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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
SPECIAL CARRIES
REYES To CAPITAL

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On Board Reyes Car, Monterey.
Mex. pec 2S Heavily guarded, en-
route 10 the capitol 10 answer the
charge Of sedition. General Reyes is
being hurried to the southwark TO.
night. through towns whose inhabi-
tants have been kept In ignorance Of
the rebel generals passage
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
Plan To UNIO\IZE
MINERS on MENICO
ny Associated Press

Ry Associated Press
Denver. Col. Dec. 27.--A plan TO
unionize the 200 .0oO miners OF Mex
leo will be considered by the eNecu-
tive committee Of the Western Fed.
Grafton Of Miners which meets in this
city January 4.
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Flynn BeSts Caponi.

Salt Lake City. Utah Dec. 27.-
Jim FLYNN of Pueblo knocked out
Toni C0poni in he hlri r,gnd -
the scheduled ten-round bout here to-
night.
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"SOMnFR
Special Associate Justice.
WHIPPING ADDED TO
PEISON SENTENCE

Hy Associated Press
Winnipeg, Dec. 27.-Twenty-four
l1shes on the bare back and twelve
years In the pententiary were SEN
t,nces pronounced today on three
men convicted Of robbery and intent
TO kill.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
Washington Enrecnst-

Washington. ID. C.. Dec. 27.-Wcst
Texas Fair Thursday. Friday tn
creasing cloudlness and warmer.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
WEATHER
Local Forecast.

Generally fair and wMmer, Thurs
day.
Npetprdav'a tounoraturo.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28

LuWtst temperature yesterday was
at O'Clock in the forenoon.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
v NJ. BAKER.
Special Associate Justic,

"F For the reason that appellant has
conceded that the city has the light
20 maintain this suit. in effect admit
ting the validity Of the ordinance
regulating the rates. agree 10 the
fCreroing opinion
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05
ROBIN IN JAIL
LACKS A BOND
Banker Who Flew High Is
Now Penniless.

New York, Jan. 5.-Joseph g. Robin,
the banker who had the confidence Of
all sorts OF men during hts extensive
financial operations which ended In the
tying up of two banks and In trouble
for several insurance, traction and real
estate companies, did not find any one
who had the confidence and the neces-
sary real estate to go on his bond, and
he was locked up In the Tombs In de-
fault OF $4,000 bail.
Robin was brought to general SEES
sions from Bellevue hospital. where he
has been In the prison ward since Fri
day, when, Just as he waa to have been
arraigned on an indictment charging
him with stealing $4,000 from the
Washington Savings bank, he tolG his
counsel he had taken poison.
When Robin was arraigned before
Judge Swami on the larceny charge
William r. Jerome, Robins counsel,
announced that his client pleaded not
guilty.
Mr.. Jerome told the court that his
client was without a cent in the
world" and that the money Robin had
handled had all gone into the control
of concerns In. which the banker was
interested.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05
GIVES CLEW
IN TRAGEDY
Says He Saw Glasses in
Hands of Dead Conpe.

Cumberland, Md, Jan. b.-After
hearing the story of Harlan Norris, an
eight-year-old lad, which tends to
throw the first light on the Twigg-
Elosser double tragedy mystery, States
Attorney David A. Robb said that he
took no stock In the statement.
The boy told his mother after the
tragedy that he was passing the Elos-
ser residence and heard members of
the family calling for a doctor. The
front door opened into the parlor and
was ajar. The lad says he walked in
and saw the m~otionless bodies OF
Grace Elosser and Charles Edward
Twigg. Each one clutched a glass In
an outstretched hand.
At their feet was a large bottle con-
tanning a greenish liquid. DR.. William
G. Foard, who came later, saw nothing
as the boy described. Chief of Police
Harry Irwin is inclined to put credit
In the boys statements.
There Is much talk about Twfgg
having been friendly with a woman
who lives not far from the Elosser
home. He is said to have broken with
her six months ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05
DECLARE SHIPS
IN A COMBINE
Storage Traffic Controlled
Government Alleges.

