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Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
NINE KILLED AND
 FIFTY INJURED IN STORM
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 MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. B. Eight negroes and one white man are known to have been killed and between 40 and 50 persons injured by storm which struck the town of CIarkdale, Arky 17 miles nothwest of Memphis, late today and swept a path about a mile wide and eight miles long to the Mississippi river.
 Heavy damages known to have been caused to a number of farming sections in the storm area.
 Payne. Harrison, clerk in the general merchandise store of Banks and Dana, at CIarkdaIe, which was demolished, was the only white person known to have been killed. Mrs. B. B. Booker. whose home six miles north of Clsrkdale was blown from its foundation, was among the in- jured.
 Twelve of the injured, all neg roes, were brought to Memphis hospitals tonight.
 In addition to the nine persons reported killed in the immediate vicinity of ClarkdaIe, unconfirm- ed reports were that several persons were missing and be- lieVed to be dead on the Kennedy Willard and Booker plantations, west of Clarkdale.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Eugene V. Debs, former Socialist candidate for president, serving sentence of 10 years at Atlanta penitentiary for violating the espionage act and g other persons convicted on various charges of hindering the government during the war with Germany, re- ceived today from President Hard ing, communications of sentences to become effective Christmas day.
 At the same time, five former American soldiers serving life sem tences pronounced by a military court for the murder of British officer while serving with the Amer ican army on the Rhine, received full pardons, effective Christmas day.
 The action was taken after the de- partment of justice had studied sep arately the cases of 197 persons serv- ing sentences for violating war time laws and after Attorney General Daugherty had discussed the situa- tion at length with President Hard ing, who was said to be desirous, if possible, of granting some pardons for Christmas. The communications. it was explained. do not operate to re- store citizenship lost by the felony convictions but the pardons do. Sew eral of the civilian offenders will be deported to the European countries of their nativity, two are under ob- servation at hospitals for the insane and others are now out on paroles which were granted by President Wilson.
 Announcement of the action taken was made personally by President Harding late today. The list follows:
 Five Soldiers Pardoned
 The five soldiers given full pardons are: Carl J. Bryan. James A. O'Dell Roy Youngblood. George Van Glider and J. B. Richardson, all serving life l terms to which they were sentenced while with the American army on the Rhine.
 Among those whose sentences were commuted were Charles Ashleigh, ( | former newspaper man and writer o l poetry who was convicted at Chicago | for conspiracy under the espionag, l act and given a ten-year sentence 1 His sentence was commuted upon hi, agreement to accept deportation tt England, the country of his nativity Other prisoners released included | Orville Anderson, convicted at Dead | wood, s. D., Oct. ,, 1918, under fh' espionage law and sentenced to foul years; Giovanni Baldazzi, sentenced to 10 years after espionage act con ! viction at Chicago; David F. Blod gett, convicted at Des AIoines, Iowa | and serving 20 years or charges O opposing the selective service act 1 who is now in St. Elizabeth's hos pital for the insane for observation
 Sentences Commuted
 Others given commuSation were J T. Cumbis, convicted at Oklahom;
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
THOUSAND ALIENS AT ELLIS ISLAND GIVEN CHRISTMAS FREEDOM
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 NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The gates of Ellis Island swung open late to- day, freeing more than 1000 aliens, detained under the immigration quota law. so that they might spend Christmas with friends and relatives in the land of promise.
 They will be at liberty for 90 days, under an order issued in Washington today by Secretary of Labor Davis, but must return at the end of that time for deportation, unless promised attacks on the consitutionality of the restrictive law have borne fruit or the government decides to make more exceptions in their cases. The order arrived shortly after 3 o'clock and two hours later 200 of the aliens had packed their belong | ings and left the island. Others de- parted after nightfall, all the em- 1 ployes at the immigration station working late to help the aliens get away. Immigration Commissioner Todd said all of them would be re- leased by tomorrow evening. l Hungarians. Poles and Greeks out numbered other races in the laugh l ing, happy swarms that signed the necessary papers and ran with ex- pectant gayety toward the ferries l that brought them to New York and to railway terminals on the Jersey shore.
 Many of he foreigners immediately boarded trains that would take them to loved ones in the west. Others landed at the Battery, and scattered to the various foreign colonies in the polyglot metropolitan area.
 The cheerful tidings from Wash ington came so unexpectedly thai the delight of the aliens became all most a frenzy. Many had been il downcast spirits at the prospect of 2 l penned-in Christmas followed by deportation from the land to whict they had come with high hopes.
 Each was released on his or hel own bond. all agreeing to make ar engagements for passage back home at the end of the 90-day stay or American soil.
 Commissioner Tod said he did no know the motive for Secretary Davis release order nor the plans o. tn government regarding ultimate dis position of the men and women freet today.
 Under the law. most of them woul'
 not be admissible until the fisca 3 year opening next July. None c them should have been brought t e this country, Commissioner Tod sait Q placing the blame on the steamsni Il companies.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
HARDING COMPUTES SENTENCE IF DEbS
 EFFECTIVE SUNDAY
Socialist Leader And g Other War Time Lou
 Violators ReceiDe Christmas Freedom; FiUe Former Soldiers Granted Full Par dons; Debs Citizenship Lost By ConDiction VIII Not Be Restored By Communication

