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EL PASO, TEXAS, Wednesday Evening, December 11, 19-1 216 Page TWO SECTIONS TODAY. ASSOCIATED PRESS Leased Wire WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer Thursday. ELS SLIP Are Moving Towards Casas Grandes, From Which the Federal Troops Came. FEDERALS ARE NOW ALONG THE CENTRAL Now that the federals have been transferred to the Mexican Central from the Casas Grandes district, move ment of the combined rebel forces into he Casas Grandes district has begun. Ranchmsn arriving today from the Hanto Domingo ranch report that the rebels were encamped Monday near Carmen, midway between Gallego, on the Mexican Central railway. and Tt arson, on the Mexico North Western railway. The rebels' location at Car r. en is verified by an official govern ment report. They say the forces jmprise the groups under Caraveo, .-alazar, Rojas and Porras, which re Ofntly mobilized about Gellego, where the passenger train was attacked last wetk This move by the rebels throws the federal forces proceeding over the Central by rail north from Chihuahua ,ty and Juarez in positions of lit tle value for work against the rebels. Gen. Jose de la Luz Blanco, who left Ju arez last week remains in thevidntyof Moctezurna, and so far has not de trained any of his cavalry to pursue tne rebels. The rebel move evidently has been made on receipt of news that "lanco had removed his force from the" .orth Western line to escort the worlj fain operating below Juarez. By crossing to the North Western railway, the rebels, whose combined strength is estimated at more than 100. will have entered the territory rast protected by federal troops. At t'asas Grandes, which is admittedly more desired than Juarez, are gar risoned about 600 federals', while 3H are stationed at Madera. At Guzman, tc the north, are ISA men. while 168 cavalry are stationed at Ascencion, off the railway near the Guzman station. CAMPA IS TAKEN TO PHOENIX FOR TRIAL Phoenix, Ariz.. Dec 11. Gen. Bmllio Cc mpa appeared before the Maricopa county superior court this afternoon on hafceas corpus proceedings. He was brought here last night from Tucson, where he has been for several weeks in the Pima county prison. The appli cation for habeas corpus was made two vs eehs bwn- tbe-retra tiiM. "ORHrpW: had been held more than 64 days on a charge of being a revolutionist, with out the Mexican government taking una! action in the matter of extra dition. After the application was made a charge that Caropa committed mur der In Mexico was filed. If Cam pa ob-1 trans the writ, he will 'still be held J urder the second charge. MEXICO FAILS TO GET FORMER CAAANEA MAYOR Mexico City. Mex.. Dec 11. The Mexican government has failed to pro i ure the extradition of former mayor H'uardo Arnold, of Cananea. Arnold, who is of American extrac tion, was a prominent factor in north ( m Mexico during the Diaz regime, . l t was forced to leave during the Madero revolution. The government caused his arrest in California on the charge of embezzlement of public funds. THREATEN LIFE OF WnODROW WILSON I VY UViXSV W W1UDU11 f Newark, N. J., Dec 11. Three resi dents of Wharton vrere arrested at Dover, this state, charged with writing a letter threatening president-elect Wilson with death unless he caused JSftOO in gold to be left for them in a designated unoccupied house in Whar ton. The men arrested are Peter Dunn, 24 Mars old. his brother Jacob,, 26. and fc' lv Davenport, 42. They were brought to Newark, where Vnited States commissioner Stockton i ommitted them to jail in default of $?n00 bail each for examination on Monday. The postoffice inspector who made the arrest accuses Jacob of having done the writing. 4"f-' . CHAMIZAL MATTER IS HELD IN ABEYANCE. Washington, D. C Dec 11. The supreme court will leave unsettled for the present at least, the question of whether tie Chamizal zone at Kl Paso. Tex., is In the United" -States or Mexico. The court today sent back to the federal court for u-istern Teas. the case In which the title of the two nations to the zone was raised, because of failure to print the record. The Texas court held that the dis pute was a matter for diplo matic and not for judicial deter mination. 4-i-u 5 4" A 4- 4- 4' 4'4 4' ' M MM FEDERALS BULL MOOSE PREDICT ROOSEVELT SCORES REPUBLICAN PARTY ' 1 VICTORY A T Chicago. Ill, -jDec 11. Committee meetings and a love feast for Progres sives without official position occu pied the time of the new party mem ners at the second day of their confer- nee today. Speakers from many different sec tions, of the country made five minute addresses at the love feast, which was icerv enthusiastic. Pi-cdictions of a Progressive victory four years hence were greetea witn cneers. The gathering applauded and shout- ! ed when Oscar R. Hundley, of Ala- lama, declared: "In Alabama the Republican party is marked with the brand of Cain because it attempted to murder its political brother." He also declared that "Alabama now has two Lorimer senators." Congressman elect Henry W. Temple, , of the 24th Pennsylvania