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Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Secretary Hughes
 Immigration Note
 Was Quoted Wrong
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WASHINGTON, April 20-A state ment issued today by the state de- partment said that Secretary Hughes "did not make and did not intend to make any recommendations regard ing immigration" in transmitting to congress reports from American gov ernment agents abroad dealing with the movement of ernigrants to the United States
 It was stated in an Associated Press dispatch last night that Mir. Hughes had made such recommendation and he also was quoted as saying "our restriction on immigration should be so rigid that it would be impos- sible for most of these people to en- ter the United States" reference be- ing made especially to Armenians, Jews. Persians and Russians"
 As a matter of fact that quotation appeared in a paraphrase of a report from the American consul at Tiflis relating to people in that district which was among a number of sim liar reports transmitted to the house and senate immigration committees by Mir Hughes.
 Publications of extracts from the government reports was the subject of discussion today in the house. Rep resentative Chandler, Republican of New York. who formerly was con sul in the United States for Letvia and Lithuania, took exception to an official government report which said the Let's and Lithuanians seeking to leave for the United States were largely peopie from the slums. the vast majority of them Jews of the undesirable type"
 He declared that whoever made that report ''communicated' to this government that which is absolutely false
 T do not believe Mir. Hughes au- thorized this or any similar report. said Mir. Chandler. "It came from abroad Mir Hughes is too big and noble brained to consent to anything of that kind"
 Chairman Johnson said he thought MT. Hughes had read all of the re- ports before sending them to con- gross and that he knew he had signed the letter of transmittal
 Representative Siegel. Republican of New York. interrupted to say Mir Hughes signed the letter in the usu- al course.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Mexico Making Attempt To Pay
 Interest On Debt

