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Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
LARGE CROWD GREETS
TREATY SUPPORTERS
At DUBLIN MEETING
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DUBLIN, March 5.-The crowds
which gathered today for the opening
OF the campaign in favor Of accept
ance Of the Anglo-Irish treaty were
notably not only because OF their
vast proportions, but also because
the high degree Of enthusiasm
evinced.
The orators, in addition to Michael
Collins and Arthur Griffith. included
Joseph McGrath, minister of labor,
William Cosgrove, minister for home
affairs and other leaders in the prov
isional government. Two platforms
were constantly employed by the
speakers.
With the exception OF a minor flag
incident. when girls and women tore
down a free state tri-color. perfect
order was maintained by the repub-
lican police.
Mr.. Collins, in a long speech. de-
Tended the treaty. He asserted that
once the free state was established,
the union of Northeast Ulster with
the remainde of Ireland was certain.
He expressed determination to pro-
ceed TO the establishment of a police
force, despite Of warnings OF Eamon
de Nalert. 1t would not be pol
itical force to protect any special
SeGllOQ, DuI WOulu re lOI tue plO-
lection of every citizen in Ireland.
Mr.. Griffith's address was brief.
Both he and Mr. Collins pointed TO
British troops leaving Ireland as be-
ing proof that Ireland had not been
betrayed.
The position in the northeast. Mr..
Collins said, was not ideal, but there
were only two alternative issues
coercion or conciliation. Whichever
alternative was adopted must be
adopted whole -heartedly. All were
agreed against coercion, but the
treaty contained forces for persu-
aston which would bring the north
east into bankruptcy if it stayed out
of the free state.
The speaker asked why British
agents were being attacked and their
arms taken away from them when
there was no war in progress, unless
it was intended to turn those arms
against the people.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
PRIME MINISTER
DELAYING OFFER
To RESIGN BUT
NOT WITHDRAWN
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LONDON, Mar 5-David Lloyd
George, the prime minister, returned
to London this afternoon from
Chequers court, where he spent the
weekend.
Shortly after arriving at his Off
cial residence in Downing street. the
head. the lord high chancellor and
Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary
for the colonies. The conference be-
tween the trio lasted an hour.
The disposition in political quar-
ters in London seems to be to be-
lieve that the climax in the crisis is
NOT likely to be reached before next
Tuesday, when Arthur j. Balfour is
expected to deliver an important
epeech in London. According to an
apparently inspired statement issued
today there is no change in the situa-
ton.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges offer to resign
has been held in allegiance. but not
withdrawn. He still is awaiting as
surances of the continued loyalty of
the Unionist party to the coalition
government.
The premier points out that candi-
ucLLSo ri . 1Sfh6 NAi1N~AA - ft~
constituencies for the approaching
general elections who disclaim Mr..
Lloyd Georges leadership. vet receive
the approval of unioist headquarters
and he considers it impossible to go
on under such conditions. 1t Is fur
ther understood that the premier in
sists in the event of a general cleo
ton that there shall be a more squal
ALLEGATION of seats between the I'm
ionists and Liberals in the coalition,
whereas the Unionists claim the pre-
ponderance of the seats.
The situation is complicated by the
fact that while the Unionist mem
bers Of the cabinet are earnestly urg-
ing the premier not to resign, the
coalition Liberal members of the gov
ernment are almost as anxious that
he should resign.
They affect to see little prospect OF
success for the coalition in the gem
erai elections, and many of them are
anxious to seek a reunion with the
Asquith Liberals under Mr.. Lloyd
Georges leadership.
There is a growing advocacy here
OF z, postponement of the Genoa eco-
nomic conference until after the gem
eral elections are held in England
unless the present crisis is solved in
such a manner as TO leave the pre-
n1ier with undiminished authority.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
GERMANY LEADS IN
SUICIDES AND IRELAND
HAS LOWEST NUMBER
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NEW YORK. Mar. 5--Reaction fol-
lowing the war was blamed tonight
by the Save-a-Life league for the
large number Of suicides in 1921,
90, 600 of which were estimated to
have taken place in this country
The number of cases brought to the
leagues attention, was 49, Of
which, S,410 were males and 3,7S4
females.
