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SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDA Y, DECEMBER 10, 1913.
NO. 257.
VOL 50.
CURRENCY BILL
MAY BE VOTED
ON DEC. 11
MORE DETAILS
IN NEW YORK
GRAFT PROBE
WOULD IPO
I New York, Dec. 10 D. E. VauWIrt,
t contractor of Hudson Falls. X. Y., was
uu
i nimoenaed to appear before the gran
jury today to repeat, his testimony giv
en at the John Doe inquiry yesterday,
that he had given a check for $;0 in
mm. last, to George M. Palmer, chair-
. man of the Democratic state commit-
THE PRESSURE IS TELLING, AND tee, as a contribution from Van Wirt's
int iiiLoauiit ' fiPm a corporation. It is unlawful f n-
SENATORS HAVE ABOUT TALntU : a corporation to make a politick con-
ALL THEY CARE TO ON SUBJECT. ADS. Z
OrCinW THFY WILL WANT A misdemeanor.
CHRISTMAS VACATION.
SENATOR CRAWFORD TO
VOTE FOR THE MEASURE
Before taking up the Palmer affair
today it was expected that the grand
jury would resume cousldera ion ot
the case of Thomas Hassett, formerly
of the state engineer's office, accused
of accepting $1,500 from a contractor
tt expedite a payment for state work.
The district attorney will then
plunge into one of the most Important
phases of the investigation yet brought
to light the testimony of John V.
Murphy, a dealer in pasting materials,
that he split a $11,000 commission with
.Tames B. Gaffney. close associate oi
BANKERS
OF LABO
RT!
t
i
I
TENSopn REBEL SWAY IS
DEFUNCT BANK ... ,
IN UlSHJIt
DECISION OF MINE OPERATORS AND
CITIZENS' ALLIANCE IN MICHIGAN
COPPER COUNTRY WOULD BAN
ISH ALL UNION ORGANIZERS
FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE. -
Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. A final
vote on the currency bill in the sen
ate next Wednesday, Dec. 17, was the
goal toward which Democratic leaders
tnrinv hent their efforts. It was believ
ed all sneeches could be concluded ,,..,.,. p Mnrohv. leader of Tpm
early next week and that within a I many Hall, and Joseph D. Carroll, for
few days an agreement can be made mer "Tammany treasurer, for their in
for a vote. The succ ess of this plan fluence witu Btate officials,
would make it possible for congress Carro ,g dead Gaffney v, man
.to adjourn for the holidays. I William Sulzer said he and
Partisan squabbles and sharp pass
ages between Kepuo icau aim w not appoint Gafliioy
crat leaders marked the resumption of zer , " , h. h.v!.
tS currency debate in the senate to- jtt.issioner of highwavs.
day when Senator Nelson, Republican,
continued his attack on the adminls-
tration bill, and supporting the Hitch-!
cock substitute.
Senator Crawford, Republican, who!
isigned the Hitchcock report, declared .
that he would vote for the bill as the j
senate completed it, believing either
draft to be an improvement on
Charles P. Murphy split bemuse Sul-
CASE OF PANAMA
LAND SHARK
GOES TO JURY
Los Angeles, Dec. 10.-
-The case of
the ! Dr. John Grant. Lyman, cnargeu uu
defraud in
nresent svstem imvuus "
ToL hour and a half a wordy bat: ! connection with Panama land dea s
tie was waged across the party divid-jwas given to the jury today in the
inr line nf the chamber, threatening federal district courc.
