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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
TRAINING BASE
FOR SUBMARINES
At Los ANGELES
Special Navy Commission.
Makes Recommendations
Regarding gSubmersib|e Sites
for Southern California.

ysv MORNING JOURNAL fFHcIAi LaAsEp wiRGl
Washington, Feb. 13.-Establish-
ment of a submarine training base in
Los Angeles harbor and of subma-
rine war operating base at San Diego,
is recommended in a report of the
special navy commission headed by
Rear Admiral Helm, made public to-
day by the navy department
The commission recommends ac-
ceptance of site No. /" offered free
of cost to the government by the city
of Los Angeles. The plant there,
the report says, should be used per-
manently as training base for at
least eighteen submarines and for OPP
erations in time of war. For the
San Diego base, the commission pro-
poses setting aside a portion of the
existing naval reservation as a site.
The report deals with the necessity
for establishing aviation bases on the
Pacific coast and finds that the North
Islands in San Diego bay offer the
Lest site for a training and expert
mental station in southern California.
Legislation is recommended to per-
NIT the secretary of the navy to ac-
quire aviation sites at both Los Ans
geles and San Diego Appropriations
of 100000 for development of the
submarine bases and 100000 for
purchase and development of the avi-
alton bases are proposed.
Today's report is the third submit
ted by the Helm commission, previous
recommendations having concerned
the establishment of additional naval
stations on the Pacific coast Report
No. deals exclusively with the sub
marine and aviation requirements for
the southern California coast. Later
reports win submit recommendations
of a similar nature for the remainder
OF the Pacific coast, the Atlantic
coast, the gulf coast and the insular
possessions
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14

ing committees approving acquisitions
for supplies and leaving the approval
to the chief clerks.
Senators Clark, Barth and Gallegos
We're named on the conference COM
mittee.
Under suspension of the rules the
senate passed unanimously S. j. M. 3,
introduced by Senator Clark, asking
the supervising architect of the treas
ury department to draft the plans for
the new federal building in Santa Fe
in accordance with the New Mexico
style of architecture. Another meas
ure by Senator Clark just introduced
went through unanimously under sus-
pension of the rules. 1t is S. b. 1853,
providing for the transfer of $7,S56 in
the insurance fund and $7,4S4 from
interest on deposits fund to the legis-
lative expense fund, so as to increase
the latter from $3l ,6s5 to $47 900, the
estimated cost of the legislative ses-
sion.
House Bills Passed.
The house passed no senate meas
ures, but approved the following house
measures:
Committee substitute for II. 3. SO,
by Mr.. Lucero, providing for an eight
lie works of the state and in mines.
Violation is made a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of from $25 to
800, or Jail Imprisonment of from
ninety days to six months only three
votes were cast against the bill.
H. b. ia, by Mr.. Romero of San
Miguel relative to publishing the
proceedings of boards of county com
missioners, was passed unanimously,
as was ii. b. l47, by Mr., Ortiz of
San Miguel providing that county
commissioners shall fix valuations for
assessment in October instead of Feb
ruary, so as to give assessors more
time to prepare their books.
Substitute for Fl. B. 131, by Mr..
Overson, relative to bail and appear
ance bond, and H. B. 161, by Mr.. Roy,
providing for the licensing of keepers
of hotels, restaurants and keepers of
livery stables, were also passed.
The senate committee on public in
stitutions made the following report
of its visit and investigation of the
state penitentiary on February Z:
Praise for John McNanus.
eve found the institution running
smoothly, the brick plant in full OPP
GRAFTON and run in businesslike man
llST, l1t III anu tiltS
were stacked up and big demand is
being created for the home made prod
uct in those lines. The modern cook
ing and baking plant are up to date
and the refectory pleasant surprise
to those who had not visited the din
ing room Since 1t was installed in tnel
new building. The crying need of the
institution seems to be more work for
the convicts, and we beg leave to here
with quote from the last annual re-
port of the superintendent:
Il respectfully recommend that
suitable and profitable industry be
established at this institution at the
earliest possible date, one that would
employ from 1875 to 200 men. Our
present industries do not keep all of
the prisoners occupied all of the time, |
Continued on Page Iwo)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Treasury Deficit of $685.
100000 Is Forecast at
End of Next Fiscal Year
by Senate Finance Figures,
MEXICAN SITUATION
COST is $162,418,000
New Taxation Is Intended to
Raise S248,0O0, and
Bond Issue of S195,256,-
900 Is to Be Authorized,
lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlnri

