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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
RENDER REPORT
ON DISPOSITION
Of RAT!LEsH|PS
Committee Recommends the
Sale or SCrapping Of
Certain Vessels Under the
Arms Farley Treaty.

Washington. May .. - Recon-
mendations that capital ships to be
scrapped under the naval limita-
ton treaty be disposed of by sale
on the stocks in the case of those
under construction and by sale for
junk or sinking by gun fire in the
case of completed ships are CON
tanned in the report of the board
Of naval officers appointed to con-
slider ways and means of carrying
out treaty provisions. A pre1imi-
nary estimate of S70,00O,000 as to
the cost of operation is included in
the report.
The board recommends that the
shipping board battle cruisers Lex
ington, under construction at Foro
River, Mass, and Saratoga, build
ing by the New York Shipbuilding
company at Camden, n. j., be con-
verted into airplane carriers under
the treaty terms. the other four
battle cruisers to be sold on the
stocks to the highest bidder.
The board, in its report made
public today, urged that the $70,-
100000 be made Immediately
available, stating that considera-
BILE saving on ships building under
contract and to be scrapped could
be made if the terms of settlement
werc worked out promptly with
the contractors. 1t was pointed
out at the navy department, how
ever. that the figure of $7O,O0O,00
was purely tentative.
Existing battleships, which tho
board recommends for sale or for
destruction by gunfire, are the
Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Is
land, Georgia, Nebraska, Connecti-
cut, Louisiana. Vermont. Minneso-
ia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Mich
fgan, South Carolina and the Del
aware or North Dakota. One of
the last two ships to be designated
later is to be used as a target ship,
under the treaty.
Ships under construction and
recommended for sale as junk on
the stocks or to be cut up under
contract with the builders include
the battle cruisers Constellation at
Newport News; Ranger at Newport
News, and Constitution and United
States, both at the Philadelphia
navy yard.
The Lexington, recommended
for conversion as an airplane car
rier, is 1878 per cent complete, and
the Saratoga, selected for similar
conversion, 35.4 per cent complete.
while the remaining battle cruisers
range from per cent to 22.7 per
cent complete.
Battleships under construction
include the Washington, T5.9 per
cent complete, at Camden, n. j.:
South Dakota, 39.5 per cent, New
York navy yard; Indiana, 34.7 per
cent, New York navy yard; Mon
tana, 27.6 per cent, Mare Island
yard; North Carolinn, 36.7 per
cent, Norfolk yards; Iowa, 31.S per
cent, Newport News.
As to the battle cruisers. the
board says none OF the four to be
scrapped is near enough finished
to be completed and launched and
that all four must be "disassem-
bled or cut up The board con-
siders it possible, however, that the
Constellation can be sold on the
stocks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
HOW TO GROW
ANNUAL FL0WERING
PLANTS

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
PROSECUTION Of
WAR TIME F RAUD
CASES PLANNED D
BY cow: E:RNNENT
Harding Asks House for An
Appropriation of $780,
600 to Be Used By the
Department of Justice,
SPECIAL ASSISTANT
PROSECUTOR NAMED
Daugherty Appoints Roscoe
M'CuIIoCh, Ohio, to TAX s
Charge Of the Investig :.
ton for the j. S. rs
lpy The Assoclnted press.l }

