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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
Administration Currency MeA
sure Reported to Both
Houses of Congress Today to
Be Written Into Law.
CONFEREEs LABOR
UNTIL EARLY DAWN
Perfected Bill FoilOws Closely
Currency Reform Ideas Of
President Wilson as First
Outlined.

IBy LEASED Wire to Evening Herald.
Washington, Dee, 22.-Al-
. though administration leaders in I
. congress- bent every effort for a
. speedy approval uf the currency
. bill today that Il might be hur-
. ried 20 the White House for
. President Wilson's signature be-
= fore night. a series OF delays de-
= velopcd to hamper their prog
. resE.
. Printed copies OF the confer
. ence report were late coming
= from the printers. and the par
y liameutary situation in both the
. house ana the senate seemed to
favor delay. Democrats in both
= houses were prepared. however,
= to ask Tor speedy approval 81
= tho disputed points agreed on by
= house and senate Cunfcreos with
. the hope OF getting the bin out
y of the way in time for President
. Wilson to leave for his Christ
. mas vacation IN Mississippi to-
= morrow. u was 3 O'Clock be-
. fore unanimous consent was
. given In the house 90 take up
the conference report. st that
= hour the report had not been
y presented and the leaders eX-
. pected at least two or three
. hours debate when u dd come
. in. As tho housc must first dis
. pose OF it its appearance In the
. senate was not expected before
= late in the day
- other delays connected with
y the routine work Of prcparing
. the report iu is final fprm for
= submission tu the house further
. upset the pluns of the leaders,
= and 1t $3.50 O'Clock thc house
. and scn1tc both were murkiug
= .mc with the Intention of stHy-
y ing in session uuul tho hll Was
= disposed ui Prospects for
. Ions ul.lt session seemed bright 4
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
GLYNN TO CONTRARY,
WHITMAN PROPOSES
TO FOLLOW THE TRAIL

/ By LEASED Wue To- Evening neraia
. New York, Dec. ga NotWith-
9 standing Governor Glynns re-
= fusal To appoint him special I
. deputy attorney general District
. Attorney Whitman proposes To- I
= continue unromittngly his in I
= vestlgution of alleged graft 100
= the state highways department I
. ln a statcment issued this after Z
= noon the district attorney says 4
= that the plan of holding up up- Z
= state contractors Tor contribu-
= tions Co the state Democratic I
= committee WAS "prtsumunly
. mapped ont in New Y.rk Clty 4
= and that the evidence thus Tar
. shows that the funds collected I
. were an deposited In tho coun- Z
. ty of New York 90 the credit ot
. the organization which appar- 4
. entity authorized the activities of
. the collector"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
KEROSENE CAN LEAKS
ON sUFF's STOCKING
tBy Lcnscd wiro to EycnIng nemld.)

Choltepham. England. Dec 22.-
Miss Rcd and Miss Bmck.' Two
members OF militant auflragetie
arson squad who had cluded thc
police on many occasions, were
brought up in police court here today
on "a chargo of setuag fire yesterday
to Alsfono Lawn, large mansion on
The outslurts ol this city.
Tho two. who have been re-chrle-
tened for police court purposes bee
cause they refused 60 reveal their
names. were seen in the nelghbor-
hood of the burned building
When arrested their stockmgH were
found to Dee soaked with kcroseuc
which had oFrrflowod from thc aans
they had emptlod ON the woodwork
" The mansion. They appeared n
Tho prisoners enclosure harcio0tod,
The accused were romandcd Tor
further examination.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
FISHERS PEAK INCLUDED
IN BIG LITIGATION
TBy Icascd Wire 10 Isvcnlne TTerald

TBy Leased Wire tO Evcnsng Herald
Trinidad. Colo. Dec, 21.--A suit ln-
volying the title 10 several thousand
acres Of valuable coal land. situated
near tho Colorado-New Mexico line,
was instituted today IN the district
court BY ]. NJ. John. against the Woot~
ten Land and Fuel company. owned
Fishers Peak or Ration mountain. =
historic landmark Of the southwest,
IL located on the disputed tract, All
Of the land was formerly q palt or
the Maxwell grant and the dispute b
over the location Of boundary linea.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

lines between Hermosilio ana CHI
huahua city have been put IN work
ing order
General Carranza received from his
home at Saltillo, Coahulia, news that
his three sisters ursula. HcrncldH
and Mariana dc Carranza. had been
forced 90 ride upon a federal troop
rain. This followed previous reports
that fedrrnls had compelled the wives
Of constisuiionalist officers 10 ride on
patrol trains 20 prevent attacks by
insurgents IN that vicinity
Frlenda of the conslitutionallst
commander confirmed the report
that his saltllio residence had been
aackcd By the fedefals, who carried
away furniture and carpets and eith-
er destroyed or appropriated g H.
brary of 5000 volumes.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
nv I.cnscd wire 70 rrvenInr IsaraId. /