MEXICO CITY, April 2o-Honest efforts are being made to devise ar engagements for immediate payments of the interests on Mexicos foreign debt and to that end representatives of foreign banking houses have been asked to come to Mexico to offer ad- vice and Suggestions, President Obre- gon told a gathering of newspaper correspondents here today. It is be- lieved these banking house repre- sentatives will arrive here within two or three weeks and that extended conferences will be held with the president participating personally.
 President Obregon reiterated pre- vious statements that he strongly favored a payment, no matter what the amounts as an evidence of good faith Fl Universal says that Spey- CT & Company of New York, who are said to hold approximately one mil lion pesos in Mexican bonds. have reached a virtual agreement with the government.
 Apparently President Obregon has assumed personal supervision of this phase of the financial situation
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
National Banks Show Decrease In
 1921 Resources
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WASHINGTON, April 20.-Re- sources of the national banks showed a reduction of $1,060.14S. 900 in Feb ruary compared with December and a reduction of $1.554. Sss, 900 as com pared with February. 1920. according to statement issued by Comptroller of the Currency Cressinger, summar- izing reports Of the banks to the last call for conditions February 21. New York national banks reported the greatest reduction in resources in February, amounting to s455.679,- 900. while the reduction in Cleveland was $153, ,296, 900. The reduction in Philadelphia was 42.667, 900: St. Louis. sS5,411 ,O00 Boston, s35.3o6. 900. and San Francisco. s31.765,oo0. The reduction in the other 61 re- serve cities ranged from s17.000.000 to S12.0o0, while the country national banks in only 12 states reported small increases in resources.
 Loans and discounts were reported at s116S0, ,S37 ,0e0, reduction since December of s414.45s.ooo and a redue- ton since February of last year ot $313 .6s6 900.
 Holdings of national banks in gov ernment securities were s2.047. .2s4 ,000 l decline since December of ss4 ,339, i 900 and a reduction since February 1 1920. of s412. .000.
 l The total cash in vaults was re- ! duced between the dates of the last l two calls to the amount of s96,62T.- | 900, but the amount held February 1921. was s21.o22. 900 in excess of tho amount reported February, 1920. 1 Capital stock of banks reporting last February was S1.273205.0 900. ar
 increase of sa14.0oo over December
 and an increase of se1. .123 900 during 1 the year. Surplus and undivided profits were reduced between the las 1 two calls by 55.04a.0O0. but th'
 amount of s1.460.e1o,O ,O0e reported 1T February was an increase of s112,- 1 04l ,000 over the amount reported II
 February. 1920.
 Total deposits were s15.47S 254, 000 which was $799, 403.0 900 less than tho
 amount reported in December and {
 reduction for the year of S1,4S6,76S,,
 900. The liability on account of bill!
 payable and rediscounts was s1.925,
 529. 900, a reduction since Decembel
 of SAT. ,00o and a reduction since
 February, 1920, of 9.061 900.
 The number of reporting banks in
 creased by 210. The percentage O
 loans to depositors Feb. 21, 1921. wa!
 75.46 compared with 74.S1 Dec. g 1920, and 7o.70 Feb. 2s, 1920.
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Farmers Will Ask
 Harding To Urge
 Freight Reduction
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WASHINGTON, April 2o-Dele- gates to the National Farmers union accompanied by members of congress will call on President Harding to- morrow to urge an immediate reduc- tion in freight rates. Leaders to- night indicated that the president would be asked to call a conference of labor. capital and representatives of the basic industries. the railroad labor board and the interstate com merce commission.
 The conference with the president was arranged late today after the farmers had held an informal con- ference with members of the inter- state commerce commission. This conference was described by the del- egates as unsatisfactory. Members of the commission, it was said. indi- cated several weeks would be neces- ary to put into effect any reduction. but suggested that the farmers meet with representatives of labor, steel and the basic industries in an effort to determine to reduce operations of the railroad so necessary to the re- duction of rates.
 The farmers declared they would tell the president that a reduction in rates would start revival of agri- culture, manufacturing and other in dustries.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
IMMIGRATION BILL
 BITTERLY ATTACKED
 BY HOUSE MEMBERS
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WASHINGTON, April 20-The inn migration restriction bill drew fire today in the house. especially from members from New York, and was as vigorously urged by Chairman Johnson of the immigration commit tee and other representatives who declared legislation to keep out un- desirable Immigrants necessary.
 Debate will be resumed tomorrow with a vote expected before adjourn ment or on Friday. While confident of its passage. leaders conceded it would not receive the overwhelming vote a similar bill did at the last ses- sion.
 Leading the fight on the measure were Representative Cochran. Demo- crat: Siegel, Republican; Chandler, Republican; and London. Socialist all of New York; Sabath. Democrat. Illinois: Stevenson. Democrat, South Carolina; and Huddleston, Democrat Alabama. NIT. Cochran declared the bill marked the renunciation and abandonment of the policy which had fixed the position of the United States in the civilized world.
 Representative Siegel charged that propagandists and skilful agitators had done much to bring about the bill. MT. London said that the meas ure would "str-ke at the very people we went to war to emancipate." and charged that the bill was an express sion of, prejudice.
 Representative Chandler declared present laws were adequate to keer out undesirable aliens.
 Mir. Stevehson criticized the action of Attorney General Daugherty in permitting Eugene V. Debs to divest himself of his prison garb and conn here at his will to seek a pardon.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
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CHICAGO. April 20-More than 30 railroads laid their pleas for wage re- auctions before the railroad labor board today in the final days pre- sentation of the carriers evidence. The board then adjourned until April 2s, to allow the employees time to pre- pare their reply.
 Predictions of receiverships and bankruptcies interspersed exhibits produced by the roads to show de- creases in outside industry wages and the cost of living since the wage scale was made effective.
 The board was flooded with anoth CT mass of figures today from roads in the west, southwest, and south east. Numerous roads said that un- less they had relief, they would soon be on the rocks.
 The general rules hearing has been indefinitely postponed so that the board may give attention to the wage controversy.
 The board waded through an ava lanche of figures as more than a score of roads presented data in their pleas for wage revisions. Reduced cost of living and wage decreases in other industries have made present railroad wages unjustifiable, the car riers contended. and several roads made gloomy predictions of receiv erships and bankruptcy if the situa- tion were not remedisd.
 ColOred women, washing windows for railway companies, get S120 a month in the south, while postal em- ployes get but S116 to s125, one wit
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
UNION URGES
 INVESTIGATION OF
 AGRICULTURAL EVIL
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WASHINGTON, April 2O-Con- gress was urged in a resolution adopted today by the National Farm CTS union to appoint a joint commits sion to determine what is wrong with agriculture" and to enact legis- lation to correct the established evils
 The farmers have been branded as profiteers." said the resolution, and have been accused of taking or threatening to take measures which would result in a dangerously dimin- ished quantity of available products" :" adding that the country was entitled to know the facts and that congress was the only agency equipped to as certain the truth"
 On the other hand it charged the farmers had been discriminated against in credit and transportation and that they had been forced to sell their products below the cost of the production while residents of the cities had been compelled to pay five or six times for their food the amount which the produce& obtained"
 Secretary of Agriculture Wallace urged that the farm organizations take constructive steps to build up an organization adequately to protect and promote agriculture.
 Resolutions were passed for the appointment of committees to report on the losses of the farmers and the amount of credit extended in com parison with other industries and also on the unfair practices and dis crimination against cooperative con cerns."
 Members of the farmers union were said by MT. Reed. their secre- tary. to have $30.000.000 invested in CO., operative organizations which did a turnover in business volume last year of more than s600.OO0 900.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
MOB OF GERMANS ATTACK AMERICAN VISITORS IN BERLIN PARK FOLLOWING FUNERAL OF EX-EMPRESS
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BERLIN, Apr1l 2U-JameS E.. TO- binson and his wife, residents of Chicago. were attacked by German men, women and children Tuesday as they sat in Sans Souci park follow ing the funeral of the former en- press.
 The Americans were rescued by a policeman and two German civil ians who surrounded them, accept ing a pelting of sticks, stones and umbrellas. until they could escort the couple to the police station in Potsdam Here extra policemen dis persed the crowd.
 During the attack the reserves could not quiet the crowd, members of which were shouting. Foreigners. French people." nor could they en- tirely shield the Americans. MT. To- binson was beaten about the head and shoulders and his wife received a bruised nose Her hat was torn off. her hair was pulled and she was struck by umbrellas
 Potsdam police headquarters in its report said the Americans were not to blame.'
 "The mob" said Mir. Robinson. twas melted by an old woman who thought we were French. The crowd attacked us and chased us from Sans Souci park to Potsdam. It is my opinion we would have been killed except for one policeman and two German civilians. The police. how ever, did all that was possible. desire to make no representations to the German government"
 Mrs. Robinson said:
 We were sitting in Sans Souci park speaking English. There were three women in the same seat. The one nearest us turned to her coW- panion and declared we were French. They began abusing foreigners. "A crowd gathered. To the chill dren the old woman declared we had spoken in French words derogatory l to the former empress. Neither of us understands French. One of the old woman's companions tried to ex- | plain we had not spoken about the | dead empress. but that we were dis cussing the beauty of the park. "The crowd. however. drew nearer | shouting we were French. and the children began to throw stones. My | husband tried to protect me as we ran and then two civilians and the | policeman came to our aid" Mir. Robinson declared that he and his wife were born in Russia. Mrs 1 Robinson. he asserted is the daugh- ter of American parents, but that ht | is a naturalized citizen. He said ht could speak neither French or Rus sian.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
COL ONlBIA TREATY RATIFIED BY U s. SENAT
Jack CudaI1y Ends Life i:= -:2*9 &9 Angeles
Johnson Chairman
 Of Anti-J Japanese
 Congress Members
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 WASHINGTON, April 20.-Active wor~ by the organization of senators and representative of II far west ern states, perfected today to unite efforts for dealing with the Japanese immigration problem, will begin within the next week. Senator John son. republican, California, chairman of the executive committee, apnounc- ed tonight he would name as com mitteemen. one senator and one rep resentative from each of the states. this week. The first work, it was an- nounced, would be to make a survey of the situation with the expectation of submitting information collected to other states for possible action.
 United efforts by the states in deal ing with the Japanese immigration problem was urged by Senator John son of California in addressing the conference which was called by the California delegation.
 V. s. McClatchy of Sacramento, Cal, told the conference that unless the Japanese immigration problem was solved by the absolute exclusion itably swamp the white race" He declared they had established a birth rate per thousand three times as great as that of the whites and that if further immigration were prohib- ited for 100 years there would be more Japanese than whites in Cali fornia.
 The Japanese today control one eighth of all the rich irrigated lands of California" MT. McClatchy said. They will not and cannot make American citizens
 We have done the extraordinary thing" he continued "of naSsfT7r to Japan one of our sovereign rights of determining who and how many may come in. The agreement should be abrogated. Why should we long CT surrender a supreme prerogative of this character which Is to our man. ifest detriment-and ultimately will be our undoing?''
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Cleveland Police Stage Gun Battle
 With Booze Gang
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 CLEVELAND, O., April 2o.- Nine members of what police say is one of the biggest whisky rings in the country, had been arrest ed tonight following a gun bat tie today in which one bandit was shot and wounded after an un- successful attempt to hold up the interstate Chemical company.
 According to the police, tho band has been in operation for months and is responsible for a number of big alcohol thefts.
 In a raid on the horne of ono of the men tonight, an automo- bile, a quantity of tires, and sew eral thousands of dollars worth of other stolen goods were re- covered.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
First Checks In
 War Risk Claims
 Ready In 2 Weeks
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 WASHINGTON, April 20.- First checks in payment Of diVi- dends to policy holders of gov ernment life insurance will be mailed in about two weeks, it was announced tonight by Oi- rector General Cholmley- Jones of the war risk bureau. Owing to the work involved, he added, 1t will be June before dividend checks are mailed.
 Secretary Mellon has approved the apportionment of s1,030016 to the payment cf dividends of not less than one dollar per thousand of insurance to holders of con verted policies which have been in force one and two years
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
PRESENT DATA
 TO SHOW PRESENT WAGE
 .OF LABOR UNJUSTIFIABLE

