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MORNING EDITION Leased Wire Service ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO'S JOURNAL and life sentence can run Associated Press GOOD MORNING Hickman's death sentence concurrently, so far Day and Night LEADING we're concerned. NEWSPAPER -EIGHTH YEAR. Albuquerque, New Mexico, OWNED AND HOME OPERATED Tuesday, March 13, 1928. PRICE FIVE CENTO HOME 2 EXCVI. No.

13. PROSPERITY IS DOUBTFUL AS A WINNING SLOGAN FOR CAMPAIGN There Is Plenty of Money in United States but There Is Question About Its Distribution FARMERS CAN'T SEE IT WITH A SEARCHLIGHT "Whitecollar" Worker's Income Has Not Come. Up the Increases in Cost of Living By CHARLES P. STEWART Exclusive Dispatch to Albuquerque Journal ASHINGTON, March 12-Just how generally prosperous this nation 1s, question that's getting to be a good deal argued about in WashIngton. That there's an unprecedented amount of prosperity 1 tho country isn't dispute by anybody, but that there Isn't a very satisfactory distribution of it complaint that's been reaching the capital in increasing volume recently.

It's a rather ticklish subject, not only economically, but also, with 8 presidential campaign so close at hand, politically. The farmers, as all the world and Its wife know, have been bitterly discontented for a long time. Everything under heaven--short of giving them the legislation they want- -has been said done to convince them that they really are extremely well off, but it's evident that large numbers of them, biased by mortgage foreclosures and such influences, stubbornly refuse to be- Thus we start off with a third of the population, unable to see "prosperity" with a searchlight. Nobody pretends that the "white collar" worker has been prosperous since the war that his income has risen anywhere nearly in proportion to the advance in the cost of living. Neither does anybody pretend that the soft coal and textile industries are prospering.

"Big business," mostly, and the rank and file of "labor," certainly have been getting "theirs" in abundance, but an awful lot of other people have been ground fine between these two millstones. It's true, the average family does look prosperous, considering the swell style it lives in. And if everything runs along all right, no doubt the "old man" can keep up the Installments on his house and lot, his furniture, his automobile, his clothes, his watch, his dental work, his wife's fur coat and electric heater, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner and washing machine, and the dozen and one other little obligatins that everybody meets these days, on the deferred payment plan. But it he happens to encounter the least bit of a financial setbackDoes a guy like that consider himself or doesn't he? And now "labor's" talking about an excess of unemployment. The country's normal number of men out of work- -changing jobs or for some other reason--is estimated around a million.

Present estimates vary from two to four millionssplit the difference and call three, or thrice the normal volume. At any rate, American Federation doesn't like it, though Secretary of Labor says it's only "seasonal." The sum and substance of it is The prise slogan of statesmen like Continued on WEATHER FORECAST DENVER, March -New Ico: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler Tuesday east portion. Arisona: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, not much change in temperature. LOCAL REPORT Following is the weather conditons for the past 34 hours, endIns Monday at 6 p. m.

as recorded by United States weather observer the University of New Mexico: 1 Highest temperature .67 Lowest temperature' Range Mean Humidity at Humidity at 6 p. Velocity of wind. Character Precipitation of A Partly cloudy Direction of Northwest Sun rises. Sun SHOVES WOMAN UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN; JAILED Francisco Beltram Is Accused of Causing Death of Mrs. Marie Saldate at Phoenix, Arizona PHOENIX, March 12 4 (A) -The arrest of Francisco Beltram day that murdered a woman Sun.

ordered Monday on suspicion by pushing her In front of freight train. The woman, Mrs. Saldate, 51, died few minutes after her mangled body was recovered from under the train In the railroad yards. The police reported that Beltram was walking along the railroad tracks with Mrs. Saldate and that fled when she was run over.

