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, 1921-06-30
Government Is Trying to Solve
the Mystery of the Twenty
Missing Ships.
MAY Be WORK OF PIRATES
Admiral Sims. Home, Tells Secretary
DENLY He Was Mlsquoted-BritaIn
Determined to Crush Irish Re-
volt-Dawes Made Direc-
tor Of National Budget.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARp.

The interest of the world was excit-
ed and its Imagination stimulated last
week by the remarkable story of the
20 lost merchant ships, the mystery of
who's disappearance our government
is trying to solve. Not since the days
Of the German U-boats has there been
any such a series of maritime dlsas-
tiers, o was there any such before
the war. A number of these 20 YES
sells which have disappeared within a
few months were American or sailing
from American ports. The most mys-
tifying of the instances was that of the
American schooner Carroll A. Deering,
which ran ashore off the North Caro-
lima coast last January with all sails
set and every member of the crew
missing, as were its small boats. More
than two months later the following
message in a bottle was picked up
near Cape Hatteras:
"Deering captured by oil-burning
boat, something like chaser; taking off
everything, Handwriting crew. Grew
hiding all yer ship. No chance to
make escape. Finder please notify
headquarters of Deering."
Naturally the ~favorite theory con-
corning these vents is that a pirate
craft is operating in the Atlantic. Rear
Admiral Mutton, commandant of the
Philadelphia navy yard, inclines to this
view. He says:
at would be possible for an outlaw
craft to run wild for a short time, and
II could do considerable damage to
shipping. If there is a pirate craft, 1t
was or is operating with forged ships
papers. II is always necessary, when
a ship enters a port, to have its papers
examined, and this craft could operate
for a short time with forged papers.
but In the end II would disclose its
identity.
at is true. also, that by stripping
vessels Of provisions and fuel the out
law could continue operations a long
time, but eventually 1t would have to
put into some port for repairs. Machln-
cry, you know, n run forever
without being overhauied and repaired.
"If such a craft is operating II win
have to return to port at some time.
and when IL does, l assume there will
be interesting Developments"
Another theory Is based upon the
fact that about a year and a half &
the New York police seized documents
which revealed n plot which the Uni
ted Russian Workers OF the United
States and Canada were forming to
get their members TO Russia. Those
members who were out Of work were
being instructed TO ship on vessels in
Ev.H H. Il ...-N
at sea and steer them into soviet Rus
sian ports.
The Departments Of State and Com
merce, however. hold to the plain pi-
rate theory and a worldwide lookout
for the missing ships and their crews
has beer ordered.
, 1921-06-30
SPEAKING Of softnesa

"How beautifully soft It isr he
murmured as he sat on a low stool
Mt her feet, laying his hand on her
glorious white arm.
"How less beautiful. but oh, how
much softer" She tenderly replied.
laying her icweled hand on the top
OF his head.
, 1921-06-30
PASSING Of the Dream.

The first year: my husbands the
most thoughtful mani My dears, he
brought me home n ive-pound box of
candy this afternoon I"
Third year: 81 wonder what my
husbands been doing. He brought me
home a fve-pound box of candy this
afternoon"-Buffalo Commercial.
, 1921-06-30
No Irespassers Allowed.

One of the wings of the plane had
broken and its pilot, after crashing
through a mass Of planking n plas-
ter found himself resting on a con-
crete surface in utter darkness.
where am II" he asked feebly.
you're in my cellar" came an omi-
nous voice out of the blackness. "But
I'm watching you."-American Legion
Weekly.
, 1921-06-30

Admiral Sims, recalled from Eng
land by an order from Secretary Dem
by that sounded especially severe, ar
rived in Washington Wednesday and
reported to the head OF the navy
Thursday. In reply to Mr.. DENLY, he
asserted thnt he had been misquoted
in the reports Of his London speech,
and the secretary called IN him for n
correct text OF what he said. Mr.. Den
by said 10 the correspondents
admiral Sims has denied the ne
curacy OF the statements attributed to
him. He stated that he was Incorrect
ly quoted. / gave him n written mem
orandum setting forth those state
ments and asking him to inform me
, 1921-06-30

most OF the time and
felt bad in my left
side. My monthly
periods were irreg-
ular, sometimes five
or seven months
apart and when they
did appear would1ast
for two weeks and
were very painful. i
was sick for about n
year and a half and
|~doctoredbut without
, 1921-06-30

