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Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
SOCIALISTS DEMAND
FULL RECOGNITION
OF SOVIET RUSSIA
Would Resume Trade And
Diplomatic Relations As
Means OF Re-Establish-
ing World Peace

CLEVELAND, May 2-The national
convention OF the Socialist party ad-
journed today, leaving the adoption
of congressional platform and the
mapping out of the party's campaign
for the coming election to its execu-
tive committee, called to meet in New
York May 20.
Among the more important reso-
lutions adopted were ones calling for
complete recognition by the United
State, of soviet Russia by resump
tion of trade and diplomatic rela-
tions, urging sympathetic organiza-
tions to join in an amnesty cam
paign for the release of the 113 po-
liticsil prisoners. pledging support to
the coal miners strike and condemn
ing alleged despotic rule in West
Virginia where miners are being
charged with treason. Policies of the
government in its relations to Haiti,
San Domingo, Mexico. Honduras. CO.
lombia, Guatemala and other Latin
American countries were severely
criticised in resolutions.
The resolution calling for recogni-
tion OF soviet Russia follows:
Firmly convinced that order, sanity
and peace cannot be brought into the
world disorganized and distracted by
the devastating war. without the CO.
operation of the one hundred and
fifty millions of human beings consti-
tuting Russia,
The convention of the socialist
party urges the complete resumption
of trade and diplomatic relations with
the government of that country"
The matter of raising congress-
ional campaign fund of $4,000 was left
to the executive committee.
The new executive committee COM
prices Morris Hillquit and 5. c. VAL
dek of New York: William Henry of
Indiana, James Fl. Maurer Of Penn
sylvania. and George E. Rover, jr. of
Massachusetts: Victor L. Berger and
Edmund T. Melse of Wisconsin.
Morris Hillquit was re- elected in
ternational secretary. The executive
committee is to name and determine
the number of delegates to the next
Vienna international with which the
party, earlier in the convention, de-
cided to affiliate.
The executive committee will meet
the first of next year to decide the
time and place for next years con-
vention.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
DON'T EXPECT SILENCE

IF you get caught violating the
prohibition law do not come or
send to The Republican for silence.
We have maintained it in only
two cases. Notwithstanding many
requests, and then we did so for
other reasons than a purpose to
favor the applicants.
We are not so sure that we did
not then make a mistake that we
have resolved not to do so again.
The Republican does not publish
the fact of every arrest for crime.
If it believes . man is innocent,
or may be innocent, and can estab-
Iish his innocence il habituaIly re.
trains from publicity unless it ap.
pears from the circumstances that
publicity is inevitable. It will
cause no man or his family humili-
alton for the mere sake of printing
the news.
But when . man is caught maxi
ina intoxicating liquor or Juggling
it about the country in JOY ride
or otherwise. we can think OF moth
inq he can offer in extenuation at
his trial.
Almost every arrest for violation
Of the prohibition law is. therefore.
on the face of it dead open and
shut case"
II vioIatcr is caught there is
nothing his friends can do for him,
and The Republican is not going TO
try.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
CHARGE COMBINE OF
MINE Rs OPE ERATORS
To. PROLONC STRIKE

NEW YORK, May Am investi-
CATION of anthracite coal prices and
of charges that operators and miners
in joint conference here are purposely
prolonging the present strike, may be
undertaken by the Lockwood COM
mittee, it became known today.
Samuel, Untermyer, counsel to the
committee, asserted that numerous
civic organizations have made fire.
quent demands for an investigation.
"Such charges have been frequent
ly brought to my attention" he as
serted.
ITO accomplish the result an in
vestigation would have to include not
only the mines and distributing
agencies, but transportation, storage
costs, capitalization and organiza-
tion, labor costs and other items"
Labor members of the anthracite
miners and operators sub commit
tee on wage contracts, which has
been in session here since March 10,
scale, tonight vigorously denied the
charges alleged to have been made to
Mr.. Untermyer.
mo collusion. exists between the
miners and the anthracite operators,
declared John L. Lewis, president OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea.
I'VE have $4,000 men on strike in
the anthracite fields because we can
not obtain renewal of our wage
agreement.
I'VE do not propose to assume any
of the blame which properly accrues
to the anthracite operators. We fear
no investigation of the facts.
''The delay in the anthracite nego-
tiations has not been occasioned by
the mine workers representatives.
They have been in session almost
continually since March 10, and we
are not yet apprised what the wage
proposals Of the operators will be"
The union leader further declared
that the miners were mot responsible
for alleged practices of the operators
nor for prices charged for the an
thracite products"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
ALLIED PLANS
FOR REST OR|NG.
RUSSIA HANDED.
RED DELEGATES.
Draft Of Proposals With
French Amendment Goes
To Soviet Representa-
tives For Approval
rRepublican A. p. Leased Wire1

