Arizona Republican, 1922-06-29

! Two Big Boosts Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday Put Goal With Easy i Distance Is Belief Os Workers Townsend Gift Os $3,500, With Another Os SI,OOO Have Electrical Effect When Announced Deaconess hospital is going over. This thought passed swiftly from the realm of hope and fond expecta expectation - tion expectation to a definite realization that the enterprise cannot be stayed, with an announcement, - nouncement, announcement, before the soliciting workers at their daily gathering, at the Y. M. C. A.. Wednesday noon, that $3,500 had just been pledged by Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Townsend, ranch ranchers - ers ranchers living souih of Phoenix. Mr. Townsend had been up all night irrigating, and remained at home, but Mrs. Townsend was pres present - ent present to witness the perfectly electrical response of enthusiasm which brough the workerrs to their feet. Scarcely was the Townsend gift realized when along came another gift in three figures. This was for SI,OOO, from A. H. McLeUand. These and the other pledges made the total for the day $7,853. The grand total is now around $33,000. These two large pledges made it apparent at once that the goal was at last within striking distance, and the cry arose among the workers on every side. "Finish it up tomorrow!" "Disband the 'AVe Can't Do It Club," "Come on - Let's Go!" and 'Don't Put It Off - Put It Over" One of the workers pointed out that 'When the hospital board de decided - cided decided to complete the hospital SIOO.- 000 was necessary to be raised. Os that amount $83,000 in loan and pledges are now in hand, and all that remains to make the hospital a realty for Phoenix and Arizona is $17,000. It is unthinkable that after going thus fat toward our goal we shall not succeed." This was a common sentiment. It was evident at the Wednesday meet meeting - ing meeting that these who had experience in solicitation were fully in the be belief - lief belief that the campaign for $50,000 would succeed. Thursday has been set for the big day, of the drive. AA'hile the various teams will not slacken their pace nor overlook any of those still on their raids, according to the plan of solicitation, nevertheless, there will be a helterskelter. hard drive at every prospect during the day. "Wherever you see a pocketbook. hit it!" is the special slogan for the day. It is stated that at the outset many prospects were rather weighted in mind with the feeling that the campaign could not succeed; but now this feeling has definitely given place to a feeling of elation, in the realiza realization - tion realization that the undertaking can be done. AVith this thought in mind there is a disposition to be one of the winners. Some of the teams in their reports. Wednesday, slipped down to rather meager figures, but it was taken as a good omen that none were giving up because the pledges they wehe securing arre small. When the roll was called Wednesday, there was one general who did not respond. Gen General - eral General Clark was among the missing. But the assembled company could not believe that he had fallen out outside - side outside the breatsworks. with success just at hand. The belief was contagi contagious - ous contagious that he would be on hand tomor tomorrow - row tomorrow with a goodly sum to show for his absence. Otherwise all the divi divisions - sions divisions had reports to make. Mrs. Charles Ely. leading the women's di division - vision division came through with SB6B. The sums reported by the various divisions are: General Mason, S7O; General Shedd $26: General Munson. $222; Genera! Smith, $260; General Mills, $510; General Adkinson, $229: General Rogers. $3524: General Stewart, $ 19S-; General Culver, S4B: General Cog Coggins, - gins, Coggins, $1900; General Ely, $868.45. House Refuses To Abolish Certain Land Office Jobs WASHINGTON. June 28 - After an all-day fight the house tonight passed a bill to continue certain public land offices .which under legislation en enacted - acted enacted this session would have been closed July 1. The house, by a vote of 118 to 98. amended the senate bill to continue the office at Bellefourche, S. D.; AVaterville, AA'ash.; Dickinson, N. D.; Del Norte and Sterling. Colo.; Clayton and Fort Sumner, N. M.; Harrison and Camden. Ark., and Al Alliance. - liance. Alliance. Neb. It struck from the bill provision by the senate for the continuance of offices at Timber J-ake and Lemmon. S. D.; Williston and Minot. N. D.; Broken Bow-. Neb.: Durango, Colo., and Springfie.d, Mo. After having, in committee of the whole, adopted an amendment which would have reduced the offices to be continued to Bellefourche, S. D.; Del Norte Colo.: Waterville, AA'ash.; and Alliance, Neb., the house revised it itself - self itself by adopting the senate hilt as reported by the house committee on public lands. The bill now goes to the senate. 