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adequately equipped to move them.
Manifestly, from the foregoing sta
tistics, they are not now so equipped.
If there Is to be a return, as We de-
youtly hope there soon will be, of
normal business activity and prosper
ity, it must not be halted and OBJ
structed by insufficient Transports
ton. which is a fundamental condi-
tion of all commerce"
. 1T is even more vital to the public
than to the carriers that the carriers
should succeed in securing the money
necessary to the successful perform
ance of their transportation duties"
Mr.. Davis said.
IF the government refuses to fund
this indebtedness which IT created
for the carriers. ana for which the
transportation act expressly provid-
ed. and if. in addition to their large
capital requirements for other pur-
poses. 1t is necessary for them to bor-
row also the amount they owe the
government for additions and better
ments, their problem and the public's
problem in respect to transportation
will be enormously embarrassed.
The Indebtedness of the carriers
to the government for additions and
betterments incurred under the cir
cumstance0 above mentioned ought
not to be allowed to constitute ar
barrassment in this situation. To
avoid this. the government ought no,
to hesitate to carry this Indebtedness 81
for ten years, as provided in the
transportation act, In view of the
fact that the reason it was made i'm.
mediately due grew out Of the wal
and the public needs!
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PRESIDENT ASKS RIGHT
TO PURCHASE RAILROAD
REFUNDING SECURITIES
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director general up to and including
These settlements represent some 43
per cent in number Of the claims ac-
tually filed. The total amount paid
in settlement was sss.l4A227;
in final settlement. Mr.. Davis said. is
the claim for undermaintenance of
way and structures and equipment
The undermaintenance claims repre-
sent. more than SO per cent of the
total amount of claims filed. Included
is the much discussed claim variously
described as "inefficiency of labor"
"ineffectiveness Of labor" or "the diff
ference in the cost Of applied ma
terial as between the test and fed
eral control periods" this item repre-
total undermaintenance claims.
Claims for ineffictency of labor have
not been allowed by the Railroad Ad-
ministration. not only. as contended
by the Railroad Administration. but
because such claims are not contem-
they are Of too highly Indefinite.
speculative and contingent character
to warrant consideration, Mr.. Davis
statement declared.
During the period Of federal con-
troll. Mr.. Davis said, there was ex-
pended by the railroad administration.
on behalf of the carriers, some ST.
144,00o.oo0 in additions and better
ments. properly charagable to capital
account. OF this sum an excess Of
1881. 100000 was used in the pur-
chase Of additional equipment. con-
sisting Of 100000 box cars and 1000
locomotives. and the expenditure for
this equipment has been taken care
Of in equipment trust certificates now
held by the railroad administration.
This leaves about $763,00O. 600 of ad :
ditions and bettermentz which. If not
funded must be deducted from the
amount due from the railroad admin
istration to the carriers in final set
tlement.
An extension Of the time in which
these additions and betterment obliga-
tions could be paid to such carriers
as could give reasonable and salts
factory security would enable the
carriers receiving this extension to
expend this amount of money in the
cars and locomotives, and apply the
usual and necessary maintenance
upon their way and structures SO
that the national system of transpor-
tation could be equipped during the
coming fair and winter to promptly
and EFFECTIVELY perform its duty to
the public in the way of prompt and
efficient transportation.
The total number Of railway en-
ployes in the first quarter of 1921
was 1.691.471. This was less by 34O.-
1856 than the average number in 1920.
and less by 302.o53 than in the first
quarter of 1920. the statement de-
clared.
This manifestly means an enormous
Increase Of unemployment. II the rail-
roads were in position to resume their
normal maintenance Of ways and struc-
lures and equipment it is conserva tively
estimated that 1t would mean immediate e
employment Of at least 100000 work.
men,"
Must BE Equipped.
1T is evident" said Mr.. Davis, "if
the products Of our farms, of our
forests. OF our mines and of our 9TH
er industries are to find q way to
market. that our railroads must be
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CALLS FOR DRY DRAFT.
Mr., Moses Asks for Revenue Blu.
reau's Regulations.