City and sentenced to six years for violation of the espionage act; Thomas Carey, convicted at San Francisco for violation of the es- pionage act, serving a two-year sen tence; Joseph M. Caldwell, convicted at Providence. R. T., for violating the espionage act, serving three years; Mojic Fieron, convicted at Detroit under the espionage act and sen- fenced for 20 years, but already given a communication of sentence to five years ;by President Wilson Clause Free. who was sentenced at Fl Paso, Texas. to five years at Leavenworth for departing from the United States unlawfuliy in time of war in an attempt to sell to the Ger man consulate in Mexico plans of a new gun similar to those designed for use by the United States army. Ed Hamilton. convicted at Chicago, August 30, 1918, and sentenced to ten years under the espionage act: Will liam J. Head. sentenced at Sioux Falls, s. D., in 1917 for violating the espionage act; Gustaye H. Jacobsen. convicted at Chicago and sentenced to three years for attempting to set on foot military enterprise in India against Great Britain during the war: Mrs Idell Kennedy of Los An
 geleS, Calif., sentenced to 10 years for attempting to cause insubordina-
 tion and refusal of duty among se-
 lective service men; Jack Law, con- yicted at Chicago for violating ths
 espionage act and sentenced to 10 years; John L. Murphy, sentences
 to five years at Sacramento, Calf.
 under the espionage act; Walter Phillips, convicted at Oklahoma City
 for hindering the selective service
 law and sentenced to 10 years, all
 though he was released on parole
 January 10, 1921, by President Will son; Jose Prado. sentenced to two years for bringing aliens into the | United States unlawfully in time of
 war; Albert E. Prashner, sentenced
 to 10 years in 1918. after conviction
 at Chciago for violating the espi- ! onage act; William Schumann, con- ] victed at Fort Dodge, Iowa, under l the espionage act, and sentenced to five years; Joseph A. Schur and Maurice l.. Snitkin, both serving six year terms to which they were sem ! tenced at Indianapolis. in 1918, for
 violations of the espionage act; An thony J. Stopa, sentenced to 20 years | after conviction at Detroit on charg-
 es of obstructing enlistments, and H. l.. Trelease, convicted at Fargo in 1919 of espionage law violations and sentenced to two years.
 Wartime Offenders
 1 "The list in the main,'' said an ex- ecutive statement given out at the | White House, is made up of those l (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
UNIDENTIFIED YOUTH. KILLED BY TRAIN 2O.
 MILES WEST OF YUMA
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YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 23.-A coroner's jury at Ogilby, Cal, 20 miles west of here, today returned a verdict declar- ing that the unidentified man whose body was found on the Southern Pa cific railroad tracks there yesterday, had been killed by a train while he was trespassiEg upon the railroads property.
 University of Arizona students who arrived here today enroute to San Diego to attend the Arizona Centre foot ball game there Monday, viewed the body and declared that the man had not hesn a student at the uni versity, as was at first reported.
 The man apparently was about 20 years old and was roughly dressed. His coat bore the label of tailoring firm in Picher, Okla
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Presi- dent Harding in a formal statement today declared that the differences of which have arisen over the four power Pacific treaty are to his mind "unimportant."
 Declaring that an unjustified ef fort had been made to magnify his difference of view with the American delegates regarding the treaty, the President asserted that he was "more than satisfied'' with the work of the delegates and that they had his full confidence.
 The Presidents statement, which was delivered orally and then form ally given out, follows:
 "The President will offer no com ment on the disputes which attempt to magnify the differing construc- tions on the four party treaty. To him these are unimportant. The big things aimed at are understanding for peace and an agreement to meet and discuss the preservation of peace, whenever it is threatened.
 'No alliance or entanglement is thought of. none will be negotiated It would be better to rejoice over things accomplished than to dwell on differing views which can be of no great consequence.
 Confidence in Delegates
 "The President is unwilling that the unjustified charge that the United States delegates are withholding in formation shall go unchallenged. He had full confidence. else he had not chosen them and he has full con- fidence now and is more than grati- fled over their efforts, because they are working out the greatest con tribution to peace and good vii which has ever marked the Christ. mas era.
 Tt is one thing to talk about tn, ideals of peace. but the bigger thint Is to seek the actuality. This tn,
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONS ABANDONMENT URGED
 BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

