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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
STATEMENT or WITHDRAWAL
WILL M DELIVERED ny
MAJOR BONDEN
WORK ALL UNOFFICIAL
Government Insirucis Messenger 10
Express sincere Appreciation
For Couriesles Ex.
tended.


by Associated Frese.
PARIS, Feb. iS.--Thc United states
government tomorrow viii deliver Ia
the reparn,ions commission a dcclara.
tlon explaining the governments with
drawnl - its representative from the
commission.
The statement Of withdrawal. which
viii bc delivered by Roland w. Doydcn
~ Bcvcrcly. Massachusetts. who repre-.
scented the United States at the Brus.
sells financial congress In 1890 and who
IL now withdrawn, viii involve also
the departure ~ about twenty other
Americans who are ON the Subcommis
sion. The statement tO bc presented
will say:
II avn instructed by my government
I tO announce the retirement Of its un.
official representatives from the re-
I larn,iOpH commission. This decision
has been reached only after long hcsl.
tatlon and careful consideration. All
representation upon the commission
was. In the beginning. unofficial In an
tlclpa,ion Of ratification of the treaty
~ Versailles by the slgnatory powers
"Thc other powers have ratified ard
their representation has become offic'
ial The United States has not rati.
flod. and ~ slime has passed. Its un.
official representation on the commits.
sion gradually has become anomalous.
My government. under the fOrcgo
Ing conditions. has felt itself unable
lto cooperate with the allied powers
at Brussels and elsewhere In the
preparation ~ S1ns which seem tO In.
voive n change In the treaty. II
realizes fully thu great difficulty of
these problems and recognizes tho
value ~ unified action. hut aa II can.
not AT present take part In such dis.
cussion ur even express any views up.
on subjects discussed. u feels that II
II undesirable 10 retain even unofficial
representation on commission that In
likely to be- charged with the cxecu.
ton ~ such plans.
MY government instructs me
further tO express its sincere hppre.
citation for the many courtesicS which
the commission and It's members have
shown the United States AM its un.
official representatives"
Major Boydcn told the Associated
Press today that naturally he could
not comment on his governments IN.
siructions Tor withdrawal but that he
could testify % the fullest extent 10
his great respect for tho character. de.
votion and ability Of the men who had
served on the commission.
Z I'VE shall always h. thankful tina,
u hus been cur privilege 20 take oven
AN unofficial and modest part In tho
commlssion's work" he said,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
PURE FOOD AND DRUG DEPART.
MFNT sSD IIFALTH DEPART.
MEST ARE COMBINED
SALARY BILL CONSIDERED
Another AniiAlien Land Ownership
lIlll Introduced To- House by
Laird; Considered Very
Drastic.
d. Assoeial,d Pre...

~ Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Texas. Feb lS.-Governor
N,ff vetoed his first measure today
since taking office The measure was
the senate bill by Senator Carlock of
Tarrant requiring additional supcrscdnr
bond In eases pending ON writ ~ error
IN Tho supreme court. Governor Neft
said that the blli changed the status
ufthc existing law and that II was re-.
troactivc, therefore unconstitutional.
The senate join, resolution by sen
ator Page u lhsirop proposing an
amendment TO the constitution to In
crease the salaries of the governor tt
$1,000. the attorney general to $4,000
pcr year and the treasurer. secretary
Of state and comptroller 10 $1,000 was
considered by the house today aud az
ter considerable debate was laid on the
table subject 10 call. A motion to post.
pone indefinitely viii he defeated
Governor Ncff late today signed the
senate b,ll consolidating the pure food
and drug department with the health
department The bin bccom,s effective
~ II carries the emergency clause.
The senate bill by senator Darwin oi
Lamar repeating the 20 per cent gross
tax on sale of pistols IN Texas was PASS
cd finally by the house to-day. The hill
merely requires dealers To keep records
of all sales and prohibits selling tO
minors and persons In heat ~ passion
Almost the entire morning session In
thu house was devoted to passing local
bills.
Another antialicn land ownership
bill wns introduced In the house to-day
by laird Of Angelina. n II mere drus.
tic In It's provisions than the hill by
senator Dudley II IL Paso passed fin
ally by the senate. II prohibits aliens
from acquiring land unless they have
taken out naturalization papers.
The senate minimum wage bills were
taken VI In the senate. one by senator
Murphy of Harris and the other by Sen.
atcr McNcalus Of Dallas. Senator Me
CONTINUED ON PAGE Two,
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COL DER WEATHER
THE PREDICTION
HEAVY SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN
WELCOMED ny WHEAT
FARMERS

