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AMABIIXO AILY NEWS
VOL. UU NO. 03.
AMARILLO. TEXAS. TflSliAV JAXTtllY 1. IPI2.
PRICE FIVE CENTO
T
AND FOR SED
Accused With His Attor-
neys Appears in Fort
Worth Court
DS EXAMINING TRIAL
prosec'Chon to ntcrbornly
resist efforts to pro.
(THE RELEASE OF lK
FEXDAXT OX BOND.
COUNSEL ON ALERT
Prisoner Appears Calm. Talks to Fa-
ther and Brother I Hiring Pro-
reeding and It Olwerved
to Sin lie.
Sprrwl to Pally Stmx.
Fort Worth Tex.. Jan. IE. The
rammoning of the Sixty-seventh di
trlct grand Jurr In extraordinary ses-
sion for Tuesdav the passing of the
examining trial of J. D. Sneed until
Wednesday afternoon and the an-
nouncement of the prosecution that
all efforts to have Sneed released on
bond will be stubbornly resisted are
the developments today in the case
that originated Nov. 9. when A. G.
Bovic Jr.. left Fort Worth It Is
alleged. In company with Mrs. J. P..
Sneed. and renrhed its trade cli-
max Saturday night when A. (J
lioyro. Sr . was shot to death In the
lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel In
thin rltv.
The proceedings In Justice Maben'.t
court todny were brief.
J. P. Sneed was hroucht Into the
court room accompanied by officers
hid nttornevs Mclean Scott and Mc
Lean his father and brothers an
uncle and a number of friends.
W. A. Manser retained by the
Boyres as special counsel for the pro-
secution and County Attorney Bas-
kln came In later.
What bond do you want fixed for
this man?" Attorney W P. McLean
Jr of counsel for the defendant
asked.
"The idea or bond at this time is
preposterous." Mr. Hanger said.
"W want a hearing then." Mr.
Mclean said turning to the court
after a short consultation between
attorneys for the prosecution and de-
fense. Mr. Hanger explnlned that Judge
Tom Simmons had called the Sixt -seventh
district grand Jury to con-
vene Wednesday for special consid-
eration of the case.and asked that
the examining trial be passed until
Wednesdav afternoon at I o'clock.
"If the grand Jury Indicts and It
is certain to Indict the proceeding
here would be a useless wnste of
time." said Mr. Hanger.
The attorneys for the defense con-
curred In the view that an examin-
ing trial at this time would be use-
less and ''need was returned to Jail.
The grand J'iry adjourned last week
to reconvene next Friday but Judge
Simmons Sunday ordered the sher-
iff department to summon the
grand Jury to return Tuesday to give
the kllllnc of Col. Povee Immediate
Invest lent Ion.
"Vru can say for the prosecution
that we will demand that Sneed bo
held without ball." Special Prosecutor
Hangr said this morning. If th
grand Jury returns an Indictment th.
effort to secure ball for Sneed will
romein the form of a habeas corpus
proceeding In the Sixty-seventh dis-
trict court.
Manv witnesses will have to be
summoned some from a distance and
It is not likely that the habeas eor-
pua hearing could be held befoie nerl
week. Neither Sneed nor hla rela-
tive would make a statement about
the ea Monday. Sneed appearei
deeply Interested In the newspaper
reports of the tragedy and read a
paper while he sat In the Justice
court. "That preacher was mistak-
en" he aald when he reached a par-
agraph In which It was related that
he was deeply affected by a lall ser
mon delivered by Rev. S P. May-
field Sunday afternoon and wan 'be
first to cme forward In response to
the pledue to load a better lite.
"1 never went forward at all and
I am sure he thought some other
man was I." Sneed appeared calm
in the court room and talked to Ma
brothers and bis father Me smiled
once. P.efore he was brought to the
court room he asked that a barber
be sent t othe Jail and when he left
the prison he was clean shaved and
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ALREADY II
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TRAIN IVEHAILEU
TWELVE INJt'RFR
Sptcul to Iiily Newt.
East Bernard. Tex. Jan. 13.
Twelve person were h'irt
seriously when the eaatbouud
Southern Pacify passenger
train waa derailed todar at
Eagle Lake. Four coaches top-
pled over a ten foot embank-
ment. Among the Injured are
A. S. Martin of Lag Cruets
and Mrs. E. A. 1)111 or El Paso.
Victim of Deplorable Trag-
edy To Be Interred
This Afternoon
With bowed and uncovered head
yesterday frlendj assembled at the
Fort Worth 6 Lsnvcr station to re-
ceive the lifeless furm of Col. A. O.
