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B. f. mSOH THE INFOUEO
IN BOLD HOTEL HOLD-UP CISE
Turns State’s Evidence and Tells Story
of the Affair From Witness Stand—
W. L. Snyder and C. P. Pitman Under
Arrest—Preliminary Hearing Held.
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R. F. Atkinson is the man from
whom came the Information to the po-
lice Monday night that a robbery of
a card game at the McCoy hotel was
to be perpetrated. The Identity of the
mail who' “tipped of-f the police de-
partment was hidden until Atkinson,
who was an employe of the Western
Detective agency, took the witness
stand for the state yesterday after-
noon tn the examining trial of U B.
Itoss, V. U Snyder and C. P. Pitman,
held in connection with the hold-up,
before Justice E. B. MdClIntoCk. All
of the defendants entered a plea of
pot guilty.
Robbery Planned.
Atkinson testified that he, Ross.
Snyder and Pitman together planned
the hold-up, hut that It was his in-
tention at all times to divulge the
plot to the police beforehand, which
he did, and was instructed, he said,
to go ahead and carry out the orig-
inal plans for the robbery. This he
did, the result of which was that
eleven men. alleged to have been
playing “whist" and “poker” in room
“21*4" of the McCoy, wire lined up
against a wall, with uplifted arms,
early Tuesday morning and relieved of
cash aggregating *kS32.1!>, three dia-
mond rings, two diamond studs, one
unset diamond, worth approximately
*1.200, and a few revolvers. Each
man, was gone through at the point
of a revolver held by Atkinson, who
stood in the center of the room In full
command of the situation, while Ross,
Atkinson testified, took the money
and jewels. The robbers then locked
the victims In the rooms and fled
down the hall, to be apprehended by
the police whom. Atkinson testified
he knew to be In waiting.
Snyder and Pitman A Treated.
Snyder^and Pitman were not arrest-
mi at the same time as Ross and At-
kinson. but Snyder was arrested
Tuesday morning about 3 o’cloek at
his home bn Second street. Pitman
was arrested yesterday morning about
10 o'clock at the Mansion, a rooming
ho2»c on Overland street. According
to the evidence of Atkinson. Rops,
Pitman and Snyder are all connected
with the Western Detecttve agency.
Snyder Is said lo be Its owner,' while
Boss Is declared to be the manager.
Victims Testify.
During the examining trial yester-
day afternoon, six or seven of the
men -alleged to have been playing
cards In the hotel room and who were
robbed of money or Jewels, or both,
werp placed on the stand and cor-
roborated each other's testimony with-
out an exception. They all testified
that two men participated In the
hold-up, one coming in through one
room and the other entering the ath-
Jolning room. Both were heavily
masked, they said.
Those who were found In the room
Immediately following the robbery
and who were docketed at the police
station on charges of gaming were:
Paul Woods, S. H. Seay, M. P. Min-
ter, George Gaskins, B. C. Cage. H.
Jackson, J. H. Cooper, August Willike,
C. F. Mulhern. L. P. Cooper and Fran-
cisco Castaneda. All of these men,
together with a good many others
and Miss Grace Kennedy, stenographer
of the Western Detective agency, have
been subpoenaed to appear as wit-
nesses In the examining trial.
Hold-up Well Planned.
That the hold-up was well planned
and executed Is shown by Atkinson's
evidence and the testimony of those
who were robbed. Nippers to clip
the telephone connections and rings
from the victims' fingers were carried
by Boss, according to Atkinson, and
were put to use in both instances.
The telephone connection was severed
and the pieces of a gold ring setting,
from which was taken a large dia-
mond, were used as evidence by H.
Jackson, one of the men In the room
at the time of the holdup. ...
Hearing Iksumel.
Justice MoClintock adjourned court
. about fi o’clock yesterday afternoon
until this morning at 9 o’clock, when
the preliminary hearing will be re-
Bumcd. The little court room In the
basement of the county court house
was packed to overflowing through-
out the examination yesterday after-
noon.
Fifth Man Named.
The name of a fifth man, alleged
to have been In the hold-up pact, was
mentioned by Atkinson while on the
witness stand. He said that this
man's name was referred to, during
the talk of the robbery, plans, as
“Brown,” by Snyder, but that later he
heard Boss call the fifth man by a
name which started with the letter
“R.” He could not recall the man's
name at all.