A furry of SNOW that set in
Thursday night. continued lniermli.
tcnily till mn early hour Saturday
morning. Starting with n sleet. and
with n temerature mt below s5.
much of the SNOW fell melted and
only about two and n haii Inches
had accumulated on the ground.
The prediction for today IL colder
weather.
According to reports. the snow II
general over the Panhandle. Two
90 five inches ~ snow II reported
from Texllne 20 wichita Falls along
the Fert worth 4 Denver road. and
two 60 four inches from Tucuncari
10 Sayre on the Rock Island. The
ground IL rrported covered 10 vary.
Ing depths along the Santa Re from
Woodward, Okla. 90 Clovis. ~. VI.
Farmers generally welcome the
snow for the added moisture u
brings.
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ORDERS FOR SPECIAL EDITION OF
NEWS SHOULD BE PLACED AT ONCE

mcrnn. The Amarillo nai New" viii ~~u" ~ Edu
Panhandle Sscaly
viii give instructive
particular oais With pictures 81 today and
l. hundreds 81 thrse
uudr Who
senii a iricnds distant paints
five. fi number of people whom
With this send list aud the paper Viii be
NJ viii bother
without delay Drop into the office mail
in win having these mailed
office alone would amount to nra, the Of
the alone
DEALERS WHO HAVE NOT NJREtDi SENT N THEIR ORD
EXTRA COPIES Moi ID DO ~ TO-DAY.
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HERE'S HOPING

{ hold with my heart deep desire
Which to most folks would seem
beth mean and small
But when We meet. II Peter should
inquire,
I hope thu, I can say II have
them ALI
I've had a deal "f aches and palns
furlurn.
And taken every sort aud shade of
pill.
Rut all thu organs that l had when
born.
TIN proud to say are organizing
still.
! want No part Il me thrown In Q
can.
or boitlcd and preserved on s"ins
Does shelf.
So long as I shall hc u lying man.
I'D like to feel that ! am quite
myself.
trust ne surgeon will meet up with
/ nc,
Who wants To- whct his knife on my
poor skin:
For when ! fare forth on the un
known sea.
I'D like 10 go with all my "in'
nards" In. Exchange.
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OIL MEN MUST COMPLY
WITH LAW, SAYS 0BREG0N


Nv Associated Prrss
WASHINGTON. Feb. is.--Prcsldent
obrcgon has ISSUED an executive order
refusing further issuance ~ drilling
permits to oil companies In Mexico
who have not compiled with all tho NJ.
quircmonts of tho Carrnnza DEGREES.
according to unofficial adviccs rocciv.
cd here tonight.
The order. local oll men were advised.
was directed To- the department ~ In.
dus,rv. commerce and labor. which
has been issuing PROV .sionai permits
under temporary agreement with the
oil companies. This agreement as en-.
tered into was 20 continue In effect
until the matter ~ the Carranzl de-
crccs against which the United States.
Grrat Britain aui several other nations
/ ha,, protested. could H. adjusted.
The situation confronting American
all pnmmnics az result ~ the execu.
tive order. IL was said tonight will be
presented To- IN. state department to-
morrow.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
FURTHER uE,RiNG RtIiwtN
LABOR BOARD pOSTpONED

CHICAGO. Fch iS,--Th- railway h..
l"r heard to,lav ,''stroncd uniil March
!. further hearings ever the national
agreements aud alsn granted the re-
pu'st of u. NJ Jewell representing the
employees. that he be- granted until
Mnrch 10 to prcuarc rrlutial evidence
The heard announced. however, that
In the meantime u reserved the right
t. issue further ORDERS or directions
The hoard will not adjourn but viii
"p,nd the interval IN considering va
r!ous matters now before u.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
0RANG0UTANG M0URNS
LOSS OF HIS MATE

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. lS.--A mll
grown orangoutnne II mourning Tor his
mat, that died ON the VOYAGE: six ~
thtrs. each over 20 feet long. and "a
tive ycar-old elephant. about three feet
tall were passengers II IN" steamer.
Santa cruz. which arrived today from
Honolulu
Since the death II the female orang.
uutnng several days ago the male has
held his paws over his eyes and has rc.
fused a. cat, \ baby oranruutnng was
the third mcmh,r ~ the family There
were about $50 monkeys 800 birds and
twenty snakes In ull on the vessel
\ white handed gibhcu. DESTINED for
thu New York 1oo. snid to bc the only
monkey II It's Kind brought to the
United States In twenty wears. was sli,l
tn hr the NEST valuable animal on The
ship u came from southern Burma.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
HENRY STARR, NOTED BANDIT, FATALLY WOUNDED
GOVERNOR NEFF VETOES FIRST MEASURE
CLEBURNE MAN CHARGED
MURDER OF DAUGHTER
By Associated i'rsss.