12 Drivers Entered In Rodeo To Bisbee Auto Race July 4th BISBEE. Ariz., June 28. - Twelve drivers met here tonight and drew for places in the Rodeo-Bisbee auto automobile - mobile automobile race, one of the features of the big Lowell-Bisbee-AYarren Inde Independence - pendence Independence day celebration here. The first car to leave Rodeo on the morning of the fourth will be driven by John Tardy. A prize of S4OO will go to the winner. The last 28 miles of the race will be over a paved highway, the longest concrete road in the stale. Many of the drivers predicted that the winner would average better than 55 miles an hour. The distance from Rodeo to Bisbee is 75.1 miles. Mex Sub-Secretary Os War At Nogales NOGALES. Ariz., June 28. - Rober- to Roberto Cruz, sub-secretary of war of Mexico, arrived here today in his private car en route from Mexico City to Mazatlan. He will leave for the south tomorrow morning. Secre Secretary - tary Secretary Cruz at one time was in com- , mand of troops in the l'aqui river * country

HAIL HEADS 10 CONSIDER UNION FIANS FDD A TRUCE Two Possible Means Os A Avoiding Train Tieup To Be Considered By Oper Operators - ators Operators At Meet Today [Republican A. P. Leased Wire] CHICAGO. June 28 - Two possible means of warding off the threatened rail strike of 400,000 shopmen sug suggested - gested suggested themselves to railroad circles tonight following what B. M. Jewell, head of the shop unions, termed the 'last word'' to the railroads in the union ultimatum sent to the Associa Association - tion Association of Railway Executives last night. The executives, by coincidence, were scheduled to meet in Chicago tomorrow afternoon and local rail railroad - road railroad executives today said the shop shopmen's - men's shopmen's proposal of a truce pending ; further negotiations on wages and j working conditions, would undoubt- j edly receive attention. President Jewell's telegrams last night to T. Dewitt Cuyler. chairman i of the executives, left little lee-way for avoiding the strike, it was felt by railroad officials today. They charged the unions demands that the $60,000- 000 wage cut ordered by the railroad labor board July be stayed, that rules abolished by the board be re restored - stored restored and that farming out of rail- j road work be discontinued, "as im- I and - ' Only Two Loopholes Left The certain rejection of the union ] proposal therefore left, in the opinion i of railroad men, but two loopholes to avoid issuance of the strike call. One was that a conference between I the union leaders and the executives ! might be called tomorrow and if no agreement was reached, a technical j dispute might be announced, over ' which the railroad labor board, act- ! ing under authority of the transpor- ' tation act. could take jurisdiction as it did in the big four brotherhood's j strike last year and act to prevent a j walkout. The other was that if the strike is called, the board could also take jur- i isdiction under the act, on the ground i that the strike would interrupt com- ; mcrce, and order the status quo ! maintained - in orther words, order ! the men back to work. Ben AV. Hooper, chairman of the j board, refused to comment on these j two possibilities tonight. The action j of the board in the threatened strike ' last October was interpreted as rep- j resenting the board's position on the ; first possibility, and since the board has never had occasion to act in any strike of consequence, the chairman declined to state what the federal body's interpretation of the transpor transportation - tation transportation act on that point would be. N. Y. Ready For Strike NEW YORK. June 28 - Railroad officials and public officers went ahead today with plans to circumvent, any tying up of traffic and necessary' food supplies of Greater New York in the event the railroad shop repair men and maintenance of way work workers - ers workers go out on their threatened strike next Saturday. Confidence was expressed at the j offices of the eleven