The allies, while still determined
that the Turkish nntionallsts shall not
get possession Of Constantinople. have
now requested, or ordered. the Greeks
TO defer their offensive against Ke-
mails forces until an attempt has been
made to mediate between the two ma
lions. King Constantine, 1t is said.
consented to walt until some time in
July. Lord Curzon, Premier BRAND
and representatives of Italy arranged
for this postponement and promised
that IL Greece were amenable the three
big powers would lift the financial EN-
barge and permit Greece to arrange
its fiscal affairs. The French under
took to persuade Kemal Pasha to make
concessions leading to an amicable
settlement.
, 1921-06-30

in writing where he was misquoted
and to tell me. if he could. what he did
say in that speech"
At this writing the outcome of the
affair, SO far as the admiral is con-
cerned, is not known. What is known,
however. is that she incident of his
speech, the attack on him by some of
the Irish-Americans and the possibility
of his being disciplined for what he
said has aroused a general feeling
against hyphenates in America com
parable to that that existed during
the war. Senators, representatives,
Secretary DENLY and even President
Harding were almost swamped with
letters and kilograms protesting
against any punishment of the admi-
raj and indorsing the sentiments he
had expressed. The pro-Irish were
not silent, by any means, but the COM
municatlons from admirers of Sims
were largely in the majority. Neither
/ d was permitted to make u demon
stration in New York when the ad-
miral landed, fully a thousand police
feing massed to prevent such action.
The Ulster parliament, which was
organized recently, was formally
opened Wednesday by King George,
who. with Queen Mary, journeyed to
Belfast for the purpose. No least part
of the elaborate ceremonies usual on
such occasions was omitted, the Irish
republicans created no disturbance
and everything passed Off in orderly
manner. The king in his speech from
the throne said he spoke from a full
heart" but he uttered nothing but
platitudes. to the disappointment of
those who had expected some sensa-
tional pronouncement on the Irish
question.
In the parliament in London more
important statements concerning the
Irish troubles were made. For the
first m the government admitted
that there is real war in Ireland, and
Worthington Evans, secretary of war,
more than intimated that it would be
a war to the finish. He said the gov
eminent was sending troops continu-
ally to the island and would continue
to e hem as quickly as possible,
n that these troops would be given
every support. Lord Chancellor Biz
kenhead spoke to the same effect, and
eve more emphatically, making 1t
plain that unless a settlement is
reached and the southern parliament
functions, there will be a military
domination campaign much like that
employed against the Beers in South
Africa.
The spectacular exploit of the
Sim Feiners last week was the kid
MAPPING Of Earl Bandon, for many
years the kings lieutenant of County
Cork, and the burning of his castle In
Bantry. Colonel Lambert OF the crown
forces was killed neal K~nockroghery.
and In reprisal the entire village was
burned.
, 1921-06-30

The japanese and Bolsheviki in ST.
IBERIA, who bave been on the point Of
hostilitles for some time, are reported
to have had n fight near Nikolaicvosk.
The government of the Far Eastern re-
public Mt Chita has modified Its forces
and has been promised active aid by
the Moscow government. 1t reports
the complete defeat OF n body OF
troops personally commanded by Gen.
Baron Won Ungern-sternberg. anti-Bol-
sheylk leader. This is denied by dis
patches from Hardin. which credit I'm
gern-Sternberg with repeated success
es. Japan has presented 20 the Chita
government eight rigorous conditions
MS a basis for recogniuon-so harsh
that they Will be hardly acceptable.
, 1921-06-30
AN OPEN LETTER
TO WOMEN
Mrs. Little Tells How She
Suffered and How Finally
Cured

Philadelphia, Pal was not able to
do my homework and had to lie down
, 1921-06-30

With its mind set more firmly on
present economy thar on adequate ma
tional defense. congress last week
about made up its mind that the Uni
ted States could get along safely with
n very small army and navy person
mel. Despite the utmost efforts of the
advocates of preparedness and con-
trary to the known wishes Of the adj
ministration, the army is to be reduced
to 10000 men by October /, and the
enlisted personnel of the navy is to be
cut to 100000. At least $1,000 men
must be discharged from the army, re-
CARELESS OF their enlistment terms, In
addition to the normal discharges,
which are estimated at 10000. Senator
New of Indiana declared the $1,000
can sue the government for their sal
aries II the terms of their enlistment
contracts are thus ignored.
The senate In this yielded complete
ly TO the demands OF the house. and in
return received assurance. that the
Borah disarmament amendment would
be adopted by the house In substitute
for the Porter resolution. This, too,
will be distasteful to the administra-
tion. II may be President Harding
can and will do something to prevent
this return TO a state of u~nprepared-
ness by interposing his veto.
, 1921-06-30

Three anchored submarines were
destroyed by the United States forces
last week-but the laymnn will not
, 1921-06-30


