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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
COMP PROMISE IS
MADE ON ARMY
APPROPRIATION
Delegations From House and
Senate Reach Agreement
on Military Strength
WILL NUMBER l25,OOO
Senate Figure Reduced and
House Number Increased;
May Reduce Officers

WASHINGTON, June II. - House
and senate conferees on the army ap-
preparation bill reached compromise
today on an army of 125.000 enlisted
men for the next II months. This rep
resents a reduction og. 5000 from the
senate figure. and an increase of TO-
900 over the size of the army fixed
by the house.
The house delegation refused to ac-
cept the senate provision proposing a
maximum authorization of an army of
100000 enlisted men as we'll as the
item appropriating pay for $4,000 as
passed by the senate. They were said
to have stood solidly against any pro
vision which would have permitted a
personnel OF more than 125,000. War
department representatives declared
repeatedly in hearings on the bill that
to reduce the present authorized
strength of 10000 was to go below
the line Of safety.
Decision as to the conference report
on the enlisted strength leaves only
two important sections of the annual
supply bill yet to be considered, eX-
elusive of the Muscle Shoals amend
ment appropriating s7,500000 for a
continuation OF work on the federal
power project in the Tennessee river
1t already has been agreed by the con
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Interstate Passenger
Rate Is Attacked at
Commission Hearing

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 1.-THE AS
cents a mile intrastate passenger rate
in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada
is discriminatory, harmful, and pre-
judicial to the best interests OF these
states and their future development,
witnesses testified at a hearing here
today before Examiner Henry c.
Keene OF the interstate commerce.
commission. A rate of SO cents is in
effect in all other states.
IS The hearing is the second OF Sc
ries OF three. The final one will be
held in Santa Fe, n. NJ, on June 81.
The principal witness today was +.
A. Jones, former member OF the Ari-
zona corporation commission, who for
more than 20 years has been connect
ed with various western railroads. He
described the AS cent rate as exorbi-
tant. an ddeclared that a rate of 3.6
cents would increase the volume OF
traffic in the three states as we'll as
increase the earnings OF roads.
Governor Campbell will be witness
when the hearing is resumed Monday
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
No Definite Returns
Upon Irish Elections
Have Been Made Yet

DUBLIN, June 17.-CBy the Asso-
ciated Press)-Lacking definite an
nouncement OF the outcome of yester-
days elections for new Dali Eireann
the results of which are not expected
to be known until next Tuesday at
the earliest, the estimate is hazarded
in some quarters that the republicans
will have 40 representative in the
new Dali. that the group which rep
resents pro-treaty sentiment in the
old Dali win have 60 members, while
the newcomers will number 2S.
II all the newcomers support the
treaty, the likelihood Of which has
been pointed out, it would give the
Free State forces a working majority
on the treaty issue. The republicans
however, do not expect the division
will follow these lines. and prefer 20
regard the new parliament as likely
to consist of 100 old Sim Fein men,
bers against % not attached to that
party organization. They say that
the coalition cabinet therefore is safe
against attack on n policy advanced
by the combined Sim F'ein wings.
The coalition cabinet is expected to
focus it's attention on administration
and the Ulster problem.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
TWO AWAIT ORS
CRASH TO DEATH
Gasoline Tank Explodes as
Plane Strikes Earth; Both
Bodies Badly Burned

LOUISVILLE, KY, June II. = An
"air circus" to raise funds for Waiver
ly Hills Sanitarium, where many for
mer service men are patients, ended
tragically here today when two avia-
tors crashed to their death. Both bod
les were burned beyond recognition
when the gasoline tank exploded fol-
lowing the crash. The dead are:
Lieutenant Robert r. O'Hanley, 26,
commanding officer OF the seventh
photograph section. air service. Camp
Henry Knox.
Staff Sergeant Arthur Opperman,
As, air photographer, Camp Henry
Knox.
When about 100 feet from the
ground. the plane piloted by Lieuten.
ant O'Hanley lunged sideward and
then crashed down. Officers rushed
to the scene in an effort to rescue
their companions, but the flames al
ready had enveloped the plane.
The two flyers were regarded as au
thorities on aerial photography. Lieu
tenant O'Hanley began flying in 1914
and was an instructor during the
World War. His home is in Des
Moines. Iowa. Sergeant Opperman
was a native OF England.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
CAN I ON s FALL
MARKS DOOM Of
GOVERNMENT Of
SOUTHERN CHINA
Reports Describe Collapse
of Sun Yat Sens Regime
as Being Complete
TO UNITE WITH NORTH
Fall of Southern Leader Will
Speed Up Re-Unification
of Whole Country