Turns State's Evidence.
Atklnwn was the first witness to
take the stand. He testified that he
lived ir, El Paso on Mills street and
had been living here since 1907; was
cmplo“ed by the Western Detective
agency, of which Ross is supposed to
be the manage?. Snyder is under-
stood to be the owner. Pittman <s
not to his knowledge, said Atkinson,
employed by the agency.
Plot is laid.
On the l«3th. (Monday). Atkinson
testified, he telephoned to Snyder ask
Ing if he had anything for him to do
that da yand was told by Snyder to
•%ome up” When he reported at
the office In Boom 714 Mills build-
ing. Snyder asked If he wanted to
make *2000, easv rnone^ and told of
the plan to hold up poker players at
the Sheldon hotel and take their
money and diamonds, according to
Atkinson.
He met snyder again at 7 o'clock
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TUFTS ORDER WILSON SPEAKS BALKAN ALLIES
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IN ROAD WORK
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DANGER TO AMERICANS AT ACA-
PULCO BELIEVED TO BE
VERY GREAT
RESIDENTS TO DONATE RIGHT-
OF-WAY AND DO GRADING
GRATIS
EFFORT TO KNOCK OVfr FAMOUS
CIVIB SERVICE ORD^ll PROV-
ED FAILURE
HOPES FOR PROGRESSIVE DEMO.
CRATIC SENATORS FROM FIVE
DIFFERENT STATES
HAVE TEMPORIZED WITH TUR-
KEY JUST ABOUT TO COM-
PLETE LIMIT
m IS MENACED BY REBELS NINE HIGHWAYS ARE PROPOSED POSTAL APPROPRIATION BILL INTERESTED IN DEMOCRATS FIGHTING WILL SOON RESUME
Monday evening at the agency office-
Boa* and Pittman were also present, j ___ ______ ______
B'KSa drew a plan of the McCoy ho- j the Western Detective agency,
tel second floor and the details of the ----
robber}’ were arranged. Atkinson ' (Continued on Page Two.)
testified that Pittman wag to rent a
room at the McCoy In which they
were to meet at 12:30 to carry out
their plana tor the robbery. Atkin-
son was to hold up the poker players,
while Ross was to collect the money
and jewelry- Pitman was present and
participated In the discussion.
Informed Police.
Leaving the office, Atkinson tes-
tified that he went to his mother s
place, corner Campbell and Mills and
goth is revolver. From there ne
telephoned to the police station and
asked Captain Greet to meet him
south of the court house. Meeting
Greet there, he told him of the plans
tot the holdup at" the MoCoy. Cap-
tain Greet, he swore, told him to go
ahead with the plans and he would
be there-
; Ready for Work.
Atkinson testified that It was net
his Intention to participate in the
holdup. He returned to the office in
the Mills building where he found
Roi\p and Pitman- Boss, he « said,
changed his clothes and had nippers
and a revolver, dnyder was also pres-
ent. Snyder left first. He was to
stand in the alley by the White House
to guard against surprise.
Witness went on to say he left tho
office about 9:80, tyent to a saloon
and then to Room 201 in the McCoy
which Pitman had told him he had
secured but found no one there;
came down and met Ross and Snyder
near the elevator. I .a ter he returned
to the room and found Boss there.
They remained unt*l 12:45 when Pit-
man gave the signal (a rap on the
loor) when he and Ross, both armed,
repaired to a closet near the two
rooms in which the poker games were
going on, Where they put on masks.
Hold-Up Described.
He entered one room, leveled his
gun on the six or seven men at the
game and ordered “hands up!” He
drove these men before him Into the
next room where, jtoss was holding up
the other crowu and had, them lined
up against the He placed his
men alongside Bow), and covered
them. Atkinson said he kept advis-
ing them not to lower their hands,
and said they took 'the advice-
In tho meantime, ho contlnned,
Ross locked the doors, searched men
for guns, put the tmephons out of
commission and relieved them of
heir money and jewelry, using the
nippers to pinch off some of the dia-
monds. Ross put all in his pocket,
according to the witness.
