Wichita Daily Times (Newspaper) - January 21, 1913, Wichita Falls, Texas Readers Dally For Times Want Ads Daily Times Delivered in City Month VOLUME VI WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 21st 1913 WILSON TO STAY UNTIL MARCH 3 WILL NOT SHIP UNTIL JUST BEFORE INAUGURATION ANTI TRUST LEGISLATION Provisions of Proposed Cor Lawa Have Made Public j elect Wilson announced after- noon he not relinquish his of- fice governor of Jersey until March 8 the day leaves here for bit Inauguration a Washington The corporation measures made public by the President-elect day were Introduced last flight These acts are designed to put an to monopolies under the law of New Jersey declared Cov Wilson In a prepared statement describing tbe measures and I con- predict that they will that much desired result Though the principles of the bills wh ch seek to prevent monopoly un- man OF EPTING HEARS ITS END In local markets mergers the existence of holding companies and the Issuance of watered Block one which the governor nn ed repeatedly during the campaign he last night that the proposed legislation had been drawn with the conditions In New Jersey alone In mind These bills embody my Ideas of the way New Jersey should deal with the he National might have to be different Brer the close of the tne governor has been in on the problem of corporation re- form Chancellor Edward Walker end Judge Bennett Van Syckel ed him and last night the launched In the Senate A the act Administration measures and the Democrats have a comfortable me both houees Democratic practically unanimous TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO Disquieting Reports From Seaport Caute State Department to Consider Action Washington Jan reports of a grave Vera Cruz Mexico today caused State De- consider ly whether a warship from the Hrst division of the Atlantic fleet at for Immediate duty at the Mexican port NATURAL GAS IS NOT TO BE PIPED AWAY Jan con- tracts now being uade to bore for natural gas In the Osage Indian couns try contain a provision that gas hall never be piped beyond the confines of the present Osage country to Attorney of who explained this proposition today In delivering an address before the annual banquet ot the ber of Commerce Mr Hargls figures there is enough natural gas underlying OsaKo to ply the people ot the county for 200 years and It IB for that reason they seek to conserve It The country contains square miles of land x ARGUMENT BEGINS IN MURDER CASE AT MEMPHIS THIS AFTERNOON HENRY BOWMAN WITNESS WEATHER FORECAST Tonight fair and Wednesday cloudy snd Put Lobbyists Into Freak Uniforms To Distinguish Them in leaden were PERJURY CHARGE AGAINST AUDITOR OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL UN- DER ARREST AT COMPLAINT FILED be acted with little opposition The feature of the bills that at- most attention was tho v ion making violation of the noted law a misdemeanor punishable imprisonment a well The bills go into extensive detail In defining trusts monopolies and gers H WBB pointed out In the statement from the governor s office however that while and consolidations are prohibited In general the proposed aws do not In- tend to prevent legitimate expansion ot business concern by the pur chose of property cognate In for this Is made In the of the series of bills which Block Is Issued on the basis of the of any other cor- Potion no stock be Issued therefor In an amount greater than for such stock Its equivalent provided in cash or mm the property or ow ed by corporation whose stock IB must be cognate In and use to the used or contemplated to he used by the purchasing corporation In tbe direct nwn conduct of Its own proper Thl Mill permits It Is stated a corporation to extend Its business by the of the property ing the lock of another corporation If Its be the same but pre- vent the gf watered stock ENTERS STRONG DENIAL Charge of Forgery State er Is Revived and New In- formation I Filed Oklahoma City Okla Jan Meyer State Auditor waB arrested Monday upon a warrant Issued by the Oklahoma County Court charging him with perjury alleged to have been In connection with the proval of a claim against tho State which Meyer swore to The warrant was Issued upon Information filed by Fred Parkinson Slate Examiner and Inspector through the office of ney General West Meyer ed on ball and the preliminary hearing fixed for Jan 31 The charge of forgery Giles W State Printer dismissed ter hearing Saturday by Justice of the Peace Beall was revived by a new In- formation covering the same offense filed In the Oklahoma