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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1914)
Th« O’Neil Frontier Dt H. CRONIN, Publisher. yNEll.L,nesraaka For some little time the Mawion ex ledltlon In the southern polar regions las been In communication with the tutslde world by means of the wireless Ration whtsh Mawion established at idelle lnn^. which Is tho base of tho ex ledltlon. The wireless station had been fti place nearly a year before it was put b) working order, owing to the diffi culties encountered in operating the gasoline engine which drives the dyna mo, due to the unusual conditions ex isting at this point, and accidental hap pening to the pole. The troubles were at hist overcome and frequent mes sages exchanged with the outside world. Fifty years ago a federal recruiting •fficer in Kennebec, Me., persuaded men who were working In the fields to •nllst in the civil war, and one of them plnred his scythe in the crotch of a treo when leaving. Tho scythe re mained there, and although the wooden handle has rotted away, the blade re mains, Imbedded In the treo trunk, which Is now 20 Inches in diameter. The French minister of public in struction announces that tho late Mar quise Arconatl-Visconti has loft her beautiful art collections to the Louvre museum. The collections contain unique apeelmens of all branches of art of the maddle ages, renaissance and Eigh teenth century. Among pictures of the Italian masters some fine canvases by Ohlrlandajo, Lulnl and Malnardl. Foreign universities are now receiv ing some of the large private bene factions for which they have long en vied American Institutions. Cambridge university has recently received *450, 000 for general purposes and *50,000 for • chair of astrophysics; Bristol univer sity has hnd a gift of *100,000 from ono donor, *90,000 from another, and *750, 000 from two others. The natives of the Island of Mar tinique and other of the West Indies •re addicted to the use of whitewash to such an extent that their settlements resemble whits cities. Tho walls of the •tone buildings are whitewashed, and likewise the roofs, which are In this manner kept clean, so that the water which falls may be run Into cisterns for domestic purposes. That tho fishing Industry Is an Im portant one In British Columbia is evi denced by tho figures given In govern ment statistics. There aro luO.OOO men and boys engaged In tho fishing Indus try. while the annual catch Is valued •t nearly *35,000.000. The amount of capital Invested In boats and other equipment exceed^ *20,000,000. Observations and records to the gen eral age of trees have shown that the pine tree attains 700 years ns a mlxi UVilT length 0f nfe. 425 yt.nrs (s re_ garded as the allotted span of the sll V75 ' tb® lareh Uvea, ns a rule, about I n l 1 fh®Kr®!? beech' 245; the aspen. tb®. blr('b. 200; the ash. 170; tho elder, 135; the elm, 130. The people of the United States paid R°i!,V“»M-0??-000 for mineral water tn 1912. New York leads In tho num ber of springs, quantity of water, total '-a!a®. of.,tabl® waters, but ranks sev enth In tho value of medicinal waters •old. Indiana takes first rank In tho 'T*'11? ,of medicinal water sold und la third in total value. It Is reported In the London Times that the government of Tunis Is about to establish a reserve to give refuge to the rapidly disappearing fauna of that country. It will Include about 4.000 acres of mild mountainous coun try and an adjoining marsh of 6 000 acres. A ship building slip ls maintained In connection with the high school In San Pedro, ( nl„ where, under the practical Instruction of a nautical architect the students learn how to bulla n boat, make ana place the engine, ana launch ami run the craft. -—»—— In a new hotel In Worcester. Mass., there will he a clock set Into the floor of the lobby. The aial will be of glass one inch thick ana will be 24 inches In diameter. Tho clock will be run en tirely by electricity ana regulated dally by telegraph. in wood ureen, a suliurb of I.ondon, there has been opened a labor ex change for boys and girls '.saving aehool, the object being to find suit able employment for them and situa tions that, os far as possible, are what they desire. W. F. Pussett, who has done more than any other man to make the dahlia one of New Jersey's most exten sive and profitable crops, has boon raising this flower for more than TO years. He Is now 88 years old. A clock which was presented to Northwestern university In Evanston. 