 highway This the ground of the efficiency displayed the handling of the county road avoiding litigation delay possible The matter came following subm committee:
 WHEREAS. AIaricOpa County. in
 
 second bond issue a a number of citizens the supervisors caused investigation of the affairs of the present highway particularly caused audit of all expended by the said highway commission;
 vhe present highway commission without complete the road the received under bond issue and
 WHEREAS through always which, unquesonably result in completion road program and
 citizens nadvsable unbusinesike change the personnel of the present highway commission the gained knowledge its command and dis posaI a complete efficient organizations and acting and through reputable certified board of satisfactory efficient and all economically expended for the best interests of the WHEREAS the board of of ability be
 RESOLVED that the board of the of Maricopa county immediately forthwith the connection with of further call bids that there be full and complete compet thereby serving the best interests the citizens and tax payers CHAMBER COMMERCE
 By w. W. LAWHoN. President Attest: HARRY WEIGH. Secretary RESOLUTIONS CoNAnTTEE-Harry Asbury, Arthur T. Esgae Roy wayland Fred Ensign Guy P Nevtt
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24

Harvey Church (upper picture) convicted of the brutal murder of Carl Ausmus Qower) when Ausmus delivered a car Church had arranged to buy.
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 CHIC AG 70, Dec. 23.- Harvey Church, charged with the murder of two automobile salesmen. was found guilty this morning and sentenced to death. Church killed the men. Carl Ausmus and Bernard Daugherty, when they delivered a car which he had arranged to buy.
 The jury which received the case last night, reached a verdict on the first ballot. being unanimous for the death penalty.
 Church, who is 21 years old. was arrested at Adams, Wisconsin, his former home, few days after the double murder. The body of Ausmus was dug up under the floor of the garage at the Church home here after Daugherty's body, with hands hand cuffed and feet bound with ropes, was found in the Desplaines river.
 Church. according to police, made three detailed confessions telling how he had arranged to buy a 5000 auto mobile from the salesmen, and then killed them with baseball bat in the basement of his home when they de- Hvered the machine.
 The defense rested entirely on ar insanity plea.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
President Declares
 U.S. Delegates Have
 His Full Confidence