County Court The charge arises In connection with the publication of the Oklahoma Red Book which thus for has cost the State about The charge of perjury lodged against State Auditor Meyer recites that In April 1911 Meyer swore to a for In which he declared that he bad paid that sum to Miss Alfredo Jennings for 2.400 entries aj for each of In the ward Land Office of final proof Of lands made In the year 1910 Tho complaint Whereas In truth and In fact the said Meyer had not actually expended the sum of or any other sum to her the snld fretta for said purpose or any other purpose but subsequently on the 22nd day of April 1911 he the said Meyer to her the snld Al fretta Jennings for said entries did Tells of Tears of Little dren on Christmas Be- fore Mother was Located Or Press Memphis Texas Jan Bowman of Piano who married a ter of Mrs Lena Sneed the crying of the little Sneed children at home on day 1911 be- fore Mrs Sneed had been found at the trial today Senator Odell objected saying that It was a sentimental and foreign Bue but his objection was overruled Bowman was the hist witness for the defense Linn Boyce was recalled to the ness stand by the State In rebuttal this morning and then argument began The case probably will go to the Jury Wednesday afternoon afternoon was called to tue stand again when court reconvened after luncheon and bis examination was resumed He said not tell him what he was to be paid for the work and there was no contract He bad told Sneed be was pretty busy on the farm but Sneed had told him to leave a hand at work In his place while he was away Said he did not know what business was In Amarillo and never saw the shotgun or IU box un- til he saw them In the court room here Witness said he bought the In the cottage He but did not know when It was moved to tbe Polk street cottage Did not the square see tho false tche Saw the automatic first In Fort Worth how long and been In the cattle together first un- they were partners but I v Press Jefferson City Mo Jan a means of banishing lobbyists from the capital Representative Stark has Introduced a requiring them to wear uniforms The prescribes that a suitable uniform will be a brown suit red bat and green cravat Stark said am Informed by the attorney general that this Is a legal measure and It would banish lobbyists by making them appear ridiculous Missouri already boa a law ing lobbyists to register and tell what measures they are working for or against VOLCANO COLIMA NOW IN ERUPTION CRATER NEAR MEXICO IS SPOUTING SAND AND DEADLY OASES THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES Volcanic Matter Covert Railroad be Loss ot Life In Remote Towns NEW CONTROL OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE SION TO PROBE ALLEGED TELEPHONE TRUST ACTION BY WICKERSHAM Attorney General nary Many By Dy Fran Washington Jan yesterday's action by Attorney Ceti ated Guadalajara Mexico Jan The volcano of Collma broke into violent eruption last night Thousands of people are fleeing from the villages and ranche In the vicinity It Is be- there has been some loss of life In the remote settlements Hundred of refugees arrived hero this morning on a train composed of box car which bad been picked up on a elding at a nearby village The fugitive people had ound It necessary to shovel away a of canic sand before they were able to move the cars and for many miles along the way here the train had to be stopped frequently to clear the track of debris Very little lava was thrown up from the crater but vast Quantities of smoke and sand were erupted and gases formed an feature A gale from the northwest probably saved many of the tantt of the surrounded districts as It tho flying sand Mid deadly gases to pass over their heads The volcano activity decreased uring the night but dust now settling on the roofs and In he streets of this city The railroad agent at abandoned Is post during the night He that volcanic sand covered the racks In places several feet deep he last violent eruption of Collma In 1903 NEW YORK LEGISLATURE WILL SUBMIT SUFFRAGE Constitutional Amendment Providing For Volet For Women It Agreed Upon Albany S Y Jon but seven dissenting votes tbe Assembly Monday night passed the concurrent resolution proving an amendment to the permitting women to vole Au amendment requiring women to be naturalized the same us men was defeated A similar resolution pending In the Senate was amended to provide thut a citizen by marriage shall have been an Inhabitant of the Slates for five years The State resolution as amended In expected to that body and