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EL PASO HERALD it Fill TO MS ASSERTS JUS Arizona Attorney General Says Sims Can't Save Condemned Man. pi uemx. Ariz... Nov 2. Attorney general Wiley Jones claims that at this late da neither the superintendent ot i n prison nor the prison physician has . The power to save W. H. Fa 1 tin by Making affidavit that they believe him tu be insane. In case the execution Is :jit carried out ton orro Jon-s said, warden Sims will be arrested for con t mpt of court. The hoard of pardons yesterday re 'j&eU to grant a sta of execution in ?altia case and the date of his hang rp in the Florence prison is set for to i" or row Isfcanlty 11 rn, May sale Him. Tt wab discovered j esterda tliat par agraph 1141. title 10. penal code of Arizona reads as follows. ' If. arter the delivery to the super JJT- i't-ndent lor execution, mere is sow. ecson to believe that a defendant, an U r .judmnent of death, has become in sjre the superintendent must call M(h fact to the Attention of the county attorney of th1 county in which the prison is situated, whose duty it is to immediately filt in the superior court of such county a petition, stating that Die defendant is Relieved to be insane ana asking that the question of his s.mt be inquired into. Thereupon the ourt must at once cause to be sum nioneJ and empaneled from the regular iu-- list of the cuunty a. jur of 12 per sons to hear su.h mquirv " TWs uas belieed to K'e Sims power to sae the lifn of Falun and to pre- .-nt any execution taking: place at the 1emtentiar as long a. he is super-i- tenuert. He has always ben an -ird-nt i-upporter of goveinor Hunt and the Hunt anti -capital punishment propaganda. The state 1 oard of pardons and paroles does not believe Faltin insane It has heard pleas for a reprieve on the ground that Faltin miht be insane. rut ha announced positively on several occasions that there shall be no Inter ference, as far as the board Is con cerned, with the sentence of the court. Attorney Film VfTMa... V ' Struckireer. attorney for Fa.lt 1 1.. appeared before the board at an i.iformal meeting Wednetdaj after - mor He presented tliree affidavits roi. persons who had talked with Louis Beckton, one of the Witnesses at the Faitm trial, hut did not succeed in changing the attitude of the board. Beckton was confined in the Mari copa ount jail with Faltin but was onvicted of manslaughter and sent to hp- penitentiary before Faltin's trial 'egn He was brought back and testified that Fmltin had made a com- i plte confession to him The affidavits uattd simply that Faltin had told the wieners, after testifying, that he would -ot have given testimony had he not Thought that it would aid him in se- uring an early parole. He did not state that he had perjured himself. Vttoi-ney general Wiley Jones says !x without Beckton's testimony there as sufficient evidence to convict Fanm Kenneen May lie Respited. Tt is probable that the execution of "V W. Kenneen. now under sentence to be hanged December 16. will again be del.ijed. He was granted a stay of ecation by the board of pardons in nrder that his smniv might be inquired vto b a iury of 12, as provided by Iw Judge O. J. Baucrhn. of Pinal count; has notified the board that the Appreciated Photographs as Christmas Gifts AMONC close friends and relatives, a photograph is the most appreciated The sqmck arrival of Christmas after Thanksgiving causes us to remind $oa that pen should make that appointment norr. Satufy tebe gift obligations bv sending iswfre portraits of yourself to t&che friead. V. BANKING BY MAIL Just as easy to open a savings account with us as though yon lived next door. WE PAY 4 per cent Interest, compounded Twice Every Year. We do business under the Depositor's Guaranty Law of the State of Texas and are a Guaranty Fund Bank as provided by such Law. Our plan. In addition to being convenient. Is cafe, profitable sjsd liberal. Nobody has ever lost a dollar in a State bank In Texas. Write today for our free booklet, "BANKING BY MAIL." Too simply mail your deposit. EI Paso Bank & Trust Co., El Paso, Texas The Levy Grocery Co. Give Thanks to the Public for Their Liberal Patronage