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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
TURN DOWN OUTLAW
RAIL WAY STRIKERS
Labor Board Refuses to
Receive Petitions for
Increased Wages

CHICAGO. May l8.-The United
states Railway Labor board today
'flatiy refused to hear petitions for
Increased wages presented by John
Grunau. president Of IN" Chicago
Ynrdmon's association, aud officers Of
other organizations. which went on
strike recently In defiance Of orders
IRON the national railroad brother
hoods.
The board. In "A ruling handed
down by Judge u, NJ, Barton, chair
man, announced tEut:
1T must be thoroughly understood
that the board can not and will not
undertake TO hear any disputes or
controversies except those which II is
authorized by law to hear. and cannot
and win not hear the application OF
parties who are acting In disregard
Of the law ana who are not complying
with the law ana the rules OF the
board
The ruling bars representatives of
an the strikers who quit work last
month from a hearing II suHtainE the
contention OF the brotherhood officials
that the strikers could obtain repre-
sentntion before the board by return
ing to their own organizations.
A. X Mahoney vice president of
the Cleveland Yardmen's association
which, he said. has 1900 members on
strike. characterized the boards de-
clsion az an Outrage" The board "
ready to hear everybody but the men
who could restore traffic to normal
conditions Ne said.
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in the theater were found afterward
aud the management OF the crystal
announced that they may ne had by
calling Tor thcm and Identifying
them
aity Building Inspector hodwich
said today that he bVteved the plas-
tering ON the balcony must have been
loosened by the high wind of a week
ago and fell under the vibrations
from the stairway, as that Is where
q was first loosened. lie said no
cracks had been noticed m the plaE-
tering and that he had inspected the
building only few weeks ago wheii
the management was going over the
proposed alterations with him.
To remove all danger, however, he
says he viii recommend that the
balcony be strengthened by overhead
or underneath supports.
The plastering was OF cement and
an inch thick and this with the metal
hath made a heavy weight when II
rsli. II is considered lucky that the
Injuries were not more serious than
they were.
II was also said that II was lucky
that the play had not started and
that the lights were still on, for u
the house had been dArkened and
people were not able to see that II
was only plastcring falling and moi
the balcony that there likely would
have been rush to get out of the
building and panic.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
Houston TO
Oppose Any
Soldier Bonus


WASHINGTON. May i9-secretary
Houston of the treasury In a letter
today to Chairman Fordney OF the
house ways and means committee de-
clarcd his opposition 20 any soldier
bonus legislation. however financed"
The secretary said wiotuld be
highly unfortunate 20 plHce any
new financial obligations on the
treasury ana suggested that II would
be wise for congress to seek out ad-
ditionnl sources OF revenue to meet
current government expenses.
Mr.. Houstan wns answering an in
quiry from Chairman Fordney Df the
ways and means committee aE TO the
treasury attitude on the proposal Tor
a retroactive eighty per cent tax on
war profits advanced by house demo-
Gratis and "insurgent" republicans TO
finance the soldier RELIEF bill. He
confined his reply to a general dis
cussion OF the c|untry's financial
situation.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
SHERIFF RAIDS
RESORTS; NABS
SIX PERSONS
Woman Caught in Sun.
nyside Inn Furnishes
Bonds for All

Three men and three women who
were arrested last night at the sunny
side Inn IN raid made by SHerift Ra-
fact Garcia and Charles Bsnghari,
deputy sheriff, were arraigned before
Justice of the Pence NJ. C. Ortiz IN
Old Town az 10 o'clock this morning
Al six pleaded not guilty TO the
charges made against them and EUR
Dished $500 bond each to appear for
trial at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
when the trials were resumed at
o'clock this afternoon W. o. Hea .
cock attorney FOR defendants, re-
quested trial by jury ana the court
proceeded to the selection Of Jury.
The charge of unlnwfully setting up
ANA keeping house OF prostitution,
namely the Sunnyside Inn. within 200
yards OF the Old Town school house.
was brought against couple who
gave their names as MIR and Mrs. A
sanford and claimed TO be man and
wife.
The Sanfords entered a plea OF not
guilty. Mrs, Sanford promptly fur
nished "A cash bond OF 81 900 for her
sell ana the two other women and Mr
sanford to appear this afternoon. She
gave "A whistle OF surprice p'hen the
NhiNN " NnNN was set tNA arose QUICK
" and handed Justice Ortiz four Vie
tory bonds for $500 each She also
gave cash bond for gi0O for each OF
the party when arrested last night
for their appearance this morning
Mars Mills Ethel Houston, A. Good
man and Earl farrell, the others who
were taken In the last nights raid
arraigned on the charge OF unlawfuily
spending their time In house OF
prostitution, also pleaded not gIilty.
The raid was made shortly after ~
o'clock The other resorts In Old
Town were also raided by the sheiin
and his deputy but no arrests were
mpde.
ShSrift Garcia. when questioned to.
day as TO the reason for last night >
raid said. We made the raid to get
these people that We are after up be-
fore the court"
lie refused Ia make any statement
however. as TO his future policy In
cleaning up Old Town. lie was not
ready he said. TO say what he would
DO next
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Electric Strikers
Picket Denver Plant