district, re Mewed the fight in his state. He de clared that in the next campaign op- ponents of the Progressives would f.i,d tibletnan the administration persecu u impossible to put as many obstruc- tion of Mrs Helen Longstreet. the ions in tne pain or me new party as 1 ' nev did during the last campaign. Mem be s of two committees were ap- 1 - "itcd as rouows: News serice committee Alexander . Americans in Mexico Point Out Inconsistency of the United States's Action. FEDERALS FAVORED; REBELS INCENSED Washington, D. C Dec. 11. W. S. Pence, of Chicago; H. S. Stephenson, of Los Angeles, and E. K. Warren, of i Three Oaks, Mich., having interests in Mexico,, have protested to the state department ahout what they claim is the practice of the United States in per mitting exports of arms and ammuni tion to the Madero soldiers in Mexico. The three men recently appeared be fore the senate committee headed by senator William Alden Smith, inves tigating whether the revolutions in Mexico have been fomented or aided by Americana. The three men pointed out that the effect of the application of such rules forces the rebels to levy upon Amer icans in Mexico by a system of forced loans or ransoms to procure weapons of war. They have urged upon the state department that the only means ? iS-iKB irf S.i iy"iy was, lo r"urn of arms and ammunition to both sides without restriction It has been pointed out by state de partment officials that under the re cent neutrality proclamation the gov ernment is absolutely 'prohibited from permitting war supplies to go to the insurgents. JDE.MBS AMERICAN- AID TO MADERO REVOLUTION Washington, D. C Dec 11 Testi- I mAnv tiio tViA u.viron ..mi .. .i n. ic.o ' who overthrew president Diaz received j elded to withdraw all parafine base no aid directly or indirectly through I crude oiis from the fuel market and American sources was given by Sher- ' refine them into gasoline ind other by burn E. Hopkins, formerly legal adviser ; products, such as lubricants and para of the Madero revolutionary commis- I fine. This decision was arrived at Sinn in WajMiInprtnn In IQln-11 hnfnrA t -. , . i..l. .-i . 7T- - i.r . --.---;'.- i .thY.-r"tS---aSiftgS"5 whether American interests incited re bellion in that country. This information was elicited from Mr. Hopkins through questions by ' made by rerining thaa could be od raembers of the committee r)eiirneri tn tained from the sale -f tne crude pro- ! ascertain whether the Standard Oil , company or tne waters-fierce uu The wltneee rienljMl -iif- althar t these interests had contributed and pected to revolutionize the mahufac sald the revolution was financed only ' turlng and railroad business through by the Madero family and Mexican out the country. Especially will it af- citizens. Mr. Hopkins told the committee his connection with the movement was only I of a legal and diplomatic nature. As to tne purchase of arms and munitions of war and their shipment to the revo lutionists. Mr. Hopkins said he had nothing to do. He denied that any loans were floated in the interests of the movement. Mr. Hopkins qajd ha; had no direct or indirect interest in 1 any Mexican concessions. TJ. S. DRINKS MOST OF WORLD'S COFFEE . TVaBhinirton. D. C. Dec. 11. The secretary of airriculture issued a bulle- tin on the coffee industry todav In the world's production of coffee Brazil holds the preeminent place. In 1SW) the exports from Brazil amounted to 1720 pounds: they have steadily in creased until in 1909 they were more than 2.250.000,000 pounds. Venezuela and Columbia rank next in amount produced, each growing in the neighborhood of 10O.GO0.000 pounds annually. Mexico, the Central American states, and the Dutch East Indies,, also produce large quantities. The only coffee produced in the United States is ETown in Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippine Islands. In the total amount of coffee con sumed, the United States leads all other countries by a wide margin. The imports amount to over 1.000.000,000 pounds annually. DENY THAT LOUIS HEEP SAID AUSTIN HAS MENINGITIS In the two years that Louis Heep, a' student at the university of Texas at Austin. Tex., has spent at that place, he has never mentioned the "word meningitis in any letter written to anyone in El Paso, according to his mother. Mrs. A. C. Heeo. who lives at 1518 Mnndy avenue. "He has never used the word, nor even referred to that disease," stated M-s. Heep. "The report that he wrote hat there was meningitis at Austin, I know is not true." an emoJove of the city. -marfe the statement to a Herald re- porter Tuesday mornlnc that Heep had written a letter In which he -stated there were 10 cases of meningitis in. the neighborhood in which he lived. This was printed in The Herald Tuesday and led to the denial today by Mrs. Heep. OKI.AH03IA TROO-S MAY SETTLE FIGHT OVBR COUNTY SEAT. Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec 11. Gov ernor Cruce today awaited further news before ordering the militia to Jay, where trouble was threatened over the location of the county seat of Delaware county. The governor has received Informa tion that a clash between the con tending factions was narorwly averted yesterday and that there is likelihood of serious trouble today. The telephone lines to Jay, which were cut last night, have not been restored. LOVE FEAST C. Moore, of Pennsylvania: G. B. Daniel, of California; N. T. Chorson, of Nebraska; James Ferris, of Illinois; Henry J. Allen, of Kansas. PnhliMtv MimmlttAP TC A TMitlrunn of California; George Fitch, of Hlinois; William Allen White nf TTnn!oS. Hughes Abbott, of New York. "Izrnol.Ii- Enilin of r.rrnt ritrv Srt RoosS oeakine at thfan,- I ! ily dinner of the delegates to the con- , ference declared that the Renubliean I administration was spending its last j days in punishing small postmasters who hadioined the Progressive cause. 1 iicvci u urac uecu a more iiiuuie ending to a once great political party. Col. Roosevelt said. "It's after elec- wuu. 1UC auiuilliawanuu IS NUC irom I everything but Incurring 'the hearty I contemnt of all irood men and all e-ooS contempt of all good men and all good women. It could not get at any of the big peoole and so the administration is working out its spite on the small ones. I "m17 r 4 9 trt rk fn aa& iwt,v widow of Gen. Longstreet, who has been a Georgia postmaster and who had the courasre and hiprh mindedness to I endorse the things for which the Pro- gressive party stands?" he asked. FUEL OIL IS TAKEN OFF MET Will Be Refined Into Gaso lineThis City Is Not Af fected by Change, PLENTY OF FUEL OIL FOR EL PASO Again the Standard Oil company is planning to withdraw all of the crude petroleum from the market to refine it for gasoline to keep the automobile going. The reported withdrawal of the crude product from the oil market, which originated with the Iron Trade Review, has come back in the form of a report that the Standard had offered -the Santa Fe railroad system a bonus of $190,000 for its present cirtontraci and also of fered to convert tfte oil ourntng loco motives into c-al burners free for the railroad if it would relinquish the con tract which it has with the Standard for the delivery of crude oil on the en tire system. The withdrawing of crude oil by the Standard company Is admitted by local oil men. Inc'uding those who represent companies closely affiliated with the standard. The reasoj. for this lmpor- that the demand for gaso line and higher distillates is so much greater than the present supply that the companies, Including the Standard and its subsidiary companies.-have been unable to meet this demand. Gasoline Is Array Up. The result has been an increase In the price of gasoline from 14 to lo cents. Even with the increased price or tne product, the acmand continues to IncrA5u. until tile StAndarri has de- aiier a series ui tuiimusuve inuuiaivry , experiments by the Standard's staff of I chemists. In these tests it was demon- strated. that a better price, could be duct, even in large quan'ities. To Revolutionize Manufacturing. BlJ'l e "L1,": feet the steel trade, asjtrude oil is now used almost exclusively in thp great steel plants of the country. Acting upon the first report of this Standard move, one Milwaukee steel plant in creased the cost of crucible steel cast ings $13 a tou. Another plant placed orders immediately attar- Jh circula tion of thereaort forJ. jT.t producers for the plant. The revolu tion in the oil industry is expected to work a particular hardship on the cru cible steel industry, as these plants win experience great difficulty in operating "hout the use of crude oil Kl Pniin Mnnnfapfnrlnr Sltnntlnn- ! Locally, no Immediate effect Is ex- ... ,.., .t, ..,.... !.., ?5TTnTEI Paso srneHer s! on an tion. The 1 Paso smelter uses on an average of eight cars of oil each day l for the various branches of its big dears'- coM6 anS wUf flifH jears contraot ana mis win D nuea , irom tne xexas neias wnicn are saia to be more desirable for fuel than for refining. The city of EI Paso, whieh is the second largest consumer of crude oil. also has a contract for three years, made Nov. 5, and which expires Nov. 6. , 1915. This oil is for the city water- ; works, and the sewage disposal plant, j The City's Oil Contract. ' The contract was a private one, made by mayor C E. Kelly. The bids sub- j mitted for oil after the city engineer J had reported favorably upon this as the best fuel, were for S1.43 3-4 Der barrel. ! j mayor Kelly says. The Magnolia Petroleum company, of which D. C. Boqth. ex-city auditor, Is local man- i ager, auumuteu a lower uiu ui ji.iu uuu tne mayor contractea tor tne oeiivery of 150,060 barrels, to be supplied with in the three years with an option of getting 175,000 barrels at the same price per barrel. The El Paso Refining company also uses a quantity of crude oil in its plant but it also has a contract for three years with two yet to run. The El Paso foundry changed frormofl to coal for fuel several months ago. The Electric Railway comsanv also chanced i from oil to coal last year. Docs Not Affect El Paso Fuel. Local oil men who have been study ing the national oil situation, say that the contemplated withdrawal of fuel oil ..... i ri.. tn r , j!