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YENHEk DEFENDS
NEBRASKA CENTRAL
RAIL TRANSACTION
New York Banker Makes Publio
Letter to Interstate Commis
sion Giving; His Side
of Case.
BXFERS TO SH AEOOD TESTIMONY
Asserts Excerpts at the Rock Island
Hearing Created a False
Impression.
COMPANY SUFFERED NO' LOSS
NEW YORK. March 2. C. II.
Venner, a New York banker, made
public today a letter he sent yester
day to the Interstate Commerce com
mission defending the purchase from
blm by the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway company in 1904 of
the stock of the Nebraska Central
Railway company. In this he as
serted that published excerpts from
the testimony In the Rock Island in
vestigation before the commission
had created an Impression contrary
to that Justified by the facts.
Paid Quarter Million.
Mr. Venner referred to testimony by
Frederick C. Sharood, an examiner for
the commission, that the stock waa worth
less and that the lata Robert Mather,
then vice president of the Rock Island
company, paid Mr. Venner $250,000 for It In
settlement of a lawsuit then pending. Mr.
Venner complained that he had not been
given an opportunity to be heard concern
ing the value of the stork and asked that
his letter be made a part of the record.
"A a. the testimony now stands." he
wrote, "the late Mr. Mather Is Impliedly
charged with having acted Improvldontly
for the company he represented. Among
those who knew him, his' htgti character
and astuteness had been a sufficient an
swer." Valae of Charter.
Mr. Venner incorporated in his letter
correspondence betwean himself and Mr.
Mather as proof of the value of the
bridge charter and . franchises owned by
the Nebraska Central.
"It does not follow," his letter con
tinued, "that because the Rock Island
never utilized them the company suffered
a lose, for it mar well be that their own
ership enabled the company to make
term with the Union Pacific, the auvan
tagea of which more than equalized the
cost of the Nebraska Central stock."
Austrians Execute
200 Civilians in
City of Stanislau
, . - v- ;-'
U5MBERO. Oallcla, . March 1 (Via.
london. When the Austrians recaptured
the town of Btanlslau, in Oalicla, they
condemned to death and executed some
thing like J0O civilian, . according to
trustworthy information, which has bean
brought to Lemberg.
Among the men executed were two
Polish restaurant proprietors and .a num
ber of railroad laborers.. All had been
warned by the Austrian authorities to
leave prior to the coming of the Aus
trian; but the men refused, relying on
their Austrian cltiienship for protection.
The Auatrtana are said to have come into
Stanislau ' with prepared lists of citizens
upon whom they had decided to Inflict
punishment for alleged offenees against
ilia state.
Hundreds of prisoners, including Boe
nlana and Turks, are arriving daily in
Lemberg from the south. Many of them
coma In with their limbs partly froaon.
All except the Germans are half clothed,
their feet tied up in rags.
Receiver Asked for
the Wetern Pacific
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1-The Equi
table Trust company of New York filed
a petition with Judge Van Fleet of the
t'plted Statea district court today ask
ing that the Western Pacific railroad be
placed In the hands of a receiver. The
petition waa joined In by the Western
Pacific company and. both aaked that
iWarren Olnay. Jr., chief counsel of the
railroad, be named receiver.
The Weather
forecast till 7 p. ni. Wednesday:
Fer Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Rain or mow, no important change in
temperature.
Tenaprratnre r.t Omaha Yesterday.
Jlour. Dea.
Camparatlva Urtt Ilrctrl,
... . . . , I'-'li. J9. 1913. lill.
dligheat yesterday Zi 4ft 35 ig
lowest yesterday 32 21 4
JJnau temperature at .11 u 13
Precipitation 00 .u.t .00 .IS
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature g
Kiomi for the day
Total excess since March 1, 1U
Normal precipitation 04 nr'h
liefl'iency lor the day 04 inch
Deficiency stneo March I, 1014. .or? ncn
Deficiency for COI. period, iri:i. .07 inch
JJellctuncy tor or. period, 1912. .07 inch
Hrprta from Btatloaa at T P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln-
of Weather. 7 P. m. et. fall
Cheyenne, cloudy JM
It
Ml
34
2N
31
iS
28
Lavenport, lear 3i
I-ienver, cloudy.. i M
Des Moines, oloudy M
North Platte, snow ;8
Omaha, cloudy t-i
Haptt City, cloudy 1H
hheiidan, snow 26
Sioux City, anow t
Yil-ntlne. anow 22
X indicates trac of DreciuftaHnn
i A. V ZLoli, Local Forecaatar.
i s a. m xi
v J - m ji ii. m in
T A 7 m M
jS"fr y m 84
VjjL 5 p! m."."
