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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
F FRENCH PREMIER
RESIGNS OFFICE;
POINCARE LIKELY
To SUCCEED HIM
Resignation of BRAND
Comes With Dramatic
SuddenneSS; Opposing
Members Were in Line,
RESENTED OBSTACLES
PLACED IN HIS WAY
Retiring Leader in State
rnent to Press Expresses
Regret at Lack Of Ap-
probation Over Work.
tBy The Assacinte6 rress.l

Paris, Jan. IL, (By the Asso-
ciated Press) .-Aristide BRAND,
today resigned from the premier
ship and Raymond Poincare,
| former president of the republic,
will likely succeed him,
NJ. Brands resignation came
with dramatic suddenness in the
chamber of deputies for the
premier, returning this morning
/ from his conferences With thu
| British prime minister at Cannes
| had brought the opposing mem'
/ bers of his cabinet into accord
with his policies and, by q power
| full speech in the chamber, had
apparently won over the great
majority TO his side. His blunt
eloquence evoked tremendous
ovation, and when he abruptly de-
clared his intention of withdraw
! ing from the government the
members of the chamber seemed
overwhelmed
Although the retirement of
Premier BRAND was unexpected,
it was apparent from the very
beginning that he felt keen
resentment against the many OBJ
!
important negotiations in which
he has been engaged, He had
| the appearance of man aged
and physically fatigued through
out his entire speech.
However, seldom has M, BRAND
risen to the high pitch of elo-
quence attained today, when in n
trembling voice, he said:
"A statesman has no right TO
go to his post of battle il he has
not the certainty that he shall not
receive bullets from behind. He
can face the bullets of the enemy,
but he must not receive any from
his own country"
NJ. BRAND called on President
Millerand Immediately after leay-
ing the chamber. lie remained
with tho president for only q few
minutes; then he informed the
press representatives:
my resignation is absolutely
final I could not continue to
govern under such conditions. OF
course. shall not return to
Cannes. but / hope my resignation
will not cause cancellation Of the
Genoa conference"
| With NJ. BRAND went his entire
cabinet and after comforting with
the presidents of the senate and
chamber, NJ. Millerand called upon
NJ. Poincare to form a new minis-
try. NJ. Poincare tentatively
agreed to this. and promised to
give q final answer tomorrow.
NJ. Peret, president Of the
chamber. before proceeding 70
the Elysee palace. said to The
! Associated Press correspondent
and others:
France is facing a situation
which is as gloomy as the dark
est days of the war. Today, If,
as is freely said, there are differ
ences of opinion between the
president of the republic and NJ,
Poincare. our president is a big
enough man to forget them"
Rene ViWani, former premier.
who was one of the French dele
cation at the Washington COM
ference, said:
Under present circumstances
the life Of a statesman in France
is impossible. l fully approve of
NJ. Brands attitude. but we shall
CONTINUED on Page Two,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
OWNERSHIP OF TOOLS
FOR is YEAR PERIOD
BROUGHT UP BY SUIT

Especial Correspondence to Tho Journal J
Las Vegas, n. M, Jan. Ia
Ownership of tools alleged to have
been brought to Las Vegas from
Santa Fe 16 years ago is con-
tested in the replevin suit brought
by Eugenio Sena, expert gold
smith and jeweler, against Mrs.
Ida M. Taupert. Sena recently
left the employ of the store now
part of the estate of the late
Robert J. Taupert, after 16 years.
employment. He claimed the
tools he had been using, and the
estate claimed them. Sena
brought suit to recover the tools,
worth $780, damages to the
amount of $500, and costs. Luis
Armiio, district attorney, is Sena S
counsel Sena has relatives in
the Capital City and is well known
there.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13