Washington, Feb. IA treasury
deficit of s333,4OO,OO0 at the end Of
the next fiscal year is forecast in a
report submitted today by the senate
finance committee, recommending
that the administration revenue bill
be amended to authorize a bond issue
of $l95, 256, 900, instead of 800, ,000,-
600, and that the authorization for
certificates of Indebtedness be made
$500, 100000 instead of 100000, 600.
The recommendation for increases
is based on revised treasury depart
ment estimates submitted to congress
since the bill passed the house, placing
the federal governments expenditures
for the fiscal year 1918, at $1,400,-
100000. The committee estimates
that to meet this total and provide
a working balance, the amount which
must be raised by bonds and new reve-
nue. legislation is $433, 100000.
How Cash Will Come.
This, the committee proposes to
raise as follows:
By bond issues--for expenditures on
account of Mexican situation to June
80, 1917, s162,41S,000; for construc-
tion of Alaskan railroad to June 80,
1918, $21 S3S, 900; for construction of
armor plate plant, $11, 100000; max
ing a total bond issue of $195, 256, 900.
By new taXation--an excess profits
tax, 1926, 100000; inheritance tax in
creases, $22,000,000, making total
of $24S,000,000, and a grand total
from new taxes and bonds of $443,-
1000, or $9,S56,000 in excess of alb
soiute needs.
In its report the committee ex-
planned that the proposed authoriza-
tion to issue short term certificates of
Indebtedness up to $500, 900, is for
the purposes of tiding the treasury
over until the new taxes come in.
A large proportion of the total reve-
nues of the government now is pay
able during the last month of the
fiscal year, and probably more than
$500, ,000,0 of revenue would in the
opinion of the committee, be collected
during June, 1918.
All Payable in June.
"The income tax, the munitions
manufacturers tax, and the excess
profits tax are all due and payable
in June of each year" says the re-
port This is practically as much
as will be collected during the entire
preceding eleven months That is,
while the disbursements for 1918 may
be less than the receipts for that
year, still at certain periods prior to
June, the treasury may need these
certificates of Indebtedness to tide it
over"
The bill probably will be brought UP
in the senate Friday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
The Day in
>~reSS
SENATE.

Met at II a. III.
Resumed debate on postoffIt {, q >.
Naval committee appointed s6o,SE
committee to consider appropriation
bill.
Senator Simmons reported revenue
bill.
Senate foreign relations sub-com-
mittee proposed new bill for govern
ment of the Danish West Indies.
Rejected proposal to change rules
so that chQnges in postage rates could
be incorporated in postoffice appro-
priation bill
Adjourned at 6:O5 p. M. to 10 a. M,
Wednesday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Civil Service Pension Favored.

Washington, Feb. ia retirement
bill under which civil service employees
would pay dues of not more than 8
per cent of their salaries and would
retire at 70 on half pay, was favor
ably reported today by the senate
civil service committee. For the first
so years, the government would sub
sidize the retirement fund, and at the
end of that period it would be self
supporting. Pensions would be limited
to a maximum Of 5000 a year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Names Foreign Correspondent Bank.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The federal
reserve board today formally appoint
ed the Philippine National bank at
Manila to be correspondent in the Phil
ippines of the San Francisco reserve
bank. This is the first actual ap-
pointment Of a foreign correspondent
bank.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Widow of college FOUNDER Dies

Wellesley, Mass, Feb. 13.--Mrs.
Paulina A. Durant, IS, widow of Hen
ry f. Durant, founder of Wellesley
college, died yesterday. She was born
S5 years ago In Alexandria, N. II.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
CUBAN REVOLT
MAY Be INSPIRED
FROM GERMANY
Washington Views Disturbance
With Considerable Appre-
henSionj Intervention Not
Yet Decided On.


