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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
CITY AND COMPANY
SIGN CONTRACT FOR
PURCHASE OF PLANT
Next Steps in Deal TO Make NUM-
cipality Owner Of the Water
Supply System Are Expected to
be Taken Quickly.

The contract for the purchase of
the water works and supply system by
the city was signed today. George II.
Hammond, president OF city council,
signed for the city. and A. b. McMil-
len, president OF the Water supply
company. signed for the corporation.
The next steps in consummating the
deal by which the city viii become
owner of its own water plant are ex-
pected to be taken without loss OF
time. Council and the company VIII
appoint engineers and a third engi-
necr to be named by Chief Justice
Hanna Of the state supreme court.
will act as arbitrator between them
IL they are unable 10 agree on a tig-
ure for the purchase. The city can
not be asked TO pay more than $780,
900 at the outside under the con-
tract. city officials are hopeful that
the engineers will hnd the valuation
OF the plant 10 be under the maximum
ngurc
Mayor Wosterfclds refusal To sign
tho contract and the signing by Pres.
idcut Hammond is not according 20
lawyers. any taint ON the legality of
the agreement The contract is be-
tween the council and the company,
and the aldermen. after overriding the
mayors veto OF the contract rosolu-
tion. had run power 20 delegate the
power To sign to President Hammond.
Ia returning the contract signed to
city Attorney William A. keleher to-
dal President Hammond attached 10
il me following statement:
Albuquerque. y. NJ, May zs, 1914.
Mr. ". a. kclchcr.
city Attorney.
Dear Sir.
have this day received from YOU
the contract providing for the pur-
chase. by the city. OF the property OF
the water supply company. OF said
city. which contract. being embodied
IN a resolution duly passed by the
council Of the city of Albuquerque,
said resolution providing that tho
president of the council shall sign
said contract Tor the city.
Having had e. part in the de'ihera-
tIors of the council pursuant 20 the
acquiring ms the city Of water sys-
tom. from the beginning of said move-
mcut up tu the present time. ! fully
IapprcctaIe the honor and responsible
! ity thus placed upon me by the coun-
len There are conditions imposed 0y
said contract which under a normal
state of AFFAIRS would not he or my
! choosing but because We must tace
the situation AS IL is today and not
as ID Was Yesterday nor what tt may
he tomorrow and because of the fact
that az the board ~ award VIII be
composed of experts In their iine' No
may reasonably expect "A jusi Na'ua-
u0n: aud becausc of the fact. thai by
the terms 81 the contract dennlte
end VIII br attained thus saving 10
the consumers or Co the city al large
the profits that the water company
nov enjoys. j believe it To be Tor the
best Interests 81 the city and have
hereto afhxed my signature as pres
!dent ~ ihc council OF the city OF Al
buquerque, \. NJ
, GEO. D. HAMMOND.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
Lady from Montana Succeeds in
Having Food Bill Amended so
as to Use Women Largely in
Making the Proposed Survey.
MEMBERS COME RUNNING
TO HEAR HER ADDRESS
They Pour from Cloak Rooms and
Lobbies and She Has Largest
Audience That Has Attended
Any Session Of the Debate.

Washington. Mas 2N- Representa-
tive Rankin OF Montana made her
maiden speech ON the floor at the
house today ana incidentally won her
initial fight sh, Succeeded bon amend
ing by "A unanimous vote in the ron-
mtttec Of the whole. the food bah so $
TO provide that in making The proposed
food survey the services OF woucn
shall be- used -o Tar as practicable
Women must take an Intelligent
and responsible shar, iu the world
work 10 We are tu see that an the pco-
pie are fed all the timc. declared Ai.ss
Rankin.
Tremendous applause greeted Miss
Rankin when she arose Go speak aui
when she concluded. Members poured
from the cloak rooms and lobblcs -
hear the maiden speech uf the f'is.
cOngress woman and she had n,
lars,g audience that has attended any
session ot the io0d bin debate.
The work includes activities tina
We have been accustomed To seeing
women engaged iu,' said Miss Rankin
And when these activities are 50
closely related to the home az is tho
food question, women are especially
well fitted Dy their training ana eN-
pcrieucc
1T Is self evident that women are
Euing 20 fiu many positions that have
been titled by men iu the past and
,hia is one oi the places where the.
can bee used cucct.,Iy"
Women officials with tnc.r under
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
WESTERN LIVESTOCK
PRODUCERS AGAINST
FREIGHT RATE BOOST
Would Have Tendency to Thwart
Federal Officers at Stimulation
of Food Productions. Repre-
sentatives Declare.
By Aasoclnfed Press


