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Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
HAITI PROTEST ON OCCUPATION
 CALLED "ROT" BY SEC. DENLY

the native gendarmerie in Hayti. The naval investigation in the republic conducted by a board under Rear Admiral Mayo was characterized as a joke"
 The naval secretary said that the conduct of the marines had been above reproach. Naval investigation had rendered the same verdict on several occasions as the Mayo board, he added "The Marine corps did a splendid work there as humanely as it was possible to do it," he said, "and the naval establishment has funetioned in Hayti in a manner sell dom equaled by military occupation.
 When he visited Hayti recently he saw evidence, he said, to convince him that the continued presence of | American marines was desirable.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
ARIZONA J. |S
 TRACK VICTOR

ROSWELL, N. NJ, May 7-The University of Arizona track team captured the triangular meet with the New Mexico Aggies and the New Mexico Military Institute by nosing out the institute with a score of 50 points to the local schools 47. while the Aggies trailed the field with II points. One record was broken when Jacobson, star track and field man of the institute, step ped the century in 9 AS seconds, but the record will not be allowed. to stand as the runner was favored by "a high wind at his back Jacobson was the star performer of the meet, annexing P points of his teams 47, and winning individual high score honors. The meet was in doubt until the last event was run and Arizona captured the points that made her victory certain. Charles with two firsts and Boone with third place made the Aggies' only points.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
PRINTERS GO BACK
 TO CASES, PHOENIX
fAssacsatea Press Nlght wifel

PHOENIX, May 9.-Printers who went on strike in Phoenix a week ago today in support of their de- mand for a 44-hour week today agreed to return to work without a contract and to work A hours a week for A hours pay.
 This agreement was reached at conference of employing printers with representatives of the printers.
 All but one of the large job shops which had been affected by the strike reopened immediately after the agreement was reached. The one that did not resume announced that it had not yet secured the return of sufficient employees to justify begin ming work again. Only job shops were affected by the strike.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
RUSSIAN, POLISH MUSIC
 FEATURES PROGRAM

Russian and Polish music will be heard at the meeting of the Prescott Musicians club this evening, when members gather at the Y. w. C. A. house on North Marina street at g o'clock.
 An especially interesting feature of the program will be selections from the music of Arensky, who figures among the Russian moderns. Polish music will be represented by repre- sentative selections from the work of Chopin.
 This evenings program of the club, it is felt will be among the most interesting yet given.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
JOHN M NAMARA
 ENDS SENTENCE
Associated Press Night wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-John McNamara tonight was spending the last night of penitentiary sentence imposed when he pleaded guilty to complicity to dynamiting the Level lyn Iron works at Los Angeles and so far as could be learned here to- night, neither federal nor state of ficials would take steps tomorrow to arrest him on additional charges when he leaves San Quentin prison.
 McNamara will be released at 7 a. m. Behind him he will leave his brother. James B. McNamara, who is serving life imprisonment. The brothers have been ceIl-mates dur ing their imprisonment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO RAILROAD EVILS
 TO BE ASKED OF CONGRESS BY THE f. r. |.

the truth about the railroad situation and work out a solution.
 President Samuel Gompers made "a report on what congress accom- plished during the last year in the railroad situation.
 This report, according to members, showed that no constructive remedial railroad legislation had been enacted. It detailed the federation's opposition to the Esch-Cummins act and urged labor to continue the fight to bring about its repeal.
 The executive council will also re- port progress to the Denver conven- ton in carrying out the declaration of the Montreal meeting in 1920, calling for government ownership and democratic control of the rail road systems and necessary water ways"
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
SERPENT MYSTERY IS REVEALED HERE

! Nobody really knows the inside facts about it except Neil Clark. He
 is recruiting something for the Way Out West show, but he is conceal ing his lay.
 From his actions, he is framing up something mean for May %, but whether he is going to serve lunch or liquor, is not apparent at this stage of the game.
 The only fact that can be grasped lis that the management of the show has advertised for so bull-snakes and lis willing to pay 50 cents apiece for them.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
GOLD CHAPTER IN BERGDOLL'S CASE REC|TED
 T0 CONGRESS
Associated Press Night wire1