Senator Moses of New Hampshire
has introduced a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury
to transmit to the Senate any draft
Of regulations that may have been
made by the internal revenue. bureau
in conformity with the decision of
former Attorney General Palmer
that beer and wine could be used as
medicine.
Senator Moses. who is opposing the
Willis s-Campbell anti-beer bill, said
he understood the bill was to come
before the Senate again soon. and
the proposed Treasury regulations,
Mr.. Moses said, might be helpful In
the debate. 1t might be, he added,
that the anti-beer bill would be un-
necessary legislation.
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DROP IN MILLIoNAIREs.
Mr.. Mellon Shows How Some Avoid
Income Taxes.

Reduction Of the number of mil
lionaires has been brought about in
some instances. according to Secre-
tary Mellon, by the Legal avoidance
Of income taxes.
A man with a million dollars Of tax
able income. he explained. could de-
vide his property among his children
and thus avoid the high surtax
bracket by making the percentages
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EXPLAINS COTTON PLANS.
Director Meyer Of Finance Board
Pushing Aid for South.

Eugene Meyer jr.. managing director
Of the War Finance Corporation, an
nounced last night the completion OF
arrangements with the Department of
Agriculture by which representatives
Of the bureau of. markets will SUPER
wise for the corporation the ware
housing and classification of the cot
ton pledged as security in connection
with the recent loan of $5.000,000 to
the Staple Cotton Cooperative Asso-
citation.
He also announced that the dis
bursement of the funds to the asso-
citation, as the cotton is inspected,
classified and warehoused, will be
made through the New Orleans branch
Of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank.
the Memphis branch Of the St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank acting as fiscal
agent of the corporation.
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GATORS For SOARING OFF BA7HERS
GET. GOLF BUG AND CREATE. HAVOC

.mer Of the sunset on the water by
splashfnH and loud shouts.
A few days ago the manager
solved the sunset Skinner problem
by importing two seven foot alli-
gators from Florida But the alli-
gators grew restless and took to
the golf course, whore they raised
new obection's from hotel guests
by following them about, devour-
ing golf balls and watching them
. with cold eyes as they teed off.
Now the hotel manager can find
no one to catch and crate the alli-
gators. and his only remaining
hope is to fence in the lake and
shut out the water-mad bathers
and shut in the golf-mad alli-
gators =
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Mr.. WEEKS EXTENDS Time
National Guard Given to July,
1922, to Reduce Strength.

Secretary Weeks has extended to
July 1, 1922. the time in which COM
panies and corresponding units of the
National Guard may be recognized at
a minimum enlisted strength OF fifty.
Authority for such action in time
of peace is contained in section go Of
the national defense act. The chief
of the militia bureau of the War De-
partment has been authorized TO
withdraw federal recognition, In his
discretion. from organizations falling
to acquire the prescribed minimum
active strength within period OF six
months from the date of such recog-
nition,
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RADIO CLAIM BILL KILLED.
House Votes Against Paying Set

A bill providing for the settlement
for $2.500. 900 of claims, totalling ap-
proximately $30,000.0o0. growing out
of the governments infringement Of
radio patents during the war, was
killed in the House yesterday, a
motion to strike out the enacting
clause prevailing by wide ma
jority.
Opponents of the measure con-
tended the claims should be adjudi-
Gated in the courts. The bill would
have authorized the Secretaries OF
War and the Navy, and the Attorney
General jointly to make settlement
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Alkali In Soap
Bad For the Hair

