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Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
EXTORT|ON PLOTS
REVEALED THROUGH
8 COAST ARRESTS
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. ia ter
rorist program of international scope
may be revealed through the arrest
here last night of eight alleged MEM
bers OF. a. band OF extortionists, il was
said by'federal and other officers who
participated in the arrest.
Three men arrested recently In
widely separated American cities are
believed to have had in their possess
sion 'funmistakable evidence of af-
filiation with the men taken into
custody here, it was said.
These three men were arrested in
Salt Lake City, Des Moines and
Cleveland. Ohio, officers said. and
further declared clock bombs and
duplicate written instructions were
found on all three.
The eight men caught here last
night were trapped by federal agents,
sheriffs deputies and private detec-
tives after an alleged attempt to ex-
tort $4,000 from a prominent Los
Angeles business man, under threats
OF death and after, it was charged,
they had obtained large sums from
other men through similar means.
1t was said at least twenty resi-
dents of Los Angeles have received
threatening demands for money and
have had their homes under guard
for a week.
Names of the men involved as well
as the names of the officers working
on the case We're withheld - the
authorities for fear vengeance viii
he exacted by friends OF the men
under arrest
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
SENATOR WATSON CHARGES
SECRET ETARY MELLON HOLDS
OFFICE CONTRARY TO LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb, 15.-Secre-
tary Mellon is holding the office of
secretary of the treasury in viola
ton Of the law and can be arrested
for retaining the place If any one
sees fit to swear out warrant
charging him with the offense, Sem
ator Watson. Democrat of Georgia,
declared in the senate late today.
The law which Mr.. Mellon is vio-
lating. Senator Watson sand. pro-
hibited the secretary Of the treasury
from engaging in any kind OF busi-
ness or commerce.
Senator Watson told the senate
that Mr.. Mellon could be impeached
"any time we see fit and read to
the senate the provision of Section
243 of the revised statutes which he
declared expressly forbids Mr.. Mel
Ion to retain his place. He declared
that by staying in office the secre-
tary was violating the law, adding
that it was generally known that Mr.
Mellon was one of the wealthiest in
dividuals in the country.
The assertions by the Georgia sen
ator were made in connection with
several speeches on the accomplish
ments of the two major political par
ties. He informed the senatefin the
course of his remarks that the law
now listed as Section 24S, was passed
in the first congress in the United
States and that during the admins
tration of President Grant A. T. Ste
wart had withdrawn after being
named secretary of the treasury wher
attention was called to provisions OF
the act.
Senator Watson asked Senator
Heflin, Democrat of Alabama. for his
opinion on what the people viii
think of the way our government is
being run when criminal, uncon-
victed, but disobeying the penalty
openly and notoriously, committing 9
crime, is left in charge of our ma
tional funds and the refunding o1
debts of eleven billion dollars"
Senator Heflin said that Senator
Watson had shown that Secretary
Mellon was violating the law and tha'
ii was time for senators to speak out
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
Murder Trial Of
woman Scorned"
Starts In Globe
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GLOBE, Ariz., Feb. 15.-Miss Alma
Smith was placed on trial in the SUI
perior court here today on a charge
of having murdered II. J.. Christen-
sen, on automobile, dealer. A jury
was completed and introduction of
testimony started this afternoon.
The woman, formerly a nurse in
San Antonia, Tex, is said to have
shot Christensen three times and
then turned pistol on herself in an
attempt at suicide in a room OF a
local hotel last December 16, after,
she alleged, he had repudiated a mar
riage ceremony between them last
fall in I'll Paso, Tex. She recovered
from a bullet wound in her chest.
Christensen told her, she said, that
he was not her husband because he
had married and was not divorced
from a Frances Rooney. 1t developed
later, however, that he had been di-
vorced by the first wife, who now Is
living in FL Paso with her two chill
dren.
Mrs. Lucy Bellinger, manager Of the
hotel in which the staying took place.
was the first witness, and testified
to hearing shots and finding Chris
tensen dying and Miss Smith wound
ed. The latter, said the witness was
embracing Christensen and crying
that she had killed him and herself
because she could not live without
him.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
GUT
IN BUDGET TO
GET SOLDIER
FUNDS
Reduction In Annual APP
preparations To Raise
Finances For Bonus Meets
With Favor Of Majority
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 15-The SOL
diers bonus question was tonight
still very much in the air. Congress
was without any official word from
President Harding as to his views
on the subject, and meantime the
committees which have been handl-
ing the problem continue to mark
time. Among senators and repre-
sentatives generally there was con-
siderable private discussion and con-
lecture with the revival on the house
side OF talk about slashing of an
nual appropriation bills as a means
of providing the necessary finances
for the bonus.
Representative Mondell Wyoming,
and some other leaders in the house
were understood to be giving TINS
proposal close study. Mr.. Mondell
called at the White House early in
the day, but did not see the Presi-
dent. He said afterwards that the
sunplv measures would be examined
carefully to determine whether much
of the sum needed for the bonus
could not be obtained for that di-
rection.
This proposition met with con-
siderable response from members OF
the houses. where apparently there
is a SlONlHH 0NolAc " PuS eAtS 80.
through. There were suggestions That
as a result of the agreement for
naval holiday as much as $500, 1000 600
could be cut from the naval bill and
that another large sum could be
saved by cutting down the size or
the army
Mr.. Mondeli and other leaders were
not prepared, however. TO make es-
Inmates until a more careful study
OF che subject had been made.
With the executive known 20 look
with CliSfavor upon either the sug-
gested eight point tax program. or
a bond issue. sales tax proponents
pushed their campaign with renewed
vigor and were understood 10 have
Been well satisfied with the progress
made.
They were said 10 be hopeful that
the President would suggest this kind
of tax in his expected communica-
ton to Chairman McCumber OF the
senate finance committee.
Some senators also thought that
Mr.. Harding might make such sug-
gestion. but this belief did not appear
to be general. Sentiment in both
the house and senate against a sales
tax was said to be so strong that
there was little probability that the
bonus bill with a provision for this
tax could be passed.
Congressional leaders were under
stood to be without information to-
night as TO when the President would
communicate with Senator McCum-
Der or whether his letter would con
tain suggestions that might assist
congress in shaping its program.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
Country School
Children Not AS
Healthy AS City
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CHICAGO, Feb. 15-More than half
of the school children of the United
States are attending rural schools,
and these rural children are, on the
average, less healthy than the chill
dren of the cities, including all the
children of the slums. Rev. M. c..
Mcconnell of Chicago said today in
an address at the fourth annual
meeting of the National Methodist
Hospitals and Homes association.
Health examinations of more than
10000 school children in New York
state over four-year period. showed
health defects in 72 per cent of the
children in city schools and 81 per
cent of the pupils in rural schools, he
said. For the last ten years. accord
ing to Rev. Mcconnell. the death rate
in rural New York was 10 per cent
and in New York city it was about
l6 per cent.
There is a need OF medical mis-
sionaries who will 20 out into the
country and build up the health -
the people he said
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
Livestock Value
On Farms Shows
Large Decrease

