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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
SHARP FIGHT ON
Sales TAX AS A
MEANS To RAISE
SOLDIERS BONUS
Senator Smoot'S Proposal
of Manufacturers Tax
Again Bobs Upi One Per
Cent Would Suffice,
FARMERS CONTINUE TO
OPPOSE LEVY ON SALES
Doubtful If Bonus Bill With
Sales Tax Can Be Put
Across Republicans to
Tackle Problem Monday,
AN Tho Assoclntcd press. J

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The sol
dier bonus situation had simmered
down today perceptibly following
the first reaction from President
Harding's suggestion that the ad-
justed compensation be financed
by a sales tax or that the enact
ment of the legislation be post
poned. There was. however. no
apparent slaekening of the deter.
mination OF republican house lead
ers to pass the measure at this ses-
sion.
Majority members of the house
ways and means committee were
called to meet Monday to tackle
the whole problem again. They
We're expected to pass upon legisla-
tion provisions of the measure be-
fore going into the question Of
ways and means Of raising funds.
Proponents Of sales tax seemed
confident that the republican COM
nitteemen would decide on this
form of taxation to raise the APP
proXimately $500 100000 necessary
to cover the cash payments as now
provided for in the measure. 1t
was certain, however that the sales
tax would not be voted in without
q sharp fight.
II was said that any sales tax
adopted would not be a general
one A manufacturers tax, similar
tothat proposed by Senator Smoot,
Utah, republican, which was re-
jected by the senate during consid.
Grafton Of the tax revision bill
was one of the suggestions ad-
vanced. 1t was claimed that this
tax at n rate OF / per cent would
raise the amount of money re-
quired
Several other forms Of sales
tax are known to be under consid-
Grafton and 1t is not expected that
there will be hasty decision as
10 any of them, 1t was learned
that treasury experts recently had
prepared Il form of sales tax,
which it's trainers contend can be
easily administered and cannot be
eyaded.
Whether q bonus bill with a
sales tax attached could be put
through the house, still seemed
doubtful, some leaders declaring
that the situation in this respect
defied analysis at this stage. Mean
time farm ORGANIZATIONS continued
their attack on this tax. Gray
Silver, Washington representative
of the American Farm Bureau
federation, addressed letter to
rg.f. 4.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
IRISH REPUBLICAN
ARMY LEADER IS
HELD FOR I RIAL

Belfast. Feb. IS (by the Asso-
ciated Press) .-Seumas Monaghan
local commandant at Newry. of the
Irish republican army, who with
two other republican army officers
Patrick and Michael Murney, was
arrested by special constables at
Kilkeel, County Down, last Wed
nesday, was arraigned today at the
courthouse in Newry. with his two
fellow prisoners All of them were
remanded. Commandant Monaghan
protested against being kept IN
custody, saying the truce between
the British government and the re-
publican army was not being kept;
John Mcdowell and Richaru
Doran, who were arrested by other
special constables about the same
time that Monaghan and the two
Murneys were apprehended, the ar
rest taking place near the silent
valley reservoir, the source OF BEL
fast's water supply, near kllkeei.
were set free today. no evidence
being found against them
John Duffin, aged 2S. who was
shot by a group of men yesterday
on a roadside near this city. died IN
"a hospital here today.
At Limerick last evening Police
Constable Loughlin McEdwards
was shot and killed by party OF
unidentified men. A constable VINO
was with him escaped injury.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
REQUEST OPENING
FOR SETTLE:MEN
OF GRAZING LAND.
Fine Tracts in Rio Arriba
County Suggested for En-
try; MontOya Recon-
mendS PoStmaSterS.

Washington, Feb 1S.-1he open
ing of several townships of fine
farm and sheep grazing land in Rio
Arriba county, which are now in
ludod in tho Jicarilla Apache Indian
reservation, is provided for in a bill
introduced in congress at its last
special session by Congressman
Montoya who is now Urging the
early consideration and passage of
the bill,
In view Of the fact that the land
does not properly belong in the
original Indian reserve and has
never been used by them fer farm
ing or grazing, Mr.. MCntoya be-
lievos 1t should be opened to those
now engaged in those occupations
and to others who might be at
racted to New Mexico by the op
portunlties which tho opening OF
such land weuld present
The following postmastets have
been recommended by NJ . Montoya
for appointment during the past
month: Mrs. Gertrude WaTrarder,
at Logan; Fred L. Goforth, at MINI
bres; Francisco Arellanea, It Chap
critic; lie Roy Neal, ut Aqua Fria,
ColfaX county; Pedro B Valdez, at
Les Brazos, and Walter P. Bonham,
at Allison.
The following residents of New
Mexico have been vicitors in Wash
ington recently: Oliver Lee, of Al
amogorGo; Captain Toulouse, of AL
buQuerque: Mark Thompson, of Las
Cruces. Charles May. state engi-
neer; Prayer Miller, cf Roswell, and
Serapio Romero, now OF San An
tonic, but formerly of Las Vegas.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
REPORT 20 MEN
ENTERED MEXICO
FROM COLUMBUS

