Nebraska Newspapers

    Th« O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publish**.
Scientists observe tbst the gases
trhleh water holds In solution have a
marked effect on the wear of Iron and
iteel tubes, but If the oxygen Is elimi
nated the Internal corrosion of piping 1
B lessened to as much as one-tenth part
In certain eases. Following tills method,
the hot water piping used for central
heating systems can bo protected and
will last much longer. At the top of
the hot water pipes Is mounted an air
Separator of suitable design which
lerves to remove the dissolved air.
The Colonial Diamond Itlnlr.g com
pany of German Southwest Africa la
probably the world’s biggest dividend
Paver. It has ‘‘reduced’’ Its 1913
dividend by 1,300, to 2,600 per cent, hav
ing paid 3,800 for 1913. In 1910 2,400 was
Said and 2,600 in 1911. The company’s
lrector and chief shareholder was once
a humble railway official named
Bntuch. Now he Is ainultimtlllonalre.
He will soon ho made chairman of the
Oerman Imperial diamond administra
tion.
King George of England owns one of
the most valuable stamp collections In
the possession of any Individual In
the world. Part of the collection of the
Jate earl of Crawford, second only to
that of the king, who has been collect
ing since his boyhood, was recently
Bold In London for 380,000. The king’s
collection will probably never come
under the hammer, as It will doubtless
eventually go to some museum.
The preparation of Chinese egg prod
uct for export Is understood to have
been begun a number of years ago by
B Chinese Ann no longer in existence.
Which established 10 or more factories
In China. There are now about 20
factories engaged In this Industry,
chiefly In the vicinity of Hankow,
Chinking and Nanking. The export,
however. Is largely through the port of
Bhanghal.
Boric ac.ld in considerable quantities
Is generally recognized na »n original
constituent In the waters and gases
riven off with volcanic emanations. In
fact, the Tuscan fumnroles In Italy
have been an Important commercial
source of borlo add for a long tlmo.
There Is abundant evidence of the
presence of boric add In volcanic em
anations in many parts of tho world.
Five hundred French soldiers of the
Ninth battalion of Alpine chasseurs
were vaccinated In 1912, on their de
parture for Morocco. The column spent
14 months exposed to tho dangers of
an active campaign against the revolt
ing natives and returned to France.
Examination showed that not a single
case of typhoid occurred among the
Vaccinated soldiers.
The western method of vaccination
for smallpox was Introduced Into
Afghanistan about 12 years ago by
Miss Lllllns Hamilton, who up to 1903
held an appointment nt Kabul for three
years us medical adviser to the amir's
harem. Slide Vaccination was thus in
troduced fundltlons as regards small
pox hats not been nearly so bad as bo
tore.
The oldest living school teacher in
New York state is said be Nathan
Perry Beers Ho Is now 91; ho retired
from his profession 10 years ago, after
having taught for 66 years. When he
began teaching, he was perhaps tho
youngest teacher In the stato, for lie
received his first appointment us teach
er at the age of 14.
The conductor of the first passenger
train run over the Syracuse, Geneva &
Corning railroad. In New York, In 1877,
died recently. Conductor Krlegcr be
came widely known In his state by
wearing a silk hat while on duty. That
thing could not be done today under
the rules of the most belated railroad
company In the United States.
According to tl*a results of nn In
vestigation conducted by tho Yokoha
ma chamber of commerce the ex
portation of raw silk, formerly Handled
by foreign firms, is being gradually
transferred to Japanese merchants.
The percentage of the business handled
by Japanese houses has Increased from
U in 1887 to 66 In 1912.
Afghans have a penchant for musical
Instruments, and the wealthier classes
Import some costly makes. It Is of
record that an Afghan nobleman sent
out to Europe for it grand piano, and
on its arrival had all the lower part of
It cut off, as ho found It most con
venient to play It while squatting on
the floor.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad com
pany Is the largest land owner In the
World. Despite the sale of millions of
acres from the origlnul grant of ap
proximately 26,700,000 acres, tho rail
road still possesses more than 11,000,
•00 acres, worth, on tho basis of sales
In 1912, at least 1176,000,000.
A cablegram from Kingston to tho
London Times reports that an English
•Xpert asserts that, after prolonged
prospecting, ho tins discovered an ex
tensive radium deposit on a Jamaican
mountain. A sample sent to tho United
States for analysis has been pro
nounced to be satisfactory.