He testified that after the robbery
he and Ross left the room and as
they went down he stairway they
were arrested by Captain Greet and
Officers Fletcher, Ware, Finley and
York, who covered them with guns.
He said Ross was taken to tho po-
lice station in an automobile while
he walked along with the crowd,
loot to be Divided.
The proceed# of the holn-up, Atkin-
son said, were to be divide^ into five
equal parts; chat Snyder, Ross, Pit-
man and himself and the man who
was running the game were to share
equally; that he understood Snyder
to say this man's name was Brown,
but later Ross said it was a differ-
ent name—a short name beginning
with “R.”
The cross examination by the at-
torney for the defense failed to shake
the testimony of the witness.
WrwCi Testimony.
Caotsln V’. D. Greet of the* police de-
partment, was next called by County At-
torney P. R. Price. He testified in* sub-
stance that he knew Atkinson; that At-
kinson had called him by telephone at
the police headquarters In the Central
station and told him to meet him in the
courtthoiise yard. Greet said he met At-
kinson and was told of the planned hold-
up. Greet then Informed Police Chief 1. N.
Davis of the affair and gathered together
Mounted Policemen Finley, York and
Ware and Patrolman Fletcher. They then
went in a rear room of the St. Regis,
where they could watch the room In which
the hold-up was to take place. Captnfh
Greet said he saw the forma of the men
in the act of the hold-op sllhoutted on
the window blinds. Then they went to
the McCoy and made the arrest of Kiss
and Atkinson. Atkinson was allowed to
walk to the station In company with the
men who were robbed and a patrolman
or two.
Victim Testifies.
George Gaskin was the next witness
called and testified:
“I was playing whist in room ■214’ of
the Hotel McCoy when the robbery oc-
curred. Two men ente-ed the place and
lined all of ns facing the wall. One of the
men took *630 from my pocket, and
clipped my diamond from my ring. f
gave him my diamond stud hy request.
The men had their faces ftsked with
handkerchiefs.”
J. L. McCoy, day clerk at the hotel of
that name, testified that he had rented
Room "201" to & man who registered un-
der the namp of "Clark," and when Pit-
man was pointed out to him Identified
him as the man who had taken the room.,
J. 1. Ware, a policeman, said that he
entered the room after the hold-up and
saw a number of men there, and that he
saw money and rings taken from Ross'
person. -
Jackson Testifies,
W. H. Jackson testified as follows: "1
was playing cards la Room ‘214” at the
time the bold-up occurred. Wo were eat-
ing a lunch when I beard aomebody say.
'Throw up yonr bands!' 1 threw mine np
promptly and we were forced, to line up
facing the wall, where a man took *63 tn
currency from me and some small change.
I had on a diamond ring but slipped It
off my finger and dropped it an the floor,
thus saving It fr>—t the men."
Miss Grace Kennedy, stenographer for
testified
Julio lUulUlo anti His Band Are Said
to be Perpetrating Many
Atrocities.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Mexico City, Jan. 14.—Alarmed by
the approach of tho rebel forces, and
apprehensive of the fate of Ameri-
cans in the event of occupation, Cle-
ment S. Edwards, the American con-
sul at Acapulco, In the state of Guer-
rero, has suggested the' presence
there of an American warship.
in a report to Ambassador Wilson,
Consul Edwards says that Acapulco
is threatened by Julio Radillo with
500 men. He says the government
troops are insufficient for protection
and that the military commander ad-
mits his inability to reinforce the
garrison.
Conslil Edwards estimates that 200
refugees are on their way to Acapul-
co. They report depredations and
atrocities in the coast region to the
north. Iti was in this region that the
rebels captured San Geronimo, Tec-
pan and Ttoyac last week, after sharp
fighting.
Big and Harmonious Meeting Results
In Response to Call of Com-
missioners Court.
I.and owners to donate right of way
and do grading free where high class
road benefits their land.
County Judge A. S. J. E.vlar to bo
relieved from duty on county court
bench that he may take up roud work
immediately.
Nine proposals for roads In various
parts of county. are asked by petition
and verbally.
County court on doal for 20,001) year-
ling ash trees to be planted on high-
ways of lower valley.
Committees appointed by court to
look Into feasibility of each proposi-
tion for road, and report to and con-
fer with commissioners’ court.
RUBIO'S MANY WRONGS.