Hoyce. a victim of Saturdays tragedy
in Fir. Worth From the station
the body was borne to the late resi-
dence of Col. rtoyce and there lay
during the afternoon. and continues
today until 2 o'clock at which time
funeral services will be conduMed by
Ernest F. Robinson pastor of the
Polk Street Methodist church insist-
ed by Rev. W. I. Caughran. pastor
of th. B-ichanan and Houston Street
Methodist churches Follow-In the
funeral services the body will be
taken in rhnrce bv the Masonic fra
ternity with whlih Col. Movie was
prominently identified fir many
v ars
Active pallbearers at the f. literal
lodav. Include- 1. L. Smith .1 Harve
Averv Dr. Randall. .1. E. Huches. S
T. Fagon and R. R. Masterson. Hon
orary pallbearers will be named this
morning
Rervdless of shading of sympa-
thies in this deplorable affair deep
aadnesa relsns In the bearts of Ama
rlllo'a people over the tragic event
that take from society the life of
one esteemed citizen and the liberty
of another. Partisan cortmentj were
and are. It Is probable the exception
upon the streets In conrddt ration of
this affair and yesterday the room
In which the bodv of the aged Con
federate veteran rested floral de-
signs breathing of tenderness were
heaped In -profusion attesting esteem
and kindly consideration.
As the body of the aged man waa
hen hurried to the former home In
Amarillo and Ita final sleep In Llano
cemetery messages were speeding by
mui land wire t othe man held In the
clutches of the law telling of con-
cern. Interest and sympathy. Sad-
ness doubtless has been the dominant
cmotj.vn among Amarillo and Pan-
handle citizens from the time o the
first report of the shootlne tc the
present.
Homes Into which this shadow has
cast Its gloomy presence. Rre among
the most prominent In Amarillo and
the southwest and for this reason
attention hn been the more readily
fastened upon the touchlnglv pathetic
details of the entire lamentable line
of incidents. whose unfortunate
course hns led down through t foun-
tain of human life blood. Without
special regard to cause effects at
this time stand more strongly In the
light of public scrutiny and friends
feel most keenly the loss of .hose
formerly respondlnr to evidences
friendship now debarred from such
privilege.
It is stated that In addition o rela-
tives a number of prominent per-
sons are expected from out of the
city Including members of the dif-
ferent livestock associations In which
Col. Royre hn held membership and
official atatlon. Friend from other
line of Industry will also be In at-
tendance from over the state.
WOMEN SENTENCED
TO FINE A NH PRISON
gr Arittt
Golden. Col. Jan. 15. Mrs. Con-
cetti Forglone and daughter Stella
today were sentenced to one day in
Jell and a dollar fine for being acces-
sories after the fad In the murder of
Mrs. Marie l-ngurd'.a for Which Mrs
Angelina fiarrlmone was sentenced
for life in the penitentiary.
FALL OX ICE FATAL
TO COLOKAlMi SF.WIOR
Boulder. Col.. Jan. 15. R. II.
Whitley former member of the Col-
orado state senate died tonight as
result of striking his head cn th
curb Saturday when he hllppod on
the Ire
BOM OF BOYCE
BROUGHT HOME
WILD ITS III
MILL DISTRICT
Martial Law Proclaimed at
Lawrence . Mass. to
Quell Strikers
FIFTEEN THOISANI) OPERATIVE
of nnrox xi wooi.ex
Mll.l-S OCT AXI IX DES
PERATE MOOD.
Ny Aoci!ni Pir.
Lawrence Mass. Jan 1. Eight
companies of state militia including
a field battery placed the mill dis
trict under nianlal law tonight aftc.-
a day of rioting due to the strike
of fifteen thousand operatives in the
cotton and woolen mills.
Fifteen thousand other hand were
thrown out of work by the stopping
of machinery and attacks on rills by
the strikers.
Once a company of militia charged
the mob with fixed bayonets and on
boy was probably fatallv hurt.' '
Thirty-five arrests of armed strik-
ers were made during the day and
several strikers and employees de-
fending the mill gatea were treated
for bullet wounds.
'ol.li TRAIL ROAM" FOR
.NATION' IS PROPOSE!
Rv AcitH Ptm.
