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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
1
J S Clem, 45, a farmer near Shamrock, was shot dead at midnight. Mrs Clem, taken into custody, offered no statement until advised by counsel. A four hundred gauge shotgun was found near the room Clem was shot in. The inquest was held at two a m with Deputy Sheriff and coroner present. Clem survived by four children and three siblings.
Oklahoma City district court grand jury indicted FE R Hughes chairman of the corporation commission and three conservation department members along with Boone D. Hite of Bronx Oil Company on charges of conspiring to steal oil well supplies and to gain control over leases by extortion. Indictments include grand larceny totals of 11072 and 6000 and a $20000 extortion valued lease. Bonds to be set tomorrow. no arrests yet.
The House debated the tax bill as President Coolidge praised the Red Cross. The court martial questioned authorship of Colonel Mitchell's winged defense. Coolidge transmitted to Congress a budget estimate of 3,896,207,921 dollars for the coming fiscal year.
In Austin on December 9, Attorney General Dan Moody and C Ray Starnes of Hoffman Construction had a heated verbal exchange at a restaurant. They then refused details, but acknowledged the dispute centered on Moody's war record and his lawsuit alleging Hoffman officials and former highway commissioner Joe Burkett conspired to influence highway contract awards.
Dallas representative T. K. Irwin wired Speaker Lee Satterwhite in Washington assuring cooperation for a special session. He pressed a call by the fifteenth of the month to act after the governor refused, citing about seventy five petition signatures and urging prompt action for Texas governance.
A signed contract by Denver Railway to build to Lockney within 18 months was presented to the Lockney Chamber of Commerce at the third annual banquet. Judge W D McCoy delivered the document to A J Brown as officials from Fort Worth and Denver joined local leaders in celebrating the historic accord.
Fort Worth and Denver railroad officials visiting Lockney Amarillo expect a ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission within 30 days on the Ts telline-Plainview-Lubbock extensions. The party, led by General John A. Hulen, pledged to build the Denver line into Lockney within 15 months after permit, and to begin grading and steel work to Quitaque by September 1 next year. Armstrong and Coyington spoke of progress and press updates once Washington grants authority.
Washington officials and El Paso residents plan a conference next week to map a remedial program for flooding. Proposals include deepening and straightening the river channel to prevent spring flood damage to the city and nearby reclamation projects and to submit the plan to congress.
Thursday brings fair skies across Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change. Eastern New Mexico also sees fair conditions, while a low pressure in the northeast and a high in the northwest influence overall dry weather. Light rain is possible over Merida, with variable temperatures and a stationary high pressure area persisting tonight.
President Coolidge announced budget estimates with a projected surplus of 330 million dollars for the 1927 fiscal year, and an expected 262 million for the year ending next June. The earlier forecast had estimated a larger surplus, over 372 million dollars. Further details were continued on the next page.
Many people follow the custom of giving a subscription to The Daily News to relatives and friends. A News subscription keeps one informed of city and world events and makes a lasting, appreciated present for 1926 in Amarillo and the Panhandle.
Mrs Kate Imogen Nixon widow of Senator George Nixon of Nevada is sued for 1 million dollars by relatives of her husband. They allege she mismanaged the 5 million dollar estate leaving expenses higher than income. She resides in Hollywood California.
In Austin on December 9, Mrs. Frank Collier is described as the driving force behind the killing of Elzie Robertson by her husband, James V. Allred, former Wichita County district attorney, argued for affirming her ten year Haskell County murder sentence while defending Frank Collier's three year term in the continued appeal.
Washington dispatch reports Satterwhite speaker of the Texas House arrived with a delegation to oppose a federal inheritance tax. He refused to comment on Governor Ferguson’s refusal to call a special session, saying he would await private information from Texas sources and may speak later in the week. He had warned he would call a session himself if the governor did not by December 10. Senator John accompanied him.
In Stephenville Texas a hunting party found a sack in an old storm cellar containing a severed head of a young man or boy along with a coat and a mackinaw bearing an Amarillo clothing house label. The head appeared well preserved and had likely been severed three to ten days ago. Authorities notified investigators but no other body parts were located. The victim had long brown hair blue eyes and irregular teeth.
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