New York, Jan. CHASED on the dis
covery Of q contract for the control of
traffic and rates between the
United States and Europe, suit has
been instituted In the United States
circuit u against practically all the
transatlantic steamship companies par
~ticipating in the steerage business as
members of the Atlantic Steamship
conferences. The action was brought
under the Sherman antitrust act, nj
the most drastic means are sought to
break up the combination.
The contract upon which the action
IL based is alleged to have been enter
ed into In London Feb. 5, 1908. Under
the terms OF the contract, 1t is alleged,
they agreed to divide up the steerage
traffic forwarded by them, each line
receiving a certain percentage OF the
total, and that each agreed not to car
~ steerage passengers in excess OF the
allotted percentage.
Business Was Divided
Further provisions Of the alleged
contract are that whenever a line car
rtes more or less than it's agreed per-
centage OF the traffic 1t shall raise or
lower its rates to make Its business
meet the agreed percentage.
The petition further alleges that the
parties to the contract later held a
meeting at which 1t was decided to
create a committee of three, consisting
OF agents OF the lines IN the United
States, with power to select steamships
known as fighting steamships" and
to advertise these for sailing at the
same time as competing boats and at
lower rates, the loss on the transac-
tionet0 be borne by the members OF
the association. These methods, 1t Is
alleged, put the Russian volunteer feet
out Of business, and as a result the
Russian-American line sought and OBJ
tanned membership in the association.
The same practices, it is alleged, are
now being pursued against the Urani-
UNI Steamship company.
Controlled Most Of Traffic.
The lines mentioned as defendants,
according to the petition, controlled
transportation Of 90 per cent of the
third class traffic between Europe and
the United States at the time of the
alleged agreement, and the petition al
leges that upward Of Is per cent Of this
trafic Is affected by the agreement.
The government, through United
States District Attorney Henry A.
Wise, acting under the instructions OF
Attorney General Wickersham, asks
that this alleged agreement be declared
illegal and that the defendant steam
ship lines be forbidden either to enter
or leave any port Of the United States
OF its possessions so long as this con-
tract or any similar agreement remains
In force.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05

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on Basy. KIrIs ii.

Altoona, Pa. Jan. b.-Johnson Thurs
ton slipped on an Ice inerustcd side.
walk and IN falling crashed against a
perambulator In which the eight
months-old infant Of Joseph swanston
vas riding. The carriage was crushed
under Thursten's 800 pounds bulk, and
the child wan instantly killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05
DR.. F. A. MARCH INJURED.
Scholar Is In Serious Condition Follow
Ina Fall and Breaking of Hip.

Scholar Is IN SerIous LondFtIoH FoIioW-
Ing Fall and Breaking Of Hip.
Easton, Pa, Jan. 5.-Dr. Francis A.
isarch, the English scholar, now ia
ssssArly called the grand old man" of
Lafayette, lies at his home on Lafa-
sette college campus In a dangerous
condition by reason Of a fall 10 his
home by which he sustained a broken
alp. DR.. March has been In feeble
kenlth tor seveEaA y-Aa.ssnMinR to his
.sdvanced age. lis eighty
sixth year.
DR.. March has received-fhe highest
literary honors bestowed by any uni
versity In this country and in England.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05

Some Of the news" of your imme-
diate neighborhood may be found In
the want ads. today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05

Some OF the news Of your imme-
date neighborhood may be found In
the want ads. today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
GATES WILL REPLY ID THE INVITATION Acting for Rockefeller and
 Himself THE WETMORE LETTER Also Makes Public Letter From Busi- ness Assistant of the Merritts
 Completely ExOnerating
 MT. Rockefeller
THE WETMORE LETTER

