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Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
F0yR PRISORER5
 G0 ID FLORENCE.
Sheriff and Deputies Take Sage, Lohlein, Alcibide and Molino to State Penitentiary by Auto mobile; First Overland Trip

Trave1ing by automobile in two cars, four prisoners, destined for the state penitentiary, left Prescott Sunday morning for Florence They were:
 Frank Moline, pleaded guilty to larceny of beef.
 Francisco Alcibide, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
 Clarence Sage, convicted of a statutory offense,
 John Lohlein, convicted of second degree murder.
 The party, which is the first of its kind to make the trip by auto mobile, was made up of Sheriff Warren C. Davis and Deputies John Munds, Fred Hawkins and T. .E. Thompson. The officers expect to return as soon as they have lodged their men in the state prison.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
RICAN
 INVADERS ARE QUELLED;U J. ].
 SEEKING PEACE
By Associated Pressi

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. - Final settlement of the boundary dispute between Panama and Costa Rica to prevent a recurrence of the armed hostilities, which cable advices said had ended yesterday with the sur render of the Costa Rican force at Coto, is sought by the United States in notes dispatched to the two gov ernments today.
 The suggestions made do not amount to an offer of mediation or arbitration, Undersecretary Davis de- clared at the state department, but he added, expressed a firm attitude of opposition to war as a substitute for arbitration.
 Although cable advices today to the Panama legation stated that the Costa Rican force occupying Coto had surrendered, no account Of the situation was received from Costa Rican sources.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
INSURANCE CONTROL BILL HAS
 APPROVAL 1T HOUSE CONIlIIT- TIE

ters' rights bill, which guarantees to settlers on the unsurveyed public domain police protection if they have compiled with the federal regu- lations regarding entry.
 A senate bill amending the qualifi- cations for admission to the Pioneer Home. Under its provisions an ap- plicant for admission to the home must have lived in the state for 35 years instead of Z5, as the present law requires.
 In committee of the whole this afternoon, the senate adopted two amendments to the bill providing for the segregation of African and Caucasian high school pupils. Pres ident H. B. Wilkinson, who offered both amendments, said that he op- posed any segregation. One of his amendments proposed to exempt high school pupils from the segre- gation provisions of the present laws and the other provided that ill any district where there are 25 or more negro pupils if IS per cent of the voters petition for an election on the subject of segregating high school pupils the trustees shall call such an election. The issue at the election, it is provided, shall be the matter of segregating the pupils and furnishing equal facilities for the negro high school.
 The senate committee of the whole also agreed to a favorable re- port on the bill for the establish ment of a school for mental defect ives. An amendment was added to the measure making it effective in 1922-23.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
BADGER SHIFT.
 HOW II WORKED
Review of Teams Strategy at Tucson Tournament; New Combination Failed to Start in Time to Do Effective Work

Details of the Prescott High school basketball strategy at Tucson were given out last night by Coach John Napier, in a statement to the Journal-Mincr. In his attempt to find a winning combination. Coach Napier sent in Escher at forward Saturday morning, and shifted Thompson back to guard. This combination was rather slow in get ting started, as Bisbee piled up an eight-point lead in the first ten min utes, the score being 14 to G. But the Badgers found themselves, and at half time were leading 20 to 17. Cole, Bisbee's forward, by his won derful playing. tied the game in the second half, but in the last minute of play Poe won the game by a %.
 Honors were about even on. the Prescott team, Poe and Escher cag- ing four baskets each, Bradley one and Thompson five. Bradley did excellent floor work, and Heap play ed a fine defensive game. The in dividual star of the game was Cole, of Bisbee, who made seven baskets and was the fastest forward of the tournament.
 Globe defeated Gilbert by score of 20 to g. Globe then defeated Bisbee that night by a good margin, thereby winning the state champion ship.
 The Badger-Gilbert struggle for second place was a hard one. The game started with a rush, and at half time Gilbert led with the score Is to Y. Tn the next half, the Badgers failed to stage their usual comeback, and lost 28 to 21. Skon- zen, Gilbert's guard, led this game with nine field baskets and three free losses, giving this Gilbert leader a total of 21 points for the game. Heap, Poe and Escher did lot of excellent work for Prescott.
 Coach Napier stated last night that he considered the tournament very successful one. The teams were evenly matched, and every game was close The class of ball displayed was excellent, and good sportsmanship was feature of the contests.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02

