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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
ARMY TRUCKS TO Be
USED ONLY FOR ROADS,
CONTRACT SPECIFIES
Title Remains Ia State and Use IS
Paid for BY Rental; Proper
Care Required.

Among applicants for army trucks
under the provisions OF the Kahn law
are Dea Molnes which applies for
one. Torrance county two trucks and
Union county one truck. The county
school board IN. Union county Is also
contemplating 10 get two trucks.
These Will be used morning and eve
ming for taking children 70 md from
school and during the day used IN
highway work.
There soeIns % be some misunder.
standing IN regard 70 The title 10 the
trucks. The law provides that the
title shall remain Ia the state but on
payment u rental may be obtained
for highway use exclusively during
the fife Of the trucks By counties.
municipalities and agnta institutions.
The rental contract specifically
provides that tho payment o. the
money does not transfer right, iitie
or interest n said truck 81 tracks
from the party o. the first part either
In fact " b iufcfence, brit tho tiIlf
70 said property shall Wmaiu Ia The
party Of the fifst part. Ths paylnrat
Of said moneys IA hegtby Hxpffaaiy
considered j. : rental charge lof the
uSe q said truck o. trucks b. The
party % the seeond part AZ hong I'd
same shall Feuiain N ~aerYieaabie ron
dision and ~ long - said truck 81
trucks kro tsea lh The construction
or ~riaintenaree - pnhlie hiehwngA
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Against
Coffin Nails and
Sunday rivois

Lincoln, Neb. May 19.-Prohlbition-
iafs in state convention here adopted
a platform favoring the league % na-
lions with such reservations aa viii
safeguard legitimate American inter
eata.s
Other planks Ia The Platform disap-'
prove , q tobacco BY youths under
IS and opposed sunday amnsamonts.
Nineteen deleRRtes and q like num.
her u alternates q the parlyn nnliOnr
a convention here Jniy y we're named
along With 4 new state central com
mittee 81 which j a. Hurmg a. Uni
vafaity Place was reelected cvhhir
man. A committee 70 have charKe az
Arrangements for me naiionn CON,
mifscs Nna appointed
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
PRICE ADVANCES
TO S23.25 PER 100

San Francisco, May 1.-THE price
Of sugar was once more increased tor
day to 1926 a hundred pounds to
the trade, it was announced by the
California & Hawaiian Sugar REIN
ing company. This Is an increase
OF so cents a hundred in price.
The recent. announcement BY, At
tofney General Palmer that q fair
profit under the Lever act would be
one cent a pound on sugar to job
bers and two cents 10 retailers would
Indicate a fair price on this aIlot-
ment to be 26A cents a pound.
The California & Hawaiian Rein
Ing company Is paying $2257 a hun
aied pounds to Hawaiian producers
for raw sugar, which IS higher than
lhe price paid on the raw product
for the refined sugar allotted today
II s23.25. company officials said.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
SECRETARY MADOO TO
VISIT TAOS. SANTA

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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
PRESIDENTS @HERofcs
EFFORTS ARE pRAfeep

Omaha. Eeb., May f9s-Nebraekn
democrats in their platform adopted
last night unanimously called upon
the United States senate to ratify the
treaty OF peace without Qualifying
reservations. Their action, condemn.
ing the senators who have opposed
President Wilson's position. was er-
PRESSED IN the following words:
we warmly endorse the American
pledge for a league Of nations 10 end
wars publicly given more than two
years ago BY the president. We
heartily commend him for hia heroic
stand % establish such q league We
demand that the senate consent to
the ratification 81 a treaty ~ peace
with Germany containing the cone
nant for the league without nulilfy Ing
reservations. We uphold the action
Of the democratic senators ID refao
ing 10 accept nullifysnE L0dE3 reset
Fatione. and We denounce Republican
senators for refusing % modify them
% as 70 make ratification possible
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
NO HEARING
TO OUTLAWS
Railway Labor Board EIatly Turns
Down President Grunau Of
Striking Yardmen,
EAR TURNED TO
W0LATORS OF THE LAW
lny Laassd WIZ . Nav MexIeanl

