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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
N 'NAMARA WOULD
HAVE WOMAN DIE
+ < A RE D STENOCRAPHER
J BECAUSE SHE KNEW
TOO MUCH.

by Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov 20 Miss
Mary e Dye. the stenographer who
Witnesses said was marked for mur
der hy James u. Mcnamara because
she worked for tho lronworkeis aud
knew too much. testified at the d,na-
mite conspiracy trial today
She Identified hundreds of letters
Introduced by the goycrnmen, 70
prove FRANK VI Ryan, president OF
Dee uI'on and the forty-four other
io>ud1uts DouspIrcd to transport eye
1lus.se- illegally in furtherancr OF
yntW.ic plots She said John J.
Mcnamara once forced himself into
her room aud searched her belong
mss
ON his flipht back from Los Ange-
los after causing The explosion. Jas
E Mcnamara planned 10 have Miss
pye put 10 death and asked Frank
Eckhoff OF Cincinnati. to do II. a.
cordine to Eckhofrs testimony. He
refused but followed her 10 Pittsburg
where she went TO live.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
BUREAU
OFF To DALLAS
WILL PR E SIS AMARILLO'S
CLAIMS FOR COMMON
POINT RATE

Armed with a mass OF data rela'
tive to comparative freight rates, the
Freight Bureau OF the Chamber OF
Commerce left yesterday afternoon
for Dallas. where Amrillo's claims
for inclusion In common point ter
ritory will be pressed AT the hearing
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which begins Friday morn
ing.
The party consisted of a. 5. Stin-
nette, chairman. j. +. Bryant, NJ. c.
Mobiles, J. NJ. Walsh and Frank A.
White. members OF the rate commit
tee, Hamlin Palmer. special statistic
ian and c. c. Brady.
The hearing which will be held in
the Federal Court room at Dallas.
will be presided over by Commission
er Harlan. IL was granted 10 consid-
or claims OF San Angelo and Sweet
water. who entered protest against
raise from common point rate. Anna
rillo appears as an intervenor, and
with greatest assurance of success.
Prior to the beginning OF the hear
ing, the committee from Amarillo
will caucus with their attorney Judge
n. A. Stedmag OF Austin. formerly a
member of tie Texas Railroad Com
mission, and recognized as one OF
the most thoroughly posted men OH
rates in the southwest. This confer
ence will be held Thursday, and the
fight for Amarillo will begin on the
following day.
The work of assembling data which
will be offered In support OF this
citys contention has been In prog
ress for a period OF two years. Great
est care and earnesness have char
acterized the task. and most eN-
haustive showing will be made
we go to Dallas with the greatest
promise OF success said Chairman
Stinnett. shortly before the com
mittce's departure yesterday after
noon we viii be- able 20 show by
comparative schedules that Amarillo
is entitled 20 inclusion in common
point territory. It viii be- shown
that her territory TONNAGE is far IN
excess OF either San Angelo or Sweet.
water, and that she is more entitled
TO common point rates than any
point in the State OF Texas
The figures will speak for them.
selves, and We believe that they viii
achieve the desired result. The heat
ling will continue Friday and Satur
! day After that the matter will be
taken under adyisement by the com
lmissioners, and announcement OF de
cision may not be forthcoming fol
several weeks The committee ID
very hopeful The work has beer
thoroughly done And II there is
I anything in just presentation. ",
should win"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
STANDARD OFFICIALS
WILL NOT BE TRIED

Washington, ID. c.. Nov. 20.--At-
torney General Wickersham has d.
rected that warrants be not served
upon John ID. Archbold. II. c. Fol
ger, Jr. and w. c. Teagle OF the
Standard Oh Company as a result OF
their indictment at Dallas, Texas, last
August, in connection with the case
against the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany The attorney general states
that the evidence IN possession OF tho
government a. the present time is
insufficient 10 sustain the indict-
ment of these officials and Justify re-
moval proceedings
Mr WicFersham has summoned
the United States Attorney az Dallas
10 Washington Tor conference about
tlc ease
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
SNYDER sWEARs
IN sNEEO'S FAVOR
TELLS STORY IN SPITE OF
ATTORNEYS WHO TRY
TO STOP HIM.
SAYS DAUGHTER TO BLAME
PLEADED WITH ELDER BOYCE
TO STOP AFFAIR PREDICT
ING TRAGEDY WITCH LAT
ER OCCURRED
Special to Daily News.

