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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Will Meet Champ
Anywhere in World
Says Carpenter

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Georges Car
pentier, champion heavyweight pugi-
list of Europe, who left for Paris to-
day after a visit to London to witness
the bout between Frank Moran of
Pittsburgh ana Joe Beckett, the En-
glish heavyweight on Friday last, de-
clared flatly that he would not fight
anyone prior to his match with Jack
Dempsey, the worlds champion. This
statement was made In answer TO
widely published reports that he was
about TO sign for matches with Moran
and Tommy Burns. former worlds
champion.
Discussing the arrangements with
Dempsey, Carpenter said II did not
mako the slightest difference to him
whore ne contested for the cham
pionship.
ANY place in the world suits me"
he declared.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Further Reduction in
Cotton Consumption
~ rnr Assee,Arsp raEss

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Cotton
consumption was further curtailed
during November and holdings of
cotton showed an Increase. the census
bureaus monthly report today
showed.
November consumption was about
$500 bales less than In October.
1890 bales less than In November
last year and almost 100000 bales
less for the four months period ns
compared with the same period u year
ago. Active cotton spindles number
cd about 100000 less than In Oc-
tober ana almost 100000 less than
In November last year.
Consumption in cotton growing
states showed less ourtallment than
elsewhere.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Veteran SwindIer
Caught With Goods

ST. LOUIS. Dec. i5.---Polico an
nounced today that Edward ]. MUIR
ray So years old, under arrest here
on a charge OF attempted swIndIe.
admitted that he escaped from tho
Huntsville, Texas. penitentiary last
December.
Checks to the amount OF $50. 600
were drawn on the Producers Ma
tional Bank OF Tulsa, Okla, with
which, police say. Murray admitted
he intended TO attempt TO swindle a
local firm.
Murray served a term iE the Colo
rado penitentiary police say, and had
served five months OF a 10 year SEN
tence on a forgery charge when he
escaped frcm the Huntsville PEN
itentiary.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
KIWANIS CLUB COMMITTEE
GOES AFTER NEW HOTEL
ALONG BUSINESS LINES
Committee Incorporates Albuquerque Hotel Company With Half
Million Dollars Capital and Club Authorizes Vigorous Cam.
paign Put Plan Through

Tho first definite action toward
construction OF new hotel in Albu-
Querque. having promise Of immcd-
late results, occurred today when the
Kiwnnis club unanimously approved
detailed report OF its recently APP
pointed hotel committee which rec
commended that:
Tho Albuquerque Hotel COM
pany be Incorporated for $780,
600
That lmmedis tely after lucor-
puration has been completed the
club lnauEurnte n campaign 10
sell the 100000 shares OF pre-
ferred and 100000 shares OF
common stock provided for.
That the chamber OF COM
merce ana the Rotary club bo
invited to aid In carrying out
this campaign
That real estate 4 .Sncrs be In
vlted to submit offers IN writing
or property suitable for hotel
sites.
That hotel be built without
further delay to he Hs large az
the financial resources of the
company will permit.
with the reading of the report,
which was greeted with applause,
came the statement of the committee
that IL the club approved the plans
the committee would see through the
construction OF a hotel without fur
ther delay. The club approved.
The report was presented In the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Mexico Lifts Export
Duties on Copper Ore

DOUGLAS. Ariz., Dec. 10. An
nouncement was made this afternoon
at the Mexican customs house In
aqua Prleta Sonora, Just opposite this
city that instructions have been re-
ceivcd from Mexico City TO lift export
duties on all copper ore passing from
Mexico into the United STATES until
the price OF copper on the Now York
market is above Is cents.
This It was pointed out, win asuist
producers in keeping northern Mexico
mines open despite present prices for
the metal as well as lend assistance
to border smeltcrs. who have recently
cut down forces and reduced wages to
cope with what was termed "tho pres
ent industrial crisis"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Great Western to
Quit Factory Work
~ THE ASSOCIATED rREss

