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VOL. XLIil-NO. 124.
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UNITED STATES IS
APPROACHED UPON
SUBJECT OF MEXICO
"Representative of One of Great Pow
ers Calls Bryan's Attention to
Disturbances.
. ' f
MAY BE HINT TO GET BUSY
Government Asked.What.it Expects
to Bo in Matter.
SECRETARY WILL NOT TALK
Wilson Has Paid Little Attention to
Rumors of Outside Influences.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION WAITED
U m or thnt Kuropcnn Nntlona Will
Intervene In C'nue fwr l Not
Restored Soon Sltnntlon In
1 Hxtreiuvly Dellcnte.
WASHINGTON. July lS.-Alroady one
of the great European powers, through
Its diplomatic representative here, has
called the attention of Secretary Bryan
to the chaotic conditions lu Mexico and
the effect Upon tho welfare and safetj
bt Its citizens there, with a polite Inquiry
as to what the United titutes propose
to do 'about It. ,
Whether the Inquiry wus part of a
concerted movement ..on the part ot
European powers tr bring tho (State de
partment to. a declaration ot Ita purpose
toward Mexico, did not develop today.
Reports from the City of Mexico, how
sver. would appear to warrant that con
clutloh.
Until very recently President Wilson
has attached little Importance to rumor
of outsldo Influences being brought 'to
bear to cause the United States to rccog.
nlze tho Hucrta regime. It Is1 beginning
to be apparent now that there must be
very soon some official declaration on
the subject to reassure tho European
powers on tho protection of their citizen
and subjects gainer pecuniary loss by
the continuance of present conditions.
Falling such a declaration, some off!
1 clals fear, that
European powers may
feel themselves
free to take 'steps to
restore peace.
llrynn Keftmen to Talk
Secretary Bryan was asked today If any
toielgn power had made representations
to him' regarding tho situation in Mex
ico. Ills reply was a flat disinclination
to discuss the situation in any way. The
diplomatic circle here has its own ideas,
of yhlch power the inquiring one Is, but
In the absence of 'announcement from
the State department, none of the diplo
mats will mako any statement which
could be quoted with authority. That
ope power has made inquiry, however,
Is known positively. No official of the
State--department-will dlscuss'th6 sltua-
tlotiihlp. vidty of ' Secretary Bryan d&'
cllnatlon to talk abdu It.
Confirmed from Loudon. '
LONDON, July 15, The. statement front
Mexico City regarding representations
made, to their respective governments
by European diplomats there on theNsub
lect of the position taken by the United
States toward Mexico is officially con
firmed. The British foreign office de
clines to discuss the matter or express
any opinion on the ground that tho sub
ject Is too delicate.
SUFFRAGETTE MARRIES
WEALTHY DUTCHMAN
LONDON, JulyViS, Ml.s Iner Mllhol.
land, the New York woman's suffragist,
was married today In this city to Bugcnj
Bolssevaln, a wealthy Dutchman, wlwsa.
home la in Amsterdam.
NEW YORK, July 15. Miss Inez Mll
holland Is the daughter ot John Mllhol
Innd, a wealthy New York lawyer, and
k herself a practicing lawyer with offices
In tho financial district. She lias been
prominent .In woman 'suffrage work since
her graduation from Vassar several years'
ago and has appeared In her professional
capacity In legal cases affecting the con
dition of working girls. She beaded the
hut woman suffrage parade-In this city
aschlef color bearer.
Mil Mllholland sailed with her family
for Europe about two weeks ago.
BEATRICE GIRL HAS BONE
IN HER NECK DISLOCATED
BEATRICE, Neb., July 15.-(Speclal.)
Miss Ella Piper of this city was seriously
Injured by being thrown from a buggy
in a runaway Sunday. A small bone In
her neck was dislocated, and she was
unconscious for some time after the acci
dent. The vehicle In which she was rid
ing was completely smashed.
The' funeral of Henry William Car
stons, the young man wlio was drowrfed
In the Blue river southeast of Beatrice
Sunday, was held today. Interment was
In Evergreen -Jlome cemetery.
An automobile driven by William Eby
of Lanham ran Into the buggy of William
Dungan Sunday night, smashing It badly.
Mr. Dungan was thrown out, but escaped
torlQUs Injury.
Dr. II. E. Dlers was overcome by heat
yueterday afternoon and for a time his
condition was serious. He was reported
bettor today.
