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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
LEADER Of kLAN
APSES AF TER
FEND|NC ORDER
BEFORE CONGRESS
Imperial Wizard Simmons
Holds AIOft Ritual of
K, K, K, and Reads Parts
Of Oath,
MEMBERSHIP IN NATION
TOTALS ABOUT 10000
Texan SoIon Quizz9s Official
of Order About Revenues
and Profits From the Fees
and Robe Sales,
CRy The Associated Press.l

Washington, Oct. 13.-Closing
an all-day defense Of the Ku Klux
Klan, William j. simmons it's i'm
perial wizard, toppled over in
chair today while the chairman OF
the house investigation committee
was attempting to stop the ap-
plause which broke out before the
crowd knew he had collapsed.
Friends of Mr.. Simmons rushed
to his side and applied stimulants.
but as 1t was evident that he was
in no condition to continue, the
hearing, filled with many dramat-
ic incidents, was adjourned until
tomorrow Physicians later re-
ported his condition was not seri-
Gus.
Bundled up about the chest. Mr..
Simmons returned this afternoon
unsteady his voice hoarse, but ap-
parently eager to denounce what
he characterized as outrageous
charges against the organization
which he founded in Georgia five
years ago.
Stiffness prevailed at times
while the wizard, holding aloft the
ritual of the khan, read parts OF
the oath taken by the klansmen.
And then he told the committee
that while julius Caesar had his
Brutus, and Washington his Bene-
dict Arnold, he, too. as imperial
wizard of the ku klux.' could en-
ter that fellowship, because he had
suffered from the reasonable con-
duct of those within.
"If this organizat tion is unwor-
thy, then let me know and will de-
stroy it, he exclaimed, "but If 1t
is not, then let it stand"
Turning TO the crowd, Simmons
declared he wanted to "call on the
Father to forgive those who had
prosecuted the klan," and as the
words left his lips, he tumbled into
q heap.
The first dramatic incident was
the appearance of Senator 7. f..
Watson, of Georgia, who stepped
up and shook the wizard by the
hand, Whispering something, he
turned and sat down, but a Btp-
ment later he was on his feet, de-
manding the right to question the
witness in "the interest of fair
play" Chairman Campbell broke
in to say that the witness was get
ting that. and that it was not in
line with regular procedure to
permit questions by outsiders.
Senator Watson insisted he had
the right, first announcing. ho%-
ever, that he was not klansman,
although in sympathy with its aims,
and the chairman cut through the
colloquy by directing the senator to
proceed. The senator merely asked
the wizard If he knew of the big
salaries being voted by congress for
shipping board lawyers, reaching
as high as $4,000, which the peo-
pie had to pay With that Mr..
Watson left.
Through the testimony of Mr..
Simmons, the committee learned
that the total membership of the
khan. heralded as having passed the
million mark. actually was around
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14

The plan, If approved by the ex-
ecutives tomorrow, will be present
ed in an official announcement by
executive officials, II is expected.
Those in touch with the situation
pointed out that even if the propo-
sal became effective at once. some
time would elapse before freight
rates could be reduced. To de-
crease rates, the railroads would
have TO go through almost as much
formality as to raise them, 1t was
stated.
A conference with employees
would first be necessary and if the
employees refused to accept the pro-
posed reductions, the case would
then be placed before the railroad
labor board, under present proyis-
ions. IL the board authorized the
requested wage reduction. the in
terstate commerce commission
would then be required to pass on a
proposal to reduce freight rates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
RAILROADS HAVE PLAN TO PASS
value OF WAGE CUT TO PUBLIC
BY REDUCTION In FREIGHT Rate
Executives of Lines Realize Need for Slice in
Transportation Costs Which Stay High Be-
cause of Fixed Operating Expenses; In
creased Business Will Boost Profits.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Chicago. Oct. ia proposal to
meet all future reductions in wages
of railroad employees with corre-
spending decreases II. railroad
freight rates is to be presented to
the Association of Railway Exc
cutives at its meeting here tomor-
row, 1t was announced tonight.
The proposition is to be submitted
by a special committee of railroad
officials which last week conferred
with government officials at WASH
ington, it was stated.
This announcement was made by
a railroad official here for the con-
ference who stated that the COM
mittee had prepared a report en-
bodying the plan.
The proposition to pass all future
decreases in operating costs along
to the public, it was stated, was in
line with the policy of the railroads
to make freight rate reductions
and allow railroads to operate at a
profit. Freight rate reductions are
impossible while operating costs
remain unchanged, this official as
serted.
Railroad executives, according to
the official, have realized the de-
STABILITY of reduction in freight
rates because of the decrease in the
price of other commodities.
They have, however, been unable
to effect such reductions, he said,
because Of the fixed operating
costs. This. he asserted, applied to
the arbitrary fixing of wages and
to the limitation placed on hours
employees can work and the amount
of work which can be done.
To effect n reduction Of freight
rates and maintain present reve-
nues, the plan announced tonight
was formulated. Increased busi-
ness, brought about by lower
freight rates, is expected to provide
The increased revenue necessary for
the railroads to operate at Il fair
profit, 1t was stated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
DIE HARD AS H0YT is beaten
I'M MOUND BATTLE With NEAF
Final Game Leaves Series Standing Five for
McGraw's Men Against Three for Huggins'
Crew; Is Second World Title for Giants
Leader, Though Leading League Five TD
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