DENVER. Dec. l5.--The Great
Western Sugar company, biggest beet
sugar refining company in this dis
trict, announced today it's decision to
discontinue construction work ON new
factories at Johnstown, Colo, ana at
Minatare, Ncb., for an indefinite
period"
Depression in sugar prices aug
mented by tho strained credit situa-
tlon," were reasons given by the COM
pany In II prepared statement.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dec. i5.-Furthor
opposition to the proposal of the chi
CagO, burlington and Quincy railroad
that II distribute 100000 OF its
surplus In dividends and cash was
voiced before the Interstate commerce
commission today by spokcsmcn for
the states Of Illinois and Nebraska.
Assistant Attorney General Hugh
La Masters. OF Nebraska. said his state
wns not willing to conccdc that such
IA vast profit had been acquired by
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Alleged P. o. Thief
viii Lose a Leg

WICHITA. Kas., Dec. l5--.Fred
DeArmond. Aged 80, who was shot in
the leg at the Union Passenger sta
tlon here last night by post office Of
flee officials while DeArmond was al
legged to be stealing registered mail
package. valued at 100000. from n
mail truck. probably viii be operated
on today for amputatIon OF the in
jured limb.
j. W. Adamson, secret service op-
erative. said a burglars kit was found
In DeArmond's room. Mrs. Dear
mond is under arrest and the officials
are searching for two alleged confed-
crates Of DeArmond.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
NAMES
MORGENTHAU As
ARMENIAN MEDIATOR

WAsHINGTON. Dec. 15.--CBy
tho AssocIated Prcas,) - Henry
Morgenthau Of New York, former
Ambassador TO Turkey, has been
selected by President Wilson to
act M tho presidents personal
representative In medinting be.
twecn the Armenians and the
Turkish natlonalists.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
BETHLEHEM STEEL PRESIDENT
ADMITS CORPORATION REFUSES
STEEL TO UNION BuIlDERS

any fabricated steel nnleae II was 70
be erected under "open shop" oondl.
tions
Mr.. Grace asserted however that al
though his corporation was men7Oer
OF the National Steel Fabricatorn' Ra-
sociatlon, Il had acted independently
Of the associations open shopr pro-
gram.
Declaring that the witness was
fencing" with him, Samuel Inter-
myer, counsel for the COMMITTEES, in
sisted that the corporations policy
was due TO concerted action with the
association.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
NEGRO SAYS MAIL
CLERK PLANNED
GREAT ROBBERY
Man Under Arrest in
Chicago Declares Coun-
Gil Bluffs Gang Got
5000, 900 in Cash.

CHICAGO. Dee. 15. - Ed
ward Valentine, n negro, arrest
cd here several days ago at the re-
quest Of Kokomo, Ind, police, "con.
fessed" TO authorities today that he
had participated in the recent rail
way mail robbery at Council Bluffs
and later repudiated the alleged con-
fesslon.
Advised by postoffico inspectors
that II was extremely improbable the
negro had any part in the big rob.
berry. police obtained another state.
ment from the man saying he told
the first story TO avoid being ques-
toned about other robbcrios.
Valentine was arrested In connec-
tlon with a robbery In the Indiana
city, but when police searched his
trunks they found more than $4,000
in checks and money orders and sew
oral hundred unopened registered let
tors Valentine admitted robbing
mail cars at Kokomo, st. Louis. Mo-,
and Sycamore and West Chicago, III.
In his alleged confession of partici-
patton in the Council Bluffs robbery,
Valentine IN reported to have said that
robbers obtained S9,5n1,00O in cash
and securities, 100000 OF the amount
being cash.
Nine men and ono woman, he Is
said to have told the police, partici-
pated. II met one of the gang In
Cleveland when the robbery was being
planned, he Is reported to have said.
THE man who talked to me was
railway mail clerk who had been
ntudying the situation at the Union
Pacific transfer between omaha and
Council Bluffs for some time. He
had II all figured out that there was
nothing to stop any one who wanted
to make haul on a trauscontinental
train.
"Hc convinced me and l went with
him to Des Moines, whore we picked
up the rest OF the gang. There were
nine men in II, including three neg
roes, and also one woman. The girl,
whose name | didn't know, always
Travelled with n man named Thornton.
six of the gang were employees Of
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad. That made 1t easy for those
who had been assigned to board
ing the train at the transfer The
mnil car was switched TO n c. B. & Q.
train Just after IL had crossed the
river from Omaga. Between the
transfer and the Council Bluffs depot
Is about n mile of switch yards, ditch
cs and swnmps.
1.-THE girl and Thornton had to fol-
low down the railroad track because
there was no road. In the mile he
tween the transfer and the station we
dumped Off the pouches.
THE others dropped off the train
there, but | swung aboard the rear
OF the train and went into the wash
room. | stayed there until we got
out OF Council Bluffs and then went
into the chair car and stayed there
until we got to Des Moines. We met
again in Des Moines, and divided the
loot, and / came on to Chicago"
Valentine was turned over to fed
oral authorities. The registered mail
found in his trunks is said to have
been part OF the loot in n $4,000 mail
robbery at Kokomo last Friday night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
~ rns s.sseisrrp rar..