 WASHINGTON, D. C., May g. Through w. L. Alexander, clerk in the treasury department, it was estab- hshed by the house committee in- vestigating the escape of Grover Bergdoll today that the latter mother and friend obtained $1O5,- GOO in gold from the treasury in 1919. But from there the trail was not uncovered to the buried pot in the mountains of Maryland. James Romig, awaiting sentence for con- spiracy tb aid Bergdoll, was the agent, Alexander said, through whom $45,000, the first batch of gold, was obtained. On his second trip, Ro- mig was accompanied by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, also awaiting sentence for conspiracy, and they left with $6o,0oe in gold,
 When he made his first visit, Ro- mig found clerks unwilling to turn over even $20000 on their own re- sponsibility and Alexander said he fumed and fretted about the halls until his application was laid before R. C. Leffingwell, then as assistant secretary, and approved. This amount was given for gold certificates but once it was placed in an aytomobile, Roming went back for more. There was some delay, according to Alex ander, but in the end Romig got it.
 There was no embargo at that time on the withdrawal of government gold but the policy of the department as explained by Alexander was to keep it in the vaults by placing dip lematic obstacles in tho way.
 Three weeks later Romig return cd with Mrs. Bergdoll. It was brought out that at the moment the woman was at the treasury, posters were displayed offering a reward for Bergdol1.
 Romig pushed a bundle of bills through the window and Alexander said after some delay and with the approval of the treasurer. left with more gold than steyedore could lift.
 What became of the treasure was not brought out today.
 The gold chapter was related after Major General March, chief of staff, bad given his views on getting Berg doll back from Germany to serve his fiye-year sentence and had de clared that diplomatic moves we're under way to get him. Bergdoll was described as a "bad specimen" of deserter by the general who stated that he would not have apologized had Americans kidnapped him on German soil.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
Associated Press Night wire)

WASHINGTON, D, C., May g. eharacterizing as rot" charges made by the Haytien delegates in me morial to the. White House, state de- pertinent and congress protesting against further military occupation, Secretary Denby said today the navy department welcomed any investiga- ton that congress might care to make of conditions in that republic
 "It is the same old rot" MT. Den by declared, land I am sick of way. ing this thing reeur be dispreved and feeur again"
 The memorial presented by dele gates representing the Patriotic Union of Hayti demanded withdraw al ef United States forces and charged atrocities by American marines anc
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
PERSONAL PROPAGANDA IN COLLEGES AND
 AMONG LABOR AND NEGROES BY RADICALS

ist professors whose teachings are bolshevist. While the negro in gen. eral has been well treated in New York state" the report says, "the ill treatment accorded him in other parts of the United States has en- gendered spirit of resentment kept alive by the agents and agitators oi the socialist party of America, the I. w. w. and other radical groups. This spirit also has been encouraged by liberals"
 The report says that "union labor is being necessarily impregnated with radical doctrines"
 What purports to be the facsimile copies of letters from prominent Americans to socialists are published with the explanation that the letters speak for themselves.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
Associated Press Night Wire,

NEW YORK, May 9.-The report of the joint legislative committee in- vestigating seditious activities was made public today. A preliminary report was made to the legislature April 20 and other findings were re- vealed during the hearings that led to the busting of five socialist as- semblymen by the assembly last summer. New matter brought out since has been incorporated in the report.
 The authors conclude that revolu- tionary radicals have sought to further their aims through personal propaganda among college student negroes and union laborers.
 American colleges, it is charged ore honeycombed with avowed social
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
Winter Wheat Is
 Bumper, Sez Dept.
Press Night Wire)


 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9. This years winter wheat and rye crops will be larger than last year, while the hay crops will be about the same, the department of agriculture's May forecast, issued today, indicates.
 Winter wheat acreage showed much less than average abandon ment as a result of favorable weather and crop of 629,28zOO0 bushels or 8,OOO,OO0 more than forecast a month ago is estimated on the average figures of the May l canvass.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
WEATHER
BARBER CHAIR AND TROUSERS
 DANGER ZONES IN SAILOR R|OT

Later Thomas Colleen, chauffeur for the Matson Navigation company, was attacked by crowd of men who declared Colleen's passengers were non-union men on their way to a ship. Colleen fired his revolver twice. One shot struck Frank Will son, who was sitting in a barber shop having his hair cut. The other shot perforated the trousers of a man who was standing on the curb. Colleen was arrested on the charge of discharging firearms.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
fAssociated Press Nlgl1t wlrel