...es . . , a t .t ( I-..,-!,, in
As promoter oi lsimman iauu
which the now defunct Panama ueve-
at times to break the bounds of sen
ate proprieties. The Republicans en
deavored to show that Senator Owen
lopment company declared it had a
himself had occupied time uselesslytitle, although the United States gov-
in debate, and that the 'Democrats nau ernment disputed h, u.vnmn
repeatedly absented themselves from! rested in San Francisco, September
the senate and ignored its business. 9, 1911, on the allegation that his dub)-
nat after dav Is used up here in mess, as conducted in Tx)S Angeles,
tA rfoh,te" declared Senator Owen. (had been in violation of the govern
That iB the reason why seats are va- ment postal laws. He injured an anKie j injullctjon
when he attempted to escape irom
government detectives, and later got
away from nn Oakland. Cal., hospital,
in an automobile dash for Canada,
which ended with his capture at Lake
view, Oregon. He was taken back to
San Francisco and sentenced to 18
months for having conspired to es-
MATTER IS BROUGHT TQ
PRESIDENT'S ATTENTION
Washington. D. C. Dec. 10. Offi
cials ot the American Federation of j
labor today advised P'-e:nlent Wl'- j
son that they were informed that hu j
immediate attempt wa.i about to be
made to hamuli labor ormui'.zers rroin
outside states from tha -;opper fields
in Michigan. Their information trans
mitted to the president Came in a
telegram from ('has. II. Moyer, presi
dent of the Western I-Vrleration of
Miners, sent from Calumet, Mich. The
telegram follows:
"Mine operators and citizens' all!
ance have announced in the morning
local press that tomorrow they will
give all representatives of organize!
I la ior from outside of this stale, twen
itv-four hours to leave. That if they
fail to do so, they will be sent out ot
the district in the manner that sug
gests itself as most convenient and
effective. We urge you to give this
the fullest publicity, and bring it to
the attention of the president of the
United States immediately, to the end
that the constitnional righs of labor
representatives may be protected."
Injunction Vacated.
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 10. The state
supreme court today granted the writ
of mandamus against Circuit Judge
O'Brien of Houghton county, direct
ing him to vacate his order dissolving
the temporary injunction issued
against picketing and parading by
strikers and to continue the original
The injunction, however,
cated."
"If the senator from Oklahoma has
his way," retorted Senator Gallinger,
from the Republican side, "he would
make his speech and then the argu
ments would be closed and the vote
taken."
The altercation grew out of a state
ment by Senator Weeks, who presented
figures te fiiowunat- irum .; t
until 9:20 tonight, counts of the sen
ate, taken at ten minute intervals,
showed far less than a quorum and in
the majority of cases more Republi
cans than Democrats present.
Senator Owen charged directly that
the calls for a quorum were made to
cause delay. He presented a list of
more than a score of waiting legis
lative subjects with the declaration
that congress was denying the coun
try relief while it filibustered over the
currency bill.
"If there is any one senator who
wastes the time of this senate without
rhyme or reason, it is the senator from
Oklahoma, when he tried to read us a
lecture on our duty," declared Sena
tor Gallinger.
"It Is our right and duty to Bee that
business of such importance as cur-
i lnl.iinn jo tafaA nn with At
renuy .LeBiBiuLiun
least a mnlnritv of senators in their
seats."
Senator Gallinger intimated that
Senator Owen had been derelict in
his duties as a member of the appro
priation committee of the senate to
which both senators belong.
"If my only opportunity to see him
. had been In the work of the appropri
ations committee," he said, "I would
not have been able to recognize the
senator from Oklahoma tonight."
Senator Smoot denied emphatically
that Republicans were attempting a
any way to Imped twi t currency.
On the conAvary, he said, they were at
tendiag closely to the sessions of the
senate and attempting to hasten con
sideration of the bill as rapidly as
was possible.
Kansas City, Dec. ' 10. Ten moil
formerly connected with the defunct
A'lioricitn-Uuion Trust conipanv ol
this city, were indicted by the federal
3 rand jury today on a charge of us
ing the mails to defraud.
The savings of nearly 3,000 persons,
r.ostly of limited nieaus, wn.'.i involv
ed in the failure of the tins'. ';om
pfuy, two years !go, shortly afwr it
lT.J absorbed the All Night nti.l Day
Hank of Kansas City.
