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r The Omaha Daily Drtxwn For The Boo Tho best newspaper artliU of tho eonntry contribute their best worfc for Bee rcadors. THE WEATHER. Fair; Warmer VOL. XLIII NO. 219. OMAHA, THURSDAY MOlfNING, AP1UL J), 1914- FOHtTEKX PAGES. On Train and at Hotel News Standi, Bo. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Bee SENATE TO TAKE UP THE ADMINISTRATION REPEAL Bill TODAY Hearings to Continue for Fifteen Days, Will Begin Before Canal Committee. SUBSTITUTES ABE CONSIDERED Members with Measures Other Than Sims' to Be Heard. ARGUMENTS FROM COASTS UP Pacific and Gulf State Organizations Will Present Their Views. WORKS ON FLOOR FOR HOURS I'Hllforiilnii Criticise Position Taken !' President Wllion In the Mntter, AVASHINGTON, April S.-Formal con sideration of the administration bill to repeal the tolls exemption provision of the Panama canal act will begin on the senate side of the papltol tomorrow, with hearings -before tha Intcroeeanlc canals committee, to continue fifteen days. Senators who have Introduced substl- (uite measures will be heard first, and tliey will be followed by representatives wf commercial organizations of Pacific coast and gulf states, who have asked an opportunity to present their vlows. AVhllb the committee preparations were tinder way today preliminary debate on the tolls issue occupied the greater part of tho session In the senate, where Sen ator AVorks of California held tho floor for hours. Asserting that the United States had the right under the treaty to prescribe such tolls as it sees fit for its own vessels. Senator AVorks criticised the. "1 think." he said, 'that the president deserves to be commlsicrated for having taken on lilmsolf this terrible responsi bility. If we are to mako this sacrifice, and surrender our rights, and our sov ereignty over the canal, the president nlono will be responsible. AA'lthout his Insistence and Influence this repeal would never have bcenpassea by either house of congress." The senator referred to the fact that no tolls nro charged vessels of the United States navigating tho canals and rivers on which the government lias spent J70O.00O.0O0 . and asserted to impose tolls ii)b'n coastwise shipping passing through tho Panama canal would be In violation of the constitution. Senators Owen, Morris, Chilton, Lewis, Meed, Pall, AA'ceks, Thomas, Newlands and Root, who havo introduced tolla bills or resolutions, will appear before the; canals committee during the next day or two. The committee also haa under consideration a proposal to call former Secretariat State Knox and other offi cials familiar with the canal situation. Body of Mrs. Stevens Will Be Cremated PORTLAND, Me.. April 8. A brief and simplo funeral service In accordance with her expressed wish waa held today for Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, head of the National Woman's Christian Temperance pinion. Tho body will be taken to Boston 'and cremated. MEREDITH ASKS NOMINATION FOR SENATOR IN IOWA DEH MOINES. la., April 8.-E. T. Mere dith, publisher of a farm magazine, will bo a candidate for United States senator on the democratic ticket, to succeed f.'pnntor Albert 11. Cummins, according to ail announcement here today. Mr. Mere dith, who Is en routo to Des Moines from llna.... will I ..ii a hi. fnnnnl " nnnimnn. rnent tomorrow. "Winter in Texai l'anhniiillc. DALLAS. Tx April 8. AVInter came back to the Texas panhandle today with a temperature of 10 above zero. All tho fruit In this' section, It is believed, has been killed. An Inch of snow has fallen. Tho snow is of great benefit to the cat tle ranges, which have lacked molstute. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Thursday: Por Omaha, Council Bhlffa apd Vicinity Pair; rising temperature. Temiierntnre nt Omufaa Yesterday. Hours. Deg. C a. m 23 6 a. m 22 7 a, m 21 8 a. :n 34 9 a. m 23. 10 a. m 26 11 a. in 29 13 in 31 1 p. in 22 3 p. ni 34 3 p. rn 35 4 p. in 37 6 p. in.. 38 6 p. m 37 7 P. in 37 b v. in Com nn rati re liocal Record. 