Mexico City, Feb. Is (by the
Associated Press. Thirty men
this afternoon crossed the
American border into Mexico
at Columbus, N. NJ, according
to advices sent by Governor
Enriquez of the state of Chi
huahua to the war office. The
adviees said the men were be-
ing pursued by Mexican fed
eral troops.
Rebel fcrces Of Rosalio Her
nandez, under close pursuit
by federal troops, have been
driven from Cn;nuanua across
the boundary line into the hills
Of the state of Coahuila. says
a message received by the de-
partment of the interior this
afternoon from Governor En-
riquez. The message cdded
that last night three federal
forces left Ciudad Guerrero in
search of sman bands led by
Pablo Ammayo, Jose Moguiel
and Manuel Gutierrez.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19

hearings were suspended yeStef-
day until Monday. Members of
that body individually summed up
testimony taken in the last two
weeks and conferred with Mr..
Ford's representative.
w. b. Mayo. personal spokesman
for Mr. Ford, conferred with Rep
resentative James, republican,
OF Michigan, before he left for De-
troit. Mr.. Mayo gave the Michi-
gan member a statement for the
committees record. showing the
number OF tons of finished fertil-
izers Mr., Ford could produce am
nually at the Muscle Shoals by aD-
plying three formulas to the 110,-
600 tons OF ammonium nitrates
which he guarantees by the pro-
posed contract to manufacture at
plant No. 2. BY one formula, 1t
was said, 1,925.000 tons would be
possible, while, 1,2S3,000 and
9,622,5O0 would be produced, re-
spectively. If the other processes
We're applied.
1t was understood that Mr.. Mayo
would suggest several alterations
in the Ford offer in addition to
that guaranteeing minimum
yearly production of completed
fertilizers in lieu of the provision
pledging to manufacture certain
fertilizers compounds which u
number Of committee members
have insisted should be written
into the proposed agreement.
Other notifications Mr. Mayo IS
expected to take with him for Mr.
/ Ford's consideration are under
stood to refer to the question OF
fixing an amount of capital for the
operating company which the of
| fer says will be formed to take
over the Muscle Shoals works, the
inclusion of additional money to
| be spent by the government for ae-
QUESTION of flowage rights at dam
/ No. 8, and the amount Mr.. Ford
would pay interest upon at the rate
of 4 per cent annually.
If Mr.. Ford agrees to make
these changes in the existing plan
| committee members admitted his
| offer would win more general ap-
iproval both in the military groun
and In the house membership.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
Reduction in Shore EStab-
ItShmentS Expected IN
Order to Preserve Maxi
mum Strength at Sea,
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
WATCHING REDUCTIONS
Atlantic Coast Yards Will Be
First to Feel Effect of
CutSi Only New York and
Norfolk Needed,
(By The Associated Press,)