The American Union Trust company
began business In January, 1911. In
July, of the same year, it absorbed
the All Night and Day Brink, with its
deposits of $100,000. On December 30,
1911, the trust company was closed
by order of John K. Swanger, state
bank commissioner. It was announc
ed that its deposits were a little more
than $200,000. its capital stock $102.
950, its assets $395,000. and Its bills
payable $4?,KI0.--';;'
The deposits, for the most part,
were made up of the savings of small
salaried workers. Their losses later
were made good by the stockholders
of the bank, but investors in the con
cern, it. Is charged, lost auout ?iou,
000. The All Night and Day Rank had
been founded about two years before
Its absorption by the trust company
and was the first institution
kind in Missouri.
IF. W. Richardson is now out on
bond under a state charge of M ud in
connection with the failure of the
All Night and Day Rank, Thomas L.
Matkins formerly was a financier of
this city.
Witnesses before the grand jury
testified that the trust, company was
wrecked through the action of certain
of its officers In accepting worthless
securities for large loans.
Those named in the indictments
are:
II. W. Richardson, Vancouver, H. C,
formerly president of the trust com
pany. John W. Tompson, Judge of the pro
bate court of Nodaway county, Mis
souri. W. L. Moyer, Chicago.
J. Bainbridge Jones, Hornell, N. Y.
Thomas L, Mnlkins, l.os Angeles,
Calif.
A. R. Fuller, Seattle, Wash.
George L. Davis, Ernest D. Martin,
John W.
IN NORTH
! may be eiuiai'v.i'ivd.
i Preside), Acxas, Dec. 10. Fiirtilica
Jtions were built hurriedly today'
I around Ojinaga, -Mcx., where the fetl
Icral troops after their retreat from
Chihuahua were preparing for a rebel
attack. H was believed that "HOO :
rebels under Generals llerrera and
TomiiB I'rbina were marching on Ojin
aga but they could not expect to reach :
the frontier town in force within four j
or five days. General Salvador Mer :
cHdo. tho federal commander gave in
LIQUOR FIGHT IS
CARRIED TO
CAPITAL
rrnrnu idmv umiiup DCftrUm structions
rLUtflML HflMII nHmu nLtlUHLU i md nei! Salu
THE BORDER, WITH PORT OF
ENTRY FOR PROVISIONS, MAY
MAKE STAND AT OJINAGA. THE
REBELS MAY ATTACK TAMPICO.
IMPRISONED AMERICANS
NOT RELEASED AS YET
.rTJSiTHE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE AND W.
C. T. U. CARRY FKUmmilUN
FIGHT TO CONGRESS AND ASK
FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT TO BE MADE.
Juarez, Mux., Dec. 10,-Kveiits to
day indicated that Ojinaga, sometimes I ro.l(j station,
troops Intact and to maintain Ojinaga;
as a base.
The federal soldiers appear to be j
apathetic over the prospect of a fight-
A number of them went to the river j
front today and shouted to American
trops "we are tired of fighting. Won't i
you let us como across?" The Ameri
can soldiers warned tliem to remain!
on their own side. 1
Ojinaga was overcrowded with refu- j
gees and soldiers. As fast as the;
civilians were able to cross the river j
they were transferred by automobile
and wagon to Marfa, the nearest rail- t
HOBSON AND SHEPPARD
RECEIVE THE PETITIONS
does not prohibit peaceful parades and Thomas A. Roberts and
meetings of Btrikers. Governor W. N. j Berry, of Kansns City.
Ferris also received a telegram today j Two Indictments were returned
from Mr. Moyer which was similar in i against each of the ten, one charging
contents to the one Mr. Moyer sent to juse of the nmiis t0 defraud, and the
Washington. The governor did not re- ;oth(,r the maUing of fraudulent and
ply to It. ; false representations through
Fear s Clash. i mails with fradulent intent.
