Ulster Has Available Fighting
Force of 110,000 Armed Men
London. March 23.—In view of the
t»artisan claims regarding the number
of men, the organization and equipment
of the Ulster volunteers, statements by
Colonel Dacourt, military correspon
dent of the London Times, and H. W.
iNevinson. a prominent liberal writer
of the Nation, who have been touring
iUlster, are important.
Colonel Dacourt says the 110,000 men
enrolled are in the flower of their age
and of excellent physique. Decentrali
sation has been the system of organi
zation. Each country forms a separate
unit. There are 65 battalions, of which
18 are in Belfast. The volunteers have
400 motor cars, 200 motorcycles and a
•complete system of communication by
flags, lamps and heliographs. Eighty
thousand rifles, according to Colonel
Dacourt, have been distributed in par
cels, each containing five, to select men.
so that wholesale seizure of the
weapons would be impossible.
Between 60,000 and 80,000 men would
respond to a call for the mobilization
of the volunteers. He thinks the rifles
of the volunteers obsolete and of sev
eral different patterns and that am
munition is scare.
“In scattered groups," Mr. Nevinson
said, “they would try to harass the
regular army sent to occupy the coun
try. The movement, therefore, is not
a bluff proper. Neither is it formid
able from a miltary point of view. The
Intention is serious though fantastic,
and it is formidable because no one
wants to shoot his own people.”
CARSON SEEKS TO
AVERT PREMATURE
DISPLAY OF FORCE
Belfast, Ireland, March 23.—Ulster
today presented a very martial aspect.
All the towns were occupied by soldiers
cf the regular army and other detach
ments were marching along the coun
try roads w'ith long trains of baggage
and ammunition carts on their way to
strengthen the various garrisons. At
all the unionist centers there Was great
animation amon.g the Ulster volunteers.
Throughout the province, a feeling of
Intense excitement prevailed and
everybody seemed waiting In anxious
expectation for something to occur.
Belfast Lough also displayed con
siderable activity. Two tarpedo boat
destroyers, the Pathfinder and the At
tentive, arrived there today from
Kingstown and landed five officers and
150 men of the Yorkshire regiment at
Carrickfergus castle.
Within 24 hours, over 3.000 regular
troops, including four battalions of in
fantry, with machine guns and tw'o
batteries of field artillery, all equipped
for active service, have arrived in the
various towns of Ulster.
Bicj Force Enroute.
These troops form the advance guard
of a large armed force, which the mil
itary authorities are sending to the
northern province of Ireland to pre
vent the assumption of local govern
ment by the anti-home rulers. Still
more troops are on their way to the
north from the local military camp at
the Curragh and from other army sta
tions today. The first arrivals in Ulster
this morning were the companies of
a half battalion of the Yorkshire light
Infantry, which were conveyed from
their barracks in Dublin to Belfast
Lough on board the torpedo boat de
stroyer Pathfinder during the night.
They disembarked at an early hour
this morning and marched to Carrick
fergus castle, a disused military sta
tion commanding he Lough. It lies 15
miles below' Belfast and Is of historic
Interest owing to its having been the
landing place of William III. Field
guns were mounted on the old forti
fications there this afternoon.
Artillery Called Out.
Orders were Issued to other batter
ies of artillery at strategic positions
around the city of Belfast.
It was generally expected here that
a cavalry brigade would be concen
trated in Belfast during the week and
the Sixteenth Queen’s lancers and the
^Fourth Queen's Own Hussars, stationed
at the Ourragh, were yesterday
equipped witli carbines and were ready
to move northsvard this afternoon.
These sudden preparations by the
war office so far have not created any
public demonstration in Belfast. The
leaders of the so-called unionist pro
visional government, however, admit
their anxiety lest their over-enthusi
astic followers precipitate riots dur
ing the two days of idleness at the
week end. and give their opponents
the sought for opportunity for enforc
ing rigorous repressive measures.
Sir Ed\yard Carson, the Ulster union
ist leader, and his lieutenants desire
the government to take the first pro
vocative step. Sir Edward, realizing
the vitalness of preventing an undisci
plined outbreak, as a protest against
all these troop movements, today again
urged the Ulstermen to keep cool dur
ing the week end.
