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El Paso's Eapid Growth
Official United States Census
Population 1910, 39,279
Population IDOtr
Population 1890
Would Have All National
Banks of the Country Or
ganized Into Association.
BRANCHES OVER
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Central Board of Directors
Would Be Able to Control
Money Situation.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 17. Senator
Nelson "W. Aldrich's long awaited "plan
for the revision of the national bank
ing legislation," as he calls it, was
made public today. He does not con
template the establishment of a central
bank. It is so far from what most
people have expected Mr. Aldrlch to
propose that it may vcome as a sur
prise. Far from recommending
cental "bank, Irldrlch
tution f a
expressly disclaims belief In It as cal
culated to meet the needs of the situa
tion. "What Mr. Aldrlch proposed is the
establishment of The Reserve Associ
ation of America, representing what j
might be called a federation of local
assosiations formed by national banks, i
He says In his letter to the commis
sion that he believes this association
would not be subject to the domina
tion or influence of any political or
financial group. '
The Essential Points.
These seem to be the essentials of
the plan:
At bottom, local organizations of
representatives of banks, formed by
not less than ton banks each, each
hank holding 5tock in the assoclatfbn
In proportion to its -capital.
Directors elected by those to the
board of "branch" associations, one
branch for each of 15 financial districts
Into which the United States will he
divided. Each "branch" board would
include a certain proportion of men
not bankers but representing Indus
trial, agricultural, commercial and
other interests. ,
The "branches" In turn would elect
to the reserve association proper di
rectors, 45 in alL among whom also
must be a proportion of men represent
ing Interests other than banks. There
would be six ex-officio members of
this board, namely, the secretary of
the treasury, the secretary of commerce
and labor, the controler of the cur
rency and the governor and two dep
uty governors of the association. The
governor and deputy governors of the
association would be appointed by the
president f the United States and
would be removable by him for cause.
To be Government's Agrent.
The association would be the prin
cipal fiscal agent and depository of the
government, would fix from time tto
time the rate of exchange or discount
and eventually its notes would replace
those of the national 'banks. Prime
commercial paper, passing up from the
hanks through the local associations
and branches, as well as bonds of the
government, could be used as a basis
for currency Issue.
The plan contemplates two new
classes of national banks or depart
ments of banks, to receive savings and
make loans upon real estate and also
to be in effect national trust comnanles.
National banks would be permitted to j
form branches only in their own Im
mediate communities and they also
could be organized for business in for
eign countries..
The Mutual Support Plan.
The system of mutual support by 1
which the association's members would i
meet currency emergencies is detailed
at length.
Mr. AJdrich prefaces his plan with
(Gontinud on page eight.)
Herald's War News
"Literary
IITBRASY Digest of this week, reviewing the Mexi
' can war situation, says :
"An El Paso dispatch to the ISfew York Sun
presents the clearest picture of the (Mexican) situation
which has come to our notice."
This article, published simultaneously in the El'Paso
Herald and the New York Sun, was prepared by The
Herald's special correspondent at Chihuahua and is the
article which gave the number of killed and wounded in
the different battles and reviewed the situation from be
ginning, with' the conclusion that the rebels were hemmed
in, away from ammunition, and must eventually loe the
fight. OlHER "WAR" NEWS.'
This from the Chihuahua (Mex.) Enterprise, is self
explanatory; it was NOT a Herald man; who was it?
ffThe board of directors
to wrcnaraw tne card or tJie correspondent of an El Paso
paper on the ground that he was sending out from here
to his paper unfounded and exaggerated reports."
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Democrats of New York Un
able to Elect Sheehan, the
Man Agreed Upon.
DEPEW'lS CHOICE
OF REPUBLICANS
til . i
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 17. A deadlock
resulted from a ballot taken by the
senate and assembly separately for
United States senator today. "William
P. Sheehan, who led the Democratic
candidates, received 91 votes in both
houses. As 196 members voted, this is
less than a majority for election. It
is understood that 20 of the 25 Demo
crats who last night refused to abide
by the decision of the Democratic caa
cus have signed an agreement not to
be controled bv the caucus.
