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CHIEFS IN CONGRESS
OPPOSE TAMPERING
' WITH SHERMAN ACT
iFeeling Growing th"t Trust Law as
it Stands Leaves Little if Any
"Debatable Area."
FOpLISH TO "MONKEY" WITH IT
Might Result in Judicial Confusion
Endangering Its Effectiveness.
NEWLANDS VOICES THIS VIEW
Chairman of 'Senate Interstate Com
mittee States Attitude.
ONLY TWO MEASURES NEEDED
lie Thinks Trade Tribunal nnd Lcrr
lalntlon to Ilrjtuliite Issuance
of mill Sccnrltlcs Would
Suffice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Opposttlon ts
growing steadily In congress to tentative
bills proposed for Inclusion In tlio admin
istration's anti-trust program designed
to supplement the- Sherman law. Tlio
feeling atnong many leaders In both
houses" Is that the Sherman law as It
stands leaves little, If any. "debatable
area," and that to tamper with it might
result In Judicial confusion, endangering
the, effectiveness of the net.
Voice to this view was given today In
a hearing on the proposed trust leglsln
J Hon beforo Iho senate Interstate com
Vmeree committee by Senator Ncwlands,
Ithe chairman.
Never Formally Introduced.
"Although those measures aro known
as administration bills," Senator New
lands sold, "they never have been for
mally Introduced In either house of con
gress nnd the committees must decide
what should be done with them. For one
and there, arc others who share this
view I believe that the Sherman law is
ample to regulate unlawful monopoly and
unfair or unjust competition. With an
I-..-....... . .1 . I I .1 - 1 . AM
jiiicimuiu iiuuc i;ihiiiiiibbiuii "lift u mw m
tics to add to the force of tlio Sherman
law, I believe the country would be
amply protected against business evils."
Similar views havo been expressed by
other senators, republicans as well as
democrats, and members of tlio houso
nnd there Is a growing disposition to
amend the language of the definition and
tiado regulations bill In a marked de
gree If not to eliminate them from the.
trust legislation program altogether.
For Federal Regulation.
Albert II. Harris, vice president and
general counsel of tho New York Central
lines, endorsed, beforo tho house Ju
diciary committee today, the proposal to
have the goxiniel regulate tlwu. issu
ance of slocks and bonds by railroads
through a federal Incorporation act.
A federal incorporation act, Mr. Harris
said, would be constitutional in his
opinion and without it the goverrimcnt
would find It difficult to control rail
road securities. Railroads, ho said, were
niucb disturbed becauao of tho necessity
ot applying to vnrlous state commissions
for authority to Issuo bonds.
Before tho senate Interstate commerce
committee Charles It Van Illse, presi
dent of the nUIversIty of Wisconsin,
urged that the congress should omit from
y mo trust program bills which attempted
io iunncr aeiino unlawful restraints.. Ho
also declared any trust legislation should
lccognizo and regulate co-operatlvo cor
porations. Florida Fruit Land
Agents Plead Guilty
to Running Lottery
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-R. II. Mar
tin and Joseph Borders, Kansas City
agents of the Florida Fruit Lands com
pany, pleaded guilty in the federal court
here today to the charges of conspiracy
and the conducting of a lottery in the
salo of lands in the Everglades of
.Florida. JUdgo Van Valkenburgh re
served sentence.
.Martin and Borders were indicted, with
six other officers and agents ot the
fruit lands company last November on
tho general charge ot misuse of the
malls. It was charged they misrepre
sented land sold in small tracts to 12,-
000 persons In states of the middle west.
Among those Indicted was H. J
Bolles of Jacksonville, Fla., president ot
the company. Martin and Borders are
jthe first to answer to tho Indictments.
The Weather
For Omaha Council Bluffs and Vicinity
f air; no iniporiunt cnange in tempera
ture. Temperature
Omitlin leaterdny.
Hour. Deg.
r. a. m xj
fi a. ni S3
7 a. in 34
a. m 34
3 a. m 33
it a. ni 31
11 a, m .V.