Isaac Walker, who recently cele
brated his 86th birthday nt his homo
near Concord, Vt., enjoys tho distinc
tion of being the only genuine son of
the American revolution In New Eng
land. In recognition of this fact a cer
tificate has been given him by a his
torical society.
The senate of the Liverpool univer
sity has unanimously recommended
that Latin should cense to be a com
pulsory subject In the matriculation
•lamination for medical students.
Latin Is already an optional subject In
the faculty of arts, science and engi
neering at Liverpool.
The average quantity of grapes used
annually In Spain for products other
than wine Is estimated at 275,000 tons
Of which about 77.000 tons are mads
Into raisins, 28,000 tons of these being
•■ported to foreign countries.
There are 7.698.825,461 kinds of trou
ble and the married man who lets a
Flrl sprinkle a few drops of her fa
vorite perfume on his coat lapel Is go
ing to meet every blamed one of them.
—-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Figures compiled by the department
•f labor at Washington show that
•rages In the lumber industry In the
United States have Increased 28 per
••nt In the last 25 years.
The verdict of a Jury In a criminal
ease In Arkansas has been set aside
because the Jury consumed nine quarts
mt whisky In reaching a conclusion.
Experts have figured that Ecuador,
by the application of scientific methods!
eeuld Increase Its present agricultural
Field by 160 per cent.
The best marksmen are usually those
wrUb gnj or blue {yes.
|FREMONT MAN DENIES
"PEEPING TOM" ROLE,
FOLLOWING SHOOTING
Young Mun Says Ho Was Stand
ing Peaceably on Sidewalk
When Assault Occurred.
Fremont, Neb., April 27.—Harry
Kingla of Wichita. Kan., shot by Louis
Becker, a young blacksmith, lies in a
dying condition at Fremont hospital
and Becker is in the county jail. King
la, In a statement made to County At
torney Button, emphatically denied
that iio had “peeked in” at the window
of Becker’s home on Must Third street,
but declared that he was simply stand
ing In front of the bouse, on the public
sidewalk, when the man rushed out.
ordered him from the premises and
then commenced to shoot. Kingla was
wounded In the side. He staggered to
the Union station, seven blocks away,
where he fell in a faint.
Becker, at the jail today, says that
he has been troubled with night prowl
ers peeping In at the windows of the
bed room occupied by himself and wife.
He says that he saw someone outside
the window and ran out. to find King
la in front of the house.
After the shooting, Becker went to
bed and it was not until an investiga
tion of 12 hours that the police
were able to find who fired the mys
terious shots.
Kingla, who Is 21 years of age, came
to Fremont only recently. Ills father
is on his way here from Wichita. Re
cently. Becker was engaged in a fight
at a public dance, the trouble starting
when ho accused another young man of
showing Mrs. Becker too many atten
tions.
TRIES TO SECURE LOAN ON
ANOTHER MAN’S FARM
Lincoln, Neb., April 27.- John Gripe,
an Oklahoma man, was held in $1,000
bail by United States Commissioner
Whitmore on a spectacular charge of
fraud. Near Auburn, Kan., lives a
marj named John Ehrhardt, who owns
a fine farm. It is charged that Gripe,
representing himself to ho Ehrhardt,
applied t<> a Falls City loan broker to
secure $1,600 on the farm, agreeing to
execute a mortgage on the farm as
security. Gripe said lie was in a big
hurry to push through the deal, and
the loan wan rushed. During his ab
sence from the office of the loan agent,
the latter, all unsuspecting, discovered
that there was one point upon which
ho desired information. He called up
the home of Ehrhardt to ask him about
the matter, and was told he was in
Falls City. A little later the real Ehr
liardt returned home and being told of
the long distance call and that it had
reference to a loan on his place, ho
called the loan agent. At the very mo
ment he got tlu* man on the Fne,
Gripe was in the office and the cneck
for $1,600 that was to bo handed him
was made out and lying on the loan
agent's desk.
REMOVAL AGITATOR
SEEKING RE-ELECTION
Lincoln. Neb., April 27 George Coup
laml, of Elgin, lias filed as a candi
date for re-election as regent of the
state university. He is a republican.