111., stopped recently after 34 yea consatnt runnlg. After slight rep. .. It was started and promises to run -i | tong again. foal is by far the most important mineral product of India. The value of the output of the coal fields In 1912 reached a total of Jlfi.0S8.3T4. which represents an advance of more than 32 per cent. One hundred men took part In a mu nicipal game hunt In Plattevlle, Colo., to destroy animals which do damage to crops. In all 1.086 anlmuls were de niagples to muskrats. Within nn area only 8 per rent larger than Rhode Island the English county ®f Lancashire supplies the world with 10 per cent of Us cotton manufacture. In In the last year 13,214.346 letters arrived at the dead letter office Washington, and of these 6.440,941 w e •♦turned to the senders. A Wyandotte hen belonging to Euncle Paines of Wiltshire. England, s lotd 688 eggs In the three year3 It ■ lived. The value of gold produced In the Ooid coast and Aahanti during 1912 Was 12.045.466. the largest production en recoia. Three Chinese are among those studying forestry tn the New Vork JUate Colege of Forestry, Syracuse. Efforts are being made to form a Sour and bread trust In Montevideo, uenos Aires and Rosario. More than one-half of tli« money da rived from England's icome tax Is col lected from Londoner*. Madras, India, has an electric street railway wltht 14 mllee of track, em ploying 769 persons. Lloyds Is Insuring Englishmen against mumps, which Is epidemic In Xxindon. There are 2.500,060 goat* in Spain. I ANTI-SUFFS FAIL IN NERVE FOR PROPOSED MEETING AT LINOOLK Fear of Causing: Social Feudf Killed Plans Launched for Demonstration. Lincoln, Neb., May 18.—Anti-suffra Jtists of Omaha, who proposed to invade Lincoln, the headquarters of the suf fragist movement of Nebraska, have abandoned their plans. And it was all because those society leaders who be lieve with them did not have the nerve to make the alignment desired. A com mittee of Omaha women came down for the purpose of inviting Lincoln women to a luncheon at which speeches were to be made and a propaganda started. Hut ovary one of those whom they called up sidestepped in a great big hurry. Several of them said they were suffragists and wouldn’t come, but the others gave a variety of excuses. Most of them said that they were on terms of friendship with women who were prominent in the suffrage cause, and they would not risk the possibility of k social feud that would be aroused by inch action. —4— FORMER IOWAN STARTS SUIT FOR SEPARATION Fairbury, Neb , May 18.—Asserting that her newly wedded husband be came insanely Jealous of her and start ed a system of espionage by employ ing private detectives, after she* left Fairbury to go to Rock Valley, la., tc secure her personal belongings in a hospital so that sho might properly furnish her home In this city, has caused Mrs. Mary V. Ratz to file a suit In district court for alimony against her husband, Arthur J. Ratz, a wealthy property owner of this county and who is rated at between $50,000 and $100,000. Prior to the marriage, March 30, the plaintiff had been a nurse and a super intendent of a hospital at Rock Valley. She asserts her husband has never expended any money on her, notwith standing the fact that he owns three valuable flats in St. Louis and ap proximately 600 acres of land in this county. The plaintiff Is 20 years old and is un usually pretty. A NEGRO CONVICT THINKS HE’S MULTI-MILLIONAIRE Lincoln, Neb., Mny 18.—The fact that J. T. Marshall, a negro murderer who asked the pardon board for a release from prison, felt compelled to men tion that Jay Gould owed him $16,000. 000 will militate against a compliance with his desire. Marshall has been in the penitentiary for 12 years, for kill ing a sister and a niece. He said lie was willing to give half of tho $16,000, 000 If the board would let him out. He felt that he could do this becaused he owned considerable property—the state university compus, for Instance. Asked If he did not fear the loss of this by university removal, be said that lie did not. because he also owned the farm campus. Marshall will be handed over to the prison physician for exam ination for his sanity. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE PINS HIS FAITH TO BRYAN Lincoln, Neb., May 18.—In a declara tion of the principles upon which he proposes to run for the democratic nomination In the Sixth district. F. J. Taylor, of St. Paul, declares that the credit for the great awakening of the nation should be given to W. J. Bryan. He suyH that the democrats and popu lists were ridiculed because of the things they stood for, and yet today they are the vital essences of the legis lation being enacted at Washington. Mr. Taylor favors a national law for the guaranty bank deposits, and in sists that a closer supervision over fed eral appropriations would give some re lief in the matter of the high cost of living. —4— n«ILHU«U5 HtBtLLIOUS AGAINST EXTRA EXPENSE Lincoln, Neb., May 18.