GENOA, May 2-The draft of the
allied proposals to Russia for the
reconstruction of that country was
sent to the Russian delegation to-
night, with an amendment offered
by the French to the clause relating
to restitution of. or compensation for
private property nationalized by Rus
sia and with a French reservation
declaring that the French delegation
withholds it's final approval until
further instructions are received from
would be waste of time to go ahead
with q measure which the President
might disapproYe. Full details of the
new measure were withheld, but as
now outlined it would contemplate no
taxes and aside from adjusted serv-
ice certificates it would provide for
vocational training, farm and home
aid, and cash payments to veterans
whose adius; ed service pay would
not exceed $50. The so-ealled recla-
nation section of the house bill has
been eliminated
President Harding will be urged
to approve the measure in this form
and will be told that it will impose
no heavy tag burdens on the treas
ury during the next three years,
WnlIe the present puDlIc ueDC felu0u-
ing operations are in progress. 1t is
the present thought OF proponents
that the ultimate necessary financ-
ing can be done by use of the for
eign debt, though there is a possi-
bility that the treasury may have to
issue some certificates of indebted
ness to cover costs in the first year
or two unless funds from the foreign
debt becoE.e available in the mean
time. Estimates given to the major
ity today by Joseph S. Mccoy, the
government actuary, placed the ulti-
mate cost a the new bonus plan at
approximately four billion dollars.
with the 4irst year cost at $77 600, 900,
and the fourth year 1876, 000.0 900. The
large sum necessary in 1926 is ex-
planned by reason of the fact that the
government would make loans on the
certificates in that year up to so per
cent of the amount of the adjusted
service credit, plus interest at Az
per cen.
During the first three years banks
would be authorized to loan to vet
Grams holding certificates one-half of
the sum Of the adjusted service
credit.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
ST|LLMAN CONCLUDES
ACTION TO DIVORCE
WIFE. DISQWN BABY
IRepubIican A. p. Leased wirel


POUGHKEEPSIE. n. Y, May e.
Counsel for James A. Stillman, New
York banker, tonight finally rested
his case to divorce Mrs. Anne u.
Stillman and disown baby Guy Still
man. The fight against Mrs. Still
man and her baby, alleged by the
banker to be the son Of Fred Beau
vais, Indian guide, was closed after
two more love letters, alleged to have
been penned by Mrs. Stillman to the
guide, lNsd been accepted in evidence.
Earlier in the day an Indian guide,
Pete Delille resident of a reserya-
tion near Montreal, testified that an
application to have Mrs. Stillman
and Beauvais accepted into the tribe
had been made, but that both were
refused
With the exception of a few lines,
all of the $50 pages of testimony ad-
duced in Montreal at the resent hear
ing before Commissioner Goodwin
were accepted today by Referee
Gleason.
Next Wednesday hearings will be
resumed here.
The letters introduced today were
reported laden with endearing terms
and complaints against the way Mr..
Stillman was acting. They were un-
addressed and there was said to be
no evidence they ever had been
mailed
Il don't know what's the matter
with Mr.. Stillman," one is supposed
to have read. HE wants me to do
this and do that, nags at me to save
money, and says I ought to go on up
in the Canadian woods with YOU
The letter ending in the words
"lots of Canadian love" was signed
"Kathithe," an Indian word said TO
mean Dear Flower
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
NEWS FUNDAMENTAL
To CIVILIZATION,
SPEAKER DECLARES