12 ni ss
1 p. m 3fi
2 p. m... 37
3 p. m... 33
I p. m 41
p. ni 42
ii P. ni 41
7 p. m ay
s n. n as
Comparative Loc-ut Itrcord.
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 43 9 37 23
lowest yesterday 32 4 12 14
Mean temperature !W 6 34 IS
Prei'tnltation T .o . r
Temperature nd precipitation ipar
I tUr f mm tt r, r, i n n I
V Normal temperature 7
Excess for the day 5
Total excess since March 1 It SI
.Normal precipitation 02 Inch
xieflolency for the day 02 inch
Tptal rainfall since March 1... .23.13 Inches
Deficiency since Mareh 1 4.24 Inchcj
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 4.36 lnchs
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913.13.21 inches
Iteunrta from Siiutloiia ni T ! nr.
oiauon ana state Temp. Htgn
of Weather 7 p. m. est
Davenport clear 40
Rala-
fall
.(ft
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.uo
.00
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.00
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ilea Clonics, clear 3$
Dod?c City, clear 44
42
50
4i
4.1
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Omaha, clear Xi
Itapld City, rloudy 3$
r-ioux City, nt cloudy.... 42
N alentlnc, c loudy 5S
41
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ut
END WITH SMOKER AND BALL
Nebraska Master Plumbers Conclude
Fifth Annual Convention.
LINCOLN GETS NEXT MEETING
Henry Kramer of Omnhn U lllccted
President ot Aftnoclatlcm and
J. 11. ConlnRhnm at Thla
City Treasurer.
A ball, followed by a smoker at the
Moose club last night, concluded tho fifth
annual convention ot tho Nebraska Mas
ter numbers' association, which Is sajd
to have been the best In the history of
tho organization.
During the session yesterday afternoon,
Lincoln was selected as tho place for the
convention ot 1915, and a wlRh ,was ex
pressed that tho convention be planned
for thrco days, instead of two.
George Wolz of Fremont, who cham
pioned tho statewide sanitation bill In
the stato legislature, wns a guest at the
meeting, and gavo the plumbers advice
on securing legislation. ,
"In the state senate. It doesn't matter
what the merits of a bill arc, Its tho
trading and swapping that gets them
passed," said Senator Wolz.
"It's tho missionary work we do on
the side that gets measures through the
senate. The troublo with your bill be
fore, was that It wasn't pushed In the
house. Make it more simple, and more
mild, the next time, and do a little mis
sionary work at home. That's tho way
to get started off right."
The newly elected executive committee
was authorized to send the president and
vlco president of the organization to tho
Kansas stato convention next year.
Officer Are Elected.
Frank W, Bartley was tendered the
nomination for the presidency, but de
clined to become a candidate, thanking
the members for the signal honor offered
him.
Tlicso officers wore elected:
Henry H. Krueger, Omaha, president.
F. B. Bentley, Geneva, vice president.
Thomas Falconer, Omaha, treasurer.
J. B. Conlngham, Omaha, secretary.
E. P. Dussell, Columbus; F. B. Boyer,
West Point; E. J. Long, Grand Island; A.
J. Weyant, Lincoln, executive committee.
Resolutions thanking the newspapers,
the Omaha local Association of Master
Plumbers, and the ladles' auxiliary of the
Omaha organization for their entertain
ment .and courtesies, were passed by
unanimous vote, and special thanks wero
extended Senator Wolz of Fremont.
Tho early afternoon sossion was accu
pled with trade discussions and problems,
John Morrlssoy of Omaha, mado a re
port on the national convention, and It
A. Stuart of North Platto mado a plea
lor a stronger stato nnd local organiza
tion. The visiting women were entertalnod
yesterday with a theater party at tho
Empress, followed by luncheon at the
Empress Garden. In the evening, they
were tho guests of honor, at tlio -ball at.
tho Moose cub,
JJducotWm ofrsriillo. ' "
Education of the general public to
lenow and appreciate the importance of
plumbing and sanitation was discussed
at the morning session.
at the convention of master plumbers at
the Rome hotel yesterday morning.
Notwithstanding the fact that a bill for
statewide sanitation failed to pass both
houses of the last legislature, the plumb
ers will make another effort to havo tho
measure enacted and a personal state
wide campaign for tho measure is planned
by the association.