railroads en- j tering New York city that all traffic ' be moved and no food shortage would result for the metropolis be because - cause because of the strike. Rail executives also said passenger schedules would not be interrupted. City authorities made plans to supply New York with milk and perishable foodstuffs by motor truck if necessary. Labor leaders estimated that more than 125,000 workers would be in involved - volved involved in Greater New York in a strike of the car repair men, main maintenance - tenance maintenance men and clerks. Traffic managers of some of the railroads declared all of the roads had a reserve supply of engines and rolling stock which could he drawn upon in an emergency, thus doing away with the necessity of heavy re repairs - pairs repairs to equipment for some time. As an indication that managers of eastern railroads are not taking the strike threat seriously. E. M. Rine, general manager of the Delaware and 3-aekawanna railroad and chairman of the committee of general managers for the eastern district, said today that no meeting of his committee had been called for the specific purpose of arranging unified action in case of a strike. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew AV. Mellon, who was here today with Dther members of the cabinet in inspecting - specting inspecting possible new sites for a postoffice said that he did not think there would be a, strike and that Washington did not feel alarmed over it. The strike situation, he said, was ! complicating the outlook for business however. - o Naval Bill Ready For The President AVASHTNGTON, June 28 - Final j legislative action on the naval ap- j propriation bill was taken late today j by the senate which concurred in the conference report of the measure. The bill, which now goes to the Pres President. - ident. President. carries appropriations of $289,- 000.000 and provisions for 86,000 en enlisted - listed enlisted men. o Make Slow Progress In Jury's Selection NOGALES, Ariz., June 28. - Exam- ination Examination of veniremen today at the opening of the trial of Placido Silvas for the murder of Mrs. J. Frank Pearson indicated that considerable difficulty will be experienced in ob obtaining - taining obtaining a jury. Many of those sum summoned - moned summoned for jury service are being dismissed on various grounds, prin princi)>aUy - ci)>aUy princi)>aUy on account of prejudice for tv against the defendant. A majority the veniremen express fixed opin opinions - ions opinions as a result of Silvas' recent 1 trial at which he was convicted and j sentenced to life imprisonment for j 4ho murder of J. Frank Pearson. Pearson, postmaster of Ruby, Ariz., and Mrs. Pearson were slain last August by a gang of bandits of which j Silva* is alleged to have been a] member.

GREED OF FAITH OE REPUBLICANS GIVEN AT TUCSON The full text of resolutions adopted by the State Republican Committee at its meeting here Saturday, June 24, is as follows: "Never had we had more faith in the Republican party than we have now. It is successfully solving the gravest problems that ever confront confronted - ed confronted a party in power. The Republican party knows how to transact the business of a nation. The affairs of the nation were in a chaotic state and the people by an overwhelming majority called upon the party to bring order out.of chaos. "An act establishing a budget sys system - tem system was immediately passed and un under - der under the direction of General Daweg the measure has exercised a whole wholesome - some wholesome influence in the limitation of public expenditures. National Savings "The Democratic administration, through its departments, asked for $5,600,000,000 for 1922. The Republi Republican - can Republican congress cut it to $4,000,000,000. The leaders for the Republican party say that for 1923 the appropriations will not exceed $3,500,000,000. When we consider the three fixed charges, $1.000,000i000 interest on the public debt, $381,000,000 sinking fund, and $500,000,000 for the care of wounded soldiers, it will be seen that we have only about $1,500,000,000 for the con conduct - duct conduct of the government. Including the army and navy, which is only $250,- UOO.OOO more than the cost of govern government - ment government before the war. A part of this reduction is due to the fact that dur T ing the year 1921. 93.634 useless and superfluous jobholders were dis dismissed - missed dismissed from the public service: since the armistice. 