CLEBt'RNE. Texas. Feb. is
John Poole. farmer 81 Burlcson,
near here. was charged late today
with the murder of his daughter,
Myrtle. "a. who was fatally shot this
morning
u. Wright, justice ~ the peace,
who held the inquest. declared there
was trouble between the father aud
daughter more than ycar ago h..
cause h. opposed her working away
from home. Poole told the officers
that hia shotgun was discharged ac'
cld,ntuily when he took II from n
rack tn shoot rabbit sitting IN his
yard. There were no witnesses 70
the trngedy.
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STRIKE WILL NOT BE
observation-disclosures


PiTTSBrRG. kans.. Feb N Fol
lowing an order hy the industrial court
tn officials uf the Kansas mine work
ors union to call off strike In two
mines ~ the Mackic Fuel Company and
to the company to pay $500 In wages Ia
Karl Mishmnsh. a miner Alexander VI
iluwat. president uf the union. tonight
ISSUED q statement declaring that the
strike would not hc ended until the com.
pany paid Mishmash In person az its
Offices.
Thr courts order directed That The
money bc turned over o. tho ,l,tk ~
the district court and ih'i Mishmash rc'
cciyc the money from that official The
striking miners Wei, directed hy the
court io report Tor work Monday
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
ITALY EXPECTS TO PAY
WAR DEBT, SAYS RlCCl

NEW YORK. Feb lN.--Thc Italian
'ml assad"r Sienor y Roland l,icci
who recently arrived from Rome and 10
nh'ut io nrooced IA Washington to pre
sent his credentials, referring g. the
Eurownn indebtedness growing from
the war said
ITALY win meet her "hligaiin's ~
"h" has always done. Every Ilialhn
feels deeply hurt Whenever II IL Inn
nl"d ,hst hts country might fail Na
iuinlly lialv expects thaa the amoum,
e her debts Wiil he definitely asccr
'irvd I'D thn, q reasonable rrriod nj
time will be- allowed Ter thr payment NJ
them"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
~ Associated Pres
HOUSTON. Texas. Feb. is.--The

hone II :. N. Myrlck, farmer. In the
eastern part ,f Ma,agorda County.
WIS burned Thursday night Two
children. hoy and girl. about ten and
twelve years of age were burned to
death. according TO adyiccs from bay
city. received here today. Fire was
discovered when Mr. Myrick went 10
the lnrn and before he could reach
the children the roof fell In.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
MAIL TRAIN ROBBED.
- Asaecia,sh Press.
....

MINNEAPOLIS. fcb. Is-Ihr
mail ear on the North Coast Limited
iranSconiinenial train un the North.
rin Pacific. was held up late tonight
nj liaileys. Mum. by = bandit Who
held three postal clerks nj bay. One
tlrIk was perhaps fatally shot.
Nn' uni nf the loot can mot be
estimated iW srVer'l tls,s hut po>'.i
officials said ., might reach several
thousand dollars.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
by Associated Press
NEW YORK. Feb. is.--The nation.

al boxing association ~ the United
States tonight announced that Il had
upheld the cnc'ycar suspension Inn
pcscd upon jack Dillon. indianapolis.
and H. q. Brown. " San Francisco.
hy The Kentucky state board ~ ath.
l-tic control The two fighters. who
were charged with "stalling" IN n
contest In Louisville. will be- barred
from participating In bouts In all
s,aics holding membcrshin In the as.
sCcinti,n. II WINS stated.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
~ Associated rress.
san ANTONIO. Texas. t'cb. H.

The legislative committee. national
industrial traffic league, in expected
tu support res, lutions introduced In
congress by Representative Black,
calling Ter an investigation of rail-
= road wages and labor conditions. ac'
cCrdlng to T. = puwkctt. chairman
d the committee The matter VIII he
taken NJ hmm, linlcly with members
of the committee. Nj. rnwkctt an.
nuunrcd today following receipt ol
copies ~ the resolutions
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
Pnsinillrr .Nnprrnrlailons.