It. Anderson, of Crete, whose term
also expires next January, will not he
a candidate. Fetor Jansen, of Beatrice,
lias filed as a candidate in Mr. Ander
son's place. Mr. Coupland has been the
leader of the agitation for university
removal. Mr. Jansen has not announced
Ids position. J. E. Miller, of Lincoln,
one of the democratic candidates for
regent, is against removal, other fil
ings are: J. W. McKissick, of Beatrice,
for land commissioner, and J. A. Ollis!
of \ alley, for railroad commissioner.
Both arc democrats.
Mr. Coupland, who is here attending
a meeting of the university regents,
savs that Dan Stephens will be renom
inated for congress by the democrats
of the Third district, and that he will
he beaten by John It. Hays, of Nor
rtdk or United States Marshal Wiliam
I . v\ arner, of Dakota City, one of whom
will be drafted as a republican candi
date.
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YOUNG NEBRASKA WOMAN
POSTMISTRESS AT SAN PEDRO
Lincoln. N,eb., April 27.—I)r. C. F.
Jenkins, whose homo Is In Mexico, but
who has been visiting In Lincoln, has
wired Secretary Bryan to secure in
formation as to the safety of Ills daugh
ter. Grace, and Ills 16-year-old son. 'I'he
daughter has been postmistress at San
Pedro, some 600 miles south of the
main trouble, and If danger threatened
she was to notify her father nnd flee
She lias sent no word, lint tills is ex
plained on the ground that private
messages cannot get through. Her in
tention was to strike out for the Guate
malan border. At the time lie last
heard from his daughter she reported
that most of the Mexicans were hop
ing for intervention so that peace might
be brought to their country,
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RELATIVES claim she has
GONE DAFFY ON MOVIES
Lincoln, Neb., April 27.- Relatives of
Mrs lOIsle Anderson of Ashland are in
Lincoln endeavoring to get a trace of
hi'I'- They say that she lias gone mad
over moving picture theaters, and that
following a long course of nightly
visits to theaters in lie." home town, she
decided to seek wider fields of observa
tion and enjoyment. One clue led to
Lincoln. Her husband has gone p,
San Franelsco. whero the missing
woman lias a sister, in the hope that
she may have gone there. She took
a sum of money with hoc when she
left. Her relatives snv that her love of
cheap novels and the photo drama
j amounted t<> nr* obsession.
TRIES TO ENLIST AT AGE
OF 72. BUT REJECTED
Lincoln. Neb., April 27.—The applica
tion of William Patrick Smith to en
list in the regular army t\>r service in
Mexico was refused by the local re
cruiting officer. Tile reason was that
William Patrick is 72 years of age.
Smith was formerly a member of tile
Hoy at British cavalry In Ireland and
later served In the American civil war.
Smith is well-to-do. and lias been liv
ing on the proceeds of land rentals
He was much grieved over Ids rejec
tion and declared that he was good for
a number of hot fights yet.
CP'Y OFFICIALS 8USPECT
COMBINE OF CONTRACTORS
Lincoln. Neb., April 25.—Local pav
in g ontractors are being eyed with sus
picion. by the city commissioners, who
fear that the pavement layers have a
combine they are working on the muni
cipality. The bids, recently opened, di
vided the contracts between the local
contractors almost evenly, and tills,
combined with other things, give* Use
to the suspicion. From 5 to 10 cents
a yard more is being paid for the same
kind of work than j.ast year.
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] NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
OMAHA—E. E. Trowbridge and J. C.
Bolster, who were widely known for their
connection with the promotion of tho
ideal Lutheran colony in southern Cali
fornia, were indicted by the federal grand
jury charged with conspiracy to defraud
through the use of the mails. Named
in the indictment are Rev. John E. Hum
mon. former pastor of the Kountze Me
morial church; Harry Fischer, Omaha at
torney, and W. &>. Plowman.
PIERCE]—O. S. Spillman, of this city,
filed for the nomination of congressman
of th's district, subject to the republican j
primaries in August, Mr. Spillman is at
present county attorney of Pierce county.
NORFOLK—The city council passed a
strict ordinance governing the sale of
milk in Norfolk. A councilmanlc commit
tee, aided hy the board of health, has
been appointed to act as a sanitary milk
Inspecting committee. The tuberculin
test will be started immediately.
