Prohibition Foes Blast Volstead Act In House Debate
In Washington on December 19 members attacked the Volstead act and enforcement issues during the treasury appropriation debate. Rep Vare called the act unenforceable while Rep Gallivan condemned Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League. A hotel incident involving prohibition agents was described, with one witness saying an agent posed as a steel firm contact. Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Hudson
Michigan
Vare
Pennsylvania
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Wheeler
America
Coolidge
Rome
White House
Wayne
Mr. Gallivan
Alaska
Tigner
Prohibition
Edward ©. Birgfeld
Theodore Burton
Steel Corporation
President Considers League of Nations Disarmament Plan
President, weighing the League of Nations disarmament proposal, meets with Democratic leaders to discuss the plan's implications. Talks focus on security guarantees and approval paths as the White House coordinates strategy.
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League of Nations
Confidante of Wilson Overnight Guest at White House
President Coolidge in Washington considers the world court disarmament proposal as Col. Edward M. House and Senator Underwood confer on the matter. Kellogg to discuss with congressional leaders before deciding the government’s course. Senate views on inviting American participation in a European disarmament conference vary.
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Washington
Coolidge
League of Nations
Col
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Alabama
Colonel House
White House
Versailles
Ference
Kellogg
State Department
New York
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Weather Forecast for Denver and Regions
Weather outlook shows New Mexico and Arizona fair Sunday and Monday with unsettled conditions in the north. In Washington region the week starts with below normal temperatures and occasional snow east of the divide. Southern Rocky Mountain areas expect mostly fair weather early with possible snows later and a colder period. Local report notes yesterday’s high 44, low 0, with partly cloudy conditions and northwest wind.
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Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Divide
Sun and Time Shifts Noted for Santa Fe Albuquerque
The sunrise and sunset times for December 21 in Santa Fe and Albuquerque are given as 7 11 a m and 4 53 p m local times with minor adjustments noted for the season.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Lecember
Monument Erected For Eve First Woman In South Carolina
Robert Quillen, the Fountain Inn humorist, places a yard monument in Fountain Inn dedicated to Eve the first woman. The stone features an apple and twig motif with the inscription In Memory of Eve the First Woman. Neighbors react with disbelief as Quillen defends the family memorial.
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M’quillen
Eve
Greenville
Robert Quillen
Fountain Inn
Representative Black Seeks Cancel of Mitchell Five Year Suspension
In Congress, Representative Black proposes an act to cancel the five year suspension from the army for Colonel William Mitchell. Debates criticize the court martial and hint at civil court action, possibly to the U S Supreme Court via the court of claims to secure Mitchell’s pay and rank.
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Washington
Army
William Mitchell
Congress
House
Representative Black
New York
Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Claims
War Department
Representative Tillman
Arkansas
Coolidge
Tillman
Representative Reid
Ilinois
Chicago
Put Clothing For Poor Folk On Your Porch In Albuquerque
Old Clothes day in Albuquerque urges residents to place bundled garments on front porches by 10 am for collection by the Elks Shriner Community Christmas committee. Shoes are needed. toys will be given to destitute children. Donations to the Elks Shriner Christmas fund total 441 dollars, with more expected.
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Albuquerque
Elks-Shriners Community Christmas Committee
Ellis-Shriners Community
Woman's Club
Elks-Shrinera Christmas Fund
Publi
Elka Christmas Tree
The
Elks and the Shriners
Frank Stortz
Elk
Earthquake Felt in Nicaragua Near Ometepe Island
A slight tremor was reported in San Del Sur Nicaragua with a stronger shock occurring yesterday and today. The Ometepe volcano on Lake Nicaragua continues to erupt, emitting sand and ashes though no damage has been reported.
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San del Sur
Nicaragua
Ometepe
Drunk Drivers Involved After Dark Collisions
An evening collision damaged Red Holman’s car after Antonio Simovirro’s horse and buggy struck it at Broadway and Central. Simovirro and the horse were uninjured. Simovirro was arrested for driving a buggy while drunk. Warner Bloom and Alfredo Chavez faced charges of drunk driving. Salvador Sanchez, 19, was held for shoplifting after a clerk spotted a stolen shirt.
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Antonio Simovirro
Red Holman
Broadway and
Central
Bugsy
Ed Donahue
Sanchez
Bank Robbery Shocks Dows Iowa Town
In Dows Iowa a band of robbers terrorized the town blowing open the State Bank safe. They stole about 110000 in cash and more than 20000 in Liberty bonds. Night operator Mrs Hubbell aided detection by relaying sounds of the attack while Marshal Welzine and another man were abducted and forced to assist the thieves. Police arrested two suspects though no one held.
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Hampton
Iowa
Dows
L. T. Quashors
Quasbors
Joseph Hubbell
Hubbell
State Bank of
August Welzine
Mra. Hubbell
Anderson
Welzine
Emmettsburg
Town Falls
Saturday B1G Hopping Day Sees Stores Packed
Christmas shopping hit peak as City sidewalks crowded with shoppers and cars. Post Office lobby was busy with packages while trains carried a surge of Christmas mail in the pre holiday rush. merchants reported the biggest business day of the year and officials note early mailing may trim later peak volume.