WASHINGTON, Fch. iS.---Carrying
t70.ooo.ooo more than II dld when II
came frum the House. the annual post.
Cffice appropriation hall was passed
to'lay by the senate. Its total is ts7t.-
coooVo II now goes back 20 the oHusc.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
ny Associated Pres.
NEW YORK, Frb. Is.-Mith three

cas,s ~ tynhus reported today to
have ic,n carried unstatc hy immi.
grants arriving ~ this pert. health
authorities rcioublyd their efforts "a
check entry uf liccinfeSis-i foreign.
ers. Several more new c"mcrs arriV'
lng here after entering the country
NJ Boston. were detained In add
tion. extra necnuiiuns were taken
along the water front and IN one In
stance 2sN nass.ngcrs arriving on u
vessel pnssid ut quarantine were
rounded up after they had started 10
dchark and subjected 20 searching
examination. The vessel was the
Crgliolmo Pierce from Naples.
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~ NfHOFINTfW TWFNI
FORT WORTH. Texas. Fch. is.-

Mrs Mary G. Bryan. assistant IN the
N,w York cfficc vt the commissioner
of immigration. left here to,lny FOR
Hanger tn inyestigut, Monday
nights raid IN which masked horse.
men attacked residents uf the McXl.
can quarters Mrs. llrvan has been
investigating conditions among alien
wcmrn aud children IN Texas during
the Imsi ten days. She lUft Ranger
SUNDAY. bofor, the raid After the
attack of the McNicnns she visited
lolcrto Garcia. Mexican consul nj
Dallas who II also INVESTIGATING the
attack
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-19
Expects to Die

Starr took his injury In n matter
Il fnct way. wired his wife. son and
mother that he was dying and express
d his philosophy of life In the follow.
ng sentence:
II always expected to die with my
'oo,s On and cxpcc, to BE- game this
ime."
lie refused to give any lnforuation
0ncorning his confcdcraies and aald
hat the names of two men given by
him "A Her m those u two compsnlons
vcrc tftitious.
Starr ia paalyzed In the right aide
rom the wound. physicians said. They
attracted the bullet late today. His.
younding waH the result of the setting
{ n bandit trap twelve years ago
y ". J. Myers. ca years old. former
resident al the Peoples hank. Myers
aid tonight. lie had rear door built
nto the hank vault then. lust 30 In
ase any .cllows try Ia rob us well
have way out" he told his employees.
A loaded rifle has been kept In n cor.
.er of the vault since that time.
Myers made uac of his trap for the
first time when he shot Starr today.
officers aid here tonight II Starr rc.
'oyered from his wounds he viii not
70 returned to Oi,'ahoma TO serve tho
remainder of his life sentence. hut will
be tried here and at Huntsville. Ark.
'nsas, on u charge ~ robblng a bank
here several years ngo.
Needed Moacy.
That he was heavily In debt and turn.
ID bank robbei galr to get money. wn'
h. explanation given here tonight by
Henry Starr. former Oklahoma bandit.
FOR AN attempt he and three compan.
Ions made today 10 rob the Peoples
State Rank Of Harrison. and which re.
,ulied In the probable fatal wounding
Il Starr and the escape ~ his cofnpan.
ions.
Lying on Jail cot here with his
| 'pinal cord severed by bullet. w. ].
Myers. former president OF the hank.
lired into his body from the vault Into
which Myers and several bank officials
had been forced. starr told his STORY 10
Or. J. u. Fowler. attending physicians.
II have robbed more hanks than any
man In the United States" DIR. Fowler
luoted Starr as telling him.
1T doesn't pay" the bandit contln.
ned. Il was indcb, $4,000 ana had 10
have money. so I turned bank robber
again am sorry. hut the deed In DONE %
Starr, II was learned tonight. pro
vented his companions from returning
the fire Of Myers when the latter shot
lin down with n rifle.
Discussing that feature. starr told
DIR. Fowler that In all his bank robhlng
he had never killed any one and because
he was proud of that record he did not
want his companions 10 shoot during
The robbery.
Physicians late tonight expressed thu
'cllef that starr could not recover.
While starr was fighting the battle
against death. poses were beating
up the wooded regions about here In
search for the three other participants.
Two NJ the men came into the bank
with Starr while the third remained IN
the motor ear.
DIR. Fowler said tonight that starr
frequently spoke Of his aged mother
lie said she lives In ciarcmore. Okla
homn.
MY poor mother. know her hear
viii b. broken when she hears Of this.
the physician quoted him as saying.
STAIRS wife. to whom he sent a tele
gram after he was shot. was rcporte,
IN tho way here from TULSA. Oklahoma
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WEATHER

