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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-18
earn or THANKS.

We take this means to thank our
friends, relatives, fraternal organ
izations. Boy Scouts and Campfire
Girls of Williams, Ariz., and Albu-
querque for their sympathy. assist
ance and beautiful floral offerings
during the bereavement of our son,
grandson, brother and nephew.
MIR. and MRS. c. r. SULLIVANT
AND FAMILY.
MR.. and MRS. ]. w. SULLIVANT
AND FAMILY.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-18
TOURISTS TO SNAKE
DANCES ARE ROUTED
VIA SPRINGERVlLlE

Latest advices on the condition
of the roads to the snake dances in
Arizona indicate that the route by
Springerville and Holbrook is the
best at this time. Leo Crane, SUI
perintendent of the United States
Indian service. who is out in the
Hopi country, writes that the
southern route is the better one.
Reports of the roads given out
by the Indian irrigation service
are as follows: From Gallup to
Keams' canyon, which is about
twelve miles from where the
dances will be held, good; from
Gallup to Holbrook. bad and al
most impossible at places; from
Albuquerque to Gallup, good.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-18
HANNAH SWORN IN AS
CHIEF "PR0" DEPUTY

J. D. Hannah. recently appoint
ed chief deputy prohibition en-
forcement officer, received APP
prevail of his appointment yester-
day from washington, and took
the oath of office yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. Hannah was formerly assist
ant cashier in the internal revenue
office, but resigned that position
when he received the appointment
as prohibition enforcement agent,
He will assume his new duties at
once. working under d. w. Snyder,
head of the prohibition enforce
ment for this state.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
RAYMOND COLE REPUDIATES
 CONFESSION AN EARLY TALK
In Court Charged With Murder, Young Man Now Claims Was
 in Another County

Mount Ida, Ark, Oct. 1S.-The de- fense in the case of the state against Raymond Cole, young Montgomery county mountaineer, charged with the murder of Mrs. Anna McKennon, woman recluse, last May will repudi- ate the alleged confession made by Cole to Hot Springs officers after his incarceration in jail there following his recent capture in Kansas after having been fugitive since the kill ing.
 Cole went on trial today following the completion of the jury in his case this morning. The opening argu- ments of his attorneys, appointed by the court to defend him was to the effect that proof would show that Cole was in another county a few hours after the killing of Mrs. Me Kennon and that his so-called con- fession was obtained after he had be- come intoxicated and after officers had repeatedly told him he was guilty of the crime charged and that le would be convicted.
 The state introduced a number of witnesses this morning, two of then .estifying that Cole told them of the killing and that he was the slayer.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
CALL ON BIG FIVE
 ID AVERT STRIKE
Brotherhood Leaders Are to Confer Thursday With U. s. Railroad La bor Board-WiIl Push Wage
 Cut Plan.

Chicago, Oct. 18.-Telegrams sum moning the chiefs of the big four brotherhoods and the switchmen's union to conference with the United States railroad labor board in an en- deavor to forestall an actual walkout on the nations railroads were dis patched to the labor leaders today.
 The conference was called for o'clock Thursday afternoon at the la bor board headquarters here.
 No Outline Is Given.
 All the members of the board are in the city except the public group, which has been in conference with President Harding and the interstate commerce commission at Washington. The public members will reach Chi cago late today.
 No outline of what the conference would discuss was announced, but 1t was said that new proposals would be presented to the labor men in an effort to prevent an actual cessation of work on the roads.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
DANCE AND WINE E LEADS TO KILLING
Frank Zimmerman. Refusing to Sell More Than Quart to Young Men, Forced to Use Gun, With
 Fatal Results.

