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    The Omaha DaIly Bee
Ail well bo out of the world as
out of style. The advertising
columns of The Boo constttuto a
continuous stylo show.
THE WEATHER.
Fair; Warmer
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VOL. XLUI-NO.. 108.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1913-SIXTEEN PAGES,
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
DEMAND SENATORS
EITHER RESIGN OR
STAY ON THE JOB
leaders of Both Sides Say Abicnt
Members Should Be Brought Baok
by Force if Necessary.
RECENT PROCEEDINGS A "FAROE"
DAYTON TAXES SECRETARY OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
STATE BOARD TAKES
Your Brave Unole Sam
HUERTA OFFERS TO
DISCOUNT CUSTOMS
DUTIESJ ADVANCE
Normal Bo
era in
' State
Rending
Jonvention.
Dictator Raises Tariff Fifty Per Cent
FEELING IS BEING WORKED UP
Then Proposes to Sell Certifi
cates at Lower Rate.
Executives of Association Astounded
at the Action.
SIDEMMpk
aYtOTassSHsaieaOb
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Body in . Humiliating Position is
Assertion of Cummins.
ABSENTEES 'WIRED TO RETURN
Seventeen Democrats Away to Thirty
One in Washington.
MORE REPUBLICANS ARE GONE,
JilnrtJn In Citpltat to Twenty-ElKht
Awnya from Cnpltap Serctrants-n(-Arnu
Benin to Sconr
tho City.
WASUI NOTON, Oct. 21. Demands that
senators either "resign or bo to Work,"
that, absent member bo brought back lo
Washington by the use of "any force
that may be necessary," and that "the
miserably pretense" of trying to do busi
ness without iunrum'6q ended, marked
today??Bekjlpn of ttio senate.
Idor;Sf oth ilde Joined In the de
mind "that the'farCe" Of -jrjgccnt senate
TitYir.rTillnira ho nded. Senator LaFol-
Icttc. leadlnc tho flcht for the enactment
of the seaman's bill, be pan the attack on'
j-- .... s
senate absentees, ma ll was xaxeiv up
and vigorously endorsed Uy Senator Kern,
democratic leader, and by senators Jjarao,
Cummins, hspubllcans and others.
artMn(nv (StnimlnaJ i. lit tho bodV had
allowed Itself to ge Into a "humiliating
fcoalllon'' and Senator Ucrh added tltat
members should be kept In Washington
and 'compelled to take up Important sub
jects put off.
f V'l am In favor of the exercise of all
the powers at our command ,j bring a
quorum' here, declared Senator Kern,
the democratic leader. "It will be very
uhfortiinato for us to surrender to the
absentees and give up work. It would
be a confession to tho world that-the
senate was unable to carry on tho busi
ness entrusted td It."
His figures showed thirty-one demo
crats In Washington and seventeen ab
sent and nineteen republicans In Wash
ington and twenty-eight absent
A double, roll call brought 'ltf only f orty
flfyi0&t ,; sergeantsWams bf
W? mir Wssh,liwte K aVsMifW,
IterwjOl,-absent JnatorswwteJe
graphed to return to WasWogton.
Cdioniesof Berlins
- Found in Note Sent
to Extort Money
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Chtmlsti employed
by the postal authorities discovered today
colonies of germs In a letter sent to ex
tort money from Mrs. Frederick Steel,
a -wealthy suburban restdent The' letter
.warnedMrs. Steele that It contained 2,000
000 malignant bacilli, with which she was
Infected by opening It and demanded a
sum of money In return for a supply of
the only serum that could euro her. In
dications or the presence of a. germ cul
tuio were found by the government chem
utfable to .state
the nature of the disease they might
convey.'
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RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
BUSINESS QFW. 0f ELLIS,
- CINCINNATI. O.. Oct Xl.-Insolvency
judge Warner today appointed Philip C.
Fosdlck receiver for the harness and
leather- business of William C. Ellis.
, .prominent Clnclnnattan now under arrest
' )n Chicago after confessing to the mur
er or his wife In that city.