PENDER—The following Pender teach
ers were re-elected for the coming year:
W. E. Flake, superintendent; Edna Biles,
principal; Elizabeth Powers, assistant
principal; Isabelle Gower, eighth grade;
Lois Patrick, sixth and seventh grades;
Mary Bonsall, fifth grade; Ruth Ander
son, third grade; Grace Hall, second
grade, and Gertrude Inks, first grade.
The fourth grade teacher has not yet
been elected.
BEATRICE—Sheriff J. L. Schiek came,
near hanging himself in a peculiar man-'
nor. lie was driving his automobile up
Court street when a rope to which a sign
was attached and hung pver a store broke
loose at the e nd and fell just in front of
the. wind shield of the car. The shield
was broken and before Schiek could stop
the car the rope was drawn around his
neck. He escaped uninjured.
FRESMONT—Bankers of Group 2. Ne
braska Bankers’ association, in session at
Fremont, gave President Wilson’s Mexi
can policy a vote of approval and prom
ised to furnish all possible aid in the
event of war. The bankers elected the
following officers: President, Theodore
Koch, Fullerton: vice president, Frank
KI rchrn an, W ah oo; sec re t a ry-tre&su re r,
H. G. Meyer, Hooper.
BEATRICE—Fire, which is supposed to
have originated in the boiler room, early
yesterday morning destroyed the Farm
ers’ elevator at Adams, destroying 10,000
bushels of grain. The fire spread rapidly
and tho bucket brigade was unable to
save the structure. Loss is estimated at
$10,000 with $13,000 insurance. It is under
stood that the building will be rebuilt at
once.
TILDEN Three buildings in the busi
ness section were destroyed by lire at a
loss aggregating $17,5C0. Losses aro suf
fered by Mrs. Kiei^tead, owner of the
buildings; Theodore Hansen, butcher;
Paul T. Thiel, clothier, and Christensen &
Myhre. A single large brick structure
will be erected on the site of the burned
buildings.
YORK—A call has been Issued for a
[county convention of the progressive
party, to be held at York, May 2, for the
purpose of electing 12 delegates to the
state convention. The call is for both
men and women. This is the first time in
the history of York county politics women
have been invited to attend a county con
vention.
YORK—At the York church federation
meeting a resolution was passed favoring
submission of amendment to the national
constitution for constitutional prohibition
of the liquor traffic. The following offi
cers were elected: President, Judge Ar
thur G. Wray; vice president, Prof.
Charles Bisect, of York college; secre
tary, Prof. H. E. Cutler; treasurer,
Charles Warner.
LINCOLN—Protests of cattle and
horse raisers against strict regulations
laid down by the state live stock san
itary board, drew half a hundred men
from Omaha antf other parts of Nebraska
to the governor's office today. Through
out the afternoon representatives of both
branches insisted that the rules would
work irreparable harm.
HASTINGS—Clarence Soeten, a son of
Mr. arid Mrs. J. 11. Soeten, 1411 West
Fourth street, returned home for a
month’s furlough. For 19 months ho has
been serving in the navy, lately on the
cruiser Pittsburgh. When given his leave
at Seattle his ship had just returned from
tlio west coast of Mexico and an hour
later It was ordered back there.
GRAND ISLAND—W. C. Kerr, a young
man from Aurora, believed to be. tem
porarily deranged, created a scene at the
Burlington depot late today by going to
to the engineer of the train on which he
arrived and commanding him to uncouple
the locomotive and take him to Aurora.
Four men overcame him and held him
until officers arrived.
TABLE ROCK-Sixty-five men were
shipped here from St. Joseph on the Bur
lington for construction work here. The
state free employment bureau supplied
20 of the number and the others were
picked up at other employment bureaus.
The men will go into camp here for the
summer.
| WEST POINT—Bernard Luppers and
Miss Marie Hassler were united in mar
riage here Wednesday morning. Rev.
Father A. B. Klemenz celebrating the
nuptial mass. The bride is the daughter
of Andrew Hassler, a prominent farmer of
the West Point vicinity. The couple will
muke their home on the farm.
CAMBRIDGE—A fire in the east side of
the business section burned the opera
house, E. L. Butt’s residence and cafe,
Hagle's harness shop and the Fabling
building, causing a total loss of $15,090.
