The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 14, 1912 Page: 1 of 16
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Abrupt Adjoanifficnt of Court
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; JvcntclHis TcstlfyiDt Yesterday-
v threIiI'-made--Against i son '
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. Titnert r Botom Testifier) That
Th.ey Bail Been tfttered Vy 8need '
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I FORT "WORTH. Texas Peruary U.t-
f . Efttmnt. sickness ui surprises were:
ii 1 wtoolMl features of today's session
o'jthe Bneed trial anted' affection: for
h 1 wife ni testified la 'by' J. H.. Bow-
. t in Incidentally ta reply te e." Question
. fm the BtW ttormy; urprtM
' were frequent shd' ohm at 'times when
anything out of th ordinary-wee least
. expected by tM audience urt the proe-
tration fat Senator W. U'Buifer ett:t
o'dtock ferouglit thl Mkm to udd
l.Today-a'.WOCdlntB AadleiMnU tt
. lilt th .features that cbaraetmlaad nha
. 'moatiexcttiaa; Oaya of thl trial o'dat.
- 'Artmnta batiMea tewyr w obiJc-
lon wora IntrwliKed with tlreaona.
- ' regular) ly' wttovaaf waa asuoincd and
J " eroatHaanlac with 1 uh-" feaarehing
; oaratuloaaa that ' the Jolnu tea t detail of
' thatr- knowledca of tha eaaa war raTaaied
1" 00 uia cut. lot aranHW nmvi
entered largty Into Trt .trf. tha taati-
!mmy Moooay : wa we. jaopinant mum
f. eiperhiooM by- the apetrUUora J
. ' VBtal Sneed was to Junta bean.eaBad t
' tie atand wpo tha:ncJoo o( On wt-
. Vlnc-bf tha Kiftt w'fm-m to hn co""!.
.inutea the suiuiuiLtf . aui.ii.v4aciua
two fcottfa of -axetteaoent beforo the aonrt
adjourned for -tha. day. whan. Attorney
Hangar's sudden nines - IfctervertoaV '
Tha raat thriu of -the day- was' when
the man who anght and held BeaJ Bneed
: after tha kBllng offered testimony which
' might be construed t Justify "the krU-
" log ea thai plea of gait doftnaw i This
witness was'B. B. Poareta. a reatasuta
't dealer who. was twin ait Jtetropol-
itan hotel at "the titna f tha tragady. V
The skSlful. maaaer- In which Senator 5
i Hangar oonductad bis croaa-exaxniaatlon
i l ls aonafderad by 'many who hava attend-
' . d tha ariafl ameg-ts start aathe most
' strenuous effart ao far on' althar aide.'
-v RdahUassv'. atraoaS inarenea. at tlrjnea
:- sarcastic at others eloqueru' oomatlmes
with a ttweh of Ipathos when the ooadl-
ttoa of u M nn helpless and dying.
was pictured to the witneaa and hawasl
p aased' why ho did not- go to his aid. It
. was a feature; of the trial that will long
be -remembered -by 'i thosg '.--wlio) :f wlt-
m I a S IT ir .u A..i ' " 'f .r ; ' Mj' .a V -J -i.r'' t
t ; I v Jiwmn first Wltneea. f . '
f' Court convened at i.tt o'clock this
'v jjnnrnlnf -and sons time was- wasted la
getting down to business'"" but. onca nn-'
ger. way -procaeqings west witn a.rosa
gnd the audience wis .treated to a auo-i
eessJoii of thrills -that sattsfted ail seek-':
fnt sensation. j f Tmij- jf
.Jk al.- Bawtnan"- was tha flrat witness
- balled aad h(ji cross-examination wag
j; take np Where it was left -off Monday;
Hp Tht 'proaeoution. took up tha matter at
i' )v the purchase of tha revolver with which
s ; Boyog waa said to have been killed. ;
Bowman testified (that whan Sated pvr .
hasad tha rarolvar ha did "not sign totaj
name . ..tba. record kept. at. U tof
- but that thelark who sold 'it did sign k
Thr book ta which tha sales of revolvers
guns. ete.V art kept at Anderson's gni)
"i store; where tha purchase is said to bars
r- been made was produced and tha raeord
1 of an automatic pistol caiiber No." It
. which aorrasponds with tha gun claimed.
i to hava-beea tned was 'shown' 't hava
- been mada W John Bmith on the day thai
c '-ths witness stated; that he went-" with!
