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Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
RUSSIANS MADE:
To FIGHT UNDER
REDS STANDARD
Every Able Bodied Man In
the Country UD to 80
Years of Age Compelled
Bv BoISheviki to Mobilize.
John w. Davis.


Amsterdam, Feb. ga tour OF
soviet Russia has been made by Il
staff correspondent of the Handels-
blad who is writing a series OF ar
ticles describing conditions
throughout the country, ana IN thG
army as coming under his personal
observation. He deals with the
morale of the soviet armies. the
compulsory military Nstem, the
ridicule of atrocities reported In the
foreign press divisions i'll the Red
army over bolshevism, and the
well-to-do as well as the poor in
the soviet regime.
"Russia has been completely mo-
bilized," he says, with all the able
bodied men of the country from
the minimum fighting age up to, 30
years. and with officers regardless
of age. There is no alternative ana
they are obliged to fight under the
general administration of the com
missionaries who are bolshevist to
the BACKBONE. This operates very
effectively.
A soldier who deserts. betrays
the cause or otherwise fails in his
duty is shot: or If he succeeds in
escaping, his family is held ac-
countable.
The CORRESPONDENT, who appar-
emily tried to view things from a
fair and natural standpoint, dined
with several bolshevik officers
messes while en- route to Moscow
from the Polish front and had an
opportunity to study the Red army
in detail. a..
"The soldiers" he says, "are po-
lite and there seems to be a quiet
and agreeable discipline. The pay
is 500 rubles a month for a soldier,
$500 for a. company leader and
4,200 for a regiment leader The
former generals of the cars army
six OF whom are now serving or
Trotzky's staff, get 5000 rubles q
month. Nobody in Russia received
larger salary. with the exception
of Lenine, who now gets 5000 ru-
bles a month.
The Red army corps has board
of commissaires and besides there
is a commisar for every regiment
battalion, brigade and division
They wear as a distinction a rec
star on the left breast on whicf
are embossed q hammer and a pillow
with a silver laurel branch al
around and under it the distinction
of their arms, small machine guf
and two crossed sabers.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
MAN WHO yANKED
BRITISH LION s
TAIL IS LAuDED
IN OLD LONDON
Three Hundred Prominent
BritonS and Americans As
Guests of Lord Mayor
Toast George Washington
MAYFL0 OVERS SAILING
Is TO BE CELEBRATED
TercentenniaI of the Depar-,
ture of This Little Vessel
From Plymouth VIII Be
Observed During 1920,
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London, Feb. 23.-Three hun
dred prominent BritOns and Amer
cans as guests of the lord mayor
of London. today toasted Washing
ton as cone of the heroes of the
British race" and acclaimed love
of justice, freedom of humanity
and peace as common bonds unit
ing the two peoples.
The occasion was luncheon com
memorating Washington blrth-
day anniversary and marking the
first Of "A series of functions in con-
nection with the tercentennial oil
the MayflOwer's sailing.
Viscount Bryce, former British
ambassador to the United states,
proposing the toast, Success to the
tercentenary celebrations, salu
the occasion would be celebrated IN
America and Holland and he hoped
it would be celebrated mo, less
heartily in England, He declared
that the two nations must stand fo"
their common ideals in peace as
they have in war and declared that
"the problems of peace are harder
than those of war times"
Lord Burnham, in seconding this
toast, affirmed what we need Is
understanding, not only of the eye
and mind, but, above all, of the
soul"
The Mayflower's manifest, he ad-
ded. represented the greatest cargo
of concentrated essGnce of world
power in the worlds history lie
declared re-establishment of the
Washington home at SulgraNe
manor would be erection OF "a
temple to the future of mankind"
American Ambassador John w.
Davis. in responding, said there
was no reason why Britons and
Americans may not "again rededi-
cate themselves to the perpetuation
of the ideals for which Washington
stood" OF all the mad, misguided
men in the world today declared
the ambassador, he is most mad
and misguided who would cast the
apple of discord between the two
English speaking nations.
Lord Reading proposed the
memory of Washington and the
friendship of the British and
American peoples" He character
lied Washington as "the man who
defeated us and one of the best
men we ever produced"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
RELATIVES OF MEN
WHO DIED ABROAD
GET CERTIFICATES

