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Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
KU KLUX LOSES HIS
WHITE N|CHT|E AND
HIS HIGH OUNCE CAP

Ell, PASO. Texas, June 11--As a
result of the gathering here Memoir
ial day of more than 1000 members
Of the Ku KluX I<lan, one of the
klansmen is minus his ghostly cos
tune.
The nightshirt and Ounce cap was
dropped from one of the hundreds of
automobiles hurriedly leaving the
scene of the demonstration after the
initiation of candidates, said to num-
ber 212. and barbecue
Stamped in ink on the back of the
gown is the number '2706" Whether
this could be construed to mean that
there are that many members in the
Ell Paso order is question
The klansman's garment is of
white muslin, with a cape 1t is
loose fitting and hangs to the ankles
of the average sized man. On the
left side, over the part which covers
the heart is what might be taken for
the khan emblem or seal.
The garment is in possession Of a
local newspaper. None of the klans-
men who attended the meeting would
give any figures as to the purported
membership in Ell Paso.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
IN MEXICAN
REVOLUTIONARY PLOT
GATHER IN NEW YORK

Ell PASO. June 11-General Man
uel Palaez who resigned from the
Mexican army three weeks ago after
controlling the Tampico oil fields
several years, is in New York for a
conference with revolutionary lead
ers, including Felix -Diaz General
Murguia of San Francisco and Fran
cisco Leon de la Barra. former for
eign minister in Mexico, who has
been residing in Paris. General
Palaez has been residing in Los An
geles California.
This was reported in revolutionary
circles here today. II reports are
correct this is the first move made
by General Palaez, which would di-
rectly connect him with anti Obregon
activities.
That the killing near Laredo
Wednesday night of General Lucio
Blanco caused various revolutionary
factions to decide in favor of union
was the substance of statements
made here by Mexican political exiles.
General Blanco was a follower of
General Palaez, who is reported to
have cast his lot with Diaz, Murguita
and De La Barra
Manifestos issued today in El Paso
over the name of Felix Diaz now in
New York for conference with
leaders of other factions, set forth
the names of the president and
members of the provisional govern
ment it is said he purposes to es-
tablish. Some Of the most brilliant
men of Mexico are listed.
Francisco Leon de La Barra would
be provisional president.
Other executives would be: Sec
retary of exterior relations, Lie Don
Emilio Rabasa: b-secretary, Lie
Miguel Diaz Lombardo.
Secretary of the Interior Lie Ro-
dolfo Reyes now in Madrid Spain;
sub secretary. Eduardo l.. Martinez.
Secretary of war and navy General
Manuel Palace. residence in Los An
geles. Cal. sub secretary. Manuel
Mondragon, now in Havana.
Secretary of treasury, Toribio Is
quizel Obregon, now in New York;
sub secretary. Y. Salado Alvarez,
now in San Francisco.
Secretary of communications Man
uel Calero. now in New York: sub
secretary, Nemesio Garcia Naranjo,
now in Los Angeles.
Secretary of agriculture, DR.. Fran
cisco Vasquez Gomez, now in Los
Angeles: secretary. Inyeniero
David de la Fuente, now in Los
Angeles.
Secretary of industry and COM
merce-Manuel Cara Aldape, now in
New York s; s;ub-secretary, Estebah
Maqueo Castellanos. now in Havana.
Secretary of public instruction,
Loises Lopez; sub secretary, Antonio
Rivera G. Mexico CITY.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
VIOLENT STORM SWEEPS THROUGH
METROPOLITAN SECTION OF NEW
YORK INJURING OVER 100 AND
CAUSING HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
FORTY PERSONS ARE REPORTED LOST
WHILE BOATING IN LONG ISLAND
SOUND; MANY OTHERS KILLED BY
LIGHTNING AND ACCIDENTS
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NEW YORK, June IA violent storm accom-
panied by shifting winds that reached velocity of SO
miles an hour took the lives of than so persons in
jured more than 100 and caused enormous property
loss in the Metropolitan section late today
Forty persons reported to have lost their lives
while boating in Long Island Sound and many others
were killed by falling trees lightning and accidents
caused by the wind Ten bodies of the drowned have
been recovered and the waters about New York are
being searched tonight for 30 missing The storm came
the close of of the most tod days of the
The wind, coming gently from the south and southwest
shifted suddenly into the northwest and increased in
velocity to 88 miles and sweeping through New Jersey,
Westchester county, across City Island the Bronx and
Manhattan left death and destruction in its wake Tor
rental rains, then lightning, followed the wind
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
AMERICA S GREAT ACE
CRASHES To EARTH IN
HIS METAL A|RP[AVE

