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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
SANTA FE G. 0. P.
RUBS 1T IN ON
BEATEN DEMOS

Special Correspondence to The journal.
Santa Fe, Nov. 9.-Santa Fe
has had its first Salt River
parade in about q quarter of a
century. The procession, head
ed by the firemen's truck
blowing it's siren and by the
Santa Fe band playing such
classics as "There1l Be Hot
Time,' made the rounds of the
Plaza and then proceeded to
the residence of the democrat
ic state chairman, Arthur Sc
ligman, thence to the Masonic
cathedral. the executive man
sion, around the capitol to the
National Guard armory, where
funeral orations in honor of
the democratic candidates were
delivered in unctuouS tones
and with much humor by
Attorneys A. j. Renehan and
George w. Prichard and by
Sheriff George w. Armijo,
who himself was one of the
victims of the fusion move
ment, being. as was said. "a
second Arnold Winkelried, who
gathered the spears of the en-
emy to his noble heart so that
his companions might march
to victory" The speakers
counseled forgiveness and toll
erance of the enemy. The i'm
mense crowd present cheered
Justify and then performed a
serpent dance led by various
victorious candidates. More
than fifty automobiles were
in line of the procession, which
gave an ovation to former
U. S. Senator Thomas B. Cat
ron, who is quite Ill at his
home. as it passed his resi-
dence.
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SHIPPING BOARD CORRUPT, SAY
FORMER EMPL DYES In REPORT TO
COMMITTEE OF THE LOWER HOUSE
Graft in Purchasing Supplies and Bribery AL
legged; Political or Other Influences Used in
Obtaining Contracts for Ship Construction
Are Among the Maze of Charges Made.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

Washington, Nov. 9,-Corruptionl
OF employees ana officials OF the
shipping board emergency fleet
corporation, graft in purchasing
supplies for and in repairing gov
ernment-owned merchant ships,
and the use of political or other
influences in obtaining contracts
for ship construction and the allo-
cation of completed vessels to OPP
Grating companies are among n
maze of charges made in report
submitted to the house committee
on shipping board operations by
A. M. Fisher and ]. f. Richardson,
former employees of the board.
Chairman Benson of the ship
ping board refused tonight to dis
cuss the report, declaring that any
statement he might have to make
would be made to the house COM
mttee, which Is now conducting
it's investigation of the boards OPP
erations.
Covers Period of Year.
The report was made public to-
night by the committee of which
Representative Walsh, republican,
Massachusetts, Is chairman. 1t
covers more than 100 printed pages
and deals exhaustively with many
phases of shipping board opera
tions as observed by the commit
tees investigation over a period of
more than a year.
Mr.. Fisher, who formerly was
connected with the federal trade
commission rnada n survey for the
shipping board as to record keep
ing systems in the office of the
lumber administration. Mr.. Rich
ardson, for 20 years a newspaper
man, was employed for several
years in the boards department OF
Investigation. In presenting the
report, Mr. Fisher explained that
IL was designed to deal only with
problems which could be solved
wholly by the shipping board itself
and left untouched" fourteen gem
eral subjects in connection with
the boards operations. Among
these were enumerated organiza-
ton of the board. technical errors
in the construction program, Ger
man. American deals, assumption
of the diplomatic functions by
board officials enforcement of the
new merchant marine act eva
sions of the selective draft act.
Gross Waste Alleged.
Taking up in detail seven gem
eral phases of the boards activities
the report charged gross waste OF
government funds and failure Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
President DevoteS An
Entire Day to Angling; Has
Clear, Hot Weather For
First Days Outing.
TROLL LINE BREAKS
AND PRIZE Is LOST
Has Several Other Bites, But
Returns Home Empty
Handed; Starts Out Short
" After 6 O'Clock A. NJ.