Especial Correspondence TO The Journal
Santa Fe, Feb. 23.-The new
museum auditorium was filled on
Sunday afternoon. the occasion be-
ing the presentation of French GER
t.ficates to the survivors of those
Santa Fe county men who died in
service during the worlds war. The
esentation speech was delivered
ky Mayor f. P. Davies in the alb
aence of Governor Larrazolo. 1t was
an eloquent effort and at its close
the certificates were handed out bv
Edward Tafova, head of the legion
for this county.
These certificates were given to
the relatives of the following per-
sons who lost their lives in service:
Private Ricardo Chavez. died at
Camp Dix, September 90 1918:
Private Santiago de la Ora died at
Camp Cody October 81. 1918. Pri-
vate Bernardino Gonzales, died at
Camp Cody. october IS, 1918. Pri-
vate Joseph r. Griffiths, died of
1918: Private Jesse D. Hadlock,
6ied at Fort Houston. July 81, 1918.
Sergeant Robert j. Harvey. died in
accident in California. March %.
1918. Anastacio Montoya. died of
wounds in Siberia. Private Jose C.
Montova. killed in action october
|, 1918. Manuel Ramirez, killed in
action. missing since August 20.
1918. CAPTAIN Edwin P. Webb. died
N accident. June 2, 1918. H, H.
carlisle. died on shiphoard while
returning home from France.
AdJutant James Baca leaves to-
morrow for the southern part of
the state in the interests of the ma
t'onal guard. He will be in Albu-
guerque for a few days and from
there go to the southern counties.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
SILVER MINES To
HAVE PROSPE
| ERA, PREDICTED
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London, Feb. 23.-Use of the
silver standard in oriental coun-
tries, coupled with the enormous
commercial expansion now in prog
ress between the west and the east.
indicates that there is an immense
shortage of silver to meet the de-
mands of trade, says the American
Chamber of Commerce in London.
One result of this shortage, says
the American chamber, is that
American and Mexican silver mines
may look forward confidentially to
an era of unprecedented prosper
ity for many years to come. Sill
yer, it is understood, must also be
found to back over 100000, 900
600 worth of paper money issues
floating in Europe today, in adj
dition to which Americas increas-
ing volume of trade with India and
China calls for almost unlimited
supplies of the metal.
The United States and Mexico
furnish nearly three-fourths OF
the worlds yearly output Of silver
the larger portion coming from
the United States. AS the price
of the white metal advances it has
become profitable to most coun-
tries to convert minted silver into
bullion. Small "change" continues
to disappear on the European con.
tinent with remarkable rapidity
postage stamps largely replacing
the former silver coin of small
value,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
NITRATE PLANT
BU|LDE Rs DENY
WASTE CHARGES
Men Who Constructed Mus
sci Shoals Concern Say
They Will Lose Money A.
ter All Debts Are Paid.


Washington, Feb. 23.-Charges
of wholesale waste in construction
of the Mussel Shoals Nitrate plant
were denied today by representa-
tives of the Air Nitrates corpora
ton, the builders, before the house
war expenditures committee.
j. L. Andrews, of Sheffield,
counsel for the corporation, a sub
sidiary of the American lyanamid
company, declared there had been
no reckless waste or extravaganza,
that the plant was built on hurry
up orders and that while most
labor was inefficient, the corpora
ton had made every effort to eX-
pedite construction without unnec-
essary tax on the government. Cost
of material, labor and freight was
much heavier than the contractors
had counted on, he said, and this
ran the total about nine million
dollars above estimates. He denied
charges of brutality by police and
company guards.
Mr.. Andrews declared that the
corporation lost money, explaining
that the company received $780,
900 from the government for its
work, but that much of the eX-
been paid and that after deducting
for tax payments, the net result
would be a deficit.
The plant, estimated to cost $50
100000, he said, actually cost
$61, 100000, it being explained this
increase was due to the advancing
cost of labor and materials amount
ing to approximately $9,500,000
and additions, not included in es-
Inmates totalling more than $780,
600, 900.
other officers of the corporation
and j. r.. Murray, a former investi-
gator of the department of justice,
denied that waste, extravaganza
and graft had marked the work.
F.. V. O'Daniel, treasurer of the
corporation, denied the govern
ment had paid $3.50 for portrait
of Frank Washburn, president of
the corporation.
Mr.. O'Daniel also submitted fig
ures showing that the cost of ac-
counting work had been about
100000, instead of S1,500,000 as
had been reported to the committee
and the cost Of community work
was S2,6000O0 instead of more
than $4,000,000.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
big DEMAND EXPECTED
FOR u. S. SAVINGS
SECURITIES IN 1920

