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Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29

the nations refusal to accept a man date for Armenia Speaking of the policy of mo entangling alliances" he said:
 A caution. justified at the turning of the nineteenth century, has become a counsel of cOwardise in the twen- tieth century. When boIdness. confi- dence in the strength of our own po- litic2l integrity and active support of new political ideal might have saved we held back President Wiisonis not Armenia and with it the Near East, , responsible for this. We are, we, the people of the United States"
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
Emmons Appointed U. S.COlnlnissioner
 By Judge Sawtelle

According. to word received from COurtland, A G. Emmons, old time resident of COurtland. has been ap- pointed by Judge Sawtelle, of the Federal Court at Tucson. as |. S. Commissioner at Courtland, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Carlos E. Bolton several months ago
 The appointment has been held in abeyance it was said, owing to large number of applicants before Judge Sawtelle Emmons has been chosen over some half dozen aspirants. it is reported.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
POISON VICTIMS RECOVER

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 2S.- Twenty-one members of the staff or Blodgett hospital suffering from an undetermined poison were reported tonight to be responding to treatment and further fatalities were not looked for. This report included J. F. Allen, who it was said early today, could not recover
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
CANYON AIR BRAKE COMPANY

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Canion Air Brake Com pany is called for January Slst. al 7:S0 P. m.. in the City Hill, Bisbee, Arizona, for the election of officers for the ensuing year and other mat ters that may come before the meet ing. All stockholders are requested to be present.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
BOXING IN KANSAS

TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. 2S.-A bill re- pealing the anti-boxing law and per hitting 10-round. nO-decfsion bouts, was passed by the senate today
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
coMEho MAco

If you want a passport to Mexico come to N&co. Ar.zona, and Mrs. '" E Gray will prepare your photograph in 4O minutes at her studio from S:S a. ID. to 5:S0 r. m. -Adv
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29

senate and house committees for the state legislature, would be expended as follows. according to advices from, Phoenix:
 Hoibrooksto Lupton on the
 New Mexico line .-.-..S 5O,OO0 Fairbanks to Santa Cruz line 75.00O Williams to Ashfork -....-.- 30,OOO Superior to Miami .-...... 250,OOO Geronimo to SoloQonville -. 50,OOO Clifton to New Mexico line
 toward Silver City .,.... 15,OOO Phoenix to Yuma county line 100000 Arrowhead Trail. Mohave CO.,. 10000 Concrete bridges and ap-
 proaches, Tucson to Nogales 75,0O0 Paving north from Nosales.. 50.OOO Yuma to Maricopa line -...- 100000
 In the section providing for the sec ond item listed above. it is provided that a portion of this fund may be devoted to the improvement of the Borderland route between Douglas and Rodeo, N NJ. with the understanding that these funds will be refunded up- on the payment of federal funds to become due.
 With reference to the last item, 1t is provided that S50,O00 of the Sloo.- , 900 shall be devoted to the construc- tion of pile bridge extending the present Antelope hill bridge across the Gila river.
 The passage of this bill would in- sure Arizona's receiving every dollar allotted to this state as federal aid
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
ELkS. DANCE

The Bisbee lodge of Elks twill give
 dance Wednesday night at the club on Main street. for Elks and their friends.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29

A small adding machine has been designed for attachment to type writer
Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-29
How Money Asked For State Roads
 Would Be Spent

The ss75,OOO asked for highway work in an omnibus bill prepared by senate and house committees for the state legislature, would be expended as follows. according to advices from Phoenix
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
Died