The Weather
For Nebraska-Ocnerally fair Wednes
day; slightly cooler east portion; mod
erate winds.
Kor Iowa Generally fair Wednesday:
slightly cooler central and west portions;
light to moderate winds.
temperature nt Oniuliti Yeaterday.
ifour. Ttg.
5 a. in. . 77
a. m 77
7 a. in 80
- "a. m 60
, t try a. m iu
L, 10 a. m 84
WW i:m H
u m.,,. m
1 P. m...,, 94
2 p. m 96
t I i T 3 p. m. 8
d. m .. .101
91
8 p. m 94
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MICHAELSONJOUND GUILTY
Commissioners, After Hearing, Vote
Sustaining His Discharge.
SLIPPED BY X REQUISITION
Commissioner Wlthnelt Snyn Subor
dinate o( Onlrr by Hint for
Automobile- nine Com on
Statu! nn Withe.
who was discharged by Commissioner j
Charles II. Wlthnell for "disparaging the.
head of the department." was given a
hearing before the city commission yes-
terday afternoon and by the unanimous I
vote of six commissioners the charges
were found true and the eiccmcian win
discharged, the dismissal to toKe citect
at once.
Wlthnell accused Mlcl.aclscn of having
slipped a requisition for bh automobile
for himself and' family past him and tho
electrician admitted having displayed,,
with considerable glee, the requisition,
but he denied having written It. Through
out the sultry afternoon the deep, dark
mystery of who wrote that requisition (
deepened and remained unsolved to me
end.
Witnesses were called In numbers by
the cltv, whose camt was handled by
John A. Bine, the city nttorney. while
John Paul Urecn ami Harry Zlmman,
attorneys for Mlchaelsen, contented
themselves with Mlchaelscn's testimony.
Blue himself took the stand nnd wan
examined by Assistant City Attorney
Lambert. He testified that Mlchaelsen
had called at his office and without In
vestigation proceeded to roast his su
perior. . . , .
-Ho nM Wlthnell was Incompetent,
disqualified, not on tho square and that
he could put anyinins over un .
nine, referring to Mlchaclsen's volun
teered "Information." "The general trend
of his remarks was to slur WltUncll and
to show that he held him In great con
tompt." Five Week' Vacation.'
Asked by Breen If he know of his own
knowledge It he kVew that Mlchaelsen
wks grossly negligent of duty and had
Uqucntly been absent from his office
wrten he ought to have been there, Rine
""Sometimes 1 take a day off and on
lhls particular day that 1 remember, I
sawMlchaelsen and some friends eating
and Urlnklng In Maurer's cafe. It was
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
"What were you doing there?"
"As I was saying'
"Do you'ask the mayor to let you oft
In such cases?" .,
"1 have asked him several times,
Rine replied.
Breen' attempted to switch the Mich
atlscn defense to the proposition that
he had absented himself from his office
to engage in tornado relief work.
'Ho was away flvo weeks on that oc
casion." said IWthncll. "and nothing was
said ot it. Wo arc not fighting the case
! Ha didn't ask mo for a
WR ihatmereiy .howa
Z W. Jo 'respect for hl superior f-
gaged In relict worn anu w-...
asked me for a leave of absence." Police
Commoner Rvder volunteered.
Breen 'allowed Mlelaon (to cU "
own story ' On cros,examlnatton t.y
,own ,i Monlwl havin
nine tne electrician - - -
oi.. rtnrinir tho conversation m
Bine's office from which tho attorney had
rt "That he was a fool to get to
work early while employed by the city.
Do you deny that you made that state
ment?" nine asked, -bristling.
"Repoat the question." Mlchaelsen de
manded, and the reporter repeated.
"I Would have been a fool to have mado
thatatement." Mlcheleen declared.
"And you maintain there Is as much
truth in this denial as In anything elso
you have testified to."
"I do '
Bine slammed his notes on the table
and abruptly quit the examination.
W. B. Whltehorn. John W. Simpson,
J. Flynn, Thomas Isttt. Miss Florenco
Hoyo and others testified, principally to
prove the city's allegation that Michael-,
sen had displayed the requisition and
gloated over It, seeking to bring Wlthnell
intttdlsreputc.
Nobody knew anything about the requi
sition, except Mlchaelsen who found It on
his desk. He said he did not know who
had written It and that It was not written
under his direction. Miss Hoye, his ste
nographer testified that she did not
write It.
