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Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
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CINCINNATI, May 1.-The Amer ican Federation of Labor will oppose attempt to repeal the system of ex- else or luxury" tax and substitute a sales tax
 This policy was decided on by the executive council of the federation today. The council, it is understood, regards any effort to substitute a sales tax for the excise as an attempt to shift the burden of taxation from capital to labor.
 Labor officials explained that or ganized labor believes that the pres ent system is more equitable. They claim that the sales tax would not only place the burden of taxation on the workers but would add to the cost of living
 pealed, labor officials said, the man ufacturer merchant and other big interests would be given a renewed opportunity to profiteer
 The stand of the executive coun- cil will be incorporated in the couu- ciTs report to the annual convention at Denver.
 The council also decided 10 carry on the fight to obtain repeal of the Kansas court of industrial relation law The council has condemned the bill as an act establilhing -'iuvOlun- tary servitude for the workers of Kansas and a protection for the in teTests of the owners of public util- tics and all industries at the expense of the employees
 The Kansas court also is declared
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
AZ. OF |. WILL OPPOSE
 SUBSTITUTE SALES TAX

to be a relic of legislation of the 18th century that esta blishes autnc- racy in industry by law" Besidet being violation of the 18th amend ment, the court is also condemned as an unjust, a tyrannical and un- American" institution
 The council also will urge that the federation take steps to have anti strike and anti-labor legislation re- pealed and renew it's drive to pre- vent passage of further anti-la boo legislation in the states. Reuevet efforts will be authorized to prevent congress from enacting furJhal anti-labor legislation.
 A delegation from the Internatio1a Brotherhood Welfare association headed by James Eads How, Of St Louis. today asked that the co1nci take steps to urge on congress tn necessity of taking care of UneC1 ployed. He said he was espetiallt interested in the welfare of the h1- boes. Mir. How. who estimated the-f were between four million and five million unemployed in the Unite States. told the council that this wa the "opportune time to bring tn tA, attention of the new administrators a demand for a constructive pro. gram 10 care for the unemployed
 President Samuel Gompers sal that the council had heard MT ToN but had not promised to Cousi1- his proposals and suggestions. Dthe. labor leaders said that the fedcr- ton was already dealing with t-- unemployed problem
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
Officers And Men
 Shifting Blame In
 Bergdon Hearing
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 WASHINGTON, May 11.-In giv- ing an account of the escape of Gro yer Bergdoll, Sergeant John OHare, in command of the escort which started out with Bergdoll for the mountains of Maryland. told the house Investigating committee today that he had never heard a word about the buried pot of gold until long after the prisoner had fled.
 O'Hare was positive that when he started out for the mountains, the only instructions he received from Colonel John E. Hunt his superior, was to proceed with the prisoner to HaEerstown, get some money from bank, take it to another bank at Philadelphia and return to the bar racks
 There were no written orders ex- cept to stop at North Philadelphia, meet the late D.. Clarence Gibboney, Bergdolfs lawyer. and thereafter be guided by wha' Gibboney said. the witness declared with same emphasis O'Hare declared he wanted to hand cuff his prisoner but that Hunt re- fused.
 It was Gibboney's order. he said, that the party halted at Philadelphia went for long automobile ride with Bergdoll driving. visited a burlesque show and Stopped at the Bergdoll home, from which the prisoner es- capped
 The sergeant told how Bergdoll. who had evaded the draft for tws years, was sent from Governor s Island in the uniform of an enlisted man, with a hat cord indicating he belonged to the infantry. how he sat in the train from New York to Phil adelphia without uttering a word and chewing fah1RCn all ha while
 He told of various moves, up to the moment when Bergdoll walked into a bathroom to answer the tel ephone. He was never seen after that and. the sergeant said, he does not know how he got out Except for that moment, he declared, the priso- ner was never out of his sight.