Calumet, Mich., Dec. 10. George a. .-;-
cape from federal authorities, serving
his time at McNeil island, wasn. c ivlr,hnilH. special urosecutor of Hough- .... mi 4M I v 1
' mi irar . " mtmm
llVIIWbll WV ....
Presidio del Norte, the small Mexican
village on the border opposite Presi
dio, Texas, probably would be the
scene of the next important move in
the Mexican revolution. Rebel lead
ers were more than ever convinced
that Ojinaga, where the federal troops
have concentrated, cannot be ignored
by General Francisco Villa, the rebel
0 ita leader. Within the town are fortified
practically an ine leuerai uuupo ui
the north with most of the important
generals. Their retreat thither avow
edly was to obtain money and provi
sions, in the interior they had been
on the verge of famine and the troops
had been without pay. Ro-provlsioned
and provided "with money the federals
would be in a position to renew hos
tilities. Should he determine to at
tack the federals iu force, General
Villa now at Chihuahua city, would
have to check temporarily his ad
vance southward toward Torreon, but
it would be in the line with his plan
to leave only rebel territory behind
him in his southward march.
The rebel forces about Ojinaga are
greatly In excess of the number at
first reported. It was said that the
3.0UO troops which Villa sent south of
Juarez about ten days ago have been
detoured eastward and are now on the
road to Ojinaga.
Threatened mutiny of the federals,
as was shown by their calling across
the river to the American side that
they would desert if attacked, is be
ing relied upon by the rebels.
May Attack Tampico.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 10. An overwhelm
ing force of rebels threatens to attack
Tampico at any moment, according to
Advices received by wirelcsn tele
graph this morning from Clarence A.
Cfi'U"l at hni Kel-
Quantities of food were taken
the Mexican side.
to
! Washington, I). C, Dec. 10. Under
the dome of the capitol, two thousand
I men and women representing tho
j Anti-Saloon League of America and
the woman's Christian Temperance
! Union, assembled today for a demon
stration against the liquor traffic.
The, men and women marched In
separate lines from the down town
section of the city to the east front
of the capitol. Kueh bore petitions de
manding national prohibition by con
stitutional amendment. On the steps
of the capitol, the petitions were re
ceived by Representative Richmond
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF RED CROSS
ARE PRESENTED
Washington, p. C. Dec. 10. Re
views of the relief work in the Ohio
nr.n.1 9iip the Omaha tornado, the
- ubivl'u uy xvepieoeiiiaiivo atiiiiiiuuiiu
Volturno disaster, and in other emer- p Hohson, of Alabama, author of such
the
gencies were presented In annual re
ports here today to the yearly meet
ing of the American National Red
Cross society.
President Wilson presided at the af
ternoon session, when it was announc
ed that Mrs. Russell Sage, John D.
Rockefeller, Mrs. E. IT. Harrlman and
Jas. A. Scrymser had pledged a $:',00,
nOO fund on which congress has made
an additional $100,000 appropriation
for a building in Washington in mem
ory of women or the Civil war. It will
I be used as headquarters for the Amer
ican Red Cross. It. was announced
that Jacob If. Schiff, has contributed
a proposed amendment and by Sena
tor Morris Sheppard, of Texas.
The legislators also received from a
special committee of the anti-liquor
forces a copy of another resolution t
forever prohibit manufacture or sale
of intoxicating liquors, except for
sacred and medical purpose.
The men of the anti-liquor forces
were led by General A. S. Daggett and
Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens, of Maine,
president general of the W. C. T. U.
marshalled the women who waved
banners as they paraded down Penn
sylvania avenue.
