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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
TEXAS GOVERNOR
IS ACCUSED OF
CRAVE 0FFENSE
State Institution FrauduIentIy
Located at Abilene, Accord
ing to Testimony at In
peachment Hearing.


Austin, Tex, Aug. 1O.AToday's ses-
sions of the Texas house of represen
tatives sitting as a committee of the
whole investigating charges of Speak
er F., o. Fuller looking to the impeach-
ment of Governor james Z. Ferguson,
were devoted mainly to the locating
at Abilene, Tex. Of the West Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical college
The governors financial matters were
also gone into briefly.
Among the charges preferred
against Governor Ferguson by Speak
en- Fuller was the allegation that when
the committee of five on loca ton au-
thorized by the legislature to secure
site for the school. met, lit was an
nounced, that three votes were cast
for Abilene. Three members of that
locating committee. have signed affi-
davits that they did not vote for abb
lene."
Two members of the location com
mittee---Lieut. Gov. W. H. Colby and
Commissioner OF Agriculture Fred w
Davis--on the stand today, testified
they did not vote for Abilene. Speaker
Fuller, himself a member of the COM
mittee of five. had previously made
affidavit he did not vote for Abilene.
I, The house adjourned tonight Hntii
Monday when speaker Fuller is ex-
pected to take the stand.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
MAN WHO STOLE
$4,000 QUICKLY
NABBED BY LAW
Most of Money Taken From
Postoffice in Tucson Is Re-
covered When Coakley Is
Apprehended.
tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ls.sso WIRE,

Tucson, Ariz.. Aug. 10.-Walter d.
Coakley, the postoffice clerk who
fled from here following the disap-
pearance of $4,000 package of bills
from the local postoffice was arrested
today at Lebanon, Ind, charged with
theft.
The arrest was made by Postoffice
Inspector Ashton and it is reported
most OF the money was recovered.
The authorities had already recovered
$780, which Coakley is said to have
left with his wife, who was found at
Louisville. KY Coakley went east by
way Of st Louis, reaching there Au-
gust 3. and purchased six Wells Fargo
money orders for several hundred
dollars, sending them to Tucson
merchant. whose name is withheld,
for distribution among several local
persons. These are now facing inves-
tigation. This letter was signed Jerry
o. Leary and furnished the clew to
Coakley's whereabouts.
The stolen $4,000 was part of
shipment from a Tucson bank TO a
bank in Los Angeles. Coakley while
relieving the registry clerk at the
postoffice. receipted for the package
and day or two later disappeared.
The local postofflce officials say all
official record of the receipt of the
money was destroyed before Coakley
left town. The theft was discovered
when the Los Angeles bank notified
the local concern that the package of
money had not been received.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
hegis.rants Able to Secure
Supposed Immunity From
Selection by Paying Cash for
Favor.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
WILL BE INSTITUTED
Entire List of 666 Examined
Are to Be Brought Before
New AppoiAteeS for Second
Investigation.
t.Y ao.s.sa ,.u.s.4 .-.e,.. .,...o ~,..,


New York, Aug. l0.--Three mem
hers of local exemption board No. 80
in the heart of the east side, were
summarily removed tonight by Deputy
Attorney General Conkling, acting un-
der orders of Adjutant General Suites
bury, who is in charge of the opera
ton of the selectiVe draft machinery
in New York state.
The records of the board were plac-
ed In charge of the police.
The members of the board are Louis
|. Cherry, DR.. Henry NJ. Groehl and
DR.. s. j. Bernfeld, The formal order
for their removal announced that the
drastic step had been decided npon by
President Wilson because of the irreg.
ularities reported to have occurred
These charges have been under in
vestigation for several days by agents
of the department of justice. There
have been reports that efforts have
been made to bribe members of ex-
emption boards i'm this city to grant
registrants exemption from service.
The removal order directed that
the charges now made be prosecuted
to the fullest extent"
Mr.. Conkling said the charges which
resulted In the removal of the board
had come to his office several days
ago in the form of anonymous letters
alleging that exemptions were being
bought by men summoned for exami-
nation. The letters were turned owe:
to the department of justice.
All cases on which the board has
acted will be reopened by the new
board, which will be appointed at
once. The beard has examined CSC
registrants. or this number 235 were
exempted and l76 waived exemption
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
RUSSELL SEVERE
IN DENUNC|AT|ON
OF PEACE TALK
Former Socialist Candidate
for Governor of New York
Says This Is Supreme Strug-
gle for Liberty,

