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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
FIX REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
 COMMITTEEMAN FOR COX

DAN FhANtioNO, OCb. oV' Chester H. Powell, former Republi- can state chairman and member four years ago of the Republican National Campaign Committee in a statement received here by Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, Manager of the Western Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, has announced his support of Gov James M. Cox for President. His telegram to Senator Pittman sent from San Diego reads as follows:
 "In view of the frankness and courage which Gov. Cox has de- molished Elihu Roots attempt to put him in an impossible position on the League of Nations l can no longer refrain from authorizing you to announce me as definitely sup porter of Cox. I have not become a Democrat. I am still Republican
 Harding Intimidated.
 "I agree that the course outlined for Senator Harding by Root, Taft, Hoover and others is the logical one, and if he is elected l shall be glad to support them Tn urging him to carry it out, but while their logic is clear there is no indication that Harding understands 1t and it is still uncertain which group of leaders will intimate him after elec- ton.
 ''The irreconciliable opponents of any League are intimidating him now. In either case I would rather support living man than pas sive object for President. Cox has boldly met the attempt to jockey him into one impossible position on the League. Harding has weakly all lowed himself to be intimiated into the opposite impossibility. If Cox is elected the treaty will be resub- mitted to the Senate and he will seek agreement on any reasonable elected he will have to violate one half of his announcements and fight the very men he is afraid to fight now, to resubmit it at all on any basis. Without such submission even a unanimous Senate could not put us into the League of Nations even with unanimously satisfactory reservations.
 League Is Big Issue.
 'I, therefore. disagree with my Republican prologue friends who argue that the election of Cox would continue the present deadlock, while the election of Harding would re- open negotiations. The election Oi Cox would reopen the question au- tomatically on basis promising practical agreement. The election of Harding could reopen if only il some one would then supply him with the logic and courage which Inc now so notoriously lacks.
 If he is elected I will give my support to those who are trying t' furnish that courage but I cannO take the responsibility of contribut ing even my personal vote to hi election.
 Whatever was the case earlier + the campaign the League Of Ma tions is now the issue. As forme Republican State Chairman an' member four years ago of Republi can National Campaign Committe consider it my Republican dut to support Governor Cox"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
THIRD AMERICAN
 REPORTED SLAIN
 IN TAMPIC0, MEX.
Arthur Mosely, Gustav Sale,o, Unidentified Man Victims
 Of Murderous Attacks.
CONDITION RECOGNITION
Repeal of Carranza Decrees Necessary Before U. 5.
 Will Act, Claim.

NEW YORK, Oct 30.-Besides Ar thur L. Mosely land Gustav Salero, American citizer6 reported slain last Monday in the Tampico, Mexico oil fields, third American. so far unidentified wis murdered about the same time baccording to advices received here.
 The State Department at Washing ton already has announced that it has made demands apon Mexico for the prompt apprehension and punishment of the murderersv
 WASHINGTON. Oct. 30.-Formal negotiations looking toward the rec. ognition of the Mexican Government by the United States may be expect ed to be inaugurated immediately after the election \next Tuesday, ac- cording to expressions by high of ficials heer today.
 Administration circles point out, however that full recognition de- pends upon Mexico's action on de- crees promulgated by former Presi- dent Carranza, against which the American Government has protested. They have never been repealed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
One Killed, Several Hurt
 In California Train Wreck

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.-Fire- man II. A. Rast of Santa Cruz. was killed and the engineer and several passengers injured last night when q Southern Pacific train was wrecked at Opal between Santa Cruz and WatsonYille.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
PRESIDENTS WIFE MAILS
 BALLOT TO PRINCETON, N. J

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. - Mrs. Woodrow Wilson today cast her bal lot in the Presidential election. Mrs Wilson marked her ballots at the White House for mailing to Prince ton, N. J. the legal residence of President and Mrs. Wilson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
Speech Making by Political Candidates for Making and Unmaking of Votes Ends Recording of Peoples Choice for the Next Four Years and Tabulation
 Of Result Alone Remain to Be Done