| chase notes and other securities Of
persons and corporations, among
others Armour & Co., Swift & Co,
Morris & Co., and the Cudahy
Packing company. On these they
received to S IL per cent This
interest and profit including dis
counts, was withheld and retained
by the defendants and unknown
persons for their own use. No re-
port of the interest was ever made
to the state by Small.
S0,7G0,00O in Smalls Control.
"At the expiration Of SmalPs
term there was $9.7O0,0o0 under
his control and that of Edward
| Curtis and Vernon Curtis and this
was withheld from the state when
Sterling became treasurer. These
| funds We're to remain and did re-
main under control of Small and
| the Curtis brothers throughout
| Sterling's term, during which he
| turned over to them large addition :
!! al, sums.
I'm furtherance of their agree
ment Sterling appointed Small "a
examiner and investigator of Sc
curities for the state, a capacity in
which he served throughout Sterl-
ing's term. The purchase Of pack
ers' notes and similar securities
continued.
Taking up the amounts OF inter-
est paid on the packers notes and
turned in by the two treasurers, the
bill recites that Small transferred
total of $1791S,500 to the Grant
Park bank, that by far the greater
part of this went by way of the
''safe account route, but that S4,-
0S5,000 reached there in some 9TH
er way Sterling is charged with
having permitted the bank to have
i$1t,500, 1000 during his term.
The states charges are denied
by Small, Sterling and Curtis.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
NAVAL PACT AND
SHANTuNG ISSUE
ATTRACT PARLEY
"Big Five" Completes First
Revision of Naval Con-
vention and Send Text to
Experts for Revision.
lBy The Associated Press J

washington, Jan. u, Icy the
Associated Press) de-
tails Of both the naval treaty
and the Shantung negotiations
were ironed out today, but the
arms delegates gave up hope of
a plenary session this week to
announce definite results.
The big Five" completed its
first revision OF the naval con-
vention and sent the text back to
its legal experts for re-draft
of the changes made. 1t win meet
again tomorrow. and a virtually
completed treaty may be ready
for an executive session of the
full naval committee on Saturday
or Monday.
In the Shantung conversations
further supplemental agreements
were reached by the japanese and
Chinese and new promise of
progress on the central question Of
Tsingtao- -Tsinanfu railroad was
held out by series of eompro-
mise proposals suggested inform
ally by Secretary Hughes and
Arthur j. Balfour.
Word of the resignation of
Premier BRAND of France created
a stir in conference circles, but
the disposition in French quarters
tonight was to minimize its inn
mediate effects on the Washington
negotiations. Albert Sarraut,
head of the delegation, indicated
his belief that the change of
administration would not vitiate
the agreements projected here.
Among American offieials in
the conference, however, there was
some apprehension that NJ Bri-
and's retirement might have a
far-reaching effect on the naval
Limitation program, as he had
been directly responsible for
Frances withdrawal of her $780,
600 ton capacity ship proposal
Included in the new treaty pro-
visions not yet finally accepted
in the informal conversations OF
the big Five" are understood tc
be the sections relating to disposi-
tion of scrapped ships and fixing
a Status quo" for Pacific forti.
fications. On the former the chief
delegates are sara to be in virtual
agreement, while instructions
awaited from Toxic are expected
to make early settlement of the
latter possible.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13

"The defendants pretended that
certificates Of deposit were genu-
inc certificates of deposit, whereas
they We're bogus.
"The defendants falsely repre-
sented that the interest rate was
about per ceat, whereas the
amount paid in interest and dis
count was from to 1-2 per cent.
Charge Report False.
"They pretended that the re-
ports of Small, as treasurer and
Sterling, as treasurer, of interest
cerned were true reports whereas
the reports were all false and un-
true.
''They pretended in the official
records that the funds were on de-
post in bank in accordance with
the state law, whereas they were
not deposited in bank, but were
invested and loaned to corpora
tions for the private benefit of the
defendants"
The narrative hidden under the
legal phraseology continues:
ling, as treasurer, withdrew from
the state treasury and the bank of
deposit-the Fort Dearborn Ma
tional bank-large sums of money
belonging to the state and the de-
PENDANTS caused them to be invest
ed for their own benefit.
Bogus Certificates of Deposit.
"As a further device in the exc
cution of the scheme, the defend
ants issued false, bogus certificates
of deposit purporting TO be issued
by the fictitious bank known as the
Green Park bank. These were
merely a false pretense by which
funds Of the state were turned over
to Edward Curtis and Vernon
Curtis for unlawful private invest
ment and gain.
"These funds were used to pur-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
ONLY Z SOLDIERS
HANGED At CAMP
At |S-SUR- TILE

