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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Ex-Prize Fighter
About to Go Down
For the Life Count

Frank speer. former fcatherwelght
prize fighter OF Albuquerque who has
put many a man TO sleep with the
knockout punch is now staging his
last round with life.
Speer is now suffering from kidney
trouble ana a complication OF diseases
and to the casual observer, ls the last
man who would be picked az former
pugiiist. His hands nie still hard.
however. and the muscles In his arms
bulge out
speer arrived here from buffalo.
with the aid Of friendH Through the
bureau OF charities he secured trans
po7tation 10 seliginan, Aria, where he
In to be placed In the care OF friends
speer's hardest fight here was with
Cotton Hilton who put him away In
the ninth round ha1 according to
speer only because Hilton was 200
big. Specr was q railroad fireman
between Wipslow and seiigtnan for
several years and since III health
struck him has obtained assistance
from members of the Bsotherhood OF
Railway Firemen.
Since leaving Albuquerque nearly 10
years ago, Spser has lived In Denver.
Buffalo and other eastern cities. He
left on Santa r. train No. for
Seligman today and there expects to
AXE the count for the last time.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Rum Runners Use Truck Trains
ToFlood Southwest With Booze;
Smuggling From Mexico Is Active
IN NEA sorvIce.

copyright, 1921. by NEA ScrNlcc)
Liquor smuggling. moonshining
and bootlcgging are as flagrant IN
the southwest and on the Pacific
coast as In the east.
Investigation by the NEA Service
~ the failure OF prohibition enforce
ment revealed that scarcely any part
Of the country has real enforcement
Political influence, clOgged courts,
fake liquor withdrawal permits. rum
running, counterfciting OF labels and
revenue stamps. and other evils are
as prevalent In the west as in the
east.
Texas and southern California are
the Ccntcrs Of smuggling from Mex
leo. \ flood comes In from Canada
through Seattle, San Francisoo's
waterfront has tremendous rum
running Traffic.
Moonshining. originally peculiar To
the south, has spread tremendously
and Texas IN IA big center Of the in
duHtry In the southwest.
or the Florida coast gunny sacks
filled with bottled liquor often are
dumped In shallow water and re-
tricvod later by fishing" with crap
pling hooks.
The California method Is even
more extraordinary Carefully watch
Ing the tides, the rum ships run as
close TO shore as possible. and dump
their cargoes On the intlde, which
carries the liquor eases safely to the
beach, here 1t is left high and cry
when the tide goes out.
Similar methods are used to land
| liquor on the oregon aud Washing
| ton coasts
Enforcement stnffs are so small
that only one half Of one per cent
OF the Pacific coast can be policed.
Coast l. Loncd by Rum Runners.
| Pacific coast sections are practical.
| ly Zoned by organized trafnckors
Canada feeds Scotch whisky. Eng
/ lish liquors and gin into the country.
Mexico produces high proof strong
er WHISTLES and It's native product,
/ tequilu.
California makes its own wine and
millions of gallons reach the BOOTLEG
/ market.
| Enforcement has collapsed so much
| along the coast that Scotch. former.
/ " sold at $40 quart, can be had
now for SIS. In Mexico. Scotch
costs $40 to $40 "a quart American
and Mexican liquor costs s.. Moon
shine Is cheaper
] The boast Is made In san Fran
cisco that the city never did have
l pronihition-and never will" Ban
II operate dcfiuntlN ON main business
streets. Liquor can be had cuaii,
In every other city
IN little reason why the discriminnt
'ng need purchase moonshinc ol
'doctorvd' nlcohol--although the
output of both IL enormous 81
II 40 easy to obtain good liquor.
Measure Crops Ia Gallons 10 Acre
In east Texas, among the woodi
and hills many farmers speak oI
their corn crop In terms OF "gnllonl
Co tho acre rather than bushels
Selling liquor over bar or boy thu
drink Is rare In Texas cities II Il
retailcd In bottles or fruit Jars hl
the pint, quart and gallon.
| The biggest moOnshining center n
the southwest is Mount Pleasant. i0I
miles east Of Dallas. Thousands o
gallons ARE made In this vicinity ans
| distributed by automobile Thi
traffic has grown 80 great that tn
product Ii called Mount Pleasant
and Is as well known az brands O
: bonded whisky.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
LIQUOR WAR KILLS MANY.