Belfast Seems Normal.
The city this morning presented Its
normal outward aspect. All the places
of business were open and in accord
ance with the urgent request of the
unionist leaders, all the men worked
until their usual Saturday closing time.
Sir Edward Carson did not emerge
today from Craigavon, the residenoe of
Captain Craig, three miles from Belfast.
There he continues to hold his "cabinet
councils" with Captain Craig, the Mar
quis of Londonderry, the Earl of Ran
furly, the Earl of Clanwilliam and other
unionists workers.
Orders for provisions to be sent to
Craigavon are given by telephone or
sent by dispatch riders. Martial law
has been declared within Captain
Craig's estate.
The “East Belfast special service
corps," which corresponds to the Amer
ican minute men, relieved the "West
Belfast special service corps" this
morning and took up its duties in Cap
tain Craig's grounds.
The old town hail of Belfast, which
is the official headquarters of the “pro
visional government,” has been denied
to ail. The important equipment as i
well as all documents, ciphers and j
other papers have been removed from |
it and hidden in a variety of places, ]
after being distributed among the most |
important lenders of the unionists. |
This was done in consequence of the
announcement of impending arrests,
which the unionists contend brought
about the present crisis.
Every "volunteer" in Ulster still
stands ready for mobilization.
The provisional government’s “post
ing house,” by which letters and dis
patches are delivered by hand to the
furthermost points of Ulster, quicker
than by the government post, was busy
all night sending and receiving com
munications to and from the various
mobilization centers of the unionists.
A wireless station on the roof of the
old town hall also was at work, while
some of the rooms of the building,
which have been fitted with telegraph
instruments for the instruction of the
women telegx-aphers who are to take
over the lines of communication, were
filled with workers.
The drug stores of Belfast have laid
In large supplies of surgical and medi
cal equipment.
The feeling of unrest among certain
sections of the government troops is
very strong. Some of the soldiers and
ANARCHY IN INDIA
IS MAKING HEADWAY
London, March 21.—Recent arrests at
Delhi and Lahore are said to have pro
duced proof that the anarchist move
ment in India is spreading among the
• -educated classes in the Punjab.
The discovery is not new, for it has
long been Known that Indian anarchism ■
Is not confined to Bengal. Nevertheless ;
the movement is princ- pally found in 1
Bengal, and most of the crimes laid •
to its door have been the work of |
Bengals.
the officers of the Infantry battalions
quartered in Ulster, Including the Dor
setshire regiment and the Norfolk reg
iment. have openly expressed their dis
inclination to take the offensive. This
does not cause any surprise among
civilians, who generally expect whole
sale defection. A significant Illustra
tion of this attitude was given yester
day by the inhabitants of Enniskillen,
who hung flags along the streets In
honor of the arrival of a battalion of
the Bedfordshire regiment.
BANDIT KILLS6UARD;
POLICEMEN SLAY HIM
Outlaw Shoots Watchman and
Wounds Two Officers in
Running Fight.
Corona, Cal., March 23.—George W
Laporte a Santa Fe watchman, was
killed early today by Sam Morie, a
bandit found in a box car. Morie
afterward was riddled with bullets by
two policemen, both of wham he
wounded before he fell dead. Twenty
three sticks of high power dynamite
were found up;»n the body of Morie,
who, according to papers found in his
packets, came from Los Angeles.
Laporte was examining box cars on
a siding when he came upon the bandit.
He ordered Morie out of the car. The
bandit’s reply was a bullet that pierced
the watchman’s heart.
Chief of Police Ramsay ordered a
search and Frank Ewing and Charles
Sherman, the town nightwatch, came
upon the slayer amj lie fled along the
railroad tracks. Ewing ordered the
man to halt. Morie had his hands in
his coat pockets and fired his revolvers
through a pocket. The bullet hit Ew
iqg In the leg and as he fell he drew
hfs own weapon and opened fire. One
of the bandit’s bullets struck a rib in
Sherman’s side which deflected the
mlsste from his heart. Both policemen
emptied their revolvers at the bandit
and eight bullets hit the target.
CASTRO IS FOUND
BY POLICE RAIDERS
Port of Spain, Trinidad. March 23.—
Gen. Cipriano Castro, former dictator
of Venezuela, whose whereabouts had
been unknown for several months, was
located here today.
