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Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
AGAIN
 GIVES EVIDENCE
Defense Rests Its Case in Murder Trial; Will Go
 to Jury Saturday

TUCSON, Ariz., Apr. 20.-The de- fense rested it's case-in-chieg this af- ternoon in the proceedings of the trial of William s. Estaver. who Is charg- ed with murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Mrs. An ma c. Johnson, who was slain on q lonely spot on the Ajo-Stoval road last November.
 Late in the afternoon, the state in- troduced the greater part of its reDut- tai evidence. The defense may put on one or two surrebuttal witnesses tomorrow morning.
 It is expected that arguments to the jury will begin tomorrow afternoon, and it is freely predicted that the case will go to the jury by Saturday after noon.
 The first witness on the stand to- day was Estayer, whose cross-eNam- ination by County Attorney Darnell had not been completed the day be- fore. The County Attorney complet- ed his cross-eXamination at about o'clock today, and after a few minutes of redirect examination of Estaver by Van Buskirk, the latter' announced that the defense rested.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
Basic Conditions
 Better Throughout
 U. S., Says Report

WASHINGTON, Apr. 2O-A "pro. found improvement" in business con- ditions over a year ago throughout the country is shown in the latest statistics of commercial and indus trial movements during March, ac- cording to the monthly survey of cur rent business, made public tonight by the commerce department. Optimism always returning with the opening of spring weather, the department de clared, has had much to do with the recent increase in retail trade and better feeling prevailing generally despite news of floods, strikes and a late crop season.
 This optimism, the department as serted is based upon better funda mental conditions throughout the country.
 Two outstanding features of more than ordinary importance" 1t said "are the marked increases in iror and steel activity and the big increase in construction"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
SEES
 WORST FIGHTING
Several Hundred Men Armed With Rifles Fighting in
 Open Through Streets
(By Thc Associdtcd PrcSs)

BELFAST, Apr. DO. The worst fighting Belfast has yet experienced occurred in the east end tonight when seferal hundred men. all armed with rifles, participated The gunmen came boldly into the Oren, lying flat on street corners ard shooting ran ticallv. hot encounter laso occur red in the Short Strand district, where police used machine guns free ly.
 A stable overlooking the Marrow bone district, which was believed to have been used as place of conceal ment for snipers, was blown uD by the military today. Two special con- stables were wounded on the Albert Bridge Road. Andrew McCartney was shot in the stomach in the York street district. His condition is crit ical.
 The total deaths through disorders here today was five, wounded 15.
 A boy residing in Short street was killed, and another boy, a policeman, a constable and two women were wounded. All traffic was stopped and the tram cars were diverted.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
SERBIAN CITY IS VIRTU UALLY
 WRECKED; FIRE
 ADDS TO PANIC
Four Hundred Carloads of Ammunition Explode in
 Monastir, Serbia
RELIEF STARTS ON WAY
Soldiers and Police Engage in Rescue Work; Church
 Collapses on Children
fBy The Ifsociafcd Pr.ss,


 BELGRADE, Apr. 20. - Four hun dred carloads of ammunition and high explosive stored near the railroad sta tion at Monastir southern Serbia, eX- ploded Tuesday at noon, killing sev- eral hundred persons ,wounding thous- ands, and virtually destroying the heart of the city. One-half of the city's population was rendered homeless.
 The victims were mostly children and soldiers. A church, in which the children were worshipping, collapsed under the detonation, while the bar racks in which 1900 soldiers were having lunch, was destroyed.
 Immediately after the explosion, fire broke out in various parts of the city. The panic-stricken inhabitants fled to the nearby woods and mountains, from which they watched their homes burn. All telegraphic and telephonic communication between Monastir and the outside world was cut off. The first news of the disaster reached Belgrade from refugees who managed to reach Prilep. 30 miles northwest of Monastir. Several Ser bian relief units were immediately or ganized and started for Monastir.
 Six American woman doctors of the American Woman's Hospital at Velc left immediately for Monastir. and reached the stricken city this evening. , Mrs. William Brewster, of New York City who conducted an Ameri- can missionary school in the center of Monastir, has not been heard from since the explosion.
 King Alexander has sent a message : of sympathy to the victims, and the government is despatching a large sum of money for the immediate relief of the homeless.
 The last reports are to the efefct that soldiers and gendarmes are en- gagged in rescue work. The exact number of jersons killed may never be known as far as civilians are con cerned. The roll call of the soldiers is being made, however, and it is said that the number of missing troopers already amounts to more than 400.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
SONORA ELECTS
 NEW GOVERNOR
Election of Successor to de Ia Huerta Is Marked by
 Stormy Meeting