HAYEs-rn this city, on August II. 1921.
James Hayes, in his 18th year Rel
auves. friends and members OF B. OF
x. T., No. $50, employees Of the p, b.
". X. r. CO. and the Loyal Order
or Moose are invited TO attend the
funeral services at his late residence
NO 2z3o Tatnall street, on Saturday
arternoon, August %, at 230 O'clock
llInlterment Snyerbrook Cemetery.
TONEh--In this city, on August ia 1921
Patrick Toner Rslatives ana friends
are invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, 23l4 Jefferson
street, on Saturday morning at Q
o'clo,k. Requiem mass at 81 Pat
rick's Church. Interment at cathe-
dral Cemetery
GRANVILLE New Castle. Del on An
gust II, 1921, Job Gravell. in his s5th
year Funeral services viii be held
az the residence Of his son. Thomas
J, Graveil, Second and Harmony
streets, on Friday afternoon, at 8
o'clock (advanced time). Interment
Presbyterian Cemetery.
HOILAND-In this city, on August Is
1871, Thomas f., husband OF Flor
enee 2. Holland. Relatives, friends.
bayard Legion. Aerie No. a. +. o. Il.
an9 employees Of the Post once are
his late residence, 2l4 south HarTi- agi-
son street, on Monday morning. An
gust p. at . O'clock. Requiem mass
- Pauls Church. Interment at
I
BAFIlN--At her late residence Mont
chanins Del. on August 10. 1911 Mary
Anna, wife OF George G. Battin, aged
"a years. Funeral services VIII be
held at Chambers Funeral Parlors
Delaware avenue and Jefferson street
on saturday afternoon, August 20,
at 1.30 o'clock. IDterment Whining
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.
HAYES-on August II. 1871 Herman
Hayes Due notice Of funeral will
McoILI-At philadelphia. Pa an An
gnst 1os 1921, Mary Ellen (nes RYAN
wife ot Daniel McGill. Relatives and
neral from her late residences. 2s2G
Harold street. on Saturday morning.
at O'clock Solemn requiem macs
az 81. Coiumbas' Church, Phiiadel-
phia, Pa, at $50 O'clock Interment
at st. Patricks Cemetery, Ashland.
Del. on arrival Of train, arriving
- az Wilmington io.46, standard time.
Patrick Toner. Relatives friends
and members Of Wilmington Lodge
No. !, A. o. u. W. and Aerie No "a
F. o. T., are Invited 10 attend the
funeral from his late residence 2Sl4
Jefferson street, on Saturday, At 3
o,eloek. Requiem mass at ST. Pat
ticks Church. lnterment az cathe-
KELLY--on August 16 1921, Mary II
daughter OF Mr. aud Mrs. William
Kelly. IN her s1st year. Relatives
and friends are invited 10 attend nc
funeral from the residence Of her
parents on Edgehnl avenue West
grove "a, on Saturday, August 90
Mary's Church at 1880 O'Clock dsv
light-savine time. Interment at 81
Nays Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
MARKET SHOWS
some ADVANCE
Mexican Petroleum is Lead
er in First Hour of To-
Today's Trading

NEW YORK. Aug. IS Omitted
Press Mexican Petroleum became
the speculative leader at the start
Of today's trading as the result Of
eontinuatiin OF the favorable impress
sion created by publication of it's
earnings for the first six months Of
this year.
The stock. after losing z TO % al
the start quickly rallied TO s4%, a
gain Of " from the low of yester-
day.
U. S. Steel advanced to 7sx, com
pared with yesterdays Two of rs.
Northern Pacific was Up u at 965k.
and Sears-Roebuck at So y, showed
gain of u.
Traders began to sell before the
trst half hour. Studebaker under
fire, dropped to a new low on the
movement at 69A. Mexican Pc
troleum lost two points Of its recov-
cry backing down to 92%.
AT the opening U. S. Steel was mp
y at 74s; Sears-Roebuck SSH. UP
y General Electric 112. unchang-
ed; Kelly-springfeld ssH. up 4;
Asphalt 4s%. unchanged; Texas
Company 537s, up y; Mexican Pc
troleum s5h, Off Y; Northern Pa
cific 7eh, up y q. S. Rubber 4s1s
OF u; American Woolen es%. up
y; Reading 81. up 4; Pan Aneri-
can Petroleum AZ. up 4 Union Pa
cific 119A, unchanged.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
'eY'' FOLK TALK BUDGET.