A party of detectives last night
raided a hotel occupied almost solely
by Venezuelans, and found there 40,000
rounds of ammunition and a few re
volvers. This discovery led to a fur
ther raid early today. The police pro
ceeded to a hoiise which had been oc
cupied for several months by Gen. Car
melo Castro, a brother of the former
president. Armecl with a search war
rant, they went through the house.
Among the effects of the occupants
they found only one revolver and a
few cartridges.
On entering one of the rooms, how
ever, they found it occupied by Gen
eral Castro himself. The one time dic
tator was extremely indignant over the
procedure ef the police, whose meth
ods he denounced as harsh and unnec
essary. It is stated that Sir George
Le H'unte, the governor, cabled to Lyn
don today for instructions from the
foreign office regarding Castro. The
police disclaim any intention of inter
fering with the general’s liberty, but
among the Venezuelan residents there
in great excitement in regard to pos
sible developments.
POLLOCK REFUSES TO
RELEASE CONSPIRATORS
Kansas City, Kan.. March 23.—Ap
plications of three of the men con
victed at Indianapolis in 1912 on
charges of transporting explosives il
legally, asking their release from the
penitentiary at Leavenworth, were
denied last night by Federal Judge
John C. Pollock.
Philip Cooley of Utah, J. E. Munsey
of Buffalo, and John Wobb of Cleve
land, a§ked release. They were not re
leased on bond with the others of the
convicted men while awaiting the final
disposition of their cases in the su
preme court. Release for ihe three was
asked for on the ground that they were
convicted in Indiana, while none was a
citizen of that state.
GOOD WILL COSTLY TO
THE OATMEAL COMBINE
Chicago, March 23.—Record of the
transfer of the American Cereal com
pany to the Quaker Oats company were
read today In the record of the govern
ment suit to dissolve the Quaker Oats
company under the Sherman anti-trust
law. Tangible property of the Cereal
company amounted to $3,500,000, ac
cording to the testimony, and $7,000,
000 was added for patent and good will,
raising the valuation to more than
$10,000,000.
H. F. Dousman. former secretary of
the Consolidated Oat Meal company,
was Questioned. The Consolidated
company. It was testilied, went out of
business when it was replaced by the
American Cereal company. The Con
solidated company was the original
oat meal pool and arbitrarily fixed
prices, according to Dousman.
LIEUTENANT, ON TRIAL,
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Metz, Germany, March 21.—A secret
court martial of Lieut. Von Alette
Sainte George of the Ninety-eighth in
fantry regiment, for killing Lieutenant
Haage in a duel on February 26, began
today.
Nothing of the trial will be made
known except the verdict, the presi
dent of the court having decided that
the publication of the evidence would
be a menace to military discipline.
STRIKERS REFUSE TO
OBEY THEIR LEADER
Miners, Ordered to Leave Tent
Colony, Decline to De
sert Camp.
Colliers, W. Va. March 23.—Striking
miners of the West Virginia and Pitts
burgh Coal company, who have been
In camp near the company’s property
since the strike was declared last Sep
tember, held their ground today. It
was reported Janies Oates, their leader,
whe is on trial In the United States
district court at Philippi for violating
the Injunction of Judge Dayton, had
ordered them to leave their tents.
Joseph Bowers, who has command of
the camp In Oates’ Rbsence, declared
he would maintain the camp until he
received orders from John P. White,
president ef the United Mine Work
ers of America, to move. It was re
ported here that officials of the Ohio
organization had Instructed Bowers to
keep strikers together and not abandon
tho camp.
A number of arrests were made dur
ing the night for alleged carrying of
concealed weapons, among the men
taken being a foreman at the Col
liers mine. .
