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Cmplete Keprfs il Belli ASSOCIATED PEESS mi OMTEi PRESS Lease! Wres' Morning Editi on GOOD MORNING It look like New Mexico pocket baa bole In that Mike Otero la trying to patch ALBUQ amTKNAL JAiL. Volume 201 4j til I ear Number 4 Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday, April 4, .1929. PRICE FIVE CEXTS HOUSE PA DEBENTURES MEA i N. A him saasrssi il i rr mm mi -a' jj 1 jj jw jcpai SURE REBELS SUFFER AUTHORS OF DRY AMENDMENT AND JONES LAW COMMEND COMMISSION KILLS HIMSELF WHEN HE SEES TRUANT OFFICER KG GOVEHIIUEO CUT OUTLAY BT LEGISLATURE BY ABOUT no $5,1100,000 nns 151 APPROVED WITH ONE DISSENTING VOTE C-ROWED IN HEWS. N0O DEFENSE IKES FIGHT II KEEP LATE WITNESSES FROM APPEARING Names Had Not Been Endorsed on Information Against Lips and Frisbie When Hied COMPANIONS TELL OF WELFARE HOME ESCAPE Several Members Voice Objections, Including Brown, Wbose Motion for a Hearing, t6 Learn Where the Money Is to Be Spent.

It Voted Down; Democratic Member, Ward, Fears Republican Political Machine Is Being Built, but Says State Will Be Democratic Two Years Hence SANTA FE, April 8 (AP) The administration'! $5,000,000 highway debentures bill passed the house of representatives 44 to 1 when it was called up in the house under a suspension of rules Wednesday. The bill then went to the senate, where it was given its first and second reading and is slated for passage sometime Thursday. There was some oral disapproval of the debentures bill in the house of representatives, but the only vote against it, by Representative Hodges, was cast without comment. Representative VVorswick asked to be excused from voting on the measure. WCU-LETi SEE The bin la In effect Identical PEW BOOK BILE THE HOUSE McMath Would Have Texts Furnished to the Children Through Fourth Grade; Use More Tobacco Money BANTA FK, April An at tempt bjr Representative J.

M. Mc Math to Introduce a new free text books bill in the legislature Wednesday to provide free text books for the first four grades Instead ot the first two grades, as under the present law, and Increasing the ap propriation from the tobacco tax from $30,000 to $75,000, met with stubborn opposition In the house and ths bill was tabled Indefinitely, to 20. McMath's hill was read and referred to the steering committee, when Representative Albert Mitch ell objected to the Introduction of the measure, Mitchell said hs was not opposed la particular to the bill, but he did not believe it could bo admitted under the governor's Hpoclal session call. Representative Ward said he didn't believe It came within the tall, and moved that It be recalled from committee and tabled Indefinitely. Order Anilssable) Speaker Baca ordered a reading of the "call" and then gave it as hit opinion that the bill was admirable.

McMath, In explaining the bill, declared that the tobacco tax was unpopular, was being paid by the people of the state and that they should derive more profits from the tax than merely free text bonks for the first two school grades. IS TURNED 01 AT EA REF1RI NEAR JIMENEZ Insurrectos Defeated In Battle at City, Have Heavy Casualties; Their Infantry Destroyed TROOP TRA1NSARE TAKEN BY FEDERALS Revolutionist -Plane, Dropping Bombs on Naco, So-nora, Lets Another Fall on American Territory MEXICO CITT. April I UP) Federal cavalry pursuing the rebels who were driven out of Jimenez, Inflicted another crushing defeat on them at La Reforma, a email village XI miles north of the scene of Monday and TuAday'a bitter battle. A report to this effect was received at the presidential offices In Chapultepec castle Wednesday night. The report said that the rebels were routed and that several of their trains, which had been held up at La Reforma by a burned railway bridge, were captured.

