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Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
.PRESBYTERIANS
 WANT TO GIVE WOMEN EQUALITY

St. Louis, May 16-Recommend tions to grapt women sex equality in church affairs, endorsement of the inter-church world movement, and comparative plans for a hve-ysar championship expansion program were laid before commissioners of the Presbyterian church in the United States here today at the second day S session of the 131st General Assem- bly.
 A larger place in church leadership for women was recommended in the new era expansion presented to the comnissio oners, which provided that women beg iven the right to hold of- flee in the church council. the board of trustees and all committees of the church.
 Full cooperation with the inter- church world in support of all worthy federated movements to promote the corporation of all Protestant church es in facing social. religious and civic problems, also was recommended to the assembly.
 mmendatfons that the church launch upon a new five-year expan- sion program for the spread of Chris danity and plans for reorganization upon budget system were outlined in the new era program Special at tentton to the Americanization of fm- migrants at industrial centerS and fearless application of the princi- ples of Christ" to the solution of eco homie and social problems were also recommended.
 Declaring that cruel and vicious so- cial forces brought on the world war, the social service commission urged work toward the establishment of a new social order whereby injustice and wrong among men would be erad- icated, and war made impossible.
 William J. Bryan, who withdrew from the contest for moderator yes terday, attended the sessions of the assembly today. Mir. Bryan is urging that the assembly take some action to establish a financial aid bureau to be supported by the church for loaning money to needy members to save them from resorting to chattel mort gage money lenders.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
Expect Hydro-AirpIanes To Begin Ocean Flight
 Early This Afternoon
Weather Conditions Reported As Excellent-Repairs Being Rushed NC4 So She Gan Hop Off
 With Sister Planes.

Trepassey, N F., May i6-Nith the weather along the route to the Azores the best yet reported the seaplanes NC and NC will attempt to start tic flight at about o'clock this afternoon Newfoundland 4.ne 30 New York time), Commander Towers 
 Meantime repairs being rushed the NC f. which arrived last evening from Halifax and if they completed me she will hop off with her sister planes If Lieutenant Commander Reads flier will follow as possible.
 In speaking of the yesterday Commander Towers said i andN a little into the harbor he thought they would made good start if attempted rise Commander Towers denied that the NC had damaged but said she lowed her another try today.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

The Nc 1 aliGhted in the harbor at 7:0S o'clock last night CNewfound- land time) after a flight from Hali- fax, a distance of 537 land miles. in six hours and 23 minutes act,ra1 nying time. The seaplane hoated on the surface of the water for two hours. and 23 minutes when forced to alight eighteen miles from Halifax by one of her engines failing. The NC maintained an average altitude of 2500 feet during the Halifax-Tre- passey flight. -------,
 Mechanics who worked all night on the NC 1 were still busy this morning with engine and propeller tests, hop 'ng to have the plane ready to start for the Azores this afternoon with the NC l and NC 3.
 As result of the failure of the NC-1 and NC-3 to take the air when they got under way for the Azores yesterday, it was expected that the take off, today would be attempted inside the harbor. The rough seas at the mouth of the bay dashed over the heavily laden planes, chilling the aviators to the bone and threatening g to play havoc with the steering ap- paratus.
 Coastwise weather today was favor able for the flight, clear skies and a fresh west wind prevailing.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
PITTSBURGH ON ITS SECOND DAY
 OF CAR STRIKE

Pittsburgh. May 1e.---Pfttsburgh en- tered its seconid day of the street car strike this morning. While thousand of persons swayed perilously on trucks and tnprovised buses, the jara and congestion of yesterday was lack ing, and the great throngs that walked cityward from the nearer districts were far more orderly. Even the ex- orbitant automobile prices of yester- day seemed to have been reduced in most cases.
 The strike meanwhile continued with no sign of settlement. Neither the receivers of the Pittsburgh Rail- ways company, nor members of the street car mems union had any hope early today of reaching an agreement in the controversy over the moto-- mems and conductors demand for | F cents an hour wage increase.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