Will Go To Mexico City In Order lo
Recount Them.
Special to Tta Timet.
Douglas, Arts., Jan. 14.
from his country and a deserter from
his army yet preparing to return to
Mexico to lay his case before the mil-
itary authorities in the capital Cap-
tain Reynolds Rubio was located in
this city yesterday by a Dispatch rep-
resentative.
The arrest of the captain of the
Mexican federal army last Monday
and his subsequent escape to the Am-
erican side of the line brings forth
a story in intrigue and revenge dat-
(Continued on Page Two.)
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FOR SPEAKER
THREATENED RUMPUS AT SANTA
FE FAILED IT) MATERIALIZE
New Mexico Legislature Met Yester-
day and Adjourned Until Today to
Await Governor’s Message.
Special to The Times.
Santa Fe. N. M., Jan. 14.—At noon
today both branches of the legisla-
ture were called to order. It was ru-
mored that there was opposition to
Speaker It. L. Baca, but it did not
develop and at 12 o’cloek he mount-
ed the rostrum with gave', in.hand
and proceeded to open the session.
Nearly all of the members of both
houses are here. House Bill number
one was offered by Chaves and Is
known as the “full crew" bill. It
passed the house last session but the
senate did not report It out of. com-
mittee.
Bill number two was offered by
Chrisinan, defining Jurisdiction in
probate courts.
Bill number tliree was by Llew-
ellyn, providing for the appointment
of a woman on the state boards.
Several resolutions were offered In
both bouses, and committees were
appointed to notify the governor of
their organisation.
Governor’s Message Today,
Governor McDonald will send Yds
message to both houses Wednesday.
Both houses adjourned until 10
o’clock Wednesday.
It Is thought that a senator to suc-
ceed A. B. Fall will be elected at this
term unless the committee of the
United States Senate reports his elec-
tion of last June as legal.
Senator Fall Present.
Senator Fall is here and there are
all sorts of rumors as to who will be i act In an advisory capacity. Final
his successor | say as to where and how money Ih to
Prominent politicians from all parts l l,e »Pcnt rests with ‘he commission
of the state are here. It la said that
ex-Governor Otero is a candidate for
the senatorial toga.
Will Elect Senator.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Santa Fe, N. M., Jan. 14.—That
there is going to be an election held
for United States senator to name a
successor to Senator Albert B. Fall,
was made evident today.
At a Republican caucus held to-
night, Jesus Romero, leader of the
Progressive party in the state and
chairman of this party’s committee
In Bernalillo county, re-affirmed his
allegiance to the Republican party.
This caucus also was attended by-
John Baron Burg, progressive leader
of the house, and Tomas Gurule, sm-
other progressive member. It Is said
that the two members also allied
themselves with the Republican ma-
jority.
Senator Fall will leave the capital
tomorrow night for Washington, go-
ing there. It is said, to get an ex-
pression from the committee on priv-
ileges and elections as to his second
alleged election. If the committee
shall hold the election Invalid, then
Fall is expected to return and en-
deavor to secure his re-election.
ers’ court.
It was the consensus of the meet-
ing that every land owner through
whose land a high grade road Is to
run should donate the right-of-way,
and tho community do all grading
free of charge except on unusually
heavy grades. A motion was put to
this effect among the assembly and
there was a unanimous yea vote.
Zack White proposed that a time
limit of sixty days be put on each
proposition, that is the right-of-way-
given and grading done within 60 days
after court had surveyed the route
and announced ready. Others fav-
ored Mr. White's Idea.
Opiioscs (Sixty Days.
H. D. Catnp of Fabens believed a
specified number of da;p should not
be the program for lime limit, that it
might work a hardship on some. Af-
ter discussion it was resolved to make
It "a reasonable time limit," the court
to Interpret what a “reasonable" time
limit was.
Seth B. Orndorff asked the chair-
man what was to be done if some
land owner protested and wouldn't
donate a right-of-way. “Pressure
could be brought to bear," replied
Judge Eylar, "which might influence
Measure Carrying Total of *278, Hit*,-
781 Has Passed the lower
House.
It was a big, harmonious and suc-
cessful meeting of- tax payers of El
Paso county with the commissioners’
court yesterday to (1) say where the
road bond money Is to be expended
and (2) what aid should be given the
county by those property owners who
will be directly benefttted by high-
ways to be constructed.