Washington. May IS S-Contendinr
Increased freight rates would tend :,
thwart efforts at stimulation OF food
production. representatives OF western
livestock producers today protested
before the inter tate commerce cOm-
mission against the fifteen per cent
increase asked by railroads.
T. w Tomlinson. secretary Of the
American National Livestock associa-
tion. declared that any additional
freight rates will Immediately show
their effects IN decreased meat pro-
duotion
Every element" Sc declared
which enters into meat production
has gone up IN price Even 10 producer
Rets twenty five per cent more now
than he did "a year ago, he VIII be IN
hard straits
Attorneys for the railroads inter
iected that everything had gone ur
except railroad rates
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
COCKTAILS AND DENMAN
COME TO AN AGREEMENT
AS TO BUILDING SHIPS

Washington. Ma, eS Differences
between Chairman Deumun az the
-hppns board and Major General
'n"'hnls over construction Of the
great merchant fleet have been clear
'd ava, 10 vu- stated to-day The dif-
ference arose over whether the sh ps
should ho pf wood or Bteel
Under present plans probably 200
Of the ships Will be of wood ana tho
others Cf steel.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
SENATE COMMITTEE
IS OVERHAUL|NG THE
WAR TAX MEASURE
Motion Picture Films, Jewelry
and Chewing Gum 10 Escape
Taxation; Other Exemptions
and Substitutions Planned.

- Nshntlafeu Press.
Washington, MaE -N-lnvoNtug
further reduction Of the house war
tax ban by Sl5,a00. 600 the senate H.
nance committee today decided to
exempt motion picture nms. jcwelry
and chewing gum from taxation. \
new confectionery tax was considered.
Instead of the house rates ON man
ufactur'rs gross sales of athletic
gO0da perfumes. cosmetics and pro-
prletary medicines. the committee de-
cidcd 60 keep them az sources uf rev
cnucs but the stamp taxes instead ~
the % per cent gross sales tax The
committee also i- considering tax
on tonnage uf pleasure Yachts instead
OF me house tax ou their cost
The chau-cs decided upon today
followed tho committees -eci-icu Geo
strike out the u.r u,J cent tax uu sll
manufacturer sales.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
FRANK c. oXMAN HELD
ON CHARGE OF PERJURY
IN THE MOONEY CASE

san Francisco. May - -- Frank g.
pNman, leading witness boo a murdCr
trial which brought death sentence 90
Thomas j. Mouucv was held to-day ny
Judge Mathew Brady u the police
court here to answer ln the superior
court tu charge 81 attempted -ubor-
nation of perjury
Ban OF $1,000 cash vts furnished.
Mooney case was appealed
pNmau re accused Of attempting to
induce T.. T.. Elgtu Of Glayvlls. MS,
to testify falsely n the Mooney case.
tn nutgrowth 81 a bomb cNplosion las,
luly when ten persons were killed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
GERMANS CAPTURE a LINE
or TRENCHES FROM FRENCH

Berlin. MAY IS tNia London. f:O5
p. m.)--Germ.,n troops yesterday cap
tured a line of French trenches on
the Poehlbcrg and the Kenlberg
south Of MoroHvilliers. In the Cham
payne region together with more
than $50 prisoners. army headquarters
announced today
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
Destruction Which Began Last
Friday Has Continued, Latest in
the Series of Twisters Starting
Sunday in Illinois.
CHARLESTON AND NATION
HAVE BIG PROPERTY LOSS
s3,000,000 Is Estimated Damage
in the Two Cities; Fallen Wires
Make Communication Into the
Stricken Districts Difficult.

~ FH"TT TNTFT TTf0s-
Revised nguroN on dead aud Injured
in the storms Of the last three DAYS in
Illinois. Indiana. Kansas. koutucky.
missouri Tennessec Alabama and
Arkanms show the following dead
ana injured:
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
TWO MORE COMPANIES TO
AID EMPLOYEES TO BUY
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

b. AssucIateu Press
New York MAY gs.---The Colorado
Fuel and Iron company and the Lig-
gett q Myers Tobacco company each
today announced 100000 sur.
scription together with offers 20 aid
employees TO purchase Liberty loan
bonds
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
- kIIIItD. TOO INJURED.
NTAR BIRNiINGHNM. MA