AAtN ANANtN NNft NQ AtNENANH AaNtNNutI !
washineton. Dec. 2a.--presldent
Wilson let q be known today that
some other corporations besides the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company had shown a dispoation 70
take the initiative In recommendations
10 conform with tho sherman anti
trust law
The president did nos specify what
corporation ne referred TO. though in
Informal discussion of tho subject with
callers he spoke OF having some In
mind iio reiterated that there
rcemea 80 be "a very general dispoei,
tiwn tO iutuirr whas siie law wos. to
know what would be expected of "hig
business" ana "a desire to comply with
the spirit OF the law. Mr. Wilson
said Be would he the policy of his ad-
minsstrlfion 90 cooperate ln every wny
~ legitimatcly oouid 20 bring about
satisfactory understanding OF the
lnw hy the business men of the coun-
try. ana that the executive depart
ments asa not want 20 raise barriers
aeainst those who wanted to obey the
law
Tho president has been comforting
with congressional leaders on tho an.
ti-trust subject and will read a speclai
message 90 congress after he returns
from his vacation. in which ne viii
point to tho necessity Of rigid on
forccmcnt of the sherman law ana
VIII cndonvor Go make clear the inter-
prctaiion ~ that statute which tho
department of iustice viii follow.
When tho president signs the cur
rcncy hu he probably win accompany
bis signature with some sort Of a
siatoment on the trust question.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

Mexico city, Dee IA Federal
Hucceasoe at Tepie and Mszatlan, on
the Pacific coast Of Mexico, are res
ported in official advices received
here today The reboIs are said to
have been severely punished in a
fight with the federal troops eighty
miles from Tepic, tho capital OF the
territory Of the same name, while the
federal forces which had been be-
sieged al Mazatlan for many weeks
are said 20 have assumed the ag-
sressive and 20 be forcing the rebels
back toward Culiacan. capital Of the
state Of sinaloa
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
Torrance County
Officials Suspended
rny leased Wire 60 TavcnIns Herald. ]

my leased Wire Ca Evening Herald. ]
. Santa Pc. N. NJ. Dec. 22.--Aca-
. sio Gallcgos, county clerk, and .
= Lorenzo Iamorn, Juan cruz sam .
. chez and Librudo Valencia, COM =
. mlssionors of Torrance county .
. were suspended from office late .
. saturday night by Judge Colin .
. Ncblott Of silver city sitting for .
. Judge lf D.. Medlcr pending the =
. trial ol prcsentments against y
. them alleging ncompetency and '
. neglect OF duty The eases viii y
9 be- tried at Carrizozo IN March =
. Under the law the governor ape
. points their successors hut no '
. action had been taken up 10 noon =
. today
4 a = a q q q Z
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
GREAT CATACLYsM
IN NEW HEBRTDES
NV I-ea.oa wIre % ..renlas IleraIa.l J

fBy Ieasod Wire "a Evening Iiernld.l
. Paris. Dee. 2& Fresh orup- 9
. ioua have caused further de- =
. Htruction az ife among ihe na- y
9 tlYcs uf me island of Ambrim In =
9 tho Sew Hcbrides rroup. accord q
. Inc to "a report received here at =
. the French ministry Of marine =
. from the captain of the French =
. gnnholt Keaaini. ON hls arri- =
. ynl at Noumoa NeN Caledonia.
= Din Point on the western coast =
9 of the island has been buried
. beneath "a heavy fan of clndcrs =
. and many of its Inhabitants arc
. missing Two local steamors res
. cuod 1900 natives No Euro-
9 pcana or Americans have been I
. killed or injured.
Earlier despatehCs estimated 4
. tho loss of llfe among the natives
q at 500
oAoH@SAA4NNAAAAOAo o
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
OTHER TRUSTS NAT
FOLLOW SUIT
THE PRESIDENT
INTIMATES
Wilson Lets It Be Known That
Other MonopoIies Will En-
ulate Action Of Telephone
Telegraph.
VOLUNTARY BUSTING
WILL BE WELCOME