Soap shohld be used very care
fully, if you want To keep your
hair looking its best. Most soaps
and prepared shampoos contain too
much alkali. This dries the scalp,
makes the hair brittle. and ruins 1t.
The best thing for steady use Is
Mulsified cocoAnut oil shampoo
(Which is pure and greaseless). and
10 better than anything else you
can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls of mul-
sified will cleanse the hair and
scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten
the hair with water and rub 1t IN.
II makes an abundance Of rich.
creamy lather. which finses out
easily, removing every particle OF
dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oil. The hair dries. quickly and
evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft.
and the hair fine and silky, bright,
lustrous. fluffy and easy to manage.
/ You can get Mulsified cocoanut
oil shampoo at any pharmacy, it's
very cheap. and a few ounces will
supply every membef of the family
for months. Be sure your druggist
gives you Mulsified.-Advertise-
ment.
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applicable for the amounts into which
/ the property was divided-as four
different incomes Of s250,O0o instead
Of one of $1,000.000.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. s
NEW YORK, July 26.-Diners at
an exclusive hostelry on the Hud-
son above Yonkers have enjoyed
the beautiful lake view across the
private golf course that. lies be-
low the hotel terrace. They par
ticularly admire the effect of the
sunset on the waters of the lake.
But with the advent Of an excess
sively hot summer, servants from
nearby estates discovered the lake
and made an excellent swimming
hole, and repaired there each even
ing, in time to spoil the quiet SHIN
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Y. NJ. C. A. SCHOOL TERM ENDS.

The second period Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
vocational school for boys was COM
pleted yesterday. The school will
close in two weeks. Scholastic prizes
were awarded to the following boys
with the highest class average: Henry
Herzog. eighth grade; Frank Besson
and Charles F. Hilty, seventh grade:
Edwin Wells and Philip Gore, sixth
grade. and Willard Martin. Frank Ne
bel and Encil Bradley. fifth grade.
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were in the line. The review ended with
a sham submarine attack.
A reception was held later on board
the battleship Bretagne. during which
the American and British officers ex-
changed cordial greetings with Presi-
dent Millerand
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'M1LLERAND REVIEWS FLEET.