NEW YORK, 30-Takng hardest fought political campaigns in American history the 1920 Presidential today virtually end Actual recording the peoples will be completed until Tuesday night when the polls close and until that time rather few hours aftewad the result be virtually all the that be
 tie candidates and other political leaders have been tonight only matter tabuaon the peoples yotea nd by Electoral College.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
BETTING ODDS 4T0 ONE
 ON HARDING IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Oct. 30. A special dispatch to the Seattle Post-lntelli- gencer from New Yorl. today said that odds of ten to one were being offered on Wall Street on Senator Harding to beat Governor Cox Tese figures are believed to be ex- cossive. Odds here are four to one
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
COAL MEN INDICTED.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Oct. 30.- The Federal Grand Jury today in dicted eleven retail coal dealers and 'wo coal mine operators on charges of profteering.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
S200,00O in Checks Found
 By Boys on Indians Graves

OKAMULGEE. Okla, Oct. 3O.-Two negro boys. playing in an Indian graveyard here today found a mail pouch with scores of letters contain ing checks for more than $200 900. The pouch was stolen from the train Monday. and the letters. after they had been opened. strewn among the graves.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
Big Oil Flow Is Struck
 Near Calgary, Alberta

CALGARY. Alta, Oct. 30.-The first oil well in the Fort Norman district near here has been brought in with a flow of thousand gallons m hour. The Imperial Company owner of the well. is preparing to drill in other locations extending ,ver a distrisk of 200 miles wide
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
BLIZZARDS IN IDAHO.

IDAHO FALLS. Oct. 30.-Bliz- zards today swept this section of Idtho. the snow drifting deep under forty mile gale.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
Latest Bulletins By Special Cable

cHARLERoI, Belgium, Oct. 3o.-- Fifty thousand Belgian coal miners plan to strike Monday following re lection of their demands for increase in wages.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 3o.-The State Federation of Labor today ad- opted resolutions unanimously de. manding the impeachment of Gov Thomas F. kiby for sending troops into the coal strike district.
 CORK, Ireland, Oct. 3o.-Britisn intelligence officers today announced receipt of information that every officer and man of the British mil itary forces appearing on the streets Of Cork tomorrow is likely to be shot.
 RIGA. Oct. 3o.-The Lithuanian Government today hastily evacuated kovno, removing all railway material as they left, after Gen. Zellgousky' s army, advancing from Wilma had broken the Lithuanian front 45 miles northeast of kovno. Fighting con tinues along the entire front.
 BOLOGNA, Oct 3O.-Alfred Cicchi slayer of Ruth cruger. high school student. in New York in 1917, today was sentenced to twenty five years imprisonment following conviction yesterday of murder.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-30
IS States Not to Elect

The only States which do not elect Senators are Delaware. Maine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26