The fight occurred In the afternoon and resulted In heavy casualties. The report of the fight came from General Almazan, who was in personal command of the federal advance guard. This report was sent to General Calles who relayed it to President Portes Gil. It described the battle as decisive. "The rebel Infantry was destroyed," said the report- "All who were not killed were taken prisoner and the rebel trains are also In possession of the federals.

It was a true butchery. The enemy had a tremendous number of dead, "The federals will have to take care of more than 600 rebel wounded." Rebels at Cullacnn The presidency also received a late day report from Mazatlan which stated that the main forces rebels on the west coast under Generals Iturbe and Roberto Cruz I were concentrated at Cullacan, with a small outpost at Quila. General Cardenas, federal com-imander, arrived at Elota Wednesday morning with his main column 'and at once sent cavalry ahead. Meanwhile General Carrlllo column was preparing to push on northward from La Cruz, which was accupied Tuesday. Governor Xatalio Gayiola of Sinaloa Joined the federals at La Cruz In order to lend his personal efforts In the campaign In his (state.

ANOTHER ROMn FAILS ON AMERICAN SOIL NACO, Arizona, April I Wl A Mexican rebel monoplane, just before dark Wednesday night flashed over the twin border towns of Naco, Sonora, and Arizona, dropping three bombs. One of the missiles fell on American soil about twenty feet from the International line. One of the others struck near a federal machine gun, which during the day had sprayed bullets upon attacking rebel cavalry. No damage was done by any of the 'hree bombs. AMERICAN MINING MAN HELD BY BANDITS IS TO BE RELEASED SOON WALLA WALLA.

April S3 UP) Henry B. Hanson, an American mining man held prisoner for more than a month by bandits In Durango, Mexico, was expected to be released Wednesday or Thursday, Congressman John W. Summers of Washington Wednesday notified Mrs. Delia Arehart of Walla Walla, mother of Mrs. Hanson.

Ransom totaling pesos was required, of which 2,000 had already been paid, with the balance of 7,000 due this week, Representative Summers said the state department advised him. The message asserted that Hanson was not harmed by the bandits. 200 RUSSIAN FAMILIES MOVE TO THE MAXWELL IRRIGATED DISTRICT CLAYTON, N. April UP) Two hundred Russian families from Los Angeles will move Into the Irrigated farms in the Maxwell section of New Mexico within the next two weeks, according to advices reaching here Wednesday. A deal to bring the Russian settlement to New Mexico has been pending since January.

The Russians will bring farm equipment with them and Inquiry has been made by other Russian families regarding dry farming conditions in this section. Robert Johnson Sacramento, Aged 14, Commits Suicide After Staying Away From His School SACRAMENTO, April 8 UP) Fearing the call Of a truant officer more than he did death, Robert Johnson, 14 year old Junior high school student, Wednesday committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a shotgun. When D. S. Frame, superintendent of school attendance, called at the Johnson home he heard a gun.

shot. Hurrying Inside, he found the boy with a wound In his head. In a school composition book lying near the body was the boy's brief farewell to his mother- It read: "I couldn't go to school today, Ma. I am sorry. Bob." The boy was still alive when the officer arrived, but died as he was being rushed to the emergency hospital.

Senator, in Address to dlesex Club in Boston, Says Government Has Neglected Spanish Folk BOSTON, April 3 UP) A plea for assistance, educational and otherwise, for those people whose an-ra or occuied New Mexico when that state was annexed to the union, was contained in an address by Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico before members of the Mld- publican club of Massachusetts here Wednesday night. Declaring that he was proud to represent that population which oame to this continent within 60 years after Us discovery, Sena-tor Cutting said: "Those people are still with us. They were annexed to this country after the Mexican war, but we have I never acknowledged our obligations to the people we thus took over. Hundreds of thousands of people remain there In the same position, with the same social or feudal traditions as they hart when we took them over, and yet our recent acquisitions In the Philippines, in Porto Rico and' In Hawaii have been treated In an entirely different way. "The people of my part of the country who accepted American rule and leadership in 1S4S have Icon rhen kind of benefit, no education, no privileges, no chance to take their place in the affairs of this country, as have the other accessions, including the Indians.