DENNEH, May lp.-PickoIlng Of
the plants OF the Denver Gas a
Electric company where hnemen,
electricians. stokers and gas filters
are on strike. was ordered today at a
mass meeting OF the strikers. y. l..
jackson. International organizer tele-
Ernphed from salt Lake city that he
was on his way here TO assume charge
OF the strike.
Union officials said they were at
tempting to induce the engineers ana
firemen 10 ioin the wnlkout They
also claimed that one OF the reser-
Nnirs had failed and that the water
gas being used would burn out the
engines within ten days. Officials Of
the company denied this statement
and declared that neither gas nor
electrical service would be curtailed
at all.
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CHICAGO. May i9--Reports % price
cutting IN wearing apparel continue
To sweep the county today. pWn"ts
Of department stores announced re-
ducuans ranging from 20 To 80 per-
cent The priCc of shoes was reported
In some quarters to have been cut
one fifth, while ready tn wear es-
tablishmcnt In Omaha announced II
was offering its stock AZ figures from
so to 80 percent below the market
price Dentists also have stepped
into the procession and reports from
omaha show some dentists have cut
their scale 20 percent
Silk shirts and suits for men were
reported To have suffered 20 to 10
percent cuts In Indianapolis, Ready
10 wear clothing for women and chill
dr,n also WIS offered at greatly re-
ducCd prices
Tcrrc Huutc. Indiana, reported 20
percent reduction in an mems aud
boys garments ana shoes by one OF
the largest ouuitlcrs Of men and boys
In that territory.
In Youngstown, Onto. all but one
Of the larger department stores placed
on sale today their entire or greater
portion of their stocks al discounts
ranging from 90 to 90 percent
Other cities from an sections re-
ported reductions ranging from 10
tu 80 percent These Included Bos-
ton ~. paul Chattanooga. Columbus,
ohio, Hannibal Mo, ST. Louis and
many smaller places. Most reports
indicated that tho rodastinna were
In clothing prices. though many de-
partment stores announce cuts fOf
their entire stock except articles with
q contract price. In 81. Paul, the
largest millinery gOugeru In inc
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BOSTON. May Authorization re-
coivcd by the Boston police indicates
officials said today, that their search
Tor Oscar Jessemnn. a former mossen-
ger OF Ola Colony Trust company,
who disappeared with 10000 Of tho
banks funds on January ~, had
ended with the death In Wyoming OF
man known as Fred Gordon
4 toiographcd description tnllles
closely with that OF Josscman and
finger prints and other material have
been ordered forwarded. Jesscman,
who was % years old. disappeared
with Frank Timm. who, like him. had
been active In amateur theatricals
locally.
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RESERVE BoAIsD TO
IIQUIFf FROZEN LOANS.

WAHHlNOToN. May l3.--Adoptiou
by American bankers OF She recOm-
m.ndntiona Of Governor Harding Of
the federal reserve board. TO liquify
frozen loans" was expected hy board
officials to alleviate the financial
situation and 10 so far toward bring
inE down prices.
Governor Harding applied the
term frozen loans 10 rredit uN-
tension which WAS permitting large
stocks OF merchandise to be held IN
storage for speculative purposes. Ad-
ditional accumulation Of goods IN
storage, ne indicated. could be pre-
vented by strict supervision OF credit
Although leEisia,ion deaignec 10
drive foodstufis from storage is row
pending In congress, II was sale, to-
day that careful withdrawal OF credit
from spectators In food products
might accomplish more than statu-
tory regulation. Il was emphasized.
however that bankers should dis
criminate In as much es In many
lines the summer months see an ac-
cumulation Of commodities for the
following winter.
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Loans on Cattle Security
Discontinued; NerU Mexico and
Arizona Feel Money Pinch