TBy Leased Wire 10 Evening Herald. ]
Washington. Dec. 22.--Govcrn- y
= ment ownership % tho nations .
= telephone limos would cost less .
. than $500. .Oo0. coo and would pre- .
= sent no greater difficulties of .
= financing than ala The Panama .
. cnnal, Representative Lewis Of
. Maryland, told the house today .
. ln nn exhaustive analysis ~ his .
. proposal 90 have those lines op- .
. Grated hy tina postaffice depart =
. ment .
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
NINE. SCHUMANN-HEINK
SEEKING A DIVORCE
fny I.ohsrd WIrc tn Evnnlne IIcrnIG :

10y ANhN'u NiEc 90 HNchthg licrnln,
Chicago, Dec. 22.--Suit for divorce
was filed here today by Madame Err
nestine Schumann- Heink, the opera
singer, against her husband. william
liapp. DesertiOn is the charge.
They were married here in May
1905, and the singer since has made
Chicago her residence. Rapp desert
ed her two years ago. she alleges
They had no children.
Temperamentai and family differ
enoes are said to have cstrangcd th,
Rapps.
Madame SChumann- Hcink had
eight children hy her two former
marriages
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
SEPAR ATE BILL no
ESTABLISH GUARANTEE.

Washington. Dec -. The cliInln-
alton OF the fedora guarantee of
hanl, deposits from the new currency
bill is Go he followed soon 10y thee In
PRODUCTION of separate bill to estab-
llsh such a guarantee. Chairman
owen of the senate banking commit.
tee. expects to introduce it early next
month.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
Inwa Congrc..man DIcs.

Clinton, Iowa, Dec. 22.--Congrcss-
man !. $ Pepper Of the Second Iowa
district died here early today lie
had been mo for e-veral months.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

E0DAY's NEWS TODAY
xou 90 n n tlic HERALD.
sirty cents . mionih o. ~ Ucnas
week delivered AZ youx Gooar
nfty cents By mail.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

companied by U. L. Adams, chairman
Of the destruction committee.
"At least two members of the COM
nittee must keep the money in sight
constantly" explained Miss Lester,
whose services to the Government are so
important that she Is not given q vaca-
ton or sick leave, as most Of the
departmental workers are.
Miss Lester is the first woman VINO
ever held the unique position.
Doesn't Mind Mess.
AT first / don't believe that the men
quite approved of my presence around
there. They said 1t was too messy a
place for a woman. but / don't mind
that in the least"
It's quite evident now. however. that
Miss Lester Is highly approved by every
man around the whole establishment.
We're here" she announced. in her
bright CHEEKY way, as we reached some
thing that looked like the back door to
the Engraving Bureau.
Ahead Of US block and tackle ar
rangement was lifting the money trunks
into the building.
Inside was maze of machinery.
Right here rise to remark that this
Is not technical story. Anybody who
desires helpful statistics will please
write to his Congressman about it l
challenge anyone who isn't accustomed
to handling money to get even the frac-
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

ployes, are invariably given small strips
as souvenirs.
Chairman Adams gave me the remains
OF about $500 lunch money.
Saw Machines Running.
Three Of the macerating machines
were in operation the morning of my
visit. There are four in'all, and the
plant Is frequently taxed to capacity.
A most rigid tally system keeps tab
on the bundles. for Uncle Sam 10 strict
taskmaster In his accounts. Not even
key in a trunk paddock Is turned unless
two members Of the committee are pres
ent. sv-'-s vts.a
Over in the counting rooms at the
Treasury building the bills are made up
into small bundles. They are cut into
halves lengthwise and punched before
being sent to the last sad rites. -
The halving Of the bins lessons the
liability Of error In the count.
Miss Lester also Witnesses the destruc-
ton of several thousand dollars. worth
Of stamps daily.
These are. sheets spoiled In the max
ing. They are burned In the furnaces.
stamp "carcases are not worth pre-
serving.
II it win make your pathway briehter
here are a few figures. evolved. with the
aid Of the, third assistant COPY boy
With the amount of money Miss Lester
throws away In four minutes she could
enjoy q taxicab ride for life and stiIl
have q piece Of change left to tip the
She could dine continuously for 81
years at topnotch cafes even at inaugu-
raj week rates. -.
She could buy thousands of pairs Of
the finest silk stockings. which u laid
end to end would girdle the earth. She
could corner the jewelry market, make
the house Of one ]. p. Morgan look like
the baby's bank on rent day, buy the
Warrington Monument for a hatpin and
smile In the face of q milliner's bill,
EDITH LOBERT
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Argentine to Build.
New Legation Here