The scene at the front of the cap-
a special $100,000 endowment for the , Uol an( on 1he espianaa-e between the
town and country nursing work of the majn st(1)g nn(J thB congressional li
ned Cross. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid has brary wa9 nn ,niiiv(,ninK one as hosts
agreed to contribute $2500 annually (). prohibition arrived. Before the pro
for the same purpose. j cession reached its destination, it had
Medals for services during the flood j pt,en sweiied by hundreds from the
relief in Ohio was presented to Cover- j Btreets and when the ceremonies be-
James M. Cox and others, fori observers estimated more than
ALLEGED ROBBER
OF MANITOBA
BANK ARRESTED
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 10. John
Krafchenke, charged by the police
with holding up the Bank of Montreal
branch at Plum Coulee, Manitoba,
and killing BankNlanager Arnold, was
arrested in a rooming house here to
day. Krafchenko, who recently was re
leased from the penitentiary, where
he had served a term for bank rob
bery, was employed on a farm near
Plum Coulee. He disappeared on Wed
nesday, Dec. 3, the day of the Plum
Coulee robbery.
ton county, requested President Moyer
of the Western Federation of Miners,
to keep all union men off the streets
this afternoon during the Citizens' Al
liance parade, so as to avoid a pos
sible clash. Moyer agreed to do ev-
an tO BRING
. LOfEZ TO TIME
vvi.gliam, Utah, Dec. 10. Although
erything in his power to carry out the miners worked yesterday without fear
of beinir harmed in parts of the Utah-
no sheriff or deputy lias
titan.
.... ..... ,v,-, elashed I Apex mine
.V.mo"..f"u . neoek. nc penetrated the tunnels in search of
nr. rne uuincy uiiue, inrai i- - i- . . .
cordingto reports reaching here late
today,
shot.
Several men
A'pre reported
WILSON TALKS
ANTI-TRUST
LEGISLATION
Rafael Lopez, slayer of six men, since
yesterday. A reward of $1,000 offered i least possible delay.
by the state for the capture of tne
desperado, added to the eag u ness of
the deputies to resume the search that
was discontinued when Sheriff Smith
decided that Lopez had not succumbed
!to the gases, generated to kill him.
last week.
The sheriffs in council late yester-
OPERATIONS RESUMED
FOLLOWING THE STOP.M.
Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 10. Coal min
ing operations, which, "nave been at. a
standstill for a wef because of the
Rtorm were resmmed today. Strike
breakers in small parties are arriving
on almost ssvery train and are being
taken to 'the camps , under., military
guard. Fifty-six miners, lnciuamg aw
Alabama negroes have been brought
in e'i'nce yesterday.
The soldiers in the Aguilar district
are being vaccinated today where
three mild cases of small pox have de
veloped. The sick have been isolated
and no further spread of the disease
is feared.
MEXICAN CONGRESS NULLIFIES
oRGTS WHICH CREATED IT
Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. Nullification of the recent elections by the
Mexican congress and ratification of Huerta's provisional presidency to
continue until other elections are held probably next July, occasioned no
surprise among officials here. Reports reaching the state department say
that before the elections list of congressional candidates drawn from
among the Huerta supporters were sent out with special orders for their
election. Politically, the situation was unchanged today.
Washington, L. C, Dec. 10 Presi
dent Wilson's trust legislation pro
gram was discussed at a conference
at the White House today between the
'Miller, American
I A messenger from General Viilareal,
I the rebel commander, addressed to the
I American consulate at Tampico last
night, with the information tr.at iwu
rebels, commanded by General Villa
real and General Castro, wer ap
proaching the city. The rebel advance
guard, it was said, was at Laguna
Puerite, nine miles from Tampico.
General Villareal declared his in
tention ot assanning tne ciiy win .uc
He said he had
given his followers strict orders to re
frain as far as possible from destruc
tion ot property, and to protect the
lives of foreigners, but he feared they
would be gravely imperilled in the at
tack on the city and the consequent
fighting in the streets. For this rea
son, he earnestly requested the Ameri-
tlav decided not to allow the deputies 1 nnuthoritles to lake mini
to re-enter the mine nor to attempt j steps to rPlnove all foreign residents
further smudging. Their plan 1s mere-ifrom tllH piace.
service in the Balkan war to Major
Clyde S. Ford, of the medical corps.