Washington, Jan. 12,--Only two
soldiers were hanged at Is-Sur-
Tile while he was In command
there from March to July. 1919,
Col. Samuel V. Ham testified today
before a senate committee investi-
eating charges that soldiers had
been put to death in France with
out trial by court martial.
Explaining how the orders to
execute the men had been carried
out, Colonel Ham said they caused
him such personal regret that he
| kept them from the knowledge of
his staff for a day.
The military police We're di-
rected ito throw a Gordon around
the scaffold," he said. and the
mayor and town authorities We're
asked to attend. Colonel Ham
added, however that nearly all tho
French women and children in the
neighhorhood were present
How many American soldiers
were present" Colonel Ham was
asked
mot over 400 or 5O0." he re-
piled. II had endeavored to place
the gallows so that it would not
be in public view more than could
be helped"
How many French there?"
'tAbout 400"
The men executed were a negro
convicted of murder and rape, and
white man convicted of rape,
Colonel Ham said.
James r. Hewlett of Hampstead,
N. Y, who succeeded Colonel Ham
in command at Is-Sur-Tille. said
there were no executions. legal or
otherwise. while he was at the
post. The hearing was adjourned
until next Tuesday.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
WOULD CIV: To
PRESIDENT RIGHT
To Al TER TARIFF
Senator Smoot Proposes
Amendments to Fordney
Bill; Lets Executive Cut
or Boost Rates.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Broad
powers asked by President Hard
ing in administering the proposed
now tariff law to meet changing
world conditions which congress
could not anticipate, would be
granted under amendments to the
Fordney bill proposed today by
Senator Smoot, OF Utah, ranking
republican on the senate finance
committee.
The president would be author
ized to increase or decrease tariff
rates by not exceeding so per cent
of the rates fixed in the bill, to
proclaim American valuation as
the basis for assessing duties on
any given list of imports; to change
rates within the limit of so per
cent to meet situations arising in
American markets from depreCiat-
ed foreign exchanges; to prevent
dumping in American markets and
discrimination against American
and foreign commerce both foreign
countries.
Adjustment of rates to equaiizo
ulllti NllItS III u dNtt VI G9IEAlllIu al -
ticles in the United States and
competing foreign countries could
be made only after Investigation
and hearings and would not be ef-
fectiye until within thirty days of
their proclamation.
Thirty days also would have to
elapse before adjusted rates be-
cause of deprecated currency
would come into effect and before
proclaimed American valuation
could be put into force.
Senator Smoot also offered an
amendment to the American val
uation section of the Fordney bill,
proposing that where the duty Is
based upon or regulated in any
manner by the value of the inn
ported merchandise the duty would
be assessed on actual market value
of the wholesale price thereof al
the time of the expectation in the
principal market or market of the
United States.
Senator Smoot previously pro
posed an amendment to tine bill
providing for assessing duties on
the basis of the invoice value of
the imports. 1t is understood his
alternative proposal today wac
largely to offer the senate a plan
favored by some members of the
tariff commission.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
REPUBLICANS ARE
ONLY SUPPORTERS
Of MICHIGAN MAN
ON LAST R0LLCALL
Nine Members Of G, 0, P,
Stand With 80 Demo
Gratis in Opposing Seat
ing of Ford'S s. Opponent,
NEWBERRY THINKS ACT
is TOTAL. VNDICATl0N
Bursum Votes For Seating
of Senator; Jones Casts
Ballot Against; Three
Senators Absent,
(By The Associated Press.l

Washington, Jan. l2.-1FuIlah
Fl. Newberry, of Michigan, tonight
finally won his long fight for a
seat in the United States senate.
The right to the seat was de-
termined by the senate itself,
which by vote of 46 to Al on a
resolution sponsored by republican
leaders asserted that Mr.. New
berry was entitled to his seat.
All who voted for him We're re-
publicans, while nine republicans
and 80 democrats voted against
him. Three senators were paired
for and three against the resolu-
ton, and three senators did not
vote.
Added to the resolution declar-
ing Mr.. Newberry entitled to his
seat and denying the claim of Hen
nv Ford, the defeated democratic
contestant in the 1918 election,
that, because of campaign expen-
ditures, Mr.. Newberry was not en-
titled to sit in the senate was
statement OF public policy by
which the senate severely con-
demned and disapproved" the use
of excessive sums in behalf of any
candidate.
The roll call deciding the issue
was as follows:
The roll call follows:
For seating Senator Newberry;
Republicans Ball, Brandegee,
Bursuni, Calder, Cameron, Colt,
Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;,
Edge, Elkins, Ernst, Fernald,
France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding,
Hale, Harreld. Kellogg, Keyes, Len
root, Lodge, Mccormick, McCum-
her, Mckinley, Mclean. McNary
Nelson, New, Nicholson, Oddie,
Paige, Pepper, Phipps, Poindexter
\ Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stan
field, Sterling, Townsend, Wads-
worth, Warren, Watson of 1ndi-
ana, Weller and Willis-Total, 46.
Against: Republicans-Bo
Capper, Jones of Washington, Ken
yon, La Toilette. Norbeek, Norris
and Sutherland-9.
mocrats-Ashurst. Broussard,
Caraway, Culberson. Dial. Fietch-
or, Gerry, Glass, Harris, Harrison,
Heflin, Hitchcock, Jones Of New
Mexico. King. McKellar. Myers
Overman, owen, Pittman, Pomer"
enc, Rahsdell Robinson, Shep-
pard. Shields Simmons, Smith,
Swanson, Trammell, Underwood,
Walsh of Massachusetts. Walsh of
Montana, and Williams-32.
Mr.. Newberry, himself on the
floor only once during the long
battle, and then to speak in his
own defense last Monday. tele-
phoned his supporters at the capt.
tol tonight that he regarded the re-
suit as a complete vindication and
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
S|NN FE|N WILL
SUPPORT ACTION
Of DALI E|REANv
Executive Council Deci 4
to Summon Extrat.
nary Convention on Feb
ruary 7 to Settle Future
tRs The Associated Press.l }