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, 1921-06-30

Secretary OF the Navy Denty has
taken steps to check the tendency to
introduce soviet methods into the
navy, believing them to be subversive
of discipline. There have beer two
known Instances Of this so far, and in
both cases Mr.. DENLY has removed
from command the chief officer respon-
sible. In the first. Capt. c. ID. Stearns
has been detached from command OF
the battleship Michigan for permitting
the enlisted men TO form n committee
to pass upon disciplinary measures
among members OF the Greg. In the
other case, the crew of IN unnamed
vessel "A permitted TO express its
preference by vote as to where the
ship should be taken to go into dry
dock the commander. also unnamed,
was detached from his command.
In disappearing the sentence Of dis
missal imposed by n naval court-mar-
tial on Lieut.. Commander Athol II.
George, United States naval reserve
force, convicted OF disobeying an order
OF the commanding officer of his ship,
who Is d medical officer Of the navy,
Secretary DENLY has established the
rule that no line officer is subject to
the command Of a stun officer Of su-
perior rank
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
SCENE SHIFTING BY LIGHTS

After prolonged experiment, Mime. Boutkovsky. a Russian painter now living in Paris has perfected a system of stage lighting which makes possible instantaneous alterations of scene.
 It has long been known that certain colors will disappear nearly quite completely in certain lights Mime. Boutkovskys task has been to determine exact y the relative values of coors their behavior in different lights. At present. she paint three entirely different pictures the only of which is visible at time, according to the lights which she throws 1t.
 The advantages of such stage mechanism for the dramatist of poetic fantasy-Maurice Maeterlnck Sir James Barrie for example-are evident enough. Clumsy scene shifting is longer required. The change can be made by merely pressing button.
 It is not merely a matter of changing night scene into day scenea feat which is almost to easy with the new technique; but garden can in the twinkling of an eye become a drawing room, for est seashore, attic palace.
 Negotiations with French theatrical manager are said to be in but it is understood that the first of the method of painting scenery will be in Sir James Barrie's Marie Rose' at it's coming production in Madrid theater. The new scenery may ultimately lead to type of chi- drens theater devoted largely to fairy tales-Livng Age.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20

the urgent necessity of it pointed out with the result that committee was appointed to investigate several sites offered. This committee got busy at once and after spending the after noon looking over several sites re- ported.
 The city council will pipe water to the grounds and erect toilets for men and women and provide such other conveniences as may be deemed nec- essary and the city marshal will see that all regulations governing the camping grounds are rigidly enforced. The grounds and water will be free to campers and in return they will be required to live up to the rules of the camp ground in preventing fires and leaving the grounds clean. The city street cleaner will see that all refuse is removed regularly.
 Electric Power Dragging
 If anything is to come of the pro- posed power line in the valley those interested must speed up little. The scheme is dragging and as every land owner knows the power company can dispose of it's surplus energy through other channels There are yet some 10000 acres necessary and it is im- portant that it be signed up without further delay.
 Florence Schools Open
 The Florence schools opened Mon day with splendid attendance. The grade school opened with 341 pupils, including the seventh and eighth grades quartered at the high school. The high school attendance on the opening day was 69. making a total enrolment for the town schools of 40 It is expected that this enroll merit will be materially increased within the next week or two.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20

2,14e,512. This vast number has been purchased in the last 20 years for there very few farms with automobiles in 1900 In eight states Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas. Minnesota, North Da- kota California and Illinois there were motor than one-half the farms while there more than 100000 motor on farms in Iowa. nois, Ohio. Kansas. Minnesota, Texas Nebraska and Indiana.
 Motor trucks the nur.ber of 1ss,1s7 were found 131,551 farms in leading this sylvania, York. Iowa, Ohio Nebraska California and Illinois being about in the proportion of g.
 The tractor the most recent addition to the con- veniences of farming, found farm in every 2s 22s,ss4 farms the United States reporting 24s13s tractors. They were in states in this order sota California, North Dakota South Dakota and Nebraska than one-half the tractors On farms in the country in these eight states. For the whole country there 3s2 per 1000
 Country telephone lines now net the rural dis trcts to extent that there are few sections isolated from this convenience of daily life The census bureau tells that there telephones on 250S0 002 farms. 3s.9 per cent of all the farms in the country. these states more than half the farms repdrted telephones Iowa, Kansas Nebraska Illinois Indiana Missouri. ohio Minnesota South Da- kota, wisconsin, Vermont. Connecticut, Massachusetts and Oregon. The states reporting the largest of telephones are in this order: Iowa. Illinois, Mis- souri Ohio. Texas and Indiana.
 Of other modern conveniences on the farms of the country 644.oSS farms. about in ten re- ported water pped the house. Gas and electric light was reported 452.Sos farms. or per cent of all the farms in the country.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
Citifyina the Farm