I a I II ,p j m '
ON WATCH AGAINST THE RUSS Gentian Landstrum
on patrol duty In wintry Poland.
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MATTERS' CASE
GIYM TO JURY
Arguments Are Opened by Opposing
Lawyers After Three Solid
Weeks of Testimony-
DISREGARD CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Arguments In the trial of Thomas H.
Matters on a charge of aiding President
Luebben of the First National bank of
Sutton, now defunct, In operations con
trary to national banking laws, opened
yesterday In federal court after three
weeka of testimony. ,
Assistant United Statea Attorney Lane
opened for the government and Waa fol
lowea by Af WWs aa4 rTate'.i Mat
ters for the defense.
In 'the afternoon T. J. Burkett cloaed
the argument for the dele nee and United
States Attorney Howe1!! closed for, the
government. It waa S:S0 o clock when
Judge Youmana began reading his -Instructions
to . tha Jury. This took an
hour.
Judge Toumans Instructed the jury to
disregard entirely the statements of at
torneys for the defehie in their argu
ments that there existed a "conspiracy"
on the part of the government and that
President ' Luebben had been promised
immunity in exchange for his testimony,
as no evidence of anything of this nature
had been given.
Jary Rellra mi Flre-Te.
The Jury took the cane at S:10, Judge
Youmana giving permission to decide
whether they wished to retire for the
night to their hotel and start their de
liberations In the morning or whether!
they wished to hold a night session.
They decided to hold a night sesaion and
returned., to tha Jury rocm In the poet
offloa after having dinner at their hotel.
The court room waa crowded for the
final day of tha long, drawn out trial.
Tha two mysterious women who have
knitted during every hour of the trial
were there early and stayed lata. They
have not missed a day nor an hour.
Who are thry? Nobody seems to know.
They knit, knit, knit as calmly as though
they were not witnessing the spectacle
of a man fighting to keep ont of prison.
Tha fishwomen who sat knitting in the
shadow of the guillotine in the wild days
of the French revolution and counted
tho hria mm thv fell ' Into the basket
were not more calm thaa these two mysj
terious women.
And neither the .making of a momentous
decision by the judge nor t lie lieiitbllng
voice of a fearful witness nor the sob of
grief nor the flights of , oratory have
caused them to, miss a stitch.
Wooley Nominated
Director of Mint
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tX .:.i5?V ii S ? " ' Vi : ':' ! j? ' ; ' ' '. v-s 'i-J.v :' fit' '5"' ff''V :' :' "X '
. , jwho is the, head of the extensive , Bran-
WAHHINOTON, Majrh 2. Kobert W. ! ac, Interests in this city, desires posws
Wooley of Fairfax, Va., now auditor for slon Juno 1. and Intends to uue the prop
the Interior department, was nominated : rty for a garage for the Brandeis stores
today by President Wilson as director delivery aiitos. ..:
of the mint to succeed George W. Iloli- j All that now remains for the rlosltig
orts, resigned. ;of the djl la. formal authority :rom the
church lungregatinii. Inr the signing of
BICKNELL AND JAMES 'the dtct'- ."ulf w, ""'m.fuiy be
.cr lMr flC Dill P A I ft '8lven Bt rafetl" Nlt"':' The terms
StE MNU Ur DULuAnlA ! agreed upon arc 10, down with the
. I signing of the deed ant I1O.00O cam tvm
FOF1A.. Bulgaria, March '2.-Via
don.)-The king and queen of Bulgaria
..v .r.merf an audience to Krnest
Ffcknell, national director of the Ameri-
can Red Cross society, and Henry Jsmes. I
Jr., representative . of the Rockefeller
Foundation. These Americans have been
traveling in southeastern Kurope for fur.
ther relief ineasurea They arrived here
from Nish, Serbia.
CHAMPION CORN GROWERS
CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Mareh I. President
Wilson today shook hands with thirty
nine boys snd girls, champion corn grow
ers from lows, Minnesota, Illinois, Penn
sylvania? New Tork and Mansach juetla
Lai-la Veller of Cooper, la., who raised
: bushels on one acre, was especially
commended by tha president.
