The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-18
WILL GIVE
ALL TIME To
BASEBALL
Judges Resignation Is
To Go in Effect
on March |

on March /
CHICAGO. Feb. Is. DIV Tho
Associated Press. F Federal
Judge kencsaw Mountain Lam
DDS announced his resignation
today
The resignation is effective
March !
Announcement of IL was made
formally by the Judge today as
Boz took ms place m court. lie
said h- would devote his entire
time 20 his position Of baseball
commissioner
There are not enough hours
in the days for all Of my activ-
iticS, said the judge. There.
fore, ! have forwarded my res.
ignaiion as federal Judge to
Washington, effective March
H."
Judge lands viii have virtually
completed ~ years a= Judge tor
the northern district Of Illinois
when his resignation becomes cf-
fective.
Rumors ~ the resignation have
been current FOR months and In
Innate friends have Rnown for
some time that the action was
/ imminent.
Wouldn't Quit Under Fire.
u has been generally under
stood shat Judge Lands would
I have resigned soIse time aao hat
l Tor the attacks made ON him by
Senator Dial ~ South Carolina
ana .he notoriety brought through
hts handling Of the case of WINE
I Dalton. i5-yoar-old bank robher
on ths verge of rcsigniug when
these things came up. the Judge
changed his pllns. informing
friends that he would never re-
sign under fire"
Senator Dial had attacked the
Judge because OF the latters
statement that bank officials some
times were partly responsible for
rohhorIos hy boys because they
dld NOT pay adequate salaries
senator lial and Representative
] Wrlty uf ohio later brought im-
parchment proceedings against
30" Judge. the representative haH-
inr his case unsth" fact that Two
jobs were held hy OBJ, Judge Both
cases were dropped.
shortly before tho Dalton rob
berry lu which Tho loot wus nearly
three quarters of U million dollars
In liberty bonds Judge iHndis End
muIp some remarks about fHc low
salaries which hr said were paid
Co., bank clerks This was O. the
HnH. of young Ottawa l.. bank
.|,rg who hud attempted f' steal
igaU.oo0 from tho bank whore h'
worked.
WHOM Judge Lands made The
remarks hr was widely quoted hy
! uswsuspors throughout 'nc coan-
rr.
After the Dalton robbery some
new srapcrs quoted Dalton us say
.Irr that De han planned hts
.rHUH.r, berHuH' %, fDit through
Judge lands fewurl- thHi noih-
iuu would b, done a.. him IN.iun
. signed statement .HIi that hr h'd
never before heard off judn.
, lands remarks Tho stur bad
spread. nuwtNpr uud fn" Judge
W.. severely condemned nH having
made statements which w'r" 40
+ lclnred 90 have influenced Dalton.
Took Ba-rhaH Job
b The Judge became head ~ gf
runix.d baseball shortly after the
: grand fury investigation into vac
1919 worle series scandal u" wu-
b eW.v.a $50 600 q vear tn take me
, position and aftcr several re-
fusal- finally agreed under CON
diuon that he remain on ne
bench too he Insisted that NE
. snIary be only 9s2.5o0. explaining
d .that his judicial income would
Ihrivr the total 20 $50 COO
Although So years old. Judge
|Inudis has always boon known AZ
q boy nt heart ana lover of al
forms o. sport The haHehah
marnataa urged him 90 re-or,
eHniae baseball "for 'he suke OF
the American boY" and it was THIS
- plcn which finally won over The
e iur.r.
G The r"HIgn0tiun 't W o." NnH
y No. res from the r. tefal bench nHf
nf the most feared and 1i ihe s',fnf
..nn fha most rnspecfnf "fhu 81 M
Z the country His unusual candnci
- in court whore he Frequently iodi
z s."aa nrs ~ nffnr sessr' h4~ha aul
5 examined witnesses himHe" reu-~i
- him to be- feared hy nH lau.
breakers AZ the same time hlf
4 ranutafion for admin r~'~@ -.
d tice, regardless ~ The tcehr caiifsr'
= -.iht~h cow --,s.f nheattrsl uovst.
0 ~e~f s4can brought him universal
y respect
b Judge 7 andir first Nec- -sr -.
D ffonai finrre When he F-ef fef
ofa~s-~a on r@sapn 80 - fndf-s-
I $50 go 000 witch feei~ia- i-'si
"a was re~r--,a ~ n hi~sr~ court
% t-tuE ,T OGAI.a ~.