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Eugene O.
Grace, president Of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation. took the stand this
afternoon in New York's building
trust" inquiry to reply to charges that
his concern was sponsoring the open
shop" by Withholding steel from
builders employing union labor.
Mr.. Grace told the Joint legislative
tlOn that II was the policy ot the
Bethlehem Steel company not to sell
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Deny Cardinal Gibbons
Is Seriously iii

BALTTBORE. Dec. 1.-the send-
Ing OF nurse yesterday to attend 70
Cardinal Gibbons who has been rest
Ing at tie i.ome Of Robert Z. Shriver
at Union Mills. Md. for the last ten
days, led TO reports that .he cardinal
was seriously ILL., These were denied
today by the cardinals physician and
at the Episcopal residence. The doc
tor said that the cardinal was suffer-
ing from fatigue caused by overtaxed
strength.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
INDIANS POW wow ON CLAIMS

FORT THOMPSON. Crow Creek.
Indian Reservation, s. D.. Dec. H.
Delegates from nearly all tribes OF
the Dakota Indian Nation met here
today In general council TO select a re-
preventative TO act for them IN neRo-
tiating for settlement OF the black
hills claim" and other claims against
the United States government.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

This is the trackess street with which
the city Electric company will handle Albuquerquea
suburban traffic beginning In the early spring
Five OF these have been ordered by the City
Electric together with eight motor trucks First delv
of the order will be had during January, the com.
pany today Additional viii be ordered
the traffic increased. The motor trucks viii he
used In handling freight traffic regular scheduled
runs between Albuquerque and Bernalo, Estancia and
Belen and intervening points
The trackless street painted in the same
coors the company's regular trolley They have
capacity Of II passengers and passengers will have
transfer privileges TO the trolley The trackess
cars will be operated regular part Of the companys
established schedule
The new cars will run on Commute schedule between
the city and Los Gtiegos and on 40minuto schedule
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
WAGNER ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUEBLO SCHOOLS
New Mexico State SUI
perintendent Will Go to
New Position in Colo
rado City on January |.

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. i5.--J. II.
Wagner, OF Santa Fe. N. NJ. state
superintendent Of schools for New
Mexico. has been elected super
intendent of schools In district
No. Of this city. He will assume
office January 4.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
DENY MURPHY
CHANGE IN, x-uNtrr,

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. i5-Motion
OF Edmund tspudl Murphy. alleged
San Francisco gangster and compan-
ion of the three suspected murdercrs
who were lynched at Santa Rosa last
Friday, for q change OF vcnue In his
trial on charge OF attacking two
girls In shack here, was denied BY
the court here today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec, 10
Post Office Inspector c. II. Glenn Of
this city who organized and led the
federal officials in the investigation
of the mail car robbery in Council
Buns. Nov. 10. when shown the story
from Chicago, said:
ITS all news to me and I do not
credit II whatever, II II Is true, that
registered letters were found In this
negro's possession, It would indicate
he had had some connection with n
mail robbery, but | am certain he
was not mixed up In the Council
Bluffs robbery. We cleared that up
to our entire satisfaction"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
NIExIoo TELEGnApHERs sTRuxr

MEXICO CITY. Dec. t5.--rhe tele-
graphers and citation agents ON tho
National railways have ordered a
general immediate strike. which II 81
feared Will paralyxe all the lines.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
PARISH PRIEST IN
COUNTY CORK SHOT
BY UNIFORMED MEN
Lord Mayor of Stricken
City Appeals to Irish
Americans and Red
Cross for Aid of Home
less.