conference is dotng. in harmony with an overwhelmingly American sentiment and world sentiment, too, and in full accord with cherished American traditions"
 Replying to the question: Do you feel that the world has made great progress in the direction of peace and good will" President Harding said:
 T think made such reply to a sin4slar question at the last inter- view. ] s3 think so. I believe it with all my heart. do not say that with the thought of arrogating to the United States of America any greater part of the contribution than which has been made by other na- uons of like importance and like civilization
 But 1t seems to me that in 1921, as we have come to know more fully the aftermath of the war, as we have come to appraise the unspeakable cost of it all, there is a new convic- tion in the hearts of men that that sort of appeal-the appeal to arms to settle international questions is a futile thing and that we are un- worthy of our position and un- worthy of the blessings which fall to a righteous civilization if we do not find some means for a righteous adjustment without appeal to slaugh- ter and waste and all the distresses that attend. I think that conviction has rooted itself through the world and there must come some helpful progressive expression of it I think that expression is being given at this ! conference. I have no thought tC preach on this subject today but make your own applications, please 1 Meet Before Conflict "When men sit about the counci | table and look each other in the fact
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Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
IRISH NEWSPAPERS
 URGE DALI ID HEED
 DEMANDS IF PUBLIC
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 DUBLIN, Dec. 23.- Commenting on the adjournment of the Dali Fir cam, the Irish Times says:
 ''The situation has one redeeming feature. It is a good sign, perhaps, that while Michael Collins moved an adjournment and Arthur Griffith supported it, Ramon de Valera and the other extremists opposed it and were out-voted.
 "We infer that the friends of rati- fication in the Dail Eireann are ready to meet their constituents with easy minds. but that the advocates of re- jection begin to feel that it is one thing to defy popular opinion from the platform in Dublin and another thing to confront it on its own ground.
 Concluding, the Irish Times says: Ireland has listened to the Dali for a week, and now it is the Dairs turn to listen to Ireland. If she fails to make her voice effective the fault will be entirely her own." The F'reemans Journal says: "Dominion has gone beyond the phase of the dominism and achieved sovereignty and equality of status within the commonwealth of Great Britain The old British empire is | dead and any attempt to revive il as | against Ireland would raise the rest 1 of the empire against Great Britain. | The Irish Independent refers to the 1 fact that the Clare council put before
 the representative of the county ano also MT. de Valera the wishes of the l people they represent. It thinks 1 that MT. De Valera has subordinated l his judgment in excessive scruples. l The newspaper expresses the belief | that MT. de Valera-s personality and l attitude have influenced many Of the | Dali deputies, and it appeals to him | "to act on the request addressed to | him by the Clare council and use his immense influence and political ca
 pacitv for the maintenance of na- | tional unity"
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
WEALTHY IOWA MAN KILLED AND ROBBED
 BY CH|CAGO THUGS
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CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-A. c. Buth, former wealthy inventor and manu- facturer of Des Moines, Iowa, was found by the police tonight with his skull crushed in an automobile in the outskirts of the city. Buth had been tied with the tire chains and was unconscious when discovered. His money and jewelry had been taken by bandits. At the hospital where Buth was removed travellers checks for $3,000 on the Capitol State Bank of Des Moines were found and also a. bank book showing deposits in the same institution for S2,50O. He called constantly for Eliza beth" and the police believe this is his fi- ance whom he was to marry on Jan uary l.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
OUer 35 Inches Of
 Rair, In Four Days
 On California Peak

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23. = Southern California has been drenched with rain since last Sat urday, the heaviest rainfall being reported from the vicinity of Mount Wilson where a standard rain gauge at Opid's camp in the San Gabriel mountains registered 35-60 inches of rain up to We'd nesday morning.
 This information was sent to- day from the camp to the wealth CT bureau here which keeps a record of the rain gauge at the camp. The heavy downpour washed out many of the high ways.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
PriUote Seruice Ouer Remains or
 Dixie Journalist