1914. ID 13. Ut. 131L Illghwt yesterday JS as OS -H Lowet yesterday 32 in a 3 Mean temperature 20- 3 SI to Pieololtatlon .t. .34 .00 .00 Tempcratuie and precipitation depar tures from thu normal: Normal temperature 47 Deficiency for the day U Total deficiency since March 1 7 'Normal precipitation 09 Inch Ucflclency for the day 06 Inch I' tal rainfall elm e March 1.... l.tff Inches SJeflcIeiuy since March 1 34 Inch Excess for cor. period, 1D13 1.&3 Inches Excesd for cor. jierlod, 1313 0.46 lneh Reports from Station at 7 1". 31, Station and State Temp, High- Rain, of AVeather. 7 p.m. est. fall. ','heyenne, cloudy Si 22 .03 Davenport, partly cloudy. .28 32 T Denver, cloudy 30 30 .16 Des Moines, clear 31 36 T Dodge City, clear.... 30 40 .00 lender, cloudy 38 40 M North Plutte, clear 38 40 .W Omaha, clear 37 Si .09 I'uanifv rlnllflv - nf itapld City. pt. cloudy 31 Si! .00 Halt Lake City, clear K RG .00 Santa Fe, cloudy 30 : .OS Hherldan. cloudy M .00 Sioux City, clear 36 W .00 A'alentlnc clear 'W w .no T Indurates trace ot precipitation I A. AVELSU. Local forecaster. WMMEP tr . vm Villi Governors Hostile to Proposed Land Leasing Measure DENA'UR, April S. General discussion of tho system of leasing th public domain, wltt particular reference to the leasing bill now before congress featured the second dayis session of tho western gov ernors' conference here. Tho executives expressed dccldclToplnlons, some of them hostile to the proposed measure. It was decided, however, not to go on record In a resolution until after hearing the views of tho government officials at tho irriga tion conference to be held later In tho week. Tho governors adopted a report of a committee consisting of Governors Ernest Lister of Washington, 12. M. Ammons of Colorado and William S. Pry of Utah recomendlng. a final session of the gov ernors' conference after the close of the Irrigation conference. At that session action will be taken by the stato execu tives on tho leasing bill. A. A. Jones, first assistant secretary of the Interior, discussing the leasing bill, declared tho government was doing every thing in its power to advance the In terests of tho west. He outlined the proposed leasing sys tem, declaring that It would Improvo ex isting conditions. He Intimated that there was no occasion for a clash between state and federal authorities. Clay Tnllninn. commissioner ot the general land office, defended the largo discretionary power vested In the secre tary of the interior by the leasing bill. ' Governor Carey asked tho feddral of ficials whether It was the purpose to as sert federal control over water power which' does not enter Into Interstate com merce and Is not derived from navigable streams. "If tho bill undertakes to do anything which Is not authorized by tho constitu tion of the United States, there is a cer tain tribunal that will stop It," Mr. Jones replied. "I seo no provision In this bill which undertakes to regulate the internal affairs of states." Premier Asquith is Returned to the House of Commons LONDON. ADrll S. Premier Ancmllh again became a member of the House of Commons today when lie was returned unopposed by his old constituency of East Fife, Scotland. At noon, no other run. dldates having put In an appearance, the returning officer ot tho constituency de clared Hcrert Henry Asquith duly elected. Premier Asautth resinned hi the House of Commons on March 30 after ho had taken over the war secretaryship from Colonel John Seely. According to tho British custom a member of Parlia ment on. accepting an "office ot profit under the crown" is competed to give up his seat In order to seek the approval ot his constituents for his acceptance of office. ""vVfillethe "premier was" absentom'tiio legislative chamber, Reginald McKonna, home seoretary, performed tlio functions of leader of the house. ' During this' short period the homo rule bill passed its sec ond reading. The resignation of Colonel Seely, secre tary for war, -was brought about by tho crisis In the army In connection with the Ulster. Three Men Killed By Explosion Near The Dalles, Oregon THE DALLES, Ore., April S.