HAVRE, July 26.-President Millerand
yesterday, on the occasion Of the open
ing of navy week." reviewed-the fleet
off Havre. British and American ships
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
DUST EXPLOSION
 WRECkS LARGEST
 GRAIN ELEVATOR IN COUNTRY; 0NE DEAD, 4 MISSING
Armour Grain Elevator In
 Chicago Destroyed; Con-
 cussion Breaks Every Window Within Mile
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CHICAGO, March 19.-An explosion which was felt over most of the south side, destroyed the Armour grain ele- vator on the Calumet river early to- night. Fire followed the explosion. The night watchman, who was serious ly injured, said that seven persons might be trapped in the ruins.
 Two hours after the explosion the police reported that a careful survey showed that one man was dead, four were injured and four missing. All of the victims were workmen.
 The elevator was one of the largest in the world. having a capacity of 10, ,000, 900 bushels. It stood in an iso lated spot on the southern outskirts of the city, the nearest dwelling being more than a block away.
 The force of the explosion, which occurred shortly after o'clock, was so great that it was felt miles away and shattered every window within 8 radius of eight blocks.
 The elevator was made up of a num- was rent asunder releasing the grain which took fire, hampering the searcf for persons believed to have been il the structure.
 The explosion was due. it was saic by officials to a fire that started in { loading chute. The blaze set fire tt the dust-filled air and the resulting blast rent asunder the big tower, re leasing thousands of bushels of grain So great was the force of the ex plosion that it hurled great concret' blocks hundreds of feet and derailet freight train standing on a nearb. track The few men in the elevate | are thought to have been trapped b, the flood of blazing grain. Up to lat tonight only one body had been found Four others are known to have es capped.
 Heavy damages was caused in near by towns by the explosion. Window were shattered in Hammond, Whittin and East Chicago. The property los at Whiting. according to merchants will reach S1oo,o00.
 Normally about 100000 bushels . grain are stored in the elevator, hu at the time of the blast there was onl
 about 5O0, 900 bushels This wa destroyed by the fire that followed tn explosion.
 The explosion occurred just afte l15o employees had quit for the day. Ac
 eording to one eye witness there wer
 three separate explosions. the last be
 ing the most severe. The explosio
 tore the top off the elevator.
 Early estimates put the propert
 loss at se,o00,00o.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
GOVERNMENT FACING FINANCIAL PROBLEM
 NEXT THIRTY MONTHS
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 PITTSBURG, March 19.-Something like seventeen billion dollars must be provided by the federal government within thirty months to meet its run ming expenses and refundinS oper- ations, Secretary Weeks declared here tonight in an address before the Pitts burg chamber of commerce.
 This" he said, '.is a greater task than was ever undertaken by any na- ton in time of peace and there is no one who does not view the prospect with more or less alarm. 1t is the height of folly to undertake new com mitments if they can be avoided"
 The secretary discussed economy in government operations, recognition of federal activities in Washington, tax ation and the tariff. He urged repeal of the excess profits tax, declaring that with falling prices, it was not an ef- fective tariff. He said there were in numerable instances where concerns which made large profits in 1919, pay ing tax on these profits, lost so much during 1920 that on January 1, 1921. their resources were less than January 1, 1919.
 MT. Weeks said that the country had reached point where it must make radical change in it's tariff system. New problems associated with rates of | exchange made the tariff a more com l plicated question, he said, adding that | it would seem to him that the amount of revenue which should be produced from importations would be between five and six hundred millions of dol lars a year
 l Secretary Weeks, Congressman J. W Fordney. Secretary A. w. Mellon and Secretary J. J. Davis were honol guests.
 Congressman Fordney discussed taxation and declared for tariff legfs- lation to maintain American market. l if the American standards of lfyins are to be continued"
 The portion of the present gross deb of America to be paid by the American people is approximately 14Oo0. 900. .ooo
 he said, adding that q sincerely trus a way will be found to fund prac. ticaily all short time obligations int long time government bonds and thu, distribute the debt over a period n years
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
Poles Will Shoot British Officers
 If They Interfere
 In Today's S Voting
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KATTOWITZ, Silesia, March 1e.- Threats Iy the Poles that they will shoot British officers should they ap- pear in Schoppinitz tomorrow, the day of the Upper Silesian plebiscite, have reached Colonel Crichton, British con- trol officer here. He previously had detailed two officers to visit the polling places there and upon learning of the threats announced he would watch the Schopponotz vicinity where antiGer- man sentiment is reported to be most bitter. Eichenau, however, is an ex- ception. German voters not yet having entered the village.
 Fears are expressed that the popula- tion which is known to be armed will attack the soldiers in these districts tomorrow.
 Rifles and machine gun fire was heard along the lower Polish border last night as the Poles celebrated their anticipated victory Heavy explosions early today reported a continuation oi the celebration with dynamite.
 There is a threatening situation al Rybnki, where a German automobile carrying foreign newspaper correspond ents was fired on today as it passed Polish settlement.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
SECRETARY DAVIS ID CONFER WITH PACKER .E|MP[OYES TOMORROW
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 WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Prelim- mary to the conference Monday be tween representatives of the packers and their employees, which Secretary Davis called to adjust differences over wage cuts and adjustment of hours a hearing will be given by the secretary to the representatives of the employees, it was learned today.