(By Leased Wire 20 New Mexiranf
Chicago, May 19.-The United States
railway labor board today flatly re.
fused to hear petitions for Increased
wages presented by John GruRau.
president of the Chicago Yardmen's
association and officers Of other or
carnations, which went on strike re-
Gently IN defiance Of orders from the
national railroad brotherhoods. The
board, IN a ruling handed down by
Judge r. M. Barton. chairman. an
nounced that;
1T must be thoroughly understood
that the board cannot and VIII not
undertake to hear any disputes or
controversies except those which are
authorized by law to hear and cannot
and will not hear the applications Of
parties who are acting id disregard Of
the law and who are not complying
with the law and the rules OF the
board
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
.,P DAVIES elected
STATE DEPUTY At THE
KNIGHTSOF COLUMBUS
ROSWELL CONVENTION
Organization win Hold Next State
Meeting IN Las Cruces First
Sunday ii May.

The Knights Of Columbus state
convention. IN Roswell. elected for
mer mayor y. P. Davies Of Santa re
as state deputy and selected Las
Cruces for the next convention, on the
first Sunday IN May, 1921.
The other state officers chosen AZ
the con ention are j. d. sena. santa
ne. secretary; Or. W. II. Upton, Las
Vegas. treasurer; Father = n. Man.
dalari, Albuquerque. chaplain: ~ 4.
Winters, Las Cruces. warden; Vincent
y Jaeger, Gallup. advocate. r. w.
LAnnigan, Gallup. deputy's alternate
% national co~nyenlions J. y. Sens,
Santa Re, past depnlys alternate ~
naiionm convention.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
METHODISTS COMPLETE
ELECTION OF BISHOPS

Des Moines. Ia. May 19.-Election
OF white bishops for the Methodist
Episcopal church was completed to-
day by the general conference Or.
c. L. Mead OF Denver was chosen on
the ninth ballot, his vote being D53,
with SAG necessary to elect.
Drs. r. r. Keeney, Syracuse, N Y,
and H. Lester Smith, Detroit, were
elected bishops on the ballot taken
late yesterday. 1t was announced to-
day. DR.. c. L. Mead OF Denver re-
ceived 4SS votes on this ballot, and
pr. Ralph A. Ward Of China received
2sT, standing next to Or. Keeney and
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
WOMAN OPENS MICHIGAN
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Grand Rapids, Mich, May H.
Breaking all presidents. Michigan
democrats today gave a woman the
honor OF opening their state conven-
tion here. Mrs. William H. Anderson
Of Grand Rapids, vice chairman OF the
party's state central committee, called
the gathering to order shortly before
noon, acting In the absence OF State
Chairman Thad Preston, confined to
his home because OF illness.
UNRESTRICTED delegates to the IA.
tlonal convention were named by dem
ocrats OF IS congressional districts In
caucuse held here prior TO the open
ing Of the state democratic conven.
ton here this noon.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
Federal Banks to
Stop Loans Upon
Cattle Security

A~ibuqaerqne. May .fa-Tho federal
reserve board has ordered member
banks IL the federal disfficta 70 die
continue loans On cattle security and
contracts Tor nrring delivery b.
breeders IN Arizona are being can.
acled with forfeiture Of advance pay
The New Mexico Cattle and
itfrse Growers association today fe
= teleeram ffngn The Arizona
Cattle Growers association natia
INK aose appeals BE- seat 20 nio 10.
nafso beard and 70 mnmhafs Of con.
gress
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
WHOLESALE PRICES or
NEAT HAVE CONF D0HA

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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
VERMONT IS
STRONG FOR
Gen. WOOD
Gets rs Per Cent Of G. O. P. Vote
With johnson and Hoover
Close Rivals FOR Second
WOMAN OPENS DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION IN MICHIGAN

