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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
PARSON BLAMES
SPURNED WOMAN
FOR HIS ARREST
Rev. John A. Spencer De-
ClareS He Is Innocent of
Any Attempt to Do Away
With His Wife.
tBy The Associated rress.0

San Jose, Calf, Aug. 21.-A
"spurned woman" is blamed by the
Rev. John A. Spencer, for Santa
Rosa preacher, for causing his ar
rest on Warrant charging wife
murder. Mr. Spencer is advancing
this theory to6ay again asserted he
was innocent e any attempt to do
away with his wife.
Mrs Spencer was reported
drowned IN Clear lake, Lake coun-
ty, July 81, last. Thirty-six hours
later he body was buried. There.
after certain reports and rumors
reached Lake county authorities,
the body was exhumed and follow
ing an autopsy warrant charging
the former minister with murder
wss issued.
Names "Spmrned Woman"
The Rev. Mr.. Spencer today
named the "spurned woman" as
he termed her. He said he and his
wife had lived for a time in the
home of this woman at Santa Rosa
and ouarTeied with her concerning
an account. Later, he said, the
woman made overtures of affection
which he spurned and from his
lack of heart interest, developed
fee ing to which he attributed his
arrest
Spencer insists Mrs Spencer was
drowned accidentally when she fell
from their boat at night in Clear
lake. He declares thatin answer to
her screams he plunged into the
water and Owed for her until eX-
haustion prevented further att
tempts at rescue,
Has Women's Sympathy
The accused preacher is not
without the sympathy of women.
Upon coming here, following the
death of his wife, he made ar
arrangements to purchase a bungalow
at 625 Spencer avenue. The bunga-
low is occupied by Mrs. Il. d. Bar
Der and it was the plan of Mrs
Barber and himself, the minister
says, to take in roomers.
Mrs. Barber today to newspaper
interviews expressed desire to see
the former preacher before he is
returned to Santa Rosa. The re-
quest. how ever, according to Sheriff
Lyle of this county, will be denied.
Mr.. Spencer was to be taken 20
SANTA Rosa tonight. 1t was an
Inounced, and instructions had been
eceived to allow the preacher to
converse with no one except Off
GERS.
A Business Counsellor.
Mrs Barber showed solicitation
for the minister's welfare. She de-
clared he had been an invaluable
business counsellor"
Property of the minister and his
wife was put in escrow at his
wife's request. Spencer said. Three
parcels of property in Santa Rosa,
Amounting to half the entire joint
property, was given to Mrs. Spen-
Ger, he said, and he retained a
ranch near here which has a va lue
of $4,000. The ranch was leased
last May.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
GOVERNOR APPEALS TO
NEW MEXICANS TO AID
STARVING ARMENIANS

Especial Correspondence to The journal.
Santa Fe, Aug. Ex-Governor
Mechem has issued an appeal in
behalf of the starving Armenians,
I as follows:
, To the People of New Mexico:
Fellow Citizens:-
I. have been asked to call your
attention to the distress that still
: exists in Armenia and that the
! people of that country, victims of
unsuccessful diplomacy between
civilized nations. are gradually
succumbfng to starvation.
DR.. H. r. Mills, of Clayton, New
Mexico, state director of the Near
East relief, informs me that New
Mexico farmers will be requested
to contribute 5000 bushels of corn
and 5000 bushels of wheat as the
food quota of this state, and
earnestly urge the wheat and corn
producers to heed DR.. Mills appeal
, and assist him in every way pos
sible to have this wheat and corn
shipped to the proper destination.
trust that the farm bureaus,
county age ITS, elevator men, phi
lanthropic agencies and individual
citizens will interest themselves In
this appeal and cooperate with DR..
Mills promptly and generously.
/ am.
I am, respectfully yours.
MERRITT c. MECHEM,
Governor Of New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
300 MEN READY
TO MARCH INTO
M|NGO DISTRICT
(By The Associated Press.)

