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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
COMMERCE, INDUSTRY
MADE PROGRESS IN
JANUARY, Is REPORT

Washington, Feb. 21.-Com-
merce and industry as a whole
made further progress during
January, according to figures re-
ceiVed up to February 90, by the
department of commerce, it was
announced today.
Consumption of cotton by mills
increased from $1,000 bales in
December, to $4,000 bales. the
report says. while n year ago the
January consumption was only
SG6,270 bales. Consumption of
silk increased fully so per celt
greater than a year ago. With the
exception of raw wool, textile
prices tended to drop. compared
with December.
Building contracts dropped 16
per cent from December but the
January figure, totaling $166,320,- :
900 in 27 northeastern states. is
the next largest January figure
ever recorded.
There was a welcome interest" 7"
the department says, in the price
of most farm products which have
pCcH low III Coillpdilsoil Will OtH-
er commodities. Conditions in the
iron and steel industries were said
to be Somewhat disappointing
for the month and there was a
slight shrinkage in the orders of
the United States Steel corpora
ton"
An increase was noted in most
foreign exchange rates in January
ary but foreign trade declined.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
WHAT WASHINGTON WAS like

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
DENBY C0NFERS WITH
PRESIDENT HARDING
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Feb. 21.--Secretary
DENLY called at the White House
late today and presented President
Harding with certain data which
has been asked for by the presi-
dent The exact nature of the in
formation was not made public but
it had been announced earlier in
the day that Secretary DENLY was
preparing for the president state
ment covering the exact effect on
navy construction of the Washing
ton conference treaties.
The president. after studying the
statement of the navy secretary. it
was said. will lay the whole matter
before congress. Mr.. DENLY, in
statements before the house appro-
priations committee, has requested
an appropriation of $3.50, 100000
for the purpose, he said. Of main
tanning the navy at the 5-5-3 ratio,
agreed on by the naval limitation
treaty of the Washington confer
ence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
Meeting TO BE Held IN NY.
DECEMBER II FOR PURPOSE OF
FORMING NEW POLITICAL PARTY
Representatives From Farm and Labor Blocs,
Rail and Miners Unions, Socialists and
Farmer-Labor Party Leaders Expect to
Launch New Organization.
fBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. y

meeting With BENJAMIN c. Marsh
of the farmers national council.
A. C. Townley of the partisan
league, John Fl. Walker. president
of the Illinois Federation of Labor,
and DR.. Frederic C. Howe, former
commissioner of immigration at
New York.
Small differences were merged
and an agreement reached by rep
resentatives of organizations which
have heretofore been looked upon
as widely divergent. William II.
Johnston, president of the Inter
national Association of Machinists
and chairman of the conference,
declared 1t was the most surpris-
ingly harmonious experience of his
life.
The plan of action, as adopted
from q report of the committee
headed by DR.. Howe, provided for
the selection of a committee of Is
with no name as yet-which
would cooperate with local COM
mittees in the coming fall cleo
tions. On December II it will meet
to consider and act on the propo-
sition of further unifying and mo-
hilizing the forces of the agricul
tural and Industrial workers and
other bodies and movements for
political action"
The organizations to be Invited
are progressive organizations o.
farmers and labor, cooperative So
cieties, the socialist and farmer
labor parties, single takers and
other liberal political groups.
Other bodies of persons friendly
to the movement may be invited.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE
IS TO Be DISCUSSED
AT CONFERENCE TODAY
By The associated Press }

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Plans of labor
leaders for a meeting here today
to discuss formation of "defen-
sive alliance" of union coal miners
and railroad workers were upset by
the continued sessions Of the labor
political conference, which re-
quired attendance of the rail union
representatives Announcement to-
night by miners officials said they
expected to meet the rail men to-
morrow.
President John L. Lewis and
other officers of the miners ar
rived here early in the day for an
afternoon meeting with the rail
union chiefs. but it was postponed
as also was one called for the even
ing.
Union officials said it seemed
doubtful whether any more than
preliminary discussion might re-
suit from tomorrow's meeting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