Discomfort and discomfort of farm life fast is becoming a thing of the past. Where few years ago boys ran away from the farm to the city to the electric lights. for opportunity to gratfy their desire with engines other mechanics TOW a farm "hand" must know how to operate gas engine. tractor and motor truck, and not merely be able to pitch hay hold to blow handles, milk 40 cows A catalogue from large motor and tractor school states that almost one-haf of the students that institution are sons Of farmers sent there learn about tractors gas engines and motor trucks and become competent to modern farm
 The number of farms in the United States on January 1920. which had automobiles 1979,5e4 the census bureau states. This was BOT cent of su the farms the country. The per cent Is doubtedly much higher now. Some farmers had more than one motor car. for the total on all the farms
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
Think of tha French

If you're down in the mouth, think what France has done If you're discouraged recall the condition of the French people and their beautiful country at the close of the World War. If you have lost little money, think of the thousands and thousands who lost things look little discouraging to you think of the French people who went back to where their homes stood and where their pros porous farms lay. and compare your condition theirs.
 German Glot and shell and gas and liquid fire devastated 3.256 French villages Life all but suspended in them. What American soldier who saw these wrecked French villages believed the inhabi tants ever would return and rebuild them? But they did. Of these wrecked villages s.31s have back to life The people have returned bravely to the task of rebuilding their homes and fortunes
 Think of these French people. you who believe you have had some hard luck. Think of the desola- ton and ruin they faced their return and then recall that after all. your lot is not so hard What Is a knock-down anyway? It's you get up again and go at the task with greater determination than Don't think of your own hard luck Think of some else; there's always some worse off than you. Think of the French.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
SPORTS MAKE WOMEN TALLER

PHIIADELPHIA-They'b bigger. Dressmakers say so, corseteres agree there's something and along cold. calculating science to explain why women weigh than they did before.
 Women fatter, say the physical culture experts. They're simply larger. and here's the son: The women of today and half inches taller class than forty years ago. Their chests muscles have hardened All this makes them weigh 
 The changes, according to those who have made study of the subject. simple enough to explain Women especially during the last twenty years so gradually have been converted from the clnging vine robust persons who proud rather than ashamed of the physical feats they accomplish. Participation in sports has turned the trick
 Time was,' explained William Hermann, a physical training expert, 'when woman thought vigorous of the body and its muscles was unlady like. All that has changed of course and the gradu al participation of women sports and various forms of exercise actually has brought about change in her height and her figure. The change in height is not simply a of athletics having taught a to stand straighter. It is an actual change that be measured"
 Tn commenting on the change in the feminine physique several Philadelphia dressmakers said the change is noticeable principally in higher chest and larger waistline. But they think that perhaps the change in waistline is due more to the dictates of Paris than actual physical change.
 MT. Herman, however holds that there has been actual shifting in the figure lines
 'The old time hip measurement has disappeared' 7 he said. "This, of course, does not actually mean that the hip measurement has grown smaller, but the waistline actually has grown larger and gives that appearance. Chests been built up because exercise has taught to breathe properly and slowly."--New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
ID GIVE RECEPTION
 TOTEMPE STUDENTS

TEMPE, Sept. 19.-Plans. for the unique reception which will be given for the teachers and students of the Tempe Normal and high school next Friday evening are nearly completed The affair will be in the form of a university opening and registration will take place ct the Methodist church at 7:15 sharp. All the church people and guests are requested to be there on time so every one can enjoy the entertainment that has been prepared. Much merriment and many surprises have been arranged, so a good attendance is hoped for. This affair will be given under the aus pices of the Tempe churches and the church people are urged to be on hand Friday night to receive their guests and to register with them at 7:15 at the Methodist church. From there the different class rooms (and other churches Of the town) will be visited. The dean of the college and
Arizona republican., 1921-09-20
Legal AdDertising
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

GOlzIEAlOh NO1lOE
 Notice is hereby given that the assessment and tax roll of Maricopa county for the year 1921 is now in my possession for the collection of the taxes levied.
 That one-half of the taxes on all personal property secured by the real property and one-half of the taxes on all real property will be due and payable on and after the first Mon day in September and will be delin- quent on the first Monday in Mo- yember next thereafter at o'clock D. n.. and unless paid prior thereto four per cent will be added thereto as penalty and interest from the time of the delinquency at the rate of ten per cent per annum until paid
 That the remaining one-half of the taxes on all personal property se- cured by the real property, and one half of the taxes on all real prop erty. will be due and payable on and after the first Monday in March next, and will be delinquent on the first Monday in May, next. there after. at 5 o'clock D. m-, and unless paid prior thereto, four per cent will be added thereto as penalty, and interest from the time of the delinquency at the rate of ten per cent per annum until paid
 That all taxes may be paid at the time the first installment as herein provided is due and payable.
 Taxes are payable between the hours of a. m. to D. m- daily, Sum days and holidays excepted. at the office of the County Treasurer. Court House, Phoenix. Arizona.
 Dated at Phoenix, Arizona, this 18th day of September, 1921.
 VERNON s. WRIGHT. County Treasurer and Ex- Officio Tax
 Collector.