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.--value OF
livestock on farms and ranges OF the
United States showed a decrease Of
$3,Ss5.237. 900, or 4l.5 per cent, on
Jan. this year, as compared with
that date two years ago, the depart :
ment Of agriculture announced today
in it's annual livestock report.
Total value Of farm animals al the
beginning of this year was s4,1ls,-
$4,000, While on Jan. ], 1920, the
value of such animals was $S,l6o,-
1914, 900.
Horses numbered 19,0ae000 and
were valued at S1,s4s,i54,O00.
Mules numbered 5.43s.00O. value
s47s, sos, 900.
Mix cows numbered 24,02s00o,
value $1,224.7S7. 600.
other cattle numbered 421,s24ooo,
value $685., ,666,000.
Sheep numbered se,o4S,oOO, value
$73.157. 900.
Hogs numbered 5s,sSs,oOoS value
s573, 4o5, 900.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
HOUSE BIPARTISAN
FIGHT ON KENYON S
LABOR BILL OPENS
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.--Unex-
pected and bipartisan opposition de-
veIoped in the senate today to the
bill introduced by Senator Kenyon,
Republican Of Iowa, 10 aid the un-
employment problem by empowering
the government officials TO press
public works during slack times and
retard them during periods OF
prosperity.
After Senator Kenyon. who is to
retire shortly to go on the federal
bench, had obtained considerations Of
the bin and explained its provision,
Republicans and Democrats launched
an attack on il with the result that
the leaders regard the fate of the
bill, which went over until tomorrow
was in doubt.
Senator Kenyon. chairman OF the
labor committee, said he was press
ing the bill mainly in the interest
Of labor. 1t had the endorsement OF
the American Federation Of Labor,
United States chamber Of commerce
and other organizations, he added.
Senator Fletcher. Democrat OF
Florida, said he feared the bill con-
ferred too great powers on executive
officials over government work,
while Senator Sterling. Republican
OF South Dakota, declared II was
paternalistic in spirit and was
backed by big business Most OF
the witnesses before the senate labor
committee who spoke for the bill.
Senator Sterling said, represented
large business interests. 1t ap-
peared, he added. that business con-
Germs desired its passage not only
for the profits they might make out
of government work during times
OF depression, but also in order that
they might keep then working forces
together in such periods.
Senator Kenyon said the Dill was
a concrete result OF President Hard
ings recent unemployment confer
ence and it's principles were recon-
mended in resolutions of the con-
ference"
Senator New, Republican of In
diana, objected to a provision of the
bill which, he said, would have the
department of commerce predict
panics and bad business conditions.
This, he declared. might add to busi-
ness difficulties when the facts
would not warrant such predictions.
Senator Kenyon insisted that the bill
did not call for such predictions by
the department. but only for pub
lication of facts regarding business
conditions.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16

