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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-25

This is a Studebaker year. If
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Hindu usis.

Be 1t in devotion, in love or In
patriotism, the daily life of the Hindu
all the year round pulsates with the
rhythm Of music. The shepherd on
the meadow. the farmer on the rice
field, the boatman on the river. the
fisherman on the lake. the corn grinder
at the milestone. the sawyer at the
lumber yard. the weaver at the loom,
the washerman at the pool, the mason
building houses. the snake charmers
or ju~gglers on the streets, the children
in school and the priest at the temple
they all sing songs as they perform
their respective duties. Some sing for
the uplift of their souls and others to
beguile the tedlum of their work.
The fragrant freshness of Hindu
music and the fresh fragrance of the
message of India's melodic songs are
sure to make a marked impression on
the minds of even the most listless
but critical listeners.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Bodies Recovered From Snow.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Bodies of
Herbert Wsterworth and Frank Tay-
lor, employees of the Alta Superior
Mining Company, were recovered after
eigth months entombment in the
snows of White Pine crhon, thirty
miles from Salt Lake. The men were
buried In a snowslide while attempt
ing to leave the district last October.
The little cottonwood district, includ-
ing White Pine canon, has long been
noted for frequent avalanches.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
HOUSE PASSES
PORTER BILL
SHARP DEBATE ENTERS OVER
RIGHTS OF UNITED
STATES.
ADOPT PEACE PLAN
PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION TO
END STATE OF WAR WITH
CENTRAL POWERS.

Washington, June l4.-By "A vote of
five To Ii the House passed the Por-
ter resolution tn terminate the state of
wal between the United States and the
central powers.
As IL substitute for the Knox resoiu-
ton, passed by the Senate, repeating
the declaration of war, il was pun
through, 30 To 81, as ii Republican
measure, with the loss of only one Re
publican vote-Kell, of Michigan.
%Forty-nine Democrats joined in the
landslide.
FIRST throwing out, on Il point of
order, IL motion by Representative
Flood, Democrat, Virginia, to send the
resolution back To committee with in
structions to report Il substitute re-
guessing the President To negotiate
with the enemy countries for a treaty
uf peace, the House voted down. 2l4
Ia IL, another re-committing pro-
posal.
There was no debate on the latter
motion which provided for an amend
mcnt To the pending measure reserving
the right under the treaty of Versailles
''to enter into AN agreement with Ger
associated with the United States in
the war for joint disarmament"
Springing IL surprise at the last
moment. Chairman Porter of the for
alan affairs saunpnittaa i'm cbarpp af
the fight, presented Representative
Bourke Cochran, Democrat, New York,
to make the closing argument for pas
sage of the resolution.
Mr.. Kelley, who is chairman Of the
House conferences at work on the ma
val bill with its disarmament amend
ment, made Il bitter attack on the
resolution.
He said Congress would live To apol-
ogize for It's act, which he described
as making peace with "A mere clasp of
the hand.
The principal attack on the resolu-
ton was based by Democrats ON the
ground that il did not properly pro
tect American rights, and that the
United States, in attempting Ia nego-
tiate Il treaty with Germany and her
ally, would sit down with feet and
hands tied.
Republicans held, however, that all
rights were safeguarded.
Failure of the Senate to accept the
House substitutes will send the ques-
ton of peace to conference.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
PREDICTS BIG CALAMITY
PRESIDENT OF MEAT PACKERS
MAKES STATEMENT.
GREAT INDUSTRY is NOT IN 4
POSITION TO STAND PRESENT
CONDITION LONG. =