320,278 employes have been dropped from the civil pay payrolls. - rolls. payrolls. These are some of the reasons for our increased faith in the ability of our party to transact the business of the nation. Tax Burden Lessened "A tax law is always unpopular. The new law, however, will this year produce $728,900,000 less than the old one, and next year will produce $525.- 000,000 still less. Gradually the heavy burdens are being lifted from the shoulders of the taxpayers. "We are in accord with the admin administration's - istration's administration's policies of loaning money to farmers and stockmen thereby making it unnecessary for them to sacrifice what they have earned: of appropriating $750,000,000 for fed federal - eral federal co-operation with the states in the building of highways; and of legalizing the co-operative market marketing - ing marketing of farm products. Peace Leadership "We are justly proud of the ac accomplishments - complishments accomplishments of the Executive De Department - partment Department of the Federal government. Upon the initiation of President Harding and his distinguished Sec Secretary - retary Secretary of State. America has taken the unquestioned place of leadership in behalf of peace and a form of in international - ternational international co-operation for the good of humanity. The straight-forward declaration of Secretary Hughes in favor of limitation of armament on the existing basis of comparative sea power, the negotiation of the Four- Power Treaty governing insular pos possessions - sessions possessions in the Pacific, the progress made in establishing justice as be between - tween between China and the other powers, the suggestion of voluntary confer conferences - ences conferences for the consideration of inter international - national international problems, constitute a pro program - gram program of tremendous significance and influence upon the future of civili civilization. - zation. civilization. Executive Diplomacy "The firm pronouncement upon the Yap controversy, the unyielding de demand - mand demand that Mexico guarantee the pro protection - tection protection of American rights of person and property before American recog recognition - nition recognition is accorded, and the clear an announcement - nouncement announcement of American purpose to treat Russia as a civilized govern government. - ment. government. are chapters in American diplomacy all written within a year, which add new lustre to the record of Republicanism as a party of con constructive - structive constructive achievement. "The Republican party is the party of protection, and we commend the congress in and patiently in the preparation of a bill which will foster and encourage business and give protection to American labor, capital and enter enterprise, - prise, enterprise, giving due consideration to all and varied interests of this vast country. More than ever before the people of Arizona keenly appreciate the value of protective tariffs. We are sure that Republican capacity and statesmanship will in the very near future solve this problem. Oppose Swing Bill "We endorse the Smith -McNar.v bill providing for the reclamation of the arid lands of the West, and we urge its immediate passage. We are opposed to the Swing bill. It is un unfair - fair unfair to Arizona, robs her of her great greatest - est greatest heritage, her natural rights in the Colorado river, and we ask our rep representatives - resentatives representatives in congress to do their utmost to defeat the measure. caring for our wounded sol soldiers - diers soldiers we have spent $1,300,000,000, Our party is neither forgetful nor un ungrateful - grateful ungrateful to its defenders. It is now engaged in the preparation of a. bonus bill which partially, at least, will compensate the soldiers for the serv-

