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The Washington times., 1924-12-11
FREIGHT T|E-UP
OVERCOME BY
: SOUTHERN

With an additional force of ap.
proximately $50 car repairers sta
toned at Cameron yards and In
spection crews at work on the
freight trains Of the Southern Rail.
way as far south as Atlanta, the
freight tie-up experienced on this
road at Potomac yards, where 800
cars, it is alleged, were refused en-
trance by the Richmond, Potomac
and FREDERICKSBURG railroad since
Friday because Of trifling report
able" defects in the safety devices,
has been overcome and freight Is
moving smoothly again, it was an
nounced today at the Southern Of.
fices. +
Since FRIDAY night, 1t is alleged,
a rigid inspection was enforced at
the entrance to the yards and cars
were sent back by the r. r. and
p, for defects such as loose bolts
on the train steps, and half inch
wave in alignments of the steps.
plate any steps to transfer their
OuCdhcoS " IuO AOILA ny OluSE
routes, 1t was stated.
Trouble at Potomac yards dates
back to September 1 when the
Southern opened their own yards
at Cameron Run few miles south
Of Alexandria.
Immediately afterwards. the R.
F. & p. gave notice that they
would prohibit the Southern from
using the tracks in the yards for
freight to the North. An injunc.
ton was obtained by the Southern
restraining the r. r. & p. from
carrying out its order.
The injunction was returned be.
fore Judge Samuel G. Brent In the
circuit court, and was heard a week
ago. Judge Brent ordered that the
Injunction should be in full effect
until the case could be heard on
its merits.
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CHARITIES 0. K:
PLAN TO HELP
"A FAMILIES
Board of Managers Give Vote
of Thanks to KiWanis
:
Club

Approval was given by the board
of managers of the Associated
Charities at meeting yesterday of
the annual Christmas opportunity
appeal on behalf of fourteen Sc
lected families for whom aid will
be sought during the coming year.
A vote OF thanks for. the action
of the Kiwanis Club in offering
to care for one Of the families
throughout the year was voted by
the board.
The board further reaffirmed it's
policy of maintaining confidnece in
the issuance of names of needy
families to persons who express
their willingness to help them. A
bequest of 5000 received by the
summer outings committee of the
Associated Charities from the es-
tate IF Catherine J. Mcclure was
credited to the endowment fund of,
requests and legacies.
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GOOD FELLOWS
OFFERED AID
BY NURSE
pMEa sTAEE HlOTO
Continued from First Page,