Point Isabel, Texas, Nov.
8 (by The Associated Press)
President elect Harding
went tarpon fishing today,
and although his prize catch
got away after a 45-minute
tussle, he liked the sport so
we'll that he stayed out from
morning until nightfall.
1t was the breaking of a
troll line, tangled in the
wreckage of an old wharf,
that lost him his fight with
the biggest fish he ever had
hooked, a tarpon, described
by his friends as measuring
more than six feet. The pres
ident-elect's boat had pulled
in close to shore, and the
sea giant was showing signs
of giving up when the line
caught fast and snapped in
two. He had several other
bites, but came home empty
handed, favored on the first
day of his vacation by clear,
hot weather.
Mr. Harding set forth on the ex-
pedition shortly after o'clock
this morning At the Point Isabel
life saving station, three miles out,
he transferred from his motor
launch to a skiff and went to work.
The fight with the tarpon took
place soon afterward and when ii
was over he decided to make a day
of it and sent the launch back 10
port to bring out his luncheon
Previously the president-elect had
planned to play game Of golf dur
| ing the afternoon at the Browns
vile country club.
Mr.. Harding's companions on the
fishing trip today were f. f. SEQ
| hey and r. i. Creager, his hosts
| here, and Senators Hale of Maine
! and Flkins of West Virginia. Harry
NJ. Daugherty, a close personal adj
wiser of the preseident-elect, also
joined the party during the after
noon.
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the various divisions OF the board
10 cooperate effectively and the
almost complete failure of some
of the divisions to function prop
erly.
Padding of payrolls by firms re-
pairing shipping board vessels,
ownership by companies operating
government vessels of stock in
companies furnishing supplies to
those craft at prices ranging any
where from 40 to so per cent above
wholesale costs, wholesale theft of
supplies and equipment from ships
and the loss of millions of dollars
through improperly secured loans,
made to contractors building gov
ernment vessels also were charged.
Accepted worthless Securities.
The investigators alleged that In
some cases the fleet corporation
loaned money to contractors and
accepted, as securities, bonds is
sued by companies Incorporated
by the contractors (which bonds
have since been found to be worth
less" The charge also was made
that in many cases shipbuilding
plants which are going concerns
are turned back to contractors as
salvage propositions and the con-
tractors thus reap large profits at
the expense of the fleet corpora
ton"
Another allegation in the report
was that many of the firms hold
ing construction contracts inaugu-
rated Liberty bond selling crusades
in their plants and charged to ship
construction 10 per cent of the
money thus secured as the cost for
selling the bonds. 1t was further
charged that in some cases the
fleet corporation authorized con-
tractors from their appropriated
funds" to purchase Liberty bonds
and that subsequently in some
cases these bonds were sold or hy-
pothecated at loss and the money
thus realized used for plant pur-
poses"
"They (the contractors) then put
in a claim against the United states
shipping board emergency fleet
corporation for the losses thus in-
curred,"t declared the report.
Materials Sold mt n Loss.
Going into the matter Of salvage
of ship-building plants, uncom-
pleted hulls and materials and
stores. the report alleged that 1t
was asserted by persons in posi-
tion to know" that the sale of the
millions of dollars worth OF ma
Continued on Page Twol !.
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Washington. Nov. 3 (hy the AS
sociated Press) President Wilson
announced tonight that he had di'
rected Secretary Colby OF the state
department, "on my behalf and in
my stead" to visit Brazil and
Uruguay in acknowledgment of
the recent visits to this country of
the presidents of those republics.
The president also said he would
be gratified If Mr. Colby took the
opportunity to visit Buenos Aires
in response to the recent invitation
received from the Argentine gov
ernment.
Wilson Can't Go Himself.
"It has long been my hope that
] might personally return these
visits" the presidents statement,
issued at the conclusion of today's
cabinet meeting, said regarding the
recent tours in this country of
Presidents Brum of Uruguay and
Pessoa of Brazil, land l can con-
ceive Of no worthier object to
which I could dedicate my time
and strength; but | am prevented
from doing so and cannot longer
postpone the agreeable courtesy of
their reciprocation which this
country is strongly desirous of
showing to the governments and
peoples both of Brazil and Uru-
quay"
The Presidents Statement.
The presidents statement fol-
lows:
1.-THE history of the relations be-
tween the United States and the
friendly republics in South Amer
ica was marked in 1918 and 1919
by two incidents of the most agree
able character and outstanding
significance. I refer to the visit
to this country in August, 1918. of
his excellency, DIR. Balatasar Brum,
now president of Uruguay, and at
the time of his visit minister of
foreign affairs of his country. and
in the year 1919 to the visit of his
excellency. DR.. Epitacio Pessoa,
now president of Brazil, and at the
time of his visit the president-elect
to that exalted office,
Both these, visits called forth
demonstrations on the part of the
people of the United States of the
utmost cordiality and good will to-
ward the distinguished visitors and
the friendly nations whom they
represented, and every thinking
person in this country was i'm
pressed with the potency of such
visits as instruments for cement
ing the sincere attachment and
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WELCOME TO HARDING
If HE VISITS MEXICO