N<hGSONifalCA 4NI6AAN WiiCS | CINCINNATI, May 9.-The 'ex- ecutive council of the American Fed eration of Labor today decided to ask the federation to call on con- gress to authorize a public commits sion to investigate the railroad situ- ation.
 The recommendation to be con tained in the councils annual report to the convention in Denver June 13, it was learned, asked that congress enact Legislation providing for com mission of representatives of the pub lie, the railroad workers, railroad se- .curity holders, railroad executives, shippers and other interests.
 The council takes the position, it was learned, that such an impartial investigation is necessary to learn
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
JOHN PURR0TT KILLS SELF IN
 CABIN AT MINE

Verdict of Death by self-inflicted shotgun wound was reached by a coroner's jury yesterday, following discovery Sunday by Gus Swanson, local rent car man, of the body of John NJ. R. Purrott, watchman at the Cash mine in the Senator district, and we'll known resident of this county.
 The body was found in Purrott's s cabin at the mine, the top of the < head blown off by the force of the sconcussion. It was found that Pur- irott had tied string to the trigger of the shotgun and to his toe, prob ably placing the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger by a movement of his foot.
 Motives of the suicide are believed to have been despondency. It is known that Purrott was troubled with cancer of the hand. and that two fingers had been lost during previous operations to cure the trouble. It is thought the cancer was again troubling him, and that the prospect of another operation bred the dependency which led to his fatal act.
 Purrott evidently killed himself last Friday. Apprised by Swanson Sunday night of the discovery of the body, Judge C. H. McLane and the coroner's jury proceeded to the mine. They found on a table near the body note advising the finder to tele- graph to N. H. Getchell, owner of the mine, at the Betty O'Neil mines at Battle Mountain, Nev. The note bore a postscript requesting that a letter nearby be mailed. This letter when opened at the inquest held here yesterday morning, read as follows:
 Cash Mine, May 6, 1921.
 Dear John:
 q am sending you ten dollars,
 so good by to John and Mama.
 (Signed) JOHN -PURROTT."
 A ten-dollar bill was pinned to the letter. While no direct reference tc suicide was contained in the letter it is clear from it's tone that such ar act was in the mind of the deceased when he wrote it.
 Funeral services for Purrott art being arranged for. He was betweer 72 and 73 years of age at the tint of his death.
 The members of the coroner's jury conducting the inquest yesterday were C. R. Worthen, foreman, Henr, H. Bradburn. R. L. Joyce, Paul Am berg, Con Johnson, H. N. Laird. Adviees from N. H. Getchell tc Judge McLane yesterday state he ha advised a man to proceed to tn mine as caretaker.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
Associated Press Night wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-One man, by-stander, was shot and five men were beaten here today in water front rioting arising from the marine workers strike.
 The trouble began when crowd estimated at 200 broke through po- lice guard and boarded the shipping board steamer Bakersfield. Three of the ships crew were beaten badly. The crowd dispersed on learning that police reserves had been summoned.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
TORNADO DAMAGE Associated Press Night Wire)

HOUSTON. May 9-A tornado
 which was reported to have swept up from the coast and moved eastward, struck La Porte, near here, tonight, seriously injuring two persons, wiped out Sylvan rooms" a summer re- sort near La Porte, and caused prop erty damage of thousands of dollars.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
BOX DRAWING FOR
 WEST SHOW MAY 19

There will be a free-for-all draw ing for boxes for Way Out West, it was announced yesterday. On May 19 at 10 a. m., those who have bought boxes will congregate at the Brisley Drug company and draw boxes by numbers, just as is done for the Frontier days.
 The sale of boxes has progressed rapidly. Since it was first proposed, .25 boxes have been spoken for.
 not stand for it; that we express our deep regret to Mir. Sweet that he has presented this bill to congress.
 Following the meeting, telegrams were sent by direction of the mem bers, the following being examples:
 Congressman Hayden
 Joint meeting tonight of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars representing 800 men strongly protest against sections IA, 16 and 1o of house resolution as viola ton of party platform pledges and as un-American treatment. Kindly present this today to subcommittee of committee on interstate and for eign commerce.
 Editor the Marion Star Section IA, H. R. provides for taking away disabled veterans com pensation to enforce hospital rules. Section 19 gives absolute right to re- duce or discontinue compensation on proposed veteran bureaus own voli- ton. Joint meeting American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, rep resenting 800 men, passed resolutions of protest. We ask your cooperation.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
Germany to Agree
 On the Ultimatun1
Associated Press Night Wire,