The county attorney Issued the arresting order after the police reported evidence to support their belief that her death was due to foul play. BACHECHI, OLD RESIDENT, DIES LOS ANGELES Owner of KiMo and Pastime Theaters Had Other Large Business Interests in Albuquerque Oreste Bachechi, 68, prominent Albuquerque business man and theater owner, passed away in Los Angeles Monday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock following lingering illness. His wife, Marla, two sons, Arthur and Victor, and daughter, Mrs. Iole Puccini, were at his bedside when death came. The veteran Albuquerquean went to Los Angeles a little more than month ago on account of his failing health.

He was accom- panted by his wife, and later joined by three of his six, children. It has only been within the last six months that Mr. Bachechi found it necessary to retire from business activity. Friends here first received word of his death when both the KIMo and Pastime theaters, which were owned by Mr. Bachechl, closed their doors Monday afternoon.

In addition to his theatrical enterprises, Mr. Bachechi, at the time of his death, WAS serving the Anchor Milling company A8 president. He was a large stockholder in this concern. Mr. Bachechi also owned considerable real estate in Albuquerque, including the block that bears his name at the corner of First and TIjeras, the Bachechi apartments in the 200 block on North Second street, and a group of three or four lots just opposite the City hall.

Mr. Bachechi was a charter member and for many years presIdent of the Christopher Colombo society, an Italian organization. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception church and served the community in many ways during his long career. Besides his wife, he is survived by five sons, Arthur, Victor, Lawrence, Mario and Carlo, one daughter, Mrs. Puccini, and three grandchildren.

He also leaves wide circle of friends Albuquerque and other parts, of New Mexico. Born In Italy Mr. Bachechi was born and Continued on Page DRIVER ADMITS KILLING THREE OVER PAY CHECK Newton Byrnes Says He Slew Mrs. J. E.

Juergens and Her Daughter and Mother in San Angelo SULPHUR SPRINGS, March 12 (P) A statement signed by Newton Byrnes, 24, charged with slaying Mre. J. E. Juergens, her daughter, Myrna, 18, and her mother, Mrs. Rosa Schirra in San Angelo, in which he admitted he had killed them, indicated a quarrel about check and money was one of the motives.

Byrnes was arrested here and made a statement to officers Mon. day. After the statement was put in writing and acknowledged by him, Sheriff Bob Hewitt and deputy left here with Byrnes. Their destination was said to be Fort Worth, where the hatchet used in the slaying had been taken 1 for photographing of finger prints. Byrnes said he was born in Birmingham, Ala.

He had been with the Juergena family for about four years and the family chauffeur. The quarrel and killing were on March the statement revealed. The bodies were found Sunday, March 11, when neighbors called officers to investigate. The two women and the girl bad been hackand stabbed, BUTLER CLAIMS IGNORANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SINCLAIR In Letter to Senator Borah, G. O.

P. Chairman Says He Was Not in Office at That Time SENATOR REPLIES THAT FACT OF DEED REMAINS While Exonerating Idaho Man, He Says Party Remains Responsible and Must Explain (AP) -William M. Butler, chairman of the republican national committee, has written Senator Borah, Idaho, that "the obligation, if any" for restitution of the $160,000 which Harry F. Sinclair contributed to the republican national committee in 1923, "is upon those who conducted the transaction." "Your letter of March 5 I have received," Butler wrote to Senator Borah. "Whatever the transactions were, they were done and completed long before my election as chairman of the republican national committee.

During the period of my Incumbency of the office of chairman, I did not, nor did the committee or the party, receives securities or the money, and never had them. As I see it, the obligation, if any, for restitution is upon those who conducted the transactions. "First of all, I want to make this clear. "However, the hearing has not been concluded, and I do not propose to prejudice, case. it appears conclusion to which you have arrived is borne out by the finding of the committee, I will give sympathetic atention to your proposal." Borah Exonerates Butler In his response to this letter, Senator Borah said he had not written upon the theory that Butler was in any way responsible for the Sinclair transactions, but had written solely "upon the theory that you are now chairman of the republican national committee and that the republican party is a continuing institution." "The party as a party, can not escape its responsibility simply because there has been a change of chairmanships," Borah wrote.

money went toward paying the debt of the republic a party as incurred through its organiza. tion. certainly had no thought of intimating any personal responsibility upon your part. But I am very clear that the party has a situation with which to deal. For myself, I do not propose to let the matter rest.