7. NJ. II. A. activities for the
coming season were discussed at a
luncheon-meeting of the executive
board Of the association in the Hotel
DUPONT yesterday. The only business
OF Importance transacted was the
preparing OF a budget for the year.
Judge Aaron Finger. chairman OF
the board. presided.
A meeting Of the educational COM
mittee OF the association has been
called for Monday night IN the I
VI. II. A Building. by Samuel Can
non, chairman. The fall opening ahd
plans for the season viii be dis
cussed.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18

He was Wllliam =. Patterson lhe
worlds oldest executioner. Only the
day before had he come back TO his
birthplace to end his days. after
thirty-three years service at Auburn
prison.
OF those thiry-three years, what
memories
They are memories Patterson is
trying to bury.
The old man. 80 tender IN his as
sistance to the little old lady. led
70 the death chair the first murderer
in the world to be executed by cleo
tricity. The mans name was Kel-
mer. a wife slayer
1t was an event which aroused
the press OF two continents.
Patterson led TO the electric chair
czolgosz, assassin Of President Nc
Kinley
A woman. too. looks back through
the memories of years at William
Patterson. Her name was Mary Far
mer and she was the only woman
executed in Auburn prison.
The law must be enforced the
same for men and women" said
Patterson, whose tone implied the
unforgettable impression Of leading
that woman 10 her death.
I've done my duty as a State on
cial.
No one can help feeling the ter
rible force OF it all when a man is
sent over into eternity" he unused.
But I believe the men I've ac-
companied TO their death knew j was
only a faithful servant 10 the law.
Some OF them were too dazed 10
realize anything but some of
them"
He turned at his wife's Interrupt
ton. Mrs. Patterson. too. is so.
'Yes-she's right-that's all FIN
ished now"
do visions Of men you have led
70 the death chamber ever"
Ny query was interrupted.
I'VE are all human" said Patter-
son. "and they say We never can for
get anything"
do you think innocent men are
ever executed?"
IT'S a pretty good law OF life tc
mind ones own business. / wasn't
engaged as a judge at Auburn"
Patterson has some grewsome me.
mentoes OF his long service Of the
State.
One Of them is a hickory stick
which began 10 collect it's sinister
records when the name and date OF
the first man to be eiectrocuted wa
carved upon II.
Since then ffty-four names. each
recording the paying OF the deati
penalty by a homicide, have beer
added 10 the grim register. Fifty
four memories OF condemned mel
the s0-year-old executioner led q
the death chamber where he assiste,
In adjusting the leather mask ant
the electrodesi
Patterson served three years dur
ing the Civil War with Company d
Eighty-sixth New York Infantry, re
ceiving a shattered arm at chancel
iorsviiie.
But killing enemies Of the natioi
! on the battleneid." he says, wa
different from killing enemies Of so
ciety in prison"
In Auburn prison. strange as
may seem, the worlds oldest execu
toner is remembered best for hi
dutiful, unfailing kindliness 20 tn
> condemned.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
one SOLDIER
AIDS BUREAU
Veterans Body Takes Over
Health Service and War
Risk
PERMANENT OFFICE
FOR WILMINGTON

AS result OF a change in admin
istration the United States Public
Health Service and the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance have gone out
If existence and have been supplant-
ed by the Veterans Bureau with Of
fees in the DUPONT Building.
Formal announcement wrs also
made yesterday OF the appointment
OF DR.. Meredith ]. Samuel as man
aver OF the Wilmington sub-district
ofice Of the newly formed organi-
zation. Major Horace p. Inman,
who was vocational director, Will
continue his work as head OF the
Rehabilitation Division. Discussing
the changes. L. P. Hudson OF the
Veterans Bureau, said.
"You can now consider both the
public health service ana the war
risk bureau as extinct All the work
OF these two bodies will be handled
by the new organization. We have
begun with a splendid record and
hope to continue along at the same
pace The Veterans Bureau viii be
dlflQtu INTO nuinDtf OF ulNi0iohoi
just as any big concern, but all de-
partments will work co-ordinately
and cooperate, and we expect quick
results.
The public health service and war
risk bureau were organized shortly
after the armistice. TO provide medi-
cal treatment. settle compensation
claims, and in other ways help dis
abled war veterans. While some
good work was accomplished by
both sides, there was much dissatis-
faction aroused, due 10 the slow
manner in which the various ofiices
functioned. II is said that this lax
ity was due 20 the method OF ergani-
zation, and inexperience generally
rather than lack of conscientious
ness OF those holding once and the
working STATS
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
DAY OF
PEACE FORDEL
contlnned fron First parn.