MARION, Ohio, May News as
it is given to the public by the news
papers and other publications of the
country is the handspring of prosper
ity and is fundamental to our civili-
zation, First Assistant Postmaster
General Bartlett declared in address,
ing the Marion chamber of commerce
today in connection with observance
throughout the country of postal i'm
provement week" One of the chief
aims in the administration of the
postal system. he explained. was to
see that the people received their
newspapers promptly, and regularly
and the department invited, he added
criticism and information as to any
delay in transit.
President Harding was lauded by
the speaker for the interest he had
displayed in every movement toward
improving the mail system.
Mr.. Bartlett referred 10 some cap
tious criticism from uninformed and
malicious naggers against the adj
miniStrationS' attitude toward civil
service" and explained that the rec
ords of the civil service commission
showed that no president had been
more helpful to the system than Mr..
Harding.
As result OF campaign conduct
ed by the department to prevent
thefts and insure safety of mail mat
ter. the speaker declared that as an
initial step. Uncle Sans unconquer-
able marines taught the crooks a good
lesson although in doing it they
spilled some blood"
"All postal employees carrying mail
are now armed" he added.
They are drilled in shooting and
they are instructed to shoot to hit"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
ECONOMIC EXPERTS
DETAIL CONDITIONS
IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Purchases OF Foodstuffs
Have Not Lessened De-
spite Currency Declines
He Declares
[RepubIlcan A. P. Leased Wirel

ROME, May 2.-Albert B. Dennis,
former American commercial attache
at Rome, who now is investigating
European food conditions as special
representative of the department of
commerce, has arrived here to at
tend a general meeting of the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture
as an American delegate.
Despite the hard times and pro-
gressive decline in the currencies of
Central Europe" he said today,
there is no lessening in the pur-
chase of overseas foodstuffs. A good
market for American wheat seems
assured for at least a year. a cold
spring Mereasing consumption and
postponing maturity of next years
harvest.
Russia formerly sold abroad $780,
100000 bushels of wheat annually,
but is now an importing country.
Overseas wheat will for some years
continue necessary to fill this great
vacuum in production.
1T seems that the demand for inn
ported wheat is bound to strengthen.
Certainly there is nothing to war
rant the belief that our foreign food
stuffs trade Is likely to decline.
Except for Poland, Czecho- Slo-
vakia and Hungary, no great prog
ress is taking place in the. way OF
expansion of European agricultural
resources. In all European countries
where beet root is grown success
ully, except England, Greece. Turkey
and Norway, the recovery is unex-
pectedly slow. A year ago it was
freely predicted that Germany, which
before the war exported to England
alone a million tons of sugar annu
ally, would recover during the pres
ent season almost her former export
strength. 1t now looks as though
Germany would be only able to sup
ply her own needs"
Beet growing makem an excessive
demand on labor and German rural
labor has been enticed from the farm
to the city by the high wages of big
factories Italy, with abundant farm
labor this season, is cdltiyating the
beet heavily. but the production is
not likely to do more than keep pace
with the rapidly increasing consump-
ton. Therefore. there is no imme-
| diate danger of losing the European
market for American refined sugar.
Postwar consumption continues
to rise, particularly in Italy. A big
Jump is expected in British con-
sumption if the proposed reduction
in import duties becomes effective.
| Europe is returning to almost normal
| livestock resources; therefore the
| market for imported meats is de-
pressed America. however, is sue
cessful in pork products, namely,
bacon and lard, in some of the most
important markets, in some markets
doing more business than during the
war"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
Prominent Boston
Man Stays Wife;
Commits Suicide
TRepubIlcan a. p. Leased Wirel

NEWTON, May 2-William b.
Powell, manager of the r. G. Dunn
and company office in Boston, tonight
shot and killed his wife, Lena, when
in the library of their summer home
here, according to a servant who said
she saw Powell chasing his wife with
a pistol He then went to room
in the upper part of the house and
committed suicide.
Friends expressed the belief that
Powell was suffering from temporary
insanity.
The Powell summer home here was
surrounded by a Gordon of police i'm
mediately after the finding of the
bodies, while detectives attempted to
find the cause of the double tragedy.
Mrs. Powell had only recently re-
turned from an extended trip in the
Bahamas.
First reports were that Powell had
shot his wife, and then had turned
the revolver upon himself, but the
police refused to affirm or deny this.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
PROSECUTION
Of ALL WAR
Time FRAUDS
is PROMISED
President Asks $500, 600
Appropriation To Garry
On Investigations And
Prosecute Cases

