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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
1
Officials appointed by President Coolidge oppose the establishment of a Department of National Defense. The advisory group critiques the proposed reorganization and warns of potential centralization and cost implications. The article notes ongoing parliamentary and executive debates surrounding national defense structure.
A special board advises President Coolidge to expand military and naval aviation without a new unified air service. Recommendations include three more assistant secretaries, aviation representation on the general staff, designation of the army air service as the air corps, continued flight pay, and two more brigadier generals. The report frames the issue as a clash between old and new in the postwar era and rejects merging civil and military air activities under one head.
In Texas, former Governor Ferguson and Attorney General Moody trade statements over the Texas Highway Commission. Ferguson claims Moody pushed the case against American Road Co. costs Texas up to 900000, while Moody says the pursuit restores truth and costs were misinterpreted.
Alice Burkhart 15 of Audubon county Iowa is selected the most perfect girl and George Cuskaden 14 of St Paul Indiana the most perfect boy after competitive exams of over 600000 farm youths. Burkhart scored 95.7 percent. Cuskaden 97.7 percent.
State tax officials announce that assessors must prepare seven separate rolls for 1926 automobile licenses. R H Carter says one original and six duplicates on special paper will cover all counties. Copies go to the tax commission and county treasurer. treasurer files become tax receipts with owner name and address. Blanks were bid for months ago and delivery is expected by December 10 after delays tied to a tax law challenge.
In Parson India on December 2 a jail mutiny in Lower Burma left five prisoners and four guards dead. Dozens were wounded as prisoners overpowered guards and seized arms, prompting a halt to the battle after troops surrounded the jail. The mutiny leader was among the fatally hurt.
Dec 2 report shows Friday and Thursday partial cloud cover with cooler southeast winds. Arizona sees a small temperature change. local conditions end at 6 p m yesterday. Sunrise December 4 at 6 59 a m sunset 4 49 p m Santa Fe time. Albuquerque times adjust slightly in December.
The House Ways and Means Committee sent a tax reduction bill to printers aiming to save about 330 million dollars annually. It includes a 5 to 3 percent cut on passenger car taxes with a dealer rebate provision, repeals deed and conveyance taxes, and removes stamp duties on proxies and powers of attorney. Chairman Green will introduce the bill at the opening session Monday and seek quick consideration in a record breaking early session.
In Chicago on December 2, Young Jake Schaefer lost the world balk line billiards title to Edouard Horemans by a final score of 1500 to 1495. Schaefer opened with a world record 432 but misfired in the next inning, allowing the Belgian champion to pull away by 74.
London December 2 Rudolph Kipling is suffering from double pneumonia Lord Daw son the king's physician told the Associated Press tonight His condition is anxious but not dangerous Kipling dislikes public attention and resists interviews, a stance usually respected by friends and newspapers The illness became public only through his friends and the press.
The Interstate Commerce Commission directed reduced rates by February 1 on fresh meats moving east from western packing houses. Chicago to New York will drop from 87 to 79 cents per 100 pounds, with other routes cut proportionally. Cured meats and hides from western centers remain generally justified, with Cedar Rapids to New York at 69 cents and Kansas City to New York at 87 cents. The ruling followed complaints from western packers. live stock producers and the American Farm Bureau Federation argued against sharp cuts. All commissioners supported the decision.
City commission, in a brief Wednesday session, approved first reading of a traffic ordinance to require stop signs on all streets intersecting Central Avenue from Eighth to Oak. Penalties remain for violations on Central from Seventh to First. December 16 set for bids on West Marquette paving from Eighth to Kelleher.
In Santa Fe on December 2 the election board reviewed a draft election law. A B Renehan proposed a purge of illiterate voters from registration and dual party election officials to assist voters. R F Asplund urged statewide use of uniform metal ballot boxes.