Special to Daily News.
Fort Worth, Texas. Nov. 20.--J.
T. Snyder. the aged father Of Mrs.
Lena Sneed. whose husband killed AL
Boyce and his father. Captain A. q.
Boyce. was on the stand two hours
at John Beal Sneed's trial today.
Sneed is being tried for the murder
of Captain Boyce.
Snyder defied the attorneys when
they tried 20 prevent him from tell
Ing lis entire story OF affairs pre-
cedening the elopement of Lena and
Al Boyce Snyder. with tremulous
voice declared his daughter had not
proven a good wife to Sneed and that
the latter was model husbant.
lie declared his daughter was too
erratic and emotional.
Snyder said he knew that Sneed
had planned giving up his prosper
Gus Panhandle business and take his
family to far Western Canada in or
der to break up the relations be,
tween his wife and the Boyce's.
He denounced the whole Boyce
family as being in a plot to steal"
Lena for Al Boyce.
Snyder said he pleaded with the
elder Boyse 10 stop the affair from
going further, predicting a tragedy
long before II really occurred. but he
alleged Captain Boyce turned a deaf
ear.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
RADICAL LABOR
WING DEFEATED
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR VOTES TO RE-
TAIN AUTONOMY.


Rochester, \. Y. Nov. 20-After
a debate lasting all day the radical
wing OF the American Federation OF
Labor was defeated hy nearly two
20 one Ia an attempt 10 have the Fed.
cratIon adopt the principle of indus.
trial tnionism in place of the pres
cnt policy OF trade autonomy.
The vote of the United Mine Work
ors and the Eastern Federation Of
Miners vas east solidly for industrial
uniouism Others thar lined up sol
idly with the radicals we're bakers
and couiectIoncrs, iron. steel and
I'm workers printing presamen rail-
gay carmen. and iourneymen ailors
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
PEACE MAY COME
TO BALKAN STATES
PORTE APPOINTS PLENIPO-
TENTlARIES FOR CON-
ING CONFERENCE.
MODEST DEMANDS MADE
TURKS QUARTER TWO THOUS-
AND CHOLERA PATIENTS ~
MOSQUE on 81. SOPHIA
10 DEFER NiCTOHs

by Associated Press.
London, Nov 2O.-Nazim Pasha
commander OF the entire Turkish
Army. lzzet Pasha. chief general ,of
siaif oi the war office and Chadan
Bcy, counsellor OF state. have been
appointed as Ottoman plenipotentia-
ries for negotiations OF an armlstice
with the Bulgarians.
The question of peace looms lars,
In the foreground Bulgaria did i.ot
demand the capitulation OF Adr .,.-
ople and other fortified places as
preliminary condition TO an arms
tice as was expected. Meanwhile the
war Is going on. There is a heavy
artillery duel at Tchatalja. The llul-
garians are holding back their main
infantry and cavalry attack until the
strong Turkish positions are felt out
by the artillery.
Honors are about even.
There is violent cannonading az
Derkos.
The Turks have quartered two
thousand cholera patients In the
mosque of st. Sophia SO the enemies
dare not enter TO sing a TIE Deum In
case Constantinople is captured.
Turkish. Bulgarian and Servian
commanders late today ordered a ces-
sstion OF hostilities during the pre-
liminary discussion of the armistice.
The armistice is expected to be Of
iered by the allies on the basis that
they hold all conquered territory un-
I'll permanent peace is signed
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
JAMAICA SWEPT
BY HURRICANE
TIDAL WAVE ADDS TO DE-
VASTATlON-MANY
KILLED.

bs Associated Press,
Kingston. Jamaica. Nov 20.-The
Western end OF the Island OF jamaica
has been devastated by q hurricane
lasting five days great tidal wave
swept over the north and south
coasts practically wiping out Lamar
and Lucea. both towns OF consider
able importance. II is reported that
AZ persons were killed az Montego
Bay. All roads are wrecked along
the southwestern coast and incalcul-
able damage done Communication
between Kingston and the center OF
destruction Is not likely to be re-
sumed for a week.
The tidal wave swept over Savan-
nah. Lamar and adjacent villages for
a quarter OF n mile inland aud hun
dreds are thought TO have perished
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
Worth Cnrolinn VI. b. Cnnfrrcncc

High Point. y G., Nov 2o Cleri-
cal and lay representatives of the
Western North Carolina Conference
ot The N + church. South. gathered
here today for their tveuty-third an
uualN convention The conference
session will continue until next Tues
day. with Bishop Collins Denny OF
Nashville presiding
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov 20 Lead
ers of the Progressive party in lndi-
ana are arranging TO hold state
rally in this city tomorrow Former
Senator Eeveridgc and other promi-
nent leaders win address the meet
ing and plans will be- made for main
tanning permanent organization Of
the party
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
ESPEE FIGHTING
THREE CENT FARE
ATTACKS ARIZONA'S NEW
LAW IN UNITED STATES
COURT.