"If we nre to accept our responsibility as a nation, it Is up to us to see that all of us come to the aid of our weaker partners and to the weaker members of our general p'lianee. Our country will exi'-t enlv so lop ns the strength of the whole country Is put Into the schools for the benefit of Its weakest members. What have learned Is that, though the people of my state of New Mexico, without privilege and uneducated, have been held down by the foot of the Invader for so many years, they have on the average better political sense and better political judgment than the university graduates who have been sent from the outside to rule over them." WASHINGTON, April The recent warning Issued by Sec retary Kiliogx that the Americans who assist the Mexican revolutionists may look for no assistance from the American government In event they get in trouble with the constituted government of Mexico was repeated Thursda-y by Secretary Stimson, The question of President Hoo ver Issuing a proclamation warning Americans to be neutral, similar to the proclamation issued by President Taft in 1312, has been considered by u-dminlstration officials, but they have concluded that it is not necessary. "If any American enlists with the rebels," said "he places himself In the category of people recognized by the Mexican government as traitors and the States could not protect him from the consequences of his arts. All we could do would be to see that ho is de.tlt with in accordance with the principles of International law," CUTTING URGES EDUCATION Fill NEW IXICAHS AGAIN WARNED TO KEEP Dillon Believes Increased Receipts From Motor Vehicles and the Tobacco Tax Will Fix Deficit IMMEDIATE FUTURE IS LEFT WITHOUT MONEY Attorney General Otero Sends Senate a Second Statement, Showing Pos-siblo Solution of Problem BANTA FE, April I OP) Governor R.

C. Dillon, through the special house committee, on appropriations, advunced a program for a new appropriations bill Intended to meet the available revenues situation for the next two years ajid Lake care of the state's deficit, but Wednesday night the state was still ostensibly broke, and nothing had been done to meet the current expense situation for April, Muy and June. The governor's appropriations program which will have been completed by o'clock Thursday afternoon, contemplates that a reduction of (226, OUO and perhaps more, In the general appropriations bill for the next fiscal year, together with anticipated Increased revenuts from the tobacco tax and motor vehicle funds, will take care of all state expenses and retire the deficit In full. It was understood that the fiscal deficits for the past few years would be lumped Into one state deficit, under the governor's plan, and be made a part of the general appropriations bill. No Tax Levy There la not contemplated a one-mlll levy for a deficit, as hua been rumored from some sources, but the entire general appropriations bill, which will Include the actual deficit, will be figured within the present property tax levy and the revenues from other Sources which accrue to the general fund.

No announcenu it was made Wednesday of where cuts will be made In the general bill. No liniiMillale Relief While this program, advanced by Representative J. M. McMath, chairman of the house committee which waited upon the governor to determine his wishes with regard to appropriations and revenues, otullnes the plan of Governor Dillon to meet the appropriations situation and retire the state's deficit within the next two years, the third day of April passed with no Indication from any source with regard to the governor's plans to llnnnce the state during April, May and June, the remaining months of the present blennlum and through the lean months of July, August, September, October and November. SENATE HEARS OTERO AM) POI.SNT KNOW IT BANTA FE, April W) The seriate Wednesday afternoon heard a review of the state's Immediate financial condition preijared by Attorney General Mike Otero, whose first letter to the senate Conllnnfil on tare Two Eugene Fairchild Is Said to Have Sworn Falsely in Charge Leading to Killing of Woman AURORA.

April 3 UP) Eugene Boyd Fairchild, county dry Investigator, whose alleged perjured affidavit led to the raid In which Mrs. Lillian De King was fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, has fled. Deputies who sought him Wednesday to serve a warrant charging perjury, found he had vanished, and Reuben Anderson, night city marshal at Geneva, reported seeing Fairchild and a companion peed east from Geneva toward Chicago at 8 a. m. the same day.

