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The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24
COURT RULING ON LEVER ACT
 NOT SURPRISE
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24-(Special
 Correspondence). - The decision of
 the United States supreme court in
 declaring unconstitutional certain pro-
 visions of the Lever food and fuel
 control act was a surprise to the
 country, but not to many lawyers who were familiar with the statute and who have long doubted if this law could stand the test of the high est tribunal. Not only the questions upon which the supreme court passed, but other problems raised in connection with the Lever act, led many lawyers to the belief that if it was strictly interpretated it was not constitutional.
 The supreme courts objections. broadly stated may, be said to rest on the indefiniteness of the statute. Chief Justice White said that it's scope in some respects was "as broad as the human imagination" and the learned chief justice pointed out that ieci- sions establishing the degree of guilt in violation of some of it's provisions were subject to everchanging and many standards. None can deny that. The fact is that a defendant, 1 charged with violation of the act, and accused of hoarding foodstuffs, restricting production of necpsSarinS of life, or interfering with transporta- tion facilities--whether he was mere ly a prudent citizen or really a pr6fit- eer-depended largely upon the local sentiment in the community in which the accused lived. Standards of just what constituted profiteer varied greatly in different communities.
 The Lever act, though, was very useful during the war. Undoubtedly it's threat prevented much profiteer- ing and rascals who were scheming to take advantage of the public in fuel and foods were often deterrcd from doing so. Many were prose cuted under the law and it proved to be a meritorious measure. It was of course planned by congress for the purpose desired, and at any rate served the country well during the great conflict.
 The Lever act was strictly a war measure, and was passed as such
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24

by congress. In peace time it is doubtful if congress would have ever
 agreed to such a statute Under the
 pressure of war necessity it was drawn too hastily and passed too quickly. This accounts for many of it's deficiencies.
 It was a strange coincidence that almost at the same time the supreme court was declaring the Lever act unconstitutional congress was en- gagged in repeating the act
 As a result of the supreme court decision many prosecutions brought by direction of the department of justice and now pending in the courts will necessarily have to be aban- doned. It's provisions. also will no longer deter the profiteer and this seems to be the sole drawback to the decision.
 There can be no doubt, however, that the Lever act served a very useful purpose during the war, and without it this country would have experienced such an orgy of graft and profiteering that the victory of the United States might well have been retarded or even have. been made impossible.
 Because of the prominence of the case and the decision of the supreme court there has arisen a recrudes- cence in Washinton of the talk about taking away from the supreme court, and ill fact all federal courts, the right they now have to declare any act of congress whatsoever to be un- constitutional There has long been unrest among the people generally at this right of the courts, and many citizens believe that when congress passes a law it should remain law, and not be subject to revision by any court. It cannot be denied that under our present system of jurispru- dence the courts are superior to con- gress ill the law making power, for the courts can set aside any con- gresiOnal act as unconstitutional. The argument is that as congress represents the people and passes laws that the majority of con- gross desire, this congressional ma jority evidently represtning the ma jority will of the people, no judge should have the right, as at present, to nullify the will of the people as expressed through congress.
 This is a reform in the judicial department of the eastern govern ment that has long been discussed, and much desired by many citizens, even by some members of the bar, though few judges, if any, can found to favor this proposed cur tailment of one of their principal powers.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24
CRUISERS LOG SHOWS
 RECORD OF NAVAL FIGHT

VICTORIA, B. C., March "A (by Associated Press) ).-Records of war work in the waters off the British Isles, including participation in the battle of Heligoland Eight. the first naval battle of the war, are on the log of the cruiser Aurura, which, with the destroyers Patriot and Patricia, recently came to Victoria from Eng land to form the nucleus of Canada's new Pacific fleet The vessel was completed for sea in the first week of the war.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24
ENGLISH TORPEDO
 WORKS WILL CLOSE

WEYMOUTH, Eng, March 24 (by Associated Press).-It has been an nounced that the famous Whitehead torpedo works here will close down in March owing to the general de- pression in trade.
 During the war about 5000 workers were employed at the works, where, in addition to turning out torpedoes, the paravane, a mine cutting inven. tion which, it is claimed, saved many hundreds of ships, was tested.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24
PRUSSIANS ABOLISH
 MERIT DECORATION