Chicago. June 10.-Thopas Z. VIII
son, president of the Institute of
American Meat Packers, forwarded to
members of Congress a statement re-
garding the economic situation of the
meat and live stock industry, in con-
~nection with proposed legislation to
regulate the packing industry.
This great industry is not in a posi-
ton to stand much longer the stress
of the situation that we have gone
through in the last eighteen months"
the statement said. UNLESS there is
a change there is going to be a calam-
ity in this c~ountry-and a big one"
Taking up packer legislation. the
statement declared that the packers
are not opposed to all kinds Of legis-
lation, but consider the proposed Nor
ris bill unwise, inexpedient and un-
necessary.
"The, plan set forth in the bill" the
statement says, does not solve the
economic problems of the producing
and consuming public or the packer !;
because 1t delegates arbitrary powers
contrary to the spirit Of American
institutions because 1t sets up govern
mental despotism over private bust
ness, which would be destructive of in
dividual enterprise, and because 1t
gives the power to limit the number
and kind of articles handled by a pri-
vate business"
There is a state Of mind with the
public and with the producers that is
detrimental to this industry" the
statement continued. whether it is
based on facts or not, it is a preju-
dice. 1t may be that the point has
been reached where this prejudice can
be allayed only by legislation. If that
Is true, then |, personally. think that
if some legislation can be worked out
which will clear the public mind of
such prejudice it would be desirable,
from the standpoint Of all interested
in the industry.
"Such legislation, however. In my
opinion, should be limited to cOncen-
trating some supervisory authority in
one agency of the government, say, for
arguments sake, the Department of
Agriculture.
Il think that, while the secretary
might o have greater power than
could be found in one of these exist
ing laws now In force scattered In
different departments, the mere fact
that such power might be vested in
one agency might give him greater
power to understand this whole diff
Guilty, to bring different branches of
the industry together and to work out
the things that are seemingly irritat-
ing the situation.
II think the danger here and the
danger Congress should try to avoid is
in making these bills too farreaching.
| think 1t better to formulate a con-
sentative bill rather than one Of oppo-
site nature"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
U. s.. Plans Cattle Leans.

Neutrality-suspicious. for providing
credit facilities for cattle raisers with
out new legislation are under consider
ntion by treasury officials. The pro
posal, 1t was explained, would be an
alternative to the federal boards rec
concentrations for legislation to make
available to the var finance corpora
ton 50.OOO,O 900 for loans in the indus
try. The new plan, 1t was said, would
afford quicker relief to cattlemen and
would preclude war finance corpora
ton activity in the cattle situation, as
that agency could act only under con-
gressional authority.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
DECKER GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
MURDERED DOUBLE" TO GET
HIS OWN LIFE INSURANCE,
is EVIDENCE.
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
FAMILY HELD IN JAIL AWAITING
TRIAL IN CONNECTION
WITH CASE.

Warsaw, Ind, June 11.-Virgil Deck
er, ~19-year-old farmer boy, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree in
connection with the death OF Leroy
Lovett, his associate. by a jury In Cir
cult Court here. He was sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
The jury was out less than three
hours and reached a verdict on the
fifth ballot.
Young Decker showed no emotion
when the verdict was read to the court
or when sentence WIS passed.
Decker was accused of numbering
Lovett. said to have been his double"
as the outcome of an alleged cOnhpir-
acy between members of the Decker
family TO kill Lovett, claim his bO0y
as that of Decker and collect $24,0H
in life insurance.
The Decker case has created wide
spread interest. On Saturday night,
March IL, a young man was found
in a dying condition on a railroad
crossing near Bourbon, Ind. He was
taken to Bourbon. where he died with.
out regaining consciousness. The body
was identified as that of Virgil Decker
by members of the Decker family.
On the following Monday the body
was identified by Samuel LOvett Of
Elkhart, Ind, as that of his son Leroy,
and on Tuesday night Virgil Decker
was arrested and later indicted, to-
gether with his two brothers, Calvin
and Fred Decker, and his mother, Mra.
Lydia Decker, for the murder Of young
LOvett.
The other members of the Decker
family are in Jail here awaiting trial,
the date Of which has not been set
yet.
During the trial several alleged o
LESSONS of Virgil were introduced. In
one OF the confessions he is said to
have stated he took Lovett to a lonely
cabin on Tippecanoe river, where he
fatally injured him by striking him
over the head with a piece OF iron.
He then took Lovett to the railroad
crossing, the written confession, as in
troduced by the state, said. where he
left the unconscious boy seated In a
horseless buggy, with the hope that q
trial would strike the buggy and man
gle the form beyond recognition.
Virgil Decker was heavily insured.
and 1t was the contention Of the state
that members of the Decker family
had conceived a plot to kill Lovett.
who closely resembled Virgil Decker,
and claim the body as that Of Virgil
and collect the insurance. Young
Decker, In none Of his various state
ments, however, has implicated any
other members of the family, 1t is said.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
TALKS ON WORLD PEACE
HARDING POINTS TO EXAMPLE
SET BY U. S. AND CANADA.
PRESIDENT DELIVERS ADDRESS
AT UNIVERSITY ON WORLD
PROBLEM.