and Trust a Continuance of Same. See Our Ad in Friday ic IV II FIELD Tt Capt. Lear's MounfMakes Perfect Score in Horse Show Preliminary. Rivalry is keen among the officers of the United States army for hono-s in the Horse Show wnlcn will be held at TTathlnptnn nnel- Trlrlai' an Sarnrdnv I 5T The army officers have some of the ! "Vlosednoon' Wh"e " tSStJSHrJfSSorSS ' L"" ThankWng services ere StJS1, Vi?J f T?.ah b?L i M ""-ee churches while th. rhur. h horses for the Horse Show. As a num- f gc CIement .j tne usual Thanks ber of these horses won prltes. cups . Jvinc- service at 18 oelock Thursda and ribbons at the San FnucIco expo- 'rnfnf?erTih:e nto. un.on "en ite sition cavalry games, the '' '" , "aTbiSi at ft First Baptist church the officers- charger class and other whtre Rev. J. E. Abbott, pwtor of the army horse classes at the show Friday , "Westminster Presbyterian church le and Saturday is unusually . keen, both , uJTfS1 the sermon of thanks. Assist- Field Test. The field test of the officers' chargers for the Horse Show was held Thursday morning at Fort Bliss. The ride or IB .- . . . . . . A I,,..,.. anjt . . .MS A thrtu iiimnz two hurdles, three feet, nine Inches high and one water jump of & ditch eight feet wide. The field test counts 49 points, the schooling test, which will tw heM Pridav mornine at Fort Bliss I will count 36 points and the jumping . test. which will be held at the horse ! show will count 34 points. I In the field test Cosmocrat. ridden I by Capt. Ben Lear, of the eighth cav- ' alrv. won test with the Derfect score of . 46 points. Dick, ridden by Lieut W. I W. West, jr.. of the 13th avalry. came second, scoring 39 1-2 points. Third I place was tied for at "8 points, by i Cayuse, ridden by Lieut K. N. Hardy. I of the eighth cavalry, and Monterey, I ridden by Capt. Harry X. Cootes, of the , 13th cavalry. j Pinal trial jury has been dismissed till December 13. The board will probably recommend to the governor a further stay till December 54. TO SHOW CHICKENS UNDER A BIG TENT Between 10W and 1IM birds will be entered for the fifth annual exhibition of the Kl Paso Poultry association, which is to be held December 1. !. 3 and 4. Entries will come from points I in various parts of Texas. New Mexico. Arizona and UKJanoma. An oraer nas been nlaced for W6 double coops with a j firm in Syracuse. Jf. Y- and they are expected to reach here witnin tn nexi i few days. The .wcifltion is still in doubt as to where the exhibition will be held. Arrangements were recently made for a building on Mills street, but it was found Wednesday that the building was not available, and unless some other vacant building can be secured the exhibition will be held in a large army tent pitched on vacant property near the business district. Entries will close at midnight Friday, and all birds will be placed on exhi bition br midnight of the 39th. The judging will be conducted behind closed j doors on tne svxn ana on yrecanfri a i t uunue, in uaj. the exhibit will be open to the public j 3Iany Trnkeys Conxnmcu. When the doors are thrown open to the All of the hotels served turkey dta public the awards and ribbons will all ! ners Thursday and there were many have been slaced. I family reunions and dinenrs In homes a P. Van Winkle, licensed judge, will f the city. At Fort FJj and in Camp reach El Paso on the 2U from San Cotton all of the tilers stationed ewsc hrft h. has been Judging : In these two camps were served with FiKS; Wf.t, S -rfllSnK ff turkey dinners Thursday at noon. The r-.ntii of Columbus. Ohio, secretary , 0? Artlrh Pottilr? asoetethS ! " - " " " "." I JueVe Van Winkle has been' judge of the El Paso exhibits on several previous occasions. " 7 FEumnn STUDIO Papers For Specials j f Miseivii is SKHL Uf Banks and Stores Close Three Union Services; Baskets for Poor. Thanksgiving day was observed in El Paso as a general holiday. The banks closed for the day. the postofficc closed at 11 oelock for the remainder of the daV. manv Of the StOreS reiHa.ll inc in the services downtown were Rev. J. F. Williams, of the First Bap tist church: Rev. Ferry J. Rice, of the Christian church- Rev. Chirhv Leslie Overstreet. of the First