The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-01
PROBE COMMITTEE
STARTS FOR LAS
CRUCES TODAY
Blood Investigation Board to
Commence Actual Labor
in the Morning at Scene Of
Bank Failure.
Estate capital bureau
tof Evening Herald.

Santa Pc. n. NJ. March The
Blood investigation committee. y. %.
Blood. chairman. v. G. Champion,
secretary; Representatives Chavez y
Luna ana rutherford and Senator
Alldredge, members. left SAINT Pc at
3 o'clock this afternoon for Albu-
querquc. whore they will join the spe-
ciai train OF boosters headed for the
cattle convention at ri paso. The
BLOOD committee members will leave
the train az Las Cruces and begin
their active investigation there to-
morrow, The audit at the books 81
the First State bank by the commit
tees -Hccountant. John Jocrns. has
been completed, ana Joerns is now at
work upon the books of The agricul-
turnl college.
Also on the afternoon train for Al
buuuerque are the Representatives
appointed to present the legislatures
invitation to the cattlcmcn's owen
ton TO meet next year In Albuquer.
que,
The committee is composed OF ave
members, two from the senate and
three from the house, who we're nam
ed on February IL. These are Sena-
tor CHAMPION OF Ration. Republican,
and g. n, Alldrcdge Of Tucumctri,
Democrat. and Representative =. q.
Blood of East Las Vegas and Chavez
y Luna OF Valencia. Republicans, and
Rutherford OF Tucumcari. Democrat,
The senate at FIRST wished to name Or,
+. +. Docpp Of Carlsbad as Us Dem
ocratic member. but Or. Docpp de-
chnc'i to serve
The committee organized the day
after Il was named, sclccting Nj
Blood who introduced In the house
the bill providing for iis appointment
and appropriatiug $500 10 defray
The expenses Of the investigation a.
its chairman. This bin was passed
February 4, under suspension 81 the
rules. In the house. and 10y the senate
a day or two later.
Senator CHAMPION was selected "a
act as secretary. reed Huliuman was
named attorney. and ". E Hakcr OF
Lus cruces was chosen chief stem
orrapher.
shortly after the organization
Chairman Blood made a statement Dr.
hich hc pledged the committee to d
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events surrounding the failure of thu
hauk so FAR as he was able TO secure
IL. and promised that fun trnnscrip.
t,ns of tho evidence would Dc avail
able as soon 80 possible after euci
days HEARINGS.
The Democrats Doth anticipated
and worked against the introduction
of the Investigation bill ON the ground
that Do would iuiurc the college. Whct
Il came up boz the legislative bodies
however. they voted for o. To- "a man
Judge John :. Hewitt. Democrats
floor leader, fought against IL In The
House uu principle. II was Freely
talked before the introduction OF th'
bin that the Investigation WAS to De
made t political weapon to aid th'
Republicans ia their nght ag1ius
Governor ". g.. Mcdonald. "a Demo
rrat. for whom the Republican au.
tuL,ii ism nf the last few years ha'
been very evident.
CLOSELY allied with the Blood bill
is the resolution introduced by Sen
tor Walton for an investigation of 4
number at other banks In the state
which have failed within the last tev
years. This resolution was passed
February q after many vicissitudel
and several amendments TO eliminate
from liz operations some banks which
had closed through voluntary liquidn
ton Instead of failure. The rcsolu
iton, us passed. provides for "a Join
committee ~ i've Go investigate the
causes leading to The failure Of The
folio wing named banks,
The Montczuma Trust company 81
Albuquerque.
Tho Citlzcns' bank of Dcs Moincs.