HA
v.,
OMAHA MARKET IS
BIGGESTIN WORLD
Receipts in Sheep, Hogs and Cattle
Larger Than at Any Other
Market Today.
PRICES HERE ARE HIGHER, TOO
The South Omaha live stock mar
ket wag tb biggest In the world yes
terday. In receipts of cattle, hogs and
sheep South Omaha surpassed other
points, In sheep
even registering
more than Chicago. Kansas City and
St. Joseph put together. Prices at
fioutbt-Oma.ha-ayaiaa eeastdarabiy
higher, even taking Into considera
tion the differential, than other mar
kets. The run of cattle was 5,100,
hogs 18,700, and sheep 17,600.
Description of Area
Barred to Navigation
Given tolVa&hington
WASHINGTON. Maroli i.-Mlnute de
scription of tha area prohibited for navi
gation In tha North channel and the
Irish Sea has been forwarded to the
Stato department by tha consul general
at London in the following telegram:
"Mariners warned navigation entirely
forbidden to all ships ol area In Irish
channel bounded on noithwest by line
Joining latitude 66 degrees 224 minutes,
longitude degrees 17 minutes and lati
tude 66 degree SI minutes, longitude de
grees S minutes; bounded on southeast
by Una Joining latitude 66 degraaa 10V
minutes, longitude 6 degrees 244 minutes,
and latitude 6 degrees 2 minutes, longi
tude 6 degrees minutes; bounded on
southwest by . Una : from first described
to (ourth - described point; ' bounded on
northaat by line from second described
to third descried point.'
"All trafflo wishing U proceed through
North channel-must pas southward of
Rathlln island between sunset an. I sun
rise." Trustees Accept
Offer of Brandeis
To Buy Church Site
Truatets of ,' the "t First Prelj terlan
clllirrh haVe.VOtj.il Ill1l.n1l:.niialv u.rt '
the M.00-1 offer, by Artiiur I. Hrandclsl
for the purchase of the old church prop-!
.v ih. m.nii,.t I
teenth and IMdge streets. Mr. lliandcls'
Un-,.lxty days thereafter until the purchase
price is paid In lull.
!
uU CAT nflllRI IN
MM IIP WHII F nM l'Y ' representatives of large baVlng com
VHLUt. wnilt. uiH WMI a,,njrs ,.ollM ,,k riieU cniemlng
NF.W YORK, March 2.
1 ne rtmt ship-
ment from thia countiy with suppiif ;
ror the Belgians nas wen the last to
reach it deatinntlon. according to an- '
nounrement made today by the commix- i
alon for relief In Ho'Klum. The vessel is !
tha r.ordhav which sailed rrom Portland. . Inquiry, he is making, a wide search for
Ore., Heptcmtxr 11, 1914, and reached evidence that some of the wholesalers
Falmouth. Knaland, todsy. More than I have tried to Intimidate- or boycott ra
it cargoea. It was said, had been pur-jtaileis who lefused to raise prlias.
chased and many of them had been de- ( ASnalyais of samples of dough and flour
llvered emcc this ship sailed. 1 days taken from certain bakeries are being
ago. The Nordl.av has aboard i.tt! tons ! made to determine what relation there
of wheat, which has almost doubled In I is netaen present prices and present lav
value during tha long voyage, jgredlenta
ANNEXATION BILL
OUT OF COMMITTEE
Meaiore Come Before House With
out Recommendation tnd with
No Amendments-
TWO MEMBERS WERE OPPOSED
From n fluff Cnrresponrtnle
LINCOLN, March 2. (Spfclal Tel
pgram.) Senate file No 6, the How
ell annexation bill to Join South
Onyiha, Dundee and other auburbn
to Omaha ws reported out of the.
honse committee on cttle and toa-na
this evening without recommenda
tion. Three amendments were offered
all covering the subject of submit
ting ih epropoBitlon to a vote of the
people of the towns proposed to be
annexed, but each prescribed a dif
ferent time for holding ihe election,
they were'subiuitted by Snyder, Bar
rNt and 'Hrootne.