labor required for widening the cuts would
have been out OF proportion to results.
In the deeper cuts charcoal was burned
las proved by many fragments Of II found)
to make hotter fire. Scattered over the
surface Of fiat rocks are still to be seen
thousands of round holes In which the ore
was pounded; and near by are hollows ex-
cavated for the furnaces In which the gold
was melted. Some OF the furnaces actual
ly remain In position. with the crucibles
used; and here and there may be picked
up the soapstone molds into which the
molten metal was finally poured to con-
vert 1t into ingots. Most interesting Of
ALL few of the veritable ingots have been
discovered.
Labor was cheap, for It was slave labor
and the workers had only to be fed. The
gold mining enterprises Of King Solomon
and the Sabeans we're backed by military
force. The ships they sent to the land OF
Ophir carried soldiers as we'll as mining
engineers, and raiding expeditions easily
procured as many native blacks as might
be required to operate the mines.
Naturally, such proceedings engendered
hostility, and there was always danger OF
reprisals by tribes sufficiently numerous
and warlike to attempt them. Hence the
string Of small forts along the road to the
sea; and hence also many more formidable
defensive works (ruins OF some OF which
still remain) in the immediate neighbor
hood OF the mines.
BY far the most remarkable ruin In that
part OF the world is the Great Zimbabwe,
which seems to have been originally an
enormous fortress built OF granite blocks.
II embraced a temple, extensive residen-
tial quarters doubtless for those In charge
OF the gold mines), and q number Of round
towers Of massive masonry. lone Of which
was OF great height. The whole complex
structure was surrounded by labyrinth
of walls, designed to confuse an enemy
who might be successful in getting past
the outer works.
The strategic situation OF tbe fortress,
however. was such as to render attack
upon It almost hopeless. Its towers Of
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fered posts Of vantage to defenders, but IL
is believed that their significance was pri-
marily religious. They were the high
places" to which the priests went up on
occasions OF sacerdotal ceremonial The
Sabeans were star.worshippers, and thus
1t Is not surprising to find on the walls OF
the Great Zimbabwe huge sculptured
stones which seem to have been used for
observation OF the stars at their culmina-
ton in the heavens, and for measuring
the shadows cast by the sun. Towers re-
sembling those here described conspicu-
ously adorn the so-called temple OF the
Queen Of Sheba at Marib, in southern
Arabia.
All obtainable evidence points to the
conclusion that the exploitation OF the
land Of Ophir for gold came to very sud
den end. 1t would be interesting to know
with certainty just why and when this
great and profitable mining industry was
abandoned. Apparently 1t was reln-
pushed within century after King Solo.
mons reign, or about 900 B. c.. when, In
the time Of Jehosaphat, the fleets of Israel
and Saba were destroyed at Ezion-Geber,
at the head Of the Red Sea.
The Egyptians also, In the same epoch
seem to have taken an active part in the
development OF gold mining In southern
Rhodesia. This Is proved In a very strik
lug way ny tne recent discovery OF
veritable report made by a mining engin
eer to the treasurer of the Pharaoh who
built the Great Pyramid. II begins with
the words, II bring you gold" and goes
on with description OF the mines.
Since the land OF Ophir was definitely
located gold Ia being sought there with the
aid Of explosives. modern machinery and
up-to-date mining methods. The mines Of
King Solomon and Shebas Queen are rap.
idly being reopened, and already they are
yielding a greater quantity of the vel
low metal than our own California. Shafts
have been sunk in many places through
the auriferous rock, and some Of the work.
ings are thousands of feet below the deep
est excavations made by the gangs OF black
slaves anciently employed.
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East Africa to reach the gold mines OF
Ophir.
There is no uncertainty about the mat
ter Traces Of the ancient road still re-
main. with crumbling ruins of forts which
guarded II at intervals, and which were
doubtless built to serve the purpose OF
safe way.stations for the trains OF slaves
who, under armed guard, carried the gold
TO the seacoast
Following the same route inland to-day,
and once arrived at the mines, II Is easy
10 see that they must have been In active
operation during a period Of several cen
turtles. There are at least thousand
miles OF workings-not all in one place,
but widely scattered. Probably there are
no fewer than seventy-fve thousand
workings.
II was not alluvial gold that was here
sought The precious metal was not found
in stream gravels, but in quartz rock. or
course. the primitive miners OF Old Tesla
ment times had neither explosives nor
mining machinery. To get out the gold
they built fires against the face OF the
vein, after cutting away the surrounding
barren rock as we'll as they could, and,
when It was hot, threw cold water upon 1t.
BY this means the ore was disintegrated
and the fragments, pounded to powder,
were washed In shallow pans to get rid OF
the debris.
In the absence OF explosives for blasting
all of the mining had TO be done In open
cuts" Under such conditions II could not
be pursued 20 any great depth, because the
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about the Queen of Sheba. Although she
Is one Of the most interesting feminine
figures in the Bible, she makes her ap-
pearance In only a single chapter of the
Old Testament. After her return from
Jerusalem to her own country she disap-
pears from view and nothing more is
heard Of her. The reason for her visit to
King Solomon has been the subject OF all
sorts OF speculation, and until lately even
the location of Sheba itself was a matter
of doubt.
II you will look at the map you will see
that the southwest corner OF Arabia nearly
touches the east coast Of Africa, being
separated therefrom by the narrow strait
OF Bab-el-Mandeb. All OF that southwest
corner was In Solomon's time the kingdom
OF the Sabeans. The country was called
Saba (Sheba being a corruption), and at
the period in question about 1000 years
before the birth Of Christ, the lady who
visited Jerusalem was Its reigning mon.
arch
The Arabia OF that epoch was divided
into four kingdoms, which In prosperity
and civilization We'd with Babylonia and
Egypt But the richest and most powerful
OF them was Saba, whose principal seaport
at Alden was the centre Of trade for all the
seaborne traffic that passed in and out OF
the Red Sea. II was at that period prob
ably the greatest trade mart In the world
From Alden an extensive trade was car.
ried on with Madagascar and all the east
coast Of Africa, whence monkeys. spices.
other tropical products and particularly
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slaves and gold were obtained It was the
Sabeans, or people of Sheba, and their
neighbors, the Himyarites, who discovered
and developed the gold mines in what Is
now southern Rhodesia which was the
Ophir Of the Bible.
The gold diggings OF Ophir greatly EN-
riched the kingdom of Saba. They were In
active operation for several centuries be-
fore Solomon was born, and we are told In
the Bible that David. the father OF Solo,
mon, obtained supplies Of the yellow metal
from Arabia. One Is not surprised, then.
that the Queen OF Sheba should have been
able to bring with her to Jerusalem nearly
half ton OF gold for gift TO the king.
Solomon WAS already interested In the
Ophir mines to a considerable extent. His
friend, Hiram Of Tyre, whose kingdom lay
TO the north. lent him many ships, with
sailors to man them Gas the Bible tells).
and soon there were cergoes OF gold ar
irving at Jerusalem, In the form OF ingots,
from the land Of Ophir.
The work OF getting out and shipping
the metal must have been conducted most
energetically for we read in the Bible that
the weight Of gold that came to Solomon
in one year was six hundred and three
score and ak talents" This was In the
neighborhood OF two and half tons.
We further read in the Scriptures that
"all King Solomon's drinking vessels were
OF gold, and all the vessels OF the house
Of the forest OF Lebanon we're pure gold.
None we're of silver: II was nothing ac-
counted OF in the days OF Solomon The
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King made silver in Jerusa-
lem to be as stones"
IL you will glance on a map
down the east coast of Africa
you will find, close to the
twentieth parallel Of south
latitude, a little seaport
called Sofala. This was the
point Of arrival and departure
for King Solomon's ships.
Thence overland 1t was a
journey Of about 200 miles
directly westward through
,A a.. -,su, Dot ,,rnngn
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Ancient Egyptian Picture
of a Dhow Being Laden
with Gold lngots from the
Land of Ophir.