"It is true that the hearing has not been concluded, but enough has been disclosed to fix the responsibility--and I trust no more evidence of that kind is forthcoming. There isn't a particle of doubt, not the slightest, but that this. money was received and used by the organization for the benefit of the party. This is now established beyond doubt. "It seems to me, Mr.

Chairman, we can not act too promptly." WASHINGTON, March 12 BUTLER LEAVES TO GIVE HIS TESTIMONY BOSTON, March 12. (P) liam M. Butler, chairman of the republican national committee, left for Washington Monday night to appear before the senate lands committee in its investigation of campaign contributions and their connection with the Teapot oil I transactions. Butler had no statement to make regarding his connection with the matter, beyond that contained a telegram to Senator Walsh In which he denied receiving any bonds or contributions from Wiil H. Hays or Harry F.

Sinclair. STOCK MARKET BREAKS RECORD ON DAY'S SALES NEW YORK. March Trading on the New York stock exchange Monday broke all ords for a single day's volume. The average price of 30 leading industrial shares compiled by the Assoclated Press created a new high level for alt time, while the mon stock of the Radio corporation soared $18 share to new top at $138.50, In what to all ances was a "technical corner" in that issue. The day's sales totaled 8,909,100 shares, contrasting with the previous record of 2,785,700 shares in the disastrous break March 4, 1856 BUTTONS SWELL DEMO COFFERS 30 3 These two young women, employed in railroad office, are doing their bit for Houston, Texas, scene of the democratic national convention, by selling booster buttons to swell convention funds.

Above, they are "selling" Clem Shaver, chairman of the democratic national committee, left, and Jesse Jones, Houston publisher, chairman of the tinance committee, right. FATHER AND SON HIT BY A TRAIN AT ARTESIA. N.M. Roy V. Boddy, Formerly of Albuquerque, in Serious Condition; Youth Not Badly Injured ARTESIA, N.

March 12 (Special) -Roy V. Boddy was seriously injured, and his son, Alfred, slightly injured when a truck in which they were driving WAS hit by the northbound Santa Fe passenger train Monday afternoon. The accident happened about a mile south of Artesia. The injured were brought to town by the train crew for medical attention. Mr.

Boddy was a former postal. clerk, running out of Albuquerque. His parents reside there. For the past seven years, Mr. Boddy has been in business at Artesia.

Mr. Boddy resigned from postal service work in Albuquerque in 1920 to go into the dairy business here. He continued in the dairy business until two years ago last August, when, with his family, he moved to Artesia. Mr. Boddy's parents were also well known to Albuquerque people, his father having been in the photography business on Central avenue for number of years.

a At present Boddy's parents are located in San Diego, Calif. A brother, Ray, who is a postal clerk, also lives in that city. GREEN CONFIRMED GREEN CONFIRMED March 12 (P)-- The nomination of Representative William R. Green of Iowa to be a United States court of claims judge was confirmed late Monday by the senate. ANNOYS SCHOOL GIRLS; THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL The latest addition to Albuquerque's famous "chain gang" la Antonio Lucero, of 1503 South Arno street, who Monday afternoon drew sentence of thirty days.

Lucero faced Justice of the Acting Police Judge Paul Bospleading not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct. After the presentation of evidence, Judge Bosworth ordered that Lucero recive not less than thirty days. The court also threatened to give Lucero the maximum in the event he is ever arraigned again for the same offense. According to complaints filed with police by several residenta in the vicinity of Lincoln school, cero had made a practice of tollowing school girls to and from the building, at times even threatening to overtake them. It is also reported that he frightened several women in that neighborhood.