Judge Eylar, as presiding officer,
addressed the assembly briefly, slat-
ing that the various propositions
would be received, committees ap-
A fugitive! pointed to look Into the feasibility of
each, these committees to report bark
to the court, or rather work In con-
junction with the court.
Judge TCylnr also said:
"I think we should have a. little aid
In road building. 1 believe that where
the county is willing to build a first-
class road that the people directly in-
terested. should do the grading, rk-
eept on heayy grades, and give the
right-of-way. Of course when dirt
roads are built at a eost of only a few
hundred dollars this Is not expected.
Supported by Others.
The county judge was supported In
this view by A. Courehesne, former
county commissioner, who stated that
he could appreciate the view of Judge
Eylar and the commissioners. “The
people should help," said Mr. Cour-
chesne, "that Is the logic and the
justice of it. Where a man Is a bene-
ficiary of a good road the least he
can do Is to donate,the right of way.
On the roads the county has already
built farmers are hauling ten tons
now where before they were not able
to haul but one ton. A man who Is
not willing to donate a right-of-way
should not have a road.”
Zack White said amen to this.
Nine Proposals.
When after an hour had passed
in listening to various proposals for
roads here and there in the county,
the court had noted proposals for
nine roads. Tho designation of the
proposed Improvement and the com-
mittee named by the court for each
are as follows:
Upper valley roads—A Courehesne,
Noel Longuemare, A. Poole. W. 11.
Austin.
I.mver valley road, north side, from
El Paso to Ysleta—J. A. Smith, Tom
Powers, Mark Oadwalader; from
Ysleta on, If. I). Camp, Lamar Davis,
Robert Love, D. Peters.
San Elizarto-Soeorro road—Walter
Long, Joe Garcia, Mr. Biddle.
Island roads—H. P. Jackson, It. M.
Dudley, Sablno Sierra.
Fabens to Hancock—Charles New-
man, Charles Leavell, J. S. Dougherty.
Hancock to Sierra Blanca—J. B.
Bean, Joe Gardner, Arthur Humphris.
Sierra Blanca to Culberson county
line—L. It. Mllllcan, J. W. Parrott,
V. E. Cammaok.
Salt Lake road--T. W. Lanier, Tom
Duncan, John Helm.
Newman road—Charles Stevens,
Frank Powers, A. W. Reeves.
In making the announcement of the
committees the county Judge said that
as soon ar it would be possible for
him to arrange the county court busi-
ness to take hold of the road work,
that an itinerary of the committees
would he published, stating the time
when they would be at a certain
place, so that the people of the com-
munity visited would be able to meet
with them and show the committee
what was needed.
The county will pay all expenses
of the committees while at work.
All of the citizens committees will
Busy AH of Yesterday With Callers
With Whom He Discussed the
Situation.
Associated Press Dispatch,
Washington, Jun. 14.
attempt
Associated Press Dispatch.
Trenton, N. J., Jan.
hope
to' revoke President Taft's recent or- j progressive Democrats will be elected
der placing fourth class postmasters j In every state." said President-elect
under tho classified civil service and j Wilson today, in refe-ring to tho cot-
to remove from classification assls- | ttsts Incident to the election of Untied
tant postmasters and clerks In first i Bn.>es senators In Main e New limn* -
and second class offices by an amend- I shire, Illinois South Dakota and Ten-
ment to the postoffice appropriation I nessee. The governor took emphatic
hill failed in the house today. The I exception to editorials and published
bill, carrying *278,489,781. tvas 1 repo'ts purporting to des-rlhe Ids at-
passed.
Cullop Amendment Failed.
The amendment by Representative
Cullop of Indiana provided for tho
revocation of the executive order of
Oct. 15, 1912, by which President Taft
exempted some 30,000 fourth class
titude as preferring :he selection •>?
e progressive Republican In cases
where the other slternattve would be
the choice of a "stand pat* Repub-
lican.
Interested llsb In Democrats.
"The only thing I am Interested In
of the Democrat.
