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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
Union Pacific Shares Form
Storm Center and Heavy De-
clines Are Scored Against
Favorite Hartman Stock.
MERGER DECISION Is
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Fear Expressed That Divi-
dends May Not be Paid for
Quite a Period Of Time Cause
of Alarm to Traders,
tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire,

0sy Morning journal Special Leased Wtre.l
New York, Dec. 11.-Wal street
went through one of its most exciting
days of the year today. Leading STOCKS
sold at quotations approaching the
low record of 1911, and the twenty
five active railroad and Industrial g
sues which make up the usual table
of averages, only escaped by mar
row margin from reaching their low
level for that period.
Excitement converged chiefly about
Union Pacific, which mad SHOWN
marked weakness ever since the SUI
prcme courts decision ordering IT'S
divorce from Southern Pacific. sales
of Union Pacific today aggregated
235.000 shares, or about 20 per cent
of the total business. The stock sold
off to within "A of | point os its low
price recorded early in the year.
Sales Of United States Steel were
more extensive. approaching 800, 0oo
shares, but the support accorded that
stock at critical periods of the ses-
sion, resulted in only nominal loss
for the day. Reading was the third
most active issue, with a substantial
net loss. Combined offerings OF these
three stocks comprised about oo per
cent Of the total output OF l,2oo'VVo
shares.
While Union Pacific was declining,
countless rumors were current, none
OF which, however, threw any lght
on the situation. The fact that Chair-
man Lovett and other Hartman Of
flcials were in Washington conferrlns
with representatives of the govern
ment, presumably in connection with
the merger decision, was not known
in Wall street anti the end OF the
market session.
The bankers associated with the
Hartman properties declined 70 dis
cuss the action Of Union Pacific in the
stock market beyond expressing the
opinion that the selling appeared to
have its origin in the operations OF an
aggressive bear party Among the CIR
cumstantial rumors of the day was
one that Union Pacifics continued
weakness and today's especial de-
cline represented the compulsory
liquidation of a pool whose holdings
averaged price considerably higher
than recent quotations.
Union Pacific annual report, is
sued during the day, offered another
excuse for the decline in the stock.
The report showed earnings of 1873
per cent on the common shares com
pared with 1876 per cent the previous
year.
There were persistent reports that
the merger decision might result in al
Temporary reduction of the Union
Pacific dividend if, indeed, such dis
burscments might not be altogether
suspended. Under the merger decree
Southern Pacific Is enioined from
paying any dividends to Union Pacific
pending the segregation of the two
roads
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
MEETING
CAUSES CONFESSION

Tucson Ariz., Dec. L. thrists in
vitation, "Ccme unto me. all yc that
labor and are heavy laden was what
caused stephen Laporte to confess
several weeks ago to the Chicago po-
lice that he had killed Walter Taylor
a ranchcr Of this section. more than
five years ago.
Iaporte. who repudated his confcs-
sion after his return here from chi
cago admitted on the witness stand
at his trial today that he had slain
Taylor but declared he had done 80
in self defense. He told the court
Of having attended y salvation Army
meeting in Chicago, whore he heHrd
tho preacher repeat the words of Jc-
sus
overcome by sense of guilt La
porte seid he walked forward TO the
mourncfs' bench am there told his
story. Then ne said he went around
the corner To- the Des PLANES street
police station ana repeated 10 the po-
lice the confession he thought he had
made at the altar.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
Leader Of Mountain Outlaws
Convicted Of Killing Judge
and Attorney Pleads Guilty
on Third Charge,
ALL MEN GUILTY OF
TRAGEDY PUNISHED
Governor PoStponeS Execution
of Floyd and Claude Allen
Till January II Long Term
for Wesley Edwards,