Phoenix. Ariz. Nov 20 The lee
gality OF the Arizona three-ccnt fare
law adopted by the voters Noyem ber
9th was attacked IN the United
States District Court today by the
southern Pacific Railroad Should
the company be sustained. tho refer
eudnm measures providing equal If-
fragc and recall OF judges. will Cd so
he threatened.
Railway attorneys contend th. fU
requiring the full text OF referoud m
measures must bc sent out OBJ Fo. IS
'n days before The election. was rot
complied with
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21

u NHsoclnted Tr'f8-
New York. Nov 90 Willic Hoppe
retained his title as champion OF lS.e
balkline billiards by defeating Ora
Morningstar in the final game Of the
tournament by a score
% 300 20 276.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
WILSON DENIES
CABINET REPORTS
HAS MADE NO OFFER OF
CABINET POSITION TO
ANYONE.

By Associated Press.
Hamilton. Bermuda. Nov 20" ALL
statements about selections can be
d.sroParded until make the an
nouucement myself" declared Presi-
dent-elect wilston tonight. when told
of reports published In the United
States
lie said he had not offered nor In
timated an offer Of a cabinet posit.o~
.0 any one
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
Appalachian Good Roads Meet

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 2O.--The an
nual meetins OF tho soni',ern ~. -
lachian Good Roads Association be-
gan here today with GOOD attend
ance of delegates from Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Tennessee. Georgia and Alabama
The convention will conclude tomor-
row
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
.OR0zCO GRANTED
HAbEAS CORPUS
REMAINS IN CUSTODY TILL
CASE CAN BE HEARD
IN AUSTIN

By Associated Press
Waco. Texas, Nov. 20.-Writs OF
habeas corpus were today granted
for Colonel Orozco. Sr. and General
DE La Fuente. military prisoners AT
San Antonio. charged with violation
of the neutrality laws
The writs were granted by Federal
Judge MaNey returnable December ?
at Austin
The prisoners will remain IN rus
'ody pending result of hearings
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
CARM| THOMPSON
j. s. TREASURER
HILLES RETURNS TO POST
OF SECRETARY TO
PRESIDENT

by Associated Pres
Washington. d. c.. Nov. 2o.-Car-
mi Thompson Sas appointed United
states treasurer today by Presideni
Taft. succeeding Ice McClung. re-
'igned Thompson viii assume his
luties tomorrow
Charles u llillcs returns 90 the
1ost Of secroflrt 90 thD president
hich place Do held before the be
inning 81 tho campaign
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
PIPE CAUSE Of
FARMERS DEATH
| G. NIT s WHISPERS AND
AND BLAZE SPREADS
TO CLOTHING

10 Associated Press.
Middletown. y y \0y 2o-A
spark from the pine of John =. Gil.
son. a farmer who was smoking u.
nited his long whiskcrs The flames
spread to his clothing and he was
burned 10 death
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
STATE OFFICIALS PLEAD
FOR FEDERAL CONVICT


Washington. ID G.. Nov. 2e.-An
appeal 10 President Taft for commu-
tation of the sentence imposed on
Chas l.. Hyde Of Pierre. 5. D.. con
victed OF fraudulenty using the
mails to promote real estate busl-
ness was made hy two state officials
TO-DAY
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21

GOVERNMENT SUES
SUGAR BARON
by Associated Press

by Associated Press
New York, Nov. 20--United
States Marshal Henkel today
served on Claus A. Spreckles
papers In the governments
suit to recover $4,000 as
back duties alleged TO be due
on the importatlons of raw
sugar said to have been frau
dulently underweighed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21

Continued on Page Eight
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02
CLEAN SMALL RUGS AT HOME
Work Not Hard and Is a Saving of
Expense-Never Wash Them
on the Floor.