Chauncey 1L. Depew was selected by
the Republican caucus as the minority
candidate for senator to succeed him
self. LIVELY CONTEST
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Lodge May Have Trouble,
Although Endorsed by
Republicans.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 17. The liveliest
contest for the selection of United
States senator that has developed In
the Massachusetts legislature lor a
quarter of a century drew great crowds
to the statehouse today. It was gen
erally admitted before the voting bsgan
that senator Lodge would be reelected
on the part of the senate, where his
supporters claim 24 out of 40 vot2S.
The situation jn the house, however,
is lif f erent. Sfcpporters ofMr. Ixdge
asserted that he would be In the lead,
if not today then in the joint session
tomorrow. On the other hand the anti
Lodge members, made up of Democrats,
insurgent Republicans and a Socialist
are equally certain that the lower house
will be deadlocked for some days.
Sherman L. Whipple, of Brookline,
who has never held office but has ap
peared frequentry tin the Democratic
stump, was selected by the Democratic
caucus, as Mr. Lodge's opponent. The
Democrats took five ballots before fin
ally deciding on Mr. "Whipple.
KERN TO BE ELECTED.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 17. The In
diana legislature will today elect John
"W. Kern, a Democrat, to the United
States senate to succeed Albert J. Bev
eridge, Republican.
MISSOURI CHOOSES SENATOR,
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17. James
A. Reed, a Democrat, of Kansas City,
will be chosen United States senator by
the Missouri legislature today, to suc
ceed William Warner, Republican.
CONNECTICUT CHOOSES SENATOR
-Hartford, Conn., Jan. 17. George
Payne McLean, a Republican, was to
day chosen United States senator, suc
ceeding senator Bulkeley.
Dapont Succeeds Himself.
Dover, DeL, Jan. 17. In a caucus
which was attended by 30 of the 31
Republicans of the two branches of
the Deleware legislature, Henry A. Du
pcnt was again named as United States
senator from this state. He had prac
tically no opposition, only one vote be
ing cast against him.
Aldrlch Chooses Successor.
Providence, R. L, Jan. 17. The gen
eral opinion as to the nrobable out-
come of the election of a successor to
Kelson W. Aldrlch has changed some-
what and there Is a feeling that Henry
F. Llppitt, the candidate of the regu
lar Republican organization and the
(Continued on Page Nine.)
Clearest
Digest" Has Seen
of the Foreign club saw fit
Campbell Retires and New
Chief Executive of Texas
Is in Office.
INAUGURATION
VERY SIMPLE
Austin, Texas, Jan. 17. O. B. Col
quitt is" now governor' of Texas. Ac
cording to the provision of the consti
tution the oath of office was adminis
tered by chief justice Brown oC the
supreme court a Tew minutes after 12
oclock. A
Brief addresses were delivered by re
tiring governor Campbell and the new
executive, after which the ceremonies
ended.
Lieutenant governor Davidson also
took the oath of office.
At 9 oclock the gallery begran f fill
O. B. COLQUITT.
with visitors and when the hour of
inauguration arrived, standing room
was at a premium.
The legislatures were in joint ses
sion until 11:30 while workingmen were
busy putting the hall in order for the
ball tonight.
At the appointed hour senators Aus
tin, Welnart and Perkins, an drepre
sentatlves Hill, Harmon, and Powei
escorted Campbell and Colquitt to the
speaker's stand and the ceremonies
proceeded.
Colquitt in his address called upon
the legislature and citizens in gen- I
eral to follow the "golden rule" and
thereby start a season of political rest
and development.
WOODROW WILSON
OUTLINES POLICY
jtsFew Go vemor of New Jer
sey is Inaugurated He
States His Views.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 17. Woodrow
Wilson, former head of Princeton uni
versity, was today inaugurated gover
nor of thfs state. Mr. Wilson Is looked
(Continued on Page Two.)
Stage Folk's Names and Ages Are I I
Not Always What They Appear To Be N.orman r?L
Age Creeps On Apace and a Cruel Year-Book Gives It Away, While Walker.
Names May Change With the Times. '
A
CTORS are not as old as they
look, ever. Neither are they as
old as they feel. They are
exactly as old as the heartless and
cruel "World Almanac says they are.
The "World has caught the actor folks
with the goods in their possession and
neither rouge, powder nor press no
tlcesi can make the figures any differ
ent. This interesting information is
compiled and published to the world
by the New Tork newspaper's annual
almanac and encyclopedia of general
information from the age of Adam to
the official census of Lickskillet, Ind.
