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WILL DEMAND army
REDUCE STRENGTH
Lively Debate Expected When
Army Appropriation Bill
Comes Up

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 13.-De-
mand for n reduction in the sizc OF
the army to 100000 enlisted mon or
even to n maximum of $1,000 will be
made In the house when the ANNUAL
army appropria ton bill comes up for
consideration. members Of tho sub
committee which Is drafting the meas
ucr predicted today. a formidabl
bloc, OF representatives. tho subcom-
mittce membors declared. was prepar-
ing to wage n determined fight TO
limit tho army's size to 5000 mon
while others who favor reduction had
indicated they would ho satisfied II
tho maximum was fixed Mt 10000.
Other factions among the house men,
bership were said to favor 4 125,o00
maximum or to oppose any reduction
In tho present size. which under r. limi-
tation for pay for enlisted mon, ap-
proximdtes l3I, 900 men.
War department estimates trans
mitted thru tho budget bureau call for
All appropria ton for the fiscal year
beginning July 1 :, sufficient for the pay
of 10000 men and approximately 1+,-
900 officers Chairman Anthony OF the
subcommittee in charge of tho bill
announced today that three new osti-
mates had been called for from tho
war department to be computed on the
basi, OF an army OF 5000 of 100000 and
OF lo5. 900 enlisted men.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
TREATY ON YAP IS
sent TO SENATE

WASHINGTON. Feb. ls.-The trea-
ty between the United States and JA-
pan fixing the status OF the island of
Zap and covering the ALLEGATION of
wirckas and cable rights on and from
that island. was sent to the senate to-
day by President Harding.
Tho treaty was received by the sem
ate in executive session and was re-
fcrred to tho foreign rclatiues COM
mittcc. Only n brief note of transmit
tai by President Harding was had and
the executive rcfraincd from discussing
its terms.
Publication OF the text of tho treaty
was referred by Republican leaders
who plan consideration of II along with
those arising from the armament con-
ference which We're submitted to tho
senate by tho president in person last
week.
The provisions OF the treaty had pre-
viously been made public at the state
department and declared for prescrva-
ton of American cable rights on tho
island whilo recognizing the Japanese
territorial mandate.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
MINERS NOT TO ASK
HIGHER WAGE SCALE
Will Strive To Maintain Pres
ent Standards Don't Want
To Strike

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 13.-No
general increase of wages for soft coal
miners but the direction of all efforts
toward retaining present wage scales
was the policy adopted today by the
scale committee of the United Mine
Workers OF America for submission TO
the unions special convention that be-
gins tomorrow, according to semi Of
fetal information received by conven-
ton delegates. The committees re-
port on wage demands to be sought as
the basis of new agreements with op-
orators effective April 1 was adopted
finally at n long afternoon session.
Despite tho announcement OF the
committee which included the ~ dis
trict presidents of the union. their
report was understood to include no
proposal of a strike and likewise made
no demand for adoption OF the six
hour day, five-day week as proposed
by the demands of 1919.
The only comment on tho possibility
OF Il strike was that OF John l.. Lewis.
International president, who issued this
formal statement:
''Thc United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea do not desire n strike. We propose
To do everything possible in n proper
way to prevent such an occurrence. ]
feel sure when the convention has
finished ita work. the public will real
lie this fact"
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
MONEY WIZARD
TELLSHOWH He
GOT IN DEBT
Has Only $1,000 to Pay
Five Million Dollars
Debts

