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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27
Humidity Data.
TuR SOUTHWEST.


Dun land. sun land. rope and spur
and gun land.
What h your enchan,mcnt that
haunt my drcansg
View land blue land, flash-ofevcry'
hue land.
Peak and plan and canyon.cradle
dimpllng glcam.
Sad land. glad land. poor old pagna
had land.
Sometime 20 your castle we shall
find tho key;
Wild land. mild land. slumb'ring.
witch.bcgnilcd land.
Then you ehall awaken. smiling
strong and free.
Theresa Russell.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27

WEATHER

West Texas: Sunday fair; warmer
In west portion. Monday fair.
East Texas: sunday aud Monday
falr.
Oklahoma: Sunday fair. Monday
partly cloudy 20 cloudy.
y. n. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27

Temperature by hours at Amarillo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
CREDIT co. MAY PAY BACK
HALF TO STOCKHOLDERS
30 to SO Per Cent Return on Pre-
ferred Securities Expected

Receivers for the National Guar
anter Credit Corporation. promoted by
Frankiyn Spies, have announced they
expect to pay to preferred stockholders
from forty 20 fifty per cent of the
money they invested.
Howard NJ. Long. receiver for the
National Music Stores. another Of
Spicse's promotions, was authorized
yesterday to borrow $500 on rcceiv-
cr's certificates to aid in disposal Of
stock Mt his command
He told Judge Thompson the stores
have musical instruments. principally
talking machines. valued at more than
500. 900. but no records to demonstrate
them. The borrowed money will be
used to stock the stores with records.
Stockholders in this concern have al
ready voted to have Mr.. Long continue
his reccivership and believe Christmas
buying may dispose of much of the
stock.
The return on the stock Of the Ma
! tiOnal Guarantce. Credit Corporation
will be made ON Il value of 81 600. 900.
! sold through Worth 4 Co.. another
| Spicsc concern. Attorneys for rccCiv-
ers of the credit corporation are kept
busy compelling payment of lapSCd in
StlllmentS on accounts which financed
purchase of automobiles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
MEN ROBBED OF PAY CHECKS
Two Bandit Attacks Within Half an
- Hour In Same Section

+ Two bandit attacks occurred last
night within half an hour and within
four blacks Of each other, in one Of
which four shots were fired at an in
tended victim as he fed. Both victims
were wOrkingmcn. who were robbed of
their pay envelopes and beaten.
The first attack took place at ; 80
o'clock at Cedar and Westmoreland
streets. where Harry SpeckPter, 3211
Aramingo avenue, was blackjaCkCd
and robbed by two men. He was treated
for scalp wounds at the Northeastern
Hospital,
F. The second attack was at 6 o'clock
when Frank McNccly, $3.50 Livingston
street. and Christian HUT. 2523 East
Ontario street. were held up at Memphis
and Tioga streets by four men. Me-
Neely throw up his hands. but HUT
ran. Two of the men fired ut him.
They hit McNeely with the butt of n
gun and took his pay envelope with
s24. DR.. Wilbert J. Wolfe, 3474
franklin street. treated his scalp
wouads. The description of two OF
these bandits tallics with that of those
who held up Spcckcter. Police of the
Belgrade and Clcariicld streets station
are on the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
SEE LEADERS DOOM
IN BATTLE IN KLAN
Will Have to Lay Aside Togas
and Pass Into Oblivion, Say
Philadelphia Members
HINT NEW ORGANIZATION

The clash of the Ku Klux kIansmen,
past and present, is now going on ST.
multaneously in the North and South
and when the smoke has cleared away,
Philadelphia members of the organiza =
ton predict the old leaders will have
to lay aside their togas and go into
oblivion.
Word was received here today that ad E
ditional charges were made against vi
ward Young Clarke. Imperial Klcaglc,
already accused of violating his oath of
office and other actions This charge
is made by Charles w Love, former
Grand Goblin Of the Great Lakes do
main. of meeting in Atlanta The
meeting ended in disorder, according to
former officials of the Klan in this city,
The additional charges against Clarke
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
CHURCH D|SOWNS
ELKT0N PARS0N
Presbytery Refuses to Sponsor
Weddings Performed by
D. F. lockerbie
ACTS AFTER INVESTIGATION