(Conunue0 rom First Page.1
entailed In joining the organization
Is to help provide a real Christmas
limited means prevent them from
providing II themselves.
The Washington Times Good
Fellow Editor serves as clearing
house for the names of the persons
who need help and those who are
willing to give help
Necessities Needed.
Very little OF the help asked is
financial.
For the most part it is food and
clothing that Is needed.
, Often 1t Is toys for the children,
or wood or coal for the cellar.
In few instances, it is medicine
that is asked.
There is no personal publicity at
tached to the activities Of the or.
ganization. Neither the names Of
the persons helped nor the names
of the Good Fellow helpers will be
published.
To each Good Fellow the names
Of one or more persons is sent,
together with the details Of the cir
cumstances Of the family, as ex-
pressed in their own appeal for
assistance.
Many Of these letters are hon.
estly tragic. All are pathetic.
The Good Fellows, after receiv.
ing the names Of the persons whom
they are to help, are then at
liberty to visit the family and de-
termine for themselves just what
it is that should be done to carry
out the Christmas spirit for the
unfortunate persons.
Be a good fellow and join the
Good Fellows now.
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sent over to take care of American
laboring mems interests.
Gompers virtually dominated the
conference and was responsible for
the rejection Of a plan which would
have given unimportant little ma
tons with total populations of less
than 100000 equal voting power with
such nations as Great Britain and
the United States, which represent
millions Of workers.
Under the Gompers plan the vot-
ing power of the nations was regu-
lated according to the populations Of
the various governments concerned.
Gompers rushed home in response
to~' urgent messages from Washing.
tom" to use his own words. The ma
ton was shocked by one strike after
another and industry was threatened
with paralysis.
One of the first problems to be
brought to the attention Of Mr..
Gompers was the impending steel
strike.
President Wilson had called for
the National Labor Conference in
Washington and Gompers APP
pealed to the workers to wait,
hoping that an amicable agreement
could be reached at the confer
ence.
His pleas were in vain, however,
and the men struck, precipitating
one of the worst labor wars the
nation had seen.
COllaspes At Session.
When the steel strike was called,
however, Gompers gave it his full
support. While fighting for the
steel men at the labor conference
he suffered a nervous collapse and
was ordered to his bed.
The day before he became i'll he
delivered an impassioned address,
appealing to the steel magnates to
Come to an agreement with the
men.
You may win this strike, gentle
men," he said, turning to the head
OF the steel corporation, who was
also delegate to the conference.
but If it ldrags on and these men
go out through the country with
their stories Of your injustice you
will have sown the seed and win
have to bear the consequences.
IF you discard us the time. will
SOAAAO WHOA yOu WILL nave someone
else to deal with, and you will not
find them arguing with you or
appealing to YOU"
When minority brought about
the defeat of a resolution recogniz-
ing the right of collective bargain
ing, the principle upon which the
American Federation Of Labor was
built, Gompers withdrew from the
National Labor Conference and
took all labor delegates with him.
The conference adjourned immed-
lately.
Gompers' soon recovered from
his illness and returned once more
to the fight in behalf of his be-
loved American Federation Of Labor.
Even his enemies freely admitted
that it was Gompers who kept
Bolshevism from gaining control Of
the organization.
Mr.. Gompers was twice married.
He first married Mrs. Sophia Julian
In January, 1857 and was the father
Of three children, Samuel j. Comp
ers. chief clerk Of the Department
Of Labor; Henry ]. Gompers, Of the
Gompers Monumental Works Of
Washington, and Alexander J..
Gompers, Of the State Compensation
Committee Of New York.
In 1921 Mr.. Gompers married
Gertrude Gleaves Neuseheler, who
with his three sons survive him
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j. S. To IGNORE
DEBT PROTEST
BY BRITISH
Negotiations With France VIII
Continue Situation
Grows Serious
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.

Great Britain's saIutary notice
to France that any settlement Of
the French debt to the United
States must be accompanied by
a similar and simultaneous set
Element with Great Britain, win
have no effect in hating the
present negotiations between Paris
and Washington over the adjust
ment of the French debt to this
Government, it was stated today
in official quarters.
Officials who are handling the
negotiations declared that the,
French debt to Great Britain is
strictly an Anglo-French affair,
just as the French debt to the
United States is a Franco-Ameri-
can affair, and this Government
has no intention of considering
the two matters as in any way
related.
Situation Grows Tense.
While the foregoing represents
the attitude Of the Coolidge admin.
istration toward the situation in
general, 1t was clearly recognized
and admitted by officials privately
today that the British outburst
against Frances settling with
America first has created an. ugly
diplomatic situation which will have
to be carefully nursed If it does
not result ultimately in a break.
down in the debt negotiations all
around.
One member Of the American
debt funding situation said
THE British flare-up has charged
the whole thing with dynamite"
Owes United. States Four Billion.
France owes the United States
about $4,000, 100000. She, owes
Britain slightly less, about $780,.
900, 900.
In the House Of Commons debate
and in Chancellor Ghurchill's state.
ment OF the British governments
position yesterday, there was
throughout a thread of intimation
that the United States had sought
to have its debt with France given
preferred classification, or priority
consideration.
This was emphatically denied to.
day by Treasury officials concerned
with the negotiations. At no time
In the negotiations with Ambassa-
dor Jusserand here, it was stated,
has this Government sought to
gain any unfair advantage. The
money that France owes to Eng
land has only been considered in
relation to Frances general fiscal
condition, which Jusserand ex-
planned to Secretary Mellon.
See British Viewpoint
There was manifest today in high
administration quarters a distinct
sympathy for the British attitude,
prompted somewhat by the business
like settlement Of her $4,000, 900 900
debt that Britain has already made
with the United States.
after ALL" said one official,
Britain has squared her obligations
honorably, and she can hardly be
blamed for feeling perturbed at the
prospect Of her debtors disoharging
their obligations to other nations
and ignoring hers. Were the situa-
lions reversed, tire American view
point would be the same"
Administration officials were some.
what perturbed today over the pros.
pect Of the outburst in the House
Of Commons being followed here by
a similar outburst in Congress ana
general airing Of the whole debt
matter. They are anxious to avoid
this, believing that congressional
debate would only serve to compli-
cate an already serious situation.
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MONUMENT ELEVATOR
TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIR

Visitors to the Washington Monu.
ment next week viii be given a
splendid opportunity for a lot Of
wholesome exercise.
Owing to badly needed repairs to
the electrical equipment In the
huge shaft, 1t will be necessary to
shut down the elevator from Mon
day until about December rs, it
was announced today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
MUSCLE SHOALS
NITROGEN A
DREAM
One Plant Useless, Process in
Other Out Of Date, Says
William Hard
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tc get the necessary nitrogen for
our explosive factories.
One-third Of our available rner.
chant vessels had to spend their
time during our war with Ger.
many going down to Chile and
back in order to fetch Chilean nj
trates.
This naturally threw a large scare
into the mind OF the city of Wash.
ington. The city Of Washin q On
said:
What If in some war we should
be cut off from Chile? What If in
some war Chile put an embargo
on its exports of nitrates? Whence
then would we get any nitrogen.
Whence would we get any explo.
sives?"
Question. Vital to Safety.
Certainly the question thus raised
was, and is, vital to the countrys
safety.
The next point is, however, that
Muscle Shoals, as 1t now exists,
simply does not solve and settle
the question.
What have we at Muscle Shoals?
We have big dam which is ap-
preaching completion and which
presently viii give us a large lot
OF waterpower and thereupon of
electricity. We also have steam
plant. which can give US additional
electricity. Finally, we have two
nitrate plants. That is what we
have-and all that we essentially
and Importantly have-at Muscle
Shoals on the Tennessee river in
Alabama.
Now let US look at the nitrate
plants.
One or them was a hasty war
time effort to initiate a German
process which nobody in this coun.
try had ever operated. This plant
Is admittedly failure and a wash
out and no good and useless.
Process Out of Date.
The other is a splendid plant
devoted to what is called the
cyanide process Of grabbing nitrogen
out Of the air and fixing" 1t.
This plant is a splendid plant
1OF II1dC process.
There is just one little trouble
about it. The plant Is all right,
but the process is now out Of date.
That is one reason why no fer.
tilizer company comes forward with
an eager desire to lease it from
the Government.
Nitrogen can be grabbed from the
air and fixed" by processes better
and cheaper than the cyanide process.
The truth, then, as distinguished
from nitrogen gas dreams, Is that
the Government at Muscle Shoals
has on its hands two nitrate planes,
enc Of which cannot produce
nitrogen by any process and the
other of which can produce nitrogen
splendidly by process which no.
body can afford to use any more.
This is a not especially encourag-
ing situation. 1t indicates that a
great deal will have to be done at
Muscle Shoals besides turning on
the water power and waiting for
torrents of heterogeneous explosives
or fertilizers.
Moreover, what would be the ex-
tent of those torrents II they once
began to flow from our Muscle
Shoals plant?
Capacity Is Small.
What is the capacity of our
cyanide process plant at Muscle
Shoals?
Assuming what we disregarded
its responsiveness and put II to
work, what would it produce?
1t would produce 10000 tons of
nitrogen year. This would be the
equivalent Of 100000 tons Of Chilean
nitrates.
And how many tons Of Chilean
nitrates did We have 70 inaOort fol
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GOOD FELLOWS!