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN
INTERESTS SCIENTISTS
Berlin, March 23.—German astrono
mers are already taking a lively inter
estc in a total eclipse of the sun that
occurs August 21. The city of Ham
burg is fitting out an expedition at Its
own exponse, and Prussia will give as
sistance to an expedition headed by
Professor Miethe, »f the Teelinicologl
cal institute in Charlottenburg. A
number of German astroncvners will at
tach themselves to American expedi
tions. Professor Miethe’s expedition,
which will be chiefly for the purpose of
making photographs of the eclipse,
will go to the island of Alsten. far up
on the coast of Norway, where the path
of tha totality first touches the Euro
pean continent. The Hamburg expe
dition will make its observations in
Russia. It Is understood that the Rus
sian astronomers are making extensive
preparations for facilitating the work
of the American and other foreign ex
peditions by having the proper astro
nomical calculations worked out for
each important point In the path of
totality.
COTTON BY-PRODUCTS
BUSINESS IS DIVIDED
New York, March 23.—The lines of
business conducted by the American
Cotton Oil company will hereafter be
divided and placed under the control
of three allied companies, according to
announcement today by R. F. Munro,
president. The business Qf refining
and soiling cottohs'eed 6*11 win be
conducted by the American cotton Oil
company itself, the cotton ginning and
cottonseed oil milling and fertilizer
btislness will be conducted by the
Union Seed & Fertilizer company, a
subsidiary, and the manufacture of
lard, soaps and the like by the N. K.
Falrbank company, another subsidiary.
The company denies that the reor
ganization has any connection with
recent reports that the government had
asked it to correct its affairs and says
that the new arrangement is for the
purpose of effecting a "more simple
organization and a more effective car
rying on" of the company business.
TOLLS RESOLUTION
PROVOKES OUTBURST
Washington, March 23.—Senator
Jones’ much discussed resolution call
ing on President Wilson for Informa
tion of what nations had protested
against the Panama tolls exemption,
was referred to the foreign relations
committee after Senator O’Gorman and
its author had withdrawn objections.
Senator Hoke Smith and Senator
Jones cjashed when the latter wanted
the clerk to read a newspaper story,
saying the president wanted a limit on
Panama tolls debate. Senator Smith
blocked it, but Senator Jones, waiting
until a bill on the calendar had been
called up, read the article, which sought
to show that the president had told
members of the House that debate on
the bill should be limited to 15 hours.
“I don’t believe the president made
any such suggestion,’’ said Senator
Borah, republican.
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE
DANIEL WRIGHT ASKED
Washington. March 23.—A resolution
to impeach Justice Daniel T. Wright of
tho supreme court of the District of
Columbia, was introduced In the House
today by Representative Park, demo
crat. of Georgia, and referred to the
Judiciary committee, to decide what
action shall be taken. The committee
recently dismissed as uncorroborated
charges similar to those contained in
the Park resolution, which alleged the
justice was guilty of improprieties on
the bench and in private life.
Justice Wright has attracted wide
attention as the Justice who sentenced
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison to Jail terms for eon
(empt of court in the Bucks Stove &
Range company case.
PURE BOOK LAW NEEDED,
SAYS HARVARD LECTURER
New Haven, f’onn., March 23.—"Lit
erary criticism in book reviews is lack
ing in good taste and intellectual can
dor,” declared Prof. Bliss Perry of Har
vard, in the first of his Bromley lec
tures on Journalism at Yale. "Criticism
is influenced by the league between
the publisher and the critic to obtain
the best commercial result from the
sales of books. Most criticisms are
done by ill-paid and untrained journal
ists.”
He also criticised the hook advertise
ments. “The courts insist on labels for
food,” he said. “There is no pure food
law for books. This Indiscriminate ad
vantage will ultimately defeat itself.”
AFFAIRS OF CLOSED BANK
WILL END SATISFACTORILY
Carroll. Ia . March 21.—The final re
oort of W. R. Lee. administrator of the
\r. L. Culbertson estate and also re
•elver of the First National bank,
which closed its doors October, 120$.
was filed at this terra of court and has
ween approved. The report shows that
here remains in the hands of the re
viver $76,210, to lie distributed among
he depositors. Thin should pay de
positors a dividend of at least 15 pei
•ent.
EARTH CRACKS OPEN;
TWO MEN DISAPPEAR
Miners and Their Shanty Swal
lowed—No Trace of
Them Found.
Pottavllle, Pa.. March !1.—The
earth opened and awallowed twe
miners and a work shanty on the
mountain side at the Kehley Run col
liery at Shenandoah today, and al
though large forces of men have been
put to work both inside the mines and
at the surface, no trace of the men
or building can bo found. They may
have been dropped a distance of S00
feet er any pertien of it, and It may
require weeks to learn their fate.
