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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
CLARA SMITH
INNOCENT, SAYS
MRS. HAMON
Does Not Believe Woman
Shot Husband; Would
Enter Politics

ARDMORE. Okla, Dec. Airs
Jake L. Hamon. widow Of Jake L.
IIamon. republican national COM
mlttceman. from Oklahoma, and mil
Iionalre oil man, who died here last
Friday. after he was shot five days
l. fore. said today that she did not
halevo Clara Smith. charged with
the shooting fired the bullet that
Killed Mr.. Hamon. Mrs. Hamon said
that II Miss Smith should be apprc-
hended and returned TO Ardmoro for
trial she would not prosecute the
case.
Mrs. Hamon said she would accept
the tender of republican national
committeeman In succession to her
husband were the position offered
here.
u would regard It ns greater than
amy monument the state Of oklahoma
could erect to Mr.. lannon's memory
shc said
Believed Husband
"Mr, Hamon told me that the wu-
man did not shoot him and that he
rhut himself while cleaning or load
i.g the automatic" Mrs. Hamb
said. ~ could not believe other than
that. consequently ! would not pro-
so"ute Miss Smith II apprthcndcd and
brought back here"
Mia Hamon said that Tor years
she had taken great interest IN
politics. "Not to the extent Mr.. Ham
on has" shc added, for | wanted
him to be head of the house hut
have stood back o. him and aided him
IN every possible way"
should the position Of national
committeeman he rendered me
would accept IT," she continued. 81
would regard II as greater than any
ninrhie monument that the state oi
Okla hOma could erect to my hus-
band memory. II would crablc ms
to carry on his work and do things
know he wanted to he done"
Mrs Hamon deprecated the pub
lirity that has been given Miss Smiths
alleged diary, saying that II had an
evil influence on the minds of younp
firls and was immoral. she srid that
sho would appeal to the churches t'
aid In suppresslng such alleged state
ments.
Remains in Ardmorc
Mrs. tIamon and her daughter who
had prepared to return to ChicaG,
to reridc during the education OF hel
children, today remained In the hote
ruitc especially arranged for the fam
ily by Mr.. Hamon prior to the shoot
ing.
County Attorney Russell Brown re
turned today from a brief hunting trll
and said he had no further trace %
clara Smith. lie said he also wa
without sufficient information I,
make charges against any person wh'
may have aided the young woman Il
leave Ardmore but added that shuul,
he "obtain that Information, warrant
would be tnken out no matter wh'
may he involved"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
San Francisco Cafe
Owner to Jail on
A Liquor Charge

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4.--Despite
a recommendation by the United
States attorneys office that he be
allowed to 20 9th a fine only, Harry
Marquard, proprietor OF one OF the
best known cafes here, and govern
mont witness In n recent invesiiga-
tion Of widespread liquor conspiracy
was sentenced to ak months In the
county iail for y violation OF the pro-
hibiuon endorsements laws In the
United States district court here to-
day.
His head waiter was given three
months and two other employees fined
$500 each for the same offense. All
pleaded guilty.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Bomb Explosions
Reported in Many
Sections of Spain

MADRID, Dec. l.-HOmb tNpIOh-
ions are reported in many sections
0f Spain. considerable damage being
done in various cities last evening.
At midnight an Internal machine
exploded on the window sill of the
Pnlnce occupied Dy the Archbishop
OF Seville. IL blow large hole In
the wall, but injured no one. Bombs
were thrown at the house of u land
owner In the village Of Pinospuente
near Granada, ana the building was
severely damaged.
Two flour mills In this city were
shattered by explosions last evening
the outrage being attributed to strik-
ing bakers,
Reports from Verona stntc u gen
ciul strike has begun there.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Socialists to Meet
In Detroit Next May

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--The socialist
national committee, meeting here to-
day decided to hold the 1874 con-
vention OF the party at Detroit be-
tween May 8 and June 20.
A proposal for reconsideration Of
the party's action in declining to ar
filiate with the Moscow third inter
rationale was TO be considered this
afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
SET UP IN RUMAN|A?
Russian Troops Said to
Have Assistance of
Old Officials
sv rrr Aspos,ArsD ,-ss.