BERLIN, March 24 (by Associated Press) The Prussian ministry has abolished the military order "Pour le merit" which was bestowed upon many submarine captains and officers and soldiers who distinguished them selves at the front. The order, which had been a military decoration for 15O years or more, still may be be- slowed for distinguished service in peace pursuits, the ministry's decree says.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
Chieftain Road
Bulletin

The following reports werc received
from tho Chicftnin's special cores
pondcnts by wire. setting forth road
conditions thruout tho state.
Pueblo to WalsenburS. south road,
good.
Pueblo to In Juntn, good.
Pueblo TO Colorado Springs, good.
except temporary bridge mt Buttes.
Pueblo TO Canon Ci,:. fording
Beaver Creek.
Pueblo to Rculah. reported heavy
rains. Part OF road rough.
Pueblo 10 SLOAN. Wctmore and
North HnrdscrnbbIc. good.
In Jnnts to Trinidad. fair.
In Junts TO Holly. open both sides
river; repairing nj Las Animas.
Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek.
fair win Divide. Lake George bridge
now repaired.
Colorado Springs to Canon City. re-
ported bad.
Colorado Springs to Denver. bridge
over Corlcy Greek reported out.
Colorado Springs to Bucna Vista,
IN ssnble. good.
Pikc's Peak auto highway. open.
Canon City to top OF Royal Gorge.
good.
Canon City to westc'iffc. via
Chandler. good.
Canon City to wcstcliffc. via
ICNus NFeek. SOtu.
Canon City 10 Cripple Creek via
Garden Park. open. rough places.
Canon City to Cripple Creek. Vim
Phantom Canon. closed on account
OF wushouts.
Canon City to Saiidn, good.
SalitIa to Texas Greek, good.
SIlida to Leadyil1e. good.
Sslits to Gunnison via Cochctope
pass, good.
saiida to Gunnison via Monarch
pass. not open.
Waiscnburg to Aiamosa. no report.
AIamosn to Del Norte. good.
Del Sortc TO SaGuocbc. good.
Del Norte to PsSosa Springs, Vim
Wolf Creek pass. good.
Del Nortc TO Crcedc, good.
Pngosa Springs to Durango. good.
Durango To Pennington, good.
Durango to Mesa Verde park. good.
with short detour around steam
shovel working Oh hard surfaring
highway.
Durango TO si'yerton. open. good.
Durango To Gallup. good.
Lcadyillc to Glcnwood Springs.
good. except Battle Mountain. fair.
Glcnwood Springs to Rifle. good.
Rifle to Grand Junction, excellent.
Grand Junction TO Delta. excellent.
Grand junction to Utnb line. good.
Lamar to Las Animss. good.
Colorndo- Kansas boulevard, bridge
AR Belle rlsin school reported out.
.:thcr bridges said sbnty.
Sni,da to Gunnson vtn Monarch
,oss. Pass opcrcd. road good
Rain last night ssid to have c,-
tended eight miles cast on Santa Fc
Trail.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
HEAVY D0WNPOUR
STRIKES PUEBLO

veritable deluge struck Pueblo
shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and in the spacs of less
than 80 minutes 1.S4 inches of water
fell.
Cutters and manholes were made
quate to take care of the water and
the sidewalks were covered in the
lower portions of the city; in some
cases easements that had been un-
watered We're half filled again. This
condition came about largely because
of flood debris that had not yet been
removed from the cutters. and be-
cause some of the manholes were not
fully uncovered.
With the rain of night before last.
the fall of yesterday tota1led 2Os
inches for the "a hours, and this
brings the rainfall for the first six
months up to within less than half
inch of the general average for a.
whole year.
During the past 80 years in which
Pueblo has had a weather station.
SO far this year we have had lisa
inches.
Yesterday afternoons rain extend
ed but eight miles east on the Santa
ce trail 1t did not reach Vineland.
North of the river, along this end OF
the Kansas Colorado boulevard. the
rainfall was very heavy and is said
to have taken out the third bridge
| east of the city. while others beyond
| the Belle Plains school house are in
more or less dangerous condition
The Santa Fo railroad freight yards
between the Fourth strecr block sta
ton and Union avenue were covered
with "A thin sheet Of water. In TIL. low
er yards of the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad con- pany water was running
| In swift current under tracks and
around railroad ties.
Water on Grand avenue extended
| from Fifth street to point beyond
the Santa Fe railroad tracks at a depth
| OF two feet. A temporary loading
| platform in front of the Brinkley-
| Douglas Fruit company was partially
washed away by the heavy rainfall.
| At no point OF the Arkansas river
could n place he found wher. the river
had overflown its old. or new courses
Tho water that covered low places in
tho business districts and changed all
highways to a veritahe sea of mud
seemed to be rainfall alone. and not
wash-over water.
1t was reported that water in the
Pueblo stock yards was running at a
depth Of six inches last night At
O'Clock. Tho rainfall was particularly
heavy just east of the city. II is said.
AS the rain f,ll 1t washed miniature
streams i'm the soft dry dirt and rush
cd TO the low places about the Walter
the stock Yards.
Garages along tn. west side Of
Grand Avenue in the 900 block were
| filled with from two to four inches Of
water that backed up from storm
sewers and mapholes. Many OF tho
lproprators Of business houses alonS
this street were hard at work last
night sweeping water from their stores
and etcctinE bonrd and sack lcvees.
! In tie Arkansas river at the Nuc-
l,lt a.Flg aai
| flood debris was floating along in
swift current a. $3.50 o'clock.
| Reports received from railroad Of
fcsls in Pueblo early last evening
We're to tho effect that no material
damage had hesn caused by the severe
rain storm
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
DENVER CASUALTY
LIST REACHES I

