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Rotsl Mews Standi, Bo,
SINGLE COPtf TWO CENTS.
BALLOON STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING AND
PILOT BADLY HURT
Carrier Pigeon Arrives at Portland
from Million Population Club
with Message of Disaster.
BERRY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED
George Y. Morrison, Passenger in St.
Louis Bag, Signs Announcing
Plight Caused by Storm.
WHERE DESCENT MADE UNTOLD
Offioials of Oregon Metropolis at
Sea as to Where to Search.
SOME PLACE IN THE MOUNTAINS
It In Bettered Wrecked Aircraft
Probably- Came Ilorrn In Cas
vnilen Many Mile from
Human Habitation.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 11 A carrier
pigeon arrived hero at 1 p. m. with this
messago from the balloon Million Popula
tion club:
"Balloon struck by lightning. Berry
hurt. Come quick.
"(Slimed) MORRISONf'
The message did not say where the
balloon had descended to earth. Tho
Berry referred to Is Captain John Berry
of St Louis, who was piloting tho bal
loon. George Y. Morrison, his passenger,
signed the message.
Officials here are absolutely at sea ns
to where to look for tho wrecked balloon
and lta Injured pilot. It Is presumed tho
balloon came down somewhere in the
craggy Cascade mountains, probably
many miles from a habitation.
Lack of Information regarding the
whereabouts of the Kansas City III and
Springfield, which left hero late yester
day In a race under tho auspices of the
Aero Club of America, has caused some
apprehension for their safety. The fact
thai the Uncle Sain was driven to earth
last night In a storm which wrecked it
and endangered tho lives of Its two oc
cupants, led to a fear that tho others
may have met with disasters.
The prevailing winds were toward tho
southwest and It Is possible the threo big
gas bags successfully crossed the Cas
cade range during the night. A thinly
settled plateau country would extend be
fore the aeronauts once they got across
the Cascades. Each balloon carries a
pilot and one passenger.
A little white carrier pigeon, one of
three which tho balloon carried, arrived
at its home here today wet and bedrag
gled and with the hastily scrawled note
fastened to its leg.
The Million 'Population t club was tho
secpnd balloon reported wrecked In the
terriflo electrical storm which' ragad In
the mountains last night, tho other- be
ing tho Uncle Sam, whose pilot and pas
senger escaped injury.
Anxiety for the two' balloons Mill un
heard from increased with the report of
the Million Populaton club disaster.
The storm last night was general and
there Is doubt If any of tho balloons
escaped it. Every point for 200 miles
southeast of here is being requested to
send searching parties into the densely,
forested mountains.
WILL NOT TALK POLITICS
METCALFE IN WASHINGTON;
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 12.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Richard Lee Metcalfe re
turned to Washington today. Beyond
expressing the belief that bis candidacy
for governor was In a political condition
pleasing to himself and his friends In Ne
braska, he declined to be Interviewed.
Mr. Metcalfe and his family spent the
day In getting settled In tho residence on
Mt. PlcasanE street which they, havo
leased for their stay in Washington.
SHARP NOMINATED FOR
AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, June 12. Representa
tives William. G. Sharp of Elyria, O., was
nominated today by' President Wilson to
be ambassador to France, succeeding
Myron T. Herrick. Mr. Sharp Is a demo
crat, The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Saturday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs'and Vicinity
Unsettled; probably local showers; ;iot
much change In temperature, '
Temperature nt nmalin rcnterday.
Hours. Deff.