Wlthnell admitted the probability of
having signed the requisition. He said
many papers came on his desk and be
cause he trusted Mlchaelsen to seo that
they were all right he signed without
examination.
Wlthnell said he had gone an often as
three or four times a week to Michael
sen's office and found him out. with no
. w..;.
way to reacn mm. uiciicu b hui-
i,.l,l.noll If hA nnliM li frill nil
lirB ho piv u - ..- I
. . ... . . . . L . . I . T. I . nl.
in his oince mosi oi mo huid. iho
jected to the question and the mayor, ae
chairman of the council, sustained the
objection.
Hlno attacked Mlchaelsen for doing
work for private concerns and for pri
vate profits while employed by the city
Mlchaelsen admitted this, 'but raid he
always, during the ten.years he had
been in office, took care of his own
work first.
Here' Breen rose with great dellbera'
tton to hi. e rd in a loud Instructor, turned; over in Cake Michigan
... . , . ...i.- -ti-- rv,- i
manded to know it John -A. Rine ever
had any private clients. AVhen the laugh'
tcr died down Rine shouted;
"I do not. My time goes entirely to
the city."
"Then It's because you couldn't gatoh
clients." "
"I've turned them away."
"Welt, the legal department .of the city
has not followed that rule unanimously."
"I'm apeaklng only for myself," said
Rine.
Breen Insisted on showing, for Mlchael
sen', 'that Wlthnell had on three saparaU
occasions overriden Mlchaelsen. rulings,
to khe .detriment of the city. Rine pro
tested that Wlthnell was not on trial
and' Mayor Dahlman kept Eeen to the
case. In hand.
ALLEN JUDGE ADVOCATE
O FSTATF NATIftMAI. GUARD
'from a Btaff Correspondents
LINCOLN. July 15.-(BpeclaM-Uenry
Allen of Central City has been annolntrd
Judge advocate general of the Nebraskn
NatioVial Guard by Governor Morehead
to flll'the vacancy cai'el by the removal
Of Frtd J. Mack of Albion, to Florida.
L
Earnings of "Trusts" Make Clear a
Big Increase for Preceding
Twelve Months.
TAX IS THIRTY-SIX MILLIONS
Net Gain Dividends EXCCCO JJOUr
Hundred Millions.
rncT nv fippn ATTftN MORE
COST OF . OPERATION
. . . ,
wngca xam xjuu uuu mvc
tcrial Used Go Up.
FEW DECREASES ARE REVEALED
Table of Annemnnentn Shown Only
Ten Out ot More Than Sixty
Itevenue DIMrlctn Sink
ing Returns.
WASHINGTON, July .-Corporations
In the United States earned J3.aH.000.OW
above all expenses during the calendar
year of lpl2, exceeding all previous rec
ords since tho enactment lot tho corpora
tlontax law by MOO.OOO.OOO. This banner
showing was divulged by tho compilation
today of assessments made by Commis
sioner William H. Osbom of tne Internal
revenue bureau, under the corporation
tax law.
The Increased prosperity of the cor
porations is expected to 'yield tho federal
government more than 3S,OO0.O0Ov Includ
ing $3,000,000 of omitted taxes for previous
years. This represents mo greatest
amount of corporation taxes ever as
sessed by the treasury, exceeding tho
roturns.fOf the previous year by J7.000.000.
Most of the assessments already havo
been paid, but some of them will be the
subject of litigation.
It. F. Spccr, chief of the corporation
tax division of the treasury today said
that the corporation earnings indicated
that business conditions of 1012 were bet
ter than any previous recorded year.
The great net growth of J400,lp00,000 wag
mado he added, despite increases in cor
porate Indebtedness and In wage scales.
The total number of corporations during
1912 was about 310,000, an Increase of 7
per cent over 1911 and compared with
Increases of 6 per cent In MTU over 1910
and less than 4 per cent Jn HIQ over 1909.
About 15,000 corporations ''failed to make
returns for 1312 earnings nndaro subejet
to penalties. v
The table of assessments showed "that
out of more than sixty revenuo districts
making return only ten showed de
creases. Of these the first -district ot
Wisconsin disclosed the most pronounced
falling off, the amount being J72.MZ.