When Solomon's mining oper.
atoms in Ophir reached their
height 1t became quite the usual
thing for babies in even the
humblest Of Jerusalem's homes
to be born with gold spoons in
their mouths. The precious
metal was used for all the COM
monest utensils and articles Of
personal adornment. In Solo
mons own palaces, the Bible
tells us, gold took the place Of
silver and every other metal.
II it is true that Sheba's Queen
was virtually the promoter Of
the Ophir gold mines, she is the
first business woman OF whom
we have any record, and what
she accomplished in winning
Solomon's interest In her VEN
lures proves that she would
have been a match for some Of
our modern captains Of in
dustry.
Engineers in charge Of the re-
opening OF the long-lost mines
Of Ophir declare that the Queen
of Sheba and King Solomon
showed excellent judgment In
selecting them as the chief
source OF the ancient worlds
gold supply. Their veins OF gold
bearing quartz seem practically
inexhaustible, and the fine quail
ity Of the ore furnishes ample
justification for the Old Tes-
tament's suggestions that gold
from Ophir was something SUI
perlative, quite beyond com.
parison.
With the identification Of the
Rhodesian gold fields as the
famed land OF Ophir comes the
discovery OF many new facts
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28
Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico
Oficina de- Secretario Executive

Ponce cons;ituiran y Sc numeraran
el Precinto Segundo de Ponce.
"Seoci6n 2.-Que los Barrios Pri-
nero. Segundo. TercerO y CuartO del
MunicipiO de San Juan (los distritos
que sc oonVcen pOr San Juan y Puer-
Ia de Tierra), constituiran Y sc nn-
merar;in el Precinto Primero de San
Juan, Y que todos los demas Barrios
del Municipio de San Juan tel distri-
to que Sc conoce pOr SanturceD, cons
tituiran y Sc numerarin el Preeinto
Segundo de San Juan.
"Seccion 3.-Que tOdOs los Barrios
del Municipio de Utuado, con .excep-
ci6n del Barrio 'Consejo", constituiran
V Sc numelarln el Precinto Primero
de Utuado, que el Barrio "Consejo"
del Municipio de Utuado constituira
Y Sc numerara el Precinto Segundo
de Utuado. = I'll
"Secci6n 4.-Que eEta Resoluci6n
erlpezara regir desde la fecha de 81
aprobaci6n promulgacion segln sc
dispone en- la Seccion IL de la Ley
para establecer la Ley de Inscripcio-
nes', aprobada el dia 25 de JUNO de
1919"
EN- TESTINIONIO De LO CUAL
he frmado esla proclama heche
estampar en- ella ell Sello de Ell Pue-
bio de Puerto Rico, en- la ciu1ad
de San Juan, hoy vcintisiete de enc
ro de mil novecientos veinte.
(Fdo,) lose E. BenedictO,
Gobernador Interino.
Promulgada de- aquerdo con Id ley
en- % de- enero de 1920. .,
/ R. Siaea PachecO, $
81!
Secretario Executive.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28