1t is better to clean small rugs at
home than to send them to profession
al cleaners. Small rugs should be
taken to the grass plot and there
beaten well with light whip or rug
beater. Do not turn over and beat
on the wrong side, as that breaks the
rug. The beating on the surface
brings the dirt to the top, and this
should then be swept off, sweeping
with the nap, not against 1t, as this
wears out the rug. Also when lay
ing large rugs lay them so that when
they are swept it will always be with
the nap. A badly soiled rug may be
washed. Do not attempt to wash
large rugs while on the floor. This
method has been widely advertised
and appeals to the housekeeper be-
cause she need not take up her rugs,
but the water soaks through and, hav-
ing no way of escaping, dries up,
leaving a layer of mud between the
warp, which gradually rots the
threads, while the carpet looks bright
on top. After a rug has been we'll
beaten the soiled parts may be washed
out with solution of soap bark or
borax and water, using an ounce Of
bark to a gallon of water. The rugs
are laid fiat for this purpose, and if
done carefully and the rugs then
wiped off with cloth wrung out of
hot water, until dry, they will be clean
and bright and in no wise injured by
the washing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02

consists Of a metallic box divided into
five compartments. The middle one
is the entrance, the end compartments
contain the food supply, and the re-
naming two compartments are each
provided with $50 feeding cells, which
are perfect counterfeits of the cells of
a bee comb. The food, which consists
Of syrup made of sugar, is poured into
the end compartments and flows into
the feed cells through notches, in the
bottoms of the partition walls. The
syrup only moistens the lower part Of
the cells, and the bees, each one Sc
lecting a cell, feed upon it undisturb-
ed by neighboring bees. Two in
clined runways lead from the entrance
compartment to the cell cOmpart
ments
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02
Bees and ~
F0pmNOfeS
Do not mulch while the ground is

Do not mulch while the ground is
wet
Late seeding grain should be top
dressed with long manure.
Winter vetch belongs to the pea.
family and is hardy, remaining green
all winter.
Corn that makes 70 bushels an acre
will yield about one and three-fourths
! ton for slower.
Mulch the ground when frozen.
Freezing upheaves the soil, thawing
throws the plant out.
The two-borse, low-gear wagon is
largely used by the farmers of the
| New England states
Protect from alternate freezing and
thawing. Keep the cold in, not out of
the soil, to prevent this.
:, One ton of good wood ashes will
contain about 140 pounds of potash and
40 pounds Of phosphoric acid
The production of corn in 1879 was
LIZA, $4,000 bushels, as compared
with 1852, 100000 bushels in 1909.
The value of corn ensilage is begin
ming to be better understood by
the eastern states than it was for
merly.
One great advance made in agri-
culture is that of the use of the disk
on stubble land, and especially in dry
seasons.
The yield Of wheat may be increased
several bushels per acre by thorough
preparation Of the ground, careful Sc
lection of clean, heavy seed and drill
ing.
1t is especially important to supply
the bees with water for their use in
diluting the honey that has become
thick from long standing in the
hive
Celery grown in beds for family use
should be gradually earthed. If too
much earth is thrown to the stalks
when the weather is hot and sultry. the
stalks will rot
Undoubtedly the most valuable per.
manent pasture grass for upland pas
ture is June grass or blue grass. since
it endures better than any of the 9th
er available grasses.
! The vetch 81 ows rapidly. and makes
a long trailing vine with an abun-
dance of side tendrils, having many
leaves; the flowers are many and of a
beautiful blue tint and quite sweet.
A good filter can be made by sink
ing a 30-gallon barrel in the ground
where the roof spout from the house
enters the earth to pass into the els.
tern. Fill the barrel with charcoal
and let the water run through it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02
BAD EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE
Maryland Station Makes interesting
Experiments Showing Injurious
Effects on Exposed Manure.

The Maryland station allowed 80
tons or manure to be exposed to the
weather for one year and found that
the amount was reduced to 27 tons at
the end of that period. Professor
Shut of Canada allowed two tons of
manure, containing 1888 pounds of or
ganfc matter, to lie exposed during the
four warmest months from April 29 to
August 29 and found the amount re-
duced TO 655 pounds, and the nitrogen
was reduced from 48.1 pounds to 27.7
pounds, or almost one-half was lost.
The experiments emphasize the ne
cessity of putting the manure on the
land as soon as possible. 1t is some
times piled up and allowed to heat.
thus destroying much of it's value. 1t
must not be forgotten that much of
the value of manure and all forms of
organic matter come from it's rotting
while in contact with the soil, and if
allowed to decay before it is gotten
into the soil much Of the benefit will
be lost. Crop residues, such as corn
stalks, stubble, straw and all other
forms of vegetable matter, should be
turned back into the soil and not
burned, as is the common practice in
some parts.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02

them. Take a piece of 2x4-inch hard
wood five feet long for the lever.
Fasten to the post near the top with
a three-quarters-o bolt. Two
feet next to the line and three feet
for the lever. A block holds the lever
in position while the clothes are be-
ing put on. A button holds the lever
upright when the line is hoisted. 1t
is not necessary for the center post
to be as heavy as the end ones.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD SEED
When PossibIe-Good Quality Is
Obtained at Small Cost.