Presbyterian church: Rev W. F. Packard, of the Trinity Methodist church. Rev O. J. Wade, of the Calvary-Houston Square Baptist church and Re. Herman J. Porter, of the First Methodist church Special Thanksgiving music was given ar hic .u.r4-. mnH it wi nrtniled b a croWd which filled the Masoff.n ave- nue church. suburban rrvlrc. The suburban union serviies were i,ejd at the Kast El Iso Presbyterian church and at the Highland Park Methodist church. At the East El , Paso Presbyterian church Re . J. It . .lien. of the Austin Park Christian church, delivered the Thanksgiving ' sermon and was assiste-1 in the serv- j jces bv the ministers of that s-cfon. At the Highland Park Method'st church Rev. W. C. BaOer. of the Aitura . i tr. S4jte.i:'n cou cu. uitat ci c.c .i mon. special music was also given ai crowds attended these as well as the i downtown meeting Army Service. At the Sixth infantry ojmp the sol diers held a Thanksgiving service which was in charge of chaplain John A. Randolph. The Sixth infantry or chestra played appropriate music for this service and chanlain Randolph preached on -Thanksgiving." Special vocal music was also giten at this service which was attended by hun dreds of soMiers. The sch'oiF c,o fvr th enre day. the city hall closed at noon for the remainder ol tne aay ana tne ,rts dismissed for the entire day. The cty council met at 10 oelock. beard tne reading of the minutes of the pre- viou meeting and then adjourned for the day. IlaKkets for Poor. The Woman's Charity association distributed a baskets to the poor of the city Thursday as a part of its charity work This is an annual cus tom and the baskets are distributed after a list is carefully prepared The school children of the city contributed to these baskets bv taking food to school. The Christian Endeavor so ciety of the First Christian church also distributed, baskets to the poor and manv other' baskets were distrlb- i.rtn.l itkiHP.nAnt KAtivht quartermaster aepartmeni ooognt pounds t tw.r to?uP?Ir uaiiEtuiaoiEi Mvyni mvm wneHt v, the soldiers with plenty of turkey. The 1 soldiers had litft to do Thu-sday, as ' all regular drills and everything else biit the neceeasry duties were sus pended for the day. Hospital Dinner. The 163 inmates of the county hospi tal were given a turkev dinner with all the trimmings by superintendent McDanlels at noon Thursday. The din ner was complete as to all the trim- cings. The nurses and members of ( the staff had their ThanksgiUng din- 1 ner In a dining room reserved for their , -U C .1 -.I...... A .. .11 ' Htt. jiauy ll LUC JWilCUU V.VIV IW 111 to partake of turkey, but superintend ent McDanlels states that there was a splendid display of appetite among the old men and women of the poor farm section. 40 Short Termers Given Liberty On Thanksgiving Forty short time prisoners at the City Jail were released Thursday at ' Soon by order of judge Paul E. Thomas of the corporation court in observance of Thanksgiving day. The release is a usual Thanksgiving custom in the municipal courts of most of the larger American cities. MIKADO PAYS HOMAGE TO MEMORY OF LATE EMPEROR Kioto, Japan. Nov. 25. Emperor To shihKo, who paid a visit to the mauso leum of emperor Jimmu at Mount Une W. Nara, yesterday, proceeded today to Kushimi to pa" homage before the mausoleum of the late emperor Mutsu Mfo, at Joraoyania- The emperor and court ourneved to Fushimt bv a special train from Kioto station, where huge welcoming crowds collect!. Or. v two x-e-s h- e e1-- Ked since the remains of the late sovereitm were interreH at Momoviima and but one i ?ear later empress Haruko. his consort. I o lowed her husband and aa buriojd l befde him. Upon arrival at Momovaina station. th epiper" dove to the mauso1eu.it Sround. Alifhtinff at the foot of the ' bill he proceeded to the sacred precinct l of the mausoleum. The crown prince . and all princes and pnnceses of the , imperial family followed his majesty and the whole court escorted the im perial procession The ceremonials beinp concluded the emperor left the mausoleum and visit ing the Kastern Mausoleum, proved for the repose and happiness of the spirn I of empress