LIFE SENTENCE GIVEN HICKMAN IN MURDER ERCASE LOS ANGELES, March 12 UP) William Edward Hickman was sentenced to life imprisonment in San Quentin penitentiary Monday for the murder of Druggist C. Ivy Toms in a holdup. The youth already is under sentence of death for the kidnaping and killing of the school girl, Marian Parker. Welby Hunt, Hickman's 17- year-old companion in murder, who was convicted along with him, will come up for sentence Tuesday. ARBITRATION TREATIES WASHINGTON, March 12 (P)- Negotiations for arbitration treaties with Germany and Spain, similar to that recently ratified with France, were begun Monday when Secretary Kellogg handed draft treaties to the German and Spanish ambassadors.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND TO SEND INDIANS TO CHICAGO TOURNEY BEGIN TO COME IN Interest in the proposed trip of the United States Indian school basketball quintet, champions of New Mexico, to the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament to be held in Chicago April 3 to 7, running high here and throughout the state, according to reports that have been ceived by the Albuquerque Journal which Monday ing launched campaign to raise funds to send the crack Indian quintet to the ern metropolis. Word has come from Belen High that the students there ansious to boost the posed trip of the champions and throuch Coach Barnes sued the statement that cial backing for the campaign would be forthcoming. Ferry, of the Indian school, I late Monday night that received the hearty all the schools that represented in the recent and 100 pet of all the schools was pledged to John Milne, superin. of schools. by the Journal WOMEN VOTERS ENDORSE WORK OF STATESMEN OF NEW MEXICO Hosea of Albuquerque SANTA FE, March 12 (AP)-The stand of Senators Sam G.

Bratton and Bronson Cutting, and Congressman John Morrow, on the Rio Grande conservancy bill was commended" by the New Mexico League of Women Voters in convention here Monday. Capt. W. C. Reid and J.

Hosea, both of Albuquerque, addressed the meeting here Monday night on the legal and engineering aspects, respectively, of the project. Approximately 20 delegates attended the convention. Mrs. Francis Wilson of Santa Fe was elected president, to succeed Mrs. John T.

Murphy. Other officers named were: Mrs. L. K. McGaffey, Roswell, first vice president; Mrs.

William Shillinglaw, Las Vegas, second vice president; Mra. David Chavez, Fe, third vice president: Mrs. Askren, Santo, Roswell, recording secretary, and Mrs. R. A.

Backley, Las Vegas, treasurer. The next convention city will be chosen by the board of managers. State Gathering, in Santa Fe, Praises Cutting, Bratton, Morrow for Aiding Conservancy MRS. WILSON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF LEAGUE Twenty Delegates Attend Convention Which Was Addressed by Reid and MAN ARRESTED IN VEGAS MAY BE A FORGER P. M.

Roland, Held for Driving Away Rented Car, Taken to Colorado Springs for Other Charges COLORADO SPRINGS, March 12 (P)-P. M. Roland, who told the police he was a war vetea medical missionary, wag returned to Colorado Springs from Las Vegas, N. to face charges of forgery and operating a contidence game. The charges came as a result of his passing several alleged worthless checks.

Roland was arrested In New Mexico with a car he rented here and later was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail on a short check charge. He told police he was a surgeon and a graduate of Cambridge university, England, and said he had been wounded in action with the British air service. Later, he said, he was transferred to the American army and served with the Twenty-eighth division. MEXICANS ARE FINED FOR HEARING A MASS MEXICO CITY, March 12 Monterey dispatches to EI Universal relate that when police, searching for violations of the religious laws, entered the residence of Senora Jovita Tesillo Monday, thy surprised a Roman Catholic priest congregation who was of saying fourteen mass to women. All were arrested, but were released on payment of fines.