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Russinn soviet
troops captured Erivan. the Armenian
capital on Thursday and Armenia has
declared itself a soviet republic. Il Is
asserted In a wireless dispatch re-
ceived from Morrow today.
The troops OF the old Armenian
government have placed themselves
at the disposal OF the soviet admin
istration the dispatch declares.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Sixty Indictments
In Primary Election
Probe in St. Louis
Nv rnr Assoe,Arss ,~sss

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4.--Amnzement
was expressed at fraud discovered at
tho statewide primary election last
August, in a final report made today
by the present grand jury which re-
turned 60 indictments In connection
with the primary.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Red Cross to Abolish
Half of Its Fourteen
Division Offices

DENVER, Dec. abolition OF
more than half OF It's former fourteen
division offices az measure OF
economy will lie announced by the
American Red Cross Immediately nf-
ter the first OF the new year, accord
ing IN private information from Wash
ington.
The mountain division hcadquart-
ers. established here four years ago
according to this Information, viii
De placed under direction OF the di-
vision Officers at st. Louis. Seattle OF
san Francisco II Is Understood.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
BmL Is OPPOSED BY
BOARD PRESIDENT

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--The bill pre-
nared by Senator Capper for the reg
tilation of grain exchanges would
lead to the entire elimination OF the
insurance feature OF the grain market
Leslie T., Gates, president OF the Chi
cagO board OF trade, declared today
The result, he said, would be "such
n widening margin between producer
and consumer that merchandising
handlers would find 1t necessary TO
cover additional risks or ownership
which they would assume
"While purporting to be taxing
measure" MIR Gates uaid, "it In, OF
course, not intended to he n revenue
producer but rather intended through
the imposition Of a prohibtory tax
to do away with trading In gram Tor
future delivery. While u purporN 10
leave an opportunity for hedging
purchases and sales, any one at All
familiar with the grain marketing
machinery will realize that the pas
sage of such bill would tend to the
entire elimination OF tue Insurance
feature of the grain market Instead
Of nreyentlng speculation, such n pro-
vision would necessitate speculation
on the part Of every cash handler OF
grain and Its products.
"lt In clear that the proponents OF
this bill share the general confusion
between gambling and speculation
in service and economy In operation
which makes II possible to handle
grain from the producer to the con-
sumer on a lower margin OF protit Tor
the socalled middloman that prevails
In the marketing Of any other COM
modify In general use.
"It iH not generally known that the
entire toll on wheat is only from seven
to ten percent for all handlers he
tween the farm and the foreign mark
et, transportation, OF course. not IN
| cluded
"If there is n desire on the pari
of people OF this country to eliminate
the present system OF handling grain
and Its products and to pay the added
cost Incident to Its marketing on q
general merchandising basis, those
who wish to accomplish this purpose
should have sufficient courage q
state their purpase IN plain English
/ rather than. 20 pretend to be dcsirous
% preserving the hedging system
while as a matter OF fact they ars
destroying IT,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Twentieth Bank in
North Dakota Closes

BISMARCK, n. D.. Dec. 4.-Notiee
that the Security State Bank at Mo-
hall would not open for business to-
day was received by o. f. Lofthus.
state bank examiner.
This makes 20 banks closed In the
state all because Of depleted re-
serves.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Gulf of Quarnero
Quiet Despite War
Theoretically Waged

boats on the Gulf of Quarnero were
today the only signs OF life In that
body OF water about which war Is
theoretically being carried on. Last
night was silent and this morning :
dawn saw Ec change from the inac-
tlon that has reigned there for sew
eral months Only the mackcrel
fishermen could be seen.
Fiumo was lighted up during the
night the coast near the cl'y nnnnar-
ing like a boulevard along the eN-
panse of water. Looking from Ab-
bazia. one could see nothing that did
not porsonify peace.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Farmer Fined for
Doing the 'Shimmy

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 4.-Michael
Baum. farmer today was fined S25
and costs by Mayor sherman, Of Far
ley. ON charge OF "shimmying' in
a dance hall. Baum was charged with
shaking his body from the hips up"
as the town orchestra struck up q
fox trot and refusing to desist upon
request of the town constable.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
PANKEY Holds UP RELEASE OF SIXTEEN VILLISTAS
Child Welfare
Committees to Meet
Monday at 9 a. m.

