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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
QUARANTINE AGAINST
FOREIGN POTATOES
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Washington Dec. g2 Secretary
Houston to-day issued an order con-
uuuing the quarantine put tempo
rarily into effect september 20 last
forbidding potato importations from
the British isles. Canada and ali con-
tncntal Europe This action was mod
lhed. however, by second order to-
day under which the quarantine may
be raised under proper regulation and
inspection from foreign countries or
districts which can show that they
are free from Eotato waste and pow
dery scab. The first becomes effective
December 2t hut will admit untll
January IS, next potatoes covered by
consular invoices issued on or be-
fore Wednesday next The second be.
comes effective January 40. next
In the ease of certain provinces In
Canada and certain countries and
districts of Europe. the officials here
believe the absolute prohibition can
be lifted IN time to allow the move
ment Of the present years crop uu-
der regulation and inspection, which
under the secretap's order. IS similar
40 tAat rr nursery stock.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
MOUNTAIN STATES co,
GRABBING MONTANA

|nN MNNNfNN ANNNNHA "FN'HNeA hHNNAh NfFNi
Butte, Mont, Dec. 42 Alleging
that the Mountain States Telephone
q Telegraph Co. through its subsi-
diary. the Corporation Securities In
vostment COMPANY of Denver has
secured control Of the Interstate Con-
solldatod Telephone company and an
lts subsidiaries and is endeavoring 20
suppress competition OF the Inter-
state company in Montana hy destroy
ing It's business, = q. Moss Of kill-
ings. Il stockholder of The Interstate
company, started suit to-day In the
district court against the Interstate
company and its subsidiaries, the Cor
poration Securities Investment come
pany and Mountain states company,
Thaddeus S Lane Of spokane John
MacGinniss Of Butte. John 4 Davies
Of Spokane and Il. r. Risloy of Butte,
demanding that a receiver he appoint
ed for the Interstate company and
It's subsidiaries The persons named
are Interstate Telephone directors
Mr. Moss also asks that the defend
ants be enjolned from voting any ei
the stock Of the Interstate company
and It's subsidiaries held by the Noun
tain states on Consolidated Securities
companies az any stockholders meet
lnes and also Tor a temporary injune-
tion restraining the defendants from
In any manner Interfering with or
conducting the affairs of the Inter
state company.
Hearing ON the Injunction and re-
ceNcrship has been set Tor January 8.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
P PROHIBIT ION ISTS
MEMORABLE
PRESIDENT
Demand Made That Chief *
ecutiye Shall Favor Amend
ment 10 Constitution Making
Country Dry

Columbus, O., Dec. 22.-President
Wilson was memorialized today to asl,
congress to submit constitutional
amendment looking to the abolition
of the liquor traffic in the United
states at large. The memorial was
signed by a special committee Of
twenty-five named at the great anti
saloon demonstration which took
place on the steps Of the capitol in
Washington on December 10. and
which was an outgrowth Of the ma
tional convention Of the anti-saloon
league Of America and other temper
Iance forces, held in Columbus No
vember 1914
President Wilson was unable to re-
ceivc the special committee upon the
occasion of the Washington demon
stration and the memorial sent to the
White House today was issued in lieu
Of personal hearing II asserts in
effect that nation wide prohibition
would be only an advanced step in
the application of the declarations OF
the Baltimore platform upon which
President Wilson was elected
The memorial quotes the section Of
the democratic national platform Of
1919 regarding the conservation Of
natural resources Of the country and
continues:
I'VE believe that men, women and
children should be included with the
forests, sources Of water supply, ara
bie and mineral lands and navigable
streams as objects Of national protee-
tion to prevent their being wasted or
absorbed by special or privileged in
terests such as the extant organized
government co-partnered liquor trust
of the United States
Concluding, the memorial says:
"The party which you have the
honor to lead offers its platform Of
1912 as the pledge Of justice TO the
people and upon that pledge we plant
our appeal for the right TO have this
most vital issue passed upon by the
people and their legislatures through
ont the states and at the earliest prac-
ticable opportunity
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
DEATH OF LAWYER
REVEALS STRANGE
DUAL LIFE
New York State Attorney Lived
With Woman Occupying Sc
cret Room Adjoining Offices
Also Had Wife,