 Cross examination did not budge the witness from his statement tha, he was in ignorance of any plan to dig for buried gold, the object for which the prisoner was released in custody of O'Hare and York, another sergeant
 l Mrs Emma c. Bergdoll, the moth CT of the draft evader, and James l Romig, who was sent to Washing ] ton to get s105,000 in gold from the ! treasury, were around the Bergdol l home all the time, O'Hare said. Wher
  ] peare. Grover. he added, was walk 1 ing about perfectly at ease. 1 When Mrs. BergdoH learned he. 1 son had gone, she was greatly ex- l cited said O'Hare. The woman anC ! Romig, he added tried to persuade i him not to worry, assuring him Berg i doll would be back. As the guards i were being entertained, a bottle oi i gin mysteriously appeared, O'Har, | testified but he did not touch 1t, as he had not taken a drink in 21 years York. however, drank some. but wa. warned by O'Hare to let it alone.
 Tears filled the eyes of the little sergeant as he told of his return ts the island. empty handed with barely l enough money to pay his fare ans | of his plea that he be permitted tS i tell his wife of his misfortune befor, ! being locked up. He was tried latel | by court martial and acquitted
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
FIVE GOVERNORS ID CONFERENCE
 WITH PRESIDENT
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DENVER, Colo. May il. = Five governors of western states left Dem yer tonight for Washington to enlist the support of President Harding and congress in developing reclamation projects and in formulating agree ments for the utilization of the wat CTS of western streams.
 The delegation consisted of Cover nor D. W. Davis of Idaho. Governor Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona, Governor Emmett D. Boyle of Ne vada, Governor Charles R. Mabey of Utah and Governor Louis F. Hart Of Washington.
 Governor Hart, president of the Western States Reclamation assocf- ation, and Governor Campbell. presi- dent of the League of the Southwest. head the committee, which is a joint one. representing both organizations. According to information received here today the governors will be joined in Chicago by Governor Dick son of Montana. Stephen B. Davis, water commissioner of New Mexico is accompanying the committee as the representative of Governor M. C. Mechem of that state.
 The committee was instructed al two meetings held here to ask fed eral support. The first meeting was held Tuesday by governors and am bassadors" of the seven states in the League of the Southwest. The sec ond meeting was held today by rep resentatives of the thirteen states in the Western Reclamation associa- ton.
 The governors today endorsed the Smith McNary bill which carries an appropriation of 250.000,000 for the construction of reclamation projects Support of that bill will be asked and the governors also will be urged to become a party to proposed com pact among the states in the Colo rado river basin which would provide for the use of water in that stream and it's tributaries in the various states and thus save the expense and delay of litigation.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
Naval Budget Bill
 Will Be Taken Up
 By Senators Today
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-The na- val appropriation bill is to be taken up by the senate tomorrow, paving the way for the expected fight over the proposal of Senator Bora-h, Re- publican of Idaho, to request the president to call a disarmament con- ference between the United States Great Britain and Japan. After pas sage of the emergency tariff bill late today the senate gave right of way to the navy measure which carries SAG, 100000 as amended by the sen- ate naval committee, an increase oi SJ00, 500,000 over the appropriation voted by the house.
 The Borah amendment under sen ate rules will not be in order until after the naval committees amend ments are disposed of. The disarma- ment forces plan to oppose many ol the committee increases reported t6 the senate. Among the first expected to arouse controversy are those in creasing navy personnel from 100, ,00t to 120,0 900 meD, and the amendments 10 begin work on new Pacific coasi bases.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
SIGNING OF ALLIED. ULTIMATUM MAYBE.
 "SCRAP OF PAPER"
GERMAN NATIONALIST ALREADY LOOK UPON SIGNING CABINET AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALLIED
 ULTIMATUM WITH CONTEMPT
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BERLIN, May 1.-The reichstag presented a deserted appearance to- day, most of the members apparent ly' not having recovered from yes terday's session. The coalition par ties met informally which Chancel- Tor Wirth was riveting his new cab inet into coordinate ministry.
 The post of foreign minister which Dr. Wirth assumed temporarily, still is seeking a likely candidate. The majority socialists are reported to geois parties, or a partisan dip lomatic official, in the belief that a socialist minister would likely prove prejudicial to the new cabinet.