—The railroads of Lincoln aro up. In rebellion against the city commissioners. An ordinance recently passed went Into effect yes terday. but the railroads Ignored It. The law requires the maintenance of flagmen at certain named grade cross ings. The roads say that there Is no reason for maintaining these men, since no accidents have occurred nor Is traffic so great as to require their em ployment. The ordinance was leveled principally nt tile Hock Island, which goes through a well-developed resi dence district and which has been lighting the city's efforts to compel It to build viaducts. —♦— ADMITS SETTING FIRES; ASKS TO BE LOCKED UP Lincoln. Neb., May 18.—Fire Com missioner Ktdgell received a telegram from Harvard saying that the mystery connected with the (hrec fires that have caused excitement til that town during the past six months has been cleared tip. George Hennett, aged 22, who lived with Ids widowed mother In that town, called up the mayor yester day and said that he had set all of them. Ho said that he possessed an uncontrollable mania for setting tire to buildings, and that he wanted to he looked up where he could do not further damage. He will be sent to the Hastings asylum. He had previously received treatment at the Lincoln asylum. STATE AND GOVERNMENT AT LAW OVER LANDS Lincoln. Neb., May 1?.—Deputy Attor ney General Rdgerton Is back from Grant county, where he represented the state In a lawsuit involving the owner ship of certain lands. The state claims these as property of the permanent school fund, but homesteaders have filed on the land, asserting it to he government property. If the home steaders me right the state will lose a large acreage of hav land, and will have nothing left but sandhills. The case was continued to allow govern ment suveyors to finish their work. O. H. DURAND ELECTED GRAND ARMY COMMANDER Grand Island. Neb.. May 16.—The en campment of the Grand Army closed yesterday afternoon with the installa tion of the officers elected this morn ing as follows: Commander, O. H. Durand. Falrbury: senior vice commander. Ira Griswold, Lexington: Junior vice commander M S. Pollard. Cambridge: medical direc tor, Dr. Spalding. Omaha: chaplain S W. Dungan, Waverly. The «nme council of administration was re-elected for the ensuing year NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES COLUMBUS—Mention of Judge I. L. Al bert ns a possible candidate in the demo cratic primaries against Congressman Dan V. Stephens, is futile and unauthor ized, according to Judge Albert himself. When his attention was called to a news paper report Judge Albert said: "I have neither the time, money nor inclination to become a candidate for congress or for any other office. The report is wholly without foundation.” GREELEY CENTER—The 7-year-old son of August Potski, while visiting at the home of his uncle, Paul Doubt, found a 28-caliber cartridge, which exploded when he struck it with a hammer. Part of the cartridge entered the abdomen ol the child, wounding him severely and hia condition Is critical. HASTINGS—John Cullivan petitioned Judge Button to probate the will of John O’Connor, of Hastings, in hia favor. Some time ago Mr. Cullivan. who is an Omaha real estate man. presented a will giving him O’Connor’s $100,000 estate. He failed tc receive the property because the will was not witnessed. He has informed Judge Button that he has a second will, legally made. PLATTSMOtITH—The bunk car occu pied by a Burlington pile driving gang lo cated here was robbed while those who occupy It were sleeping. The occupants had retired about 9 o’clock, and the fore man, John Murphy, hung his trousers tu the bunk railing. He awoke to find that someone had entered and relieved him of his pocketbook. ORLEANS-F. P. Shields and Karl Spence, president and secretary of the Re publican Valley Press association, are Is suing a call for a meeting to be held in Franklin on Friday, June 12. The last meeting was held at Orleans February 14. AUBURN—-Harry Gerdis died as the re sult of injuries sustained when a pari of a farm building roof fell upon an<5 crushed him. With other men he was en gaged in raising the roof of the building which was being remodeled. MADISON—An appeal from the actior of the village council of Newman Grove in granting licenses has been filed in dis trict court. At the village election it b claimed that the wets carried by one vote MADISON—Judge M. R Foster, of