Haruko. SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT THE u A TRIANGLE FEATURE In Six Parts, by THOS. H. INCE, featuring FRANK KEENAN A picture with many scenes that equal those in "The Birth of a Nation." Shows start 11:00 a. m., 12:30 p. m., 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:S0, 8:00, 9:30. Admission Twenty-five Cents. i fcjM " it,! L-n ' i y V i ' fe. 1'a i ;'! lUk .Sl -Dk &Sl ls jS WSmF' I ill IsL THE RESOURCES Loans. and Investments United Slafes Bonds $950,000.00 Cash en hand 1,086,069.06 j j i HUH cLJK5 Exchange Total, James C. McNary First V:ce-Prest. W. L. Toole;, Vice-PresU Edgar W. Kayser Cashier Glen T. Moore AssL Cashier JUT- ' m ssJ JJr I i ill B B pi ipp RPciPRVFcJ RFnlilRED rULll.ll RUaciVVto ivtvi u""f 1U Diur oiuuuuu """'"u Los Aneeles. Calif.. Nov. 25. Police reserves were called out here twice last night to suppress street fighting be tween students of the Los Angeles Polytechnic high schools and their sympathisers. Polytechnic defeated Los Angeles nigh 3 esteroay at iggiuui am j won the city championship. Whenever You Xerd a General Tonic Take Grove's ! The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless 1 chill Tonic is equally valuable as a j General Tonic beca-ise It contains the well known tonic properties of QUI-1 NINE and IRON. 50c Adv. The weather mav change but the quality of our toal ee remains the . eimi. tt i S(.mn p. successor W OOUU1-. I western Fuel Co. Fhone 531 Adv. Wonderful Adventure" Mr. Farnnm play two distinctly different characters which ap pear on the screen at the same time. FRIDAY Broadway Production. SATURDAY Charlie Chaplin in a brand new comedy, "A NIGHT IN THE SHOW. Today and Tomorrow I IlAllfAf H RJI I S Cl''i- National Bank Building. 1 J I WIlnVwAm I I SccondFlovr. 1 Si i mi ' ,,'TlLrM ri'iti ndlht 11 B 3 3 j B Last bowing lodaj 9 J WILLIAM P - 1 THE I 1 i!AA5 VjKAINU November 29th i mmmmm mmu 1 In the William Fox 9 twu n Mnrrnpi. 1 Iftf ISaiRff I I , . DT iiflii - mc,bimuuo, nianaeer w SrB 1 a ffi IB ID .918 9 Prodacbon l & t n-rw-ti i-r. v MONriAY E9 H vSW il 11 IVSi ' HJ The Greatest Living Actor t. mrt m f3" Bn 9 W B B a&9 T W B "A I i FAREWLL Mstr7 11 best show ever! FI Of El Paso, Texas WE THANK YOU CONDENSED REFORT TO COMPTROLLER NOVEMBER $5,606,557.17 2,209.443.;! 4,24512.17 $9,852,06934 OFFICERS Joshua S. Raynolds, President JohnM W$att Vice-PresL J. F. Pr'jnm Vicc-PresL Waller M. Buller Assl. Cashier J. E. Benton AssL Cashier We Are Thankful to our many patrons for their pro nounced appreciation of our efforts toward a higher standard of QUALITY and SERVICE. IB FORBES- TnyTe 1 I 30-PEOPLE-SO I I ROBERTSON PASSlNGof the I I M0STLY ALL GIRLS I I m (Hi Firit and La,t Vbit to EI Paw) TlH pj Back B j a h nnu 1.UHUU11 v.umrAni hh ; tjt . &svsiHBsseaBani H H H :& AriBHH D am ieat at Kyan's Nighti, $20, $2, $1.50, ?I, 50c 1 -lHEKwHBjjfjl I B Matinee, $2.00, $1.50, 75c, 50c B . 1 f ' HkBBHB 1 fmmmmUBmmmmummmmmmmWmLmmWmmWM i bgSIBiHi Favorites I I fe SBhISsbPT "" ' 'M ! N Is, ,M i LH0 THAN THE SUPPLY COMPANY. We are thankful that we are enjoying a liberal patronage for the Congress and Pullman tires and we are also truly thankful that the factory has again supplied us with a complete stock of all sizes so that we may accommodate our ever growing trade. El Paso Auto Supply Co. 312 Texas St. Phone 859 lATIONAL LIABILITIES Capital Slock Surplus and Profits Circulation DEPOSITS: Bank Individual United States Bills Payahle Total $2,006,085.78 5549,153.54 100,872.21 DIRECTORS C. M. Newman C. S. PickreR J. F. Primm J. S. RaVnolds H. B. Stevens W. L. Toole? Z. T. While J. M. Wpall I. W. Zollars J. O. Crockett J. B. Dale H. J. Donau J. M. Coggin E. W. Kaiser J. A. Krakauer J. J. Mtmdy 1. C. McNars y. EL PASO AUTO H. Nations I. W. Zollars UHSBI-Xb 1- inankruL .R B" A "Bi.T5 5 IIIH 10, 1915. $800,000.00 295.957.81 800.000.00 7.656.111.53 300,000.00 $9,852,06934 Dorothy Russell's Big Musical, Comedy m. Company IN PRICES : JlOCf A3a (DO Seats Now Selling at Ryan's Drug Store No Particular Reason But yon get the best Wines and BraarMes at KE EVIL'S Phone 105. Herald "Want Ads forresults ftcG; IrRAWFORftl I -THEATRE-1 I I Lynn B. McClintock, 1 I Manager 1 TONIGHT m JB