 A socialist foreign minister would be looked upon as polshevist in the United States one party leader de- clared. Wilhelm Cuno, director of the Hamburg American Steamship com pany, row on his way to the United States, is believed to be definitely out of the running. He is said to have declined the post a week ago
 Gossip today was devoted to spec ulation as to whether the cabinet which commands only a parliament ary minority, could carry out a con- structive program in view of its pre- carious backing. The strongest doubts are expressed among the Dem, ocrats, who predict that the Wirth ministry will soon undergo recon struction now that it's primary func- tion as a signing cabinet" has been disposed of
 The liberals insist on the inclusion of the German peoples party in any government, if only, to nullify oppo- sition from the Right side of the house.
 The new cabinet is only able to rely on 216 out of 4s9 votes. assum- ing that the Democrats vote solidly with the ministry. in which they are represented in a provisional manner only. Chancellor Wirth, therefore, will be obliged to depend upon the "beneyolent neutrality" or support oi either the peoples party or the inde- pendent socialists in a critical stage or he may weather a parliamentary storm if given the 21 votes of the Ba- varian peoples party.
 Although the liberal press gener- ally is sympathetic in its reception of the new cabinet, it is not oyer-en thusiastic
 The Bourse Gazette says that "i' is evident that the Wirth govern ment cannot aspire to be more thar a signing cabinet"
 The Independent Socialist organ Freihert, believes that the crisis ha: only been temporarily overcome.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
DISCOvERER OF RADIUM
 ARRIVES IN NEW YORK

Until Madame Curie sails for Flu rope, June 25, her visit will be marked by daily activity. The itin- erary includes a visit to the carnotite mines in Colorado. On May 20, Pres ident Harding will present the gramme of radium.
 Madame Marie Curie. whose dis covery of radium in 1898 has been called the realization of the dream of ancient alchemists," was born in Warsaw Poland on November [, 1S67 Her father, Professor Sklo- dow ska, was an instructor in physics and chemistry in the University of Warsaw, and for some years before entering upon her professional career as scientist, she worked in his lab oratory. Mme. Curie received the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1903.
 She married in 1896 Pierre Curie professor of general physics in the university of Paris, who had shared V ith her the honor of collabora tior in giving her great find to the world Some years later Professor Curie wa: struck by a wagon in Paris anC killed His widow succeeded to hi, Drofessorship. Madame Curie ha. two children, Irene. 20 years old. who like her mother. has taken up scien tific research, and another daughter of 15 years.
 The discovery of radium enriched many persons throughout the world ! It has been estimated that it's us, ! during the war saved the lives of no | less than 50,000 wounded men. Not
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London Appears
 Satisfied With
 Colonel Harvey
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LONDON, May 11.-Colonel liar vey, the new American ambassador. presented his credentials to Earl Curzon. foreign minister. at the for eign office today. He will be re- ceived by King George tomorrow and will make his first public appearance at a dinner by the Pilgrims society May 19. Meanwhile the ambassador has announced that he will refrain from granting interviews.
 Few of the afternoon newspapers comment on Mir. Harvey. but the Pail Mall Gazette says that the new am bassador announced himself by his words of greeting which could not be exceeded in cordiality OF couched in terms more agreeable to the people"
 Colonel Harvey. it said. is com mended personally by Englishmen by his record as a staunch upholder of the allied cause in the hour of strain and anxiety.
 President Harding, it adds has in timated a friendly disposition toward this country with a frankness for which it would be difficult to find a precedent. In his words, President Hardings ambassador constitutes a further forecast that this good will is not empty nor academic, the news paper declared.
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Ev Harding Still
 Contends He Was
 Promised Big Job
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CHICAGO, May 11.-Everett Hard ing, whose dreams of political pref erplent and wealth were shattered when federal officers arrested him, told Federal Judge Landis today that government officials recently enter ed his home and stole papers that would prove his innocence of charges of impersonating a federal officer.
 Attorneys for the self-styled 'cou- sin and assistant secretary to Presi- dent Harding" said that the papers would prove a high official in Wash ington had promised Everett the post of assistant secretary to the pres ident
 With the stipulation that his tes- tiTnony he the same as he might give at the trial, \. P. Webster. disburs- ing clerk at the white house in Washington, was permitted to tes- tiiy today. He said there never had been a person known as Everett Harding on the payroll of the gov eInment.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
BERLIN PRESS COMMENT

BERLIN. May 11-Newspapers of the nationalists and industrialists to- day received the new cabinet and its action in accepting the allied ulti- matum with expressions of scorn and contempt.