CHICAGO. Ill, Feb. 81 owo 81.
100000 and / have less than 1000 in
cash, Raymond j. Bischoff told Judge
k. NJ. Lands in tile federal court
today at the inquiry into his financial
operations which are alleged to have
ruined thousands Of poor investors who
trusted him with their life savings
Bischon declared that he was only
20 years OF age and that he had ac-
cumulatcd liabilities estimated by a
receiver appointed Saturday as total
ling approximately $1,000 900 in less
than two years. He described the
business he had been conducting as
general financial business, brokerage
and OIL and said that he started 1t
in the spring OF 1919 with $4,000.
Asked where he obtained this money
Bischof said he had earned part OF
1t working in the stock yards and that
the rest was the result of stock specu-
lations. lie declared that he had no
previous business experience. that lie
lived at home at that time and that the
only work he had done was in connec-
ton with obtaining members for the
Boy Scouts.
Under Il rapid fire of questions by
Judge Lands. he said he felt he could
have recouped all his losses II the re-
ccivership proceedings had not halted
his career
Despite Bischoff's protcstatious that
all of tho millions he had handled were
lost search was made for NIL possible
aFE"ts and Judge Lands issued rcs-
training orders preventing B!schofTs
relatives from disposing OF two flat
buildings. two houses. a farm. four
automobiles and tho contents of several
safety deposit boxes.
Risrhof said his financial operations
began when the father OF one of his
hoy scouts came TO obtain loan of
$500 30 help pay a mortgage He said
he did not have the money but obtained
't by investing ss60 belonging to tho
man who wanted tho loan.
This man said Bischoff'' told some
Of his friends about mo and they came
TO mo and wanted mo TO do this for
them. One man told another and the
first thing / knew there wcr- 100 pco-
pie They would loan me money and
would give them my personal note with
per cent. interest.
RlschoT also said that he owned
property 1a--I~xax. kansas. be,s-tana
sud other states and that all of them
might develop into VALUABLE" oil fields.
Judge lands ordered that tho rc-
naming testimony 30 taken before -r-
fcrcc In bankruptcy Sidney Eastman.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
START ORGAN N'zAT|0N
OF THE UNEMPLOYED
Would Form Workmen's : Coun
ellis In All Parts OF
United States

NEW YORK, Feb. is.-orsanizatlon
Of an American union Of the uncm-
pioyci' to be governed by tho work
mems councils wrtcm OF representa- =
ilou which prevails In soviet l;ussln,
WINS attempted NJ meeting OF 100
institute here today.
Lenders announced that the move
Iuent would be carried to every city
In the country. In an effort TO compel
government and capital to provide
work or supply the jobl.ss with com
pcugatlon AT union wage rates..
To guard against any attempt at
violence during demonstration advcr-
'isrd to precedc the meeting, scvera.
hundred mounted police. patrolmcn.
rc-rrvcs and detectives parnded tho
battery district
Tho demonstration however was
confined to one tattcrcd soldier OF tho
army OF unemployed, who marched 10
and fro along the waterfront sand
vichci between placards cNhorting the
jolluss to Join him.
Formation OF woFkmcns council
among the ioblcsN with direct aud IN
direct affillstion with organized labor.
taxation OF capital 10 provide work
and sa;stcnaucc Tor the unemployed,
complete disarmament, opening OF the
mansions along Fifty avenues "whilo
the owners are summing themselves at
Palm Reach with Mayor llylnnd.
were advocated as means OF relieving
the situation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14

| The Evening Standard asserts that
| Ireland is on the brink Of civil war
and quotes a member of tho govern
ment as saying that while the govern
ment hesitates to do anything which
the Sim Feiners could interpret as
provocative swift military prepara-
tions have already been made to pre-
vent an armed invasion Of Fcrmanagn
and Tyrone.
In the light OF the developments OF
the last few days, much Significance 8
attached to the suspension today OIL
the evacuation of British troops from
Southern Irish ports. The Irish office
explains that the suspension was or
extent of the reinforcements to be sent
to Ulster Sir James Craig. Ulster
premier. announced tonight that the
Ulster garrison of British troops was
to be increased from ton battalions'
the previous number, to fourteen.
Tho weekend .rioting In Belfast was
continued today, the death roll from
Saturday being about II killed and
20 or more wounded.
The shooting affrays In Belfast dur
ing the last "a hours: occurred over a
widely extended area.
Tho gunmen have kept well under
cover and the police and soldiers pa
trolling in armed cars are having oll-
ficulty In locating them.
Sir James Craig. tho Ulster premier,
tcleEraphcd tho British government to-
| night asking what action other than
dispatching messages to Dublin" the
government was taking or had taken
| to secure tho return Of the kidnapped
loyalists.
Michael Collins. head Of the provi-
sional government. In message to the
American association for the rccoxni-
ton Of tho Irish Republic charges that
a coup d'etat Is being planned against
the provisional government and warns
the association assisting In any way to
destroy the new government.
Mr.. Collins informed 1t that the al
/ Tentative to the treaty Is renewal OF
| warfare and declared that tho provi-
sional government wanted tho people
themselves to decide the issue. adding
that IL they decided for war there need
not be any doubt as to where he would
| stand.
In conformity with the decision to
release Irish political prison -s In Eng
land. tho government liberated seven
teen this afternoon. the release of tho
others Is expected to follow shortly.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
lone SAILOR IN MLFEB0AT
AWAITSRESCUE FAR AT SEA