Washington, June 9.-President Har
ding, delivering Il commencement ad
dress at American University, fount
the subject of world peace occupyin,
50 prominent a place on the program
that he was prompted to depart from
his manuscript, and to declare for thu
preservation of peace by sovereign
states without interference Of q world
"super-power."
The Presidents remarks followed al
address by n. w. Rowell, X. c., OF
Toronto, who suggested that the besI
contribution North America could
make to civilization was for men Oh
this side of the water" 10 stand to
gether behind the movement for peace
full settlement of disputes.
Another speaker who touched Oh
the question Of peace was j. j. Jus
serand, the French ambassador, and
the general discussion developed such
Il trend hat Bishop j. w. Hamilton,
presiding chancellor, referred TO the
gathering as a peace conference"
Before singing began. American,
British and French flags were raised
over the outdoor speakers stand.
II do not think | could let this occa.
sion pass" said the President, with
out giving assent to many of the ap-
propriate and appealing things just
uttered by DIR. Rowell.
II liked his expression that Ameri-
can and Canadian ideals are in com
mon, and when he spoke about North
American contribution to civilization
and to the world, 1t occurred to me
that the example Of two great peoples
living side by side in peace. In conf
dence and in mutual understanding, Is
about the finest contribution that two
nations could give to the world.
Il have said that II all the nations
were as honest and unselfish as our
republic, there never would be another
war. / will revise II and say that II
all the nations are as unselfish and
devoted TO their ideals as the United
p'hs's NV uiihb thtiN ht'NA va Wv
another ~ar
Il call attention to the fact that the
United States and Canada have settled
their controversies without resort to a
super-power, but by the exercise Of the
sovereignty Of free peoples dealing
with n another.
IF we can commit civilized human
ity TO abiding righteousness and ever
lasting justice and inspire them with
our example We will have made a
long stride toward the peace the world
Graves"
With that Mr.. Harding plunged into
his prepared address, In which he en-
joined all graduates TO dedicate them
selves TO restoring stability in a world
where almost nothing" remains secure
from the attacks of iconoclasts.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
raxIcsb War In Chieauo,

Chicago-One man slain, several
injured, a number of shootings and
many cabs wrecked. the toll Of a two
day taKicab war, resulted In wholesale
arrests Of drivers for the two rival
companies. The present outbreak was
thee HnsI Of q feud which has ragged
the climax Of O feud which has ragged
flee of D company, arrested W Den
and seized records. Later twenty-five
drivers were arrested on a technical
charge of operating without a cab
stand license.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17

Washington.-With the approval OF
the president of Haiti, Secretary Den
by has ordered transferred to the mill
tary authorities the Jurisdiction of the
Haitien civil courts over persons
charged with i~nstigating disorder.
blsodshed or rebellion, or libeling mem.
bers of the Haitien government or the
American marine forces Of occupation.
Refusal of the civil urts to convict
persons accused Of these o~ffenses was
given as the reasons for the step.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
DENNY Invited TO Frontier.