Washington, May 2.-Step
taken by the executive and r.
live branches of the govern. At
today for investigation and prose-
cution with vigor OF war time fraud
cases.
President Harding sent to the
house request for a special appro-
priation Of 100000 to be used by
THE department of justice to inves-
tigate and prosecute all cases, CIVIL
and criminal growing out of the
war.
simultaneously, Attorney General
Daugherty announced the appoint
Iment of former Representative
Roscoe McCuIloch, of Ohio, as a
special assistant attorney general
to take charge Of the governments
Investigation and possible criminal
prosecution OF cases involving war
camp contracts and expenditures.
The house rules committee also
agreed to take up tomorrow the
Question OF giving privileged status
to the Johnson Woodruff resolu-
'tion calling for appointment of
special committee to investigate all
contracts and expenditures by the
war and navy departments. and the
alien property custodian, during
and since the war, and the settle
ment of government claims arising
out of such contracts.
The attorney general, in an
nouncing the appointment of Mr..
McCulloch, said he had written the
chairman Of the house rules COM
mittee that the department of
justice had no objection to its in
vestigation and to go along with
it,"
II want to say this, however,"
lie added, Investigation by the de-
partment of war time transactions
has been going on as rapidly as
possible with the funds congress
has provided, and the use of other
funds where that could legitimately
be used for the purpose. 3@9
"The department never will al
low. nor has it allowed. politics to
interfere with its work. 1t Is as
much the duty of the department
to protect the innocent as it is to.
prosecute those who are guilty. No
person will be indicted unless we
feel he is guilty and feel there is
reasonable assurance he will be
convicted.
"The day Of the demagogue IS
past. 1t is serious thing to
charge that man has been dis
honest in dealing with his govern
ment and we propose to be CON
servative and in no sense handle
this matter from political stand
point.
"We will give the committee any
information that will not be in
furious to the government, or to
the business at hand"
The presidents budget commu-
nication to the house explained
that the 100000 fund was needed,
because of the inadequacy of pres
ent appropriations and was accom-
panied by a request that it be made
available Immediately.
Mr.. McCulloch accepted his ap-
pointment late today. the attorney
general said,
Mr.. McCulloch was member OF
the house committee in the last
congress which investigated the
conduct of the war and devoted
most of his attention to camp con-
tracts.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
TO
"TILT" THE LID
ARE INTRODUCED
lev The Associated Press,

Washington, May 2. - Two
joint resolutions amending the
federal constitution, both des-
ignated to lcgalize light wines
and beer. and a bill providing
in effect for submission of the
same question to a referendum
vote, was introduced in tlle
house today by Representative
AnsorGe, republican, New
York.
One resolution proposes tho
addition of new section to
the eighteenth amendment,
which would expressly provide
that the words "intoyicatinS
liquor" does not include 2.7o
per cent beer. The ether pro-
posed amendment would per-
nit of the manufacture and
sale of light wines and beer
Under government regulation
ard control. while another
section would provide that n
state legislature shall not
vote on the question until the
people of the state have passed
on the members of that lcgis-
lature at an electic.i.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
LOVE MISS|vES
INTRODUCED At
ST|LLMAN TRIAL
Letters Alleged to Have
Been Written BY "Fifi"
to the Indian Guide Are
Accepted in Evidence.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May g.
Counsel for James M. Stillman,
New York banker, tonight finally
rested his case to divorce Mrs.
Anne u. Stillman and disown Baby
Guy Stillman. The fight against
Mrs. Stillman and her baby, al
legged by the banker to be the son
of Fred Beauvais, Indian guide,
was closed after two more love let
ters alleged to have been penned
by Mrs. Stillman to the guide had
been accepted in evidence.
Earlier in the day an Indian
guide, Pete De Lille, resident of a
reservation near Montreal. testi-
fled that an application to have
Mrs. Stillman and Beauvais ac-
1cepted into the tribe had been made
but that both were refused.
With the exception of few
lines, all of the $50 pages of testi-
mony adduced in Montreal at the
recent hearing before Commissions
er Goodwin were accepted today
by Referee Gleason.
Next Wednesday hearings will be
resumed herv.
The letters introduced today
were reported laden with endear-
ing terms and complaints, against
the way Mr.. Stillman was acting.
They were unaddressed. and there
was said to be no evidence they
ever had been mailed.
II don't know what's the matter
with Mr.. Stillman," one is sup
posed to have read. "He wants mo
to do this and do that, nags at me
to save money and says ought to
go on up in the Canadian woods
with you."
The letter, ending in the words.
Tots of Canadian love- was
signed "Knthitho,,' an Indian word
said TO mean dear flower"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
1000 DEAD AND
WOUNDED FOUND
ON ATTLEF|ELD
OUTSIDE PEK|NG
Severe Fighting Is Reported
At a Point Along the
Hun-HO River for Pos
session Of Railroad.
AMERICAN MARINE
SHOT IN THE ARM
French Employees at a Loco.
motive Works Narrowly
Escape When Bomb Is
Dropped From AirpIane.