taF hoRfihu JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WtFHt
Monticello. n. ", Dee. 22--Adelaide
NJ fjrance, the woman who had lived
for three years in "a secret room con
Meeting with the law offices of Mel
vim ~ Couch, who died suddenly In
his office Sunday, remains mystery
tonight one definite fact ascertained
about her is that she met Couch some
fifteen years ago when she was a
book agent, and fell in love with him.
Where her home is and who her peo-
PIE are. however. still remains un-
known
The death of Couch, prominent
lawyer and former district attorney Of
Sullivan county. revealed today that,
unknown to his family and friends
and to his clients. Miss Brance had
lived for three years In a secret room
connecting with his law office. Couch
was found yesterday lying dead on
his office lounge Death was due to
rupture of a blood vessel In the next
noom crouched the frightened woman
who admitted she had seen him die,
but insisted she WAS not responsible
for his death. She said she was Ade-
laide NJ Brance, of Goshen, N. r.,
and that the secret room had been
nor only home during the past three
years
Couch was 66 years old The woman
rs 40 Her hair has begun to turn
gray She was poorly dressed ana the
room where she lived was sparsely
furnished with au old cook stove, a
table, an iron bed ana two chairs.
She said she had lived there volun-
tarily and had never gone out in the
day time. At Intervals she Went for a
walk at night
The woman was held on a technical
charge, but the coroncrs verdict as
to the cause of Couchs death support
ed her assertion that she was not re-
sponsible The attorney she said, died
of ruptured blood vessel Monday
morning The autopsy today brought
the verdict that death was due to the
breaking Of the ascending aorta.
Miss France said she met Couch
three years ago when she called at
his office to sell books. The lawyers
friends remember that about this
time he had the room whore she was
found cut off from his office by a
heavy partition
COUGHS wife first learned Of her
husbands secret when word Of his
unexpected death brought her to the
office where he lay dead. She had
visited the office frequently but had
never entered the adjoining room.
She tainted when she confronted Miss
Brance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
.S7,000,000 WITHDRAWN
DURING SEVEN DAYS
Critical Situation Is Officially
Recognized and Action Of
Dictator Is Taken to Pre-
vent Further Disaster
IIUERTA DESPERATELY
y WANT or MONEY

g" Vera cruz, Dec ee The e.
straits TO which the adminlsira- .
tion has heon reduced finan- o
cially are indicated by the fact .
that President Huerta recently o
Offered to sell an acre Of nation
al territory in Vera Cruz front
ing on the water Co an official 4.
of a foreign government The =
&" official, who is located IN this e,
&" city visited the national eapi- O.
tai whore the proposal was I.
submitted I"
The price Is said 60 have been =.
attractive but the offer was re- !.
efused for fear uf complications o.
o. Similar attempts are reported 10 q
Z. have been made 60 dispose Of I"
g national real estate in Mexico {.
@ City. -
The American consul al Mo-
q gales has been instructed 10 keep I.
q careful check on the property g
conflscated by the Carranza gov /.
eminent and also Go protest TO o
q Carranza against eonfiscutlon 20
and TO secure return where (.
possible
. . g 9 Q o Q . e . 9 . . . q . q
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
GREAT WAR EXHIBIT
ARRANGED FOR FRISCO
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san Francisco, Dee 22 The ten-
tative acceptance by sixteen foreign
nations Of the invitation extended by
the war department for troops 70 par-
dcipate in the international encamp-
ment at The Panama Pacific exposi-
lion was officially announced TO-DAY
to Maj Gen. Arthur Murray, T. :.
A. commanding the western de-
partmont. Preparations to receive
thousands Of European soldiers VIII
be made Immediately.
An international tournament, con-
sisting Of exercises and big gun and
sub-calibre practice. is being ar.
ranged
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY
IN LA VETA CASE