M TECNNI -
MontepelieE. VT, May l9.-ln-
complete returns early today from
Vermont's presidential preference
primary yesterday gave Major
General Leonard Wood approx
mateIy Is per cent Of the repub-
bean vote. the total Of which was
about one~twentieth Of normal.
The democratic vote was negli-
gible.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson and
Herbert c. Hoover were in a close
race for second place on the re-
publican ballot.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
TRACTS OF LAND
ARE SOLD At SOCORRO

knH tracts ~ lars ven aaif AZ
p1tir saie az EefaFfo yesterday. A..
siatank taad cemmi@iaaeF Cara.
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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
Nation Wide Price Cutting Due to De7aHon Of Credits 81 The Bank
PEACE CONES
UP in HOUSE
Republican Leaders to Accept
Senate Resolution as a
Substitute, Agreed.
az Leased Wlrs q New MexIean.l

Wy EV17EU VIII 20 WEW WCNTEIW-T
Washington, May 9.-Republican
leaders in the house agreed today
TO accept the peace resolution adopt.
ed by the senate as a substitute for
the house resolution and decided ten
tatively to call it up Friday for final
action.
House concurrence in the senate
VIII be moved by Chairman Porter Of
the house foreign affairs committee
and leaders predicated the motion
would be adopted. sending the reso-
luton to the president.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
REPORT OF
CARRANZA'SC CAPTURE
WILL Be ALLOWED TO
LEAVE THE COUNTRY

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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
.SECY, HOUSTON OPPOSES
ANY SOLDIER BONUS.
H 0 WEVER FINANCED.

ny Leased Wfrs 70 New -iexlcan.l
Washington, May 19.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Houston IN a letter to.
day 10 Chairman Fordney Of the
house ways and means COMMITTEES
declared his opposition to any soldier
bonus legislation "howev financed
The secretary said Il would be
fhighly unfortunate to pace any
new financial obligations on the
treasury and suggested that It
would be wise for congress to seek
out additional sources Of revenue to
meet current government expenses,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
JOHNSON HEADS LIST or
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATEs

San Francisco, May -. = United
States Senator Hiram w. johnson
Was named here today as head OF the
list OF alternate delegates which will
accompany the regular state deleeai
tionr pledged TO his candidacy for
president of the United States to the
republican national convention In Chi.
cago.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20

Governor fArra4clo today appoint
- three w0msn a. delegates 70 90
fuFuiyioarth annnal conErsas e.
AOfheu aaa raFezf Tearhtf4 -
aoeiafioaA They are Nrr Max Nerd
haas % A~l1uqgernse Mrs. G. = Ia
sea ~ Roswell and MIA Janait REID
~ D9mInN Ths c1neTefE VII -
heA ~ Hadifan. WA. from 1a4s
Z "a
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
ONE
FIFTH LESS
Price Cutting Move Spreading All
Over Country from New
gs York to Frisco.
EVEN DENTISTS HAVE
JOINED THE PROCESSION
,eYLeased WIZ 70 New MexIcan.l

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ssyLeased WIre to New MexIcanl
New York. May I9.-Pursuant
to their pledge to the federal re-
serve board. leading banking in
~terests Of this city today extended
their campaign Of deflahon Of
credits and high 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 Of 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 exerted BY those institu-
hons is said to be directly respon-
sible for the wave Of price cutting.
The federal reserve bank here
today announced an increase Of
the discount rate on prime bank
ers bills for 90 days Of from 6 10
.6N per cent. The rate for so
day bills was advanced from So
to 8 per cent.
Chicago, May 19.-Reporfs Of price
cutting in wearing apparel continued
to sweep the country today. Owners
Of department stores announced re.
auctions ranging from 20 TO 50 per
cent The price Of shoes was re-
ported In some quarters 70 have been
one5ifth, while . readyto-wear
establishment IN Omaha announced Il
vac offering it, stocks at flaures
from 20 10 50 per cent below the
market price, DentIsta have also
Into the procession and re.
ports from Omaha show dentists
cut their scale Is per cent.
SIX shirts and avits for men Ners
70 have Suffered 20 10 20
per cent cuts In Indianapolis. Ready
.os~ear clothing for women and chit
also va offered Il greatly ~
prices
Other cities from an sections re-
reductions ranging from Is
d 80 per cent These included Bos.
on, 81 Paul. chnttanooKa. Colums
us, O, Hannibal. Mo, s.. Louis and
many smaller places. Most reports
Indicated that The reductions were
n ciCthiug prices. thoHrh many de-
laftmeus stores annoance cuts FOR
heir entire stock except articles
Iith : contract pFfee.
u 81 panl the largest millinery
ID the northwest Aanonnead
taf 4 would opea ~ doofs % tho
etail lrada and offnr 4 U.3ootce
tgek ~ rffeta 60 Per FRAT beiow
fefnlliuE retail pfices
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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
SALT LAKE CITY SHOWS
27.3 PER CENT 0