Ell Paso. Tex. Nov. 9.-In re-
sponse to an inquiry as to his atti-
tude toward the proposal that he
meet President Harding, Gen.
Alvaro Obregon. president-elect of
Mexico, today sent the following
wire from Mexico City to the Mex
lean consulate general here:
II have learned through the
press that some friends in the
United States have suggested the
idea of conference between Sem
ator Harding and myself. | assure
YOU that in the event Senator Hard
ing visits any of our cities he will
he received by us as a guest of
honor in an effort to reciprocate
the exquisite attention shown me
on my recent visit to the United
States. and that such an interview
would bring great good to both
countries.
"ALVARO OREGON"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
CURB DlSLIkES so EUROPE WILL J
NOT BECOME A WELT OF RAGING
HATREDS, is PREMlER'S WARNING
British Prime Minister Brands Bolshevism as
Crazy Creed;" Industrial Situation Has
Improved; "We Have Murder by Throat"
He Says, Referring to Ireland.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED pRESS)

London, Nov (by The Associated Press) Premier
Lloyd George his address at the lord mayors banquet
at Guildhall tonight discussed briefly and pontedy
ious problems with which the government is dealing.
He plunged immediately into foreign affairs and ap-
pealed for patience and faith in the world settlement de-
caring that the highest wisdom demanded that preju-
dices and dslikes be kept well under control Europe
is to be saved from becoming weter of raging hatreds
He said he pleased with the proposals of Ger
many for the liquidation of her obligations Concdental
ly the chancellor of the exchequer Austen Chamberlain
announced in the house of that Germany had
placed large amount of bonds in the hands of the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
NOME RESIDENTS PLAN
TO SEND RELIEF PARTY
TO lCE-B0UN0 VESSEL
CBy The Associated Press)

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 9.--Nome.
Alaska, residents are planning to
send a snow sled relief expedition
across the frozen Arctic ocean to
the trading schooner Polar Bear,
which is trapped in the ice off the
Sibearian coast, 225 miles from
Nome, according to reports re-
ceived here. Reindeer will pull the
sleds. The Polar Bear has crew
of five men and less than two
months supplies aboard. The boat
is believed to be within fifty miles
of the schooner Maude on which
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian ex-
plorer, is attempting to reach the
north pole.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
DISPUTE over THE INDEPENDENCE
OF FIUNE And Frontier LINZ is
/ CAUSE OF VERY TENSE SITUATION
Italian Delegates at Santa Margherita Send a
Final Proposal to Jugo-Slav Delegation;
Conference Which Has Been in Progress for
Some time May be Brought to Abrupt End.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

London, Nov "a Central News dispatch from
Rome says the Idea Nazonae that the Italian
delegates at Santa Margherta have presented an ultl
matum to the JugoSav delegation concerning the from
tier line and the independence of Fiume.
The Rome newspapers, according to the Stefani
agency suggest that the conference may be brought to
abrupt termination The Messagero says that the dis
cussons long and must be ended and that what
the result the italian government will be found pre-
pared and resolute.
dispatch from Santa Margherta says that after a
posponement of the conferences today, M Trumbitch,
the JugoSlav foreign minister conferred separately with
the Italian delegates
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10

astation the German armies
wrought.
Grills Russian Reds.
II wish I could speak as hopes
fully of the Russian problem.
where we have to do with men
processing the ridiculous. crazy
creed of bolshevism. who unfor-
tunately fail to realize how i'm
portant It IS they should respect
their obligations"
He referred briefly to the indus
trial situation and the recent coal
strike, expressing the belief that
there is better temper now all
round.
Tho Irish Situation.
Speaking of the Irish situation
the premier said
"Unless / am mistaken, by the
steps we have taken We have muir
der by the throat. Do not pay too
much attention to detailed ac-'
counts Of disturbances and what
they call the horrors of the re-
prisals given out by partisans who
slur over the horrors of murder.
There win be no real peace. no
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Continued on Page Thrss.D
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German Army Reduced