because the federal reserve board
has ordered member banks In feeding
districts TO discontinue loans bnaed on
cattle security. contracts Tor spring de-
livery by breeders In Arizona, on
which advance payments have been
made. are being cancelled with for
felure OF the advance payments. ac-
eording to a telegram received today
By the New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers association from the Arizona
Cattle Growers association.
The Arizona association describes
the situation as serious and asks the
help OF the New Mexico organl1a tiOn
bf congress, the federal treasury and
the reserve board.
Text OF Telegram.
Following In the telegram from the
ArizOnp association:
Phoenix, Ariz., May "a. 1890.
The serious financial situation Ia
resulting In cancellation here with for
feiture OF advance payments, OF CON
tracts for normal spring movement OF
young steers from these breeding
grounds to finishing pastures the buy
erH claiming that the federal reserve
board mas stopped loans on cattle ke-
eurity. No doubt you are affected by
this financial stringency We are
sending wires TO our Representatives IN
congress, secretary OF the treasury.
federal rekerse board and others urg-
Ing some Provision be made for mem
Der banks to accept sufficient well Sc
cured cattle paper to fOrestnli a con-
ditiOn which will certainly throw many
cattlcmen out OF business and will in
eNitably bring about an economic dis
ruption. We would appreciate your
doing the same.
ARIZONA CATTLE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION.
~ y. sCHNEIDER. aecreinrY."
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BALLARD ADVOCATES
ELECTRIC EXPANSION
Tells Convention it Will
Do Much Toward In
creasing Production

PASADENA, Calif, May is.-Co-
operation between different branches
OF the electrical industry. between
financial Interests ana power COM
panioa. between power companies and
consumers and The public in general
was urged In the address Of X. "a,
Ballard OF Los Angeles, president OF
the National Electric Light assocla-
tion. at the first business session here
today II the tard annual convention
OF that organization
our country depends more and
more upon electric service for It's eN-
pansior and TO b considerable degree
for It's very operation" said Mr,
Ballard
Increased production and con
Bervation OF resources are what ihe
world urgently needs today, and what
but electricity has worked as. ef-
fectivcly for world progress and hui
man hetterment auEmentinE the
work Of mems hands by the products
OF their brains. Every process which
reduces the foel consumed or the
power applied per unit OF product and
every feature OF construction or op-
Grafton which lessons the labor re-
quircd or increases the output per
emPloye is an advance In the direc-
,,-rha crcdi, si,,,a,inn a. a o.ttcr NJ
co,ccrp ~ cvs,y n,,bi,c ntiil,v we
r.c. ,bo fact 10, az ,r.scot our In :
d,s,,,5 ,,,,s, -. a, ~ con,,nard
aho,, t,v,ce a. much ~ money as
hs,etofnre 10 handlc oven !. uoTmai
voinns M tr,siness
.Ths Industry needs approxinately
s7so'0ob o0S ~ ,ev canital Tieht nov,
~ emo for the expeuded reot,ire.
m.nts of Inc conntrv' nnd The ABILITY
of the utilities 10 raise this large sum
Hinges an tbe eornins uoyer of the
iuvesimpnt fnyorn HE opinion Of the
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WAS TRAVELLING WITH
VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS

DENVER, colo, May iV.-AdVices
10 the local branch OF detective
agency today indicate that the man
known a. Fred Gordon whose death
Friday from narcotics ON "a train near
Rnwllns Wyoming, was being in
vestirnted by federal officers from
this city, was Oscar Jesscman. wanted
IN Boston for "a 100000 bank theft
According 90 Information gathered
by federal authorities the man was
travelling with two vaudeville artists,
who were returning east from coast
engagements. Holh actors informed
the officers that Gordon Joined them
some time ago and had travelled from
city TO city with them.
He was always well supplied with
money. they said, and after his death
1910 was found on the body in ud-
dition to diamonds estimated at 81,
O0O,l Both said that he had never
given any Information concerning
himself
one of the actors was aroused In
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while the situation in the Kansas
cattle feeding districts II also Affecting
New Mexico Il ~ not a. serious In ita
results az Will be tho ease Of northern
Arizona breeders, unless money can
be made available 20 finance compile
ton Of contract purchases. There
are fewer spring deliveries from New
Tiia situation Here.
J. NJ. Kuynoids. president of the
First National bank, said this morning
that his bank had received no advice
OF the kind Indicated from the federal
reserve. board. He said New Mexico
memhef banks would not be notified
since they were not applied 10 for
loans OF the kind. such loans being
sought from banks In the feeding dis
tricta to which steers are taken for nm
iHhing. " was indicated, however.
that cases had occurred where Il had
been found difficult to secure money TO
complete purchases OF steers contract
ed for last fall.
The Tightening up OF tho banking
situation In Kansan, Mr.. Rnynolds
thought. would prove beneficial for
the central west as "a whole as tending
20 induce Conservatism In situation
standing badly In need Of IL.
Miss Bertha Benson. secretary Of the
New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers
association today sent kilograms TOR
the association. 10 members OF con-
gress, the secretary OF the treasury and
the federal reserve board pointing out
the menace 20 livestock Interests In
refusal OF credit 10 finance cattle pur-
chhaes, and joining with the Arizona
association IN asking steps for relief
Actual deliveries OF contract steers
will begin very soon ana unless sction
to relieve the situation can be had
promptly cattlemen who are depending
on spring deliveries for their financing
will find the allmnllon hlfllcnli 10 mnni.
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BANKS JOIN IN
WARFARE ON
HIGH PRICES
Speculative Loans Re-
duced; Merchan1ise
Forced ON Market

WASHINGTON, May 10. -
Transfer Of 10000 box ear1 from
eastern territory 10 lines west Of
Chicago and a corresponding
movement Of 10000 coal cars from
the west 10 the east, was recon-
n,ended TO the interstate commerce
commission today by a committee
Of railroad executives as an imme-
diatc necessity toward breaking
the freight jam.
KEW YORK. May is.--P.raunnt to
their pledge 10 the federal reserve
board. leading banking Interests OF
this city today extended their cam-
paign OF deflation OF credits and hish
commodity prices
In the financial district this policy
already has been effective In reducing
speculative loans against securities TO
the extent OF hundreds OF millions %
dollars In the last fortnight
Banks IN the wholesale dry goods
and general merchandise districts
have been proceeding along the same
lines. and the pressure escrted hy
those Institutions Il said TO be dl-
rectly responsible for the wave OF
price cutting.
The federal reserve bank here to-
day announced an increase OF the dis
count rate ON prime bankers. bills for
20 days OF from s 10 eh per cent.
The rate for So day bills was ad-
yanced from ~ to s per cent.
Stringent credit conditions pro-
voked further extensive selling OF ilb-
orty bonds and victory notes, mostly
at new low records, on the stock cx-
change today.
BY 1880 o'clock. on sales approx
imating t20.00O,000 par value. new
points OF discount were established BY
liberty first aud second ~. the second
and fourth 4Au. and Victory "a .
Pressure against liberty bonds re-
laxcd slightly Ia the later dealings on
moderate buying snics Tor the day
were estimated nt about gs3. .0Ob.Oo0
par value exclusive Of private trans
actions.
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Gen. Wood Carries
Vermont Primary

MONTPELIER. Vt. May 19.-in-
complete returns -arly today from
Vormonrs presidential preference pri-
mary yesterday gave MaJOU General
Leonard Wood. approximately 20 per
cent OF the republican vote. the total
Of which was about one-twentieth Of
normal The democratic vote was
negligible.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Califor-
MIA, and Herbert g. Hoover were In "A
close race for second place on the re-
publican ballot
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House to Send
Pe0ceMeGSure
To President

nF M faFoeIaTNo Fataa
WASHINGTON. May i9.-Republi-
can leaders In the house agreed today
to accept the peace resolution adopt
cd by the senate as a substitute for
the house resolution and decided ten
tauvoIy 10 call Il up Friday for final
action.
House concurrence In the senate
measure will be- moved by Chairman
Porter OF the house foreign affairs
committee and leaders predicted the
motion would be adopted. sening the
resolution Ia the president.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
Man iii of Mumps
Gets Wedding License
Brought to His Home