Death has been the fate Of
many who sought 10 enforce prohi'
bition. city police and county Of
ficials have been killed in various
parts OF the country. Ten federal
agents were Killed. all but one
In moonshinc raids, within
year This list. the only ono
available at Washington head
quarters. follows:
WILLIAM u. DORSEY, killed
In White county Ga, June iS,
1920; shot by moonshinor,
STANTON r.. WEISS, killed In
moonshinc raid near Oklahoma
CITY Okla, August 20. 1920,
J. II. ROSE shot ana killed by
moonshiner at Asheville, y. C..
October %. 1920.
kirby FRANZ. shot and
killed by moonshincr at Perry,
Okla, November 20. 1920.
RICHARD GRIFFIN. killed H.
moonshinc raid I'm ST. clair coun
", Ala, December 6, 1920.
r. W JACKSON, killed by
moonshiners near Reynolds. Ga,
December 10, 1920.
ERNEST w WALKER. died
from gunshot wound In battle
with whisky smugglcrs at The
border March 2. 1921.
STAFFORD T.. BECKETT. shot
ana killed by moonshincrs at
Sherman's ranch, near III Paso.
TcNns. March q, 1921,
CHARLES \. WOOD. shot and
killed by moonshinor At the same
time Beckett was killed.
JACOB T. GREEN. killed in
moonshino raid near ItiChton,
Miss April !. 1891.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
TO BUSINESS MEN

NOGR attention directed department of business
in The saturday Herald tout at mD This feature of
Herald will be grouped special page and
will be permanent of The Saturday Herald II will
compact form reviews OF the week business those lines
immediate Albuquerque and New Mexico
men, such LIVESTOCK wool and metal markets There
will of general business conditions and the outlook
expert observers General business conditions New
Mexico aud the southwest will be carefully summarized.
There /, less buSnes, in every issue of The Herald
saturday review the effort will be condenS the essential
weeks and the best judgment To the imed
outlook in those particular lines of business and industry
which this 'ity and state depend
The first appearance of the Saturday business review will be
The Herald Of saturday November As the service progresses
and develops business in all lines will recognize in this Satur
day review careful thorough effort provide reliable valu
able department.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
.RED|SCOUNT RATES
REDUCED BY EIGHT
RESERVE BANKS
Cut of One Per Cent in
Two Districts; ! Per
Cent in Others

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Reduc-
lions OF one per cent In rediHcount
rates OF federal res rive banks at Chi
cago and Kansas city and Of one-half
OF one per cent at reserve banks at
New York, Philadelphia Richmond.
Atlanta. ST Louis md san Francisco
were announced today by the federal
reserve board.
Redlscount rates OF the banks OF
poston. Cleveland. Minneapolis. and
Dallas have not been changed as the
directors OF those banks have not as
yet held meeting on the subject.
The New York reduction was from
five to four and onc-half per cent
The Atlanta cut was from six TO five
and one-half per cent
New rates at the eight banks max
ing reductions are as follows:
-Four and one-half per cent. New
YORK and Philadelphia: five per cent.
Chicago; st. Louis. Kansas city and
san Francisco. and five and one-half
per cent. Richmond and Atlanta"
The rates In fo-cc at the other
banks which have not been changed
as yet are:
Five per cent. Boston; five and one
half per cent Cleveland and six per
cent Minneapolis and Dallas
Conditions OF the reserves OF the
banks and the general situation In the
money market were said to be re-
sponsihle for the reductions.
Banks whose rates were lowered to
a. per cent were said TO have re-
served eighty per cent and those
whose rates were cut to five per cent
have reserves of from 90 To 20 per
cent, banks with "a rate Of ~ per
cent Il was said, still lhnve TO rcdis.
count with one another In order to
maintain the lawful reserve Of fortj
rpr cent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
MAN KILLED,
TWO SHOT IN
BANK HOLO-UP
Arkansas Robbery Frus-
. trated Ian dts
Escape

JONESBORO, AK, Nov. O.
Marion Light, a farmer, was shot
and killed. and two other men
were wounded during a gun bat
tie in a bank at Alfcia, Ark. 25
miles west of this city between
three bandits and bank officials
and employees shortly after 10
O'Clock this morning.
Light aud the two wounded
men were struck by stray bullets.
The attempted robbery was frus-
trated when bank employe
opened fire. The bandits escaped
in AN automobile and are believed
headed for .Ionesboro.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
INJUNCTION AFFECTS
5000 MEN IN COLOR NDO