COLUMBUS Thursday morning fire
completely destroyed the Columbus auto
mobile painting shop. It also greatly
damaged the adjoining Columbus gas of
fice, Frank Schram's grocery store and
Max Gottberg’s automobile shop. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
LYONS—Mrs. Ernest Bucholtz. living
west of Lyons, came here yesterday
morning Intending to take the train for
Lincoln to be treated for heart trouble,
hut site died soon aft< r arriving here.
She is survived by a husband and five
children.
DUNBAR While Elmer Smith was rid
ing a motorcycle, two miles north of
Dunboro, the front wheel of the machine
broke loose, throwing him to the ground,
breaking his arm and bruising him up
considerably.
LINCOLN—New state tanks at Chaleo,
Fremont and Angora have been organ
ised and will shortly be passed upon in
full by the state bunking board.
PENDER --Thomas Mayberry, a promi
nent farmer living north of Pender, died
Tuesday at his home. Pneumonia was the
cause of his death.
Ecuador is rich in agricultural lands
but in few cases are they worked to
their full capacity, in fact, much of the
most fertile land is not under culti
vation at all. As is the case in other
South American countries, the land is
held in such large tracts that proper
supervision and cultivation is not prac
ticable.
Several churches in the west are
heated with electricity.
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HALL RUSHES PLANS
TO MUSTER BRIGADE
OF NEBRASKA TROOPS
Acting on Authority of Governor
Morehead—Town Listed
in New Regiment.
Lincoln, Neb,, April 25.—Without
waiting for authorization from the war
department at Washington, but acting
on the authority of Governor More
head, Adjutant General Hall has
rushed through his plans for a brigadt
of troops from Nebraska- Reports re
ceived today indicated that nearlj
every company in the two regiments
had been recruited to their full war
strength. Work on the enlistment and
organization of the additional regi
ment needed to make up a brigade is
proceeding rapidly.
It is said at the state house that Ad
jutant General Hall’s selection as brig
adier general is assured. There will be
no candidate in the guards against
him. It is understood Brigadier Gen
eral Storch found the cards stacked
against him, and will not contest.
Tile new, or Sixth, regiment will ho
composed of companies from Ord,
Grand Island, Columbus. Central City.
Norfolk, Friend, Omaha, Benson.
O’Neill and Kxeter, where companies
of the guard formerly existed. There
will also he three companies recruited I
from the university cadets. The Fifth
regiment is made up of companies from
Lincoln. Nebraska City, Beatrice, Au
burn. Davenport, Wymore, Hastings.
Fairfield, Beaver City, Blue Hill, Alma
and Hoidrege. The Fourth regiment
is made up of companies from Schuy
ler, Blair, Stanton, Madison. Broken
Bow, Osceola. Kearney and York, with
four in Omaha. There is also a sig
nal corps at Fremont and a hospital
corps at Lincoln.
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OLD SWITCHBOARD USED
AS PRETEXT FOR INCREASE
Hastings, Neb.. April 25.—That the
Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone com
pany has installed a switchboard here
recently that has been used in Lincoln
for 16 years, and is attempting to pass
it off on an unsuspecting public for a
new one was charged by .1. N. Clarke,
president of the Chamber of Commerce
in the ’phone rate hearing before the
state railway commission here. Mr.
Madison of the Lincoln company was
not. sure but what this was so, but in
any ease, he said, it had been prac
tically built new when installed here.
Scores of farmers from every part of
the county were present at the hearing,
held in the district court room, and a
petition signed by 580 farmers, asking
that their phone rates be cut to $1.25
per month, was presented.
The valuation placed upon the plant
when the consolidation now in process
is finally completed is a matter which
the commission will carefully scrutin
ize before determining rate matters.
IOWA NEGRO HEADED
FOR NEBRASKA PRISON
Lincoln, Neb., April 23.—Joe Hoy, of
Marshalltown, la., is headed for the
Nebraska state penitentiary. Joe is a
negro. He dropped into Lincoln a few
weeks ago and robbed two stores of
5100 worth of goods. Ho dropped out
again, but he left a trail behind him
in an Omaha pawnshop, where he.jUs
pfised of the goods for a trifle. Lin
coln pffls ers went oyer aftil got him.
and he lias confessed to the chief of
police that he is the man he is look
ing for. He says that he pulled off
the robbery alone on the main street
of the city and at a time when many
persons were passing by in front of
the stores.
SCORES ARRANGEMENT
OF NEW RESERVE BANKS
Fremont, Nob,, April 25.—Henry W.