PHOENIX, Feb. 28.-The senate bill proposing regulation of the fire insurance business in Arizona was approved by the lower house of the state legislature meeting in commit tee of the whole this afternoon. The measure provided regulation of fire insurance companies and also pro posed that their rates be fixed by the state corporation commission.
 Adverse action was taken against the bill in the house fast week bu, its friends secured further hearing for 1t today. 4 motion to table the measure was adopted by such a large majority on a viva voce vote that division was not demanded All senate bills which were scheduled for first reading in the house today received both their first and second reading. Among this number was the omnibus road bill
 House Passes Three Bills
 Three bills were passed by the house today. They were:
 A house bill relating to the de, sertucti0n Of sheep-l,illing dogs. Be fore passage this bill was samended to inclrde calf killing dogs and also to limit the liability of a guilty dogs master.
 The house bill amending the state land code.
 A senate bill renitting interest on loans by the state to settlers under the Lyman dam.
 Senate Approves Three
 Three measures also were passed by the senate today. They were:
 A bill amending the water code.
 A senate bill known as the squat
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
SAYS
 NOTHING, HELD.

Jose NJ. Monteros. in custody on statutory charge in which a 13- year-oid girl is the chief witness, yesterday morning waived his pre- liminary examination before Justice of the Peace Charles H. McLane.
 Monteros was bound oyer for trial in the superior court under $1O,OO0 bond, which, not being supplied, he was remanded to the county jail.
 The accused was arrested on a complaint sworn by a neighbor near the Frontier house, where he was said to have kept rooms. Pending trial, Viola Wells, the complaining witness, is being held in custody by Matron Mrs. Lowry.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
REFUSE [. 3. l. $ PROPOSED BONDS
rRv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. - The interstate commerce commission re- fused today to permit the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad com pany to issue a bond dividend of $S0,0OOCO0 to be used in retiring part of $215,OOOOOC of bonds issued to finance the purchase of 97 per cent of the road stock of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific rail road companies.
 The commission, however, did grant the company permission to issue a stock dividend of S6G,000,000 to capitalize part of its property paid for out of surplus earnings
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
l. |. CORBIN I5
 FREED BY JURY
Defendant Whom Witness Call
 ed Shotgun Johnson, anC Who Was Said to Have Made Booze Partnership, Acquitted

L. C. Corbin, whom one witness alluded to in his trial yesterday as Shotgun Johnson" was freedeby a jury in superior court on a charge of manufacturing intoxicat- ing liquor. The case, involving one other defendant. Fritz Mittendorf, occupied the entire day in court.
 Corbin was charged with having by means of a modern version of the alembic, retorted certain mix. lures of potatoes and sugar and yeast into beverage which the eighteenth amendment frowns on, and. 1t was brought out in testi- mony, he entered into an arrange nent with Mir. Mittendorf to use the Mittendorf premises and pota- toes. The distribution end of the enterprise was to be in the hands of the defendant, Mittendorf testi- fled. Moreover, in case of trouble, that, too, was to be referred to the Corbin department.
 Deputies who raided the rancho and took into custody the defend ants and a still, were in ignorance of this arrangement at the time.
 Mrs Mittendorf, lady Of some years, was one of the witnesses for the state. She was gut of patience with the raiding officers, she said, because they had not only confis- cated the new liquor, but had rob bed her private store of boughten goods, which she lad got together for her son who was ill and sub sequently passed away.
 Corbin testified in his own behalf and said that the business belonged to Mittendorf He was defended by Judge John A. Ellis.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
DEAD NIT IDENTIFIED YET TSO
 INQUIRY INTO CAUSE QF FATAL
 INDIANA WRECK MAY RE DELAYED

PORTER, Ind, Feb. 28.-A com plete check-up by railroad officials and the coroner of bodies in the Chesterton morgue at 9 o'clock to- night revealed that there were not more than g known dead in the Michigan Central-New York Central wreck of last night
 Much of the wreckage had been cleared away tonight. Only one part of the debris remained to be search ed tomorrow-the twisted hulk of the New York Central engine which tore through the wooden Michigan Central passenger coach with such force that 1t was buried several feet in the earth. This had been partly undermined and it was felt all bod ies had been recovered
 Tonight only half a dozen. bodies had been taken from the Chesterton morgue, the slow Identification be- ing assigned as the reason.
 No statement had been made pub lie by the engineer and fireman of the Michigan Central train. They escaped serious injury and went to Niles, Mich, where they related their stories to operating officials of the road. The engineer later
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02