A third man working near the
shanty at the time, saved himself by
grasping a steam pipe and hanging on
until help arrived.
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CHEERING WILDLY,
VOLUNTEER ARMY
WELCOMES CARSON
►
Dublin. Ireland. March 21.—The
fleet of British warships now lying
in Bantry hay. In the southwest of
Ireland, is expected to sail tomor
row for Kingstown harbor, which
lies seven miles to the southeast of
Dublin.
Belfast. March 21.—Sir Edward Car
son, the leader of the unionists of
Ulster, made a dramatic entry Into tho
capital of Ulster province today. Hlo
purpose In coming here Is to consult
with tho other Ulster unionist leaders
and with the commanders of tho
Ulster volunteer forces.
The great activity displayed at
unionist headquarters and In the army
barracks have caused considerable ex
citement among the people of Belfast,
who for days past have been momen
tarily expecting some decisive move
on the part of the unionist chiefs or
the government.
Before landing this morning. Sir
Edward Carscn received on board the
Bteamer on which he had made the
passage from England, Sir George
Richardson, a retired lieutenant gen
eral of the British army, who Is com
mander in chief of the Ulster union
ist forces, together with his chief
officers.
As the party came down the gang
way from the steamer to tho pier, they
found drawn upon as a guard of honor
the emergency force of picked men of
the Ulster volunteers, who had been
summoned to the unionist headquar
ters at a late hour last night. A big
crowd gaVe thferh a noisy welcome,
cheering wildly and firing salvos Into
the air from their revolvers. During
the night, automobiles had been kept
busy moving stores and documents
from the unionist headquarters, ap
parently fearing a raid by the police,
who have been keeping close watch
on every move made by the unionists.
Precautions of a rigorous character
have been taken at the Victoria mili
tary barracks here. Extra guards are
on duty day and night. Urgent in
structions have beep sent $p the mlU
tary authorities fn tho south or Ireland
to dispatch reinforcements Immedi
ately to the garrison stations In Ulster.
In response to instructions from
army headquarters a detachment ef
200 infantry arrived at Newry today
from the Curragh, and anofher SOS
from Mullingar. The garrison of Lon
donderry also was reinforced by 3SS
men from Mullingar and two warships
arrived In Dublin bay.
Feeling among the public In Belfast
has become tense since yesterday’s de
bate in parliament. Soon after his ar
rival here, Sir Edward Carson Issued
an appeal to his followers to preserve
calm.
LANSING TO LAND
MOORE’S OLD JOB
Washington. March 21.—President
Wilson today nominated Robert Lan
sing, of Watertown, N. Y., to be coun
sellor for the department of state, suc
ceeding John Bassett Moore, and Cone
Johnson, of Texas, to bo solicitor for
the department, succeeding Joseph W.
Folk.
Mr. Lansing Is an associate editor
of the Ajnerlchn Journal of Interna
tional Latf and tho author of several
works on internatlbnal subjects. He
will succeed John Bassett Moore. He
Is GO years old, was associate counsel
for tho United States In the Behring
sea arbitration In 1802-93; counsel for
the United States In tho Behring sea
claims commission, 1896-91; srttloltor
for the United States on the Alaskan
boundary tribunal, 19<>3; counsel In tho
arbitration at The Hague In 1909 of
the north Atlantic coast fisheries case.
His home Is in Watertown, ft. Y.
Mr. Johnson, who will succeed
Joseph W. Folk, as solicitor, Is about
49 years old and, according to the
statement Issued from the White
House today, is “one of the most bril
liant lawyers In Texas."
Ho was a candidate for the United
States Senate once, but retired from
tho contest on account of 111 health.
The White House described him as
“one of the loading factors In pro
gressive domooraoy of Texas.”
With the namlnp of a new counsel
lor and a new soimltor all the vacan
cies In tho state department will have
beer filed, a new third assistant sec
retary of state, William Phillips, hav
ing recently been nominated.
