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AMARILLO DAILY NEWS
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VOL. IIL, NO. 41.
AMUtlLLO. TFXAS, TIESIHY, DUCEMI'.ER 20, 1011.
PRICK FIVE CK5TJ.
ELKS DISPENSE
LIBEBAL ElflS
Hearts of Youngsters Glad
dened By Generosity of
Local Lodge
MATINEE JFTER ME
CHRISTMAS OTHERWISE CELE
RRATED IX QUIET WAY WITH
CHURCH SERVICES AXI)
DINNER PARTIES.
With more than one hundred chil
dren present, Amarlllo Elk gate
their first Christmas tree In the ele
gant new home for the benefit ot ths
unfortunate yeaterd.y afternoon at S
o'clock, which grarlou. dispensation
was followed by tiee matinees for
the llttt) guests at the Deaudl and
Majestic theatres
Never before lias this city wltnesv
cd such Uriah abundance as was evi
denced yesterday ktternoon at the
Elk homo. Itero were presents ct
every dessrlptlon klmost, and many
of these carried Uh them not only
the pleasure of the Instant, but com
bined tht excel ent and much to be
t
desired quillty of set vice and com-
fcrt.
The dliKUfttion was without re
rard to condition, c standing of the
recipients, ilie fact that tho Invl
tatlon to be presu.t as guests ot the
Mks wan taken us sufficient ah r-is
ot eligibility, ami i:llng handa gav
i.ut ot the storo m k'adly contributed
by the hands i t tie noble brcthor
hood of Elkui- ii On oery han I there
was warmth that cheered and smiles
that bilsti.!iiod wbuin the pteducu
ot this fraternal home which tow
more- than ever graces tho cly, and
makes Itself felt tor tho general good,
an enduring monument to the affili
ation of true manly hearts. Its real
foundation.
When eery little hand was filled
to overflowing. It was found that al
most as much more remained to be
given out under the direction ot the
committees. It mattered not that the
hands that reached tor the toys, the
goodies and wearables happened to
be soiled; they tightened with un
mixed gladness upon the things that
mado life merrier. The expressions
of Joy upon tho faces of the little
greats spread to those of the elders
and all were made happier by reason
ot the contact.
Not stopping with lading the chil
dren with presents, ladles and gen
tlemen in autos whirled the happy
youngsters away to their pltice. ot
abode. The dollies, the tops, the
bugles, the nuts, the candles, wrap.,
hoslerv, mufflers, coats and caps
found a place In tho vehicles with
their new owners, and doubtless
many Informal prayers went heaven
ward last evening from the hearts of
the recipients In behalf ot the gra
cious dispensers of gifts.
Closing was general yesterday, the
crisp air, passing over an abundance
of snow, seeming to add test to the
holiday spirit of gladness among the
people. Dinner parties, too numer
ous to mention, claimed attention of
the citizenship of Amarlllo.
Patronage at the theatre was
somewhat larger by reason ot th
leisure granted einploes, after the
strenuous duties of the past two
weeks, In which the buying Is de
clared to have surpassed anything
ever known before In Amarlllo. In
the evening there wero numerous In.
formal parties and various forms ot
amusement claimed attention of both
younj and old.
Christmas services were held yes
terday forenoon at 10:30 o'clock I.
Saint Andrew Fpiscopal church, a
sermon by tho rector, Ker. Milton R
Worsham, being supplemented with
a musical program of unusual worth.
The church was beautifully decorated
with southern smllax, tralllnv with
easy grace strove and about the win
dows, the altar and the chandeliers,
The service was beautiful In It. sim
plicity and was heartily appreciated
by the ample audience.
Midnight macs in Sacred Heart
Catholic church Sunday night was
liberally attended and thoroughly ap
preciated. The musical program was
one of beauty, combining and blend
ing with the service as a whole. Rev.
Father D. II. Dunne, the pastor, con
ducted the service, so Irapreaalve an1
suggestive of the advent of tho Christ
into the world.
SHALLENRERGER IX
HACE FOR SENATE
Lincoln. Neb., Dec 25.