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-Somcwhere
on the Atlantic about 500 miles from
New 1ork-if his luck las hcld-John
Brickner. n British ssnr.an. is bobbing
about in llfeboat waiting out his
sixth night in the hope OF rescue. The
story of his loss in high gale and a
heartbrcaking game OF hide and sock
his little bark played with his would
ho rcscucrs was brought to port today
by Captain Walter Beckwith of tho
steamship Caffney.
The storm broke on the morning of
February s, Captain B~ckwi.h said,
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
OPLANSF
RAISING MONEY
TOPAY BONUS
Administration 5 Plan May
Be Submitted to Con-
gress Today

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 12-Ths
position Of the administration as to
how the funds for the soldiers bonus
should be raised may be made known
to congress tomorrow. President Har.
ding and Secretary Mellon had q cons
ference today and were understood to
have discussed the question. Two
plans have been suggested by mem.
bers of congress charged with the re.
porting of bonus legislation. Ono by
Republican members OF the house
ways and means committee contam.
plates special taxes while under the
other put forward by Chairman Mos
Cumber and Senator smoot of Utah.
ranking Republican on the finance
committee short time treasury notes
or bonds would be issued during the
time that the cash payments were
made to the former service men.
At the White House conference tos
day 1t was indicated in some admins.
tratton quarters that the treasury 1ecs
retary held the same views with res
gard to tho issues OF notes or bonds
that he expressed in his recent letter
to Chairman Fordney Of the ways and
means committee.
On the other hand congressional
leaders said opposition to the lsvyins
Of additional taxes at this time was
increasing.
1t was understood that the tax pro-
gram drawn by the house subcommit-
tee met with instant opposition when
1t was presented to majority members
OF the senate finance committees. Sub
committees were named to threah the
matter out and after a conference with
Secretary Weeks they were understood
to havo presented tho two proposals
to tho president.
While the president was considering
the matter the subcommittee marked
time. Senator McCumber said he ex-
pectcd to get the presidents views
tomorrow but added that hc was not
advised as to how they would be COM
nIunicated.
Tho bonus question was discussed to-
day both In tho senate and house. Sem
ator Borah, Republican Of Idaho.
brought up tho subject In tho senate
declaring that tho demands for bonus
for nbrmer service men who werc not
impaired physically or mentally rs q
result of tho war service might embar-
rass the government in taking care Of
wounded and disabled.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
WATCHFUL WAITING
IN MURDER PROBE
Authorities Admit No Pro,
grcss in Apprehcnding
Slayer of Movie
Director

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. i5.-The
liam Desmond Taylor. motion picture
director. reached stage today which
was described by officials directing
the inquiry as one OF waiting for the
unexpected"
1t was admitted frankly that no pro-
grcss had been made in tn" direc-
ton of establishing who fired tho shot
which killed the director in his home
on the night of February /. The only
action taken in the district attorneys
office where the inquiry has been
centralized, was the interviewing late
today of n young woman who called
with request that she might see
some of tho investigators. She left
sbou. fifteen minutes later. after hay
ing been taken TO the office OF liJ
trict Attorney Woolwtnc. sne de-
clIred to give her name. Persons who
saw her said she was no one connect
cd prominently with tho motion pic
ture industry.
MIR. woolwinc previously had said he
expected to receive reports from de-
tectlyes and others handling tile per-
sonai investigation which might make
1t necessary for him to interview Ger
tain persons who might have state
ments to make concerning the case
The district attorney said he mad
checked up on countless" clews which
mad beer brought to his attention. but
without definite result.
For instance. he said. II was out
until . O'Clock this morning invesu-
eating whss on its face appeared 10
be "A promising lead. The result. how
ever was that a certain person had
what turned out to he nothing more
than vague suspicion. I am stating
this simply as an example of what We
havr to contend with in his case.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
FURTHER DROPS IN
RETAIL FOOD PRICE