U 5 a. in S
I -VJ t a. m 6fi
7 a. m m
Q S a. m 70
y 9 a. ni 73
i 1(1 a. m . 7K
T -&Brj-& m.m:::::::::::: S
- f AWLHI m - - -
L I"
2 p. m: S3
E 3 p. in n
D4 p. m.., M
5 li- m Vi
1 rt m O,
Bp. m S3
7 p, m S3
8 P. m Si
Comparative Local Ilerord,
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 85 82 78 60
Lowest yesterday t6 6S 62 62
Mean temperature 76 70 70 71
Precipitation 08 .00 1.3C .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 71
Kxcess for the day 5
Total excess since March 1 217
Normal precipitation 18 inch
Kxcess for the day...., 10 inch
Total rainfall Bine March 1.... 10.38 Inches
Defiolenoy since March 1 55 Inches
Kxcess for cor. period, 1913 1.61 inches
Deficiency for cor, period, 1912. 4.27 Inches
Ilenorta From Stations nt T I. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln
of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne. -clear , , 76 76 T
Davenport, clear 76 78 00
'Denver, clear 78 S8 .(0
Den Moines, part cloudy.. 80 $S oo
Lander, clear SO 82 ,00
Nort Platte, cloudy 72 78 .00
Omaha, clear 82 86 .08
Pueblo, part cloudy 76 81 .66
Rapid City, cloudy 64 70 .02
Bait Lake City, clear 78 84 .CO
Santa Fe. part cloudy.... 70 82 T
Sheridan, cloudy 68 76 ,00
ioux City, part cloudy, ... 78 S! 02
Valentine, rain 66 76 f8
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
LORIMER'S BANK IS CLOSED
Examiner in Charge of La Sttlle
Trust and Savings Concern.
RUN BEGINS TWO DAYS AGO
State Official Com Over nooks and
Order Dnora Cloned Will In.
apect the Sutldlarl'
at Oner,
CHICAGO, June 12. The La Salle Street
Trust and Savings bank, organized by
William Lorimer five years ago, when
he was United States senator from Illi
nois, and of which he has since been
president, wia closed today by the state
bank examiner.
While rumors of tho financial trouble
had been whispered of lato, tho actual
closing of the Institution was a surprise.
Coincident with the closing of the La.
Salic Street bank, state examiners were
sent to three etato banks which had heavy
deposits with tho larger institution. No
statement of what the closing of the
bank actually means In dollars was made
by tho examiner. Recent reports to the
state1 auditor's office placed the depos
its of tho La. Ballo Street bank at more
than 5,000,000.
A mild run started on the bank two
days ago, according to the secretary of
the La Sallo Street Trust and Savings
bank, and today more and moro deposi
tors gathered In front of the institution,
which is a few doors from the Board of
Trado building in La Salle street.
William Lorimer, president of the bank,
was In conference with tho directors of
the Institution through tho morning.
In tho last statement Issued by the
bank Its capital stock was placed at $1,000,
000, with a surplus of 250,000 and undivided
profits of 393,631. Its stock was then held
at par.
Deposits Five Millions.
The statement gave the deposits as
S5.068.5S6 and placed the loans at 34,363,398.
Later tho state "bank examiner annouon
ccd ho had sent examiners to thre.ee banks
in Chicago classed as subsidiaries of tho
LaSallo Street institution. The examin
ers caused a suspension of business in
the three, tho Broadway State bank, In
the north side; the Ashland and Twelfth
In the west sldo Ghetto district, and the
Illinois Stato bank of Chicago in North
Clark street. The Broadway Stato and
the Ashland and Twelfth State bank were
organized within tho year.
William Lorimer, Jr., Is listed as the
heaviest stockholder of the Illinois State
bank of Chicago, which at the last report
hod deposits of 3177,000 and a capital
stock of 3200,000.
In financial circles It was reported that
the Com Exchange bank yesterday re
fused to allow the LaSaUe Street Trust
and Savings bank to clear through It.
Abont Million Withdrawn.
Tho run on the bank which was
characterized by bank officials aa "mild,"
was attributed lo allegations made In
connection with the suit of John II.
Coyne, against State Auditor Brady, In
which Coyne charged in hie declaration
In a ..ult for damages that the LaSallo
Street bank had contributed to the Brady
campaign fund and that the. contribution
had been .made the basis' of a' claim that
It should be consulted regarding appoint
ments to be made by the state auditor.-
Rough estimates of the amount with
drawn by depositors In the last three
weeks, place the figures at more than
11,000,000.
Man .Who Sends
Black Hand Letter
Caught in Trap
NEW YORK, June 12. While arrange
ments were In progress today for extradi
tion to this city of Henry Wescott, the
young negro, arrested last night near Bo
gota, N. J charged with attempting to
obtain 310,0000 under threats of blowing up
a Cunard steamer with dyanmlte, city de
tectives continued their investigations! In
the belief that Wescott or Joseph Bur
ton, as he later admitted his name to be,
had the aid of one or more confederates.
