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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
LIEUT.. MAYNARD
SETTING RECORD
ON RETURN TRIP
IN AE RIAL DERBY
Flying Parson Covers 74O
Miles in One Day. Flies a
Distance Of SO Miles In 33
Minutes,
CHICAGO EXPECTED TO
BE REACHED TONIGHT
Daring Flyer Is Feeling Fine
and Is In Good Spirits
WeStbound Contestants Are
Held Up By Heavy Snow


Sidney, Neb., Ocl. 15.-Lieut. 3. w.
MAYNARD, blazing the way to the
eastern terminal in the air flight, as
he did in his trip from Mineola to
san Francisco, arrived here tonight
at 5:45. Mountain time, making the
ninety-three miles from Cheyenne IN
hirty-three minutes. Maynard Will
remain here over night. Maynard
said he had encountered fine weather
during the latter part of the day lie
plans to leave here for North Platte
at sunrise Thursday II Lieutenant
MAYNARD is able to MAINTAIN as goou
speed tomorrow as he did on MS
westward flight he hopes to be IN
Chicago by Thursday night. He left
Battle Mountain, New, at 1888 TINS
morning, Pacific time. The distance
from Battle Mountain to Sidney is
about TAO miles. The flying parson'
is in excellent health and spirits.
A number of westbound flyers who
arrived here last night were held uI
this morning by a heavy fall OF snow
Toward noon the weather cleared, the
sun came out and the flight to the
San Francisco goal was resumed, Thf
departures during the day We're
No. 5. Lieutenant Brown left al
1870 a. M, Mountain time.
No. IL. German fokker, piloted b!
Lieutenant Colonel tIartney, left a
1896 but after proceeding forty mile
was compelled to turn back on ac
count of defect in his motor.
No. AZ, Lieut.. ]. b. Wright left a
1928. Lieutenant Wright was los
for one night near Sterling, Colo
and his plane sustained slight damag
but was working well when he LEI
today.
No. 16. Lieut.. H. H. George left a
2:12.
No. AS. Lieutenant Hynes left a
2:15,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
DRIVE LAUNCHED BY
POLES AGAINST ENEMY
IN THE BALTIC AREA

Stockholm, Oct. 15.-The Poles have
begun an offensive against the Ger
man Russian forces in the Baltic re-
gion, according to a message received
here from Riga. They are reported
to have captured Kovno. sixty miles
northwest of wilma, near the Courland
border.
The Let's Immediately engaged the
attacking forces. A hot fight ensued,
but it was short one, the sailors de-
clared, the Let's soon fleeing.
Late during the day five destroy
ers Briusn and French, arrived in
the harbor and anchored in the mouth
of the river. They took no part for
either side.
All the Danish and Dutch merchant
men that were at Riga when the fight
ing opened managed to escape with
the exception of one Danish vessel
which did not have steam up. No
American vessels were seen there by
the sailors.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
Prevents Theft of $500.

Chicago, oct, 15.-Facing four
armed robbers Merle Bucker, 40 years
old, assistant secretary of an oleomar-
garine factory, without any weapon at
tackled the leader of the bandits today
and prevented the theft of the com
pany's payroll of $4,000. Buckers at
tack brought a volley of shots from
the robbers and he was fatally wound
ed but five other men and fifteen girls
in the office escaped uninjured. The
robbers escaped in an automobile in
which they had driven to the plant.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
MANY RAILWAYS ARE
AGAINST RESTORING
PASSENGER SERVICE
tsv MORNING ,oupsAl SPECIAL LEASED w'Htl

Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 15.-Many
railroads in the United states are re-
luctant to replace passenger service
cancelled during the war on the
ground that it is Improbable, dele
gates attending the meeting of the
National Association of Railways and
Utilities Commissioners were told
here today by A. j. Maxwell of North
Carolina, in presenting the report of
the committee on railroad service,
accommodation and claims.
The report urged that commissions
take recognition of the recommenda-
tions of health authorities in prevent
ing a recurrence of the influenza epi-
demic by enforcing sanitary regula-
tons as to ventilation. heat and use
Of disinfectants at stations.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
WORLD WAR LEGION
ABAND0NS FIELD TO
AMERICAN LEGION
fay sossrso JOURNAL srre,nL LEASED w'asl