ness declared, and numerous others cited statistics to show lower wages in other industries than those on railroads.
 Living Costs Drop
 The general trend of exhibits show ed decreases in cost of food, cloth ing and shoes. and nearly parallel re- sessions in outside wages Most of the roads asked reductions, which compared favorably with the de- creases in the cost of living or asked that they be allowed to hire labor at the prevailing market price in their own territory.
 The comparison of hourly rates a year ago and at present brought forth a discussion between A. O. Wharton, labor member, of the board, and J. H. Higgins, secretary of the ASsocia ton of western railways.
 Mir. Wharton pointed out that the difference in hours between 1917 and the present time might reduce total earnings of laborers to an equality, even though the hourly rate might be higher
 Mir Higgins replied that he under stood present rates as established by the board were considered just and reasonable in July, 1920. and that on that basis, he considered a revision necessary
 L. w. Baldwin, vice president of the Illinois Central Yazoo and Miss issippi Valley, and the Chicago and Gulf railroad. presented a represen- tation concerning outside wage scales in different parts of the country. IL follows in part.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Dali Eirreann Puts Ban On Emigration Without Passports
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DUBLIN. April 20.-The Dali Fir reann has decreed no citizen of the republic shall leave Ireland without permission from the proper authori- ty. Under the decree shipping and emigration agents are forbidden to accept passage money or to issue tickets to intending Irish emigrants unless they produce a printed per nit"
 Persons disobeying these regula- tions shall be deemed guilty of a grave offense against the welfare of the state in time of war and dealt with accordingly"
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Meteor Showers Hot Metal Over
 Georgia Cities