Pekin, May 2 (by the Associated
Press, Heavy cannonading was
in progress today at various points
along the front extending from
Machang, south of Tientsin, across
the country to the vicinity OF
Pekn. Severe fighting occurred at
a point along the Hun-Ho river
thirty miles south of this city.
where 10000 troops of Genera
Wu-Pei- the central Chinese
leader, endeavored to force a cross
ing in order to gain control of the
railroad.
General ChangTso-Lin governor
of Manchuria. and head of the op-
posing forces. from his headquar-
ters near Tieutsin. ordered trains
to convey the main body of his
100000 soldiers to the front south
Of the great wall.
AdVices received by military at
taches here said Wu-Pei-Fu was
sending troops northward at the
greatest possible speed.
Fifty thousand OF his troops, cen
ceutrated at Paotingfu, are beiug
reinforced from the Yangtze prov
;nces. Twenty thousand others, re-
cruited from Shantung, are march
ing against Chang -Tso-Lin's south
eastern stronghold at Machang.
Two thousand dead and wound
ed were found on the field after
the battle at Changsintien, out
side of Peking. The booming Of
cannon was heard in Peking all
last night, but the cannonading
ceased this morning. Despite the
continuation of trench warfare.
many foreigners. including lega-
tion guards, went outside the city
TO view the hostilities.
Corporal Mason, an American
marine from Colorado, was shot
in the arm, but was not seriously
wounded.
French employees at the locomo-
tive works at Changsintien narrow
ly escaped when a bomb, dropped
from an airplane. destroyed the
works.
General WA Pei-Fu is continuing
to send troops west of Peking in
an endeaSor- to envelope General
Chang's northwestern wing.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss.
commander of the United states
Asiatic fleet, was due TO arrive IN
Peking tonight TO confer with
Jacob Gould Schurman, the Amer
lean minister, regarding measures
for the protection of foreigners.
Peliing is considered thoroughly
protected, since the city's gates are
closed at night and the streets arc
patrolled by Chinese troops.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
JOHN NJ 'CORMACk
AND FAMILY ON
WAY To EUROPE
lBy The Associated Press.

New York, May 2.---Haggard
and wan, John Mccormack,
famous Irish tenor, sailed to-
day on the Aquitania to re-
euperate along the Riviera.
With the singer sailed Mrs.
Mccormack, their daughter.
Gwendolyn, and two sons,
kevin and Cyril. The party,
Mccormack said, would be
gone all summer, possibly
longer. If he returns in health,
he will give two concerts for
charity.
Asserting that at present he
felt badly, having lost forty
five pounds, the singer con-
tinued:
II plan to go first to London,
where / shall stay for a time
with Sir John Murray Scott,
at his home just. outside the
city. Sir John gained for me
my first grand opera appear
ance in Covent garden, and has
asked me to be his guest as
long as I am in England.
After my visit there I plan
to go to Carlsbad and then to
the Riviera. I shall not sing
at all while in Europe. 7 plan
to save my voice and make my
first appearance for charity
only"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
D|sQU|ET ETINC IS
Ne US FROM THE
FLOODED AREAS
Situation at Melville, La, Is
Becoming More Serious;
Number of Homeless Is
Placed at 5000.
(By The Associated Press,