Morrilton, Oct. 1S.--As the result of a quarrel over the purchase of a quart of wine William Jordan, 21, is dead and several young men of the St. Vincent section are in serious trouble, with Frank Zimmerman of St. Vincent held under S1000 bond for firing the shot that killed Jordan.
 It is said that the shot which caused the death of Jordan was fired by Frank Zimmerman, at the Zim- merman home, one mile north of St. Vincent. The tragedy occurred at 1 o'clock this morning. A 12-guage shotgun was used. The charge sew cred Jordan's arteries, above his left lung and death was instantaneous.
 According to information received here this afternoon, William and Clyde Jordan, brother and five oth- CT young men approached the Zim- merman home in an automobile fol- lowing their attendance at dance at St. Vincent, and requested Thinner man to sell the party quantity of wine. Zimmerman, it is said, offered the young men a quart, stating this was all that he could sell them. It IS said the young men demanded a larger quantity but Zimmerman stood firm in his declaration one quart was all he could sell At Thinner mans obdurate refusal to sell more than a quart the young men grew angry and it is said Clyde Jordan cast rock thru a window of the Zimmerman home. Zimmerman's son seized shotgun and fired it into the air. The elder Zimmerman then took the gun and went out on the porch and fired into the crowd. Will liam Jordan received the full charge and instantly died. All other mem pers of the party escaped injury. Jordan was armed.
 The dead man and Clyde Jordan are sons of Richard Jordan who re- sides at Atkins. Zimmerman, who is middle aged man. was arrested this afternoon on charge of second degree murder and released under a $100o bossd.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
PROBE OF KU KLUX
 COMES 10 CLOSE.
House Rules Committee Ends Exam nations of William J. Simmons, Imperial Wizard-Sharp Clash
 With Chairman Campbell.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The pro- posed investigation of the Ku Klux Klan by Congress blew up today.
 After ten minute session behind closed doors, the House rules commit tee, which at morning and afternoon sessions put Wm. J. Simmons, the klan's imperial wizard, thru a rigid examination, voted unanimously not to call any more witnesses.
 Announcement of the committed s action was made by Chairman Camp bell, and while the chairman and members refused later to make any comment beyond the bare statement as to witnesses, it is understood that an adverse report will be submitted to the House on a number of resolu- tons providing for an investigation. Final action, however, would not be taken until several absent members return to Washington. but House members accepted it as settled that they were done with the Ku Klux, un- less the department of justice, con- ducting of an inquiry of it's own, should proceed with the prosecution,
 Washington, Oct. 17.-A sharp clash between William J. Simmons, the imperial wizard of the Ku Klul klan, and Chairman Campbell of the House rules committee marked the re-opening of the wizards examina- ton when the klan head touched on the question of his physical collapse last week
 Simmons declared that Assistant Attorney General Grim remarked at the time Damn such faking, I've been expecting it all along.'
 'I was also told,~ Mir. Simmons added, that Mir. Grim and Chairman Campbell had said it was cheap the atricals intended to create sympa- thy"
 Chairman Campbell broke in with q bang on the table.
 If all the rest of your statement is as false as your statement as to me, it is utterly without foundation The conversation you mention did not occur. 1 made no such statement"
 Grim Takes Hand.
 Representative Rodenberg, Repub- lican, Illinois, declared the witness should not dignify such reports to in- suit the committee. Mir. Grim took 3 hand.
 q have no reply' he said. "Mr CampbelPs reply covers it"
 In the beginning his statement to- day, Mir. Simmons launched into ar attack against the New York World declaring that newspaper in publish ing an alleged expose of the Ku Klux had never presented any evidence to support it's charge that lawless acts hads been committed by klansmen Seeing great circulation gains by a rival, MT. Simmons said, the Hearst papers reached out for a part of it employing a former klansman who had been discharged by Edward Young Clarke" head of the Ku Klus 1 publicity bureau.
 Everybody grinned when the wit. ness declared the World was prepar. ing to have one of it's representatives tarred and feathered in an effort te make it appear the crime was the work of the Ku Klux.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
The Declared the County Newspaper

considerable importance in view of the time-honored controversy about ad- mission of such evidence in liquor cases.
 "The federal court practice is that no federal officer can testify as to what he finds in a home if he entered with out search warrant. State officer, however, takes the same status as a private citizen and his testimony is admitted regardless of his right to enter.
 Neither the state nor federal courts have held that an officer has a right to enter without a search war rant. The question passed on is solely whether the evidence obtained with out search warrant is admissible"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
RURAL ROUTE PATRONS MUST
 PUT NAMES ON BOXES
If This Is Not Done by November l All Delinquents Will Be
 Reported.

Wednesday, the 18th, was the day fixed by the postoffice department for the placing of names on all mail boxe. on rural routes. Those who did noI get their names on and who fail t. do so by November 1, will be report d to the Postofiice Department ane Ihere's no telling what will happei then. Most all of the boxes on thu Mena routes already bear the name of the patrons but there are other that will have to do some lettering 1T the next two weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
AMERICA A BLEND FOR ALL
Harding Asks Conservation to Natiol
 of Foreign Born Delegation.

