable of an achievement, according to cotton ex- perts but present indications are that it is not beyond the realm of possibi- lity in the north Gila valley, six miles due east of here.
 Last spring the Gila river, in its annual flood, overflowed its banks and wet the land to a depth of eight feet. As soon as possible afterward, farmers plowed and planted their land to cotton. That cotton now is more than two feet high and has bolis as large as small hen eggs. Thes } bolls, according to cotton men, will open about the middle of this month. Farmers of the district say the ground is still moist and, unless con. ditions change. no irrigation will be necessary.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-18
CAPTAIN BRAToN
 GOES TO WEST POINT

NOGALES. July l5-Capt. R. s. Bratton, who for several months has acted as adjutant to Col. Earl C. Car nahan, commandant at Camp stephen D. Little. has been detailed as in structor at West Point and will re- port at the National Military Acai- emy August 24. He will take his new duties at the beginning of Sep. tember when the cadet battalion re. turning from Camp Dix will resume the course of study at the academy Capt. Bratton until June 3O.held the temporary rank of major at Camp Little.