A creditors' petition set out that Bills
business Is without ft head and some one
is needed with authority to preserve It
for the benefit ot creditors and for the
two children of Ellis. Fosdlck Is a brother-in-law
ot Ellis.
The Weather -
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday;
For Omaha, Council Blu'fs and Vicinity
h-Falr; unsettled and' warmr.
Y eranernturc ai Omaha Yesterday-.
Hour. Deg.
f O tU III JU.
U rri 20
7 ft. m 5
Ss a. ni
9 a. in 20
E 10 a. m 2s
u a. m 2D
12 m so
1 . jr. 21
2 D. III XT
E s " 35
D P. HI 99
D. in 7
6 P. m 38
7 p. m t.. 38
a. ro . t. 34
Comparative tocat Record.
iil uti-1911. ma
Highest yesterday a S o n
JjowMt yesterday 10 40 S3 3S
Mean temperature "J 41
Precipitation 00 .01 ,00 ,00
Temperature and precipitation depart
tures from the normal:
Normal, temperuture 55
Deficiency for the day 23
Total excess tlnce March 1 us
Normal precipitation ,07 Inch
Deficiency for the day 07 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 30,31 Inches
(Deficiency since March 1 6.38 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 3 35 Inch's
Deficiency for cor. period, 1S11.1J.5B inshes
Reports from 8 tattoos at T P. M.
Ration and Bute Temp. High- Baln
of Weather. 7 p.m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, raining 34 3 01
uavenport. clear SB g.1 .00
jjenver, ciouay S3 SI ,00
!Tes Moines, clcsdy M l .Crt
rodge City, pt. cloudy... SS f .00
Lander, rslnlng 40 M .00
North Platte, raining-...., tit a .or
Omaha, clvudy .,- :t8 jg .0)
Pueblo, cloudy , C! 6$ .00
Ilupld City, cloudy M .00
Halt Lake City, clear.... OS 32 .0)
Santa Fee. pt cloudy.... SS 03 ,uo
Sheridan, raining 42 3 .is
ftoux Oty. pt. cloudy... S3 33 ,00
(Valentine, cloudy 43 IS .00
It. A. WELSH, Xxeal Forecaster.
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' CsssssLllVsW BlVsm.
.IT.GUnj) - Commissioner
CeTtr. Clizh cT Omaha -J5rrs. Cm fail
ASS. of CfmmrKJsJ Sccrefai-1 c S .
GUILD ACCEPTS BETTER JOB
Commissioner SignB Three-Year Con
tract with City of Dayton.
TO RECEIVE $10,000 A YEAR
Uela Four Thonanriit n Year Increase
Over SnliVy In Omaha Chosen
from Amonff Nntir Appli
cants for Position.
Commissioner J, M. Guild of the Omaha
Commercial club has been cboson by tho
Dayton, J., Commercial club as commis
sioner there at a salary of 310.000 a year,
tils resignation was accepted- by the
executive committee ot the Omaha Com
mercial club at a meeting Tuesday after
noon. He goes to Dayton on a three
year contract. His salary In Omaha was
30.000 a -year.
The candidates for the position at Day
Ion were numerous. Mr. Guild was
chosen, from among a large, number ot
able men In this lino of work. Mr.
Guild's prominent connection with ttw
tornado relief work In Omaha is said
to have had much to. dp. with the choice
payton .made..
.Ho WM-intUe a jBtmbr'tof tba pper
sting committee of " the general tornado
rVllet'comiUce-irlri: tia.t"poSltnaa-!
excspuonaiiy acuvs ana seaious in ths
relief work. Members of tho operating
6cmmltteo. scarcely, slept for the first
two weeks immediately following tho
tornado, and Mr, Guild was always in
the front rank of the activities. Besides
this he kept up his work as commissioner
ot the. club, dodging rapidly between the
relief stations and' his offtco at the Com
mercial club, putting In nights when the
days would not sufflco.
Sorry to See Galld Go.
"It came to us rather suddenly," said
Chairman C. B. Yost of the executive
committee of tho Omaha ' Commercial
club. "We were all sorry to see Mr. Guild
go, but the people of Dayton offered him
a very nice salary, which was more than
we felt W ought to pay. All of the mem
bers expressed regrets at his leaving.