out of scant material anJSS e.
perb work done by Mays 9 . /.syt
! in six of the eight ibattS n DER
championship craft wen s I cwith
flag flying and to:ligb Sss floyal
supporters were tepSS ~ their
condolences over tt. rof the
series with conglat ! on the
showing the Yanl; ie in the
York American leas ! team las
earned the right to compete.
Winning of the final game was
due to the superb pitching of Nehf
against a moundsman to whom he
previously had twice lost the de-
cision. Allowing the American
league batsmen but four hits. all
with two men out, the crafty
scuthpaw again and again turned
the Yankees back in order or baf-
fled their determined efforts to
put across the solitary run for
which they We're struggling.
Hardly u whit less creditable
was the performance Of Hoyt, the
Yankee youngster who twice be-
fore had taken Nehfs measure in
close battles. Hoyt was in trouble
in several innings but except in he
first fatal inning, when the Giants
made their only tally on two bases
on balls and an .'ror, he worried
himself out brilliantly, once with
fine running catch made by Fews-
ter to help Toward the end he
was going stronger than ever, -
firing the Giants in order in the
eighth and ninth.
The game, won by the Giants in
the first inning, was probably
saved for them in the ninth by as
brilliant fielding performance
as has b IN seen in many n day
One Yankee had been retired in
the final frame. This one was
Babe Ruth again in uniform,
but confining his activities hereto
fore in tho game to the coaching
lines. Yankee fans picked up hope
and cheered wildly as the BAN
bino" stepped up to bat for WallyI
Pipp. He made a valiant try, but
his injured arm had take the pow
er from his swing and the best he
could do with Nehfs puzzling de-
livery was to ground weakly to
Kelly.
Aaron Ward was more fortunate.
He waited out Nehf, and finally
walked.
Frank Baker. again in the line
up in place of the injured McNal-
ly, came next. With the count s
and he met one of Nehf's offer
ings squarely. 1t shot toward
right field, skimming the ground
far to the lef' of John Rawlings.
1t looked like sure hit, and with
Ward Logging it for third it prom
Continued on Page Two)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
BALTIMORE FORCES
PAST LOUISVILLE IN
POST-SEASON GAMES

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 13.-Tha
Baltimore Internationals went to
the front today in its series with
Louisville of the American associa-
tion, by winning the fifth game. 10
to S, the series now standing to
9 in favor OF the orioles. Bunch
ing hits, Baltimore had rather easy
sailing toward the latter part of
the game, especially as Pitcher
Ogden of the Orioles showed bet
ter form toward the close.
Score: X. III. T..
Louisville ..O01 0S0 100 5 10 2
Baltimore 900 405 0lx-10 IA
Batteries Koob, Wright, Cullop,
Sanders and Meyer; Ogden and
Eagan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
UNITED STATES
CLAIMS COURT :
DOCKET FILLED
Many Cases Arising Out Of
the Country's Activities
During the World War
Are to Be Adjudicated.
tBy The Associated Press,