Washington May 1.-THE census
gives Salt Lake City a population or
1910, an increase OF 1888 or 27.s
per cent.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20

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El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-05-20
BASEBALL


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National Laaaue.
Philadelphia e. ST. El6ala.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
Holland Flatly Refuses
 To Give Up Ex-Kaiser
 Tn Answer to Demand
(suo ssud molg psnupuoo)

(SuO sSud m0Ig psnu1uoO) the duty of Holland. which is not n party to the treaty.
 "The government of the Queen, moved by imprescriptible reasons, cannot view the question raised by the demands of the powers except from the point of view of its own duty. It was absolutely uncon- nected with the origin of the war and has maintained. and not with out difficulty, it's neutrality to the end. It finds itself then face to face with facts of the war in po- sition different from that of the powers. 4 A
 sIt rejects with energy all sus- picion of wishing to cover with it's sovereign right and its moral au- thority violations of the essential principles of the soliditary of na- tions; but it cannot recognize an International duty to associate it. self with this net of high internn- tional policy of the powers. <. ssIf in thrsfuture there should be z ias tituted bystssS Society of Nations < an international Jurisdiction com petent to judge. in case of war, deeds qualified as crimes and sub mitted to it's Jurisdiction by statute ante-dating the acts committed, it would be fit for Holland to associ- ate herself with the new regime.
 "The government of the Queen cannot aAmit in the present case any other duty than that imposed upon it by the laws of the king dom and national tradition.
 aNow. neither the constituent laws of the Kingdom. which are based upon the principles of law universally recognized. nor re- spected secular tradition which has made this country always < ground of refuge for the van quished in international conflicts. permitssthe government of Holland to defer to the desire of the powers by withdrawinG from the former emperor the. benefit of it's laws and this tradition.
 "Justice and national honor, of which respect is a sacred duty. op- pose this.g The Netherlands people, moved by the sentiments to which fin history the world has done jus tice, could not betray the faith of those who have cOnfided them- selves to their free institutions.
 ssThe government of the Queen is pleased to believe the powers will recognize the good grounds of these considerations, which rise above any consideration of person. aIities and which seem to be so peremptory that they could not reasonably give rise to wrong in- terpretatiOns."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
WOUNDED NEGRO IS
 FOUND AT HOSPITAL

Andrew M Perry, negro, 232o Fifth alley, north, believed to have been the negro who was shot by H. o. Jones, pa trolman for the Southern railway, last Tuesday night at North Birmingham, is in the Hillman hospital in a serious condition, according to information given out by MT. Jones last night
 Perry was in company with Oliver Sykes, negro, who was shot and killed Tuesday night, while in the act of rob- bing a freight car in the Southern yards at North Birmingham. The oftlcer fired at the negroes, after they had refused to heed command to halt, ana Sykes dropped to the ground dead. Perry, who was believed to have been injured, escaped, but was apprehended at inc Hillman hospital where he had gone to receive medical aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
CAPTURE OF NEGRO RECALLS FACTS OF
 DEATH OF OFFICER