There are many "disillusionments"
in the page of statistical data given
under the harmless title of "The
Stage" in the 1911 year book. Every
one knows how old Sarah Bernhardt
Is, for she has made her age one of
the topics for press stories since -well,
since she was 50, which was a
few years ago. Poor Lillian Russell
has likewise been joked about in the
funny papers because of h'er semi con
cealed age limit. But who would have
thought that Henry "Woodruff, the de
bonair blonde boy who plays the col
lege hero parts in "Brown of
Harvard," and other effusions, was 42
years old and geting older all the time,
or that Viola Allen, was 42 summers
and winters all told. There It is In
plain letters, "Viola Allen, born 1869."
With more charity than was shown
for some of the other sisters of the
stage, the editor of the almanac kindly
left poor old Delia Fox out of the run-
-""&. -u. uc. o6c o Aiv. a-vu- xor a .
Prosperous, Fast Crowing,
Stable Railroad Center of
Western Panhandle.
FEW TOWNS HAVE
CROWN SO FAST
I Dalhart. Tex., Jan. 17. Few towns
In the United States -the size of Dal
hart 10 years ago have grown to the
present proportions of this city of the
plains. Situated in the center of one of
the finest sections of the famous pan
handle "Slack belt." Dalhart is the
metropolis of a trade area that is
bound to make a city.
With two transcontinental railroads
the Fort Worth and Denver and
the Rock Island already operating
through here and another road build
ing out of here eastward through the
panhandle in the direction of Oklaho
ma, Dalhart is something of a railroad
center, and, just as the railroads and
it3 logical location made El Paso, so
will these elements make Dalhart, its
people confidently believe.
From a mere village 10 years ago,
Dalhart has grown to the proportions
of a city now, with her school enrol
ment, like her population, increased
several times over in that period and
every train bringing in new settlers
for the city and surrounding country.
L.ietock and Farming.
Once a cattle region exclusively, Dal
hart is now noted also as a farming
fend trade center, and the jobbers of
'Dalhart supply country towns for a
fwide area in this region with their
merchandise. The railroads find Dal
hart the proper center from which to
route homeseekers over this promising
section of the panhandle, and, while
continuing as a valuahle livestock cen
ter, Dalhart is winning fame as the
market) place for prise corn, oats
wheat, pumpkins and other farm prod
ucts. Being tine division point of three
raroaaswtie ,fthfoyfeo Bthesegreata
steel highways of commerce contribute
largely to the support and growth of
the city.
The county seat of Dallam county,
Dalhart is the natural supply and
business point for the entire popula
tion of the county, which lends con
siderable stimulus to the retail trade.
To accommodate its business, the city
has some stores and mercantile es
tablishments as creditable as any to be
found in towns several times its size,
back in the older regions.
In Trade Teritory Alone.
Amarillo and Tucumcari on the
southeast and southwest- respectively,
are the only towns that rank anywhere
near the size of this place throughout
a wide area of country, and the trade
region of this city is therefore undis-i
puted. Real estate is about the most
active commodity of the city, and. be
ing the sales center for such 'a wide
region of country, some tremendous
sales have been closed here during the
past year, many of them reaching
above the $200,000 mark. Cattle deals
of equal magnitude have also been
closed here during the past 12 months
and cattle shipments have formed no
inconsiderable part of the railroad ton
nage out of here, while heavy farming
machinery has lead in the tonnage
shipped Into the town, this machinery
being necessary for the conversion of
the vast prairie country into comfort
able farm homes for the new settlers
that arrive on every excursion.
A Substantial County Seat.
Dalhart has a substantial county
courthouse, an opera house that ac-
fCo..anued on Page Four.)
heartless public to read and scoff at.
Out of the Kid Class.
George Ade, the supposed boy au
thor, who has made enough collateral
put of his fame to buy several black
land corn -farms, is no longer the boy
prodigy that he once was. Althougn
his open-face pictures continue to be
printed whenever he does something
noteworthy, the "gentleman from In
diana" is all of 45, according to the
almanac figures. Blanche Bates, the-
creator of the part "Bonita" In "Ari
zona," is no longer the girlish younw
thing who rides across the alkali flats
to save her sweetheart. Blanche is 3S
if she is a day, and is getting stout,
not to say faV.