MORALES, Ariz., Apr. 2O.-At one of the stormiest meetings in it's his- tory, the Sonora state congress at Hermosillo last night named Francis co Elias, Of Agua Prieta, to be acting governor of the state of Sonora, ac- cording to advices received here to- day About 5000 persons were in and about the capitol while the con- gress was choosing a governor to act in the absence of Adolfo de la Huerta who has left for Mexico City to re- sume his duties as minister of fi- nance in the Obregon cabinet.
 Secretary de la Huerta had endOrs- ed General Eduardo Garcia for the temporary post, but the majority of members of tn econoress insisted upon Elias. The outcome was a vote of 10 to in Elias favor. The latter was in Nogales during the session. He is a cattle man and well known in Douglas, across the border from Agua Prieta. He was formally sworn as governor late today, after his arrival in Hermosillo.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
PREDICTS BREAK
 BETWEEN MINERS
 AND OPERATORS
Gompers Declares Deadlock Will Break and Peaceful
 Settlement Made

NEW YORK, Apr. 20. A break in the deadlock between bituminous coal operators and miners, and peaceful settlement of the strike within a few weeks" was forecast here to- night by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor.
 Government intervention to pre- vent a shortage of fuel for the nation will not become necessary, Gompers declared
 When it is demonstrated that the miners are standing firm, and are pre- pared to hold out" he asserted, "the operators Will agree to confer with them and a new wage agreement will be the reSult."
 The veteran labor leader had just completed a series of conferences with union chiefs in the textile strikes of New England. He came to New York at the invitation of Samu- el Untermyer, counsel for the Lock wood Investigating committee, to tes- tify before that body tomorrow in re- gard to labor organization practices.
 Asserting that "the drive of big business to smash the labor unions has lost it's force," Gompers declared that with a recent diminution of from 1-2 to per cent in nationwide un- employment, as reported by govern ment investigators, there is a little bit of sunbeam in the industrial situ- ation."
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
SENATOR'S HEAR ARMY PLEA FUR
 GREATER FORCE
War Department Argues Case For Larger Army Before
 Senate Committee
ARMY PAY CONSIDERED
New Pay Schedule if Adopted Would Cut Appropriations
 by Five Million Dollars

WASHINGTON, Apr. 20.-The war departments plea for an army of 150,- O00men. rejected by the house, which fixed the maximum strength at H. 900 officers and 115,000 men, was ur- ged today before the senate appropria- tions committee during it's considera- tion of the army pay. Spokesmen for the deparment coupled with their appeal for the larger army a request for an officer strength of about 12,531, or approximately the number set in ,ne Pershing officer reduction bill, now pending in the senate.
 Figures presented by Major James Mackay, representing the army fin ance office, called for expenditure of slightly more than $112,e00,000 for the pay of officers and men, an in- crease of about $37,000,000 over the house appropriation. The house en- listed pay provision was for approXi- mately $4y.000,000, and $27,O00,000 for officers. The senate was asked for approximately $6S,OOO,0OO for enlisted men and $42,OOO,O0O for officers.
 It developed at the hearing, how ever, that about $5,00O,000 may be shaved off the total appropriation for the enlisted personnel if the pending pay scheudle should be adopted. The new pay rate has not been acted on either by the house or senate, but mas been presented to both by the joint commission which recently con- pleted a study of the question and submitted a pay bill for army, navy and marine corps to take the place of the schedule adopted in 1908.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
LLOYD GEORGE l. HOPEFUL OVER
 FINAL OUTCOME British Premier Announces Germans Will Accept All
 Allies Conditions CONVINCED OF SUCCESS Believes Soviet Reply Will Be Warrant For Further
 Hopeful Negotiations
CONVINCED OF SUCCESS
CBa The Assoeialed Pre:;l