Washington, Feb. l3.-The Ameri-
can government is much disturbed
over the revolutionary outbreak in
Cuba, but while it stands to take
any steps which may be necessary to
portect its interests there, no appa-
rent preparations have been made so
far for active intervention of any
sort
Tonight neither the state depart
ment nor the Cuban legation had re-
ceived any information to clarity fur
ther the situation described in press
dispatches. The department is watch
ing developments anxiously, but Off
Gals still hope the Cubans will work
cut for themselves a satisfactory solu-
ton.
The announcement in Havana to-
day that the United States had Of
fered the Cuban government 5000
rifles and a quantity of ammunition
was taken here to refer to negotia-
tions which have been in progress for
several months for purchase of munt
tions through the war department.
Wants springfieIds.
1t is understood that Cuban Off
Gals asked the war department to act
for them in securing 10000 rifles like
those used by the United States army
and that about month ago the de-
partment consented to do what 1t
could to aid the island government
in buying half that number.
The transaction, il is said here, In
entirely commercial one and has
no connection with the present po-
litical situation. The Cuban army
already has large quantities of Amer
lean rifles, purchased in the same
way in years past.
Probably Inspired by Germany.
The surprise with which officials
received the first reports of an out
break in Cuba is giving place to specL
ulation as to what unrevealed influ-
ences may be behind the revolution.
In some diplomatic quarters there is
belief that strong pressure has been
felt in the island republic and Ger
many, because of her break with the
United States, would be most likely to
figure in such move. IL officials
have any information that there Is
any truth in these suspicious, how
every, they have not revealed it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Pension Bill Quickly Passed.

The annual pension appropria-
ton bill. carrying s160,000,e00, was
passed by the house today in Is min-
utes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
Illinois to Vote on Prohibition.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. ia bill to
submit the question of statewide pro-
hibition to a popular vote in the gem
eral election of 1918 passed the senate
today 81 to 1S.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-14
THE WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST.

Denver, Feb. 3.-Forecast-NeW
Mexico: Wednesday unsettled and
colder, probably snow north, rain
south portion; Thursday partly cloudy,
colder southeast portion.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
For twenty-four hours ending at
6 p. m. yesterday
Maximum temperature, 90 degrees;
minimum, 21; range, 80; temperature
at s p. m. 46; southwest wind; part
ly cloudy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14

service would be recalled and certi-
fled for service.
The government" said John
Lindsay. member of the carpenters
press committee. will not take part
in such fight against the eight
hour day"
Noodle Repudiates II
Noodle repudiatei the statement
Thursday. declaring that in his
opinion the matter would have 10 be
taken up with the provost marshal
general. and that no action would
be taken here unless the strike was
prolonged. and then only on the or
der of the war department.
The Washington Shipbullding cor
poraiion. one of the largest wooden
vessel plants in the city. with five
ships FOR the French government on
Its ways. was completely tied up,
according to President S. II.
Hedges. The plant employs about
400 men. 100 OF them carpenters.
Ames Plant Crippled
7. AID. Jones, assistant to the pres
ident at the Ames shipyards. a steel
shin company, said that IL the
strike continued long. the plant
would have to close down. II nor
mally employs 200 carpenters and
joiners.
The Seattle Construction and Dry
DOCK Co. was operating. with 160
carpenters on strike. II builds steel
ships only.
Operate Short Handed
1T will probably be several days
before the full effects of the strike
are felt" said Brown, of the strike
committee. because many of the
plants can operate short handed TOR
few days. but after that they will
be forced to sign our agreements or
close down"
Brown said that the house carpen-
ters had stopped work on the new
Frederick & Nelson building. at
Fifth ave. and Pine st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14

opinion.
Furthermore, there seems TO be
sort OF unwritten law In the auto
taoblle and motorcycle fraternity
that whenever q driver knows
there Is a policeman on the street,
be gives others the high sign. max
ing u more difficult for the off
GERS"
I'VE have about 20 motorcycle
police officers here and at the cen
trail station. and two and three Mt
each precinct station. They all
have orders TO keep sharp look
out for speeders."
Complaints of speeders riding
with open mufflers at night and of
fast driving on the residence
streets have been rife at the police
station for several months. and
numerous accidents have resulted
from the condition.
The police say the case OF the
e-year.oId girl. who wns run down
Wednesday and received q skull
fracture, from which she died the
next day. was flagrant example
Of the ruthlessness OF drivers. but
that they have no means of locat-
Ing the culprit. as no witnesses Of
the accident learned the number OF
the slachine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
WELLS ADMITS
that he FOUGHT
THE DRAFT Law