Renter then moved tha tall amend
ments be tabled and this carried by a
vote of 5 to 6, Reuter, Smith Druese
dow, BurRess, Hutton and Smith vot-
' ing to table, while Broome, Snyder,
i Barrett, LaBounty and Richmond
voted no.
On motion of Reuter the bill was
then reported out with no recom
mendation, Snyder and Smith voting
no, the vote standing 9 for and 2
against.
Americans Who Sail
As Horse Tenders on
British Ships Adrift
(Correspondence of the Associated Presa.)
LONDON. Monday, Feb. 22. Many
Americans have been Induced to ship on
British steamers as horse tenders with
piomlses of good pay and a return ticket
to America, only to be turned adrift pen
niless In Kngland or France.
Such esncls run from American ports
t', Kngland and France with remounta
for the allies. The men are assured they
will be paid from 115 to $36 for their
work and then supplied with a return
ticket or an opportunity to work their
way back on another steamer.
I'pon arriving they often fail to get the
money promised and are frequently turned
loose to shift for themselves. Sometimes
they are given 12.50 and an order for re
turn passage on a ship sailing a month
hence. Obviously the man cannot watt
and often he offers to work his way home
for nothing. '
These unfortunate men have been ap
pealing for help to American officials in
London. Since November 1 more thaa
100 have made known their distress, Tha
(AaaetSsaw ana ia nuitiea iair ruTp-tmty
Americana impoverished by the wel; It
cannot aid man who have coma ever atnao
the fighting began.
American officials in England and
France today are making every effort to
discourage Americana flora coming into
the war sone, lured by promises of ship
ping agents in America.
For years the mistreatment of Ameri
can seamen coming to Europe on foreign
vessela haa been the subject of much
complaint, but since the opening of the
war conditions have become much worsa.
There are evldencea of a general under
atandlng between ship officers and ship
ping agents to fleece unsuspecting and In
experienced men.
Only Two Rescued
From Mine Wherq
160 Are Entombed
HI N TON, W. Va . March '.-Attempts
to reach 110 men reported entombed In
two coal mines near here met with little
aucceaa.
After repeated efforts one rescue party
penetrated the main drift at mine No. I
about If) feet and there found an uni
dentified miner still living, but uncon
scious. Ills legs had been broken. Doc
tors said he would probably die.
The mine where the explosion o-curred
Is a drift high up on Quinnlmont moun
tain. As the day wore on additional
volunteers entered mine No. 3 to clear
away fallen coal and rock In the main
entry. Half mile from the opening they
came across another miner, hadly hurt
and unable1 to talk or say anything about
the explosion. Here they encountered a
mass of debris and it waa said that two
or three hours must elapse before It could
Lc removed and the working ' beyond
penetrated.
I'iTTBBl'RGH, Pa.. March 2. Oeorga
R,c ohW mlnln ' tha
1itt,bur-5h ',atlon of the burcau of
mines, upon receipt of the newa that an
l explosion had occurred near Thurmond,
W. Va., ordered rescue car No. S,
at Ciena Hum, V. Va., to ploceed at once
to the place.
Bakers Are Said to
Have Attempted to
Boycott Retailers
NKW YORK, March 2. -At the rcsump-
t,on today r ti,e "'' mritilry Into the
.wheat and bread market, Alfred 1
Becker, deputy attorney gencrsl. has an-
. nounced that from F. H. Tailor of this
!cliv and IxjuI J. Cobb of Philadelphia.
an alleged combination of various baking
concerns and Interests.
other witnesses called today ara George
8. Ward and James B. Arthur, officers
of a local baking company.
xe deputy attorney general haa an.
nounced that in addition to the public!
ANARCHIST PLOT
TO LOOT NEW YORK
CITY FRUSTRATED
Man Who Threw Bomb at Foot of
Altar in St. Patrick's Cathedral
Arrested by Detective at
His Side.
DETAILS OF THE CONSPIRACY
Bomb Were to Have Been Thrown
Into Hornet of Carnegie, Rocke
fellers and Vanderbilts.
INTENDED TO LOOT BIO BANKS
NEW YORK, March 2. An at
tempt to blow up Si. Patrick' cathe
dral with a bomb today and the ar
rest of two men by detectives, who
had been Informed for montlm of
their activities, was followed by an
announcement made at police head
quarters that the arrests had balked
an anarchist plot to kill with bombs
Andrew Caynegie, John D. Rockefel
ler, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
other wealthy men. Thereafter the
anarchists, according to the police,
were to inaugurate In New York City
a reign of terror comparable to the
days of the French revolution.
