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Arizona republican., 1920-02-15
DIDN'T WAIT
(Yonker's Statesman.)

(Yonker'S Statesman.) Bill-So you proposed to Lulu last night?
 Gill-Yes. And the old man kicked you out doors. I suppose?" No, he didn't. He didn't wait until I got outdoors.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-15

They all make their mistakes. There was O. c. Barber. the Ohio match king. who went in for scientific farming when there was still a great need of more scientific matchmaking.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-15
THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD

We are sure the judgement of Go, is according to truth-Romans ii.2.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
BOARD
 OFFICIALS WILL
 GIVE TESTIMONY
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NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Present and former high officials of the United States shipping board will be asked to testify before the Walsh congress sional committee now Investigating the boards affairs, it was indicated today.
 During the session today William Denman of San Francisco, who was the president of the Emergency Fleet corporation and the first active head of the shipping board. and around whom much of the "wooden ship" con- troversy of 1917 centered, appeared and volunteered to testify. He was in- formed by Chairman Walsh that the committee expected to hear all of the officials. Denman was told the com turned to the Pacific coast Follow ing the Thanksgiving holidays, the members of tho committee expect to go to Washington for the opening of congress.
 Allegations that foreign interests and men who had always been opposed tc the upbuildng of an American mer- chant marine" had worked their way into subordinate positions with the shipping board with the intent of help ing foreign competition, were made by Edgar F. Luckenbach, a ship owner and operator He sa4d that among th' alleged favored" firms in aIlocation O ships were subjects of Great Britain He testified he did not include in thi! indictment any of the board officials and he added there were others beside himself who ''felt' that foreign in tarests were favored.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Blue Sky Laws Not Endorsed by
 Mining Congress

DENVER, Nov. 1s.--Animated de- bate which led to withdrawal from the report of the resolutions committee of a clause upholding all state "blue sky laws" featured the last session of the twenty third annual conven' iua of the American Mining Congress here today. Selection of a 1921 convention city was left to the board of directors.
 Report of the resolutions committee was adopted unanimously after the de- bated clause had been stricken out Federal blue sky legislation was ob- jected to.
 Repeal of excess profits taxes, ere ation of a federal board to settle taxa tior cases arising out of war condi- tions, a federal hands off policy in the coal industry. high tariffs on min- eral imports and lower railroad ore rates were among resolutions which received the conventions sanction,
 The closed shop" was attacked in an address by L. Ward Bannister becoming great trust" and declared "open shop sentiment is sweeping the nation.
 w. G. Bierd, president of the Chi cago and Alton railroad, said federal control of railroads was a failure Speaking of the labor situation, hs said, there is still danger from the greed and avarice of the corporation class" He said the classes" of tho country must unite in a common in terest with a common purpose tS achieve settlement of industrial prob l lens.
 k Resolutions touching nearly a score of subjects were adopted.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Wool Mart Sho1Us
 Little ActiUity