 GENOA, Apr. 20.-Facing five hun dred newspaper representatives of virtually all the world nations, the British premier today, after announc- ing that the Germans would accept the conditions imposed by the allies concerning the Russo-German treaty and that the Soviets' reply on the gen eral Russian question would be such as to permit of further hopeful nego- tiations.
 The premier then made the an- nouncement that the difficulties grow ing out of the signing of a separate Russo-German accord would be over he had good reasCE to believe the the note sect item by the allied rep resentatjVe5., lE '' were specific con- ditions that the Germans would be ex- pected not to sit on the commissions which hencefcrtb will Oeal with Rus sian questions, btcausc the Germans had already settled thulr affairs with Russia outside the conference.
 "I don't want to anticipate the char acter of the Soviet answer to propo- salS for a general accord with Rus sia." continued the premier, "but 1 would be surprised if it were not of such a character as to permit us to go on with our work of reconstruction of the convulsed and devasIed conti- net. The sub-commission on political affairs well meet tomorrow to consid- CT the Soviet reply, which is due to- night CT tomorrow zz
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
ADMITS TARIFF
 ALONE WILL NOT
 HELP BUSINESS
McCumber Gives Warning to All and Sundry That Costs
 Must Be Reduced
UNJUST TO CUT WAGES
Says New Legislation Will Open Way to Prosperity,
 But Not Unaided

WASHINGTON, Apr 20.-Launch ing the administration tariff bill to- day in the senate, Chairman McCum' Der of the finance committee, warned manufacturer, factory laborer, and retailer alike that a protective tariff alone would not bring a revival of business; that there must be reduc- ton of costs to within the reach of the consumers pocketbook before there could be return to "old time prosrerity."
 Senator McCumber said the way to reduce costs was for the manufactur- CT and the retailer to be satisfied with most meagre" profits for a while, and for the factory employees to increase their efficiency to the highest possible degree. In view of the present high cost of living, he added, it would be most unjust" for the manufacturer to begin his econo- my by cutting wages.
 This proposed legislation will op- en the way to prosperity in the Unit ed States, but it win not, unaided, bring about this result" declared Sen ator McCumber. The American peO ple must do the rest. and right here want to say a word to the American manufacturers and the American la- borer in our factories. This bill is intended to, and I believe it will suf- ficiently protect your market against any excessive foreign invasion, but just remember that over 90 per cent of all your products must be cOnsum- ed right here at home.
 q think I am clearly within the actual facts when I say that two thirds of the American people, the bread winners in the United States. are not receiving an income any greater than their pre-war income. The net earnings of the agricultural class are, on the whole, below the tre-war income.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
Make Arrangements
 For Issuance of Tax Anticipation Bonds

PHOENIX, Ariz. Apr. 20.-Arrange- ments have been made by the state funding and loan commission for the issuance of tax anticipation bonds of S1,500,000, authorized by enactment of Senate Bill 59. State Treasurer Ray mOnd Earhart was chosen as secre- tary of the commission, and was dir ected to communicate with banks to obtain the rate of interest they would be willing to accept on the bonds should the issue be floated.
 Telegrams were sent by Earhart to about 20 large banks in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis, Den yer Los Angeles San Francisco and other large cities. If replies are re- ceived tomorrow a meeting of the commission probably will be called for the purpose of authorizing issu. ance of the bonds and arranging other formalities.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
TELEGRAPHERS AND CARRIERS
 JET HEARING
Declares Some Station Agents Are Making as High as
 $6,000 a Year

CHICAGO, Apr. 20.-Representa- tives of the railroads made no at tempt to reach an agreement with the telegraphers on the carriers proposal to reduce wages four cents an hour, k. J. Manion, president of the Order of Railroad Photographers, testified be- fore the United States labor board to- day. As a result, lie said, no confer ences had been held to the extent that the carriers had the. right to bring tne wage dispute before the labor board.
 The carriers disputed this state. ment, and claimed that they had used every available means to settle the dispute before bringing it before the board, as the transportation act pro. vides.
 ManiCn read an extract from a meeting between the caste. reads and the tlegraphers, in which he said the employees were merely given the cnance either to accept or reject the wage reduction.
 This was no conference" ne said w. k. Williams of the Missouri Kanas & Texas Railroad. in testlfyin., for the carriers, declared that station agents were making large salaries where there profits from the express commissions were considered. He cited table of figures to show that Salaries ranged as high as $6,O00 a year.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
Quibble Over Dead
 Veterans Property
 in New York Court

