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Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
Mother" Jones Is
 Principal Speaker
 At Federation Meet
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 MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13-An address by Mother" Jones and the approval of the credentials of the Colombian delegates, who arrived here last night, were the only affairs before the Pan American Federation of Labor today. The convention adjourned at noon un- til tomorrow morning. when the reso- lutiOns committee will report.
 Samuel Gompers at today's session turned over the chair to Daniel J. Tobin fin order that he might keep an engagement with several government officials.
 Mother" Jones was introduced by MT. Tobin as lone of the best char acters in the United States, who for more than 50 years has struggled for the uplift of the laboring masses"
 Mother" Jones sketched her life among the workers, especially the min CTS of Colorado and West Virginia, She said she had been in Mexico sew eral times before. She made a spe- cial plea to the Mexican workers to support their present government, add ing that she had studied these off cials and believed them capable of re- storing Mexico to her old position.
 Disclaiming any concern as tC whether she was classed as a bolshe- vist or anything else, Mother Jones concluded with a plea for unity among workmen through the medium O trades unions. Although 91 years old she said she was ready to continue her work. She said she contemplated a trip in the near future to Soutl l America
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
ASK INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO
 EXPLAIN ACTS
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 BISMARCK, N. D., Jan.13-The North Dakota house today adopted, 5S to 53, a resolution calling upon members of the state industrial commission to ex- plain why recent proposal of state bankers to aid in financing state in- dustries was rejected.
 The commission composed of Gov ernor Frazier, Attorney General Lemke and Commissioner of Labor Hagan. Is asked to point out some real reason why the proposition was summarily rejected and waived aside with the charge that 1t was made at the direc- ton of Wall street or some other mythical power alleged to be opposed to North Dakota.
 The resolution introduced by Rep resentative Kitchen, lays the blame for the financial crisis fin the state on the breaking down "of our state financial system" and adds that hope of alleviat- ing the present condition rests in our ability to so conduct ourselves and our affairs as to regain as speedily as pos- sible the confidence of others which we have lost"
 Representative Patterson. Non-parti- san, denounced the resolution, saying Tit is purely propaganda and is aimed to poison the minds of the people to the effect that North Dakota is being pol luted by carpet baggers.'
 T would like to know what part Wall street and other grain gamblers had in this resolution" he declared l"the industrial commission merely re- fused to surrender the state to Wall street.
 The senate passed, 25 to 24, a motion to appoint a committee of five Non- partisans to confer with a house com mittee of five independents to work out the future program of the state in- dustries.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
46-Day Fast Shows
 Little Effect Upon
 Woman Says Doctor
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 DANVILLE, nl.. Jan. 13.-"This is an amazing woman, a strange case wherein the spirit Is so exalted as to maintain the health of the body" said Dr. Gerety tonight after making a care ful examination of Mrs. Ernest Har- rington, who has lasted 46 days in the endeavor to cause her husband to join her church.
 T found her in as normal a condition as any healthy person" resumed the doctor, "and ! am inclined to believe her faith Is such as to cause her to tell the truth. I am quite sure she has not eaten since Nov. 29. Her pulse is S4, which is higher than normal. 72, but that means nothing. Her temperature Is 98 and her heart beats firmly. The only change in her body appears to be slight flabbiness of the muscles"
 Mrs. Harrington declared she in- tended to continue fasting, and is con- fident her husbands spirit finally will yield.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
Chaplains Of Both
 Senate And House
 Are Ready To Quit

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13-Chaplains of both the house and senate submit ted their resignations today.
 The Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, who has served as chaplain of the senate since the beginning of the Wilson ad- ministration, submitted his resignation to take effect at the will of the senate He will go to Knoxville, Tenn, to be- come pastor of a church.
 The Rev. Henry N. Couden. the blind chaplain of the house, formally ten dered his resignation today to become effective when a successor Is appointed Previously the house had adopted resolution providing for his retiremen as chaplain emeritus with a salary O $15,000 a year. He has served in tn office 25 years
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
Murguia Leads Men In Revolt Against Government Forces