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The
United States court of claims has
reconvened with a calendar of
large and important cases for the
winter term, Upon the court dock
ct there are actions involving ap-
proximately $S00,000,000 arising
out of the countrys activitie- dr.
ing the orld war and the influx
Of these cases has only begun, the
ultimate aggregate of such claims
being estimated at between
s.. 600, 100000 and $4,000, 900, 900.
These actions are brought into
the court by plaintiffs having
claims against all departments of
the government-the war depart
ment. in which claims involving
approximately $5,000,0 100000 have
been filed; the bureau of internal
revenue, which has before 1t claims
for refunds and rebates amounting
to many millions; the shipping
beard, where cancellations alone
involve over SS50,000,000: claims
for patent infringement, of which
$500, 100000 have already been
filed in the various courts, claims
made by the railroads amounting
to approximately S2,250, 900, 900;
claims proportionately large aris-
ing from the housing corporation,
war risk bureau, food and fuel ad-
r'inistration and a large amount
of claims Of miscellaneous char
acter.
Variety of Claims.
The variety of claims pending
in the court is almost unlimited,
including actions for requisition-
in, of ships and railroads, trans
portation OF troops, ammunition
and supplies, infringement of pat
ents for high explosives, submarine
boats and torpedoes, wireless and
radio apparatus, contracts for an
ti-aircraft engines and guns. mill
tary and naval supplies and am
munition, appropriation of camp
sites and naval bases, together with
contracts for manufacturing and
acts of communicating of almost
endless diversity.
There are many novel and in
teresting questions raised, especial
ly in suits for infringement of pay
ent. One inventor claims $1,000,-
600 for the little pocket books Of
stamps that are sold to the public
at every postoffice. Another
claims that as early as 1905 he
invented a gliding machine involv-
ing the principle upon which every
airplane operated by the govern
ment is constructed and, II sue
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
LAYS OUT PLAYGROUND
so HE MAY LISTEN TO
VOICES OF CHILDREN

Midway. Mass, Oct. 13.-Elmer
l.. Videtto, a veteran of the civil
war, crippled and partly blind, has
laid out a playground near his
home here so that he rlay listen to
the voices of children.
For years Videtto visited the
schools and told the pupils war
stories. When after the most re-
cent of several accidents he was
obliged to give up active work as
stone mason, he conceived the
idea Of bringing children to him He
purchased land across the street
from his home and although the
infirmities of rs years and his in
juries made the work slow, he
cleared away the underbrush, and
built seats, swings and fitting
boards for his child friends.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
NATIONAL BILLIARD PLAY.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 13.--Charles
McCourt, Pittsburgh, defeated
Charles Otis, New York. so to 4S in
sixty-eight innings in the first
match of todays play in the ma
tional three bushion billiard cham
pionship. Pierre Maupome, Mex
leo, won from Hugh Heal, Tjledo,
so to A In siXty-two innings. M
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
LANDS FAVORS
7-GAME SERIES
FOR NEXT YEAR

New York, Oct. 13.-Feder-
al Judge lands, commission
er Of baseball, in a statement
tonight, said he would recon-
mend that a seven game Sc
ries, instead of nine, be played
next season.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
DO 1T TODAY

Yesterday developed three of
the necessary eight employers
who are willing 70 release their
employees to attend the National
Guard Encampment. Five more
must see that this is not
matter between themselves and
their employees, but is a matter
of great public concern
IL these employers can be
made TO see that they are
standing in the way of a public
cause, they will gladly release
their men for the encampmcnt.
Mr.. Employers: If you have
told your employe that you can
not permit him to ago. hunt him
up now and tell him you do
not want to stand In the way
Send him along. The public
will approve your course.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
WEATHER
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Denver, Colo. Oct. 13.-New
Mexico: Friday and Saturday,
cloudy and unsettled; slightly
warmer east portion Friday.
Arizona: E'riGay and Saturday.
fair south, unsettled north ,ortion,
possibly with showers northeast
portion; little change in ten,peIa-
ture.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
MAY RI1RN CORN,

Window, Mimi. Oct. 1S.-Witn
corn at 25 cents bushel. the city
of Window will use it for fuel at
the municipal power plant, it was
declared today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14

the bases. McNally, fleet Yankee
infielder, took many liberties. In
the third inning OF the fourth
game McNally essayed to steal sec
ond and Snyder's throw to Ban
croft cut him down. The Yankees
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14
RAILWAY STARTS
BUYING SUPPLIES
AT PRE-WAR CLIP
(By The Associated Press. J