Mr. Lansing Is a sonlnlaw of former ]
Secretary John W. Foster, of the state
department, a warm personal friend of
long standing of John Bassett Moor®,
whom he suaceeds. and now is the
agent for the United States on tho
British-American pecuniary claims
commission now in session here.
FORT DODGE PLANT
BURNED TO GROUND
Fort Dodge, la., March 21.—Twenty
thousand loss, partly insured, resulted
from a fire which destroyed the plan
ing mill of the Fort Dodge Manufac
turing company early this morning.
The cause of the fire Is at present un
known. No decision has been reached
concerning rebuilding the plant.
CHICAGO PHYSICIANS SAY
BISHOP IS RECOVERING
Chicago, March 20.—Bishop Frank
M. Bristol, of Omaha, Neb., who was I
dangerously 111 with acute Indigestion
here last week, was said today by hiB
physicians to he recovering, although
not yet out of danger. It will he
probably a week or 10 days before the
bishop con travel. It was said.
. DGE, WHO IS TRYING
FRAUD CASES, WARNED
Election Jugglers Threaten the
Oourt—All Visitors Are
Searched for Arms.
Terre Haute. Ind.. March 21.—Work
of selecting a Jury to try Mayor Donn
M. Roberts on charges of corrupting
elections was begun today In the circuit
court. A special venire of 100 men was
summoned.
That the trial may last a week or
longer was Indicated when the state
announced It had subpoenaed more
than 100 witnesses and the defense. It
was said, will have nearly as many.
A large number of persons who have
served as election officials here are
among the witnesses.
Every person who enters the court
room during the trial will be searched
for weapons. In accordance with orders
Issued by the sheriff. Court officials
recently received threats that they
would be killed unless the prosecutions
of the city officials for election frauds
were stopped and two men now are
held In the county Jail under bond of
2J6.#0* each on charge of conspiring to
kill Judge Fortune and Felix Blanken
baker special Judge.
SYNDICATE, WHICH
‘STUNG’ FRISCO. TO
TAKE BACK ROADS
St. Louis, Mo., March 21.—A debt of
more than $4,600,0*0 which the St. Louis
& San Francisco railroad owed Albert
T. Perkins, as syndicate trustee. Is can
celled by the terms of an agreement
filed with United tftates Judge Sanborn
today. Two of the subsidiaries of the
Frisco revert to the syndicate that pro
motes them. Judge Sanborn will pass
sn the agreement this afternoon.
The Indebtedness was In tho form of
notes aggregating $2,573,386, which had
been given by the Frisco to Perkins, as
syndicate manager of the St. Louis
Union Trust company, and certain col
lateral given to guarantee the payment
of loans.
The notes represent the sum paid to
Perkins for the New Iberia & Northern
railroad, a line 120 miles long, In Louis
iana, which tho Frisco purchased from
the syndicate. This road and the New
Iberia, St. Mary & Eastern now revert
ts tho syndicate. The separation from
the Frisco marks a step In the reor
ganization which has been under way
since the recent Investigation fit JJip
Inters lute ConifllfitfiS commission Into
fti% rtRffes of the Frisco receivership.
The Frisco bought the New Iberia a
short time before It went Into receiver
ship.
Attorneys for the receivers claimed
that the purchase of the New Iberia &
Northern was Illegal, as the subsidiary
had no physical connection with the
parent road. Perkins had filed suit to
enforce the payment of the notes, but
tho receivers had planned to fight this
with denial of the validity of the con
tract. . ,
The petition was filed with Judge
Sanborn today, asking him to approve
the cancellation of the debt.
Thlfi petition stated that on January
1, l9l£ the St. Louis Union Trust
company loaned Perkins $260,000 to
aid In the construction of the Bloom
ington branch of the St. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico, another Frisco
subsidiary, and on September 3. 1912,
loaned Perkins $250,000 for building
a Brownsville branch from Heyser,
Tex., to Austwell, Tex. The trust com
pany claimed that tho Frisco guaran
teed the payment of these loans and
had presented bonds of the New Or
leans, Texas & Mexico as security.
After the receivers were appointed It
was Impossible to Issue the bonds.