PERMANENT COURT
OF INTERNATIONAL
JUSTICE CONVENES

wiser, represented the international
labor bureau at Geneva.
Most OF those in the hall were
Dutch government officials, for whom
the presence of royalty made the
event one of high social importance.
In addition to members of the Amer
lean legation, Mrs. Arthur G.. Glasgow
of Richmond, Va, and Miss Marjorie
Glasgow, were among the spectators.
Dense crowds gathered at the en-
trance gates.
The president OF the court, Chief
Justice Bernard Loder Of Holland,
opened the proceedings and the reg
istrar read congratulations from
many of the European governments.
DR.. Da Cunha, in his address, de-
clared that Feb. Is was one of the
great days in the annals OF human
justice.
Among the peoples Of the young
American continent" he said, "the
idea Of international justice is per-
haps stronger and more alive than
elsewhere. Their dearest ideal is ac-
complished here this day."
Sir Eric Drummond paid tribute to
Elihu Root for the important part he
played in the conception of the
scheme from which the court sprung.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
.MADALYNNE AND
.BURCH WATCHED
KENNEDY FROM
ELWINDOW
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15-A word
picture of Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain.
sitting shoulder to shoulder with her
co-defendant, Arthur Burch. at the
window of his room in a downtown
hotel both of them looking toward
the office of j. Bolton Kennedy in
building across the street. late TO-DAY
was given to the jury sitting in the
woman's trial on a charge OF MUIR
proprietor of the hotel in which Burch
stayed gave the picture. under ex-
animation by Asa Keyes, deputy
district attorney.
"Burch asked permission TO have
the woman visit him in his room,
saying she was his cousin, and said
he would prop the door open" Haley
testified. III saw her there four or
five times. She and Burch always
were sitting together looking out of
the window toward kenn sdy's office,
also observed Burch daily from
July "a, when he rented the room till
August 5, the day preceding the
evening Kennedy was killed, sitting
at the window"
Haley testified that when Burch
rented the room, he looked out OF
the window, instead OF at the fur
niture OF the ROOM" and said he
wanted the next room south. which,
it was brought out, was more nearly
opposite Kennedy's office.
The evening Kennedy was killed.
Haley testified. Burch left the room
with a package wrapped in news
papers which ''resembled shot gun
in two pieces" Haley's testimony
closed the court day, which other
wise was filled with reading of love
letters written by Mrs. Obenchain
to Kennedy. According TO the states
theory. these letters showed the mo-
tive for the staying, The prosecution
attributes TO Mrs Obenchain the rage
of a woman scorned." II is con-
tended this is shown by such pas
sages as
Il wouldn give two cents for the
rest OF life If anything happened TO
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THE HAGUE, Feb. 15.-The per-
manent court of international justice
was opened this afternoon with fit
ting ceremonies. Queen Wilhelmina
and her consort. Prince Henry, hon
ored the occasion with their presence,
and the peace. palace. where the scene
was laid, was crowded with the rep
resentatives Of many nations at the
inauguration OF a. conference which
promises in the minds of those re-
sponsible for it's existence TO bring
concord among nations.
The business of the court today was
confined largely to speeches, in which
the historic Importance of the day
was emphasized.
None of the council of the league
OF nations was able to attend, except
DR.. Gastoa Da Cunha of Brazil. who
was present as chairman of the
league. OF the jurists committee of
1920 from which the new court
sprung, only the French representa-
tive, NJ. De La Pradelle and Nj.
Adatchi of Japan were present.
The secretary general Sir Eric
Drummond and the financial director,
Sir Herbert Aames, attended, while
Joe Villatonga of Spain, judicial ad-
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
AIREpALE DOG CHAMPION