Burton is in Jail at Hackensa'ck, N. J.,
but it was believed today that he would
waive extradition and be brought back
to this city for arraignment To the New
York detectives and secret service men
of the West Shore railroad Burton Is
said to have confessed the authorship of
tha letters, In which arrangements were
made for the payment of the 310,000 de
manded as immunity or a Cunard line
steamer, which, the writer declared, would
be blown up at sea by placing dynamite
In the cool.
In carrying out these instructions, the
detectives staged a spectacular drama,
following In detail every injunctlonspeci
fled by the would-be wrecker. Burton,
too, the detectives allege, carried out the
part assigned to the collector of the 310,-
000 by blowing a police whistle as a signal
for the agent of tho Cunard line to drop
a package of money from the rear plat
form of a West Shore train.
Detectives stationed on a special train
following seized Burton, who, they say,
picked up the decoy package.
Canal Tolls Repeal
Bill Passed by House
, and Sent to Wilson
WASHINGTON, June 12.-"Wlthout the
formality of a conference the house today
by a vpte of 216 to 71 accepted the sen
ate's amendment to the repeal of the
Panama tolls exemption and sent the bill
to President Wilson.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
AFTER CANTALOUPE TRUST
CHICAGO. June 12. The Federal grand
Jury today began an Investigation into
the alleged combination of commission
merchants throughout the country to con
trol prices of fruits and vegetables.
Criminal prosecution Is sought by Dis
trict Attorney WUkerson. Witnesses In
clude! Chicago commission merchants
and testimony Is said to have concerned
the operations of the Western Cantaloupe
exchange through two boards of control,
one hero and one In Brawley, Cal. It It
said the attorney general has directed
grand Jury Investigations in New York.
Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Denver as
well as Chicago.
GREECE SENDS
PORTEWARNING
Vigorous Note Sent to Sultan De
manding Cessation of Prosecu
tion of Greeks in Turkey.
REPARATION
Public Opinion in A
Excited and Pressurl
eminent to Act at
TENSION NEAR BREAKING POINT
Premier to Deputies Says Situation
Cannot Last Much Longer.
TURKS BEGIN ATTACK ON CITY
Assanlt Commenced on Alvallk, In
habited by- Twenty-Fire Thon
nand (.reeks, and Mnuncrr
Is Feared.
ATHENS. Greece, June 12. The Grees:
government today sent a vigorous note to
Turkey, demanding the cessation of the
persecution of the Greeks In Turkey and
the repair of damage caused to them and
their Interests.
A warning to Turkey, which fell little
short of a formal declaration of hos
tilities, was uttered today by Premier
Venlzelos of Greece In tho Chamber of
Deputies. Ho was speaking on the treat
ment of Greek subjects In Turkey.
Public opinion In tho 3rek capital Is
greatly excited and demands uie made
that the government cake Immediate ac
tion. The premier's attitude showed that tbe
tension between Greece and Turkey was
r.ear the breaking point ind that tho dnn
ger of wor was Imminent.
M. Venlzelos obviously found It difficult
to restrain his language when he spoke
of tho way In which the Turks had
treated his fellow countrymen.
"I do not wish to allow to escape me
words which cannot be recalled, but I
should fall in my duty If I did not In
form the Chamberpot Deputies that the
situation has become grave even very
grave," he said. "If a stop Is not put
to these conditions, the Hellenic govern
ment is forced not to content itself with
Joining In the lamentations of unhappy
refugees."
Prolonged cheers greeted the premier,
who added that thousands of Greek refu
gees had already reached the home land
from Turkey, while thousands more were
only awaiting transportation "to escape
from their persecutors."
Such a situation, ho concluded, could
not be borne much longer.
Turku Attack Alvnllk.
LONDON, June 12. An official dis
patch from Mitylone, an island off the
coast of Asia Minor, sayR that Turkish
regulars w(th machine guns and a force
of Bashl-Bazouks today commenced an
attack on tho.' town of Alvallk un," the
coast of the mainland, As the town 1
Inhabited by 26,000 Greeks, a massacre li
feared.
Th$. threat of another Groco-Turklsh
war did not come as a surprise to diplo
mats hero today. It was pointed out that
events In the near cast during recent
months had been kindling the strongest
animosities between the two peoples.
Greece nccuses Turkey of the whole
sale expulHion with great cruelties of
Greek Christians from the province of
Thrace, whilo Turkey accuses Greece of
oppressing former Turkish subjects In
tho region of Solonlkl, which was taken
by the Greeks In the recent Balkan war.