-TIirce men were killed-another is dying and several were Injured today on tho Dallcs Colllo government canal work's, one mllo and a half east of Big Eddy, when a big steam shovel struck a. holo that had missed fire and -caused a terrific dis charge of dynamite. Ed Klndler, shovel engineer, waa blown to atoms. Tho other dead and injured were laborers known as "pitmen." Employes were considerably aroused over the accident. For some time it is said they have been complaining about tho "missed holes," declaring tho en gineers In charge of tho blasting had been trying to fire too many holes for the number of battorlcs used, and that dangerous charges wore left unprotected In the way of workers. Senate Refuses to Confirm McNally AA'ASHINGTON, April 8.-Pres!dent AVI1 son's nomination of James C. McNally of Pennsylvania to be consul at Nuremberg, Bavaria, was refused confirmation In the senate today by a vote of 2ft to 2f, after a prolonged debate. WESTERN UNION REVISES - ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ' NKV YORK, April 8. Pursuant to tho agreement with the Department of Jus- jtlce disintegration ot the western Union Telegraph company and the American Telephone and Telegraph company, dl reftors of the AVestern Union, resigned I from tho AVostorn .Union board today. Those who' resigned are Edward J, Jef frey, Charles Lanier, Iewls Cass Led yard, John J. Mitchell, Hairy B. Trayer, Thcodoro X. Vail, John I. AVatorbury and Robert AVInsort. Tho other directors wero re-elected and the following wero added to the board: AVllliam H. Baker, Henry AV. DeFor rest. AVllliam Fahnostock. Percy A. Rock feller, Mortimer L. Schlff and AVllliam H. Truesdale. A meeting of the new board has been called for April 15, when, it Is expected, Ncweomb Carlton will be elected presi dent. QUIMET PLAYS FIRST ROUND ON BRITISH COURT SANDAV1CH, Kent, England, April 8 Francls Qulmet, Brooklyn, Mass., played his first round over the championship course here today and did the eighteen hole in seventy-nine strokes. The rec ord for tho links Is sixty-eight, made by i John Henry Taylor, British open golf champion. The American open champion (said he was quite satisfied with tho way ' he was getting onto his game 'OVER ONE T ILLINOIS BARS CLOSE Newly Enfranchised Women State Deal Liquor Men a Heavy Blow. of SIXTEEN COUNTIES MADE DRY Prohibs Win in About 200 of 300 Townships. THEY TAKE ELEVEN CITIES Feminine Vote is Over Two-Thirds Against Saloons. SOCIALISTS LOSE IN MILWAUKEE ?ol, Dcinuurnt, Victorious In Kniisnn City mill the Cotnml nlon l'lnn Meet vrltli Detent. CHICAGO, April S.-AVomon voting for tho flrsj tlmo In Illinois township elec tions yesterday- aided in closing more than 1,000 sajutetis, adding sixteen counties to the thirty already dry nnd barring tho salo of intoxicants in approximately 200 of the 300 townships In which local op tion was an Issue. Their ' victory Included eleven cities which trevlously wero wet. They were fBloomlngton, Galcsbuig, Elgin. Decatur, Canton, Frceport, Bclvldere, Monmouth, Kewaneo, Lockport and East Galena. Rqckford, Mattoon and Gatva wero kept In the dry column. No city or township which was dry was lost by tho antt-saloon forces! but Springfield, Qulncy, Rock island, Aurora, Jollct, Alton, Mollne, Dixon nnd AVcst Galena' rcmnlncd wet; In Springfield a majority of women voted for saloon, nnd In Jollct tho women wero almost equally divided as to saloons. Incomplete returns placed the woman's vote at 40,681 dry and 18,181 wet. ' The men's vote was about one-eighth greater than tho women's, nnd was approximately GO per cent wet. Women Officer Elected. AA'omen elected thirty female township officers, twenty-six township collectors, threo town clerks and a member of the Board of Education In Springfield. Although 73 per cent of the women u-glstcred in Chicago took advantage of their newly gained franchise at yester day's municipal election, none of tho women candidates for city council was successful, receiving only a scattered vote. Alderman John (Bathhouse) Cough lln, who for a score of years, has repre sented the First ward, won by nearly 4,000 over Miss Marlon Drake, a court stenographer. Moro women voted for him than for-Miss Drake. .and ho won by a 3 to 1 vote. The vote In Chicago totalled nearly (Cohtlnned" on 'Pago "Two. Gins' Dormitory of Yankton College Destroyed by Fire YANKTON, S. D., April 8.