must go to the Assembly for concurrence This IB the form which leaders have declared acceptable and which leaders eay will be passed The will have to pass thb lure of 1915 before the amendment can bn submitted to the voters for approval Thuro Is a possibility however that the present legislature may decide to submit to the voters at the next election a proposition to call a corf convention In that event the woman suffrage question will be one of the amendments to be ered eral n tbe transaction It has nothing to do with holding companies which arc treated It Is contended While the bills It Is claimed away none of the rights of existing corporations they do restrict companies from extending their bold Incs and make subject to fraud forbidding r The he Legislature bow long they bad been such Had been to Amarillo several times In the past Knew where Sneed resided but didn't know where the Boyco home was On Friday night after ness camo from the cottage with and went to bed at ben's see any blacking and brush In the cottage for blacking whiskers Witness didn't buy It The bed was In the cottage Friday night It was dark In the cottage Witness gave Sneed the receipt for the tent at that time Witness carried his pistol In bis left hip pocket In a scabbard Saturday witness said after fast he went back to houte was there Could not remember what was talked baout ex- cept that something was said about Mr Fuqua Did not Bee Albert Boyce pass In on automobile Did not know Lynn Witness thought he witness went uptown Saturday morning nil about where the Boyces lived when he was In Jail at Amarillo Could not remember where bo ate dinner Saturday Ate some restaurant did not think need ate with him Between 2 and o'clock Saturday afternoon ess Bald he was at the at nay and expend the sum of and no more as ho the said Leo Meyer thon nnd there well knew Auditor Mever Issued n state ment declaring there wfs no good faith In the prosecution by tho Attor ncv that It a fake and In or 1909 practices Present companies will the State Auditor to procure cer to far ns future stock records from various office are concerned tn the Slate In the spring of 1111 tic be and mergers are Among the chartered under New Jersey laws arr the United States Steel Corporation the Standard Oil Company the erican Tobacco the Amerl cnn Sugar Refining Company the In Harvester Amalgamated Copper Company the States Company ana the Rock Island Company The governor at the State Houte and did not 10 o'clock Wise Russian passport question to him but be did not disclose details of conversation Senators of Nevada and of Oregon told the nor ernor that besides themselves they represented other Western Senator In urging for Secretary of the Inter lof Oov of Montana Oov of Idaho Joseph R o Continued on ns Auditor made a contract with Miss Jennings to the records to pav her price helns upon lie in She did most of the work hut It me that she had to go to Kansas CHy 1 made ont nnd to claim to her the full amount hut finding she had not ert the work 1 her only an arranged K Snow o Ok Miss Ten for him to complete the nnd receive the balance of the pay This Is fhown br letters be- tween Jennings Mr Snow nt the time which letters ar now In mv nnd T also bar the redeemed checks nf oil of the called for In th claim tn hv me nnH not a dolls nf the misused nn I did not commit perjury In to the claim and told Sneed he was going Was walking around when the shooting ed and heard of It when near the Fuqua bank Senator Odell pressed the witness losely with but obtained w admissions of consequence first shot sounded like a eral knell to you didn't he ed I didn't hear any first shot In referring the telephone investigation to the Interstate Commission with the recommendation that that body be placed In control over the country's wire traffic a sweeping In- Into the Is expected to very move terminates tho gation by the Department ot Justice of the alleged telephone trnst against which Independent tele- phone companies have made charges of unfair treatment and of the em- ployment of methods destructive of competition The In- will be far-reaching and out of It ls expected to grow the out- line of a Governmental policy with respect to the telephone and tele- graph It must be determined nc cording to whether In the Interest and convenience of the pub lie the telephone or telegraph mono poly under rigid regulation should be tolerated by tho Federal Government or whether the Government take over such utilities or finally whether competition should be en forced under the law and monopoly prohibited