-M I effect upon the fuel supply in El Paso. I The Texas oil fields are producing oil ' to sUDDlr this field for the nresent and I much Mexican crude oil is also being shipped into the trulf Dorts. is said to have nnlv a email amnnnt nf iiiis on Saraffine in It, being of asphaltum base. For this reason It is not desir able for refining and can best be used for fuel purposes. . Mexican Crude Oil For El Paso. With the withdrawal of oil in other fields, much of this Mexican crude is expected to be shipped to this country, and. .as El Paso is on the border and a rail port of entry, it will be assured a supply of fuel oil for many years, local oil men say. One effect the changa may have, however, will be to bring in the Toyah and Dayton, N. M.. fields, which have not yet been developed. They are said to be high grade oil fields and, with the increased demand for refining oil, these fields may be opened. The contemplated change is extiected to affect the Oklahoma. Illi nois, Indiana, Ohio- and Pennsylvania fields, where parafflne base oils are nroduced. and not the California or the Texas fields to any extent 1 All Bent on Making Gasoline. Millions are being spent in the erec tion of additional refineries to care for the crude oil which Is to be with drawn from the open market. The de mand for gasoline for autos and in ternal combustion engines continues to increase rapidly. Contracts for delivery of gasoline at 14 cents were made in El Paso last year but cannot be renewed for Jess than 18 cents at the present time. The Texas company is said to , nave ccmeu 10 maKe napntna, preierring ' to USe the oil fnr e-stenlfne manufflr. tur.f une company had 62,000.000 gallons of irasoline in reserve this J'1" b. has had to withdraw a great paX' h ""8 to supply the trade, as the ?ri?. have been unable to produce au lnat- ls Dn5 "ea- x Mcr Change to OH. In line with the reported readjust ment of the fuel market, resulting from the withdrawal of fuel oil from the marKet. tne fl. H. K- S. A rn.ilron.il company has been obtaining estimates 1 on coal from the New rrexico and Colo- nii. ellc fnr nee nn ita ene-inec tn Ef? "y ff OTJ , w !?.?if J2 Place ot ?" Tl,e G. H. owns large- holdings in the Texas field and Its contemplated change tends to substan tiate the reported move on the part of the Standard. The Southern Pacific will not be affected on its coast lines, railroad men say. for the company owns extensive fields in California. I J. W. Curd has sold to B. S. Fitz 1 gerald lots 17 to 21, in block 2, Grand- view addition, for ?2,800. Money Trust Investigation Shows Big Sum Realized Yearly in New York. NEW ANTI-TRUST LAWS TO BE MADE Washington. D. C Dec 11. Walter B. Frew, chairman of the New York clearing house committee, today re sumed the stand before the house money rust investigating" committee, Samuel Untermyer. counsel for the committee, had concluded his examina- tion of Mr. Frew, but the banker de- sired to discuss further his vie ivs of clearing regulations which cause banks tt ihnr a flvpri rate for the eollee- j tion of out of town checks. Chairman l'u jo announced tnar me raramiuee had decided to allow Mr. Frew to make an explanation. Mr. Frew put into the record a re port by the committee on Inland ex change of the clearing house, showing the cost of and the. cnarge for making out of town collections during 1911. Ills Profit oh Collections. The report showed a profit to the banks of such collection charges of $97,000 for the year. It showed total charges for collections as $2,139,551 and the cost of making collections as 51.176,162. In addition to the cost of collection. the report also charges JS69.619.5S for a share of rent, postage, salaries, etc, and $296,640 as loss of Interest. Mr. Untermyer confronted the wit ness with a letter, from Frank A. Van derlip, the New York banker, declar ing that the banks lost about $2,000. 00i a year on out of town collection. Mr. Frew denied emDhatieally that he ever knew of the New York banks t refusing to allow the country Tanks to withdraw tneir tunas aunng tne iu panic. Expert Giles Figures. Operations on the New York ex change -were then detailed by Lawrence W. Schudder, accountant for the com mittee, who produced elaborate sta tistics to show the operations in 1 active stocks since 1996. . Mr. ITntermyer led Mr. Schudder through a series of questions. The. wit- ' ness presented tables and figures te qhnm that the entire canit.n.1 stock of -how "thaTthT entire capital Wk of some concerns naa oeen turnea over t eight or 16 times a year, wblle about-, 8 percent of the sales generally were j benafide transfers. The committee has concluded its in vestigation of the clearing house situ ation, counsel Untermyer announced. Besides W. E. Frew, F. K. Lister, of the New York clearing hous. also ex- ' olained a revort on exchange charge for out of town checks made by t in Wind iiitiiaPt committee of. the clear ing npuEe. Government Ownership of Roads. "Unless the situation in Massachu u.to o reliever! MnsTMS will be called upon to seriously consider glv- ,' , lng tne people government ownersmp ; of railroads," declared representative Mirrrftv todav. as the house rules com- nj1"6 cm2u,d,d ?J1"i JaSF,S?iS i of New Ennrland Etnto and city retire- i sentatives for an investigation, of the , 1 ."AeX-otTon monbp- railwa s auegea transportation monop Questions asked by members of the Jff 0mo . inrticdtn that a New Yrtrlr Keirr HaWtl A HflrtlOm I -y""""" .?."vr.rr -- i..