Tho committees which will mako
the drive for subscriptions to the
child Welfare fund next Monday and
Tuesday are to meet nt the Y NJ. 6. a.
Monday morning az o'clock to get
their final instructions.
The committees win make their
first reports at luncheon at the
" w. g. \. NJ noon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
Paymaster Robbed
OF $4,000 in Detroit

DETROIT, Dec. i.-Two armed
men shortly before noon today held
up Paul Sundenberg, paymaster for
the Thompson -StarrVt Construction
company and escaped with vallse
containing $4,000 In pHy envelopes
Leus than AN hour later Charles
McCabe, depositor, was shot and
= sirioasly wounded when three men
attempted TO hold MP the cashier OF
II bank mile away.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
CAPPER URGES
La " 7 D { n D
GRAIN GAMBLING
Assails Chicago Board
in Proposing Bill for
Next Congress

MNSlilNNFION, Dec. 4.-Scnutof
Cappcr OF Kansas. today Aade public
his proposed bill to stop gambling In
foodstuGs and cotton.
A tax OF ten per cent. designed to
be prohibltiNc. on future" trading In
grain and cotton. except by actual
owners or a limited class OF traders
under federal license, Is the basic
feature OF the Capper bill. which Is
to be introduced In the senate next
week by the author and In the house
by Representative Tinchor, republi-
can, OF Kansas. The ten per cent tax
would apply to options and the
measure would AFFECT grain products
us well as raw grain.
The bill will stop gambling In
wheat, corn, cotton and other farm
products" said senator Capper. 1t
will eliminate the wheat pit and the
blackboard"
DOOms Wire Houses.
II will put out Of business thou
sands Of wire houses ana bucketshops
by making II impossible FOR gamblers
and spectators to deal on boards OF
trade.
The bill undertakes to preserve
the legitimate edge but cuts out all
gambling and manipulauons.'
Farmers. dealers and manufacture
ers buying or selling grain or cotton
for actual delivery would not be re-
strlctcd by the proposed law, Senator
Capper said.
Penalties OF 90 per cent of the pro-
posed federal tax, fine OF $4,000
and one years imprisonment, for vio-
lation of the hill's provisions are in
corporated In the Capper bill.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-04
ruwABns ron

'NTlDN--Houres are 80 Haarce
here 4olks are offering rewards to
thone who'll find them places to live.
q. g. x q" advertising IN the London
Times. offers si25 to the person first
rnr'ing the house he later huyn or
rentr
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
SEEKS
 TO GET DAMAGES
 FOR SONS HURT
William Horwitz Defendant In Suit For
 $500.

David Haggerty, Jr., son of David Haggerty, a member of the Bridge port fire department, appeared before a jury in the civil side of the City court today to testify in a $500 suit against William Horwitz of this city The fireman brought the suit on be- half of his son, who is said to have been badly injured when he was struck by Horwitz's automobile at Main street and North avenue in 1917
 Judge Thomas c. Coughlin, counsel for the boy, contended that Horwitz drove negligently and failed to sound the horn. He said young Haggerty and two other boyh had been sliding in the gutter and that they then started to cross the street. David's S two companions crossed safely but be was struck Horwitz denied any neg ligence. The case went into the hands of the jury this afternoon. Judge Candee of Norwalk presided over the court,
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
COUNTRY GR.PPED BY GOLD WAVE;
 WILL NOT LAST
Expect By Tonight Temper ature Will Take
 Drop

Washington, Feb. 16-Another cold wave gripped the eastern portion oi he country today, the cold area ex- tending from Canada to the Gulf and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi river.
 At the weather bureau it was said that the cold snap would be of short duration, however. The forecastef predicted that the temperatures would begin to moderate tonight in the Ohio valley and the upper Lake region and would continue to noder- ate in those districts and in the east Gulf and middle Atlantic states Tues- day.
 Near freezing temperatures were registered along the gulf coast as far west as the Mississippi river thlS morning with killing frosts in north ern Florida and Georgia. In the middle Atlantic, middle western ana New England states thermometers registered well below freezing polntS and some places below zero.
 The cold snap was not as severe as some which have gone before II this winter, according to Weathsr bureau officials but it was accom- panied by general high winds which added to the general discomfort.
 Except New England states north ern New York and some points in the middle west, where snow was falling the weather was clear over the eastern part of the country.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
BURGLARS DEAD AFTER BATTLE
 WITH OFFICERS
Officers Also Wounded in Pistol Duel in Greenwich
 Cellar.