, PEKINC, June 17.-(By the Associa-
ted Press)-General Chung Ming.
formerly civil governor of Kwantung
providence, whose troops siezed Can
ton Friday, announced today that the
South China or Canton government
has terminated and that henceforth
Canton would unite with the north in
recognizing the old republican parlia-
ment.
Dispatches from Canton describe the
collapse of the southern government
as complete, Suns military forces
crushed and the former Canton pres
ident himself fugitive.
Advices received here vary as to
the details of what are called the last
hours of the southern constitutional
government. nor is it definitely known
how much fighting preceded Sun Vat
Sens flight.
One dispatch from American sour
ces in Canton declares that Suns body
guard continued TO hold the presiden-
tial palace in the face of the assaults
of Ye Chui's troops, after their leader
had taken refuge aboard a gun boat
and departed for Whampoa.
Another report said that Chen Chi
ung Ming's forces. commanded by Ye
Chui suddenly surrounded Canton.
siezed the forts, invaded the city, and
marched upon the palace.
The fall of the southern leader is
said to have been the result OF an
agreement between General WI Pei
Flu, dominant military chieftain OF
northern China. president Ii Yuan
Hung. and Chen Chiun Ming, formerly
Sun Vat Sens supporter but who lat
terly came in favor of a reunited
China.
Official circles here assert that the
elimination of Sun Vat Sen will mean
speeding up of the plans TO reIunify
the. country. However. they issue the
Continued on Page Two)
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
BELIEvEFOUR
HAVE PERISHED
IN MINE FIRE
Rescue Party Is Making Run
to Scene of Blaze Behind
Special Engine

BERKELEY, Calf, June 1.-Two
men are known TO be dead, and three
or four others are believed to have
perished in fire in the Quartet Mine
at Searchlight, New, according to in
formation received here tonight at
the local offices of the United States
bureau of mines.
The four men who are believed to
have perished were caught in the
mine, the information said. The names
of the dead and missing were not
telegraphed here. A mine rescue car
will leave Coalinga, Calf, tonight, for
Searchlight, officers of the bureau
said, but it cannot reach Searchlight
before tomorrow afternoon, although
the run will be made behing a spe-
cial engine.
The fire, which was discovered yes
terday, is on the mines 500 foot level,
where timbers are burning
The Quartet property is a gold mine
The origin and other details of the
fire have not been learned here.
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LIES WOUNDED
WITH BULLET
ABOVE HEART
Man Who Defied Authorities
and Chained Women in Shack
Is at Last Brought Down
ADMITS HIS IDENTITY
For Five Hours Members of
Posse Pursue Fleeing Car
Over Unimproved Roads

RAWLINS, Wyo., June 17.-(By the
Associated Press)-Fred Brown Oma-
has bad man, tonight rests upon a
cot In the hospital at Wyoming peni-
tentiary. lowering between life and
death
Il is a $3.50 chance that Brown. who
was wounded by posse that captured
him near Medicine Bow early today,
Will recover, according to DR.. f. A.
Kell, who is attending him.
A steel-jacketed bullet from a 5000
rifle is embedded IN Browns body,
just above the heart. 1t was this
bullet that ended Browns career OF
lawlessness that began in Omaha, May
% last, when he kidnapped two young
women and later chained them togeth-
er in a shack at Benson, a suburb of
Omaha.
Brown has not talked since he was
brought to the prison shortly after
noon At Medicine Bow. he admitted
his identity.
Brown lies upon his cot, with his
eyes closed, apparently unconscious.
Penitentiary officials say they believe
he is shamming. When a flashlight
photograph of Brown was taken this
afternoon, his attendants say he gave
start and opened his eyes.
Quick thinking by a woman resulted
in Browns capture. The woman,
whose name is unknown by the au-
thoritIes, lives near Medicine Bow.
Last night she saw a motor car driven
by an unshaven, unkempt man, stop
near her home. Having heard reports
that Brown was in the neighborhOOd
she telephoned the authorities. A
posse quickly formed. 1t was headed
by ). A. Sanders, sheriff of Carbon
county. and included w. ]. McClement
a special agent of the Union Pacific
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Posse Finally Captures Omaha Bad Man
Mystery Shrouds Details
of Operation Performed on
Mccormick; No Statement