sinRfors despatch received Thury1ay
 stated that the people of Petrograd
 had been advised by the Soviet gov
 ernment to leave the city without de lay, announcement being made that all the government departmen n Es
 would be removed from the former capital by July l.
 Most of the German protests against the peace treaty terms received Oy the Allies are said to impress the AL lied chiefs as being designed as prop aganda- It is pointed out that the German notes bear evidence of having z been written before the German de'- egation had seen the treaty, the text of the document not being quoted No further notes were presented by the enemy represe natives on Thurs
 day.
 Poland's request for a part of the German warships which were surren-
 dered to the Allies has been refuse l
 by the Council of Four
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
CORONER HOLDS
 NEWLANDER WHO
 DROVE FATAL GAR

Coroner Mix of New Haven county. took charge of the investigation into the death of Gordon Brown, the young student of the Rosenbaun school, who wac killed in the auto- mobile accident at the Memorial bridge, Milford. Tuesday noon.
 The coroner held Arnold New lander. son of OIaf Newlander. of 423 RidgefieId avenue. Bridgeport. a su- perfntendent at the American & Brit fsh Mfg. Co.,, pending his fnvestiga- ton. and requested the town officials of Milford to defer action in the matter until he had finished his in- yesugation.
 New1a nder was released under s1.- 900 ball furnished by Principal Ro- senbaur1 of the school
 The car, which was driven by young Eewlander. was owned by John r. Montgomery, &Sn of Gen Phelps Montgomery of New Haven and was talk sen from in front of the school by Ne 'v1ander. Brown. Donald I.anniran of Nvaterville. Me, and Ned Hunter. of Dei roit. against the wishes of Montgomery. to go to the post of flee, a few blocks from the school They crashed into the railing just east of the bridge and hung suspend ed over the river. Lann.gan was thrown through the wind shield to the rocks below and received injuries necessftatfng 75 stitches in his legs and arms. He Is now in St Ra- phaefs hospital, New Haven, where 1t is reported that he is recovering.
 Brown was pinned under the car and received internal injuries and q broken hip, from which he died 8 few hours afterwards in St. Rapha els .ospital.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
GIRLS INJURED
 BY EXPLOSION
 ARE IMPROVING

Poughkeepsie. N. Y-. May 16-Re- ports from Vassar Brothers hospital today indicate that the condition of Miss Margaret Hubbsll 20. of Gar den City. L. T., Miss Helen Hewitt, 21. of Granville, N. Y., and Miss Lucy Hale, 20, of Los Angeles. injured yes- terday in a chemical explosion at Vas sar college, was serious but not crit ical The hospital authorities said eye specialists had been combating the chemical action and that the girls probably would not lose their sight They are somewhat disfigured. Ten ,.her vassar students were suffering
 rom minor injuries, caused by the
 bursting of . retort in Saunders lab
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
BIKE COPS ILL GET YOU
 IF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT

Motorcycles will be dispensed with and bicycles substituted by the police to patrol the several parks this summer. Offensive spooners have been able to escape arrest during the past few years, due to the great noise made by motorcycles used by the police in patrolllng dark hooks in the parks. Niolators will have no chance this summer as the GODS will be mounted on silent bicycles. At a regular meeting of the Po- lice Commissioners last night Su- perintendent John H. Redgate rec commended the. purchase of four new bicycles.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
GENERAL STRIKE
 AT WINNIPEG Nearly 5000 Workers Out Phone Operators Quit
 Today.