Washington, Feb. 1S tby the AS
sociated Press) Members of con-
gress have gained an impression at
the navy department, it was learn-
ed today. that under Secretary
Denby's announced policy Of con-
centrating efforts on maintenance
Of the navy afloat. the shore estab-
| lishment, particularly along the
| Atlantic coast, would be first to
| feel the effect of reducing of naval
appropriations for next year, to
| $3.50, 100000 or leSs, as has been
suggested in the house naval COM
mittee hearings. Mr.. DENLY asked
| for $350 00O,000 to keep the fleet
at the 5-5-3 ratio strength provided
for under the naval limitation
treaty.
The secretary's purpose TO make
the fleet his first consideration
caught the attention Of members
! Of both senate and house from
navy yard states and districts They
have inquired Mt the department
! just what yards might be aban-
doned should the indicated slash
in funds be made They We're told
no definite plans had been laid. 1t
was said to be obvious from a mill
itary standpoint, however, that only
| two Atlantic yards, New York and
/ Norfolk, would be regarded as
vitality essential to the present At
! lantic fleet, and that even at these.
reductions OF a radical nature
would be made necessary for the
sake Of keeping the maximum force
afloat.
The congressional callers are
understood to feel that Mr., DENLY
would recommend the closing of all
other Atlantic yards and the lease,
or possibly even the sale. of the
shore plants rather than sacrifice
any important fleet unit. although
no such plan has actually been
| formulated
The question of personnel figures
is the problem because. roughly
two men can be maintained afloas
for every man held ashore.
In other words It takes one
third of the enlisted force to keep
up the purely military tasks ashore
upon which the success Of the fleet
depends. The civilian employees in
the yards, mechanics and others,
are in addition to this enlisted
force ashore.
Secretary Denby's suggestion
that by putting 100 destroyers out
of commission and reducing COM
plements on many of the active
ships to point which officers de-
clare will work against their ef-
ficiency in both upl1eep and ham
ding It would be possible TO keep
the navy going with 10000 men.
A reduction of 10000 means a
floating navy of about 10000 men.
This is declared at the department
to be the minimum necessary to
keep even n semblance of the 5-6-3
ratio strength afloat.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
DISORDER MARKS MEET
OF MINE WORK UNION


Indianapolis, lnd. Fep: me
majority of the ron call against
seating Alexander Howat and MS
suspended Kansas followers. fluc-.
tuated today IN the convention OF
the united wine WORKERS Oh AllivI
lea during session marked by dis
orders.
The administration was sixty
eight votes in the. majority after
the Illinois delegation had cast us
forty Howat votes The majority
then went to. ninety-eight on scat,
tering returns and with nlne small
districts left to vote. delegates ex,
pressed douot OF d suDst'ii'i''i
change.
Mother Jones. 92-year-old organ
izer, took the convention IN han9
at the height of the disorders anu
succeeded in quieting the delegates
for the time. rms came aller q q
charge that the administration liau
increased the eligible voting Ilst.
Don't you know that the Wnole
industrial world is LOOKING 10 you
for a lesson2' began Motner JoIles.
You are wasting tlme tiat nIl",is
money and the chlidren at noIlIe Sle
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
JUDGE KENE:SAW
LAND|S LEAVES
FEDERAL BENCH
Resigns to Devote Entire
Time to Position as Chief
Executive of Baseball
Activities.
(By The Associated Press.)

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Judge Kene-
saw Mountain Lands will end his
seventeen years service on the fed
eral bench on March 1, to devote
his entire time to his duties as ma
tional commissioner of baseball, he
announced today when he forward
ed his resignation to President
Harding.
For the past fifteen months
Judge Lands has held both posi-
tions, drawing $4,000 a year from
organized baseball less the $500
salary he received as federal Judge
AT the time he took up his duties
as baseball's dictator he was Of
fered contract for $4,000 a year,
but insisted that as long as he re-
NAMED on the bench the amount
of his salary as Judge be deducted
from the total paid him by base
ball. The contract was for seven
years.
There are not enough hours in
the day for these activities" Judge
Lands declared in announcing his
resignation. There isn't time
enough to do everything. I've
worked hard. I've been getting up
at 5 o'clock in the morning and
have had to go without lunch for
two weeks"
Informed that 1t had been ru-
mored that he had been advised
by his physician to go south for a
rest. he snapped out:
II will take no vacation. I will
continue at the bat. I am not 60
ing south"
He added that he would hold
night sessions of his court to clear
his docket before his resignation
takes effect.
According to his friends, Judge
lands intended to resign the
iudgeship shortly after he accepted
the post as dictator of organized
baseball but delayed because OF
criticism Of his action. At that
time he was quoted as saying that
he would not resign under fire.
Judge Landis accepted the chair
manship of professional baseball
after 1t had been offered him by
unanimous vote of the sixteen
major league clubs on November
10, 1920, following the 1919 world
series scandal and the trial Of sew
eral members of the Chicago
American league club on charges
of taking part in 1t.
His acceptance of the post was
sought on the plea that it was nee
essary to restore public confidence
in the game.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
BASEBALL MEN PLEASED
BY IiANDIS DECISION

New York, Feb 1S--Jacob Rup-
pert, president of the New York
Yankees, and Charles Fl. Ehbets OF
the Brooklyn club. expressed pleas
ure over the action of Judge
Lands.
Remarkable a man as he is
Mr.. Rupert said "the two jobs
were too much for him, Baseball
OF course. cannot fail to be bene-
fitted by his action"
"The results of Judge lands
move" said Mr.. Ebhets. "means
that the work he has been doing
for baseball will increase rapidly
1t is splendid thing"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
PANAINA CANAL
DEFENSES ARR:
FAR TOD WEAK
Foreign Fleet Could Lay Off
Pacific Entrance Out of
Range and Pound De-
tense to Pieces.