Hulet NJ. Wells, principal de-
fendant In the antl-eonscrip-
tlon conspiracy case being
heard by Jury In Federal
Judge Netcrer's court, Friday
morning frankly admitted. thru
his attorney, George r. Van
dervecr. that he ordered the
printing OF 10000 mo Con-
serlption" circulars and that
they were delivered 10 him on
May II, 1916. This was more
than month after war was
declared. and few days be-
fore the president signed the
draft law.
Besides Wells. three other de-
PENDANTS are on trial. They are
Sam Sadler. former secretary OF
the Longshoremen' union; Aaron
Fisherman. secretary OF the social.
Ist party In Seattle. and II. G. Rice.
socialist. Wells was an employe
OF the city lighting department at
the time OF his arrest. As social.
list candidate for mayor In 1912. he
received more than 10000 votes.
Attorneys squsbble
Following the Wells admission, a
battle ensued between
U. S. Dist. Atty. Clay Allen for the
and Atty. Vanderveer
for the defense TO show whether
Wells attempted TO suppress his
connection with the circulars. The
witnesses examined Friday morn
Ing. when testimony was begun,
were W. r. Saunders. manager OF
the Trade Printery, SIS Jackson St I;
Nell II. Smith. clerk at the print
cry; George 7. Listman. superin-
tendent of the printery: David Lee
vine. secretary OF the county cen
trail committee of the socialist
party, and j. G.. Friermund, machin.
list, member OF the Central Labor
Preceding the taking OF testi.
mony, the attorneys clashed on the
phrase contained in the indictment
charging divers other persons" as
well as the four defendants with
the conspiracy Vanderveer de.
to know whether the U. S.
attorney meant to charge the labor
unions. Allen replied that some OF
the labor men were disloyal, but
the majority were supporting the
Continued on page 13.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
Chief Rockingham
Denounces Speeders

"pnomisouous speeding by
rnososcyelists In the residence
districts, endan gering espeeisi.
Iy the Hives Of young children,
has got 10 stop" declared Chief
o. Police Bee'dnsham Friday.
There have been TOO many
Instances Of speeders running
down people In the streets and
never even stopping to see
whether they were killed or
not"
Following the death Of little Cora
Marie Middleton. aged 6. Thursday,
from the results OF injuries which
she received when she was struck
down by n motorcycle on Phinney
ave. Chief Rockingham emphasized
to his motorcycle policemen the
necessity OF picking up sPeeders
on the city streets
The cycllst who struck her sped
on down the street without stop
ptrg even to look around.
Heavy penalties should be i'm
posed upon these fellows In the
courts" said Chief Beckingham m
IA It is, they get off usually with
$40 or SIS fine. They are mostly
young fellows who think II smart
to tear down tho street at n break.
neck speed and evade the law II
they can. II the courts would take
away their privilege OF driving any
kind of vehicle for three months
and give them taste OF Jail. there
wouldn't be so much OF It. in my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
SWEDISH DIPLOMATS SPIED FOR
! KAISER AS SUBS SLEW SWEDES

marines and Swedish subjects we're
being murdered by the U-boat pI.
rates. Swedish diplomats are shown
to have been conspiring in secret
TO further this very ruthlessness.
Sweden Is the only neutral con.
tinguous to Germany that has an
|official and aristocratic class. mod.
eled. In part. after the Prtissians.
II was the shortsightedness OF this
class that caused Norway 10 secede
from Sweden in 1905. These Prus.
sianized Swedes are disappointed
imperialists. who long TO recover
Finland. wrested from Sweden by
Russia more than 100 years ago.
At the same time. the capltalistlc
element In Sweden Is pro-German,
because Il has made large sums Of
money during the war selling geeds
to Germany. The official and cap
ltalistic element in Sweden IL sole.
~ responsible for the present
Swedish scandal The common
people OF Sweden have long been
engaged in n struggle against these
reactionaries. and have been de-
manding the further demecratiza.
tion OF their government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14