FL PASO, Jan. 13-7eneral Francis co Murguia, commander of the north ern zone of Mexico under the Carranza regime has taken the field in opposi- ton to the government of President Obregon.
 Official dispatches to Consul Gen eral Montes de Oca in Fl Paso. re- ceived today, tell of battle between the Murguia forces enI those of the government in the state of San Louis Potosi. The rebel general fled. pur- sued by federal troops, after eight of his men had been killed and number wounded.
 Murguia, who had been in orion in Mexico City since the death of Car ranza last May, was recently released on bail Shortly after his release he disappeared and was believed to have fled the country.
 According to news received at the lconsulate here, Carranzista agents have been spreading revolutionary pro paganda in many of the garrisons in l the interior of Mexico. Thus far the only result reported has been an in cipient revolt in the garrison at Puebla l followed by the arrest of three generals
 and three colonels who are to be court martialed.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
ARKANSAS OIL BOOM LIKENED TODAYSO
 GOLD RUSH IN 1B49
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 or r,.1,sl.AAiDO, Ark, Jan. 1s-Scenes -,,s .-s loI ', ma m '4s. of Cripple Creek ana or the Klondn,e tonisbt y,,.,s t,e --s re-enacted here. nodernizsd to Q s.s@t extent it is true, but typical of -..l ,l@Flns of man for great wealth Nrt~sls attained. oil is the answer
 1Oraoo a week ago was a quiet. . .o..sef fFative town of 5000 inhabitants nam nam resting some interest in the pros le0.lns Tor oil In this vicinity. but pri- l.is intent on pursuing the even ten- - v. Sl us way as a farming community. Aou~g' US population increased by bro hers, scouts and investors. has trebled sno every man and woman and even tle children of the town are. in their opinion. potential millionaires.
 Monday afternoon a well drilled by Dr. sam T. Buzey blew in as a gusher of oil mud and water spouting from the mouth with roar that could be nsaro Tor miles and attained a height ot 25 feet above the ton of inc der rlcS- The word spread like wildfire ana yesterday and today the rush to 1ne new oil field became SO great that special trains were necessary to care Tor tho traffic from all directions. Oil men or many years experience and nnoouoted veracity estimated that the wells capacity was several thousand earrels day and some estimates have gone as high as s0.0OO barrels. The nig Idea in the mind of everyone, how eNer' is that the gushel has proven the presence of a new oil field and the lirst field discovered in Arkansas
 Hotel lobbies have oeen converted into curb markets where leases are bought and sold at almost fabulous prices. When a seat is vacated doz- rn men scramble for it. Restaurants cannot provide meals for all the visit ors and hungry men form lines ex- tending outside the doors. Hotel and restaurant prices have not been raised
 One man today sold lease within mile of the Buzey well for $1,000 an acre. Five hundred dollars an acre for a lease is considered a nomina, price if the property is within two miles of the gusher, and leases sit uated as much as six miles distant bring as high as s100 an acre.
 The Little Rock chamber of com ucrce has established a branch of rire here. The Hot Springs chamber rf commerce has sent representative who are scattering hand bills declar. inc Hot Springs to be the logical center for oil interests headquarters. Whole. sale and retail houses of the state are opening up branch houses her, and one company has shipped it nor, man a SCort or portaDle houses C he erected for newcomers.
 An enterprisinE farmer is adding t' his income by stationing himself anS team of mules at a mud hole be tween the Buzey well and Eldorads and is offering his services to auto isfs to pull them out of the hole. H. is kept busy.
 Possibly the calmost man in the town is pr. Buzey. an oil man of Il years experience fin Colombia. Boliv IA Mexico and most of the fields Q the United States, who made his frs real strike when the gusher blew il Monday.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
Opposes Licensing Profiteers Through
 Revision Of Tariff
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-Certain American business interests were re- buked by Representative Young, Re- publican, North Dakota, today during consideration of tariff revision by the house ways and means committee for asking duties which he charged would amount to licensing them to continue profiteering. He served notice that on this ground he would strenuousiy op- pose the granting of import duties ranging from HOO to 400 per cent above the PsyneAldrich rates"
 Earlier in the day, Senator McCum- Der, Republican, also from North Da- kota, had announced he would seek an increase in the duty on wheat in the Fordney emergency tariff from 30 cents to 50 cents a busheL. He de- clared the higher duty necessary to stop enormous importations" of wheat from Canada
 Mir. Young said he was getting tired" of witnesses coming to ask for prohibitive tariff rates and relating | how German competition WIS cutting into their trade. He said that lot of | industries were complaining of the competition when what has hurt Ior of these industries Is the definite de- cision of the consuming public to sub- | init no longer to war prices"
 "The war is over," he said. "and the consuming public is asking why wal prices also are not gone. If we gran the rates most of these interests art
 seeking we will simply be licensing { continuation of profiteering."
 The committee was told by repre-
 sentatives of zinc and lead interest
 that Mexican competition was growinI
 serious and suggestions were mad
 that congress help an industry whicl
 had been practically closed down" fo
 two years. The rates, witnesses saiC
 should be sufficiently high to provid against the difference between Amer
 ican and Mexican labor costs.
 Quicksilver mining men also ap ! peared to seek protection.
 A London carriage manufacture employs more than 800 one-arrned mer
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
INDICTED BANK
 CASHIER CHEATS
 LAW-ENDS LIFE