-Tioti7; Z magoniy win '"""'"",""."' the siih-cnmmittee of the house inter state and foreign commerce committee instead of by a special committee as proposed in the. O'Shaughnessy resolu tion, now under consideration. Senate and House. When the senate met at noon, it was announced that the Interstate com merce commission would be called on to frame new anti-trust laws. The omnibus claims bill was taken up. tee announced dates of tariff hearings, j rrt, -KTa-nr Waton 1 n ve st I Eratf n ir hear- The nouse ways ana means tuumui The New Haven Investigating hear ings continued before the rules com mittee. Boland On the Stand. William P. Boland, of Scranton. Pa., the man charged bby Judge Archbald with having organized a conspiracy that resulted in Judge Archbald's Im peachment and his present trial before the senate, admitted on the witness stand in the senate yesterday that he had suggested the various steps by which Judge Archbald was connected with the deal for the Katydid refuse coal dump, in order to "check up Judge Archbald." 'T wanted to button up judge Archbald," he said shaking his finger at the accused jurist, who sat in front of him. I wanted to show he was the Kind of a man he is. These admissions were interspersed with the vigorous denunciation of juage Arcnoaia oy Jir. .duiu.hu corrunt iudsre and charges that judge Archbald had been "working for the railroads." , An-iiTcra With Denunciation, j Repeated demands were made by judge Archbald's attorney that Mr. Boland be required to "answer ques tions directly, but, notwithstanding cautions from senator Bacon, presid ing, he embodied in his replies sweep ing charges against judge Archbald and frank admissions that he set out to get hold of everything he could that would help in "showing up" judge Archbald. The testimony of Boland centered chiefly about the case of the Marion Coal company, of which they were chief owners, embraced in the second article of Impeachment. Mr. Boland said he believed judge Archbald had used his influence to attempt to bring about a settlement of a case between the Marion Coal company and the Lackawanna railroad. Why Demurrer Was Overruled. He admitted he had told attorney general Wickersham and members cf the interstate commerce commission that he believed judge Archbald had overruled the demurrer of tho Marlon Coal company because Boland had re fused to discount Judge Archbald's note. When pressured for evidence to prove this, he said he had been re peatedly told by E. J. Williams, the associate of judge Archbald in coal land operations, that It would have been "better for him" if he had dis counted the note. ''JVhere did you get your informa tion about Judge Archbald?" attornev Worthington asked. "Mr. Williams would tell me what was going to happen and would tell me of the influence behind judge Archbald," Boland replied. "Then. I began to check up the judge. I got information from his associates as to what he was doing for the railroads." Tried to Use the Judge Himself. "Did you send E. J. Williams to get judge Archbald to write a letter to W. A May, urging that they give Mr. Williams an option on the Katydid dump?" "Yes, I did," Mr. Boland answered. "Did you afterwards suggest to Wil liams that he get judge Archbald to go to New York to see Erie offi cials"" 1 think I did," Boland replied. CASEY JURY IS REPORTED IN DEADLOCK Foreman Tells Judge It Is Impossible to Reach a Verdict. FIVE ARE SAID TO FAVOR ACQUITTAL Indications are that the Jury of the 34th district court, which has the case of John P. Casey, jr., charged with the murder of his brotherinlaw, Wilfiam J. j Amberson, under advisement, will neT- er arrive at a verdict, and will be dls- j I charged Thursday at noon. It is un- J derstood that when the jurors returned . j to the courthouse at 7 oclock Tuesday j i night they stood: seven for conviction, i anrt flvo fnr ncmiittaL The Jury left the i court room with the case at 6:20 oclock, xuesoay niiernoon, aiter iiavius jb- celved tne cnarge oi juage uan jo. i Jackson, of the 34th district court, and it is probable that standing was at tained on the first ballot, taken at 6 oclock, before the jurors went out for their supper. , j Farlv Wodnesdav morning the jurors I intimated that they desired to report to judge Jackson, and 'the officers of the court telephoned for both the at tnrnnvs for the state and defence. Casey, the defendant, was brought into i the court room shortly after 9 oclock. He shook hands with his attorney. Tom Lea. and several of his friends. He asked if the jury had "done any- thing," and