V Bnaad t the tara.T r ' i.' -r ? ii-" f
' Tha taatintony of tha wltnass Was com
m on place for tha next five or ..tea atiri
y utea. tmUl fh queition war asked as .fa
' whettter Beal Sneed had arer made any
V threats against tha Ufa of th man who
was shot and answered "o'to this and
several uasUons-"nteaning tha:; gam
thing but readily admltjed that ha heard
; Mr. Knead say m several occasions that
ke wouldr kilt Albert Gk Boyoa Jr. if ha
l aver saw him anywhere. . He made hjg'
' answer clear end -aompJete enough to -ret
j more any doubt a to the state elf mind
I : At' which Mr.' "need was tti regard to the
k roan wno eiopeo wita rue wife. . v
? i Tin next auestlo put to the witness
J were objected Tby tha counsel for the
defense and f ha arguments wre spirited
and long. . -
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-'.- Teatlmofly Sabored Vkudlenee ; -iv
"'-. - The teatlroony ia) relation to xLi . f Mo$
and her mental condition waa glv-n. In
'.O conction with this part of the t- i' '. y
' tha feeUnea of the audience !it. -.-hrd
'- -y ta witness telling how. the fact that
's'- 'alK Sneed'a little-children were bound to
be placed ta""en 1 eaibarrassltig; .position
g'besvtthey-went ta school and their i;
"" playmates would auk them about t -it
' tiHtmnta - This - part -or the t. I'in y
sfrmed to sober the crowd i .i. lr ; io
Vthetrlcl ' r a fw momenta-o thnt the
'slight l eatieed by reiwiln moving I-i
their. S' - ninvircff tiieif- frt on Vm
floor d lor a t .le nml tu.i
su;.uiARY oe;i;e7S
t'i'J ; Aiseciattd Trtss Rsbori.) : i1
: 1 WASHINi.TO 6T. ybnur It. Cut fn-'
rti WeOnHriay Dd Ttianday aolder fa aztrena
eoetb portlea Wedanriir' waranr Taaratayr
aiotierace aortnrt inde aeeoailB eatleMa. .
XaaJelana felr Wedaeatey. aad ThmwUr.
elder la aoataeuten- perOori Wedeaaday warm-.
ar-Tbnrertir. CtainJakliia aortaeeet wleda. .
' OkUm T1r WeaMaday 'aad Tbujaoay. aotv
awra caeaaa to taanemtarei ' ' ( M
Wret Tm-Oerll Mr' Wwhwedwr . art
Tanraaan at auiefc eta a la tempermture. .'
- Vomtt lot Bowtaaaad rtclnttr today! Qen
anuly ti. . ." u' - i. r x
. TMamtare and aMetattatlea at Beaetoaj 4m
twaaty-laiir aeon enatd at p yaiuraayi
' Maxiaraai St. attelaraai K i f ' (
Baarlaa May Twe a. at.. . ; ; J
f daaart today a:10 a at. ; -5 T
r - H7 h a T:. v .-. jn.
aot- iWmH'Veaildcatloai af amy appro-'
i ariatlaa MU. .j - t
tKXA weawa T emitf twcaaee aW
mare Hrf hkiM mIW Uo. . .
aTTRKb preAwte ainnvfiKtmvm . enManded tar
' -rhteh 4itlM al atael . terilT keaitec .
JkMEfl J IIILt. Mt at- aeel tViut aeartaa aa.
ma Winer bkh um viwu iwun
k-fraXIR f xKK km tha fltht at k-
aa Mtenute aiRt Taauaieaiea aaica iv
BOt RNB. emte pvetnSe eoffleilt-
:.. enoiawiKed.iaa aauaiUioa I l-aaat Jetuax
Dutam. t - i . ti w " .
XOiUMkR eomniltrw aatd te enaatdV 'BBf
i vote kiirrh W Biwa. rtport a ba.pceaaaMp
jt tba miiuU. j 5 : i V
BOtfK aenmtratte chemical tarlir btlt tartetac
dutiable a4 frra Data to ineieaae nraaaa
.;' $4.ouo.ooo aitae.iirtblle. ( . .; . .
X erratarr f AatteolWre Wlawah
ctxrn that t)r Wiley Jr heUlnd tha aneent
- Vlorlda CrrrxUde alleattoaav- - - "
attmoru aataa la' atatemat aet fcrth
:. 8iwkr Clark'a public reatrd aa4 araed Mm aa
caadidate tat dnaomtte pnaMeatlat' aelaa
tloa. v t '
PKRSinEKT IAFT witMtvw'i atelaatln af .Ci
P. Bwsib at Vnrted tlaataa maraUat tor Dela-
eaaiiwt wtana eaaqiea of DriDeiT aa
SENATOR XKA aMmsted when guilm A-
' . e'nt waa akd for vote Beat Tn radar a elro-
tloa eanmtttee to Hwator Rtntaeoaoa'a eaaa
T auaority eoart waa ant aeani..