A conference between the Russian and
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to take place at Bucharest. Roumanla, lcommUtee. Bad that after a dress rehear
next week to endeavor to prevent the l it was suested that tho dancer. wer
breaking out of war.
' A general meeting of the Islamic so
ciety was held in London on Wednesday
to protest against "the systematic ex.
termination of the. Moslem population of
the Balkans, pursued by various states,
especially Greece."
Ilnndred Thousand Itefnsees.
The premier characterized the Turkish
persecutions of Greeks as being "of a
character such as .history had never
known until today, their object being the
elimination of populations which had been
living In those places for several thou
sand years."
M. Venlzelos said the attention of Tur
key had been repeatedly called to the
dangers likely to arise from these per
secutions, but the Turkish government's
only reply was to attribute the move
ment to vengeance for the alleged suf
ferings of the Mussulman population in
Macedonia, He estimated the number of
Greek refugees who already had arrived
in Greece or were awaiting transport -
tlon at about 100,000, all of whom, he de-
clared. were abandoning their entire pos-
sessions in order to escape persecution,
Notorious French
Duelist Wounded
PARIS, June 12. Leon Daudet, a no
torious duellist, was wounded In the fore
arm in a sword duel today at Neullly by
Jacquez Roujon, son of Henry Roujon,
the late secretary of the Academy of Fine
Arts.
Roujon was the challenger and fought
In defense of the name of his father,
whose memory he' considered to have been
Injured by articles which appeared In
Daudet's paper, the Action Franchise, a
royalist organ.
The encounter took place In private.
Only the principals and seconds were
present.
The National Capital!:; ;toraKSu.
Friday, June 12, 1014.
Senate.
Met at 11 a. m.
Resumed debate on the legislative ap
propriation bill.
Senator Overman introduced a bill to
erect a statue to Sir Walter Raleigh t
Raleigh. N. C.
Senator Borah Introduced a bill aimed
at efficiency systems, making It unlawful
to use stop watches on government em
ployes. IIODsr.
Met at noon,
Panama tolls repeal bill received from
the senate and Representative Adamson
moved that the house concur In the Nor-ris-Hlmmons
compromise amendment.
REBELS GKPAMMUHITIOM
Steamship Antilla Lands Cargo at
Tampico Thursday.
SENT NORTH ON SPECIAL TRAIN
slx2ahllandred Cases of Cartridge
Aeroplanes Are llnr-
t the Front flattie.
ItnKtitR at Masnttan.
TAMPICO, June ll.-(Va I,aredo. Tex.,
jjtine 12.) Tho steamship Antilla from
, New York today discharged her cargo of
ammunition for the constitutionalists.
Sixteen hundred case of nmmunlllnn n nH
. two aeroplanes were Immediately dls-
patched north on a special train.
Until after Its arrival at the wharf here
the Antilla know nothing of the projected
blockade of the port or the presence of
the federal gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo
outside the harbor.
The Antilla will sail tomorrow for Tan
toyuca to recover the body of Weston
Berwell, the American reported murdered
by federals April 22,
Battle linixlnu' nt Mntntliiti.
MAZATLAN, Mexico, Juno 11,-(By
Wireless to San Diego, Cal., Juno 12.)
The constitutionalist army undor General
Obregon began today lta first concen
trated general assault on the federal
fortifications at Mazatlan, commanded
by General Rodriguez. The battle raged
all day,- and nlthough the besieged gar
rison held Its position, It lost heavily n
killed and wounded.
The first heavy rains of the wet season
began here today and will add to tho
hardships of the combatants. Tho fed
erals, who aro short of supplies them
selves and must In addition keep under
control and starving and hostile populace
within their lines, will suffer most from
this new burden. Tho besiegers havo
plenty of provisions and, by reason of
their superior numbers, can keep tho
garrison 'harassed night and day, between
aseaults, while a part of their number
rest,
Tho rebel gunboat Tampico. Is was
learned today, has been floated nt Topo
lobampo and If It can be brought south
to Mazatlan will greatly aid the attack
ing force by covering with Its artillery
tiro their advances on positions they
have not dared attempt.