New York, Oct abandonment
of organization of the World War Le-
gion and cancellation of its national
encampment scheduled for this week
at pittsburgh were announced in a
statement from its Washington head
quarters received here tonight. All
world war legion members have been
urged to Join the American Legion as
the officially recognized body of vet
erans Of the war, the statement said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
AMERICAN LEGION
WILL BEGIN ITS
FIRST CONVENTION
THIS AF FTERN0ON
Van Guard Of Delegates Ar
riveS, Supporting Estimate
That Attendance viii Reach
Fully -Four Hundred,
HOLIDAY Is DECLARED
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Commissioners Urge That All
Citizens Participate In DIED.
iCation of Monument to the
County'S Heroes,

3 o . g Q . Q 9 9 9 8 o 9 . 9 9
. The city OF albuquerque was
g called upon to honor the SOL
@ diers. sailors and marines who
@ gave their lives in the world war
. I'M proclamation adopted last
9 night by the city commission.
- Friday afternoon - between
o the hours of and 5--when the
. county memorial will be dedi-
% Gated TO the soldier, sailor and
g marine dead in front of the
@ court house at Old Town, was
o declared to be a public holiday
o and it was asked that all busi-
@ ness be suspended. All citizens
o were urged to participate in the
o ceremony, which will be one OF
9 the features of the American
9 Legion's state convention.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
BRITISH ADVISED TO
HANDLE OWN COTTON
IN SOUTHERN FIELDS
10y MORNING. JoussAl SPECIAL Leased w,ss

New Orleans La, oct. 15.-British
cotton spinners were urged today BY
cotton growers to send representa-
tives to the fields of the south, buy
cotton from the farmers direct, bale
the staple as they see fit. eliminating
all middlemen and reducing the cost
of the raw material 10 the SPINNER
at the same time increasing the priea
paid to the producer.
The proposal was made at a meet
ing of special committee of world
cotton conference delegates. W
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 15.-New Mex
leo. Thursday generally fair, cooler
northeast: Friday fair west. unsettled
and colder east portion.
Arizona: Thursday and Friday fair'
slightly warmer Friday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
LOCAL REPORT.

Conditions for the twenty-four
hours ended at 6 n. m. yesterday re-
cnrdad hy the state university:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
ITALY AND JUCOSLAV|A
TO SETTLE F|UME CASE
Excelsior Announces Peace Confer
ence Decision-Zannella on
Unknown Mission.

PARIS. october IS (Havas).-Decis-
ion to leave the settlement of the
Fiume question to direct negotiations
between Italy and Jugoslavia has been
reached by the peace conference, ac-
cording to the Excelsior
.F1UME. Thursday. October 1G (by
the Associated Press) Prof. Zanella,
leader of the Italian population of
Fiume, who recently came to an open
break with Capt. Gabrielle DAnnunzio.
has left the city for an unknown des-
tination. His business associates were
left in conduct of his affairs during
his absence, but are unable to give
any information as to the reason for
Prof. Zanella's departure. Dispatches
received here from Trieste state that
he was in that city, but stayed only
an hour.
Disturbances are reported through
out Fiume. and a large part of the
business interests are understood to
be going over to the support of Prof.
Zanella because of heavy levy hav-
ing been laid upon the town by the
forces of occupation.
Capt. D'Annunzio has prohibited the
sale in Fiume of the Corriere Della
Sera of Milan because of the hostile
attitude of the paper toward Fiume.
The Milan newspaper has maintained
a cold reserve toward the DAnnunZio
enterprise.
Lieut.. Orlando, son of the former
Italian premier. who is in Fiume as a
volunteer has challenged Signor Gen.
turione, another supporter of Capt
DAnnunzfo. to fight duel because
Signor Centurion, in addressing an
audience in a theater here. made per-
sonal attacks upon the elder Orlando.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
INTENSIFIED DRIVE
AGAINST DISASTERS
Two Million Railroad EN-
pIoyes Join in Campaign to
Check Accidents.