Thoy hold that not only the people of
tho city, but those of the little .towns
ae well aro entitled to good sanitation,
and there is no reason why the farm
houses should not bo as comfortable and
sanitary as those In the larger cities.
Members of the association who wero
active In trying to havo the bill passed
told of the general ignorance of sanlta-
nun wuiL-n mey encountered among tho
members of the legislature, and particu
larly from those from the smaller towns
and farms of the state. The next effort
to pass the bill will be through oducatlon,
instead of lobbying, according to the
trend of tho discussion at the convention.
The proper method of figuring cost and
profits was thoroughly discussed by
members and delegates and special em
phasis was placed on tho value of accu
rate knowledge of the different Items
which enter Into the expense of doing
business.
Chinese General
Dies of Poison
TIENTSIN, China, Feb. 27. Assasslna,
tlon by poison is believed to have caused
the death here today ot General Chao
Ping-Chun, military governor of the
province of Chl-U and former premier
under President Yuan Shl-Kal. The Chi
nese statesman was- III only a few hours.
He was stricken late last night
General Choa Ping-Chun was a native
of Ho-Nan and was among the president's
staunchest supporters. He was police
prefect at Tien Teln when he attracted
tho attention of Yuan Shi Kal, then
viceroy of Chl-LI. Afterward ho was
given a post, in the mlnlstery ot the In
terior. In 1911 he was appointed minister
of the Interior by Yuan Shi Kal and this
was confirmed by the national council
at Nanking, after the audlctlon of the
emperor. He was acting finance minister
and acting premier early In 1912, nnd in
September of' that year htcame premier
by election and held the office till
July, 1913.
Identifies Thief by
Mold of Tooth
PARIS, Feb. 27. An expert criminal,
Jullen Lemas, was identified here last
night In an ingenious manner, Lemas'
specialty was robbing dentists. Ycster
da he called on a fashionable dentist
and asked that a gold crown be fitted
on a t9th. The dentist took a cast and
while he went Into his laboratory with
tho mold, Lemas pocketed a large quan
tity of sheet gold and walked out
" Lemas was arrested shortly afterwards.
Before a magistrate he strenuously de
nied being the man sought and was
about to be set free when the magis
trate decided to send for the cast taken
by the dentist This was found to fit
Lemas' tooth exactly and the -thief was
held for trial
GIVEN A FREE HAND
WITH PARCEL POST
Postmaster General to Have Power
to Chance WcirtfftMes and
AMENDMENTS
ts to Limit His Authority
Beaten on Floor.
MOTION IS KILLED BY ONE VOTE
Limitation of Fifty-Pound Provision
Attacked by Clark.
SUCCEEDS IN ELIMINATING IT
Flnnl Vote on Poatofflce Appropria
tion Men nn re In Upper Chamber
Probably 'Will lie Reached
Today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-AU atteinpts
to limit thcauthortty ot tho poitmastor
general to change the weight, rates or
zones In tho patccl post service were de
feated today In tho senate during con
sideration of the postotflco appropriation
bill.
An amendment to the bill as It passed
the house proposed by tho senate post
otflco committee, to prevent tho postmas
ter from making theso changes was de
feated, 38 to 24.
Then Senator Bankhcnd, chairman of
tho committee, sought to forestall a pro
posed Increase In maximum weight of
packages to 100 pounds by an amendment
providing that postal funds should not bo
used to transport packages of moro than
fifty pounds. This was dcetated by one
vote, the roll call standing 2S to 27.
Then Senator Banlchcad asked for a
limitation of fifty pounds for packagrs on
star routes. Senator Clark of' Wyoming,
who had fought for the original commit
tee amendment, asserted this would be an
unjustlflablo discrimination against rural
patrons. The amendment was voted down.
31 to 18.
Senator Clark attacked a provision of
the bill granting 12,000 to tho legal repre
sentatives of specified employes of tho
postofflec servico killed while on duty and
succeeded In ,jmvlng stricken from tho
list certain employes not engaged In the
railway service. 'He eald If the bill as
presented was passed, tho government
would have to Insure the lives ot employes
In every other department ot tho gov
ernment servico.