BOSTON, Nov. 1e.-The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
 Business in wool in the American markets this week had been less active, although there has been some business in a moderate way. Prices are showing a tendency downward all over the world. Australian cables indicate a lower tendency and the same is true in South Africa and South America, while London has ruled dull and ir- regular.
 The goods market is still dull and unsettled, although the announced cut in prices by the wholesale clothiers is taken as a. good omen. Talk of an early tariff action is also encouraging the trade somewhat"
 Secured basis: Texas fine. F months 90695; fine, months, 70@75.
 Territory: Fine staple choice, $1.01 a 1.05 half blood combings, soc; 3-s blood combings, 60@65c; quarter blood combings, soc; fine clothing, 756S0c fine medium clothing, 60G65c.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
HAITIAN MURDER CHARGES DENIED
 BY Ex-OFFICER R
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PORT AU PRINCE, Nov. 19.-Free- man Lang, former marine, charged with the murder of nine Haitien soldiers. again took the stand today in his own behalf. He denied specifically every accusation against him. He frankly admitted. however, killing one bandit chief with a machine gun while at tempting to escape. He fired at the bandit from his own front porch. Lang testified after four native gendarmes had taken the stand and declared they saw him murder several prisoners, thus bringing the number of victims up to nine.
 Each witness went into details and described how the naril es were shot. One witness was confused on the point as to whether the priso1ers were shot while attempting to esccre.
 Just after beginning his testimony Lang suffered a nervous weeping at tack.
 A Haitien courier who was called to the stand described Lang as very young, of blonde, hair and very beau tiful."
 "The beauty of Lang the witness added, makes a strange contrast with the act for which he has been re- proached.''
 Taking the stand after Capt. Patrick Kelly of the local gendarmes and the jail sergeant had denied every native charge regarding wholesale murders, Lang declared that he had shot only one prisoner This was a division bandit chief" he said who had been brought to the jail by a gendarme to my residence for questioning. The bandit chief refused to talk and was ordered re- jailed. He tried to escape from the gendarme, who fired twice missing him. I quickly got a machine gun, firing a squirt of bullets and kill 1 ing him instantly. The reported oc- l currence was told all right" Answering an inquiry by Major Jesse F. Dyer, judge advocate, as to whether he applied electric treatment to pris- oners, Lang admitted putting coins tr a water bucket and offering to give them to natives if they removed them which they attempted to do, while he said other natives turned on a genera tor. shocking the prisoners. | When asked to explain the volume oi Testimony charging him with monstrou. crimes, Lang declared the natives were prone to eXaggeration.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
BUILDING COSTS DECLINE IN NE W
 YORK FOLLOWING ON TRUST
Building Construction
 Prices Show Sharp De- cline Since Active Fight Started Against Combine
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= NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Disintegra ton of the contractor dealer-labor combines forming New Yorkss alleged "buiidine trust has begun and prices of construction materials have dropped since active warfare against these interests was opened, it was re- vealed today by witnesses before the joint legislative committee conduct ing the investigation.
 Increased productivity of labor also has been apparent since the investi- gating committee began exposing one scandal after another and the grand jury started returning indictments employers testified.
 Mingled with these developments came evidence to show excessive coun- trv-wide control of production and prices in marble, cement, limestone and other trades. National associa- tions are throttling these industries, fl was alleged.
 More than a year ago, Samuel Un- termeyer, counsel for the Investigating committee. declared that if given an opportunity to conduct an inquiry into these combinations" he could send prices tumbling and today as his ques- tons brought replies showing his ore. dictions have come true he seemed the happiest man in the big crowd tha' damned the committees chambers.
 Testimony that the, cement trade o1 the entire country is under the abso- Iute control of a national Association and that there is a very rock bound agreement in the granite and mar. ble industry, was given by Hugf White, vice president of the. George A Fuller Construction company.
 He expressed the hope that he nigh soon see competition in building ma terials trades and labor. Mir. Unter myer added he wanted to release labol from the thralldom of blackmail."
 Proceedings today also brought fortl evidence that q policeman, Stephei Birmingham, was granted six monthi leave of absence from the police de partment while he worked under Rob ert P. Brindell, presideHt of the Build ing Trades Council, in the .'compensa ton bureau of the dealers in brick cement, sand, marble and other build 1 ing materials was intimated durinl Mir. Whites testimony. A mass of es inmates "unvarying in amounts" am with even the wording absolutely uni form submitted to the Fuller compan l by dealers in various materials wa offered in evidence.
 l Mir. White declared his company be i fore asking for estimates from variou
 dealers, knew there was mo usep having more than one, but always hel
 the hope that "a break would come.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
NO LONGER CONSIDERS TREATY
 BINDSGOVERNMENT