It aaa part of the plot, the police -aert,
for gangs of men armed with rifles
and revolvers to appenr simultaneously
In various parts of the city to xli.x.t and
to pillage. The lilRReet "hanks of New
Tork City were to be blown up, aivl
many wealthy men were to be slain.
The wrecking of the cathedral was to
be the signal for the opening of the
elaborate campaign of murder and loot
ing. ' The next move, according to the
police, waa to place tombi In the homes
of Andrew Carnegie, the Itockefellera and
Cornelius Vanderbllt Po far haa the
plot progressed toward this end that the
manufacture of bombs, the police say,
had already started.
With theae and other capitalists dis
posed of, the anarchlrta planned, accord
ing to the police, to Invade the financial
district and lay their bom lis in the clty'a
biggest banks. General looting waa to
follow.
Detective Helps Make Baaab.
For months a central office detective
had worked in tha iiyier circles of the
anarchists, according to the' police story,
and had kept tha detective bureau ad
viaed of all of their plans. Tbla de
tective, Frank Baldo, assisted In the
manufacture of the bomb with which the
attempt waa made today to blow up the
cathedral. Tha detective accompanied
the bomb thrower to the adlfloe and sat
with him while ha lighted tha bomb and
hurled it at the altar.
ImmijdhiXplihtathediaCULwhWi
M persona sat at worahlp, became alive
With detectives, whose preaenoa had been
unsuspected by the bomb carrier. Baldo,
sitting beside him, placed him under ar
rest, while others in the pews dashed
Into the aisles and atampea out the sput
tering fuse. ' Tha congregation hardly
realised what had happened when It waa
all over, and there was no panic.
At police headquarters the prisoner aald
he was Frank Abarno, a lithographer, 24
years old. Boon after he waa taken to
headquarters detectives, acting on In
formation given them by Baldo. arrested
Charles Carbone. an 18-year-old boy,- and
charged him with complicity in the plot
and with helping to make the bomb.
Chare si Guarded by Officers.
When Abarno entered the cathedral
door, bla bomb In a package under his
coat, and Baldo at his aide, he walked
onto a atage whoae avery setting had
keen placed there by detectives. Two
scrubwomen, on their kneea in the vesti
bule, through which he passed, were In
reality central office detectives. The
whlte-wlgged priest, who met them at
the door and took them to a seat down
near the front of the church and close
to the altar, waa a sergeant of police.
Just behind Abarno there entered the
church quite casually two more detec
tive, who followed tha pseudo priest and
took seats at his bidding In the pews be
hind. It was these men who saved the
cathedral from damage by beating out
the fire In the fuse.
Abarno realised the identity of his com
panion a moment after he had lighted.
rrom the glowing end of a cigar, the
fuse of the bomb which lie carried under
his coat. The missile had barely left his
hand to lie for a moment on the carpet
at the foot of the altar, when Baldo
pinioned Arbano's arms behind him, told
him that he won under arrest, and
started to leave tha church. Abarno per
mitted himself to be handcuffed to his
captor without resistance and walked
meekly down the Isle with detectives
surrounding him.
Anarchists Work la Croaps,
Baldo ha1 lived with the alleged
anarchist since last December. lie had
obtained Abarno s complete confidence
and had discussed with him and with
others, the police) aasert, the details of
the widespread plot. From Baldo the
police learned that the anarchists plans
were to be 6voIopd in separate phases
by groups of two and three men work
ing together. Detectives were assigned
to watch theae groups and two men from
the Central office were shadowing Car-
bone when he was arrested.
According to Baldo, Abarno had planned
to wreck the cathedral a week ago late in
ttuj afternoon, but haj postponed execu
tion of the idea, partly at Baldo'a sug
gestion. Today, when ha left his room
with Baldo, half a dosen detectives, some
of them disguised as laborers-and carry
ing dinner pails, trallod him to- the
church.
Wilson Abandons
Extra Session Idea
WASIU.V'JTON. March :.-President
Wilson hteled definitely today that ha
had abandoned plans for an extra session
of the senate Immediately after March
4, and up to the present had not seriously
considered tha suggestion of a special
stastoa of congress La Oeaaaar.