In connection with the Maine situa-
tion. Mr. Wilson was Inform,,1 of re-
ports that farmers who had been urg-
ing progressive Republican legislators
postmasters from the “political job" In any state." he said, "ts the election
class and of the order of Sept. 1, 1910,
which classified assistant postmaster,
and postal clerks In first and second
class offices, was defeated on a foil
call vote, 141 to 106. Tho Bepuhll- ■
cans voted practically solidly against to vote for the re-election of Senator
the amendment and they were Joined I Obedlah Gardner. Democrat, were be-
by many Democrats. An amenoment ! big told that Mr. Wilson wished to
proposed by Representative Bartlett ! appoint Senator Gardner secretary of j
of Georgia, however, prohibiting tho ] agriculture.
payment of per diem expenses to j "There Is no foundation for these
postoffice Inspectors engaged in in- j reports." said the president-elect. "So
vestlgating or recommending appli-
cants for positions, as fourth class
postmasters under the new order, was
Incorporated In the hill by a vote of
120 to 140.
Pro Amendment Failed.
An attempt was mado by Represen-
tative Murdock aided by Represen-
tative Hobson, of Alabama, to place it.
the hill an amendment to prevent the
carrying Ihrough thq malls of pub-
lications printing liquor advertise-
ments In prohibition states The
amendment was voted down In com-
mittee of the whole and was ruled
out of order when the bill appeared
far as I have Interested myself. It has
been for Obedlah Gardner for sena-
tor."
The president-elect w-as told that his
speech yesterday in which he said he
would hot he acting as a partisan If
| he pleketl "progressives and only pro
j gresslves" had the caused the Inquiry
1 as to whether he meant the Progres-
‘ slve wing of the Democrat!,- party or
| Included it, his statement Progressive
l liepuhlieans ns well as Progressive
| Democrats.
"I was not thinking in specifics
lions," he said: "I was just thinking
i In tendencies and the stale of mind
In the house. / ! of country. "
The hill shows an Increase of about 1 He Hdded that there was "nothing
$7,000,000 over the postal tipproprla- j nov_ ,n l^*' position he took rs
tions for the present year, due In I
part to the expenses of the parcels j
post.
WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY
I'ntler lotcsllgalloit hy Congressional
Commit I it.
(Continued on Page Five.)
TERRELL ELECTED
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 14. The Wal-
tham Watch company, alleged to he
in the watch trust, was InveHligatod
at the outaet today. 10. <\ Fitch, of
Waltham, Mhhh., testifying that the
company could manufacture watch
dials cheaper than he could buy
abroad, said the Waltham Watch
company was originally capitalized at
$5,000,000, that it reorganized with a
capitalization of $12,000,000, tangible
assets of $9,022,000 with patents and
good will worth $2,975,000.
The witness told of the former
existence of a selling agency that
handled the Waltham Watch com- j
pany products. He said he was one j ppr^ni to The Time*.
of three partners in the selling
agency each of which received $00,000
salary a year.
"Don’t von compel wholesalers to
sell at a certain price to retailers?”
asked Representative Kainey.
"We try to. but don’t always suc-
ceed. In hard times they almost uni-
formly fail to keep that price," said
Mr. Fitch, who added he "had been ;
pretty strenuous” in trying to prevent .
the watches sent abroad where thoyj
were sold at cheaper prices, bring
DEFEATED DALLAS I'HOVIIIU-
tion candidate: ni:< isivkly
Texas State Legislature Convened In
Kegulnr Session Yesterday in
City of Austin.
Austin. T<*x . .Inn, H By n vote of j
R7 to 51. Phrster TorrelT of Sun An-
tonio, today dufeab'd W. P. PcKnmy, *
of Pallas, for the speakership of the
house.
In thr final moments of tin contest,
eVerv effo’t wall made to hrouse pro-
hibition prejudice against Mr. Terrell,
tmt It availed nothing. Mr. Terrell’s
friends stoml pal and while the revo-
sent hack to this country to compete ;
with domestic prices.
The witness finally said that Flgln, i
Waltham, Crescent and Keystone j
watch companies constituted what Is)
lotion pro v hi Ing for w voto on the
speakership by rnM call was tabled, Mr.
Terrell’s prohibition friends in many
Instances voted for a roll call I hot
they might show that there was no
known in ,.he industry as the “big j fear of their eunslstenoy.
four” but added that there were other
sources of supply.