SfcORR . RIDtT wilt WltMtalled a Hiat
j -mnmm w .t Ailaoaa .'tedawft t;a -j
boiNRli ftoOHVBtt la' prasartnv aaawar to
eicbt .ateraart:. .who' nei hUa te be aaa
diilate.
VAI.KT who tat baea atwa thirty yeart for bar'
i : Briarr wae anuiiea eew tnai or wate woo aeD
I .teorHI hln. i t ; . . .
OOVKKWkH YMlViM that hrt eeat at llnc'
i Kiaroreul came of textile worker (rike
it .IWBPiwe. alaaa. -r v t K I
Sri 1 1 h Hl" itilafc la !
1 . L
. jr atut fcio control
hb .uni a i i a. r .t taa st Io-
I1UI. Mk-tl.. Iln-larotl b But . beUeTe
Rauoetett weaJd. be eaadMata . ? .;: .-.-
9KITRI0T ATTOttvuv- Mlj l MtaMnpaltw
ald wboleaal araww frf CvoooHters aiiM bo-'
sv eitwctrd fxiar- One mBt takee ta charga-at
iturkeatst. M T..rosUnlar.j- t r.
4 j 1 f -aw In iniian ion. fcArlir f s j
v2 '4 Foreign.; . ? ; r-j' 't
as? Baxusbf barttaowat wlflr btgfg ta'
DR. St ! enred that Tom M Ka( be alectad
ensldsat of Cbhwae lopahUe. .
BIWTOWAT4 of areer of the Garret ea Sir M-
ware trr nesos aoutieat esaiaiaat ia Loadoa..
rGEttif ANT amr etrtm la . Mosfeaa ettaatloe
.: e remit of nceat anider of Uersaaa ettlsaa. .
gCRftRSDKB of Toneoa . was eeaaaaSed by
nbak scuclalalag Owl ptesldeat of Mexico.
'HlonTT THOUSAKD 'Bnclloh mlaeia WUI go oa
f strike Fehcaan pt aaleas operators aaaat do.
i aaaodo.- 1 .. -
' 'AMRRlOAKg eatMoyed ftnaterly is rSnlao tmav
. ary will bo.callod to aceoant anr aUoSad ta-
a fnularltlea'- i t
I gTATR isbonttorjr fnr Baamfsetnte of sail -tali oa
I1- will bo MtabUatiad "auoa. ' J - .
AN Attkmpt o lyera Taania SaeeaV sawte at
MsnaaU woo frustrated. ' ' v "
PCARli klOHTM of Oadds lake la Bartfaoa and
-. MrhB eoHaUsf. wil e -protaeted by State t
tNRrlt.V.t'HmmenT leraard-to- Uk not U-
; id.-- aeeisnes H assy oaatata m -charter
alose. -'-- j . -i .' ' i
WESTER! CNtoK wOl take over railway wire
- fe'T-aJo!"" 'W " " f"w Ssaaai- at
DR. ft. C OltRNT. fatWr lealslsbw aad fonaor
SMallleiit at the Stale Stedical assuel kiloa. aTrj
v at UHtuo. i i .
ASSISTANT ATTORKKT ORNBltAtt ' LANK la
iV. pntparios ta brisa ctrll Mits aaalaat sovtBtx-
ustrestoa Ikiuor dealers . . ..
Jt'BTICR RAMflRT'S Pl-AX nt teaMlelag b worn.
- b-r of too attorvme court durlug.ths campalga-
SIXTRRX-TRAROLD- Mrs. D.- BL fllaao
.war
siarrlwl to horf bosbasd for ta thlrrt tlanj.
sasktag bat fpartk woddlsg at. Fort Werta.
Bailroadl;;
BCifSRTRNTRAI. waa eaMaSd ; tlMa Wtag
m man tnoh huTtrtotis. . j .
THB L AND O. N. wllr Csnvwh iHlawttna Ism
Juactloajissa t the court of aopsals -
PROPOSKD- taoCTllatloo of brirk eserlata watf
thmbed aut la hoartag hatvte nUliead ewa-
1 . - 1 vr
bRAI. BRTATR 'Trusters felod fee Mare viatan
-Mlay were U8.0US.. - ' . .
SCHRIMturg nf Tfr.i 'lhidrr ' Sldf
jjwLpa haWHUrs -a.T02.uvaVsaata
TWO VlNKfl of Wot) each were assaossal In the..
nluiliMl district court oa caarsea- slstot
y rarrjlag.. -. . v .
