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Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
10 INDICTMENTS
N COAST LIQUOR
SELLING SCANDAL
raepubIIcan A. p. Leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. Federal
--ond fury indictments against ten
--o,s in an alleged liquor selling
.-,neniracv. removed today from the
ee~ret file. revealed charges that MIS-
esladvs X. Narburton, former acting
foderal prohibition director; had con-
srired to violate the prohibition law
80 tbat rohn d. Costello, secretary to
,-rf,ed states Senator Phelan. had
soI5 Harry Marquard. restaurant own
y. "a set aside from the profits OF his
tfcuor sales 10 per cent Tor the Dem
ocratic election fund. -
Drrinr Mrs. Warburton's tenure OF
,,sDe davs. according to the lndlct
,nents. 124 barrels Of whlskey was IL
legally Withdrawn from bonded ware
bonses She was accused OF telonlous-
Iv approving a permit lor lhe "4'N
i-,VTaI Of 20 Of these barrels.
C~~+o1Io was charged with having
--l-,,ised Narquard protection IRON
---sr raids. having told him 10 s.
-has5 and sell liquor and with haVlns
sTyised him to stop selling tempo
-arilv because a raid was lIlliiii % iilieIlI' ne
f4err,y Rrolaski, another OF those III
.-,..S5 i,fo~ned Marquard that he hat
--,,,s,eI "Drotection" for him, the IN
5t.s-,s,t sta-1d. Brolasld said Mar
-,ra-5 was TO paw him tor the protec
,ccordtug TO the idictment am
tcf1 NTarduard that Costeilo anu 10
.s rTendiey (theu federal prohibition
tirector for California; Wouiu DC
~ sce Se' him about the matter" .-,-
40 the ne others indicted were pougla
~ewton. Jules Gamage, John ID. De De
maria. Sol L. Lewis, Dan T. Ang!un .elj;i,l.
Wmiam M Dean. John =. sum, s,.I,.,,- =
and r T.. Ramsner. Ihe cLaiHs
sraIrst them was illegal WlthoI''"S I, :
.r uguor from bonded Warehous'5'9, ,',, '-''
...--.rsso ana sale OF liquor Withoit
..ecr.r- trr records prescribed by "a
.Hf-a- prohibition Jaw
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
Building Trust
Books Given to
Probe Committee


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The last legal
obstacle to prevent the joint legisla-
tive committee investigating the
building trust" from making inquiry
into the activities of the Builders
Supply Bureau, was cleared away to-
night when Supreme Court Justice
Hotchkiss decided the committee
could retain possession of the books
and records seized as evidence at yes
terday's hearing.
Justice Hitchkiss also refused Mar
tin Conboy, counsel for the bureau.
stay to prevent the recall Of Joseph
Penny. chairman of the organization,
as a witness.
While blocked in its investigation
of the books of the bureau by the in .
junction. which Justice Hotchkiss va =
Gated. the committee today progresse 4
with It's investigation, hearing an ad-
mission from Miss Elizabeth O'De'l.
stenographer employed in the bureau,
that she had destroyed the much
sought Quotation cards" of the bu-
reau's card system of estimates.
Miss O'Dea, who was once cited for
contempt by the legislative committee.
declared she had destroyed the cards
at the direction OF a member of the
bureau. whose name she could not re-
call. She asserted. however. that she
had done so "some months" before the
launching of the inquiry and after the
system had come into disuse.
"The quotation cards." were sought
as evidence by the committee which
heard testimony today that the card
system was employed by the bureau
TO establish a uniformity in prices.
While the committee was hearing
testimony regarding the activities OF
the bureau and the association Of deal
ers in mason builders supplies. a
number of witnesses including six
employees of John Thettrick, alleged
promoter of the limestone ring" were
being heard by the extraordinary
grand jury investigating the housing
situation.
While the committee made some in
vestigation into the brick situation to-
day by hearing w. d. Goss. president
of the Empire Brick and Supply COM
| pany, it was learned that a corps Of
process servers had been sent out
with subpoenaes for q number of Hud-
son valley brick manufacturers, who
are alleged to make UP the "brich
| trust" The manufacturers, It was
1 stated, have been requested to appear
! tomorrow with their books.
AS Mr.. Goss was leaving the stant
he attempted to make q statement OF
housing, but was stopped by Mr.. Tn.
termyer, who remarked:
Il don't think this is the time Il
hear statements regarding HOUSING
from a witness who is in contempt o
| this committee. When you purg
! yourself Of contempt we may sit a
| your feet and listen to education"
Allen G.. Martin. steamship operate
for the Munson Steamship company
testified he had made an unsuccess
full attempt to "seil or give away 1.
hundred tons OF high grade buildint
sand which had been brought from
Amsterdam as ballast by a steamship
| AS no local dealers would touch o
look att the sand, he said. he final,
hired n barge and had the materia
dumped at sea at cost of 50 ton.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
WAGE COMM 7 TEE
GIVEN POWER To
INCREASE SCALE