This waste of life. the result of
recent disturbed economic conditions
and the aftermath of the war" said
q report by Harry M. Warren, presi-
dent of the league, ''has caused COM
mercial failures. loss of employment
and much real suffering. The grow
ing complexity of our modern life,
the feyerish unrest, crimes. divorces,
questionable dress, unhappy home
relations. the decline of religious SEN
timent, and other things have caused
deranged nerves, depression and less
self control. With improved bust
ness, which is sure to come, the sui
eide rate viii be reduced and pros
perity and happiness will return"
One of the striking features of the
report is the increase in the mum
ber of suicides of children which was
Az in 1919; 707 in 1920 and SOS in
1921 There also were 500 war vet
Grams among the suicides last year.
All classes of society were included
in the list of those who took their
own lives. There were 10 editors:
40 students. 81 school teachers, 21
clergymen. 80 brokers. 81 judges and
| lawyers. sc physicians, mayors S8
heads of large corporations. rs mill
| lionaires. 80 wealthy women and SO
bankers including 81 bank presidents
The Oldest suicide was 100 years old,
and the youngest five wears.
All sorts of reasons were given by
! the victims One man hanEed him
| self because his wife was too good
| Tor him; another because his wife
! was spending all his money; another
| because he could not stand the noise
! of a neighbor's piano, and another
! because his wife refused to kiss him
! One mother took her life because her
| son wouldn't marry to please her
! One man left a note stating beware
! of grass widows" and another killed
! himself for the good of the I. w. w
In New York city there were sac
! suicides last year, an increase OF 10}
/ over 1920
ireland has fewer suicides than any
other country on earth, Mr.. Warren
declared in his comment on world
I conditions. Germany leads the world
especially in child suicide
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
THREE
HUNDRED IN
u. s. CONFESS
FILM MURDER
Los Angeles Officers Are
Swamped With "Confes-
'sions' Of Murder OF
Motion Picture Director
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LOS ANGELES, March 5.-The
latest confession" Of the murder OF
William Desmond Taylor. film di-
rector, received by the police here in
letter mailed from an unnamed
Connecticut city. was maze by man
who described himself as ''avenging
husband" it was disclosed today by
Captain of Detectives Adams.
The officers are Withholding the
name of the city from which the
confession" was received and the
name signed to the document, while
they are endeavoring to learn more
of the writer.
According to the letter. the film
director had had IAN affair." with the
writer's wife. Later the director had
'Scorned" her, the wife confessed to
her husband. and the two of them
planned vengeance" the letter re-
counted.
The confession stated that the
night OF the murder. February !, the
writer and his wife drove in an auto
mobile to within two blocks of the
Taylor bungalow. There they parked
their car. From a distance they saw
Mabel Normand. film actress, leaving
the apartment, being escorted to her
motor car by the director and they
negro servant talking with William
Davis, Miss Normands chauffeur.
While Taylor was talking with Miss
Normand, the confession" continues,
the "scorned" wife slipped through
the open front door of the director S
bungalow and unlocked the back door
for her husband to enter. When Tay-
lor returned, the wife and husband
confronted him.
Portions of the letter concerning
the actual meeting and the killing
were not given out, but according to
other portions, the wife. after Taylor
had been slain, left by the back door,
which the husband locked after her
and she then hurried TO their auto-
mobile and started the engine in
readiness for a quick departure when
he rejoined her.
Then the husband left calmly by
the front door, STOPPING slightly 50
he would not be recognized If he
were seen, joined his wife and drove
way with heEs
The police state that they place a
certain amount OF credence In the
confession"
Captain Adams declared the hand
writing of the "confeSsor" was SINH
lar to that of Edward +. Sands. miss
ing former butler secretary to Tay-
lor, but pointed out that the context
precluded its having been written by
| Sands, who was not married.
The name of wen known man
connected with the motion picture
/ industry in Hollywood. was signed tc
! the Connecticut confession" accord
| ing to Captain Adams. A minute
check of the latter's movements had
| been made, however, and the police
are convinced, they stated, that he
has no intimate knowledge Of the
| crime.
More than 500 persons in the United
States, one in England. and one II
| France have confessed" they killed
Taylor, but none of them has signed
his confession" except the Connect
cut writer. according to the officers
| Most of the letters apparently were
| from poorly educated persons.
