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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
NEW BILL PROVIDES
SALARY INCREASE
FOR MANY OFFICERS
HOUSE MEMBERS VOTE To AD.
JOtRN SINE DIE On MARCH
TWELFTH.
ny Associated Pres.


AUSTIN. Texas. Feb 25.--Thc house
is In favor 4 adjourning sine die On
March ~. the close uf the regular six.
ty-day session. according to q rcsolu.
ticn adopted late to-day. Barry Miller.
of Dallas. In house joint resolution
proposed adjournment ON tina, day and
the house adopted II by a vote of Is
a. A.
The house also passed To cngrOss.
ment the senate Join, resolution by
Senator Page. Of Ba~trop. amending the
constitution to increase the salaries Of
the Governor and Attorney General to
5000 per year and those ol tho secro.
tnry of State. Comptroller and State
Treasurer 10 5000 per year. Before
engrossmen,, however. the house added
amendments proposing To increase the
salaries Of the Legislators 10 ten dollars
for regular session ~ igO days and five
collars per day thereafter: also ten dol
lars per day for all extra sessions. The
present regular session Is sixty days
and the present salary s. per day fOI
the siXty days and 81 per day Tor the
remsindcr. The amendment IL TO be
submitted 20 the people on August 81
1874.
Powers uf the state board of control
are reduced In bill introduced In the
house by Sattcrwhitc of Carson. Tn,
bill provides the beard shall submit IN,
budgets of the departments and insti
tutions 10 the legislature without rec
concentrations.
Burkctt. ~ EaStland introduced a
hill In the house amending the Dean
prohibition ,aw IN that the purchaser
free tu testify against the violator of
the law Mr.. Burkctt said that he
hoped the bill would meet the approval
1T the Governor who recently made
statement deploring the action Il tn,
houe In killing the Morris hill.
The senate uncrated IN a bare quo
rum today as number ~ the members
being absent 4 number ~ minor bills
were passed to cngrossmcnt hut no roll
calls were had and no bills finally
parsed
Representative Pope of Ncuccs. an
nouncrd IN the house that when the
antlallcn land ownership hill hy Scna
tor Dudley came up In the house he
would propose an amendment making
the provisions of the bill more tainEcni
and excluding any alien from acquiring
land who has net obtained citizenship
papers. This hlll is intended 10 re-.
s'ric, Jnancsc from acquiring land in
Texas and has been passed by IN,
senate.
me house adopted resolution by
Miller of Dallas. ~ BE- submitted 20
the prcsidcn, together with similar res
olutlons adcntcd hy the legislatures of
Arkansas and Louisiana. calling upon
the president to set aside week In
March 10 he known ms rice week"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
PRESIDENT
FAV0Rs BIC NAVY
HARDING ~ FAVOR o. PRESENT
BUILDING PROGRAM WITHOUT
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION.
Nv As.ceis,sd Pre-.


WASHINGTON. Feb s5,--Thc In.
fluence Of PrSidcntclcct Harding to-day
gas thrown behind the hig navy pro.
gram of the senate naval affairs com.
mlt,ec majority and against the stand
4 the house for dccrcaSed apprOpria'
Ions tcr the naval establishment.
The Views ~ the president cicct were
Gt forth In letter rccviNcd hy prom.
nent senate republican and quickly
reached thu PARTY rank and file In both
~na,c and house Party leaders prompt.
y predicted that Mr. Harding's letter
would have po,cn, influneOr In the
forthcoming senate contest over naval
appropriations which were increased
uooo ooo hy the senate naval committee
md In difference with the house In ease
the appropriation hir PASSED the scna;,
With its augmented total
The president elect IN his letter. u
wns said. au,hori,a,ivcly expressed him
Wlf as desiring co~'tinuaton II the
present naval building program without
substantial reduction
No reference was made hy MIR Hard
INK In his letter u was said To the dis.
armamcn, proposal ~ senator norah.
republican. Idaho
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
$4,000 RAILROAD
WORKERS MEXICO
NOW OUT ON STRIKE
RADICALS. DISTRIBUTING RED
LITERATURE. ARRESTED
~ POLICE
Nv Associated I'rs.