WASHINGTON. Dec. The hear
ing for further wage increase in the
anthracite coal industry beyond the
Il per cent raise awarded by the fed
eral commission last August. was
opened today at a conference between
the anthracite joint scale committee
and Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of labor.
The government. Secretary Wilson
advised the committee, would not in
terfere with any changes which the
committee might agree to make in the
federal commissions agreement This
position was understood to mean that
the scale committee may increase
mine wages above the scales laid down
in the agreement under which the
mines are now operating providinc
the operators consent to such raises.
Secretary Wilson's statement was
an Interpretation Of President Wilson's
recent letter regarding revision of the
federal commission awards and was
issued after todays conference with
the Joint scale committee comprising
representatives of both operators and
workers organizations.
THE operators and miners Of the
joint scale committee of the anthracite
coal field" the statement said. "have
had a misunderstanding concerning
their authority under the cOmmunica-
tion Of the president reconvening the
scale committee. It IS definitely un-
derstood that the agreement now I'm
existence viii continue in force and
effect during the time for which it
was entered into. The secretary OF
labor has interpreted the communfca-
tion Of the president to mean that the
/ government viii not interfere with the
/ joint scale committee. in making any
/ changes which they may mutually
! agree should he made in the agree
b mont
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
Treadway Admits
Killing Pierce
In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-Peter d.
Treadway confessed today, according
to the police, that he killed Henry Il.
Pcirce, manufacturers agent, who was
found beaten to death here on Novem-
ber %. He is said TO have absolved
Marie Boots Phillips, also known as
Sue Rogers. and ]. A. Moss of any con-
nection WITH the actual killing, but he
made no mention of "AI' Smith. the
fourth member of the party alleged TO
have been in Peirce's apartments when
he met his death.
Treadway. officials say, assumed full
responsibility for the act.
Smith is the only. one of the quartet
who has not been apprehended. A fugi-
tive warrant charging murder was is
sued today for Smith. who. the police
say, is also known as Marion Elliott.
( The alleged confession of Treadway
was made when he was brought face
to face with Moss and Marie Phillips
at the central police station, where all
three are confined.
"It is all true; killed him." Tread
way is quoted as having said. Let
Boots and Moss go free. 1 held g
towel over Peirce's face until he was
dead. / got the blood on my trousers
when I placed the towel over his face
but I held it there until I was satisfied
he was dead"
On the left knee Of Treadway's un-
derwear, detective said. they founc
blood stains, which he is alleged =
have admitted he got while kneelins
over Peirce to take his diamond stick
pin.
Miss. who, was brought here las
night from Pittsburg, today wrote
detailed statement of the affair. n
placed the blame for the staying ol
ZAP Smith and Treadway, declarinl
that he and the girl fled from tn
apartment when the attack on Peirc
was started.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
After 10 Years
of Strife Peace
Comes to Mexico
TRepubIican A, p. Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, Dec. The induc-
ton into office of president of General
Alvaro Obregon means peace for this
republic-peace, the condition little
known here for ten years.
OF course, it may mean progress, it
may mean wise craftsmanship and
prosperity, but the people of Mexico
want peace and they elected the most
popular man in their realm to give it
to them.
Ever since the election General Obre-
gon ana Provisional President de la
Huerta have been busy pacifying all
factions His aim has been peace at
any price, for Mexico never had presi
dent or a leader that couldn't make
war, but it has had few that could es-
tablish peace.
So the new regime took up with Cen
eral Pelaez in the oil district; with
the General Zapata factions in the
state of Morelas; with Pancho Villa
and the Yaqui Indians In the north, the
question of peace"
| 1t literally went into the market and
bought peace Pelaez had caused much
trouble in the oil district of Tampico.
and he is now settled down to quiet
| life General Zapata died In action"
six months ago, but his followers were
still menacing things, so a conference
was called. And the story of how Cen
| eral Villa was put on a ranch in Zac-
| atezaez and given a lifetime job of
being good is too familiar to repeat
The Yaquis are quiet for the first time
in years; in fact, it is said nobody
but Obregon had been able to get them
to abandon the warpath.
Real Peace Worker
So the man who took office here to-
day bids fair to become the worlds
champion peacemaker.
Villa and another brigand. a mar
who at one time murdered 60 persons
and who has since been drowned
killed an Englishman in 1917 named
II Benson. Obregon didn't argue the
question long as to whether the Maxi.
can government was responsible for thii
killing. He simply said. how much dC
we owe you?" and he agreed to giv'
the English government $4,000 a
indemnity TO the relatives of Benson.
This transaction was made by tn
provisional government. but it is know
that Obregon was the moving spirit 0
the peace program.
The provisional government sen
: Senior Roberto v. PesQueira to I'll
: United States as the ''coufidentis
agent" of de la Huerta. His job ha
: been TO make peace with every iuteres
f that was opposed to peace in his re
2 public. He divided his time betwee
I New York and Washington and he SO
t the price" of every interest, that il
private interest.
. Seeks Recognition
{ In this respect 1t Is believed tina
a Obregon viii establish justice and de
I pend upon the Washington admins
e tration to extend recognition, regard
: less OF whether certain exploiters ar
|, satisfied.
One of President Obregon's first act
= viii be to float a large loan. IL that
n possible. What Mexico needs now
S money The public debt is aroun
5 $500, 000, 900 and her finances are in ba
y shape. The tight money market
: probably the worst handicap Obrego
r faces.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
8 STORY BUILDING
IN NEW YORK CITY
TOPPLES To Street