Washington, Feb. 1S (by the AS
sociated Press, Guns in existing
defenses of the Panama canal are,
out-ranged thousands of yards by
the rifles of foreign warships now
afloat, 1T is regarded by the mill
tary experts as wholly possible tha {
q hostile fleet of modern shiJ :
could lay off the Pacific entrar s.
forts far out of range and POI
the defense to pieces at their ~
ure without risk to themselve 9 <
Joint army and navy name
planned for this winter, but Z
doned because of necess9 y
trenchment, We're expected 5
learned today, to have den It.
ed this weakness of the cano.. ie-
fenses on the striking fashion.
Forts on the Pacific side OF the
big waterway were to have been
the object Of attack by the COM
bined fleet as one phase of the war
game. The purpose was to test in
simulated war conditions the ade-
quacy of the defense and to obtain
further data for their moderniza-
tion.
Under the naval limitation treaty
the maximum size OF guns on exist
ing or future capital ships is to be
limited to sixteen-inch weapons. It
bis to be expected, many officials
say, that as replacement proceeds
on the treaty schedule all capital
ships will come to be equipped with
guns of approximately that size and
power.
The canal Notifications were
planned and well advanced in con-
struction when even the British
fifteen-inch rise was in an expert
mental stage and when the Ameri-
can naval big gun, Just being talked
about, was the fourteen Inch, Since
then both American and japanese
navies have gone to the sixteen
inch and ships armed with the
twelve-inch that was most gener-
ally in use when the canal defenses
were planned are rated today as
pre- Jutland" and obsolete. not
powerful enough to lie in the line
Of battle.
The Jutland lessons Of the great
war, however, have still another
| bearing on the canal defense prob
lem. Warships designed since that
fight have been given greatly in
creased gun elevations and conse-
quently greater range. They de-
liver what is in a restricted sense
high angle fire that always has
| been peculiarly effective against
/ fixed Notifications.
Army experts have taken this
into account in planning moderni-
zation of the canal forts. Their
answer is to equip the forts with
batteries equal in power and range
to the largest gun that under the
treaty can be mounted afloat. With
the stationary base from which to
fire and the far better means of
range determination and sighting
which are available ashore. they
estimate that hostile crafts could
be kept at arms length without
difficulty.
The situation is understood to
have been presented already to
congress. An item to cover mod
ernization of the canal zone forts
is understood to be included in the
pending army estimates as well as
provisions to permit the continued
maintenance of garrison there at
all times adequate to the defense
of the canal from any attack from
sea, land or air.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19

have boarded the train here. When
the train had proceeded about two
miles from town, the robbers
broke through the end of the ex =.
press car. When Gomez attempted
TO resist, they shot him. 1t is be-
lieved Gomez is fatally wounded.
The train, No 116, consisted of two
express and mail cars and three
passenger coaches.
The robbery occurred about 8:45
p. m. Gomez was alone in the ex-
press car.
After the robbers had completed
their work they pulled the bell
rope. The engineer stopped the
train and went back to see what
had happened. He found Gomez
on the floor of the express car in
a pool of blood.
Gomez, whose first name is Mar
quiz. was shot throught the breast.
At an Alamosa hospital, where he
was taken. it was said the bullet
had lodged under the breast bone
and little hope for his recovery was
held out. Gomez rs married. His
wife lives at Durango, Colo.
M. g. Gelchi, railroad agent here,
announced that a number of rail-
road pay checks and securities
worth several thousand dollars are
missing. He said there was no way
to fix the exact value of the loot
until complete checkup has been
made.
Just before he was placed on an
operating table in an effort TO save
his life, Gomez gave a partial de-
scription of the man who shot him.
He said the man was "short, dark,
heavy, wore black cap and a
dark suit and wore no mask"
State rangers stationed here have
been called on by the authorities
to aid in an effort to apprehend
the robbers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
FORD MAY GUARANTEE NHINVMUhl
YEARLY Fertilizer PRODUCTION
FROM MUSCLE SHOALS PLANT
Alabama Power Company Offers to Supply
Hydro-Electric Power for Municipal and
Industrial Purposes Through Region With
in Transmission Distance of Site.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. }