Walsenburg, colo, Dec. 22.--rhe
ten men charged with the murder If
the four guards at La Veta on the
afternoon Of November S, at their
arrmsnment before Justice of the
Peace w, G. Hunt, entered plea Of
not guilty.
The plea Of the men promises to
make the trial one Of the most spec
tacual In the history Of labor con-
flicts Then ten men are sam De-
John, Charles Shepard. Frank Krupa,
Pet Rich, Dan, Edward and Charles
Richards, George zember Martin
Markinovitch and John Flockhart.
The preliminary hearing was set
for December q.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23
RANKING SYSTEM OF COUNTRY
|S REvOLUT|ONIzED BY
PROVISIONS Of NEW
CURRENCY Law
REFORM MEASURE TO BE PUT IN
EFFECT BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
WHO ARE DESIGNATED BY ACT

Many Chances Made From Original Draft Of GIass0wen Bill
and Senate Amendment Providing for Guarantee Fund is
Eliminated and Reserve Features Are nCOpOratedo Guard
AGAINST Undue Initiation or Using Funds for Promotion Of
Stock Iobbinq and Other Purely Speculative interests;
Secretary Of Treasury and Comptroller ExOfco Members
Of Central Board Five Others to Be Named by President
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23

provides that three years may he COM
sumod Ia shifting these balances ana
that II necessary. part of the reserves
transferred 60 the regional banks
may consist OF commercial paper.
The amount of reserve requitef
from every bank under the new law
and the place whore Il must be kept
are as follows
Country hanks Total reserves re-
oured. - pef cent of demand dcpos.
It's and five per cent of time deposits
Flve-twelfths must be kept In the
banks vaults for the fins. year and
two-tWelfths after that time. For
the first year two-twelfths must be
Kept In the regional reserve bank, in
creasing onc-twelfth each six montha
thereafter unul II reaches five.
twelfths of the total reserve For
three years the unallotted part Of tho
reserve may he Kept in the hanks OF
reserve cities.
Reserve city banks Total reserve
required. fifteen per cent of demand
and five per cent Of time deposits.
ix-fifteenths must be kept IN the
banks vaults for the first two years
ana after that time flvo-fittoenths,
rce-fifteenths must be kept IN
the regional reserve bank for ths flrst
year, increasing one-fifteeuth every
six months thereafter until II reaches
six fifteenths. For three years the un-
allotted portions OF the reserve may he
Kept In Other banks. IN It's own vaults
or regional banks. after that time
In one of the latter t"o places.
Central reserve city banks tNew
York. Chicago and St. Louisl; Total
reserve required eighteen per cent
Of demand and five per cent of Tins
deposits. -eighteenths must be
kept In the banks own VAULTS seVen-
elghteenths in the regional reserve
banks and five-eightcenths In either
place the bank may chose.
These immense funds of reserves
form member banks" together with
government moneys viii make up the
deposits of The regional reserve banks,
Each oft these banks win be admins
tered by a board of nine directors, six
Of whom win be elected by the banks
and three appointed by the federal
reserve board.
The regional banks may rediscount
That Is, buy al a discount from its
member banks prime commercial
paper" when the member banks de-
sire 10 convert these assets into
money. The exact terms of this i'm
portant provision as TO the character
Of paper upon which the regional re-
serve banks may furnish cash are as
follows
Upon the endorsement of any of
any Of its member banks with q
waiver Of demand notice and protest
by such bank any federal (rcgiona)
reserve bank may discount notes,
drafts and bills of exchange arising
out OF actual commercial transac-
lions. that is. notes. drafts and bills
Of exchange issued or drawn Tor
akleuithral, Industrial or CONNER
cial purposes or The proceeds of which
have been used for such purposes
the federal reserve board to have the
right to determine OF define the char
acter of the paper thus eligible for
discount within the meaning of the
act
Nothing in this act contained shall
be construed TO prohibit such notes
drafts and bills of exchange. secured
by staple agricultural products, OF to
other goods, wares OF merchandise
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Continued ON Page 1wo.l
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-23

New York, Dee 22-Tho Rev John
Thomas Mcfarland. b. d., former
president of Iowa Wesleyan aniver-
sity ana editor of sunday school pub
lications Of the Methodist Episcopal
church since 1904, died today at his
home in Maplewood, N j. Dr. Me-
Farland, was born at Mount Vernon,
Ind in 1851, and was educated at
Iowa Wesleyan university Simpson
college, Iowa, and Boston University
School Of Tecnnoiog3
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