German Army Reduced.
The premier spoke optimisticalIy
of Ireland, intimating that the sit
uation there was well in hand.
Referring to questions between
Germany and the allies. Mr.. Lloyd
George said that the real test of
German sincerity was disarmament
and, he added, "the report | have
to give on that subject is very sat
isfactory.
"The German army is rapidly
being reduced to 100000. There
are still too many rifles at large in
Germany, but they are a greater
menace to Germany's internal
peace than to Germanys neigh
bors.
Another important point, the
premier said, was reparation, Ger
many is prepared to submit Ger
tain proposals for the liquidation
of her obligations, he continued,
"and personally | am pleased with
them. They will be considered at
the conference and 1t is satisfactory
to note that Germany realizes that
her first duty is to repair the dew
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fltSlutll -tlsCI 10 sptnu HIS NdCu-
ton, Captain Bliss stated.
Entertained By French.
IT has probably improved some-
wnat with the years, he believes.
There were no engagements with
the French troops during the stay
of the eXpeditionary force on the
border, Captain Bliss said, with the
exception of an exchange of dances
The French officers entertained
the American officers at Matamo-
ros, across the border from
Brownsville, and the Americans
not to be outdone, returned the
compliment with hop" at
Brownsville. The French with
drawal took place through Mata-
moros, Captain Bliss said, begin
ming before the departure of the
American troops and being COM
pleted in February. 1867.
Mustered Out In 1886.
Captain Bliss regiment went
from Point Isabel to New Orleans
and proceeded up the river by boat
TO Louisville. and from there by
rail to Indianapolis, where they
were mustered out of service in
January, 1866.
Captain Bliss has lived in Albu-
querque more than thirty-three
years and for more than thirty
years in the same house on North
Fifth street. He is II years old,
has three daughters living in Albu-
querque, and son in Vermont,
his old home. His wife died here
seven years ago.
When the civil war broke out
Captain Bliss enlisted in the YER
mont volunteers. and in 1864, when
the colored regime ment was recruited
! in Indianapolis. he was commits
stoned a captain of Company X in
the regiment. He was in the siege
of Richmond, and on the morning
that the federal troops invested
Richmond he was brigade officer
of the day and still has the order
that took him into Richmond in
charge of the guard early that fate
full morning.
Captured at HaIper's Ferry.
He was captured by the 'rebols''
at Harper's Ferry in 1862 and
al ltl IL oiiOii SldN III a III Io'il Nulll u
was sent to Chicago in an exchange
OF prisoners.
Captain Bliss attributes his mar
riage to a chance remark of Gen
eral Grant at the headquarters at
Point City. The famous general
told his men words to the effect
that it would be "Richmond or
he'll in the spring" Captain Bliss
thought of the big insurance and
pension money that might go 10
waste, so he applied for a leave of
absence of fifteen days to go back
to Vermont and get married. So
in December, 1864. his leave was
granted with the usual military
speed and he had until Christmas
day to get to Vermont, married and
back.
Captain Bliss did all three very
promptly.
Twenty eighth Has Good Record.
The history of the Twenty
eighth colored United States regi-
ment shows that it took part in a
number of the important engage
ments of the war, as well as being
among the troops in the victorious
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army that captured RlCnmOnu. Inc
regiment accompanied Sheridan on
his famous march through the
Chickahominy swamps
Shortly after Lees surrender
Captain Bliss was sent to Wash
ing with a detachment of men in
charge of some federal army de-
serters. He was in the Ford thea
tel the night before President Linz
coin was assassnated and was still
in the city the night of the great
presidents murder.
Has Treasure of Relies.
While most of the army orders
during the civil war were given
orally, according to captain Bliss,
he has a number of treasured and
worn sheets of paper given to him
during the war The papers are
noticeably plain, lacking letter.
head. Foolscap apparently was
the favorite kind of writing sta
tionery from 1860 to 1865. The
order granting captain Bliss per-
mission to take 3 days leave of
absence to return to Vermont and
be married is the only sample that
makes any pretensions to style or
class. 1t has United States Army
Department of Virginia" embossed
in blue across the top.
This order was signed by the
Old Boy Himself" as Captain Bliss
expressed II, He thinks it is one
of the best things General Grant
'Documents OF War"
The military telegrams, of which
Captain Bliss has a sheaf, the