Dispatches from Buenos Aires to the
effect that the Argentine senate yester-
day appropriated 100000 for the erection
Of a legation building in Washington,
were followed by the announcement here
today that the new building would prob
ably be put up at the corner of New
Hampshire avenue and Eighteenth street
northwest, where the old Pugh residence
now stands.
Another change that may be made
soon is the, establishment Of an embassy
here to represent the Argentine govern
ment, instead of legation as at pres-
ent. Senor Romulo 8. Naon, the present
minister, admitted that such a change
was by no means improbable
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, tion OF a STATISTIC straight while witch.
glory, 80
That's exactly what happened to those
trunksfuf Of money.
Towel For Apron.
Miss Lester pinned on huge towel
in lieu of an apron to protect her dress.
and then. with the other. members of
the committee. u. L Adams, J. N. F1te.
and William NJ. Meredith. proceeded to
dispose Of the root Of all evil
-Four immense iron tunnels received
the mililon-doilar tribute, conveying the
same into the macerating machines be-
low
The macerating machines are huge
revolving cylinders lined with angle
pieces that tear the paper into bits.
The trunks were unloaded near one
Of the tunnels. The lid was opened. and
there reposed the neat little bundles
that made John D. famous.
Here's piece Of ready money you
can destroy yourself II you wish," she
said. handing me over some spare
nanse sor sineerIy thsn o Symn.d rsaGns inse
Miss Lister laughed. That's the way
1 felt about it at first" she said "It
seemed positively wicked to throw all
enough to eat. But then i remember
that for very dollar destroyed the Gov
eminent puts another one back in cir
culation. and my sympathy for the
starving Is abated somewhat"
Throws Away Thousands.
All the time she talked her busy
hands kept throwing away hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. They were just
SO much waste PAPER to her.
At last she decided that the big iron
nav had had a sufficiently luxurious
feeding, and she summoned the helpers.
Buckets full Of soda ash and unslaked
lime were poured in on top Of the
That's to take the color out" she ex-
planned.
Then the machines are set in motion.
after being padlocked and boited to
prevent leakage. sts
away, and when that mechanical task
is completed the gray pulp goes to an
other machine. which converts 1t into
sheets.
Then it goes back to the mills to be
made into paper again." concluded
onous. You see, I like my jobr'
Most Of the pulp is converted into
the Government receiving
sc ton from New York contractor !
for the sticky gray mass
Time was when every tourist trunk |
out Of Washington carried away a /
miniature model Of the Washington |
Monument. the Capitol or the Treas |
ury, to be exhibited proudly to the |
folks back home. - l
Several years ago Uncle Sam stopped |
the practice of giving it away indis- |
criminately to whomsoeyer might ask
for it.
But there are exceptions Visitors |
who are fortunate enough to be per- |
mitted to witness the mascerating pro-
cess or guests Of bureau heads or en- !
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Women Plan to Boom
SuHragist Journal

Ways and means Of extending the
Sunrasist, weekly publication which
Is to be the sixteen-inch gun of the Con-
sressional Union. was the subject of a
conferences Of the members of that or.
gamzation which met at o'clock this
r street.
The union has set up its first target
az the 10000 mark and the ammunition
necessary to score hit Is 100 900 yearly
SUBSCRIPTIONS at 50 cents apiece. Mrs.
heta Child Dorr IL to be chief gunner.
with Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs as gun.
ner's mate. but the whole crew wa.
present for orders this afternoon and a.
q result every person in the district, as
wen as not OF those in neighboring
counties Of Virginia and Maryland. will
be personally solicited to subscribe.
The campaign throughout the United
states VIII be no less vigorous, but this
VIII not be begun until the first number
OF the magazine has made its appear
ance. early next month.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

goes slimmeriEg with d simple twist
| of her small wrist.
Uncle Sam must provide a waste bas-
ket for his worn-out currency. or there's
no telling what the clever counterfeiting
gentlemen would do
So every day about o'clock a big
auto truck with six or eight trunks
aboard bowls down the asphalt drive
way from the Treasury Building to the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
Half Million Dollars.
Every one of those trunks contains
| half a million or more real paper dol
lars, cut in halves. to be thrown into the
| nacerating machines.
And II you'll look closely you'll see
| following in it's trail bureau wagon
with a man and woman in 1t. Miss
] Lester IS irvar riably the woman, ac-
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
G. E. GiIIiIand Hurt.