Spccidi Dispatch TO Evening Public Ledger
Wilmington. Del. Dec. 10.--Thc
Presbytary of New Castle, meeting here
yesterday afternoon. adopted resolu-
tions stating that the Presbytery, on
behalf of its own good name and the
good name of the Presbyterian Church.
diSclaimed any responsibility for the
acts or sayings of the Rev. Daniel f:
Lockerbie. the SO called marrying par
son" Of Elkton, Md, which is in the
Presbytcry area.
Lockerbic it will be recalled went
from Philadelphia to Elkton a few
months ago and since that time has
been engaged in the marrying business.
The resolutions added that if Locker
bic can produce papers showing author
ity from the Higher School Of Apos-
tolic Christianity" the Prcsbytery has
nothing whatever to do with that. A
copy Of this resolution is to be sent to
the authorities at Elkton.
The Rev. Joel s. Giltillan. of Will
mington, presented the resolutions after
the Rev. J. NJ. L. Eckard, of Smyrna
stated clerk of the Presbytery of New
Castle, had reported the result of an
investigation. Mr.. Eckard read the fol- q.
lowing letter from the Rev. William
p. Fulton. stated clerk of the Pres =
bytery of Philadelphia
Dear Brother Eckard-Your letter
to me, as stated clerk, making an in
quiry concerning minister, I have
turned over to the Rev. William p.
White, D. D.. to answer, as he is fa :
miliar with the facts relating to this
brother"
Mr.. Eckard also read a CommUnica :
tion from DR., White. which contained
the following statement:
"IIe NIr. Lockerbie) came TO the
Philadelphia Central Presbytcry. ac-
cepted a call to the Lchigh Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, and
was installed as it's pastor. Things did
not go well and there was much trouble
This was in October. 1879. The next
year. 1876, Mr.. Lockerbie gave the
Presbytpry notice that he rcnounccd it,
jurisdiction, and at his request his name
was stricken from the roll. He has moi
since that time had any connection
with the Presbyterian Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
SMUGGLING BALKS
U.s.. FIGHT ON DRUGS
Narcotics So Plentiful Prices
DecIine-Fear Increase in
Addicts as a Result
"RING" IS FOUGHT HARD

Recent sharp declines in the prices OF
narcotic drugs have brought about
yet more serious state Of affairs in the
war between the Government and the
hidden powers behind the Illicit drug
traffic
Secret importations of drugs have
reached such an unprecedented figure
that the great quantities on hand have
forced the prices down, thus putting
the stuff within the reach Of many to
whom its cost before denied it,
Assistant Director of Public Safety
Tempest. who has always been a lead
ing figure in the fight against narcotics,
has revealed some facts about the un-
dcrground traffic which throw n new
light upon the situation as it exists in
this city and nearby.
The business, one might almost say
the profession, of supplying drugs to
the ''smeckers. or users. is on n
highly organized basis. Powerful syn
the principal cities of the State, and
agents abroad who buy the stuff and
make arrangements for its transporta =
ton to this country.
These syndicates have plenty OF
money at their command, and their
agents are always well supplied with it.
Apparently. too, they have influence
which enables them at times to escape
justice when they are caught.
This traffic has assumed such pro-
portions of late that the former pro-
hibitivc prices for "smeck" hare been
cut more than half. Where formerly
morphine and cocaine cost $35 an ounce
they may now be had for S15 an ounce
Wholesale. which brings down the final
cost to the consumer to $50 an ounce.
Herein lies the danger of the situa =
tion, for it is feared that the relative
cheapness of the drug will result in a
great increase in its use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
HEARING ON P. R. R. LABOR
DECISION SET FOR DEC. 21
CO.. empIated Order o>ee Withheld
Until Court Passes on Dispute

Chicago. Dec. 1O.-(By A. PD-
Judge Kcnesaw NJ. Landis today set
December 81 for arguments on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroads petition for
permanent injunction to restrain the
United States Railroad Labor Board
from issuing an order declaring the rail-
road to be in violation of the Transport
tation Act. and the boards decision.
The temporary injunction granted
yesterday and which expired today. was
not renewed when Judge r. NJ. Bar
ton, chairmg~ IF the Labor Board, told
the court board would hold the
contcmple| order against the railroad
in abcye until after the hearing De-
ccmber 2l Attorneys for the road and
board were instructed to exchange spec
ifications of their arguments Decem-
Der II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
CHARGE U. S. FISHING BOAT
CARRIED CONTRABAND ARMS
Mexican Foreign Office Explains
Seizure of Schooner Mabel