Queen Artieulos de, ,consurdosiocal y ur-
gente, como .ciertos ,alimentos, que no
Sc pueden' traer de fejos. En- Nueva
York y en-otros- rentros urbanos de
los Estados Unidos hay grandes "a
bricas de ropas y de otrost aFticulos,
Que ernplcan inillHres de braeeros; 10
que estos establecimientos producer
no es de consume urgente, nj siquiera,
local; 10 mismo que aqui Sc puede, IA
fbricara a1eielI2 o gdOscientas lnillas de.
distancia y ser desde ALI enviado a
todas las regiones de la Repdblica,
donde tenga compradores. Excludes
de los grandes centros urbanos esas
indpstrias-como va 10 estan, algunas
por 10 ruidosas 10 NAL olientes-el
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28

Ia ~ laaus - NJ saas ftsFxAss aouas
lus tefsxmm AnsnAR FasN na,scnaaa
- luA ehswrut 3 annae estps EanrdeE
raMr ruasmaus g. busmaa cunaicicucs
himiemicxk
~ naaa siFvc que ~ eaiagucn hahi.
inriones y ~ aiivie u conrcsiihn. -
sninsanio. Ia poblncian kicue rEecicn-
81 pr q desHErollo a. sus indastrias;
a caho de algdn tieEnpo. suclye Ia
cungcssidn. aeravaaas escasuan las ca
sas. Ssben los aiqaiiercs y Ia cenie pc-
hre se hacina en- aposeutos cEsrechos y
iaalSanos; cue es 10 que sascde en-
Londres y en- Nueva York.
En- las cindades no debiera peSsni-
tirse mas industriss cue las que pro-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28
PoR ATENTADo A LA VIDA

Referente al caso Ocurrido on Ia Ca
rretera de Rio Grande Can0ylnas V
del cua:. inform0 ampliamente Ell I'M
PARCLiL. el fiscal ha ordenado la pri-
sion de estos tres sujetos, los cua-
les acusa de un delito de atentado a
la vida: Francisco Santiago, Pedro
Santiago y Tomds Pizarro. Esios in
dividuos ingresaron esta maiiana en- la
elrcel del distrito. por no haber po-
dido prestar la fianza qlle Sc lie senal0
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28

vision de ,ci8ncial ST tati2ran 10 uno
y 10 otro nunca. serian sorprendidos
por el desequilibrio entire el numero
de habitantes y los aloiamientos; por-
que dictarian .disposiciones permanent
tes, " bien estudiadas, que estimula-
sen Ia. ediieacion3y cSntrarrestasen ell
crecimiento superfuo de la poblacion.
En- Alemania, donde las ciudades han
crecido mucho y rapidamente hasta
hace ,pocos, amos, ninguna Sc ha con-
gestionado; y este, porque ALI los al
caldes no son politicians, sino espe-
cialistas en- administration municipal;
y los concejales, sean del partido que
sean, no van los Ayuntamiento
politiquear, sino a administrar.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28
10 MATO Ell Alto

Aver. en- la Gale salvador Rrap'.
el CAIRO de don Jose Ruiz solez, guia-
do por el chauffeur Alfonso Davila,
arrollo, causdndole tan fuertes golpes
que lnllri0 al ser conducido al Hospi-
tai Municipal, al mucllado Salvador
Gonzalez. hijo de Juan Estrada, de
Puerta de Tierra. Los testigos del sii-
ceso, exhoneran de culpabiidad al
chauffeur.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-28
'CAso s0BREsEIDo

fiesta mafiaila, peticion del fiscal,
fut solresefdo el caso del Pueblo de
Puerto Rico contra Quintin Rodriguez,
acusado de un delito de homicidio in
yolnntaio.
Este fiecho ocurri6 ALA para ell mes
/ de mayo de 1919 El a1usado die muer
te a Gregorio Fuentes, hechO Cclirrido
ii' mientras el Rodriguez limpiaba un re-
v6Tver, disparandosele Observation-Disclosures
to un tiro que fue a HERR de muerte
al fridieado sFuentes.
sa1 rEI j4llaldo Sc declare parr:dariO de
3e3 las suces0s fatales, de las co?r1entes
magn6t'cas pidi0 ell sobrescimiento
del case.