We have appointed a committee to select
s, successor In tho club here."
Mr. Guild's official title at Dayton will
bo executive secretary of the Greater
Dayton association, which is a body Just
now being formed there. It will take
over all the various activities of the old
Commercial club at that place, and will
In reality be the big commercial organisa
tion of that place. The association grows
out of some;of the reorganisation work
which followed the great flood of last
March. The association already has
some 6,000 members pledged and is ex
pected eventually to have a membership
of :o,oeo.
Mr, Guild is to be in Dayton to assist
In the organisation of the association.
'Dayton has asked" for him Just as soon
as he can come. He will likely go within
the next thirty days.
Commlasloncr Svcn Years,
It was over seven years ago that Mr.
Guild came to the Omaha Commercial
club as commissioner. It -was July 3,
1904. Prior to that time he was for five
years secretary of the South Omaha Live
Stock exchange. Prior to that time he
was for twelve and one-half years in the
offices in the various departments of the
Burlington : freight depot In Omaha. He
came to Omaha almost directly from
Scotland, having been bom In Dundee.
Mitohel Asked to
Appear Before Grand
Jury in New York
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 The grand Jury
drafted a letter today requesting John
Pu rroy Mltchsl, fusion candidate for
mayor, to appear before the body and
tell what he -knows about the alleged,
colonisation of voters by Tammany lead
ers. An Investigation of the matter was
set on foot yesterday after Charles V.
Murphy, leader of Tammany hall, had
taken cognizance of remarks with refer
ence to colonization attributed to Mr.
Mltchel and demanded an Inquiry as to
their truth or falsity.
POSSES HUNT BANDITS
WHO ROBBED MAIL
LITTLETON. Colo.. Oct. 31-Posse
headed by Sheriff J. W. McBroom or
Arapahoe county and Detectives Cole and
Maxwell of the Denver police force, had
fonnc no trace early today of the two
masked bandits who last night held up
Station Agent Ray Foy of the Atchison,
Topeka &. Santa Fe railroad, rifled a
ntall sack, attempted to dynamite ths
station safe and escaped. So far as
known they secured 'only 37 from ths cash
drawer at the station. Postmaster E. H.
Albertson stated that the. mall sack con
tained nothing ot value. Posses continued
ths search today
I
LINCOLN MEN RETALIATING
Getting Baok for Exposure of the
Registration Frauds.
THOSE ON PROGRAM MAY COME
Mnnjr Teachers Denoanco HnllnK ot
Body and Declare They Intend
to Go Even it They Lose
Their Pay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 21.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) A silent, rabid war Is being
waged In the ranks bf tho Nebraska
State Teachers' association.
Members ot the state normal board
have forbidden the normal teachers to
attend the stato teacners' convention In
Omaha next month.
Executives of Uie association, astounded
at this unprecedented action, will appeal
to the governor to rescind the order, and
failing there may take it to tho courts.
It Is charged by officials of the State
Teachers' association, In strict confidence
smong themselves, that the normal
board, controlled by Lincoln men or resi
dents of cities tributary to Lincoln, is
retaliating on Omaha for the exposure of
Lincoln's fraudulent registration ot
teachers last year.
Tho Lincoln Commercial club registered,
at Its own expenso, a large number of
tiachera who did not attend the meellnr,
Intending thereby to swing the voto on
the meeting place nnd force the selection
of Lincoln. '.-y N
Kxploln Their Action,
Members of the board say their action
is based on the sentiment among studasttn
In the normal schools who object to two
vacations in the month of November, ths
Thanksgiving holidays following on tho
heels of the state convention.
While teachers will not be given the
customary leave of absence thoso who
sro on tho program of the several di
visions of the association may attend the
convention long enough to deliver their
speeches. ,
Considerable activity prevails' among
among tne teacners, many ot wnpm de
nounce the state board's ruling ask de
clare 'they Intend to 'follow' precedent if
UiVyslTc6'tVIpe11aao"lt'-1lIt'VoB
sent of tfeo boardl,&B4 without Hy.