THK AUTkAITTrVa wni gtarwai rsVtaaa-r e
.. team work la 4fertHaK - tuelr aooe Joaear
eia today. . i s - "
SBTVRRAIt rfoeatne' and Heme eenaty Serarnr
. war lit attasd hatlooat auperisteoaeata' evseuag
'laSVliiSb - . 4"
PftKSIDr-vr na-TKroRP of tb Real Betata
wJn-hiam enoxaaced eta' committee appoint.
artotayestr4sy. .- ' Ji"5'
udy VThippel ITsu .TTho Cslled
Elm Liar riz:J Hirsself.T.-.-
1 . Atmatti Fr JUyovt) "'
MIDLAND Texas. February ll.-Adta-pute
arose. In the com rntaeionera-' court
today during which: Judge J.It Knowlea'
presiding. made rr assertion - regarding
the aourfs action at a previous aeaalon..
Commiaaloner Jute Prlver arose and . ex-9
claimed:- vou. are aj liar ' judge."' -"This
court will t stand adjourned';
Judge1 Knowles announced-; "until I whip
the roan who has just called me a liar.'?
: Then . Knowlns gave - Driver a severe
drubbing. Next he reconvened court and
fined himself for fighting. -' . r "
- Then he resumed the Interrupted court
doIiheraUona. . ''.. t u
.rj r.i IVoa Tata.
( i cvicitPrest Retort.) ' .
f(: AI-tchruary It. Tuan 8!.l
' f "t a t-' -urn to KankirNad-
l t vlca piivi t
-1 mbly in v. hi t
a r- !''-
"what I. -
a .h "The Right
0I1E;MAH ARRESTED
CLASXJTCS E. DO WD nSST ST-
v VITAMlTE SUSPECT. EELD..r V
fciitriet Attoniey ; liSUer ' Declared
' Tiat VTioIesale Jlmrfi Kay T '
I'
rtJjMAJf APOIS nd.v rebruaj-y J-f
Posltlva assurance - raaT front tjntted
.SUtes 'RJatrlcttAUornef Mmefe effiee
tonight that tha arrest bf allthe tlftyj
four man Indicted to the dynamite coni
spiracy ease was safe tomorrow ".''
. "Arrests mar e looked for tomorrew'
said Mr. Miller.; "The .reaaon why they
did not tae place today can not beTa-
veeJed. It bag been the iatantion right
along that wheat onoe the arrests are or-
derad as many as possible of tha defends J
ants wm be taken in tne snaneai-aoen.
ble time so that a majority of them wis
be In custody before any one -W- thera
knows-who dae' is Involved. But of
course ther are certain W be some who
wJO net be taken on time. An arrest at
eae man at aoohaeterv N. -today waa
probably.; due- to a local condition un-
known to ma ' i - A v . i
.;. Before: Right tomorrow 'the defendanta
apprehended are expected te be sufficient
Jn aumbef to reveat the extent ef the.
plots which' tha government charges were
carried .'on for U . ywraagalnst.'lroa and
ateel contractors 'iwho ' maintained--' the'
open shop- ; ' 'r.!-- .-? -A1.'. "V
- Clarence towd' business agent 'for
the wachtntota" -union at Rochester "
T. who was arreatad'at Rochester to-
day torraerly' wag R National; organiser
for the International' Aaexwlatlon of tta
blnista with headquarUre at v. Detroit
which eras one of the fields of eperaaone
of dynamiters. . It was' thera that Mc-
Manlgal was Induce ta become a tnera-
ber of the McNamara "dynamiting crew.'t
according be MoHaalgal'a confeealon. H
was there also that McManlgal and. X . J; -StcNamara
were arrested In April" 1J1V
and at the time of their arrest It Is al-
leged they were preparing with the aa-
aUtance of certain local .men.' to cause
exploalons' under ; flee bridges and other
atrac4urecv;-.y 'VI" ' ;
v Payment ' for' explosions ' nWoManigal
aaased Inr. Hoboken N. J.' waa made ta
him by an'aentef McNamara at uetroi
In the summer of 10 the dynamiter det.
elared. iMore dynamiting In Detroit was
perpetrated July a 190ft. - - - 7
p. McMsalgal In his detailed statements is
said to have charged groups of men in ail.
the; cities la which' he operated with' hav-
ing assisted hint.- ; v ' v
"v vVA TAKtM INTO CUSTC5V. "
uslnees' A"ent l Wachlnl.' Local ef
'i Roc heater Waa Aw.i.d. t
" itin"se1 PrM Rrfiori.) '
' ROCftESTERi N. . T.. Kt' ru .y IS.