- WASHINGTON. Feb lS.--Further
decreases in retail food prices arc
shown in statistics issued today by
the department of labor for ~ of the
country's large cities, for the month
ending January Il. The decrease In
that period for the various cities was
given as follows
salt Lake city and savannah, .
per cent: Providence S per cent; Man
chester. n. H.. New Haven aud New
York, I per cent; Louisville, Milwau-
kee, Minneapolis, Norfolk. Pittsnurs
and Rochester. per cent; Birming :
ham, Chicago. Columbus, Peoria and
Seattle por cent: Baltimore, Kansas
CITY, Little Ro,k. Philadelphia, St
Louis. springfield Mass. and WASH
fngton. d c.. four per cent; Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis. per cent. and
New orleans I pcr cent.
As compared with tho average cost
In the year 1918 the retail cost Of food
or las, January IL. the department
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There is nothing new with regard
TO the situation" said L. S. Whitlock
of the Master Builders association last
night. I'VE are standing right on the
open shop idea; we are working a few
men and will put on more, neither
asking or caring whether they are
union men or not
The builders held their regular meet
ing last night, but 1t was stated that
there were no new developments since
tho organization announced a week
ago that the open shop system, would
60 into effect yesterday.
one of the master builders stated
that he and his associates did not have
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
BUILDING TRADES WAGE CONTROVERSY REMAINS
DEADL0CKED DESPITE OPEN SHOP INSTITUTION

very much work on hand and were not
Trying to get much to do at the pres
ent time, but what men as are needed
will be employed without any questions
except whether they can do the re-
uuired work. LAS We get it," this man
added last night. ALI of the crafts are
willing to come in under the reduced
wage scale except the carpenters"
I'VE are not at all worried about the
open shop dec'a rations of the master
builders" said NJ. II. Alexander husi-
ness agent Of the Building Trades
council, and president OF the state
council.
MIR. Alexander stated last night that
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14

with a 1i0 mile wind which Quickly
lashed the sea into a fury. Bricknsr
was sent with another seaman to ma ~;
fast tho lifcboats. Swinging In the
outturned davits Brickncr dropped into
ono of the boats to make fast "A line
when n hugo wave swept the boat
away.
Tho lifcboat was stocked with food
and water and Brickncr was warmly
clothed so that Captain Bcckwith
figures he has fair chance of rescue
IL his little boat w.athered the gale.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
bIGF0URRAn BR0THERH00DS
ARE DIVIDED into Two GROUPS

of the trainmcn. con-
ductors, and the eastern group of rail-
ways.
Another conference next Monday
will bring together tho same deicga-
tion OF railway executives and officers
of the brotherhoods of engineers and
firctncn and enginemen.
Tile action of tho brotherhoods has
no connection with tho invitation to
join other railway unions in con-
ference with tho miners. 1t was de-
clarcd.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14

during tho day the union men had
canvassed the city and found no nom
union men working.
There are about 100 of our men,
eers working" he continued, but no
non-union men. This applies to car
penters, painters ad plasterers. The
plumbers have settled their bitterness
and are working at IS a day; the sheet
metal workers also have settled with
their employers Mt S. and the brick-
layers at siO. Tho first mentioned three
unions are the only ones affected by
the present conditions.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
GATHERING Aliens
FOR DEPORTATION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Approxl-
mately $50 aliens from various parts
of the United States are being gath
cred at Ellie Island for deportation as
undesirable citizens. 1t was said to-
day by immigration officials.
About sixty of the aliens were in 4
party which arrived at New York
from Chicago last week. Another
party from san Francisco will arrive
within day or two.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
Mccormack Improves

NEW YORK, Feb. ls.-John McCor-
mack. tenor. whose concert tour was
temporarily suspended last week be-
cause OF attack OF laryngitis. has fully
recovered, IL was announced today.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-14
IRISH SITUATION ALARMS
BRITISH AS CIVIL WAR
IN ISLAND APPROACHES
Evacuation Of English Troops Is Suspended -Rotng
In Belfast Continues With Many
Casualties

LONDON England Feb. 13-Thc Irish situation. the raids
the Ulster border has steadily become and
made of the alarm with which viewed in official circles
London Winston Spencer Churchill secretary for the colonies de-
cared the this afternoon that the shooting of
the Ulster special consabes Clones has greatly aggravated the
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WASHINGTON. Feb. t3.-Usc Of
shnrp nOsed German police dogs as
liquor slcuths to run down moon
sinners wns recommended today To
Commissioner Haynes by Emmct ".
McClcnnhan. federal prohibition di-
rector of Colorado.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31
Walker S Indigestian Cure.