The priest, Father Marino M3- chias, was fined 100 pesos. Senora Tesillo, as owner of the residence, was fined fifty pesos. Each of the other women was assessed twenty-five pesos. DODGE IS SUED DETROIT, March 12 (P)-Horace E. Dodge was named defendant in a $750,000 damage suit filed Monday in circuit court by Milton W.

Truss, president of the Trusana Farms, Inc. The action I counter suit to one filed last week by Dodge, in which he sought surrender and cancellation of notes cash to the amount of $187,000 he said he gave Truss in connection with real estate development project. Dodge charged Truss with having made fraudulent representations in the transaction and with having used the notes and cash for his own purposes, VETERAN PASTOR DEAD FORT COLLINS, March 12 Dr. Luman Brooks Crosby, for nine years pastor of the Firet Baptier church here, died Sunday at Newport, Rhode Island, It is stated in telegrams received by friends here. Dr.

Brooks left Fort Collins two years ago to assume the pastorship a church at Newport, PIPE LINE TO EL PASO FROM W. TEXAS FIELDS Pasotex Company Announces Beginning of Surveys for 8-Inch Pipe to Southwest Refinery EL PASO, Texas, March 12 UP) -A 200-mile pipe line will be built immediately to bring oll from west Texas oil fields to the Pasotex Petroleum refinery In El Paso, it was announced Monday. The Pasotex company la a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company of California. Actual construction work expected to start within the next month under the direction of H. H.

Hall. Surveyors are now In the field laying out the line. The formal announcement did not specify the particular field, merely stating that the pipe line would connect the refinery with one or more of the west Texas oll fields. It was said that the line will probably be structed of eight-inch pipe and will have a capacity somewhat in excess of the capacity of the first unit of the refinery. Construction work on the refinery is progressing rapidly.

ASK STREETCAR MONEY TO PAVE RIGHT -OF- WAY Receiver Graham Joins With City in Petition to Court for $5,000 Realized in Sale Money realized from the recent sale of the assets of the street car system of the defunct City Electric company will be used to repair the paved streets on which the tracks of the company are located, it the petition of Receiver Frank W. Graham and the city of Albuquerque, filed Monday, is granted by Judge Milton J. Helmick. ApproxImately $5,000 was left after the affairs of the company had been closed. The ties under the street are more or less rotten, and will become more so, making work on the streets a matter of public safely, according to the petition.

It also states that there is an obligation resting on the receiver to restore the streets. be placed taxpayers, who Payment for the work should not will be put to an expense of thousands of dollars because of the fallure of the company to pay paving liens assessed against it, the petition states. $100,000,000 ROAD BONDS FOR IOWA VOTE DES MOINES, March 12 (P) -The Iowa house of representatives by a 64 to 43 vote Monday passed the bill providing that state bond issue of $100,000,000 for primary road improvement be submitted to the voters at the vember general election. WILL CHAPMAN IS WOUNDED BY J. D.

ANDERSON DURING QUARREL Tile Layer Shot Through Arm and Body With Rifle and Result of Wound Is Undetermined WIFE AND HER AUNT PRESENT AT SHOOTING Wounded Man Manages to Get From Anderson's Res- idence to His Rooms, Conflicting Stories Told Wm. Chapman, 43, a tile layer, was wounded in the left arm and body Monday, afternoon by J. D. Anderson, 55, on the Anderson premises, 1601 West Mountain road. Chapman is in his room at the home of Mrs.

Mary Warren, on the Foothill boulevard, and Sheriff Phillip Hubbell, is investigating the shooting. It is not known how serious Chapman's wound may prove to be. He is being attended by Dr. S. C.