Mis. Eaton Wanted
Admiral Sent to the
Asylum for Insane
PLYMOUTH. Mass,, Oct a.-CondlUons
in the household of Admiral Eaton prior
to his death by poison last March, were
described by neighbors at the trial ot
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, the widow, to
day. A month before his death, Admiral
Eaton was planning to take Mrs, Eaton
with him on a trip to Panama, accord
ing to Samuel W, Baker, a. Rockland
optician. Baker testified that In Febru
ary, last, tho admiral told him that,
acting under commliston from President
Grant he had mads a survey for a canal
route across the Isthmus In 1371, and
that he looked forward with pleasure to
the trip that he and Mrs. Eaton were to
tako to see the completed cut.
Mrs. Eaton asked Uaker to assist her
In having the admiral committed to an
lr.sano asylum. She complained that her
husband, was dabbling in drugs and sho
fesred he would causa the death of mem
bers of the household.
Frank & Allger, a Rockland newspaper
man, testified about conversations with
Admiral and Mrs. Eaton. The admiral
said he objected to having June In tho
household because ot a story she had
circulated about him, Mrs. Eaton com
plained of her fears that her husband
would poison her.
Allger said that he did not consider
Admiral Eaton insane, but thought ho
showed oertaln peculiarities of speech and
manner, due perhaps to long service in
the army.
Frisco Receivers
Ask Permission to
Borrow Millions
ST. PAUL, Oct. 3t-Recelvers for the
Et. Louis & Ban Francisco railroad today
asked Federal Judge W. II. Sanborn to
sign an order authorizing them to lesde
I10.000.coo In" receivers' certificates with
which to pay the preferred and Car trust
Claims. Objections were raised by Frank
D. Kellogg, who represents the 323,000,000
holdings of the New Orleans, Texas &
Mexico road, a subsidiary of tho St.
Louis & Ban Francisco railroad. Judge
Sanborn granted delay until Monday for
the filing ot official objection. .
It was said at ths hearing the re
ceivers' certificates will not materially
affect the holders of the 33.000.000 of
bonds of the Texas Southern, but that
the money raised by the sale ot this Is
sue will be used to pay all first lien
claims and preferred claims against the
Frisco.
In case the New York bondholders raaka
no formal objection before Monday the
.bearing will not be held and the orders
will be signed bf the court
WILLIAM SULZER WILL
SPEAK AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Oct tl.-Wllllam Sul
ser has accepted an Invitation to speak In
Kansas City, In a inessage from him re
ceived here today by J. L. Woods Merrill,
Mr- Bulier says: 1
"Will speak in Convention n on my
impeachment and expose corr tion and
graft in state of New York Will advise
date later."
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Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
PRICE OF BREAD TO 60 UP
So Deolarcs President Ortman of Ne
braska Master Bakers.
EVERYTHING HAS INCREASED
Prlee of Labor and Materials Oat of
hl Tfcl I ?rsp.rea
J-.;. la Their CosK-
"Proper sanitation and absolute purity
demand-that the baker Increase the prtc
of his products," said C. W. Ortman,
president of Uie Nebraska Master Bakers'
association. In his opening, address to tho
fifth annual convention at the Hotel
Rome yesterday. "For some time tho
price of material has increased steadily.
yet the product of the baker has remained
the same fin price, It Is the tendency of
the American public In general to pay
such prices as will Insure quality.
"It Is undoubtedly true that the demand
of tho general public is so keen for purity
that the- future competition in the baking
Industry Is to be along tho lines ot effort
to produce better quality and not neces
sarily the same quantity. Tho baker who
is to succeed in this highly competitive
future condition must realize that the
bakery business is a science and art,
and not Just so much work and material.
Are for Kaaltatlea.
"Much Is said at every convention
about sanitation, but the desired results
have not been accomplished', simply be
cause of the lack of concerted action on
the part ot tho bakers themselves. Much
has been made and said of our state
and city inspection of bakeries by the
public and by the bakers themselves.
Our state Inspection is absolutely In
adequate ahd .clty inspection by the health
department Is a standing Joke, Not only
are the present systems of Inspection un
satisfactory to the knowing public, but
also t6 the bakers themselves. A system
ot Inspection Is desired whloh will be
fair to all classes of bakers and will re
sult n delivering to the public goods ot
quality."