CHICAGO, June II. - Mystery to-
night yelled the exact nature of an
operation performed on Harold F. Nc
Cormick, chairman of the executive
committee of the International Har-
vester Company. Monday night, the
news of which did not become public
until today.
At the Wesley Memorial Hospital, it
was at first denied that Mccormick
was a patient there, although it was
later admitted that he occupied an en-
tire wing, which had been walled off
from the rest of the institution to in
sure privacy.
The operation was performed by DR..
Victor D. Lespinasse, widely known
surgeon, who figured some time ago
in a controversy with DR.. VoronOff of
Paris, on the proper manner of trans
ferring animal glands to humans, n
branch OF surgery in which he was
said to be well versed. After having
been questioned at length by newspa-
per men regarding the operation on
Mccormick, Dr. Lespinasse issued the
following statement:
Harold F. Mccormick is a patient
in the Wesley Memorial Hospital un-
der my care. He has been in the hos
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
YOUNG AND OLD
MEET DEATH At
RAIDERS HANDS
Irish District Is Scene of
Murderous Attacks. by Armed
Men on HousehoIders

BELFAST, June 17.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The districts of Atan.
aveigh and Lisdrumliska, on the south
Armagh side of Newry, were the
scene of murderous attacks today on
householders, the assassins claiming
four men and one woman victims kill
ed, and several wounded. Several
farm houses were destroyed.
The districts are largely inhabited
by Presbyterians, and it is believed
were selected for reprisal for the kill
ing of two men at Lislea Wednesday
The dead are John Peaslip and son
Thomas Crozier and his wife, and
James Lockhart. The wounded in.
cluded James Gray and his son, Jo'
seph, both of whom are in the hospi
tai, and also Crozier's small boy.
When Crozier, an old man, opened
the door of his home and found armed
men, he shouted: mick, Mick" where
upon one OF the raiders shot him dead
Crozier's wife rushed to his side and
exclaimed to the raider: willie,
would not expect this OF you"
Lockhart's house and a nearby res
idence were set afire. The families
attempted to escape, but were lined
up in the roadway. One OF the men
called on Lockhart and q small boy ia
come with him. Lockhart hesitated
in order to speak to his mother, where
upon the man shouted: You don't
obey" and shot Lockhart through the
heart In the presence Of his father
mother and sisters.
Peaslip's family was ordered from
the house; the man and his son were
taken down the road and shot dead
Mrs. Peaslip rushed forward and
clasped their hands. The assassins
went away, but returned in moment
and fired additional shots into the
bodies.
The raiders. proceeding toward
Camlough, attacked the chancellor
house, which contains the table OF
which the Act of Union was signed il
1900. The raiders. however, did ne
serious damage.
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pital some time and has undergone q
minor operation. He was here princi.
pally for rest, both mental and physi
cal"
Late today, Mccormick was visited
by his eldest daughter, Muriel, and
later by his youngest daughter, Ma.
thilda, and Howard Colby, a close
friend of the family. When Colby was
leaving the hospital, he was asked by
a reporter if Mccormick had under
gone a gland transplantation opera
tion.
eYou had better ask him." he re-
piled. "He is smoking cigarettes and
feeling fine"
shortly afterward, Mccormick sit
ting up in bed, received several re-
porters. In answer to questions, he
said that he was feeling "fine," but
when asked directly regarding the
nature of the operation. ne declared
,@You might inquire at the desk
and added that he had no statement
to make.
Dr. Lespinasse spent most of the
day in dodging reporters, and when
found in his office he first denied his
identity and then refused to discuss
the nature of the operation.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
CHINESE REPUBLIC WILL BE RESURRECTED
Forest Fire Sweeps
Unchecked Over
1O-Mile Front