ATLANTA, Ga. October lS.-Two
million railroad employees throughout
the United States today We're carry
ing out an intensified campaign
against accidents, termed by the
United States Railroad Administra-
ton. which inaugurated il, the ma
tional railroad accident prevention
drive. Ii began at midnight Friday
night and will continue for "A fort
night. during which time each en-
ploye is expected to guard with extra
care against injuries and fatalities
that might be avoided. Definite fig
ures on the results Will be given out
from time to time during the cam
paign. in which corporation of shin
pers. state and municipal authorities
and the public is asked.
The purpose of the drive" saws
the announcement, made today at
headquarters here of the southern
regional director. lis to eliminate so
far as is humanity possible the avoid
able accidents which constantly take
distressing toll of life and limb on
the railroads. and thus to demonstrate
what caution would mean if practiced
day in and day out i'm the operation of
the. railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
SERIOUS FOOD SHORTAGE
THREATENS new YORK
Longshoremen's Strike Causes
Foodstuffs to Be Piled on Piers;
$4,000 Still "out."

NEW YORK. October 1s-The most
serious food shortage in it's history
threatened this city today as a result
of the unauthorized ongshoremen,s
strike. Foodstuffs are piled high on
the pier, and Arthur Williams. fed
eral food administrator, said large
quantities of fruit, vegetables and
other perishable foods have decayed.
Coastwise steamers and vessels ply.
ing between New York and Central
and South American ports are still
tied up in the harbor. Thousands of
tons of sugar are waiting to be re-
moved to ref1nerieS. and the city's
shortage in this commodity is at
tributed by officials to the strike
Notwithstanding persistent efforts
of international officers to induce the
men to return to work, only 5000 of
the 10000 men involved are working,
union leaders admitted. The largest
union in the district last night voted
to remain on strike.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1S.-The
longshoremens strike here today con-
tinued to practically tie up ship
ping, and no immediate relief is in
sight. Part of the fruit ships are be-
ing loaded and unloaded by banana
workers, who went back to work, but
more than half of the 1900 are still
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
TOLEDO GIVES WELCOME
TO CARDINAL MERCER
Belgian War Hero Greeted by All
Glasses in Ambassador Whit
locks Home City.

TOLEDO, Ohio. October 1s.-When
Cardinal Mercier, Belgian war hero,
arrived here at 9:55 o'clock this morn
ing he found the city united in its
efforts to meet him and entertain him
as a man rather than a dignitary Of
the Roman Catholic Church.
Men of all religious denominations
combined to welcome the primate of
Belgium to the home city of Brand
Whitlock, ambassador to Belgium,
and the man who worked with him
foy the welfare of the oppressed Bel
gians in the world war.
Ambassador Whitlock did not see
Cardinal Mercier, however, as he is In
the party of the Belgian king. A mil
itary escort, together with special
Gordon of police, will meet the dis
tinguished churchman when~he steps
from the train at Union station. There
he will be greeted by a special COM
mittee appointed by the mayor. A
detachment of soldiers, sailors and
marines, all with overseas service to
their credit, will escort Cardinal Mer-
cier to St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.
where pontifical high mass will be
celebrated. An all-service band will
lead the parade.
Cardinal Mercier will pass the night
in Toledo, leaving on Sunday morn
ing in an automobile for Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
HOUSEWIVES CAN AID
IN FIGHT ON H. c. |.
Urged to Buy Economically by At
torney General-0ther Measures
Mentioned at Meeting.

Cooperation of American house.
wives in economical buying, seizure
of food supplies held in violation of
the law and further releases of gov
eminent supplies wherever possible
are three means relied on by Attorney
General Palmer and his official asso-
ciates to reduce the present cost of
living.
This was made evident following a
meeting in the Attorney Generals Of
fee yesterday, attended by Secretaries
Daniels and Wilson, in addition to the
high cost committee" that has been
in frequent consultation with Mr..
Palmer since last July. Following the
meeting it was announced that al
ready there have been eighty-six
seizures under the food control act
in eighteen different states, in ad-
dition to twenty-five cases now under
investigation.
Cooperation of the housewives has
been the subject of extended confer
partment of Justice, and Mrs. Edward
F. Costigan, representing the Con-
sumers' League and the League Of
Woman Voters Speakers will soon be
sent to every state to appeal to the
controllers of household finances to
sible. they will advise consumers
should wait for the decline in prices
which the Department of Justice be-
lieves inevitable.
In addition to what supplies the
Army and Navy can release without
seriously depicting their stores, Chair
man Payne of the shipping board has
been asked to release any building
material he can, to be used In the
building Of homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
WOULD GIVE SALVAGED
METALS TO ARTS CLUB

