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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-19

they have waited ten minutes and
some greater lengths ~ time before
any response. and some say az times
they are absolutely unabl" "a set
central.
The city commission fe"' f..
the subscribers OF your company In
Amarillo should have better SOC.
vice.
please advise n improy-r 4
present conditions. a. above stated
may b" expected
An early reply viii be tpprc.
ciatcd "
Details relative 10 the operation
Of street cars In the cts were clear
cd at yesterdays meeting aud d
was revealed that an the steel. ties
and other materials for the cous,ruc.
ton of extensions have bee nOrdered
and ihat the active work ~ LAYING
tho new lines will begin as soon a.
th emaierials arrive.
Following the adjournment ~ the
meeting, Mayor Mars. Commission.
or Trolinger and CITY Manager Mot.
low visited the city farm for the
regular inspection finding condi.
lions very good
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-19
STATE INSPECTOR FINDS SEVERAL
|NSAN|TARY PLACES N AMARILLO
AND FILES COUNTY COURT CHARGES
OFFICIAL OF DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND DRUGS WILL
CONTINUE ACTIVITIES FOR FEW DAYS-ALLECED
INEFFICIENT PHONE SERVICE BROUGHT UP

Joe Inspector Department Of Food aud DRUG Inspection
the State appeared before the CV commission yesterday for
nana conditions found IN certain
Of Amarillo he said that his Inspections Of these places
include markets drug and concona and
ooduf and drugs he had discovered that In
calculated be- hazard 10 the health OF the citizens
complaint been filed b Mr. Jayne
IN will he tried future date
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-19

Initiation OF currency says Frank
\ vandcrlip. New York banker, is
the primary cause Of social unrest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
OIL MEN MUST
FIGHT OR BRIBE
MEXICAN OFFICERS

washington, Jan. 9.-OH companies
operating in the Tampico district must
fight Mexicans or bribe them, Michae!
Fl. Spellacy. for man years in the oil
business in Mexico, testified today be-
fore special examiner for the Senate
foreign relations committee
by bribery I mean that the compa-
MES pay officers of the Carranza gov
eminent to do what they are required
by law TO do,* Spellacy said. He added
that many workers would like to put
all facts on the situation before the
United States government but were not
permitted by the companies.
Spellacy declared that the feeling
among Americans in Mexico was that
the government knew all about the
troubles there and had deliberately sup
pressed the facts.
Americans feel" he continued, that
they should let the United States know
first hand what is happening and If
the government won't do anything then
they will do themselves. If it is case
Of Intervention, we don't want that"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
General Forecast

Southwestern disturbance has moved
since Thursday night from Central
Tennessee to southern New England
with increased velocity and precipi-
tation area for the last "a hours COW
ers all districts east of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river except Florida
1t is considerably colder In New
York and New England.
With the exception of local SHOWS
Saturday in northern New England,
New York and along the lower Lake
and on Saturday night or Sunday in
the upper Lake region the weather
will be generally fair Saturday and
Sunday east of the Mississippi river.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Point judith.
p. l., TO Provincetown. Mass
Winds off Atlantic coast: North Of
Sandy Hook: Fresh to moderately
strong northwest diminishing by
Saturday night. snow followed by
clearing and colder.
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh to
moderately stronger northwest, di-
minishing by Saturday night, fair,
colder.
Disturbance near extreme southern
New England coast moving north
east.
Northeast storm warnings display
ed from Point Judith to Province
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
RECKLESS EXPENDITURES
LACK OF BUSINESS METHODS
BY ADMINISTRATION HEADS
charged BY Chairman of House Committee on Appropria-
oas-Asserts Estimated Requirements of U. ST. Not In
cuong Railroads. for Next Year. Is Placed at Billion and
Quarter-Represens Individual Tax of s47 Advocates
Budget System in Chicago Address