The warrant charged that Fair-child signed the search warrant on the De King home, asserting that he personally purchased liquor there. At the coroner's Inquest Tuesday Into Mrs. De King's death he admitted he had not bought the liquor. Once before Fairchild disappear ed. The day after the fatal raid left Aurora anil was traced to his former home at Odell, III.

PER JIT CRARGE IU QEKING CASE 6ay Ellen Haskew Appeared to Be in Good Health When' They Returned; Says jGirls Called Names A fight to prevent testimony by several witnesses recently added to Eia list of the state was started In is district court Wednesday by George S. Downer, attorney tor Dr. Evelyn F. Frisbie and Miss Bertha llps, former physician and superintendent of the New Mexico Girls' Welfare Home, on trial accused of Second degree murder and manslaughter. Most of the evidence given Wednesday afttrnoon was substantially die same as that given before In eonnection with the death of Ellen Saskew.

The gl.l's death at the Welfare Home resulted In the filing ef the charges against Dr. Frisbie and Miss Lips. Witness Excluded The objection of Attorney Downer to some of the witnesses was on the grounds that the names should have been endorsed on the information at the time it was filed by District Attorney Eugene D. Lujan. After the objection had been Made.

Judge Milton J. Helmick permitted May Eastman, a former inmate of the home, to testify, but no evidence was allowed to be taken from Delia Matson, who Is now an inmate. Both were added to the list of state's witnesses this week. The Eastman girl was not available at the time of the filing of 1 the Information, while the Matson girl was, according to Judge Helmick. Another objection of Attorney Powner to prevent testimony by Maurlclo Armljo because he had ber-n sworn in as a bailiff for the present of the court was overruled Armljo had been supplanted by another bailiff upon learning he was witness In the case.

Judge Hel-tnlrk stnted. Companions Testify Minnie Martinez and Kusebla Chavez, who nin sway from the home at the time the Il.iskew did, both said she had returned to the home in good health. They told of the trip to Alameda, the stay over night at a house then nd of going to Ilcrnninio the next day. After the night at the house lay Graves had given them 60 cents, they said. The Martinez and Chavez plrls had separated from the other four following the escape from the Welfare Home.

All six remained for the night at the house in Alameda nd were caught the next day by officers of Sandoval county. Prayed for Water Minnie Martinez said Miss bad called the girls at the home "criminals" and "low down creatures." Eusabla Chnvez said she had not drunk any water from the time of the return Friday until Monday mornlnr. Ellen had prayed for water bp-tore her death, according to Minnie Martinez. "For God's sake give me some water," the Martinez girl said she had heard Ellon say. Sam B.

Haskew, father of Ellen, tetifled that the girl had never been slrk, except for measles, mumps and Influenza. On examination by Mr. Downer, he admitted he hadn't seen hi- girl for two years. Henrlquer Martinez, at whose Contlnned on Fuse Thru THE WEATHER FORECAST DENVER, April 3 New Mexico; Thursday and Friday partly cloudy, little change in temperature. Arizona: Thursday unsettled, probably showers west portion, Friday fair; little change in temperature.

LOCAI, REPORT Weather report for the city of Albuquerque for the preceding 24 hours ended at 6 p. Wednesday a'i furnished by the weather observer at the University of New Mexico: Highest temperature 74 E-owest temperature 42 Ration Mr in 5S Humidity at 6 a. m- 60 Humidity at 6 p. 22 Precipitation 0 Velocity of wind 2:: Direction of wind Character of day Partly cloud i-ini Suit bets 5 L. INCREASE IN 1AE NUMBER.

OP CRIMES Of Ily IHAKIKS P. MfeMAKI Eiclnnh DUputch to Alliuwurrqu Journal WASHINGTON, pril Senators Morris Bheppard of Texas and Wesley L. Jones of Washington agree that crime Is too prevalent. Thus agreeing, they agree also In commending President Hoover's commission plan, to decide on the best means of strengthening law-enforcement. Wets practically are a unit In attributing the so-called "crime wave" mainly to prohibition.