Mad ison, underwent an operation for appendi citis at Rochester, Minn., a few days ago ami word has come that he is rapidly re covering. DUNBAR—John Clark, a farmer living six miles north of Dunbar, was kicked by a mule and received Injuries which may prove fatal. IOWA. CEDAR FALLS—The merging of the majority of the women’s social and liter ary clubs of this city Into one big organ ization known as the Cedar Falls Wom en’s club has just been completed. Mrs. Marion McFarland Walker, dean of wom en at Teachers’ college and district chair man of the Iowa Federation of Women’s clubs, presided at all the preliminary meetings and was largely responsible fo? the successful conclusion of the consol! datlon campaign. DIOS MOINES—Improvements aggregat ing at least $1,500,000 will be made on tht local city railway system during the next three years, according to the terms of the proposed franchise prepared by Emil G Schmidt, president of the company. The prospective ordnance provides for the ex penditure of $500,000 a year. With the completion of the new franchise negotia tions broken off with the city before the election will be resumed by the street rail way company. AVOCA—A. Johnson, the aged bailiff ol ihe district court at the branch county seat of Pottawattamie county l.ere, is now completing his 10th consecutive year ir that position. He has been retained under both republican and democratic adminis trations of the county sheriff’s office, and the older judges of the district feel that ,t would be almost impossible to hold •ourt here without Mr. Johnson. BURLINGTON—Burlington Is still with out a regular night force of policemen. The seven officers who struck because of the appointment of a new night captain ftave had notice of discharge. Five now ■non ar»» walking the night beats tempor arily ami Chief of Police Willard says he will have a full force appointed in a few days. MOUNT AYR The Independent, a week ly’ newspaper formerly owned by Attorney L. W. Laughlln, of this city, has recenty been leased to Sheriff H. W. Terrell, who will publish it. Mr. Laughlln established the paper a year ago last September. Mr. Terrell, the present publisher, is now in the race for sheriff of Ringgold county’ for th«* fifth time. He is making the race on the progressive ticket. The Independent is to continue as a progressive paper. LEMARS—Prof. F. E. Palmer, who has been superintendent of the LeMars city schools for the past six years, has been elected to the superintendency of grade work in the Mason City schools. The new position brings him an Increase in salary and affords him a greater opportunity for advancement. BROOKS—About 20 farmers of this vi cinity enjoyed a real fox hunt Tuesday. After a strenuous chase the riders closed in on the crafty animate and at the end of the hunt five brushes had been cap tured. Foxes are unusually numerous in western Iowa, especially along the Mis souri bottom SOUTH DAKOTA. YANKTON—The city t omrolsslon, in an nual session for the selection of the ap pointive officers of the city, took action aa follows: I,. M. Yeatman, police Justice; S. S. Buck waiter, treasurer; J. YY. Sum mers. auditor: YV. .1. Thomas, chief of po le; Charles YVrtght and James Branaugh, policemen; 11 11. YY arren, city attorney. YVllllam Hlgbee, superintendent of water works: E. Edmunds, engineer; J.' A. Dick son, assessor. KDGEMONT—At a meeting of the Mo. hholders of the Fall Klver County Fair association Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 10, 11 and 12, was Used as the time for the annual fair of the association. These dates are In ac cordance with ait understanding with the Black Hills Fair association, and will not conflict with the dates of the fairs In the other counties of the Black Hills PIERRE—Mrs. Llnstad was severely burned on the arms and face In a small olaze caused by a gasoline explosion lit the rooms occupied by herself and son, 'apt. Otto B. Llnstad. GETTYSBURG—Rev. Father J. J. Har Ington, late pastor of the Catholic church here, accompanied by his mother, left for Pierre yesterday, where he will reside. Bishop O'Gorman hut Ing appointed him lo that church and to do missionary work at Onlda. Father Harrington also will hate charge of the churches at Lebanon, Gettyshurg.and Senaea until a successor Is ippointed. WAGNER—Elaborate preparations have been maoe by members of the local Ep worth league for the suitable observance .if the 25th anniversary of the founding of the local league. The anniversary exer cises were held on Friday of this week, and supplementary exercises were held eu Sunduy May 17. STATE ASSOCIATION STARTS CRUSADE ON FEE SPLITTING EVIL Claim Made That Present State Law Is Ignored—Violators May Be Barred. Lincoln, Neb., May 16.