Washington. I ( . Jan. 15. Coi.
it ruction from ocean to oean of s
national 'old trail" road Including
tl.e llraddcck read Cumberland road
National pike. Boone's Lick rocd th..-
Santa IV trail Kearnev's road the
Oreiron trail .and other famous high-
ways Is pro wed in n bill In'roduc-
ei todav bv Representative Bon land
of Missouri.
t i l It WOMAN HELD ON
CHARGE OF MCHDH
By Atixittcd Pre. rf
Chicago Hi. Jn. i 5.- xc-u
D. Morrow club woman and autre i
wil ncd 0 tn Brand Jury tod 17
on a bond of forty thousand dollars
charged with murdering her hut'iand.
who was found shot to death on the
porch of the Morrow home In De-
cember. One witness a roomer testified
that he had usurped Morrow's affec-
tions with the wife.
COLE
Well-known Panhandle Cat-
tleman Expires at Val-
ley View
--1'Pt-i.d tn Patty Nfwv
Claude Tex Jan I " K. ! Mils
mornlne occurred the d-ath of Col.
R. F. Edmondson. purine hi last
days he was attended by his wife
bis son. Hr. M. M Edmonds n of
Kansas City and son-in-law anJ
dauchter Judge and Mrs. Pnclfleld
of Greeley. Colorado Ml that kind
hearts and hands could do was lone
to relieve his suffering but d-splte
all effort the white plairue rlnmel
hi life.
The news of hi death will i rlns
sorrow- to his man-.' friends through
out the southwest. The cltlx-ns of
Armstrong and Carson counties have
lout one of their greatest promoter
and business benefactors and tho
whole Panhandle has lost a true and
loval friend for Col Edmondson lov-
ed the Panhandle.
The culmination of his life work
was centered here In his beai.tlfnl
Valley View farm of registered Here-
fords which marks the transition
from the old time Panhandle ranch
of thousands of graded and ungrad-
ed cattle to the well developed farm
of htch-rrade registered stork
In his death the American Here-
ford Cattle Breeders Assoclaticn have
lost their leader and one of their
moat renloiiM workers. For year
Col. Edmondson hs been the central
figure and a leading auctioneer In
many of the hlehest grade stock sales
throughout the I'nited States HI
Inst service to his fellow st.vkmen
was that of conducing the Royal
Slock Show Sale In the Colisct m at
Eansas City In November last.
The body Is belnu embalmed and
will be sent back to the old Ken-
tucky home at Lexington. Kv. for
burial.
DEATH MM 5
M O
BOITBBOIUT
IV S CHE
Misses Premier and Kills
Two Soldiers and Horses
Instead
EDICT EXPECTEI SOOX DECKEL
IXG RFPl IU.IC IX CHINA. G1V-
IN; I I MI LE RIGHT TO
N ME PRESIDENT.
Rjf Aiwutftl Prt
Peking Jan IT. A bomb thrown
at the carriage of Premier Yuan Shi
Kai t('ay r.ilsed its n ark killing
two soldiers and the horses Instead
Plans for abdication of the dynasty
sic understood to have been delayed
pending arrangements for a place of
retirement for the Manrhus guaran-
tee of tensions and other term of-
fered by the republicans.
An edict I expected soon decree-
ing the establishment of a republic
the people to elect their president.
It Is reported that President Sun Yat
Sen has received assurance of finan-
cial assistance for armaments In re-
turn for bonds heavily disointed.
and other big concessions.
The Kan Su Imperial army after
much flchting. has reached a point
six miles from Sian Fn capital of
the Sh;m Shi province where many
towns hae b en looted and deserted.
The reported massacre of ter. thou-
sand M.'inchus by rebels in Shan SI
has been confirmed.
It is expected that republicans a'
.N.uiKini! will recornle r nan s para-
mo'it't rivbt to th presidency.
ol-'I'K'FRS
1 AIM II COR
AGED IT.ol I sm.i;
llv X'ilH P-MV
Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 15 Rev. W
I). McFarlund aged sixty yoari for-
mer head of the academy department
of the PltUkirc High School Is be-
in Luntrl tor.Vb: in connection -jit
toe death last FiiiUy of LUu? DoUd
Coe. aged twenty-elsht hi former
secretary.
An ante mortem statement impli-
cated McFarland and Kollin MrCon-
nell a estinghouse employee of
Chicago.
The coroner's Jury found that per-
itonitis was the cause of Miss Coe s
death due to malpractice.
E
Employers Liability Law
Upheld After Year of
Consideration
rty v.. '"1 r-f.