Firtal voto on tho measure probably
will be reached tomorrow.
Elgin Board of Trade
May Dissolve to
Avoid Being Sued
CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Possible dissolution
of the; Elgin Board of Trado by govern
mental order or through voluntary action
by the directors of the organization was
hinted "today when it became, known that
the present federal grand Jury had list
ened to witnesses In relation to alleged
fixing ot butter prices.
The Elgin Board ot Trado is now de
fendant In a dissolution suit brought by
the government and hearing In the case
has been set for next Tuesday beforo
Judge Landls.
Tho principal allegation In that caso
was that through its quotation commit
tee the board arbitrarily fixed tho rrlco
of butter In violation of tho federal luw.
Slnco the pendency ot this suit tho
activity of tlio quotations committee has
been eliminated.
Tho federal grand Jury, it is understood,
has directed Its attention to the allegation
that price fixing has still been effected
through the medium of alleged wash
sales, or transactions fictitious In reality,
but bearing the appearance of actual
sales.
Government officials declined today to
say whether suggestions had been mado
to them of voluntary dlsolution.
ELEVEN MEN KILLED IN
MUTINY IN PENITENTIARY
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Feb. 27,-Eleven
were killed and thirteen wounded in a
sharp fight today between tho govern
ment troops and prisoners attempting to
escape from the penitentiary.
The convicts killed their wardens and
dashed for tho gates cheering for Colonel
Carlos Concha, the rebel commander at
Esmeraldas. Troops were called from
barracks - In tho vicinity and re-estab
lished order after a brisk struggle, la
the course of which seven prisoners wero
shot dead and six wounded.
Alfredo Baqucrizo Moreno, president of
the senate, is acting executive during
the absence of President Plaza, who tyfis
expected to reach Esmeraldas today 'to
lay siege to the rebel forces there.
The National Capital
i
Fjrlday, February 27, J014.
The Mctiute.
Immigration committee continued work
on the Burnett bill.
Refused to agree on a day for a vote
on tho woman suffrage constitutional
amendment
Itejected an amendment to postofflec
bill to strip the postmaster general of
power to lower rates and alter regula
tions ot tho parcel post.
Senator Nelson Introduced a bill for
federal license of interstate commerce
corporations and proposing a plan for
publicity.
Adjourned at 5.55 p. m. to noon Satur
day. The Home.
Met at noon.
Foreign affairs committee considered
without action Representative Alney's
Mexican resolution.
Former President Taft. Alton B. Parker
Senator Root endorsed tho Clayton bill
to harmonize practices in tho federal
courts.
Vlco President Harris of the New York
CeMral declared the railroads would wel
come federal Inspection and regulation ot
security Issues.
Representative Dies warned against In
tervention in Mexico.
Representative Palmer advocated his
bill to bar child labor products from
Interstate commerce.
Passed an omnibus pension bill, rarry-
AOjourneol ttt 6.35 p.
day.
m, to noon fc'atur-
AllWmp
Trmtli3lfill!llS n rfj Ir " S'l Hail "lOB. Ill II iS iL llfll i j
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
BRANDEIS CAM THE JURY
Court Gives Instructions and Jurors
Begin Their Deliberations,
JUDGE GOES HOME FOR NIGHT
ir
n Verdict la Beached, It Will
SlKned nnd Sealed nnd Pre
aented In Court This
3lornliiflr.
Ho
Argument to the Jjury In the Paul
Brandels caso were ended Just after 3
o'cloclc" this afleriioon, Attorney Brady
for tho plaintiff closed tho case. Judge
iDay took half an hour to Instruct tho
Jury a to the law, and thon tho Jury
went out to commeneo 1U deliberation.
The Judge Instructed tho Jurors that
If they agreed upon a verdict during tho
night, they should sign it, turn It over
to the foreman, go to their homes and
report in court this morning.,
Connell Closea for IJefcnse. (
Shortly nftcr noon Attorney Council
closed tho argument for the defenso with
a plea that the Jury should rcfuso to re
ward tho woman whom ho called the
framer of an infamous blaokmalllng plot
or to destroy tho good name of Mr.