Barely a dozen of those aboard
were picked up alive, and one of
these died on the way to the hos
pital All who survived the fire
escaped by jumping as the ship
struck. The others, penned in the
hull of the fallen bag. were burned
to death.
Flames Are Subdued.
The flames were finally brought
into submission by three fire de-
partments who fought them with
chemicals. Derricks then began
picking up the wreckage which
consisted of scarcely more than the
aluminium framework and the six
Liberty motors of the once proud
ship of the air Within the
wreckage lay the bodies, practical
~ all charred beyond recognition,
But before the night had passed
SO bodies had been removed ac-
counting for the last of those who
were known to have taken flight
on the fatal voyage.
Accounts Of survivors and OF eye
witnesses as TO what had hap
pened appeared to agree tonight
that the kite-like structure of the
stern rudder, itself as large as a
bombing plane, had slipped to one
side as the Roma drove along a
thousand feet above the army base.
Making Trial Flight.
She was making a trial flight
with new battery of Liberty mo-
tors, They were installed 70 re-
place the Italian engines bought
with her in Italy, but which have
not proved satisfactory. Installa-
tion was completed at Langley
Field two weeks ago.
1t was Just before 2 O'clock when
those below at the army base at
Hampton Roads had their atten-
tion caught by the approaching
thunder of the six motors and
looked up to see the Roma dip
down from her straight flight.
They agreed that the rudder seem
ed to have slipped bodily down and
to one side.
The ship nosed steeply down as
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
AIRSE1IP FALLS; 81 DEAD
OFFICIAL LIST
OF SURVIVORS,,
DEAD, MISSING

Washington, Feb. 21.--An
official list of the survivors
dead and missing in the ROY
disaster was received f.
Langley Field by the arm ~
service tonight. The NJ & :. ]
however, in most case : g.
unavailable. The list / 2 q Is:
Identified DeP' 3
FIRST LIEUTENH 5. i z.
REILLY, 526 E~ .S, Ehty-
Sixth St. New y > -
Captain Wall /Reed of
Major Joh. Reardon,
Washington, d.
First Lieutenant Clarence H.
WEIGH, Papilon, Neb.
Lieutenant b. G. Burt, pilot,
slightly injured.
Sergeant Harry A. Chapman.
Sergeant Virden 7. Peek.
Terre Haute, Ind, (uninjured.
Sergeant Joseph NJ. Bied-
enbach, Akron, Ohio.
Corporal Flores.
Charles Dvorack. McCook
Field. Dayton, Ohio.
Ray Hurley, of the national
advisory committee on aero
nautics (uniniured.
Walter A. McNair. Of the
bureau of standards, Washing
ton, D. C.
Missing.
Major John G. Thornell.
Major Walter w. Vautsmeir.
Captain Dale Mabry.
Captain George d. Watts.
Captain Allen p. Mcfarland.
Captain ID. Durschmidt.
First Lieutenant J. r. Hail.
First Lieutenant c. Burns.
First Lieutenant Clifford f.
Smythe.
First Lieutenant Wallace c.
Cummings.
First Lieutenant Ambrose v.
Clinton.
First Lieutenant Harold
Hine.
Master Sergeant McNally.
Master Sergeant Murray.
Master Sergeant Gordy.
Sergeant Harris.
Sergeant Hillyard.
Sergeant Beal.
Sergeant Marlborough.
Sergeant Ryan.
Sergeant Huffman.
Sergeant Schumacher.
Sergeant Holmes.
Sergeant Heveron,
Private Kingston.
Private Blakely.
Private Thompson.
Private Hill.
Civilians
All said to be from McCooll
Field, Dayton, Ohio):
Stryker.-.-----.----
Hanson.
O'Laughlin.
Merriman.
Schulenberger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
MELLON VOICES
OPPOSITION To
SOLDIER BONUS
Says If Legislation Is TO Be
Passed It Should Be FL
nanCed BY Sales or Some
Other Form of Tax.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The seven
republicans of the hoI!e ways and
means committee, who are charged
with solving the problem of finan-
! cling the soldiers bonus, expect to
get down to brass tacks tomorrow,
| Chairman FOrdney said late today
! after the committee men had had
| another general discussion of the
whole question with Secretary Mel
| lon.
The treasury secretary was heard
| behind closed doors, but he was
understood to have taken substan-
italy the same position that he diG
at the open hearings two weeks ago
when he reiterated his opposition
ito a bonus at this time, but declared
that if such gislHtion was to be
passed it should be financed by a
sales or some other form Of taxa
| ton.
Issue Certificates.
Asked what the treasury would
! do if congress pass a bonus bill
as a general charge against the
treasury, Mr. Mellon was said to
have replied that the amount would
be paid by issuing short term Ger
teficates He opposed this form Of
| Financing, however, on the g'ound
that 1t might affect the interest
rates of the refundlng of certili-
Gates due In 1923.
Some members of the committee
| quoted the secretary as saying in
substance that as between a salestaX
or bond issue for the bonus, he
would recommend the former.
Members of the subcommittee
would not antici. ate action but the
general belief at the capitol con-
itinued to be that some form of
sales or manufacturers tax would
be recommended. 1t was pointed
out in some quarters that with
President Hardina opposed to both
| the original tax program suggested
and to the issue of bonds, TIE field
had been narrowed to a salestaX or
| the drafting of a measure that
would be a general charge on the
treasury. This last plan is sup
ported by some republican leaders
of the house and also by those who
are leading the opposition to a
salestaX. Representative Frear
Wisconsin, declared in a formal
statement tonight that he believed
he spoke the continent of "a Lun-
dred republican members of the
house to the effect that a salestaX
will be opposed, or any rule seeking
to impose it on the members ~ He
explained that his announcement
was based on the fact that seventy
republicans had signed a petition
Iagainst any sales tax and that many
others would sign.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