Greenwich, Feb. 1.-Two men are wounded and two dead today as the result of a revolver duel early this morning between State Policeman Alexander McMurtrey and Addison Bacon and two burglars, Antonio Ter renzio and Giovanni martillo, the lat. ter two being dead and the two for mer slightly hurt.
 McMurtrey and Bacon were at the Sound Beach fire station last night and received a telephone nessa ge that someone had broken into th4 house of Eliza G. Morris at Rocky Point. They started immediately fot the building and on reaching it be- gan Q search which eventually led them to the cellar.
 On entering the cellar the two in- vestigators found two men crouching in a corner and when commanded to throw up their hands the burglars opened fire. McMurtrey and Bacon responded end in all about 50 shots were exchanged.
 Tarrenzio was first to fall. a bullet wound through the stomach killing him almost instantly. Martillo was wounded five times before he gave uI the fight. He died in the ambulance on the way to the Greenwich hos pital.
 Search of the bodies of the two dead burglars revealed the fact thai they came from Stamford and police there instituted a search which un- covered s5,000 in table linen and sill verware stolen from summer houses in Stamford and Greenwich. It i: thought that about eight robberies were committed by the pair before their career was ended in this morn. ing's battle.
 McMurtrey was wounded in the right arm and Bacon was struck 1T the neck. Both men are reported to be in no danger as a result of the shooting.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
WILL Seek IIlternIllCnt Of Wilhelm
Dutch Govt Said To Be Ready to Assume Re
 sponsibility.
WOULD INTERN
 HIM AT DOORN

The Hague, Feb. 16-The lat est allied note to Holland with regard to extradition of the former German emperor re- verses the original demand for his surrender and only asks his internment, with the sugges- ton that the former monarch be sent, perhaps, to one of the Dutch Islands in the East In dies, it became known today.
 The Associated Press learns on ex- cellent authority that the Dutch gov ernment has already determined tc reply with an offer to actually in tern Wilhelm at Doorn. Holland would accept the full responsibility of preventing him from endangering the peace of the world, and being a guard over him and a strict censor. ship.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
TRAINS ARE DELAYED BY
 BAD STORM

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 16-Condi- tions on railroads entering this city from the north and west today were
 as bad as any resulting from the re cent blizzard, as a result of yester- days storm. Due to drifting snow Boston and Albany trains from West are from six to ten hours late, the Southwestern Express. due here at SOS a. rn., had not reached Buffalo, N. Y, at o'clock and has been an nuIled, while the east bound Twen- tieth Century Express has been put up on a delayed schedule. Boston and Maine freight schedules were badly delayed. A foot of snow fell in the Berkshires and it was north of Green field and high wind is handicapping the pIows-
 Freezing waler on trolley tracks G.
 moralized trolley service today and 1 Iinterurban lines in some instances | ceased to operate. Sixty members of l troIleys crews here were unable to report today on account of illness.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
COMMITTEE OF LEGION ASK
 FOR BONUS
Want $50 Bond For Each Month of Service In
 War.

Washington, Feb. 16--A bonus for ex-service men and compulsory mili- tary training were announced as the principal aims of the legislative committee of the American Legion, members of which were here today for series of conferences with con gressmen. Franklin D'OlieF, na- tonaI commander of the legion, was present to direct the activities of the committee
 The bonus issue, which was side tracked after considerable agitation at the first annual convention of the legion in Minneapolis, through a vote to leave the question to congress, las: week, was revived at national head quarters in Indianapolis. It was claimed that on account of the dila- toriness of congress, the legion was determined to press the matter bj asking for a specific settlement b! the government of a $50 bond fol each month of service performed dur. ing the war. Such a bonus, it wal estimated, would cost the govern. ment approximately $1,90O, 900. The legion already has gone or record as favoring compulsory mill tary training.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
TO FIGHT FOR COMPENSATION
 FOR PROPERTY
Will Appoint Member to Boxing Commis-
 sion.