Hawaii came next with a decrease of
$23,W3. In the remaining eight districts
comparatively small decreases were dis
closed. will -wtmsmr
of the Philippines
WASHINGTON. July lSJ-Oscar Terry
Crosby, president of several publlp utility
corporations at Wilmington, Del.; Chester,
Pa., and Trenton, N. J., Is being con
sidered by President Wilson for governor
general ot the Philippines. Unless present
plans are changed his nomination prob
ably will go to the senate this week.
Mr. Crosby's home Is at Warranton,
Va., though he waa born In Louisiana.
Ho is an electrical engineer by profession,
was graduated from West Point In 1S82
rand reihxncd from tho army after several
years' service In the corps of engineers.
Mr. Crosby's interests In world affairs
and particularly those of the orient,
which Is believed to have been considered
by the president as one of his qualifi
cations, led him In 1900 to explore portions
ot Abyssinia and the Soudan and in 1903
portions of Turkestan and Thibet.
It Is President Wilson's Intention to
nominate a governor general and make
two other changes In the Philippine com
mission very coon that the new officials
may become settled In their duties before,;
wic icgiKiuiuru mcciB in uciouer.
Body of Millionaire
Found in Wabash
TERRK HAUTE, tnd.. July 15.-The
body of James McGregor, a wealthy min
ing man of Salt Lake City, who has. been
missing from the home of relatives here
for a week, was found In the Wabash
river late yesterday. It Is believed he
suffered lan attack of heart trouble while
i i . . . , ,
: wu-mniB uiuhb ui, intr ui.im aim icii
Into tho stream. McGregor, who was (B
years old. owned valuable mlnlnsr Drooertv
In Utah and had Interests In the lead
and sine district near Jopllri. Mo.
iifrtrtnismtirk irnnni nr
YEAR OF PROFITS
DNS
UPSETS IN THE LAKEineylV n n(1 18 unopposed for
j reflection, now holds office by appoint-
CHICAGO. July l.-Harold McCot- j ot the governor. His former term
mick'a reqently purchased hydro-aero-1 "P'red March 4, and emergency nPPolnt
nlane. driven bv Max Lllll. an aviation ! went was made for the period until the
making a turn one of the nontoom chosen. Meantime the popular election
"stubbed" a wave. Llllle was thrown , amendment was ratified.
clear of the machine and clung to It unt.l iitir-cecnoT
rescued. Llllle had been skimming over (BANK OF JVI KttorUn I
the lake for half an hour when tho accl.j RESUMES BUSINESS
dent occurred, Mr. MoCorrhlck, a son-ln-
law of John D. Rockefeller, was-not pre.- j P1TTSnURaH. Pa.. July lS.-The First
ent. but score, of bather, along the beaeh j N(lUonal bank ot McKeesport. which
witnessea tne misnap. xne -m.nine wa.
saved.
TWO SOLDIERS SHOT DURING
RAID ON STURGIS RESORT
STURGIS. 8. D., Ju?y 15.-tBneclal Tele,
cram.) An attempt wau made last night
aboi)t 10 o'clock to raid the place of
Alice Tubbs In red light district north
of Sturgl. with the result that Ben
Kotrle of K troop, First cavalry of Kort
Meade was .hot and died about mid
night. Joseph C Minor of the same troop
was also wounded and there I. danger ot
gangrene .etUng In. Mr.. Tubbs, pro-
i prletor of the place, and six inmate, aro
In the county Jail here awaiting develop-
ment.. What caused the trouble I. not
known at thl. time.
ill "" ' METROPOLITAN J ' mk
' ". . ffWATEH DimiCTWrlMM
51 - j& AoroM"A mm
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
COX CONTRADICTS MULHALL
Bay State Man Denies Raising Fund
to Aid Littlefield. .
BLACKLIST OF CONGRESSMEN
Mnnafnctarera Aliened to Ilnve Told
Wntnon to Ret Certain Mem-
bera I.oheck'a Name Is
v
on the LUt.
i BaTON,vJuhrl5.C. C; Cox, who was
erroneously decilbed. us Vfornie treiis-.urijhMuactfulqlfHtntf.icohinilt-teeHJlb&0l
Tnv'esTlisatlon nt Wash
Ihgton.yeatcrrtAjv la. the father of Alfred
E. Co: of Maiden, who was chairman ot
the republican state finance committee
tctv years ago.
Coldnel Martin M. MulliaJ! .was quoted
as saying In his testimony that C. C. Cox
told him of ratling 120,000' In and about
Boston for the fight ior1' Cfitiirressmaat
Littlefield of Maine and against Samuel
Gompers.