Winnipeg May 16-Telephone op- orators in all the local exchanges joined the general strike here today, paraylzing all telephonic communica- tion.
 Perfect order so far has marked the general strike which today in volved nearly 3O,oo0 workers in al- most every branch of the city's ac- tivity.
 With strike of the metal and building trades on May 1 the walkout has gathered strength until nearly all the retail stores and plants are invited together with railroad shops and in some cases bakers.
 The general walllout began at 1t o'clock yesterday and spread rapidly to all classes of workers even clerks in the city hall and 269 post office employees quitting their places. Po- licemen remained on duty at the re- quest of the strike committee, but fire stations were manned entirely by vol unteers.
 Recognition of the unions and wage of the workers to consider arbita- tion, but several issues were injected by the returned soldiers organiza- tions. At a mass meeting last night of several thousand soldiers a. resolu- tion was adopted, providing that after settlement of the present trouble they would unite on discussion on depor- tation of undesirable enemy aliens.
 Formal approval of the strike by the returned soldiers was the over2 shadowing development since the strike was called yesterday, and it is understood that this action is belng considered by government officials 1t! Ottawa. In some quarters it isaAxa pected that the next move in the Sft1s, uation might be made by the Fedara. ONernment. ---..e---
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
Immediate Resumption
 Of Trade Will Follow
 Treaty's Ratification
G1ause Provides For This Signing of Pact By Ger many and Three Principal Powers-Alied
 Demonstration at Smyrna.

Paris May l6-The peace treaty, it developed to- day contains which has not yet been made public vdnS that ratification by Germany and three of the principal associated will bring the treaty between the rafng parties enabling the immediate resumption of trade
 As the result of conferences among the representatives the which being continued today the text of the treaty probably made public by insamens sections of document will be released tonight.
 pointed today connection with the stipulation to the ratification of the German treaty that nation withheld ratification after three of the principal CTS had ratified disadvantage in a way This from the fact that the ratifying pow trade relations with Germany at once while the would have
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

An extensive Allied naval concen- tration has been begun at smyrna in connection with 2 mandate to Greece 10 administer the city.
 The British and the French each rave fleets on the scene with landing parties. the Greeks have a battleship and five gunboats, and the Italians have five large warships. The United States naval forces are the battleship Arizona and four destroyers. The various Allied naval continsents are drawn from tho forces in the Adriatic and the Black Sea
 Troops are also being concentrated from Saloniki. It Is understood that British and French forces are co-Op- erating in the Greek administrative mandate
 A Finnish army, under the leader ship of General Manerheim, the pre- nter, is reported by Copenhagen to be advancing on Petrograd. A He.-
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
NOTIFY WILSON BY CABLE

Washington, May 16.-Presf- dent Wilson will be officially mo- tified by cable of tho assembling Of congress when both houses convene in extra session Monday. Congressional leaders. it became known today, have decided that i'm vio4 of President Wilson being in Paris use Of the cable was the logical method of going through with the customary procedure of notifying him. Ordinarily a com mittce representing both houses wait upon the President at the White House. informing him that congress is now in session, and asking him if be has any com munication which he desires to transmit 10 it.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
SPECIAL MEDALS
 FOR TRAINMEN

Columbus, May 16---Sixteen thou sand members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will be awarded special war medals for the part the : took in tlte war by the organization. it is announced by officers of .he Brotherhood in trfenniaI convention here. The organization's service flag contains moro than $40 gold stars.
 The organization, report shows, has gained 5e148 members in three years, and in that time has conducte 12 "succefgfnf' strikes. It went or. record as pleased with the ~Adamson Iiaw as war time meazure.'
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
CHINESE CABINET RESIGNS

Paris, May 16.-The Chinese cabinet has resigned, but the President has refused to accept the resignation, according to telegram from Picking to the Peace Conference.
 Tho Penco Conference at Shanghai between representatives of northern and southern China, tho toAcgram a<ldA hos broken
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
GRAND JURY IS
 STILL OUT ON
 B0NNINE CASE

The grand jury heard testimony at the county court house today in the case of Edward Bonnine, charged with killing Joseph Callahan in this city a short time ago. States At torney Cummings asked for an indict- Inent for first degree murder, claim ing that the shooting of the Callahan boy by Bonnine was without provoca- tion- The hearing was not finishe d at press hour.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
BlackWelPs Island
 Chaplain Awarded
 Divorce Here Today

Rev. Annesley T. Young, chaplain of the Metropolitan hospital, Black wells Island, New York, was granted a divorce from Isabelle c. Young by Judge Maltbie in the Superior Court this afternoon. Desertion was the ground. The clergyman said his wife left him in 1914. The couple were married in 1907.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