headless, others torn and burned
so terribly that extreme care had
to be taken in handling them.
Many persons went from here
to the army base during the after
noon to view the ruins and witness
the recovery of many bodies. De-
scribing their experience, some de-
clared the scene to have been one
of the greatest horrors. Soldiers
and officers at the army base who
witnessed the disaster saw several
members Of the crew leap from the
doomed machine while she was
still high in the air. One Of those
who jumped had a parachute, but
it failed to open. He landed on a
concrete pavement.
In the local morgue bodies sheet
ed on the tables attracted many.
among whom were army officers
and men seeking vainly to identify
their comrades.
Masks of men for the most part
lay encrusted within n charcoal
she'll of blackened flesh. 1t was
evident. however. that death had
come to some Of them. not with
agony but simultaneously. In al
most every case the features re-
tained a strange calm. One body,
the long, 1.-THE one of an athlete.
lay on its cot with the trappings
of parachute hanging in threads
of burned rags to the shoulders.
In room apart lay a figure un-
burned. Here was a hooded Her
cules-a giant of man--his skin
still suggesting the pink of the
splendid fellow he must have been
in the moment he was called upon
to make the instant decision. He
made it. While others waited to
fall with the great bag, this man
leaped. He died. but his people
will know him at a glance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
ADMINISTRATION
SENATE LEADERS
PAVING WAY FOR
PACIFIC TREATY
CONSIDERABLE DEBATE
ON FLOOR IS CERTAIN
Discussion of the Pact With
Japan Regarding the Is
land of Yap Is Expected
to Begin Today,

Washington Feb. 21.-Admin-
istration leaders in the senate
cleared away many of the OBJ
stacles in the pathway of the
four-power Pacific treaty today
by indicating that they would
accept, without fight, a blanket
reservation drafted to cover the
unreserved ratification.
As presented to the foreign re-
lations committee by Senator
Brandcgee, republican, Connecu-
cut, and virtually agreed to by
those in charge of the treaty, the
reservation provides that the
United States accept no legal or
moral obligation to maintain"
the Pacific interests Of any other
power and that none of the ad-
iustments reached under the
treaty provisions are to be bind
ing upon this government except
by the consent of congress.
The administration senator's on
the committee, including Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, republic
can leader. and a member of the
American delegation TO the arms
conference, are said to have
shown general approval of the
committee debate, although they
held that all reservations were
wholly unnecessary, 1t was also
the understanding of some COM
mittee members that President
Harding, while holding that re-
servations were superfluous, had
indicated he would not oppose "a
qualification like that presented
by Senator Brandegee.
Senators Borah, republican.
Idaho, and Johnson, republican,
California, were said to have
been consulted in the preparation
of the reservation but it was no,
apparent tonight whether they
would vote for the ratification
with the reservation attached. u
was evident. however, that CON
siderable debate on the senate
floor was certain to precede u
ratification vote, regardless OF
what action might be taken in
the committee.
mittee leaders hope to complete
consideration of the Brandegee
proposal and perhaps formally
adopt a recommendation that the
treaty be ratified. 1t was un-
certain whether other reserva-
tions would be offered in COM
mittee. several democratic and
republican members being unde-
cided whether to prolong further
the committee discussions or re-
serve their views for presentation
to the senate itself.
Should the treaty be ordered
formally reported tomorrow. 1t is
considered unlikely that it ac-
tually will be brought into the
senate until all the other arms
conference treaties also have
been given committee approval.
1t is the plan to keep the COM
mittee hard at work, however,
and to report the entire group of
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Try THE ASSOCIATED PREss.)