DIXON, Ills, Jan. 1S - E. J.. Countryman, former cashier of the Unioi State bank which failed some weeks ago and also a petitioner in bankruptcy, ended his life with bull let through his brain today in the Lee county court house as the court was waiting for him to enter his plea to 13 indictments returned against him yesterday charging forgery, embezzle- ment and larceny.
 Countrymen had tried to secure bail and faced the prospect of going to Jail As the sheriff led him to the court room, he asked to step Into a wash room and a moment later a report was heard Judge Harry Edwards and court attaches found Countryman dead with a pistol in his hand.
 Countrymans wife and sister-in-law were in an adjoining room.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
La Toilette Would Block Extension of
 Credit to England
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 WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Declaring that 1t is currently reported that the present administration will. prior to March 4, assume authority to further defer liquidation of the debt of Great Britain to the United States. Senator La Toilette, Republican of Wisconsin. introduced in the senate today joint resolution requesting the secretaries of state and treasury to take no action concerning the indebtedness and in terest payments until congress has approved the action. The resolution was referred to the finance committed.
 The resolution noted that Lord Chal- mers has been designated by Great Britain to take up the question of ne- gotiating long term securities to take the place of the present demand notes and added no payments had been made | on the interest since 1919, although a deficit exists in the general fund of | the United States.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
Claims Negroes Are
 Victims Of Crimes,
 Peonage To Murder

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 13.-Coincident with the announcement that peonage indictments had been served against a farmer and two of his tenants, one of whom is a negro, in connection with the death of another negro. District Attorney Hooper Alexander, in a state ment today, said the wrongs were be- ing perpetrated against negroes in this state that run all the gamut from the meanest of petty cheating to deliber- ate and plotted murder" He indicated that federal officers would conduct ar investigation.
 Comparatively little effort Is beine made by the proper officers to enc these conditions" the statement said Tn many cases judicial processes arc issued by magistrates that are usec in the most shameless manner in th' aid of crimes. Cases have occurred 1T which there is the gravest reason tE l fear that other officers of the law have been active participants in the graves kind of wrongs
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
JOHNSON SEEKS PAROLE

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Jan. 13.- Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion, who is serving a year in the federal penitentiary here following conviction at Chicago on a charge of violating the Mann act, appeared be- fore the parole board today and asked that he be paroled. No announcement as to the boards probable action was made
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14

A London carriage manufacturer employs more than 800 one-armed men
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
LIFTs DUTY ON slLVER

