—NOGALES— The Gateway To THE WEST COAST —OF—- MEXICO VOLUME 3 IMPASS UPON THE TREATY COMPROMISE DICKER FAILS TO REACH TERMS FOR RESERVATIONS AND DEADLOCK CONTINUES FINISHED THEIR BUSINESS, THEN ADJOURNED TO MEET IN APRIL Yesterday morning the Arizona I Daily Newspaper Publishers’’ Associa- jtion, held a short session at the Het- | aid office, closing up a few details, and adjourned to meet again at the regular annual meeting in April, the place to be selected by the secretary, and due notice given. The following resolutions were adopted unanimously: Whereas, the citizens of Nogales, Arizona, have extended hospitality in such unbounded measure to the meeting of the Arizona Newspapers Publishers' Association at its meeting January 26-27,1920, therefore be it | Resolved, that the members of the Association hereby extend our thanks to the good citizens of tne city for their welcome and their hospitality j and our best wishes for the future J growth and progress of their ity, one in which all Arizona can take pride; be it further Resolved that special thanks be ex- j tended to the ladies of Nogales for the cordiality, grace and charm of the f social affairs given in our honor, and! that special thanks be also extended to Mayor Georrge H. Fiedler, to the Chamber of Commerce and to the Young Business Men’s Men’s Associa- tion and their officers and members; to the Customs officials for courtesies extended and to the members of the newspaper fraternity of the city, par- ticularly H. R. Sisk, Col. A. T. Bird, and Tracy Bird, who have not only anticipated and provided for them in advance; be it further Resolved: That special thanks be extended to tlve officials of Nogales, INTERESTING STORY OF A CENTENARIAN IN MISSOURI W The Arizona Republican of Sunday has a finely written descriptive ar- ticle, with portrait engravings, giving accounts of Doctor* Joseph Singer Halstead of Breckenridge, Caldwell County, Missouri, 101 years of age, and his wife, Mrs. Margeret Halstead, -90 years of age, father and mothe. of J. D. Halstead, head of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company doing business in Nogales, and in many other points in Arizona. Doctor and Mrs. Hals triad have been married 68 years. Doctor Hal- I stead is the oldest living Mason in thr- I United States, both as to age and years he has been a member of the ' order. He was the physician of Henry Clay. Many Other interesting facts about the grintelman are related in the ar- ticle,'which cannot be given space here. \ DESERTHIs KILL^fEXICANS (United Press Service) MEXICO CITY, January 27.—To- day the Mexican consul at El Paso informed the government that desert- ers from the American army had shot and killed a customs officer at Palo- mas, Mexico; and had wounded also a Mexican rancher. Sonora, particularly to Mayor A. E. Figueroa and Chief of Police Tiburci Ruiz. Arizona Daily Newspaper Assn. Allan B. Jaynes, Vice Pres. Lawrence Clark, Sec. . i MUSICAL CLUB HAD PLEASANT MEETING LAST EVENING Yesterday evening the MacDowell Music Club met at the home of Rev. A. Leffingwell, and enjoyed a very pleasing vocal program rendered by Mrs. Duane Bird, who kindly took the place of Mrs. A. M. Gillespie, who was suffering from a severe cold. Mrs. Bird sang “My Laddie,” by Wm. Thayer, and Uncle Rome, by Sidney Homer. Mrs. Gillespie read a short, valu- able and interesting article by the vo- cal teacher, William Shakespeare, on “Power, Sweetnriss and Expression of the Voice in Singing." Mr. Leffingwell expecting to be out j of town at the time of the next merit- ing, February 9th, it was decided to ’ meet at the residence of Mrs. Allen T. Bird, 317 Crawford Street. The club is growing in membership, while interest in the work is increas- ing, and it bids fair to be a permanent institution in Nogales. An interest- ing feature will be a study of Ameri- can composers at some six or seven of the coming meetings. Open Season For Counsel DUBLIN, Ireland. January 27. — Another attempt was made today to assasssinate King’s Counsel Sullivan. Shots wrire fired into his train while Sullivan was enroute to testify against the men who committed a former attack upon him. A detective was injured in the! attempt. Democratic Conferees Express Disap- pointment At Unbending Attitude ot Senator Lodge And His Associates. (United Press Service) WASHINGTON, January 27.—F0l- ' lowing the bi-partisan conference on the peace treaty yesterday, Democra- i tic members of the conference issued the following statement: “We have considered the announce- j ment made by Senator Lodge that he and his associates are not willing to consider any compromise on thri Lodge reservations . In reply we j desire to say that we* entered upon this conference without reservations or restrictions whatever, in hope that REGARDLESS OF FIGHT ON HIGH PRICES THEIMtISE (United Press Service) WASHINGTON, January 27.—Dur- ing the five months of the govern- ment’s campaign to reduce prices, it is alleged today, that middlemen have l accumulated vast profits- and that developments necessitate investiga- tion of two departments of the gov- ernment. It ;s ind ; cated by market reports compiled by the Agriculture Depart- ment that since the middle of August when Attorney General Palmer an- nounced that he was going after price , gougers, prices paid fanners for the | principal crops grown have decreased ! from 3.4 to 8.7 per cent each month, while according to Labor Department I statements made public today, prices paid by consumers have 1 increased cno j tinuously, until in December they j reached the highest points known in History. These reports seem to indicate that 1 middlemen have been buying cheaper than before, but receiving the highest prices known in history. CABINET NOMINATIONS WASHINGTON, January 27. —Doc- tor Hugh Cummings is nominated head of the United States Health Ser- vice, to succeed Doctor Rupert Blu ! whose term has expired. Presidenet Wilson sent to the Sen- ate today the nomination of David F. Houston, to be Secretary of thee Treasury; and EdwinT. Meredith of lowa, has been nominated to succeed Houston as Secretary of Agriculture. we could compromise differences, not i only on Article