The Frisco, by the terms of the
agreement filed today, recovered four
blocks of land In Dallas, Tex., worth
$500,000, pledged to the trust company
to secure a mortgage. The Frisco also
transfers to the trust company all its
claims to the contracts for the con
struction of the two branches of tha
Brownsville road and waived all claim
an the New Iberia & Northern rail
road and In New Iberia, St. Mary &
Eastern.
Loomis C. Johnson, attorney for the
Prise® receivers, said the settlement
tiled today reduced tho Indebtedness of
the Frisco by more than $4,000,000,
and prevented prolonged litigation.
The agreement cancels claims of the
St. Louis Union Trust aggregating
$1,833,383, and Chairman Lusk, of
the receivers, said this afternoon that
the total debt cancelled by the agree
ment approximates $4,600,000.
MILLIONAIRE IS SUED
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Los Angeles. Cal., March 21.—Bryant
H. Howard, a San Diego, Cal., million
aire, was made defendant In a $1,509,
9*0 breach of promise sute filed here
yesterday by Maud Armfleld, who al
leges Hint Howard is the father of her
2-year-old daughter. In her action
Miss Armfleld assorted she married
Howard at San Diego In the summer
of 1908, only to learn In the following
February that a complaint charging
Howard with bigamy had been lssuod.
Howard left for Mexico, she alleged,
to avoid prosecution, but returned laker
and influenced her to obtain an annul
ment of marriage. .After he had ob
tained a divorce from his legal wife
Howard refused to keep his promise to
marry her, Mtos Armfleld alleges.
She says Howard Is possessed of
property valued at $3400,000.
SHOE WORKERS STRIKE
IN THREE FACTORIES
Portsmouth, Ohio, March 21.—After
an all night session the Joint council
of tho United Shoe Workers of Amertoa
this morning called a strike In thie fac
tories operated by the Selby, Drew and
Kxeelslor companies In this city. Ap
proximately 4,0^e employes are affected.
Tho meeting of the Joint counsel came
as an abrogation by the manufacturers
of the working agreement between the
employers and employes and state In
dustrial commission, which resulted In
a settlement of a reoent strike affect
ing the same companies.
The employers demanded that all
employes sign a new "no strike agree
ment" for a period of six months or
be discharged. _ _
DES MOINES YEGGWSEN
PULL ANOTHER TRICK
Des Moines. Ia., March 20.—Police of
Des Moines are still baffled by a gang
of safe blowers which worked again
last night. An effort to rob the safe
In the Chtesa saloon ended unsuccess
fully because the rnen were frightened
away. Within the safe was $200. The
explosion blew the safe door off its
hinges and destroyed the combination.
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IDLE GANG HUSTLED
OFF TO JAIL CELLS
Band of 50, Who Started to Or
ganize “Army,” Rounded
Up by Police.
Los Angeles. Cal.. March 21.—Fifty
unemployed men. who disobeyed a po
lice Injunction not to camp last night
In the Los Angeles river bed, were ar
rested tsdav and Jailed. The men made
no resistance. The band was charged
with having violated an ordinance pro
hibiting encamping on public land.
About 169 unemployed men gathered
In the river bed late yesterday with the
avowed Intention of recruiting a force
of about *99 men and marching north
ward, where they planned to Join the
unemployed army in the Sacramento
valley and proceed with It on Its pro
posed march to Washington, T>. C.
"John Doe" warrants to the number
ef 209 were Issued last night In prep
aration far arrests, If any of the band
was still In camp today. A heavy fog
that drifted along the river bed last
night drove many of the men to warmer
quarters.
The men were under leadership of
Morris Rose and Frank Kelley, who
slad he Is a brother of "General" Kel
ley of the Sacramento “army.”
PARIS MOBS AWED,
DARE NOT MOLEST
FUNERAL CORTEGE
Paris, March 2t.—Three widely
Varied points of Interest occupied the
attention of tho French public today in
connection with the assassination of
Gaston Calmette by Madame Calllaux.
The funeral of the victim of Madam#
Cailloux's revolver and its accompany
ing demonstrations, was the chief at
traction owing to the possibility of dis
orders and the extraordinary measures
against disturbances In the streets of
Paris. Tho police precautions failed to
prevent any collision between the rival
factions nnd one royalist was shot.