DOUGLAS, Ariz, Jan. 13.-A tele- gram received here from Hermosillo, capital of Sonora, Mexico. today said the state of Sonora had lifted the duty on silver and silver orc for a period of six months Federal duties on silver exports- recently were greatly reduced by tho Mexican government.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-14
FARMERS CAN INCORPORATE

ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. 13. - The Minnesota house today passed bill to permit farmers cooperative asso- cations to incorporate in this state under rules similar to those governing other corporations. The associations aIro would be permitted to engage in any industry or business except banking.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-29
WATTERSON CRITICISED
EDITORS

A carload Of Idaho editors went
to st. Louis in June, 1904, to attend
the worlds exposition and to attend
a convention of the National Editor
ial association.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-29
GIGANTIC YEWS IN ENGLAND
That Some Trees In That Country
Attain a Record Growth, 10 Fact
Not Generally Known.

England's proud old parks and for
fsts hold many stored tree, but
most people would not suppose that
PERTAIN trees. for height. attain their
paximum growth in the island coun-
Try. Our redwood skyscrapers stand
Alone, but could our ashes compete
with England
Prof. Augustine Henry, in an article
p London Country Life, says that on
|he continent Of Europe, at least, there
10 not appear to be any ash trees a.
ball as those in the old heronry at
pobham hall, Kent some Of which are
lt0 feet high. The tallest hornbeam
IN record anywhere grew near West
Wycombe, and measured 100 feet,
while the field maple, usually small,
pttains in Kent and Sussex height Of
rs feet. In England and Scotland tho
Wild cherry grows to an enormous size,
Ind no measurement Of this species.
b England or abroad, surpasses for
height that Of the 90-foot wild cherry
1t Beaconsneld.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-29

A carload Of Idaho editors went
to st. Louis in June, 1904, to attend
the worlds exposition and to attend
a convention of the National Editor
ial association.
When that convention assembled,
Henry Watterson was one Of the
speakers, and when he was intro
duced the vast assembly rose and
cheered. All the seats were vacated
| in his honor and when the applause
subsidized, he addressed himself to the
newspaper men-the average news
paper man-and severely criticised
his life work. He said the average
| newspaper man was unkind and not
thoughtful of the feelings of others.
He criticised the playing up Of pri-
vate affairs and other sensational
matter which is eagerly read, but
which hurts the people about whom
it reads. He pictured them taking
photographs and publishing them in
ways that would hurt the family and
their friends. He pictured them dis
torting the news or failing to get
both sides of the story and publish
ing one side only because it would
be more sensational and more read
ible, or read with greater interest.
He condemned them for being parti-
san so that they were unfair; for
giving one side without giving the
other; for publishing private affairs
that makes havoc among the persons
concerning whom it was published,
and he criticised them for being mer-
cenary, for writing heir articles in
such a way that they would be
eagerly read or eagerly bought for
money at newstands or from the
newsboys on the street. He criticised
them for not taking broad clear
views of public affairs and writing
editorials accordingly. He criticised
them for not censuring men who do
wrong; for overlooking the wrongs
done by the heaviest advertisers and
thereby putting a premium on dis
honesty. He censured them for not
criticising public officials when pub
lie officials are wrong. He criticised
them for keeping up the everlasting
struggle for revenue for their papers
even at the prices of wrongs done by
those who give them the business
that creates the revenue.
Watterson's address was one of the
most astounding indictments of the
public press which the writer has
ever witnessed. The astonishing
feature about it was that he had the
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northern states and was necessarily
a very bitter pill for the people who
had lost their sons and other rela-
tives in the war in which Jefferson
Davis was the chief leader against
the government.
During the rest of his life Jeffer-
son Davis went about the country
talking just like Eugene Debs does
now, and indicating that he had not
changed his mind or in any way re-
pented of his actions. In his
speeches he referred to the "lost
cause" and his belief that 1t would
one day be recognized and estab-
lished. This in itself was treason
able but big generous government
permitted him to 60 about and say
all he wanted to say and never called
him to trial. Besides all this, Lin
, coin was assassinated and that added
to the bitterness of the situation.
Both Of those circumstances prob
ably had tendency to increase the
cruelty Of the military rule that was
extended over the south and no
doubt Influenced the carpet-bagger
politicians Of the northern states to
become more cruel as political rulers
of the south. The innocent southern
people had to suffer for all this and
it resulted in the activities of the
Klu Klux Khan and delayed the
restoration and peaceful conditions
of the south for a generation.
If Jefferson Davis had been
hanged for treason and the plain let
ter of the law carried into effect;
if Abraham Lincoln and General
Grant could have been permitted to
live and direct the reconstruction of
the south according to their own
generous ideas, twenty years of bit
terness would have been saved to
the southland.
1t all sounds very commendable
and especially at Christmas time, to
talk about orders of general an
mensty for political offenders and
to extend the spirit of mercy to all
penitent offenders, but at this time
when Mr.. Debs is making the state
ment that he is going to work for
the release of all the other political
Offenders in connection with making
no acknowledgment of his error and
giving no expression of penetence
for his offences or for their offences,
we shall not be surprised to see them
renew their activities and their
crimes against the government.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-29
PASSING OF A GREAT
AMERICAN