Denver. July t.-onc person is dead
and six are injured in the July 4
Casualty list hero. Robert Knott. so
year old, OF Akron, Colo, dropped
dead OF excitement when a nrccracker
thrown by a street urchin exploded Mt
his feet. The explosion il believed to
have caused heart attack.
Carl Barber, 90 years old. is suffer-
Ing from manrled hand and both
eyes arc powder burned as the result
Of the bursting of top canon. Other
injured were:
A Hackwor,h. % years old. hands
cut aud burned by the premature eN-
plosion OF cannon cracker.
Silver Smell. u years old, decorations
Of face. hands and body from broken
glass from a window shattered by an
exploding firocrackar.
Leslie Jones, II yenrs, oyc iaCcrstod
by fragments OF a firccrackcr. Frank
turcio, Il years old index finger of
right hand blown off by flrcCrackcr.
o. II. Crumley. II. first two fingers
of left hand blown off by explosion OF
a toy cannon
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05

| Dublin. July 4.-For three hours
today Eamonn De Valera, the Irish
Republican leader. Arthur Griffith.
founder of the Sim Fein and four
southern Unionists. Earl Middleton,
Sir Maurice Rockrcll, Sir Robert
Henry Woods and Andrew Jameson,
conferred on the Irish situation with
a view to preparing the way for pos
sible negotiations with the British
prime minister and the Ulster
premier, Sir James Craig
Great crowds gathered outside the
Mansion house where the discussions
took place waving American flags
many falling on their knees and re-
citing prayers for the success of the
! conference.
The Unionst representatives met
with cordial reception frim those
| assembled.
Points of agreement were reached
| on the financial question and the dis
advantages of partition at the confer
| cnce.
| Popular sentiment was hopeful of
| peace.
The lord mayor in speech after
ward said that much good would
come of it.
On statement to the Associated
| Press today an important official as
serted that the government was pre-
pared to make large concessions, the
| far reaching effect of which Mr.. De
Valera would appreciate.
| Sir James Craig's absence from tho
conference may be actually advan-
| taEeous. 1t is believed here. since any
| concessions necessary from Ulster
might easier be made by the Ulster
premier in London than In Dublin.
A characteristic incident occurred
after the conference. A large Re-
publican flag decorated with .Ameri-
cans cmblems hanging from n win
dow in Dominick street was removed
by soldiers. a girl secured the flag
and escaped. Later the flag was
hung from rope across the street.
Auxiliary police climbed to the roof
and cut the rope. when the flag fell.
u was seized by watchers hut was
rocaptured by tho auSillisries A
shot was fired during tho confusion
and the girl was severely injured.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05