H8usy s90 ~
wae pu1lng and tanning.
Sam noted with . start that no
could see right through the stranger
10 . white birch sapling in the back
ground, just a. If his neighbor were
made of glass.
Il reckon that was a fine race we
bad" remarked the transparent APP
partition.
"Yessah!" Sam rejoined: dat wuz
nice liz contest, white folks, but
muffin like the one we-all am gwine
to hab right now"
This time he sprinted away faster
yet. In about two minutes he over
took an antlered Virginia Whitehall
deer going in the same direction and
badly frightened.
Said the deer alphabetically:
"I'll pace you. brother"
"Gangway!" yelled Sam a. he
leaped ahead; "dey amt no COW in
dis whole worl' what cain put a
rockin chair on her haid an lead
me when Aim in a hurry"
Sam did not stop until he reached
Mai. Pursell's town house. There he
awakened his erstwhile employer,
and the major came down to the
door.
We'll. we'll. Liver-up!" he ex-
claimed testify. Il thought you were
going to stay all night in the Bitter
swamp house. It's only ten minutes
after twelve Why. you're all out of
breath! Did anything brighten you,
coon?" n
"Who. me, sah?" expostulated
Sam Indignantly. mo. sab. Ah'm
not a-scared oh nuffin' nohow! But
All earned dat money 30 easy up till
midnight dat All tho light 1t on'y fair
to run right down heah, boss. an
save yo'-all two dollahs an' fifty
cents! Yessah!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

The larger part of our woes in this
world are traceable to ignorance
more than to inherent depravity, and
the best cure for ignorance is the
reading habit. provided the litera-
ture Is the right kind. Cultivate the
love of reading in boys and girls dur
ing their school days until It becomes
the fixed habit of their lives and it
will dispel ignorance as certainly az
the sun dispels the fog, and give
them right view OF life and its
tnnumerable issues, without wnich
they are handicapped by the foolis4
preJudices and wild guesswOrk Of un-
trained, uniformed minds all their
days. Hence the recommendation o.
Governor i'rammell Tor circulating
libraries in our public schools is to
be thoroughly commended by all peo-
pie who want knowledge and light
for the children OF Florida rather
than ignorance and darkness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20
From the same once 10 isoa0d
THE LAKELAND NEWS
4 weekly newspaper giving . re-.
sumo Of local matters. crop condi.
ttons. county affairs. etc. Sent any
where for 500 per year.

The Tampa Times, admitting that
the Brown bill provides adequate
safeguards against fraud in the mat
ter of absentee voting. says there Is
no sufficient demand for it, and fol-
lows this up BY the amazing state
nent that 1.-The estimate of the Tele-
gram that it would save a thousand
votes is excessive by about nine hum
dred." Surely the Times is not Sc
rious In that statement The qualified
voters among railroad men in Flor
ida kept away from home on cleo
ton day by the nature of their du-
ties are in excess Of the Times
figures, and many OF them who are
not now qualified would undoubtedly
register and pay their poll tax if a
law should be enacted that would
permit them to vote away from home.
And there must be many commercial
travellers, also, now denied a priyi-
lege to which they are efuitably en-
titled, and some college students as
well and others of other vacations
which would make the sum total
quite large enough to call for legis-
lative relief. Because these people
haven't voted in the past under ex-
listing laws is no reason why they
shouldn't vote in the future. We
live in the day of ripened thought
on many subjects we didn't formerly
think about and that's why there is
an insistent call for SO much pro-
gressive legislation, not radical or
freakish. but warranted by existing
conditions and obvious justice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20
Little Nonsense
Now and Then
Ghosts,