Yates spoke before group No. 2 of the
Nebraska Bankers’ association. He
arraigned tlie committee which had in
charge the investigation upon whose
report the banks were located and
criticised the “politics” which made
such an apparent impression on the
committee in recommending the loca
tion of regional banks. He finished
bis address by saying that since Om
aha and Nebraska were annexed to
Kansas City, there was little probabil
ity of extensive loans being secured
from the Kansas City banks, since
Kansas City is the center of a larger
borrowing territory, Instead of a dis
trict able to loan and borrow at cus
tomary rates. Mr. Yates' speecli indi
cated his strong belief that Omaha
should be annexed to the Chicago ter
ritory instead of the Kansas City dis
trict.
ACCUSED OF JUGGLING
INSURANCE EARNINGS
Lincoln. Neb., April 25.—Actions in
damages have been begun in the dis
trict court by A. F. Sturm and Frank
P. Sheldon against the individual di
rectors of tile Woodman Fire Insurance
company. They claim that the direc
tors, without authority, took 526,000
from the company treasury and paid it
to officers of the Union Fire Insurance
company, a mutual concern, for the
Jobs held by the latter. Later it is
claimed they contracted to sell the re
newals to a New York company. These
acts. It is claimed, reduced the value
of the stock from 5125 a share to a
little less than $100.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
ARE READY FOR SERVICE
Bin coin. Neb., April 25.—If the war
clouds get too thick the Nebraska as
sociation of Spanish-American war
veterans will volunteer. Over 300 of
them arc in attendance at the annual
reunion, and one of the resolutions
adopted at the meeting yesterday was
one pledging allegiance to President
Wilson, declaring their support of his
acts and proclaiming their readiness
and willingness to go to war again to
uphold the honor of the flag. The
resolutions recite that it is the duty of
nil citizens to pee that the dignity of
the flag is upheld, and that to secure
proper respect for it the people must
stand ready to protect the country from
all threatened danger. There are nearly
1.600 Spanish-American veterans resi
dent In Nebraska,
More than 4,000.000 tons of ore a year
Is expected to be exported from iron
mines in Algeria by French capitalists
who have obtained concessions after
more than 10 years of effort.
World’s Lurqest Kitchen.
It is believed that the largest kitchen
In the world is that of the Bon Maiche
in Paris. It provides food for all the
employes of the house, 4.000 in num
her. The smallest kettle holds 75 quarts,
the largest 375 quarts. There are 50
frying pans, each of which is capable
of holding 300 cutlets at a time or fry
ing 220 pounds of potatoes. When there
are omelets for breakfast, 7,800 eggs
are used.
The coffee machines mak'e 750 quarts
of t offee daily. There are 60 cooks and
100 kitchen boys employed.
TO SETTLE TROUBLES
OF COLORADO MINERS
Strikers Demand Deportation
of the Guards and Right to
Keep Their Own Guns.
Denver, Colo., April 27.—Chief
Justice George W. Musser, of the
Etate supreme court; A. P. King,
associate justice and three other
persons, to be appointed by the gov
ernor, will leave late today for
Trinidad to investigate certain
phases of the strike situation.
This anouncement was made by
Gov. E. M. Ammons. From other
sources it was learned that their
Inquiry would be in the interest of
peace.
Trinidad, Colo., April 27.—Robert G.
Bolton, in charge of union headquart
ers here, said today that about 300
strikers had come into Trinidad during
the night to await the outcome of the
conference between General John
Chase and union leaders. The strikers’
women and children, removed from
Aguilar, Segundo and other nearby
camps, will be sent back today, he said.
According to Bolton, the conferees
for the strikers will be himself, John R.
Lawson, John McLennan and perhaps
■William Diamond. He said the terms
offered by the strikers for a permanent
peace would be:
First, that the strikers be not dis
armed; second, that the mine guards
be sent out of the country.
Bolton declared he would ask tho
military authorities for permission to
send a specially selected committee
with witnesses to the site of the burned
Ludlow tent colony to excavate and de
termine whether any bodies remain in
the caves and holes under the debris.
The military camp at Ludlow report
ed everything quiet early today.
The firing last night was scattering
and regarded as of no more import
than numerous other similar occur
rences which have passed unnoticed in
the rush of exciting events of the last
few days.