tIiy Morning Journal Specisl leased Wire y
WytheVille. VA. Dee. ll.-ThirtN-
1--WE years in the pcnitcntiary Is the
penalty Sidna Alien VIII pay for his
part IN the shooting up Of the Carroll
county court house at Hilsvillc, last
March, when tive persons, includins
the presiding judge, the sheriff and
the commonwealth attorney, were
killed hy members of the Allen elan
and a number Of others were wound
ed. Aliens nephew. Wesley Edwards
will spend twenty y-seven years IN the
penitentiary These sentences were
the result of compromise this ar
ternoon following a verdict of Nolun-
tarv manslaughtcr in the case OF
Sidna Allen for the murder of Com
monwealth Attorney William M. Eos
ter. the jury fixing the penalty In that
case at fivc years imprisonment. Al
len already had been found guilty OF
second degree murder at a former
trial for the killing OF Judge Masse,
for which he had been sentenced TO
fifteen years in the penitentiary. An
other indictment pending against nm
for the murder of Sheriff Webb, was
compromised by letting him plead
guilty to second degree murder ana
take "a fifteen-yenr sentence. The COM
bined sentences make thirty-hNe
years.
Three indictments against Wesley
Edwards were compromised. he tax
ing a sentence Of nine years impfison'
ment In each. In the second trial OF
Sdna Allen. which ended today, nine
OF the Jurors on the first ballot stood
for acuuittal and the other three for
murder In the second degree. TINS
ends. so far as the courts are con-
cerncd Il tragedy wl4nout paihilcl ana
which stirred the country from one
end to the other.
Following the conviction last March
of Floyd Allen. Of an offense that
would have sent him to the penlten-
tary for one year, members OF the
Allen family opened fire on the court
officials. At the first Volley, judge
Thornton i. Massie fell mortaliN
wounded, and after the fusillade
which followed, sheriff Wepp anu
Attorney Foster We're
dead. on the following day one Of the
three jurors who were shot, died OF
his wounds. as did also Miss Bettle
Ayrcs who bad been witness IN tne
case. Floyd Allen was arrested the
day after the tragedy being too pau
ly wounded to escape The arrest OF
the others implicated in the shooting
followed at various Intervals. Inc
two men whose fate was decided TO-
day. eluded the detectives for months
but were traced to pes Moines' Ia
and captured.
OF the six men who have been con
victcd OF completely in the shootlnB'
Floyd Allen and his son. Claude, are
under sentence Of death, while Sldna
and Irricl Allen and Wesley ana Sldhh
Edwards have been gwen long terms
in tho penitcntiary. victor Allen, y
son Of Floyd, was acquitted ana 'lru
Marion was discharged because VI luck
of evidence against nm
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
NEW INSURRECTICN IS
REPORTED ON ISLAND.

Washington, Dec. 11.--Officials of
the state and navy departments tonight
were inclined to be non-committal
concerning the hurry orders issued to
the battleship New Hampshire, to sail
for Santo Domingo.
1t is understood. however. that an
other serious uprising has broken out
in the island republic W. r. S.
Doyle, chief of the American di-
vision of the state department, has
just returned from the republic after
having endeavored, with Brigadier
General Frank Mcintyre to effect
scme settlement of the unrest there.
The transport Prairie, which with 700
marines aboard, had patrolled the is
land brought Mr.. Doyle back
orders may be issued for her re-
turn there with the marines to afford
protection to the customs houses and
to American and foreign lives and
property.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
VICTIMS OF WRECK
At WILLIAMS ARE
IDENTIFIED
They Were A, F. CourSer Re-
tired Fired Chief, and 7. J.
Morgan, Patent Attorney
Both of Chicago.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Jourunip
Williams. Ariz., Dec. 11.-A disas-
trOus wreck occurred in the Williams
yard Of the Santa Fe railway few
minutes after o'clock yesterday
morning. in which 4. +. Courser. re-
tired fire chief, and high in Masonic
circles of Chicago. and Thomas j..
Morgan. a patent attorney. also OF
Chicago were instantly killed. Tho
victims were accompanying stock and
farm implements to their new home in
california Positive Identification was
not established till today.
The freight upon which Courser and
Morgan were riding on arrival at VIII
liams. took a siding To allow the early
morning east bound passenger trains
To pass. after which the freight back
ed ON 10 the main line. Before it
could get under way. another freight
west bound manned by Engineer
HoXie and Conductor Nanderbur. came
thundering down the steep grade at
the east end of the Yards and chash-
ed into the stalled freight. smashing
the caboose and two ears to kindling
wood. August F'inke and Lawrence
Scrader, of Ncwllirk. Okla. were also
on the stalled train, but escaped un-
injured.
The coronor's Jury brought in \
verdict this afternoon. holding both
train crews and the railroad company
responsible.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
WOMEN MAY WIN
VOTE IN ENGLAND