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 21.-
Men of the Cabin Creek and PAIN
Creek coal fields, who gathered al
Marmet, near here, yesterday WITH
the intention of marching to Mingt
county as a demonstration against
martial law in force there, were
still in camp tonight, according &c
Sheriff Walker, of Kanawha county
He said that about three hundred
men had arrived at the camp today
bringing the total to approximately
900, most of whom are armed.
The plans Of the miners, who
were scheduled to start for Mingo
this morning, could not be learned
definitely, although the sheriff said
there was considerable talk among
them of starting before daylight
tomorrow. He could not verify the
reports through self-styled leaders,
however, and added that there APP
peared to be no recognized leaders
among them.
Sheriff Don Chafin, of Logan
county, through whose territory
the eighty-mile march to Mingo
lies, said tonight that "no armed
mob" will cross the Logan county
line. He added that he was little
interested" in the gathering of the
miners, but that he was prepared
lot meet any emergency.
I State authorities continued to
keep in touch with the situation
but reiterated they would not in
terfere until the sheriff asked for
aid. Sheriff Walker said he had
no reason yet to interfere.
Most of the men, according to
/, the sheriff, who visited the camp
this afternoon, are armed with
shotguns, rifles and side arms
Probably half Of them, he said,
are negroes. They are subsisting
entirely upon beans, which are
cooked over open fires in the hol-
low where they have assembled
and stacked their arms.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
PUBLIC HEAL I'll
SCHOOL PLANNED
At HARVARD u
Rockefeller Foundation viii
Aid by an Initial Gift of
$1,785,000 According to
Announcement.

Especial Correspondence to The Jonrnal.)
New York, Aug. 21.-Plans for
the organization of school of
public health in Harvard UNIVERSE
ty, With the aid of an initial gift
OF $1,S75,000 by the Rockefeller
Foundation, were announced today
by the university and the officers
Of the foundation.
An excellent general course for
the training Of public health off,
GERS, as well as special courses in
preventive medicine, in tropical
medicines and industrial hygiene,
have already been developed at
Harvard. The work has been ham
pered, however, by lack Of ade-
quate funds, and by uneven
growth.
The new school will provide OPP
portunities for research, will uni
fly existing courses, and will offer
new or extended teaching facilities
in public health administration
vital statistics, immanology bac-
teriology, medical zoology, physi-
illogical hygiene. and communica-
Die diseases
For the housing af the school,
the university hopes to secure an
existing building of very suitable
character Immediately adjacent to
the medical school. Funds for the
purchase and equipment of the
building will be drawn from the
gift of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton.
The cost Of maintenance and de-
velopment Of the school will be
met from endowment funds in part
set aside by the university and in
part contributed by the foundation.
The foundations immediate appro-
priations to the project will aggre-
gate $1,7S5,0O0. The arrangement
also provides for further gifts, if
the growth Of the school seems to
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
MACON, CA, IS
SWEPT BY FIRE.;
MANY ARE HURT
nv The Assoclnted prsssN

Macon, Ca, Aug. 22.-Fire
broke out in the Brown house,
near the center Of the down
town business district at 1870
o'clock this morning. The fire
followed an explosion that
could be heard for several
miles. There is danger of the
flames spreading. One block is
already practice llv gone.
Forty or fifty persons are
reported trapped in Railways
at the rear of the burning
Brown house.
The fire was started by the
explosion Of a gasoline tank
at a filling station of the Cam
field Oil company, alongside
the hotel.
The Brown house Is the old
est hotel in the city and Is
frame structure.
Men and women Jumped
from the fourth and fifth
story windows and many per-
sons have been injured.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
BATTLESH|PS To
SAIL AUGUST 2
ON TRIAL So ms
Machinery Win Be Tested to
Its Maximum to See if it
viii Stand the Demands
of War Service.