Washington, Aug. 10.-Aroused ty
the pacificst meeting yesterday = The
capitol, Charles Edward Russell
former socialist and now member OF
the returned commission To Russia,
today denounced all persons propos-
ing peace at this time or failing in
answering support of the admins
tration. Mr. Russell was particularly
severe in his criticism of socialists
and members of congress aiding the
peace propaganda. Incidentally he
declared as result of peace activities
in the United States. socialists have
absolutely ruined their party. Mr..
Russell said the party now consists OF
little more than an alien pro- German
element The men who were in IL
for such uplifting as they could bring
to the working people, he said, must
seek elsewhere for political affilia-
ton.
"One peace resolution offered in
the United States congress today ia
a greater asset to the kaiser than a
thousand men on the firing line,"
Mr.. Russell said. 'Any socialist
that does not understand this is the
last final decisive struggle between
autocracy and democracy is too blind
or too dull to understand anything
about socialism"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
ARMY RATION CUT BY
GERMAN COMMANDER

London, Aug. l0.-Reuter's CORE
spondent at British headquarters
reports that an order issued to the
Ypres group of the armies of Crown
Prince Rupprecht has been found
which reads:
"The fact that economy in bread
cereals has been taken into consid-
Grafton makes it necessary to sane
ton an increased ration only where
it is really needful. Officers are re-
Guested to explain again TO their
subordinates the serious nature OF
the economic situation in Germany
and give instructions that the strict
est economy must be exercised with
regard to all supplies, Nothing must
be consumed beyond that which is
really necessary and not the smallest
particle must be wasted"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
LABOR FEDERATION
PASSES RESOLUTION
l.r .osn,so ,ou-sA. s,sc,.. ,s.s.o was,

Boulder. Colo, Aug. 10. - As an
aftermath OF the fight over the seat
ing of Clint c. Houston. editor of the
Denver Labor Bulletin, as a delegate
in the convention Of the Colorado
state federation of labor, the conven-
ton this afternoon adopted a resolu-
ton Withholding Endorsement of the
Federation from any publication not
published by the federation itself.
Today was resolution day, apparent
ly. number of them being intro
duced. One resolution opposed the
abolition of retail store deliveries az.
war economy on the ground that
such action would throw many men
out of employment.
Another resolution asked the repeal
of the state industrial law; another
urged state wage scale for women
and children workers and opposed the
repeal Of any law safeguarding the
rights Of women workers, This lat
ter action was the result of reports of
Industries replacing male employees
called away by the war with women
labor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
BO0TLEGGERS BUILD
ARIZONA HIGHWAY

Bishee. Ariz., Aug. l0,--Automohilt
tourists who ride over the Borderland
highway through Cochise county viii
bowl along "Bootleggers road" he
tween Tombstone and Bisbee for the
greater part Of the construction work
on the new highway which is being
lMilt through the county is being
done by the men who have been sem
tenced at Tombstone on charges OF
selling liquor in the county.
Half way between these two min
ing camps is little stockade made
OF barbed wire with tents and houses
within the stockade. This Is where
the "bootleggers' are confined at
night under guard. In the daytime
they are at work on the road The
men say they prefer this outdoor
work during their term of imprison =
ment to remaining in the Tombstone
Jail and they can retain their health
in the open.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Would Make It Compulsory for
Officers and Men to AIIot a
Minimum of Sl5 a Month
Out Of Their Pay.
PROVIDES INDEMNITY
FOR DISABILITIES
When Death Results Depend
ants Would Receive From
S15 TO $50 a Month, Ac-
Cording to Circumstances,
nv 1oa.'~s ,ou.s., s-.e,., .....o wiser

