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Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SiMMS Written Expressly for the Newspa-
 per Enterprise Association)

per EnteFprtse Association)
 SHANGHAI. May. 171China is without a government. Peking does not rule China any more ehan Colum- bus. Ohio. rules Indiana. Its power extends to very little beyond the city walls and the country is in the hands of group of war lords just as effec- lively as in the good old days when every hilltop has it's castle and its king.
 Divided among these feudal barons to do their bidding-not the bidding of China-are more than a million armed men, as much the personal -henchmen of the barons as ever were the bodyguard of any medieval lord.
 The exact number of troops under arms in China is known to no one, event to the minister of war in Pe- king, for some of the provpcial mill tary governors have forces, sometimes greater. sometimes less, than they would have known to such powers as be. lt
 The Chinese themselves have say ing that such and such general has so many troops in barracks and so many "in his belly" That is, he draws money for fictitious regiments and "eats" it-or, in good American, he pads his payroll
 Other generals are suspected of hav- ing increased the number of troops under them to considerably more than they should have. This they do to strengthen their hands when it comes time to dicker with this or that fac ton on the matter of which side will receive their support.
 Lost si1,oo0,ooo
 ,. I asked Quo Tai-chi, the Joe Tumul- ty of President Ii Yran-hung's admin istration, now one of the big men of the military government in Canton Dr. Sun Yat Sens government-who many of the q provinces in China have war lords of their own. He said about 17.
 Kwangtung, the province which boasts Canton, of course is not one of the IT.
 ''When we set up the Canton gov ernment," Quo told me, Eve faced a very bad financial situation. The gambling concessions had furnished a monthly revenue of 100000 (about $5,QOO, 900 gold) and we had either to live up to our ideals of decent gov ernment and throw out the gambling and the s11, 1000 OO0O-or forget the ideals and keep the money. We very much needed that money but we never hesitated about. the gambling. It went"
 Outlook Gloomy
 Canton now is almost isolated. The seven provinces south of the Yangtze. which Canton counted on to stand by it in its fight against militarism and autocracy and in time force Picking and the country north of the river to it's way of thinking, have dwindled to two or three at most, several have joined the newly formed 'Yangtze federation" the announced object of which is to preserve the status quo. And the ''staus quo" is as stated. The outlook. for united China, there.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
Munholland Rate
 C9sc Dismissed

PHOENIX. May 17.--The applica- ton of R. c. Munholland for permis- sion to-increase demurrage rates on the Apache Railway. Southern Rail way and Mascot and Western Rail road was dismissed today by the state corporation commission on the motion of Munholland. who asked permission to withdraw the application.
 A similar application by J. F.. Fair banks also was dismissed ~
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED

ROME, May 1.-The National CO alition party, supporters of the min istry of Signor Glolitti. have elected 266 members in the new parliament, according to the latest computation of returns from Sundays elections.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
Decision June 1

CuICACO. May IT, The United States railroad labor board annourc- ed late today it had decided prevail ,no conditions justify to some extent vet to he dctermined. a readiustment downward of the wages of the em- rIoves of the carriers' which are par ties to tho disputes already heard hy the hoard"
 Tho announcement further declar- Tod that tho hoard would hand down lis final decision in all wage disuutes docLeted rrior to Anril IS on Juno ] fo he effective on Jus. l. Disputes filed since April IS will be heard on June 6, "it being tho purpose of the
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lF@udal Bar@ms With Nalilli@m
 Men Battle For Control Of
 Chimas War Lords Involved

fore. seems to progressively dinner and dinner
 In the north is General Chang Tso- lin, generalissimo over three prov inces and daily scheming to increase his holdings. According to the gen. eral impression he secretaly hopes to restore the monarchy, with a 15-year- old Manchu lad on the throne and himself as regent, at least.
 Broken China
 In the south f Dr. San Yat Sen, Dr. Wu Ting Fang and General Chen Chi ung-ming. the Pig Three" of the Can ton government. struggling for consti- tutionalism and democratic rule.
 Between the two. astride the Yang tze, in the> middle of Chna, is the league of Tuchuns, or military gover- nors, seven of them. in as many prov inces, with a stand-pat programme monarchy, no constitutional govern ment, but the status Quo."
 If I had not studied history" Quo told me. across lunch table in a Shanghai restaurant, 'I might let my self be pessimistic. But having put in a good deal of time, on that study. I know that no fight such as that we are making in China was ever won in a day. Constitutionalism is not going to die.
 China will have representative government Of that you can be very sure Had it not been for Yuan Shih- Kai, who first betrayed the Manchus
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
CONTRACT SIGNED