X. but in all other res- ervations. “We assumed that the other side to this conference! had the same pur- i pose. “Unexpected interruption of- the conference, and a decision upon the other side to refuse any compromise on Article X., is all the/ more sur- prising, because it seemed from ex- pressions from both sides of the table that we were close! to a possible com- promise upon this very reservation. FeTorTel THAT MEXICANS HAVE MADE THEIR CASE (Special to "The Oasis.") CITY OF MEXICO, January 27. Today El Democrata quoted Julio Mi- chel .prosecuting attorney in the Jen- kins case asserting that the case against William O. Jenkins, the Am- erican consular agent at Puebla has been proved; that the authorities have proven him guilty on five counts. The newspaper mentioned quote Micliril as saying: “The judge will probably hand down his decision with- in a few days. j The newspaper quoted Michel as saying, also, that it is reported that i it had been learned that Jenkins was j arranging to sell his property prepar- -1 atory to leaving for the United States. GERMANY WANTS TO FLUNK UPON WAR CRIMES IN PEACE TREATY (United Press Service) PARIS, January 27. —It was learn- ed today that Germany has sent a i note to the Peace Conference urging j the Allies to relieve her from execu- tion of the obligation of that clause of the .Versailles treaty which requir- es that country to deliver persons ac- cused of war crimes. | The text of the note has not yet been made public. avbcdefghyhjlmnipwtstuvwxuz SAYS A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE SHOULD BE PENALTY FOR SAILOR MAN’S PLAIN SPEAKING Charged On Floor Ot House That Sims Traduced The Army And Navy, Peddled Gossip And Violated The Confidence of His Superiors. k,i $¦ • ;' Several statements regarding Am- - erican participation in the war, ac- -7 credited to Sims, were declared Byr- s nes to be false, as shown by the re- -3 cords in Sims’ own office. “Sims i was so busy fighting the war over r dining tables in London.” said Bymete, * “that he did not take time to look up i actual facts in his office.” Said Byrnes: “Twelve d lys before the armistice was signed, while! we were in Pt o&, (Sims *here alws tern* 1 porarily), Sims told Representative l Glass of Virginia, now Secretary of ! the Treasury and Senator elect from 1 that state; Representative Whaley of South Carolina, and myself, that the 1 armistice asked by the enemy would have to be granted because of Persh- ing’s alleged failure to break through the German lines due to disasterous ' breakdown of transportation behind the American lines. With pathos in his voice Sims pictured this failure of our army at that most critical moment. We fell for that story and rushrid to General Pershing, only to 1 find that a few days previous Persh- ing had written the Service of Supply congratulating it upon the wonderful work performed, supplying the for- ces in the field. Sims statement was false; and for his inexcusable slander upon American arms he should be made to answer to the Am- erican doughboy.” n (United Pres* Service) f WASHINGTON. January 27.—Dis- honorable discharge from the Navy t Tor Rear Admiral Sims, because of his . recent testimony before the Senate o Naval Committee, was recommended on the floor of the House today by representative Byrnes, of South Caro- ,, line (Deocrat) in a spriech upon the . disclosures made before that commit- t teri. Byrnes declared that did his super- . ior officer admonish Sims upon hiS ! leaving for England before the United States entered the war that he “was not to let the British pull the wool over his eyes,” by repeating that ut- terance to the Senate committee the! admiral was and is violating confiden- tial instructions, and deserves condem nation by every honorable, patriotic American, with dishonorable discharge from the Navy. The representative from Sonth 1 Carolina charged that while serving • abroad Sims slandered and villified ! the American arrmy and navy, be- littled Hie American force's to the 1 glorification of the British and seized every opportunity to scandalize his fellow conutrymen. Byrnes declared that “Sims’ effort to flatter the Brit- ish by slandering the army and nav: of the United States will meet con- tempt from every true Englishman, as it does from evriry true American.’’ ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF YAQUI FIGHT S U NJ A Y Additional information was receiv- ed at Nogales, Sonora, yesterday af- ternoon with regard to the fighting Sunday between federal troops and Yaquis, from which the following is culled. Captain Encinas, commandant at Santa Barbara, was killed after sus- ! taining a most valient combat with two Yaquis, in which he succeeded in killing both his assailants, but not outlasting them many minutes. He was, very seriously mangled by the knives used upon him in the fighting. His corpse was cremated in the moun- tains. t The deceased officer leaves a widow who resides in Nogales, Sonora- at the Colonia Obrero. From informatiqn gathered aqattlg the Yaquis it is known that a number THE PRESIDENT : CONTINUES IN - IMPROVEMENT r STEADILY (United Press Service) WASHINGTON, January 27.—The President has reached a point in con- • valescence where he is able to trans- ¦ act a considerable amount of routine ’ business daily, as well as take an ac- tive interest in politics and world af- fairs. As soon as he has breakfasted pack day he is wheeled into the south portico of the White House, overlook- ing the Potomac river. There all matters requiring personal attention are gone over. of their party were killed, and that they were known well in Nogales, Arizona, having lived in that suburb north of town known as Nogalitos. The Indians crossed the line at Buena Vista. It is reported that one party of the Indians had come from the Yaqui riv- er after ammunition, with which they were returning. OFFiOER, DO YOUR DUTY “Equ'l Rights For All;SptciaWVivileges For None.”—Andrew Jackson AN INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER NOGALES, ARIZONA. WEDNESDA Y MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1920 A Region Teeming With Possibilities THE WEST COAST —OF—- MEXICO FOUR PAGES No. 48