OMAHA, Neb., June IL Eddie
Rickenbacker's around the country
flight ended abruptly early today
when his large all-metal plane
crashed while attempting to take off
from the air mail field here for Dem
yer. None of the Rickenbacker party
was injured.
The plane took off the local field
and when only a few feet in the air
the engine stalled and dropped the
machine to the ground. nose first.
The propeller and landing gear were
demolished and the plane otherwise
so damaged that Rickenbacker was
forced TO abandon the contemplated
$4,000 mile flight around the country
for the purpose of making an indus
trial and aeronautical survey of the
United States.
Rickenbacker who carried mes
sage from President Harding for the
Shriners convention at San Fran
cisco. left this morning for that city
by railroad to deliver the message.
In official statements Ricllenbacker
attributed the cause Of the accident
to the lightning which struck the
plane at Detroit last Thursday.
Il am through with commercial
aviation. for the time being, Rick
enbacker said. There is not a. plane
in the United States fitted to make
such a long tour. The plane we were
flying was the nearest approach and
ii fell short"
Today's accident to the huge plane
was the third since 1t was struck by
lightning at Detroit. After the party
left Detroit the plane was forced
down at Ypsilati, Mich, and then
again near Dexter, Iowa, Friday aft
ernoon.
Eddie Stinson, holder of the worlds
endurance flying record. who was
plotting the ship at the time of the
crash this morning. Steve Hannigan
of New York. Sam Blair of Chicago.
newspaper men and Theodore Lev
ington. mechanic. were members of
the Rickenbacker party.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
COLORADO BASIN is
TOPIC FOR WESTERN
SCIENCE GATHERING

SAN FRANCISCO, June IL. -
Scientists from all parts of the
United States are expected to attend
summer session of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science at Salt Lake City, Utah,
June 22-24. The session Will be held
under the auspices of the Pacific
Division of the association. which
will hold its sixth annual meeting in
Salt Lake at the same time.
One feature of the meeting will be
symposium on Colorado River
problems. The scientific aspects Of
the great reclamation project will be
presented in six papers. the titles and
authors of which follow:
Description and Photography of
the Colorado Riyer Basin. by Or.
Frederick j. Pack, Deseret pro-
versity of Utah.
Geology of the Colorado River
Basin with Reference to the Engi-
neering Problem. Professor Bailey
Willis, professor of geology. Stan
ford University, Calf.
The Vegetation of the Colorado
River Drainage Basin, DIR. d. T.
MacDougal, director of the desert
laboratory of Tucson. Arizona.
Algerian Sahara, by Professor n
V. Gautier, faculty OF letters, Uni
versity of Algiars, exchange profess
sor, Harvard University.
The Conservation of the Waters o1
the Colorado River from The Stand
point of the Reclamation Service, by
Frank E. Weymouth, chief engineer
United States Reclamation Service
Denver, Colo
The interstate and international
Aspects of the Colorado River Prob
lem, DR.. C. f. Grunsiiy. vice presi-
dent of. the Pacific Division Of the
American Association for the Id
vancement of Science, San. Francisco
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12

Hundreds of thousands of New
Workers were on the beaches and at
various outlying resorts seeking re-
lief from the heat when the storm
broke and it was from these that the
storm took its death toll -
Ten excursionists on the ferry boat
Mildegrade returning from Interstate
park, n. j.. to West 15Sth street,
were injured when the wind tore a
life boat from its fastenings. In
falling the boat struck the railing OF
the lower deck at spot where about
a dozen passengers had gathered for
shelter, then it slid into the river and
disappeared.
Two more bodies one of them that
of 1S-year- old Caroline Denhardt Of
the Bronx. later were recovered. Z.
Many thrilling rescues were mao
by life savers and by men who Ia
gone to City Island on pleasure trio
The storm lashed the waters of LofX
Island sound into such a fury that
many instances life savers. who veu*
tureG out in boats 10 rescue drown*
ing persons, were forced back g
shore by the huge waves that threat&
ened their crafts.
1t was estima ted by the police tl1a<
more than 200 small boats were over
tn entire boat load Of persons weiJ
down before the storms fury Polic@1
boats were rushed to the scene am
all night threw powerful searchlightx
over the water aiding the work q
those who sought the dead. #
Storm Wrecks Light Plant
Searching parties are working
along the shores of the island and
Pelham Bay park to locate bodies
that may have been washed ashore.
Many of the searchers armed theme
selves with improvised torches.
The searchers returned TO the por
lice station laden with wearing ap-
parel which they heaped into piles
where anxious onlookers sought TO
Identify garments belonging TO miss
ing relatives. The work of tabulat-.
ing the articles was handicapped, as
the police had to work by the light
of candles. oil lamps and lanterns.
the storm having wrecked the island
lighting plant
1t is estimated by Lieut.. Joseph
Reilly of the City Plant detectives
that no fewer than 10000 were fish
ing when the storm broke. After. 1t
had passed and the sky cleared. the
waters of Pelham bay and Long
Island Sound We're dotterd with over
turned rowboats, launches, canoes
and yachts The police Immediately
started the work of rescue and at 2
O'clock tonight eight bodies had been
recovered. Lieutenant Reilly said he
was making a conservative estimats
when he put the bodies to be recov-
cred at 80. Following the storm. City
Island became a scene of pandemon-
ium. Many men had gone TO fish ana
left their wives and children to pic
mic. AS soon as knowledge of the
drownings became generally known.
women and children left behind be-
came hysterical
with the island was cut off by the
razing Of wires and telephone poles.
and this hampered the police Ihey
improvised morgue in one OF the
bathing pavilions and as rapluly a.
the bodies were recovered, they were
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
GRAND JURYMEN To
REPORT EARLY TO-DAY

