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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-11
Hot Opposition.

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WASHINGTON. April iO.--Whiic
no reports had reached tonight ut
the republication uf the Mexican run-
trail government by the sonora state
congress factors which. undolblcdlN
led TO the congress action are known
To officials here. Thc state ol So
nora Is the home Of Gcnet u obrcron
the candidate of the unii-Carrangis-
tas for president and opposition io
the Carranaa administration has
grown steadily since General ohrc-
gon began his attacks ON the rresi-
dent. Political managers tanned the
flames with charges that Governor
de la llucria would be- removed amt
that federal troops wOuld assume
control uf the state
sirikr rircipiiaics Mo,r.
With the feeling ruuuins high the
strike OF omploSes n the southern
Petite de- MrNicn railroad rdne' ahl
Carranza- appointed judge issued
notice that unless the t>ikru lr
turned 10 Nnrk within seventy Two
hours. the federal Fu,rInmrui would
take over the read The SuuOta
authoriths blocked such arliun M
taking owe rlhr railroad hrfulr the
federal ro,crumul could art lrpnrls
then Wrre circulated that the car
ranra administration vonld nphn.l
the Judge aud sslfy thv railroads h'
ihp use uf lronps
GOyerL lr iluvlis rrreuil' Was r'rf
ted suprvwe rhief uf che NRuni lnd dh
ans snre ihr Nalus have prpNru
troublesome uu manN ulfasinne ~
the garrHnfa kuNrlnmrpl. MrANN
cay authoruirs lonhri ln Hn ever
less untrlrplh Wtnurf nn lhr Fn'
rrnor tefatrs uf bs ,nuurfl.pn we
the indians
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-11
COTTON SHORTAGE
MAY FACE NATION
SOON IS WARNING
lI.Oi isi,NA REPRESENTATIVES,
TELLS HOUSE Itl,MEi, N"r
GETTING sol Al,E DIh
UNFAIR PRICE CHARGED
Idowcr ior tiIl, Years Has ia,h
Receiving i.rsS Than Onr Half
Actual ,Osi Of Irpm ~
staple, l. Assertion

~ NHsuCiaied ftess
WASHINGTON. Apul 10 Warn
ing thil the southern farmer will
not consent longer to tnll twelve
months OF each year In the prudue'
tion OF cotton Tor which he cannot
get fair price was given today by
Repiescntiliye Aswell Of Louisiana,
speaking In the h0uf,
III he IL not permitted - grow
cotton ~ y profit" Mr. Asw"ll snid,
the world problem ol the future
viii not be- how 10 got cheap rGttun,
hut the question with the cotton
mills aud the consumer viii be- how
10 get cotton ~ any price
FAINT, lirrn "Sla,rs"
For flfIy years. Mr. Asvcll said,
the southern farmer has rocch cd
lsl than one halt the actual cost OF
pruduriug cotton with th" result
that his llmlly have been slaves. y
his children toiling In tho flclds
when lhey should have been ut
school. And set II Should be-
charged that cotton land owners
were mnking excessive profits. as
shown by thr tremendous increase
~ deposits IN southern hanks
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15
WHY DOESN'T IT FUNCTION?

The world sick for peacethat is the decent cultured world
sick for peace And yet continues its red
through many lands The Near East volcano Russia Lhuana
Poland the Caucasus Persia Tueyn all of these and
lands the horns bar the guns cities fall and sacked
children die Famine and starvation
ing hdeous harvess The situation Ireland approxmang that
long prevalent Mexico Mandates conferred by the authority
the Council of the League Nations imposed and enforced only
through the agency of with all its accursed Incidents
the League of Nations created to prevent set
up become the clearing house for international justice why in the
of all the gods of pity and friends of mercy does func
ton effectively now Twenyfour nations members Of the
league But what has done exat international
tce What has done prevent war; Where the substantial
achievement this respect Of this institution which has
sumed to take the work. the and attributes of the AL
mighty
So far be determined by study of league purposes and
methods it incapable stopping hose anywhere The Cou
ell to be little than society for academic discussion
War RACES the League Nations To
this not partisan presumption but the proclamation of ndsput
able facts What the league might do speculation
which to anchor hope Cincinnati Enquirer October H. 1920
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Sand Of the Sahara desert Is made
up from the desert rocks which have
been broken up by the extreme tenn
perature changes.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Rhubarb belongs to the buckwhea
family.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Upper classes of Chile are more
purely Spanish than those of any other
country of South America.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Captive weaver birds have the weav-
ing habit so firmly developed that they
will weave fibre around their cages.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Inhabitants oof Cambodia in Indo-
China look on ruins of massive prehls-
toric architecture as works Of angels
or giants.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