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 23.--Gov-
ernment savings directors of nine
federal reserve districts meeting to-
day predicted popular purchases OF
government savings securities this
year would exceed last years fig
ures.
The conference was called by
William Mather Lewis, director of
the savings division of the treasury
department to plan for the per-
manent continuance of the treasury
savings department pursuant to the
decision of the treasury depart
ment that the sale of treasury saw
ings certificates or savings stamps
or thrift stamps will be continued.
1t was announced that the gem
eral scheme decided upon was as
follows:
Observation Of March 16 as
thrift stamp week in all schools,
Emphasizing the need of the
universal adoption of the slogan
produce More--Spend Less-Save
More"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
PUBL|CANS IN
BUCKEYE STATE
OPEN CAMPAIGN
WITH BIC RALLY
Ohio G, 0, P, Holds Monster
Meeting at Columbus,
With Harding and Hays
as Principal Speakers,
CHARGE WILSON WITH
DELAY TO PEACE PACT
Senator, Presidential Candi-
date, EnumerateS PrinCI-
pies Which Should Be In
National Platform,

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Columbus o.. Feb. 23.-Ohio re-
publicans today staged one of the
most enthusiastic party rallies IN
years at which Senator Warren G.
Harding. candidate for the repub-
liCan presidential nomination, Ma
tional Chairman viii II. Hays. re-
nublican women leaders and guber-
ratorial candidates. spoke.
Charging President Wilson with
sole responsibility in DELAYING
peace treaty ratification. Senator
Harding declared that the republl-
can partv will welcome responsi-
bility of Americanizing the treaty
The senator enumerated prin-
ciples he said the national .conVen-
ton should incorporate in its plat
form Among these were:
Perfected Americanization; ade-
cuate national defense and volun-
tary military training for young
men; repeal of all extraordinary
war statutes: end of bureaucracy'
opposition to government owner
ship and naturalization of indus
ivy: curbing of government cNtrav-
pgance; application of the square
deal to all citizens and government
subsidy for a merchant marine.
Chairman Hays pleaded for
more attention to politics ana
erunciated five principles for
which the party stands:
Earnest efficient business admin
istration of the country's affairs
speedy change in the nations tax
alton system, whereby the burden
would be more equally distributed
better relation between labor and
capital; certain law and order. and
measuring of the needs of the ma
ton bv looking ahead but with
feet always on the ground"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
LINES OF DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS Of PEACE PACT ARE H WAvERMG
OLIVE TREE DATING
BACK TO THE TIME OF
CHRIST BLOWS DOWN

Jerusalem. Feb. 23.-During
snow storm the famous tree.
"El Butini," in the garden OF
Gethse name was blown down,
According to tradition. this tree
would fal when the Turkish
cmnire fell. Twice ii was bound
with iron braces to support it.
The occurrence has impressed
the population.
In the garden of Gethse-
name have stood for many years
eight olive trees, tradition dat
ing them back to the time of
Christ Their age-split trunks
for years have been bound with
iron and shored up with stones.
High prices have been obtained
for the oil from their olives and
goodly prices realized from the
sale of rosaries made from the
stones. 1t is doubtless one of
these trees to which the dis
patch refers.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
PUP DELAYS TRAIN
ON N. Y. SUBWAY

New York, Feb. 23.--Theater-
going passengers on an express
bound up town in the Seventh ave
nue. subway fumed and fretted this
afternoon while the train ran at
quarter speed and with frequent
jerkey stops. AS the hour for cur
tains to rise on matinees came per-
ilously near, a self-constituted
committee called on the motorman
for an explanation. He was peer
ing anxiously out his cab window
at bewildered brown and white
terrier running between the rails,
"The pup can't run any faster,
the motorman explained" and ]
amt going to run over him, That
stands if we don't get to Times
Square till night"
At Times Square the terrier was
still ahead of the train but COINS
at a greatly reduced pace.
II hope he'll fall out when he
sees daylight at 12Sth street,
sighed the motorman.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
RAIL employees
RENEW TALK Of
WALK0UT OVER
WAGE INCREASE
Railroad LabOrerS Becoming
ExaSperated at the Way
Their Demands for Addi-
tiOnaI Pay Are Treated,
MAY ASK VETO OF THE
CUMMINS-ESCH BILL
Union Leaders Probably VIII
Ask the President to XIII
This Measure As It Is Un-
fair to Them, They Say