Speaking of Lillian Russell, the fair
one ib exactly 51 years and would have
been older if she had not been born
in Clinton, Iowa. Mabel Taliferro is
the youngest of the better known
players, beating Elsie Janis to the
claim by one year. She was born in
1887, which was but 24 years ago, and
petitie Elsie was born In 1886, the
same year that beautiful Billie Burke
first saw the sunrise in "Washington
Our good friend, David Warfield, he
of the splendid old "Music Master," is
getting alontr in years liko his flnnhio
Herr Von Behrwig, for he is now 45 !
and it has been 30 vmtb cJt,v. k' i
gan his stage career in the San Fran
cisco music halls.
Names Are Not. "What They Seem.
But ages, interesting as Jthey are,
do not attract all of the attention in
the stage people's column of the al
manac. "With as much disillusionment
as the telling of ages, is the nnhiishinir
oi me reai names or some of the stage
Government Too Economi
cal to Do Anything for Ft.
Bliss This Year.
SOUTHWESTERN
NEWS MATTERS
Washington, D. C. Jan. 17. The re
trenchment policy which Is being so
extensively advocated by president
Taft will probably not allow the plans
for the enlargement of Fort Bliss to
be carried out this session, and the
military appropriation bill, which was
reported last Thursday, did not carry
any money for that purpose. Repre
sentatives Smith and Slayden of Texas
were both active in this cause and El
Pasoans, who have been In the city dur
ing the past week or two, did what
they could, but could not overcome the
tendency to save money which the ad
ministration nas developed in tne past
few months.
Leusburpr Dam Contract.
The reclamation service has been
authorized by the secretary of the
interior to renew its contract with the
Elephant Butte Water Users' associa
tion for the irrigation of lands under
the Leasburg diversion dam, a section
of the Elephant Butte.dam. This con
tract, which was in force last year
also, provides for the delivery of wa
ter temporarily, on a rental basis, to
about 20,000 acres, which will ulti
mately come under the big dam. -The
charge for the water has been fixed
at 10 cents an acre foot of water de
livered to the ditches.
"Want n "Well.
A petition has beenpresented to con
press by the, 'citizens of Gramma val
ley, New Mexico, asking legislation
appropriating $2000 for the construc
tion of a test well in that community.
It was referred to the committee on
territories.
Delegate Cameron, of Arizona, has
introduced a hill which, if passed, will
frtfrh"orTze"5ffire twnr Glendale, Ariz.,
to issue bonds to the amount of $10,000
for street improvement purposes.
Chihuahua Consul Confirmed.
Martin Letcher, appointed consul at
Chihuahua, Mexico, has had his ap
pointment confirmed.
Jacob N. Cohenour has been appoint
ed postmaster at Kingman, Ariz.
A bill has been introduced In con
gress by delegate Cameron, of Ari
zona, to enable the city of Phoenix to
apply the proceeds derived from the
sale of an issue of sewer bonds to
the amount of $60,000 to the purchase
of the sewer system of the Phoenix
Sewer and Drainage company.
Time Granted Homesteaders.
January 28, last year, congress went
"," tC HoV ", T"v"t& .
tlcally what amounted to a leave of
absence for several months to home
steaders In almosf all of the western i
states, and last week a bill of similar
import was passed. It is entitled an
act extending the timje for certain '
homesteaders to establish residence !
upon their lands. According to the
bill the following states are included
in the law: North and South Dakota,
Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, '
Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota, Washing
ton and Oregon and the territories of ,
Arizona and New Mexico. It provides i
that all persons who have filed declar- J
atdry statements or made homestead j
entries, where the period in which they i
were required to make entry under
their declaratory statement or the sis I
months allowed in which to establish
a residence expired after December 1.
(Continued on Page Four.)
favorites, names feat have a strange
sound and do not it at all. Think of
Maudev Adams and then think of call
ing her Maude Kiskadden. or of Rose
Coghlan as Mrs. "William Sullivan.
Sounds like her spouse, might be a
fireman or a baseball player. Elsie
.Tanis is Elsie Janis only! to the people
of the show world. The name that is
entered in the birth records opposite
her description is Bierbower, while
the Elsie Janis part is her first and
middle names. Bless her for dropping
the brewery part of her handle. There
is something charming, old-worldly
and musical about Nordica's name that
would never be associated with Mrs.