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Supply of
hydro-electric power for municipal
and industrial purposes through
out the region within transmission
distance OF Muscle Shoals, Ala, es
timated by engineer experts at 400
miles, was promised tonight by
Thomas w. Martin, president Of
the Alabama Power company, In
the event congress accepts the Of
fer Of that company for purchase
and lease of the Shoals project.
Mr.. Martin issued a formal state
ment, pointing out that the offer
to operate at Muscle Shoals under
the federal water power act obli-
gated the company to function as
public utility bound to serve
everyone without discrimination,
either in rates or in service"
The statement further said that
wide demand existed in the south
for increased power facilities and
that this consideration had
prompted the Alabama company
to make the offer. Mr. Martin said
assurances had been received from
a number of independent indus
trial enterprises that If the power
from this development becomes
available to the public, important
Industrial enterprises will establish
new plants and factories"
In that connection, he said, I'VE
have carefully considered the
large market demands in Memphis
and Nashville districts. in Missis-
sippi, Louisiana; New orleans and
Mobile, az we'll as the economical
advantages OF supplementing by
nter-connection the power sup
piled for industrial purposes in the
states of Georgia and North and
South Carolina"
Confidence was expressed by Mr..
Martin that the entire power out
put would be promptly absorbed.
He also declared that the COM
pany's policy would be, if the Of
fer was accepted, ito make as wide
a use as possible of this great re-
source" at Muscle Shoals
Progress was made by the house
military committee today in its
consideration of the Ford offer for
purchase and lease OF the Shoals
project, although the committee
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
masked BANDITS ROB EXPRESS
CAR ON D. AND r. C. TRAIN AT
ALAMOSA; MESSENGER WOUNDED
Robbers Board Train at Colorado Point and
Force Entrance Into Car, Employe Shot
While Resisting Them and Injury May
Prove Fatal; Sheriff's Posse in Pursuit.

Alamosa, Colo, Feb 1S.-Two
masked men robbed the express car
of an eastbound Denver and Rio
Grande Western train about two
miles east of here tonight, shot Ex-
press Messenger Gomez when he
resisted and escaped. Gomez was
brought here. He is thought to be
seriously wounded.
The amount Of the loot taken by
the robbers is unknown. The ban
dts, after shooting Gomez hurriedly
filled their arms with packages,
pulled the bell rope, jumped off
when the train slowed down, and
escaped. A posse under Sheriff
John Baumaster has started in
pursuit.
The two robbers are thought to
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
SEVEN THEATERS IN
WASHINGTON CLOSED
AFTER INSPECTION

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Seven
theaters, including the New Ma
tional and Polls, two of the princi-
pal playhouses in the national cap
ital, were ordered closed tonight by
the board of ommissioners, the
governing body of the District of
Columbia.
The order was issued after an
inspection of play houses IN the
district had been completed by a
board of five engineers. The in
spection grew out of the recent col
LAPSE of the Knickerbocker thelter
which ccst the lives of nety-eight
persons.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
ILLIONTS DELEG ATES TO
HOLD MEETING TODAY

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1S.-
Frank Harrington, president Of the
Illinois district miners. called a
meeting of the Illinois delegates at
tending the convention for tomor-
row afternoon. He announced the
meeting from the floor of the con-
vention hall but did not state its
purposes. Afterwards he refused
to confirm or deny that it was a
movement in support of Alexander
Howat, the deposed Kansas miner.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-19
FORM CENTRAL. WEST
BRANCH OF A. A. U.
Rx The Associated Pr&s. }

Omaha, Neb., FEB. ia new
association of the Amateur Ath-
letic union, under the name of the
Central West Association of the A..
A. u, was organized here today.
Seven local schools and athletic or
CARNATIONS entered the new asso-
citation, which takes in Nebraska
North and South Dakota and
Iowa.
"Rrepresentatives of Iowa uni
versity. Iowa State college and
East High school Of Des Moines,
who were expected to be present
at the meeting, were unable to at
tend tbday, but sent word that they
probably would enter the new as
sociation.