UFsNNEN Nov. 2--ApprONlmutcly
8 900 coal miners work In mines
owned by operators with headquarters
In Denver. whore the check of sys-
tenn IN In effect. II was learned today.
Presidents of the companies that coll
lcCt union dues were of the opinion.
however. that the order OF Federal
Judge \ B Anderson In indianapolis
app tod 20 West Virginia only.
The colorado Fuel & Iron company
the Rocky Mountain Fuel company
and the National Fuel company. three
~ the largest operators. operate un-
der the open shop System and conso-
qIcntly do not have the check OFF
system.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Santa Fe to Haul
Grain for Near East
Relief Free of Charge

TOPEKA. Knns.. Nov 2.-On be-
half of all the railroads OF the coun-
try. j. Il. koOntZ, assistant freight
tsaffiC manager OF the Atchison. To-
pekn and Santa r. railway. today
notified W. II. Biby OF Topeka. region
al manager OF the Near East Relief
association, that the railroads have
agreed to transport free 90 the sea-
boards. two million bushels Of grain
Tor export to the near east sufferers
This free movement OF gain Is
equivalent to 1900 cars Of 10000
pounds each. or 80 trains OF 90 cars
each.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
THOUSANDS Of
COAL MINERS
QUIT WORK
Action Is in Protest at
Check Off Injunc-
ton

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 2.
Work in the Indiana coal field
was practically at a standstill to-
day az result of walkouts Of 30
600 men employed at approximate
ly 800 mines in the state, accord
ing TO early reports received at
union headquarters at Terre
llaute.
Many Strikes Expected
widespread walkouts In the soft
coal fields OF the country were eN-
pected at international headquarters
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
tea No reports. however. were avail
able there az to conditions In the
sixteen states into which messages
were sent last night by the union
chiefs advising that dlscontinuance
by operators OF the "checkoff'' as or
dered by Federal Judge Anderson's
injunction was to be- treated as break
ing the existing wage agreement.
y II Peuna. secretary OF the In
diana Bitumlnous Coal Operators as
fociation In q sta smcrt today took
issue with Presid ~; lohn /. i.,wis
and ether union officials wh,thcr
obedience Of the inj,iu,tiul wt.uld
result In violation pf u cuntrc"t ue-
tween miners ana opHnt pr.. as'tttsig
that the contract provided that both
parties were hound by any dcciHion OF
% federal court
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Armistice Day
To Be Declared
National Holiday

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2,--Arm-
istlce day Novemer II, will be de-
ciared a national holiday In honor
OF Americas unknown soldier to be
buried that day In Arlington.
Congressional action on a reso-
luton requesting the president and
all state governors to proclaim the
day holiday was completed
today through adoption by the Hen-
ate. Issuance OF the proclamation
by Mr.. Harding is exepcted with
In "a few days.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Arbuckle Trial
To Be Postponed
Until November ID

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. Roth
sides have agreed to postpOncmcnt
from Nov Z to Nov. II in the opening
Of the trial OF Roscoe G.. tFattyl Ar
buckle charged with mnnslaughter
In connection with the death Of Nir-
ginia Rnppo, motion picture actress.
GAVIN McNab, chief defense counsel,
announced today The stipulation
viii be presented to the court when
the case is called Monday.
The postpouemcnt IN desired on ac-
count OF election day and Armistice
day during the week OF November Z.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
BILL TO LEGALIzE
AND TAX BEER TO
PAY SOLDIER BONUS

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a bill to
legalize and pace a four Pc cent tax
on beer and l,ght wines to be used In
defraying the costs OF a soldiers bonus
has been drafted BY Representative
Brennan. republican. Michigan. and
will be presented to congress- he an
nounced today AZ soon as the Amcri-
can legion convention at Kansas City
has acted on the bonus question.
Declaring that FOR the last two
years. Tho revenue which -ightfully
should have flowed into the Golfers of
Uncle sam has been collected by boot
leggers and @um runners" Reproson-
iative Brennan predicted that under
the recent regulations permitting
medical use OF beer oceans OF Il will
be manufactured and sold for pur-
poses other than strictly medicinal"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Thousands Without
Milk in Cleveland
AS Drivers Strike

CLEVELAND Nov. Hundreds
OF thousands OF people OF Greater
Cleveland were without milk this
morning as a result OF the failure OF
between GbO and 500 union drivers of
the Telling -HcliovoTnon and subsid -
larry company TO report for work.
A break In negotiations for a new
wngo scale which had been going on
since October 1, when the companies
announced n reduction of $3.50 In the
weekly wages, which averaged SIS.
preceded the strike vote last night.
Several hundred drivers OF other
companies will not be affected
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Irish Settlement
Plan Believed to
Have Been Drafted