As authors, respectively, of the Elghtemth amendment snd the recently adopted "five and ten act," stiffening the maximum penally even for first violations of Vol-steadlsm. Senators Bheppard and Jones, perhaps, are the two best qualified members of congress to dispute this anti-dry contention hich both do, vigorously. "Indeed," says Senator Shsppird, "the crime situation probably would be worse than It is today, but for prohibition." At first the Texan questioned whether crime really has increased as much as has been represented although, even he expressed approval of the Hoover Investigation since "there Is no reason why we should not desire still better conditions," as he expressed It. On consideration, however, he Inclined to the view that there has, after all, been an lncrei.se In "the number of murders," or amending this statement In response to the suggestion that the growth In the country's prison population ennnot be due solely to more murders "an Increase In the number of crimes of violence." And why more crimes of vlo- BRI'S FAR! Secretary of Agriculture Tells House and Senate This Is Bill That Should, Be Adopted WASHINGTON, April 3 VP) Enactment of legislation slmllur in Intent to that proposed by the Mc-Nary farm bill was recommended to congress Thursday by the new secretary of agriculture, Arthur Hyde of Missouri, who said that such action appeared to be the clear mandate of the country. Appearing first before the agriculture committee of the senate, and later the agriculture committee of the house, Mr.

Hyde em phatically declared In favor of a federal farm board with broad powers to deal with what he described as a multitude of problems standing in the way of a complete rehabilitation of the farming industry. The clear duty of the forthcoming special session, he said, was to pass a bill such as the one introduced last fall by Senator McNary of Oregon, which provided for a farm board authorized to loan money from the treasury to stabilization corporations for the purchase of surplus crops In order to maintain a constant price leveL 1 7i fell RELIEF MEASURE JckWESLEY LJONEjS "'tit JONES 5 AND 0 LAW MERELY GIVES MORE PISCRE-RON 'TO 1rlE. BENCH. leneeT "That," replied the Texas senator, "is precisely what we need an Investigation to determine that, and all other problem! involved In the situation. "For one thing, we obviously need more courts.

"There Is no fault to be found with those we have already, but we have not enough of them. Their number hns not Increased In proportion to the Increase In our population. They are congested. There Is a necessity, not for different machinery, but for more of it." Rome authorities contend that the severity of the Jones "five and-tcn law" will make convictions far more difficult in liquor cases. "The law should be thoroughly tried first," said the Renator.

may give entirely satisfactory results. If not, perhaps we shall find it desirable to draw a distinction between offenders on a small and a large scale as we draw a distinction between petty and grand larceny." "The Jones-StalKer law," says Renator Jones, giving Its full offi cial title to the "five and ten" "Is not mere severe than Itho law has been hitherto. "On the contrary, In some respects It is milder. "It merely gives more discretion to the bench" up to a maximum of five years' Imprisonment, 1 0,000 fine or both, beginning with first offenders. "I believe we are entirely safe In trusting to the humanity of our Judges.

"If a Judge should prove unduly severe In his sentences, under this rmtlnnrd on Tnie Thir LOCAL FISHERMEN ARE LUCKY AT THE BUTTE; GET BASSAND CR0PPIE Two Albuquerque anglers have returned from a week-end fishing foray at Elephant Butte Dam, 180 miles south of Albuquerque. They are Dr. J. K. Kraft, a dentist, and Dr.

Arthur Ueardeley, director of the Albuquerque Dental laboratory. they replied, when asked, "How is the fishing?" They said they caught both bass and croppies. "We caught one bass that weighed four pounds, and three over three pounds," Dr. Kraft said. They had gone there forhe opening of the bass fishing at the lake, which will continue through April, but close during May, and open again In June- The anglers used files called "Dowaglacs." CAVENDERS GIVEN 9 TO 10 YEARS FOR MURDER OF BALL0U CARLSBAD, N.