chicago, Jan. 9.-The estimated re-
quarements of the United States gov
eminent not including anything for
the railroad administration for the
next fiscal year, was placed at s5 go
oo0.00O by Congressman James w
1000 OF Iowa, chairman of the
Mouse committee on appropriations
lie made the statement tonight be-
lore the Illinois Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION in an address advocating =
budget system.
The sum, the speaker said. repre-
sented a tax of SAT and to collect
even a small sum the hand of the
tax gatherer would fall heavily upon
many of the people Hhe charged
many government departments with
extravaganza and deplored the lack
OF real business acumen in others n
NO press bureau budget plan, no.
the British budget system will an
swer." he said, for the need of an
American budget code.
He said the tax payers were be-
coming more insistent for govern
ment fiscal efficiency and apparent
ly the United States government was
the only great business concern no.
run along business lines.
With one BREATH" asid the speaI.-
er. the secretary of labor asks for
$14 100000 to establish EMPLOYMENT
agencies throughout the country to
help our unemployed find jobs, while
in another he voices his approval OF
the plan of the commissioner of i'm
migration to bring into the United
States 100000 laborers from Porto
Rico and Mexico to supply a labor
shortage.
"On the same day that the attor-
ney general is seen starting a grea:
crusade against buying anything ex-
cept the actual necessaries for i'm
mediate needs. we see the secretary
of agriculture advising and urging
the State Highway Commissions to
buy all kinds of material and ma
chinery for road construction and
store 1t for future use.
I'VE behold the treasury depart
ment urging Congress to accept a
generous donation by patriotic citi-
zenship of a southern city of 5000
acres of land ON which to build a
hospital and when a generous appro-
priation by Congress to build this
hospital we see this same depart
ment closing a contract to some o.
same patriotic citizens who donated
the land. That is not all. The con-
tract is let just double the amount
which treasury department it would
cost to have the same improvements
made by letting out the work to sub
contractors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
BAG % REDS
IN PITTSBURG

: FlttSDurg, Ja-.. ia series OF raluS,
the second in Butler county within
four days, was conducted by special
West Winfield late today and % men
alleged members of the Russian Com
nunistic party were arrested. Sixteen
of the prisoners were brought to Pitts
burg tonight while the other seven were
detained in the Butler county jail. A
majority OF those arrested are Russians,
Federal authorities said. Most of the
men were taken into custody while at
work in West Winfield industrial plants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Russian Pair to
Face Propaganda
Charges Monday

Washington, Jan. s. SubpoenaS
We're served tonight on Ludwig (.
A. K Martens. self-styled Russian
Soviet ambassador TO the United
States, and his secretary and spokes-
man, Santeri Nuerteva. calling fo-
their appearance at the initial hear
ing Monday of the Senate foreign
relations b-committee charged
with an investigation of Russian
propaganda in the United States.
Both accepted the summons.
Martens. for whom department OF
Justice agents have been seeking with
q warrant for arrest, it was said at
the temporary headquarters here OF
the Russian Soviet Bureau" was
served with the subpoena AT the
home here of a friend with whom he
has spent the afternoon" The sub
poena for the appearance of Nuer-
teva was served at the offices of the
bureau"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
FIRE DESTROYS
PUMPING STATION
AT OLD TOWN

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 9-Fire which
started in the water pumping station
of the Bangor Railway and Electric
Company at Old Town at noon en-
tirely destroyed the electric light sta
ton with an estimated loss of SIS, 900.
At one time it looked as if the Ola
Town Wooden Company's plant woull
be damaged. Firemen fought the
stubborn blaze using water from the
river as there was no pressure. Help
was sent from the local fire depart
ment. Private mill pumps will aid in
maintaining a moderate water SER
vice pending repairs to the system.
Arrangements are being made for a
temporary lighting service direct
from the Milford power plant of the
company
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Claims Proof of
Red Activity by
"Alphabet" Martens

Chicago, Jan. 9-Ludwig G. A. K.
Martens, self-styled .'soviet ambas-
sador and representative of sLenine
and Trotzky in the United States.
helped finance the communist and
communist labor party in Chicago.
according to statement given out
today by Assistant States Attorney
Henry A. Berger.
Berger made the announcement
after examining the archives Of the
communist labor party, seized yes
terday at Moline when Edgar Owens.
secretary Of the party. was arrested
on warrant charging him with vio-
lation of the state anti-sedition law.
Among the papers in the posses
sion Of the states attorney, he said.
is a cancelled check for $3.50. bearing
Martens signature. The money was
used to purchase a lease on a hall
used as a communist lecture room.
States Attorney MacLay Hoyne
also has kilograms from Martens to
local radicals, giving detailed in
structions for the red campaign here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Commercial Deals
Blind for Spreading
Red Propaganda