Washington, Aug I0.-The ad-
inlnistration's program for insuring
soldiers, sailors and marines was
placed before congress today in identi-
cal bills introduced by Senator Sim
mons and Representative Alexander.
Fhe measure probably will be taken
up in the senate and house as soon
as the war tax bin has been disposed
of
me insurance program varies but
lttle from previously announced out
INES, the chief innovation being the
proposal to compel men and officers
TO allot minimum of SIS out of their
pay to dependent wives and children,
Vestlhs IN the war and navy depart
ments authority to compel such pay
Hehts. Authority also is proposed to
compel the men to be insured to de-
POST at per cent interest, with the
government and at the discretion of
the war and navy departments so
much of their pay as is represented bv
the difference between the s15 fam
liy allotment and half their regular
pay.
Payment to Families
Provision is also made for the nav
ment OF government allowances to
families OF men in the nations armed
torces, The proposed allowances vary
between IS and $50 monthly, accord
ing to the circumstances of the de-
pendents, and would be In addition to
The sum allotted under the compulsorv
allotment feature Of the bill. Indem-
taties for partial and total disab
would vary from q minimum of sac a
month FOR privates up to $500 FOR
hlgher officers. The education of in
1tred men In vocations by which thew
conld earn a livelihood also is pro-
vlded for.
Under the terms Of the bill soldiers
sailors and marines would be enabled
10 OBTAIN insurance on their lives dur
ing the war in sums from $1,000 TO
$lo'ooo, the government taking the
risk and the men paying the premi-
ums. The rate would be approximate
~ $s Rer thousand of Insurance and
premiums would be payable by INSTALL
ments out of pay
Cost OF Program.
The cost of carrying out the pro-
gram Is estimated by Secretary Nc
Adoo at approximately $i7s.00O 900
for the first year Of the war. and
$3.50 100000 for the second. The bin
provides no method Of obtaining this
sum and bond issue to cover 1t
may be determined upon later.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
CASTRO FINDS REFUGE
FROM j. S. ESPIONAGE

Vera Cruz, Mex, Aug. 10.--Gen.
Cipriano Castro, eX-president of
Venezuela, arrived here today having
come from Havana on q Spanish line
steamship. The former dictator ex-
pressed great pleasure al being in
Mexico and said he thought he could
now "enjoy life free from the sur
veillance of American secret service
men" To the newspaper man here
General Castro said
The United States after the war is
over will have many accounts to Sc, tie
with smaller nations. After this great
war the United States will be very
weak"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
PROMINENT SOCIALIST
IS ARRESTED BY u, S,

Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. 10.-J.
O. Bentall. socialist candidate for
governor of Minnesota at the last
election, was arraigned before a
United States commissioner today
Or charge of "wrongfully attempt
ed to cause insubordination, mutiny
and refusal of duty in the military
forces Of the country" He waived
examination and was held TO the Oc-
tober federal grand jury.
Bond of $500 was not furnished
and he WAS remanded to the Henne-
pin county Jail.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
TAFT'S CONDITION Is
GREATLY IMPROVED
nv "o.s,se ,our~., s,se,A. .sAsso w..s,

Clay Center. Kans., Aug. 10.-"You
can tell the friends of Mr.. Taft that
he is great deal better. He has i'm
proved wonderfully today"
That was the statement given out
tonight by Dr. b. r. Morgan, attend
ing former President william II. Taft
III of an intestinal disorder at al ocal
hotel.
Mr.. Taft asked for food today, the
first time since Monday.
DR.. Morgan said it was impossible
to state just when Mr.. Taft would
be able to resume the speaking tour
uponw hich he was engaged when
stricken. He said. however, that 1t
probably would take some time for
Taft to regain his strength.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
SALAZAR DEMENTED
FROM KICK OF MULE
t.v 1osS,so Jou~rAl SPECIAL LEASED w,.s,