Dublin, Jan. 12.--The king S
proclamation of amnesty, an
nouncement of the departure of
the auxiliaries and the resolution
Of the Sim Fein executive coun-
Gil to summon an extraordinary
convention for February to de-
eide upon the future of the or
ganization and its policy, after
Eamon de Valera had predicted
split in the organization. We're the
chief developments in the Irish
situation today.
Behind the dali eireann stands
the Sim Fein organization of
nearly 1900 clubs from every dis
trict in Ireland 1t Is respons-
ible for the success of parlia
mentary and other elections and
is regarded as the authentic pop
ular voice by all Sim Feiners
De Valera is still it's president,
and all its machinery heretofore
has been directed exclusively to-
ward independent republican aims.
The morning sessions of the
executive body of the Sim Fein
was devoted to the election ofAa
standing committee, which meets
in Dublin for all routine work of
organizing. Its membership win
be canvassed throughout the
country tomorrow to ascertain
whether its influence will be used
for or against the supporters of
the treaty.
Mr.. de Valera frankly faced the
situation, recognizing at the out
set that within the organization
there were two opposing forces,
! for and against the treaty. His
idea was to secure a sort of tenn
| porary working arrangement as q
basis for supporting the dali cab
met, while that body was acting
in it's capacity as authorized by
| the republican government. He
left the matter to the executive
| to debate.
| The executive, through the nu-
merous delegates declared that
! the final decision regarding the
future of the organization must
rest with the voice OF the people
/ and it was proposed and carried
that the whole question should
be discussed by general conven-
tlon composed Of 5000 delegates
to be held in the Mansion House
on February Z.
Mr.. de Valera was pressed to
admit that when the convention
had decided, the minority would
be bound by the majority. If the
organization favored the election
! of Representatives to free state,
| he would not continue to be
president, and woulG oppose such
candidates. He indicated that his
| electoral activities would begin
! Immediately.
In the next fortnight in every
part of Ireland, Sim Fein clubs
will debate on the treaty.
The amnesty proclamation has
been the cause of great satisfac-
tion. Only one difficulty remains.
At one stage there were incen-
diaries, fires and disturbances in
| England for which alleged Sim
Feiners were convicted. Amnesty
does not include them. 1t is un-
derstood that their case will re-
main over for discussion between
the British government and the
government G; the new free state.
With reference to offenses
committed since the truce, the
free state government will have
full power to deal with all such
cases in due course.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
ACT OF FRENCH PREMIER NOT
TO MODIFY RESULTS ATTAINED
BY WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
View Is Expressed by Hughes, Balfour and
By French and Italian Representatives at
Capital; Delegation from Republic Subject
to No Change in Men or Instructions.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED PREssJ

Washington Jan, 2 (by the AS
sociatedN Press) The resignation
of M. BRAND, the French prime
minister. will not modify the re-
suits already attained in the Wash
consideration of subjects on the
agenda, IN the opinion of the dele
gates to the conference. This view
was expressed today by Secretary
Hughes, MIR. Balfour. head of the
British group. and Senator Schan-
ger of Italy. while M. Sarraut. head
of the French delegation, in answer
to a question tonight as to wheth-
er. In his opinion. the work of the
conference would be delayed on
this account. said:
'No, not at all I see no reason
why there should be the least de-
lay"
1t is expected In French circles
here that the French delegation
will be subject to no change in
personnel or in instructions.
"As minister of the colonies" NJ
Sarraut said, ~ have resigned and
under our procedure | will remain
in charge of colonial affairs until
the name of my successor is an
nouneed in the journal officiel, !
will continue as a delegate to the
conference and shall work without
INTERRUPTION in the same spirit that
/ have heretofore, the spirit OF
good will and confidence"
He would not comment upon the
present political situation in
France, but took occasion to speak
of the distinguished character OF
VI. Poineare.
When Secretary Hughes in q
meeting Of the naval committee OF
five this morning pushed slip OF
paper toward NJ. Sarraut saying
that M. BRAND had resigned, he
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
RIVER
Commission To
HOLD ASSEMBLY