Chicago, Oct. 13.-The Chi
cago and Northwestern has
returned to a pre-war basis in
purchasing supplies, President
w. II. Finley announced to-
night. The road has author
lied the purchase Of $2,000,000
worth Of supplies monthly, he
said, the purchases being made
in all lines of industry and par
ticularly in steel and lumber.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14

These photos show the main
spots in the Giants second victory
in the worlds series-when they
turned back Carl Mays in the
fourth game. In the first two
games the Yankees ran wild on
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-14

New York Oct 13 the Asso out of material and
)Worlds champions /A
1921-he in SIX OF the eight SbatS @e
a baseball club championship craft wen. cNit
ifIa fIyinp tc.IoJe fIove
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
WAVE Of DEBATE
DELAYS SUNDRY
CIVIL MEASURE
Amendment Providing For
Funds For Part of MusSeI
Shoals Nitrate Plant Is
Cause of WrangIe.

Washington, Jan. 3.-After wad-
ing through nearly a fourth of thu
III pages of the sundry civil bill
the house tonight was halted by
another wave of talk over an
amendment providing $4,000, 600
for work on the Wilson dam, part
of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant
project in Alabama.
There were insistent demands
for time. southern members desir
ing. to speak in behalf of the
amendment. 1t finally agreed to
limit debate tomorrow to an hour
and a half.
IN taking up the bill before
reaching the dam question the
house approved 1t with few
changes. An appropriation of $751;
900 for the council of national de-
Tense was stricken out, As to 2S,
with the result that this agency
will be left without funds after
July /.
The expected fight on the ship
ping board item fell down al
though the paragraph directing the
board to sell its ships ana ruild TO
more was ordered ont on the
ground that it was covered by ex-
listing law.
1t was learned that the house
action in eliminating the para
graph would leave the shipping
board without funds after JULY /,
except for $459,O00 for salaries of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
NEGRO SUES DEMPSEY
FOR BILL OF $500
ALLEGED TO BE DUE

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. D.
Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight
pugilist, was made defendant in the
district court mere today in action
filed by j. f. Burns, negro, m
which it is alleged that Dempsey
has failed to pay Burns for special
services performed between Jan
uary 10 and March Is, 1920,
amounting to $500.
1t also is alleged that Burns
loaned Dempsey $4,000 between
those same dates and a third allie
cation is that the plaintiff provided
the pugilist with automobile and
taxicab service during those dates
to the value of $500, for which he
says he had received no compensa-
ton.
Dempsey and his manager, Jack
Kearns, were served with papers
in the case when they were in Salt
Lake a week ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
AERIAL TRUCK
To BE TESTED
THIS MORNING
New Equipment For Chief
RusSeII's Department Will
Get Into Action For City
This Morning.

Tests will be made this morn
ing on the new aerial fire truck
which was assembled yesterday
and brought to the lowlands fire
station, where it was parked for
the night, requiring practica ly half
of the space there and croWding
the automobile of Fire Chief Fred
Russell to the streets.
The truck arrived last week but
was left in the railroad yards pend
ing the arrival of a demonstrator
from the company from which it
was purchased. George S. Henley,
representing the American-L.a
France Fire Engine company,
arrived last night from Los An
geles and directed the assembling
of the truck and drove it to the
fire station.
Today he will onduct tests with
the big truck to demonstrate that
it is in working order. The tests.
which will determine if the truck
is to be accepted, will consist of
road and ladder" performances.
The truck will be made to climb
hills and shows it's ability in get
ting away to a quick start, and
the ladder will be seen in action
at some of the downtown build
ings. If the performances are APP
proved, the city will accept the
purchase. Henley will also instruct
the local firemen in the operation
of the truck.
The truck cost the city just
s15,50O and will greatly increase
the efficiency of the fire depart
ment, City Manager James n,
Gladding said last night Before its
arrival, the fire department would
have been considerably handi-
capped in fighting fire in one of
the larger structures of the bust
ness district,
The new equipment will necessi-
tate additional men in the fire de-
partment, Mr.. Gladding said, and
plans to this end will be discussed
at the meeting of the commission
ers Wednesday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
CAVALRY TROOP
STABLES To BE
BUILT At ONCE