Former Governor A. C. Snal
lenberger today filed with the
secretary of state, hi. appli
cation aa Democratic candi
date for United States sena
tor. ir
Failure of Railr oad Legisla
tion Will Force Posses
sion, Says Knapp
HUT TO jura anaoa
1
Washington, D. C. Dec. :5.-Jusr b,ch ,thr!atene! t0
... tear the country from border to bor-
tive Knapp. chief Justice ot the com-jder( WM tonh?ht pUced ,n JaU he
mere court, In roccnt utterances j ue iurrendered today officially to
concerning railroad legislation and , General Trevlne his enemy for years,
control has stated that, If the ieu- General Reves was later releasd p
latlon which 1. now sought to ba promise not to lea v. the city,
enforced shall be found Inadequate 4hRldin a on? ,n ' L1"rf
government ownership ot the rail- j rar-halred rebel gave .himself up
road. Is the only alternative. tnt command n twenty-
Apropos of hi. remark, i. tne! Re"" adm,"e1
trend of though of some of the p..h hl ;d "othr ,UC?M
resentutlve and senator, who have t"l revolution had come to a close,
ome out for government ownership
L .. other his
business. Although Judge Knspp '
does not think that this condition
u'111 nrnva II ot lnnt for th nrpaent.
"HI (1 I I , MV .
ho ilno. ihlrk that rnllroada sbouhl ,
W regulattd undei the provisions ot the government I place my-
the national congress. f" at Tour dlsposttlon.-
In speaking of this subject, he1 General Reyes asked no guaran-
,tee for himself, but pleaded for tuer-
' -The regulation of Interstate com-
inene is one of me most commanuing
.-rd certainly one cf the most con-1
.,-in.n... ...hwt. t,nweforAthnub-
. ..
lie The niovlslon In tho federal
-
rlirht to reeulate comnm vilth
eli;n nations, between thu states ana
vlth f..e Indian tribes has not only ,
nood the test of time, but appears to
be adequate for our marvelously
changed modern conditions."
Early Cases. i
The history of litigation based on
th's roiiitttiition l provls'on lb l'l.i-i
niinaunK mfuifuw luiwr surrenaer or ueneral Reyes was a
lore the United Stifs supreme coi.rt g.irprise both to the Sate Department
on this subject wis not reached i.nttl 'an(j the Mexican embassy, although it
IS34. one-third of a ntury after !wa, generally believed that his cap
ihe adoption of thd coiiRtttiirion. Un-'ture wai inevitable,
til IK10 only lour cases cuuic be-; Neither the government nor Em
fore the tribunal. Ret w sea I M' and bassy tonight haj received official
1X60 fifteen more cases e-0 r-emd. 1 wonj of his surrender, but both are
Iletween 18f unl tvv i,ero were relieved by the turn ot events.
fifty raes. In the decade between .
HSO and S'M sevtx'.v e'.Kht. Siace; Advices Reach Lmo.
lft?n hundreds ot thene c;ihii have
ome before the sup-cms o ut i nd
the number Is lnTc.iiing Kte.vli'y.
In the first as brought bfore
the supreme court an attempt as '
made to restrt'-t within nai row j
bounds the eonsil'ct.n'til rU'ita of!
concress. Chief .lim.lee John T!ai
shall rejected I'll application ft r , surrendered after his forces had
sicb restriction r.n.l uVland tiiebeen defeated by the federal troops
power to regulute commerce ;-,lvrn to
rongress knows no limit other than
the constitution.
A concurrent ppl.voi by Assoilate
I unt lee Johnson d.'-; nvd that not
only the articles and .ub.'.ns nf In-
terwtate comnie.vo may lo n pnlatd
by congress, but oil the np'tu'les 'n I
fat'llltlea entering Into such com
merce are mlthln the H-gu1atla
pi'wer of congress.
A I'und.rniMi.jl Rlulit.
"Wh." says lu Ue Knapp, "shciiM
carriers be regulitel? The rlxht
toes back to prlnt- al days Man, In
tloco tlmea. ha.l ways nf pussaKe
from one hunting field to another
from his rud tb ! to ite placis
where he found Ills sport.
When advarred in civilization, tho
rlglit-of wav o; of the tint
fixed by ancient cuM ia and finally
by law. Then eanio the enti.b' i.h-
nient of the hluhwiy and Ihe t"Ct.
It nny wll be al l that ihe street u
the foundation of the state
"Government has three Important
functions: to give security to the per
son, prefect Inn to property and ns
snrance of eipial use of the high
ways. ' Henry George, the brilliant think
er declared "what difference la there
between n man owi.lng all the land
and ownlnr all the people?" I amend
that by saying that the person who
owns the highways owns both the
land and the people.
Ihity of (internment.
"There is an Inherent rlRht to
M'inl use of the highways and tho
right of tho grat railway systems
has not altered this In ihe Bllghtst.
T'lev have absolutely repaired the old
highways for long hauU. With the
ancient nsar rler It n-.tv well tm
s.ild tint the dutv of thj govcrnm nt
(Continued on I'age 8)
mm. hues
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Leader of Revolt in Mexico
Confined in Lin
ares Jail
GRAY-HAIRER REREL FRANKLY
ADMITTED THVT HIS DREAM
OF CONQUEST WAS
DISPELLED.