SUBMARINES WILL
ATTACKFOES ONLY
Vessels Carrying Contraband or
Owned by Hostile Proceeded
Ag-ainst-
EVERY OTHER WILL BE SAFE
HE KLIN, March 2. (Via Lon
don.) In its reply to the American
I note concerning the German naval
'j war tone, the German government
I agrees that under certain conditions.
its submarines will halt and Investi
gate merchantmen and mill proceed
against only such vessels as are
found to be carrying contraband or
are owned In nations hostile to Ger
many. T Aerept All Rat One.
The reply declares Germany's readiness
j to accept virtually all of the American
proposals except the one which would re
1 strict the use of anchored mines ta puirly
! defensive purposes. The German govern
' ment expresses the belief that belllger
, cuts cannot affcrd to Abandon entirely
( the una of anchored mines for offensive
operations. It le willing to consider Hie
sbandonment of floating minis.
In case German submarines take action
alter Investigation, agaluu merchantmen
: carrying contraband or owed In hostile
: countries, It Is greed that such action will
! be In accordance with tho general rules
I of international law. This propose, how
: ever, the abandonment of the use of nat
I oral flags by merchantmen of whole na
! Hons of the arming of such merchant
I n. en.
J Can't Hestrlet Operations.
! If such tactics were employed, Germany
I contends, It would be Impossible to re
j trict the operations of submarines in
! this manner.
The reply suggests that there be con
ktltuted In the countries concerned Amer
ican commissions to which supplc: of
foodstuffs for tne use of civilian popula
tions could be consigned.
This plan, It Is said, It contemplated In
tho American proposals. The reply a'so
suggests that these commissions should
be allowed to Import the distribution of
other articles, (specially fodder, which
are on the conditional contraband Mat In
the declaration of London. Germany
stated that Inner defense with articles on
the absolute free list In the declaration
of London should be abandoned.
gptrtt of falraeaa.
"What most Impressed ua in the Ameri
can note waa the evident spirit of abso
lute fairness in which' the Amerlun gov
ernment approached the problem and Its
disira to propose a solution which, could
be accepted by both bodies," said a high
official of the German government today.
"We endeavored in the reply to follow
the aame rule. The modifications we sug
gested are inspired by a desire to round
out aqd complete the American propoaala.
"We are sure, for instance, that the
American government would, havs in
serted tike clause coveilng armed mer
chantmen if this subject had ocourrad tu
them. The reservation regarding tha of
fensive us-nf anchored mines la Justified
by tha A Hague conventions, which ex
pressly ' acthorlse such procedure, and
even therein It will be noticed that nu.
note says only that we cshnot renounce
completely the use of such mines.
"The government la convinced that the
American proposals furnish an acceptable
basis for a practical solution of the pres
ent difficulties and problems of the mari
time situation."
Germany Repeats
II. S. Ships Lost by
Neglecting Warning
WAHH1NOTON, March 2.-A atatement
Issued by the German embassy heretoday
announced that the American ateamera
Evelyn and Carib, recently sunk . by
mines in the North Bea, were lost because
they failed to heed "advice contained in
notices to mariners."
The statement follows:
"The Americim 'ships Evelyn and Carib
were lost In the North Sea because, In
opposition to the ad vice contained In the
notice to mariners, they took their course
along the East. Frisclan Isles. According
to statements made by the captain of
the ICvulyn, this course wss followed
upon advice by a British man-of-war.
"The Imperial government strongly ad
vises all ships salllna from the I ml, -l
i coast to the Bay of Itelgoland to take
their course from Terschelling LJgstboat
to about the 56th degree, then to Istertiet,
where thev 'arer, to await a German
pilot "
Detective Denies
Report McManigal
is in Los Angeles
IjOH ANQELK8, Cat. March S -Reports
that Ortle E. McManigal, tha
dynamite conspirator, whose revelations
built up the prosecution against the Mo
Numara brothers, was In Los Angeles
today, ready to testify in the foithcom
ing trials of Matthew Schmidt and David
Caplan, alleged confederates In the plot
which resulted in tha destruction of tha
Los Angeles Times' building In lit 10, met
with prompt denial from Malcolm Mc
Itren, former chief of detectives. Other
than John I). Fredericks, former district
attorney, Mclreii Is said to be the only
man who knows exactly where Mc
Manigal la.