ready" he said, "and immediately distribution of funds begun. It will be at least 30 days, however, before funds, are available.
 The farm loan board is hopeful that the market may absorb farm loan bonds equal to the borrowing demands of the farins."
 The case. was an appeal from a lower court decree refusing an in junction sought by C. w. Smith, a stockholder in the Kansas City Title and Trust company to restrain that institution from investing funds in land bank securities. The conten- ton was made that the farm loan act was invalid as congress had neither the authority to establish banks or to exempt their securities from state taxation.
 The court in a practically unani- nous opinion, upheld the authority of the government.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
ELECTED
 SPEAKER AI CAUCUS
 OF (. Q. ?. MEMBERS
By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Speak- CT F. H. Gillette of the house was renominated without opposition to- day by republicans to serve as pre- siding officer during the sixty seventh congress, which will meet i'll extraordinary session in April
 Representative F. w. Mondell of Wyoming, republican leader, also was named to succeed himself
 The new house will elect a speak CT but as the choice of the repub- icans with a majority of over 5 to 1, Speaker Gillette's nomination was equivalent to election.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
LEVER PROVISIONS
 ANNULLED BY HIGH
 COURTS DECISION
By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. - The supreme court today held unconsti- tutional the sections of the Lever food control act under which the government stopped the coal strike of 1919 and subsequently, launched its campaign to reduce the cost of living by prosecuting alleged hoard CTS and profiteers, in food stuffs and other necessities.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02

went to his home in Jackson, Mich, it was said
 Trainmen and citizens continued in their belief that Joe Cook, substi- tute signal operator on duty last night, had closed the crossing against the Michigan Central train and opened it for the New York Central train.
 Trainmen pointed to cuts in the Michigan central ties as proof that the train had been derailed by the derailing switch and then had climb ed back on the track when it hit the diamond at the intersection.
 Cooks statements were substanti- ated by his fellow worker, Charles Whitehead, also on duty in the tower
 Possibility of ag immediate in- quest was set ,aside today when Dr. H. C. Seipel, county coroner, said he would not attempt to start an in quest until identification was fin ished.
 Town Trustee R. Huff, first town official on the scene, announced be intended to move toward limiting the speed at which trains passed the crossing.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
INTERSECTION CRASH COSTS IVES OF 37 IN SUNDAY COLLISION
War Clouds Break m Central America When Costa Rcms Q,
TARIFF MEASURE FINALLY IS
 SENT ID PRESIDENTS OFF|CE

WASHTNGTON, Feb. 28. - Con- gressional action on the Fordney emergency tariff bill was completed by the senate today and the fate of the measure, designed to defeat the slump in farm commodity prices, rests with President Wilson.
 The senate approved the report of the conference committee, 49 to Sc. Eleven democrats supported the bill while four republicans voted against it. The house adopted the confer ence report Saturday, POS to 127.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02

Supporters of the bill turned to- night to watch for the next move. Senator Underwood of Alabama. minority leader, recently stated he had assurances that the president would withhold signature. Due to the termination Of this congress within less than three days, the president either can veto the bill or he can simply destroy it by a pocket veto. Ii signed by the president the law would be immediately effective and remain in force ten months.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
WEEKS |S SURE
 FOR WAR DEPT
CBy Associated Press)

ON BOARD PRESID EN- T. ELECT HARDING'S SPECIAL Feb. 28. - Definite con fir1nation of the selection of John w. Weeks of Massachusetts as sec retary of war was given by Pres ident-elect Harding tonight as he neared Marion on his return from Florida.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
MRS. RAMON PLEADS

ARDMORE, Okla, Feb. 28.-Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, charged with murder in connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon, pleaded not gull ty when arraigned today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
SOLDIERS SLAIN IN
 CLASH INCORE STREET.
Bv Associated Pressl

DUBLIN, Feb. 28-At least five soldiers were killed and eleven wounded this evening in Cork when they were attacked by armed civil ians, says military communication tonight. The soldiers are declared to have been unarmed and walking along the street.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-03-02
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 28. - Cotton closed barely steady and within a few points of the lowest showing, a net decline of $ to l00 points.
Evening star., 1921-01-24
TELLS WEATHER By EARS.
German Scientist Has New Way Of
Predicting Changes.

