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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
.DRAF I REVIVAL
|. IS OPPOSED BY
PACIFIC LEAGUE

San Francisco, Calf, Jan l6 -
The Pacific Coast baseball league
|it. annual session here today Went
on record as unqualifiedly opposed
to any resumption or the drafting
of minor league players by major
league clubs. J. Cal. Ewing, presi-
dent of the Oakland club, cast the
only dissenting vote.
The motion was made by Charles
T. Graham, Of the San Francisco
club, and stipulated that "besides
reaffirming its position on the
question of the draft this
league does not intend to come un-
der the selection of player rule
either now or at any other time"
The league also decided to help
pay the salary of Judge K. M. Ian
Idis, commissioner of baseball, in
stead of permitting the major
leagues to pay 1t all.
A schedule of a little more than
twenty Eight weeks was adopted,
The season viii open April and
close October Is.
Among the outstanding events Of
the day were the naming of Ivan
Howard, brother of Del, as the
manager of the Oakland club, and
the placing of Charles Dorman,
formerly with Oakland, on the in
eligible list for five years by Judge
lands.
A ball was adopted which, 1t was
said, will eliminate the so-called
"lively ball" of last season.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
jury I'M BURGh
CASE Dismissed
BY JUDGE Reeve.
Unable to Reach a Verdict
After DeIiberating II
Hours; Date for RetriaI
Will Be Fixed Today.
(By The Associated Press.l

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. ia
jury of ten women and two men,
unable to reach verdict after
seventy-one hours deliberations,
was dismissed here today in the
case of Arthur c. Burch Of Evans
ton, Ill, charged with the murder
OF J. Bolton Zensdy, local broker,
here August 5. The trial lasted two
months.
Burch declared he was surprised
at the result. The jury reported to
Judge Reeve that the alignment of
ten to two was unchanged, but it
was not made known officially
whether the majority was in ia
vor of conviction, but this was the
belief of attorneys.
The case was set for 9:30 o'clock
tomorrow for fixing date of re-
trial.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district
attorney, declared after the dismiss
missal of the jury that he was GO
ing to convict BurCh and would
keep after him until he did so.
Paul Schenck, attorney for Burch,
expressed himself as much satisfied
with the jurys deliberations, The
Rev. w. A. BurCh, father of the
defendant, declared it q great VIC
tory and j, d. Kennedy, father of
the slain man, declared it an out
rage.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
FARMER KILLED WIFE,
SON. DAUGHTER WITH
AN AXE, C0NFESSES

Charleston. H., Jan. 16 (by the
Associated Press.) T. Mon
roney, a farmer, surrendered TO
Sheriff Vincent Aye today and told
him he had killed his wife, son and
daughter with an axe in an effort to
exterminate his entire family be-
cause of financial worries. He took
the sheriff and his deputies TO the
Monroney home and showed them
the bodies
II killed them while they slept"
Monroney said. II killed my boy
first, then my wife and then my
daughter. They didn't know any,
thing about it. Then l went to the
barn and tried to hang myself with
this window cord, but the knot
wasn't big enough and 1t wouldn't
stick, so / went to hunt you"
Monroney was locked up.
Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 16.-Rov and
Claude Monrcney, sons of b. f..
.Nonroney. Illinois farmer who sur
rendered to the authorities today
and told that he had killed his
wife, d1ughter and son. left for the
east tonight upon receiving word
of the tragedy.
The Monroney brothers are pro-
prietors Of n local barber shop and
have resided here for some time.
According to local advices. the slain
son and daughter of b. r. Monro-
ney were half-sister and half
brother of the Pueblo mon and the
woman slain was their stepmother.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
SENATE To VOTE
TODAY To PLACE
FARMER ON THE
RESERVE. BOARD
Measure Now Pending Is a
Compromise to Which the
President and Most Sen
atorS Have Agreed.
S0L0MS GRILL AND
DEFEND POLICIES
Glass Praises the Personnel
and Program and Norris
In a Speech Takes the
Opposite Side,
lBy The AssocInted press.N