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Spitz
Prohibition raid at Old Town cafe nets two held on liquor charge
Prohibition agents raided the Blue Front cafe in Old Albuquerque Friday night. Helen Mallette and W M. McBride were held Saturday by U S Commissioner Burg under $500 bond for preliminary hearing on possession of liquor. A pint of whisky was found with McBride and another pint in Mallette’s room. The woman’s hearing is scheduled for Tuesday and the man’s for Wednesday.
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Prohibition
Blue Front
Old
Albuquerque
Helen Mallette
W. M. McBride
U. S
Burg
McBride
Mallette
French industrial leaders urge pledge of properties to back loans
Paris reports a plan by northern France industrial leaders to use their properties as security for loans to stabilize the franc and fund a sinking fund for debts. The cabinet favors the proposal, and a general federation commission will study it for all French industry while markets show a firmer franc and dollar at about 25.70 to 1. The scheme is supported by business groups with limited Socialist opposition.
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Paris
France
United States
General Federation of French Producers
Nicolle
Chamber
Commission of the General Federation of Producers
Denver Prohibition Chief Visits New Mexico for Agent Training
John F. Vivian, federal prohibition administrator for Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, arrived for an inspection trip and to conduct a school for New Mexico prohibition agents. He said no plans to expand deputy forces and that the 1919 prohibition law remains usable amid the 1923 constitutional ruling.
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John F. Vivian
Denver
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
H. Stearns
Vivian
State Supreme Court
Land Revenue Pool Results and Allocation Debate in New Mexico
President David Hill warns that approving a state land income amendment would slash University of New Mexico oil revenue by 97 percent while directing over six times as much to non educational funds. Distribution lists funds by purpose and notes a trust breach if funds are misused.
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Congress
New Mexico
David 8. Hill
University
Eddy County
Miner's Hospital
The
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Grant County
Hill
Common
Agricultural College
Insane
School of Mines
Deaf and Dumb
Reform
Institution
Miners’ Hospital
Military Institute
Murderer Steinert sentenced to life plus twenty years
Milwaukee reports John Steinert, 26, pleaded guilty to murder arson and assault. He receives a life term plus twenty years for killing Roy Telsemann eight, whose dismembered body was found in a barn fire. Additional 15 year arson and 5 year assault terms follow, with yearly December 15 solitary confinement.
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Milwaukee
John Steinert
Earler
Roy Telsemann
Steinert
Wisconsin
Rail workers push for wage rise above war peak
Baltimore report says conductors, trainmen, engineers and firemen plan wage demands within 60 days to exceed the wartime high. Maxwell C Byers cites common talks among railroad officials and Chicago conferences as basis for the move. unions have not yet demanded on any road.
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Baltimore
Maxwell C. Byers
Western Maryland Railway
Byers
Chicago
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Building program gains backing from multiple congressmen
B C Hernandez collector of internal revenue and member of the Federal Business association reports assurances from several Washington statesmen in favor of a proposed federal building program. The plan calls for 165 million dollars over five years, with Albuquerque slated to receive a 500 thousand dollar federal office building deemed a necessity by the association. Supporters include Longworth Reed Smoot Madden Wood Cameron Fenn Hayden Sinnott and others.
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B. C. Hernandez
Internal Revenue
Federal Business Association
Washington
Albuquerque
Nicholas Longworth
House
Reed Smoot
Utah
Martin Madden
Illinois
William Rk, Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
Ralph Cameron
Arizona
S .D. Fenn
Ohio
Carl Hayden
Nick Sinnott
Oregon
Albuquerque National Bank Opens in New Headquarters
Albuquerque National Bank will open Monday morning in its new downtown headquarters at Central Avenue and Second Street after moving equipment and records on Saturday. The transfer, due to growth, involved moving thousands of dollars in cash and securities under guard.
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Albuquerque National Bank
Central Avenue
Second Street
State National Zone
Death of Toledo Scale Vice President Theobald ruled self-inflicted
Arthur Theobald twenty four year old vice president of the Toledo Scale company was found dead with a bullet in his temple in his home. Coroner Senseler announced a verdict of death by own action caused by a nervous breakdown.
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Ohloan
Toledo
Arthur
Theobald
Toledo Scale Company
Senseler
Federal clash over Texas road funds draws federal review
Washington reports the General Accounting Office and the Department of Agriculture have entered the Texas road funds controversy. Comptroller General McCart asked Texas officials for an immediate report and an account of $600,000 allegedly covered back, with Captain H. John Wilson’s bureau study noted.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Department of Agriculture
Texas
McCart
Accounting Office
Federal Treasury
H. John Wilson
Bureau of Public Roads
Preparion
McCarl
United States
American Road Company
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Col . M. House
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Ghael Tillman
Solons
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Eabedte
BORAH
William E. Borah
Idaho
Rock Creek Park
Brave Ao Yebgo
Old Town Cafe
PRO
Frange
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