Gallup December 2. Hugh W W Williams and James G McNary arrived in Gallup late after being stuck in mud all day and missed a Republican meeting in Belen. They planned to speak in Socorro tomorrow night then return to Albuquerque Friday. Meetings were well attended at Aztec and Farmington Tuesday.
Portales New Mexico December 2 1930 the large modern residence of R Hardy on West State street burned to the ground. Mrs Goodloe a daughter of Mr Hardy was pumping gasoline near a heating stove when it exploded burning both Mr Hardy and his seven year old son while Mrs Goodloe escaped with slight burns. Hardy suffered burns to head neck and shoulder and his son to the breast neck and face. The child’s inhalation of flames was not yet determined. Reverend Thurston across the street aided by extinguishing flames and himself sustaining burns to hands.
Roswell New Mexico December 2 judge Charles St Brice set prison terms for several defendants. Elgin Douthitt received one to eighteen months for maiming and disfiguring cattle. Bill Lee drew two to three years for a statutory offense. Nestor Sanchez got two to three years for larceny. W L and Artie Newman each to 30 days in jail for liquor possession with sentences suspended for good behavior. Ove Douthitt pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received 60 days, plus six months for contempt of court suspended on good behavior.
Washington reports the Mitchell court martial continued with naval witnesses detailing aviation progress and ship design. Major General Howze urged decorum toward witnesses while defense and prosecution officials pressed arguments on mooring and airship safety amid testimony about the Shenandoah and Washington hull tests.
New York December 2 The American Fair Trade League refused to retract charges against anthracite coal dealers accusing them of manipulating public perception by resizing coal so profits pass to consumers under other grade names. Letters to operators' counsel show the league will defend its claims in any forum.
San Diego reports Captain Harry H. Shepherd and Lieutenant John Christian of the U. S. Marine aviation squadron No 1 died when their planes collided at 3,000 feet above San Diego Bay.
Two armed men robbed a branch of the Peninsular State Bank of Highland Park in Detroit today, escaping with 424,000. The heist targeted the Highland Park bank and involved a large cash haul. No casualties reported. Local police launched an investigation.
Miss Katherine G Angle an art teacher at Washington Junior high school saved 11 year old Mary Elizabeth Coley from burning in an art class incident. An alcohol burner on desks set the girl's sleeve alight as she spoke. Angle threw her down and smothered the flames. Coley suffered burns to face chest abdomen and legs while Angle sustained burns to hands and face. Coley was taken to Women's and Children's Hospital with a serious but not immediately fatal prognosis. Angle remained at home with non serious injuries.
Premier proposes tax or policy increases ranging from 10 to 100 percent in France triggering consternation in rural districts. Cabinet expects a stubborn fight when the bill is brought before the open chamber.
In Hartford Connecticut Gerald Chapman convic ted mail robber and murderer faces a habeas corpus ruling by Federal Judge Edwin S Thomas. The decision will decide if Chapman returns to the Adanta federal penitentiary to finish a twenty five year sentence or is hanged for murder. Lawyers argue state versus federal jurisdiction and potential appeals to the appeals court and Supreme Court.
Paris readers report Premier Briand securing a chamber vote of confidence on his motion to discuss the financial bill. The inflation plan by Finance Minister Loucheur proposes raising paper money limits and heavier taxes, triggering opposition across provinces and a tense political climate.
Roewell New Mexico December 2 HM Parker has been arrested in Fort Worth and held awaiting arrival of Roswell officers on larceny and robbery by firearms charges. He allegedly hired taxi driver John Henning to Tatum and produced a gun forcing Henning to exit with $0, after ordering him out during a war-related incident. Authorities in Fort Worth and Texas towns provided Parker and car description leading to the arrest.
In Pike County six miles from the Mississippi River workers unearthed what may be ancient civilization remains. Explorer K D Burchard, seeking buried treasure legends, has invested about $26,000 excavating a site with a shaft, underground rooms, and passageways beneath glacial drift. He reports concrete wall fragments, possible chambers, and floor layers indicating a buried city.
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