One form of butterfly found in the
United States feeds on plant lice, but
all other forms are vegetarians.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Whales have teeth before birth, bu.
these are displaced by whalebone by
the time is animal is born.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-15

Good Government
TO THE AMERICAN VOTER:
you satisfied even content with existing conditions
OF course you
You eburdene high Of living.
For everything entering daily life you paying abb
normal prce-an unprecedented price
Why?
Largely altogether the extravaganza
Washington padded paysbecuse
following the wbecause of looseuess ax, ineceny and
potency in handling the coun1ys affairs.
You paying the bills for all Americans, and
who make the good citizenship of this nation
You paying and paying dearly for all this
Your Liberty Bonds-those O. which you
invested proudly generously periodically help win the
today below You made sacrifices of
buy them and with the long but with peace fully
established must make further sacrifices compelled sell those
Liberty Bonds order the abnormal conditions confronting
and entering into daily life a every
Think of the tragic climax upon your patoism
WAR MEANS WASTE WAR IS WASTE. BUT WAR WASTE
SHOULD HAVE ENDED WITH THE ENDING OF WAR did
end hen-t has ended 1t ha. gone prodigay shamefuIy
And longsuaeng American Citizens the bill paying
and high cost Of living the price of it all
y Lit not time to call a hat-hgh time?
Republican Congress cualed governmental extravaganza the
of TWO BILLIONS the department
that Of the Wilson
Administration Think of that! But beginning
enchmen and reform which effected fully until Executive
and Legislative departments of the working together d
6eny this
COMPLETE CHANGE AT WASNGTO N-he substitution Of
efficiency for mefciency capacity for napaci all along the ne
Them then only will relieved you
ryins today
You hearing talk Americas world Much
intended solely for campaign and full of deception
the HE kept of war;" the Democratic slogan of 1916 when
the Administration Washington full well that under
Heaven could keep of and that fact the
when election being can by false the Nation
then virtually al
America do her duty to the word
When pray, duty-her full duty
in any crisis contingency affecting mankind? Neve
And America be upon confidently
she has been counted upon in the past
AMERICA is A DUTY DOING NATION Any suggestion the
affairs whether through League of Nations not a&ont
every true American and must be dealt with as such
Republican Party pledges you Good Government
efficiency economy and the deal pledges yd
overnmentthe Of that long and us
line Of Republican Presidents have given this Republic
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THE
RESULT TO KEEP YOU FROM THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY
your wide awake American citizen
has will continue do her full duty
nation will you Uncle Sans house in order
Vote for HARDING and COOLIDGE and a REPUBLICAN CON.
CRESS November g. and all will be made we'll
HARDING and COOLIDGE MEAN GOOD GOVERNMENT
And GOOD GOVERNMENT what all need and have
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE
rom the desert rocks which have China
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
PLAGUE IS CHECKED.

VERA CRUZ, July mo new
cases OF bubonic plague nor any
deaths were reported during the past
twenty four hours.
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PLANS TO NOTIFY
HARDING COMPLETE
Republican Nominee and Colonel
DUPONT Confer on
Ceremonies.

Notification arrangements for SenA
tor Harding, the Republican Presi-
Dental nominee, were completed In
the main today at a conference held
al the Senator's office with Col T.
Coleman du Pont, OF Delaware, chair
man OF the special subcommittee OF
the Republican National Committee.
TO arrange for these ceremonies.
Colonel du Pont spent an hour with
Senator Harding in discussing the
details OF the event, which Will take
place In Marion. Ohio. on July %.
William II. Wilcox. OF New York.
former chairman OF the Republican
National Committee, and conductor
of the Hughes campaign, saw Sens-
tor Harding for a short time, discuss
ing plans for the campaign.
New York will give Harding a plu.
rality of 100000. today declared Sena-
tor William NJ. Calder. who had .
short conference with Senator Hard.
ing.
The New York Senator commented
with enthusiastic satisfaction on the
rapidly growing strength OF the Re
publican ticket and its popularity
with the voters.
Senator Harding has been devoting
his efforts almost exclusively since
his nomination to the harmonizing OF
| the Republican party and the drawing
OF support to the ticket from every
! faction that Is against the Dem D.
cratic Administration.
Continuing these efforts today. SEN
| stor Harding wrote many letters to
Republican leaders, seeking by per
sonal conference or other means to
get from them their views and ad-
vice as TO issues before the country
and the peoples needs. He spent the
day at his desk. quitting IL only to
meet such callers who came without
appointments to consult with him.
This work will go on after. the Sena-
tor reaches Marion, Ohio. next Mon.
day.
The effect OF the Senator's work is
being demonstrated in the rapid CO.
ordination and consolidation of the
work of various independent political
organizations, such as the national
committee, the House Republican
Congressional Committee, and the
Senate Congressional Committee, and
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new WOMANN
ELWELL CASE
Former Housekeeper OF Slain
Turfman Hints He Was
Victim OF Jealousy.