S4B0O8Os
Liver-lip Sam was big and exceed
ingly black. and 40 game a darky a.
ever shook q 'possum out Of q per-
simm0n tree. He was the only darby
in the county who ventured into the
woods at night with his hound dos
and left the lantern and torch at
home. writes Will MacMhaon in Col
lier's.
When Major Pursell offered IS to
anyone willing to stand guard from
dusk to dawn In q haunted house on
his Bitter swamp plantation. Sam
promptly claimed the opportunity.
The major nominated starless
night. and specified that the candi-
Date must leave his dog behind, 9TH
erwise the reward might be wasted
in encouraging an impromptu pos
sum hunt in the nearby swamp.
Sam found comfortable rocking
chair in the dining room of the de-
serted mansion. AS night came on
he lighted an oil lamp and calmly
took up his long vigil with a mind
strictly to the benefit accruing from
that easy IS.
When 1T length he judged that the
hour must be nearly five of the
morning, he opened q window and
looked out for the expected grazing
OF the sky. The night was still pitch
dark. Then he heard afar OF In the
town the slow tolling of the mid
night hour.
dat co'tehouse clock am mighty
Slow" unused Sam, "or else de sun
done been delayed somewhehs."
lie turned around. and there be-
side the lamp sat huge white cat
with red eyes. Its tail was wrapped
about the chimney.
you and me-" said the cat in all
friendliness. ARE the only ones
here"
"Ycssah." Sam agreed heartily;
IAN as soon as All gets froO dis WIN
dab, yO'-all am gwine to be de On'y
one heah!"
lie lcaped to the ground and start
&C running toward town. inside of
half mile he had to pass the grave
ward. Here he met a man stumbling
alongside the road. Sam thought
hin one of the white trash habitual
diunkards from over back yonder in
Ire foothill settlement
The man carried his head under
his arm. The head spoke admir-
irgly:
Niger" It declared, "you sure
are some runner"
"Mebbe 30, mistah!" Sam con-
coded. pantingly, but dat was a
walk cOmpa ed to what Ah'm gwine
show y0'-all now!"
He lit out on his tiptoes.
After about q mile of record.
breaking Sam sank down on a log
to puff and fan himself with his hat.
[ looking over his shoulder he saw a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

Delaware has the unenviable dis
tinctiOn OF being the first state III
the Union to reject the constitutional
amendment providing for the cleo
ton Of United States senators by the
people. Thus far eighteen States rep
resenting North, South, East and
West, have adopted it, and it is sure
to become part of the constitution.
even with little Delaware lifting her
cell to the full stature of her august
Statehood and sternly protesting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

The Supreme Court of Kansas h.
sustained the cOnstitutionality OF
the guarantee bank deposit law in
that State, and that will help some
when q similar law is considered up
ct Tallahassee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

Governor Trammell is keeping leg
islatOrs-elect and others interested
In proposed new legislation ION the
Jump" He continues to tell the pub
lie through the press what new laws
he is going to recommend, and the
vigorous press discussion of some OF
these proposed measures, leading to Il
better understanding of them, is
proof of the governors wisdom in
giving them publicity in advance of
the meeting of the legislature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-20

This, the hottest week of the year
Miami Metropolis.
Over here it's the wettest, and our
screst trial is to feel holy in VIVA,
Mr.. Mantalani would call such
lemned, moist. unpleasant circum-
etances."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-04-26
Seven Corn commandments.

Prof. Perry G. Holden, IoWa's great
corn expert, who has been preach
ing the gospel of increased corn
crops and improved methods of culti-
walton in Louisiana during the past
two weeks, lays down the following
seven rules that should be followed
by all corn producers:
1.-Test every ear of corn intend
, ed for seed by Smelling off a dozen
kernels and terminating them in a
box Of dirt.
2.-Harvest corn intended for seed
early and store it where it will dry
out before freezing weather comes.
3.-Grade the she1led seed corn so
are put into the planter boxes at the
same time.
4.-Improve the seed corn by Sc
Letting SO to 100 of the best ears
raised each year and planting them
to one side of the patch for seed
purposes only.
5.-Seed corn should be selected
that is known to be adapted to your
locality Don't import any from any
great distance, unless it is known
it will thrive
6,-Grow no more than two crops
of corn in succession upon the same
land
Rotate corn crops with crops
which include clover, cowpeas, al
falfa, soy beans, velvet beans, or
some other legume, every four or
five years.