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Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
State Brings Out
Discrepancies In
Silvas' Testimony
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NOGALES, AriZ., June 1.-Diserep-
ancies in testimony given by Placido
Silvas in his first trial on a charge
of murder were brought out today
when the defendant underwent cross
examination in his second trial in
connection with the killing of POST
master and Mrs. J. Frank Pearson
Of Ruby, AriZ.
Silvas, alleged member of a band
of robbers who shot the Pearsons TO
death last August 26, had testified
in his first trial, in which the jury
disagreed, that he first learned OF
the Pearson tragedy while in his
home in Arivaca. He testified today.
however, that first word of the crime
came to him while he was in an
Ariyaca barber shop. Edward Rose
and Fred Noon declared that when
Silvas was taken into custody Sep
tember 9 he said in the county attor-
ney's office that he was at Jaiisco
ranch when news of the killings was
received by him.
At the conclusion of today's ses-
sion the Silvas trial went on record
as the longest criminal trial ever held
in the superior court in this county
1t already has been under way IL
davs. The case is expected to be
given to the jury late tomorrow OF
Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Wilcox Banker
Convicted Under
Old Banking Law

TOMBSTONE. Ariz., June lis.
3. Brown, cashier of the defunct
Central bank of Wilcox, Arizona,
was found guilty today of having
received deposits in the bank when
he knew it was insolvent. The jury
is reported to have agreed on the
second ballot. Sentence will be pro-
nounced tomorrow morning.
Brown was placed in the county
iail with J. II. Reid, Jr., another for
mer employe of the bank, who was
convicted several weeks ago on a
charge of falsifying records of the
Wilcox bank. Twelve other charges
against Reid and Brown, said County
Attorney John +. Ross tonight, Will
be held up until sentence has been
pronounced lnformations against
two other men, charging them with
responsibility for failure of the bank,
have been filed, Ross said, but no ad-
ditional arrests have been made yet:
Witnesses for the state testified
during the trial of Brown that he and
officials of bank in Leroy, Texas,
had employed "kiting methods
transferring securities from one bank
to another to cover loans.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Year Moratorium
To Germany Helps
Foreign Exchange
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NEW YORK, June 1.-The grant
ing of a one-year provisional mora
torium to Germany by her former
enemies was followed by series OF
interesting movements in the local
foreign exchange market today.
Renlittances on London rose 10
highest quotations in three years. de-
mand sterling selling at S4.45A with
cables a fraction over S4.46 and
corresponding gain in 60-day bills.
The German rate also improved,
marks rising to the equivalent OF 100
for SO cents as against the recent low
quotation of 100 for SO cents. Strength
of British exchange according to well
informed brokers, seemed to be pred
icated on the belief that the morator-
ium would be followed by a large
German loan and resultant re-
establishment of large credits by that
country in London, more or less TO
the disadvantage of France and other
continental centers.
Incidentally. most so-called neutral
rates. especially Dutch and Scandl-
nayian quotations, were heavy 10
weak, private cables to local bankers
intimating that Germany was reduc-
ing her commercial reserves in those
markets.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Rancher Reports
Yaqui Uprising
Is Purely Local