Clarence B. powdV bu!- -t 0 tB
Machlnlsta TJnlon local K.. ;i. Wi9 ar-
rested this afternoon by 1-put iTnited
fgtatea Marshal Vlehmann on. a -rarit
charging him .with .traasioru g d.. ...unite
from one State - K another at different
tlsaea..A.. Y".- V .Vi Z
. .The marsha) waa accempanted by eat
cret Bervloe Agent Epperetein of Wah
iDgtoa aho arrived In the city this morn-
ing. Dowd -made -noj comment whenvar-
rested. Ha waa lodged in the r..iiniy-jh;
The warrant was baaed on an in lictment
returned by the Federal grand Jury In
Bidlanapollal T.' ; ' '
. Dowd Is tt year of age. 1 cama to
Koch ester from ifansfi' 1 CM In Januv
ary.
'tSi-MMifli Urf r.Kl. ' ' T ::; ' )
J (Jlttoaatti FttstRrtot ) "
1 CHICAOO February 13. -ants for
the arrest bf Chtraeo h Hor 1 1
by tha mdianhrio' 1 F- -l s 1 .y
vera Issued tociny bv -e:.
--e 1 -ote Tr- t t ?
Kind cf Ventine. for M!ss
MAY TAKE A.HAN&
CSSXABT eJLSr:2D OVtaSITU-.
?i"'itrrj" rrf rireyTV ..'IS ;4
. . liiivj a 11 l I WU r . . -w
Kur'er f r -t- Cititen Ceti
a t
tv-i KAMttetti i T
S ' NEW ORIAtN
itat
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a0 i
ruary Jet
men aailed
y for Vertt'
anneaaeed
t the visit J
an waters . a
a .'Umk n.M. -piMika. n
5 from New trieans RUa
J ; Crds. Mex3co. '. It Was
a before bar departure t
of the Bremen W lies
-1 wad without special at. nifloanoav 2
a-f - f- ' -ey
aawwaaaiare)d a
Tt'X -'tdjsscfsls JrVaat Jf wO.?n
BERIJN.. February jv The reported
Murder- of 1V Hane Aef-naa-eJemjaa
ranch owner at H Prove. .ir.ta Mexloo
has attracted attention of the twwepapera
to aendlUona prevailing b Mexico - '0
f' Tha generat tmprassloa - la that the
mited Btatee will be forced -oltimataly to
mterfere la that country.; . ' ' '
.' The Boersea Scltur.g says: '
' ''"Better a aeacefol Mexloo -under tha
Uniaed States than one devastated by retH
ela"''.- 4 . - "'
'. ' Die Poet deWas H would be shame-
ful for' Oermany to leave the Tjitad
States ta exact penlshmcnt for the mui
der ftf a aermaa and1 deatanda the tmm
dlate dispatch of the Oermati cruiser Bra-
man -ta Mextoa to take actleaw ; f. '
H- -t :.- v;';v .
According ta .recant reports Hans An
gleroan. a Oermaa subjectv: was asainated
receatiy' la thb State of Vera Crux by
Mexican wandita - -'.''"jt;'..
Nor'coriijpasiEO rioniVicant. V'
Qermsn 'Cruiser Has Arrhrad 'at Start el
fV i ..Vara Cruav. 'i'vi
u Mixearrwmrt
' MEXICO C1TT. February IS. The com-
tnander of the Bremen tha German orula-
er which arrived at vera Cms today la'
expected td.arrlve here; with a number of
the boat's off leers soma time this Week te
hla reaoeets te the president. . They
wilt belhe guests bf the Oermaa colony
while in the capttw. . tiero u ' oi con-
sidered that the visit pf "the cruiser has'
any other algnlflcance than one af eour
tesy. Tha earning -of. the boat waa an-
nounced officially several weeks egev . . 1
V VERAv CRtjJJ ' Mexico ; February l--
Tha- oommander of the Oerr"a .erulser
Bremen new in port here ctaied! on tba
commander at the "port today. - From' thta
city tha Bremen win go. to CoatsscoeJcoa'
And frcta Jthene to Klngstoo
i :'TE3Li$-weJU3 ret: rtsstS
tr u f t .
Seat TaR Dollar Eecauss Cle Cue
.TJsed Cancelled Test; CUx;i:
'' ?f i AjutlM4 Pr yvt ) t'
WASHXNOTON February 11 A con-arieaca-strtckea
'woman of W hite Flat
Texas has sent to PresMent laft a dotw
lar billa - faying years age' she success
fully need a - dollar's worth of cancelled
postage stamps ...;;' m 1 . ' '
- She refers to the Blh)l-l I- Ju notion to
nake reatwutlon fonrfold and ad.ls that
aha "will ' gead the ether s later. . Sba
glso wrote that she hnpt-d U meet the
president la heaveR. .