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Broadway. at
Fifty second street, was suddenly
transformed late today from a scene of
bustling activity to one Of desolate
wreckage when a nine story apartment
house under repair collapsed, bury
ing several persons beneath the debris.
At least one person is believed to have
been killed and six others arc unac-
counted for.
Broadway was crowded with shop
pers and afternoon theatergoers when
a terrific crash rent the air as the
building toppled into the street. The
/ bulk Of the debris fell into Fifty sec
! ond street which was comparatively
T free from traffic, although tons of
wreekage slid into Broadway itself.
/ Six persons. three of them buried
| in the wreekage and later rescued,
were injured. Searchers expressed
fear tonight that other pedestrians
may have been caught beneath the
wFeckage, covering the sidewalk in
places to a depth OF six feet.
Smaller crashes occurred at inter
walls tonight as sections OF the wal
gave way. Other tottering sections
threatened the lives of firemen and
policemen who searched the debris for
bodies in the glare of powerful search
lights.
Only the ground floor was occupied
an automobile concern having its of
flee there. The injured persons were
mainly employees of this concern anC
workmen employed in repairing thi
building. Three girls in the auto
mobile establishment were buried be
meath the wreckage, but were res
cued. suffering only from cuts ant
bruises.
Police tonight held back crowds il
Broadway while workmcn rislled thei
/. lives in an effort 10 relieve the weigh
on the upper floors and prevent tn
sagging wall on the Broadway side o
= the structure from giving way.
The man believed to have bee1
a killed was JEFF Smith, foreman, EN-
!. ployed By the wreckinE COMPANY
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
Union Oil Plant In
California Suffers
$500, 900 Fire Loss

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal, Dec. l.
Fire Of unknown origin partially de-
stroyed the Union oil company's re-
finery at Avil&. yesterday ontailing a
loss of approximately 100000. It
was necessary TO drain two large tanks
Of high grade distiHate into the ocean
in order 10 check the flames.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
SeUen Conscientious
O6iectors Released

SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 1.-Seveu
men imprisoned at the war prison bar
racks at Fort Douglas near here. as
conscientious CbiectCrs' since 1SlE-
were released today on orders from
the secretary Of war. They are the
last prisoners of that class to he re-
leased from the barracks All are from
the east, it was said AT Fort Douglas.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
Argentine Delegates
Entertain At Dinner