-(Speclal 'Telegram.) Dakln hall, girls' dormitory of Yankton college, was destroyed by flro this morning. Nearly all the students were absent at classes. Four girls wero on the fourth floor, but escaped safely. The college boys nearly emptied the buildlm; of its contents before the walls fell. The building was erected In 1889 at a cost of 125,000. Insurance, 318,000. A Joint meeting of trustees nnd faculty this afternoon provided temporary ar rangements for students and voted de termination to undertake at once larger things for tho dormitory life of tho stu dents. British Aviator " is Killed by Fall LONDON, April 8. Sergeant Deane ot the British army flying corjis was In stantly killed today at the Brooklands aerodrome while making his final flight as a pupil before receiving his pilot's cer tificate. Deane, acting against the ad vice of his Instructor, ascended to a height of 1,200 feet. He then atttcmpted a sharp spiral descent during which he lost control of the aeroplane. SPURGE0N SAYS HE WAS BEATEN, ROBBED TORTURED DES MOINES. Ia., April 8.-rtcv. Otis L. Spurgeon will be escorted from Den ver to DeswMoInes by a commlttco from the Knights of Luther, of which he is sovereign ecrlbe, according to an an nouncement here today. Spurgeon sent the following message to E. A. Llngen feltcr, an official in the order. '"Reporta do not half cover the foul play. Face beaten beyond recognition. Mark on neck by strap choking me. Body bared and burned. Left In weeds to. die. Taken fourteen miles Into country when Job was finished, Took 310 from my pockets to pay chauffeur. Took 1100 from my room. "OTIS L. SPURGEON." B. F. Largent, a Donver Insurance man, telegraphed local Knights of Luther that tho papers In Denver "are muzzled and won't tell the truth." DENVER. Colti., April S.-Reports from tho hospital today were to the effect that the Rev. Otis L, Spurgeon, who was kidnapped and beaten hero Sunday night, probably would bo dismissed from the Institution this week. WIFE DESERTER SERVES FOUR YEARS IN JAIL MERCER. Pa., April 8,-L M. Bollin ger of Grove City, Pa., who has been In jail for four years, because he refused to obey an order ot the court to contribute. 15 a week toward the support of his wife, today asked to be released on his own recognizance. Judge A. AV. AVllliams told Bollinger's attorney: "Vou can tell Bollinger that unless he makes some settlement with that girl very soon. I'll aentenco him to the work house under an act of assembly that covers such "ases." . Bollinger has a short time to tier ,dc on 11 1UIUIC AlllV,- Drawn for Tho Bee by Powell. O'BYRRE G0EST0 DEFEAT Wilson Candidate in New Jersey Loses by Five Thousand. REPUBLICAN PROVES SUCCESSFUL Endorsement nt AdmlnlM rntlon Pol io- In Mnde Iuf Mimic Vote Slinvra nn Extraordinary 91irlnUnKe. I PATERSON, N. J.. April J.-Ahnost iaplefvreturn fromtheleolloTi'lnthc seventh New Jersey congressional dis trict showed that Dow., jl. 'Drukker, ro publican,, 'defeated' 'james ' O'Byrpc, democrat, 'by' a plurality of more than COOO votes. O'Byrne had been strongly backed by President AVIIson, Drukkor malting his campaign against the new tariff law. Drukker received 10,620 votes anil O'Byrne 6,210, whllo. Demarest, socialist, wns a close third with C.003. AVhltehcad, progressive, received only 6ll votes. In 1912 Roosevelt carried the district by 891. O'Byrne in his campaign appealed to the voters to support him and thus np prove of the president's policies. Senators and other democratic leaders were sent Trom AVashlngton to speak for O'Byrne. Democratic leaders today refused to ac cept the result as a repudiation of the administration. They asaerted that 'the (Continued on Pago Two.) Hitchcock Asks Data Used in Selecting Reserve Bank Cities WASIUNQTON, April 8. The first movo to investigate tho selection of tho twelve reserve cities of tho banking sys tem was made In the sennto today wheh Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Introduced a resolution calling on the organization committee for all Its data and tho reasons on which it based Its conclusions select ing tho rescrvo districts. Under objec tion by Senator Hwanson, democrat, It went over until tomorrow. The' resolution followed a hot debate between southern senators over tho se lection of Atlanta and Dallas as against New Orleans' Senator Ransdell doclarcd an effort would be made to overturn the selections by appeal to tho federal re serve board. D. B. LYMAN, PROMINENT CHICAGO LAWYER, IS DEAD CHICAGO, April 8.