George W. Young, yet that is her real
name.
Some Romantic Tinges.
There are a number .of little ro
mances connected with the real names
of these stage people, which sound so
unreal. Ethel Barrymore is Mrs. Rus
sell G. Colt, and there is a little Colt
at fho house who keeps her busy en
tertaining him when she is not playing
at the theater. By the way, Maurice
Barrymore in reality is Herbert
Blythe. Marie Dressler's name " is
Leila Kerber. She is safd to have
changed it when she was singing Paul
Eressler's popular songs and they were
posing as sister and brother. Mabel
Hite Is the wife of big Mike Donlln,
tne oail player, ana the Kites took a
fling in vaudeville two years ago with
anything but overwhelming success.
Edna Goodrich is Mrs. Nat C. Goodwin,
but she does not expect to remain
such any longer than the divorce
courts will let her, and May Irwin, big.
fat, jolly May is Mrs. Eisfeldt. Oh,
Maj, wtiy did jou do it?
Provisional Governor of Chi
huahua Thinks Progress
'of Revolt Satisfactory.
EX-COLONEL LEADS
SONORA UPRISING
Abraham Gonzales, provisional gov
ernor of the state of Chihuahua, sat
ack in his chair and smiled. The
smile started in his eyes and spread
over his entire face. The smile flick
ered about the eyes, siezed the mouth,
and at its crest lighted the whole face,
One complete smile it was. Abraham
Gonzales, leader of th- revolutionary
party in the state of Chihuahua, knows
how to smile. For that reason he may
be a great politician or a great pa
triot. Abraham Lincoln knew how to
smile just that way, andso does Wil
liam H. Taft.
Abraham Gonzales did not explain
his smile until it had eclipsed. He had
been asked how strong were the in
surrectionary forces in the Ojinaga
district, whence he came yesterday.
"How many? Well, please allow me to
refuse to answer that question. But
I will tell you how many the federals
think there are. They think there are
about 3000." And then Abraham Gon
zales, provisional governor of the state
of Chihuahua, smiled again, that com-
plete, radiant, contagious smile. v
A Strange Combination.
Gonzales is a strange combination
of force and gentleness. He speaks j
quietly, and leaves the Impression of
ed figures he refers to a little book,
and always adds, there may be less
now, and there may be more." He is a
can of medium height, stocky In build.
His face is dark, more from the ex
posure of sun than the tint of skin,
and Ws thick, black hair is streaked
it Six. en ins nevy musiaciie
e.pyect.15 to suuw esyressiun wiien us
smiles', so complete is that smile. Edu
cated in an A'meriiSm unlyersity, the
provisional governor speaks fluent
English, and with that nlceness of ex
pression common with the foreigner.
The Mai Pao Retreat.
"Now it may be explained about that
retreat from Mai Paso and Guerrero,"
said the provisional governor. "Our
men were short of ammunition how
can men fight without amunition? A
small detachment was left behind to
harrass Navarro. You remember it was
eight days before the federal column
reached Guerrero. But now it Is dif
ferent. We have the amunition now,
and are ready to go to work again. The
Impression caused by the fall of Guer
rero, the fall without a fight, is fast
dying out. The public soon forgets Is
It not true?
3000 in Arms In Chihuahua.
"In the state of Chihuahua? Well,
there are about 3000 men in arms in
the state. That figure Is not too high.
But now the revolution has spread to
other states For example, a retaired
army colonel, named Talamantes, has
caused a successful uprising in the
Alamos district in the state of Sonora.
He began with only 150 men. and 400
soldiers dared not attack him. Now he
has about 1500 men in arms. That
same thing Is going on In other states.
You know about Chihuahua best, but
there are other states in Mexico, quite
a few more."
And then Abraham Gonzales, pro
visional governor of the state of Chi
huahua, smiled, and this time the smile
was not seen to fade.
TEXAS MEXICANS
IN EEBEL ARMY
i
Two Sanderson Men Among
Killed and Wounded in
Recent Fight.
Sanderson. Texas, Jan. 17. B. S.
O'Reillj is here from "Comstock. oppo
site which he witnessed an engagement
between the insurrectos and a compa
ny of federal Infantry and 75 rurales.
in which the former were victorious,
losing only two men and one or two in-
( Continued on Page Nine.)