Brandies on , tho testimony ot tho ack
nowledged pervert, Clarence Rlsley, her
son.
Mr. Connell declared that tho strong
men of a community always aro the tur
gcts at which blackmailers aim, nnd
undcrtopk to compare tho case to tho suit
recently brought against Senator Gore,
who Is blind, and to nn' unsuccessful at
tempt once made to blackmail Edward
Rosewater.
Veracity ' Impeached.
Mr. Connell. calling attention t6 nu
merous parts ot the evidence which di
rectly Impeached- the veracity of Mrs.
Paul and her sou, said:
"It Is the testimony of this boy, reek
ing with such horrible, evil that It would
be a blessing to him und his' mother nnd
the community If ho wero dropped
through a hole in the lco In the Missouri
river, that you are asked to believe nnd
on which you are asked to destroy the
reputation of the Brandels family,
"Suppose that theeo charges made by
this woman had been true, rather than
false, how much damages would she be
entitled to for his net earnings until he
became of age? The evidence shown that
Instead of being a young actor of promise
the extent of his theatrical career has
been to walk across tho stage as a euper
carrying a spear,"
The attorney laid stress on the dates
named in Mrs. Puul's petition pointing
out that In his testimony he had evaded
questions regarding exact dates. The let
ter, he said, which woo taken to Mr.
Brandels by Rlsley and u friend on Oc
tober 1, as proven by consldeiable .evi
dence, by unanimous consent morSed, the
first occasion on which Mr. Brandels had
seen the boy. Rlsley had sworn that he
had seen Mr. Brandels frequently during
September, 1912.
Postmaster Wharton of counsel for Mr.
Brandols delivered a scathing denuncia
tion of. Mrs. Paul In his argument Thurs
day afternoon.
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
WILL BE HELD ON SAME DAY
LONDON, Feb. 27. The Houso of Com- j
mons today passed by 215 votes to 1S2 (
the second reading of a bill providing
that all parliamentary elections bo held
on the same day.
The liberal party argued that It will i
largely prevent 'plural voting and the J
disturbance of business by prolonged '
general elections. The unionist party op
poted the bill, but the government has
tsken It under Us wing.
TAFT TAKES LUNCHEON
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
.WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Formrr Pres-Idt-nt
Taft took luncheon st the White
House today with President Wilson,
Fumigating
Shipwrecked Men
Tramp Fifty Miles
Within Three Days
Cl'RLlNG, N. V., Feb. 27,-Atter a
fifty-mile tramp on snow shoes through
tho wilds of Newfoundland, Boatswain
Wilkinson and thirty-two ot the crow of
tlio naVal tug Potomac, which was aban
doned in the' lco while trying to rescue
American fishing schooners, reached hero
today from Bonno bny, with' American
Consul Gould. Four ot tho men wore loft
behind In care' ot a doctor. The 'others'
.of. tho jarty weroIrEopd healths
The trio occupied threo days. Several
natlvos acted tin guides nnd blazed a trail
for tho Americans, and teams aent from
hero gavo tho party a lift over the last
lop of the Journey. All planiled to leave
tonight for Washington. Hope for tho
Potomao has been practically abandoned.
LOBEGK OUT F0R 60YERN0R
Congressman's Friends Say He Will
Be a Candidate.
DAHLMAN IN LOBECK'S PLACE
Mayor la Much Plcuaed to Ilnvo Iho
Coiiirreaalounl Field lo lllmaclf,
According fo All Preaent
Announcement a.
Charles Otto Lobeck, democratic con
gressman from tho Second district, will
be a candidate for governor, according to
local friends, who havo launched his
campaign.
While Congressman Lobeck has mado
no definite statement committing himself
to tho race for. governor, his supporters
say It 1b certain he will enter tho race.
This will leave Mayor James C. Dalit
man tho leading democratic candidate
for congress from tills district.. The
mayor, waiting for the return of petition
circulators In Washington and Harpy
counties, has signified his Intention to run
for tho nomination.