NOGALES. Ariz.. June 1.-The re-
ported trouble among Yaqui Indians
in the state of Sonora, Mexico, is
purely local and Is not an uprising
against the government. it was said
today by an American iancher who
returned here from the Yaqui valley.
Restlessness among the tribe. this
American said. has been brought
about by the Indians claiming land
in the vicinity of a few small towns,
basing their claim on hereditary
rights.
Mexicans occupying the land refuse
to grant the demands OF the Yaquis
that the land be given UP to the
Indians There have been several
stormy conferences between the
Mexican residents and representa-
tives of the Yaquis, according to the
American, but reports of murder and
looting apparently have been exag--
gerated. as the American witnessed
no bloodshed and heard no reports of
killing while in the Yaqui valley,
Americans residing there. he SAID,
have not been molested.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
AUTHOR Of LETTER
To NEW YORK PAPER
HELD IN WARD CASE
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WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, June L.
James Cunningham of New York to-
night was arrested and is being held
in Jail here as a material witness in
the case of Walter S. Ward, wealthy
bakers son, confessed slayer of
Clarence Peters, former sailor of
Haverhill. Mass.
Cunningham, whose name has not
been figured in the case, was ar
rested in New York and immediately
brought here. His is the first ar
rest in the case which has attracted
nation wide attention since Peters
body was found at lonely spot
near the Kensico reservoir on
May is.
District Attorney Weeks issued the
following statement concerning the
arrest:
cunningham is held as material
witness. He was dug up by the
New York American as the result
of am anonymous letter. He had
been trailed for three days.
"He had told the American a
story, and when confronted by the
sheriff and myself. he told another
story. He said that man said
10 nave DttIl NOutidtA Wy w aho NoE
brought down to his mothers home
in the Bronx in touring car and
was later driven away
Mention OF the wounded man is
in reference to one of the many
tales Investigated by officials to the
effect that Peters was not the only
victim of the$gun battle which Ward
claims to have engaged in with
three supposed blackmailers at the
time Peters was killed.
Mr.. Weeks said the man in GUS
tody is a race track employe, for
merIy attached to the stables oi
J. X. Ross, Canadian horseman.
Cunningham. he said, does not
claim to have been witness 10 the
shooting of Peters and the man nc
declares to have been wounded al
the same time, but asserts that he
knew of the scheduled meeting be-
tween Ward and the supposed black
mailers several days before its oc-
currence May 10.
cunningham evidently knows a
great deal more than he has told
about the case" Mr.. Weeks con-
tinued, He says that the shooting
came out of an effort to trap Walter
s. Ward.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
MINE MAINTENANCE
EMPLOYEES MAY join
RANKS OF STRIKERS
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NEW YORK, June 1--Expecting a
new strike order calling from the
mires the 5000 maintenance Of way
men who have remained on duty
since the suspension April l, anthra-
cite operators of the entire industry
held an emergency conference here
today TO decide on means of protect
ing their property.
A union order making the strike
absolute is expected by both miners
and operators because neither side
is prepared to modify its demands
when the joint subcommittee re-
sumes wage negotiations tomorrow
after adiourning in a deadlock a
week ago.
The miners will stand back of their
demand for a 20 per cent increase.
union leaders declared today on re-
turning from their districts. Work
men are unalterably opposed to ac-
cepting any part of the FL per cent
cut proposed by employers as a basis
Or settling the strike. it was said.
Prior to the conference today en-
ployers were equally emphatic in
asserting they would not negotiate on
any basis but revision of wages
downward. What means of protect
ing property will be taken in the
event of complete strike was not
revealed.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
FORM NATIONAL
INFERENCE To
ABOLITION
Of Child LABOR
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WASHINGTON, June IA per-
manent organization to work for 'ab-
solute abolition of child labor in the
United States was formed here to-
day by representatives of IA number
OF national associations called into
conference on the subject by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. The meeting
followed the recent decision of the
United States supreme court holdlng
lthat special excise taxes on the
product of minor labor were invalid
Spokesman for the new organlza-
tion after conference at the FEEDER
alton headquarters appeared before
the house judiciary committee to urge
legislation prohibiting or regulating
employment of children in mines, fac
tories and similar arduous occupa-
tions Representative Chandler, Re-
publican. New York, said it was the
opinion of himself and other members
of the committee that the supreme
courts ruling had made it impossible
to accomplish anything by legislative
regulation unless and until a constl-
ehtional amendment had been
adopted.
The organization formed today to
institute a campaign for such an
amendment will be known as the
permanent conference for the aboli-
ton of child labor" Gompers ac-
cepted the post of permanent chair
man.
A committee of ten was appointed
to draft a constitutional amendment
and the best form of law to meet the
situation The conference adopted a
resolution introduced by President
Gompers which declared that the
conference expresses itself deter
minedly organized to abolish child
labor for profit throughout the
United states, its possessions and ter
ritories.'
Mr.. Gompers said that If the atti-
tude of the committee is guide 10
congressional sentiment we have. a
fight on our hands, strange ana MD
Victorian as they may SEEM
He said congressman were en- i.
crossed III matters they deemed or
more consequence, sin the stern
business of getting reelected.
1T is amazing and astounding that
II should be necessary to ask congress
Ia protect childhood he said. Con
gress ought to be eager. to perform
this duty. Expressions from commit
tee members this morning, however,
indicated much more of desire TO
find a way out than to find a way
through to success. But congress VIII
get no rest. The issue is before the
country. We are prepared to fight
the issue through to a conclusion
that shall be final and that shall at
last bring freedom to American
childhood
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
BIG LUMBER
ORDERS PUT
STATE MILLS
in OPERATION
Magma Railroad Co. Asks
200 Carloads-4O To
United Verde-Twohy
Bros. Require Many
Industry Greatly I'M
proved