SUBMARINE
Kiel, Germany, Jan. 17. The German submarine rD-3, sank: today In
Helkendorf bay, harbor of Kiel. The number of men aboard Is not known.
The snbmnrlne salvage ship Vnlkan, equipped vrlth powerful cranes, was
sent t0 the assistance of the submarine.
The commander of the .submarine communicated with the rescuers by
means of n bnoy telephone and said he and crew were inno immediate dan
ger, as the supply of oiysea wonld last 4S hours. The sinking- was caused
by the accidental filling: of the water bunkers.
The submarine was raised later and the crew rescued.
Mining Law Is Needed for
Texas; West Texas Must Act
TO CONSIDER the needs of west Texas in the way of an adequate
mining- law to develop the mineral and oil resources of the state,
a meeting will be held in. El Paso-Saiurday. Jan. 21. Everv west
Texas resident is vitally interested and ail communities should have repre
sentatives at the meeting. The biH proposed by senator Hudspefh will
be discussed and such alterations or changes as are- iieee3s.ry will be sug
gested a this time. Teasneeds a inming law. Now is the time to apt
together.
El Paso, Texas.
Tuesday Evening
January 17, 1911-12 Pages
WHOLE FAMILY
Father, Mother and Four
Children Meet Death on
the Miiabres River.
RAILROAD MAN
IS ALSO KILLED
Rains Soften the Earth and
Let Land Slide Into an
Excavation.
Silver City, N. 31., Jan. 17. Fras
cisco Cabellero, wife and four children
were killed Thursday last sear Sher
man, this county, by a. caveJn of their
adobe residence at aght, according- to
news brought here today.
Recent rains had -weakened the
walls and the heavy dirt roof. No oc
cupant escaped death. The Cabelleros
were a prominent family of" the Mim
bres section.
Charles G. Ross, .of the cons-traction
force ol the Santa Fe, was accidentally
killed four miles below town last night
by a cavein of an excavation along the
tracks. A. companion narrowly es-
j eaped.
I
TRIAL OF FRANZ
BELL IS CALLED
diC
j tUl JfaSOan b aces Murder
Charge in Los Angeles.
Selecting a Jury.
L03 Angeles, CaL, Jan. 17. Frank M.
Bell, of El Paso, is on trial In Los
Angeles for the killln
df O. P. Wida-
man on July 23 last at Artesia, near
this city. Bell is-attendedy numer
ous relatives and friends from El Paso.
The selection of a jury is still occu
pying the tfcne of the court.
The Trial Opens.
After numerous pleadings on the
part of the defendant, the trial was
finally entered into Monday afternoor.
before judge George H. Cabannis, of
San Francisco, sitting for judge 'Willis',
in department 11. for rrial yesterday
afternoon. The case promises to b&
one of the most sensational and hardest
fought murder trials in the history of
the state.
Surrounded by his attorneys, H. H.
Appel, judge T. A Kalvey, Chas.
Loomis, John H. Fleming and Col.
Tom L. Johnson, Bell appeared ner
vous and excited as the examination of
talesmen for jurors started, after a
lengthy delay.
Because judge "Willis was once con
nected with a law firm with which.
Bell had business transactions ,he con
sidered himself unqualified to sit in
the case, and called judge Cabannis of
J San Francisco, to sit for him. trading
courts during the progress of the trial.
Bell, claiming to be hounded by Yl&-
j aman, killed hrm July 24 last. , Bell
came here several ye'ars ago and his
firs trouble started when his wife filed
suit for divorce through Widamas's
law firm.
History of the Case.
B.ell Is a son of Mrs. I M. Bell, of
El Paso, and formerly owned the Pear
son hotel and other property in that
city. He married Miss Agnes Sanger
In 1904 in Los Angeles, after a court
ship on Catallna island, and, after they
lived for a time in El Paso, they re
turned here, where they separated, af
ter Bell had made a failure in the
automobile business.
Trouble In a Los Angeles 'hotel be
tween Bell, A. R. Sanger ,hls broth
erlnlaw, and "Widaman. brought mat
ters to a head and resulted In Bell's
wife declaring she would never liva
with him again. A shot was fired In
Bell's room at the hotel. He claimed
the two men tried to kill him because
he would not deed all his property to
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