Chairman of the Commerce Commission formally an last night that In to Information submitted to the al torney general today the Commerce Commission will make ai Investigation Into the rates and practice of the telephone companies Pointing to the complaint have been with the against the American Telephone Telegraph Company generally know as the Bell Telephone the a torney general sayt In hit atlon to the Many of these It seem to me can not be appropriately dealt with by the law department of the NO HOME STUDY IN PUPILS IN LOWER GRADES WILL OF OUTSIDE WORK WILL CARRY OVER TWELVE MILLION Austin Texas Jan I appropriations committee of the and the finance committee of he senate will havo to make on for appropriations aggregating for the next two fiscal ears In the event they follow the made to the roller by tho heads of the various of the state ment and Institutions This Is the ORDER IS ISSUED TODAY Will Affect Those In All Grades Be- low Fifth With But Little Below Seventh argest sum ever asked In the history of the state and Is an Increase of over the amount by the Thirty-second legislature or the past two fiscal years JEWS ATTEND HEBREW BIENNIAL COUNCIL Cincinnati O Jan of prominent Jews representing more ban 200 of tho principal Jewish of the United States were at the opening of the biennial of the American Hebrew con- here The council will con- :lnue until Thursday and many sub- of Interest will be discussed On Thursday a new group of buildings of the Hebrew union college In this city will be dedicated Press Waco Texas Jan ent of the public schools has Issued a sweeping to all lo stop thn home work of children below tho Fifth grnde and to allow but little of such work In grades up to the seventh H Is claimed there has been much homo work and dren In lower grades bo taught entirely In the schools WILSON EXPLAINS HIS INAUGURAL DALL VIEWS Says Hit Wife and Will At- tend If Reception It Held ing Festivities fronton N elect Wilson today declared saw people going toward of the killing didn't Yes nlr And you didn't go did you you wanted to stay away form the body didn't 1 stayed away of going to the body you went nnd had a week's growth of shaved off your didn't you nnd charged your shirt didn't you Yes sir You went and caught the train that night your Job was asked Senator Odell Defense objected to the State's attorney the case and the court said wanted to ar- gument Defense excepted to tbe wonts your Job was ended Witness said he went to Quanah and was met at the train by tbe tel of the Hotel Did not tell him about the killing When he reached told a man he had heard of It Replying to long and ii questions propounded by Senator Odell witness said he was with government but should be made the subject of regulation after a careful Investigation of the whole subject ny your honorable body The powers vested in you by appear to me to be ample to enable you to make a contemplative and thorough of the matter It may be that ns a result of such tion yon will conclude that al legislation should be suggested to Congress Quite a number of the State have enacted laws vesting In public Continued on Page 4 Continued on page g SERVICES AND NOT POLITICS TEXAS RAILROAD OFFICIAL TO BE AT GOULD WEDDING Dallas Jan 21 be ent at the wedding J W general superintendent of the Texas ft with ter at Dallas nnd J W president of the Texas t Pacific Railway Company with headquarters at New Orleans left yesterday for New York Mr Everman has been with Mr Shepherd In railroad circles and I well acquainted with him Mr Freeman Is also personally ed with the groom As both of the contracting parties are widely known In railroad circles many railroad men nre expected to be present at the wed ding TWO SENTENCED TO THE PENITENTIARY New York Jan A livan former president of the chants nnd Traders of Brooklyn and B R Shears former president ol the Borough bank of Brooklyn both convicted of grand larceny received prison sentences today was sentenced to Sing Sing for from two to four years and Shears to the penitentiary for three months WOULD PACIFY CITIES LOSING CUSTOMS OFFICES that If arrangements are mode for a lar reception at tho building a a substitute for the inaugural bull Mrs Wilson and the iThe governor snld the impression members of his fnm lly would not be present probably COLQUITT BEGINS HIS SECOND ASKS LEGISLATURE XTO CARRY OUT PLATFORM DEMANDS FOR LEGISLATION MAYES IN Says He Hopes to See Factional Eliminated In Workshop lly Austin Jan Oscar was ed for his an terra at thin William II Mayea was In- his first term as nt 12 24 speaking talked