He advocated a set of rules to be fol.
lowed In the inspection, and declared.
Such rules must ncssarlly be made, not
by politicians, but by practical bakers.
who realize that the establishment of
confidence Is essential to the enlarge
ment and growth of the bakfng Industry."
Some fifty at Convention.
Some fifty bakers had arrived before
noon for the fifth annual convention,
which Is to hold three days, E. V, Parrlab
of the Publicity Bureau of Omaha, gave
the address of welcome, and the responso
was made on bshalt of tho bakers by
Senator George Wols of Fremont. The
president's address and tho appointment
of committees completed the work of
the forenoon.
Yeste" day afternoon a dough demonstra
tion and a demonstration In preparing and
baking bread Is In progress at the Burns
Baking company plant Tho demonstra
tion is conducted by Prof. Jinn Snyder
of Minneapolis.
A theater party of the bakers attedned
the Orpheum last evening. Many of the
bakers brought their wives with them.
HIGHER COURT AFFIRMS
SENTENCE OF CUMMINGS
ALBANY. N. Y.. Oct 31 The state
court of appeals today unanimously af
firmed tho conviction of William J. Cum
mingi, a former official of the Carnegie
Trust company of New York.. Cummlngs
was sentenced to serve a term of not
more than eight years and eight months
for grand larceny In the first degree for
having diverted, the proceeds of checks
for 3110,000.
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
WILL BE MADE OF REDBUG
MADISON1. Wis.. Oct II -Tli. TTnl.
versity of Wisconsin has undertaken a
scientific Investigation of the bedbug to
determlue whether tho annoying Insect is
a factor In spreading disease, particularly
Uphold fever.
The National -Capital
Tneta)'t Oelober 31, IBIS.
Tho Senate.
Met at noon. ' "
Leaders on both sides .assailed lack ot
attendance,
Tho fclofete. v
Met at noon; ' . MfW -T'
XuVUesn Loader mn IfitMvi U
consent., to a re own while r'M rsnstir
wrks'twths-cuVrericV bW" SS
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THOUSANDS CONTINUE RUSH
:North Platte, Broken Bow and Valen
tine Still Objective Points.
TRAIN SERVICE OF THE MIT
All Cities Pnrnlah Abaaaaat Aeesm
inodallons and Croud Good Na
tnredly Helps Those Who Need
Aid In Ceding- to Hooths.
NOB.TH PLATTE, Neb., Oct n.(8pe
clal Tsle8ram.)-The registration today
has kept up steadily, a continuous line
ot people passing through ths booth. Two
thousand, seven hundred and ninety-one
had registered today up - to 4 o'vlovk,
when tho official count so far showed Si,-
iu. union Paclflo special train from
Grand Island brousht over 390 nunrn
all of whom had' registered within half
an hour. Many Of ths land seekers from
distant points are going out to Inspect thoJf.Vho. IT T1' fculty student
land. Mall clerks, porters and many otTC V of tn6 norml chool are completely
the. passengers on through trains take
advantage of train stops to register while
waning, tnis being possible on account
of excellent registration facilities.
Sleeping accommodations are mnl tn
care for all desiring to remain more tha,n
one day. Lists of nrlvat hnmu willinr
to accept roomers aro on file at informa
tion bureau located near the station and
at sit garages In tho city,
Judge Wltten. in charge of tho
opening, stated that notices will b mailed
to winner)! soon after their names, aro
drawn, Instructing' them to report at Hy
annla on .a certain day and at a rlvn
hour. The announcer calls out the ftnt
three ames and tho persona resDondinar
are conducted to a man room hm n
map of both reserves Is conspicuously
wmicu, snq irscis selected aro properly
(Continued on Page Two.)
Blaokmail Charge
Grows Out of Story
About Atlanta Murder
ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct JL Detectives In
Atlanta and Birmingham today were
working to uncover what they claim will
prove to be an attempt at blackmail in
connection with ths Pliagan murder case.
Other arrests may follow the detention
of Ira W. Fisher, who Is held on a
charge of criminal libel.