LONDON. Nov. .. - There was
reason To believe to-day that a plan Of
settlement uf the irish question has
been drafted and Il being discuss ID
IN detail by the commute represent d
inr 'he government and Irish 1clcga-
tiOns
Aside from he r, son; furma! met
ings OF the suinmitiru AMI of tht con-
ference az a whole thHrs l3nNe Lscn
more intimate "NplJrtiipns uf the
situation at urivHta meeting. At which
representative e crch side, atspin-
panied by mutu Il friends, have in,k-
ID freely in coiV 'tr."tri.S Wr.ch ere
uudorstcod 20 nave bound nune ct the
participants 20 .dy definite IRE of
action.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
BONUS ENDORSED
IN RESOLUTIONS OF
AMERICAN LEGION
Clause Against Glenn
ency for Eugene Debs
Adopted With Cheers

....... -.
hANSAS Siii, NoN' ihe N.i'e
ioan legion convention iouag uaon
eu iespi"ioh 'ee,'iI"ihk ", ~ ~
,uu. ,aNen ~ W. i''s .s.. %
Nenuon AT tleNeiahn rsIatNs 70 NJ
Jus.eu s"nipensu.on' nv .'.'.'e
reviewed tne hlhtory OF the .eh.a.iso
bonus iesisintlon nsrs,oIo.e spohsoi
20 ny .hs 'Ssiyi WE. sui',i,,'',eu '.,,,. -.
tne rNeet nli' pas.." % Wv '''ia, "ova
oi i'pi'Sen'a'iN a. Us ms iea teu'.,
sehsi"h anu i"lu uAiue ~ Wv s'",
upon te ~ su.,'''" l,'.., s,,.'.,
pres,ucnt. tne s "iu,'on an .'I.. ,,.'
1he 'os'vh ,n : s.,tlu ,i ~ Ate,ins w ~.
sase ot lcsisl,,iYn proNluills tn' ,,is H,',,is
sol' ~ aulus,su oi,,i',,'H'i'''" y, "''s"
th' S"ee. "'ii P'oN'u'"'
leNt OF he-oiuti"h
The resolution on compensation
presented by j. $. Scrugham OF
Nevada which was adopted. read:
whereas. there IL pending In CON
gross u. Il. No. / and $. SOC. a meas
ure to provide adjusted compensation
To- the soldiers. sailors and marines OF
the great war, and
.Nvh.reas this adu,s..d compensa-
,t,n ,,,,suro nrovidrs Tor pavment of
a.. nnttnn-s nnteations IN the s.ryice
men ana women FOR the financial and
handtcan suffere, by them
i,cidar, 10 ,hsir srr,ices. ,nd
"NVhsrsas thc nntton sbouId md IA
,,,.I,s, ali ~, i,s oth.,, ,,sr dehts and
nhitenttons. nnd
.Xvh.rens. the obliyation Of tho na
ito, to H. soldiers a ri..s bv ,sason Of
..copop,i- bnndtcnn s,tfferca nv thent
or their s.rvIce which e,onnn,io han
dican N a. mis- time feit win eapeciai
sev, ri,v because OF videspread gem
crnI rnemnIovment. and
"yyherens after careful oousidera-
tion OF All the arguments advanced IN
opnosifion 10 the meatnire Including
tnr irttsr OF m. secretary OF tho
treasury and the address ~ The presi-
dent Ia congress. IA. uili firmly be-
lley. IN the Justice. fairness and i'm
mediate necessity Of the adjusted COM
pensation mensur.: now Therefore.
"Be il resolved that the American
I ,eion in nntionn1 convsution nsgetn
bled roaffirms its stand upon adjusted
eompcnsation and aks that the COM
,.ress Of tho United States pass thiH
measure without further enuipoeation
or delay
Agnlnst Freeing Of Dchs
The Americnpization committees
raport was adopted section bv section.
one clause urging that clemency be
moi given Eugene Y. Debs serving a
sentence IN the federal pfison al At
lantn. for violation. OF war time laws.
was adopted amid cheers. the conVen-
tion rising and achouting it's nppro-
val
The report urged more stringent
examination OF Immigrants and closer
supervIsion Of radicals. In regard 20
the question OF Japanese immigration
the report requested the convention
to reaffirm the stand ON the subject
taken by the two previous conVen-
tions and made no further suggea-
lions.
The use of English only In the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
Former Emperor
Charles Is on His
Way Into Exile