Seizure of Schooner Mabel
Mexico City, Dec. 10.--CBy A. P.)-
The American fishing schooner Mabel,
now being held by the Mexican authori-
ties at EnScnada. was declared in a
foreign Office statement issued last night
to have been carrying on contraband
fishing, with arms on board.
The statement also said that other
boats flying the United States flag were
engaged in similar practices. and that
it was suspected they carried contra
band arms while fishing. The statement
follows:
The Mexican Consul at San Diego
Calit.. on December 3 reported that the
fishing schOOners Mabel and Yukon had
left for Mexican waters without fishing
permits or consular clearance papers
saying publicly that they were going to
San GronimO and San Martin. Lower
California, for the purpose of fishing
They stated they were not disposed to
pay the corresponding harbor fees. but
they had armed themselves with rifles
and a large number of cartridges in
order to protect themselves against the
fishing patrol boat Tccatc. This con
duct has BEEN followed by other boats
and besides. it is suspected that while
fishing they carried contraband arms.
''On December I the same San Diego
Consul reported that the schooner Mabc
had been captured in Mexican waters
because of the lack of fishing permit
and consular clearance papers. and was
being detained at Enscnada in conse
Quence of instruction from the proper
authorities -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
CAMERAMEN TO MEET
News Photographers to Give Show
at Hotel Walton

The Philadelphia News Photogra-
piers Association will stage it's first
Joint news assignment in the Japa-
ncsc room of the Hotel Walton Satur-
day evening, February 1. when mem
hers and their friends will cover A
Night With the Camera Men.
The show will mark the formal intro
duction of the new association to the
public.
a feature of the show will be the
making of notion piCturrs of the guests,
which will be shown on the screen one
hour after the "shOt" has been made.
Proceeds from the show and dance
will be used to furnish new quarters
for the association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
liiP[R TO KEEP lob,
TBANKER DECLARES
paving TeIIer's Boss Scans
\ woman's charges-Will
Await Proof
TESTIMONIALS POUR IN

George S. Cox. president of the Ken
Layton Trust Company, at kensington
"a Allegheny avenues, Is standing be-
s,,d Frederick II. PiTer, paying tel ler
:. ,hc bank. who was, excoriatcd by
,sdec Rogers in court yesterday
rTo 1udgc denounced the paying telIcr
.s,- Mrs. Laura p. Cameron. widow
ro.I estate man. had confessed that
..ooo che was accused of converting TO
-. own use illegally had been used TO
nonn nes losses on stock which she had
49,. upon Pipcr's advice. She de-
cousId' csusod also that she had given Piper
,Ia' oFcction rs we'll rs the investing of
her money, o,;o, q" so;d >tr
A.. "until We get something definite
"" Tho ease. As long as Mr.. Piper
vi boon with us he has given intclli-
nas and faithful service. and we have
sn. confidence in him. He is work
su. ov. and will continue to work aS
NE ,ns ~" os he gives the same satisfactory
| service. ~ about tbo cose.
!. -,.iLos mo that this woman has got
n,.oolf into q hole, and to get out does
me- noro m whom she throws the
O' Cox exhibited pile of letters
nirod n this morning from the bank
',,oncrs. praising the paying, teller
cuS'V% guy %"cIoring full confidence in his in
s.;ty snu Nr. Piper was busy all morn 4,
VS. the paying teller's cage, and
!ne or tho business men who came to
no ua'S SS.indow expressed sympathy or con-
puIT The State Banking Department and
,,.ior Wynne, head of the District AT.
as1or's ssDC detective force, today started
", w ";investigation at the suggestion OF
1nagn Rogers as to the relations be
suosn the bank official and the woman
"pnrr was then denounced by judge
!, "snake" and thing" Fol-
.inuinv Pippr's departure from court. his
.so~nsel Elmer W. Nittinger, said:
'Two men who | am informed arc
Eno,it;cians sent for Piper week ago,
rban an attempt was made to settle
e,bis casc. They told him that he might
.ot into trouble. and that he could
.sottlp thc whole affair for Sl5U. lie
said he did not owe a cent to Mrs
cameron. and accordingly refused to
nay. | told him he had done the right
Thing when he called the case TO my
.attention.
eve have n letter from Mrs. Gamer
Jon written month or two ago in which
sbe saws nothing about Piper owing hel
.money, but writes in the most friendly
|:terms The purpose of that letter wa'
.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Gashes Wrist crankina Auto