!!)r Avuriatcd Pr-
Linares, Mex., Dec. 25. Defeated
and stripped of his former arrogance
and pride. General Dernardo Keyes,
Mexico's one time great military lead-
t revue, u.--
P" - ' I taei "Pon the army and
Vwplt. " " "sponded,"
I considered as a protest, and I am
rcB0,vea
not to continue this war
r' fo.r the llltl P ot followers
-
Rudolfo Reyes, son of the general,
announced to nlfht from St. 1auIs
'tn Iimva nnr siirronilorA!
whe" Informed that his father had
BiirrAnnArAii that h m mmiM irn in I
f0r-!ntO ' tk vlth the
vv",l,"u
Mexico. He says that the people of
the l'nltei ?,a9 o not understand
conditions existing In the southern
republic.
surprise at WaHlitnstoii.
lv A(H.,H Vtt
Washington, D C, Dee. 25. The
Hy Attnrmrd Tm.
Laredo, Tex., Dec. 25. According
to a private telegram received here,
bearing the signature ot General Ge-
ronlmo Trevlno, the Mexican military
commander. General Dernardo Reye.
ha. been taken prisoner,
Reyes, according to the telegram.
near Linares todav.
Prospective President of
Chinese Escorted Down
River Hy Warships
II y .'HitC'l PifM
Shanghai. lec. 2.'i. Dr. Sun Yat
I Scn one of ,he leading promoters of
,h revolution. ho may Le named
president for the proposed republlo,
boarded a launch soon after his ar
rival here this morning and was es
sorted down the rievr by two war
ships.
He Is now discussing the situation
with Wh Ting Fang, foreign err-
tary of the provisional revolutionary
cabinet.
uxm.n STATUS KEEPS
WATCH OX SITUATION
lly tH'iAtr. pTr
Washington. D. C, Dec. 2.".. Tho
arrival of four more naval vessels of
the United States" Asiatic squadron
In Shanghai yesterday has made It
apparent that the United States Is
keeping close watch on the situation
thero, where a peace conference Is
being held between the Imperialists
and the revolutionist!. With the ar
rival of the Cruisers New Orleans,
Cincinnati and Albany and the de
stroyer Dale, the total of American
vcusel In Chinese waters around
Shanghai Is raised to eleven.
PAIS El
Si fil SEN
AI SHANGHAI
WILL QUIT POLITICS AND
RETURN TO BOOK WRITING
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.w.IO, 1W. isnrnd WhltlorV. noreUrt and hnmanltarlan,
and chMen mayor of Toledo in four bllstorlng campaigns, has run his
ast political race. He announced Saturday that Insofar as man can plan
the future, he will never again run for office
GIFT Ei iVf
Htti nfH Hi
Presents Made to Rockefel-'
ler, Sa?e and Helen
Gould
Ity Axiiciktrtl Tm
New York. Dec. 25. Hoy i of the
navy surprised John D. Rockefeller,
Mr. .Russell Sage and Miss Helsa
Gould with ChrlKtmas presents to
day ,ln appreciation of the help the
ino nas renaerea in giving to the
navy the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Rockefel-,
i a handsome
table cover which the sallora them-!
sclve. had embroidered, working out
navai emblems with greatest skill
and precision.
DR. AXD MRS. LITTLE
VISITING IX AM Altll.IO
t " "... . , , .
Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Little are In
Amarlllo from Ecglcwood, Kansas,
aa the guest, of the latter', brother,
A. E. Meyer, until New Years. Mn. ' Irformatfon received here, fight
Uttle, formerly Miss Taullne Meyer, ,n rent In ue. In the street, of Tabriz
I. well known and nonular in Ama- between the Russian guards and tho
rlllo, and she will doubtless
celve many calls during the brief reiniorcements consisting or a regi
week .he remains In this city. ment of riflemen and cossacks, with
Dr. Little has frequently Ulted In
Amarllo, and has made a larre num
ber ot friends lure.
MISSIONARY MK IFTY
MEETING WEDXLMiAV
Announcement is made for a meet.
ing of the Missionary society of the! Frnest E. Robinson. Jr., is practi
Polk Street Methodist churcn Wed- 'ally well again after an attack of
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock Thi rlt fever at the home of his par
meeting will be held In the church "r and Mrs. E. E. Robinson,
building, and tho hope la expressed ' ' 'be parsonage of the Polk Street
that the attendance he liberal, g.i Mthodst church. The attending
matters of interest and importance
will claim attention.