GENEVA, Dec. THE Argentine
delegates to the league of nations as
sennbIy today gave q dinner TO the
Spanish delegates All the South
American Representatives were present.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02
Military Authorities
Hold Catholic Priest

CALLAN, County Killarney, ireland,
Dec. IA Catholic priest was arrested
here last evening. lie was conveyed
10 the military barracks.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-02

D'Annunzio Sends Ultima
tum To Italy Declaring
State OF War = Govern
ment Orders Blockade Of
Fiume Coast

I INNPt4IFFFNoTI ~ 7 . E-Dt4o~l " " u
LONDON, Dec. - Gabrielle
D'Annunzio, in command of the in -
surgents at Fiunne, has declared
war on Italy, according to a Milan
dispatch to the London Times. The
state of war will begin Friday.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
UNLAWFUL r AIDS
SCORED BY
COURT
Raid on Legitimate Home
Caused by Presence of
White Woman Brings
Judicial Rebuke

The case of Mrs. Casey Sneed, 1886
So Park Ave. finally terminated in
the Municipal Court presided over by
Judge Hosea w. Wells late last week.
Mrs Sneed. in the first instance was
arrested by a squad OF police headed
by Lieut. Paul Duffy and Sgt. Fit7-
gerald OF the 3rd Precinct without any
warrant several months ago.
From her attorney, Richard l..
Wcstbrook. it was charged that the
invasion OF her apartment by the Off
GERS OF the law was not due to the
fact that she was violating any law,
but because they saw woman there
whom they thought was white. In
this ease, which Kas heard before
Judge Rooney. u was discharged.
1t was then that the police officers in
question sought to apply the Ahate-
ment Act, which was sued out be-
lore Judge Wells. endeavorng to
force her to vacate the premises.
The court heard all the testimony
and ruled with the defendant. 1t
appears that the activities on the part
ii the police was 'dne solely to the
appearance OF sick woman whom
Mrs. Casey had befriended and who
was Of a very light complexion.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
Police Murder
Mitewdshed,
Is Claim ed
Charged that Picked Jury Ex-
onerated Policeman Who
Killed Man in Cold
Blood.

The carefully picked Coroner's Jury
which continued the case of the shoot
ing of Oscar Brown of Indiana Har-
Dor, Ind, Monday September goth, in
a clothing store at 1922 State ST., Chi
cago, reconvened Friday last at the
Cottage Grove Ave. Police Station
and under questionable influences ex-
onerated Policeman John Shannon
white. Notwithstanding the applica-
ton of whitewash applied by the
Jurors to Policeman Shannon. the cast
t'all be taken before the Grand jury
fGenturther investigation. The shoot
ing was nothing more lor less than a
cold-blooded murder, either deliber-
ately intended or out of unnecessary
fear. Oscar Brown had committed no
offense and was said to have been shot
while he held his hands in the air.
L. Wolen, white, owner of the store,
has admitted that his testimony was
guided by police instructions.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
Challenge American le-
gion on Race Issue

NEW YORK CITY, Oct b. -
Charging that the American Legion
had refused to grant charters to col
ored posts OF the Legion in certain
southern states in violation OF the con-
stitution of the Legion, the N. A. A. c.
p. sent the following telegram to the
American Legion i'll session now at
Cleveland, Ohio:
american Legion has not kept
faith with colored soldiers. Southern
states have absolutely refused to grant
charters TO colored Posts in Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and other southern
states. National organizer has writ
ten Major Joel E. Spingarn that it is
useless 10 make any protest to nation
al organizer. 1t is highly essential
that a clause be added to national
constitution providing that no char
ters be refused to any Post by any de-
partment organization on the ground
of race, creed or color. Knowing your
record in World war and since, we
rely on you to see that this provision
is submitted and adopted
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
MOVE MANNS.