-DavId B. Lyman, former president of tho Chicago Bar as sociation and ot the Chicago Title nnd Trust company, died suddenly at his of fice here today. Mr, Lyman was 74 years of age. He was a member of tho board of missions nf the Episcopal church and for many years a delegate to tho Epis copal gcnoral conference. The National Capital Wednesday, April H, 11)1 I. The Senate, Met at noon. Canals committee arranged plans for public hearing on the Panama tolls ex emption repeal, which begin tomorrow Senator Bryan attempted to force tho woman suffrago amendment off the cal endar on a point of order, hut A'lco President Marshall overruled him. Senator "Weeks continued his speech on the Panama tolls exemption repeal, ana lyxlntr treaty provisions. Agreed to take up the radium conversa tion bill on Friday. The llour. Met at noon. Miscellaneous bills on the calendar were considered. Iunds oommittee continued considera tion of the roal and oil leasing bill. New Jersey delegation askod the rivers and harbors committee to appropriate for diedging Newark bay Representative Murray of Oklahoma vpoko In defense of his vote on the Pan ama toils repea' Introducing the Local Composers AH-VtL fly M V-U'U-U'IltL Big Posse Hunting New Hazleton Bandit Who Made His Escape NEW HAZLETON, B. C', April 8. Evcry ( citizen of Hazleton capable of bearing a rifle Is out today searching for thej last man ot the bandit gang which raided the branch of the Union Bank of Canada here yesterday. Six. men hnvo been captured or killed. l The one still freo, and who may have the $1,100 takon from the bank". Is believed to' "have" brerl wounded nnd his capture la expected. An eighth man, has. been arrested as a sua poet, .its he waaueen with the gang early yesterday. French Aviators Are Murdered by Moors RABAT. Morocco, April 8. Captain Herve. a French military aviator, and a lieutenant he was carrying as a pnsscnger were hacked to death today by Insur gent Moors after they had escaped unin jured from nn aeroplane accident in the desert. The officers wero engaged In n rocon noltcring , flight near .enmour, when their motor became disabled. Tho captain piloted the machine In a gliding flight to carth, Both alighted safely and were ondcavor Ing to repair the defective motor when a band of Moors surrounded them nnd after torturing' them, cut them up with ewords nnd spoil is. Tho Moors also de stroyed the aeroplane. Big Fire Raging in Cadott, Wis, CHIPPEWA FALLS. Mass., April S. Kire broke out In tho business portion of Cadott, twelvo miles south of here, this afternoon, and It is still raging. Twelve buildings havo been dostroyed and tho ontlro business part of tho vil lage Is threatened. Tho fire was tho re sult of a gasoline explosion. WILSONS WILL SPEND EASTER IN WEST VIRGINIA AVASIUNOTON, A,prll ,8.-PIans for President AVilson s Easter trip were Miangcd today. Tim party will go to White Sulphur Springs, AV. A'a., Instead of Hot Springs, A'a., as previously an nounced. Tho purpose Is to afford Mrs. AVIIson rest and an opportunity to re cuperate from her recent illness. The president will leave Thursday night, spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday at White Sulphur Springs, returning to AVashlngton Monday morning. CHINESE SOCIAL AT THE HANSC0M PARK CHURCH This evening nt the Haiiscom Park Methodist Episcopal church a Chinese so cial will be given. An Interesting Chinese dlalogtio by the young ladles will bo a part of the program, to which will also t contributed numbers by Mrs, Dr. Jen nie Callfas and Dick B. Bruun. Mr. Bruun will sing his song, "Omaha Is My Own Town," and will also Introduce for tho first time ''Stream of Dreams," his latest composition. ALTMAN ESTATE WORTH THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS M'JW YORK. April 8.