Continued from First Page.
taken from the meeting between
General Grant and General Lee on
April 10, 1865, the day after Lee
had surrendered, which practically
marked the end OF the Civil War.
The scene is laid on the outskirts
OF Appomattox. Va. a marker now
designating. the spot where the two
generals met The day after Lees
surrender General Grant wished ~
converse further with the Confeder-
ate leader and road into Appomattox
with his staff. bearing a flag Of truce.
General Lee, after being acquainted
with the approach OF the head Of the
Union forces. road out with his stan
TO greet them.
Mr.. Arthurs painting will show
the two chieftans conversing with
each other, talking over matter OF
reconstruction. What will make
the painting more acceptable as a
decoration in the State House is the
fact that in the background will Sc
shown two regiments OF Delaware
soldiers, members Of the Fifth Corps
OF the Army OF the Potomac.
Depicted in the scene will be the
fraternizing OF the armies OF the
South and North on the First Day
OF Peace" The soldiers will be
shown exchanging smokes and stor-
les with one another, rubbing
shoulders with one another as Mr.
Athurs explained It.
The picture win be hung in the
House Of Representatives and viii
be eight feet high and eighteen feei
Ions.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
ASK PARATION
FROM GERMANY
in j. 5. TREATY
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(Continued From First PaEe.)
been cautious IN letting the public
know what the United States is ask
ing
In Germany the American repre-
sentaives are looked upon as re-
plicas OF Colonel HOUSE. OF the last
administration. They have worked
silently but tenaciously. The Ger
mans approached the treaty with
the hope that they would be able TO
mold IL TO their way OF thinking.
but have found that the Americans
are inflexible.
Deep disappointment has resulted
in Berlin, but the Germans admitted
that the understanding will be
reached shortly and according to the
American terms. The one section on
which the Germans privately have
expressed a determination TO make
real fight is that Of indemnities.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
THREE INJURED
in ROAD BUMP
Aged Woman and Daughter
Victims of One Crash
Near West Chester
ONE DRIVER
JUMPS IN TIME