Fill out this form and start out the road to happi
ness on Christmas Day Don't fill out unless you have
the heart to help the poor, the aged and the ILL.,
If you will be Good Fellow on Christmas to some
family or individual in Washington please fill out the
attached blank and send it to the Good Fellow Editor,
The Washington Times:
persons or families [as many you wish) Please give
me names Of this number Of persons or families in
Estate the section Of the
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ADDRESS
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war purposes in 1887 The answer,
1t will be remembered, is that In
1913 for war purposes We imported
we had to import, 100000 tons
Of Chilean nitrates.
. These figures show that the idea
that we can achieve national Sc
curity by simply opening up and
operating our present plant at
Muscle Shoals Is q gas dream and
nothing more.
Other simple figures will show
that the idea that our present plant
at Muscle Shoals can rescue Ameri-
can agriculture and float 1t to
everlasting bliss on clouds OF up
lifting nitrogen is also a gas dream.
There is work, and work, and
work, in prospect at Muscle Shoals,
as those figures will prove.
Observation-Disclosures deflatlOn for
the faFmer.)
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
Board to Name ChapIaIns

A board of naval officers has
been ordered convened in Washing
ton, on January 6, to select and
recommend for promotion to the
rank of commander, twenty-eight
chaplains of the United States
Navy It was announced at the
Navy Department today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
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The border vidette., 1924-04-19

Marshall N. Bird, son of Col.
aud Mrs. A. T. Bird of this city,
accompanied by his wife, enjoy.
ed a few days visit in Nogales
this week. Before returning to
the coast city Mr.. and Mrs. Bird
will motor to El Paso, on bust.
ness connected with a big whole
sale supply house of Los Ange
les. On Sunday a family reunion
was held at the Bird home on
Crawford street, in honor of the
75th birthday anniversary of
Colonel Bird. Representatives
of the family in three wars we're
present-Colonel Allen T. Bird,
Civil War; Marshall Bird, Span.
ish American, and Duane and
Tracy Bird, World War.
The border vidette., 1924-04-19
RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS, the Almighty God,
who presides over the destinies
of the universe, on the 7th day
of April, A. D., 1924, called the
Honorable Marcus A. Smith to
that land from whose bourn no
traveller ever returns;
AND WHEREAS, Marcus A.
Smith for forty years labored
faithfully and honorably in the
service of the people of the State
of Arizona and Nation, during
which time he was the recipient
of responsible public honors be-
slowed upon him by the people
of the State of Arizona through
the medium of the Democratic
party;
AND WHEREAS, the knowledge
of the death OF Marcus "A. Smith
brought deep feeling of be-
reavement to the members of the
Democratic party of Santa Cruz
county, Arizona;
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
SOLVED, that the Democrats of
Santa Cruz county, Arizona, and
their guests, assembled at No
gales on this 18th day of April,
A. D., 1924. to pay tribute to the
memory of the immortal Thomas
Jefferson, whose principles of
freedom and liberality Marcus
A. Smith so consistently espous-
ed, do now express profound
, sorrow at the death of our be-
loved friend and distinguished
compatriOt.
The border vidette., 1924-04-19
BANK WILL MOVE.
The First National Bank of NogaIes
, to Occupy Own Building.

AS a tribute to it's expansion
and growth, The First National
Bank of Nogales, is having plans
prepared and details arranged
for the removal of the institution
from it's present quarters in the
Brickwood building to it's own
building at the corner of Morley
avenue and international street
known as the Trust building,
says the Nogales Herald.
According to the officers of
the bank, Bracey Curtis, presi-
dent; Otto Fl. Herold, vice presi-
dent and Theron Richardson,
cashier, The First National will
occupy the entire lower floor and
basement of the Trust building.
The Southern Trust Company
will also have it's quarters on the
first floor.
THE Trust building is ideally
situated allowing unusual ad-
vantages for banking quarters
with exceptional ventilation and
lighting facilities.
The location is on the Inter
national boundary line of the
United States and Mexico and
commands centralized location
between the two cities of Noga-
les, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Officials of the bank have an
nounced that the latest and most
up-to-date banking equipment
will be installed in the new
quarters including a large safe
deposit vault and vaults for the
proper storage of bank records.
The interior of the bank will
be constructed. along modern
lines which will mean the elimin-
alton of the cage and the install
lation of teller booths, similar to
ticket booths used in new rail
way stations.
1t is likely that the bank will
choose the Mexican hardwood
for finishing the interior and are
now considering this feature
with representatives of Roy &
Titcomb. Inc, owners of the
local hardwood mill
The ever increasing volume
of business makes it necessary
to obtain larger quarters and the
bank officials plan one of the
best buildings in Arizona.
1T is not likely that the move
will be made until the first of
the coming year as it will take
some time for the new equip
ment to arrive and to remodel
the building"
The border vidette., 1924-04-19