Construction on stables for the
cavalry horses of Troop A. the first
squadron of the New Mexico Ma
tional Guard, will be begun tomor-
row on the land west of Huning
Castle, on West Central avenue. A
strip of ground $50 by 100 feet has
been leased for five years, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday
by Captain Desmond J. Farrell,
commanding officer of the troop,
who succeeded CAPTAIN H. r. Grille
upon his departure from Albu-
querque.
An appropriation of 1900 has
been made for the stables, and it is
expected 20 have them completed
in about two weeks. when the 32
cavalry horses allotted to this troop
will be sent on, thus completing the
equipment of the troop. There will
be five men to care for the horses
and they will be on hand at the
stables all the time. The stables
will be built back from the street,
east of the Albuquerque Floral
company green houses.
The stables will BID of frame
construction, and in addition to the
SO stalls. there will be lockers for
70 men. The troop enlisted 70
men, and three officers will COM
plete the outfit: the local officer
and an army instructor and other
officers who will be detailed here
when the horses are installed.
Since the organization of the cav
airy troop some months ago, drills
have been held on Tuesday nights
in the Armory. but will be held on
mornings. probably, from
the time the mounts arrive.
Owing to the fact that some of
the men have moved away, the
enlistment has been cut down to
so men. Captain Farrell says, but
as there are G number of desirable
applicants, the full troop of 70
will be recruited before the stables
are finished.
att is my DESIRE" Captain Far
rell said, "to make this the best
National Guard mounted troop in
he southwest, and with the splen-
lid horses which are expected. and
he material in the troop, there is
every reason why it should be-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
SEES A PLAN To
FORM MONOPOLY
Of HOME LABOR
New Yorker Charges That
Proponents of Restricted
immigration Are Not Act
ing In Good Faith.
lRr rue ..s.oclated Pres.l

washington Jan. j,-O4lIildl u
solution o. the immigration ques-
ton through diplomatic agreement
rather than through separate leg
islative action by various govern
ments, which forecast today at
hearings of the senate immigration
committee on the Johnson bill to
impose ten months restriction on
immigration. Chairman Colt made
public a letter from Acting Secre-
tary of State Davis, announcing
that Italy voluntarily had sus-
pended issuing passports for the
United States The letter read:
THE royal Italian government
has suspended the issuance of pass
ports to subjects emigrating to the
United States and will refrain from
issuing such passports until in
grants desired"
Offer Plcascs Senators.
The offer was received with
qualification by senators. Some
expressed the belief that while 1t
might be necessary to enact some
immediate legislation, eventual y
the whole question would be solved
by diplomatic agreements.
Chairman Colt said he hoped
other nations would follow the
course of Italy and obviate the ne
cessity of continuously legislat-
ing on this subject"
ALREADY" he said, there ave
indications that Czecho SloVakia
will enter into a diplomatic agree
ment with the United States
Meanwhile, the chairman said.
the hearings would proceed and
bill would be reported to the SEN
ate this week if possible. The
committee decided to summon
Wallis, in charge OF
immigration at New York, with
view to questioning him regarding
the class of applicants for admis-
sion against whom charges We're
made today on the ground they
were highly undesirable"
Opposes Restrictions.
DR. H. w. Berg, representing the
Greater New York Taxpayers as
ISOLATION, today charged that pro-
ponents of restricted immigration
sought to create a monopoly Tor
labor" He said that
welcomed immigrants
while TIC united States feared
them"
81 would never limit immigra-
ton" he declared. II would reg
ulate it.
w. H. Knox, manager of the
Arizona Cotton Growers associa-
ton, asked that Mexicans be per
mitted to cross the border to assist
cotton growers.
II. L. Flam. president of Dress
New York, said he
was unable to get American girls
to work in our shops, despite the
day, good pay and best
sanitary conditions.
"They will work as stenogra-
piers at SIS a week" he added,
'hr1t won't work for US for $40 to
s45 week" He declared the
dress makers had to depend al
most entirely upon European Ia
Dor.