Fisher's statement that he could prove
another man and not Leo M. Frank
killed Mary Phagan, the factory sir!
murdered here last April, revived Inter
est In the unusual case. Attorneys for
Frank, who has been convicted an1 n.
fenced to hang, had Fisher brought to
Atlanta from Birmingham. After hear
In his story, in which he iuxmismI a
well known Atlanta furniture dealer of
the dime, the attorneys turned Fisher
over to local detectives.
Fisher was closely questioned by Chlsf
or Detectives Lanford and was con
fronted by tho man he accused of the
crime. Throughout the ordeal Fisher re
fused to alter his story.
According to police records Fisher has
been arrested four times in Atlanta.
charged with wife beating. He Is 3S
years old, After his last arrest Mrs.
Fisher filed suit for divorce. This casa
Is pending.
KEARNEY REBELS AT ACTION
Citizens and Students Roused at
Thomas' Dismissal,
XAM"JXEETIN.a AT THE SCHOOL
strong Fecllnsr In Kearney Among.
.KtMstsW Moa.M-Htorr at Who
KaaeMcAJaaJ, SHnoe Its
XXATSTKY, JiiT. OftL 3t.(ftfpecia
XXATkTKY, Heb., Os 3i.-(8pee!al Tel-
mSx STUS
... ... VJ WJ .(... ,. W-.f ....
the students of the Htnt'"Mnnml school
over tho action taken by tho State Board
Ot Education at Its Lincoln meeting Mon
day night In Mlemisslng Superintendent
Thomas of tho normal sohool.
A mass mooting ot the student body of
the institution was held In tho , chapel
rooms after tlio regular chapel period and
resolutions drawn and adopted to be sent
to the state board. It was feared for a
time that tho spirit ot rebellion would
prevail at the school and a strike ot tho
students was averted only upon tho ad
vice of the president, who statod that tho
Interests of the schoot overshadowed any
personal feelings. This loglo was ac
cepted by the student body after a great
deal of discussion from the many stu
dents assembled and tho resolution! w.
adopted.
A strong feeling exists In this city
against the action of the state board, and
the matter will be taken up by tho Kear
ney Commercial club and. business men
pf tho city. Ths faculty and student
-V - uviw v vuiiifiaHvi jr
rbrokon up over the matter, they knowing
as no other person can know tho value
Of, President Thomas' work in behalf of
tho Institution.
Makes No Statement.
Tho doctor will mako no itat.m.nf n.
day that In any way criticises the action
of ths stato board or any members of
tnat body. -VVhilo feeling that a great
Injustice has been heaped on his shoul
ders and upon tho reputation of the
(Continued on Page Three.)
Proposed Saise
in umaha Rates
Held Reasonable
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.,-Pmnn.is.l a.
snces In freight rates on various com
modities between cltJes In Missouri river
territory today were held by tha Tnr.
ststa. Commerce commission to be not
uiirwuunuuio. lompiaims or tne pro
posed Increases had been made by busi
ness interests of Kansas City, Omaha,
St. Joseph and Bloux City, and they were
suspendea pending investigation.
Freight rates on vegetables in tntxi
carloads and potatoes In hamnera. n.
acted by the. Florida Kast Coast railway
ti , .i i . . .. . ...
,iuii, .. .uriuav iwmws vo wmcago, m,, to
day were held by the Interstate Com.
meroe commission to be unreasonable and
excessive. The rates must be readjusted
within ninety days.
Garrison Released
by Court on Parole
HUDSON. N. Y.. OcL M. Jam., n
rlson, friend of ex-Governor Sulzer. uhn
has been confined In the Albany county
penitentiary since Septer.ber 18 for al
leged contempt of the assembly, will en
Joy his freedom until Friday. Runntm.
Court Justice Cochrane today after a
short argument on a writ ot habeas cor
pus sued out In Garrison's behalf ad
journed the esse until that time and pa
roled the prisoner in the
counsel. Garrison refused to answer ques
tion concerning statements attributed
to him that certain assemblymen were
bribed to -ote for the impeachment of
former Governor Sulzer,
UNITED STATES IS ACTIVE
is
Steps' Taken to Insure Safety of Ger
mans in Torreon.