\VM»K FAVORS CENTIIAI, IIANK.
A.SMociatrtt Vrrnx hlepatch.
Washington, .Inn. M. “This country «*iin
never have n sound monetary H.vMein
without a central bunk," declared Festu* r .
VVi.de, of HI. Louis, „ member of the P'^'dent ,.ro ..onpore of the sem.to,
bunking and currency committee of the Mn °WPr on
American Bankers’ HMsorbitlon today, l.e-
l*rohll>|t ion Imnuc Alive
Both In tho n;*t«• and the house If
WMK evident th£t the prohM.ltion Issue
hss not been foi gotten, and there may
he some bitter contests I his session
with If as the dividing line.
Kennfe fhoose* I.hI <lm°re.
Senator O. 0 Lottlmore. was chosen
Boh
I’nlees Turkish Government Weakens
and Compiles With Peace Terms
Demanded.
AsBodated Pre«* Dispatch.
London, Jan. 14.—Unless unforseen
events should change the curreut of af-
fairs, war In the east will he resumed
within a week. The allies, convinced that
the Turks are merely drifting without a
fixed policy, have determined to end the
seemingly fruitless debates and wire-pull-
ing by resuming military operations where
they were left off more than a month ago.
Break, Off Negotiation*.
The Balkan kingdom*, moreover, are
anxious to obtain relief from the heavy
burden of maintaining armies on a war
footing Indefinitely. Wishing, however, to
observe all dUplomatlc courtesies, they
have given the powers a reasonable time
to agree on tho note regarding Adrianople,
frame it and present it. to Turkey. If
Turkey, bm seems probable, fails to yield
to the note, the Balkan kingdoms have
agreed that they will cnll another sitting
of the conference through Sir Edward
Urey or Uecburd Limbs, who, according to
the r<»tHtloti followed, would be the next
presiding officer, and announce definitely
their decision to break off negotiations.
Will ReNiime Hosillttie*.
Immediately afterwards the Servian,
Bulgarian and Montenegrin commanders
will notify Turkish headquarters that
hostilities will he resumed within Ski
hours. ^
The allies have no faith In the efficacy
of the note the powers will present, at
iVinstniitlnoplc. The ottoman government
failed today to convene the grand council
and apparently has no Intention of meet-
ing the allies’ ultbnatium on Adrianople.
The allies feel that the note of the powers
is couched in too mild terms to he effec-
tive uud that Turkey will know that it
means nothing because the powers will
he unable to agree on coercive measures.
The Course of Events.
The nllies say that It Is easy to predict
the course of events. They predict that
Turkey will be remly to cede Adrtanoplu
after the allies have stormed TehataIJa,
but the Balkan delegate* assert that their
f|nnI terms after a special resort to arm*
will be far different than those Turkey
now Is rejecting. They declare Bulgaria
will require that the frontier of the ter-
ritory she will demand must extend to
the very, gates of I’onstHntlnople. They
suggest a war Indemnity of $200.0tM),t)no or
more.
Turkish Outlook Gloomy.
FMplomatls consider the outlook for
Turkey as *»f the gloomiest character.
KIimiMI Lusha s resignation us grand vizier
may b'' the next development. It is feared
hat this would he followed hy anarchy.
The country Is hard-pressed for money
ami the condition uud spirit, of the army
are matters of doubt.
BULGARIAN KING TARES FIELD.
Associated Press Dispatch,
Sofia, Jun. M. King Ferdinand and tho
members of the cabinet »re shirting at.
midnight for Mustapha Lashn. They will
meet In Hint town General Savoff, tho
commander-in-chlef, and the commander*
»f the four Bulgarian armies.
ARC) If BALD GOES HOME
Will Si art Over A^aln by Beginning
Practice) of Law.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Philadelphia, Jan. 14.—Former
judge Robert W. Archbald, who was
stripped yesterday of his office as a
Judg'* of the commerce court by tho
United States senate, spent, last, night
Ht the residence of one of his sons in
this city, and left today for his homo
In Scranton, Pa.