New York December 7.--Acting on behalf of John D. Rockefeller and him self. the Rev Frederick T. Gates. to- day announced that he would in time reply to the invitation of Chairman Stanley to appear before the committee of fhe House which is Investigating the United States Steel corporation. He also made public letter from c. w. Wetmore to John D. Rockefeller dated November 23, 1893, after MT. Rocke- feller had loaned to the Merritts all the money he ever furnished them. The Merritts referred to were largely in- terested in the Messaba ore properties and in his testimony before the Stan ley committed Leonidis Merritt charged MT. Rockefeller with calling loans he had made to them as a result of which, he alleged. the Merritts lost their interest in the properties and the rail- road built to develop them. MT. Rocke- feller recently denied calling the loans and produced an old document signed by the Merritts eXonerating him from all charges which they had brought against him in litigation over the matter
 In the letter made public by MT. Gates, which was written after all of the dealings between MT. Rockefeller and the Merritts were practically over, Mr. Wetmore said
 Every step that has been taken re- sulting in the great combination of mining and railway interests now con- cIuded with the single exception so far as I can remember, the purchase of railway stock by the Consolidated com pany, which I believed was the first suggested by MT. Gates, was planned and proposed by me and urged upon you.
 with the exception stated, I do not recall any contract leading to the consolidation whose essential terms were not first suggested by myself, and in every case you fulfilled without question every obligation which was imposed upon you by these contracts.
 '"The financial crisis last summer made it necessary to make heavier de- mands upon you than any of us an- ticipated. Had forseen the extent and severity of that crisis. certainly should not have attempted to effect the com solidation of mining interests which has been accomplished
 "All these extraordinary. and unfore- seen demands upon your time and re- sources have been met by you, in my opinion, most generously. This is the simple truth and am glad to say it to you"
 The MT. Wetmore referred to was at the time business assistant of the Mer- ritts, was largely interested with them in their various enterprises and Is now president of the North American com pany in New York. Affixed to the let ter is the following note from Leonidas Merritt:
 .I have read the above statement of facts signed by Wetmore and very cheerfully certify to their accuracy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
GEN. REYES RETURNS
 ID UNITED STATES
Kept His Beard But As stunned the Garb of a
 LabOrer

Mexico City, December 7.-General Reyes brief visit to his native country ended today, when he arrived at Browns- vile. Tex, Just across the river from Matamoras.
 This information was contained Ill all official dispatch to the department or the interior from Maj. Jose Pena, commando ant at Matamoras, who says the gen era1, accompanied by BigueI Quiroga and David Reyes Pretana, boarded train in Mexico at the town of Rosita Junction, just south of Matamoras, from where they rode to the town on the American side of the river.
 By automobile, by train and on horse- back they had covered the distance south ward from Fafurrias, Tex. to Mier. on the Mexican side, and from there down tho river to the coast country.
 The commandant added that Reyes had not sacrificed his beard in order to dis guise his appearance, but that he had donned the clothing of laborer and had trudged along with cane, acting the part of decrepit man.
 A report published today by El lmpar- ciaI, but which lacks any confirmation, is that Dr. Espinosa de los Monteros 10 days agro crossed the frontier into Mex ico eight kiometers from Juarez at the head of a considerable body of men re- cruited by a prominent business. man of San Antonio. The information reae'ed Fl Imparcial in letter from San Rn- tonic. It states that with Monteros is a board of strategy, including Maj. Carlos Gonzales and Juan Palacios Captains Luis Perez, Manuel Gomez and Tomas Bravo. He is credited with having two machine guns and a signal service corps well equipped and under the direction of a telegrapher named Juan Fernandez de Ca ytro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
Alabama Delegation
 Endorses Underwood
1T Am Not Candidate for the Presidential Nomination and Am Going to be Appreciate the Honor of Such Endorsement Particularly From My Colleagues With Whom Have Worked and Who Have Likewise
 Known Me for Years''-Mr. Underwood

States by every one of his colleagues in the delegation today, made a good i'm
 pression about the corridors of the cap- ital.
 The eight members who attended the meeting and signed the written indorse- ment in which the record that MT. Un- derwood is making in Congress is highly commended. were enthusiastic and thei, action was generally indorsed and com
 manded by their democratic colleagues H. the House and Senate. i l,nlar1Ynn1l and. .,A.i.er members ol itsie ways and means Committee have beer lInvited and will attend a meeting of in, lPennsylvapia society in New York Sstur | Fay night
 | MT. Underwood will make a speech ir which he will discuss the tariff and otl,- lSr democratic issues
 F J. G. Weatherly, secretary of the Co., Eumbuss NlissD Business league. is in IWashnston, attending the waterways |cohvention He says that he has been re- gently over good part of Alabama and Mlssissippi and finds that Mir. Underwood |ps tNe popular candidate for President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08