Washington, Oct. President Harding, addressing delegation of foreign born citizens which called at the White House today, appealed for conservation to America, declaring that without it, "the real America tu which we all aspire" was impossible.
 T have said good many times we of America have no racial entity and we are making, therefore, people which is born of national inspiration, the president told the delegation, Eve are the blend of all peoples in the world. l sometimes think we are much better for that. But to make the real America to which we all aspire, we must have distinctly an American spirit, and you cannot have that without consecration to Amer ica."
 The delegation invited the president to attend and speak at the "America's s Making" exposition October go to No vember l2, in New York. The presi- dent took the invitation under advise ment, but said it was unlikely that he would be able to accept it.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
Code Word to Call It or.

Every chairman carried in a sealed packet a code word for use if the strike is called off. In even of receiv- ing the code word from headquarters, each chairman is to open his packet to identify the word.
 No reservations are made in the strike authorizations. Skeleton serv- ice, outlined in the bylaws of the unions is to be maintained, but other wise every man is expected to walk |out. The instructions declare the men have 'sidentically the same right to re- fuse to perform service on a mail train as you have to perform service on a freight train"
 Die Is Cast" Stone Says.
 Warren s. Stone, grand chief of the engineers, declined to comment on the conferences of this week. He said an announcement might be made from the Cleveland office later.
 Were all thru" Mr. Stone said q can't tell you anything now, but the die is cast"
 w. c. Lee, president of the train men, said he had used every influence to avert strike on the basis of the 12 per cent wage reduction of July 1, 1921, but that he felt any further re- ductions would justify walk out.
 "I want it understood that 1 used |every influence to avert a strike on the wage reduction of July l." Mir. Lee said. q preferred to accept that re- duction with an assurance that there would be no further wage reduction or change in our working rules for a reasonable period.
 "I felt that if the railroads got thru these business conditions, they would be in position to pay the present rates of pay"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
Test Labor Board.

Washington, Oct. 18.--The actior of the railroad labor board in sum- moning railroad union chiefs to Chi. cago for conference was described in high official circles today as first step to determine whether the rail. way board is to be regarded as an ef- ficient government agency or a fail ure-
 The step, it was learned, is in en. tire accord with the desire of the ad- ministration, altho the indications were that President Harding was not ready to take n personal hand in the situation so long as the board was working toward a solution.
 No conference between the presi' lent and the brotherhood chiefs is h immediate prospect, it was stated.
 The summons iszucd to the brother ,8ed heads is understood here to bE rurfIT unoI1tinI 1ue, and not of thf of'11l <h1fveter 4ufhrfIzed under ihs
 tees xie1ztIens ~ tls
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
FoRD's ROAD NOT IN WAGE ROW
Switchmen's Head, in Strike Plans,
 Exempt D.. T. & |.

Chicago, Oct. 15.--T. c. Cashen, president of the switchmen's organi- zation tonight said that the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad, owned by Henry Ford, would be the only road not affected by strike. He said that Mr. Ford's treatment had made it un- necessary to organize the men on that road and that they consequently were not affected by the strike order.
 Mir. Cashen said general headquar- ters for the strike would be in Cleve- land Headquarters of the Switch mems Union of North America will be moved there from Buffalo and the Order of Railway Conductors will transfer it's headquarters from Cedar Rapids, la, to Cleveland, he added.
 MT. Cashen left tonight for Buffalo.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
.$lO,OOO,OOOGOLD
 IS HELD BY OCEAN
Only Half of Gold Lost in Shipwreck off Irish Coast Is Salvaged by Divers-The Laurentic Gov
 cred by Sand.