The former Judge declined to be in-
terviewed but his son. who spoke for
him. said:
•My father’s conscience Is clear- He
Is going ho die to practice law-. He
will start all over again.
roKT BLISS I IMPROVEMENTS
Mur Department Hope* to Mnkc a
Kegimentnl Station.
and V. W. Howerton defeated
! Barker for secretary. | '
. .. , f ! In the senate a fight is being- imob* j Special tn 7 he limes.
fore the hou*e currency reform commit- , . ,, ... Washington Jan 14
. .. ... , , , .. 1 to take the appointive power w'th I 1
tee. Mr. Wade sn i the no-railed Aldrich \
The army ap
...I. i ................-.-Ii "z"*,..!:; ..222™,'|rS'/l'rl1 ™ir""r -np™'
sjrs’ft............i — ■ "** - i -xn
... . . .. . s Fort Bliss.
Mgtit on Kennedy. j RoprcacntHtlve Smith’s bill probably
the declnrntfon of the Uemocrntlc party
against the Aldrich hill practically pre-
cluded the eotnddrrutlon of any plan em-
bodying the central hank feature and
asked for nn opinion on a system of
divisional reserve hank, supervised hy a
central board
METAL HMIKIM LE REVISION.
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington. Jan. 14. The metal ached
j In the house the seat of A M. K
nrdy. of Kerr county, is being con
! tested on the ground that lie has not
lived In Kerr comity one year, as Is
■ required hy the constitution,
i Hold-Over Sennlor*
In the senate j. T Adams. Amt ring
! a cert Ifigate of ejection from the
j Fourteenth senatorial district ‘s con*
........................................... | testing the seat of hII holdover sen-
til* of the tariff law again wiis under fire | ators.
before the house committee on ways and ! The legislature will probablv begin
means today. Several steel manufaetur active legislation Thursday or Friday.
(Continued on Pace Two.)
Ing Interests contended for retention of
the present duties lit the schedule.
8. P. Ker of Sharon, Pa., president of
the Sharon Steel Hoop company, ad-
vocated changes In the phraseology of the
law to prevent Importers taking advan-
tage of It* term*. Mr Ker told of plans
now under way hy the United State* Steel
corporation to advance the wages of ft*
common laborer* and artlslan* and me.
ehanle* ten per cent Feb. 1. Represen-
tative Fordne.r nf Michigan estimated that
this would menu an advance of $17.5010,-
000
ALUMIXTM TIU’KT SMOKED OVT.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington. Jan. 14. The existence of
nn International agreement covering the
aluminum Industry was revealed at to.
night** aeaalon of the house committee on
(Continued on Page Two.)
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will be amended lo Include more of-
ficers' quarters, and cavalry barracks.
The war department wants to rnuko
Fort Bliss a regimental station.
general officer** conference
\sHOCiuted Press Dispiitch.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The confer-
ence of general officers of the army
in progress here, considered plans for
army re organization. concluded it*
labors today. Of its results. Secretary
I Htlmson said
a proe* j "The agreement was unanimous
18. as | that a tactical organization should be
“Texas Battleship Day" and urged all ; adopted at once based on a divisional
school children In the state •« eon- j a„d brigade formation. The only
tribute a nk-kel or a dim© toward j question at issue Is hh to the first
the purchase of a silver service for , Mtep— how far It should go.
MAJOR GENKH VI. C ONFIRMED.
Proclaims Texas Day.
Governor Colquitt today In
tarnation set aside March
the Battleship ‘‘Texas" which will he
the largest battleship In the United
Btates navy.
Lewis Fisher of Galveston will have
charge of the raising of funds.
WEATHER FORECAST
Associated press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 14.—West Tex-
as and New Mexico—Fair Wednes-
day; Thursday local raina or snowa
and colder.
Arizona—Cloudy Wednesday; |oc*I
snows and somewhat colder at night
or Thursday.
Washington, Jan. 14. William \V. Wotb-
erspoon was confirmed by the senate 40-
day hh major general ♦if the United
States army by a vote of .‘Ml to 14. Th© X;
confirmation of the appointment which
ws* sent to the senate hy l'realdeut Taft
last August nod again In December, end* ^jjpl
a long fight against the promotUM* of
General Wot her spoon, which was led b.T
Senator Bristow of Kansas, who declared
Wotberapoon had not stifflefent field ex- $
perieuce and that other general* wef© ©a- *;J
j titled to promotion ahead otf him.
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