Washington. December 7.-Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, majority leader of the House was indorsed as a candi- date for the democratic presidential nom nation by the Alabama delegation in Con- gress at a meeting today. A resolution was adopted declaring MT. Underwood had demonstrated to the country that he is a wise and progressive leader, and that he is highly qualified for the presidency
 Whe4 he learned of the action taken by Is c,4f,eagues MT. Underwood said that he appreciated. the honor greatly but that he was not candidate.
 T am not a candidate for the presi- dential nomination, and I am not going to be- said Mir Underwood. "I appre- cate the honor of such an indorsement, particularly from my colleagues with whom have worked and who have like wise known me for years
 Washington, December 7.-(Special)- )- The unanimous indorsement of Oscar Underwood for President of the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
CHINESE LOAN HAS
 FALLEN THROUGH

San Francisco, December 1.-The loaa that Premier Yuan Shi Kai hoped to arrange for the imperial government has fallen through because of the unwilling ness Of the French and Belgian bankers to accept the risk, according to dis patch received from Shanghai today by the Chung Sai Vat Pwo. The sum named in the negotiations with the bankers was 20, ,O00,0 eco taes.
 The dispatch also states that the revo- lutionary forces have captured two minor points in Hungan provinces and obtained the means communication throughout the province.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
THREE WAYLAID ON WAY TO WAREHOUSE

Nashville, December IA telephone message this morning from Decatur vile, Tenn, says that George shelton and John Bailey, brothers-in-law. were arrested late yesterday afternoon after leaving the stand in the coroner's in- ouiry into the murder of Benjamin Har- grew, a we'll to do negro farmer, and his two children, Friday last in De- catur county. The three were waylaid while on wagon filled with cotton going to warehouse. Warrants against the two men were sworn out by the
 negro's brother. The men are in jail The inquest has not concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
JUDGE r. H. GARY AGAIN TES7|F|ES | BEFORE COMMITTEE Reiterates Advocacy of Gov ernment Control of Big
 Corporations BODKIN REFUSES TO RETRACT STATEMENT George Glass Tells Another Story of Lorimer Scandal Before Senate
 Committee-Intended to
 Blackmail Lorimer

$ Washington, December 7.-Today
 } in Congress: ? Senate in session at ? o'clock;
 } Lorimer investigation hearing re-
 3 sumed; corporation ethics debated 3 at antitrust hearing by D. H. Gary } of United States Steel corporation , House met at noon; Presidents } message on foreign relations read; 3 sugar beet competition discussed , before sugar trust committee; hear 3 ings on Clayton bill to provide jury } trials in indirect contempt proceed } ings begun; report urging national } reservation to preserve $. Niagara } Falls received. } Senate: Employers liability com
 } mission will begin final hearings } December IA. Senate adjourned at 3 2:57 p. m. until ? p. m. Monday. 3 House: Democratic Leader Under } wood indorsed for the presidential } nomination by the Alabama dele } gation.
 , Tobacco census vote deferred un- , til tomorrow. , Adjourned 4:45 p. m. until noon , tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
Stock Sold

New York, December 7.--The American Refining company announced that it had sold to John D. and Adolph B. Spreckels of San Francisco all it's stock in the Western Sugar Refining company of Call iforria The holdings of the American amounted 10 one half of the si,oo0.ooO capital stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
Alabama Governor Speaks to Union Metallic Men
 in Cincinnati
PROTECT THE COURTS
 FROM ALL CAPRICES
Goes Into Extended Argument to Show Fallacy of the Initia- tive, Referendum and
 Recall