In addition. hundreds of other let
ters have been received. advancing
what the officers termed highly i'm
probable" theories concerning thu
| murder mystery and its solution.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
TENSION CONTINUES
HIGH IN TAFT OVER
XII KLUX ACTIVITIES
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TAFT, Calf, March 5.-The mys-
terious persons garbed in pillow cases
and sheets who have been terrorizing
the citizenry here for the past week
or ten days. gave nervous citizens
a chance to calm themselves today.
The tension continued high, how
ever, and citizens who discussed the
situation did so only after pledges
that they would not be named or
quoted. They usually took the in
quirer into a back room and locked
the doors before venturing upon a
conversation on the subject. Tt ap-
pears we'll established that there have
been five instances of violences after
which the person attacked has left
the community.
But there are rumors of scores of
cards and letters received from the
''Eu KluX Klan" warning the re-
cipients against various practices and
somemtise merely telling them to get
out of the community, without giving
reasons.
Persons who have seen these warn
ings are inclined to believe some or
ganized body is sending a few of
them; and that this same organized
body is responsible for the principal
attacks mentioned. but that the bulk
of the other warnings have been
written by individuals or small groups
who are travelling on the reputation
for terrorism caused by the acts Of
the original group.
This view apparently is supported
by the fact that in at least one in
stance the warning was repudiated
in later communication signed "Ku
KluX Khan"
District Attorney Jesse B. Dorsey,
seen at Bakersfield today. said the
situation so far had been such that
it was almost impossible for county
| authorities to take any intelligent
action.
Dorsey said those who had been
actively attacked by masked men had
departed without pausing TO COM
plain TO the authorities He said he
1 believed the outbreak purely sporadic
and unaffiliated with any general
movement but he was taking all
possible steps TO prevent it's growth.
The position expressed by Sheriff
Newell, was much the same
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
GOVERNMENT
TAKES ACTION
AGAINST 10.
STOCK FIRMS
Members OF St. Louis Live.
stock Exchange Charged
With Maintaining Boy.
colt On Non-member,
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WASHINGTON. Mar. 5-A formal
complaint has been filed by Sccrc-
tary Wallace, acting under the power
given him in the packers and stock
yards act against every livestock
commission firm holding membership
in the st. Louis Livestock Exchange,
and against the principal order buy
ers,' dealers and traders at the ST.
Lewis National stockyards, charging
them with maintaining a boycott
against commission houses not mem
bers of the exchange. The complaint
is the first to be filed under the act
The defendants, numbering about
10. have been cited to appear in the
federal court, st. Louis, March 20.
The principal charge in the com
plant is that the exchange members
are restraining trade through opera
tion of a boycott and that "39 com
mission firms constituting the entire
membership of the exchange refused
to do business with order buyers or
traders-except buyers for the very
large packing concerns-who buy
livestock from the four commission
companies that are not members OF
the exchange"
Two OF the non member concerns
are said TO be farmer CO. operative
associations and sell livestock al
rates 25 per cent lower than those OF
exchange members" One Of the trad
ing regulations OF the exchange. the
complaint says. is that members
must not trade with non on-members.
The boycott against the farmers
livestock commission company, one OF
the non member concerns, was start
ed, according to Secretary Wallace
on Nov 6, 1921 at meeting of mem
bers OF the exchange when those
present agreed upon and adopted
policy or common plant 70 hamper,
obstruct and prevent. by coercion OF
intimidation" order buyers and trad
ers from making any purchases from
the farmers company.
"The number OF buyers at the
yards who are not coerced by the OK
change members is 50 small" the
statement issued here said, that
they do not afford an adequate out
let for the livestock received by the
independent agencies. The result Is
TO the detiiment OF producers of live
stock and the public in general"
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
STATE DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL TO RESIGN
ON HUGHES RETURN
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WASHINGTON, March 5.--Resig-
nation of Fred X. Nielsen, solicitor
OF the department of state, will be
announced shortly after the return OF
Secretary Hughes from vacation in
Bermuda, it was learned today. Mr.