The ydunger Cox; whose fjrm Is n mem
ber of the' National Manufacturers' asso
ciation, said today: .
"I knew Colonel Millhall when he came
on to, Boston. I don't jrcmomber any such
thing as lie states. I never knew him
while I was chairman of the finance
committee of tho state committee. It
was not until some time afterward .that
I met him. I did not know him as a poli
tician; only In connection with the Na
tional Manufacturers' association, where
our firm are members. My father, C, C,
Cox, was neve? treasurer of the repub
lican state commltteo or anything like
It."
ISInekllNt of Conirressmen.
Senator Reed Introduced a memoran
dum which Mulhall said was a "black
)st of congrebSmcn. Mulhall thought It
(Continued on Paso Two.)
Georgia Will Elect
First Senator Under
New Amendment
ATLANTA, Ga.. July IB. Provisions ot
the newly ratified seventeenth amend
ment to tho federal constitution wero
put Into effect today for the, first tlm
when voters of Georgia cast direct balloU
in the election oi a unueo. biuics sen
ator. The election was for selecting a
f enator to succeed Augustus A. Bacon
' for. the remainder of the-ferm ending
i March 4. 1919. . v CTj
! Senator Bacon, whg.was'Vomlnated to
uoceed nlmself at B. democratic primary
i m-ll of the
summer, when a uccrssor wa to
nln, - ... Aaot. a Drecautlonary
mea.ure a weeK ago, ye.teraay resumed
builne.s this morning on 'advice, from
the' Trea.ury department.
-The National Capital
Tuesday, Jnly IS, iOI3.
The Senate,
1
In .e.slon 2 p. m.
Ijobby Inve.tisatlng committee contin
ued hearing Mulhall testimony.
Finance committee democrat, approve-1
Chairman Simmon.' tariff bill report,
which will be submitted Thursday.
The House,
Met at noon.
Took up Newland. bill amending Krd-
' ma" -cl r mediation and arbrtratlpn of
liSplojrei. ulWMn ia nelr
Only Changing the Name
May Raise Bryan's
Salary So He Can
Stay at His Post
WASHINGTON, July 15,-Senator Bris-
tow Introduced a resolution today aimed
at Becrctary Bryan's recent statement
that he jas obliged to go 'on a lecture
tour because oi an Insufficient official
salary, calling on1 President Wilson ' tu
"fepqrt, wht.alary .wpi(ld ba4 uioerjJ.
foenable iar.ABryarV to -remain perman
ently at his post. 'Objection 'of democratic
T)iij BrlttoW resolution called attention
to Mr. Ilrykn'j prededessora who served
wlth sMaHos ranging from &,tM to J 8,000
and declared that "nt one of. them was
compelled to neglect the duties of his
office because of -the meagerncss of the
salary."
It stated that the salary was Increased
to $12,000 in 1911, but that the "groat
Commoner, who now occupies that office
has stated that the salary ot 11,000 a
month la not sufficient to enable him to
live comfortably and that he Is com
pelled to neglect his duties and go on
the lecture platform to esrn a living."
Attention was called further to the
Mexican, Japanese, British and other in
ternational questions before the State de
partment which tho resolution alleged
arc not receiving full consideration,
Prompt Ileply Ankeil.
It ended by requesting tho president to
give prompt attention to tho matter and
report to congress what salary would be
sufficient so that congress could "re
Hovo the country of the great loss It
suffers In being deprived of the services"
of the secretary of state, during tha time
he may be on the lecture platform
Reading of the resolution waa greeted
by broad smiles on the republican ,slde.
Senators Kern, Lewis and other demo
crats were 'on their feet before It was
ccncluded and objected to Its considera
tion. Under the rules ot the senate It
went over until the next session.
Senator Williams, democrat, who had
not heard the Introduction of the resolu
tion, demanded to know who was re
sponsible for It.
"In my weak way I have tried to ex
press my views of the existing situa
tion" returned Mr. Brlstow.
Russia Demands
Full Autonomy for
Outer Mongolia
PEKING, China, July 15.-Rus.la today
suddenly presented to the Chinese govern
ment new demands requiring recognition
of the full autonomy of outer Mongolia,
declaring China to be suzerain only, bind
ing China to accept Russian Intermedia
tion and roclgnlclng all the rights con
ceded to Russia by the agreement, and
protocol signed at Urga, tho capital of
Mongolia, on November 3, 1812.