Washington. Jan. 16.-The sen
ate will probably vote tomorrow to
put a farmer on the federal reserve
board, leaders said tonight. Such
action would be taken on a bill
amending the federal reserve act so
that in making appointments TO the
board, the president must have
que regard for fair representa-
lIon of the financial arriculturat
ana industrial commercial interests
ana the geographical subdivisions
OF the country" The measure Is a
compromise, to which President
harding and most senators have
'''''
Senators today denounced ana
defended the many phases of tbe
reserve boards activities. there be-
Ing several attacks on the general
administrative policy of the hoard
while Senator Glass, democrat
virginia, a former secretary of the
treasury. and known as the author
OF the reserve act. stoutly defended
me hoards personnel and program.
lie denied charges that the board
was tho cause of the heavy de-
creases In prices of Agricultural
products.
The other principal speech was
by Senator Norris. republican Ne
braska. who, while saying he was
eager to do anything which would
ana the farmers, warned that THE
farmers are about to be fooled
again"
They think" ne said, that this
legislation will work wonders. that
1t will give immediate relief: that
sort Of millennium will be pro-
duced. But it won't, because by no
legislative act can congress take
away the discretionary power vest
ed In the executive over appoint
merts."
b., lie said he probably would vote
tor some Of the amendments which
he said would be offered to the
compromise measure, but that in
most cases his vote would be "in
protest AGAINST what do described
as nearly n maladministratio OF
affairs by the reserve board.
Mr.. Glass offered official statis-
tics showing he said. that while
prices of agricultural products
tumbled last year, the regional re-
serve banks actually had increased
the volume of currency and en-
iarged credits. He submitted fig
ures showing the "shocking de-
cine in prices of agricultural pro-
ducts during 1920 along with state
ments showing that the amount of
paper rediscounted by the reserve
hanks increased from $2,215.000,-
600 on January I, 1920. to s2,687,-
100000 January I. 1921. The cur
rency in circulation increased from
$3,00S, ,000,0 600 to 1886. 900 900 be-
tween the same dates, he declared
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
JURY IN SECOND
ARbUCKLE TRIAL
FINALLY CHOSE N
Two AIternateS Are Select
ed 10 Fill the Places of
Any of the Jurors Inca
paCitated BY Illness.
tBy The Associated Prcss.)

San Francisco, Calf, Jan. 16.--
The jury in the second trial of
Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle on a
manslaughter charge was complet-
ed late today. Two alternates were
selected to fill the places Of any
jurors incapacitated by illness.
The jury Is composed of eleven
men and one woman. The alter
mates are a man and q woman.
Taking Of testimony will be begun
tomorrow.
Gavin McNab, chief of the de-
fense counsel who was taken i'll
while examining veniremen. was
able to go on with the case after
an hour. The twelfth regular juror
was obtained quickly but selection
Of the alternates occupied some
time. Archibald Haskin, an adver-
tising manager, was challenged
peremptorily by the state after he
had said his son was motion pic
ture operator at Hollywood, Calf.
BY q coincidence, the second al
ternate was the last member of the
venire. Two panels. 81 veniremen
in all. were used in obtaining the
jury. This is nearly thirty more
veniremen than We're examined to
Obtain a jury at Arbuckle's first
trial.
Because the district attorney
asked time to cover some details of
the case, taking of testimony was
set to begin at p. m. tomorrow.
Judge Harold Louderbach fixed
the hours of court at from 10 to
IL and from to 6. This repre-
sents an hour longer than usual
each afternoon, but the court an
nounced no night sessions would be
held.
The jury was ordered locked up
during the trial.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
MEN PROMINENT IN
BASEBALL CIRCLES
AT SHIBE FUNERAL

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Many
men prominent in baseball circles
gathered tonight at the bier of
BENJAMIN II. Shibe. president of the
American league baseball club who
died Saturday, to pay their last re-
speets Simple funeral services
We're held at the home of Mr..
Shibe's daughter, Mrs. f. H. Mac
Farland. Included in the several
hundred persons who attended
were Ban Johnson. president of the
American league; Connie Mack,
manager Of the Philadelphia Amer
leans, and A. j. Reach. In the
groups about the casket of the pio-
neer magnate were several mem
bers of the famous Athletics who
won pennants and world cham
pionships a decade ago. They in
cluded Eddie Collins, Ira Thomas
and Harry Davis.
The room was banked with flor
al wreaths from baseball players
and baseball clubs.
Announcement was made that
burial would be held tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
JAPS CENTER Of
CONJECTURE At
ARMS MEETING
Most of Problems to Be
Approached Have Arisen
Over Policies and Acts
Emanating From Toxic.
tBy The Associated Press.l