Washington Representative Mon
dell Of Wyoming has called on Secre-
tary of Interior Fall and Secretary of
Navy DENLY and extended a cordial in
vitation to them to attend the frontier
show at Cheyenne, July 2e to .. Sec
rotary Fall is planning a trip this year
to Alaska and Secretary DENLY is
planning a tout to the west coast. Rep
resentative Mondell urged them 30 to
arrange their plans that they can at
tend the Cheyenne frontier show on
their wav westward.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Ad Clubs Meet In Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga.-Proposals for the As
sociated Advertising Clubs of the world
10 select a central city for a permanent
convention place failed of approval at
the convention here. The opening ses-
sion was marked by optimistic adj
dresses by Senator Edge of New Jer-
sey and Archer w. Douglas, st. Louis.
Cooperation between merchants and
business men in towns and the farm.
ing element vas discussed by a num-
Der OF speakers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Widow Cut OFF BY viii.

New York.-The will of Al Hayman.
theatrical manager, filed here for pro-
bate, made no mention Of his widow,
but after several ~bequeaths, left the
residue of his estate to Irene Coleman.
living at a Fifth avenue address. The
requests included one Of $4,000 to
Mrs. Teresa Coleman of the same sd-
dress. at which MI. Hayman also lived.
Mr.. Hayman began his career on the
Pacific coast. Irene Coleman Ia known
on the stage as Ann Murdoch.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Doo Went to Church.

An English correspondent writes:
my terrier was very fond Of going
TO church. He would sit quietly with
his nose between his paws. For two
successive seasons he attended all the
confirmation classes. I told the bishop.
We'll. Tinker said the bishop. turn
ing to him, Tn very sorry I can't con-
firm YOU Tinker looked at him very
~pravely. and from that day never at
tended another class" 1t may be add
cd that the story. as well as the dog,
lacks confirmation
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
d Get Benus.

Portland, Ore.-Aid for ex-service
men in the shape of a bonus Of SIS q
month for each month served In the
World war, with an alternative of a
real estate loan not exceeding $4,000,
was approved by the Oregon voters by
a vote of about 3 to /. according to re-
turns reported from all except a few
remote counties. A measure referred
by the Legislature providing fer ply
steal examination of both men and
women seeking marriage licenses was
defeated.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
British Columbia Farme Flooded.

Vancouver, b. C.-Gourney Dyke on
Nicomen Island broke under pressure
of flood water In the Frazer river and
thousands of acres of lands were inun-
dated. The damage is expected to run
to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Farmers were warned in ample time
TO escape by patrols which are watch
ing all Frazer river dykes. The river
has reached the highest stage recorded
since 1894.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17

Los Angeles, Calif.-Returns from
go of the 736 precincts in the city
showed George +. Cryer received A.
738 votes and Meredith p. Snyder, In
cumbent, 1890 votes in the mayoralty
election. Cryer's election was conced
ed by Snyder's managers. The pro
posed prohibition enforcement ordi-
nance drawn on the lines of the Vol
stead act was defeated.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Man coIIapses at Sentence.

Superior, Wis.-John Kowalski, q,
smiled as Superior Judge Scion L. Per
rim passed sentence of eighteen years
on him for holding up a cripple at the
point of a gun. "why do you smile1'
asked Sheriff Buchanan, Is he led
Kowalski from the court room. Isn't
eighteen years long enough to suit
your my Godl Did he say eighteen
yearsf' shrieked Kowalski. Il thought
he said eighteen days" Kowalski col
lapsed and had to be assisted to his
cell
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
howst Must Serve Term.

Topeka, KAHN the most sweeping
decision yet handed down affecting
validity Of the Kansas Industrial Court
law, the State Supreme Court affirmed
the decision of the Crawford county
District Court sentencing Alexander
Howat to one year in Jail for contempt.
The Law was held valid on each Of the
eight issues raised. The strike for
which Howst and his associates were
sentenced under the contempt order
was called In February.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
500, 600 for Pueblo Relief.