Clarke. The bullet, from rifle, passed through Chapman's forearm, entered his body just above the waist and emerged from the back. at his When home, Chapman the bullet disrobed fell out of his clothing. Sheriff Hubbell was not notified until several hours after the shooting. which occurred about and Chief Deputy Martin Hayden, Investigating.

found Chapman his home, and loath to talk about the shooting. The officers went to the Anderson home, where they interviewed Anderson and his wife, aged and her aunt, Miss Fedella Archuleta, aged 28. They said the rious participants in the affair told conflicting It mar learned that Chapman had been visiting Miss Archuleta In her apartment, which adjoins that of the Andersons, in dual house, owned by Anderson. Anderson said that Chapman had tried to break through into the Anderson apartment, through a sealed door, and, fatting, had come around to the front and tried to force his way Into the house. It was then, Anderson said, that he seized his rifle and fired from the front door.

while Mrs. Anderson held the door open, according to the story told the officers. Anderson is on crutches having I sustained 8 sprained limb some time ago in tall from a tree. Mrs. Anderson told a story somewhat similar to that of her husband, but claimed she was the back of the house and did not see the actual shooting.

Miss Archuleta, the officers said, hinted that there had been words previously between Chapman and Anderson, who objected to ChapContinued on Page Two RISKO OUTPUNCHES SHARKEY AND WINS FIFTEEN-ROUND DECISION; NEITHER LOOKS LIKE TUNNEY FOE Pudgy Cleveland left danced carefully to away. the body Sharkey as Share Keeps Up Incessant wild with a left hand, but clubbed Body Attack That Is Too Much for Boston Gob MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, March 12 UP) Johnny Risko, the budgy Cleveland baker boy, belted Jack Sharkey of Boston right out of Tex Rickard's heavyweight elimination tournament Monday night with a 15-round incessant body attack that won him the decision by a clear margin. Johnny had a pound advantage in the weights, scaling 193 The fight by rounds: Round One Grimly intent on his business, a different looking fighter from the man who jogged against Tom Heeney, Sharkey tore from hia corner to nail Risko with a right to the body. Johnny rot mad and buried his left hook deep in Sharkey's ribs. Sharkey bento double, grunted and took two smashing left hooks on the chin as he straightened up.

Again Risko drummed a heavy left hook to the pit of the Boston gob's body. Jack came in close. Both hands to Risko's head, and dropped his right dangerously neur the foul line. Risko, thoroughly aroused. smashing him heartily about tho body st the bell.

Hound Two Riske lesson from Heaney'a bool toroing the fighting and clubbing steadIly to Sharkey's body, Johnny nearty dropped Sharkey with Jett hook to the chin that sounded all over the hours Two mere lotta to the body and another short right to the chin hurt Sharkey badly. He tell into elinch. clingies tightly as he tried to shake the from die bala two heart massive before. rights the under bell. Risko' The just punches sent Johnny to his corner looking a bit pained, that word will be received soon from the high schools through.

out the state that they will back the movement. Each of the high schools of the state could do much in the way of aiding in the raising of the $1,500 fund if the students of the rious institutions would get the citisens of their respective behind the morement. committee of three which has been appointed to handle the campaign for funds, will Tuesday to map out whereby ratematio campaign can launched. The committee named of Arthur Prager, the Albuquerque Gas and trio company: W. manager of the J.

company, and Reuben of the Indian school. Contributions to the will be gratefully by any of these men. The pledge on the contribee clows to the fund as received by the Journal to date Cain Shoe Store 6.00 Herbert Galles (New Mexico Motor Corp.) 5.00 Belen High 35.00 Round Three- -Risko met Sharkey's plunging attack with left slug into the ribs. Jack bounced up and down, stabbing with his left and ripping a short right to the heart as Risko piled all over him, impervious to punishment. Sharkey's right hand punching to the body slowed the Austrialtan.

He danced about him in dazzling fashion, pecking nicely with his left. He dropped right on Risked heart that hurt the doughnut make er at the bell. Round Four- Sharkey met the pudgy Cleveland youth at his own game. They hammered rights and lefts to the short riba for almost half a minute. Sharkey wan ful after that and danced away.

Risko followed, a left and crashed full Into Johnny' and nearly toppled him. Re ed a bit on his less sob belted his body open the way When the opening missed full right chin by Inches. aide, the tine rang they riba his own hook as ea.