—Graver ter rors are to bo invoked than those con tained in the Nebraska state law, which makes it a criminal offense for a sur geon to pay any part of the fee re ceived for his services to the physician who brings him the case. The state medical association, at is meeting here, authorized the appointment of a com mittee to investigate all violations of the law and to expel all who are guilty from membership in both county or state associations. For the first of fense the suspension is for two years, for the second he get a life term in the outer darkness. An investigation made by a commit tee named a year ago resulted in the discovery that the practice is as prev alent as it was before the state law was passed, due to the fact that the knowledge of the splitting is usually confined to two persons. In medical circles, however. It Is not difficult for the fee splitter to be spotted. The practice had its origin in the desire of younger surgeons to get business, and tho older surgeons, when a general practitioner comes along and wants to know what percentage he gets, agrees to spilt for fear the case will go else where. One of the vicious results of the sys tem Is that the easy money derived from operations, by the physician fur nishing the case, is a constant incen tive to advise operations on the slight est pretext. FOUR STATES WILL FILE PROTEST ON APPLE RATES Lincoln, Neb., May 16,—The railway commissions of four states, Iowa, .Ne braska, Missouri anil Kansas, aro join ing in three complaints to be filed with the Interstate Com eree commission against existing rates for transporting apples. There is a very large amount of money invest ed in commercial orchards in south western Iowa, southwestern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri and northwest ern Kansas, and it is this compact ter ritory that is to be represented. The general complaint Is that for the shipment of apples the railroads charge unreasonably high and discriminatory rates w'hen compared with rates on other perishable products which cost more to handle. The complaints also declare that under existing rates apples from Michigan and New York orchards can compete here at home with west ern orchards. The same is true of rates from the south on other fruits. The markets that the associations of grow ers in the four state hope to reach on equal terms with eastern orchards are Milwaukee, Louisville, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the Dakotas, as well as southern commercial centers. AUTHORITIES PUZZLED OVER RIVAL COMPLAINTS Lincoln, Neb., May 16.—Lincoln au thorities are scratching their hc*ids over a curious case. A Mrs. Johnson was arrested on complaint of her neighbors, who said that she spends most of the night going from one side to another of her house pounding on the boards and that her son keeps time to tile pounding with a horn. When the woman took the stand she said that there was not a wmrd of truth in the story, but that on the contrary at promptly 11:30 at night her neighbors begin marching around the house blow ing horns. This they keep up until 8 o’clock in the morning, and then start in for hourly repetitions. Kvery once In a while, she said, they threw nitro glycrlne and dynamite bombs against the door. The curious part of It Is that the son testified, in apparent sincerity, to ex actly the same things the mother did The case was referred to the insanity commission. Cases of double delusion are rare. —f— PARTY HARMONIZERS SEEKING BASIS FOR CALL Lincoln, Neb., May 16.—Attorney Gen eral Martin has been asked by Chair man Kpperson of the regular' republi can state committee and Chairman Currie of the Taft republican state committee to decide whether apportion ments for delegates to a state conven tion can he based on the vote east for a state officer. The two chairmen have agreed to issue a Joint call, but they are up against the proposition of a basis of apportionment. The state law seems to make the vote cast for a presidential elector the basis but this Is challenged as referring only to se lections of delegates to the ‘national convention. The republicans divided at the last election held between Taft and Uocseyelt, but were united behind the candidacy of men on the state ticket. WIFE COMMITTED CRIME: HUSBAND WAS CONVICTED Lincoln, Neb., May 16.