FREE STATE TROOPS FUN DIE ATTACK IT SUNRISE Hope To Carry Stronghold Os Insurgents By Heavy Assault Seven Dead And Scores Injured DUBLIN. June 29. 12:30 a. m.. - The situation at this hour, has not ma materially - terially materially altered. The artillery tem temporarily - porarily temporarily is inactive, but sniping con continues - tinues continues The Free Staters now completely surround the Four Courts, and a big attack is predicted for dawn. The republicans are holding several build buildings - ings buildings in addition to the Four Courts. Light Artillery Used ' DUBLIN, June 28 - Michael Col Collins, - lins, Collins, head of the Irish Free State government, took active meastires today against the republican insur insurgents - gents insurgents under Rory O'Connor, in their stronghold in the center of Dublin, Four Courts. An ultimatum for the surrender of the insurgents was ig ignored - nored ignored and at the expiration of a brief time limit, Free State troops in ar armored - mored armored cat s and motor lorries began a movement against the insurgents, which was met with an immediate fusillade from the building. From dawn until late tonight there were heavy exchanges, although at intervals the firing ceased. Small artillery .trench mortars and machine guns were employed by the attacking forces, but the irregulars confined themselves largely to machine gun and rifle fire. No attempt was made to carry Four Courts by assault, but onei of the walls of the building was breached at various place. The casualties are few in propor proportion - tion proportion to the nature of the fighting, and they consist for the most part of ci civilians - vilians civilians caught in the line of fire. So far as is known tonight, seven were killed and a score more or less ser seriously - iously seriously wounded. This docs not in include - clude include many catuslaies that may have been suffered by the irregulars, these being impossible to ascertain. Less than one thousand Free State troops are engaged In the present operations and it is known that the regulars number several hundred. The insurgents were obliged to evac evacuate - uate evacuate several buildings during the progress of the battle, but imme immediately - diately immediately took up new positions which evidently had been prepared in ad advance. - vance. advance. The Free State troops did not inter interfere - fere interfere with activities at republican headquarters in Suffolk street, where Eamon de A'alera and his colleagues met as usual. Mr, de A'alera declined to make any statement on the pres present - ent present warlike situation. Supplies Are Low LONDON, June 28 - The latest news from Dublin up to 10 o'clock tonight indicate that the siege of Four Courts continues, the besiegers using trench mortars, and the be beleaguered - leaguered beleaguered garrison replying only in intermittently. - termittently. intermittently. apparently with the desire to husband their limited sup supplies - plies supplies of ammunition. The provisional government, it is assumed, is hoping to attain its end without unnecessary sacrifice of life or the risk of badly damaging the fine building and its historic con contents. - tents. contents. It would appear now that it was a mere coincidence that the action of the provisional government against O'Connor's irregulars came hot foot on the British government's demand that the provisional authorities should take steps to enforce law and order. The inactivity of the provisional government in the face of the O'Con O'Connorites - norites O'Connorites open challenge of its author authority - ity authority had long been a subject of won wonder - der wonder and complaint among the Free State's best friends in the British press and parliament, especially in view of the fact that those favoring the treaty claimed' to have 90 per cent of Irish electorate behind them. So soon as Michael Collins and Ar Arthur - thur Arthur Griffith had proof of this sup support - port support of the Irish people, they hesi hesitated - tated hesitated no longer, and matters were brought to a head by the seizure by the irregulars of Lieutenant General O'Connell. The firm action of the provisional government in sending an ultimatum demanding the sur surrender - render surrender of the Four Courts, accord according - ing according to the most reliable reports, was in no way influenced by the British ministry. Union Demonstrations Causes Mine To Close PUNXSUTAAA'NEY, Fa., .Tune 28. - A large crowd of men. said to be striking miners and sympathizers, today went from this region to Ya Yalier - lier Yalier in automobiles and wagons and afoot and staged a demonstration at a number of working mines. Reports to county officials said that many of the working miners walked out but that three men who refused to quit work were assaulted and badly beaten. As a result the mines which had been operating with about 300 men since the strike began, were closed. The owners, all residents of Punxsu Punxsutawney, - tawney, Punxsutawney, have appealed to Sheriff S. A. Lowrie at Brookville, for aid.