Toxic, July i.-tBy Ths Associated
Pressl -Yukio ozaki. former minister
of justice on the conclusion of 10000
mile campaign of the empire in behalf
of limitation of armaments. a cam
paign unparalleled IN .Japau's political
history. declared today that IL the
United States proposed a conference on
limitation of armsments it would meet
with an eager response thruout Japan.
NJ ozaki whose achievements have
made him foremost japanese Liberal.
added:
II should like TO convey this mes
sage to the people of the United
States: If the American government
proposes an international conference
to discuss restriction of armaments 1t
will surely be the beginning OF a solu-
tion of all the diplomatic questions be-
tween Japan and the United States IT
we are unable to prevent the clearly
unnecessary wa1teful naval competi-
tion how can We expect to solve other
irritable and more complicated ques-
tions between our two countries? the
latter will easily adjust themselves
" hen the former has been settled
lie said he spoke in almost all the
important cities from kyushu, in the
fnrthest south. to Hokksido. in the
farthcst north, addressing more than
900 persons at 100 meetings at which
post cards were distributed so that
his hearers could vote freely on dis
armament. The final result on the re-
turns from these cards he asserted.
showed that ~ per cent favored limi-
tation.
The intense endcavor OF NJ. ozaki
appears to have awakened the nation
to the fact that armament restriction
g. the supreme problem OF the era for
49,. .,, h trvh h
e7t official quarter. elected confirma-
ton OF previous statements that the
government would welcome n confer
encc on Limitation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
RAIL UNION MEN FAIL
TOREACH AGREEMENT;
SESSION TO CONTINUE

Chicago. H.. July t-The fifteen
hundred chalrmen OF the railway
unions of the country who have been
meeting hero to consider the wgc cut
which became effective July !. failed
To reach any agreement today and will
continue their sessions during the
week.
II had been expected that the union
chiefs would issue a statement today
regarding the attitude OF the employees
toward both tho wage decreases and
the national working agreements con-
tinusd in effect temporarily by the
board pending further conferences be-
tween the roads and their employees.
According to tho leaders tho work.
ing agreements were considered tho
moro importan: or the two issues and
the statement was delayed to give
further time FOR consideration OF this
issue.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
BETHLEHEM CUTS
STEEL COST AGAIN.

Bcthi.h,s, ia, July THE Bcthle.
hom steel company today announced
further reductions in the price of steel
effective tomorrow. President r. q.
Grace OF the company in making the
announcement. said that present
manufacturing costa d. not in any
scngs warrant these reductions hut
this company desires to contribute even
more than its tull share to rc-cStah-
lish conditions in the steel trade on
what might be regarded rs normal
basis"
The company recently announced a
Il per cent reduction in wages effective
July Is.
The new prices represent reduc-
tion OF 81 n ton on bars. structural
shapes. plates. skeir. hillets. sheet bar
sheets. and blue annesled sheets. -
tot. on black and galvanized sheets.
$40 per ton on tin plate" said Presi-
dent Grace.
He explained that steel prices had
not been reduced to prc-war levels be
cause Of increased freight rates and
costs Of material and labor.
Those items accoun. for an increase
In present dsy costs over pre-war
costs OF f2o.5s per ton. on finished pro-
ducts" he added.
THE new price Of So sn for structur-
pi steel iS equivalent to pre-wsr
price Of s25-el per ton or los cents per
pound"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
TRIAL IN BASEBALL SCANDAL
OPENS BEFORE CHICAGO JUDGE TODAY

pended from baseball for hi. alleged
part In certain transactions connect
ed with tho case, and William Ma
hard. alleged Philadelphia gambler
Will suppy the most important testi-
mcuy for tho state
Tha players and gamblers. n wsa
said. will deny that any conspiracy
existed. The former will produce
their playing records to show they
played even better baseball in the
world series than during the season
Attorneys for the defense said they
would show certain PLAYERS did not
get the salaries the public believed
were paid to them.
The defendants who will srtualiv
he placed on trial arc Edward C.cot.e.
Claude Williams. Arnold Gandil
"Swede" EisberE. Joe Jackson. Oscar
Felsch. Carl zcrk. Ben Levi. Loun=
Levi David seller and "euct'
Weaver.
Burns also is defendant. bu, II
was indicated he would not sctualiv
he placed on trial His name has
been Included among witnesses for
tho prosecution and !, was believed
he had been granted immunity.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
VETS BRAVE HEAT OF new YORK
TO PARADE AND PROTEST DRYNESS