—Mrs. L. Bloom appeared yesterday afternoon before the state board of pardons and asked for the release of her husband a Falls City pawnbroker, found guilty of receiving stolen goods. Mrs Bloom insisted that she was to blame for the entire nansaction, and that she bought the stuff while her husband was out of the store. She said he knew nothing about the matter, but that after the trouble came tie refused to allow her to do implicated, and stood trial him self. believing he would not he con victed. STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS ARE BLAMED FOR RIOT Wakefield, Mass., May 16,—A mob of strike sympathizers numbering more than 1,000 women and men, mostly for eigners, made a riotous demonstration today in the vicinity of the rattan fac tory of the Heywood Brothers, a Wake field company, where a strike has been in progress for several weeks. Fac tory windows were broken and electric cars were belli up and searched for loyal woi*<er(t and strike breakers, many of whom were assaulted. Chief of Police Pollard said that unless order was restored the militia would be called out. OREGON ELECTORS ARE CHOOSING CANDIDATES Portland, lire.. May 15.—Candidates for democratic, republican and pro gressive party nominations are being voted for in Oregon’s primary election ‘odny. 'ior'i'n-t'-. r? aio to be made foi Cr.ited Ftctt v*. i r. t '.roe represent lives in kc :.<■ s . • ur.ty and otate , il, c. SCI\IG OF VICTORY STIRS REBELS ON EVE OF CONFLICT t Washington, May 18.—Constitu tionlist leaders here predict the capture of Saltillo within 10 days, and the entrance of their armies into Mexico City within 45 days. They say it may be sooner if Huerta is ousted by uprisings ip Mexico City. This government will permit the constitutionalists to get ammunition through Tampico. Hlpoloto, Mex., May 18.—The army of General Villa was amove early to day in preparation for its advance on the federal garrison at Saltillo. The men were in excellent spirits. News that a constitutionalist party of 300 men had surprised and routed 400 fed erals near Paredon yesterday filtered through the ranks, putting the men In good humor and serving to start the improvised folksongs in which the Mexican soldier delights. Scarcely a single company but has several favorite minstrels who impro vise verses on the happenings of the campaign and t^he camp. General Villa has realized the effect of music on the spirits of his men and the organization of bands and choruses has been encouraged. These sing end less verses composed by themselves eulogizing Villa, Carranza, their guns and horses. There is a keen rivalry between the men of the different brigades and the badges distinguishing the commands are proudly displayed. The men are well clothed, but are not distinctly uniformed. There is a sprinkling of khaki uniforms, but the greater number wear blue overalls. The men, however, wear colored bands with the name of the brigade printed on them In black to distinguish their commands. Usually these are worn on the left arm. but sometimes are made to serve as a hatband. The band of the Zaragosa brigade, said to be the crack organization of the army, is white. This brigade is commanded byr Paoul Madero, brother of former President Madero, who but a short time ago, when his brother met his tragic death in Mexico City', was a Cornell undergraduate. —4-—• HUERTA MAY BE OUSTED BEFORE MEDIATORS START Washington, May 18.—Belief is be coming stronger here daily that Huer ta is near the end of his regime. Ad vices from many quarters are that he Is tottering and cannot hold out mycn longer. It is considered probable here that he will indicate to the mediators through his representatives that he is willing to quit on terms which will not too seriously impair his dignity, but there would be no surprise if a revolt in Mexico City at any time would drive him to flight before the jnediation con ference can get into full operation at Niagara Falls. It is quite apparent that Huerta has no military force at his command that is equal to the force under Villa. However, before Villa can capture Saltillo and clear the region between there and San Luis Potosi of federals and then advance on Mexico City some weeks are likely to elapse. Meantime over Mexico City stands the shadow of Zapata, though it is regard ed as doubtful here whether Zapata, without artillery can overcome the fed eral forces at the capital. —*— REBELS ARE CLEANING UP THE PACIFIC COAST On board United States steamship California. Mazatlan, Mcx., May 16.— (By wireless to San Diego, Cal.. May 18.)