A tornado which plays an import.
 ant part in the plot development of
 "A Mans Fight featuring Dustin Farnum. provides one of the realistic and spectacular effects of this offer ing First is seen the gathering of the storm, the leaves stir and trem- ble. The wind increases to a gale and ktreAa bAnd ha1nrA tho blaAt.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

London. Thursday, May 5 SeE366 fighting between Serbians and Cft tians at Agram, the Croatfan cAul is reported in a Vienna despatc1 Many Of the comhatan16 - k
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
KING ALBERT GOES TO ENGLAND

Brussels. Thursday. May liking Albert left the Belgian capital in -an airplane today for England
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

Versailles. May 16-A distinct im pression among some of the subord4 nate members of the German peSe mission that the Germans will EfEI the peace treaty is reflected in fH remark of one of the seer etaries. vii is quoted as saying:
 What else can we do but sign ?7We are on the ground, your knees HH on our stomachs and your thumh3 4 our eyes"
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
SHARP ANSWERS
 TO HUN NOTE
Distinct Impression Pre- vails That Germany Will
 Sign. .-s

Paris, May 16-(Havas)-A per emptory answer to the German, not registering objections to the treat arrangements for the left bank of tfl Rhine and the Sarre Valley has bee drafted by the special commission O
 territorial affairs presided over b Andre Tardieu, it was reported tAj morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

of power with the United States, Great
Britain, France and Italy as the nu-'
cleus of one group of nations. Those
who cry out at the cost Of maintain
ing International po'cg would do we'll
to consider the enormous expenditure
necessary to keep our army ana navy
up to the required standard should
world balance of power be formed.
Before the summer ur 1914. Europe
contained two armed camps. Ii we
do not form a worldwide league of
nations, we shall find "a world in the
same condition, with TWO armed bands
ready 10 spring at each others
throats.
The policy of splendid isolation"
is an obsolete one. ono that we have
long since 0utgruwn and one to which
we shall never revert. Surely it offers
no valid obstacle to our entry .into
the league of nations. our entrance
into the league would not he viola
ton of the principles of the Monroe
doctrine hut wider application of
those principles to evtend over all
mankind. Almost anything would he
preferable to the maintenance Of n
world balance of power The league
of nations promises to make an agree
able and successful substitute for such
a balance. Let us therefore, for the
sake of the weaker nations of the
earth, for the future peace OF the
world, for the freedom of unborn gem
erations from the burden of excessive
ornaments, enter heart and soul into
the league of nations.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
OTER0 COUNTY FARMER
PLANS TO GROW COTTON

ESPECIAL Consequences TO MOANING JOURNAL,
Alamogordo. n. NJ, April IA. b.
Daniels, who owns an irrigated farm
two miles south of Aamogordo, will
plant a small patch of cotton on his
land this month. He has obtained
seed from oklahoma with which he
intends to experiment. Mr. Daniels
states that he has never tried cotton
in this region but that he believes it
can be grown to advantage.
Farmers in this section will this
year experiment with Egyptian cotton.
which is now being grown with site
cess in parts of Arizona. The expert
ments will be on small scale
Cotton can be grown with one
third less water than alfalfa" says
Mr.. Daniels, land l see no reason why
the farmers of the Sacramento valley
cannot grow cotton profitably.
Eight inches of snow fell at Bent
and about ~ inches fell at Mescalero
during the recent cold snap" said H.
ID. Johnson, who returned today from
Bent. where he is working on the
mountain roads. 1.-THE weather was
very cold, although l don't believe
that the freeze will injure fruit to
any great degree"
Mr.. Johnson reported that the
roads were muddy from Tularosa to
Bent but that the roads from Ala
mogordo to Tularosa were in good
condition for travel.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