 The German people, in so far as it hes yet been able to think and feel, will not have anything in com mon with the government" says the Pan German Deutsche Zeitung. For us this document is but scrap of paper"
 Count Frederick von Westarp. conservative member of the reichs- tag, writing in the Kreuz Zeitung, de- declares that the conservatives did their duty in opposing acceptance.
 The Tages Zeitung charges that "the o-caIled German parliament played Frances game and that the makeup of the new cabinet accom- odates the French wishes.
 The clerical organ Germania be- lieves the acceptance marks the be- ginning of an area of international tranquility and that it will also pro- mote internal consolidation in Ger many.
 The Vossische Zeitung demands that the new ministry shall not re- veal itself as merely "a signing cab inet.p but shall proceed to carry out it's program
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NEW YORK. May 11-A message Of hope and fortitude for those al f1i.te ed with cancer was brought 10 America today by Madame Marie Curie diseoverer of radium and the rrorld,s foremost woman scientist St'a arrived on the Olympic with her ty,,o daughters to receive from Pres1- dant Harding. in behalf of the women as tha limited States one gramme or sadi,Im which sine said was to be -,s..d in cancer research. Asked Ii radiun was actually a cure, she re- piled: , if ,,roner1, an- piled. has recoi,,ad tbe >obaI nrize and is the first Woma = occunv q chair as professor at the Sorho,7re was greeted by represen- ea+,,-cs of the Marie Curle radium fun and leading scientific orgam- Ir l,cntrasl to the modish attire
 5 4nhr0afr- bearing of her tai aani'u'.-t,-~-s Madame Curie seemed a ,la,,f-as e.s, f-zl-.e. The almost ashen r,hitsross of s'tin. ashen hair touched ',,i,b g~ay and gray eyes that snow sncaeforal gleams of blue; her slnPi ,1,sai- +-tlo,ed suit and little tatfets p, pla -obired to make her aPpar- a,,ti,. tle ''passionless spirit or pure science" t,ri,o rn,, daugh. .ors to see your great tou.itlr -l'e e tbe,, share my gra utnde to Aiile! l'a' women for their lntefeSI III 5'..;s ana nv work, she sal1; ,.'r.. uei' ,, .','1 thank them through ihe press
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
RUMOR STARTS
 RUN ON DALLAS
 NATIONAL BANK
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DALLAS, Texas, May 1.-The Security National bank withstood a run today, holding open three hours after the usual closing time to ae- commodate depositors whose confi- dence had grown shaky because of rumors of unknown origin. No exact figures were available tonight, but of ficers of the bank said deposits to- day totalled roughly s1.To0.000, and that withdrawals were about $500. 900 less than that It was stated that no large deposits were withdrawn. but that on the other hand many Dallas business men and firms ad increased their deposits or opened new accounts.
 When the bank opened today few depositors. mostly with small ac- counts, were lined Iip. By noon hun dreds of persons jammed the bank and filled the streets.
 Various business men climbed on desks and boxes and made optimistic speeches. which with statements of confidence from the Dallas Clearing district federal reserve bank did much to bring order.
 Regarded as probably the most impressive assurances were the driv- ing through the crowd of a heavily guarded federal reserve bank truck with a huge sack of currency, which immediately was opened inside the bank, and a speech by E. H. R. Green of Terrell. Texas, and his de- posting of s100,000
 Another bank also deposited s1o0, ,000.
 Tonight it was said a grand jury investigation probably will be made to attempt to establish the origin of the rumor that the banks solvency was endangered.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
REV. MAN MIN | |S CONSECRATED
 TRINITY BISHOP
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NEW YORK, May 11.-Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, rector of his toric Trinity church, today was con- secrated tenth bishop of the Protes- tant Episcopal diocese of New York and today outlined his stand as suc- cessor to the late Bishop Charles Sumner Burch.