Those summoned for service on the
special county grand jury called for
the purpose of investigating recent
activities of the Ku Klux Klan Will
report before Judge r. c. Stanford
in his division of the superior court
at 80 O'Clock this morning, when 1t
is expected that q full jury viii be
impaneled.
From list of nine men on the
second panel drawn to replenish the
first list. from which only II could
be obtained, the sheriff's office re-.
ports having located and summoned
five. This will give II ven1remen,
and, according TO Judge Stanford, a
county grand jury can go into ses-
sion with, only 16 members.
Herman LewkowitZ, appointed for
the purpose by County Attorney K;
f. l.. Shepherd. will have general
charge of the Investigations. He will
be assisted by the county attorney
and his staff of denuties
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
SOUTHWEST MEDICINE
GETS BIG BUILDING

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June H.
Construction of a million dollar
structure to house a class-a medical
college for the University of South
ern California-will be started within
the next IL months, according to a
forecast made by DR.. Rufus B. Won
KleinSmid. president of the univer-
sity, at a dinner of the AIu Sigma
Phi, the pre- medical l~fraternity of the
school. The school will have an en-
dowment of $2,oO0,O0o, according to
the plans.
The University of Southern Cali
fornia formerly had a cass r medi
cal college which was abolished dur
ing the war.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
ALASKAN WEALTH TO
RE. SEEN OFFICIALLY

JUNEAU, Alaska. June 11--C. NJ.
Huston. assistant secretary Of COM
merce. heading q party OF several Of
ficials from Washington Will reach
Juneau June % on tour which will
cover large part of the territory,
according TO advices received here.
In the party will be representatives
of the state, treasury and navy de-
partments, and probably others
The itinerary of the party shows
that it will visit ports on Prince
william Sound, the interior a far as
Fairbanks, Alaska railroad points.
and down the Alaska peninsula and
to Nome by wav of the Pribiloff
Islands.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
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PHOENIX RAILROAD
DETECTIVE MARRIES

Without foreword of intimation
to any one J. S. Sullivan. chief detec-
tive for the Arizona Eastern rail-
road, slipped away to Tucson last
week and was quietly married TO Mrs.
Myrtle Starnes of this city.
Sullivan was formerly on the local
police force and previous to that was
connected with the sheriffs office.
When his former workers learned
of the marriage after the couple re-
turned to Phoenix last Thursday
they insisted on giving the bride and
groom n royal reception-and Sulli-
van is still passing out cigars.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
OPIUM WORTH $4,000
FOUND ON GEE B|NG

TONOPAH. New, June IA sys-
TEN of smuggling opium into this and
other Nevada towns is believed by
peace officers to have been uncov-
cred through the arrest here recently
of Chinese, giving his name as Gee
Bing. Five thousand dollars worth
of narcotics were seized, according
to the police, when Gee BinG was ar
rested as he stepped from the Pull
man car of a Reno train. He is said
by officers to be one of chain OF
vendors who are alleged to receive
their supplies OF drugs from train
porterS.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Coast Editor Hurt
When Plane Crashes

LO SANGELES, June 11.--Wm. F.
Mackay, editor of the Suburban Citl,,
zen at Miramonte. near here. ana
Bell valentine, pilot, were seriously
injured. today when an airplane in
which they were riding fell at Bell
station. another suburb. Hugh Bin-
man. also an occupant OF the plane,
escaped with slight injuries. Inc
airplane collided with a telephone
r1Ole
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
TtUo NarrouDly Escape
Death In Plane Crash