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 MACON, Ga. April 20.-A me teor passed over middle and southern Georgia about g a. m. today, exploding and showering hot metal as heavy as iron.
 The meteor was seen in Macon. It exploded over CordeIe, and at Pitts, east of CorGele. and also at Albany, southwest of here.
 At Pitts more than a dozen heavy explosions were heard; then, as if a machine gun had been pressed into action, there was a sharp cracking in the air for several minutes and red hot metal, some pieces weighing six pounds, began to fall. In the wake of the falling fragments was trail of black smoke. The sky was cIoudless. The majority of the pieces fell in open fields.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Guerilla Warfare In Ireland Giving
 Worry To Grown
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DUBLIN, April 20--Guerilla war fare in Ireland continues. Several cars of a train conveying military police were derailed last evening between Gortatela County Kerry, and Castle Island. County Kerry, and sub jected to machine gun fire. But the attacking forces were driven off.
 Nine houses in Tralee were bombed last night These included officers of the newspapers Kerryman and Liberator, the printing machines of which were wrecked.
 Several attacks on various police barracks were reported.
 At Oaskte a fight ragged for two hours during which the court house was burned Tn reprisal for the killing of soldiers ou Sunday several houses were destroyed at Ennis.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Pat Murphy Killed
 On Superior Road
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 GLOBE, AriZ., April 20-Shortly after starting to work on his first shift on the Miami Superior highway, this morning, Patrick Murphy of Globe was almost instantly killed when a large rock on the side of a cliff under which he was working was loosened by the wind and fell. striking him on the head. The body was taken to Superior but will be re- moved to Globe tomorrow. where in torment will be made. The deceased is survived by wife and one child.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
France Denies Jules
 Jusserdnd Recalled

PARIS, April 2O.-France tonight issued an official denial of reports published in the United States con- corning the recall Of Jules Jusse- rand. ambassa dor.
 The preteXt given for the alleged impending retirement of the ambas- sador. says the statement, was that he had been too close in his relations with the Democratic administratio
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21

The prevailing rates of pay for similar common labor on the Illinois Central was set forth as 45 to 4sl5 cents an hour
 Other general exhibits showed de- creases of 36.4 to 43 per cent in food: 29 to 36% per cent in clothing, and 25 10 B 1-3 per cent in shoes.
 Fitzgerald Hall, for the Nashville,
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
ss See Arizona
 Fipst'' '--TOday

Today's Events.
 Elaborate "See Arizona First" displays at all auto mobile show throughout the day and evening. Big parade at 7:3O p. m., from Central school grounds.
 Governor Campbers address from bandstan5 Central school grounds at S:30 p. m.
 Band concert following the governors speech.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
SIMPllFIED BANK CALL

WASHINGTON, April 20.-A new and simplified form of bank call is being worked out by the comptroller of the currency treasury officials said tonight It is expected the new form will be more standardized and about half as long as the present one.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
HARDING AT NEW YORK MAY 23

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Presi- dent Harding has accepted an invita- ton to deliver an address in New York City on May 23 at an anniver- sary celebration of the New York Commercial one of the oldest news papers in the country.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21

Chattanooga and St Louis. said his road was losing s3,0O0 a day and that their proposed reduced scale would still be 100 per cent higher than that of March 1920.
 The rail representatives still have three days in which to complete their cases. The board will then recess for a week to allow the employees tune to prepare their cases.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
GREEKS ATTACK TURKS

CONSTANTINOPLE. April 20.- The Greeks ars delivering a heavy counter offensive against the Turks near I-SbaCk