then missing judge T. A. i Falvey, also one of his attorneys, he ' asked Lea: "Is Falvey coming down?" C. F. Hunt was in the court room before Casey was brought in. Mrs. Casey, the defendant's wife, arrived later. At 9:30 oelock the Jurors filed Into the court room and took their seats in i the jury box. There were few specta- I tors in the room. Judge Jackson I turned to the jury: "Gentlemen have you reached a verdict," he asked. The i usual stillness that precedes such an Interrogation in criminal cases was ap- ( parent. The defendant was seated by , his wife, smoking a pipe. He was gaz- inje at the floor. , I F. W. McConnell, foreman of the jury. ! -oo "We have not" he said. Judge Jackson then told the Jury he would have to send it back to reconsider the -,-n T hue to state, vour honor." said Mr. McConnell. "that it te impossible for this Jury to ever agree." Judge Jackson instructed deputy sheriff George Vellagas -to retire -with the jury. Casey was taken 'back to the county jail. Charge to the Jury- District attorney Joseph M. Noalon, ' iJ!&&5332&mm,3Mi I judge Jackeon read Ms charge, which I consisted of 11 typewritten pages, to , tne jury. ine ennrge wa me uuiu i mnrder charae deallnc WIU1 muraer in , the first and second degrees, provoking j a difficulty, ana mansiaugnter wuu ure elements of self-defence, with the ex- . , v, liirv -nya tjTiecinllv charged on the proposition of the evi- i , , . ... ,i ., triii a , ""h'" ". "", tht the &7- ic, .. .. - --e - ---- -- ceased. William J. Amberson. had made I Vf . , remarks to Mrs. Casey. That prtfheXrge read:f "you should i,.ii. mm the evidence that the de- rr"r..x VL ."" ,,i, fenfianL John P. Casey, sought an in terview with the deceased, with no hos tile intention, but simply to demand an expanation of an insult to his female ...c... 1 -..n. cT.vi,1 en hallova nnri ' that for said purpose he had armed himself with a gun, not to provoke a riffflfmltv nor to oroduce an occasion for Injuring-the deceased, but to act. If necessary, in seii uwcuw:, ,mou ou ... that event, he had a rleht to so arm himself and seek said explanation, and if, at the time of tie homicide, the de- .uua inil Jack Amberson. or either of ' them, if you snouia una irom tne evi- dencethat they were acting together therein, assaulted the defendant with a Tiistol or nlstols in such manner as to create In the defendant's mind a ret- sonable apprehension of deatn or se rious bodily Injury, and acting upon such reasonable apprehension, defend ant fired the fatal shot, then he would be justified upon the ground of self defence" The court also charged the jury that if the defendant called on the deceaseo. for the purpose of provoking a diffi culty, with the intent to kill him. he wou)d be deprived of his right of self- ' The case had been on trial six actual days before itwas finally given to the jury. Casey's second trial, after he succeeded in gaining a continuance on October 21, was set down for December 4. Two days were taken up in securing a jury. Out of the first venire of 260 men ordered, 149 were secured. Out of that number seven were chosen as jurors. The remaining five men were obtained out of the 100 additional men ordered by the court On the morning of December 6 the evidence in the case was gone into. The state rested late that afternoon. The opening argument for the state was made Monday afternoon by assist ant district attorney R. E. Thomason, who was followed by Tom Lea for the defence. DEAD BODY OF A BABY IS JOUND In an uncovered ten-pound lard bucket at the side of the Washington park street car tracks in the 48-00 block on Alameda avenue, patrolman Duran Tuesday atfernoon at 5:30 oclock found the nude body of a white baby girl. When and who left the child still remains a mystery to the detectives, who are making lnvestiga- Coroner E. B. McClintock, who viewed the bodv, stated that while he had not rendered his verdict in the case, he was of the opinion that the child was of premature birth. HYDE IS SENTENCED ON BRIBERY CHARGE New York. N. Y., Dec. 11. Charles H. Hyde, former citv chamberlain, con victed of bribery in connection with the manipulation of city funds, was sentenced by Justice Goft today to not more than three years and six months and not less than two years in tho state's prison. The Justjce. however, issued a stay of execution agreeing to admit the pris oner to $25,000 ball, pending argument of his appeal. PRESIDEXT TAFT WILL ST VRT FOR PAN AM OS DECEMBER 13. Washington. P. C. Dec. 11. Presi dent Taft will leave Washington at m'dnight Dec 19 for Kev West. Fla.. whence he will sail on the afternoon of Dec 21 for Panama on the battle shiD Arkansas Mrs. Taft. secretary Hilles. C P Taft. the president's brother, and probably several other persons will be in the party The president is expected to reach Wash ing on the return trip Big Irrigation Project to Aid Arizona Mining,' Too; Birds on Wires INTERFERE WITH TRANSMISSION LINE Phoenix. Ariz Dec 11. Contracts to' supply the mining companies near Mi ami and Magna with electric power on terms