London. Dee. 1l.-Sir Sdward GREY.
secretary for foreign affairs i'm let
ter read at a suffrage meeting here
tonight. reaffirmed that women's sur
frage would have its chance in the
governmnt reform hill. If parliament
adopted the suffrage amendment, ne
declared. the government would 10y
ally support IL. although the ministers
were divided on the subject.
Mrs. Emmcline Pankhurst was
howled down Ia an attempt te ad-
dress = suffrage meeting af Norwich.
tonight. although admission had been
hy ticket to insure symlathizere
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
LOVE RESPONSIBLE
FOR TRAGEDY IN
WHICH Z DIE
Ardent Suitor, Who is Rejected
by Childhood Playmate After
Years Of Wooing, Kills
Sweetheart and Himself,

fty Morning JotifUn ~Dr'tai tfrhrf' '''''Ff
Sheridan Wyo. Dec. ll.-ilcf re
fusal to marry Peter Jorge nsen, a
mining engineer here, cost Maxine
clnVtop her life this afternoon. she
came htt. from Springfield, ~, re-
Gently. refused for the last time to-
aav. Jnsecnsen ended 4 wooing mat
hecau IN their childhood ny shooting
her through the heart and sending
bullet through his own h"nd. IN"
pair hau hccn plnymates years ago.
when the Young woman came 10 Wy
omlne. Jorecnson followed aud got a
position with ~ mining company nrAt
here. Every day for a week ne called
upon her. urging marriage
\ few DAYS ago she consented ana
he gave her money 10 huy trousseau.
TODAY when he called she told him
rho told him she had changed her
mind
1T is "a ease ~ love aud what |
call duty" she explained, hut which
you viii piohehly call something else.
n marry You cannot support moth
er and NV sisters
Ile urged that he would take care
of her family
That would he too much OF bur
der" said the Young woman.
.Iui ecnscn stepped hack. drew a re-
lpIAef aud fired She fen dead at the
first shot \ second shot and he
dropped dead hN her side.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
MRS, LYONS APPEARS
IN POLICE COURI

San Francisco. Dec. l. ~ Loohlns
haggard and worn. Mrs. vivian Lyons
former wife of William c. Lyons, the
Denver politician, appeared in the po-
lice court today to answer to the
charge of having shot and seriously
wounded Robert J. Widncy. a Los An
geles realty broker I'm her apartments
In a hotel in this city, a week ago. A
motion for the reduction of the hond
which was placed at $1,000 by tie
court several days ago, was denied.
Pending Widney's convalescenee the
case was continued a week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
Two Railroad Detectives. Are
Killed and a Dozen Men Are
Wounded in Bloody Clash at
EdgewateL New Jersey
VICTIMS OF ATTACK
UNARMED AND HELPLESS
Appeal is Made by Erie Rail
road Officials to Acting Gov
ernor for Militia 10 QueII the
Disorder,

NV Morning Journai Special Leased Wire.l
,Hackcnsack. n. j.. Dec. ll.-- Several
hundred striking employees OF the New
York. Susquehanna n Western Rail-
road Company ambushed under the
Palisades. overlooking the Hudson
river and opened fire on boat load
of strike breakers landing at coal
docks in lcdgcwatcr today. In pitch
ed hattie which followed. two rail
road detectives were killed and a
dozen mon wounded
A telegram requesting that the mill
tia be called to quell the disorder was
sent to the acting governor OF New
Jersey by General superintendent
stone Of the Erie railroad. Mr.. stone
escaped Il storm Of bullets fired by
strikers as he was seeking shelter in
a building The dead are;
ANDREW ]. GtAW aged sS. OF
Pinghamton, n. ", captain of detec-
tives.
CLARENCE MAIIERY. aged As.
one of GRAW'S men.
Tho wounded include: John d. Ry-
erson, OF Jersey city, lieutenant of de-
tectives; William King, William a,
Woods, Frank A. Brown, and William
Hicks. All these men, like captain
Grnw ana Mallery, were doing private
detective work for the Erie Railroad
Company.
Hicks Is in a hospital wounded
twenty-threc times Brown and woods
wcro shot through the hcnd, Ryerson
in the back and chest and King in
the right ear
The men hiding behind cliffs and
trees waited until scow had dis
charged It's cargo Of men lrought to
take the strik places. a volley OF
hiank c,stridges did not frighten the
strike breakers, who pushed forward
toward the railroad tracks on the coai
wharf. The men in ambush then lett
their hiding places and firing real bull
lets attempted to swarm ont upon the
wharf They were met by the private
who, unarncd, except for
clubs. engaged IN Il hand to hand
struggle
a fusllade Of shots brushed the or
ficers aside and they lied for safety
except the morAly wounded Graw
and Mallery. The strike breakers, nn-
der a fire of bullets. fled along the
shore " the Hudson river and con
cealcd themselves IN the woods of the
Palisades. Three hundred employees,
foreigners, of the Susquehanna road,
which the Erie coutrols quit work
Monday. demanding a wage increase
of five cents an hour. Officials of the
railroad would not grant the increase.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
Selection of City Construed as
Victory for George w, Per-
kinS Who Had Encountered
Considerable Opposition,
FUND RAISED FOR
CAMPAIGN PROGRAM
Referendum Proposed for En-
forcing viii of'VoterS Where
National Committeeman Are
Not Satisfactory,