NEW YORK. May 17.-A contract for the construction in the United States of a 10000 ton electrically driv- en combination fuel supply ship for the Japanese navy was signed today with the New York shipbKilding Cor poration.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
Silence in Unions

CLEVELAND. May 17.-Heads of the railroad brotherhoods here refus- ed to comment tonight on the an nouncement of the railroad labor board
 ~We will have nothing to say until we receive the final decision of the board" W. c. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. said.
 Our convention is in session and it will do our talking" declared Warren s. Stone. grand chief of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
COPPER PRICES

Average price Of copper for
 April -.--.-.......---.----..----.- ,l2i5a Average price Of copper week
 ending May .-.-...--. .1Z2f- Average price of copper clof-
 ing May 4 --.-..-...--..-..-- .l2.f5
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18
THE WEATHER

ARIZONA: Wednesday showers; Thursday general ly fair and cooler.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 17. - Chief Justice White Of the United States supreme court is not expected to live through the night, his physicians said late tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-26
Postmaster General
Considering Plan
of Federal Guards

Chicago, April 25-Regular army
troops may be ordered to duty in
guarding the federal building, the
larger branches of the post office.
railroad terminals, loading platforms
and branches of the federal reserve
bank, it was announced today by
] ostmaster William B. Garlic. The in
formation was received in a letter
from Postmaster General Hays, he
said.
Postmaster General Hays approval
of federal troops to guard the federal
building and mail stations came as
the result of suggested by Postmas-
ter Garlic recently. Postmaster Gen
eral Hays in his letter today asked
Mr.. Garlic to work out a plan in de-
tail at once.
Il am particularly interested in the
matter of having federal troops pa
troll the stations in the larger cities
when specially valuable mail is being
handled" the postmaster generals
letter said. Lets see what we can
do about this right away"
Postmaster Garlic said that he had
made no definite plans as yet, but
would outline the guard system i'm
mediately.
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HEARS
REPORT ON REVENUE
AND EXPENDITURES

London. April 25.-(By the -Associat-
ed Press).-Austen Chamberlain, for
mer chancellor of the exchequer, TAX
ing the place of the present chancellor,
Sir Robert S. Horne, presented the
budget in the House of Commons to-
day. Its leading feature, removal of
some time ago. The chancellor's es-
Inmates of revenue and expenditure of
year ago have been borne out with
remarkable accuracy, surplus of
$50, 100000 pounds sterling. only about
100000 sterling under the estimated
surplus, being recorded.
No additional taxation is proposed
and there will be no further reduction
of taxation in the current year. The
chief points are. removal of the sur
tax on cigars and replacement of the
existing fixed duty of seven shillings
and an advalorm duty of SO 1-3 per
cent. on sparkling wines by specific
duty of Is shillings per gallon. These
changes have been made because the
higher duties proved unremunerative
and were injurious to England's allies
The corporation profits tax proved
to be disappointment. producing only
$4,000 sterling instead of the expect
ed 100000 sterling. but the chancel-
lor hoped the tax would justify itself
the coming year.
The chancellor characterized the
past year as one of the most remark
able in England's financial history.
and declared that the financial results
were satisfactory when it was taken
into consideration that his last state
ment was made when trade was boom
ing and prospects were rosy. and that
upon that sunny prospect there de-
seconded with almost unequalled sud-
denness and completeness deep de-
preston, which still continued.
The House was chiefly interested in
details concerning debt reductions, es-
peclally the announcement that the
debt to the United States had been
reduced 100000 sterling during the
past year and that interest on the
debt to the United States must be pro-
Vlded for next ycaar.
The debt 10 Cana da had been TO-
duced by 20000.000 sterling in the
year, while all debts to Japan. Spain
Argentina, Uruguay and Holland had
been wiped out.
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German People in Dark