No disorder has been reported to
the police. and J. G. Brown. presi-
dent OF the international Timber
Workers. who Is chairman OF the
strike committee. said that he
doubted whether picketing would
be used at the plants.
The only shipyards out OF total
of 26 which are not affected by the
strike are the Meachem & Babcock
Wooden ShipbuIlding corporation,
with 250 carpenters employed. and
the Skinner & Eddy corporation.
with about the same number.
Meaohem & Bsbcock showed con-
tracts with eight.hour mills and
skinner a Eddy signed an agree
ment not 10 use unfair" lumber.
Resent intimidation
Members OF the Ship Carpenters
and Joiners' Local. iis4. which is
the chief union engaged in the
strike. branded the statement OF AL
bert Noodle. In charge OF registra-
ton at the adjutant generals office,
made In a morning paper, as an at
tempt to intimidate the men and
prevent them from striking.
Noodle was quoted as saying
that In case the men went on strike
those who had been granted occu-
pational exemptions from selec'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
SECRET SERVICE EXPOSES SECOND SWEDE SPY
5000 HAMPER "a
OF 20 SHIPYARDS

Wooden shipbuildng in Seattle was at standstll
Friday the result of sympathetic strike of 5000
ship carpenters and oners called by the Building Trades
council to assist striking lumber workers 10 obtain
eght-hour day. Four steel ship plants seriously
handicapped.
Two thousand house carpenters employed on sew
era hundred jobs in Seattle also went on strike.
Seven hundred riveters walked out at the ]. F.
Duthe, steel ship yards, shortly before noon when
asked to build scaffold with iohour lumber The men
did not refuse to work but did refuse to take the places
of the striking carpenters. The plant practically ceased
work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
Girl Babies Born
in Kaiser's Family
During War Time

By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Backers
Of tho old theory that in war times
births OF boy babies far outnumber
those OF girls were given a setback
today at tho news that the kaiser
had another granddaughter.
The girl was born to Prince and
Princess Adelbert at Klel. The
crown princess also recently gave
birth 10 girl baby. Thus the
most warlike family Of the most
warlike nation in the world has
two girls born TO II in the midst
OF the greatest war In history.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
Il OWNERS OF
PROPERTY ARE
HIT BY ORDER

Temporary Injunctlons re-
stralnlng II owners OF property
Of Yesler way from permitting
their property TO be used for
immoral purposes were Issued
by Superior Judge Frater, upon
tho application OF Deputy Pros
ecutor Lane Summers Friday.
Two red-light abatement cases
filed by Summers some time ago
were continued while two others
we're granted over the protests OF
the owners.
In the remainder of the cases
the attorneys for the defendants
agreed with Summers to let the
court grant temporary injunctions
and then to fight the cases on their
merits when they come up for trial.
Contest Two Cases
The two cases contested
we're those OF the Rainier Power &
Heat Co. and Puget Mill Co.
State Senator Ralph ID. Nichols.
representing the Renton Heat 4
Power Co.. argued that the proper
ties were decent and had always
been decent so far es the knowl-
edge of the defendants went.
The two cases continued were
those of the Caydga Land Co. and
II. Il. Kennedy. They Will be
heard next week.
InIunctlons Granted
Injunctions were granted against
the following owners: Yukon In.
vestment CO.. August Daverso. j..
w. Norris, Christ Meyer. w. II. IL.
James, Nelson Lagholm. III. IL.
Hamlln. Ferdinand c. Bereudes,
Anna Henke. Emily r. Walker and
the Quong Tuck Co.
In the case of the Puget Mil Co.
no injunction was granted against
the company, but one was issued
against the Quong Tuck Co. ten
ants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14

BY J. w. 7. MASON
written for the United Press)
NEW YORK. Sept "a
German imports from Sweden
Of foods and raw material Tor
the nanufacture Of munitions
will be seriously eurtailed. or
cut off altogether. when the
full effects OF the state de-
psrtrent's reveIstions con-
eernInq Swedish intrigues IN
lasin-Ameriea are felt BY the
Swedish people.
The use OF Swedish officials 70
assist Germany's cause against the
interests OF the Swedish nation II
self Is shown as much In the un'
neutral Swedish activities In Me1
ieo City as in Buenos Aires. The
revelation that Sweden's official
and financial classes have been
working for Germany at the ex.
rense OF the common people OF
sweden. will. in the end, greatly
assist the spread OF democracy In
Sweden.
Al a time when Sweden's ships
were being sunk by German sub
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14
Thieves Steal Loot
of Rival GanpsterS

ny United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Sept. 1a.-While
one gang OF thieves was locked
up on charge OF stealing
$4,000 worth OF automobile
tires from the Grand Trunk
railroad, another gang Invaded
their rivals quarters and stole
part Of the plunder.
Detectives arrested tho sec
ond gang and recovered $1,000
worth OF tires.