Announcement that the Magma
Arizona Railroad company has placed
an order with Arizona mills for $780,
600 feet of Arizona pine trees for use
in constructing its new standard
guage railway from Magma Junction
to Superior has been made by the
Arizona Industrial congress. The or
der amounts to about 200 carloads
and is the largest placed in the state
this year.
News that the Magma order had
been placed with Arizona mills fol-
lowed closely on the announcement
from the congress that the United
Verde Copper company had ordereN
40 cars of mining timber from the
states mills. Both the Magma rafl-
road and the United Verde company
are members of the congress.
John A Johnson of johnson and
Koch, the old wholesale lumber firm
in the state, in commenting on the
heavy orders, reported that the sit
uation in the lumber industry of the
state has improved tremendously
since the first of the year. This is
due to the general Improvement in
business conditions, and to some ex-
tent to the Efforts of the Industrial
congress in promoting the use or
Arizona products.
Mills Now Running
The mills of the Arizona Lumber
and Timber company, the Saginaw
Manistee Lumber company. the Flag
staff Lumber company, and the
Apache Lumber company are al,
ready operating, and the second min
of the Arizona Lumber and Timber
company is scheduled TO resume OPP
erations today. These five mills pro-
duce 50 per cent of the timber out
put of the state, which averages 160,-
100000 feet year.
In addition to the Magma and the
United Verde orders. the Industrial
congress reports that Twohy Brothers
Construction company. which is build
ing Maricopa county's highway pro-
gram and carrying on other work, is
buying Arizona lumber through re-
tail yards at the rate OF about 60
cars a year.
The Importance of the states lum-
ber industry is shown in figures given
by Mr. Johnson. The five big mills,
at Flagstaff. Williams and Cooley.
employ normally about 5000 men,
with 5000 dependents. The annual
payroll OF the Arizons mills amounts
to $500. 900, and total expenditures
TO abou. $4,S00.0O0 all practically
spent in the s.ata. The total invest
ment OF the five large mills is $40
O00, 900, and approximately 100000
total taxes are paid by the plants, a
good portion of which goes TO road
building.
The ties ordered by the Magma
Arizona Railroad company will form
the basis of the 90 mile line which
will connect the Magma mine with
the Arizona Eastern line to Florence.
taking the place of the present mar
row gauge road. The Arizona mills
also are turning out quantities OF
ties for the Santa Fe in its double
tracking program in the northern
part of the state.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Crop Conditions
Show No Changes
From Past Week

WASHINGTON, June Il Crop
conditions as reported today by the
weather bureau in it's weekly WeaIner
and crop review for the week ending
Tuesday followed along the same
lines as reported a week ago, due 10
continuation of like weather condl-
tions-normal day temperatures put
cool nights.
The southwest and parts of the
south again suffered from cool
weather and too much rainfall. Frost
did some damage in the far nortn-
west and also in some Localities IN
New England.
Winter wheat. the review said.
continued to make rapid growth IN all
central and eastern sections under
the influence of moderate tempera
lures and generally ample rainfall
In portions of the winter wheat belt
the growth was reported as too
rapidly leading to lodgings. The
crop was said, however, to be IN poor
condition in western Kansas where
fields have become weedy and in the
more northwestern states. where 1t
has been cold and dry. Wheat was
ripening at the close of the week as
far north as Tennessee and southern
oklahoma.
Spring wheat was fayorably al :
fected by the weeks weathers al
though it was somewhat too wet in
some parts of North Dakota. The
crop was reported UP to fine stand
in Montana and mostly in good TO
excellent condition in other sections
of the belt.
The weather favored oats except in
portions of Iowa, and South Dakota
where it was too dry. Corn made
good growth during the week. Plant
ing was reported as still in progress
in most of the states.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Police Believe
Escaped Convict
Back In Lincoln