Washington. Jan. 16, (By the AS
sociated Press. )-Far Eastern dis
cussions of the arms conference
are entering their final period OF
decision with most of the delega-
tions processing confidence In the
outcome, but conceding privately
that the DAYS just ahead may be
the most critical Of the whole me-
gotiations.
Having begun with a declared
policy of disposing first of subjects
on which agreement appeared
easiest the plenipotentiarics now
find themselves confronted with
decisions on the problems which
long have been the storm centers
or Far East enforcement
Of the open door, Shantung. the
"twenty-one demands" Manchuria
and Japanese occupation in Siberia.
For the moment all delegations
appear to have adopted an attitude
Of waiting. so that except for COL
lateral discussions on various
points the work of the conference
is at a standstill.
The situation again has made ia
pan the center OF conjecture be-
cause OF her outstanding position
in the Far East and because most
OF the problems to be approached
have arisen over polici and acts
emanating from Toxic.
Representatives of the other
power are specializing to what ex-
: tent the United States viii, go in
reiterating tho many protests she
has made In the past against Ja-
pan moves in Shantung and else
where in Asia, and in seeking an
effective means by which readjust-
ments may be brought about.
Because the Washington govern
ment has thus taken the lead in
protesting heretofore. however,
however, some delegates believe
American officials would not object
IL some other delegation now took
on its shoulders the task of stating
pointedly. the desires of the pow
ers regarding future japanese Chi
nese relations.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
PLAN PARlEYS
FOR SET TllnG
TRAIN Service
PAY DISPUTES
Provisional Agreement Is
Reached to Submit Griev-
ances to Regional Meet
ingS for Adjustment.
CONFERENCE HELD AT
H00VER'S INSTANCE
If BrotherhoodS and Rail
Chiefs O. K. Plan, First
Gathering win Be Held
About February 10.

Washington, Jan. ia provis-
ional agreement was reached today
by railway executives and heads of
the four railroad brotherhoods,
meeting at the instance of Secre-
tary Hoover, to submit wage ana
working questions affecting train
service employees to regional con-
ferences for adjustment, if posi-
BILE, without contests before the
railroad labor board. Railroad eX-
ecutives will meet in Chicago sat
urday to consider the proposals,
while brotherhood chiefs Will re-
port back to their organizations
and IL the agreement is ratified, as
all concerned expect that it Wculd
be, the regional gatherings Will be
summoned about February 10
The action came after an all-day
session in which active heads OF
many of the larger railroad organl-
cations participated and which was
followed by q smaller preliminary
meeting of railroad executives and
labor leaders with Mr.. Hoover.
brotherhood Officers.
Among brotherhood officers were
Warren S. Stone chief of the en-
SlHeBlSs w. VI hSci SiioL
trainmen; L. e. Shepherd, for the
conductors, and Timothy Shea, for
the enginemen.
The regional conferences, MT.
Hoover said, would facilitate the
work of the railroad labor board
and tend to create a spirit OF
working good will and the settle
ment of differences by adjustment,
not by methods of litigation
Mr.. Hoover stated that the con-
ference today did not discuss wages
or working agreements in them
selves and added that he consld-
cred the railroad labor situation as
disconnected from negotiations
over coal mining wages.
To Ask for Wage Cuts:
Railroads have given notice TO
the railroad labor board and the
organizations of their employees
that they will ask general reduc-
tons in wage scales, but the pro
ceedings have not yet been brought
to trial. 1t is anticipated that new
wage scale agreements, IL reached
by negotiations between the train
service men and the roads in the
regional conferences, will be sub
stituted for any decisions which
might he reached through formal
proceedings. Appeal to the board
would only be taken on such mat
ters as were not decided at the con-
ferences.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
z LIVES LOST
IN BLAST ON 4
GE ERNAN VESSEL
Cargo Shifts During Heavy
Weather; Explosion 0C-
ours and Soon the Whole
Ship Is in Flames.
nv The Associated Press J