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washington rep' 20 i.''l va
labor is not satisfied with the way
things are going over its wage de-
,,onds mis- wos indicated in con-
s'.'. - 20 ,,,,ia,, offioioIs
IerehteS touaS VI uiiio'' ''.'''''',' ',I.1
and general committeeman Cal'eu
to pass on the presidents settle
ment proposal. Passage of the
naiI,,,..5 hir H., ~ senate torigbt
'','' ''' '''i W 80 ,',.,D,., - t,,tis
only added more bitterness 10 'a'>
of the union workers.
Arrival of committee Chairmen-
union leaders closest to the rank
and file.-brought out strike talk.
Higher officers were inclined to
discount this evidence of the work
ers' feeling, but hotel lobbies buzz
Zed with possibilities of the situa-
tion. There were indications that
the union heads who have dealt
with Director General Hines were
worried least all they accomplished
might be wrecked. Committee
chairmen spoke frankly of the sem
timent in the local groups, desCrib-
ing it thus:
Their temper is not such as to
warrant us being optimistic"
Union spokesmen believed there
was no way to avoid direct ap-
peal to the president to veto the
Cummins- Esch measure. They de-
clared 1t must be done to satisfy
the workers who have not had a
"close up of the situation. But to
hope that the legislation might yet
be blocked, there was little eX-
preston. labors appeal 70 con-
gress, having been rebuffed, some
leaders We're said to have assumed
the attitude that the legislators
were trying to see how far they
can go by nagglng u.s. >,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
UNIVERSAL TRAINING MAY
NOT BE PROVIDED FOR IN
HEHOUSE ARMY MEASURE



organization bill does not include
a declaration of policy of universal
training. After the committee de-
cison to recommend adoption ot
the training, it was decided to refer
the question to a subcommittee.
The military committee will con-
tinue work on the army re-organi-
cation bill tomorrow and it is pos
sible some decision on universal
training will be made then.
The bill provides standing
peace army with a maximum
strength of 25O,000 men, and 1900
officers. This force would be
skeleton of nine divisions, capable
Of expansion in time of war, and
besides including infantry cavalry
and artillery, would provide per
sonnel for the aviation, chemical
warfare and tank corps.
The national guard, under the
house bill would remain at its pres
ent strength of eight hundred men
to each congressional district, nut
the measure would provide more
leniently for organization of COM
panies. Until July /, 1921, the
enlisted strength of company for
federal recognition would be fixed
at fifty men and after that Sixty
five Enlistments would be for one
or three years.
To obviate the situation arising
at the end of the war when the
discharge of the state troops from
the army left the states without a
militia, the bill provides that under
similar circumstances a discharge
by the federal government leaves
the guard subject to state call, un-
less decided to the contrary by
state authorities.
Aviation, under the bill, would
be in charge of a major general
with 1900 officers, ranking from
second Iieutenants to colonels, and
10000 men. The tank corps would
| be made an infantry arm, and the
chemical warfare service would be
separate corps. comprising ninety
! officers and 1900 men.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
RAIL BILL AIDS
BIC BUSINESS,
HAYES CLAIMS

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Cleveland, 20, Feb. 23.-MaX s.
HAYES, national chairman of the
labor party of the United States,
today in a telegram to President
Wilson protested the proposed
Cummins- Esch railroad bill. He
denounced the measure as legisla-
ton to benefit special interests and
demanded a presidential veto.
Declaring he spoke not only for
organized labor but for the public.
MIR. HAYES assailed those features
of the bill which he said suaran-
teed railway owners revenues.
Adoption of the bill. Mr.. Hayes
said. would place on the people
the burden of another billion dol
lars in increased passenger and
freight rates.
Social unrest. he asserted, was
fed by popular resentment of a
congress which represented not the
masses but a few groups of finan-
oial monarchists.
Mr.. HAYES declared that the
IL Dor party undoubtedlv would put
in the field full presidential ticket
as we'll as congressional tickets.
There is no doubt that the peo-
r.le demand a labor party" he said.
The old parties have failed. The
national labor party's convention
probably will be held in Chicago
ab uuttVs sss---aa-ss--.a~r---.----
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
BRAKEMAN SHOT
AND KILLED IN
A DENVER HOTEL
{. B. Rodgers Is Slain BY
c. T. Brown, Who Admit
ted That He Had Been
Living With Formers Wife
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Denver, Colo. Feb. 23.-E. b.
Rodgers, age 30. Union Pacific
brakeman from Green River, WVo.
was shot and instantly killed in the
Waldorf hotel here this "'ternOon
to the police that he had been liv-
ing as man and wife with Mrs.
Rodgers. wife OF the slain man.
The shooting occurred while
Brown lay i'll in bed with infm-
Cnza Brown and Mrs. Rodgers, aC-
tording to the police lstory, had
been living together for several
her husband on the street here and
the after learned that she was
living with Brown,
Shortly after 2 o'clock this after
noon he forced his way into the
hotel room whore Mrs. Rodgers
was nursing Brown and Is said to
have. remarked that he had come
to kill Brown. He reached for a
Eun, which he carried in his hip
Bocket. but the hammer of the re-
volver caught on his coat and pre-
vented a speedy draw. In the
meantime. Mrs Rodgers struggled
with her husband for possession
Of the revolver begging him not to
shoot the sick man, Brown during
the alteration reached under his
pillow and produced a six shooter
and fired three times at Rodgers.
The latter fell with bullet
through his heart and hotel guests
alarmed at the firing. called the
police.
Brown. who was too Ill to be re-
moved from the room told the Of
ficers that he had not previously
known that the woman was mar
a. NtrsNV
that she had married Rodgers in
wyoming several years ago. but
had not lived with him long. She
lad not procured a divorce she
said
Brown until he RECEIVERS sufficient.
" to allow his removal to the city
iail.
Mrs. Rodgers stated that ,hei
husband had once been a resident
of Amarillo. Texas. and Albuouer'
Cue N M
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24