U. S. A.; Hoffman Phillips, Mrs. W. W.
Rockhill, Constantinople; John R.
Jackson, Bucharest, Roumania.
For service in connection with the
eruption of Taal volcano: Harmon H.
(MJllS Btfl Vlvu .imjui v i".,
ical corps V. S. A.; W. W. Peet,
Beirut. Syria: Louis R. Stern, Francis
,1. Mulhail, Chas. L. Magee and Miss
Jane A. Delaino, chairman of the com
mittee on nursing of the association.
13vans, solicitor
he would
New York permission to file a restitu
tion suit against present and former
e(liate! directors of the St. Louis and San
Francisco ranroau.
Judge Sanborn this afternoon noti-
.. . , , in l..l,,m,n allnrnev fol
ly to keep guaru ai me exus uinu Tip t0 the time oi tne aispaicu m i w f.
i,opez is siarveu um, w. jconsul Miller s aavices, nu uci.u. , Mondav Dec
doubt remains that he either is dead Uon had neen taken on this request,, " r ',,m(,n,L on
or mis esuapeu. iu uut jear Admiral rieicnei, uuumiaim ,
be. searched thoroughly. All tne tun-, f )he Tjnjtea states fleet.
nel mouths except tliose m tne rowniad! preparations to take all foreign- .hpti,er thev should file suit
levels, where miners are at work, nave : rg Qn ))oar(, hla vessel8 0 a mo- Sanborn said he wished to hear
been stopped with bulkheads which ) ,nt.. n ncn nllfl )o land marines if it ., . ..f. ...,....,..n.. n,, nrinn nf
will allow a reduction in tne numiier .nDearen advisable. !
of guards at these points. I n 3 understood that tile captain of
the German cruiser conferred with
Rear Admiral Fletcher on the question
of landing marines and courteously
4000 persons were packed on the cap
itol approaches and the broad drive
ways. Leaders climbed the huge stonn
statues which stud the east entrance
and led the outdoor audience in sing
ing America, Onward Christian Sol
diers, and other hymns in a mighty
" Representative Hohson and Senator
Sheppard were cheered as they climb
ed to the top of the huge stone Btair
way casement above the heads of the
throng where they received the reso
lution for a national prohibition con
stitutional amendment which later
was introduced in both houses of con
gress. President Baker, of the Anti
Saloon League, submitted the resolu
tions, and Senator Sheppard replied
on behalf of himself and Mr. Hobson.
Thorn iu nn holier dutv that we
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 10. Judge Wal-jCan conceive," said the senator, "than
ter If. Sanborn of the United States :to introduce in both houses of con
circuit court is expected to decide mess, this resolution calling for na
within a few days, possibly today j utm-wide prohibition by constitutional
whether he will grant Wm. N'lles of j amendment. We are against the
DEBATING THE
DECISION IN
REPARATION SUIT
i . f.i,, nn am rttt rnp n uu,
miu i,, ..,Ani.fnpU fr inui I'liftimiH
tlOll Ol ILim ci a
" " m. r-t,alr,an 'Clavtou. of I upe 18 " , " . I ComuI Miller s auvices. no ae..i.. - Mollday nec. 22,
,.t.o.v . - doubt remains that ne euner is uea Uon had neen taUen on tins request,, rmlmn,H on the petition for
several of Its members. The commit- j
tee already has begun hearings on a
number of its bills and the president
will later send to congress a special
message on the subject.
It was the first conference the pres
ident had had with any considerable
number of members of congress on
the trust question and was taken to
indicate that as with the tariff and
currency questions the trust program
would be handled through the co-operation
of members of congressional
committees.