NEW YORK. Febb. l5-BoXWood
Barkentine. an airedale terrier owned
by Frederick G. Hood OF Brookline,
Mass. today was adjudged the best
dog at the 46th annual dog show OF
the Westminster Kennel club.
lie will be known for the next year
as the champion of the United states.
He is 20 months old.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
u 8 coNsUL SUICIDES

WILMINGTON. Del. Feb. l5--liay-
moud Schofield Curticc United states
consul AZ Nagasaka, Japan, commit
ted suicide TODAY by shooting him
self through the head at a local hotel
He was on "a vacation in seis e0ASo O.
and had been here sincS IeSrHa
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
"A Kingdom
Restored F"

is the first of the series. To miss
this series 1UOuId mean that yol.
haze lost something that is ercep-
tiopdIly aOeU north a0hiIe. Begin
the reading today and you'll read
euery story In the "Adventores Of
Tdpd."
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
sPANiARos DEFEAT MooRs

MADRID, Feb. 15-Occupation ot
three positions by the Spaniards IN
Morocco is announced in an official
report from Melilla. The places Has
siberian. Reyen and Torreta. were
taken without serious opposition.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
PERsHINe's NEPHEW

NEW YORK, Feb. disappointment
~ lanes F.. Pershing, Jr.. nephew OF
General Pershing, as assistant federal
prohibition director in New York state
~ succeed Colonel Herbert G. Catrow,
was announced today by DR.. Ralph A.
Day,
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
CHARGE PHYSICIAN
WITH MURDER OF TWO
INILLINOIS TOWN

BELLEVILLE, Ills. Feb. is - DR..
Robert x. McCracken of East st
Louis, prominent southern Illinois
physician, surrendered this afternoon
and was placed in Jail, following the
return of two murder indictments
charging him with the killing Of Mrs.
Clara Richwine and her aged father
in-law, William Richwine, January Q,
last.
DR.. McCraoIlen. 56, lives in Belle
willie, III. He is former coroner
and was one time health commits
sione1 of East st. Louis.
The body Of Mrs. Richwine. who
was So. was found lying on the din
ing room table. by her son. Earl,
when he came home from school In
one corner of the basement the boy
found also the crumpled body of his
grandfather, William Richwine. Both
had been shot to death.
The shades throughout the house
were draw. the windows locked and
shuttered. There was no evidence
Of struggle.
For two weeks police clews proveS
fruitless. Then Mrs. George Klein
came forward with her story and DR..
McCracken's arrest followed.
Police declared DR.. McCracken's
account of how he spent the day of
the murder unsatisfactory" He said
he had gone to his office at 8 a. m.
and left to go TO lunch at z. The
murder occurred at noon. Dr. Nc
Cracken told Police Chief Mulconnery
he did not remember the names of
the patients he had treated during
the morning.
DR.. McCracken had been at liberty
under $4,000 bail pending the grand
jury investigation.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
MESSAGE Of GOVERNOR
TO JOINT ASSEMBLY IS
OPENING DAYS EVENT

Crowded Galleries See Fall Of GoUeI Start
Extraordinary Session In Both Houses
State Executive Greeted With Applause
Little Business Accomplished Beside Start
TolO0rd Organization - There Are But
FeuU Absences
Arizona republican., 1922-02-16
Every Mother and
Every Child Should
Read "Tapa's" Doings

Gertrude Bryan Leeper has a0rit-
ten q most interesting series of
Fairy Stories IN the "AdUentures
of Tapa." The first story begins
this morning on 10omom's page.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
A Brave Indian.