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 21.-Thrtvfour men were killed,
eight injured seriously and three unnJured or
only slightly bruised when the giant airshp Roma
with her and number Of civilians totalng 40 IN
all plunged today from thousand feet or more in the
air to the ground at the Hampton Roads naval base
The accident presumably caused by broken
rudder and as the huge drigble plunged to earth
sized across high tension electric line, bursting into a
roaring furnace of blazing hydrogen gas.
Long after dark tonight many hours after her fall the
ship still in flames from end to end of her 410 foot
mass The fire fed the million cubic feet of gas which
had dstended the great bag for the flight and made all
attempts at rescue work futile.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

she came closer and it was seon
that her crew were hurting out
sand ballast from the ports in the
fragile fabric that formed the COW
oring of the space between her
keel and back, the living and op-
Grating quarters of the ship.
During the Roma's trip in De-
cember from Langley Field 70
Washington, to be christened. and
formally commissioned in the
army air fleet, she developed trou-
BILE with her original Italian mo-
tors, but otherwise functioned per,
fectly. The shin fought an in
creasing headwind all the way and
reached Boiling Field with only
three of her six motors running
She had so little power -as she ap-
preached the landing place, where
scores of distinguished guests
awaited her, that her commander
was compelled to Jockey his mon
ster craft over the low hills that
surrounded the field with utmost
cunning TO bring her in at all.
Because of the motor troubles
the scheduled initial flight of the
Roma over Washington with Sec
retaries Weeks and DENLY and th4
Italian ambassador in her cabins.
as well as senators and members
Of the house. was postponed. The
ship went back to Langley running
before the wind ana barely reach
ed her hangar before a coast gale
broke.
She remained in the shed for
many weeks to have her motors
replaced by Liberty engines of
greater power and more certainty
of performance. The flight, which
proved her last, was one of those
made to test her new propellinE
plant, and it had been expected
she would show greatly improved
speed and maneuver ability.
Destruction of the Roma leaves
both the army and navy without
airships larger than the navy
blimps, There Is not now in the
United States a rigid or semi-rigid
craft even family resembling tho
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
EXPECTS TO FLY FROM
FRANCE TO THE U. S.

. New York, Feb. 21.-Louis Gau
bert, French aviator, before sail
ing for home today on the Roch-
ambeau. said he intended to fly
back to the United States in Go.
Hath plane carrying ten passengers
within the next two months.
Gaubert predicted he would
make a nonstop flight across the
Atlantic in less than 80 hours.
The plane. powered by four en-
gines, is nearing completion at the
Farman works, France, which is
making arrangements for the
flight, he said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
BOWMAN DAIRY co., IS
ROBBED OF $4,000 BY
BANDITS, WHO ESCAPE

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Four armed
men today raided the offices Of the
Bowman Dairy company. held up
six employees of the company,
forced the manager to open the
office safe under threats of death
and then escaped with approx
mately $4,000 in cash.
The robbers entered the offices.
which are in an outlying section of
the city, shortly before dark, while
six wagon drivers were turning in
their days collections.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
sTREhRA OF ANEBUlANcES POUDs
into Newport News CARRYING
BODIES OF AERSHIP VICTIMS
Identification Is Virtually Impossible; Many
Are Lacking Arms and Legs, Some Are
Headless, Others Torn and Burned So Bad
ly They Have to Be Handled With Care.
fB7 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ,