These four new demands are submitted
by Russia In substitution for the recently
proposed ngreoment which ha. not yet
been signed and which Russia announces
It ha. decided to annul.
BothVhouses'of the Chinese Parliament
have been hastily summoned to consider
the demands. Strong opposition to them
is Voiced by both Chinese and foreigner,
and great excitement prevails at the un
expected turn of events.
One Killed and Two
Hupt in Auto Upset
CEDAR RAPIDS. la,, July 15,-J. D.
Johnson or Webster, la., aged 23, was
killed when an automobile driven by
Anna Harrington turned turtle last night.
Pessle Kertrom, aged II, had an arm
bioken and Archie Pirle, a shoulder
Made broken. Johnson had been picked
jui by the automobile after hi. motor-
C)Cio Drone uuvui.
THOMAS ROASTS WALL ST.
Colorado Senator Says it Caused
' Panio of '93.
CLEVELAND PARTY TO" DEAL
He Hnya If Panic Follow- New Tariff
lllll It Will tin Caused l- Infln
encea thnt Produced the'
Other One. I
WASHINGTON. . July lS,-jenator
-Thomas-democrat, of Colorado,- in -a
'speech today," defending the AVIIson tariff
bill-of 1S93 from responsibility for the
fiiliihclal panlo which followed, charged
former President Ciovolahd and the Now
Tprk banks with conspiracy to precipi
tate a calamity to force the repeal or
the Sherman silver act.
Though denouncing tho U93 bill as "a
most miserable pretense of tariff re
form," he branded the New Vork Htobk
exchange a. the "most prodigious gam
bllng hell" of any ago and "the Monto
Carlo of American flnanco." '
It Is the swindlers' paradise," ho con
tinued, "It Is a- huge vamplr that sUck.
tho blood from the arteries of Industry.
It Is an unincorporated, Irresponsible
monstrosity beyond th-pale' of laws. H
Is the antithesis or fair dealing and com
mon honesty. It has sanctified specula
tion. It Is the most pernicious and cor
reding Influence In the land."
"If disaster, whose coming Is now so
freely predicted, shall overtake u In tho
near future. It will be caused, not by
tho enactment of the pending tariff bill,
but by- the same Influences which- pro
duced 'It before. I don't say they will
do It. 1 don't think they will do It. They
have no partnership with the administra
tion. That has boon dissolved by the
people,"
Petition Filed for
State.Referendum
On Liability Law
(From a 8taff Correspondent)
v MNCOL.N, July W.-(8pcclal.)-Anson
H. BIgelow, William N. Jameon. George
K, Norman president ot the Omaha Cen
tral Iibor unhmi J. W. Light, secretary
of the Stationary Engineers' union; John
Polcan, secretary of the Central Iabor
union, and Mr. Stockwell, all of Omaha,
appeared at the office of the secretary
ot state this afternoon and presented
for filing a petition signed by 32,000
voters asking for a referendum on tho
employers' liability act passed by the
last legislature.
J. A. C. Kennedy of Omaha, repre
senting several liability Insurance com.
panics, with F. M, Coffey of Lincoln, a
labor representative, appeared alto to
Bee that the petition was properly filed,
tho 'law requiring that a petition of this
kind be filed with the sooretary of state
In the presence of the governor and rep
resentatives of those favorable and un
favorable to the petition.
BURGLAR IS SHOT BY
SALT LAKE CITY OFFICER
SALE LAKE CITY, Utah. July IS.
George Howell, 25 years old, waa shot
and probably fatally wounded at day.
break today as he emerged from a drug
store, which he and an unidentified com
panion had robbed. A special agent of
the Denver &. Rio Grande railroad shot
the man and, It Is believed, wounded the
other, who escaped. The burglar, en
tered the store by breaking a window
and rifled the cash register.
GIRL JOY RIDER IS
FATALLY INJURED
RLOIK, lit., July .-Joy riding late
last night tost one girl's life and re
sulted In the Injury of four other person,
one of whom Is In a critical condition.
All of the occupants of the automobile
were residents or Elgin.
NEWLANDS BILL IS
PASSED BY CONGRESS
WITHOUTfiOLL CALL
Measure to Amend Erdman Aot Goes
Through House and Senate With
out Any Opposition.
EXPECTED TO AVERT STRIKE
It is Satisfactory to Railway Em
ployes nnd Employers.