DR.. Simons, the foreign secretary
did not present the new German pro-
posals to the Reichstag today be-
cause of an understanding with the
American embassy and for the adj
, ditional reason that there is a para
graph in the note to President Hard
ing suggesting that. he feel free to
query back for further information
or the elucidation of any point not
clear, if he so desires, before submit
ting the note to the Entente.
Consequently. the German press
and public, and even the party lead
ers, have not seen the counter pro-
posals, and their publication is eager
ly awaited.
The Germans suggest making the
annuities in the payment of the re-
parations flexible, dependent upon the
recovery of German industries. An
international loan is suggested, to be
floated Immediately for the purpose
of placing ready cash at the disposal
| of the Entente but no sum is named.
| Germany expresses her Willingness
! to pledge the customs revenues as
/ guarantees, and further offers to de-
l. liver manufactured articles to the al
| lies with the understanding that Ger
many will pay the producers and get
| credit on the indemnities. Germany
also offers immediate participation in
the work of restoration in the devas-
/ tated areas, labor and materials to be
, supplied by Germany and credited
against the indemnities.
No suggestion is made of Ger
manys willingness to assure the in
: Gebtedness of the allied powers to
/ the United States.
| Germany's counter proposals are so
| intricate and involved that the ex-
perts who have read them express the
opinion that they may be misinter-
preted, as the London offer was by
persons who did not analyze them
carefully and work out the total
amount that would have been yielded.
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VOLSTEAD HAS
BILL TO BLOCK
MEDICINE beer
Measure Designed to
Offset Ruling Form I.
er Atty. General
Would Not Prohibit Use OF
Wine as INSTRUMENTATION
of Enforcement Act Seeks to
Further Tighten Up Law in
New House Bill

Washington, April PA bill pro-
hibiting doctors from prescribing beer
as medicine was introduced today
bly, Chairman Volstead of the House
judiciary committee.
The measure, designed to tighten
up the Volstead law in view of an
opinion by Attorney General Palmer,
would not prohibit use of wine as a
medicine, but re-enact in more speci-
fic language the injunction such pre-
scription must be limited to actual
needs for medicinal use.
Another provision would direct the
prohibition commissioner to hold
down the importation and manufac-
tlre of liquor to actual requirements
of the people for non beverage use
and permit the importation and man
ufacture to supply current needs af-
ter the present liquor supply in the
United States has been exhausted.
Chairman VolStead declared in a
statement that the principal object of
his bill was to meet the situation
created by the opinion of Attorney
General Palmer in regard to the use
of beer and wine for medicinal pur-
poses.
THAT opinion, in effect, holds" he
said, that the commissioner of in
ternal revenue has no power to limit
the quantity of such liquors when pre-
scribed though the law expressly pro-
vides that the commissioner shall linn
it all permits.
THE bill prohibits doctors from
prescribing beer. 1t is idle to argue
that there is any real necessity for
beer as medicine. Leading doctors
everywhere deny that it has any val
ue for that purpose, besides, every
thing in beer except the alcohol can
be had in the so-called near-beers
eight states prohibit beer from being
prescribed.
The measures does not prohibit the
use of wine, but it re-enacts in more
specific language, if that is possible,
the injunction that such prescriptions
must be limited to the actual needs
for medical use"
Concerping the provision directing
the commissioner to hold down impor-
tation and manufacture of liquor
while there is stock ON hand, Mr.. Vol
stead said:
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TWO HUNDRED BILLION MARKS
GERMAN PREPARATIONS OFFER
WEEKS SEES MENACE
IN US. PATENT RUSH
BY GERMAN CITIZENS

Washington, April 25-Activity of
German citizens in obtaining patents
from the American government en-
bodying many of the principles of
America railroad artillery and other
ordnance, led Secretary Weeks to ask
Congress today for legislation limit
ing the granting of patents to for
eigners.
The secretary said 201 ordnance
patents had been obtained here by
German citizens since last July l.,
and all transferred to Frederick
krupp, the great ordnance manufac-
turer at Essen.
1T seems to me significant" said
Secretary Weeks, in a letter to Vice
President Coolidge, that out of II
patents selected at random eight per-
tain to railroad artillery and embody
many of the principles of our own
railroad artillery, and in view Of the
circumstances, l feel constrained to
bring the matter to your attention
for such action as you shall deem de-
sirable in the interest of the United
States.
Corrective legislation seems neces-
sary. The principle involves the poll
cy of the government granting pat
entS to nations or countries with
whom the United States is at war.
Furthermore the question arises
whether we should not require that
all foreign patents be put into opera
ton within the period of say two or
three years so as TO forcstall a condi-
ton arising similar to that relating
to the dye industry at the beginning
of the late war wherein the Germans,
through their patent activities in this
country, had practically eliminated
American manufacture of dyestuffs
because of the protection received BY
their American patents which were
not licensed or otherwise put into OPP
GRAFTON in the United States
Secretary Weeks letter was referred
to tn Senate patents committee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-26
Boston Broker Held
for Shady Deals
in German Marks