Nielsen was named to his present
office in June, 1920, by President Will
son. The appointment was largely in
recognition of efficient work at Paris
in 1919, where Mr.. Nielsen then So
licitor for the department, was an
American representative at the peace
conference and expert legal adviser in
matters relating to th treaties, claims
against enemy governments and pro-
lection Of property in enemy coun-
tries.
Mr.. Nielsen was born in Denmark
in 1879 and was appointed an sttor-
ney in the law department of the
department OF state July %. 1904,
from Nebraska. After serving as a
special agent of the land office from
1909 to 1911, Mr.. Nielsen was named
assistant solicitor of the department
of state in 1913.
Mr.. Nielsen, who is a widely known
writer. on legal subjects, is a memhelt
of the American Society of Internae
tional Lawyers. He was made =
MEMBER OF the LSblOH OA tloAVi "
France in 1919, in recognition OF his
work with the American peace dele.
cation.
withdrawal OF Mr.. Nielsen from
the department, coupled with other
important changes in personnel soon
to take place, will force Secretary
Hughes TO consider a widespread re-
alignment Of executives when he re-
turns to his desk tomorrow, Under
secretary Fletcher. who was named
ambassador to Belgium some weeks
ago, expects to leave for his new post
about March IS. Fred NJ. Dearins,
the assistant secretary, also is e1-
pected to leave this month for Por-
tugal, where he was appointed min
lister several weeks ago.
No intimation> has been given re-
garding their successors in the state
department.
Among other personnel changes IN
the department at Washington, II
was learned today is that of Clinton
Z. MacEacharan, assistant TO Under-
secretary Fletcher. It was said Mr..
MacEacharan soon would be mated
consul at Antwerp. Belgium.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
new
OPENS FIGHT
FOR 4 POWER
PACT TO-DAY
Indiana Senator Is Given
Task Of Firing First Ad-
ministration Broadside In
Favor Of Pacific Treaty
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WASHINGTON, March S. The
second year of the Harding admins
tration finds congress graphing with
arms conference treaties the soldiers
bonus. tariff, ship subsidy, appropri-
alton bills and scores OF other mea-
sures, with the November elections
awaiting to act as probable scale
to determine the political success OF
the results achieved.
In the face Of the almost daily
iengthening program, Republican
leaders virtually have forgotten their
previous juno adjournment goal and
many now are talking OF July as the
windup date.
The treaties are to be paramount
in the senate and the bonus bill in
the house, broadly speaking. during
the next few weeks. with the prob
ability OF the tariff bill being re-
ported to the senate within ten days
or two weeks. Republican leaders
hope to dispose of all of the treaties
before taking up the tariff or bonus
bills in the senate. Appropriation
bills, administration spokesmen de-
clare, are advanced more than usual
at this date due to the operation OF
the new budget system. but much
delay in the army and navy appro-
priation measures is expected.
The first administration broadside
in behalf of the four power Pacific
treaties is to come tomorrow in the
senate from Senator New of Indiana.
Republican member Of the foreign
relations committee and confidant of
President Harding. During the week
opponents also expect to get into
action, but the real fight, over res
- H..
face with prospects of it not reach
ing the open floor for several weeks.
Friends OF the four power treaties
continue to express optimism over
the prospects of ratification despite
the conceded opinion generally OF the
long and hard fight facing the four
power measure.
The compromise soldiers bonus
measure drafted by the Republicans
ways and means committee is to be
laid before the full committee this
week and possibly brought before
party conferences. That material
changes yet hay face the bonus leg
islation before it is finally evolved
is being predicted widely.
The senate tomorrow will continue
the fight over the proposal to enlarge
the appropriations committee. sim
liar to the new house procedure un-
der the budget system. The change
is being fought as proposed con
centration of power" Senate leaders
also hope this week TO begin con-
sideration of the department of JUS
tice measure to create a number oi
new federal judges to relieve con-
gestion in federal courts. These
measures are to be sandwiched be-
tween the four power treaty dis
cussion, with the latter scheduled tc
get exclusive right of way in another
week or ten days.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
Liquor Blockade
To Be Enforced
By Coast Guard
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WASHINGTON, March s. The
prohibition navy" will be ready for
operation in Atlantic coastal waters
In search of liquor smugglers some
time this month, it was declared to-
night at enforcement headquarters.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted, officials said, whereby the
prohibition bureau is to have the use
of submarine chasers not now being
used by the coast guard. Nine of
these little craft are said to be i'm
mediately available for transfer to
dry law commanders.