W asliiiu'ton i l'.. Ian 1 5.- Aft-
er nearly a v ear's onsidcrarinn. tlie
Supren e ' n ;rt today unanimously
upheld tin KinploMMn Liability law
enacted b ri'iu-it ss in I '"is in pU e
of a sii'iilar .ot whlih was di'clared
uiiconstiiiitioiial. The dec ision tnarkg
an epoi h in l.ti'ot U'Cislation
The old .(Mi. mon law wa8 displaced
in several ;cr-fi!.-rs The new law
Rt.nllshes 1 i.- "fellow servant" doc
trine and nistit'ites a law making
emplovers li.ibl.- (cr nevligence re-
sul'inii in the injury to interstate em
ployes.
It frees the em;lnr of rontrtbu
tory ncKllKonce in many case.
It liberates employes in many in-
stance from assuming risk when he
enters employment knowing the dan-
ger of Ms employment.
MUtlMH: 11I I.S II 1 K
I IFE 1(R1
AGAIN
It .v.-.'ril Ptf.
Washington. I. C Jan 15. -Senator
Lorttner s testimonv before the
Investigating committee wa drama-
tic. He told the story of his life black
Ing bo:s at ten to support a wid-
owed mother five brothers ard a
sister then as c-Hsh bof. lat-orcr
house paltrtcr. street cai conductor
buildln contractor president of a
national bank.
He traced )l political career from
constable to senator and declared
that tb faithless of former Mayor
B'isse. of Chicago and former Sen-
ator Hopkins defeated former Gov-
ernor Yates in the primary contest
with Governor Peneen.
Llf!
W
sura
PCI.I.IC TO HEAR
TREATY RtHAIES
PT AivxntM Pr.
Washington U. C. Jan 15.
Because President Taft set
the example for discussion
openly and unreservedly of the
pending f arbitration treaties
with Creat Britain and France
the Senate today by a voti of
66 to 8. admitted the public
to debates and will preserve
them In the Congresstcnal
Record.
Many Guests Have Narrow
Escape From Noted
Boston Hostelry
By AnciatH Prrt.
Boston. Mass Jan. 15. The fam-
ous Revere House it burning at a
late hour tonight.
The flames spread quickly through
six stories and many guests were
arricd down ladders by firemen.
One tlrcman is dead.
Police. attmpt'ng rescues were
driven bark by smoke They say
thnt doens are still in the bclldtni!
end that many m :st be deal
McMNLI IN CGI R TF.I
GOVERNOR ol NEW MEXICO
It v V'ioitfl Prcv
Santa Fe N. M.. Ian. 1 5 . Th
transition of territoiv to state was
t-nrki'd bv the Inaiunrption a" noon
of W. C. Mi Dot -ld. the first irover
nor of the state utter an tr.iposln?
military and civic parade. A ball
was held at the armory tonlcht. fol-
lowing a reception In the palace 01
the governor
Western Stock -lcw at iHnver.
Denver. Colo. Ian. 15. The an
nual National W crern Stock how
opiied here todav and will contlnv.e
until Jinuarv :'i. The exhibition is
the l-ireest In the history of the or
gani.ation. At the stockyards fo.'
the ever.t are thousands of througr
bred entile blooded hornes pedi-
tred sbeep and fancy hoes. Attend-
ance from the southwestern and mid-
dle western States d'-rlng the week
is expected to be uneminlly heavy
McKvepoit Comes of Age.
McKeesport Pa. Jan. IV Me-
Keesnort put on galla attire today In
celebration of the twenty-first anni-
versary of its Incorporation as a city.
In honor of the annlversrav the cham-
ber of commerce arranged a program
of historical exercises and a Jubilee
bannuet.
"nrn and Grain Grower
Mit. hell. S IV. Ian. 1 - Tl.e an-
nual (invention and exhibition of the
outh Jiaknta Corn and Grain Grow-
ers' ass'-clatiin opered hore today. ti
'ast ut 'ii Fridnv. Promhu-n f.im -
er f 10111 ill part of the State are
present A heading feature rf the
weeks' pi'iisramme wl'.l 1-e tb lec-
tures bv 11 lui-nbcr of well-known ac-rlcnlt'-'i'.i
experts
I ul Xiiiateiii- t tut.
New York .'.in 1". Tbe 1-I-:
event ot tl e week for devotees of ti.e
Kreen tatde sport will be the Class C
tdurnai 'etit. which has Its openinic to-
nlg'it a' tle Morntneslde rademv I-'
this itv This to-rnament is a new
one on the list of flxt ires hM under
the auspices of the National Associa
tion of Amateur Billiard Players Tli
contestants pre limited to amateii.-
plavers who have never surpassed a
crand averace of 5 In tournament
competition and at the same time are
capable of a speed of at least 3
Nearlv a score of plavers hav(. enter-
ed in the Initial tournament and
son- interesting competition it ex-
ported Trial of tlcgcd MunbTtT.