According to current rr ports, McManigal
never left Los Angeles soon after his re
lease from Jail a few months ago. Mc
Laren maintained today that the In
former waa not in the United Statea
PLAN MADE TO OUST
SALOONS FROM CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Maroii 2. Plans for a cam
paign to oust valoons from Chicago In 1916
; were dlscussel today at the opening of
j temperance headquarters here. More than
it'll churches have agreed to support the
i movement and twenty-four temperance
land kindred oi w.mliatlons have pledged
their aid In the effort to drive out I.lil
leatoona aow apen iu lbs city.
WILL ASK ALLIES
TO EXPLAIN NOTE
CLOSING PORTS
Uncle Sam Wants jLo Know What
Means Will Be Used to Stop
Noncontrabrand Traffic
with Teutons.
WILL STAND BY ITS POS'ITION
President Will Continue His Efforts
to Get Belligerents to Respect
American Shipping.
NO RIGHT TO ALTER WAR RULES
The Day'ii War News
WASII;to la conslderlns nmr
whet step stall lr taken by this
roastrr fnllowlna the awnour.re
ment by the British and French
aoTernaaenta that Ihey nnnlil at
tempt (o rat off trade In and from
(ermaay.
A;I.O-FRr: II fleer, attack n
the Dardanelles hna hern Inter
rupted by an m Torn hie Treat her,
bat n tlstaph from Athena atatr
that before the nperatlnna were
snapearieri the I rrn Tarklsh forla
at the narrowest part of the
straits had been alleneed.
I.A.D UPIlHtTIII are under way
alona the Kat Prussian frontier,
la northern Poland, and In hnm
paaef on the western front, t un.
rernlna the latter enaaaement
Preach and Berlin report dla
aaaply. Berlin slates that
the allies have been driven hack,
while Pari a rlalnis that the French
reraised atronat Herman -ronater
attacks and aalaed more
arroaaal. n Polnnd the IRaaalana
are n the offeaslTe alotUs the en
tire front.
FHE-1CII AND GF.RMAN official
CBmraanlcatlnaa both agree that
violent flgbtlaa Is aader way In
the aampaaae rraloa, where tho
allies began an attack aereral
aaaally heavy.
WA8WNGON, 'March S. The
United States win send a note to
Great Britain and France in answer
to the one received yesterday Inquir
ing what means will be taken In car
rying; out the policy of holding up
supplies being carried to and from
Germany. President Wilsdn told
callerg today that the British-French
note outlined la very general terms
a policy, but did not define the meang
of carrying it Into effect.
President Wilson" refused to ditcusa the
subject In detail, but said that no nation
haa the right to change the rules of war
fare because the methods of war havt
changed. Hs indicated that the Vnlted'
States will not change lis previously an- i
no'. need posltlcn, but will continue to
make effortr to have the belllgerenta re
spoct American shipping of a nnr.con
trabund character. ,
Note of Allies Xat Clear. '
The president said If was not clear In
his owr mind whither the now action of '
the British and French government
establishing a blockade of Germany, al
though that would be the general effect
of the order. He rnfllcateC ;hat. even'
though a real blockade were stabllshed,
no questions affecting the neutrality ol
tha United States would be precipitated'
by tha continued voyages of American
ships to Germany. The president addel
he had not had opportunity to thoroughly
digest the contents of the cimiunloatlon
from Great Britain and France, but that,
tha question wss under serious considera
tion. He reiterated that he was still un
certain whether he, would be able to
follow out his plan of going to the San
Francisco exposition this month and that
wsa taken as another indication that tha '
European situation Was considered of
such Importance as to keep the president
In Washington.
Senator Blmmorfs of North Carolina, a
White House caller today, said that tha
British-French action would affect south
ern cotton growers, but would have mora
serious effects on cotton mills. That, he '
said, was due to the fact that riiost rallla ,
use German dyes and the supply on hand
la this country was very small.
The president made It clear, however,'
that for American ships to sail for Ger
many would Involve no violation of neu
trallty. but merely the usual risk of tha
(Continued on Page Fiva, Column Three.)
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Warning
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year, and prices are sure to
lOnake big increases.
The demand for farm prod
ucts is greater than the sup
ply, and it is safe to assunm
that it will continue so for sev
eral years.
In today's classified section
you will find good land of
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