Elmira. n. Y, Jan. S-The pretend
ed commercial activities of the Soviet
bureau was a blind for distributing
letters from Lenine to American
working men Ind the distribution Of
other propaganda directed against
the government declared state Sena-
tor Clayton r. Lugk in a statement
here today as chairman Of the joint
executive committee investigating
radicalism in New York state.
Senator Lusk answered the charges
in the form of questions which the
five Socialist assemblymen, as yet
unseated in the state assembly had
prepared to present to the legislature
against the joint committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10

a mention on the Senate floor of the
treaty or the jackson Day develop
ments. That was when Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts as reservation Dem
ocrat put in a letter from President
Lowell of Harvard asking that the
Democrats show q willingness TO COM
promise on article 10. Hitherto an ad-
vocate of unreserved ratification, Dr..
Lowell wrote that he was convinced ar
ticle 10 imposed Objectionable obliga
tions. MIR. Bryan did not tarry long
in Washington, leaving in the day for
Lincoln, Neb., where he will speak Mon
day. So far as was learned. he did not
confer with Democratic leaders here
before his departure. The cabinet met
in its regular session today but if the
members discussed the split between
President Wilson and Bryan on the
treaty issue or Mr.. Wilson's stand they
would not admit it.
Democratic leaders did not attempt
however, to minimize the effect that the
split between the President and his for
mer secretary of state might have both
at the convention and at the polls in
NOVcUlDeT IL II SHOuLQ De Carried tnat
far
They recalled the dominant role Mr.
Bryan played at the Baltimore gather
ing when Mr.. Wilson FIRST was nomi-
mated, and while the convention time
is yet in the distance. some of them at
least look forward to stirring events IN
San Francisco.
Many of the Democratic leaders who
gathered here for the jackson Day
deliberations left today for their
homes. Chairman Homer S. Cummings
of the national committee conferred
with some of those remaining concern
ing arrangements for the party conven-
ton on June Is, but no definite decision
was reached. A meeting of the exec
utive committee will be called soon to
discuss formally. Meantime Chairman
Cummings expects to select members
Of committee on arrangements which
will go to San Francisco probably in
February to make the necessary ar
rangements there for accommodating
and seating the delegates and for COM
mittee rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
0USTED. REDS
To Fight for N. Y. AS
sembly Seats

Republican Leaders Confer on Sus-
pension-Much Opposition to Ae-
ton Found-SociaIists to Engage
Able Lawyers in Effort at Rein
statement
New York, Jan. 9-Republican lead
ers from all parts of the state held
informal conferences here today on
the assemblys summary suspension
of its socialist members and the re-
sultant probable effect on the cleo
torate Of the state. Meanwhile the
five suspended assemblymen made
plans for a bitter fight for reinstate-
ment.
]. Henry Walters, Republican lead
er of the Senate, Speaker Sweet, 81
mon L. Adler, Republican leader of
the assembly and Attorney General
Charles D. Newton. discussed the
subject with men prominent in the
party, but comment was reserved.
1t was intimated tonight however
that they had found considerable op-
position to the assembly's program in
dealing with its Socialist members.
During the day the executive COM
mittee Of the Socialist party of New
York issued a statement demanding
that the assembly Immediately re-
woke its action which it denounced
as direct affront to the voters of the
state. disgraceful and American.
The Socialists fight for reinstate-
ment will be championed by the abb
est lawyers, they can hire, it was an
nounced. Propaganda will form a big
part Of a campaign to turn the as
semblys action into a boomerang and
compel reinstatement through public
opinion, it was said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
BOSTON EFFORT
To Block Enforcement
Volstead Dry Act
Suit Filed Claims Measure Not L..
eaIly Adopted - Contention Made
Must Be Passed by Two Thirds
Vote Congress and Ratified by
Three Fourths Of States