Lar;e 1 Vf 'IiT t. '
'. -.' x. Stealers XT.r i
" r -f .4sscitt4 Prr
' NAGASAKI. Japan 1 1
enltiAioB btvi?en two J
t v fort- - x i""--
v """ ' 'I nn
1 n rl r
ri a
i.ere
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Houston. ;
BIG OIL DEAt IS OH
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t TEXAS CCTIST TO CET. CC3T-
tepl cy 'ntorrrcsss.;
rinaacial ' '-eement .-. Formulated
1 f t Era r Tr-'i cf rstrr.r-t
.''' i (HoMjten Put SpteialJ '
' EW; TORK. February H A Commit-
tee consisting of. Walter. B. Sharp. Alvln
W.-Kreclii Jameg N. Hill Jamee Hopkins
and John B. Croab ' has formulated an
agreement with John J. Mltohetl. Lewis
H. ' Lapman 'John" F.'- Harris. Arnold
8chlaet. Charms a Oates J. S. CoUlaaa
and other stock and bondholdera of the
Prodncers Oil company as mar wish to
become partlee to tbe agreement to re-
ceive deposits of etock aad bonds af the
Prodacers on company for tha purpose
of effecting the sale or transfer of these
aeeuritlas to the Texas oorapany whereby
Utat company would become owner of.
tthe Froducers On aompany. ThtS com-
mittee la' gtvea ruB. power under - terms
of the agreement te dlapoae ef the de-
posited sac orl ties to the Texas- company
after M per cant Cf the outstanding capi-
tal stock of the Produesrs Oil company
ta deposited ffy-u; " "
' -'The terms specify that the committee
khaii obtain net leas than eae I par eeat
-convertible bonds of the Texas far eaa
per eeat convertible bonds of the PreJ
ducers Oil company and- for one ahare
orrcapiui atock of the Ptuduceie OR
company-not lets thaa one share ef the
Texas company stack -Moat be teceJved
. U by. January' 1 IMt W per cent af
.the Producers ell stock sad bonds are not
deposited 'the committee shall terminate
the agreement or extend ft to July 1
latEj The EauttaNe Trust company has
been' named depository. :.-' .
Tt is regarded as probable that conetim-
anatioa of the pkan aa outlined tentative-
ly fey the eesnaelttee would wipe ant tha
Producers Oil compaHy as a cafparate
entity sad all Its earnings would accrue
taC tha benaSt' at ' the .Texas company.
Large blocks of the Producers a stock
are row held by Texas company inter
eats as Individuals and there is little or
aa doubt that per cent of tha Pro.
duoera oil stack will be deposited and
tha plan ef purchase by the Texaa com-
pany coasumihetvd. tt Is also likely that
Anal terms as finally . ratified by - the
stockholders will call for. bond exchange
aad ahare fort share exchange . which
would Inoreaee the funded -debt of the
Texas company from IU(H)0a S per
cent convertibles te tli.Aoe.oM bonds and
capital stock from t37.tao.00 to "o.-
ooix). Tha amount authorised ia.to.v
RaSS0S v v 4. ' vt p
; v . . I - 'I em '.' " i' '
V'V TtXA COMPANV PAVONCO. .V'".
Court i. Sua tat nod CefMsntlen Concerning
.Contract With Oklahoma firnv
rfrrjy u feortof eo1 Pnxi Rtftrt.y - 1
' ST. tAUTS. February Ur-The 'Vatted
States circuit' court - of appeala ta St
Louis today gave a decision reversing the
Federal circuit ' court of .Oklahoma and
enjoining 'thw Central- Fuel- aad -Oil com-
pany of Oklahoma freer ealllng 1 1 prod-
uct to any other company than .the Texas
aompany. 1 . ' .
V - The- Oklahoma company which owns
aaaav oil weilev aad the Texas company
a refiner. mada a oentreet by which t!ie
latter was to refine all oil. produced by
the Oklahoma corporattoo. . The Texaa
or mpajir afterward contended the con-
tract gave It the exclusive right to tee
k i noma company 'e oil and brwught an
action for an injunctloa K v .r ( t;
S JV-.1 "( t "' 1 Si 4
PIKRCf OOMPANT MKstTtNa.