Rev. J. b. McCrary is agent ioi
Or. Walkers Sure cure Tor lndi-
gesticn and Dyspepsia. soc and
$roo bottles. 8LIo BY mail
We can cheeriully recommend it
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31
Learned to Love Japanese.

Major General William Nerbeck,
former adiutant general. who Is pres
ident Of st. Johns school at Manlius,
y. y. lays claim to being the first
white boy of American parentage TO
he born In japan. His father was a
missionary who was attached To the
Tokugawa government as an educa-
Tor. and later helped to establish the
japanese Imperial university. Young
.Verbeek's playmate and friend was a
japanese boy whom his father helped
10 bring back from California when he
was detained and stranded while in
quest of an American education. The
boy's name was Koreklyo Takahashi.
He l. now premier of japan. Through
this japanese boy" said General Yer
beck. and my association with his
people, learned to love them and to
have the highest respect for their In
tegrity. New York Evening Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31
UNABLE TO CREATE DISEASE
Science Has Demonstrated the impos-
sibility of the Human Mind Hsv-
ing That Power.

I'm one sense II may be said that
the human race gets the diseases II
deserves; but the sins are those Of ig-
nornhce and neglect of physical laws
rather than against spiritual ordl-
nancesn said Sir Richard Gregory In
the course of his address at the re-
cent Edinburgh meeting of the Brit
ish Association for the Advancement
81 Science.
Plague Is not now explained by sup
posed iniquIties Of the Jews or con-
functions Of particular planets. but by
the presence OF an organism con-
vesen by feas from rats: malaria and
yellow fever are conquered by de-
stroyIng The breeding places of
mosquitoes; fyphus fever by getting
rid of lice: typhoid by cleanliness fu-
herculosis by improved housing, and
most like diseases by following the
teachings OF science concerning them.
Though the mind does undoubtedly
influence the resistance of the body to
invasion by microbes, IL cannot create
The scientific organism OF any disease
and the responsibility of showing how
10 keep such germs under control and
prevent, therefore, the poverty and
distress due TO them is scientific
rather than spiritual duty"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31
American.erown Bulbs.

In the future IL Is not likely that
the United States will continue to de-
pend upon Holland for our spring flow
ering bulbs. This country uses annn-
ally about 100000 worth OF Dutch
bulbs. and produces scarcely $4,000
worth In any one year this despite
tue fact that few piGnts are more
widely adapted and few crops more
easily grown than bulbs The Federal
Department of Agriculture has pre-
pared very interesting bulletin on
bulb culture In the United States
which points 10 rich possibilities In
the years to come.
Bulbs can be grown In this country
on both the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards and in the Ohio aud Mississip-
III valleys. Some of the harder and
more robust of the narcissiis varieties
thrive even In the gulf states. Con-
irary tn what would be generally sup
posed IL Is not too cold for tulips and
uarclssi 10 succeed as far north as
>iika. Alaska They thrive along the
entire border OF the United States,
wherever The moisture conditions are
suitable.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31

A MARYLAND man elopeA With hn
Swss&heast's tw,n by mistake. and IL
boy54sfl<x Tl1z-xjissRe s,hpdy blo~
bzsxs Essvszda Pl.is
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-03-31
WcfflgS OF MORBID CRAVINGS
Sensation Menoers" Must Have Ex-
element, NO Matter What the
Price They Have to Pay.

The case Of anonymous letter writ
ing reported from the French town Of
Tulle affords typical :llustratioa of
the methods of the Sensation mon
ger" Missives making accusations OF
in1delity have caused the deaths of
two persons in an asylum and brought
misery into several homes.
This is precisely the result desired
by the writer of the ISLANDERS. Max
ing sensation is the very height of
enjoyment among large number Of
morbid persons. The human crav-
ing for excitement Is entirely normal,
but in its pathological and criminal
manifestations IL often leads TO trag-
edy.
The majority OF young children de-
light In sensational mongerlng. A lie
Of imagination Is the commonest form
Of juvenile unveracity.
A little girl who "sees" bears and
wolves in coppice near her home in
vents stories Of hair-raislng sensation
alism concerning the fierceness OF the
animals. Another girl declares she sees
pig eyes in the stem Of an oak tree.
A boy, twelve years old. arriving al a
boarding school, told his companions
of the dormitory that he had flown
the first airplane from Buckingham
palace and had been personally CON-
plimenfed by the klng.-From the
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.