Marriage N contagious in the
spring OF the year. according TO
the county clerk who II having
his annual spring rush OF license
applications. but mumps aren't.
according to the doctor who gave
permission to Isaac =. DeLong.
convalescing from the mumps. to
get a marriage license yesterday.
Del.ong was still too III ana In
flated about the jaws TO appear
at the courthouse in person 10
take out license. The bride.
Bertha Strahan. accompanied by
the best man. prevailed upon
Nestor MontOya, county clcrk TO
take his record book to the bed
side OF Mr.. DeLong, IN order that
the license could be sworn.
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CHICAGO, May 1g.-The coal sup
ply here rcgched the lowest mark In
recent hist, today. coal dealers de-
clnrcd. because OF the freight conges-
ton aud car shortage. Practically an
coal received IN rushed 10 mnnufllr-
turing plants ana ordefH for coal for
homes are not being accepted dealers
declared,
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Man Accidentally
Hangs Self When
Playing Clown

ORANGE CITY Ia. May is.-
isaac De JageC AGED II. acct
dentaily hanged himself when
amusing the children OF his em-
Der Meide. near here yesterday.
De Jnger was playing clown"
on o pile OF corn cobs IN n shed on
slipped from under him. DE Jagera
head was caught IN the moose and
his neck was broken.
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sIMI.A nANK RonnEn

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, MAY
i9.-Robbers entered the bank of
Smln. 90 miles east OF here In Eihert
county. last night BY cutting a hole IN
the brick wall OF the bauk, lWocked
OF the combination door Of the vault
and escaped with Toe safety deposit
hoxes, estimated 20 have contained
more than $1,000 la securities.
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TRUCK KILLS WOMAN.

DENVER, May i9.-Mrs. j. l..
Snyder, 52 was run down by dairy
truck today and He'd within few
minutes, The accident occurred on
the Sand Creek road In Adams county
In front OF the home OF q friend OF the
dead woman. Mrs Snyder is survived
BY her husband and four daughters.
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FRENCH BANKER SEES
END To HIGH PRICES.

PARIS. Nav 19.--Another market
decline IN foreign currency occurred
In the Paris markc; this morning.
The pound sterling opened at 4S
francs and the American dollar At
IL francs, 30 centimea.
Yesterdays closing quotations were
So francs Tor the pound ana ! francs
"a centimer for the dollar.
A high official OF the Bank OF
France expressed the view today that
the sharp decline Of the exchange
rates meant the beginning OF "a return
TO the old equilibrium. ruled hy the
law OF supply and demand. He con-
sidercd that the French government
decree prohihidng importnuons ot
iuNuries from England aud the United
Suites was the starting point and mat
other reasons WIS the results OF the
Hytho conference. where the settle
ment OF the German indemnify qucs-
lion began 10 take definite shape. the
French business world becoming Tor
the first time confident that Germany
would pay something Of her debt.
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BANK MESSENGER WHO STOLE
$20,OO DIES ON A TRAIN

the Pullman by means from Gordon.
lie went to Gordon and saw that the
man was ~. Gordon was offered a
glass of watsr but threw q al the
actor An army doctor ON the train
was called. but Gordon died within a
few minutes A white powder was
discovered on his lips.
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sTGAn Ir AGNIN.

SAN FkANClStO, May la.-Ihe
price OF sugar was once more increas-
ed today to $3.50 hundred pounds
tn the trade, II was announced bs the
California aud Hawaiian Sugar Rein
ing COMPANY This is an increase of
90 cents hundred IN price.
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Girl I.EAPs TO DEATH.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, MAY i9,--Lillian
Buchanan. aged is. an elevator ope-
rator. ieaped to hor death from an
eighth story window In the Martin ho-
tel today She had just been laid on
and this IL believed to have prompted
her,to Kill herself
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SALT LAKE CITY
SVOUE GIFTS puTgTsG

SALT LAKE CITY. May le.-Onc
NJ Salt Lakes largest department
stores today advertised a flat 20 per-
cent price reduction on It's entire
stock with tho exception OF few
staple articles. prices of which are
SGT by the manufacturer.
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CIT orr LOANS
ron .ESsENTINI.S

DENVER. COLO. May ie--Locai
bankers have been requested to assist
IN the action against loans for non
essentials. according to statements
made by bank offiials today. The
federal reserve bank for this district
notified local houses that Il viii not
rc-discuunt automobile paper"
II IL assumed here that this ban
does not include motor vehicles OF
the commercial varieties
This vicw rs taken inasmuch as n
tie up NJ traffic Is clasSod as one uf
the most important causes of tho
present situation.
To discourage large merchandise
loans hanks have established pro-
grcssivc interest rates by which after
the minimum loan iH made 40 the
basic rate, now IL 10 Z l-2 percent
as against five percent In 1914. the
rate progresses FOR each one third
advance over the minimum loan
amount.