Also any and all ranch or
farm equipment, including tools,
machinery, implements, wagons,
and all ranch or farm equipment
that may be upon or used in con-
nectiop with the hereinabove de.
scribed lands or any of them.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That, on Monday. the 28th day
of January. 1924. at eleven thirty
o'clock in the forenoon of that
date. at the west door of the
county court house of the city of
Nogales, county of Santa Cruz,
state of Arizona. 1 will, in obedi-
ence to said special execution
and judgment aforesaid, sell the
above described property as one
lot, and under one bid for the
whole thereof or so much there.
of as may be necessary to satisfy
the Judgment aforesaid, with in
terest thereon and costs and &C.
cruing costs and expenses of
sale. to the highest bidder for
cash, in gold coin OF the United
States, provided that in any bid
made, the amount included there.
id, if any. for said leases or
leasehold estates shall be desig-
mated, and also the amount bid
uD0n anv and all ranch or farm
equipment, including tools, ma.
chinery, implements, wagons,
ETC., shall also be designated.
Dated Nogales, Arizona, this
/ day of January, 1924.
H. J. BROWN,
Sheriff of Santa Cruz County,
Arizona.
BY H. J. PATTERSON,
Deputy.
The border vidette., 1924-04-19

half of the southwest quarter of
section eight. and the west half
of section nine, all of township
twenty south, range twelve east,
G & S r B & M, containing six
hundred forty acres.
Lease No. LL-0196, of the
southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section one, the
south half of the south half and
the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section
three, the northwest quarter,
the north half of the southwest
quarter, and the south west quar-.
ter of the southwest quarter of
section twelve, township twenty
south, range twelve east, G & S
R B & M, containing five hun.
dred twenty acres;
Lease No. LN-0923. of the
northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section six, town.
ship twenty south, range twelve
east, G & S R B & M, contain.
ing fifty.t two and four hundreths
acres;
Lease No. LN-0718, of the
north half of the northeast quar-.
ter, the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, and the south
half of the northwest quarter of
section six, township twenty
south, range twelve east, G & S
r B & M, containing two hun
dred fourteen and twenty one
hundreths acres;
Together with all and singular
the tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances belonging to
any of the hereinabove describ.
ed property, and the issues, rents
and profits thereof.
The border vidette., 1924-04-19
PoSTMASTERS MEET.

The annual convention of the
Arizona Postmasters' Associa-
ton held here Thursday, was
the most successful ever held by
the association.
Those attending were Post
masters G. A. Overlook, Doug
las; F. E. Hall, Claypool; John
Murray, Snowflake: l.. Caldwell,
Holbrook; Harry 6. White,
Glendale; Lolo B. Tomlinson,
Bowie; Charles E. Beatty, No
gales; R. H. Cunningham, Jer-
ONE; Joe P. Downey, Miami;
Allie Dickerman, Tucson; D. Nc
Intyre, Yuma; Patrick R. Ryan,
Fort Huachuca; H. B. Riggs,
Patagonia; G. T. Dupen, Warren;
Edwin McGrath of San Fran
cisco, superintendent of the
eighth division of the Railway
mail service, and Mrs. J. P.
Downey of Miami.
The principal speech of the
convention was delivered by Su;
perintendent McGrath.
Constitution and bylaws were
adopted.
A banquet in honor of the Wis.
itors was given at the Gave cafe
in Nogales, Sonora, Postmaster
Chas. Beatty of Nogales, pre-
siding as POSTMASTER.
The border vidette., 1924-04-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of Antonio Proto, deceas

Estate OF Antonio Proto, deceas-
ed.
NOTICE is hereby given by the
~ undersigned executor of the
will and administrator of the estate
of Antonio Proto, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them. with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after
the fist publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at the
Office OF Duffy & Robins, in the
Doherty building, at 134 Grand
avenue, Nogales, Arizona, the same
being the place for the transaction
Of the business of said estate, in
the county Of Santa Cruz.
MANUEL EscALADA,
Executor of the will and admin
istrator of the estate of Antonio
Proto, deceased.
Dated Nogales, this 29th day Of
February, 1924. Sit.