Club Women Criticize
Lack of Drapery at
Revels of Daphne
CHICAGO. Juno 12.-"The Revels of
Daphne." a Greek pageant In which fig
ured many bare-llmbedi airily clad girls
and several male dancers, in Blmllar
classlo freedom of garb, was a much dis
cussed topic today by members of the
General Federation of Women's .Clubs.
Tho pageant was given last night at the
Art institute. Aside from the attendants
and the male dancers, no men witnessed
the production. .
While . 1rt.vslly all the club women
agreed as tb the artistic beauty of the
speotacle, there was variance of opinion
on the propriety of the lack of' drapery
of the dancers. Mrs. J, R. Gordon of
PaieVlo, Colo., delegate-at-large, voiced
the disapproving opinions.
'It was wronB7""it should not have been
allowed," she declared. , "Women who
want reform In dress and morals should
not permit such things."
The dancers' classic costumes, Mrs.
Gordon declared, however, were modest
compared with some of the extreme fash
ionable effects worn by delegates to the
federation who were among the specta
tors. Other guests gave unqualified praise to
the pageant.
mn dpanrv nnH ,hn. ,H '
est girls wear stockings. These sugges
tions were not put Into effect, she says.
The donee represented the pursuit of
Daphne by Apollo.
Militants Attempt -to
Destroy Ancient
Church Near London
LONDON, June 12. A determined at
tempt was made by militant suffragettes
this morning to burn the ancient church
of St, Margaret's, at Chlpslead, fourteen
miles southeast of London. Three dis
tinct fires, fed by fire lighters composed
of squares of felt saturated, with oil, were
set by tho ''arson squad."
The rector. Rev. William H. Stone, and
the villagers extinguished the flames be-
( 'ore much damage had been done. The
! church dates from the twelfth century,
Expressions of anger at the vandalism of
jh militants were more vehement than
ever today among the general public
which was roused to Intense excitement
by yesterday's attempt to blow up the
historic coronation stone and chair In
Westminster Abbey.
The police are persisting In their harry
ing tactics against the militant suffra
gettes, to whom they are determined not
to give any rest. Today they raided s
private house In Kensington where the
"wild women" established their headquar
ters after their ' offices In Westminster
had been Invaded and closed a few days
ago. Great quantities of papers wore
seized by the police, but no arrests were
made.
BLACK HAND LETTER IS
SENT COLONEL DODGE
DENVER. Colo.. June ll.-Pollce are
guarding the home of Colonel D. C. Dodge,
a millionaire railroad builder, as a result
note found at the door
late last night demanding
t20,0fi0 by midnight tonight. The note ,
threatens death unless the demand Is met j
and bears tha signature, "Amateur Black. ;
hand."
THOMAS D0LAN VERY SICK
AT HIS PHILADELPHIA HOME
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June li
Thomas Dolan, formerly president of the
United States Gas and Improvement
company and organizer of that body, and
now a member of the board of directors,
is seriously 111 In this rlty and Is ex-1
pected to die at any time. The Omaha '
Gas company la affiliated with the United
concern.
LEADERS OP THE WOMEN'S CLUBS Threo of tho
cliiof figures in the bionnial convention of the General Fed
eration of Women's Clubs, now in session in Chicago.
Prom left to right: Mrs. Eugene Roilley, Mrs. Rudolph
Blankonborg and Mrs. Percy B. Pennybacker. Mrs. Pen
nybacker is president of the General Federation.
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Burn Wooden Bridge
Across the Rubicon
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ROMEt June 12. Movements of a revo
lutionary character were reported today
throughout the four provinces of Bologna,
Berrsra, Ravenna and Forll, forming
what In known as the Romagna.
Although a cessation of tho genera)
strike which began on Monday has been
ordered by the labor organizations, the
workmen of extromo views In those dis
tricts have refused to return to work.
The government today ordered a concen
tration of troops, especially in the towns
of Forll and Ravenna,
Tho only communication from Ravenna
reports the death of the chief of police
as a result of wounds received In the
course of a demonstration on Wednesday.
Herious enCountors between the strik
ers and troops are reported from Barma.
Tho wooden brldKo across the Rubicon,
now know..n as tho Plsrlatcllo, was
burned by strikers and railroad com-muniw-on
cut.
Wesleyan Trustees
and Alumni Clash
MITCH HILL, S. D June 12. (Special.)