Carrteet' With ftoeketelier Intereeta May
.1 f Reeult st St. Laula t
: -tit' fotaewlWwrlNW.i''.' . "
' ST. lOVIS. February 11. The annual
meeting of the Watete-Plarea on com-
pany ta be held ee Thursday may re-
sult ta contest between the Plcracand
Iforicafoller' Interveta for -control cf th 11
c-mi-anv. . 1 h derision Of trie Inl'-d
r aia supreme court ordering the d.i
I .n of the Standard Oil com wan v of
t r ia the element In "a t s
. h 1 bn-iie eonKi! -' n v i
f ' . t.t 1 e oottht as l.i . 1
I a si'.'
TQ DETAIII CAI3I.S
TnrTerTl"l " I tree . r""Tl
Americans Will Ee ApFrtleudsi Ij-
eatt'of IrrejTiItrity CLarjei. ;
'1 ' " ''6huBter Implicated. ' .
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1 V. ; . -
(AindaUd Prrts Report.) y
J BT PETfirUIBURO 1 February Tha'
Persian sovarnment baa te'etfraphed pr;
darn to tha BOnlclll -of Hears at Enaelt
and. Reahti tnatrucMna; - them to detain a
T. B.' .Catma and tha eloven other Aroer-
leaas who formerly composed tha staff
oi W. Morm. Shuater tl former treaa-
orer' gtmerat pf Parala accordlnif to
dispatch taceiyed by tha Erenlnt Vrem-
ya today from Teheran. ' '
Htr Calrna" and hla former satoclated
in tha PerslAO "treasury departTnent left
Tehern ori Uali1 homo February 10.
They win ha required the tiewa fllspatch
'adds; to answer for irreKularltlcs which
tha Pen tan offlclala allfge Aiva been'
discovered in the accounts of Mr. 8bua-
tar.
M. Mornardwl aueceeded Mr. 8hus
iet S4 treasurer general of Terala. tala-t
graphed front Teharan January . to
tint Belgian mtn later of finance at Brus-
sels "denouoalnf . tl-a -extraordinary dU
order ta which- ha"". found Perala'a
finances" and according to' titer Qaictta
De Bnwanes.rltlng facts of grave- tm-
portanoe." f 1 t -i ' 1
1W Shuster In an Interview In Lon-
don' replied: ' "My offteo never handled
any caah a-en for tha payment of sala-
rlen. Alt tha accounts were passed by
tha Imperial Persian bank whose books
provw tba. fconestj of th .Araericarl 4 ad-
mtnlstrauon
i RpQAhOS CHARGES ABSURD."
huater peelared airana Are Curry Ina
y . Favor Wun rusana.
j tAstecittti Prea Retort.i
80fcTHAMPTON. -TebnjBrj-' It "W.-
If organ Elitii'tPr ho " ti'y ahown
tha dispatrh f-n . . F t
tha 't"'- '
... "I 'kuuw a ....
presume that it a cut. . . .
campaign' of the Iiglan v iirlHis to fon-
ter ' Mr. Mursanl's canu... y f r I...J
treasurer generalship. of Persia by 'cur-
rying favor with the Russian government
and. by attacking tha Americana Aly
scoousts were balanced - to a cent with
Abe imperial bank at- Persia when I left
ea January St. -1 regard the charges ab-'
gard on their face aad purely political." t
(1 jjnrira cost etsess cLzzz.
OoTtrnor Fou Declared It' Fauda
mental Eeaton in Later Trcdtlet.'
1 ' " .tAMnctofiPrtuBtfft.) ' ' r
BOSTON Februfry 1. Tha funda-
meotal. . cause -.ef - tha- textile- strike at
Laarrenoa Is the high coat of living in the
bplnlon of 'Oovernor Foe. ' In a letter
to Represeatative Oscar wl Underwood
damecratle leader of the house made
public tonight Oavesaor FossV urges . the
removal of the dutlea from' food stuffs
and necessaries oft life. The letter said
la part: ( Ji. ? v jJ. c
U'l ant'.aS governor; of this common
wealth endeavoring to adjust a most disi
astrous strike among thS textile opera
tlvee ef this .wool manufacturing section;
which already involvea SSeM operatlvea.