WASHINGTON, Dee. i5---Lau-
renee Ginncl, former Irish nem-
her OF the British parliament, de-
clincd today TO appear before the
commission OF Committee OF One
Hundred on conditions In ireland
until he was assured that the
commission did not plan to go
behind the present republic" In
ireland on recommendation II
might make.
On the assurance of Chairman
Frederic c. Howe of the cOmnis-
sion, that IL dld not intend ITO
recommend home rule" Mr. Gin
mel began his recital.
The witness said his last em-
ploymcnt had been In Ireland.
und was thnt of "pI'lsOnct'' held
for political activities In bchnlT
Of Irish self determination.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 15.-irhe bishop of
Cork. SAYS the Central News has re-
ceived n telegram stating that Canon
Mageo. parish priest OF Dunmanway
county Cork, was shot dead. by armed
and uniformed men at 9:3O o'clock
this afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Alleges False Issues
To Divide the People

To Divide the People
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA relig-
ious issue was "artiflcialy worked
up" in the province OF Ulster, Miss
Ruth Russell, who Investigated con-
dltions In ireland last year for Tho
Chicago Daily News, declared today
at tho resumption Of the hearings of
the commission appointed by the COM
mlttee Of one hundred lnquiring into
the Irish question.
Ulster mill owners, Miss Russell
said, had encouraged religious differ
ences as means to defeat efforts OF
their workers to organize. Necessity
Tor increased pay, due to the war, she
added. produced labor organizations
despite the efforts to block them and
the people Of Ulster were now united
on the question of Irish independence.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Lord Mayor OF Cork

LONDON, Dec. l5.-Lord Mayor
Ot-allaghan. of Cork, has plnt n cable
message to the Irish Americans Of the
United States urging them to organize
n relief FUND for Ireland says Il Cork
dispntch to the Central News today.
The lord mayor also appen'ed TO the
American Red Cross to "end con-
tlngent 10 Cork speedily the dispatch
adds
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

form Of "A record OF the meeting of
tho hotel committee. which folloWs;
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21
MOLD EN-, CENTREr

Jimmie Cox, tho south's political
champion. must share interest and at -
tcntiou this woot with Dixic's foot
ball kings Saturday afternoon, In the
groRt Harvard stadium Mt Cambridge.
Mass, Charley Moran's wonder team.
OF panvlle. KY, meets tho Crimson
eleven and Dixie Is hoping that Cant.
DO" McMillin and his stalwart grid =
iron gladIatorE. will place upon their
brows the laurel wreaths OF victory.
Centre is given the opportunity Sat
urdoy to gain for southern football the
deserved credit which has In the past
largely been denied II by the northern
and eastern press.
Handicapped by climatic conditions
and smaller student bodies no south
ern eleven has ever won a decisive
victory over a major eastern eleven
OF acknowledged championship caliber.
II Centre wins Saturday. however, the
world must place southern football on
an equal plane with that OF the east
ana middle west.
Unbiased critics concodo that Centre
has Saturday an excellent chance to
vanqulsh the Crimson In its lair. The
Harvard coaches themselves are evil
dcntly ~ the same opinion. as they
have already issued the Etatement that
tho contest Ia for them tuning ZIP"
battle for the Yale and Princeton
trays
Despite such statements OF course
Harvard will battle to win as hard as
any Crimson team over fought for vio-
tory, And Moran's Kentuckians--wcll
there isn't one OF them that wouldn't
Eivo his right arm TO take tho Crlmson's
scalp.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21
DROPS HIS ONLY ISSUE.

Uncle Alf says he would have prop
9rty assessed for taxation at it's cash
value. And that disposes OF tho only
Semblance OF n real issue In the cam
paign. II he is In favor OF fair
assessment, he lns no occasion for
quarrel with Gov Roberts Everything
oise'hc may have to say could be con
donscd into half a dozen or 30 words
he would like to have the office. When
we get down TO the bottom of the mat
ter, that is all there IL 20 Il.
To be sure, Uncle Alfred SAYS he
would use some other sort OF method
IN making his assessment. Oh yes. He
now thinks he would. That plea Ia az
old az history. Scarce has the world
over witnessed a notable accomplish
men when there was not somebody who
stood and argued that Il ought 20 have
been done come other way, When Ne
hemiah was rebuilding tho walls OF
Jerusalem, he encountered the same
aiass OF DIRECTORS az Mr.. Taylor. But
lie ewnt on with his work,
In bringing about a substantial
equalization Of tax burdens every one
mas his own idea OF how Il ought 10
ne zone, We have ours, But only
one OF the various schemes can no
used. The end TO be achieved In tho
main considcration---it In more impor-
tant than the means employed. And
me end has hecn achieved. An nm
proSlmately equitable assessment OF
property has been made. II In below
fAther than above cash value, II would
10 mere folly to rip this up and start
over again just for Mr.. Taylor's
amusement. M.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21
TAYLOR USES ROBERTS
TAX LAWS AS TARGET
He Charges Governor With
Building UP Great Polit-
iCal Machine.