 In the morning before an assem- blaze of prelates he was elevated to his new station with a colorful cere- money in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and late today at the 136th annual convention of the New York diocese he delivered his first address as bishop.
 Outlining the church's attitude to- ward industrial and social problems he said that the church must be mot mere sympathetic onlooker but a great living influence and power"
 .But the church must include all within her sympathy" he continued, and must minister to all alike. She must sympathize with the problems of the Iaborer and the wage earner but she must recognize also the prob lems of the capitalists and the em- ployer and she must call on all
 equally for honesty, for right dealing, l for the spirit of good will and broth erhood-
 | Wherever there is proved wrong
 and injustice, the churchs of course, may and must, speak. But the church i is not commissioned or endowed with l special wisdom to pronounce upon | specific political and economic prob
 lems.''
 Bishop Futile of Missouri, patri- arch, who today served as chief con- secrator at the eighty-first ceremony of it's kind that he has attended, was present at this afternoons session of the convention. He received an oya- ton and occupied a seat of honor.
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Kauff Says Stolen
 Auto Got Into His
 Garage ByMistake
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NEW YORK, May 11.-Benny Kauff, suspended outfielder of the New York Giants testifying in his own defense today, denied the charg- es of automobile theft on which he is being tried.
 The stolen automobile was sold to Ignatz Engel, a stock broker and lat CT recovered by the police. Engel testified Kauff returned the purchase money to him when it was learned that the car had been stolen. Kauff declared that some weeks previous to the sale he had authorized Frank Hone, an employe in the garage own ed by Kauff, to purchase a car from William Dorst, an acquaintance while he (Kauff) was absent on a baseball trip. He said when he re- turned he found in his garage an automobile he believed to have been purchased from Dorst, and that he sold the car to Engel in that belief.
 He admitted having learned later that the automobile sold was not the car he had ordered Hone to pur- chase though the bill of sale in both cases was made out for the same au- tomobile. He denied altering the bill of sale.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
Strike
 Threatens Food
 Supply In Alaska
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 JUNEAU, Alaska, May 11.- Food supplies in the Prince Will liam Sound district of AIeska are "perilousiy low" as a result of the marine tie-up, Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., declared in a cable gram to Secretary of the h. terior Fall today.
 The governor suggested tempo rary suspension of provisions of the mercantile marine act to per- init the shipment of supplies from Seattle to Vancouver, B. C., by Canadian vessels, the supplies to be reshipped at Vancouver on Canadian liners running to Ju- neau, from which port they could be taken westward by the steam CTS of the Alaska Steamship com pany's fleet, now in Alaskan wa ters.
 Governor Riggs also asked that a navy collier be dispatched from Seattle to Juneau or direct to southwestern Alaska with food supplies.
 "The emergency of the situa- ton will not allow of any delay, as suffering may result inside of ten days, the governor declared.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
Scale Magnate Left
 $6,OOO,OOO Estate

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 CHICAGO, May 11.-An estate Of S6.0o0. 900 was left by Charles II Morse, scale and machinery manu- facturer. who died May ,, according 10 the will filed for probate today.
 The widow is bequeathed the resi- dence at Winter Park, Fla, and it is understood that a fortune in lieu of 6 dover was settled upon her by her husband before his death. The two sons of MT. Morse. Charles H., Jr. and Robert, divide control Of the Fairbanks Morse company between them. while a daughter, Mrs. Eliza beth Morse Genius. receives real cs- late and stocks and bonds
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Senators Clash On Appointment
 Of POstnasters
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 WASHINGTON, May 11.-A lively although brief tilt over postmaster appointments oc- cured in the senate today when Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, offered for insertion in the records the executive order issued yesterday by President Harding modifying civil service restrictions governing the choice of postmasters and the Wilson order putting postmasters under the civil service. Senator Harri- son said he wanted senators to "see the difference in the two or ders."
 "lt would be interesting" inter jected Senator Penrose, Repub- lican, "if it were available to have inserted in the record the num- ber of Democratic postmasters appointed prior to issuance of the Wilson order and also the mum ber of Republican postmasters decapitated by the order"
 We might also put in the num- ber of Democratic postmasters that are going to be decaPitated by yesterdays order," retorted Senator Harrison.