New Orleans, May 2.-Disquiet-
ing reports from flooded areas of
the Atchafalaya river basin, espe-
cially from st. MartiA parish, in
southern Louisiana. were received
by Red Cross officials here today.
The Atchafalaya river flood
which already covers large areas
of rich farming land by back
water through its tributaNes,
threatening to break through the
levees at q number of places, es-
pecially at Melville, is being aug
mented by flood waters coming
through Avoyelles parish from
the Ferriday, La, crevasse. I'm
confirmed reports today placed
the number of homeless in that
section at six thousand.
The food situation at the Louisi-
ana refugee camps was relieved
today with the arrival at Rhine
hart, La, Of provisions sufficient
to provide for six thousand per-
sons for ten days. These supplies
tonight We're being distributed by
the Red Cross throughout the
liODuGl itihst III AulltOluld, SdLi-
heula and Tensas parishes.
The Red Cross, state flood re-
lief commissions, national guard.
American legion and civilian re-
lief organizations today continued
their efforts to rescue families
marooned in the flooded homes in
both Mississippi and Louisiana. In
many cases these marooned pre-
ferred to remain in their homes
and did So
Because the Boydras crevasse,
IL miles below New Orleans, is
serving as a spil,way, speeding the
exit of waters in the lower river,
New Orleans probably will not
have return of the river to the
level which existed prior to the
crcvasse. 22.7 feet, according 20
an announcement by DR.. NJ. Kline,
weather forecaster, late today
DR.. Kline had previously forecast
q stage of 23.4 here ''if the levees
held"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER
WAY FOR ORGANIZING
RULES OF WAR BOARD

Washington, May q - Negotia-
tions for organization of the rules
Of warfare commission, authorized
at the arms conference, are in
progress between the state depart
ment and foreign offices OF Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
Further announcement on the SUBJ
iect probably will be made in the
near future.
Under the arms conference
agreement, each of the five great
powers was to name two commits.
sioners within three months. This
time limit expires May 6, but so
far no nominations have been re-
ccivod here.
1t has been indicated that the
American government might
choose Elihu Root as one of its
delegates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03

his anger ea3 told police it was an
accident.
All the girl says is, II only want
ed to scare him-but the pistol
went Off"
Shortly before the shooting the
girl expressed her romantic feel
ings in verse. 1t follows:
youth builds in the air,
Some seek love and beauty there;
Others all through life have
dreams,
Ambition seeks but youth. it
SEEMS
Every one seems TO wear a mask
With which to hide their soul;
Day dreams seldom, never last,
Heart aches take their toll!
To the piper's song we all must
dance,
The price is always high. =
Love passes on without n glance,
Nor hears q mortal sigh"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
BUSINESS FAILURES
DECREASED $3.50 LAST
MONTH FROM JANUARY

New York, May 2.-Business
failures in the country fell off IS
per cent last month from January,
the peak month of the year, statis-
tics issued today by Bradstreets
show. A total of 1.94S firms failed
during the month with liabilities or
S72,5J3,740. The percentage OF
failures, however, exceeded by SO
per cent the total for April of last
year.
Failures for the first four months
of the year total 9,059. with liabili-
ties of 02.762,S47. a numerical in
crease of AZ per cent over the same
period Of last year and of 16 per
cent over the first four months or
1915.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
DENNIS DELv|NG
INTO EUROPE An
FOOD SITUATION
There Is No Lessening in
the Purchase of Overseas
Products; Wheat Demand
to Strengthen.

Rome, May 2 (by the Associated
Press. ALBERT b. Dennis. former
Aerican commercial attache a
Rome, VINO now is investigating
European food conditions as specia
representative of the department
lof commerce, has arrived here to
Iattend a general meeting of the in
,ternational institute of agriculture
as American delegate.
Despite the hard times and
progressive decline in the currenciei
Of central Europe" he said, today
there is no lessening in the pur-
chase of overseas -foodstuffs. A
good market for American wheat
seems assured for at least a year, a
cold, late spring increasing con-
sumption and postponing maturity
Of next years harvest.
Russia Is Importing.
Russia formerly sold abroad
over 50,000,00O bushels of wheat
annually. but now is an importing
country. Overseas wheat will for
some years continue necessary to
fill this great vacuum in produc-
ton.
1T seems that the demand for
imported wheat is bound to
strengthen. Certainly there is
nothing to warrant the belief that
our foreign foodstuffs trade is
likely to decline.
Except for Poland, Czecho Slova-
kia ana Hungary, no great progress
is taking place in the way of ex-
pansion of European agricultural
resources. In all European coun-
tries where beet root is grown sue
cossfully, except England, Greece,
Turkey and Norway, the recovery
is Unexpectedly slow. A year ago
it was freely predicted that Ger
many, which before the war eX-
ported to England alone million
tons of sugar annually. would re-
cover during the present season al
most her former export strength,
1t now looks as though Germany
would be only able to supply her
own needs"
Beet Growing Demands Labor.
Beet growing makes an excessive
demand on labor and German rural
labor has been enticed from the
farm to the city by the high wages
OF big, factories. Italy, with
abundant farm labor this season, is
cultivatiilg the beet heavily. but the
is not likely to do more
than keep pace with the rapidly in-
creasing consumption, Therefore
there is no immediate danger of
losing the European market for,
refined sugar.
Post war consumption continues
to rise, particularly in Italy. A big
jump is expected in British con-
IL the proposed reduction
in important duties becomes efs
fective. Europe is returning to al
most normal livestock resources;
therefore the market for imported
meats is depressed. America.
however, Is successful in pork
products, namely. bacon and lard,
in some OF the most important
markets doing more business than
before the war;
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
SCHOOL GIRL WHIPS
TEACHER: is FINED