Boston. April 25-Charles P. Alb
hott of the brokerage firm of Abbott,
Putnam & Company of this city, was
arrested today charged with larceny
of S1641 in connection with dealings
in German marks.
According tothe police, Lewis H.
Green, residing at the United States
Hotel claims to have paid Abbott
$1016 on last November II and $625
on December for which he was to
receive 100000 marks but the
marks were not delivered Some
time previously Green, who is I'M
derstood to be a wholesale fish deal
er in New York, purchased 800, 200
marks from Abbott which were duly
delivered. Abbott was released I'M
der $4,000 bonds.
The firm of Abbott, Putnam &,
Company was petitioned into bank
ruptcy by creditors a few days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-26
Cancellation Board
to Probe Idleness
Boston Building

Boston, April 25.-The state board
of Cancellation and arbitration next
Thursday will begin public inquiry into
the idleness of the building trades
here, it was learned tonight.
About 1900 building mechanics have
been on strike since last January
when the Building Trades Employers
Association announced wage reduc-
tions. Recently the employers an
nounced resumption of construction
work on an open shop basis.
A mass meeting of the United Build
ing Trades Council scheduled for Bos-
ton Common today was cancelled upon
receipt of summons for appearance
of the unions leaders before the state
board for a public hearing.
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BRITAIN SOON TO
FUND FIVE BILLION
WAR DEBT TO U.S.

Washington, April 25.- Negotia-
lions with Great Britain for the fund
ing of her $4,000, 900, 900 war debt to
the United States will be resumed
soon, Secretary Mellon announced to-
day.
The secretary Said he did not know
just when the negotiations would be-
gin but that invitations probably
would be sent from the State depart
ment soon for Great Britain to send
representatives to this country for
that purpose.
Negotiations for the funding of the
British debt into long term obliga-
tions, the secretary explained, We're
halted by the change in administra-
tons, btu Great Britain has been
ready to resume upon invitation from
this country
Arrangements for the, conferences
here, the secretary said. are in the
hands of the State department which
will dtermine the procedure. 1t is
probable, he added, that neither
Great Britain nor this country will
lay down in advance any specific plan
for funding the debt, but it will be a
matter to be worked out by discus
sion at the conferences.
Funding conference with Great
Britain, the secretary continued. will
probably be followed by separate
meetings with other allied debtors.
In connection with suggestions
made some time ago of possible cam
cellations of allied debts, the secre-
tary said that cancellation of the war
debts was "the next thing to incon-
ceiyable" and had never been sug
gested by either this country or its
debtors
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Novel Chair Gift
U. S. Newspapermen
to President Harding

New York, April GA chair made
from a rib of one of the first Amer
lean warships is to be presented to
President Harding by fellow publish
ers throughout the United States, it
is announced by Ernest F. Birming-
ham, editor of the Fourth Estate, who
has been collecting subscriptions of
one dollar each.
Recalling that when President Will
son completed his term the members
of his cabinet purchased from the
government the chair which he had
used at the cabinet meetings for
eight years, the donors desire Presi-
dent Harding to have a cabinet chair
of his own which he can take to
Marion, Ohio. when he retires to
private life. They regard it as a
glorification of the Editorial Chair"
which he occupied for quarter of a
century.
Through the courtesy of Stephen
H. P. Pell of New York the chair will
be made from the warship Revenge,
which was sunk in Lake Champlain
by the british on October II, 1776
and raised in 1909 from the lake bed
adjoining property which has been
owned by the Pell family for genera
tons. The hull is now at Ticon-
deroga, where the old fort is being
reconstructed by Mr.. Pell.
Editors of large and small papers,
both Republican and Democratic have
contributed to the fund. 1t was
hoped that the president might sit
in thee hair at the annual banquet of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association at the Waldorf on Thurs
day, but his official duties would not
permit him to come. and the presen-
tation will take place in Washington
next month.
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TWO SHOT DEAD
FOUND IN AUTO
IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, Cal, April 25.-Two
men, believed from cards in their
pockets to be DR.. Joseph Durand and
Myron G. MacCauley, were found to-
day shot to death in an overturned au-
tomobile in an outlying quarter of the
city. The automobile was rerted by
the man believed to be MacCauley.
Powder marks on the other man, who
had been shot three times in the alb
domen, indicated the bullets had been
fired at close range.
An automatic pistol with four empty
shells was found in the wrcckage of
the car.
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School Girl Jumps
to Death-Mind
Believed Unbalanced

Oceanside, n. Y, April 25-The quiet
OF study hour in the high school
here today was broken when Miss
Virginia Sission, II, junior, walked
to a window, climbed upon a radia-
tor and jumped to the yard 20 feet
below. She died of a fracture of the
skull.
School authorities expressed belief
that she had suffered mental break
down from taking care of her four
small brothers and sisters. Her ia
Their, civil engineer, is now some
where in South America. while her
mother is employed in New York. Her
last words were for her mother,