my Morning journal special Lensed Wire)
Chicago. Dee. ll.--New York was
selected as the permanent headquar-
ters of the executive committee of the
progressive party tonight. after
fight in which delegates to the nation
al progressive conference from seve-
raj states tried to have the headquar-
ters located elsewhere. rho vote on
this question stood 32 to IL. ChieI
opposition to the selection OF New
\ ork came from Florida Colorado,
Idaho. Louisiana, Texas and Wyom-
ing. Members of the executive com
mittec from ohio. Wisconsin. Michi-
gan. Illinois, New Hampshire and
Montana, voted against the resolution
because they said the resolution was
not sufficiently comprehensive.
BY number OF the delegates, the
selection Of New York was received
as victory for George w. Perkins
and his friends against whom some
opposition had developed 1t was de-
cided to establish 4 permanent pup
licity and Legislative burcau at Wash
lngtun. The executive committee vot-
ed to send commission to Europe
TO study legislation in England, Ger
many and other countries Tor the
purpose of getting material Tor the
Washington legislative bureau.
senator Dixon, OF Montana, chair
mnn of the executive committee, was
to name this commission.
He said he would appoint Medill Nc
Cormck and DR.. Walter w. Weyl. as
two OF the members to this cominis-
sion.
rhe executive committee adopted
the principles contained in the Jane
Addams plan FOR the Organization ana
financing of the proaressiNs cam
paign. The Adams plan was not
adopted ia it's entirety because u was
believed 60 be. too large un UNDER
taking at this time. For the imihc-
diate financing OF headquarters ana
bureaus, il was decided to ask Tor
one hundred subscriptions OF $ooV
year. SIX OF those, totnllins $S,ooo.
were subscribed tonight. They came
from the state ORGANIZATIONS OF New
HAMPSHIRE. Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Vermont, Delaware and PennsylNa-
MIA 1t Isl proposed to get forty-two
more of these subscriptions from the
state organizations and 10
secure the rest from individuals.
Governor BASS, of New hampshire
Matthew liale, Of MASSACHUSETTS,
Louis A. Drexler, OF DelaWhre' WI,
liam Flynn, Of fonnsynanla' a,u
Gustavus g. Pope, OF Michigan, were
active in assuring financial support
Chairman Dixon announced that
The national committee had put INTO
effect the recall in its own hliuirs
through resolution presented py MI
HALE This resolution provides:
'That 25 per cent Of the member
shin OF the national committee may
inin in "A petition requesting the CHAIR
man or executive eommitte to ADOPT
some certain policy or motion ana u
said chairman ana executive commit
tee fails or refuses to accept sucn
the petitionooihs
members may call on the secretary Ok
(Contnued on Page rwo.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
EVIDENCE TENDS TO
CASH REGISTER
.C0NSP| Tracy
Witnesses AIIege National
Company Used Unfair Meth
DDS to Destroy Competition
from Other Machines.

(By Morning Journal Special Leased Wirc.)
Cincinnati, o., Dec. 11.-Good head
way was made today in the trial Of
President John II. Patterson and
twenty-nine officials or former Off
cials of the National Cash Register
Company charged by the government
with violating the criminal section oi
the Sherman antitrust act.
n r. Blessing. OF san Francisco
testified that he was forced into bank
ruptcy by the tactics of the National
agents and by the fact that they sold
goods below his prices. He said he
purchased machines from the Union
Company of New York. of which Ed
gar Park, one of the defendants was
president. only to learn afterward that
the company was really owned by the
National.
George II. Green. a grocer or PORT
land. ore. and his business partner,
j. :. Gottsacker testified that Green
had purchased an American machine
and that after the purchase had been
made National agents had requested
him 10 cancel his order.
A. X. Rennie. a druggist OF Mont
gomery. Ala. said that after ne hao
purchased Burdick Calman machine,
he was approached by National agents
and asked to cancel his order and that
National agents offered to give him a
National machine If he would throw
the other in the junk pile.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
MACHINERY MEN SAY
TRUST WAS UNFAIR