London, Jan. 16, (By the Asso-
ciated Press. Eleven members of
the crew of the German steamer
Vesta, bound from Hamburg to
Lisbon, as we'll as the wife of the
chief officer. were killed by an eX-
plosion on the ship Sunday follow
ing q fire. Ten survivors Of the
crew were landed at Lowestoft by
a trawler late this afternoon.
Details of the disaster as related
by the captain of the Vesta are
that during heavy weather Sunday
night the neck cargo, consisting
largely of naphtha, shifted. An eX-
plosion occurred and soon the
whole vessel was in flames, except
a space near the bridge. where the
crew huddled for safety.
A boat was lowered but 1t was
engulfed in the heavy seas and It's
three occupants drowned, The
mate, clasping his bride in his
arms, jumped overheard. Both per-
ished. Others also plunged into the
sea only to die. Finally only the
captain and nine men were lett
They were rescued after great diff
ficulty by a trawler. They had
been scorched by the flames ana
partially asphyxiated by the naph-
tina fumes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
FINAL VOTE or JURY
1912 FOR CONVICTION

Los Angeles, Jan. 16.-The trial
of Arthur c. Burch, of Evanston,
Ill, charged with numbering j.
Bolton Kennedy near Los Angeles
last August, ended in a disa gree
ment of the jury today and Burch
was directed to be in court tOmor-
row to have a new trial date set.
The jury of ten women and two
men, which had been out seventy
one and one-half hours, was dis
charged by Judge Sidney n. Reeve.
without comment. The foreman
announced the final vote was ten
to two Jurors who taTKed to news
paper men later said the majority
was for conviction.
District Attorney Thomas Lee
Woolwine said he was ready, If
necessary to start re-trial Of
Burch tomorrow, but expected that
the case would follow that of Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain, co-defend-
ant Of Burch, set for February c.
I'm going to keep after Burch
until I get him." the district at
torney said. He issued a signed
statement in which he assorted that
within forty-eight hours after the
jury was sworn in, he and Assistant
District Attorney Asa Keycs had
made up their minds that one of
the Jurors had gone on the jury
with her mind already made up,
and that she would in all probabl)i-
ty vote for acquittal.'
The statement characterized the
conduct of this juror as "reprehen-
Gihla hauonJ haliofp
Burch said he was Surprised
and disappointed" but added, ~
believe the jury did the best 1t
could" His father, the Rev. w.
A. Burch, of Evanston. H., said he
was well pleased with the out
come J. D.. Kennedy, father of
the slain man, said he believed the
evidence was conclusive for con-
viction and that any other result
was an Outrage"
Most of the Jurors declined to
discuss what had gone on in the
jury room. Those who did talk re-
fused TO mention names but said
the first ballot stood six for con-
viction. five for acGuittal and one
blank, and that the majority grad-
ually grew to ten, where 1t re-
mained for nearly focty-eight
hours, until the iury's dismissal.
Those who voted for conviction
never indicated by their ballots
their opinion as to the degree of
guilt, according to these inform
ants.
The Jurors spent about thirty
one hours actually in the jury
room.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
FIGHT is PREDICTED
OVER IMPROVING THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Washington, Jan. IA bitter
and perhaps protracted fight IN
congress over the proposed i'm
provement of the st. Lawrence riv-
or to provide a channel for ocean
going vessels to the Great Lakes
was forecast today by develop
ments in the house after the re-
port on the international joint
commission, which Investigated the
project. has been transmitted to
Speaker Gillett by President Hard
ing.
Instead of Immediately referring
the report to a committee, the
speaker announced he would deter
mine at a hearing Wednesday
which of three committees-the
merchant marine, foreign affairs
or ways and means-should take
charge of it. Once referred to a
committee, lengthy hearings ap-
pear certain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
CAMPAIGN FOR S1,0OO,000 TO
ESTABLISH AWARDS BY WILSON
FOUNDATION OPENS I'm GOTHAM
Tributes to the Former President, His Accom-
plishments and His Ideals Are Spoken BY
Gerard, Morgenthau, Augustus Thomas, F.
D. Roosevelt and Carrie Chapman Gait.
fBY THE ASSOCIATED PREss.)