Bremerton, WASH, Aug. I'll
Five dreadnaughts of the Pacific
fleet, the New Mexico, Idaho.
Texas, Mississippi and New York,
leave Puget sound navy yard here
about August % on their annual
full power endurance and smoke
prevention trials in a spirited race
to San Francisco.
On the race all machinery will
be tested to it's maximum to see II
it will stand the demands of war
service and also to train the engine
room crews in steaming at high
sustained speed. The trial is ex-
pected to bring forth the keenest
rivalry between the crews of the
ships.
The competition between these
big ships of war will be in part for
the trophy given by the navy de-
partment each year in the engl-
neering competition for the best
record in daily operating efficiency
and in the annual speed results. In
this competition standard penal
ties for casualties to machinery,
uneconomical operating and the
like are applied
Competition in the engineering
department is similar to the tests
in the gunnery department. At
the end of each year all scores
made in both departments are
compiled and the ship having the
highest final merit for the COM
bined competitions is awarded the
battle efficiency pennant," known
aboard ship sometimes as the
"meat ball"
The ''meat BALI pennant is red
with a black circle or ball in the
center and is flown while at anchor
from the foremost head or truck"
of the winning ship. The break
ing" or hosting of it. for the first
time, is usually accompanied by
proper ceremonies.
A ship which has been awarded
the highest gunnery merit in its
class is entitled to a large white
"E" for excellence painted on
its coming tower or other conspic-
uous place. Likewise, the ship
winning the highest engineering
merit Is entitled to a red "E" on
its smokestack. At present the
New Mexico has the battle eff
cheney pennant and a white e.
while the Idaho has "E" on both
its smokestacks. 4
In the steaming trials. officers
and men from other ships are sent
to umpire" the contests and col
lect necessary data, to be sent to
Washington for use in compiling
the total scores.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
ECONOMIES ARE
BEING EFFECTED
BY SECY. WEEKS
Present Administration of
the War Department Cut
ting Expenses to the Linz
it, Kahn Is Told.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The pres
emit administration of the war de-
partment has effected every posi-.
BILE economy, Senator Weeks stat
ed in a summary Of the work done
since March 4. transmitted tC
Chairman Kahn of the house mill
tary committee. The report. made
public today by Mr.. Kahn, said
the department had economical
"even to the extent of restricting
activities which would ordinarily
be considered necessary, where
this could be done without possible
injury to the service
Reviewing the accomplishments
of the department since he became
secretary, Mr.. Weeks declared that
in his opinion one of the greatest
was the selection of General Per-
shing and General Harbord as
chief and deputy chief of staff, as
it meant the lessons of the war
would not be lost.
Reduction of the Army.
Reduction of the army from
242,000 to 10000 enlisted men,
Mr.. Weeks said, would cost APP
proximately $S,000,000, due to
statutory requirements regarding
the payment of bonuses, travel al
lowances, etc., to discharge sold
diers. In an effort to avoid a
d ,ficit during the current fiscal
year, a survey of all appropriations
available had been made In CO.
operation with the director Of the
budget, he added, with the result
that $27, 100000 already had been
set aside as not needed.
Survey of Real Estate.
A survey of all government real
estate under control Of the war
department showed ninety-seven
parcels as surplus, which would be
disposed of, he reported.
The cost value of property do
clared surplus by the department
since March 4. was given as S103,-
9S9,187, while tire cost value of
the amounts sold was 1921, 615,S51.
The amount received from sales
was $23,394,693.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
PEACE OR WAR
IS DEMANDED BY
LONDON PAPERS
(By The Associated Press. }