NEW WORK, Apr 20. - A girl whose fiance went forth to fight for his flag four years ago, and from whom no word has come since the day of a charge in which he was talk en prisoner by the Germans, sat weep ing in a Brooklyn court today while lawyers quiDbled over what should constitute legal proof of his death.
 The girl was Miss Eleanore R. Knapp. Her suitor was Ernest Charl- ton Mason of the, 106th United States Infantry. The cause of her presence in court was a contest brought by Henry R. Mason, the boys uncle. of a verbal wish, whispered to a com rade, that if he did not live through the charge, he wished all his estate to go to his fiance.
 Attorneys fo rthe uncle contended that the certificate of death, issued by the United States government, dId not constitute proof Of the soldiers death.
 Attorneys for Miss Knapp argued that there was no question of the death. Surrogate Wingate reserved decision.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
SEMENOFF HAS VANISHED FROM ATTORNEYS KEN
Even Society That Supplied Bail Has No Knowledge of
 Generals Whereabouts


 NEW YORK, Apr 20.-- General Gregorie Semenoff, former ataman of the 6ossacks, who was freed on S25,000 bail last night from Ludlow street jail. dropped out of sight today and even his lawyers said they were not certain where he could be located.
 The generals bail, in cash, was pro yided by the Russian National Socie- ty and the Association for the Unity of Russians, an organization of Rus sian monarchists. As soon as he was freed last night, the Cossack leaped into a taxicab and was whisked away.
 Ezra P Prentice, chief of the gen. erals legal staff, said he did not know where his client is staying. One of Prentice's assistants said he knew the address, but had not been able to find the general in today. He refused to give out the address.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
New Tariff Measure is Before Senate
Lady Astor Boosts League
 Of Nations at Gathering
Declares Safest Way Keep Out of Wars Is Join Some Association of Nations to Promote Peace; Thinks
 Every Woman in America Would Want to Join

NEW YORK, Apr. 2O-In honor of Lady Astor, who described herself as a sort of connecting link between the English-speaking peoples, more than $50 men and women, scores of them leaders in sundry fields of la- bor, attended a dinner tonight under the auspices of the English-Speaking Union.
 Presiding was John w. Davis, for mer American ambassador to Eng land, who showered Lady Astor with compliments.
 In her speech, Lady Astor put in a good word for the accomplishment of the League of Nations, which she thought enough to make every wom- an in America want to joint it in some form or other, particularly those who had sons In tine war.
 Tt is the memory of the anguish
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
STEAMER BURNS
 IN OHIO RIVER
Passengers Are Rescued From Burning Ship by Means
 of Small Boats

CINCINNATI, Apr. 21.- A report that a boat was burning in the Ohio river 25 miles below Cincinnati was received here shortly after midnight. The telephone operator at Lawrence burg, Ind, said the glare from the blaze could be seen from that point, but nothing was known there as to the identity of the craft.
 Members of a freight train crew ar irving at Lawrenceburg reported hay ing seen a steamboat on fire near'the mouth of the Big Miami river, and persons being taken ashore in small boats. The steamer, they said, ap- peared to be standing but short dis. tance from the Ohio shore, and was afire from stem to stern.
 According to the train crew. all per sons apparently had left the boat.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
National League of Women Voters Opens
 3-Day Conference

BALTIMORE, Apr. 20.-Promotion of international friendliness by ce- menting more strongly the bond of friendliness between the women of the Americas is the hope cherished by the promoters of the Pan-Ameri- can conference of women, which as- sembled here this morning under the auspices of the National League of Women Voters, for a three day ses- sion on subjects of national import ance to women. This was the thought that pervaded the addresses Of the speakers at the opening ceremonies.
 The invocation of Archbishop Cur ley breathed the spirit Of solidarity, which it is the earnest hope of the delegates to strengthen still further among the countries they represent and Governor Wilbert C. Ritchie struck the keynote when he said in his address of welcome that it was only by whole hearted cooperation" of all forces that peace, prosperity, and a spirit of friendliness between nations could be secured.
 Expressing the same thought, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the National League of Woman Voters, said that wOmen's interests are "co- operative" tending toward couserva. tion of human life, while those of men are competitive" because they are so closely related to commerce and business and that therefore wom- en are even better fitted than men to bring about an era of international neighborliness.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
LAUNCH MOVEMENT TO
 BUILD SONORA RAILW'Y