WESx CHESTER, Pa, Aus. 1s.-
Three persons were injured. one OF
them, ar. aged woman. seriously yes
terday afternoon in an automobile
accident near Milltown, on the Phil
adelphia pike. Mrs. william Car
ter. aged 10, OF Manoa, IS in the
Chester County Hospitai with FIVE
ribs broken. collarbone fractured
and other injuries; Miss Jean Car
ter. her daughter. badly bruised, is
at the home Of relatives, and Nick
Dineo. OF West Philadelphia. badly
bruised and laoerated. Is in the hos
pital.
During a rain two cars were
descending the Militown grade, the
one in advance carrying Mrs. Carter,
her daughter. who was driving, and
sister Of Mrs. Carter. Miss Biddle.
Closely following was a heavy car
driven by william Nipple, OF Broom
all, who lost control OF his machine
on the wet oiled road. II skidded and
ran into the one occupied by the
women, which was thrown over a
ditch upon the trolley tracks and
badly damaged. The women were
tossed from the car TO the tracks
and injured. Miss Biddle escaping
with minor bruises.
AS the car crashed In the road
Dineo. a repairman, was working
on the track and was pinned down
by the wreckage Of the Carter car.
II was some time before he was ex-
tricated by other motorists, who
brought the three injured to the
hospital here. In the crash Miss
Biddle lost a valuable pearl neck
lace. which had not been found late
tonight by men who searched the
vicinity OF the accident and the
wreckage
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
GOOD KILLERS
MURDER ROLL
IS ABOVE 100
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continued from nrst page)
ers" were being followed today to
Pittsburgh, Chicago. Buffalo, De-
troit and to several cities in New
Jersey.
Most Of the gangs murders are be-
lieved TO have occurred in New York,
Detroit and Chicago. The conspira-
tors have been linked up with II
New York killings. Seventy Italian
murders remain unexplained in
Detroit, and more than 20 in Chi.
caso. Some Of these may be traced
TO the KILLERS"
The Good Killers" was an organ.
ization OF professional murderers
police say. which acted under in.
structons sent by the head OF the
secret society In Sicily. Its object
was removal OF persons who had
enemies willing TO pay for their MUIR
ders. The assassins themselves were
killed II they knew too much"
Among those marked for death
according TO confessions the police
say have been made by several OF
the gangsters under arrest here
we're Detective Sergeant Michae
Fiaschetti and DR.. Carlton Simon
head OF the police narcotic squad
here.
The ''brainsH OF the 'eKillers' II
America has not yet been taken
police say. He Is being hunted Il
Buffalo. The gangs favorite wa.
Of removing" a victim was TO hav
one OF the gssassins feign friendship
for him, lure him 10 a lonely spot
shoot or stab him and then destro
his body In an oven. The gang ha
an outpost in roadhouse In a lone
" part OF New Jersey, near Free
hold, police say, whore victims wer
sometimes lured before death. Sal
vatore Cisrvao, proprietor Of thi
roadhouse, is under arrest at Free
| hold
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
CITY MAYOR IN
BUDGET GUARD
Continued From First Page.


OF 8 thousand other cities through
out the country in fostering the
spirit OF popular approval OF the
policy of federal retrenchmennt
Active heads OF local committees
are being selected daily from among
the most prominent business and
professional men in their respective
communities, ana e-orts are under
way TO secure the cooperation Of
leading citizens in a thousand cities
by the formation OF nationwide
Budget Guard" whose members
will simply pledge their support 70
the establishment OF a buslness-like
administration OF governmental ap-
preparations and expenditures
Every member Of the National
Budget Committee. which was in
strumental in initiating and passing
the National Budget Bill. is asked to
urge upon his fellow citizens the
necessity for solidly supporting the
present program Of governmental
efficiency and economy by the elm
ination of every possible item OF ex-
penditure. Every taxpayer who
favors a reduction Of the present
unbearable tax burden rs invited TO
join with their fellow townsmen In
helping TO crystalize public opinion
and defeat unnecessary additions to
federal expense.
Prominent nembers of the Board
Of Directors OF the National Budget
COMMITTEES include: John 7. Pratt
chairman; Chief Justice william H.
Taft, Samuel Mccune Lindsay, DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler. Alton r.
Parker, Paul M. Warburg. r. c
Leffingweli. william NJ. Chadbourn
Benjamin Strong, Nanny Strauss
Stanley H Howe and Joseph p
Cotton.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