(ASSoclateu FresS NlSHt WHe
 BERLIN, May 9.-Late tonight the party leaders admitted there would be available Tuesday in the reichstag a safe majority in favor of accepting the allied ultimatum on separations.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
SHIPPING BOARDS
 OPERATIONS CHIEF
 RESIGNS FOR SEA
fAssocIated Press Night wlrel

WASHINGTON, D. C., May g. The resignation of Captain Paul Fo- ley, U. s. N, as director of opera tions of the shipping board was an nounced tonight by Chairman Ben son. w. B. Keene, assistant direc- tor of operations, has been desig- mated acting director. Captain Foley. who was named in 1920, succeeded John E. Gushing of San Francisco.
 Captain Foley said he had submit ted his resignation after the chair man had decided today to have As sistant Director Keene represent the division of operations before the house committee on appropriations.
 Captain Foley is line officer of the navy and will resume active sea duty.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, May 9.-Bar silver: Foreign, 615Sc; domestic, 99Hc. Cop per: Quiet; electrolytic spot, l25s to ,13Hc.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, May 9. - Cotton closed barely steady, net 2 points higher to 6 points lower.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia, 2-3; Brooklyn 5-2 (second game 10 innings).
 No others scheduled.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis, 5; Detroit, 7; (called end seventh inning, rain).
 No others scheduled.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
COAST LEAGUE

Postponed games:
 Salt Lake, II; Los Angeles, S-6. Vernon, 8; Seattle, 4.
 San Francisco, 2; Sacramento, 10 innings).
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
DISFIGURED-
But Still Acting the Fool.
High Society

High Society is an ugly sore on
the hind leg of civilization.
High Society is a hole burnt
in the blanket of responsibility.
High Society is a dead fly in
the soup of decency.
High Society is the smell that
arises from rotten riches.
High Society is the ashes of
burnt-out usefulness.
High Society is a bag of sour
ed wind tied up with a golden
string.
High Society is the lazy dog
that sucks the eggs of Industry.
High Society is what's left
when Common Sense gets a.
plenty.
High Society is the poison
fruit that grows on the tree of
Idleness.
High Society is a collection of
fine clothes stuffed with cheap
fertilizer material.
High Society is the remainder
after you subtract nothing from
nothing.
High Society is the piece that
Curiosity bit off of the tail of
Scandal.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
'BLUETS AND BUTTERCUPS'
A Little Book of Verses by
Cora Wallace Pearson.

This little book Of poems was writ.
ten by the wife of James Larkin
Pearson, editor of The Fool-Kil1er.
The book contains about 20 poems, q
few written in. the authors girlhood
days, but most of them in later life.
1t is neatly printed, and has a pic
cure of the author. I will send you
one postpaid for 25 cents, and I will
also throw in for good measure an
other little book entitled can Auto
Biographical Sketch of James Larkin
Pearson" giving a complete history
of The Fool-Killer and it's editor.
This history booklet will be of spec
ial interest to all you folks who en-
joy reading the paper. Both booklets
together for 25 cents. Order today
eight now. Address:
Mrs. Cora Wallace Pearson.
Boomer, N. C..
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
NOW 1T CAN BE SAID.