OMAHA. Neb., June 1-Cinnamon
roll crumbs on the floor of stolen
automobile found abandoned on the
outskirts of this city early today
were the clue on which police base
their belief that man, said to be
Fred Brown, former convict, escaped
the police net in Lincoln and returned
to this city.
The car. which had been stolen
during the night in Lincoln, where
posses of officers were securing the
city for Brown was found not far
from Benson, a suburb. and the newly
built shack of Gus Grimes believed
to be Brown, where two Omaha
young women were held in chains
for S6 hours Saturday and Sunday,
and from which Grimes disappeared
after a man who in attempting to
rescue the women had been made
prisoner, escaped and notified the
sheriff.
The cinnamon roll clue is based on
the assertion of State Sheriff Gus
Hyers. who says the man believed
to be Brown was last seen late last
night when he entered a bakery. pur-
Csidscu Tolis, anu lueH tiSdPpSdlS ~
In the darkness across the street,
within a block OF the place where
searching parties believed they had
him surrounded.
Every agency of the Omaha police
force, the state sheriff's office and
the county tonight centered in Ben
son where residences, outbuildings,
and the entire terrain were searched
in the belief that the fugitive is
somewhere in hiding there. Tonight
so additional police were sent to aid
officers in that vicinity
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Greatest Day For The Farmer OF
: The Salt River Valley Arrives
Nutshell Slogans
OF Speakers Tell
Why to Organize

Here are a few of the reasons
for organizing cooperative mar
ketinq associations in Maricopa
county, as presented by speakers
at the Victory Day celebration at
the state fair grounds yesterday
afternoon.
"The big interests of Arizona
are out to put the farmer on his
feet" p. G. Spilsbury, president of
the Arizona Industrial Congress-.
"Never has there been such
unity of thought and opinion on
any subject as is found for CO.
operative marketing" C. o. Moser
of the Texas Cotton Exchange.
"Co- cooperative marketing applies
scientific fact and method to the
farmers greatest problem" DR..
Frank Lockwood, acting president
of the University of Arizona.
81 believe in cooperative mar
keting because it is based upon
sound reason w. C. Cook. extern
sion director, University of Ari-
zona.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Senators Near
Clash in Fight
On Tariff Bill
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WASHINGTON. June Running
Is minutes beyond the time set for
quitting, the senate brought its night
session to a close tonight in consid-
erable disorder Much of the after
dinner session was devoted to heated
debate on the various phases OF the
dye schedule which as had been pre-
dicted, developed into one of the Bit
terest fights on the tariff measure.
The interchange between senator's
holding opposing views on proposed
imports on dyes became more pointed
as the evening session progressed and
in the last minutes a personal en-
counter between Senator McCumber,
Republican. North Dakota, in charge
of the tariff bill and Senator Robin
son, Democrat, Arkansas. apparently
was narrowly averted.
Advancing to the center asile TO
meet each other. the senators found
Senator King. Democrat, Utah,
standing between them. Then Sem
ator Poindexter. Republican, Wash
ington, moved across the chamber be-
tween them. He took Senator Nc
Cumber by the shoulders. The North
Dakota senator resisted and Tor a
moment they were clinched.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
FORD REQUESTS
EARLY REPLY To
HIS OFFER FOR
MUSCLE SHOALS
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WASHINGTON. June L. Two
committees of congress today re-
sumed study of plans for developing
the government projects at Muscle
Shoals. Alabama, with view to pre-
senting completed proposals to the
house and senate for final DISPOSE
ton.
In the house, military committee
developments pointed to quick de-
cision by that body, delivery there
of Henry F'ord's final proposal and
the presentation of a letter from him
to Chairman Kahn, calling for early
acceptance or rejection of the tender
as a whole, stimulating action among
the committeeman. After an execu-
tive meeting during which the new
language added by Mr. Ford to the
committees counter offer was care
fully studied, another meeting was
arranged for tomorrow when w. B.
Mayo, and J. w. Worthington, rep
resenting the Detroit manufacturer.
will join the committee in what may
be their last joint efforts to adjust
existing differences.
Some members predicted that the
meeting tomorrow might result in the
committees acceding to Mr.. Ford's
request, agreeing to include the
| Gorgas steam plant among the other
properties to be disposed of at
Muscle Shoals and formally approx
ing his notifications of the commit
tees plan. Others however, remained
firm in their opposition to such an
agreement.
Before the senate agriculture COM
mittee today Secretary of War Weeks
declared his belief that speedy ac-
ton could not be had in congress
while the house and senate continued
to move along what appeared to him
| to be opposite paths in seeking to
| find a. solution. He suggested that the
| two legislative bodies get together,
work out a proposal acceptable to
both and find person who would
undertake its execution. He said he
! believed the task could better be per-
| formed by a federal agency created
and empowered by congress to nego-
| tiate contracts for the sale. lease and
development of the shoals project
rather than by congress with it's lack
of administrative qualifications.
Chairman Norris, of Nebraska
later introduced an amendment to the
| army supply bill in the senate pro-
viding $500 900 for the ''continua
| ton of the work on dam No. in
the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals
! Alabama.
Chairman Kahn will not sit with
| the house committee, having left
Washington to spend the summer in
California Mr.. Kahn was ordered
| by his physicians to seek rest away
| from all official responsibilities here
| during the warm season.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Business Failures
Drop IA Per Cent
During Last Month