Dr. Samuel Weir cannot be retained aa a
member of the faculty of Dakota Wes
leyan was the ultimatum given the
Alumni association yesterday by the uni
versity board of directors. The statement
followed the presentation of resolutions
strongly commending Dr. Wolr by the
alumni at their annual meeting.
"After careful consideration," said the
board, "It Is deemed to be In the interest
of harmony and the highest good of tho
Institution that Dr. Weir be not re-elected
at this time."
No specific reason was assigned by tho
directors for Dr. Weir's dismissal. Today
the alumni are meeting In further ses
sion to consider the matter A commit
tee was appointed to draft further reso
lutions to be presented to the board.
HERO OF MANY LAKE
ST0RMSSF0UND DEAD
ST. JOSEPH. Mlrh.. June 12.-Captaln
Joseph A. Napier, who during his forty
years' career as sailor and master on the
Great Lakes saved sixty lives, was found
dead In' his bed here today. Ho was 88
yoars old.
In 1RS1 Captain Napier alone rescued
thirty-two of the passengers and crew of
the schooner Merchant, which foundered
off Chicago. In 1877 congress voted him
a medal for his bravery In saving sev
eral lives from the wreck of tho steamer
D. G. Williams, off this port. In effect
ing this rencue Captain Napier received
an Injuri' to his spine, resulting In per.
manent disability.
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Wilson is Slated for
Governor of Banks
WASHINGTON. Juho li-Thomsfl B.
Jones, a Chicago lawyer, former mem
ber of the Princeton university, trustees,
and a pcrsupal friend of President Wil
son, has practically been selected for gov
ernor of tho foderal reserve board. It was
inld unofficially today that hla nomina
tion wbuld go to tho aenato Monday,
With tho nomination tot Mr, Jongs, tho
names of Paul M. Warburg or New York,
W. P. G. Harding of Birmingham, Ala.:
A. C, Miller of San Francisco and K. C.
Bltnmons of St, Louis, to be members
of the board, am expected to go to tho
senate. Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller Williams of the currency bureau
will be ex-offlclo members.
It was etatcd definitely nt the White
houso that the president would formally
announce the personnel of tho board Mon
day, '
Mr. Warburg and Mr. Harding nro
bankers, Mr. Miller Is an economist tnd
at present assistant secretary of the In
terior; Mr. Slmmona Is a merchant. Mr.
Jones, as well as being a lawyer, Is, a
student and expert In finance.
FISH TAKES JOSLYN'S PLACE
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Juno 12.-(8pacla!.)-II.
II. Fish, secretory of the West
ern NotJVpapcr Union, and Judge J.
B. Sullivan of Omaha appeared today
before a subcommittee of the house
Judiciary committee to answer charges
of discrimination filed against the ready
print enterprlsq by a Kansas concern In
violation of tho Sherman anti-trust act.
Theso chrirges havo bcon the subject of
Investigation not only at the hands of
tho house committee on the Judiciary,
but on the part of the attorney goneral.
Tho subcommittee Investigating the
charges desired tho attendance of George
A. Joslyn, president of the Western
Newspaper Union, but being too 111 to
attend, Mr. Fish, the secretary of the
company, was asked, to attend,
WESTINGH0USE STRIKE
SPREADS T0JIGNAL PLANT
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 12,-The re
fusal of the WestlnKliotiBe companies yes
terday to treat with their 10,0ii0 trlklng
employes, jvos'answered today, when the
Allegheny Congenial Industrial union
called out tho 1,600 men In the plant of
the Union Switch and Signal company at
Hwissdale.
The strike was scheduled for noon, and
a parade of East Pittsburgh strikers was
formed to encourage tho movement. With
five bands, one of them made up of bag.
pipers, 6,000 men and women marched to
tho Turtle Creok playgrounds for a meet
ing before moving on to Bwlssvalc,
TWO MEN KILLED BY
LIGHTNING NEAR WHEELING
WHEELING, W. Va., June 12.-Durlng
a sovcre electrical storm which swept
oer this district last midnight, twenty
houses were destroyed at the Mpundsvllle
camping grounds, a summer colony near
here, end two men were killed by llght
I nlng. The home of James Bodley at the
cump grounds was struck by lightning.
The high wind carried the flames to ad
Joining houses and twenty were consumed
before the flames were extinguished. The
Inmates, men, women and children, fled In
their night clothes.