MEXICO CITY. Fch. s5.-Tralns
were Operated on all railroads today
despite the fac, that more than $4,000
employees went on strike early this
snorning. Strike breakers, recruited
from volunteers and soldiers who had
previous experience. manned trains
under military protection. and except
IN a few cases. schedules were main.
inincd with reasonable regularity.
Government circles continued op,i.
mls,ic regarding the outcome. insisting
that there werc sufficient forces at
hand To keep traffic open. although
trcigh, shipments probably would he
curtailed temporarily.
Travellers arriving in Mexico City
from Laredo and GuadalaJara reported
no disorder. although rumors of trains
being stoned a. they PASSED small
stations caused orders to h. issued for
the closing II all windows and the
drawing ~ blinds II II not considered
unlikely that ~ the strike progresses
there viii h. somc disorders as the
lines affected embraces more than
is.ooe kilomctcrs uf standard guagc
track and 1900 of narrow track.
Orders 10 the various military chiefs
To- give all possible protection o. the
men working IN the trains and rallruad
property were reiterated by the war
ufficc today. Train dispatchcrs and
tclcgraphers today were added 10 the
strikers forces. hut a. In the case ~
the men who manned the trains. volun.
tccrs are performing the work which
IL absolutely necessary.
Strike headquarters had declared
tina, the situation can H. cleared imme
dia,oly ny federal recognition II the
mems union. ~ this difference IL prac
tically the only reason Tor the walkout
There Is no Indication however. that
the government con,emplates reccssion
of IT, position uf non.rccognitiun.
Several arrests were made In Mexico
city ,'siay after the police discovered
.eSdicals distributing literature among
troops stationed In various buildings.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
RAD |CAL ELEMENT
ACTIVE IN FRANCE
gED flag RAISED ~ WORKERS
AFTER THEIR WAGES HAD
IiEEN REDUCED.
~ Associated Press.

PARIS. t'cb. gs.--Thc first attempt
10 Sovictixc large plant In France.
France. when the red flag was raised
today over a biz electrical works un'
der construction nj Cenovllli,rs. ended
dismal failure. according to the author.
tiles, The leaders Of the communists.
however. claim that II was complete
success. The police and military draw
their conclusions from the fact that not
n single man IN at work on the plan,
while the leaders In the Soviet move
mcnt point out that the red flag is Fly.
irg over the building as a token Of Vic.
tory.
The trouble began when the workmen
refused to quit the place dcspitc lock.
out by he company which had reduced
wages because the employees had
reduced wages because the employees
had slackencd uy In their work.
An ARMED pcacc" IL the situation
tonight with hundreds Of gendarmcs
and republican guards patrolling the
plant and Gcnncvillicrs. which Is lust
tu the north Il Paris IN the department
"a. the Seine while the workmcn are
assembled across the river Seine, in
the department If Seine ct Oisc. at Ar.
gcntiul singing the "Intcrnatlonalc"
and proclniming that they viii rush
the works tomorrow morning.
Al dusk this evening the workmen
made eonccrtcd attempt To cross the
bridge over the Seine. shouting Down
with the police" The police and gen.
dnrm,s easily repclled the attempted
invasion after they had brought down
r. few of the manifcsiants with their
sahrcs. No one was seriously injured
Meanwhile the officials uf the Gen.
cral Electrical Society. the builders OF
the plnnt. are advertising for other
help They say that they intend to r.
sume work Tuesday. discharging MI the
zoo workmen who accepted payment OF
wages this morning The officials eX.
plain the presence u the red flag over
the building as due Co the absence of
a stcople Jack to climb the high pole
from which the flag IL flying.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
BREAK between LEGISLATURE
AND GOVERNOR MAY FOLLOW;
cRUMPT0N LEADER OF ATTACK
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

AUSTIN Texas Feb e6The stirring address in the house
today by Sid Crumpon OF Bowie answering Governor Nes
criticism OF the action of the house in killing the Morris bill amend
the Dean law the OF the hottest sessions of the
present Legislature The house recently killed the bill by Morris Of
Medina amending the Dean prohibition law allow convc
onS on the unsupported Testimony of acompce the pur
chaser OF the liquor This bill suggested by Governor Nc and
after the house had killed he gave deporng the
action.
motion print MIR. Crumptons address in the journal
made by West OF Bcxar After furious debate the motion carried
by vote OF 81 Saterwhe of Carson then moved that the
Governors statement printed in the papers be printed in the
journal. This motion carried by vote OF ITO toS
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
BONDS VALUED At
$4,000 STOLEN;
YOUTH SUSPECTED
WILLIAM DALTON. i;.yEiROI.D
BANK CLERK MISSING: lsFs.
WARD OFFERED.
OFFICERS ARE PUZZLED
Young Man u Believed 60 be- Hiding
In CITY. Though Telerrans have
iieen Sent Out iiread.
east.
ny Associated Prrss.