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, June II.
With every available man in the
vicinity at work fighting the terri
fic forest fir (which Is blazing un-
checked on a 10 mile front in the
Gila National Forest. forest service
officials here today appealed for
at least 100 soldiers to be sent from
For Bliss. Texas. to assist III the
work More than 100 men are
fighting the fire, which today was
reported to be travelling rapidly,
driven by Is high wind. Timber on
more than 10000 acres has been
destroyed. The fire is sweeping
through heavy stand OF Douglas
fir. The ground is said to be
rough, hampering operations, and
is very heavily covered with under
brush.
Several forest homesteads are
reported to have been destroyed.
and livestock and wild game is flee
ing to escape the flames.
All campers and fishing parties
are believed to have escaped from
the fire zone.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
Seven Unions Vote SO Per
Cent. in Favor of Strike
Declare Workers Leaders

CINCINNATI, June 17.-(By the AS
sociated Press) OF wage
reductions ordered by the railroad
labor board and the taking back by
railroads. of contracts farming out
shop work is the only way the threat
ened strike OF approximately 100000
railroad workers on July 1 can be
averted, rail union executives said TO-
night.
The triple barreled strike vote OF
seven unions so far returned was an
nounced by union leaders as being 9S
per cent in favor of a walkout How
ever, leaders said this percentage is
high and they did not expect the final
vote to reach more than 80 per cent.
Tuesday. the rail and miners union
officials will meet TO discuss cooper.
ative action" between members OF
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these organizations. John L. Lewis,
president of the miners. formarry an
nounced today that the meeting would
discuss 'the Industrial situation af.
fecting the strike OF organized mine
workers and the outrageous action OF
the United States railroad labor board
in imposing unwarrantable and unjus
tifiable reductions upon the railway
employees"
In accepting the invitation extended
by B. NJ. Jewell of the railway EN-
ployes for the meeting, Lewis stated
that the workers would seek to pre-
scribe IN course OF action which will
afford that essential degree of justice
which is necessary to the men work
ing in three industries and at the
same time give every consideration tC
the welfare Of the organized men anC
women"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
coburn Arrives In El paso

Ell PASO, Tex, June .17.-William
s. Coburn, former grand goblin of the
Pacific Domain Of the Ku K1ux Klan,
was in El Paso today enroute from
Atlanta to Los Angeles, where he will
answer an indictment in connection
with the recent Inglewood raid. CO.
burn sought to have the fact that he
was going to Los Angeles kept secret.
a had nothing to do with the raid"
he said. "The fact is am being dou-
ble-crossed from the inside. The man
who led the raid is indicted and is
trying to squirm out of it and pass the
buck to me-"
Coburn was in FL Paso two weeks
ago, but says he was turned back to
Atlanta at that time by kilograms
which he regarded as sincere. He
has since found out, he says, that the
leader of the raid was responsible for
them, and that his purpose was to
keep hi mout of California.
This man." said Coburn, will an
swer to me personally"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
SECOND STORM SWEEPS
OVER NEW YORK STATE

SYRACUSE. n. Y, June IA Sec
ond torrential downpour within week
equally in force the storm OF last Sun
day morning. which caused loss OF
S1,000,O00. late today broke over Syr-
acuse and central New York, and
caused heavy damage.
The city and surrounding section,
which had not fully recovered from
the previous deluge, was caught una
wares as the storm broke practically
without warning. The low lying
points in the city were flooded in
some places TO a depth of four to
eight inches.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
Two Women Stage
Duel on Streets;
Missed and Wept