El Paso, Tex, Aug. 10.-Jose Yne2
Salazar. former chief of staff to Fran
cisco Villa, has become demented as II
result of kick of mule and will go
to Mexico City for treatment and pos
sibly an operation soon, according tn
Mexican Counsul Eduardo Sorianc
Bravo. Salazar has been at Ascension
Chihuahua, for the past two months
Reports that he and three of his men
had been shot and killed were official
ly denied here tonight
A commission headed by Congress
man Manuel Prieto has gone to Ascen-
sion to induce Salazar to come to the
border, surrender and go to the ma
tional capital for treatment. He Is
EXPECTED in JuareZ, Monday, together
with Silvestre and Rodrigo Quevedo
and Manuel Gutierrez who also wish
to surrender
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
URGES GOVERNMENT
TO FIX CORN PRICE

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Resolutions ask.
ing the federal government to fix a
minimum price Of 75 cents and a max
imum price of 81 bushel for corn
for the purpose of insuring suffici-
ent acreage to encourage stock feed
ers and also urging exemption from
the draft Of stock feeders, were adopt
ed today by the Chicago Livestock
Exchange. They were forwarded to
President Wilson, Herbert C. Hoover.
and Secretaries Houston and Baker.
The purpose of both resolutions was
the increased production OF livestock.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
lombard Turk Batteries

London. Aug. l0.--Entente war.
ships since yesterday have been bonn
harding the Turkish batteries along,
the coast Of Asia Minor, according to
dispatch from Athens to the Ex-,
change Telegraph company. British
monitors have successfully reduced
to silence one of the Turkish batter
les and have destroyed an airdome
installed near another.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Sugar Production Short.

mand for these necessary commod-
tiles.
Sugar Production Short.
France and Italy formerly produced
their own sugar. while England and
Ireland imported largely from Ger
many. Owing to The inability of the
first named to produce more than one
third of their needs and the necessity
for the others to import from other
markets they all must come to the
West Indies for very large supplies and
therefore deplete our own resources
Because of the shortage of ship
ping only the most concentrated of
foods, wheat, grain, beef, pork and
dairy products and sugar can be sent
across the seas. Fortunately we have
for our own use a superabundance
of foodstuffs of other kinds-the
perishables, fish, corn and other
cereals--and surely our first manifest
duty is to substitute these for those
other products which are of greater
use TO our fellow fighters.
Should Use Substitutes.
"Our second duty is to eliminate
wastes to the last degree. Seventy
oer cent of our people are we'll known
to he as thrifty and careful as any
in the world and they consume but
little or no more than is necessary to
maintain their physical strength, They
can, however, substitute foods as
above. 1t is not too much to ask the
other 30 per cent, by simpler living,
to reduce their consumption. The
substitutiOns we ask impose no hard
chipc md tho aliDninatinp nf 10
today no more than a patriotic serv-
ice.
Every ounce of waste is a contri-
button toward starvation. Our allies
have reduced consumption bv the most
drastic measures, but it is impossible
o reduce consumption to those in war
work and engaged in other physical
labors.
Therefore the incidence of this
drastic reduction among our allies falls
upon the old people and women and
children and any shortage in the sup
plies we may send them will fall upon
this class and this class only, for un-
til they are reduced to starvation they
themselves will insist upon every sac
rifice in order that their fighters in
the trenches and the men and women
in the munition factories may be
maintained.
Ample Supply for Al.
This war is struggle to assure the
dominance of democracy. Every flag
that flies against the central powers
is by proxy the American flag. Ev-
cry man in the ranks OF the allies, ev-
cry woman and child in Europe sacri-
ficing in the maintenance of these
men. are fighting in our defense.
we have in our abundance and
in our waste. an ample supply to carry
them and ourselves over this winter
without suffering. If we fail it is be-
ems and at the twenty million diner
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
SLACKERS FLEE. TO
MEXICAN TERRITORY