Most farmers can and should grow
their own seed grains. 1t is a very
difficult and expensive practice to de-
pend upon purchasing the proper va
riety and quality from the scotsman.
With thorough preparation Of land
and culture, and very little extra cost
of labor, most, if not all, the seed
grain and most of the common vege-
table seeds may be grown as good,
and oftentimes of better quality, than
seeds bought at twice the cost.
AS, for example, a certain field Of
wheat might on the average DE to-
tally unfit for seed, while some parts
Of the field may be of very good
quality. By little extra effort the
seed may be selected from this small
patch, threshed separately and run
through the tanning mill once or twice
to remove ell small and shrunken
grain and weed seeds. 1t may be best
to thrash out a few bushels of grain
with the old-time fail and hand pick
the grain. After securing enough grain
to seed an acre-a start with good
be kept up by selecting the best land,
properly preparing the seed bed and
giving thorough cultivation and extra
care in harvesting and threshing. The
same method should be followed in the
selection of oats, barley and corn. AL
though the quality of corn grown may
be good, yet by careful selection of
the best ears an improvement of both
yield and quality of grain may be had
1t will cost no more to grow a good
ear of corn than a poor one. A good
standard variety will sell for consider
able more for seed. A Scotch gar
dener, known to the writer, made
quite a neat little sum by growing a
certain variety of sweet corn, lima
beans and tomato seed for northern
seed firm. His sweet corn seed had a
large sale and at an extra price. The
winter is the time to select the seeds
for next springs sowing. Take time
in making the selection; it is profit
able winters work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02

holes exactly opposite each other and
place through these holes a long bolt,
saws the Homestead Take a piece Of
plank or board and cut it to fit be-
tween the two uprights and place the
bolt through this board so it will work
easily Cut this board in a half circle
to fit the sack Drive nails through
this board around this half circle to
which to fasten the sack. This board
can be raised or lowered to the height
of sack and is held in place by means
of an iron rod which is fastened on
the uprights about two feet from the
bottom.
Fall Flowing.
Fall blowing is a decided advantage
for some crops. Onion growers have
for years recognized the value of plow-
ing in the fall. The ground will then
be loose and pulverized after the ac-
ton Of winter freezing, and little work
will be required to prepare the land
for planting. Again, exposing the soil
to freezing is destructive to insect
enemies, and the land may be planted
sooner than II blowing is delayed un-
til spring. Fall blowing in the north.
.especially7,of sod land, is an advantage
for all crops which are planted very
early In the spring, such as potatoes,
cabbage anS lettuce.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-02
MEDICAL SCIENCE SAYS:
By John Nelson Golna, A. M, MD.
DO YOUR DRINKING AT MEAL.
TIME.

The time to drink water is at meal
time, rather than between meals
Drinking between periods of digestion
interferes with the stomach's natural
rest. This very important principle is
also overlooked and violated when we
eat candies and fruits between meals
Water is not believed to call into
operation the activities of the diges-
tive glands in the same way that all
other liquids as well as solids do, but
the disposal of water does undoubted-
ly excite the muscular movements of
the stomach.
We need much water. Large
amounts are being constantly given
off by evaporation from the skin, ex-
halation by the lungs. and excretion
through the various organs. But we
also take in great quantities of water
in ways we never think Of Bread.
for instance, contains moisture in the
proportion of about SO per cent for
the Vienna or French type. and 35 per
cent. in homemade bread In cooked
meats the percentage of water ranges
from 40 to so, while in many vegeta-
bles and most fruits the water con-
tent is from 80 to 95 per cent.
Still, we need more, and the desire
to drink while eating is a physiologi.
cal as well as natural one. About
the only restriction is that we must
not make a sluice- box of our mouths
and use water as a conveyor to carry
on food which we have not taken time
to masticate. There is practically no
danger of our drinking enough at
as has sometimes been declared.
(COpNright. -1911 hY Joseph B BoMleS.l