St Paul. pee W. y. Warner
Of Aberdeen, S. - and Il. T.. Mason.
of Omaha, testifvng at the hearing IN
the government suit to dissolve the
international Harvester companN.
complained of alleged unfair tactics
employed by the international Com
pany, to drive dealers of independent
machinery out of business.
Mr. Mason said that from 1899 to
1909, he was agent at Grand Island,
Nch., for the Piano Harvesting Conn
pany. one or the companies taken
over by the international Company.
He said that in 1902 a meeting of the
general agents of trust made ma
chimes, iiXed the retail price or the
reapcrs and mowers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
oENlR Al. CNMpA GAINS
IINBI.AS CORPUS SlIT

Phoenix Ariz.. Dee, H. Emilio
Campn Il leader OF the Mexican m
surrootors held In jail on the boz DER
nearly three months on ohnira ff
having been nn alien fugitive PROM
Justice, was freed today ~ Judge
sloan, ef the federal court VIII, gave
a favorable decision Ia hnbris cor
pus proceedings brought IN ,Ampn y
behalf Judge Sloan ruled that i'r.
MGR proceedings against taitpa had
not been Instituted by the proper hd-
thortics and that pnpers s4fNad IN
The case were defective ~ WailN r''-
ticulurs.
Campa said. after his release, mat
he was through with revout'ioilS,
and would rcmain IN Phoenix,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
SENATE TO CONFIRM
TAFT'S NOMINATIONS

WASHINGTON Dee. ll.~~ An umice-
hle agreement In the senate over the
confirmation OF President Tdlts
Tor federal positions
seen ed probable today when, after a
number Of informal conferences
among leaders. u tentative plan was
Aere"d upon. Under the agreement
proposed no ominations for federal
Officers NNiil be confirmed IN states
where hnth senator's are democrats.
hut IN all ssntcs where the senators
are republicans, there is to be no op-
position to the confirmation. IT was
understood that many democratic
leaders In the senate would he satis-
fled If the appointments In the south
crn states were not put through.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
FEDERA[S FAIL TO
ENCOUNTER BAND
OF REBELS
Orozco's Force Of One Thou
sand is Moving Rapidly Tow
ard Cases Grandes, 0ccu-
pied by 600 Regulars,

(By Morning journal Special Leased Wirc.l
Iil Pasn. Tex. Dec. III Rebel
forces recently mobllizcd below Juarez,
have eVaded the two federal columns
,uoVing against trcm, say fotlay'r 81 :
groups. agpreBating more tlian l,nuo
mounted men. are moving rapidly IN
"a the Casas Grandes district recenaly
evacuated by General Blanco's
forcs. Blanco's men and the federui
column from chihuahua city are left
on the Mexican Central line with u
strip OF destroyed railroad separating
them. The strongest federal force III
tho district newly occupied by the
rebels Is IN casas Grandes, defcnded
by coo federal regulars.
Lack Of an adequate cavalry force
win prevent the fcderuls pursuing the
rebels except hy roundabout rs'ii-
read route.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12

Boston Dec 11.-Forgciies inNolN-
ing S125.00O, are alleged TO have pech
disclosed as the result OF the arrest
Of r. Ii. lIosford former treasurer
of the James Donovan slipper COM
pany, OF Everett Assistant District
Attorney Lavclle, in arguing TO-DAY
against reduction in llosfords bail'
told Judge Brown in the superior court
that the prisoner had made n confes-
sion and thai forgeries to the amount
named had been committe.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
HYDE SENTENCED TO
PEN|TENTIARY TERM

New York, Dec. 11--Charles IL.
Hyde. former city chamberlain, con-
cted of bribery in connection with
the manipulation of city funds. was
sentenced by Justice Goff today to NOT
more than three years and six months
and not less than two years In states
prison. The justice, however. issued 4
stay of execution, agreeing to admit
the prisoner to $4,000 bail. pending
argument of his appeal.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12

london, Dee. -. The Daily Ex-
press. this morning, revives the story
that Crown prince Alexis, of Russia,
was the victim Of nihilism. II asserts
that he Is suffering from the effects
OF wound made by trusted at
tendant who since his proved to he a
nihllst.
The wound, saNs the Express, Is Of
such nature that the prince is incapa-
hle Of continuing the line OF succession
To the throne ana therefore the ap-
pointmcnt of an heir-designatc. Is be-
ine discussed In court circles
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-12
FIRE IN BUSINESS
DISTRICT OF DALLAS

Dallas. Tex, Dec. f2.-I'ire discov-
cred at 1890 o'clock this morning In
the building occupied by the Huey 4
Phiipp Hardware Co. in the heart OF
the business district of Dallas, almost
completely destroyed the structure
and at 2:30 o'clock, had not been
brought under control II Is said
quantity of gunpowder is stored IN
the building. The building Is valued
at S125,000 and stock at $4,000.