It had not been determined whether
all the anti-trust bills iu the house
will be handled by the judiciary com
mittee or whether some will be taken
On November 21, Lopez Riueu a
fellow Mexican and three peace offi
cers and after a chase, through the
mountains, took refuge on November agBured the American admiral that he
27 in the mine, where he killed two
more of his pursuers,
HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING JURY
IN FRISCO CASE
inter-
Sah Francisco, Cal., Dec. 10 When
in hand by the committee on
T, will be the trial of eight indicted ociais of
in charge of Senator Newlands, of the Western Fuel company
Nevada chairman of the interstate MtH defraying the federal
nnmmoro nnmmittee. i ment,
Congress, according to this action,
tf expects General Huerta to remain in
r "' the presidency for at least seven
months more and if the time neces
sary for the selection and installation
. of his successor is taken into consid
eration, it will be well toward the
end of September, next year, before
he yields his power lo another.
In voting tonight that the "recent
election was null, the deputies decid
; ed to fix the first Sunday in July, 1914,
as the date for the new election, They
also confirmed the position of Gen
eral Huerta as provisional president
Until then. The action of the deputies
was accompanied by no debate. The
committees' report was approved
without a dissenting vote as rapidly
jjl as the articles could be read. It was
not until the last clause was read,
referring to General Huerta as pro
visional prrildent, that the chamber
gave evidence other than that of a
well trained organization. When the
reading clerk stopped some one began
applauding and then instantly the
deputies were shouting vivas for Huerta.
The presiding officer was finally
able to remind them that enthusiasm
was all very well, but that it was
necessary to ratify the enthusalsm by
votes. The resolution last night also
provides for the election of a new
congress, since the one elected to take
the place of that dissolved by Huerta
is to serve out an unexpired term
which should terminate on September
15th.
The reason given for nullifying the
election was the insufficiency of the
number of votes cast. It was stated
INSANITY WILL
BE SCHMIDT'S
PLEA FOR MURDER
New York, N. V., Dec. 10.-
charged
5111 em-
was resumed in me i lmeu
P.atea court todav. it was with the
pr.ispect of the remainder of the lay
being given over entirely to th.e work
of filling the jury box.
This has t ot been an easy task, fcr
the talesmen all are men of wealth
and most of them occupy social po-
, ! 1.1.1, U .... K,n.in.l,f ,1.1.111 In
irnnB BlllOllS WIIIUll UttfO uiuvg' ........ ...
Mans i . , . . ..... ... , , .
Close personal coniaci iui me utii"
Schmidt, once a priest:, now a .t, for many year8. several of the
fessed murderer sat unmoveo. ou ta,psmpn examlned yesterday expres
while counsel tor tne siaie mm iu fr ft convict,on that they
jury that he laid careful plans to kll jcoud no(. g.ye an Impttrtiai verdict
Anna Aumuller, cut up her body and j becauge of tneir cloBe friendship for
throw the pieces inio me nuu. Qjie or
river. The prosecution promised to j barons
show that Schmidt bought a saw, pa-1
per and wire, and a scrubbing brush , ROSWEll LAND OFFICE
would act in harmony with his desires
Not Released Yet.
Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 10. Further
action to obtain the release of W. S.
Windsam and J. W. Dunn, former Pas
adenans held by the constitutionalist
rebels in Sinaloa, Mexico, was taken
today by the Pasadena board of trade
which telegraphed Secretary of State
Rryan the following message:
"Nine days having elapsed and no
word as yet received from W. S. Wind
ham, former cashier of the National
Bank of Commerce, who is held in
Mexico for ransom, we again earnestly
request that further action be taken
immediately to Insure his release."
Windham was the manager of the
Qulmichis ranch in Tepic, owned by
former U. S. Senator Thomas R. Bard
and other wealthy Californians. Dunn
was his associate.
Two weeks ago Windham got a
law involved and not primarily on
questions of fact.
Inquiry today into the exact nature
of the application made by the receiv
ers to Judge Sanborn developed that
technically they did not ask permis
sion to file a restitution suit but asked
instructions as to whether they should
bring a suit.
liquor traffic because it Is the worst
enemy of our civilization; because we
want a drunkenless republic and an
untainted flag."