Arkansas City. Ark Jan 13.
The rase of W. C. Alexander accus-
ed of killing J. P. Kelly at Pin Rlnrf
Mime imc ago. is to be called up for
trial In the I'esha county court her
this week The rase was brought
here on chance of venue from lef-f'-rson
couny.
1 WcATilER
1iM-al Forecat
Generallv fair Tuesday
Yesterday's temperature:
At 7 a m. . . 3" At 7 p m
Maximum 4 Minimum
1!M IMax . . " I'M 1 Min.
4J
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FAMOUS REVERE
HOUSE DURIIC
DIRECTORATE OF
19 1 N CHOSE!
Helm of Chamber of Com-
merce to Change
Hands
INFORMAL REPORT MIPE BV
ACTING SKCRITT RV PRIROV
MIOWS WORK OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
Enthusiasm marked the annual
meeting of the Amarillo Chamber of
Commerce last night at which time
the following were elected by a prac-
tically unanimous vote for ths ensu-
ing year as directors of the affairs
of the organization:
W. H. Fuqua J. L. Smith. Ray
Wheatley. B. T. Ware. Mike C. Le-
Master. C. T. Herring. J. H. Wills.
H. B. Sanborn. H. P. Canode O. M.
Eakle R. B. Masterson Dr. Randall
and Lee Blvlna.
The old beard of directors is now
ready to turn over the affairs of the
Chamber of Commerce to the new
board named at last night' meeting.
and the prediction was voiced most
freely that the grandest success In
the history of the organization 1 that
of the incoming fiscal year.
Last night's election followed the
selection of twenty name by a com
mittee composed of Arthur McKnight
John S. Harper and D. D. Dewing.
From this twenty names the board of
directors was chosen each man being
permitted to vote a privilege of
which all availed themselves.
One of the Immediate dutle of the
new board will be the election of a
secretary. It being stated tnat l. I.
Prlddv Is acting In that capacity tem
porarily. Another matter prominent
among the list of duties will be the
dosln? or declining of a deal with
Lewi D. Sampson." the commercial
club erp-rt. who Is to be In Amarillo
within the next fev da.' "o take u
trie r"tlon '. a. r.MLal;.a 'r.
Amarillo.
Mark I.oran. president of the
Chamber of Commerce was called to
tlie chair to have rhirge of the meet-
ing and D. C. Prlddy acted as secre-
tary. While the list of names was being
prepared for the consideration of the
exthering Mr Prlddy was called up-
on by the chairman for an Informal
verbal report. This was given with
a detree of clearness doing Mr. Prld-
dy credit He stated that owing t
the f.vt that the organization ha
within the snac of twelve months
engaged three men to art ps secre-
tary none of the three could do hit
tirct work On n count of freiuent
change. In the office of secretary
tVe reports were and are somewhat
w int. d. and perhaps not as clear
in i'l tMiK- as could be desired
Ore of the matters on which Mr.
Prlddy lesiicd to express his en-dore-ient
aud che credit to the re-
tiring board was the fat ihat
nr.'t.'ior of undesirable enterprises
rovo teen kept out of Anarlllo
throMh lack of er.i onraseinent. He
stated that he is n" indlned to crit-
icise the people (if i"iis cltv because
tr'elr support at. 1 " -operation havo
n.it been of a rem r il tbaracter for
fhe reason that ttiev are not suffici-
ently educated to the necessity for
smb aid.
President I.ogan then spoke of th
difficult!. that have confronted the
ntirinc board of directors and be-
spoke better thlnes. which he at the
sane tune forecasted for the Incom-
ing board He told In a general way
of some of the leading endeavors of
the board th.n Is passing citing tho
work for an adjustment of rate for
the procurement of the railroad north
and south throuKh this city and upon
which he believes dirt will be broken
within a few months of the Roman
Catholi- school for girls.
Not only money but sympathetic
co-operation and personal support
were declared to be among the preee-
Ing needs of the Chamber of Com-
merce and absolutely essential to tho
to tbe better attainment of the or-
ranijntion. Pefore leaving the floor the speak-
er complimented the "small man or
man of rmall financial ability." Mr.
I ...-an declared that the man who
has paid the rents and rates In this
city ts the man who hns borne tho
burden ami the heat of the day for
the coed and general upbuilding ot
the community. He also set forth
the statement that In roine Instances
tltose possessed of greater meant
have failed to realle their opportuni-
ties for developing the city and country.
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