April I District Judge Richard- son Wednesday sentenced Perry and R. II. Cavender to the state penitentiary for from nine to ten years for the death of Jim Ballou at Artesla. The men were convicted of manslaughter, and Gus Cavender, who was charged Jointly with them, was acquitted. Ballou was shot to death In a fight on the main street of Artesia.

The defense attorneys served notice that they would appeal- with the' house bill 10. which was passed by the regular session of the ninth legislature and was signed by the g-overnor, although tt lacked the constitutionally man datory enacting clause. As a precautionary assurance), that this bill would become law. Representative McMath offered a motion to authorlie Governor Dillon to supply any enacting clause, periods or any other errors which might have crept In because of the "manner in which the bill wa rushed through the house today." The motion was adopted with laughter. Brown Asks Hearing As the house convened Wednesday, Representative Ralph Brown offerad a motion, that ths sonata be Invited to a Joint meeting with the house, and that the highway department be invited to send Its representatives to explain the highway bill.

He said In particular that the house needed to know what the needs of the state are with regard to highways, and where ths money was to be spent. Ills motion was tabled under such a volume of "nays" that the "ayes" evidently didn't think it worth while to rote, and Repr sentatlve Mitchell then moved that the bill he brought out for second and third reading and final passage. Brown asked Mitchell where tha roads were to be built. Mitchell replied "wherever necessary In the state of New Mexico." There was no debate preceding the roll call, but several votes were explained. Tarty Lose Representative Brown said It was necessary that tha highways be maintained efficiently, and he would not oppose passage of tha bill, but he did believe that ad ditional Information was needed on the bill.

"I believe." he said. 'that the republican party Is los ing a wonderful opportunity to harmonize all factions, but I will for the bill rather than hava the highway system hurt." Explaining his vote, Represen tative McMath said he believed tha OosllonM oa Puis Two They're drinking too much and having too good a time to stand for prohibition, If Is really enforced." 13 1 ease Is unique among senators In his prohibition stand. There are a few who vote wet and admit drinking. There are also soma who vote dry and drink them selves, according to their colleagues. Rut there is no one else who votes dry, drinks himself and admits it publicly.

Wlfo Prohibitionist "There Is no inconsistency In my position," Blease continued. "This is a representative government and I do not presume to place my own views above ths views of the people I represent. "I am careful not to violate the lew- Any publlo man should obey the laws as an example to private citizens. But it la not a violation cf tha law to take a drink. If I were to transport liquor or buy It, I would be violating the law and I won't do that.

"For example, I have Just come from home where they make the best corn liquor In the world. But I didn't bring any with me and you couldn't find any in my offlca or In my home right now. "In fact, yon would never find any In my home because Mrs. Elease Is a real prohibitionist. She won't have It around." SENATOR BLEASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, DRINKS, BUT VOTES DRY, BECAUSE HIS CONSTITUENTS WISH HIM TO He Says This Is Quickest Way to End Prohibition; Doesn't Buy Liquor or Break Any of the Laws By KENNETH 01.

CRAWFORD I ulUxl I'rcss Staff CorrfHptmdcnt Copyright, 1929, by lulled 1'riws WASHINGTON, April (UP) Among the politically dry but personally wet congressmen, much criticised since the Morgan and Mlchaehson cases became public property, there Is one against whom the charge of hypocrisy can not be Justly directed. He Is Senator Cole lease, dem ocrat. South Carolna, who has re-featedly told the senate, his constituents and the world that he drinks and enjoys It, but votes for all dry legislation because his constituents wish him to, "My position has not changed," Elease told the United Press Wednesday night. ''I still drink occasionally and everyone In South Carolina knows It- But I voted for prohibition because I represent people who believe In It. "I voted for the Jones law, too.

In that case, however, I did It because I think It Is the best way to end prohibition. If we pass enough drnstlc laws to enforce prohibition the whole thing will be repealed. "I know these young.