that -will return to the project hundreds of thousands of dollars an nually, has been made by the United States reclamation service for the Salt river project During the month announcements have been made of great economic importance to the entire project in con nection with these power lines, for the building of which surveys are now un der way, and the remodeling of the Roosevelt-Phoenix line that has been in commission some time. Experience has demonstrated that the interference with the service on the Boosevelt-Phoenix line has resulted mainly from the perching of large birds on the poles, which, by extending their wings until they touched two wires, have short circuited and burned out the line. It has been decided to re model the line by elevating the pres ent poles, or towers, somewhat, and attaching the wires by "suspension" in sulation. The towers and crossarms will then be above the wires so birds perched thereon cannot reach them, nor can they, stttin on . one wire, reach another. This remodeling will cost considera ble money, but it will also- make neces sary about one-third of the towers now in use. The Miami and Magna line3 are to be built by the purchasers of the power and not at the expense of the project. The- towers to be dis carded by the Roosevelt-Phoenix line will be utilized in the construction of the new lines and the project reim bursed to the extent of their, value. It is estimated that the salvage thus secured will just about offset the ex pense of remodeling the Roosevelt Phoenix lino which will then be equipped in the most up to date man ner and better service assured. SERVIA INSISTS ON ADRIATIC PORT Servian Troops Will Remain to the Territory They Have Conquered In Spite of Austria's Menaces. s Paris. FJrance, Dec 11. Servia will insist on obtaining a port on the Adri atic Sea. for a maritime outlet' "is" the life and the future of Servia, according tsfWxprewfcH ekvitefe, the princi pal Servian peace plenipotentiary, who is now on his way to London. He made this declaration in an interview- with a correspondent of the Temps and-added that Servia -was surprised by the enig matic and disquieting attitude of Aus tria. In spite of the menaces of Austria, he said, Servia was leaving her troops in the territory they had already con quered. AMBASSADORS OF POWERS t WILL CONFER AT LONDON London. England. Dec 11. A not over optimistic view of the Internation al situation was expressed by sir Ed ward Grey, the British foreign secre tary, when he formally announced In the house of commons this afternoon that ambassadors of the great powers would meet in London simultaneously with the plenipotentiaries of Turkey and the Balkan states, who are to dis cuss peaco here Sir Edward defined the object of am bassadors gathering as "an Informal and non-committal consultation which Is. of course, an indication that the European powers are not yet sure that a solution of all the difficulties are in sight" AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY STARTS FOR UNITED STATES Constantinople, Turkoy, Dec 11. Ambassador and Mrs. Rockhill will leave shortly for Rome They had in tended leaving here two months ago but were delayed by the war. The ambassador has expressed the belief that the peace conference at London will result satisfactorily and for this reason he is satisfied to start for the United States. DECIDED NOT TO PRINT ROOSEVELT'S COMMENTS. Boise. Idaho, Dec 11. Jn the Capital-News, the afternoon paper here, the text of Col. Roosevelt's remarks at Chicago yesterday concerning the action 'of the Idaho supreme court in citing the Capital-News publishers for .contempt of court did not appear. A full report of the colonel's speech, de nouncing the court was in the office of the newspaper, but only the intro duction -was printed, with this addi tion: "The Associated Press report of CoL Roosevelt's, speech at this point con tained his farther reference to the above decision and the fact that his message to the people of IdaBo was published in the Capital-News of Boise and that the publisher and editor were cited for contempt The report was submitted to the attorneys or the Capital-News and, acting upon their advice, that its publication iu Idaho would be a further and addi tional contempt punishable by the su preme court of this state, the balance of the speech is herewith suppressed." Stores Brimful of Practical Gifts Get ready! A bumper gift crop is ripe for harvesting After months of preparation the newest, brightest, and choicest Christ mas merchandise has been gathered in brilliant array at Ell Paso's leading stores. Do your holiday shopping early early in the ky and early in December. Everything is in your favor now. The assortments are complete, the variety at its best, and everything "just out" of the boxes, packages, and wrappings. Read the Christmas news in THE HERALD'S advertise ments closely and constantly every day. It is the most important news in the, paper, featuring thousands of gift-giving sugges tions,, enabling you to pick and choose all your gifts in die