Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-28
Chairman of Democratic State
Committee Places His Infor-
j nation Before Committees
. Recruiting officers Busy.
SELECTIVE DRAFT
MAY BE INSTITUTED
ConScription Likely to Be
Avoided Only if Citizens
Committees Produce Re-
suits; Good Responses.


man Arthur Selgman of the demo-
cratic state committee has placed at
the disposal of the war committee a
card index list of 10000 names Of
men over 2l years of age in the
state. The list will be of utmost
value in organizing the military and
economic resources of the state.
National guard authorities have ap-
portioned to each county the number
of recruits it is expected 10 furnish
to bring the national guard to war
strength, the apportionment being
based upon population. Bernalillo
county is expected to furnish at least
200 volunteers, while Chavez is to
furnish a minimum of 1855.
Recruiting officers will make de-
termined effort to procure the requi-
site number of volunteers, and if they
fail, the selective draft is likely to
be instituted, as indicated by the fol-
lowing telegram by r. c. Reid, legal
adviser of Governor Lindsey, to Dis
"ict Judge G. A. Richardson of Ros-
IS II
Quota of Chaves county is 156 en-
men. Should recruit artery
so men. 1t is urged t I the
committee do this and avoid
co son.
"a Fe County Leads.
a0 county leads today in the
aous~ yelve of the twenty re-
fHita ~ today being from this
Jug f Arthur g. Baker of
the Pfe "a cG rch at fa'
Cruc ai ID his services to
GovAlHo as chaplain in the
n D
II. o. l'u. and Neill 3. Field
have responded to the call of the war
committee and arrived today to place
themselves at the disposal of the
committee.
Charles Springer has offered to
place his material resources at the
service OF the committee, declarine
that all he has shall be at the service
of the state.
The state corporation commission
at a meeting held at Tucumcari to-
day. ratified the tender of the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
company placing its toll lines at the
disposal of the war committee free
of charge, the tender being made by
Manager j. b. Reynolds. who came
Up from Albuquerque for that pur-
pose.
subcommittee Busy.
The subcommittees are working
dav and night. The legislative COM
mittee is gathering all possible data
for the information of the legislature
SO as to facilitate legislation by the
special session. Tomorrow the APP
pointment of a permanent secretary
ia To be announced, the honor having
been rendered to Las Vegas man
The womens auxiliary committee Is
also to be announced tomorrow, the
names having been selected and only
the acceptances being awaited.
The agriculture and economics com
mittee has asked that a meeting oi
the wholesale grocers and commls'
sion men be called to meet at Santa
70 on Monday, the day before the
conyening of the special session. In
compliance with the request, Presi'
dent n. w. Kelly has called such 9
meeting. One of the objects is &c
take an inventory of seed and 1000
supplies in New Mexico. The com
mitfee urges all consumers to be eco
nomical in the use of food that may
no used for seed, such as beans, po'
tatoes and corn.
Oyerson There First.
President A. ID. Grille of the state
college, A. C.>Cooley, head of tht
state college extension service, ant
Col. J. w. Wilson of the Military IN
stitute, conferred all day with SUP.
committees Representative O.
Overson, who during the last sesslor
introduced a bill to abolish the leeis
lature. is the first member of the
lower house TO arrive for the specia
session, and has offered to recruit
company for the national guard IT
his home town, Gallup.
Col. f. c. Abbott stated today ina
he expects to resign as district judge
should the New Mexico nationa
guard be actually mustered into I'M
federal service. Already the scramble
has started for the judgeship by hal
q dozen candidates. The appointment
would be made by Governor Lindsey
and would hold good until January
1, 1919.
Secretary of State Antonio Lucer'
is tonight addressing a preparedness
meeting at Mora.
A steady rain set in this eVenlnf
over northern New Mexico and broke
the drouth. so that farmers will b'
ready to plant beans and other crops
In the higher altitude, the rain Il
turning into snow, and If it continues
all night it will be worth millions O