 Secretary Davis, it is understood, will give the labor representatives an opportunity to state their side as he has heard the packers, side from Carl Meyer and J. l.. Condon, attorneys, who will represent the packers. Dennis Lane, secretary of the employees unions and R. s. Brennan, their attorney, will represent the workers.
 Secretary Davis today set experts al work assembling all data relating to previous labor problems in the pack ing industry. For that purpose he called in E. F. Marsh, who was a mem- Der of President Wilson's mediation commission which settled the dispute of. 1917 through the Alschuler agree ment The employees are now insisting upon a continuance of that agreement l The situation will be placed before Samuel Gompers by Mir. Lane, Mir Brennan and others in a conference to- morrow.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
.ARB|TER HOLDS COAL MINERS RESPONSIBLE .FOR ALABAMA STRIKE
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 1s.- Recognition of the United Mine Work CTS of America is not obligatory on the coal operators of Alabama and the day wage scale and sub-contract are to re- main unchanged under the award an- nouneed today by Governor T. E. Kil- by. arbiter in the strike.
 The governor also declares that the method of adjusting grievances is found fair and equitable. It is also declared that the operators are under no obligations to reemploy striking miners but the recommendation is made that they reemploy the unem- ploved men who struck as fast as places may be found.
 The award says that the freedom oi contract shall be inviolate and that agreements may be entered into by mutual consent.
 The governor recommends that since this strike was wrongfully and withoui | the slightest justification, called tht l organization of the United Mine Work CTS is responsible for the strikers be i ing without employment and tha 1 therefore the organization should sup port the strikers until they find work. 1 The award becomes operative i'm mediately.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
Skeletons Of New
 Geological Period
 FoundNearBenson
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TrrcSON. Ariz March f9.-One or +ha most important scientific dlscov- ..;s, s.s ,,,a5e in Arizona-the establish ,aent of the fact that new geoiogicsal ,,eriod. the pliocene, existed III the ltata countless Centuries ago-has been made by the unearthing near Benson, of the skeleton of a m massooon s,,,s ir ah. the many other animals which iiVeo 'n the The skeleton of the mastodon was discovered by Kirk Bryan, or the ITnited states geological survey, who waa collecting specimens in that victn- ity with Dr. J. W. Gidley of the smith a sonian institution of Washington ano ,ror.L of unearthing the bones or the ancient animal was done by Carl h,,ras,, Laur sen, geologist of the Arizona ,oia pui esu of mines at the university. and hls as sistant, E. D. Wilson 4o,,a.ter
 The jaw of the mastodon' togetnea ,-itb a leg bone, vertebrae, toe pohe snd mart of the pelvis are now at the university and are being reconstructeo t.,r MT. I.ausen in order that they may te nreserved and added to the conec- lion in the university museum
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
RAIL EXECUTIVES DENY D|SSENS|ON EXISTS IN RANKS OvERAbROGAT|ON
 IF AGREEMENTS
Employees Counsel Fails To Bring Admission That Roads Divided On Fight Against Agreements
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CHICAGO, March 19.--Attempting to bring out alleged dissension in the ranks of railway executives over na- tional agreements, labor counsel put two high officials through grilling examination before the railroad labor board today. F. P. Walsh, union coun- sel. failed to obtain any admission, however. that there was division of opinion.
 C. R. Gray of Omaha. president of the Union Pacific system, this after noon, under questioning by Mir. Walsh, detailed his activities as chairman of the now abandoned labor committee of the Association of Railway Executives. It was in this committee. the unions contended that a split developed.
 After outlining activities of the labor committee, of which he was chairman. MT. Gray explained the basis of his majority report on establishing na- tional boards of adjustment. This re- port was rejected by the member nority report of w. W. Atterbury. vice president of the Pennsylvania, was presented.
 The majority report of March 29, 1920, Mir Gray said. was presented with the idea that agreeing to national boards, which were urged by the em- ployes, was the easiest way to settle disputes.
 ssThe report was not recommenda- tion.' he said "The majority of the committee held an open mind on whether boards of adjustment should be national regional or local. The ob- jection to regional or local boards was that they would require too many men. Nr. Attefbury held that national boards meant national agreements. That was the fundamental distinction between the majority and minority reports.
 Mir. Gray declared, under question ing, that he had resigned as chairman when the member boards adopted the minority Atterbury report and al though continuing as a member, sug- gested that MT. Atterbury be ap- pointed
 II M. Sheehan. counsel for the rail- road committee 4before the labor board asked MT. Gray to tell what he thought about the national agreements. con tending that the line of questioning had not borne on the justness nor req condolences of such rules.
 My feeling is that it is practfcaiiS ' ate justly and reasonably over tn' CSS-hole courltry" MT. Gray said.
 MT Sheehan asked if there had eye he.n any disagreement on the continu ation of national agreements by tn rail executives.
 Never" MT. Gray repiieu.
 MT Sheehan then referred to the Fundamental principles laid down a labor's 'Tbill of rights by union 9lil cfals yesterday. ee;
 nCould any road operate with eff ciencv with all these rules in effect? MT. Sheehan asked
 aCertain of these rules are very re xfrictiye.' MT. Gray replied. Tt is al fmost impossible to set up any set 1$rules which will do justice to all
 Earlier today T. Dewitt Cuyis
 .a;rn,an of the executives associa tan-, was on the stand and maintaine tbat he had had no part in the forma ton or adoption of any labor polic, He refused to admit that there Ws any difference of opinion on natlon' ,preements.