London, Oct. 14.--After her fourth year of effort to salvage the S20, ,000,- 900 of gold lost in the liner Lauren tic, the racer has been laid up until next April, when she will resume operations.
 It was on January 23, 1917, that the Laurentic, magnificent auxiliary cruiser, struck a mine and sank in parts of the west coast of Ireland, in over twenty fathoms of water.
 Ship Covered by Sand
 The same summer salvage opera tions were started on her. But there was a great initial difficulty on &C., count of the swift sitting up of the sand. Only by luck was the wreck found at all-two divers came across "a mound of sand, and by chance they saw a piece of metal protruding. The mound--not much more than ten feet high, but covering some hundreds of square feet-was the Laurentic.
 It became necessary to place rings of explosives on the exposed plates and cut out section, exposing gird- CTS and more plates below, and these in turn had to be cut thru by dyna- mite until the layer containing the gold was reached. So great had the pressure of the sand been, however, hat the strong room, previously about twelve feet high, had been pressed out to the height of a few inches and the ingots, in consequence, scattered over very wide area.
 Half Is Recovered.
 However, by the fall of 1920 over S5, 100000 in gold had been recov- red and nearly as much again during the present summer has been trans erred from the depths of the Allan lie to the vaults of the Bank of Eng land.
 Whether it will be possible to re- cover any of the balance next summer is matter for doubt. Four years at he mercy of the Atlantic rollers have reduced her to scrap iron, and 1t is iifiicult to tell the stern from the bow The accumulation of sand has alsc become an increasingly difficult prop lsition. Only by the installation o1 three powerful pumps, each capabIt # sucking up sand at the rate of one lon per second. has it been poesibls Ls proceed with the work q eii.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
COMMONWEALTH PROPERTIES
 ORDERED SOLD BY U. $. COURT
Holdings Will Be Put on Block on November l7 or 1S--Mena Plant
 IncIuded

Fort Smith, Oct. 14.--Ali properties of the Commonwealth Public Service Company, operating utilities in score of Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma towns, will be offered for sale at auction in Fort Smith on November l7 or IS, to satisfy a judg- ment for $l,0S1,773 in favor of the Fort Dearborn Trust and Savings bank and Frank NJ. Forrey of Chica- go, bondholders.
 The company is unable to pay the amount of the judgment, on which the grace period expired Tuesday, and the formal notice of the sale will be prepared late this week, w l.. Cur tis, receiver and special master to make the sale, announced Thursday.
 The properties are to be offered as a whole and in certain divisions, each of which will include number of properties which can reasonably be operated together. The order of sale issued on October by Judge Prank A. Youmans of the U. s. district court provided that no bid of less than S6O0,- 900 could be accepted
 Terms are one-third cash and the remainder in 90 days, with pro- vision that the bondholders may buy the property and make payment in bonds at the value the bonds would have if the payment were made in cash.
 The judgment of $10sl ,733 repre- sents the principal and interest of two bond issues dated April l, 1918, and maturing serially during a term of years Default on interest payments operated to make the entire issue due, and suit was brought to collect.
 The sale above will include the Mena plant of the Commonwealth. With this may be sold, as one of the divisions or units, the De Queen and Ashdown properties.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
W. C. BENSON TO THE PEN.
Polk County Man Went Unattended
 tissues in Case.

iDtk &VuHtt luuN " tAt 8hu't~hi>sNN
 Issues in Case.
 One of the three prisoners who went unaecompanied to the state peniten- tiary at Little Rock this week to begin the serving of time was W. c. Benson, the Big Fork justice convicted of moonshining at the April term of Circuit court The Supreme court re- gently affirmed the sentence of the Big Fork man and Benson decided to start serving his sentence of one year.
 The Arkansas Gazette says of the Big Fork man:
 "W c. Benson, aged 66, formerly q justice of the peace in Polk county, arrived unaccompanied, to serve a year for manufacturing whiskey. Ben son said he would swear that he never made drop of liquor in his life. He, too, went to the governors office yes terday morning. The governor was busy, and Benson did not get to talk with him. Benson told officials at the walls" that he was confident that Governor McRae would pardon him if he could get chance to talk to the executive"
 In connection with the Benson case there is an interesting decision by the Supreme court. The Arkansas Democrat, m reporting this decision enormously credits it to the case oi four other Big Fork men who wers convicted in federal court at Fori smith. when it should have been ths Benson-B -Briscoe case. The decision aas to do with testimony of Fedora Prohibition Enforcement Officer Johi T. Tisdale. who is said to have en cred the homes of Benson and Bris zoe without n search warrant Th iecision of the court on this point lcld by the Democrat as follows:
 "The Arkansas Supreme court hns sid down the rnlc in 4 decision fha sidenee uf an officer ~fs44 enters 4omc without nparsH W6fTant is a nissahIe in a criminal H1b. e4en Eh he officer may have te<1 Iresfna4s " at the fiuse )r <<eaze #zs 1t taIned. 7f< d<ff1l1H q f<&4rzez az 1z
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
TRAINS WILL RUN-FELToN.
Head cf c. G. w., in First Group, De
 nies Roads Will Be Stopped.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The railroads will be able to continue operation, despite the nationwide strike called by six teen railroad labor organizations, in the opinion of Samuel M. Felton, pres ident of the Chicago Great Western one of the principal roads included in the first group, on which the rail em- ployes will walk out October 30.
 Asked tonight what preparations the railroads of the country had made to combat strike, MT. Felton declared his confidence that there would be nc complete tieup of transportation.
 "What will the roads do when the strike goes into effect?" he was asked
 we will cross the bridge when we come to it." he replied.
 "Will the roads be able to operate after the men walk out ?"
 "I haven't any doubt of it. Mir. Eel ton answered emphatically, ''but don't propose to show my hand now. can only repeat we will cross the bridge when we come to it"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
Action Unprecedented.