WHITE ROUSE TIKES FIRST STEP TO END COIL MINE DISPUTE Harding Invites Miners And Operators To Meet In Conference To Talk Plans For Settlement WASHINGTON. June 28. - Invita 28. - Invitations - tions 28. - Invitations went out from the White House today asking the leaders of the strik striking - ing striking miners and the representatives of the employing coal operators in both the bituminous and anthracite fields of the United States to meet. Presi President - dent President Harding Saturday, "to devise methods upon which negotiations for the settlement of the coal strike can be initiated." The communications made evident that careful and complete discussions with spokesmen on both sides of the industrial struggle had preceded the meeting call, and prompt and ready acceptances are expected imme immediately. - diately. immediately. John Jj. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers, who remained in the city after a personal interview with the president, accepted at once in be behalf - half behalf of the union. The wording of the president's message was interrupted as demon demonstrating - strating demonstrating the desire of the administra administration - tion administration to hold the meeting above the controversies which have deadlocked the unionized section of the industry since April 1. Official but informal comment emphasized it was the in intention - tention intention that the conference should be held merely to discuss ways and means for a settlement and not to take up the miners' demands for con continuance - tinuance continuance of war time wage scales, nor the operators' demand in the bi bituminous - tuminous bituminous field for separate district wage agreements supplanting the semi-national wage contracts that have heretofore been made. It was fully expected, however, that when the meeting assembled, the president or his cabinet members who have participated in the preliminary ef efforts. - forts. efforts. would have a program for con continuation - tinuation continuation of the settlement attempt to present to the assemblage. There was no hint, however, as to the line such a program might follow. Secretary of Labor Davis, who has conducts the negotiations with the union for the government, gave the first news of the action contemplat contemplated. - ed. contemplated. after a prolonged conference today with the president, and official copias of the invitations were given out later. Alfred M. Ogle, president of the National Coal association, was asked to notify the association's sub subordinate - ordinate subordinate operators' organizations to name representatives for the meet meeting. - ing. meeting. while S. D. Warriner, of the an anthracite - thracite anthracite operators' committee, was invited to represent anthracite oper operators - ators operators with the understanding that additional anthracite spokesmen should participate. Discussions with the operators took place in New York recently, Secretary Hoover speaking for the government. Owing to a large number.of individ individuals - uals individuals and corporations engaged in bi bituminous - tuminous bituminous production, it was said, the National Coal association had under undertaken - taken undertaken to name a representative group for the conference. To speak for the union, the presi president - dent president invited in addition to Mr. Lew is and John Brophy, head of an anthra anthracite - cite anthracite miners' district at Clearfield, l'a., 23 other district presidents of the mine workers' organization. 3,500 Acres Burned In N. M . Forest Fire ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June 28. - Approximately 3,500 acres of tim timber - ber timber land was burned over by the re recent - cent recent forest fire in the Gila National forest, according to Aldo Leopold, as assistant - sistant assistant district forester, who had charge of the fire fighting opera operations - tions operations and who returned to his head headquarters - quarters headquarters here today. The fire swept through one of the finest stands of yellow pine in the southwest, Mr. Leopold said. The main fire has been extin extinguished, - guished, extinguished, but numerous small fires are still burning within the burned burnedover - over burnedover section. SELL BREWERY AT AUCTION ST. LOUIS. June 28 - The plant of the William J. Lemp Brewing com company. - pany. company. one of the oldest and largest breweries in the country was sold at public auction here today for $588,- 500. The property was appraised at SS.OOOjOOO. Prohibition caused the brewery to go out of business. 1