organizations in line. about 100 Of
them Italian. those iu charge an
nounccd Bands PLAYED drinking songs
and songs dedicated u the absence OF
drinks.
Placards in manner Of speaking,
put the kick In the parade. Ono read
prohibition took the sunshine from
our homes and put tIn mopnshiio in.
Another said: "Russtl went dry in
1919 and mad In 1921. How rnt'onil do
you feel yourselves''
A third declared; "Fru- million sol
dierr fourht Tor liberty and were re-
warded with prohibition. How come -
The serious aigns asked everybody
TO notice whn; ..,c1h-'.', ariditr had
done to the american merchant ma
rlne.
they suggested Bible reading as >
means Of learning who made wine
from water that the wedding feast
Use a little wine for thy stomach =
ttiror NJ tho Last Supper and Of tho
Goddess of Liberty shcrn of her
prosit like nose by shacklcs that bound
her arms together.
Some banners urged people TO take
the parade and the sentiment il rep
resented with seriousness, explaining
tho marchers wanted the eighteenth
amendment repealed and the Nolstea'l
act "liheralized' and Furthermore
"tha. thev were going to fight for that
cause
After the parade, participants and
spectators poured into soda fountains
10 quench their thirsts with soft
drinks
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
NOIStLEsS FOURTH

1t VA. a firecraokcrless and blank
cartridselcss Fourth OF July in Pue-
bio Yesterday: the first one OF the Kind
In local history.
Beside being deemed necessary under
.r:-.tnK conditions II was a record
breaker In tho matter of economy. The
people waved much beside the estimated
SlI .2s4 for powder TO 60 up in smoke
and racket
Among tn, other savings beside the
matter OF mere dollars. were s23 in
jured car drums. 1te blistcred eyehslls.
is7 burned fingers. 22S worth Of dam
aged suits and dresses: i7.cc9 nerve
shocks. se, 900 cubic feet OF poisonous
burnt powder and paper gas. and 5s.-
opo. 900 tons of noise.
The physical energy saved that Is
usually used up in fireworks and sim
liar noises on the Fourth of July in
Pueblo. was sufficient by careful and
conservative estimate to build new
intake for the Ressemer ditch. and
the power of tho explosives saved
would be sufficient to raise the Rio
Grsude's steel bridge from the river
bod.
And ye. Uncle Sam was able just
the same to cut the li5th notch in his
gun stock Just as easily as he had
done on each preceding birthday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05
CABINET
fAv0RS RES|GN|NG
ACCOUNT OF POLICIES

Madrid. July t.-Ministerial dissen-
sions manifested themselves At todsy's
cabinet council. Manuel Resuelles
minister of finance. rendered his resis-
nation insisting tho two tariff and
commercial treaties were prejudicial to
the interests of laoor.
Other ministers intimated their de-
sire to quit the government and II
Ia considered probable the whole min
istry will resign.
Madrid July t-Tne newspapers to-
day generally print rumors OF a
coming renewal of the ministerial
crisis. Significance is given the instruc-
tions Issued TO tho speakers OF tho
senate and chamber Of deputies to at
tend n special cabinet council today
Mt which II is expected the serious
problems of Barcelona and Morocco
viii come up for discussion.
In connection with Morocco II Is
reported further awkward situation
has srisen thru the action Of the of
fcers committee In Morocco which is
announced has sent n note to the gov
ernmrnG protesting against the activ-
drid which strongly opposes the con-
ceEsion of extra awards and promo
tions to officers on active service in
Morocco.
The Tangicr question also seems to
have aggravated tho situation. The
ca abinet will consider the course to he
followed In connection with the re
ceipt Of the French note concerning
the concession granting France In tho
port of Tsngier by the Moroccan
sultan before the war.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-05

Chicago, Ill, July l-The actual
trial of the 1919 World Series base
bail scandal will start tomorrow
morning before Judge Hugo Friend
in tho criminal court. Unless the
Judge should rule In favor OF tho mo-
tion filed by Attorney u. A. Berger
to uuash indictments pending against
those involved, the selection of tho
jury will he begun AZ once.
Should the Judge rule f,vorably
upon the motion the state will have
to abandon tho main indictment
charging conspiracy In twelve counts
and resort to some of the minor in
dictments.
A special venire Of 100 men has
been summoned. 1t was expected n
week and possibly two weeks would
he consumed In selecting jury be
cause of the widespread publicity
given the original inyestiKation
The taking of testimony viii re-
quire from ten DAYS to two weeks. sc-
cording to the attorneys william =.
IBilb Burns former pitcher. and one
Of those under Indictment. Joe
Gedeon. former second basemsr for
the st. Louis Browns who was sus-