IT PROVIDES FOR MEDIATION
If This Fails Arbitrators Are to Bo
Appointed.
ERIE IS DISTURBING FACTOR
Uefnunl of Itnad o He Party to Any
Action that May flennlt In Raise
In Wsrfs Complicates i
Mttintton. "y
WASHINGTON. July 1S.-TI10 Newlands
Mil, revising tho Krdman law to provide
arbitration ot wnge disputes Irt a manner
satisfactory to railways and their em
ployes, passed the house today without
n roll call and was hurried to the senate, '
which was waiting to pa.s It for Pre.i
dent Wilson's signature.
Tho senate passed the Newlands bill
wlthoiit a roll call and It was hurriedly
prepared for transmission to the Whit
House, whero President Wilson waa
ready to sign it.
The house Judiciary committee at art
early moeting today agreed to the Kew-
lands bill for amending the Erdman act
In a manner satisfactory to the railroads
Bnd their employes Two amendments
were determined on by tho committee.
One alms to make impossible any con',
tructlon that woutd authorize court, by
Injunction or otherwise to compel an em.
ploye to labor. The other waa to pro
Vide detail, for tiling the awards with
district courts. '
In It. perfected fonn the new law
would furnish machinery expected to
open up the possibilities ot arbitration,
and federal mediation.
Ilonril of Conciliation.
The new law would establish the
"United States Board of Mediation and
Conciliation," to consist ot a federal
"commlslon of mediation and conciliation"
and two qther officials ot the government
to be designated by the president. This
board could be -appealed, to to Intervene.
In a railroad labor dispute -by either
party and would first use Its best effort.,
by mediation and conciliation, to brinir
the disputant, to ait agreemnt. Failure
would be followed by an attempt on tho
part of- the board to Induce the parties
to subrnlt their controversy to arbitra
tion, and. in case of arbitration. sDeeital
.board pf either three of six mediator,
i ; i. 1.1. , i. - -V.. i iiiv -i j . in.
employes.
Arhttrdtlon under (he new law would
be undertaken only after a definite agree
ment had been, made by both parties to
abide by, the, decision of the arbitration
board fOr a stated period.
Krle la Disturbing Factor.
NKW YOItK, July 15,-The status ol
tho Erie, railroad may be the. first ques-l
tlon demanding solution when proceed-,
Ings are' started under the proposed New-,
landsi law looking .to the arbitration ot
the demands ot the conductors and train-1
men against tho, eastern railroads. Erio
Officials said ngdln toaay that they re
fused to bo a party to any arbitration
and the union leaders contend that no
read can be dealt with Individually, Thla
might deadlock the proceedings unless
one or the other modified it. stand, or
tome 'compromise were reached.
Neither tho union leader, nor the con
ference 'committee of railroad managers
. . a, . , . . I -
fureu to uiacusn mu rric i;igo launy,
although both side, held meetings to talk
over tho armistice agreed on at Washing
ton yesterday.
W. S. Carter, president of the Brother.
hood ot Firemen and Enginomen, met
with a. committee of that union today to
draw up a set of specifications In which
it Is alleged the railroads have not In all
respects lived up to the terms ot the re
cent award In the firemen's case. This
will be submitted to tho conference com
mittee tomorrow.
MRS. CORNWALLIS-WEST
IS GRANTED A DIVORCE
LONDON, July 16. A decree of divorce
was granted today to Mrs. George Corn-wallls-West,
formerly Lady Randolph
Bpenccr Churchill, a daughter or the lata
Leonard Jerome of New York. Tho decree
may be made absolute In six months.
The grounds for granting the decree
were statutory desertion and misconduct.
The hearing lasted only a few mlnutesf
The Two
Merchants
"Oh, I am out of the news
papers these days; It does not
pay to advertise in Su.rt.mer
weather," remarked a mer
chant. "I advertise all the year around."
eald another merchant. "I don't
believe In letting things get slaok.
1 keep boosting business all the
time. If there 1b business, and
there la at all times. I'm going
to get my share of .It."
Which merchant da you think
does the most business?
The second merchant, of
course.
No spiders spin web across
his doorway.
People are too busy going in
and out; too busy buying,
He 1. a wideawake, merchant,
constantly doing something Inter
esting and constantly appearing
In the newspapers with newsy ad
vertisements concerning his atopa
and its offerings.
He Is a wise merchant whose
slogan it is: "It pays to ad
vertise in Summertime and all
the time."