LABOR MEMBERS OF 1L LABOR BOARD DIVIDED ON REPORT Representative Os Union Men Issues Addendum To Recent Dissenting Opinion Os Colleagues CHICAGOO, June 28. - A division among: the labor members of the ' United States railroad labor board was seen tonight in an addendum to i a recent dissenting opinion which was signed only by A. O. 'Wharton ' and Albert Phillips. W. L. McMenimen, the third labor I representative, expressed great sur- I prise when told of the action of his , fellow' members of the board, and 1 said that he had no knowledge of | the opinion before it was made pub I lie. Mr. Wharton explained that Mr. t McMenimen had not been consulted | because he had not signed the ovig ovig! - ! ovig! inal dissenting opinion,' being out of the city at the time. The case in involved - volved involved the recent decision of the railroad labor board, cutting the pay of the railway and steamship clerks, freight handlers and station em employes. - ployes. employes. Mr. McMenimen pointed out that he was most directly interested in anything affecting the clerks as he j is the labor member of the committee S of the board which deals directly with matters pertaining to the cl«-ks, j train dispatchers and telegraphers. | The addendum opinion issued to* ( night took up the wage cuts recently | ordered by a majority of the board J and announced in supporting opin- I ion signed by six of the nine mem memj - j memj hers of the board, and then said: "The minority members of the board in dissenting from this series of wage decisions have sought to fairly and clearly challenge the right of the rnapority to read into the la labor - bor labor provisions of the transporta transportation - tion transportation act. 1920, principles never in intended - tended intended by congress and certainly never recognized by any authorita authoritative - tive authoritative body in the fixing of any mini minimum - mum minimum standard of living based on a level which may be expressed in terms of health and decency." Quoting from a section of the ma majority - jority majority opinion supporting the wage slashes which said that 'the minor minority - ity minority are sowing some of the tiny seed that have germinated and blossomed into industrial anarchy in Russia." the minority opinion says that such a could only be conceived in the minds of men who find them themselves - selves themselves in an indefensible position, who adopt the tactics of a character assassin in their desperate effort to prevent consideration of the matter upon its merits. The present condi condition - tion condition of Russia is not a revelant cir circumstances - cumstances circumstances under the transporta transportation - tion transportation act: if it were, we might be par pardoned - doned pardoned for suggesting that responsi responsibility - bility responsibility for the chaos in Russian in in-1 - -1 in-1 dustry might be laid at the door of j generations of the people of Russia." The majority were accused of j "palpable misstatements" of "un "unj - j "unj fairness" and of "distortion of facts" in its wage cuts by the minority i opinion. 81 Hurt When Car Leaves Track And Plunges Down Bank ! ELKINS, W. Ya.. June 28. - While the death list had not exceeded one tonight, the number of injured in the wreck of a 'Western Maryland railroad train at Lime Rock today todayhad - had todayhad grown to 81. Os the 81 injured, nine were in serious condition at hospitals to tonight. - night. tonight. These included two members of the state militia and seven miners. The wreck occurred when the rear car of the train left the rails. This car contained 105 alleged striking miners who were under arrest charged with taking part in a dis disturbance. - turbance. disturbance. Seventy-eight of the in injured - jured injured were miners and the others were guards who had been stationed at each end of the special car com coming - ing coming through the mountains. On a grade, near Lime Rock, a loud report was heard and the car toppled from the track and rolled down a 50-foot embankment. MODIFY QUARANTINE WASHINGTON. June 28 - Modifi Modification - cation Modification of federal quarantine regula regulations - tions regulations to permit entry inv the United States of potatoes grown in the Im Imperial - perial Imperial valley of Lower California. | Mexico, was announced today by the 1 department of agriculture.

Anticipating the end of the ten day period within which he told the Republican state committee at the meeting at Tucson last Saturday, that he would decide whether he would let his name go to the Republican state primary as a candidate for the nomination for United States senator, Mr. Dwight B. Heard on Tuesday addressed a letter to Chairman Overfield of the com committee - mittee committee regretting that circumstances rendered it im impossible - possible impossible for him to enter the contest, but pledging his earnest and vigorous efforts for the success of the party. The letter to Chairman Overfield follows: Phoenix, Ariz., June 27, 1922. Hon. Peter D. Overfield, Chairman, Republican State Committee, Casa Grande, Arizona. My dear Judge Overfield: At the meeting last Saturday in Tucson of the State Republican Committee, and representative Republicans throughout the state, there was indicated in a manner, and with a friendship and una unanimity - nimity unanimity that touched mg deeply, the hope that I might become a candidate in the Republican primaries for the position of United States Senator. As you are aware, I had previously informed the meeting that while I appreciated very greatly the high honor of even being con considered - sidered considered for such a position, I felt that my obligaitons of