"Lobeck will make a strong candtdato
for governor," suld ( tho much pleased
mayor. "I think he would havo an excel
lence chanco of winning,."
Lobeck has been drawing on tho' mayor's
following for support In. his congressional
races, and tho fact that tho mayor en
tered tho raco caused considerable specu
lation as to the outcome of the fight for
the nomination.
Under a constitutional amendment the
salary of tho governor Is raised from 12,500
to $5,000 a year, to be effective next year.
This, It Is said, duly Influenced Lobeck
In his decision to rut, for governor In
preference to a fight with his old friend,
Mayor Jim.
MAN SEEN IN ST. PAUL
IS NOT RALPH LOPEZ
ST. PAUL, Feb. 27-After spending
twenty-four hours searching for u man
said to lio Ralph Lopez, the 'Bingham,
Utah, bandit, dntoctlvea today declared
they believed that Lopez had not been
seen at the horse sales' In tho Mlday dis
trict, as was reported. A Mexican pur
rhaslng horses for shipment south Is
thought by the police to havo been taken
for Lopez.
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KNEW ABOUTJTOE ROBBERY
Letter of Mrs. Walker Indicates
Black Tony Confided in Her.
ASKS HIM FOR PROTECTION
Womnn Cigar Clerk or, Lincoln
"VVrltea llnmllt nt Pueblo nnd
I'lenda (hat lie Deny liver
Having Known Her.
, A, letter posted In Lincoln by Mrs, 8sd,lc
Walker and addressed to Charles Bender,
whoso real taatiie ts'Tony 'Clarlctta, and
,who Is Hie lhan who shot Henry E. Kick
ell, has bpcb uncovorcil'dy Chief of Do
tectlvos Malonev. and was shown by, him
to County Attorney Magney today. State
ments In the missive are regarded by the
county Attorney as Indicating that Mrs.
Walker had knowledge ot the robbery ot
Hazel McVoy's rrsort and know Clarlctta
was Implicated In It. '
Mrs. Walker is cigar dork ut the Lin
dell hotel In Lli)coln and Is known to
many In that city and In Omaha. She
formerly was employed. In tho stato houso
at Lincoln, Shu was arrested n Omaha,
nut was released' an a writ of habeas
corpus. Her representations that sho was
Innocent caused sympathy for her hero
and u dispute bolweon Lincoln and
Omaha pollco officials was caused by
the incident.
Mrs. Walker admitted having written
a lotter to Clarletta. It did not reach
him until today, when Chief Maloncy
showed It to him. The statements In the
lotter corroborate Clarletta's story con
corning Mrs. Walker, according to Ma
loney
Tho Letter.
Tho letter was posted nt Lincoln, ad
dressed to "Charles nendor, General De
livery, Pueblo, Colo." From Pueblo it
was sent to Denver. It Is said by Chief
Moloney to.be written In Mrs. Walker's
handwriting nnd reads In full ns follows:
"Dear Friend As long as you don't
know me and if you did say you did, It
would 6nty got nVb ' In trouble. I don't
care unythtng for what I have done for 1
you. I am only glad that I could help
you, for you can't tell when my son will .'
wnnt some one to help him. If you get J
caught,' for God's sake stick to It that
you don't know mo and don't I?t them i
make you tell, for ypu know they will j
say they wilt lot you off, but you know I
ttioy won't. j
"I got afraid and threw them away nnd ,
some ono got them, but I huve not heard '
anything. I hove Just got the ring. Don't !
wrlto to me, for I can't tell how long I !
will bo here. I will read the papers and '
1 will know all about you. If I was you I !
would go to the army or mines. I will
trust you. From "MOTHER."
LADY LYTT0N DEFEATS
AMERICAN RACQUET STAR
PHILADELPHlX,Pa., Feb. 27.-Lady
Judith Lytton, woman racquet champion
Qf Great Britain, defeated Daniel Hutch
hirfon 2d., a. star player of the Philadel
phia Racquet elub In straight sets here
yesterday. Tho score was 6-0, 6-4. It
wns tho first tlmo a woman had ever
played on tho courts of the racquet club.
Lady Lytton came to this country a
few days ago with her husband, Hon.