of the simplicity mid soundness of the present ment he The American people havo better any other people that they have the capacity for self- government There may be moments of passion when men arc swept off their feet fall to exercise care but when the matters nro submitted to the people at the ballot box the people rule During the two years that I have been your governor It has been out fear and being controlled by any msn or set of men 60 help me God I continue to govern tulB State for the next two years unafraid of any mnn anl nut dictated to by any man or eel of men Ho spoke of the Democratic form adopted at San Antonio as one which culls for constructive tion and said Hint If ho can hove the co-operation and assistance of the Legislature os ho believes he will have there will be put on the statute books constructive legislation ing neighbors closer together nnd building I he material Inter- He fell a pride In his doctrine of political peace nnd he ed I he people will U To the legislators he said that lie ready to meet them way on any proposition He Indicated that he would ask In other messages for the legislature to In building up n great of education In making tbe University and the A M College the greatest In- of kind anil to help curry out humanity In the ture I all officers of the State to In tho enforcement of all Mayes said charged the wines of thin In limes past been lined ns arenas of er an workshops of but little Influence I may have be used to any tional that may with the proper transaction of tho people's business nnd to regulate fish Interests for the general good of the Stale Ai n to Governor himself the ceremonies will close In a most unusual way There will be n second Inaugural ball In the had arisen from bin letter to the In committee chairman ton said I did not make It my letter but I meant simply tho ladles should not be expected tc In line and shake hands The governor said that while himself did not fear the train of he thought his family should be excused He denied reports that he and Mrs Wilson had abandonment of the Inaugural ball because of the possibility might In- dulge In the turkey trot nnd similar dances He said he opposed nn In- augural ball chiefly of the Indirect expense of the government By Associated Press Trenton N J 2 Gov Wilson today set forth the principles that Justice and not gracefulness recognition of services and not politics would guide him In the bution of public offices HIGH WIND DAMAGE LONG ISLAND OYSTERS BEDS New Haven Conn Jan 21 which may reach several thousand dollars was done to bed In Island Round by the re- cent coles and more particularly the extremely low tide of January here who have visited their ground declare the Industry has received a severe the full force of which will not be felt until some time In the future Washington Jan 21 late cities against the Ion of the office of the collector of toms and Its location with s nearby the treasury department con- compromise In Its tive plan of customs The suggested scheme would make both ports In such esses headquarters of a customs district the collector dividing his time between SERVICE SCHOOL MAY BE LOCATED AT FORT WORTH Washington Jan 2 War will soon establish a school for arm fire nt the post at Fort Sil Oklahoma Col Miller tins or dered to Fort Sill to organize and command the new school With the exception the of James S Hogg ban before been done Austin friends desiring to pay some tribute to the governor ter the vigorous fight made on hint for reelection planned the second ball No stone has been left unturned to try to make it the occasion of the kind In an history It hts brought out thn governor's friends from all portions of the State Immediately after the the legislative halls will be cleared In the everything was hanked with There Governor and Mrs hold their formal re- ception In the House beautiful electrical designs were strung for decorative It Is there the dancing will bo held The line of grand march will form In the Senate chamber and extend to the House of Representatives It wilt be led by Governor and Mrs followed by Mrs Mayes Speaker Terrell and Mrs Terrell the the ex governors tho nor's house party and so on In the Senate this morning a silver isse was tiring Lieutenant Governor Davidson hv i be entire Senate The i Ion was made by new bills were introduced n the Senate Among was the Fe consolidation hill nml a hill Sv tne office of bond commissioner to II city ty district in the nil exercises were the In- of th Levelling of a resolution tha there no there Is a Continued on Page