duty - dutypersonal, personal, dutypersonal, business, and along lines of public service - were such that if an immediate decision was to be made, in justice both to the Republican party and to myself, it would be necessary for me to decline being considered. I informed the meeting, however, that if they wished it, instead of declining then, out of consideration to their wishes, I would take the matter under further consideration, advising you of my decision within ten days. In my opinion every man that is worth his salt, as he increases in years and opportunity, should give each year a larger portion of his time to work for the benefit of his community end state. Personally, I enjoy such work, and I hop e to be able to give an increasing portion of my time and energy to such service. I am interested in politics as it relates to increased efficiency in public service, and t frankly admit the lure of opportunity and service involved in this matter is very great. After careful consideration I have reached the conclusion that, owing to definite obligations of duty to my family, to my business associates, which obligations have recently been increased by the death of Mr. A. C. Bartlett, and to public service projects to which I am definitely'committed, it will be absolutely impossible for me to give the time demanded to the campaign, and it is necessary for me to state that I shall not be a candidate in the Republican primaries for the senatorship. Fortunately, there are many other men in the party whose ability I recognize as greater than mine for this position, and in justice to them I feel that, without waiting the ten days, it is squarer for me to give you my immediate decision. It is gratifying to feel that the Republican party enters this campaign thoroughly united, militant, and pledged to progressive policies of constructive service, wheh should bring to the support of the party the great independent vote of the state that will insure success. In advising you of my definite decision my regret it the keener that I shall miss the chance of closer association with you in this work. Under your direction the party is assured of a vigorous, clean, well organized campaign, and I want yo u , and my fellow Republi Republicans, - cans, Republicans, to realize thoroughly that as a soldier in the ranks my best efforts will be given for the success of the Republican party, which * today stands so clearly before the people as the party of construction and progress. Faithfully yours, DBH-F DWIGHT B. HEARD.

UNITED SUITES OE CHINA PLAN OF WU PEI EU PEKING, June 28 -General Wu Pei Fu, dominant figure of northern China, today endorsed the recent suggestion of General Chen Chiung- Ming, outstanding leader of the Soutr, that a federal system be adopted for reunited China, patterned after that of the United States of America. General Wu suggested that the re reorganized - organized reorganized republic be known as the United States of China. The majority of the provinces al already - ready already have signified their approval of the proposal to reunite the country under a federal government at Pe Peking - king Peking .with each province enjoying rights similar to those accorded the separate states of the American un union. - ion. union. General Wu said. The quiet little man who drove the Manchurian war lord. Cheng Tso-Lin in rout from the gates of Peking, and recalled to office the constitu constitutional - tional constitutional president. LI Yuan-Hung, de declared - clared declared that sentiment is growing in favor of the United China program with American ideals as its guiding htar. Wu asserted that he had no hesi hesitation - tation hesitation in predicting that as China traveled the road of progress she would be found copying and putting into practice America's ideals to an extent not reached by any other country. In the South. Wu said, where Sun Yat-Sen's followers had become fa familiar - miliar familiar with Western methods, the new leader there. Chen Chiung-Ming, who recently drove. Sun from Canton, was a particularly strong supporter of the "Americanized China" program. Wu Pei-Fu pointed out that, while a central government should be main maintained - tained maintained at Peking, the great distances that separated the boundaries of the country made it imperative that the provinces should be permitted a measure of local autonomy similar to that possessed by the several states of the American union. This question of provincial auton autonomy. - omy. autonomy. it was suggested should be set settled - tled settled at the next session of the re revived - vived revived republican parliament, which is expected to obtain a quorum for a meeting in Peking by August 1. Boy, 16, Confesses To Stabbing Friend, 15 DOUGLAS, June 2S. - The youngest knife wielder ever held by the local police, was arrested today when Jesus Gimerez, aged 16. confessed to stabbing a 15-year-old playmate be because - cause because the latter was alleged to have insulted his girl. His victim lies in . the county hospital with a wound in the abdomen that attending physi physicians - cians physicians say probably will prove fatal.