Wy Nsrocehd rvs.
CHICAGO. Fcb, s..-Thc police II
the nation tonight we're on the out.
look for William Daltcn. i7.yearold
$50 a month bank clerk. whose alleged
theft of 'i72oOo worth of liberty bonds
yesterday from the Great Northern
Trust Company. WAS made known by
bank officials today.
Although convinced that Dalton was
hiding somewhere In the city. the no.
hce department tclcgraphcd dcscrip
iion q the hoy all over the country with
Information that $1,000 would he pald
for his arrest and 1850 for recovery
II the bonds.
Dalton IL believed To- have secrc,cd
the bonds-all In large denominat tlons-
about his person when he went out 10
lunch yesterday. lie had been sorting
them In cage.
Thc theft was the second In this dis.
~ 'eV'''"s w ""''h youthful hnk
c'efk Inquired The other was at Ut
tawa. illinols. when a is.year.old clerk
named Carey. who received $50 a
month attempted o. steal nearly tsOO..
oee -but wns 'caught and the money ne.
covered This casc started an attack
BY senator Dial of South Carolina ON
Judge kcnesaw NJ. lands. the senator
taking exception To a statement the
Judge made from the bench that hank
officials We're partly responsible for
the thief because they undergrad clerks
who were In responsible position.
Dalton was known In his neighhor.
heed ~ a quiet. homc.loving. church
going boy whose chief ambition was t.
become succcrsful In business ~ that
he could provide comforts Ter an aged
widowed mother. who was partly de.
pendent upon him.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
BELIEVE JOSEPH ZACCOLI NAY
BE WANTED At SAN ANTONIO


VANCOUVER, u. C., Feb sS.-Re.
lief that Joseph Zacculi, held here
charged with murder. may hc one ~ an
alleged gang of smugrlcrs. wanted In
connection with the killing OF Gus
toms officer and che wounding ~ an
other man near san Antonio. Texas.
several months axe, WIS expressed hy
Cnltcd States authorities. who have
asked Vancouver police to forward
photographs and finger prints records
for possible Identification.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
" Associaifd Ffrss,
MASIIINGTON. fch. ss.--Nliha,it

nlluying the measure ~ framed by
the house. the senate tonight passed
thc annual rivers and hhrbors Ap.
plUpriatiun hill. carrying $4,000. 900
" new appropriations and authority
for the expenditure ~ siT.o00, 900 un.
expended balances during the next
uNal wear The hill allows s2sso.
Ooo morc than carried for the present
year
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
TRAlNMeN STRIKE IN
SYMPATHY SHOP WORKERS


JOPLIN. Mo. Fcb. 25.--Thc entire
forcc of engineers. fircmcn. ,rainmen
and other federated craft of the Mis-.
souri and North Arkansas railroad have
been ordcrcd TO walk gu, at o'clock
this morning In sympathy with shop.
men who qui, February I. according
to employees of the road here this morn.
inR About ESQ men will ~ affected.
u was estimated hy them.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
NEFFS CRITICISM CAUSES STORMY HOUSE SESSION
THREE LUBBOCK MEN ARRESTED
HAZINC AT A. AND M.
NOT BE TOLERATED
By Associated Prpss.

COLLEGE STATION. Feb. ss...
The senate committee. composed -
senators liaugh. Blcdsuc and parr.
which last week began investigation
Il charges uf hazing 1T \. and NJ.
College. arrived here this evening 10
investigate the campus II the col.
hg,.
Cn'len =. Thomas. ~ Dallas. aud
In'sJ Charles Rogan. r'prySr,in;
the Alumnac association. the board
u regents and college authorities
came with the committee. The first
act Of the committee WIS to select
a list ~ students whom trc' deslr.
10 testify.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
ey Associated Press
D0ORNE. Holland. Feb. s5.--No

radical change IN the condition of
former Augusta Victoria has been
noted recently. The castle announc.
cd today that she might die at any
moment or might llngcr indefinitely.
Occasionally she II partly conscious:
at other times II In sort ~ coma.
S,imulants continue 10 he administer.
cd. The former Crown Prince is
coming 10 Doornc saturday and the
Duchess of brunswick. daughter Of
the former Emperor and Empress.
IL expected "a return to Germany
Monday.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26

planes number ten and twelve of the
Pacific AIR forces. which left Balboa
"Wednesday on the return trip from
the Panama Canal to San Diego.
were forced down between Balboa
aud Rahla Honda. according 10 radio
reports received al the naval sta.
,ion On North Island today. No par.
tlrulars were given.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
SHEPPARD TO ENTERTAIN
THREE RETIRING OFFICERS
'p,,isl 20 IT, Nsss