NEWARK, n. j., June 17.-Mrs.
Anna Cappucio and Mrs. Marie de
Salvo were arrested today by the
police, who charged that they had
fought a revolver duel at Crane
and Webster streets.
Neither woman was wounded.
The police said Mrs. Cappucio's
revolver had missed fire, while
her opponent shot wild.
Neighbors told the police Mrs.
de Salvo. living apart from her
husband. had been seen often with
Cappucio.
The shooting, according to the
police, was dramatic. With her
13 year old daughter, Marie, Mrs.
Cappucio was said to have paced
the corner with a revolver in her
waist. When Mrs. de Salvo ap-
peared to. do some shopping, the
child ran to her, screaming:
Now you are going to get it,"
Mrs. de Salvo, said to have
glanced at Mrs. Cappucio, re-en-
tered her house. and appeared
with q weapon.
Then, according to the police,
the women approached one an
other. Fifteen feet apart. both
drew their revolvers and began
shooting. Suddenly, both dropped
their weapons and began weeping.
Attracted by the shots. a police
man took them to the station
house. where Mrs. de Salvo was
quoted as saying:
Il got my satisfaction. am
laughing but ! am crying in my
heart"
Both were held on charges OF
assault with intent 10 kill.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
Confesses to Cold Blcoded
Murder in Deserted House;
Body Found in Air Shaft

DENVER, June 17.-Following the
discovery of the body of a woman in
an air shaft in a North Denver resi-
nounced that they had obtained a con-
fession from Orville J. Tully. impli-
eating himself in the womans death.
The body. according TO the authorities
is that of Mrs. Emma Wise. widow
and rooming house keeper, who
dropped from sight Tuesday afternoon
after she had left her home with Tul-
ly, supposedly TO arrange for the sale
of rooming house.
Tully confessed late today, accord
ing to the police, that a companion
strangled Mrs Wise to death in the
untenanted North Denver residence,
while the two were attempting 10
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
PROBE MAKES
INDICTMENT
Nature of Charges Made in
\ State Klan Investigation
Are Not Disclosed

PHOENIX, AriZ., June /17.-Several
indictments were returned late today
by special county grand jury which
has been inquiring into recent activi.
ties here of the Ku Klux Klan. Iden.
tity of those named. and the nature OF
the charges, were not divulged. The
inquisitorial body has been in session
a. week, and has heard about 35 wit
nesses, including Governor Campbell
and Secretary of State Ernest r. Hall
The investigation will be resumed on
Monday.
Subpoenas for 19 more witnesses,
most OF whom are understood to live
in or near Tempe, were issued today
They will appear Monday.
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force her to transfer her property to
them. Mrs Wise, he is quoted as
stating. became frightened at the in
sistence of the two men, and Tully's
alleged accomplice. whom he has re-
fused to identify, threw a rope around
her neck and strangled her.
The two men then placed her body
nthe air shaft. according to Tully's
alleged confession. Officers who have
been investigating Tully's connection
with the case since his arrest Thurs
day night noticed two human hands
projecting out of an opening in the
air shaft while inspecting the resi-
dence this afternoon. and the discov-
cry of the body followed. Tully is
alleged to have rented the residence
two weeks ago.
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TORNADO DAMAGE TO
EXCEED $2,OO0sO0O

GLENWOOD, CITY, Wis, June IT,
Unofficial reports tonight from various
relief parties that have traversed the
district swept by Thursday nights
tornado, indicated the PROPERTY dam
age would exceed first estimates, pro-
badly amounting to more than $4,000
600.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-18
SILVAS SENTENCED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT

NOGALES, Ariz.. June 17.-Placido
Silvas, was sentencedr by Superior
Judge w. A. O'eonnor today to life
Imprisonment in the state penitentiary
for his part in the murder of Posi-
master ]. Frank Pearson of Ruby,
Ariz. Amotion for q new trial was
denied. Notice was given of an Appeal
to the state supreme court. Silvas
still faces trial for the murder of Mrs.
Pearson.
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A KILLED; 5 INJURED

LOUISVILLE, KY, June Flour
men were killed and five injured, one
perhaps fatally. eight miles from here
today when lightning struck a COW
shed in which they sought shelter
during a storm.
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COPPER PRICES

Av. mo. April, '22... 1858
Ave. Month of May, % .131l1
Ave. wit. End. 5-31-22 1895
Ave. Wlc. End. 6-7-22 1851
Ave. wk. End. 6-l4-22 .136042
Close wk End 6-14.22 .135623
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Arizona: Sunday and Mon
day fair; not much change
in temperature.
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