Birmingham Ala. Man "a a total
~ l- lives and more than TOO PERSONS
injured. som. ut them fatally is tho
toll OF torutHu.- that visited this vie
.iuit, last ui-H. Th, propert, damage
viii go above {Ilp.o0O.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
ANOTHER CONTINGENT
U. S. MEDICAL CORPS
ARRIVES IN ENGLAND

By AsseciHtsd Press
London. May 2S.--Another con-
tingent of the American medical
corps arrived IN England today. The
contingent comprised units from Phil.
adelph.a aud 81. Louis,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28
LLOYD GEORGES S SPEECH
AS ONLY EMPTY WORDS
AS ONLY EMPTYWoRDs

Amsterdam. CVa London. te:05
p r Mas 2N1 Tho speech Of Pre-
inter lloNd George last week in which
DO" said the German Submarines we're
being cumnalted successfully aud that
England could NOT be starved by the
submarine campaign is characterized
'as outy empty words in semi-of-
hcial German report
The sun., 1917-08-16
EX-CZAR AND FAMILY
ARE SENT TO SIBERIA
Romanoff Party Secretly Re-
moved From TsarSkOe-SelO
to Western Siberia.

PBrRoGRAp. Aug. 15.--Former Emperor
yesterday from the palace at Tsarskoe-
Selo, fifteen miles south Of the capital,
where he has been held under guard
since the revolution in March 1t Is
said that the prisoners are on the way
TO Tobolsk, in Siberia. These announce
ments are made by the semi-ofncial
Russian news agency. Officially. the
greatest secrecy is maintained as to
the destination Of the former Emperor
Tobolsk is an out OF the way place
Of some 10000 inhabitants in western
Siberia, far from any railroad. 1t Is
reached by occasional steamers, which
come up the Irtysh River In winter the
climate is extremely severe. At one
,in,e II was a centre of administration
Of exiles to Siberia.
Nicholas and his family were taken
away in ordinary cars instead OF In
the gorgeous imperial train in which he
was brought to the palace. He ap-
peared to be much depressed, but his
wife the former Empress Alexandra.
seemed to be pleased By the change.
In view of the need for special pre-
cautions the guard on the route from the
nalace to the railroad station was not
composed OF any single unit but of dele
cations OF eleven trusted men from each
battalion Of the Tsarskoe- -Selo garrison.
An hour after the train arrived
Nicholas appeared on the steps OF the
palace, dressed In ColoneIs uniform.
with a khaki blouse and with no decora-
tions. without lifting his eyes from the
ground he entered an automobile. ac-
comma MED by Prince Dolgoroukoff and
Count Benokendorff. former court mar
shal. who thus far have shared the
captivity OF the deposed ruler.
They were followed by the former
Empress Alexandra. who was accom-
ma MED by Countess Naryshken. her close
friend and former lady OF the court all
the four Grand Duchesses. with their
maids of honor and finally by Alexis, the
former heir to the throne. at whose
side was the gigantic sailor "Dere-
| yenko." the protector OF Alexis since his
birth and his constant companion and
playmate.
In order to keep the departure secret as
long as possible the train was no,
drawn up to the station platform, bu,
was kept on a side track some distance
| away. to which Nicholas and his party
| went. The public was unaware of the
transfer until late last night, In order
| to keep up the fiction that Nicholas was
| still In the palace the guards were re
| tained around the park and specia
vigilance was shown In keeping tn,
| people away
The sun., 1917-08-16

or submarines is indicated In the weekly
Admiralty statement made public to-
night. Fourteen vessels Of 1.6OOOo
and over were sent to the bottom, as
against twenty-one the previous week.
Two vessels of less than 1900 tons were
sunk last week, the same number re-
ported the previous week. Three fishing
boats met with disaster last week.
Tho Admiralty statement follows:
Arrivals of all nationalities, ATS :
sailings. 2.S66; British merchantmen
sunk by mines or submarines over 1900
tons. including one previously, u: under
1900 tons. including one previously. 2 :
British merchantmen unsuccessfully at
tackled. including Ave previously. ID :
British fishermen sunk, 3.
This record Is the lowest since unre-
strcted submarine warfare began on
March !. There have been several
weeks where the number OF ships over
1000 tons sunk was the same. fourteen.
and one when 1t was thirteen, but the
fact that only two ships under $500 tons
were sunk last week made the total loss
the low figure.
According to despatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph from Copenhagen an
nouncement is made by the Norwegian
Foreign Office that the Norwegian
steamship Falkland has been sunk in the
North Sea. Ten persons were killed.
The steamship Capella also was sunk
The crew was saved.
The sun., 1917-08-16
SPAIN USES CANNON
ON REVOLUTIONISTS
Many Are Killed in Clashss
With Soldiers.