WEST TENAS. saturday fair
cooler In south portion; sunday
fair.
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Officers Iilanied

Officers Blaned
"Thoy took me to Jail at MuHkogec."
said starr II was only a Kid They
chained me to bed that time. That wus
n bad thing to do 10 a kid I was IN.
nocent came out with blood In my
eye"
Starr. with a companion. command.
cd his first robbery In July. 1899.
holding up the express office nt No
wata. Starr was arrested and Jump.
I'd his bond lie returned 10 Nawata
and killed Floyd Wilson deputy
marshal when Wilson attempted TO
arrest him.
With others. Starr In January.
1898. shot up the town ~ Choteau.
Oklahoma. robbing two stores and
the depot.
He and frank Chaney rode into
caney, Kansas March 2S. is9a and
robbed the Cancy Valley NATIONAL
Bank of $4,000. This was his first
bank robbery. The no,orlcty he got
out of {, brought scores ~ men
flOckinE 10 his standard By April
he was the recognized leader of dcs.
pcratc gang ~ outlaws
MAY 3. 1898 they held NJ Missouri.
Kansas and Texas passenger train
at Pryor Greek getting 50 900 and
u consignment ~ cut diamonds
Their next exploit was ,o ride into
Arkansas and rob a llcntonvlllc bank
of tli.5O0. June q. 1898 Soon after
the Rentonyillo robbery the gang dls.
banded
Starr went ai once to Oagoc county
where hc met his sweetheart. In a
covered wagon with q bodyguar
they started fnr Emporia. Kansas
where they were a. catch train
for California. marry and never re-.
turn a. oklahoma. Al Colorado
Springs, they were o,crtakcn by
detectives
Starr was taken back tu Fort
Smith ana convicted ~ the murder
"a, Deputy Wilson, ~ the Pryor
Cryvk train robbery and the
Nuwata dcpot rublsrV lie wns sen.
,cnccd To hang The United States
Supreme Court reversed the case.
ON his second lrial he again was con
victcd and again appealed. On the
second romanding uf his ease back
10 the Fort Smith federal court he
wss given combined sentence oi
thirteen Years Tor the three crimes.
Wmh in tho Fort Smith BAH
aWUiunr transfer tu federal prison
starr uucllrd an outbreak lcd ~
Cherokee l'ill' notorious outlaw
CONTINUED on PAGE Twm
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HISTORY OF HENRY
STARR, NOTED BANDIT

Following the release uf Henry
Starr from the Oklahoma prison to
which he had been sentenced Ia serve
20 years for robbing two banks at
stroud. Oklahoma, he announced he
had formkcn the path Of crime and
intended to devote the balance of his
life In upllft. one of his plans was
the filming ~ n motion picture ~
producing crimes of the starr band ~
outlaws as an object lesson for young
boys Starr was parolcd by Cover
nor Robertson uf Oklahoma after
serving four years of his term.
Stars career uf crime has been
Onc rivaling those uf the popular
dime novel 'dczporadocs. II has been
only few years since the newspapers
were full VI the crimes of the Starr
gang. of which Henry Starr was the
recognized leader. The Irien of the
bandit gang came To climax fol.
lowing the daring robbery u the
Stroud. oklahoma banks In which
Starr was wounded. captured aud lat.
~ sent Ia prison.
Starr WAS born In Fort Gibson. ok.
hhona. Dec. :, 1874. Ills father.
George starr. was respectable full
blood Cherokee Indian. Ills mother
Mary Scott. was quarter blood Cher.
okee. of the three children. Henry
was the youngest.
In 1891 Starr began work on q
ranch nctr his hemc A horse wal
stolen. starr was arrested. taken Il
Fort Smith and placed In jail. Ia
two days he was acquitted. Later
while ON his way through Nowata,
the Indian payment grounds. Starr
was asked by stranger Ia carry "a
grip Ia the grounds. Starr put the
grip In his buggy and drove on. Unit
cd States mnrshals stopped him and
found Il contained whlakey.
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