quiet of your home. Make out your gift list with the aid of THE HERALD'S advertisements. You will be sure then of selecting the mest suit able Christmas presents and purchasing them at the most reliable stores and to the best advantage. (Copyrighted, 1912, by J. P. Fallon.) WITNESS HELD ON PERJURY Detroit Man Denies Author ship of Letter in Dynamite Conspiracy Case. FAILS TO GIVE BOND AND IS SENT TO JAIL Indianapolis, Ind., Dec 11. William H. Quigley. of Detroit business agent of the Carpenters' union, was today held to the federal grand jury on the charge of perjury as a witness In the "dynamite conspiracy" trial He was taken into custody by a deputy United States' marshal, and on failure to give bond was taken to JaiL The charges developed over a, letter alleged to refer to proposed explosions at Detroit in 1910. The letter, which, the government stated was procured at Detroit was stated to have been writ ten by Quigley. Herbert Wood, s, handwriting expert testified the letter was In Quigley's handwriting. Quigley took the stand and said the handwriting-was not his and that the signature was a forgery. District attorney Mil ler refused to dismiss Quigley, whose arrest followed. The letter was addressed to Hiram Cline, of Munice, Ind., national organ izer for the Carpenters' union, and stated that proposed Detroit explosions, which local officials of the Carpenters. Machinists and Iron Workers' unions were alleged Jointly to have plotted, had been called off. because Charles Wachtmelster, an iron worker, had. "talked too much." Another Defendant on Stand. As the 14th of the 41 defendants appear in his own behalf. Michael J. Cunnane, a Philadelphia official of the International Association of Bridga and Structural Iron Workers, testified. He asserted he had been associated with J. "J. McNamara, president Frank; M. Ryan and other officials of the union but he never had discussed with them any plans for the use of violence or dynamite jobs. "Before McNamara was taken to Los Angeles had you any knowledge that dynamite or nitroglycerin was used on non-union jobs?" asked William A. Gray, counsel for Cunnane "Never, heard of it till McNamara'a arrest" Cunnane said his appearance before the International union's executive board was not to "discuss dynamiting, but in connection with proposed "local option" for the Philadelphia union so the members might work for con tractors who maintained union shops locally regardless of the strike Deny Plot at Detroit. Testimony bv Robert G. M. Ross that offletels of various trades union tn De troit in June, 1910, formed a plot to cause a "series of explosions 1b that city against noa-union -fobs was dis puted by other witneeees- Ross also said that Charles Wacht melster, business agent for the iron workers' union, received $100 from the .carpenters' . union toward the' expense. but that explosions were postooned be cause Wachtmelster "taiked too much." Several other witnesses who said they were present at the meeting re ferred to by Ross, denied Ross's testi mony that the union officials met be cause they "were frightened." "Ross came to that meetintr and we asked him why he had been circulating reports that we were going to be ar rested?" William H. Quigley said. "He apologised. He said he was a sheet metal worker and we asked him how he was making a living. He de clared a congressman was paying him to do political work." Wachtmelster testified he never had received 575 as a part of a fund to pay for explosions, and he never had a "black eve." as It was said he re ceived for "talking too much." He said he and Hockin had visited a non-union, job in an effort to have It unionized, but he knew nothing of exnlosions. "Did you ever hear of Hockin beinff arrested in connection with an explo sion in Detroit in June 1997?" asked district attorney Miller. "I never heard 'of it" Wachtmeistec replied. ALLEN CONVICTED OF 3MEANSLATTGHTEE Wytheville Va.. Dec 11 Sidna Allen, leader of the Hillsvllle gunmen, who shot up the Carroll county court and killed five persons, was convicted to day of involuntary manslaughter. The jury fixed his punishment at five years imprisonment He was on trial on a first Megree murder indictment for tho killing of commonwealth attomes! Foster. FORNOFF AGAIN AT .HEAD OF POLICEMEN Santa Fe. N. ML, Dec II. Governor W. C McDonald today named the fol lowing as members of the state mounted police: Fred Fornoff, captain. in command, reappointed; Jno. A. Beat of Denting, promoted to be sergeant second in command; C. F. Lambert. A. Hunter, regulars, and J. H. McHughes and J. A. Street specials; Gus Kock, clerk. TAFT CONSIDERS OFFER OF PROFESSORSHIP AT YALE Washington, D. C Dec 11- Presi dent Taft Is considering aRjffer of the Kent professorship at the "Sale Law school The place, which has been va cant for several years and was last filled by Prof. Phelps, at one time American minister to Great Britain, has been formally tendered to Mr. Taft and he has talked over the offer with his cabinet but arrived at no decision. The Kent endowment pays $6000 a year.