: According to German meteorologist
predictions as to the state of the
weather can be made twenty-four or
thirty-six hours in advance by ears
that are trained to distinguish the
differences in pitch. occasioned by
variations in heat. humidity and wind
pressure The telegraph wires which
form a network over all civilized
countries are said to constitute ex-
cellent weather prophets. Predictions.
he says, can be made by a proper appre-
citation Of the pitch, strength and
quality of the tones produced by the
wires.
Rain. snow and storms can be fore
told with considerable certainty. In
winter the tones are said to be much
higher than in the summer. as the
tension is increased by the cold. High.
shrill notes precede heavy but brief
falls Of rain or snow, while deep
humming tones Indicate rainfalls
which are both brief and light.
Buzzing tones. it is said. indicate .
change in the weather. while soft
humming tones of medium strength
indicate longer duration. OF damp
weather.
The tones Of the wires must be heard
repeatedly by trained ears in order
that the mind may form consciously
or subconsciously an idea Of the
weather. to which they correspond: II
is said that this weather forecast has
been practically tested In the pfedic-
ton of a heavy storm.
Evening star., 1921-01-24
VIENNA SMASHES
STRIKE RECORDS:
927 IN ONE YEAR
By the Associated rress

By the Associated frese.
VIENNA. January -. Vienna
set what is probably . new rec
ord for strikes in the last year.
There were 927 Of them in this
city. partial or complete. wild or
organized.
Eight Of them were carried over
into the new year, having taken in
Gs closing week Of 1920. The most
1ecent Of the strikes included en-
ployes Of government printing
plants, workers at the mint, actors
and orchestras Of the national
theaters, railway employees, wom-
ems tailors. dentists assistants,
city employees and the gold and
OF all tho strikes which Vienna
has experienced in the last twelve
months, not one loosed the flood
gates Of indignation in the streets
and newspapers as did the closing
OF the coffee houses for five days
as the result Of q demand for in
creased pay on the part Of the en-
ployes. The Vienna coffee house
means vastly more to the resident
of Vienna than the club means to
the average American.
There are thousands Of viennese
who transact most Of their busi-
ness in the coffee houses, though
they have Offices and STATS Of
clerks.
There are several reasons for
this coffee house habit. One is that
the Viennese goes there to rest,
and most of them appear to have
been born tired. He also grudges
himself the price Of a newspaper,
but in the coffee house he obtains,
free. the privilege of reading
nearly every Austrian newspaper
besides the illustrated weeklies
and monthlies.
Evening star., 1921-01-24
PUTS KEROSENE ON COAL:
SIX BURNED TO DEATH
Father Gets Up in Night to Heat
Water for Sick Baby-As-
sistance Too Late.
WASHINGTON COJ,p1

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio,
January 24.-Six members of the family
Of James Adkins. living fourteen miles
north of here, were burned to death
early yesterday morning. when fire de-
stroyed their home. Adkins was terribly
burned.
The fire followed the explosion of a
coal stove into which Adkins poured
kerosene onto hot Goals in an effort TO
start it quickly.
The dead are:
Mrs. James Adkins, thirty; Grace Ad-
kins, fourteen; Leona Adkins. eleven;
Naomi Ruth Adkins. four; Freeda Ad-
kins, three weeks.
Walter Bennett, seventy, uncle of Mrs.
Adkins.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Mr.. Adkins
arose to heat water for his three week.
old daughter, who was ILL Immediately
on pouring kerosene into the stove from
a two-gallon can. the burning oil was
thrown to all parts Of the room by the
explosion. Mrs. Adkins and her baby,
who occupied q bed in one corner Of
the room, were Immediately enveloped
in flames.
The three younger children and Mr.
Bennett occupied a single room on the
second floor Of the four-room dwelling.
Adkins, after rushing from the burn
ing building, rolled in the mud and
then ran a half mile to a neighbor 8
home. Excepting the collar of his shirt
all his clothing was burned from his
body.
By tho time neighbors arrived at the
dwelling it was a mass of smoldering
embers Adkins was brought to a hos
pital here where his death is mo-
mentarily expected. He was employed
as farm laborer..
Evening star., 1921-01-24
CROWS LEAVING DISTRICT:
where HAVE THEY GONE?
DR.. Howell Tells Biological Society
That Thousands Have
Migrated.