WASHINGTON. Feb. s5.-A fare
We'll luncheon viii hc rendered by Srna
ter sheppard next Sunday nlght io tn
three Texas house members who will
leave congress with the adiournmcn,
~ this session next Friday. the retiring
congrcsmen are Representatives Rcc
Easl" and Young. An are ahlr aud
popular members and their departur,
viii he regretted nv the whole Texas
g, ngicssiunnl delegation.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
Anii Alien Land I,ll Passed

OLYMPIA, Wash. Fob. 3s.--The
house II the state legislature today
passed the antialicn land hill. The
measure now gocs tu the senate.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
]. {. CRAFT KILLED
DURING ATTEMPTED
HOLDUP BY BANDITS
FIRST ARREST MADE By SHERIFF
SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE
TRAGEDY
MOB VIOLENCE IS FEARED
Men Were Al Residents of City; Have
Been Moved 10 Another County
AZ n Matter of
Safety
Special 10 The Nsws.

Special 20 The Nsws,
LUBBOCK, Feb. 25.--J. Edgar Craft.
twcnty.one. nlght operator for the
Santa Fc nj Lubbock. In dead and Ed
Connolly. twenty.four. Huel Connolly.
twenty. and Jesse Bond. twenty-five.
are In jail as the result of an at.
tempted holdup at the railroad office
at four o'clock this morning.
Constable y. G. Murphy of Lorenzo
and Expressman Pinkerton were In the
office with Craft nj the time ~ the
shooting. Murphy. who came to Lub.
hook for the purpose ~ going 10 Belep.
where he had accepted connection with
the Santa Fe as special agent. had
taken. supper with Craft and later ac'
companied him To the office. removed
his shoes. laid aside hts coat. hat and
pistol and fallen asleep. lie had gotten
up and was about to put ON his shoes
and other clothing. while Graft and
Pinkerton chatted when two or three
men approached the "trainmen's' win
dow and commanded open her up"
This was followed by hands up. all of
you!' All three men responded. And
Craft approaching the window said;
whats up fellowsy" lie was again
commanded to "open her up" referring
60 the company's safe.
Al this point Craft told them that he
could not do II. as he did not know
the combination. He explained TO them
that he did not have access to the
safe. and that they knew the combina
tion quite as well as he did. Just then
ono Of the hold up party IN quoted as
saying: III he don't open her up, Kill
the -" The shot was then
fired. the bullet striking the victim on
the right side and just below the collar
bone.
Called Train Dispatcher
Young Craft staggered. caught his
arm around Murphy. rcelcd To the telo
phone and called the Santa fe dis.
patchcr and said: Burglars have sho,
me-" and tainted. these being his last
words. lie died an hour later In the
Lubbock Hospital from the effects Of
the puncturcd lung, II II stated by the
attending surgeon.
Acting promptly and In perfect con.
cert. the Santa Fc placed special off
GERS ON all i,s trains, and stimulated
the search for the slayers of young
Graft. Henry Hubert Santa Fe special
agcnt was hurried from Amarillo, while
W. II. Jones santa Fc special agent
and Lubbock county deputy sheriff,
came hastily Ia Lubbock ~ join the
forces ~ sheriff u. a. Hulcomb. who
was In charge ~ all organization and
dispatch ot posses securing Lubbock
and adjoining counties.
The Santa Pc offered n reward oi
$500 fer the arrest of the hoidup men,
and used every agency nj its command
10 assist In apprchcnding the offend
era.
Early In the day the Connolly boys
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
L A E N E w s
Bulletins
Hot off the Wire

~ Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. .s.-Thr ship
quarantine station of the Port OF
New York. will pass FROM state Co
federal control at midnight. Feru
AIRY ~. an official announcement In
sued here today stated.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
Humidity Data.
AN INCOME TAN RETURN

. have had gold OF sunligh,
And silver of the moon;
{ own enchanted acres
Untouched ~ mortal shoon.
I have unknown dependents.
Linked with all folks that he.
And loss has been profit
And gain been loss to me-
With such a simple siatemen,
I wonder who can say.
Can any one Inform me
What income tax to pay
-MsI.andhufgh Wilson.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
ny Associated Press
~ NHHnflhtfd TVS.
CAI.ENICO. Calf. Eeh. sa.-Cir.