GENEVA, Nov. 19.-The German government no longer considers itself bound by the clause of the Yer saes treaty by which Germany surrenders her colonies to the ie according to official note of protest which has been presented to the league of nations.
 The note declares that the allies have not fulfilled their undertakings regarding the clause of the treaty concern ing the allotment of the German colonies and mandates. It adds that having signed the past of the league of
 ons, Germany understood she would be admitted to the league and consequently take part in the allotment of mandates but that she longer considers herself bound by that clause of the treaty.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
RESOURCES
 WILL BE DEVELOPED
 BY ALLIED BANKERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-For1na approval of the new Chinese consortium by the governments of the United States Great Britain France and Japan announced here tonight in statement issued by J. P Morgan and company, in behalf of the American banking group.
 The statement says!
 "The formal agreement completing the organization of the banking groups of the United States Great Brit assist the Chinese people in the deveoptent of their rail ways and of their other great public utilities and apr proved by the governments in question:, signed by all the delegates of the four banking groups in confer ence in New York city October 15, 1920.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20

The agreement begins by recording that the four groups are to have the complete support of their respective governments and the preamble indi- eating the attitude of the consortium towards China records that the na- tionai groups are of the opinion that the interests of the Chinese people, can in existing circumstances, best be served by the cooperative action of the various banking groups. repre- senting the investment interests of their respective countries in procuring for the Chinese government the neces- sary capital for program of economic reconstruction and improved communi- cations: and that with these objects in view the respective national groups are prepared to participate on equal terms in such undertakings as may be called to assist China in the establishment of her great public utilities and to these ends to welcome the cooperation of Chinese capital
 The agreement, theG language of which isalargeiy technical, contains the following provisions:
 Under article 1. each group is to determine the composition of it's own unit, the admission of any new na- tional group being determined by the member groups subject to the approval of their respective governments.
 Article provides that the loans to be undertaken by the consortiun shall be only of public character; that is to say, the consortium does no plan to invade the field of private in i itiative, but to confine itself to loan. i involving public issues made to or or behalf of the republic of China or tC loans guaranteed by the government ol l by any one of the provincial govern ments. Concessions upon which sub stantial progress has already beel made. need not necessarily come within the scope of the consortium.
 Article 5 and 4sproyide for eompleti equality among the groups in all busi ness undertaken by the consortium an. reserves freedom to each group to de cline to participate in any bushes which it does not desire to undertake
 Article provides that. so far a possible. the parties to any operation shall not be jointly liable, each of tn groups undertaking to liquidate it own engagements.
 Under articles and ', any grou not desiring to make an issue in it own market may request the othe grodps to include it's share in thei own issut.
 By article 8. the duration of tn lconsortium is fixed for five years. un less a majority of the parties decide
 to terminate it earlier"
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Los Angeles Will Have Spot Cotton
 Market by Jan. ]
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 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19-Unanimous vote to establish a ''fssot" contton mar ket in Los Angeles was taken at the meeting here today of the International Cotton League of the West. It was planned to have it in operation by January l, 1921.
 A committee to draft the resolutions after Kennel D. Oliver of Fl Centro Calf, general manager of the Impe- rial Valley Cotton Growers association. declared that representatives of the California state housing and labor de- partments had announced that they in- tended to restrict immigration of Mex jeans from Lower California
 This would be a disaster" MT. Ol- iver said. We need from ,50o to 2,00C more Iaberers at present and can get them only from Mexico"
 w R. Knox, Phoenix, Ariz., manager of the Arizona Cotton Growers asso- citation, declared the league should watch legislation at Washington nexi winter. The house committee on i'm migration is drafting a bill. he said which would absolutely prohibit i'm migration" He declared growersscoulG not pick their crops without Mexican labor.
 The proposed market, it was said would be the first of the kind west O Texas and would divert from Dalla. and Galveston shipments of Arizona and California cotton which would b' graded and stored at Los Angeles harbor. while the headquarters of tn, market would be in the city proper.
 Plans were made tentatively fo united efforts by all commercial or ganizations in cotton growing section Of the southwest to obtain cheaper rates on cotton to be shipped to tn prospective "spot cotton" market fl Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20