Ralph Jones, thirty years old. of 1923
North Seventh street, chauffeur for
Frank Monahan. contractor, at Fiji
tecnth and Catharine streets. severed
the arteries Of his wrist while cranking
an automobile last night. A projecting
corner of the license plate gashed his
wrist as he turned the crank. He was
taken to the Hahnemann Hospital suf =
fering from the loss of blood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
eeLLEAU WOOD FUND GROWS

As result of an appeal by Mrs.
Charles NJ. Lee, State chairman of the
Bcllrau Wood Memorial Association,
members of the Union League con-
tributed more than S400 to be used
in connection with the rebuilding of
the village of Bellcau. where thousands
of American soldiers lost their lives in
the war. A check for 800 was re-
cciyed yesterday by Mrs. Lea from
Henry Ford. and Mrs. f. 4. Stotes-
bury contributed 5000. A collection
at the Penn Cornell football game net
ted the fund S240.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Dr.. Aydelotte Chosen

Dr. Frank Aydelottc, president of
Swarthmore College, has been elected
n member of the board of trustees of the
Carnegie Foundation for the advance
mcnt of teaching. DR.. Aydeotte sue
ceeds Dr. Arthur Twining IIadley
former president of Yale, who recently
resigned. DR.. l1adlcy had been a mem
bcr Of the board since its creation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Anderson Wins the Dial Prize

The Dial Prize of $1,000 for services
to American literature has been award
ed to Sherwood Anderson, author of
"Windy McPh"rSon's Son, 'March-
ing Men" Mid American Chants. "
"Wincsburg, Ohio, Poor White
and The Triumph of the Egg" Gust
issueU, all published by b. W.
HucbSch. Inc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
TO OPEN PARISH HOUSE
Upper Darby Edifice to Be Oedi
Gated Tomorrow

The handsome new parish house of
Christ Lutheran Community Church, at
Jarrett road and SAMSON street in
Upper Darby. will be formally dedi e
Gated at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The ceremony will be performed by the
Rev, }. F. Hartman. chairman of the
Home Mission Board Of the East Penn
sylyania Synod and pastor of Bethany
Lutheran Church. this city. The Rev.
y. ID. Daugherty, superintendent OF
missions of the East Pennsylvania
Synod, will preside.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
AUTO BURNS MYsrERloUsLy
Hioh Priced Car AbIsxe on street.
No One Claims II

A large high priced touring car
bearing Pennsylvania license No.
ssB7S2. was mysteriously destroyed by
lire about o 80 o'clock last night in
Holmes street near Pennypack Creek.
Some one in the neighborhood seeing
the car ablaze called the fire engines,
but the car was past saving when they
arrived. No one was in sight to claim
the automobile and the police are try
ing to locate the owner.
Several other cars have been destroyed
in the same mysterious circumstances
recently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
DRIVE is NEAR GOAL
Disabled Veterans League Hopes to
Have Funds for Buldlno

It is expected that the goal of the
building fund and stamp drive being
conducted by the Quaker City Post,
Disabled Soldiers League will be
reached before the termination of the
drive Christmas Day. Campaign head =
quarters at 1912 Arch street are kept
busy day and night taking care Of mail
matter and answering inquiries.
A get together minstrel show and
dance is being planned for the middle
of December for the members of the
post. All the disabled men of Phila
delphin now in hospitals will be invited
to attend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
462 Die in City During Week

The Division of Vital Statistics of
me Bureau Of Health reported today
mat, for the week ending December ..
mere w"re 4G2 deaths III the city. For
Tue week ending December 3 last. there
were 40, and for the week ending De O.
'yem0er T ID Of last year, there were 44S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

The Ridley Park Home and School
Association win meet Monday in the
high school auditorium. Mrs. Edwin
a. YarnuIl will speak on "Citiacn-
ship and Education.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Cleveland Made Survey

The survey in Cleveland was made
by the Cleveland Foundation and was
directed by Dean Roscoe Pound and
Prof, Felix Frankfurter, both of the
Harvard Law School. who were assisted
by specialists in the various departments
Of the survey.
The report will be ready Thursday
and will recommend important changes
in court and police procedure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Fall Kills Man