Neville S, Lytton, amateur champion of'
England, who Is here to practlco with
iQeorgo F. Covey, the professional cham.
plon, preliminary to Covey's match with I
Jnv Gould for ihn wnrM'a till Tn.,.
match takes place In this city1 on March
10.
(THOUSAND TRUNK
i MAKERS, MAY STRIKE
ST, LOUIS, Feb, 27. A general strike
' of all the trunk makers In St. Louis num.
, berlng 1,000 men and women ts threatened
here today as the. result of the demand
of the workers that the employers recog
nlse their newly organized union, which is
ufflllated with the Industrial Workers of
the World, The entire working force of
one of the three factories In the city
walked out several days ago.
COMMISSION WILL
EXAMINE BENTON'S
BODY ATCH1HUAHUA
Villa Will Furnish Transportation
for Party Representing Two
Governments and Family.
BRYAN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Two Physicians Will Accompany the
Party South.
PERCEVAL REACHES EL PASO
British Consul Receives Bulky Pack
age of Instructions.
ANXIETY AS TO FATE OF BAUCH
llellef la GrorrlnK that the Mlxlnic
American Wiw Kxrciitcd na n
Spy In Jnnrea on I.nat V
Friday.
WASHINGTON, . Feb. 27.-Consul
Letcher telegraphed Secretary Bryan
todny that Villa would permit two Amer
icans, two British representatives and two
members of tho family of William S.
Ronton to view tho body of tho dead
ranchmun. It Is assumed that the body la
nt Chihuahua City.
Consul Letcher also reported that Gen
eral Villa would permit two physicians to
accompany tho Ahierlcon and British rep
resentatives and members ot tho Benton
family, and that ho would furnish trans
portation nnd accommodations tor ull of
Ihem.
Secretary Bryan snld that Consul
Letcher's dispatches also confirmed
previous Information that Benton's body
was in Chihuahua City. He said arrange
ments will be made soon for tho visit ot
the commission to CJilhuahua to view tho
body nnd Intimated that tho disposition ot
It would bo settled utter tho medical ex
amination.
Perceval Hencliea 151 l'no.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. K.-George P.
Corothers, special agent ot tho Stattf de
partment, today admitted that he had
postponed his departure for Chihuahua,
and whllo ho was silent as to his rea
sons. It Is assumed that tho arrival here
of tho British emissary, Charles Arthur
Perceval, to partlclpato In tho Renton In
vestigation, nnd tho receipt by Carothcrs
ot a bulky dispatch from Mexico, uccount
for the delay.
Tho presence of Perceval, who came
horo from Galveston, where he Is British
consul, ts bolloved to mark tho beginning
of Important developments In the Benton
rase. Official news qf .the killing ot Ben
ton, a British subject, was made publla
Just a week, sgo today-.
General Hugh L. Soott, Carothcrs and
Perceval maintained complettr-Tescrye as
to their plans. Perceval, who received a
bulky pnekijt, which ho sold contained his
Instructions, Is expected, to .be guided by
General Scott In Ills off (Mat-actions.
It, Is believed, however, that when tho
commission to examine Benton's body de
parts for Chihuahua, whero General Villa
suys it Is burled, the British official will
accompany It.
Meantime, anxiety over the disappear
ance ot GuStav Bauch continues, although
his case apparently is not Involved In
the Benton investigation. Rebels ot
Juarex and Chihuahua both deny that
they have hhn, and belief in tho report
that tho German-American was shot as
a spy last Friday Is general on this side
of the Rio Grande. -
ATTACKS WILSON'S MUX POLICY
Mnndell Predict Terror In BTent of
lluertn'a 1'nll.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Representa
tive or Wyoming, In a vigorous attack on
tho Mexican policy In tho house, predicted
that In thu event of the constitutionalists
overthrowing Huerta thero would follow
a "reign of rnpo nnd rapine, plunder and
murder." that would spread all over
Mexico,
"Thet recent cold-blooded murder of
barbarous execution, which over It may
prove to have been, ot the ranchman,
Renton, ut Juarez." Mondell declared,
"has served to tl.iow a fillister light on
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