Because of the unsanitary condi-
tions among colored people in Chica-
go, who have been crowded into such
close quarters that vermin, contagion
and disease threatened the vitals OF
the whole city, Mr.. as.nns for six
months used all snlable means to
relieve the situation. His first plan
was gigantic apartment building
under the first mortgage system. Fail
ing to get the cooperation of the
prominent citizens of his race, he
Immediately took the housing prob
lens as it exists in cold blood to
the white financers of the city and
explained to them the inherent dan
gers involved in the conditions
among colored people. So firm and
insistent was he in his demands that
he was able to convince these men
that the health of the community
outweighed the private whims of
those who would have Negroes live
in confined sections. Through the
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
8 KILLED IN GAMBLING
BRAWL

INDIANA HARBOR, IND, Oct
6.-Wlie Moore and Archie Higgins,
both of Chicago, and one other col
ored man, as yet unidentified, were
shot to death in the Last Chance
Saloon and Gambling House here,
late Friday light. From meager in
formation nat can be obtained, the
fight took place after the colored men
had won all the money in the game,
and were on the point of leaving the
place.
Six white men were arrested as a
result of the triple murder, who, at
the preliminary examination, swore
that the colored men had attempted to
hold-up the saloon. There were no
reliable witnesses to the affair and the
defendants were exonerated by the
coroner's jury.
1t is claimed by those who have
some knowledge of the affair that the
location of the wounds in the bodies
of the men were of such a nature as
to have made it impossible for them
to have been shot attempting to COM
NIT holdup.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
STORM JAIL TO AvENGE
C0lORED WOMAN

PITTSBURGH, PA, Oct. 6.-An
insulting remark made by a white man
to lady on Center Ave. Monday
evening and his refusal TO apologize
when called upon by her escort near
ly caused serious disturbance after
his arrest by policemen when several
hundred men attacked the police sta
tion in an effort to secure the assail-
ant here Monday right
The real trouble /, alleged to have
been that two white en- attempted
to tlirt with some colored girls who
were passing. This was resented by
their escorts and fight ensued.
The explanation given by the ar
rested men at the police station is al
legged to have been that they were
recently from the South, and that their
conduct would have been permitted
in any southern locality.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
American Legion Men
Turn Lynchers

JONESBORO, TENN. Oct. GA
mob of fifty men said to be members
of the American Legion and inmates
of the government sanitarium at John
son City, were foiled in their attempt
from lynching William Dallas, col
ored. on last Friday night by the
county sheriff.
From information obtained Dallas
was said to have been seen talking
with a white waitress at the govern
ment institution. This was sufficient
in itself to send out the alarm that he
had attacked white woman.
The men who melted the disturb
ance. were wounded ex-soldiers who
had served in France and were con-
valescing at the sanitarium.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
MORT SHOECRAFT is
FOUND DEAD

Mort Schoecraft, age so, 3l05 Calu-
met Ave. apartment 50, was found
dead in his room by his wife OH her
return from her vacation Sunday, Oc-
tober 3rd. lie was said to have been
iully dressed lying on the floor Mort
was well and favorably known by hun
dreds OF people on the south end OF
the city. He was a member OF the
Eiks Lodge Great Lakes 43, and had
for years been prominent in the al
fairs OF the order. He is survived by
several brothers and a wife. From
preliminary investigation on the part
oi the police it was said on authority
that his death was OF natural causes.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
BANKERS BACK MANNS HOUSING PLAN

Eugene F. Manns, of 5003 State
St, Chicago. a colored real estate
expert, has by means not ordinarily
used by business men of his kind
been successful in relieving the hous-
ing tension and congested living con-
ditions among colored people of Chi
cago. Mr.. Manns, a quiet unassum-
ing kind of fellow with few words,
whose hair is streaked with grey
has by his own untiring efforts se-
cured nine apartment buildings, two
hundred and fifty-two flats after
housing commissions, government ex-
perts and real estate boards had
failed in this task.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-09
Parted so Years, Ex-Slaves
Meet

WAYNESBORO, PA, Oct. 6.-In
slavery-time days before the civil war,
George Simmons and Edward Sim-
mons, brothers, were the property OF
the same slave owner on a plantation
i'll Virginia.
They left the home OF their master,
Edward, the elder, going into the
army, and George following civil pur-
suits. Thus they became separated,
lost each other and never remet until
the other day here The meeting was
brought about wnen a lady of Green
castle, Pa, met the daughter of Ed
ward Simmons and noticing her re
semblance to George Simmons. asked
her if she were alrelative. Inyestlga-
ton revealed the TACT that she was,
and the reunion 'as effected.