-A tentative valuation of between ia.000,000 and $, 000,000 Is placed on the estate of Ben jamin Altman, merchant and art con nolaeur, who died on October 7, 1918, ac cording to an announcement published today by the executors. These figures Imltido Mr Altman" art collection, worth llo.OnO.OOO'flnd which will go to the Metropolitan Museum ot Art on AH A Soac.Tr nt MUSIC HAW .T COLOMBIA TREATY SIGNED Uncle Sam to Pay $25,000,000 for Partition of Panama. WILL END YEARS OF FRICTION Document AVIII Not lie l.nlil Before the Semite Until After It linn Been Untitled !i- ItrptiliMe of Colombia. .. AVASHIMJTON, Mprll Sr-TMonty-flve million dollars Is the amount the United Hta'tes agrees to pay lir Colombia for the partition of-Panama and the acquisition of the canal zone In the treaty signed In Bogota by American Minister Thomp son and tho Colombian authorities. This was stated here tocay at tho Colombian legation. No rights for a new Interoccaulc canal acros.1 Colombia by the Atrato river route and no coaling privileges in San Andreas and Provldencla Islands of the Colom bian coast, It was added, wero contained In tho treaty. While tho Colombian minister. Senor Betancourt, received cable from his for eign office Informing him of the signing of tho agreement, tho State department wns still awaiting word from Mr. Thomp son. Tho boundary between Colombia and Panama Is to follow the line laid down In an earlier treaty, which waa, signed but never ratlflod by the Colombian con gress. Ono Important demand which the fc'outh American republic had been Insist ing on tho free passago of Its merchant csscls through tho canal wan given up becauso of President Wilson's attltudo In favor of' repeal of tho tolls exemption. That had been a stumbling block In the way of final agreement. Tho Colombian congress will be called In special session to pass on the treaty before It Is submitted to the senate here. Acceptance of the .latest treaty will ond ten years of negotiations and friction between the United States nnd Colombia and relievo atralnod diplomatic relations Colombia Insisted that the United either pay a lump sum for tho canal zone It noqulred when the Republic of Panama was et up over night with guarantees of integrity from AVashlngton, "br that tho wholo question be submitted to The Hague for arbitration. BOGOTA, Colombia, April 8.-TI10 en tire text of tho treaty lietwecn the United States and Colombia settling tho Panama controversy, which wns signed here -yesterday, in not to be published until after tho Easter holidays. Representative newspapers declnro today that the treaty Is very concls'- and contains the follow ing provisions: "First Tho restoration of friendly re- ! latlons between tho- United States and Colombia, "Second An Indemnity of 125,000,000 to bo paid to Colombia six inontha after the j ratification lias been exchanged botweon ; tlm countries. I 'Third Cei tain Privileges for Colqmblan commerce by way of the Pannmu canal. "Fourth The Colombian-Panama bound ary to be bused on the law of June 9, IMS, domnreeting the - formor Colombian state of Panama. "Fifth-Th United Stato to lend Its good offlees for the settlement of (lend ing questions between Colombia and Panama." Ranch Foreman is Slain by Physician PHOENIX. Ariz.. April S.-T. K. P. Booth, foreman of a rnch near here, waa shot and killed today by Dr. L. IS. Wiggins, a physlaian ot Shelby county, Texas. Dr. AVlgglns surrendered hlnifelf to the therlff. Tho physician explained that Booth, who arrived here a month ago from Toxas, had wrecked his home. Intent upon revenge he followed Booth and for tho last wei'k had searched for him in this vicinity, flridlng him only today. SPANISH REFUGEES DRIVEN OUT TOBREON ARE I0WJ EL PASO Eight Hundred Men and Women Exiled hy Villa Grateful for Protection of Unolc Sam. TKAIN REACHES JUAREZ EARLY Refuse to Leave Cars Until Consul Carothcrs Arrives. UNITED STATES MAKES PROTEST Carranza Refuses to Modify Policy of Expulsion. SAYS ALL SPANIARDS MUST 00 I'lillcy A III lie Modified Only In the ne nf Indlvlilunls AVIin Prove Thry llnvr ZVut Mixed In Politic. HL PASO. Tex., April S.