A joint resolution introduced by
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
would authorize the Secretary of War
to transfer to the Arts Club of Wash
ington 100000 pounds of brass shell
cases or other brass or copper. SAL
vaged from the battlefields of France
and Belgium, to be used for making
a national peace carlton" This
carlton Is to have as many bells as
there are states in the Union, and is
to be located in the District of Column
bia.
Senator Chamberlain submitted to
the Senate with the bill a letter from
H. K. Bush-Brown, president of the
Arts Club, which said that a COM
mittee had been appointed by the
club to carry into effect the details of
the building of this peace memorial.
the committee consisting of w. B.
Westlake, chairman; Erwin F. Smith,
Capt. w. o. Chambers, U. s. N, and
Marion Hull, secretary.
The fund for the memorial is to be
raised through popular subscription
and is to be apportioned among the
various states, each state being re-
quested to pay for one bell and its
proportionate share toward the erec-
ton of the bell tower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
BODY
CHOOSING BISHOPS
Voting Today in Church Con-
vention, Detroit-Prayer
Book Revision Continues.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Mich, October 1S.-Elec-
ton of missionary bishops and con-
tinuation of prayerbook revision
were the order today in the trien-
NAL general convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church.
The house of bishops began ballot
ing for bishops to the missionary
districts of Liberia, Haiti. the Pan
anna Canal Zone, the Philippine Is
lands. Utah and Salina, Kan. The
house Of delegates will likely act OH
the election next Monday. Election
sessions of both houses are secret
and the result is not made know
until the house of deputies has acted.
In the house of deputies this morn
ing opposition was again shown, al
most point by point, on amendments
to the prayerbook. and it was ex-
pected that the revision would go
into next week and might not, per-
haps, be completed during this con-
vention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
Wartime ZEPPELIN MAY
COME ON PEACE MISSION
Before Armistice Was Signed Air
ship Was Equipped In Germany
to Bomb New York.

NEW YORK, October 1S.-A COO
foot Zeppelin, which was, ready to
start for America with a cargo Of
bombs to drop on New York when
the armistice negotiations began.
now is in a shed at Spandau. Ger
many, and. il the allied governments
will permit, will soon start for
America on a peaceful mission un-
der control of American officers. ac
cording to Emil j. Simon OF New
York, a radio engineer who arrived
here on the steamship Adriatic.
This Zeppelin" Mr.. Simon said. 'is
the only one built for war purposes
that was not destroyed by the Ger
mans. 1t is said to be the best and
largest machine of its kind that the
Germans ever built. and was design
ed and constructed with the idea Of
sending 1t over the Atlantic to drop
on New York a load OF more than
three tons of high explosives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
PERSHING LIKELY TO ATTEND
Senator Poindexter to Speak at
G., w. u, Conyocation.

Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington will be the principal speaker
at the fall convocation of George
Washington University. to be held at
1870 o'clock next Thursday afternoon
in the auditorium of the New Masonic
Temple, 18th street and New York
avenue northwest. according to an
nouncement by DR.. William Miller
Collier. president of the university.
Gen. Pershing. 1T is expected. will
be present. Among other guests will
be John Day, president of the Equi-
table Life Insurance Company of New
York, and William McVeagh, former
Secretary of the. Treasury. Degrees
will be conferred, and a short address
to the graduates will be given by DIR.
Collier. There will be special musi-
cal program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
UNITARlANS NAME TAFT
HEAD FOR THIRD TIME
Proposed Federation Opposed by
Some-Plan for Roosevelt Me-
mortal Endorsed.