FIST FIGHT IMMINENT
BETWEEN CONGRESSMAN,
Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. Hostil
ties between Representative Donovan
of Connecticut and Representative
Hobson of Alabama, both Democrats,
broke out In the house again today
and Donovan blocked Hobson's re
quest, for an hour's time tomorrow to
discuss a petition for a prohibition
amendment to the constitution. For
almost an hour the two members had
been carrying on a private argument
close to the speaker's rostrum, with
feeling bo apparent that some con
gressmen expected them to come to
hlnwa. Later they continued the ar
gument in the lobby where Mr. Hob-
nave ill v lieu
AMERICANS ARE
ACQUITTED ON
SMUGGLING CHARGE
Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. 10. On motion
of the defense, Judge Sawtelle, ot the
United States district court instructed
the jury today to bring in a verdict of
acquittal in the trial of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile Co., W. H. Brophy,
the Douglas Hardware company, F. E.
Coles and W. F. Fisher, accused ot
having conspired to smuggle arms and
ammunition over the Mexican border.
The motion was entered yesterday aft
er the government had reBted its case
land the court had refused to strike
from the record the testimony oi iva
mou Denegri and J. L. Pertz, who had
been indicted in connection with the
same case and had pleaded guilty and
become the governments chief wit
nesses. The action of the court today clears
the record of cases pertaining to the
alleged smuggling of arms over the
international line.
ANOTHER
FRENCH
AVIATOR IS KILLED
more of the accused coal
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. .. .. . . . : Bull I IKyuncu "
messaee through stating mat ne aim , pc!ct , flght
Dunn were being held until they paid i
a ransom of S5000 gold. Carranza or
Barbezienx, Department of Charenle,
France, Dec. 10. Leon Letort, a well
known French aviator, was killed here
today. He was about to land after a
short flight when his biplane turnea
lover and crushed him.
with the details of his contemplated
crime In mind.
The first witness was Mary Bann,
the young girl who found on the New
Jersey side of the river the bundle
containing all of Anna Aumuller's
body which ever came to light after
the murder. Schmidt's attorneys
cross-examined her to prove that the
careless preparation of this package
! .. . . . , . , ..
that tha entire number of voting
places In the republic is 14.225 and was the work of disordered
that returna were received from 707. Schmidt's defense is Insanity.
brain.
OFFICIALS MUST QUIT.
Roswell, N. M., Dec. 10. Thomas C.
Tillotson, register, and Harold Hurd,
receiver, of the United States land of
fice here, today received formal re
quests from the department of the
interior for their resignations, to be
come effective upon the selection and
qualification of their successors. The
officials will not put up a fight. There
are no charges attached to the re
quest. ' , j j
dercd their relase 10 days ago, accord- VYTDA SFSSTON SAYS THE
ing to messages from Hermoslllo, but NO tAlKA n . v
nothing has been heard here to inai- liOVERjXVK A I IJEJMiJW 1 m
cate that the men have been set free.
To Take Off Americans.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 10 The
Dlaclng of the scout cruiser Chester
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wun uie i Ht-uiim ii - "ft-.- r
New
ip Biuy i .jji tk. wal chamber
Culgoa. also at Tampico. can approach , m"" vmmber of 8,ate
enough to the city to taae ou - - - .pra of the asselnD,y.
no uiuumia m ... -
near
American mul other foreigners w
was the
De.ning. -NV M: De5 10,-That he .That the governor does not regard the
ir. pvt session of the situation such as to warrant calling an
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and the gunboat Wheeling at lamP'Mgtate legislature to consider the New
co yesterday was intended by the navy Mexico tax question, unless such a
to meet just such an emergency as a g abBolutdy necessary, was
rebel attack on city. The Ches- today by
ter ana nuttims, omo !&'.
extra session at this time
view taken by his hearers.
Litigation In three counties over
the collection of taxes due December
1. has resulted in a temporary short
age in public funds, but the governor
expressed no concern over the out
come. .
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