Newport News, Va, Feb. 21.-A
stream of ambulances tonight
poured into this city with bodies
that had been taken from the ILL
fated airship Roma, queen of the
American air fleet.
1t was apparent at once that ul-
innate Identification of the bodies
would be virtually impossible, for
many of them were so mangled
and disfigured as to make them
unrecognizab BILE. Many were lack
ing arms and legs, some were
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
FORMAT| ION Of 4
NEW ? OL It |CALL
PARTY PLANNED D
Further UnifiCation of the
Agricultural and Indus
trial Forces of the Coun-
try Object of Move.

Chicago, Feb. PA meeting to
perfect the organization cf a new
political party and further unity
the agricultural and industrial
forces of the country will be reid
in Chicago the second Monday OF
December, 1922, 1t was decided
late today at the conference of
labor farmer and miner political
party leaders.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
COMPANY INCORpORATrs

Santa Fe, Feb. 2l.-The Linda
Vista Mining company. of Silver
City. has been incorporated for
100000, of which $4,000 is sub
scribed. With this latter amount
the company begins business. The
Smith. statutory agent. Silver
City. $1,000; NJ. A. Trimmer,
Hurley. $1,000; G. s. Turner,
Central, $1,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
RURSUM BILL PASSES.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Bur
sum bill giving disabled emergency
officers of the American eXpedi-
tionary forces the same retirement
privileges as regular army officers
was passed today by the senate. so
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
POSSIBILITY Of
RUSSO-JAPA PANESE
WAR DISCUSSED
Army Physicians and Off
GERS for Troop Training
Purposes Being Sent to
Chita and Other Points.

Moscow, Feb. 21.-The pOssibil-
! ity of a new Russo-Japanese war,
( because of mutual encroachments
! in the Far East, has become a sub
( iect of discussion in military cir
/ cles here because of the shipment
of army physicians and large num-
bers of officers for troop training
( purposes to Chita (Siberia) and
other points. Also troops subject
to discharge at the expiration of
service terms are being held.
George V. Chitcherin, soviet
minister of foreign affairs, has sent
many notes to the japanese, none
of which appears to evoke an
acknowledgment.
Leon Trotzky. in his speech at
the ninth All-Soviet congress
plainly stated that Russia could
not indefinitely endure the advance
of japanese troops on territory of
its ally, the Far Eastern republic.
He had reference, in particular to
the menace to Chita from Mongo.
liza, by japanese.
1t is felt here that Russia will
not and cannot enter into any real
war with Japan, partly because of
the great distance from Moscow,
and also the lack of food for any
large bodies of troops, but that in
the spring there may be more ad-
vance guard skirmishes.
In the meanwhile, the weapon
Of Russia will continue to be prop
aganda against Japanese militar-
ism by working through the third
internationale among the socialists
and communists of Japan, Korea,
Mongolia and China.
This is the main purpose of the
forthcoming congress here of Far
Eastern peoples. Many inspired
articles continue to appear in the
Moscow press in an effort to show
that the interests of Russia and
the United States are identical, as
related to Japan.
At the armament conference In
Washington, Baron Shidehara
made a statement declaring that
Japan had no territorial designs
in Russia and giving assurances
that Japanese troops would be
withdrawn as soon as a stable
government could be established
there.
Baron Uchida, the Japanese for
eign minister, had announced to
the Japanese diet a few days be-
fore that Japan intended to evacu-
ate Russian territory as soon as
guarantees could be given for the
safety of the lives and property
OF their nationals.
No date when this could be ac-
complished was suggested in the
japanese statement to the Wash.
ington conference. Secretary
Hughes announced in the confer
ence that these japanese assur-
ances were taken to mean that
japan did not seek, through her
military operation in Siberia, to
impair the rights Of the Russian
people in any respect.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22
WALKER KNOCKED OUT.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 21.--Al
Walker, San Francisco bantam-
weight, was Knocked out by Pewee
Kaiser of st. Louis in the sixth
round of scheduled 12-round bout
here tonight.