The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-17
ALBUQUERQUE ALIVE
TO NEEDS OF NATION
IN PRESENT CRISIS
Preparedness Meeting Last Night
at Armory Well Attended
Progress Made IN Matter Of
Home Defense and Bigger Crops.

The preparedness meeting at the
armory last night came within an ace
Of assuming a political tinge and Il
looked for q short time like patriot
ism might be chased into n bind al
ley. overhauled and slugged. leaving
politics victorious. But patriotism
finally won aud the meeting closed
with the star spangled banner wav-
ing triumphantly in the breeze and
everybody apparently happy.
The hitch came up when a reso-
luton. prepared by Judge D. +.
Barnes. was presented 10 the meeting
The resolution stated Il was the sense
OF the citizens OF Albuquerque h a a
special session OF the legislature be
called to consider certain things.
Judge H. {. Rodey offered an amend
ment to the effect that h taxation
Law be revised. also that the legisla-
ture enact n primary election law.
Judge Rodcy cOntcnded that a lot OF
property In the state was escaping
taxation. due to a Joker in the 1918
tax law, and that Is this property was
added TO the tax rolls and the taxes
on Il were collected New Mexico would
have sufficient funds to protect any
reasonable emergency. Captain Fred
Fornon moved hat the amendment
be tabled. but the motion was lost.
This was Judge Rodey's round. How
ever. the judges honors were Of short
duration. as "a motion was soon made
70 the effect that the governor use
his discretion as to the matters that
are 10 be considered Whcnfthe logis-
lature is summoned In special session.
which carried with a whoop. SO the
governors hands Will not be ham
pered by Instructions. 30 Tar rs the
people OF Albuquerque are concerned.
some or those who opposed Judge
Rodeys motion stated that they were
not opposed 20 the ideas NJ had adj
yanccd. u they believed that IN view
OF the fact hat the legislature had
Just concluded a slNty-day session
without passing the legislation he adj
vGcated. and there would be no
change in the personnel Of hat body
when IL met In special session. Il
would not be advisable 10 attempt to
get legislation OF tbs kind through
the special session. Also. b a politics
should not be injected into the dellb-
erations of the legislature when II
meets but that everybody should be
~actuaied by patriotic motives and
bury their political differences.
A committee composed OF captain
W. e. Reid, Judge u. ). H;odoN, Rob
ert T.. quincy and A. y. McMillen Will
present Albuqucrque's resolution 10
Governor Lindsey.
A committee composed OF Max
Nordhaus. II. c. Stewart and Lau-
renee r. Lee reported that the pros-
poets were very encouraging for rails
ing the sum 81 $4,000 FOR tine pur-
chase Of seed, Il proper persons can
be found 70 plant same. il was stated
that there il IN the neighborhood 81
0OO acres Of available land In Ber-
nalillu county which will not be plant
ell te crops this year unless owners
or renters can be given assistance.
The sum OF $40. 600, II was stated.
viii purchase sufficient seed 10 plant
this acreage.
u was also stated By this commit
tee that no difficulty Is expected to be
encountered in Increasing the bean
acreage IN Bernalulo county, perhaps
as much as 10000 acres. It was osti-
| mated that under normal conditions
| this acreage SHOULD produce 5000
900 pounds Of beans.
J. Contributors TO the seed fund are
the First National bank. state Nation
al bank. Gross. Kelly & co" and the
Charles Held company. $1,000 each.
4. j.. Stroup and Aldo Leopold, the
committee on increasing gardening
and poultry raising, reported hat an
agreement had been reached with the
Water supply company for lower rates
for water used for gardening II Us
hoped that his VIII stimulate town
gardening.
The following conditions must be