Where have the crows of Lanedon
gone?
Thousands of crows which formerly
roasted in the pine woods Of Langdon.
d. C., have unaccountably disappeared
from their accustomed haunts. DR.. A. II
Howell OF the biological survey. told
members of the Biological Society of
Washington Saturday night at q meet
ing at the Cosmos Club.
DR.. Howell said for many years the
crow roost in the woods Of Langdon
has been known to residents of the vicin-
ity and that scientists have taken an in.
terest in the roostins habits Of the bird
This winter. Dr. Howell said, the crows
of Langdon have deserted their usual
haunts. He asks Washington ornitholo-
gists IT any one can shed light on the
new roosting place of the crows.
Profs L. H. Miller and H. c. Bry-
ant of California. addressed the society.
Prof. Miller spoke on the asphalt beds
Of Rancho La Brea, which, he said. con-
tain very rich collections Of fossil bones
Of birds and mammals dating as far
back as the early ages Of the Pleio-
Gene period. The pits are near Los An
geles.
Prof. Bryant urged close to nature
study of the habits and character of the
fora and fauna Of the United States,
speaking particularly Of experiments
made along this line by scientists in the
Yosemite valley in California, which he
said. have met with good success. Tho
speakers were introduced by DR.. J. C.
Merriam, director Of the Carnesie
Foundation Of Washington. :,
DR.. Hugh N. Smith. director Of the
bureau Of fisheries. reported finding Of
a new specimen Of bird on the Pribilof-
Islands in Alaska.
Evening star., 1921-01-24
OAK LEADS IN SCHOOL VOTE
AS NATIONAL TREE CHOICE
Ballots in D. C.. for Favorite Number 1904
Nearly Double Those Cast for Nearest
Competing 'Candidate.'

tulip. II; hickory, 1o7 sycamore, Is;
walnut. z; scattering, 4.
Sixth division. F. L. Hendley, su-
pervisor-Oak. 1.1s5; pine, IS; elm,
a; sugar maple. 81; apple, "A; dog
wood, s: tulip, 12; hickery, 10, syca-
more. 2; walnut, 73.
Seventh division. E. G. KimbaIl, SUI
pervisor-Oak. 93s: pine, 145; elm,
21s: apple. 1os: sugar maple. 81; dog
wood. %: tulip. %: hickory. s3; syca-
more. s; walnut, 10.
Eighth division. A. Beers. supervisor
Oak. COG; pine: 81: elm. 400: apple.
24o; sugar maple, 10s; dogwood. 3s;
tulip; 6; hickory. 20: sycamore, 4;
walnut 0: scattering. 8.
Ninth division. H. NJ. Johnson, su-
pervisor-Oak. SIS: pine, 80: elm. 249:
apple. 219; sugar maple, 48; dogwood,
116; tulip. s; hickory. 2s: sycamore,
2; walnut, 1; scattering. 9.
Colered schools. Prof. Rayferd, su-
1850; apple. 1: sugar maple. S29; dog
sycamore, %; walnut. o: scattering, 6.
Degwood SuDDsEters Pleased.
The run OF the dogwood is par
but the question voted on was to
select q tree typical Of America In
no division did any tree run ahead
Of the oak. The elm gave the oak
tho closest race in the fifth division,
where the vote was: Oak, 1893; elm.
555. The tree work exhibition at the
Wilson Normal School will be con-
tinued through this efening and tomor-
row all day and evening because Of the
crowds that attended last week.
"This educational campaign con-
Quoted by the nature study depart
mont Of the school and The Evening
Star is the best we have come in
contact with anywhere" said Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the Amer
ican Forestry Association. who ar
rived today for the hearings on the
Smell forestry program bill next
Wednesday. I'VE are using the plan
here as the model for other schools
In many parts Of the country
Evening star., 1921-01-24

DEVICES WE'D
. LIVES OF 38, 600

CHICAGO, January ct More
than 3S,0e9 lives have been saved
on the railroads of the United
States as a result of the organized
safety work carried on during
thirteen years, according to an
analysis made at the headquarters
of the National Safety Council
here of railway statistics from
1906 to 1919.
The National Safety Council esti-
mated the number Of lives saved
on the basis Of the ratio of the
number of persons killed each year
to the freight tonnage carried dur
ing each year. For example, in
1906 1858 persons were killed on
the railroads and 1851. .000, 900
tons were carried. In 1919 6.9i5
persons were killed, while 2,121,-
100000 tons were carried. On this
basis of comparison there was an
actual saving of 6,92S lives during
1919, as compared with 1906. If
the number of persons killed In
railway accidents during each of
the last thirteen years had been
in the same ratio to the tonnage
carried as were fatalities in 1906
38,621 more persons would have
been killed in railway accidents
than were actually killed.
The number of persons killed in
railway accidents during 1913
6,975--iS the lowest on record
since 1899.