eral thought and peace through
justice"
Tributes to the former president,
his accomplishments and his ideals
were spoken by James w. Gerard,
former ambassador to Germany;
Henry, Morgenthau, one-time am
bassador to Turkey, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, Augustus Thomas,
playwright; Franklin D. Roosevelt
and others.
Mr.. Gerard declared Mr.. Wilson
had been stabbed by hatred, envy
and ignorance. adding that If the
former president had been victori-
Gus in his aims, there would be no
war clouds in Europe today,
Mrs. Gait declared the ingrati-
tude of the republic to be proven
bial, and expected that the genera
tion to come would proclaim the
ideals of Wilson as those who fol-
lowed Washington and Lincoln had
reversed the judgment Of their con
temporaries.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
GIRLS, 10 and IL, APPEAL TO
HARDING FOR GOVERNMENT AID
FOR W. VA. MINERS families
Mother, Who Accompanies Her Daughters,
Says She Has Been Notified an Eviction
Order VIII Be Executed; Her Six Small
Children Face Starvation, She Tells the
President
tBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss.)

Washington, Jan. 16.-Misses
Dorothy and Halle Underwood,
aged 10 and IL, were members of
committee representing coal miners
in the New River field of. West Vir-
ginia. which, called on President
Harding todayto appeal for govern
ment assistance for the families OF
unemployed miners,
With Dorothy and Eallie was
their mother, Mrs. Alice Under
wood. of Mabscott. w. Va, Iaur-
ence Dwyer member of the execu-
tive board OF the United Mine
Workers of America and three 9TH
er delegated miners.
Mrs Underwood said she had
been notified that an eviction or
der would be executed in her case
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
WOULD TRANSFER PRO
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
lRx The Associated Press,

Washington, Jan. 16.-Enforce-
ment of the national prohibition
act would be transferred from the
treasury department to the depart
ment of Justice under bill intro
duced today by Senator King, dem
ocrat, OF Utah. The measure was
referred to the judiciary commit
tee without discussion.
The bill also would transfer the
secret service division of the treas
ury to the Justice department,
which then would be charged with
suppressing counterfeiting and 9TH
er crimes, protecting the president
and members of his family and
performing the other varied func-
tions now discharged by the treas
ury secret service.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
JOHNNY WILSON AND
MANAGER SUSPENDED

New Orleans, Jan. 16.-Johnny
Wilson, middleweight champion
was suspended until September,
1922, by the national boxing asso-
citation, its second annual meet
ing today. The suspension also APP
plies to Wilson'S manager, and is
effective in sixteen states, Austria
liza and Canada.
The fighter and his manager
were found guilty" by the associ-
alton of conduct unbecoming
fighter and manager" The charges
concerned Wilson's bout with Bry-
an Downey in Ohio last year.
Minnesota, Connecticut and Ne
braska boxing officials were elect
ed today to membership in the as
soCiation.
The question of importing ref
erees from one state to another.
was discussed and it was learned
that fifteen states represented in
the association. prohibit such prac-
tice
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
is BIDS OPENED FOR
WARSHIPS' PURCHASE

Washington. Jan. 16.-Sixteen
bids were opened by the board of
survey, appraisal and sale at the
navy yard today for the purchase
of three battleships, two cruisers
and four monitors. The vessels Of
fered for sale and tie highest bids
follow:
Battleships. by J. C. Hilmer &
Sons, Philadelphia, who submitted
the largest bids in each case:
Maine, s4S $50, Missouri, $4S,556;
Wisconsin, $4S,556.
Cruisers. Memphis, $4,000, by A.
II. Radetsky Iron and Metal COM
pany, Denver; Columbia, $51,265,
by the Boston Iron and Metal COM
pany, Baltimore.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-17
DETECTIVES DIG UP
PLUMBER OF A CLERK
OF BANK OF FRANCE

Paris, Jan. 16.-Detectiyes have
Just dug up $50, 900 francs, plunder
Of clerk of the Bank of France,
who hid it in four preserve jars
and buried them in different spots
in the Park of Versailles in this
city.
Grenet, former army aviator and
Knight of the Legion Of Honor, ad-
mitted that he embezzled 100000
francs from the bank, kept 10000
of them and hid the rest in the jam
jars.
He fled to Brussels where he was
arrested with $4,000 francs in his
possession. He revealed the hid
ing places of the Jars containing
the other 100000 francs.