Ex-Gov. Beckett, of North Car
DINA, delivered the commence
ment address at the University
of South Carolina a few weeks
ago, and in the course Of his ad-
dress the former governor said
this:
"To.day the whole world has
through agony and bloody sweat
been driven to the conviction
that the great command, Thou
shalt not KILL is as binding on
the conscience of a nation as ON
that of an individual
Eugene Debs is in jail to-day
for preaching that very same
doctrine. While the war was
going on our patriots" had no
use for that doctrine. They said
it was pro- German and danger
Gus. This same Beckett ranted
around over the State making
patriotic" speeches and urging
the people to kill, kill, kill. The
great command, Thou shalt not
kill" had not yet become bind
ing on his concience. He sane.
toned the Imprisonment of Debs
for saying the very same thing
that he himself says now.
Why can our ex-governor tel
the truth now? Because it is safe
to do so. But Eugene Debs dar.
ed to tell the truth when it was
dangerous. All honor to such 9
man! They all see now that hi
was right, and some of them are
beginning to admit it. The tim,
will come when Eugene Debs will
be recc gnized as the bravest AM
truest man in America.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
FREE AMERICA"

Thrones have been crumbling
ever since the American Declar-
alton Of independence was flung
out to the world, and especially
since religious liberty as a prin-
ciple of government with it's cor
relative, separation Of church
and state, has been SO successful
ly demonstrated as wise and fea-
sible in the American common
wealth. Liberty has enlightened
Europe. Perhaps immigration
and emigration have done more
than anything else to disintegrate
hoary heresies in the old world.
America has given the whole
world a colossal demonstration of
the feasibility and value of free
democratic institutions. Light
and darkness cannot live to-
gather, and the ends Of the earth
are seeing the light of Americas
| demonstration j. B.. Gambrell
in Southwestern Journal of The
ology.
Yes-sir .ee-bob!
We are shown 'em how!
This is free America" by
jings!
This is the glorious land in
which Eugene Debs and two OF
three hundred other good peace.
able folks are in prison for their
opinions nearly three years after
the war ended!
In old monarchial Europe where
they don't know anything abou'
Liberty, their political prisoners
have all been turned loose!
That is the sort of a demon
stration'' that free America il
'giving the world!
!, Amt it something to bras
! about?
Free America?
The Land of Liberty?
You're doggon right!
Now go and tell it to Debs!
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
DOGGEREL AND CATTERAL

Dear Editor:-I send you here
A poem | have written
About the little ugly dog
That bit the pretty kitten.
The kitten died and never knew
That it was ever bitten;
And now the POEMS long enough,
And so it's time for quittin'.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
CLUB RATES

[ have had to omit my Club
Rates announcement and nv
standing spell headed Lets Talk
It Over" because they were
classed as "advertising." Don't
that beat bobtail? But | want you
to send in the clubs just the same.
See rates on page 2, column l.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
Free America?
The Land of Liberty?
You're doggon right!
Now go and tell it to Debs!

A $500, 900, 900 naval appropri-
alton with a DISARMAMENT tail
to it reminds me of The devil with
a hymn book under his arm.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01
EDITORIALS.

Hot words are like hot mush-
it is easier to spit them out than
it is to swallow them.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01

PAGE THREE
DOGGEREL AND CATTERAL.
Dear Editor:-I send you here
A poem | have written
About the little ugly dog
That bit the pretty kitten.
The kitten died and never knew
That it was ever bitten;
And now the POEMS long enough,
And so it's time for quittin'.
EDITORIALS.
Hot words are like hot mush-
it is easier to spit them out than
it is to swallow them.
You must take your choice be-
tween being right and being pop
ular-it is very seldom that you
can be both at once.
The reason so many people can't
| get hold of any money along now
is because there is too much mon
ey in the country.
Seems mighty strange to me
that England and Japan have to
tie themselves together with a
grapevine and all that LEG in op-
GRAFTON too.
The reason the shoemaker has
to go barefooted is because he has
made too many shoes. He has
glutted the shoe market, and his
boss tells him to quit making
shoes. That cuts off his salary, so
that he has no money to buy the
shoes he has been making for the
boss. Poor old fooll IF be owned
his job he could make shoes for
himself and wear them.
-
nave received announcer mighty
GOOD letter from my Old friend,
II. Il. bee' out L am afrald CO
print IL Q zeal IL VIII De classeo
as "advertising'' and 8 high rate
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01

I have received another mighty
good letter from my old friend,
II. L. Bee, but [ am afraid to
print it for fear it will be classed
as advertising" and a high rate
of postage demanded.
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01

| hope all the Republicans will
soon have their bellies full of this
prosperity" Yum-yum, feilers,
amt it good?
The fool-killer., 1921-07-01

You must take your choice be-
tween being right and being pop
ular-it is very seldom that you
can be both at once