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Steps
We're taken by the executive and
legislative branches OF the govern.
ment for investigation and prosecu-
ton with vigor of war time fraud
cases.
President Harding sent to the
house request for q special appro-
priation of $500,000 to be used by
the department of justice to inves.
tigate and prosecute all cases. civil
and criminal, growing out of the
war.
simultaneously, Attorney General
Daugherty announced the appoint
nlent of Former Representative Rog-
coe McCulloch Of Ohio, as special
assistant attorney general to take
charge of the governments investi-
cation and possible criminal prose-
cution Of cases involving war camp
contracts and expenditures. The
house rules committee also agreed
to take up tomorrow the question
of giving privileged status to the
Johnson Woodruff resolution calling
for appointment of special COM
mittee to investigate all contracts
and expenditures by the war and
navy departments, and the alien
property custodian, during and since
the war. and the settlement of gov
ernment claims arising out OF such
contracts.
The attorney general, in announce
ing the appointment of Mr. McCui-
loch, said he had written the chair
man of the house rules committee
that the department of justice had
no objection to its investigation and
to Ego along with it, s
Probes Already Under Way
Il want TO say this, however" he
added. investigation by the depart
ment OF war time transactions has
been going on as rapidly as possible
with the funds congress has pro
yided, and the use OF other funds
where they could legitimately be
used for the purpose.
The department never will allow.
nor has it allowed politics to inter
fere with its work. 1t is as much
the duty of the department TO pro-
tect the innocent as ii is To prose
cute those who are guilty. No per
son will be indicted unless we feel
he is guilty, and fees there is reason
able assurance he will be convicted.
THE day of the demagoEue is
past. 1t is serious thing to charge
that man has been dishonest in
dealing with his government and NE
propose to be conservative and in no
sense handle this matter from po-
litical standpoint
I'VE will give the committee any
information that will not be injur-
ious to the government or TO the
business at hand"
The presidents budget communica-
tion to the house explained that the
100000 fund was needed, because
of the inadequacy Of present appro
priations and was accOnna MED bv
request that it be made available
Immediately
Mr.. McCulloch accepted his ap
pointment late today, the attorney
general said
Mr. McCulloch was a member of
the house committee IN the last
congress which investigated the con
duct of the war and devoted most
Of his attention to camp contracts
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
McC cCorrnick Plans
Long Vacation To
Regain Strength

NEW YORK, May g. Haggard
and wane, John Mccormick. famous
tenor, sailed today on the Aquania
to recuperate along the Reverb.
Mrs. Mccormack, their daughter,
Gwendolin. and two sons. Kelvin and
Cyril, accompanied him. The party
will be gone all summer. possibly
longer. If he returns in health he
will give two concerts for charity.
Asserting that at present he felt
badly, having lost 40 pounds, the
singer continued:
Il plan to go first to London,
where l shall stay for a time with
Sir John Murray Scott at his home
just outside the city. Sir John has
asked me to be his guest as long as
/ am in England.
after my visit there 1 plan to go
to Carlsbad and then TO the Rivera.
shall not sing at all while in Eu-
rope. / plan to save my voice and
make my first appearance for chaEity
only"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
FEAR FOR WORST IN
FLOOD DISTRICTS OF
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, May g. Dis
Quieting reports from flooded areas
of the Atchfalaya river basin from
st. Martin parish in Southern Loui-
siana We're received by Red Cross Of
ficials here today.
The Atchfalaya river flood which
already covers large areas of rich
farming land by back water through
it's tributaries, threatening TO break
through the levees at number OF
places, especially at Melville, is be-
ing augmented by flood water com
ing through Avoyelles parish frean
the Ferriday. La, creyasse. Uncon-
firmed reports today placed the mum
Der Of homeless in that section at
5000.
The food situation at the Louisiana
refugee camps was relieved today
with the arrival at Rhiehart. La, OF
provisions sufficient TO provide for
s 900 persons for 10 days. These sup
plies tonight were being distributed
by the Red Cross throughout tbs
flooded area in Concordia, Catahoula
and Tensas parishes.
The Red Cross flood relief COM
missions. National Guard, American
Legion and civilian relief organizat
tions today continued their efforts
to rescue families marooned IN tns
flooded homes in both Mississippi and
Louisiana. In many cases, these ma
rooned preferred TO remain III their
homes and did SO.
Because the Poydras creyasse, II
miles mellow New Orleans. is serving
as a spillway, speeding the exit OF
waters in the lower river, New Or
leans probably win not have a. re-
turn of the river to the level which
existed here prior to the crevasse
o. z feet, according to an announces
ment by DR.. NJ. Kline, weather fore
caster. late today. DR.. Kline had
previously forecast a stage of 1874
"if the leyees held"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
Think WIFE KILLED
EX-SOLD|ER To GET
$4,000 INSURANCE
[RepubIIean a. ?. leased WIrsI


CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2.-An
autopsy on the body of an ex- soldier
who died suddenly nearly a year ago
performed by Coroner A. l. Hammond
today. The body is that of the fifth
husband of & woman who is being
held pending an investigation.
Although charged with another
crime which has no connection with.
this case. the woman is suspected of
having committed a series of murders
in order to collect insurance totaling
$4,000.
Three of the woman's husbands
died mysteriously, according to
County Prosecutor Edward G.. Stan
ton, while two Of her children died
from poison, which she explained had
been taken accidentally.
The body of the fifth husband was
exhumed today following an inyesti-
cation by Prosecutor Stantan. The
vital organs were sent to the city
chemist for analysis, but it was said
it viii be several days before a re-
port is returned to the county au-
thorities
If death was caused by metallic
poison, Coroner Hammond said,
traces can still be found in the stom-
ach. heart or liver. The widow may
face a triple murder charge in the
event the analysis reveals poison,
Stanton said.
He also declared he is considering
the exhumation Of the body of her
third husband, who he said he learned
today also is buried in Cleveland.
The body of the fourth husband is
buried in Pittsburg where the wom-
an was divorced from her first two
husbands.
Stanton today questioned an ae-
quaintance of the woman, who he
said informed him that several
months before the soldiers death the
wife in a conversation with her said
II would like to get rid of him. /
would like to give him arsenic"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-03
CHINA TAKES.
PRECAUTIONS.
To PROTECT.
FOREIGNERS.
Warns Against Visits To
BattIefields-May Bring
In Additional Neutral
Troops To Pekin
A. P. Leased Wlrel

PEKING. May 2-The Chinese
foreign office today notified the for
eign legations here that the following
precautions had been taken in view
of hostilities between Generals WI
Pei Flu and Chang Tso-Lin.
First. foreigners must not visit the
battlefield. The government will not
be responsible for injuries to spec
tators.
Second. additional neutral troops
are TO be brought to Peking If nee
essary.
Third, Generals Chang Tso-Lin and
WI Pei Flu have been notified to keep
the fighting 10 miles away from
Peking
Fourth. the defeated soldiers will
not be permitted to enter the. city.
Fifth. airplanes will not be permit
ted to fly over the city.
Chinese doctors went to the front
today TO bury the bodies of soldiers,
horses and camels.
Heavy cannonading was in progress
today ct various points along the
front extending from Machang, south
of Tientsin, across the country to the
vicinity of Peking. Severe fighting
occurred at a point along the Hun Ho
river. 80 miles south of this city,
where 10000 troops of General Wu
Pei-Fu, the central Chinese leader,
endeavored to force a crossing in
order to gain control Of the PekinS-
Tientsin railroad.
General Chang Tso-Lin, governor
Of AIanchuria, and head Of the op-
posing forces, from his headquarters
near Tientsin, ordered trains to con-
vey the main body of his 100000
soldiers to the front south of the great
wall.
Move Troops Rapidly
Advices received by military at
taches here said Wu Pei-F'u was
sending troops northward at the
greatest possible speed. Fifty thou
sand of his troops. concentrated at
Paotingfu. are being reinforced from
the Yangtse provinces. Twenty
thousand others recruited from Shan
tung are marching against Chang
Tso-Lin's southeastern stronghold at
Machang. TWO thousand dead and
wounded were found on the field at
Chang Sintien outside of Peking.
The booming of cannon was heard in
Peking all lost night but the cannon
aiding ceased this morning.
Despite the cintinuation OF trench
warfare, many foreigners. including
legation guards, went outside the city
to view the hostilities.
Corporal Mason. an American ma
rine from Colorado, was shot in the
arm but was not seriously wounded.
French employees at the locomotive
works at Changsintien narrowly
escaped when a bomb. dropped from
an airpiane, destroyed the works.
General Pei Fu is continuing to
send troops west of Peking in an
endeavor to envelope General Chang
northwestern wing.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss. COM
msnder of the United States Asiatic
fleet, was due to arrive in Pelzing
tonight to confer with Jacob Gould
Schurman. the American minister. re-
garding measures for the protection
OF foreigners. Peking is considered
thoroughly protected, since the city's
gates are closed at night and the
streets are patrolled by Chinese
troops.