In the death of Henry Wattersor
last Thursday, America loses one Of
her great men who has helped mould
public opinion in this country fol
half century.
Henry Watterson was a Kentuc.
khan, the editor of The Louisville.
Courier-Journal for fifty years, and
his editorials were copied by other
newspapers of the United States and
Europe, perhaps more than any other
editors work. He was man OF
very pronounced opinions, "a born
fighter, a man who thought clearly,
spoke straight to the point, and had
the moral and physical courage to
back up what he said at all times.
Watterson's father was a member
of the house of representatives for
twenty years before the war, and
Henry was with him for long periods
in Washington and became well ac-
quainted with many public men and
much of the activities of the govern
ment before the war broke out. He
was opposed to secession, but when
his native state seeded, he went
home and enlisted in the Confeder-
ate army. A natural leader of men
he rose to positions of leadership in
the army and at one time, left the
service to publish newspaper called
The Rebel at Chattanooga. He con-
tinued this for ten months and be-
came quite distinguished as a writer
and publisher.
After the war, he went home, fiat
broke. All he had in the world was
gold watch which he pawned for
fifty dollars and in company with
two other soldiers he leased news
paper, which afterwards developed
into the Courier-Journal by combi-
nations with other papers in the
town. At the time they commenced,
there were nine newspapers in Louis
vile and his great ability as writer,
and his natural leadership, put his
paper in such commanding posi-
ton that in two or three years, the
others had all failed or joined in
combination with his paper. By the
end of the century he had built up
powerful press that was much
quoted in America and Europe.
Democratic in politics he was always
as ready to criticise his own party
when he thought they were wrong
as he was to assail the enemy. He
was an ardent friend of Grover
Cleveland, but when an effort was
made to nominate him for q second
term, Henry Watterson very siren
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uously opposed 1t. He also opposed
the nomination of William jennings
Bryan in 1896 and 1900 and opposed
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
in 1912. He was an ardent friend
of Abraham Lincoln and it was al
ways source Of pride to him that
as young fellow in Washington he
called on Lincoln on the morning of
his first inauguration and stood close
beside him on the platform while
he delivered his inaugural address.
To him 1t was one of the bitter
ironies of the war that he had to
fight against Abraham Lincoln.
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courage and the conviction to hurl
that criticism right into the teeth Of
vast throng that had just done him
the honor Of applauding SO gener-
ously. For thirty minutes he poured
forth a calm stream of censure to
the thousands who were assembled
from all over the United States and
Canada. It was perhaps the best OPP
portunity he had ever had to make
this criticism right into the hearts
and minds of the men who needed
it, and, like the rebel fighter that
he was, he seized the opportunity
and did it in the way that they could
not fail to remember.