The German note, addressed to the secretariat of the league of nations, is a long document couched in judicial terms. It is moderate in form, but it constitutes a strong protest against league mandate on which the assembly will have to pass Judgment. The ex- istence of the note became known to- day owing to an indiscretion. Man dates, open diplomacy and admission of former enemy states to the league of nations furnished today's material for discussion in the assembly of the league of nations. For the first time the word revision" was pronounced in connection with Article IS of the covenant of the league which pro- vides for the registration of treaties or international engagements. For the first time also the viewpoint of labor as regards the league was presented.
 The views of labor were presented by George Nicoll Barnes of the British delegation, who gained applause when he declared that "a general Ceace is impossible until we have industrial peace, and industrial peace is impos- sible until labor gets it's full share of the product of its own effort"
 Twice again the admission of for mer enemy states ipto the league was
  Barnes as in a large majority demand ing it. There now have been repre- scented in the demands for the admis- sion of the former enemy states, South Africa, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ar gentina and Scandinavia It still ap- pers, however, tht no one of the delega- tions is ready to take the initiative of proposing the election of Germany to membership.
 Lord Herbert Cecil of the British delegation has said that he will not dc so. and Honorio Pueyrredon, head oi the Argentine delegation, who has spoken strongly in favor of Germany coming in, declares that he will not nominate her. Neither will the Dutcs and Swedish delegations which are supposed to be Germany's strongest supporters, propose her admission tC the league, notwithstanding the faci that sentiment favorable to her mem bershsy crops out in every debate.
 It is now generally considered thai the question lies entirely with com mittee, as delegates who hesitate tC propose Germany's admission from tho floor of the assembly are quite free in bringing up the discussion in com mittee.
 Opinion is about evenly divided be tween the probability of postponinI admission of all former enemy state until the next meeting of the assembl! and the admission of all of them witt the exception of Turkey during tn present session.
 A protest by Germany against tn manner of the distribution of man dates for her colonies today created marked impression in the assembly | Darticularlv on account of the fac that 1t was addressed to the assembly instead of the council of the leagu Eof nations. Germany consistently ha
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Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
PESQU|RA STATES .OIL PROPERTIES .SAF [ IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON. NdN. 19-R. VI Pes queira, representative of the proyis- ional government of Mexico in Wash ington, told the American petroleum institute today that his government would 'tnever shame itself by confis- eating private property"
 He spoke at his own request to cor rect" he said, statements previously made at the institute meeting by Frederic R. Kellogg, counsel for the Mexican petroleum corporation.
 Questioned by Mir. Kellogg as to whether the provisional Mexican gov- ernment intended to continue Car ranza's confiscatory policy" toward American oil companies with proper ties in Mexico, Mir. Pesqueira did not commit himself as to the future poli- cy of his government.
 When the Mexican representative concluded, MT. Kellogg declared. he had failed to answer any of the points raised by American oil producers with holdings in Mexico who feel them- selves aggrrieved."
 Mir. Pesqueira charged that Ameri- can oil interests in many instances had acquired huge tracts of land by dealing in a questionable way with Mexican government officials. Meth ods frequently used in securing oil concessions, the speaker declared stand as a shame to both parties.' During Mir. Pesqueira's remarks and MT. KeEogg's rejoinder there was an exchange of personalities framed in more or less diplomatic language. MT. Pesqueira declared that article May, 1917 which MT. Kellogg had said was conflscatory in principle, was not retroactive and cannot be con l sidered as such" He objected. he ad- ded to the policy of these who are | "defaming my government and ob- structing Ateps towards its better ment"
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Alleged Slayer
 of Barton Girl
 Would End Life
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BROKEN BOW, Nebl. Nov 19.- Dennis Chester, alleged slayer of Florence Barton, Kansas City society girl, captured today near Oconto, Neb., following his recent escape from a rail- road train near here, attempted to kill himself by strangulation in the county jail here late today.
 Chester tore a blanket into strips, tied one end around a bar of his cell, placed the other end around his neck and then allowed himself to fall back ward with his feet still on the fToor. He was found unconscious in this po- sition by Sheriff V. c. Talbot and the latter's brother-in Jaw, II. F. Kennedy
 The attention of the sheriffs wife was attracted about D. m. by a noise coming from the jail, which adjoins the sheriffs living quarters. She sum moned her husband, and the latter with Mir. Kennedy. a former sheriff began an investigation. Immediately following their discovery they called two>physicians, both of whom reported that the prisoner stood an excellent chance to recover.
 Chester was brought here today from near Oconto to be held pending his return to Kansas City to face a charge of having shot Miss Barton to death some time ago. A few days ago. while being taken from Montana. where he was arrested, to Kansas City, he leaped from a Chicago, Burlington X Quincy passenger train near this city and remained at liberty until today His recapture was affected by dep- uty sheriff and a physician, who while working on tip" that Chester w'as near Oconto, found the man walking along a country road and forced hin l to surrender.
 OCONTO. Neb., Nov. 1s.--Aimos completely exhausted from hunger
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Searles Millions
 Will Be Divided
 Outside of Court
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BOSTON, Nov. 19-Announcement that the contest over the will of Ed ward SearIes of Metheun and New York, involving many millions of dol lars, had been settled out of court was made tonight by Charles F. Choate Jr- counsel for the educators, and Sher- man L. WhirCle, counsel for Albert V. Searles of Boston, a nephew of the estator, who contested the document. They refused to disclose the terms of the settlement.
 Under the terms of the will Albert Searles was to forfeit the bequest of S25O, 900 made to him if he should con- test the will, tie legacy in that case to go to the University of California, at hearings in the Essex county probate court at Salem in October Mir. Whipple argued that undue influence had been exerted in the making of the will al the time when the aged millionaire was physically and mentally incompe- tent to understand its complicated pro- visions
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
No Representative of Obregon Acting
 in United States