-Elght hundred members of the Spanish colony ot Tor reon, expelled from that town, after Juvv Ing passed through the recent great battle In fear and trembling and afterward facing tho wrath ot General A'llla, stood today beneath tho Stars and Stripes. They wero refugees, truly, stripped ot their property, for tho tlmo being, at least, but supplied with temporary funds, and expressions of great relief caino from them aa they crossed tho ugly wooden b rid go under which tho muddy little stream known as the Rio Grand (great fiver) flows, and found themselves on American soli at last. How desperately they clung to the fact that Spain had left their Interests In the hands of tho United States waa shown by tho fact that although tho train to which they and their baggago had been crowded for thirty-sis hours, arrived hours before dawn, they resolutely de clined to leave It until George C. Caro thers, ppeclal agent ot tho Department of State arrived. , A newspaper reporter was tho first vlslblo evidence of tho proximity ot the land ot safety to dawn on them, and to him they apealed to notify Carothers at once of their arrival. "We aro under American protection," they explained eagerly and the reporter promptly notified tho American represen tative who nt onco deserted his half fin ished breakfast and sped to their relief Carothcrs was unable to comfort them with any assurances that they would be icetored to their homes, his Interviews with General Carranza yesterday having met with the flat statement that expul sion of Spaniards from Mexico waa a net tled ppllcy of the rebel program which would be modified only in tho cases ot Individuals who nilcHt upon investigation by a commission be found Innocent of, having mixed in polltci, . - r .Mphnlliriis Hear It Jnnrea. JUARB55, Mexico. April. 8,-Slx hundred and twelvo men.. woncn and children of tho Spanish colony, expelled from Tor reon by General Villa, arrived hero bc fore daybreak today. Iluddjcd in the passenger cars thev waited for tlawn and tho arrival of George C. Carothers, special agent of tho Department of State. "Mr. Carothcrs came up a day ahead of us to, see what he could do with Gen eral Carranza," aald Joaquin Fomandez. a prominent member of the colony. "W6 are under protection of the Ameri can flag and we decided not to leavo tho cars' until Carothers cornea." It VBI liro.'i Utnmt limn In I,m . . . Everywhere lunch baskets wero opened and coffee cooked over nn alcohol stove. (Continued on Tage Two.) General Drummond Again Defies Court LONDON. April 8. Pandemonium reigned In Marlborough street police court today when "General Mr. Flora Drummond, the militant suffragette, was brought up again and sentenced to pay a fine of 110 or go to prison tor tno months for creating a disturbance In Hyde Park during the Unionist rally on Saturday. Mrs. Drummond wns so violent that threo pollccmcnt, had to pinion her and jemovo her hat pins before the magis trate round opportunity during a pause in the uproar to pronounce sentence. Tho "General" vehemently declared she would hover pay the fine. She was forcibly removed to a cell. All the time Mrs. Drummond was in court she kept up a fierce etruggl with the police and wardens and shrieked de nunciations of every one present. A sister militant suffraeette. who was In court j wns tho victim of a verbal attack because she did not storm tho prisoner's en closure and rescuo the "general." Seizing a pollccman'a metal whistle, Mrs. Drummond flung It at the magis trate' head, but he dodged the missile. Taking advantage of the diversion Mrs. Drummond' then sprang from the en closure, but was seized before she got far away and was carried back shoutinr I and struggling. Easter For The Children All children love Kostertlde. They feel the Springtime, inter est In fresh, new tilings. Have you provided the young er members of jour 'fnmlly with Avhat they need for the early Spring days? The advertisements In The Bee, are full of suggestions about all kinds of apparel tor children. Read them thoroughly and consldor what your chil dren require and what you want them to have and then visit the shops. You will find your buying made easy it you have prepared your mind beforehand by know ing what our most reliable mer chants nave tp otter you. 1