Alexandria, oct. Ell Spccial,) Col,
Ar Taylor. republican nominee for gov
ernor, presented his claims here yes
terday afternoon to one OF the biggest
crowds assembled In Alexandria in
years. The audience numbered at least
$500 people and represented five coun-
ties, II was In sympathy with the
In his speech Col. Taylor made the
Roberts tax laws an especial target,
He classed every man connected with
the present state administration as be-
ing a member OF the greatest political
machine ever cemented together In the
history OF the state.
Gov. Roberts was elected 10 uphold
the law, the speaker said, but In many
instances showed utter disregard for
law. He charged that Gov. Roberts had
abused practically every trust reposed
in him.
He reiterated that sixteen members
OF the legislature were now holding of
nee through Roberts appointments, In
violation Of the constitution OF the
state.
At the conclusion OF his speech Col
Taylor was presented with flowers by
Miss Lelah Parker In receiving them
Col. Taylor paid high tribute TO the
women OF the state.
"Now that they have the vote ne
said. they should use It TO rid the
state of the money mad tax gatherers.'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21
'MAURY GREETS
ROBERTS GLADLY
Governor RefuteS TayIor'S
Charges as to Effect of
Law Enforcement.
STANDS FOR DEMOCRACY

Columbia, Oct. 21.--(speciaI. ).--Gov.
Roberts spoke here Wednesday after
noon to crowd which taxed the ca
pacty Of the Grand opera house, his
audience being fully as large as that
which greeted him In the primary cam
paign and fully as enthusiastic. While
there Is still some opposition IN Maury
county, the sore toe" brigade will not
In August and conservative estimates
are that the governor will carry Maury
county in November by 500 majority.
II am not here so much In my own
behalf. said the governor. In OPEN
Ing, as am In the interest of the
greatest party of the greatest country
on earth. am here to appeal to you
people to stand by the doctrines and
the principles OF the builders of this
republic, and these doctrines and these
principles are represented by the can-
didates OF the democratic party and
the democratic platform"
ought Not To Be Issue.
Gov. Roberts said there was one issue
In the campaign which really ought not
to be an issue--that OF law enforce
ment. He said he didn't see how any
honest man could make an issue OF the
question OF the supremacy OF the law.
He attacked Col. Taylors stand with
respect to the state police bill and said
that without 1t the lives OF several
citizens would have been snuffed out
by mobs He referred to the recent
mob ut Jonesboro and to the saving
county, who were released after a trial
by jury.
"Col. Taylor says that this state po-
lice bill has created some 600 addi.-
tional Offices in Tennessee, continued
the members of the state police are
paid only when on actual duty and
then only a small amount, and no adj
ditional Offices have been created, for
the state militia is called only in case
Protection Law.
Certain misinformed labor men re-
Gently condemned me-" said the gov
ernor. because they were told that
this state police bill, about which Col
signed to Cypress organized labor
when. as a matter Of fact. 1t is designed
for the protection of the citizens and
their property. and no state govern
ment which doesn't guarantee such
protection to its citizens Is worthy Of
The governors reference to Col. Tay-
lor's record on the use OF force was
greeted with applause.
Gov Roberts said that the only other
issue which has been raised by his
opponent was that OF taxation. He
said that there should be no issues on
this point, for the reason that both
the democratic and the republican state
platforms had declared for, tax reform
laws. He read the planks in each plat
form and showed that the substance
was the same, although the verbiage
was different.
"And yet Col. Taylor gets up and
says II elected he proposes to change
the whole mess" he said.