EtpAPEST. Nov . Former Em-
porur Charles WAS today on his way
out or Hungary to begin what APP
p"urpd to be permanent exile. ~" and
Former Empress Iitn left Tihnny
yesterday for DunafuoldNur, a town
ON the Danube below this city, ana
there they went on board the British
Eunluat GlOwworm Arrangements
have been made to land the crHwhil"
monurchs at Galatz. l{umnnla, a city
of about 100 miles from the mouth OF
tho Danube
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
IOWA MINERS SAY
THEY WILL STRIKE

Abba, Iowa. Nov. John Gay.
secretary Of the United Mine Work
YRS ~ the thirteenth district. said to-
day there will Dee general strike Of
miners IN Iowa II the operators at
tempt To discontinue the union
check OFF, system.
Iowa miners." he said. will not
stand for any change In the contract
with the operators which will be In
InIne UNI. AnIll D. nnNt Nenr."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
100 MINERS IN MARION
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IDII.

CENTRALlA. H., Nov -Four
hundred miners of tho Marion county
Coal company refused TO work today
pending a definite decision Of the
check ofc' method of collecting
union dues by the GENERATORS which
the federal court at indianapolis on
Joined
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
ADVISES ILLINOIS MEN
TO i.I,MNIN Ar WORK

CHICAGO, Nov. g. Frank Earring
ton. president of the United Mine
Workers ~ Illinois. telcgraphcd today
io his headquarters az Springfield that
inasmuch as the Illinois coal opera
tors have not yet abolished the check
ou system the miners should remain
at work
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
MArsIDN WINS MArCm.

FL PASO, Texas. Nov .-Mntty
Mntsuda. Japanese weltcrwcight,
wrestler, won two falls and "A match
from Billy Trout. Of kokomO, Ind,
here last night Trout took the second
fall with "A step over toe hold. Mat
suda took the first fall with a hammer
lock and the third with series OF
flying holds which left Trout groggy.
Tho men weighed less than ii5
pounds rinEsidc.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
PRINCE OPENS PARLIAMENT

NAITN- NV I-"ThU UTlnCV OF
Wales. on his way to India on the
tattlc cruiser Renown. opened the
new Maltese parliament today The
event marks the Introduction of a
new type OF government In Malta,
based ON the principle OF responsible
sclf-goVcrnmont subject to deI.nite
limitations laid down In the interests
OF imperial security.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02

Courts Swnmped with Prosecutions.
Courts are swampod with liquor
cases IN practically All states In the
Far west and southwest.
When Prosecutor Mccormack took
office at san Francisco he found 200
untricd liquor cases awaiting him.
lie also fell heir to 200 intormations
against liquor law yiolntors. ana he
has since made 200 more. arrests
being made at the rate of 20 a week
There Is only one Judge before
whom these eases may be tried and
In one month this Judge could give
only two weeks 10 liquor trials.
Texas records show fow uolators
are given iail sentences.
Auto Trains Garry Liquor.
Auto trains. carrying rich cargocs.
move daily over little used highway
up and down the Pacific coast and
the MeNiCan border. Distances are
so great ana the area 10 be covered
so vast that enforcement officers are
helpless The Texas district com.
priscs 1876 countlcs--aud there are iO
enforcement Officers.
Moonshine whisky the colorlcss
variety ls delivered In some cities in
milk BOTTLES by "duirymen."
In California enforcement Officers
have practically given up hunting
FOR stills They are searching man
sionH. In Los Angeles raid on "a
house In the fashionable section
nett"d 100000 worth Of liquor.
Texas has been tho srones of a
number of killings ClushcS between
Officers and smugglers are frequent
-Four killings occurred In raid on,
night near III pHso. A farmer re-
Gently killed rural free deliver,
carrier for giving evidence against
! a relative Tor moOnshlning.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02

H. Prevailing direction south.
Character Of the day Clvur.
state Weather.
Ncw MtXipo-.l'nir tonight and
Thursday; not much change In
temperature.
Arizona--Fair tonight and Thurs
day: slightly cooler In north-central
portion tonight,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
on MERGER.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-.stockho,ders
OF the Union ON company OF Delaware
win meet here NoVember ~ To con-
slider a merger with the Royal Dutch
smell Transport and Trading COM
pany which is controlled by the Brit
ish and Dutch interests