strange to the days OF typewrters
and multigraph machines. They
are scribbled, but much more cor
rectly spelled than the 1920 wire"
The requests, too. that came to
captain bliss over the wire are
unusual, There seems to have
been little concern about moving
troops to or from the skirmish
line, etc. One young lieutenant,
however, was much concerned lest
Captain Bliss forget to send his
trunk. 1t seemed imperative for
the success of the war, Judging
from the telegram, that his trunk
be sent Immediately.
Another was in dire need of
some foolscap paper. This also
, had a great deal of bearing on the
ulRmate success OF Grants army,
it seemed. A captain wanted a
large black table. Whether he
was referring to a particular table
or had some definite purpose in
wanting one black, Captain Bliss
had forgotten. He explained that
at this particular time he was on
detached service in the quarter
masters corps and was open to
all sorts of demands from uncom-
Portable officers.
Rcyisits indianapolis.
Last September Captain Bliss at
tended the G. A. r. reunion at In
dianapolis. This was the first time
he had been there since January,
1S66, when he was mustered out
| of service. He said the old town
had changed bit during the half
century.
While there he looked up his
| fellow officials in the Twenty
eighth regiment. lie found but one
other living The rest have been
fConttnued m Page Three.)
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MIR. Bliss was tnen captain OIL
Company X, 2Sth L. S. colored
regiment, and his outfit was one
of the several ordered to the Mex
leo border after the capture of
Richmond and the surrender of
General Lee. Richmond fell on
April 3, 1865, and after about two
months of various kinds of duty
principally around the headquart-
ers of General Grant at Point City,
Va, the 2Sth was ordered to the
mouth of the Rio Grande.
MaXimilian, archduke of Austria,
had accepted the throne of Mexico
at the solicitation of friends in the
southern country. and had set up
an empire He had landed at Vera
Cruz early in 1864, at a time when
the United States was busy with
its own family fight and could not
give much attention to the appa-
rent violation of the Monroe doc
trine, by reason of the sending Of
French troops to Mexico by Louis
Napolean to support the tremb, ing
empire Of Maximilian.
In the meantime, however, Sec
rotary of State Seward had made
repeated demands to the French
emperor to withdraw his troops
from Mexico and had received the
iups1t iSfaef0ry renlY that they
would be withdrawn by November,
1857. The United States was not
concerned with the struggle for
dominion in Mexico as long as ii
was conducted within the country.
but the presence of French troops
on Mexican soil constituted, in the
opinion of Mr.. Seward, a breach
Of the Monroe doctrine.
Fought Ruthless Foes.
Hence, after the fall of Rich
mond, the United States turned its
attention to the situation below the
Rio Grande and sent troops TO
patrol the border and lend en-
phasis to renewed demands that
French troops be withdrawn from
the American continent.
Captain Bliss regiment sailed
around the Florida coast and land
ed about the mouth of the Rio
Grande on July /, 1865. They We're
met by delegation of man-eating
mosquitoes.
"And | don't believe they had
been fed for two years" he de-
clared reminiscently. 81 hope
that Senator Harding does not find
them quite so numerous, for | am
afraid they will interfere with the
enjoyment of his vacation"
Camp Near Point Isabel.
Some of the troops went to
! Brownsville, but Captain Bliss
regiment remained at the coast,
near Point Isabel, for several days
and then went to Indianola, where
they remained a month. Then they
were transferred to Corpus Christi,
where they remained until late in
November, when French promises
of withdrawal had satisfied Wash
ington, and the American troops
| We're recalled
Point Isabel consisted of small
mud fort in 1865, according to Cap
tain Bliss. There was a larger fort
at Brownsville. But in those days
Point Isabel was no place for a
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tBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

sued for divorce by his wife. a
decree of separation was granted
some time ago The police believe
that the divorce action was the
suit referred to in the letters to
Miss Saunders.
In Miss Saunders room the po-
lice found deck of cards spread
out on the table where Miss Saun-
ders apparently had been telling
ner fortune. In the center, face
up, was an ace o; spades, known
as the death card" among fortune
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DUKE CITY YANKEE WISHES HARDING LUCK IN TEXAS
BLISS FOUGHT MOSQUITOES NEAR POINT ISABEL IN '65
NAPOLEON iii KEPT LOCAL VET ON MEXICAN BORDER
BY II. P. MALKUS.

Pidentect Warren Harding Harding friends
of
Maxmian
in OF