(Notc-The following essay by Dan
c. Burrows. Il student AT the military
institute at Roswell, was awarded first
prize In the recent statewide league Of!
nations contcst)
There seems to exist in TIE United
State senate, on the part of Il number
of more or less important members
of that BODY, an attitude Of aniag-
onism toward the entrance of Amer
lea into the league Of nations. This
opposition is based chiefly on the
ground that our entrance would be
contrary to the policy of isolation adj
vocated by Washington and Jefferson
and to the principles % the Monroe
doctrine
Let us see Just what, in effect, the
Monroe doctrine amounts to. The
Monroe doctrine was nos simply an
assertion. with special reference TO the
western hemisphere, of the right. of
independent states to exist without
fear of coercion in any form from
other states President Monroe an
nounced to the world that we would
uphold this principle on this hemi-
sphere. The principle of the protec-
ton of the rights of smaller nations
is the one for which we have just
been fighting. The aim of the pro-
| posed league of nations is to extend
this principle we have been unfolding
| on this side of the Atlantic to the rest
| of the world. That is too big a task
| for the United States alone, but the
| prosed league of nations should easily
! accomplish it, If we have thought
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
LARGE EXCESS OF
MOISTURE DUR|NC
MONTH OF MARCH
Heavy Snowfall and Abundant
Rains Cause More PreCipi-
tation Than Usual; Stock
BLoSSes=HeaVy in Places. 3

ESPECIAL coERssPoHngHcE TO MORNING JOURNAL
) Santa Fe, April 12.-The ninety |
weather stations in New Mexico have
reported their statistics for March to
the section director here, who today |
issued the climatic, summary for last !
month for the entire state. The tenn
perature of the month was deficient !
but there was a large excess of pre- /
cipitation. Unusually heavy snow oc-i
Cured over the northeast counties
and the northern mountain, regions, |
while heavy rains drenched the
drouth- stricken southeast districts.
The month was the Wettest March of
record during the past quarter of a
century. The snowfall was phenome-
nal and while giving excellent soil
moisture and unusual promise of
abundant water in streams, was Sc
we're on stock, causing heavy losses in
northern counties. The losses were
lighter southwark and the moisture
promises excellent early range. and
also given promise of a most favorable
crop season.
The monthly mean temperature for
the state was 40.S- degrees or 80 de-
grees below the normal, and 5.8 be-
low March of last year The highest
monthly mean was 52.3 degrees at
Artesia and the highest recorded tenn
perature was 81 degrees at Artesa on
March 10. The lowest monthly mean
was "a degrees at EliZabethtown and
the lowest recorded temperature 10
degrees below zero at the same sta
ton on March 8. The greatest local
daily range of temperature was 60
degrees at Turney's ranch (near Las
Cruces) on March s.
The mean relative humidity at
Santa Fe averaged sc per cent. at
Roswell as per cent, at the Agricul-
tural college 3S per cent, at Ell Paso
Fl per cent. The average precipita-
ton over the state was 2.56 inches, or
164 inches above the normal or LII
inches more than the year before. The
greatest monthly amount was 6,97
inches at Havey's Upper Ranch. The
least was one-fifth of an inch at
Cloverdale in Hidalgo county. The
greatest in any ,twenty-four consecu-
tive hours was 5,99 inches at Cimar-
ron on March 81. The snowfall aver
aged 1873 inches and precipitation &C.
Cured on an average of six days.
The total wind movement at Santa
Fe was 6.454 miles or 81 miles per
hour; highest velocity SO miles from
the southeast on March 20. At Ros-
we'll the total movement was 7,545
miles or 10.1 miles per hour with a
maximum velocity of A miles. AT the
Agricultural college the total move
ment was 1901 miles or 95 miles an
hour with "a maximum of 81 miles; at
Albuquerque the total movement was
7,411 miles or 10 miles an hour, with
a maximum velocity of 20 miles an
hour. At Ell Paso the total movement
was $3.50 miles or 1872 miles per
hour with a maximum velocity of Sc
miles. " t''z,
Santa Fe received 55 per cent of
the possible sunshine, and there were
fifteen days with so per cent or more
of sunshine; Roswell recorded "A per
cent of sunshine. t