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 23. Funeral services were held to- day for Colonel Henry Watterson, editor and soldier. who died sud- denly here at a hotel yesterday. The services which. at the re- quest of the family, were attended only by a few friends and news paper men, consisted of the read ing of the Scriptures and a brief eulogy by the Rev. J. T. Boone, pastor of the First Christian church. There was no music. Mrs. Watterson, because of her physical condition, did not attend.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
Parliament Of Chitd Appeals To Nations
 Against Jap Control
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RIGA, Letvia, Dec. 23.-The parlia- ment of the Far Eastern republic at Chita has sent out an appeal to all nations against what is described as the present Japanese aggression in Siberia, says a dispatch to the bol shevik Rosta news agency today. The appeal. says the dispatch, calls attention to the claim that Japan now controls the entire Pacific coast of Siberia.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
President Harding
 Sends Greetings To Members Of Legion
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. s. Hanford MacNider, national com mander of the American legion, today received the following Christmas message from President Harding:
 Many thanks for your message of Christmas greetings and good wishes. In return let me express to you and through you to the members of the American legion my earnest hope Tor the prosperity and good fortune of them all and the wish that the New Year may be laden with blessings for those who so splendidly served their country
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
CAIRO DISTURBANCES.
 QUELLED BY BRITISH.
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CAIRO. Egypt, Dec. 2S.-Cairo bristled with police and troops to- night following disturbances in con- nection with the forcible removal to Suez early today of Said Kagloul Pasha, a Nationalist leader. His removal followed his refusal to obey an order that he and his chief fol- lowers cease all political activity and leave Cairo.
 Although much wanton destruction occurred the authorities claim the incident is relatively unimportaut and the disturbances appear to have been confined to Cairo. Reports to- night were that everything was quiet in the neighboring provinces.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
Find Body or 5 Year
 Old Girl Tn Suitcase
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 NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Dec. 23. The mutilated body of Tessie Ku charski, five years old, who has been missing from her home at the Bit more hotel, operated by her mother, was found packed today in a suit case in a closet at the Hotel Albany. She had been strangled to death.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
Cochise Legislator Says He Can Accept
 AppointiUe Position

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Dec. 2S.- George Cobbe today denied that he had resigned as a Cochise county member of the lower house of the state legislature to become deputy county recorder Cobbe declared that his interpretation of the law was that a member of he state legislature was not barred from holding an ap- pointive office. Cobbe said he did not intend to resign
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
May Deport Editor or Illinois German Paper
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CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Col. John V. Clinnin. assistant United States dis trict attorney, today announced that he had recommended that Howard Ebey, immigration inspector, insti- ute deportation proceedings against Arthur Lorenz, managing editor of the Illinois Staats Zeitung.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
Daughter Refuses To
 Spend Christnlas With
 .Stillmarl Or His Wife

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Miss Anne StiIlman, arriving on the steamer Adriatic today for a short vacation from the private school she is at tending in Paris, said she would not spend Christmas with either her fla ther. James A. Stillman, or her moth- CT, who are involved in divorce pro- ceedings.
 q shall be with friends" she said.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
Better Late Than Never

DUT you'll have to D hurry and one of the best helps for this last, wild scramble is the list of Christmas s u g g e stions on the classified page. Look over this right hand aid to old St. Nick, and then do your duty.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
FLOWERS AND PLANTS

FLOWERS AND PLANTS It is Christmas time, but not Christmas prices with us. No finer collection of Flowers and Blooming Plants to select from anywhere. Also Christmas Trees and Wreaths, dec orative greens, Holly Berries, best strain of singing Canaries to be had, bird cages gold fish that were matched in Phoenix water. besides many other novelties and useful gifts.
 GRAND CENTRAL FLORIST
 J. R. Sievers, Manager (Formerly with the Arizona Seed &
 Floral Company
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24
wERTHEIM LEFT BIG ESTATE

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-JaCob Vert helm. retired manufactures and phil anthropist, who died Nov. II, 1920, left an estate of S6,03S.2S the greater part of which was bequeathed to rel atives and charitable institutions, an appraisal disclosed today
Arizona republican., 1921-12-24

When You're Looking for Anything Refer to The Arizona Republican
 Classified Business Directory
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WEATHER FORECAST

as, I>l [ON A; Saturday and probably Sunday fair. sIigbti,, warmer Sunday
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,--r-s- q H--A-AS.- Saturday fair. o.usr In southeast portion.
 S1naay partly cloudy rising tenn.
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