ONLY LIGHT SKIRMISH
IN CAPTURE OF AGUILAR
Trinidad, Colo., April 27.—The capture
of the strikers’ capital at Aguilar was
effected several hours after a brief
skirmish near Bunker Hill on the way
from Walsenburg. This fight was be
tween an advance force of about sev
enty mounted militiamen and a party
of strikers. After a brisk exchange of
shots, with no casualties reported, the
strikers retreated. The main body of
state troops soon afterwards reached
Lynn. No strikers were found there or
at Aguilar.
The territory into which the state
troops penetrated and which for two
days has been practically controlled by
the strikers extends northwest and
southeast for about 15 miles. At its
widest point it is perhaps four miles
or more w ide.
Throughout this district until the ar
rival of the state troops the martial
rule of the strikers was supreme except
at the mines, w here besieged defenders
held out desperately after the above
ground works had been burned.
CONFERENCES RESULT IN
AGREEMENT FOR TRUCE
Denver, April 27.—John McLennan,
district president of the United Mine
Workers of America, held by the state
militia under Maj. P. ,1. liamrock, near
Ludlow, was ordered released today
by Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald.
There was no charge against McLen
nan and, therefore, said Fitzgerald, “no
reason for hoftiing him."
Numerous conferences today resulted
in an informal agreement for a truce
in the strike district, according to
Fitzgerald, to give opportunity for
public excitement to subside. It was
understood that strike leaders would
use their influence to restrain the
following from committing acts of
violence and Lieutenant Governor
Fitzgerald made it plain that the
militia was in the strike zone merely
to maintain order and would not take
the offensive against strikers who
maintained peace.
PRESENT LABOR TROUBLE
BEGAN SEVEN MONTHS AGO
Denver, Colo., April 27.—Colorado’s
present labor trouble began seven
months ago. On September 23, 1913,
the strike called by the United Mine
Workers of America became effective.
Approximately 12,000 men employed In
tho mines, the number who answered
the strike call was estimated variously
at from 6,000 to 10,000, the operators
claiming a considerable number had
left tho camps previously rather than
become involved in the controversy.
Briefly the demands of the miners
were:
Recognition of the union.
A 10 per cent wage advance on a
tonnage basis.
Fight hour day for all classes of la
bor.
Check weighmnn.
The right to trade and board where
they pleased.
Enforcement of the Colorado mining
laws and abolition of the “guard sys
tem."
Numerous efforts were made by
Governor Ammons to arrange a basis
for the settlement of differences, each
failing because of the persistence of the
refusal of the strikers to waive and the
operators to grant recognition of the
union.
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4 IOWA HAS 10 VETERANS 4
4 OF FORMER MEXICAN WAR 4
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4 Washington, April 27.—Tho 4
4 pension roll shows the following 4
4 Iowans who are veterans of the 4
4 Mexican war of 1846 to 1848: 4
4 Preston Slther. West Chester; 4
4 Richards H. Sheffield. Eldora; 4
4 Thaddeus C. Scammond, Mar- 4
4 shalltown; Allen B. Wheeler, 4
4 Hopkintown; Hiram P. Wood, 4
4 Oelwein; Isaac S. Miller Tama; ♦
4 John F. Puryear, Oakland; Wm. 4
4 Rouse, Perry; Channery Smith, 4
> Wadena; Louis Schrlelter, Du- 4
4 buque. 444 4
NEGRO IS CONFIRMED
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE
Washington. D. C.. April 25.—The
nomination of Robert H. Terrel!, a
negro, as municipal judge of the Dis
trict of Columbia, was confirmed by
the Senate. The nomination has been
held up for two months, being vigor
ously opposed by Senators Vardanian
and Smith of South Carolina, and other
southern senators. Last night senator:!
urging confirmation declined to pass*
Terrell's name on the list of nomina
tions and a vote was forced.
CLAIMS TREATY WAS
VIOLATED WHEN VERA
CRUZ WAS CAPTURED
Mexico Correspondent, of Lon.
don Telegraph, Says Battle
Was Guerrilla Fighting.
SAYS MEXICO IS AFLAM1
Huerta Appeals t* Foreign Govern,
ments in Support of His Con
tention That Pact Was
Ignored.