Arguments and eloquence abound ing will probably be the items of spe' cial interest at the meeting of the Common Council tonight in the coun- Gil chambers at o'clock. Officials a:
 city hall today promised nothing ex- cept the ordinary routine business with perhaps the additional work of passing . a few long-standing ordi- nances.
 W. Parker seeiey, assistant city at-
 torney, will make a report on the money expended by the city in secur- ing highway rights and acquiring the property on Kossuth and Nichols streets which the Republican alder men handed to the Salts Textile Com- pany with unrestrained generosity at the last session of the council. The investigation was instigated at the re- quest of Dem ocratic Alderman Hogan
 who proposed the resolution that the
 city attorney find out what it cost to get the land and street rights before
 passing it over freely to a wealthy corporation, the officers of which are non-residents of Bridgeport.
 Heated debates are bound to ensue when the matter is brought up to- night, because the Democratic mi nority and Alderman Lewis, Republi- can, intend to carry through their fight that the city is entitled to some compensation. The city secured rights to the property in 1891 from Perkins and Randall, trustees of the Garrison estate for $1,000. and since 1 that time property values have in 1 creased 175 per cent. in Bridgeport. Mayor Wilson announced this morn | ing that he would appoint a thirt | menll gr to the boxing commission to morrow to take the place of Richard 1 Howell, who is d resident of Stratfort and non-eligible for the office. It E ! understood that the mayor opposed MT. HowelPs reappointment, not be
 cause of his non-residence, but be 1 cause the latter vigorously fought thu administration during the last cleo 1 ton. Alderman Alfred w. Burdicl l and William H. Brown are expected 1 to be retained as members of tn l board.
 1 Secretary Wynkoop and Chairna1 1 Elmer Ravens of the Board of Edu
 cation were in conference this after noon and expect to have a new re port of the school board bushes ] ready for the subcommittee of tn Board of Apportionment tomorrow
 afternoon. The Board of Apportion I ment will meet tomorrow to conside the preliminary appropriations fo
 the police and fire departments.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
VON HINDENBURC'S SURRENDER DUE
 TO STATEMENTS

London, Feb. 16-The German press as quoted in a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Co., penhagen, declares that Field Mar shaI Won Hindenburg's surrender is demanded by the allies not only be- cause he is alleged to have said ftthe most cruel war is the most humane because it leads to an end,'' but also because of his responsibility for the destruction of property during tho German retreat.
 The Field Marshal is also charged jointly with General Ludendorff with responsibility for the deportation of civilians, and the organization of civ ilian labor corps in which thousands of girls are alleged to have been handed over to virtual slavery witf women Of doubtful character, and whipped and imprisoned if they re- fused to work
Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
AGENTS WILL EXAMINE
 !. ". W. BOOKS
Claim Branch Established In Every Industrial
 City.

Newark, N. J., Feb. 16-Depart-
 ment of Justice agents from two score
 industrial cities in the East are on the way here to examine the I. W. w. records seized in the government
 raids on L'Era Nuova terrorist group quarters in Paterson yesterday, it
 was announced today by Frank R
 Stone, chief of the New Jersey divi-
 sion of the department. Evidence connecting the l. w. w. with the plans and activities of the terrorists and with their financial support is being sought, Stone explained.
 The records seized were the com pIete files of the I. W. W. headquar- ters formerly at Chicago, for the en- tire eastern section of the country. They showed I. W. W. branches iu nearly 50 industrial centers through out the territory, mostly in Pennsyl- vania, Illinois, New Jersey and the manufacturing cities of New Eng land, it was said. Seach is being conducted on a nationwide basis for E. F. Doree, Philadelphia secretary of the I. W. w., who occupied a room jointly with Andrea Graziana of the terrorists group. The I. w. W. rec ords were found in this room after
 the men had fled. It is believed that both can make plain the relations of
 the I. W. w. with the terrorists. The 29 members of the L'Era : Nuova arrested yesterday described by the department of justice as among the most dangerous terrorists in the United States, were sent to Ellis Island today to await deporta' i tion proceedings.
 Describing the I. W. w. records 1 seized, Stone said they showed 6 | branch for every important industrial l center from Chicago through IlIin. 1 ois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Connecticut, Rhode Island
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire anc
 other states east of Chicago.