Springfield, IL, Oct. 13.-President Lewis action in removing state off, cers of the Kansas mine workers is unprecedented in the history of American mining, Frank Harrington, president of the Illinois mine work ers' union, declared today on hearing of the suspension of the Kansas dis trict.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
END 20 YEAR c0URTsHIp.
William Coburn, 90, and Mrs. Edith
 Wood, B9, Are Married.

Los Angeles, Calf, oct. 1s.-A twenty year courtship eliminated last night in the marriage of William Co., burn, aged 90, and Mrs. Edith R. Wood, aged 89, in the chapel of the soldiers home at Sawtelle, suburb. Bride and bridegroom declared they never felt younger.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
sl25. 900 Fire. No Excitement.

4 fire which destroyed 0F0VeTTY once valued at $Iz5.00o but which ct. 1racted only znall amount ef ut- tenlion. took place in fhc court htnxe SAf5 Wednesday. Tie Gre destroyed county ~arrnnf& cancelled during the lsaSk H><ni year and ua$ carefu,Ie Aakchcd M Judxe Finger and the e44n<<1<iontfS 69 akeo4ntn ~ see
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
Tom Webber nead-

Mrs. c. W. Petty received mes sage Wednesday morning telling of the death of Tom Webber at Glen wood, Ark. Decedent was q cousin of Mrs. Petty and is related to other. in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
HOWAT AND ALI AIDES REMOVED
 
John Lewis, International Mine Work ers' President, Suspends Union District in Kansas-Orders
 Men to Work.

Pittsburg, Kas,, Oct. 13.-The Kan sas district of the United Mine Work CTS of America, district No. IA, has been suspended by John L. Lewis, international president Alexander Howat and all other district officers are summarily removed and George L. Peck, until the districts suspen- sion the international board member, has been appointed acting president of a provisional district.
 All loyal miners of the district will recognize the provisional district of- ficials, Lewis declares in message announcing the suspension.
 Orders Miners to Work. Peck, in a statement this morning, declares that the miners must % back to work now. He announced that he would take charge of the dis trict headquarters this morning. With Peck is named Thomas Har- vey, suspended secretary treasurer of the Kansas district, as provisional secretary~treasurer. Harvey has beer opposed to Howat in the Kansas union affairs.
 Peck and Harvey are ordered to take charge of the headquarters, all records and all money of the Kansas organization.
 Idle for Two Weeks.
 The Kansas mlvsrs have been idle for two weeks or since Howat ane August Dorchy, the district vice. president, went to jail at Columbus to serve six months sentence for violation of the Kansas industrial court law.
 The cause of the action of Lewis however, in suspending the district is based upon the refusal of Howat and his district board to put back at work miners called out on strike at the Dean and Reliance mines last spring. The international organiza- tion holds that the strikes were in violation of agreements with the op- orators.
 There are approximately 12,0O( miners paying union dues in district IA
 Fleming Repulses Peck. When Peck entered the headquar. ters of the district union today anc asked that the place be turned over to him, John Fleming, acting presi dent of the Kansas district, refused to do so.
 T won't pay any attention to you, Fleming told Peck.