CONSULAR AGENT SEES VILLA
O'Shaughnessy Also Makes Repre
sentation to Hucrta,
GREAT BRITAIN WILL WATT
Sir Edward Grey Says It la Ills
Poller tn Aid President Wilson
tad at flame Time Protect
ltrltlnh Interests.
WASHINGTON, Oct 21. In connection
with the CO per cent lncreaso of tho cus
toms duties on imports Into Mexloo Gen
eral Huerto, seeking to obtain ready
tnoney, has offered to allow Importers a
10 per cent discount on certificates good
In payment ot such dues If they are
issued between October SS and Novem
ber 6.
Without walking for tho, German gov.
eminent to ask bo'ut Us forty-three sub
jects said to bo forcibly detained In Tor
roon by the constitutionalist general,
Villa, tho United Stains, through Charge
O'Shaughnessy In Mexloo City, has made
representations to tho Huerta govern
ment supplementing thoso made by' Em
peror William's representative, who de
manded protection for prisoners.
Consular Agent Carothos at Torreon
was likewise instructed to' treat with
Villa In behalf of the German. British,
French and Spanish subjects detained
after a caravan of somo 800 Americans
departed oVerland for Monterey. It Is
reported that General Villa has been hold
ing these foreigners In tho city to pre
vent federal attack. Officials Iter said
today probably thnt not more than halt
a dozen Americans remain In the be
leaguersd city.
Great Hrltaln Will Walt.
INDON, Oct 21. In his discussion ol
Mexican affairs wltk tho American am
bassador, Walter H. Page, yesterday Sir
Bdward Grey declined to bind, the British
government to any policy after thje elec
tions" In Mexico. Xn, this respect therefore
the policy of tho ,lt4M,h government dit-
fua front that rfirita UaUosV . IKates,
loft atMte tttttti fcttor M eiooittfls a4.4l
future aotion should fee basod cm rnoir
result
The conversation between tha two
statesmen otherwise brought out the fact
that tho vlown of the British and United
States largely coincided and that both
were desirous of measures which would
assure pesos In Mexico.
Ambassador rage explained to the Brit.
)sh foreign secretary at somo length the
policy ofVthe United States, and Sir Ed
ward Grey in rsply jointed out that noth
tnir tlma far haA nneurred to chanre thl
Uritlsh view that recognition of tho pro.
visional government in Mexico was m
correct policy.
Ho pointed out that the British gov
ernment naturally desired to support
President Wilson In any action ho might
tnlro tooklns- tn neace. at the some time
giving consideration to tho Immense Brit
ish Interests in Mexico.
Tho action of Sir Lionel Card en, British
minister to Mexico, was not brought into
auutiM bv tha American ambassador.
but Sir Edward Grey explained that h
was simply carrying out the British pol
icy of noninterference pending the elec
tions. WIFE HE SAYS HE SLEW ASKS
DIVORCE FROM SPENCER
NEW TORK, Oct XI. Mrs. Nellie
Koenlg Spencer, wit of Henry Spencer
of Chicago, the confessed murderer,
brought suit today for the annulfent ot
her marriage to Spencer on September 10,
190S. Ppencer told the Chicago polio she
was one ot the many women a had
slain.
Shopping Begins
At Home
. Shopping begins at home.
It ia within the family circle
that most of the things that so
Into the homo to furnish It and
make and keep it attractive aro
decided upon, So also id much
of the wearing apparol dlacuBS
ed and selected.
That la why the retailer, with
unerring Judgment tells his
store news dally lu Tho Bee,
knowing well that it will be
read and discussed In practic
ally all ot the homes In this
city.
Profiting by the retailers'
first handed practical exper
ience in 'the actual trade-getting
benefits of good newspaper
advertising, manufacturers of
well known lines of merchan
dise are also using the e&mo
method ot advertising their
product and telling where It
may be purchased.
It means something to an ad
vertiser to have the story of his
goods go straight home where
it will do the most good.
Manufacturers luterested In
newspaper advertising for na
tionally distributed goods are
Invited to write to the Bureau
of Advertising. American News
paper Association, World Build
ing, New York.