Boston, Jan. Suit to restrain tbs
federal authorities in this district
from enforcing the volstead prohibit
ton enforcement act on the ground
that it had not been adopted legal
~, was filed in the Federal Distric.
court today by Patrick Henry Kelly
an attorney, on behalf of George
Dempsey of the wholesale liquor firm
of P. Dempsey & Co. of this city
Judge Anderson set next Monday as
the date for a hearing.
The bill in equity is directed
agains District Attorney Thomas
Boynton and Acting Collector of In
ternal Revenue Andrew J. Casey. In
it Mr.. Kelley contends that the Vol
stead act in order to become opera
tive, first must be passed by q two
thirds vote of Congress and then rat
flied by three-fourths Of the state
in the same manner as a constitu-
tional amendment.
Neither the Congress nor the sew
eral states" the bill says. have an
power of separate and independent
legislation and dealing to them unde:
the provisions Of section of the
18th amendment (the national prohi-
bition amendment) and the national
policy intended to be secured by the
18th amendment cannot, under the
legislation of the United States mol
under the 18th amendment be per-
fected, determined, aScertained or Sc
cured by the exercise by the sepac-
ate and independent action, power
and will of the Congress or the sew
eral states"
The bill asserts that the 18th
amendment merely is a declaration
of national policy and passive IN
character, because of the absence CT
a definition Of Intoxicating liquor
and of enforcement regulations. il
declares that section requires con-
current action by Congress and thu
states "to determine, ascertain. Sc
cure and perfect the details of the
policy" and that Congress with
constitutional authority or right and
either by ignorance of the law OF
through other motives unknown to
the plaintiff has usurped to itself the
sole power of enforcing the provisions
of section / of the amendment in vio-
lation of section two. by passing the
Volstead act"
Mr.. Kelley said he would ask that
action on the bin be expedited and
hoped to get it before the supreme
court within 80 days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10

Washington, Jan. 9The fortunes
Of the treaty of Versailles became
even more unsettled today when on
top of President Wilson's jackson
day announcement for taking the
question to the people in the political
campaign and William Jennings Bry-
ans opposition to such a cours :
Democratic and Republican friends
of the treaty in the Senate renewed
determinedly their efforts to secure
compromis ratification
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting Democratic leader, said he did
not regard the Presidents declara-
ton as calculated to cut off any rea =
sonable compromise and predicted
ratification before the campaign was
under way. The mild reservation
group Of Republicans took much the
same view. and the group of Demo-
Gratis who have been urgent in their
demand for compromise declare1
their position was in no way altered.
Discussion Of compromise reserva-
lions accordingly went forward As
actively as before a conference being
arranged on the Republican side t.
take up in detail the set of reserva-
lions submitted recently by Senator
Kendrick of Wyoming and Other
Democrats. It was said counter
proposal might be drawn up within q
few days and all Of the parties tn
the negotiations seemed hopeful tina,
an agreement ultimately would be
reached.
Among the treaty's irreconcilable
foes, however, the Presidents stand
and the statement of Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts,, the Republican
Senate leader, that he would welcome
the treaty as a political issue wer4
held as having definitely put the
question into the campaign This
group consistently has predicted fail
ure for the compromise negotiations
and they were more positive today
than ever, there would be no agree
ment. In announcing that the COM
promise plans would go ahead, Sena-
tor Hitchcock said that, of course the
Democrats could not agree to any
compromise vitality impairing the
treaty and that there would be an
attempt to work out such reserva-
tons as the President could accept.
Some other Democrats were not SO
| emphatic on that point however. de-
claring privately that they would
take the best compromise they could
get and then put the responsibility
straight up to the White House.
The speech of Mr.. Bryan at the Jack
son Day banquet here. which in addition
to opposing any effort to carry the
treaty into the campaign advocated a
speedy compromise. was put into the
Senate record today by Senator McCor-
mick, Republican, Illinois, after the
Presidents letter announcing his stand
had been presented by Senator Hitch
cock. Senator Mccormick requested
that the two be printed in juxtaposi-
ton in view of reports that they are
agreed on the treaty"
No debate developed and only on one
ether occasion during the day was there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Rochester Couple
Held for Murder