Mrs. j. z. Taylor and Miss Alice
c. Taylor. s26 West street, left today
for a trip to Niagara Falls and To-
ronto. on the return trip they viii
visit friends in Pennsylvania
The Misses Rita Kelly, Mary Kelly,
Edith Morley. Staney Riley and Win
fired Walden are spending their va
cations in Atlantic City.
Mrs Herbert A. sentman, 4o1
West Twenty-hrst street, has been
spending the past two weeks with
friends at Georgetown and Broad
kiln Beach, Sussex county.
Miss Ada clifton is the guest OF
her cousins. Misses May and Mabel
Stewart. at Newport.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
JAZZ idea
TICKLES HAYS
It's Bird of a Postmaster"
Who Cheers Clerks With
Music
PHONOGRAPH IN
MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-Music
TO improve the morale Of workers
whose duties take them well into the
wee, small hours has been tried out
in the Minneapolis post Office and
proved success, e. A. Purdy, post
master at that place, informed POST
master General Hays.
The idea was tried. Mr.. Purdy
said, after he had made a psyche
logical study OF conditions under
which his night force worked. He
found men working away from the
general noises Of the day, as a rule
showed a low morale. inclined 10 be
morose and generally worried at be-
ing away from their families, which
resulted In an absence OF enthus-
iasm in their work.
AS an experiment, a phonograph
was installed and records, which IL
was thought would rest the nerves
and enliven the spirits OF the en-
ployes, we're tried nightly with graft
flying results, Mr.. Purdy said. al
though he was careful TO explain
that no 'jazz" was played until the
fag cod OF the night. as he did not
want the men juggling and tossing
about letters and paroela" Every
body was more alert, he said, and
at quitting time went home less
tired, less worried and with a more
efficient nights work done
The Postmaster-G approx
ed the idea and said he would watch
further experiments with interest
Mr.. Purdy. who was characterized
by Mr.. Hays as a bird OF a post
master with batting average OF
1000. although a Democrat" is In
Washington to give the department
some OF the ideas which have made
the Minneapolis ONCE one OF the
best and most successful in the
country. Mr.. Hays said.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
TO NAME lO7
MORE FIREMEN
Continued from First Page.

CONTINUED from First Iage.
work OF the firemen yesterday the
novelty OF the work apparently worn
Off for the spectators and the driz-
zling rain keeping them within
doors. Many OF the prospective fire.
men have reported sore muscles
from the unusual exercise Of the
first two days. but no accidents have
been reported and the candidates
appeared enthusiastic yesterday over
the continued training. The men
got back to training today.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
Bee Wrecks Auto

WEST CHESTER. Aug. 1S.--
A bee lit upon and stung the
nose Of Harry W. Young OF
Philadelphia. as he was driving
his automobile along South
High street, the result being
disastrous. Youns relinquished
his hold on the steering wheel
70 swat the bee. but II escaped
and his car took 10 the side
walk and plunged into a tree IN
front Of the home OF William II.
Jones. Miner and High streets.
The driver was not injured, but
the automobile was.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
MUSICALE AT BR.ANDYwrNE

A special musical program will be
presented in Brandywine M. e.
Church on Sunday evening. An or
gan recital will be given by Harry
Reutshlin Casselbery, of Phlladel-
phia. c. Edwin Stiles. violinist. also
OF Philadelphia, viii play. Charles
l. wilkins. tenor OF ST. Andrews
P. E. Church, viii be the soloist
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
THEIR VACATION N AUTO

An automobile party composed of
Mrs. Laura e. Thompson, Mrs. May
Goslee ana daughter, Miss Grace
Goslee. Clifford Thompson and An
drew Dettling, left yesterday for De-
troit, Mich. The party expects TO
cover 1900 miles before returning to
Wilmington. While in Detroit. they
will visit Mr.. aud Mrs. John Tannon,
formerly of this city
Following their stop in Detroit. the
party win make a tour OF Canada
and the New England States, arriv.
ing home about August 27.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
Higher BAIL IN
HOLD-UP Charge
continned from First Page.

bail for court, was based on suspi-
cion Of the Chester police officials.
and did not connect the accused men
directly with a hold-up plot.
Friends Of the arrested Whining
tonians hint az some sensational de-
velopments before the case is dis
posed OF, and charge the Wilmington
men were framed mp"
One report is that somebody in
Chester offered to settle" the case
for 5000,
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
WIN DANCE PRIzFs

Prize winners at the dance. in
connection with the toy hunt at
Shelipot Park on Tuesday were:
Harriet Finerty. Grecian dancer;
Anna Boyer, second; Pauline Elliott
third; Helen Williams. fourth. An
ma Elizabeth Boyer and Pauline Ell.
lott will be seen at the local theatre
this fall in new dances. They are
also to appear in Chester and Dover