Back of. whatevef looal causes there may
be for this strike the fundamental cause
Is the high coat of Irving from which the
eTorklng- people of an sections ot -the
country row Suffer due tn large part to
the present exoesalve tariff. - 't -
"The present strike la Maaaachusetta
will be eettlrd within the Bute but the1
high coat of HtrlnH csut only be remedied
by- the promnt action of congreae and
unleae congress acta the working people
In this State and throughout the country
can hope for no permanent relief.- -
- "I believe that only by an Immediate
removal of tariff on food-stuffs and other
neceasaartee of life -csut congress reduce
- the -coot of living end avert the rapid
apresd of these industrial disturbances. 7
aoeaoaeeaaeeeeaeeaaaaayi
DESTR UGTi VE
Three CadCaeeSs! Hdii'si-JSsYcir!- C::'
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Htrtam Pots 5rn'i.) '1
JICMBI-E. Texas' February Two
Wocke -of - business Jhoosee on "Barreit
street hurned. Flre ;'epread' to' a third
aloes: PuCwa Stopae by-the' Houston
Are departraanV whleh'Arrlvea at 1
o'clock.' " " Included 'la ' the" bolldings de-
stroyed were -the bank emuifftoa both
telephone oftices. two dry goods house
and several saioona The loss am r -i
dose to.t200. . The fire started 1 1 a
fruit stand and with a strong wind hie-
ing spread rapidly ' through the ty ua
buildings. " ' '
Tha only brick building in i: 1-' . the
one aocupied by the bank was a tha
ones destroyed." 1 t f
"- It -was after x o'clock beforo the f .amee
ware gotten under coi !.
' The' store f County t
W. Hall was ermv : t1
carried an unusn. ' Ifc
jner J.
-fid. He
v ot g-n-
era! hardware.
t - ? - v
tt waa Vr"
r of 1
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FACTIO;i;.L".oi
C0ta4)i0- FsWWaV
id i'
W4A V '
c.
..1 Tl-.t I
t tf Ev: '
: 'her -.
.Wr W. 3.
he -i f-c t t ft
"wa...- .rex. i
trary to tiis 11 . t
the committee on epenwtun i -partment
rt agriculture of w
anntatita i.'osm of Is "
In holding ' 'rt P'it- m J
W'Uijr free ito.a c j .
ment Of BJMilhiunta d.J not It.t
the faction! strife ana
great agrlcufturai fl '
All of tf.le is cif- v "
the activliit-s t'nt r ;
charges made Ly 1- i'1 '
Florida that F-i-reta- y "V. i
ulnklng at tl a f .'!
reai estate s-r .aoi s ta
lands. Which arl'!- to
should hava h ' .1 l y
not by the at-i. 1 o tio
of allrcatl- na tl..t t;.e c "
d 'nd and era r f
Wiin h Clarke d.'i I in i-
partment r" -i t it S
teitttd to r
of thuae J
a t a
a .(!" it
ml.o l.-i 1. -Vi'lUoa
' i
It Is tl I - i
iria.ie by a n-. .1 1
with the dt'l -irt.in nt v
dinlorabla strira (!' '.1
1 1
i
In the department.
-. The STcCj-Lo an l v'" ' '
ently have not auk t i
ready to battle to the bU. r . ;
first skirmish before the ho.. ;
Dr. Wiley ' was eomylet' 'y
of the charge of .error? c '
McCabe i.Sheremts say t'
sorely disappointed v: . 1 1
not recommend th itiitn- ' 1
of McCabe and t' a en :
appropriation for tne I. . h ii
high court of err" nl tori
ExchB-'e Cor
' The Wiley forws coma r
the claim that McCabe 1 x
nights ta an c'jirt to r 1 .
napping la aru jr to ti .. p
charge upon which 'to nr -e c
the chemist's downfall.i
! -TI)S charre thtt Wiley in t
Evei glades invest. .at Ion n
same ' attorney who
Wiley before the houa c
summer . Is now reprn""1 :
eution In the Florida ai.uir. .
the real significance of this t
of eoussel may be fe public v. .
less have .to-wait and see. T'
thing certato however. and. t
the Everglades- business- seems
created eometbalg af a furor ia ;
cultural department and tnslca '
Ing quiet as la the Wiley case 1; f
McCabe baa rutshed into print .
'defense and tne friends of
(Continued oa Ig T1
. ....
i IIU A1DLE P
Texas rallroal. s'.nt'ilS o'clock t
the tire was r ractlcatly under con
Chief Ollre ".! t!ie equipment sent f
Houston arrive 1 -oa the scene ShortU
fore I o'cloc k and quick work was
In checking t .a progress 'of. the f
. The cliiof operator Of the'. -. H.
Fast and West Texas rail road -titled
ot the fire and- he hnme
commuii. a. ted' with th operator t
office cf the.ra'h-oad iR.that e'tv.
c..Iof viator stated te a .Post
sonti '-.e at 1-3 that he- had 1
for 1 that th; railroad T"""
n-1 teen damaged and was nt !
t a ' .iUe.er. .i- sv ' V
' U a&Fitance was asked
f e preparations were i
r a and a detachment fr
t.ul fire station was di"--sxwe.
' The automohile t
wus.'sent a a rapid " -through
the country to ti-
the endangered ton
er auff. Chief t
In t a ssstom.v ''''
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