AUGUSTA, Ga, June II. - Major
Brainard, marine, corps officer, and
Lieutenant r. T. Aldsworth. of the air
service. narrowly escaped death when
de HaviIand airplane in which
they We're travelling. crashed to the
ground at Camp Hancock landing
field late today. Both officers are
at the University hospital, badly in
iured.
Physicians said they feared Lieu
tenant Aldsworths skull was frac-
tured. He was also badly lacerated
abs>Ss> the head aud body.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Bridal Couple Fall
To Death When Plane
Controls Are Janned

CHICAGO. June II. r r. c.
Weehlock. of Zion, Ills. and his bride
of two weeks on their honeymoon
We're killed and the pilot was in
jured when an airplane fell 800 feet
to the earth at Ashburn field Ac-
cording TO the pilot, John Metzger.
the controls Of the plane jammed
causing the accident.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
One Dead And Score
Injured When Storm
SUeeps Ohio Resort

NEWARK, Ohio, June II. - One
boy was killed and probably n score
of persons injured, ten OF them
fatally. it is believed in violent
wind storm which swept Buckeye
Lake, summer resort near here,
late this afternoon. The dead boy
and most of the injured We're in
bath house which was toppled into
the lake by the wind.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
WILL LEAVES MONEY
TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

EUGENE, Ore. June 1I.--By the
terms of the will of the late DR.. Ber-
nard Daily of Lakeview, Ore. boys
and girls from Lake county wishing
to attend any state school in oregon
may secure money for that purpose
from a fund of s750.00O. Twelve di-
rectors of the Lake County bank,
President Kerr, of the Oregon Agri-
cultural college, and President Camp
bell of the University of Oregon will
administer the trust
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Portland Woman Dies
From Burns When Oil
Soaked Dress Ignites

PORTLAND, Ore, June 11.-Mrs.
Mary Edwards, ~, was found envel-
oped in flames in a park here today
and died soon afterward. Her cloth
ing had been saturated with kerosene.
She gave no explanation of the af-
fair. Persons attracted by her cries
said she apparently had deliberately
saturated her clothing with the i'm
flammable fluid and touched a match
to il.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Canton Parliament
Is Opposed To Ne.D
Chinese President

LONDON. June 11.--A dispatch to
the Times from Hongkong says that
the so-called parliament at Canton
ident Of the republic, to issue a man
ifesto denouncing General Ii Yuan
Hung as a traitor to the constitution
and protesting against his reinstate-
ment as president of the republic
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Bootlegger Shoots
u. s. Customs Officer

Ell PASO, Texas, June lie. T..
Burchfield, a United states customs
officer, was shot in the left cheek
bone by bootlegger, who with two
others was attempting to wade the
Rio Grande tonight. Burchfield with
two other customs men spied the
bootleggers near the Santa Fe street
bridge, The bootleggers promptly
opened fire. One was captured with
several cases of grain alcohol. The
other two fled back to the Mexican
side.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
TREE KILLS AUTOIST

SCUITATE. Mass. June la
man was killed late today when he
stepped from his automobile to adj
just curtain and tree felled by a
bolt of lightning crushed him. His
wife was slightly injured.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
INpIAN GLASS is LARGEST

RAPID CITY. S. D., June IL
The largest graduating class in the
history of the government indian
school here completed the course
this year Nineteen students were
awarded diplomas at the commence
ment exercises
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
"Live" Ones VS.. Dead" Ones

By a Give" man the
accepted meaning is
one who lets no op-
portunity pass, and
who takes advantage
of every means of in
creasing his business.
The "dead" ones
are the reverse. You
will find many of the
live men in The Re-
publican's Business
Directory.
T h e undertakers
take care of the dead
ones, and the Busi-
ness Directory of The
Arizona Republican
will take care of the
"live" ones.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12

When You're Looking for Anything Refer to
The Business Directory of The Arizona
Republican
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12

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Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
uNpERTAkERs G. EMBALMERs

-
UNDERTAkERS G. EMBALMERS
YARWOOD & HOCKREY
S34 W. Monroe. Phone S0s9
We prepare bodies for shipment
to any part of the world.
THE GEO. f. MERRYMAN CO.
Phone 5051. 124 n. End Ave.
J. IT. WHITNEY
1874 w. ADAMS ST. PHONE 5O-s
A. H. MCCLELLAN
Undertaken and Funeral Director
Phone 1910. GIT N. Central ave.
III. NJ. MAUS, 311 n First Ave.
Phones $50 and 6929
d. A. PARKS
Funeral Director
o45 w. Adams. !. o. O. f. Temple
Phone 1925
A. L. MOORE q SONS
Auto ambulance. Ihohe 9uVA
The Washington herald., 1922-03-29
DEFINITE ACTION
TAKEN in MERGER
OF LOCAL BANKS
Wade Cooper's Downtown
Institutions Appoint
Committees to Act.