lbT hcFNiN0 JouNNAI spsSisL lhSsEp W'N1I
Ell Paso, Tex. Aug. 10.--Slackers
are crossing the Rio Grande in such
numbers that it may be accessory to
call every registered man be:jre T. o
exemption board to complete III paso
county's quota for the natiohal army.
United States officials have discovered
that Stacker companies have been
established on the Mexican side CT
the river at points opposite l'ab.".s,
San Elizario. Sierra Blanca. and other
settlements along the river.
One hundred slackerS OF Mexican
percentage are known to have crossed
lished themselves eight miles in Mrx-
leo from the boundary.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
FLEET CORPORATION
LOSES LEGAL STAFF

washington, Aug. 10.--The entire
legal staff of the emergency fleet cor.
poration has quit in a body, because
of sympathy, 1t is said, with Major
General George w. Goethals, whose
resignation as general manager of the
corporation was accepted recently by
President Wilson.
On the staff are some of the coun.
trys best known lawyers. They are
George Rublee, former member OF
the federal trade commission: Joseph
Y. Cotton. George I. Savage and
Charles P. Sowland Of New York and
Edward B. Burling Of Chicago. All ex-
cept Mr.. SAVAGE were serving without
pay.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
PERU LIKELY TO BREAK
WITH GERMANY SOON

Washington, Aug. 10.-Failure of
the German foreign office to placate
Peru has forced that country into a
position where some officials of the
state department believe ii can do
nothing less than break relations with
the imperial government.
Manuel de Freyre y Santander. the
Peruvian charge d'affairs, today was
informed by his government that Peru
would not accept the new German pro-
posal to submit the case of the Peru
Wan Bark Lorton to prize court. Un-
official advices yesterday said the
Peruvian senate had endorsed Pres
ident Wilson's stand~in the war and
break in relations now is expected
by many officials to follow shortly
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Ell PASO'S QUOTA Is
BEYOND ALL REASON

Ell Paso. Tex. Aug 10.--Mayor
Charles Davis will leave Sunday for
Austin to request the adjutant gen.
eral to reduce El Paso county's quota
OF men for the national army be-
cause so per cent Of the men reg
istered in this county are aliens. The
county's quota is 637 and it was said
today it would draft almost every able
bodied registered American to COM
Dlete the quota.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
STRANGE AIRPlANE
CLOSE TO LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles. Calf, Aug. To-
Search by federal and county officers
for a mysterious airplane seen flying
by night over the Antelope valley in
north end of Los Angeles county, was
rewarded by the finding Of a mono
plane in the bed of dry lake on the
Mojave desert, according TO word
received here late tonight The ma
chine was guarded by an armed man
who had hired him to watch the
plane until they returned, II was said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
LOCAL REPORT.

A summary of the local weather
conditions for the twenty-four hours,
ended at p. m. yesterday, follows
Maximum temperature, SO degrees
minimum, 43; range, SO; temperature
cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Insurance Men Adjourn.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Aug. 10.-The
American life insurance convention
named Harry l.. Seay, Dallas. Tex,
president today at the final session Of
its annual meeting here. Sec Tres.
T. w. Blackburn, Omaha. was re-.
Hected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
May Help Russia's Credit.

vice premier and minister of finance,
today made a statement to the press
IN regard to the financial resources
of the country in which he expressed
his opinion that commercial monop-
.olies that the government proposes to
establish would soon bring about a
stable condition of credit
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
THE WEATHER
FORECAST

New Mexico: Saturday unsettled,
local showers and cooler northeast
portion; sunday fair in west, showers
and cooler east portion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11

goes on to meet an even greater de-
mand for these necessary commod-