Rochester, n. T., Jan. 9-Charged
with murder in the first degree for
the alleged staying Of Edward Kneip,
whose dead body was found yester-
cay beneath q culvert on the Mos
quito road south Of this city, James
L. Odell p. and his ID year old wife
were brought before Judge Willis K.
Gillette in county court here today.
Both waived examination and we're
held for the grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
C. PinchOt Protests
Transfer of Oil
Lands in California

Washington, Jan. 9.-Protest agains.
the decision of Atty. Gen. Palmer on
Dec. 4 in turning over 10000 acres OF
oil land in California, estimated to be
worth s5ooooc.oOc. to the Southern Pa
cific CO. without an appeal from the
adverse judgment of a lower court, was
made by Clifford Pinchot, president of
the National Conservation Association,
in a letter to the attorney general.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Believes Present
Unrest Due to
RepresSive Laws

washington. Jan. S-Opposition to
the Steering Sedition Bill on the
ground that adequate laws already
exist was expected today by Senator
France, Republican, Maryland. He
said the espionage act passed as a
war measure had been wholly vic
ious as well as Ineffective"
Much of the widespread unrest, -
he said, lis due to the enactment of
repressive statutes which interfere
with personal liberty.
II am convinced that if we restore
to our people the liberties which they
enjoyed previous to the war the ~
rious unrest and discontentment will
quickly disappear"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
Seeks Favorable
Action by New Jersey
ON Woman Suffrage

Newark. Jan. 9-Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer has written to the
u Democratic assemblymen-elect OF
New Jersey requesting their Infiu-
ence to obtain ratification of the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment at
the January session of the state
LEGISLATURE. The request is similar
to that recently made by Honor S.
Cummings, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic national committee in a letter
to James r Nugent, n state Demo
cratic leader. which Nugent refused
on the ground that woman suffrage
is the greatest menace now threaten
ing the stability Of the American gov
eminent and American institutions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
At Brunswick

brunswick, Me-, Jan. 9.-Ex-President
William Howard Taft addressed 15Oo
people at the Parish church tonight at
the Annie Talbot Cole lecture at Bow
dom college.
resident Taft arrived in Brunswick
Inns afternoon from Portland where he
addressed the Rotary Club. Upon his
arrival at Bowdoin college a reception
was given in his honor by Kappa chap
jer o. the Epsilon Psi fraternity. fol-
owing which he was the guest at a
u.nner party given by President Ken
meth P. Stills. His address this evening
was devoted to a discussion of the
ieague Of nations and he stated that
in his opinion a compromise was not
impossible and that such a compromise
should not be put on for Il months as
suggested by the President. He toop
~ the nature of the proposed resera-
ions and how they would eject the
treaty He said that the league Of ma
IONS was simply an outgrowth Of the
eague to enforce peace, but it was
much better and more powerful. He
aid he was for the league either with
WITHOUT rS6CTNdllOIlS. ne cI6tS1 'khsS@
of the reservations could very easily
u. compromised as slight changes In
wording would eliminate the OBJ
..tionable features. That two OF the
~servations were simply interpretatlve
nd did not effect the league in any
way The question of ornaments and
nantung, of Article 10, which related
compelling the nations to go to war
against other nations were. in his opin-
on the three that would require the
most ample interpretations. He also
discussed at length the article relating
% the British representation. which he
teit could be disposed Of in q manner
satisfactory to this country that would
OF offend Great Britain. He said that
/; was evident that the IA reservations
were for the most part written by men
who absolutely opposed the league and
nat the language in several OF them
nut the United States on pedestal
which could not help being offensive 70
other nations. He said there was no
question in our minds that the United
states is the greatest country in the
world but there is no need OF rubbing
il in when dealing with other world
POWERS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
'LODGERS BARELY
ESCAPE FLAMES
AT PRESQUE ISLE.

Pressure Isle, Me. Jan. 9eTwenty-
FIVE scantily clad dodgers narrowly
escaped from the Columbia hotel
early today when it was burned t.
the ground A woman. who tainted
was discovered by one of the men as
he was leaving the building and was
rescued by him. The loss, estimated
at $4,000. is partially covered by in
surance.