El Paso, Texas, May 2.--Blanch
Kimmons, 17-year-old school girl,
OF pinon, N. NJ, near here, was
fined $25 and costs, amounting to
SEQ for whipping her teacher, Miss
Elsie Syferd, with a riding whip.
The troublejarose when the girl was
punished in school. A few days
later. II was alleged, the girl over
took the teacher while riding 4
horse and beat her with a whip.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
PRESIDENT-ELECT OF
COLOMBIA IS IN U. S.

Washington, May 2. - General
Pedro Mel Ospina. presidcnt-elect
OF Colombia. will bo accorded the
fun hoDors due the head of II state
when he comes to Washington to-
morrow for n two-day visit dur
Ing a tour of the United States.
Tomorrow night he will be a guest
of President Harding at dinner
at the White House.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
WINES EXEMPTED,

Washington, May 2. - Both
houses of the Icelandic congress
have by large majorities adopted
a bill authorizing the government
of Iceland to exempt wines con-
tanning no more than 81 per cent
alcohol from the prohibition law
according to cablegram received
today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
CONFERENCES REAssEMBLEs.

DuDTln, May 10y lTlo AsAOVI-
ated Press) The conference rep-
resenting both sides of the Irish
republican army reassembled to-
day and arranged to make repre-
sentations at the session of the
dahl eireann tomorrow relative to
bringing about unity in the army
and peace settlement In Ireland.
An appeal Is made TO all ranks TO
act in q spirit Of conclliation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
BILL INTRODUCED TO
EXTEND THE LIFE OF
WAR FINANCE BOARD

Washington, May "a bill eN-
tending the life and activities of
the war finance corporation from
May 81 next to May 81, 1923. and
carrying out the recommendations
of Managing Director Meyer. was
introduced today by Representa-
tive Young, republican, North Da-
kota.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
$780, 900 HOME FLANNEL.

Chicago, May "A 100000
home for superannuated and dis
abled members of the order OF
Railway Clerks of America is being
planned for southern California, it
was announced today by James j.
Canavan. chairman of the building
committee of the organization.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
WEATHER

FORECAST.
Denver, Colo, May New
Mexico: Generally fair west, un-
settled east portion "Wednesday,
probably with local showers, not
much change In temperature !;
Thursday unsettled, probably
showers north and east portions.
Arizona: Generally fair Wednes-
day and Thursday: not much
change In temperature.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
FREDERIC j. HASKIN,
hippYtnp

The Albuquerque Journal In
formation Bureau, Washing
ton, d. c.:
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in stamps for return postage
on a free copy OF the book
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
LOCAL REPORT.

LOCAL REPORT.
Conditions for the twenty-fouc
hours ended at p. m, yesterday,
recorded by the university:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-07
To the Voters of
Somerset County

Whatever the outcome Of Monday next, | wish
to thank those who have supported me through the
campaign with such friendly and enthusiastic sympathy
Promises perhaps do not count for much but have
feeling that my intentions are understood as plainly as
could by any possible means express them. hope
my somewhat humble career has been such as to con
vince people Of my fitness for the office Of Sheriff For
my own part am full Of courage to accept its duties
and Of the most sincere determination, if elected, to
enforce the law Justly, impartaly and intellgenty.
ELTON L. MARKHAM
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