London, Aug. 21.-London news
papers, in summing up the Irish
situation this morning, devoted
themselves to peace or war edi-
torials. The Daily Express used
Lincoln's phrase: 1--WE will not
break up the union and yoL shall
not" as representing the position
of the British government.
"If the negotiations break down, !"
declared the London Times, the
only practical alternatives are that
we either impose upon ireland
what we think just settlement or
let southern Ireland go her way as
an Independent. republic. The first
would be an Inconvenience to US,
but would be two years of agony
to Ireland; the second would be
treason-folly to England-and it
is absolutely unthinkable as long
as this nation remains a nation at
all.
ut IL either negotiation for q
settlement by consent on the pres
ent basis, or it is war. We never
thought such dire alternatives
would return, but they are here.
Heaven forbid that we should
rattle the sabre, but Heaven for
bid, too. that we should ask con-
sent to throw the crown and
sceptre into the dust"
"A miracle of wisdom" said the
Observer. lis needed to save the
situation, but at worst Great Brit
ain should not resort to mere mill
tary terrorism and should adopt
a policy of evacuation rather than
occupation. To attempt to reach a
settlement by pouring in troops
and tanks would be crude, blind
and fatal. 1t would fail for the
reason that the Irish extremists
live on excitement and battle.
They perish In dullless. Our adj
vice would be to leave the interior
of southern Ireland to stew in its
own juice after loyalists there had
withdrawn upon terms of fullest
compensation. We should keep a
firm grip on a few essential stra-
tegic points along the coast and
the river Shannon and then with
draw the rolling stock of the rail-
ways. Ulster would know how 10
hold it's own frontier.
I'VE hope and pray that Prime
Minister Lloyd George and Austen
Chamberlain will stake their polit-
ical futures absolutely on their in
sistence that the evacuation of the
interior of southern Ireland must
be more bloodless and the more
formidable policy for Great Brit
ain to adopt in the case Of neces-
sity."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The Board Of County Commits
stoners will meet the 10th day of
September a. the county court
house ut Old Albuquerque at the
hour of 10 o'clock In order to- give
the county chairmen Of the three
political parties--the republicans.
the independent, and the demo-
Gratis, an opportunity to have their
lists Of election judges present at
that time. so that the County Com
missioners may select out of the
list three qualified persons for
each precinct in the county to act
as judges Of election for the COM
ing election. which will be held
the goth day of September, 1891,
for a United states senator.
FRED CROLLOTT,
County Clerk,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
A RECESS NEXT
WEDNESDAY PLAN
Of CONGRESSMAN
Republican Leaders in the
Senate and House Are
Hopeful of Being Able to
Take a Short Vacation.
lRx The Associated Press

washington, Aug. '21.-Republi-
can leaders of the senate and
house still were hopeful tonight
of recessing Wednesday, despite
the mass of important legislation
awaiting consideration.
Threats from some quarters to
throw the entire program out of
gear unless the conference report
on the anti-beer bill was adopted,
caused much discussion during the
day, although leaders predicted
ssthat any attempt to hold UP the
majority plan for a thirty day res
pite from a long summer grind
would not prevail.
While the shipping board defi-
cheney appropriation bill is the I'M
finished business of the senate,
1t may be displaced should Sena-
tor Sterling insist upon calling up
the beer legislation.
Program Is Outlined.
Representative Mondell, Wyo-
ing, the republican leader, outlined
today the house program for the
next three days remaining before
the contemplated holiday. Briefly
1t provides:
Vote on the administrations
+ railroad funding bill tomorrow or
Tuesday, adoption of conference
reports on the anti-beer bill and
on the Capper- Tincher bill regu-
lating future trading in grain; ac-
ton on the shipping board appro-
gpriation, with its 100000 amend
lment for expenses of the disarma-
ment conference; extension or the
dye embargo and emergency tariff;
imposition of taxes on war sup
plies sold to France and re-im-
ported and agricultural relief leg
/ islation.
While the railroad bill will be
r taken up in the house tomorrow
under a special rule giving it right
of way, there is no disposition on
the part of the senate leaders to
consider it until fall. There will
be no action prior to the recess on
the federal road aid bill, it was
authoritatively stated.
Conference Reports.
. Some of the conference reports
gincluded in Mondelfs schedule
s.haye not yet reached the confer
fence stage, it was pointed out, as
ethe bills themselves have not yet
wbeen passed by the senate. Some
--.members doubted whether the
y senate could perform its requisite
part by Wednesday night.
Senator Lodge, republican lead
err, has announced that congress
will not quit work until the agri-
cultural relief measure is in the
hands of the president. He has
2 given no intimation to the senate
as to when he would insist upon
final action on all the measures on
the closing program of the house.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

demand It, to any amount which
shall not exceed 100000.
Though the school of public
health at Harvard will have its
headquarters In a well equipped
building of it's own and have it's
own separate faculty and admin
istration. it will be developed in
close relations with other divisions
of the university, especially the
medical school.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
C0NFISCATED YACHTS
WILL BE SOLD SOON

Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 21.-Two
steam yachts, the Venice and the
Tranquillo, confiscated by local
authorities for alleged whisky
running between Canada and this
port, will be sold as son as legal
formalities can be arranged,
Federal Prohibition Agent Fred
Counts announced tonight upon
his return from secret mission in
connection with the ships. The
estimated value of the crafts was
placed at $4,000 each.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
FLOOD ZONE TO
BE GUARDED BY
STATE TROOPS

Phoenix, Ariz,, Aug. 2f.-
Companies A and ID of the
Arizona national guard were
ordered to guard the flooded
district at 1880 O'Clock tonight
by Adjutant General Walter S.
ingalls,. Both companies are
from Phoenix.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

Tablets after eating. and especially
when you have fulness and weight
in the stomach after eating. the
disease may be warded off and
avoided. Chamberlain Tablets not
only aid digestion. but strengthen
and invigorate the stomach.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
3 ARE KILLED AND 2
ARE HURT WHEN TRAIN
STRIKES AUTOMOBILE

Knapp, Wis, Aug. 21.--Mr. and
Mrs. William Braithwaite and
their son, William, Jr., all of Eau
Claire, were instantly killed and
two other persons were perhaps
fatally injured when the automo-
bile in which they were riding
was struck by passenger train No.
~, on the Chicago and North
western railway, near here. this
morning.
A. c. Smith, 10, driver of the
machine, and Miss Diana Miller,
II, both of Eau Claire, were in
jured seriously and Miss Miller
recovery is not expected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

lot live. Our doc
tor said 1t was
congestion of the
stomach. / would
20 to bed perfect
~ we'll and wake
up in the night
as bad as ! could
be and live. Our
doctor said 1t
would do no good
to give medicine
internally. He
had to In ] e C t
medicine in my
arm. Since TAX
ng Chamberlain $
Tablets ! can eat
anything | want
without hurting
me-" This form
of Indigestion is
extremely painful
and often dan
'gerous. BY TAX
,ou ClNa 1NArIo
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22
Attacks of Indigestion

al believe Chamberlain's Tablets
have saved my life" writes Mrs.
Maggie Coil, Golden City. Mo. II
had pains in my stomach so bad |
ia en11lH
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

The emerald has been known
since early times both In Europe
and in certain parts of the orient,
where its attractive color and
rarity have endowed it with the
highest rank and a. varied lore.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

oysters can only live in watr
That contains at least thirty-seven
parts Of salt to every one thousand
parts Of water.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-28
STATE CROP REPORT.

But little rain or snow has fallen dur
Ing the first part Of the month and the
temperature has generally been high for
this season OF the year
According to reports from various
parts OF the State, much blowing has
been done and some maple sugar camps
have been opened, although there has
hardly been enough thawlng and freez-
ing to make conditions most favorable
Butcherlng has practically been com
pleted.
Because Of low prices and the bad CON
dition Of the roads. but little corn is go
Ing to tn emarkets at the present time.
Considerable corn would be fed, but
there seems to be a shortage of stock
hogs.
Wheat plants are greening up nicely.
but do not seem to be StOoling satisfac-
torily, although soil conditions are gen
orally very good, with the extremely
year. The Hessian fly is serious men
ace in many counties. There has been
but little damage done by the freezing
and thawing. Rye is in about the same
condition as wheat
Young clover appears to have suffered
no damage during the winter and is
beginning to green up. Pastures are
looking exceptionally good.
A hard freeze at this time of the year
would seriously injure fruit trees, whose
buds are reported as swelling in some
communities. According to reports,
trees are otherwise developing.
All live stock seems to be in good con-
dition with the exception Of a few scat
tered cases of hog cholera. Prices con-
tlnue low and feeders are generally dis
couraged.
Farm labor seems to be plentiful, but
wage demands are higher than the farm
ers are willing to pay
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-28
WHOLESALE FEED AND FLOUR.
INDIANAPOLIs PRO

E-Z- Bake bakers -four. 9S-lb. cotton
bags Observation-Disclosures. SO 81
Corn Meal 1OO-lb cotton bag N