—Mazatlan's water supply Is still cut off by the besieging rebels and sickness and death rate ;>.ro increasing with alarming rapidity. An outbreak of pestilence is feared. The governor of Mazatlan disarmed the police today on the plea of lack of ammunition for the defense of the city. His real motive, it is believed, was fear of internal revolt. General Obregon. commander of the. constitutionalists apparently is work ing southward for the purpose of cut ting the railroad from Manzanillo to Guadaljara and Mexico City before at tempting other operations. If he succeeds in cutting the railroad thereby shutting off munitions of war It is thought the west coast cities will fall without further fighting. Obregon has given full assurance that Americans and foreign owned property in the territory would he protected. TUXPAM IS CAPTURED BY CONSTITUTIONALIST TROOPS Washington, May 18.—Tuxpam, on the east coast of Mexico, between Vera Cruz and Tampico, is in the hands of the constitutionalists, according to a report to the state department today from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz. Consul Canada said a party of Span ish refugees arriving in Vera Cruz from Tuxpam in a launch, informed him that constitutionalists under Gen eral Aguillas had occupied the city. EMBARGO ON ARMS DOES NOT COVER THE PORT OF TAMPICO Washington, May 18.—The capture of Tampico by the constitutionalists has made it clear that there is at present no embargo on the importation of arms into Mexico through that port. Ship ments may be landed from the United States or any other country. The proc lamation placing the embargo on arms did not anticipate any open port the rebels might establish. Neither is there any prohibition against Huerta receiv ing arms through ports controlled by him. In fact, it is said, Huerta has received large suplies of arms and am munition as Salma Cruz on the west coast. K1 Paso, Tex., May IS.—The attitude of the American administration with regard to the embargo on arms caused immediate activity along this section of tlie border today. The shortage of ammunition has been recognized by those in close touch with constitution alist affairs to be the greatest problem the government of northern Mexico had to face. When the anouncemcnt came over the wires that there was no prohibition against shipping arms and ammunition Into Tampico from the United States or elsewhere there was an immediate ex odus eastward of constitutionalist pur chasing agents, arms and ammunition salesmen and gun runners who hur ried frantically to reach the point where they could come into closest touch with arms shipments. The real worry of the constitutional agents according to well informed men along the border, was lodged in the un certainty as to whether American arms companies would sell their products tc ROMANCE OF WORK IS DEMONSTRATED IN PLAY New York, May 16.—“The Romance of Work.” in which 6,000 girls took part In scenes, showing the relations of ! women to work in America from the earliest days and with a look into the future was given last night by the New York members to the visiting delegates ! attending the 10th biennial convention i of the National League of Women Workers in session here. The girls had ! been rehearsing for the play since last j January. ■—1... | them. Although Tampico ms open, It was recognized that the most logical way to secure ammunition for Villa from foreign ports was to transship the product of American manufactur ers. It had been freely stated along the border by the arms agents and gun runners that a silent and tacit prohi bition from the state department would prevent the sale of a single cartridge from the big makers and would pre sent a more effective embargo than the guards along the border. TAMPICO IS RESUMING NORMAL. FOLLOWING FALL Washington, May IS.—Mexican con stitutionalist forces, under General Gonzales now occupying Tampico, have assured United States Consul Miller that when Americans and other for eigners returned to the city every con sideration will be shown them. Con sul Miller reports everything quiet and that the city has been in perfect or der since its occupation by General Gonzales. A report from American Consul Bonne, now on his way home from San Liuls Potosl, states that, so far as he could learn, no Americans were killed in his district before the time he left, but that all the railroads were paralyzed, chiefly from lack of fuel. He left the consulate in charge of the British vice consul. Admiral Badger has reported the ar rival today at Puerta Mexico, Mex., from Tampico, of the Mexican gunboats, Bravo, Zaragosa, and the tug, Tampico. The cruiser. Tacoma, and two destroy ers are with them. PEACE ENVOYS LEAVE FOR NIAGARA FALLS CONFERENCE Washington May 18.