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MEDIATORS WILL
REFUSE TO DEAL
WITHJARRANZA
Rebel Chieftain Must Declare Armis
tice Before His Delegates Will
Be Officially Received.
A. B. C. DIPLOMATS STAND PAT
May Possibly Hear Arguments as to
Reasons Why Constitutionalists
J Refuse to Cease Fighting.
DISTINCT STEP IN ADVANCE
All Parties to Conflict Now Recog
nize Value of Mediation.
MAY MEET THE AMERICANS
Serleji of Informal Three-Cornered.
Conference May Itesult In
AKreeiiient that Can tie Sub
mitted to Mediators.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., June ll-Tho
mediators will not officially admit to the
conference here tho representatives Gen
eral Carransa nas announced he will send
to Nlhitara Falls. The South American
diplomats said they could not recede from
their original condition, demanding an
armistice.
The dispatch from Saltlllo yesterdny
stating that the Carranza note modo no
mention of the conditions under which
he Wnx trending delegates was shown to
the mediators. They declined to make
formal comment, but let It be known
that their nttltude had undergone no
change. They reiterated that admission
of tho constitutionalists Is and will be
contingent upon declaration of an armis
tice. The mediators will have no objection
If a conference could be held between
the .Huerta delegates, the Carranza dele
gates and the Americana, In fact, auch
a suggestion has been under considera
tion for some time, so that If an agree
ment could be reached between these par
ties at Interest, the mediators would
finally admit all to the signing of a pro
tocol, ,
May Prenent ArKumrntn.
It Is considered that the Curranra dele
gates might ho Informally received hero
and their arguments heard as to why an
nrmlatlco cannot be declared. But on tWf
point there has been no crystallization ot
sentiment and the Influence of tho Amer
ican delegates to obtain at least a hsar-
iur me constitutionalists when thsjj
.ulna may ne nrougnt to bear on the sit
uation. The American delegates looked upon
the announcement from SaltlUo as a din
tlnctly encouraging sign, Indicating that
all tdes nw,tCORiUe-the value nt
mediation as . a way of restoring 'p.ce.
It Is hot at all unlikely they will try ta
persuade the mediators not tn rtn .
door On tho constitutionalist delegates.
un me other hand tho need for eon
stltutlonnllst representation, in the view
of one ot the mediators, la dally dimin
ishing. Ho said the mediator from th.
outset had taken the interests of the
constitutionalists fully Into consideration.
Also the American delegates havo kept
In touch with the wishes of the conatl
tutlonallsts thorough the Washington
government Carranza delegates could
glvo valuable Information and assistance
to the United States, unnn whirl,
the responsibility for bringing peace out
ui ine present chaos,
...:n.r.rl"'", K'nly Forrrnrdrd.
WASHINGTON. June 12.-General Car.
tanza's reply to tho Slcxlcnn m.Hi.in
announcing his Intuntlnn r .i
delegates to the Niagara conference was
""""i " eariy toaay and forwarded
to Niagara Falls.
No announcement of tha mni.ni. .r
Carransa's reply wan made here, but it
was understood the note Is silent on tho
subject of an armistice and does not trtvo
the names of the men who will be sent
to represent the constitutionalist. It Is
known, however, that Rafael Zuboran,
minister of the Interior in the Ctmnnt
cabinet and chief of the agency here, wtll
noi do among tne delegates, as General
Carranza considers Zubaran la needed m
look after affairs here.
Two of the delegates are almost certain
to be Luis Cabrera, a prominent figure
in the confltUutlonallst movement nnrt
Jose Vasconcelas, a young lawyer. Tho
namo of the third man was not known
here.
f arranza's reply came through to Wash
ington from SaltlUo over a special leased
telegraph wiro ond was put In the form
of a note here by Zabarah, who for
warded It by nyill to Niagara Falls early
today. U may reach there tonight
Order About Arena Hhlpment.
President Wilson today Issued an execu
tive order to tlear away any conflict of
authority over shipments of arms to
Mexico. It follows;
"Aa matters which relate to the clear
ance of vessels fall within the Jurisdic
tion of the Department ot Commerce. It
U hereby ordered that Instructions to
customs officers concerning the expor
tation of arms and munitions of war to
Mexico hy sea shall be given by that
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