Hours before the procession moved
vast crowds filled the streets. Tho po
lice and military authorities had taken
great precautions to prevent disturb
ances. The police were out in force all
along the route. The underground rail
way stations nearby were occupied by
large detachments, who had instruc
tions to close them If the crowds be
came too great t» handle. Squadrons
or mounted republican guards also were
under arms and occupied strategic
positions in tho vicinity. y
Notable* Pre»ent. £
Among The notable perSorifiges pres
ent at the funoral were Emile Boubet,
former president of the republic; Aris
tide Brian and Bouts Barthou, former
premiers; Prince Murat, Baron Robert
De Rothschild, Ferdinand Baborl, the
attorney who Is to defend Madame
Calllaux; Sarah Bernhardt and hun
dreds of ethers. Some of the many
wreaths bore the Inscriptions: "A Vic
tim of His Devotion to His Country"
and ’'Killed on the Field of Honor.”
High prices were paid for advan
tageous places along the route from
which to see the procession. There was
no funeral oration In the church. A
simple mass was performed by tho par
ish priest.
The funeral procession reached the
cemetery without Incident. The .crowds
along the route were silent and uncov
ered respectfully as the hearse passed.
Takes Cabinet Place.
Tho gap In the French cabinet,
caused by tho resignation of Ernest
Monis. from the ministry of marine,
was filled today by the appointment
of Senator Armand Elzear Gauthier, a
former minister of public works.
Premier Dournergue, who had been
much disturbed by the withdrawal
from the cabinet of Joseph Calllaux,
after Madame Calllaux had assassina
ted Gaston Calmette, specially re
quested Senator Gauthier, a member
of the same political group, to assist
him. Senator Gauthier, after some de
liberation, consented to take the port
folio abandoned by M. Monis, who re
signed owing to allegations of his hav
ing, when premier, brought Influence
to bear to DostDone the trial of Henri
Rechette on charges of extensive
frauds.
Ernest Monis, former premier of
France, appeared today before the in
vestigating committee of the chamber
of deputies to explain his part tn the
scandal connected with the delay In
the trial of Henri Rochette. who Is said
to have swindled the French publlo
out of many millions.
Moms Denies Charge.
Jean Jaures, the socialist leader, pre
sided over the committee. He re
quested Monts to tell in his own way
what had happened In the affair. Monia
said:
“Joseph Caillaux, then minister of
finance, called on me early In March,
1911, and mentioned the approaching
trial of Henri Roehette. He said that
one of the lawyers desired the post
ponement of the proceedings. Caillaux
added that, owing to the financial sit
uation, the pleadings likely to be made
at the trial would cause losses to the
savings banks and would affect public
leans. No political Interest was men
tioned.
"Now as to Victor Fabre, the public
prosecutor. He had called upon me
four or five times during my premier
ship to report to me on various snb
Joets. On this occasion, I inquired
whether on account of the financial
stluatlon the trial could be deferred.
"M. Fabre replied that to send the
Roetiette affair back to the Investi
gating Judge would not affect the trial
Itself, but would be evilly Interpreted
by public opinion. I remarked that that
was a question for the presiding Judge
•f the court to dispose of.
"No pressnro whatever was placed
upon M. Fabre. He left me In amiable
mood and stood outside my room talk
ing with my son lor 20 minutes, dur
ing which he expressed the esteem and
admiration he had for me.”
Ralnt laiaero prison, where Mme.
Caillaux occupies a coll, was again the
object of interest today by many hun
dreds of persons who seemed deeply
Interested In those who passed within
Its doors.
PRIMARY LAW UPHELD.
St. Paul, Minn., March 20.—The non
partisan primary law passed by the
1913 legislature was upheld in a de
cision filed by the Minnesota supreme
court today.
OIL PRODUCERS MEET.
Kansas City. Mo., March 20.—Three
hundred oil producers and dealers took
part In the annual convention of the
Western Wholesale Oil Jobbers’ asso
ciation today. Traffic problems and
questions relating to the marketing of
petroleum products were discussed.
EXAMINATIONS IN MAY.
Washington. D. C., March 20.—The
civil service commission has decided to
hold examinations of fourth class
postmaster candidates In Iowa and Ne
braska In May. A detailed order fix
ing the dates at different localities wlU
soon be made pUbllo.
