Wilson Urged to Seize Airplane Manufacturing
Senators voiced support for government control of aircraft production during a debate. They warned that failure to supply planes could threaten national defense and the war effort.
10 May 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
1
Senators voiced support for government control of aircraft production during a debate. They warned that failure to supply planes could threaten national defense and the war effort.
Senate debates a резolution to authorize a new inquiry into aircraft production and the Manufacturers Aircraft Association. Senator Thomas accuses the group of monopoly through press licensing and patents, claiming profiteering and undemocratic practices. The probe targets Curtiss Wright Burgess and Wright-Martin interests and licenses controlling aircraft patents.
Washington May 9 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska was named trade chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The move follows a rearrangement of Democratic assignments after the late Senator Stone.
J N hilling a barber was found unconscious in his room in Paso on May 9 and died two hours later. Attending doctors say overdose of drugs caused death. The coroner investigates the case.
Denver Colorado shows mild May weather with general warmth today. For New Mexico the forecast calls for Priday generally fair conditions and cooler temperatures especially in the eastern portion. Saturday should be fair.
The high reached 73 degrees and a low of 44 with a 33 degree range. A southwest wind plus clear skies characterized conditions through 6 PM yesterday.
Petrograd dispatch reports the Kremlin treasure house looted while guarding sacred relics. Among losses are the reputed Shroud of Christ a robe said to have been worn by the Virgin Mary a nail from the cross and a painting attributed to Lake.
Enveign Arthur Laverentz and C. Cotton were rescued off Miami after drifting eighteen hours on a hydroairplane with a leaking pontoon. Aboard, they had no food or water as a engine failure left them adrift while sharks swam nearby and a heavy squall loomed. The hydroairplane, weighing 2000 pounds, was moved aboard the steamship and brought to port.
From the French Front in France on May 8 a German artillery assault targets Amiens to disrupt the war effort. Refugees crowded into temporary shelters as 120000 residents are relocated amid the bombardment threat to the cathedral and city. Traffic is halted to prevent declaring a military emergency.
The United States Steel Corporation will, at the government’s request, undertake large scale manufacture of heavy artillery and projectiles. Elbert H. Gary announced a new plant will be built swiftly at government expense in the interior, with steel officials directing the work without compensation.
Washington May 6 Agreement reached in the House to take up the Overman bill granting the president authority to reorganize government departments next Monday. Leaders expect opposition and a possibly extended debate but no prolonged fight as in the Senate.
In Zurich on May 9, reports say former King Constance of Greece underwent an operation and is now out of danger. Doctors believe his convalescence will be slow and cautious.
Washington May reports say Director General McAdoo will likely accept parts of the railroad wage commission recommendations but may reject others. The commission proposed wage increases for workers earning under 250 dollars a month, with higher raises for lower paid men, and linked reductions to be deducted from prior increases.
In May in Washington Representative Kahn ranking Republican on military affairs warned that if the draft ends soon a million more could be required within a year. He said even after the war ends the United States would need large forces in Europe, potentially 4 000 000 men.
The trial of 112 leaders of the IWW proceeds with the prosecution reading excerpts from Propaganda material. It accuses Haywood and other officials of forming a government within a government to disrupt wartime programs.
The document reports calls from labor leaders including Mr Vompers for removing Governor Arthur Yager of Porto Rico. It notes accusations of incompetence in labor matters and mentions President Wilson as the point of contact for removal action.
A powerful tornado struck extensive areas of Iowa causing one death and numerous injuries. Reports indicate damage across Nashau in Chickaw County and widespread effects across the state as the gale moved through.
A powerful tornado cuts a seven mile path from a quarter to one mile wide, downing wires and wrecking many buildings as communication lines fail across the affected area. Local crews work to restore service and assess damage to homes and businesses.
A tornado struck near Nashua in Chicko Kun county at 4 26 pm. The storm disrupted wire service, with four dozen trunks out and damage dozens of miles across. Roy Husband was killed when a building collapsed near Nashua, and many others were injured. Five White children escaped unharmed from a wrecked house as the tornado sped through towns including Jewell and Prairie City. early Prairie City damage reports proved incorrect.
L A Friedman of Lovelocks Nevada urged government control of tungsten before the senate mines committee saying the metal is plentiful and Humboldt County could supply all U S needs The hearing was on a pre control bill. W Sallett of Aberdeen publisher of the Detroit Free Press pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to file English translations of his German language papers with sentence deferred.
Twelve members of the independent socialist party of Germany have been charged with high treason by the imperial court at Leipzig. They distributed pamphlets last year urging the overthrow of the German empire. The case is reported by Vorwärts of Berlin and Ludvig Auguste.
Washington May. Food administration urges farmers not to hold wheat for seed except where winter wheat harvest overlaps planting. Every carload bushel and grain that can leave the farm in the coming months plays an important part in the war program.
Gov Lindsey stopped the proposed prize bout between Mexican Pete Everett of Colorado Springs and Mike Baca of this city last night on grounds of assault and battery. Mounted police were ordered to cooperate with Santa County sheriff, and the bout was not held.
War conference 15 opened in New Mexico with messages of encouragement and praise from national speakers. Notables from Washington delivered remarks as war workers shared uplifting accounts and support for the home front.
French officer Lieutenant Perigord urges Americans to remain steadfast allies. He praises U S soldiers as spiritual kin and promises France will provide its best aid and friendship in the war effort.
A playful quote contrasts Washington and Paris as twin capitals while describing Prance's affection for America as a sister or spiritual field. The misspelled words hint at a satirical or lighthearted newspaper snippet.
Lieut Paul Perigord's keynote closes the first day of New Mexico's statewide war conference at the high school auditorium. The opening session drew about 1600 attendees as Prof Guy Stanton Ford, George Britton Chandler and Gov W B Lindsey spoke on America's war effort and civil defense. George F Oxley of the Red Cross outlined relief work and fund use.
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