1t was learned that prohibition
authorities contemplate screen of
swift ships operating from Maine to
Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico TO
prevent the landing of Illicit alcohol.
While the coast guard will retain
the title to the submarine chasers the
prohibition bureau will hear the ex-
pense of their operation. Enforce
ment agents will be on board each
boat.
Whether the ships will fly special
prohibition flag while ON their new
service has not been decided but
Commissioner Haynes has received
several more or less appropriate sus-
gestions for design for an emblem.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
CHAIRMAN HULL
SAYS HARDING s
FIRST YEAR IN
POWER FAILURE
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WASHINGTON. March 5. - The
republican majority in congress. dur
ing its three years control of the
government since 1913, and the Re
publican administration during the
past year have wholly failed to
make good their pre- election prom
Uses and to grasp the true economic
conditions and apply sound remedies
therefor" Cordell Hull. chairman OF
the democratic national committee,
declared tonight in a statement re-
viewing the first year of the Re-
publican party's administration OF
national affairs
"The patent failure OF the chief
Republican policies and the astonisb-
ing breakdown of the reactionary
leadership after March 4. 1921. con-
stitute the chief characteristics OF
the movements of the Harding ad-
ministration." Mr.. Hull declared.
''This administration will always be
notable for its failure rather than
its successes.
Having, for temporary political
advantage" he said. 'helped to create
conditions now grievously complained
of by the people. Republican leaders
are stopped from asking to be ex-
cused for their failure to remedy
them"
Chairman Hall asserted that hav-
ing defeated in 1919 and 1920 tho
reconstruction program of the Dem
ocrats, the Republicans are now pro
posing the same remedies" TO re-
store the country from panic con-
ditions which the program was de-
signed to avoid.
Declaring that Republican leaders
just now are engaged in 'the UNI
gracious task OF trying to picture To
the country a creditahle record for
the Harding administration thus far
the statement continued:
Republican accomplishments musi
inevitably be weighed and their mer-
its determined in the light Of Re
publican e-election promises and
also in connection with unusual op-
portunities for greater services than
in strictly normal times when the
opportunity and the need for service
are only ordinary.
"The true test OF Republican sue
cess or failure during the past IL
months is the question of whether
the party leaders were able to visu-
alize the physical facts showing the
true position of America under post
war conditions and apply such sound
economic and other political etaoeta
economic and other policies as would
best safeguard our economic and
other essential interests. and meet
our plain responsibilities.
The mere pointing to inconse-
quential budgetry paper savings
to the taking of only a minor and a
partial step in dealing with com
bined domestic and world peace and
economic conditions by a restricted
disarmament conference, when COM
pared with the really great and fun
damental problems to be solved
dwindle into comparative insignifi-
canoe.
"In the light OF true facts, I charge
that Republican leadership from 1915
to 1921 wholly failed to grasp world
facts and conditions and Americas
true relation to them. Instead OF
so doing, these leaders early in 1918
proclaimed the policy of every ma
ton for itself and of commercial
isolation for ourselves"
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
Man In Million
Fails To Appear
For Pulpit Talk

Los ANGELES, Mar. 5--Ralph r..
Cpenchain of Chicago. divorced nus
band. present suitor and an attorney
for Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain. on
trial here for the murder Of j. Bolton
Kennedy, was scheduled to address
the congregation OF the Temple Bap-
tist church here tonight. on Faith,
but he did not.
A short time before the evening
service was TO begin the Rev. James
Whitcomb Brougher, pastor, an
nounc..d d that Mr.. Obsnchaiu would
not deliver the address. Ihe pastor
added that inasmuch IS the case
against Mrs. Obenchain Nas tiH u
the courts 1t might be considered
'indelicate" for her former husband
and present attorney to appear in the
pulpit.
Mr.. Obenchain's prepared speech.
as given out in advance to the press,
made no mention Of the case Of his
former wife.
The trial OF Mrs. Obenchain is to
be resumed here tomorrow, the prose-
cution planning to introduce its final
testimony at the morning session OF
court.