Washington, Feb. 23.-Universal
military training may not be in
cluded in the house army re-organ-
ization bill under a plan adopted
today by republican leaders calling
for consideration of the measure
late this week. None of the leaders
would deny that omission of a
training plan was likely but as
serted no final agreement had been
made with advocates of training.
Despite the decision of the mill
itary committee adopting universal
training, in principle as part or
the country's military policy, ell
forts were made today to prevent
the committee decision from ap-
pearing in the reorganization blll.
Chairman Kahn. who held informal
conferences with the leaders ana
supporters of the training, said no
decision had been reached, and
Representative Mondell. republican
floor leader, declined to discuss
the movement further than to as
sert the army bill was slated to
come before the house Thursday.
Mr.. Mondell was understood to
have suggested discard of the
training plan, he being supported
| by other house leaders, who as
serted passage of a Organization
bill, including a training plan, is
impossible. The floor leader is
understood to have proposed that
instead of attempting adoption OF
training plan, that the army bill
merely provide congressional
commission on physical and mill
tary training" which would report
| to congress in December.
such an authorization. it was
| said. might bring the training plan
before the house as a separate
proposition Mr. Kahn was under
stood to oppose discarding the ad'
vantage gained in the military
committee without an agreement
that the universal training bill, as
a separate proposal would be given
preferential status later.
The committee draft Of the re-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
CONSUMPTION WILL
BE ABOLISHED IN CT.
BRITAIN MARCH 31ST

London, Feb. 23.-Conscription
will be abolished in Great Britain
March 81. and within a month
from that date the last conscript
will be entitled to be released. it
was announced by Winston
Churchill, the secretary of war, in
the house of commons today.
He stated that Great Britain had
succeeded in raising new volun-
tcer army, which, when conscrip-
ton ends will number 100000 ex-
Guiding troops serving in India.
The nation will be able to place
In the field in case of emergency
twenty divisions, with cavalry and
auxiliary services and supplied with
the most modern arms and equip
ment a British army has ever had,
| the war secretary declared,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
MURMANSK IS SEIZED
BY BOLSHEVIk FORCES
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London, Feb. 23.-Bolshevik
forces have seized Murmansk and
shipping in the harbor there, fol-
lowing a revolution which broke
out at that port Saturday after
noon, according to a Lloyds dis
patch from Vardo, Norway.
Murmansk is situated on the
Murman, or Kola peninsula, jutting
eastward from Finland and north
of the White sea. 1t is northwest
of Archangel. Last year Murmansk
was the base of operations for al
lied forces fighting the Bolsheviki
along the western shore of the
White sea.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24
-Four Aged Women Cremated.

Lynn, Mass. Feb. 23.--Four in
mates of the Lynn home for aged
women were burned to death in a
fire today that destroyed the build
ing. Others of the score of occu-
pants made their way painfully
from the stairs or were assisted by
attendants to escape.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-02-24

New York. Feb.g 23.-The house
cat promises to become a profit.
able fur-bearing animal. Pelts of
the best domesticated felines
brought $1.24 each today at the an
rual fur auction of the New York
auction sales corporation. This is
an advance of 80 per cent over
October prices.