MADRID, Aug. 15.-Premier DAto an
nounced to-day that artillery had been
used In Barcelona against a house in the
Paseo de Gracia. from which hidden
rcvolutionaries had fred upon and killed
Capt. Justo Fernandez and wounded
three soldiers. The house was de-
molished and several Of its occupants
were killed or wounded.
Artillery also was used at Sabadel'
In Catalonia, ten miles northwest or Bar
celona. where two civil guards were
killed and three wounded and large
number OF strikers were killed or
wounded In the hghting Reenforcements
have been sent to Sabadell.
Six persons were killed and nine
were wounded In n clash yesterday
between strikers and soldiers at Bar.
celona. Several street cars driven by
soldiers were attacked and fighting fol-
lowed. The situation has become Sc
rious; there Is now practically general
strike.
Capt.-Gen weyler. chief Of the Cen
trail General STAFF has arrived In Bar
celona. martial law has been proclaimed
ard the factories have been closed. Lac
In the day all the street cars stopped
running
Premier Dato said the general strike
had been failure, since the revolu'
the paralysis of any public service. Ths
Government WIS confident. he said, oi
the support OF public opinion, and HI
believed order would be rapidly restored
The Premier added that the police
had captured secret codes used by the
revolutionaries to communicate with tht
different provinces and other papers
which gave the key to the entire move
| ment.
PARIS. Aug. 16.-A despatch to the
Havas Agency from Madrid. filed a'
| noon Wednesday, says:
THE authorities made seven addi
tional arrests OF persons driving through
the streets in automobiles and distribut.
ing seditious pamphlets. These persons
with the members OF the revolutionary
committee who were arrested previously
have been secretly transferred to mill
tary prisons"
The sun., 1917-08-16
DEUTSCf7LA AND AS U-RALDER
READY TO INVADE PACIFIC
Undersca Liner Carries Six
Torpedo Tubes-Germany
Has 800 Submarines.

CoPENHAoEN, Aug. 1.-THE German
commercial submarine Deutschland.
which visited the United States before
that country entered the war, has been
converted into a war submarine, accord
ing 10 German fleet gossip reaching the
Associated Press. The Deutschland has
a great radius of action and has been
ntted with six torpedo tubes.
The submarine, II Is said, may soon
leave for the Pacific to operate against
tran1c from San Francisco. The U-boat
was to have started activities some time
ago but an explosion on board while
the vessel was on trial trip made re-
pairs necessary whici! took considerable
time.
The German losses in submarines, ac.
cording to the informant Of the Asso-
ciated Press who recently had been at
Wilhelmshaven and with the German
neet. has been twenty to twenty two
poats. this figure apparently covering
the losses since the start of the unre-
stricted submarine warfare campaign
Four additional boats are said to have
been lost in the Mediterranean.
Germany now has almost 500 subma-
rines, the newest boats being of the big
seagoing type and armed with a s inch
gun. This armament appeared on boats
commissioned In the middle Of June, the
earlier boats Of this latest, or d. e. e,
type. and tho preceding c. E. f. tyne
being armed with a pair Of los milii-
meter guns. approximately 4 inch guns,
fore and aft.
The 500 summarizes. however, include
a large number Of the so-called canal
boat type. built for passage through the
Belgian canals to Zeebrugge and which
are Of inferior armament and a smaller
radius Of action.
The German fleet. according to the in
formant. 5ustihes its name of High Sea
Fleet by running out from Wilhelms-
haven with considerable regularity.
sometimes two or three times week
The fleet only makes short trips, how
ever. and never goes very far out to sea-
The enlisted personnel of the fleet
knew nothing OF American preparations
for active participation in the war. The
men were told by their officers that
Americas declaration Of war on Ger
| many was only issued as a cover to prep
arations against Japan and that Amerl-
can troops would not be used in Europe
The sun., 1917-08-16
GERMANS FEAR
CABAL Is OFF
British Ban on Passports to
Socialist Meeting May
Kill Project.