Failing down five steps resulted in the
tuath St, last evening of William Brown,
nifty years old. of lO1S Wallace street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
HOPE CRIME SURVEY
WILL CHECK CROOKS
Lawyers May Suggest Ways to
Stop LoophoIes by Which
Wrongdoers Escape
SUCCESS IN OTHER CITIES

The survey of the administration OF
justice in this city now being planned
by the Law Association fits in with the
intensive war on crime and criminals
under way in various cities.
The proposed survey was suggested by
the Board of Judges with the idea of
tightening up all the cogs in the big,
complicated machine which guards citi-
zens from the lawbreaker,
Last Wednesday, at its apnual meet
ing. the Law Association created com
mittee of lawyers who were intrustCd
with preparation and direction of the
survey.
The members are former Judge Theo-
dorp +. Jenkins. chancellor of the Law
Association Hampton l.. Carson and
Francis Skunk Brown, former State
Attorneys general: Congressman George
s. Graham ono time District Attorney
Of Philadelphia, and George Wharton
Pepper and James Collins Jones.
TO Clog Loopholes
Recent surveys in other cities revealed
numerous loophOlcs which allowed
criminals TO keep ont of prison. for n
justice altogether. The investigations
disclosed that crime had been organized,
so that the chances of punishment were
minimized.
vast amount of facts were urcOv-
cred in Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago.
for example, which showed conditions in
their true light and opened the way for
effective remedies.
In Detroit one of the remedies adopted
was unified Criminal Court. which
made the course of justice move with
the swiftness characteristic Of what is
known as Jersey Justice -
Of 1865 felonieS brought before the
unified court in the first six months OF
Its existence, 3S per cent were disposed
of In saven days, 80 per cent in four
teen days and 03 per cent in ninety
days.
Speedy Justice Wanted
A prompt disposition of cases was
made the rule of the Detroit Criminal
Court on the theory that swift punish
ment for the guilty was the most ef-
fcCtive check on crime. A move to-
ward that end has recently been made
/ by the Board of Judges here in provid-
4 ing additional courts for criminal cases.
! In Chicago. the Association of Com.
| yuerCe has created the Chicago Crime
. Commission to check up on all the aC-
tivities of the law courts. the prosecu
| tors office. the police and all the other
agencies related TO the administration
! of justice.
During the first eight months of 1920
! there was Il 30 per cent reduction il
the number of murders and % per CEN
/ reduction in rObbCrieS in Chicago, al.
though the number of burglarics slightly
increased. The reductions were attri.
butcd to n rcarrnngement of the cOurr
calendars obtained by the Crime Com
mission and to more stringent law
against robbery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Hearing Before Governor

Secretary Myers. of The Common
wealth. notified that a public hearing
would be granted on the question before
the Governor. Counsel for Atkin today
got in touch with Attorney General Al
ter, who will arrange with the Cover
nor for hearing of tue case.
incidentally. word has leaked out that
n new organization viii spring up, with
Headquarters possibly in Philadelphia.
Many of the Objectionable features Of
the former organization will be elm
mated, it is said. and the new order
will have higher purpose than mere
revenge for it's members
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Z
following closely on the arrest here ses..
ter,lav Of II. w Atkin. former Grand
Goblin, accused Of larceny Of funds, has
added fuel TO the fire. Mr.. Atkhi
quickly obtained bail and was released.'
The charge against Atkin was made
by Clarke. Atkin asserts the charge
was n frame up to discredit him. He
also declared today desperate methous
nre being resorted to in order TO get him
into Atlanta, where the Klan Is stronger
than in any part of the country.
As an illustration of this" said At
kin. "evcn the Sheriff. ]. ]. Lowry,
who notified me of warrant fol. my
arrest. is member Of the Kloncilium
Of the Khan
Although Magist ,tc Renshaw, before
whom Atkin was tTrnigncd, yesterday
held the former ri, nsman for reduisi.
ton, Atkins counsel has already tai:en
steps to fight extraditiOn Of his client.
His fight will be based on the conten-
tion that no actual warrant had been
received here and there was nothing be
fore the magistrate but n telegram, pre-
sumably from Sheriff Lowry.