NEW YORK, July The woman
,tbeory' again came To the front In
the Joseph Bovine Elwell murder mys-
terry today.
According TO Information in the
Possession OF District Attorney
swami. Miss Anna Kane, former
housekeeper 10, Elwell. has made a
statement revealing that one of the
slain turfman's married woman
sfriends, who was infatuated with him,
had threatened TO shoot him beosuse
OF his attentions to other women.
Miss Kane is now living at her
home in Damlough County Armagh,
Ireland. She went TO Ireland about
four months before her former en-
pioyer was killed. Her statement was
given to a newspaper correspondent
and did not come to the district attor-
ney's office through official channels.
FIFTH AVENUE GIRL INVOLVED.
Z According to Miss Kane. the mar
ried woman who made the threat
posed under an assumed name during
: the period OF her intimacy with Ell
well. Finally firing OF her the turf
mai transferred his affections to an
other woman. Miss Kane said that
another frequent visitor at Elwelrs
home about this time was a girl aged
between seventeen and eighteen. who
ecame of prominent Fifth avenue
family. Unknown TO her parents, this
@girl made a trip to Palm beach with
: Elwell, the housekeeper said.
FAIL OF "wHIsKEY RING" CLUE.
= The authorities were thwarted yes
feerday in their efforts to connect
SElwell with an Illicit whiskey ring.
District Attorney Edward Swami
and James L. Shevlin, chief pr)hihi-
stion agent for this district. joined
hands in a vigorous effort to develop
tthe circumstantial story that Elweil
had become an active partner OF
whiskey runners during his recent
trip to Kentucky.
Several men in Kentucky. a clique
in New York that included ENyell
and two of his associates. and Ger
tain warehouse on Beach street fig
ured in this story as well as the
S12, 100 check the dead man is sup
fposed to have turned over througn
"a friend) to local correspondents Of
the ring
THOROUGH INQUIRY BEGINS.
4 Mr.. Swami delegated this end Of
the murder mystery to his chief as
s'staat. Alfred j. Talley, while Mr..
Shcvlin placed four of his slender
force of agents on the booze" probe.
Three men,. two of them former
saloonkeepers, were interviewed by
the Federal agents.
Although nothing definite mad been
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the Lo.sue OF Republiean clubs.

the League OF Republican clubs
CongreEsntan Simeon ID. Fess "
On 0. chalf man of the House COmmlt-
zoe. which looks otter canpa gn wosk
IN ne iAseEesL % HrV1bisc1n .eAn8lF
dates for election 10 The House. strtcd
today that. folloMtn conferences vita
National chairman 4wnl II. hays.
plans were being perfected BIZ bis
committee for closest co-operstios
with the work OF the national COM
mittee so as to avoid duplication VI
enort, cover the broadest possible
neld and secure the maximum results.
The Senate committee. which worries
along similar lines for Senate Re-
publican candidateg, laid its %
operative plans some days ago.
Chairman Hays expressed his ds
light with the spirit CT coordination
and corporation he WAS nnding ev-
erywhere. II an sattsned and AZ
happy Bs / can be>sbOut the qualify
OF the ticket" heNdeclared. Hays
will be in New York until tomorrow
night, when he will go to Chicago 20
two weeks. During that time he wiz
organize the national committee stan
at the Chicago headquarters.
senStor Harding's plans for CO.
operation among party leaders wss
emphasized when he announced sbs
part he expected Governor Coolidge.
candidate for Vice President, to p'ay
not only in the prediction campaign.
but as Vice President Il think tn"
/ Vice President should be more than .
mere substitute In waiting" said
Senator Harding. In re-establishing
coordination between the Executive
onice and the Senate the Vice Presi-
dent can and ought TO play a big part.
l wish Governor Coolidge to be DOT
only a participant In the campaigl.
| but to be a helpful part OF Repab'
lican Administration"
One Of the most gratifying teie-
grams yet received by Senator Hard
ing came late last. evening from hls
friends in the Ohio Republican Stats
convention, now in progress. W.
pledge you on behalf OF a united ans
militant party in your native and
home state our enthusiastic support
until your triumphant election in Mo-
yember," declares a resolution adopt-
ed by the convention. I'VE congrstb
late the nation that with your inaI-
guration as President on March 1
next there will be return to popula r.
and constitutional government. We
congratulate the party upon the fact
that with your accession to tao
Presidency will begin another Re-
publican Administration instead OF q
personal autocratic government-and
an administration that will give help
and confidence to the people OF thiI
country. that will bring peace %
America and will re-establish ~
Government OF this nation as c0r-
celyed by the founders"
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
HERE'S A BRAVE TENANT
WHO EVICTS LANDLORD
Owner of n. Y. Hotel Ousted Be.
cause He Refused to Pay
Higher Board.