David Puckee, an Indian of Mayetta, Kan
sas, is to be given trial as umpire in the
Piedmont league this year. This league is
composed OF six clubs in North Carolina, or
what the sporting writer's would call a typical
bush league" Indians are usually daring by
nature, and Chief Puckee, finding business dull
in the west, decided he might as well risk his
life as an umpire at any other hazardous
occupation, and he sent in his application.
The president of the league concluded to
let Chief Puckee have trial, and at the same
time he sent him fair warning OF the risks in
volved He telegraphed in the jargon that the
Indian would surely understand: Big Indian
got job Come on, bring tomahawk big and
sharpee. Lots fight Heap scalps in belt if
poor Indian not in happy hunting grounds.
Won't need tepee. Umpire no sleep. Bring
medicine doctor instead. If married bring
sauaw. make good living selling paint"
Several Indians have had successful careers
in the major leagues players, notably Ben
der and Myers. But this is probably the first
time in the history of organized baseball that
one of the red brethren is picked to handle the
indicator and the whisk broom. Mr.. Puckee is
in for a strenuous time and before the season
is fairly started it is likely that he will think
that the old wild life on the plains rather
dull in comparison with his new occupation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
Evolution of the Automobile.

There are 80 different makes of cars on ex-
hibition this week in the New York automobile
show. Judging from the illustrations of which
the newspapers are full. all are beauties. So
were the models displayed in other years. Save
for few interior refinements there have been
but few changes since 1917. In 1915 and
1916 most cars attained a beauty of design that
has not been excelled. Before that time the
less said about body designs the better. For
the remarkable thing about the automobile was
not the prog-essiveness of the designers but
their ultra conservatism, the tendency with
which they held to what would not be con-
sidered patiently ugly, and TO what discrimi-
mating people recognized was ugly then. Look
ing back at the pictures of those old models of
1910, 1911 and 1912. we smile at their gawky
clumsiness, their high back seats, the low
hoods, the front seats without doors, the brake
and gear levers at the side
They were good cars with good engines,
but they were hopelessly ugly. Even when the
four-door models were introduced and seats
were lowered people knew that that blunt eff
feet forward produced when low cut hood
Joined a spacious body, and suggested the
PROV of nineteenth century merchantmen,
was for from being right The designers final
ly solved the difficulty, but they were an I'M
considerable time doing it. After the automo-
bile had been in rather general use for dozen
years they brought out the stream line body,
eliminated ugly angles and produced machine
that looked as if it were built for speed rather
than for road rolling After that only minor
alterations were needed Hoods were built a
little higher and the chassis was somewhat
lowered tribute to better and safer roads
There is nothing surprising in the fact that
no startling alterations in body designs are
revealed in 1922. When thing is perfect it
doesn't need to be changed. The millionaire
who builds a yacht today cannot hope to have
it more graceful than the yachts forerunner
the clipper ship that so years ago carried the
commerce OF the world
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

resentative with the 500 check The Tribune
man ended his quest of the day after standing
on the streets for hours trying to find some
body deserving OF the award. He confessed
that he never before saw so many serious faces
in one day in his life.
The experience of the Chicago salesman
simply proves that you never know what
smile will bring you 1t has won the man the
girl of his heart Shown by the little girl
from the tenements. it has haunted the mil
honaire until he sought her out for an intro
duction and made her his wife. 1t has swayed
audiences from anger to laughter. 1t has dis
armed men with murder in their heart. One
could go On unendingly in reciting the vic
tories that are chargeable to smile.
And the beauty Of smile is that it costs
nothing On the contrary, it is easier to smile
than it is to frown- Nature has been kind to
us, but too many of us don't appreciate the
fact The Creator meant that VIC all should
be happy smile will make you and others
happy. 1t will tide you over the hard bumps
Of life 1t will bring you rewards and advant-
ages when you least expect them, just as it
did to the Chicago salesman. Try it and see