NhhNhsUs N"th'' to". -ss-tu.
culars calling upon working men TO
Join "a world movement to over.
throw government" were distributed
In great numbers today nj Mcxicaii.
Lower California. Mcxicali police Of.
ficlals said they were prepared To
combat any Bolsheyist movement
which might develop. -
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26


Mr.. Iamont dealt extensively with
tho alscussIon m, pari. ana the rcassus
FOR the dec,slon to es,abIlsh n pcrma.
non, r.,ara,iors commlss,on. ne o,,es.
,lon.d ,ho v,,s.,o,n m f.Iovd f,eorre ana
C,a,ns,c.a, An Ins,stlne upon such
hIvh sIvures from Germany. maintain
,rs I'm, ,ho ,,o,uiarltv az zach was 40
vr.a, a, tho time that thcv could have
o,,r,dder or even profited by. tho
nolI,Icai storm which would have rc.
su,,.d IN their two countrIes had they
,e.n willing ,o agree 10 smaller figures.
wh,ch Germany could have maid. ana
',hich ,,o,,la have zone far toward at.
,,,rr ,hs worid.s economIo condition.
Iia ,o,d how General emuts finally
.orv,rcsa President wilson that pen.
slo,s sho,,,d no included IN the repara.
nou hIII som. al The experts. he sald,
Ta,hered in the presldent's library and
ex uinined IN him that they couldn't
fInd n single lawyer In the American
da,.ya,,or who wouis s.ya An .uinion
An ,aynr ~ Including pensloug. ana that
al lo,,,c v,,. ag.lnst n.
.i og,c, I.osr,c,' Mr.. lamont saId
tho nreslder, exclaimed. ~ don't give
a damn FOR Logic. am going 10 In.
cl,do uen.Ions"
..Thsro ,y.s M, ono NJ N. IN the roam
,.hoso hoar, ala no, bsa, with n like
,oo,,rg +" sa,a NJ Iamort
.,t a., .o,n. a. ,aL. ,h,s o,ocr,un.
,v " ha con,,r,sd 80 .ay . word IN
.sra,.sI as g. pra.,as,, yyuscr,s a,si.
,ndo n, AZ. naace corssrerre He /.
aaa,,.aS - ,,.,.,nr n..n ,,ru,,,,,ng to
aons,I, NJ .,,,ass,.s mover sax a
,nan n,or" ' rsad,, ma a,x,oms 40 consuIt
,nan ~ ~ ~ ,,oa,, .cc,,.sd ~ hsv.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
Win Make No Apologies.

II voted my convictions and have
no apologies 10 make" he said. Il
Voted 10 maintain aud uphold and sup.
port the rules of the law which guar.
antccs Ia men their life. liberty and
property"
Barry Miller. of Dallas: Curtis. Of
Tarrant: Darroch. OF Miles. and West.
~ Iiexar. spoke IN behalf of the mo-
tion. while Thompson. of Rcd River
and Morris. of Medina. opposed the mo.
tion 10 print In the Journal.
Mr.. Morris referred Ia II az a spar.
ring match" and Enid that II should be
decided In the newspapers and kept out
of the journal.
When asked Tor statement concern.
ing the matter. Governor Neff said
II stand on the correctness of my state.
ment and have no apologies TO make"
lie referred 10 the statement deploring
the action of the house.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
Statements Resulted.

MIR. Crumpton made his remarks on
n point II personal privilege and nj.
though he did not mention the Cover.
nor nor his criticism he mid that he
and sixty other members of the house
hnd been classcd as standing In way OF
legislation of this state. There were
oil affirmative votes 10 striking out the
onacting clause of the Morris bill.
Permit me to say" he continued.
that ns criminal lawyer have de.
funded few charged with the violation
Of the local option law. In my vote the
other day voted TO oppose the princl.
pies Of the organic law OF the land
voted to maintain the statutory law OF
constitutional body and In doing no
| was prompted by the spirit only Of
maintaining the old landmarks that
Should guide courts and jurics In deal.
ing with the life. liberty and property
Of their fellowmen."
Mr.. crumpton called attention of the
house to the Legislation regarding the
equal rights Of men and their priv.
lcges.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26

"The whole question of international
debts IA q most important one. The
American people must. In the last
analysis. determine u upon the princi'
Pile of what course n best calculated
TO benefit the world AZ whole. includs
lng America" ,s
Deprecating Americas lack Of rep
rcsentation ON the permanent repara'
tons commission. Dr. Lamont said:
This commission. In my judgment
has been. In "A considerable measure
responsible for the lamentablc delay
that has occurred In fixing the amount
of German indemnity.
Our failure 60 name demand for
the commission has not been merely a
great disappointment 90 our former
assistants In the war. but has. b.
lieve. been largely responsible for ths
continued economic unscttlement IN
Europe with Its unfortunate reflex up
on own Industrial and international
business.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26
WEATHER
WEST TENAS: Saturday fair;
colder In north portion. Sunday fair.
u. \. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.

Temperature by hours at Amarillo