NEW YORK. July MAX Gold, a
landlord. was dispossessed from his
own property yesterday because he
would not submit TO having his board
increased. His belongings were dump,
ed out on the porch of the Bibo
House, Arverne. Long Island.
Early in the summer Gold leased the
hotel to A. LipschitZ for the season.
agreeing to remain with his family.
as guest of Lipschitz at the rate OF
500 a week. Last Saturday the ten
ant Informed the landlord that the
charge for board and lodging would
be raised $40 week. Gold said he
wouldn't pay it.
When he returned to the hotel yes
terday Gold found his luggage piled
up on the porch and another tenant in
possession Of his room.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
KEATINC WILL ADDRESS
UNION MASS MEETING
Federal Employees TO Hear Reclassi,
fcation Secretary Discuss
Paw Report.

Edward Reating Of Colorado, secre
tary of the Joint Congressional Com
mission on Reconsideration, will ad
dress a mass meeting OF Governme nj
employees, at l423 New York Avenue
northwest. Friday evening at
O'Clock.
The meeting is being held under
the auspices of the joint conference
on reclassificatlon to celebrate the
appearance of the first number Of
the Reclassifica zionist. a new weekly
published in the interests of reclassi
ficatioa. The paper will be distribut.
ed TO subscribers that evening before
the speaking begins.
IL is expected that all Key Per
sons" and all other persons interested
in reclass sitication will be present and
meet the members of the conference.
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FLATIRON IS DROPPED ON
LANDLORD; TENANT HELD
Prisoner Asks Adjournment for Sew
eral MOnths-Nants to Go
TO Canada.

NEW YORK, July Charged with
dropping a natiron on his landlord
for third story window. Charles
Hamilton was arraigned in West Side
court yesterday and held in $4,000 bail
for a hearing Friday.
william Morgan, who says the fiat-
iron hit him in the shoulder, was
complainant against Hamilton. The
prisoner told Magistrate Ten Eyck
that lie had made s2,0O0,OOO in Wall
street.
That" he said, lis the cause OF my
downfall"
He asked for an adjournment OF
the case for several months. saying
he was going to Canada This was
refused
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developed up TO late hour, Mr.. Slev-
lin let II be known that the whole
power of the booze hunting dlNl-
sion of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment would be eXerted In kentucky
New York and elsewhere to run down
this clue.
Henry Debst- -Fricle, who. up To
January I6. 1920. ran a cafe here, was
questioned by the Federal agents.
The authorities had been given the
Tip" that he knew all about the
sl2, roo check.
The former saloonkeeper denied
this. He also denied knowing william
4. Barnes, Elwells secretary and con-
ndential agent, but. said ne knew
Fred Barnes. The latter is said to be
a relative Of Elwnlrs agent. Ehe eN'
saloonkeeper said:
Il know nothing Of any check for
liquor purchases given by or TO NJ
Elwell ! never sold any liquor to
Mr. Elweli or any OF his agents or
friends so far as ! know
TOTAL DEPOSITS.
have not received any large sum
OF money teXcept perhaps for the
sale of the automobile) since the Vol
stead Act went into operation and ]
don't believe my total OF bank de-
posts in that period has amounted
to $1,000.
"As a matter OF fact, ! never heard
OF Elwell until | read of his death.
! have had not dealings OF any sort
with william Barnes. The last time
/ saw Fred Barnes was on Sunday
June &c. We chatted on general sub
jects and. ! believe, discussed the
Elwell case" ..
At least two more witnesses will be
questioned before the authorities ad-
nit the booze lead is cold trail,
Mr.. Shevlin said. One of these is a
Fourth avenue saloonkeeper.t the other
man whose name has often been men
toned az an associate and unpaid
agent" of Elwell
District Attorney Swami said last
night
II regret to say the mystery sur
rounding the murder of Joseph j..
Elwen is as impenetrable as ever.
We have received no information
that would justify suspicion against
any man or woman. We are king
doggedly TO the trail, however. and
will follow every possible lead
One of the leads, concerns the third
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
BRITISH DELEGATES OFF
FOR ALLIED CONFERENCE