MIUSTE RFORM I.LY
N'tTlUFD OF DISMISSAL
lt)f ,vx-iir. Ptr
Teheran. Dec 2. The latdnet to
day notified W. Morgan Sinister, the
American treasurer-general of l'ersla
of his dismissal. This action follows
the decision of the national and the
ministry, to submit to Russia's de
mands. An Indignation meeting was
held after the announcemtnt was
made of Shust-r's dismissal to pro
test but the officers restored quiet
without bloodshed
1BILW iB
LYNCHES
t
GRO
Black Who Killed White M
an
ut I airchild Shot
to Death
l!v .H'iati. Pm-
Haltimore. Md.. Dec. 23. Kias
Davis, the negro who Saturday night
shot and killed Frederick A. Schwab,
a white man. at Fairfield, was taken
from the lo.kup at Rrooklyn. a eub-
uri of Raltlmore. earlv todar and
shot to death l.v a amall nartv nf nn.
know n nnn.
Th neem was dnnoH . .nt
two hundred yards from the station
and shot four times through the
limes. Ilia l.odr m Hlr.vrrf .At.
rl finnrt litor
KIMITIMi COXTIXUES
SEVERE AT TAHRI7.
lulfsj. Persia IVc. 25. According
re-,p,"Un constitutionalists. Russian
a mounted batterv which left here
DiM-emher 2S for that city, arrive! i
here today, having encountered lit-
tle opposition.
DK. RORIXSOX S SON
RECOVERS FROM FEVER
, Pnvsician states tnaf tlte little fellow
has passed all dancer, and he la now
being detained bevond the point at
which he might endanger those who
come in contact with him.
Roth family and physician are tak
ing every possible precaution
WEA THER
Mlllll!tttl l oiat.
Washington. D. C. Dec. 2 3.--West
Texas: Fair In the western portion.
Snow or rain In the eastern portion
Tuesdav. Colder In the southeastern
portion. Fair. Wednesday.
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Massacres at Resht Contin
ue and People Are
Terrorized
MXV VICTIMS OK RRUTALITT
OF CZAR'S TROOPS ARE
WOMEN' AXI
CHILDREN.
SLAUGHTER MERCILESS
Despite UnrolKting Attitude of Per
niann, Asitnilantit Rombard Got
ernment House and De
molish, Homes.
London, Dec. 25. Massacre, have
been going on In Resht since Satur
day, according to official telegram
received here today. It is stated that
on Sunday five hundred Persians
were killed by the Russians, many
ot them being women and children.
The Persians are being exhorted not
to fight and not to give the .lightest
provocation, but the massacres .till
continue.
The government house has been
bombarded and many government of
ficials and police have been slaugh
tered. Private houses have been de
molished, and It Is reported that the
Russians killed four unarmed Arme
nians in Tabriz.
"The people ot Persia," said the
dispatch, "are stupefied at the atti
tude ot Russia, especially as these
outrage, have folios ed Immediately
Jou th acceyftjpire by Trivia tf jmi
:Kuesian uitim.ttum, and wnen Persia
has shown every desire and dispo
sition to conciliate Russia and estab
lish friendly relations."
CHICAGO PltlMF.ltS
GET CHRISTMAS FEAST
Chicago. 111. Dec. 2. '.. Seventy
seven murderer, with six hundred
other prisoners, partook of Christmas
dinner and exchanged yuletlde greet
ings In the Cook county Jail today.
Wevlvsl meetings and song service
were held, led by the murderers who
hs.e repented.
RKHEI.I.IOI S Molios
TROOPS Si RREXDER
Manila, Der. 2.V -Moros, who sev
eral davs ace took poult Ion on top of
a mountain in the Inland of .'olo.
which had been strongly fortified to
day surrendered to American troops,
fhe Mores numbered Hon and laid
down their arms only after being
starved out, the Americans having
had them surrounded several day..
HICHESON CELL
FLOWER-DECKED
Alleged Slayer of Avis Lin
nell Remembered Hy
Many Friends
.-. 'l lr
Roston, Mass.. Dec.
.-Rev. Clar-
cmeKlcheson charged with the mur-
der ot Miss vls Llnnell, was not for
gotten bv his friends tods HI.
cell was decked with flowers and he
received many Christmas presents.
The preacher is reported as rapidly
recovering tram self-Inflicted wound,
and there Is a rumor that the trial
set for January 1" will be postponed
for a time.
t'Ol'NTY COURT GOES '
OVER FOR HOLIDAYS
On account of the holidays, Judge
W. M. Jeter has announced that there
will be no business In the county
court next week. This Is the first
week ct the t-rm. and it was d sign
ed that crinlnal matters should be
brought up for consideration. This
was found to be Impossible, and the
docket has Just been moved forward
one week.
It Is probable that on account or
the New Year observances, there will
be little If anything taken up next
Monday, but business will be opened
up with a rush Tuesday, provided
nothing unforeseen happens.
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