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE scope
of plans for development of the
power OF the Colorado river will
be outlined at the first meeting of
the Colorado River commission to
be held here January 26. it was
announced today by Secretary
Hoover. The commission, of which
Mr.. Hoover is chairman. was Gre
ated by congress to make recon-
mendations for federal and state
projects for the development of the
resources of the river.
Mr.. Hoover described the COM
mission as "a sort of peace confer"
ence" for the distribution of the
water of the Colorado river as be-
tween the states of California, Ari-
zona, Nevada. Utah, Colorado, wy
oming and Montana.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
RESIGNATION OF BRAND MAY
delay GOVERNMENT DECISION
AS TO PART IN GENOA PARLEY
So Far, America Has Not Decided to Partici-
pate and Officials Intend to Avoid Haste in
Action; Considers That Resolution By Su-
preme Council Is Invitation.
tBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.


agreed to participate in the Genoa
conference, it was said at the state
department today.
The administration, however, is
understood to consider the resolu-
ton adopted by the allied supreme
council in calling the conference
as an invitation to the United
States to participate.
Also, until the scope of the con-
ference discussions is known, the
United States scarcely will be able
to determine the advisability of
taking part. in the view of high
officials, who thus believe recent
of the agenda for the meeting will
be awaited before the different
factors to be considered by the
government in reaching its decision
can be studied.
ence was made today by Samuel
Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, in a for
NAL statement in which he advo-
Gated the conference idea but as
serted that an economic conference
should be called by the United
States to discuss program fixed
by the United States.
"There is," he said, "no place
in an international conference for
Lenine and Trotzky," adding that
his objection was to the faction of
the allied supreme council which
constitutes recognition of the
soviets as the de facto government
of Russia"
The call for the economic con-
ference determined upon by former
Premier BRAND and Lloyd George
at Cannes was largely the result,
it is understood of the conviction
OF both prime ministers that the
United States government would
not take the initiative.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13

Chicago, Jan. 12.-(Special. y
That two treasurers of the state of
Illinois entered into conspiracy
with third parties to defraud the
state out of hundreds of thousands
of dollars. and succeeded in the at
tempt, is what the state hopes to
prove at the approaching trial of
Governor Len Small. The other two
persons implicated in the alleged
conspiracy who are also under in
dictment, are former State Treas
urer Fred f. Sterling, now lieuten-
ant governor OF the state, and Yer
non i. Curtis, former head of the
Grant Park bank.
The bill of particulars against
Small, stripped of its legal verbi-
age, alleges:
THE conspiracy to obtain money
and property of he state by false
pretenses was entered into about
March 80, 1917. Len Small was
then state treasurer. The original
parties to the conspiracy were
Small, Edward Curtis. now dead
and Vernon Curtis, and others un-
known.
Sterling became party to it
on or before January g. 1919.
Charge Plot to Dcfraud
"The purpose and object Of the
conspiracy We're by means of false
pretenses, a fictitious bank, false
4 certificates of deposit, false
drafts, false vouchers false ac
counts. and false accounting to OBJ
tain the funds and the use of the
funds of the state and thereby to
acquire for their own benefit 81
large sum of money and interest,
profit, and discount to which the
, state was entitled.
1.-THE people will offer and show
that the defendants falsely pre-
tended that the place of deposit of
these funds was at bank, where
as it was not bank.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-13
COLLEGE OFFICIALS
IN ANNUAL Meeting
tBy The Associated Press.

Chicago. Jan. 12.--Heads and
faculty members of denomina-
tional colleges are in Chicago to-
day for the eighth annual meeting
of the Association Of American COL
leges.
Outstanding among the topics to
be dealt with in the general meet
ing Of the Association Of American
Colleges were college Objectives
and Ideals" the University and
the American Worker" "Profes-
sional Salaries and THE Limita-
ton of the Number Of Students.