Cincinnati, O., December 1.-Gov. Em-
 met IO'Neal of Alabama addressed the Cincinnati branch of the Metal Trades association here tonight on Representa- tive Government"
 The governor left for Washington to- night, where he will attend the confer ence of southern governors on the immi- grafton question.
 Governor ONeal, in his address to-
 night, amplified the principles he has been
 maintaining in the north and east. He
 brought forward new grounds for ob-
 jection to the initiative, referendum and
 recall and warned his hearers against
 what he termed the political vagaries'
 that have recently arisen.
 He stated that England labored for cen turies and finally went through bloody
 wars to free the courts from the inter ference of the sovereign. Governor o Neal
 maintained that the people are the only sovereign recognized in the United States and that it was just as important to protect our judges from the caprices of the sovere gn people as it was to pro tect them from the interference by Flu ropean sovereigns. Governor O'Neal said: 
 Permit me 10 express my sincere ap- preciation of your cordial and gracious reception, which I construe not so much as a tribute to myself personally as to the state I have the honor to represent. l
 am not unmindful of the compliment paid me in being accorded the high privilege of addressing so representative body of one of the most important business interests of our country. You are the typical representatives of modern indus
 trial civilization, and in the great manu-
 facturing interest in which you are en- gagged you may read the slow but steady advance of the race from barbarism--
 from the primitive forge and the rude processes of the past-to the greatest in- drstrial civilization mankind has yet at taned.
 "The people of the United States can look back over a history more resplend-
 ent for mighty achievements fin inventive skill, in mechanicar md scientific discov- cry. in improved enl labor saving ma ! eidnerv and in all forn' T a-sfnr''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
Medical Association Closes

Newport News, Va, December 7.--After selecting Newborn, N. C.. for the next meeting place and electing N. M. Gibbs of Newborn as president the convention of the Seaboard Medical Association dd- iourned here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08

| Washington. December 7.-Elbert H. Gary, chief executive of the United States Steel corporation, stated again ! today before the Senate committee on I interstate commerce his belief that the United States government must assume I control of the big corporations to pro- tect the public and at the same time insure the advantage of corporation economies and development.
 1 Mir Gary reiterated before the com
 mittee, which is seeking solution of
 the trust evil. his recommendations for the creation of federal corporation commission, the licensing of all cor porations, the regulations of their agreements and consultations and con-
 plete publicity of their affairs.
 1 He admitted the Steel corporation could undersell any of it's 200 competf- l tors who do 52 per cent of the domestic | business because of greater economies of production, but he said that it aimed at maintaining fair prices and fair com- petition instead of "cut throat methods"
 that ultimately drive the smaller con cerns to bankruptcy. The Hill ore lease | is to be cancelled because 1t has been criticised by the department of com
 merce and labor and also at the hearing
 before the Stanley committee, said Judge Gary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
Explains Movement of the Troops to the Mexican
 Border
URGES ADOPTION OF
 SEVERAL TREATIES
Treats Passport Question Briefly :, and Will Take Matter Up After Holidays-Suggests Central
 Commerce Chamber

Washington, December 7.-1n the sec ond one of his messages, President Taft reviewed the relations of the United States with foreign governments during the past year. and in 1t the President gave his explanation of the posthaste movement of 20.o00 federal troops to Mex leo nine months ago; urged the United States Senate to ratify the general ar- bitration treaties with Great Britain and France and the conventions with Nc aragua and Honduras. and suggested leg islation that he declared would strengthen this nations world trade and position among the other powers. The message was read in Congress.
 On two subjects included under for eign relations the President spoke only in brief fashion. He informed Congress of the conferences begun by American Ambassador Guild at St. Petersburg in 1 regard to the question of passports in Russia for American Jews, and explained that after the Christmas holidays he eX- pected to send a special message on this subject.
 Although not brought out in today's message, 1t was understood the brief men ton of the arbitration treaties would be followed by a special message to the Sen ate, before which they are pending, urging a. length their ratiication
 Passport Question
 The Presidents reference to the pass port question was added after the other parts of the message had been written.
 By direction of the state department, it read, "our ambassador to Russia has recently been having series of confer ences with the minister of foreign rela- ticns of Russia with view to securing clearer understanding and construc-' ton of the treaty of 1892 between Rus sia and the United States, and the modi- fication of any existing Russian reguIa- tions which may be found 10 interfere in any way with the full recognition of the 'rights ce An,eriesn cit,zeps under tie
 vt tho government of Rus r -.2pslv 10 the
 t'sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08

ring development. ihar'
 any nation. Yet, that
 In all the arts of p due alone to our en
 sources. our virgin $ climate or the enterpf gent and thrifty popula chiefly due to our fori to our free institutions the field of opportuni man. which struck o had fettered the broke down the w superstition and unnecessarily fett lowed the greates' the public go. tiors WIG hav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
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