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19-The Mex ican embassy issued a statement to- night declaring that 1t had been au- thorized by General Obregon, president elect of Mexico. to deny that Elias l.. Torres. who last Tuesday extended to Senator Harding an invitation to visit Mexico. was acting in behalf or inc Mexican president-elect.
 s'The Mexican embassy" the state ment said, 'is in receipt of a telegram from General Obregon, in which he cateeorically denies that Elias l.. Tor res is his personal representative, add inc that there is no one in the Upited states acting in his behalf"
 Torres, who conferred with senator Harding at BrownsVille IuesoaS' e.o'- ac ,.a-dIng to a. statement issued by Sen stor Fall of New Mexico, who was pres ent st the conference, represented him self as speaking both for the Mexican soreirn office and General Obregon.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
Harding Shakes Bad Weather on
 Trip to Panama
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ABOARD STEAMSHIP PARIS NINA, Nov 19-(By wireless to the A. P.3-Shaking the bad weather 'jinxe that wrecked his vacation In Texas. President-elect Harding sailed toward Panama today under bright skies aud over a smooth sea.
 His steamship, the Parismina, which left New Orleans late yesterday. steered almost due southward and during the first 24 hours had covered almost 300 miles of the 1,400 miles course to Cristobal. Officers of the ship predicted perfect weather would continue throughout the trip.
 Mir Harding slept late this morn- ing and after a brisk walk. about the deck settled down in the warm sun light to read book about Panama. Soon, however. he became interested in game of shuffle board being played by newspaper men and could not resist the challenge to join the game. He practically spent the rest of the day in playing shuffle board 1 and other deck games.
 Senator and Mrs. Harding take their meals in the general dining saloon. tonight they attended a picture show and concert given in their honor.