LONDON, Aug. l6. - According to an
Exchange Telegraph despatch from Am
sterdam, the decision of the British Gov
ernment to refuse passports to delegates
to the International Socialist Conference
at Stockholm has produced the deepest
disappointment among the German So
cialists. 1t Is feared generally the des-
patch says. that the conference scheme
has been wrecked.
Another Amsterdam despatch says the
Dutch press bureau announced to-day 1t
had learned from q German source that
a conference OF European neutra|s would
be held in September. either at Stock
holm. Sweden, or Christiania. Norway.
despite the difYiculties which would at
tend the voyages OF delegates from
Spain, Switzerland and Holland. Each
Of these countries. according to report.
will send two delegates. The Norwegian
Government. 1t was added. has offered
Christiafia as the place for the confer
ence. hoping that 1t will have an effect
upon the resumption Of American i'm
ports.
a despatch from Stockholm to .he
Daily Netcs Ays that Hjalmar Brant-
ing. Socialist leader. earnestly hopes
that Arthur Henderson, secretary OF the
Labor party. who resigned on Saturday
as a member of the British War Cabi-
net. after all will attend the Stockholm
conference on the understanding that
nothing ne does there will bind the Brit
ish Government.
The political correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph says that II the Labor
Conference adheres to Its resolution "a
send delegates to the Stockholm confer
ence the Premier instantly will advise
general election.
The sun., 1917-08-16
GRAIN SUPPLY VITAL,
SAYS DUTCH MISSION
Unless Z. 8. Continues 1t
Country Faces Economic
Ruin, Assert Delegates.

AMSTERDAM. Aug 15-"If we fail to
persuade the American Government to
permit n continuance Of the supply OF
grain 1t will mean misery and economic
ruin for Holland" unanimously as
serted the members Of the official Dutch
mission who are expected to sail for the
United States this week and who were
interviewed to-day IN a body by the
Associated Press
Whether such an eventuality would
ultimately force Holland into the war
the members OF the mission did not care
to prophesy. This, they contended. de-
pended on the capacity OF the Dutch
people to bear privations and on un
foreseeable circumstances. hut it would
manifes,ly render Hollands position
most serious and would make her more
than ever dependent upon the Central
Powers. to whom she would presumably
he obliged to turn to try to get grain, as
well as the present essential coal, neccs-
sarily in exchange for equivalent con-
cessions, IN which case the American
aim OF stopping Dutch food exports
toward Germany would still be defeated
The principal spokernan Of the mission
was Joost van Vollenhoven, the former
managing director and st!ll a director
Of the Netherlands Overseas Trust and
managing director of the Netherlands
Bank. He hinted at the conclusions
Holland would reluctantly have to draw
regarding the overseas trade for the
future. she having hitherto always reck-
oned that she could safely lean on that
trade no matter what happened to her
eastern supplies.
The members Of the mission. however.
in no wise expected such failure OF
their efforts. On the contrary, they
were hopeful of success and said they
would leave no stone unturned to
achieve It.
Questioned regarding what Holland
was prepared to concede for the privi-
lege OF provisioning this country. the
members Of the mission spoke guard
edly. but their remarks Justify the de-
duction that the Netherlands would be
agreeable to the Chartering OF part OF
the Dutch mercantile fleet.
The one anxiety on this head was lest
| Holland should be wanted to do any
| thing calculate TO mix her up with the
war and embroi her with Germany
hence the wish was expressed that any
such ships should be employed outside
European waters.
| but doesn't expect to get. the full ration
! OF $1,000 tons OF grain monthly from
| the United States. They said there were
practically no stocks in this country and
! that at the present rate OF consumption
I the new crop would last only two
months. The bread ration would soor
| be drastically reduced II the food situa
ton did not improve.
The sun., 1917-08-16
Aug. 22 10 Fund Day
in 365 United Stores

THE United Cigar Stores Com
pany launches its great cam
paign for THE SUN Tobacco
Fund next Wednesday, August
22. On that day each Of its 365
stores in the metropolitan dis
trict will give 8 per cent. Of its
gross receipts to the fund. 1t
will be a fine time for every man
to lay in his supply Of tobacco.
Also the company will give to
the fund the first 100000 United
certificates deposited in its boxes,
beginning that day, at two cents
each in cash. This means a $lO,-
900 contribution in addition to
the percentage Of days gross
receipts.
The fund total to-day is above
Sal 900 and is soaring at a graft
fying rate. The $4,000 mark
should be reached very soon.
Collections from some of the
Schultz cigar stores yesterday
swelled the amount materially.
Don't forget to deposit your Mu-
tual certificates and coupons in
the boxes in these stores. Also
YOU may leave contributions in
these establishments.
The story Of yesterdays prog
ress is told on the fourth page.