Washington. Secretary Of War
Weeks telegraphed Colonel Caples at
Pueblo. placing at his disposal $780,
600 or as much thereof as deemed nee
essary in restoring sanitary conditions
IN the flooded city and for the protec-
ton Of the municipal water supply.
The secretary took this action after
members of the Colorado delegation,
including Representative Hardy and
Senators Phipps and Nicholson, had
called on him and explained the Pueblo
situation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
increase, Export OIL Tax.

Mexico City.-Petroleum companies
operating In Mexico must pay an We.
age Increase Of IS per cent I'm export
taxes on their products beginning July
1, under the terms of a decree issued
by President Oregon. 1t Is estimated
this increase In taxation viii net the
government more than 100000 pesos
per year, and the money obtained VIII
be used solely in making payments on
Mexico's foreign debt, on which not
even the interest has been paid since
1913.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
pocters Raek HARDING Policy.

acknowledgements Of President
Harding's attitude toward public vel.
fare, including his policy for correla-
ton Of public health, social security,
soldier rehabilitation, child protection
and Americanization, was expressed In
a memorial submitted to the house of
delegates Of the American Medical A.
~sociation at its annual convention The
memorial WIS presented by DIR. Hubert
Work Of Pueblo, Colo- president-elect
of the association. 1t was referred to
a committee for report
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Twelve Named in Murder.

Cleveland. Ohio.-Twelve persons
have been named In connection with
the murder Of Daniel +. Kaber
stabbed to death two years ago.. fol
which crime Mrs. Eva Gathering Ka
Der, his wife; Miss Marian McArdle
his step-daughter, and Mrs. MARY
Brickel, 69-year-old mother-in-law, arr
under Indictment, it became known
here, following grilling by County
Prosecutor Z. C. Stanton and Chief OF
Police +. ". Smith Of Mrs. Kaber, Mrs
Brckel and several suspects.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Woman Piunees Thirteen Stories.

Chicago.-Miss Alice r. Murphy, 81,
was killed when she dived or fell from
the thirteenth floor of the Stock tx
change building. She crashed through
the skylight Of an office on the fourth
floor. Police could not determine
whether the fall was accidental or
with suicidal intent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Union Heads Fined.

Chicago.-Edward Graves, interna'
tional vice president, and Roy Hull,
business agent of a Chicago local OF
the upholsterers' union, were sentenced
to from one to five years in prison and
fined $1,000 each, following their con
viction several weeks ago of conspir-
acy to injure property during a strike,
In which bombs were thrown.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Escaped Counterfeitter Retaken.

Castle Rock, Wash.-Norris II. Py-
ron, counterfeiter, who escaped from a
train here, while being taken to Nc
Neil's Island prison, has been recap
tured. He altered no resistance. No
reports have been received regarding
Roy Gardner, mail robber, wso escaped
with Pyron.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Mrs. BerqdoIl PAYS Fine.

Philadelphia.-Mrs. Emma &. Berg
doll, mother of the Bergdoll brothers,
convicted army deserters, saved her
self and her four c0-defendants
charged with conspiracy to aid Grover
c. and Erwin X. Bergdoll to evade
army service, from going to Jail by pay
ing $4,000 in fines recently imposed
by the United States District Court
here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
British Try to End Strike.

Observation-Disclosures are continu-
ing at the ministry Of labor in an en-
deavor to bring about a settlement Of
the wage dispute in the cotton manu-
featuring and engineering trades.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
The First Side saddIea.

Side saddles were invented about
the middle of the Sixteenth century by
Catherine de Medici. Previously II
had been the custom for ladies to
ride on a cushion and to support the
feet on a piece of board.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
Youno cirPs Useful Invention

One of the first money change boxes
designed for the convenience of ticket
sellers ard cashiers, was invented BY
Miss Esther J. Bruce. a s~ixteen-year-
old girl, of New York, I'm 1877.