LONDON. July IA delegation of
British statesmen. headed by Premier
Lloyd George and Earl CurZon, the
foreign secretary. left today TO attend
the Brussels conference and the spa
conference. There were forty mem
bers in the party. They expect to be
gone about fortnight.
The Brussels conference will open
tomorrow. The spa conference. when
Germany will be given the oppor-
tunity to give her side Of the indem-
nifty question, will be held next week.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
STARS SHOW THIS MAN
KILLED ELWELL

A man of mean stature. stout
with black hair. Between forty
and foriy-Rye years old: A
quarreling, lying, mischievous
fellow. He once had consid.
trable property, but dissipsted
II. He lives about a mile from
the Elwell home.
The slayer is a close friend
of woman who claimed Ell
we'll owed her money. The
man went to Elwells home and
demanded Immediate payment
OF the claim, having learned
that ElwelT had just received
a large sum Of money. When
Elwell refused TO pay, the man
shot him. =.
The man will be captured and
the mystery cleared up soon.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
JOINT INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY
Federation of Churches, Boy Scouts
and Community Service to
Unite in Observance.

The Washington Federation of
Churches, Boy Scouts and Community
Service plan a big joint Independence
Day service on the Ellipse Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, according to
announcement made today.
Former Congressman James L.
Lloyd will deliver the principal sd-
dress There will be a community
singing program under the direction
of Professor Wengerd, of Community
Service.
A concert will also be given by the
Boy Scouts Bald, which will be led
by James L. kidwell
The Washington times., 1920-07-01

set OF keys-the set which "disap-
pesrsd' and then made their mys-
teFiOus "re-appe6rancs" upon the
mantleplacr 40 the oeaa gaub .
bedroom. William Barnes said yes
teFday he thought this "set was
really a single key whic hhad been
formerly used by Waterman named
BOhn. He said:
This key WAS useless after the
locks were changed and II was turned
In by the watchman. Walter Elwell,
the dead mans brother, found H. /
think, and tossed IL ON the mantel-
piece"
Barnes evidently referred TO the
key the chauffeur. Edward Rhodes
gave 10 Mrs. Larsen after the locks
were changed In December. 1919
IL was learned last night. however,
that the keys recently found were
workable and, in tests applied by the
police. opened both doors OF Elwells
House OF Mystery" on West Severn
tieth street.
MYSTERY WITHIN MYSTERY.
Who owned these keys and why
did they disappear after the MURDER
These are pregnant questions To
which the authorities have been un-
able az yet to supply the answer
Rhodes. Marie Larsen and Barnes
were unable 10 oner a solution or this
mystery within a mystery
Within the past two days, Miss
Wilson" has also been questiond
closely on this point. She Is the
young society woman who paid re-
quent visits TO the House of Mys-
terry" and whose lingerie was con-
cealed the morning OF the murder by
Marie Larsen Ito protect "A lady
The authorities have never gotten
over their early belief that Miss Will
son" possessed a set OF keys to the
Seventieth street house. Sker how
ever. has steadily denied this, so has
her attorney.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01

.. TELE GRhh SUGGEST TlNG POISONING
MRS CLARA PECK WAITE AND "K ADAMS TELEGRAM
Waites brother and sister in law.
gave first did die natural deaths
which led conviction and eectrecuon
of DIR. Arthur Warren Waite. Y. -
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
PLAYFUL MULE DEVOURS
MANS POCKET and WAGE

HAZLETON, Pa, July John
Yudatis. a mule driver in the Oneida
mines Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany. demanded yesterday that head
check for $32.8S.
He said his steed made playful ef-
fort TO bite him and caught the side
Of his coat, taking pocket, pay check
and all in its teeth and swallowing
the mouthful.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
LAWYERS. AT ATLANTIC CITY

Among the Prince Georges county
lawyers who attended the annual
convention of the Maryland Bar AS
sociation in Atlantic City were I.
Howard Duckett. of Bladensburs
Charles W. Clagett, of Hyattsvillc,
William Stanley, of .gLrel. and Clrr-
ence M. Roberts of lanjOver.
The Washington times., 1920-07-01
COFFEE PRICES FALL.

NEW YORK, July Coffee for
September delivery sold off more than
a cent a pound on the coffee exchange.
going to 11.S3 cents, the lowest rice
touched in the coffee futures market
since the war. and a decline of nearly
81 cents a pound from the high of
last month.