NEW YORK. June 1--Bnsiness
failures throughout the country
dropped IA per cent to 1908 in
May as compared with the num-
her for April, according to sta
tistics issued by Bradstreets to-
day. The total was ss.7 per cent
less than the record month OF
January but 25 per cent greater
than in May 1915, the hitherto
record fifth month.
Total liabilities in May are given
at $4S,164,37S or 33 per cent less
than in July and II per cent less
than in May 1921. but nearly SIX
times greater than in May 1919
and more than double the total in
May 1916. AS for some time past
the south reported the greatest
number Of failures in any one
group with more than one third OF
the total liabilities, but these fig
ures also represented decline.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Los Angeles Evening
Express Is Sold To
Kellogg And Dickson

LOS ANGELES. June L. The
ownership Of the Los Angeles Even
ing Express today had passed from
the Edwin e. Earl estate TO Il. A..
Dickson and Il. w. Kellogg, accord
ing to announcement they issued.
Mr.. Dickson as editor, and Mr..
kellogg as business manager. have
been operating the Express, the old
est daily in Los Angeles. for three
years on a contract with an option
to purchase, Mr.. Dickson stated.
Their success has been such that
they made a proposition to exercise
the option to the executors of the
estate of Edwin T. Earl. former
owner OF the paper, who died more
than three years ago. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted and the new own
ers were in full possession To-Day.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Grand Jury Reports
On DeIorr7,e Murder
INVESTIGATION Today

MONTREAL, June Announce
ment of the action of the king $
bench grand jury in the case OF
Adelard Delorme, former Catholics
priest, charged with the murder OF
his half brother. Raoul, on Jan. Z, is
expected tomorrow when a series OF
reports on the case considered Will be
presented,
Detective Georges La Joie, who
worked up the case against the for
mer able, was heard today. 1t was
then indicated the jurors desired 10
hear no more witnesses in the case.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
WASHINGTON INTERESTED

WASHINGTON. June 1-Offlclais
OF both the American government
and Chinese legation viewed with
deep interest developments in China,
as reported IL press dispatches, all
though no official advices had been
received on The situation.
Developments in China have been
rapid, following the invasion of the
great central province of Chill by
the Manchurian general. Chang. His
practical occupation of the capital OF
the country and his sudden expul-
sion after the defeat of his armies by
the soldiers Of General WI, coming
from the eastward and southwark.
Officials here believe these de-
velopments have finally broken the
apparently hopeless deadlock into
which China had fallen as the re-
suit OF the clashing ambitions of
rival factions in the north and south.
Not in the past 10 years have the
prospects been so bright for re-
union of the country as at this mo-
ment, it is said.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Watchrnan Shoots 2
At AquiLar Coal Nine

TRINIDAD. Colo, June Joe Nc
Gonige,,c = night watchman. employed
AT the sswel mine. rear Aguilar. Colo,
was arrested late this afternoon fol
lowing the fatal shooting of Ela
Centers. daughter OF a. boarding
house keeper at the Royal mine, ana
w. n Fereuson, a student at the
colorado school of Mines. who has
been employed as a night watchman
at the Royal mine.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
Save The Surface And
You Save All


This may apply to
paint-but in buying
you look under the
surface. You can be
sure Of absolute fair
ness when you deal
with firms listed in
the Arizona Repub-
lican's Business Di-
rectory. They are re-
liable.