George E. Gilliland, former secretary
to Senator Brice. suffered two strokes
OF paralysis while in Europe, falling
and injuring his face. Mr.. Gilliland
is now crossing the Atlantic and w.
A. Schlobolin has gone to New York to
meet him.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Hydrographc Survey Done.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Sept. Capt.
George N. Hayward, commanding tie
United States survey ship Hannibal, is on
his way to Washington to report to the
Navy Department the success Of hydro
graphic survey carried out by the Gov
ernment in Cuba and other Southern
waters during the past six months. The
vessel just arrived at the navy yard
for its annual overhauling.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

How would you like to throw away
millions of dollars every day?
There is one woman in the United
States-and that means the world more
or less-who does it cheerfully, and
moreover gets paid for it,
She is Miss Louise Lester of the
Treasury Department. a member of the
committee on the destruction of mutilat-
ed money. -.-.
One Monty Brewster, known to the
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

atrical hammock-novel fame, had a
whole year in which to do away with
a million dollars, but Miss Lester non
chalantly snaps her fingers at three or
four millions and it vanishes instantly.
Since she began her duties in May.
1912, she has witnessed the destruction
of the staggering sum of 81, $50, 100000.
approximately.
The price of new courthouse in
Painted Post or a pOstOffice in Podunk
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Police Raid Corner Ganu.

Ninth precinct police started a war
on a gang that congregates at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, and from 6 80
O'Clock yesterday evening to 1880 this
morning. the motor patrol made twen-
ty-fiye trips to the one, corner for pris-
oners. Fifty-one men and boys were
arrested. the charges ranging from dis
orderly conduct to assault.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
CHARGES FLED
!. AGAINST OFFICER
Superintendent Hodges Of the Alexandria County Public Schools
Accused Of Accepting Supplementary Salary After AIego1
Agreement-Hearng Before Adjourned Meetig

and appropriate mention was made of
the fact in the services. The Rev. p.
P. Phillips preached at St Paurs Epis-
copal Church after a two months alb
Sence.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

Today marked the resumption of the
: full services in practically all of the
churches in the city, The pastors IN
nearly all cases having returned from
their summer vacations. After a six
weeks absence the Rev. W. F. Wat
son. ID. D., preached in the First Bap-
list Church Today was the sixth an
.piversary of his service in this city,
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.

ALkAANDEtlA, VA, SEP1. Z.
Formal papers containing the charges
against Superintendent W. T. Hodges.
of. the Alexandria county public schools,
{ have been served on Robinson Moncure,
Of this city. attorney for Superintendent
Hodges The charges will be heard be-
. fore an adjourned meeting of the State
educational board, which will be held
In Richmond on October 15.
Practically all of the charges which
were presented to the State board a
month ago have been dropped, and the
effort to have Mr.. Hodges removed will
he based on the principal charge that he
accepted a supplementary salary of 500
a year from the county school trustees
after he had entered an alleged agree
ment with the board of supervisors to
superintend the county schools for the
H.2Q paid him by the supervisors and
the State. +.
A1(ong the charges which are dropped
Is pat the superintendent employed
practically all of his teaching force
froB residents OF the District Of Co.
lugEbis. -.
John W. Holland, whose home is said
p be in Manassas, died today al the
Alexandria Hospital. 1t was said he
was struck by a Southern railway
. train, but officials of that company
denied that they knew anything about
the accident.
Both of Alexandria courts will open
their September session tomorrow
morning. The circuit court, with Judge
]. B. T. Thornton presiding, will con-
yene at 10 O'Clock, and will hold a re-
cess at II O'Clock, in order 20 permit
Judge Louis c. Barley to open the cor
poration court. Later in the term a
grand jury will be summoned by Judge
Barley to consider a number of GRIM
inal indictments which are pending.
A number of Alexandria ElkS headed
by Exalted Ruler James w. Bales, of
the Alexandria Lodge, went to River
View today to attend the clambake of
the Washington lodge.
The Alexandria public schools will /
open their fall session tomor-y v morn
ing. As all the children have been as
signed to their grades during the past
week the school sessions viii commence
at once.
Today marked the resumption of the
full services in practically all of the
churches in the city, the pastors IN
nearly all cases having returned from
their summer vacations. After a six
weeks, absence the Rev. W. F. Wat
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

The Alexandria public schools will
open their fall session tonor-p Y morn
ing. As all the children have been as
signed to their grades during the past
week the school sessions viii conIncnco
at once.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07

A number of Alexandria Elks headed
by Exalted Ruler James W. Bales, of
the Alexandria Lodge. went to River
View today to attend the clambake of
the Washington lodge.