MORALES, Ariz., Apr. 2O.-A move ment to build a railroad from Agua Prieta, opposite Douglas, to Guzman' in the state of Chihuahua, has been launched in Mexico, according to word received here today. Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican minister of fin ance, has informed various border chambers of commerce that he will do his utmost to assist in the project The proposed road would be 1S0 miles long, would cost about 6,500,000 pesr and would connect the west coast of Mexico with central Mexico. 1t is planned to put Americans in charge of the construction work.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21

of the mothers and fathers who watch ed for four years which gives me the courage to speak plainly here to- night" she said Tt is all very well to hear people talk of European en- tanglements, but the world is already entangled and we have to think Of a plan to disentangle ourselves. No one could think that English fathers and mothers-with nearly S00,O00 sons who will never return-would want to join in a league which en- tangle them or anyone else in war. The English know enough about wars never to want to fight or to see any one else have to fight.
 "These mothers and fathers think, as 1 feel sure the fathers and moth CTS of America do, that the safest way to get out of wars is to join some sort of association Of nations for peace"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
25,0OO Families in
 Chicago Scheme to
 Beat High Rentals

CHICAGO, Apr 20.-Twenty five thousand families will live in tents in the forest preserves near the city dur ing the summer to avoid paying high rentals, E. A. Potter, manager of the Chicago Tenats' Protective League, announced tonight All plans for the tent cities have been completed, he stid, and asserted that a family could be equipped to live in a tent all sum mer for 800, or nearly one months rental for many flats.
 The campers, he said, vii be divid- ed into groups of 25 families each, and a chieftain will be appointed for each group. No dogs will be allowed in camp. but there vii De no limit on children, it was asserted.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
.FREIGHTER IS
 SUNK BY LINER
Steamship Aeolus Collides With British Tramp Off
 Uruguayan Coast
(Bv Thr Associated PrcssJ

MONTEYIDEO, Uruguay, Apr. 2O.- The Munson liner Aeolus from New York for Ruenos Aires with 57 pas sengers aboard, collided off the Uru- guayan coast early today with the British freighter Zero. The Zero sank.
 The Aeolus, which did not suffer serious damage, rescued the freight CTS crew of 39 and brought them to Montevideo. Some of them were in jured.
 Captain Washburn of the Aeolus said the vessels came together in a dense fog at 2:20 a. m., IS miles south by east of Cape, Santa Maria. The Zero sank an hour and 20 minutes later
 The passengers of the Aeolus re mained calm throughout. They later signed a testimonial to the captain and his crew, praising their conduct
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
BLAST KILLS HUNDREDS; THOUSANDS INJURED
Wife Asks Divorce; Says Hubby Is
 Golf Maniac

DETROIT, Apr 20.-Howard B. Lee. prominent business man here, and once holder of the Michigan state golf amateur championship, Is a golf maniac" his wife, Mrs. Helen Bourne Joy Lee, charged in a suit for divorce, it was learned today. Mrs. Lee IS the daughter oI Henry B. Joy, Detroit cayl,a..-
 In the suit, filed December 2y, Mrs. Lee declared her husband neglected her and their three chil- dren to play golf. -.
 Lee filed an answer denying the charges, and claiming nis pArticI- patton in the game was a ''busi- ness asset" owing to the acqauin- tances he was able to make among other business men on the links.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-04-21
REPORT MEXICO ASKED TO SEND DELEGATES TO
 RECOGNITION PAREEY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Apr. 2O.-La Prenza, a Spanish language newspa- per of San Antonio, today published a dispatch from Mexico City that it is rumored in the Mexican capital that an invitation from the United States government has been received by the Mexican government to sem delegates to Washington for a confer enCe on recognition.
 The dispatch said Albert Pani, sec retary of foreign affairs, with a dele gation of Mexican officials, will leave Mexico City soon for Washington.