London. April 25.—The Daily Tele
graph's Mexico City correspondent ca
bles the following dispatch, dating 11
Wednesday night:
"Mexican enthusiasm and indignation
suddenly burst into flame tonight. It
has been like lighting a train of pow
der. No sooner was General Huerta’s
short dignified proclamation published
than the city changed its aspect, and
Its life was arrested. The populace
poured into the streets, flags appeared
everywhere and demonstrations wers
organized. The people shouting with
voices swollen with formidable emo.
tion.
"The manner of the American land
ing at Vera Cruz has helped to in
crease Mexican indignation. It Is true
that the determining cause of the ac
tion was the arrival of the Ypiranga
with arms and ammunition for General
Huerta. But not the least intimation
was given, and the American sailors
were allowed to land, as they had dons
every day, in large numbers, to baths
on the shore front or to stroll through
the town.
"This time, however, they had rifles
and they immediately occupied the cus
toms house and sent forces to taka
possession of the telegraph office and
postoffice. And other buildings befors
Mexicans were aware that the town
was being Invaded.
"While the landing was going on,
the American consul, W. W. Canada,
sent a short note to General Maas, the
military commander, announcing the
accomplished fact only, the occupancy
of the town.
"The Mexican forces consisted of a
battalion of 600 men, distributed
throughout the various services. The
first moment of stupefaction had
passed, all shops werje closed and the
population, on Its own initiative, im
pulsively began an instantive unor
ganized resistence. Rifles and pistols
were fired from windows, roofs and the
angles of buildings, while the troops
intervened in small bodies, firing from
the streets.
“There was no real battle, but a series
of surprises, an individual guerrilla
warfare in the streets, which claimed a
few victims.
"It Is not known here how long the
resistance lasted or whether it is yet
finished. The government has sent the
foreign representatives here a formal
protest of the American violation of
Mexican-American treaty of 1848,
whereby both nations undertake, in the
event of war, to provide for th.e safety
of women, childen and nonc'ombatants.’1
VOLUNTEER SILL IS ,
ON WILSON'S DESK
Both Houses of Congress Pas9
War Measure in Very
Quick Time.
Washington, April 25.—The Senato
today without debate passed the volun
teer army bill as agreed to by the con
ference of the House and Senate.
The House passed the volunteer
army bill this afternoon and it now
goes to the president for signature.
JUDGE LEE DISCUSSES
ELIGIBILITY QUESTION
Dos Moines, la., April 25.—Judge C.
G. Lee, of Arnes, today issued a state
ment in answer to the charge that ho
is not eligible to be a candidate f'W
governor. Judge Lee asserts that the
courts have held that the constitution
in declaring a Judge cannot aspire to
any other office during time for which
he was elected, means the time of
taking the new office and not the time
of election.
Judge Le.e, if elected, would not begin
his term as governor until January,
and maintains he is entirely eligible.
He says that he did not resign as
judge because he doubted his own eli
gibility. but in order to devote his en
tire time to the campaign. Judge Lee
will open headquarters in Des Moines
next week.
CLAIMED COPP WAS
RELATIVE OF MADERO
Baltimore. Md., April 25.—Paymas
ter Copp, of the United States navy, *
was arrested on the pretext that lie
was a relative of Madero, according
to a message from a war correspond
ent given for transmission by wireless
to Captain Haroldson, of the steamer
Bergestad, which reached here today
from Tampico.
Copp was afterwards released from
a Jail at Tampico with a scant apol
ogy, the message said, and Admiral
Mayo sent word to Zearagosa that he
must make ample apology and fire a
salute before C p. m. or he would take
drastic action. The message was dated
April 15.
Ogden Trebor McClung, president
of a publishing company In Chicago,
was a passenger on the Borgestad.
Mr. McClung said the feeling against
the Americans in Tampico is very bit
ter. lie said that as he was entering
the harbor at Tampico on April 10
he saw a company of constitutional
ists fire on a German ship as It came
Into port.
The first vessel to go through the
Panama canal from one end to the
other under its own steam was the
crane boat Alexander Lavalley, regu
larly employed in construction work on
the isthmus. Eighty months from the
day work was begun under MaJ. G. w.
Goethals, as chief engineer, navigation
through the completed canal was an
acocmplishod fact. ^
Excellent results have been obtained
in Germany by experiments with extin
guishing fires with a mixture of solu
tions of caustic soda and alum, which
forms an air-excluding foam