The case of Fred Spencer. negro, who is believed to have shot and killed Captain Young of Bessemer in 1910, will be pre- scented to the grand jury Monday. Spencer was apprehended in Philadelphia. Pa.' the first part of the week, after l0-year search by police in many cities and was brought to Birmingham Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff W. C. Steele.
 According to officers of the county who remember the incident, Spencer had shot a negro woman in Bessemer and was hiding from officers of the law. Later the negro was concealed behind some bushes near q main road leading to Bessemer when he saw Captain Young approaching on d horse, and opened hre on the officer, thinking that Young was looking for him. The officer dropped to the ground and died almost instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
OTHER FIELDS ID
 BE INVESTIGATED
Strike Settlement COmmis- sion to Examine Data of
 Miners and Operators
By Associated Press

Washington, January 2S.-The coal strike settlement commission today de- cided to begin investigation of miners wages and coal prices in the fields out side the central competitive field, be- ginning. February A.. The commission inyestigations thus far have been con fined to the central competitive field, which embraces western Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Prior to February 4, the commission will exam inc statistical data submitted by the miners and operators.
 The dates for hearing miners and operators of the outlying fields have been set as follows: February 4, Mich igan, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arkan- sas, Oklahoma and Texas; February J, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana ana washington; February II, Kentucky, Western Kentucky and Alabama, and February 13, West Virginia, Maryland and Central Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
Prisoner Hangs Himself Ry Associated Press

' statesville, SN. C., January 2s.-will II. Poston, facing trial nesl week on a. .charge of havfn killed $ neighoor, Otho Morrow. last octobei, was found dead in his cell here early todsv when iail attendants went to give hin 'reak- fast, having hanged himself to TT cell door during the night, accordir 70 of- ficials. He was 51 years old afs mad a wife and four children. he aoow of Otho Morrow had instituted cls# action against Poston to recover 900 for inc death of her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24

proposed recede from the principle enunciated in the Lodge reservations Democratic leaders said today that proposed reservation on Article 10 0 the league covenant had been submit ted to the republicans and was unde consideration. with action in prospec tomorrow.
 Senator sherman freely expressed hi intention of withdrawing from the re publican party if "emasculated" treat, reservations were adopted with tn support of republican leaders.
 If the Lodge reservations are to b, emasculated," said Senator Sherman T will bring up the issue at the ma tional convention in Chicago next June If there should be ratification of tn, treaty with emasculated reservation, and that action by compromise betweer republicans. and democrats is approved by the republican national convention shall endeavor to find my politica associates in some other party that vii be against this treaty. I am speaking for myself alone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
Pizitz and Hay Visit
 Dairy Day Exhibit

L. Pizitz and Executive Secretary T. Park Hay, Jr., of the Chamber of Com merce agriculture and marketing com mittee were in Eufaula yesterday at tending the Chattahoochee dairy day exhibit
 The Eufaula exhibit was patterned after the one held here several weeks ago when over 100 farmers from Walker county came to the city, inspected one or two of the model dairies and a creamery and had lunch with Birming- ham business men, as guests of the Chamber of Commerce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
ALL THEATRES OF
 MEMPHIS CLOSED

tContinued From Page one) ineffective rate resulting from the two diseases will reach the high level of 1918.
 PNEUMONIA INCREASES
 Chicago January 23.-Influenza cases reported for the past twenty-four hours were but slightly more than the num- Der for the previous day, but pneu- monia cases in the same period showed sharp increase. Influenza cases re- ported today totaled 2,320 with thirty one deaths.
 Health Commissioner Robertson to- day issued statement protesting against Congressman Sabath's effort to obtain legal permission to use whisky for influenza and pneumonia.
 Alcohol is one of the greatest pre- disposing factors we ever had for pneu- monia,' he said: Whisky is not a cure for the influenza or remedy. It does not assist in any manner in fighting either one of the diseases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
Pass Anti-Smeking Bill
 Rv Assnciafed Pres8

Columbia, s. C., January 8-The senate of the South Carolina general assembly today passed and sent to the house Of representatives a bill to prohibit the smoking s'of tobacco or other substance during the meal hours in any public eat ing. place in the state The bill charges managers and proprietors of eating places with the responsibility of displaying signs setting forth the law, and provides pen- alty of a fine of s10 to $25 or a term of ten to thirty days on the public works for offenders.