BALTIMORE. Md. October 1s.-For
the third consecutive term. former
President William Howard Taft was
yesterday elected president of the
general conference OF the Unitarian
Church Societies.
The other officers elected were:
Vice presidents, Adelbert Mott of
Buffalo, N. Y: Hugh McKennan Lam
don, Indianapolis. Ind; John w. Loud,
Montreal, Canada: John Shephe rdson.
Charleston. S. c.. and Miss Anna Ban
croft of Hopedale. Mass; secretary.
the Rev. Palfrey Perkins, Weston,
Mass; treasurer. Percy Anterior,
Boston; council. F. Griffin of Philadel-
phia; the Rev. Paul H. rockingham.
George H. Ellis. DR.. H. Barnett
Learned of Washington. the Rev. G. b.
Dodson, Emil Glogan. Mrs. Cloyd VAL
entine, the Rev. Joel Metcalf. Prof.
owen Lovejoy. Miss Lucy Howell and
the Rev. Walter F. Greenman.
Discussion at the closing session of
the proposed federation of the Uni
tartan churches with those of the
Universalist and Congregationalists
brought to light the fact that there
was feeling against such a union,
due to certain denominational pref
erences and the unwillingness of the
older members of the Unitarian con-
ference to sacrifice any of the tradi-
tional UNCONVENTIONAL identity A
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a commission of the Unita-
rian Church which will confer with
similar commissions from the other
two denominations looking to some
mutual understanding between the
three churches finally was adopted
The body strongly Endorsed the plan
of the Roosevelt Memorial Association
and pledged it's support to the ma
tional campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
80 Per Cent Reduction.

During the third week of last jan
uary the first of the regional safety
demonstrations was staged in the
southern region, with the remarka BILE
result of so per cent reduction in ac-
cidents compared with the same week
OF January, 1918. This record has
not been equaied in the other re-
gions and the southern railroads have
gone into the national competition
determined TO stay at the top.
TO stimulate southern region en-
ployes in their fight for the record
as the region of safest railroads. b.
l.. Winchell. regional director, with
headquarters at Atlanta, has offered
handsome silver cup to be awarded
to the employees Of the group of lines
showing the smallest number of ac-
cidents during the two weeks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
KING ALBERT AND PARTY
NOW EASTWARD BOUND
Grand Canyon of Arizona Next
Stop in Schedule-Entertained
in Los Angeles.

ON BOARD KING ALBERT'S SPE-
CIAL TRAIN. October 1s.-After a
week Of California. Albert. King of
the Belgians, and his party were east
ward bound today with the Grand
Canyon of Arizona as their next
scheduled stop.
The final day of the Belgian mon
arch's visit in California was marked
by a four-hour stop in Los Angeles,
where his majesty and the members
of his party were shown through mo-
ton picture studios and taken for a
long automobile ride through'the gar
dens and orange groves of southern
California. ....
secretary to send to Gov Stephens
deep qualification for the reception
given him and his royal consort. and
assurance was given that they also
will keep green in their hearts the
memory of California"
Virtually all the time there was
spent in motor cars. and Queen Eliza
beth was the only woman in the party
who had parasol to ward off the
scorching rays of the sun. There was
a reception at the station at which
King Albert spoke briefly. Then the
procession moved through miles of
streets lined with citizens. Belgian
day had been proclaimed a holiday In
the schools and thousands of pupils
waved tiny Belgian flags as the motor
car went by.
A stop of half an hour was arranged
by the reception committee at a mo-
ton picture studio, where some of
the stars of the screen registered
their emotions for the monarchs The
procession then was piloted through
another screen village from which 1t
went to a motion picture aviation
field. 1t proceeded while a motion pic
ture aviator was performing thrilling
feats in the air.
The schedule of the royal special in
cludes stops at Emporia, Kan, Mon
day evening; at Kansas City at mid :
night for an hour; st. Louis at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning for six
hours, and Springfield. ILL.,. where his
majesty will visit the tomb of Lin
coin, and Cincinnati at 9 am. Wednes-
day for seven hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
II. s. Men in France.

PARIS, October II (by the Associated
PressJ.-The actual number of Ameri-
can troops now in France is less than
1900, and is rapidly diminishing. Gen.
w. d. Connor, commanding the Ameri-
can troops in France, said today. With
in a month. he stated, virtually all the
soldiers will be gone, as the task of
repatriating the German prisoners is
now completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
Can't. Davis Advanced to Major.

Capt. Edwin G. Davis. U. s. A.. re-
tired, who served as colonel in the
judge advocate generals department in
this city during the world war. has
been advanced % the grade OF majo
on the retired list in recognition Of
meritorious services. Since relieved
from active duty he has resumed the
practice of law in Boise City. Idaho,
and is mentioned as a possible candi-
date for election to the United States
Senate from that state.