—Plans for the assembling of the mediators, delegates and other officials at Niagara Falls for the peace negotiations went forward rapidly today, after the delays and postponements of yesterday. Minister Naon, of Argentina, will leave at 7 o'clock tomorrow night to begin pre liminary arrangements at Niagara Falls Monday. The departure of Justice Lamar. Mr. Lehmann and the American officials is dependent on the plans of the Mexican delegates, who arrive from the south this afternoon, but it is probable the various groups will get away Sunday night or Monday. Ambassador Da Gama, of Brazil, and Minister Suarez will follow probably Monday. During the absence of the Argentine minister, the legation will be in charge of Secretary Eduardo Racedo. FEDERALS BURN AMERICAN PROPERTY BEFORE FLEEING Washington, May 18.—That Mexican federals had evacuated Monclova, in Coahuila, and that 600 constitutional ists under General Murguia had taken possession of the town, moving from Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, was reported to day to the state department. Eagle Pass. Tex., May 16.—Before, evacuating Monclova. their final stand,, on the Mexican National railroad near Pedras Negras, federals destroyed practically all American property in the town, according to a dispatch from Pedras Negras today. The message came from General Murguia, in com mand of the constitutionalist force at Sabinas. He also said the federals who left Monclova yesterday were re ported to he marching overland to Sal tillo to join the garrison there under Generals Velasco and Joaquin Maas. PLANNING TO REOPEN OIL PROPERTIES AT TAMPICO New York, May 18—Local represen tatives of the various oil companies operating in and around Tampico. Mex., were still without definite advices to day regarding conditions at that port. They were of the opinion, however, that the situation is gradually taking such shape as to permit of an early resump tion of. operatiions at the wells and re fineries. So far as is known, little damage has been sustained by any of the compa nies and that chiefly through overflow ing wells or wastage. BIG SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR AMERICAN TROOPS New' York, May 18.—Food products, to the value of nearly $100,000, intend ed for the United States soldiers in Mexico, are to be delivered at the navy yard, by New York dealers, before Tuesday night. The contracts call for 675,000 pounds of potatoes, 25,000 pounds of onions, 34,000 pounds of frozen poultry, 40,000 pounds of butter and 20.000 dozen eggs. GIRL BRIDE LIED TO SAVE HUSBAND New York. May 18.—A recess, today. In the trial of Charles E. Becker, former police lieutenant, accused of instigat ing the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, halted until Monday the second presentation of the story of the now famous tragedy of the underworld. District Attorney Whitman an nounced that lie expected to finish the presentation of the state’s evidence on Monday and the defense probably will complete its rebuttal by the middle of the week. From this, a verdict may be expected by a week from today. Until yesterday, the story of the al leged plot for the murder of Rosenthal could be given but few new touches and the testimony of Roso, corroborated by Vallon and Webber, remained as the chief evidence on which District At torney Whitman based his case against Becker. Then, however, Mr. Whitman sprang a surprise by calling Mrs. Lil lian Rosenberg, widow of "Lefty Louie.” one of tile four gunmen ex ecuted C/i April 13, last. Mrs. Rosenberg admitted that her testimony at the trial of the gunmen had little or no basis of truth, but de clared that she had so testified to save her husband from the electric chair. In mailing this admission and in telling under oath of the meeting in her flat between her husband, the other gunmen and Rose, when the murder of Rosen thal was planned and the money di vided. she made it appear certain that no mistake had been made in the con viction of the gunmen of whom her husband was one. Mrs. Rosenberg’s statement discounts tile confession alleged to have been made by "Dago Frank" Cirofici, just before the gunmen were electrocuted in the confession be was quoted as say ing he never heard the name of Beck er mentioned in connection with the murder plot. MOB DRIl/EtN OFF. Wakefield, Mass., May lfi.—A large crowd which had gathered today near the furniture factory of the Haywood Brothers, the scene of rioting last night was driven trom the streets by the "po lice. In the crowd were many women some of whom resisted and were ,-nr l ied off by officers. PLACE FOR SWEENEY. Washington. May 16.—The president today nominated B. Bweemy. of Se attle, \. ash., tc be assistant ,se-T“tary ot tne interior.