Definite plans leading to the Oft
rumored amalgamation of the
Union Savings Bank and the Con-
tinental Trust Company were taken
yesterday afternoon when a COM
mittee, consisting of directors of
the last-named Institution. was ap-
pointed. to confer with a similar
body from the Union Savings, named
last week.
II is the duty of these commit
tees, IT is known. in conjunction
with each other. to wo-k out salts
factory plans and specifications per-
tanning to an amalgamation Of the
two banks, which plans will he sun
mitted to the entire directorates for
final approval. Announcement of
this final approval, together with
detailed information relative to the
change, can be expected at any
time.
While Col. Wade H. Cooper,
. president of both institutions. re-
fused to discuss the subject when
approached last night, II is believed
he has the situation we'll in hand,
and that no unforeseen descriptions
will occur.
New GraphOPhOne Directors.
At the regular meeting of direc-
tors of the Columbia Graphophone
Company held in New York Mon
day the Whitman-DuPont interests
were dropped from the directorate,
the -eyised list standing as follows:
Mortimer Buckner, president of the
New York Trust Company: Charles
". Cox, director. Allis. Chalmers
& Co.; W. c: Dikerman. vice presi-
dent. American Car and Foundry
Company; Van Horn Ely. president,
American Railways Company: II. J.
Fuller. Of Alfred & Co, New York:
G. Herman KinniCutt. of Kissell.,
kinnicutt & Co. New York: J. Fl
McClelland and Douglas Parmentier
Of the Liberty Industrial Company,
New York: F. W. SHIRLEY. vice pres
ident of the Bankers Trust Com
pany- New York: Harold Stanley.
president. Guaranty Company, New
York: r. l. Wilson, president of the
Columbia Graphophone Manufacture
ing Company, and Eugene E
Thompson. Of Crane. Paris & Co,
Washington. D. c.
Locally. shareholders are evincing
considerable pleasure over the
change effected
Call for Funds.
Secretary Mellon yesterday noti-
fed banks holding proceeds of the
sale Of Treasury notes A. 1925. to
pay into their respective regional
banks all of such balance. amount
ing to S5O.133.291, by Thursday of
this week.
At the same time the first draft
"a Treasury certificates T. NJ. 1928.
10 per cent. or $26.625. 900. was or
dered paid in on the same date.
Traction IS In Demand.
There was a good demand for
Capital Traction SIS on yesterdays
session of the local Stock Exchange.
large sales being made at 95 and
a5Is.
The stock was steady at %. with
Railway preferred selling at 6913.
Old Dutch common sold at ..
- Bankers to Meet.
A meeting of the executive coun-
oil Of the District Bankers Assoc
citation has been called for next
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany.
At that meeting F. p. Reside,
chairman of the building and hOus-
ing committee. will report on the
Masonic Temple proposition, as &C
ferred to some days ago in this
column.
In the event of approval by the
council of the movement the MEM
bership of the organization will be
called into session for final action.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-29
No. I2139.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
oFFlCE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE
CURRENCY
Washington. d. q. March rs. 1a22.

washington, ID. C., March IS, 1922
WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence pre-,
sented to the undersigned, II has been made
20 appear that STANDARD NATIONAL,
BANK OF WASHINGTON, in the City OF
Washington. in the District OF Columbia, has
complied with all the proyEsions on the
Statutes OF the United States. required to be
complied with before an Association shall be
authorized to- commence the business Of
banking;
Vow. therefore l. d. r. CrissInger, Conn
troller Of the Currency, do hereby certify
that STANDARD NATIONAL. RANK OF
WASHINGTON. in the City Of Washing ton
In the District Of Columbia, Is authorized to
commence the business Of banking as pro
vtded in Section Fifty-one Hundred and
sixty.nine Of the Revised Statutes Of tIs'
United states
:. Conversion Of the STANDARD savings Bank.
Washington. ID. C.
In testimony whereof witness nv hand an
Seal Of office this 18th day Of March. 100.
ID. n. CRISSISGEE.
Comptroller Of the Currency.