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VOL. XLIV NO. 16.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, l'Jlt TAVELVE PAGES.
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'OUR SLAIN WITH
BLOWS OF AXE IN
CHICAGO SUBURB
Two Women, Man and Child Are
Murdered Under Circumstances
Resembling Villisca Killing.
MOTIVE FOR CRIME UNKNOWN
Whether Butohery Work of Maniao
or of Person Seeking Revenge
Not Known.
Slayer Believed to Have Proceeded
with Great Deliberation.
BLUE ISLAND IS TRAGEDY SCENE
Police Are Looking for Hnsband of
Yonnser "Woman, Who Unit
Been Ltrlnn Apart from
Him for Months.
CHICAGO. July 6.-A family of four
was wiped out by blows from an note In
Its home In the German settlement of
Bluo Island, a suburb, last night.
Whether the butchery was tho work of
a maniao or of a person seeking revengo,
was not disclosed In tho first cursory in
vestigation. It was learned that the
young mother had been living away from
her husband for a year and efforts to
find Him were begun.
Proceeded Deliberately.
Tho murderer, according to Benjamin
Knirsch, chief of police of Blue Island,
proceeded with great deliberation.
Nothing was taken from the house. It
was the home of a laborer, and the few
trinkets the inmates boasted were of
slight value.
This afternoon a corrected list of the
victims was given out as follows:
JACOB NESLESLA, 72 years old, street
sweeper.
MRS. ANNA NESLESLA, wife of
Jacob, C5 years old.
MRS. MARTHA MANSFIELD, 24 years
old, daughter of above.
TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER of Mrs.
Mansfield.
Bloody Finger Prints.
Bloody finger prints on the axe handle
wero photographed. Search was institu
ted for William Mansfield, husband of
Martha, who Is alleged to havo deserted
her a year ago, and for Michael Chere
wlnkl. The latter was compeiled to va
cate the NesleSla house three weeks ago
by the landlord in order to make way for
the new tenants. He is said to have ut
tered threats agolna tho landlord and the
Nesleslas.
Twenty-nine persons havo'been mur
dered in the last throe' years in Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado, Iowa and Illinois by
means of blows from an axe. The de
tails of almost all the murders are the
same and In most of tho cases the mur
derer's axe has wiped out entire families.
AH th'ecrlme weWS VommlttM at';nlgTit
while the victims lay asjeep in their beds
and in each instance the murderer left
.but slight clews.
A list, of the bo -called "ax murders"
follows:
H. C. Wayne, wife and child, and Mrs.
A. J. Bumham and two children, Colo
rado Springs, Colo., September, 1911.
William P. Dawson, wife and daughter,
Monmouth, III., October. '1911.
William Showman, wife and three chil
dren, Ellsworth, Kan., October. 1911.
Rolltn Hudson and wife, Paola, Kan.,
June, 1912. . . ,
J. B. Moore, four children and two girl
guests, Vllllsca, la., June, 1912.
Mrs. Mary J. Wilson and Mrs. George
Moore. Columbia, Mo., December 1912.
Jacob Neslesla, his wife, their daughter
and the latter's Infant child, Chicago, 111.,
July, 6, 1914.
Former Congressman
is Killed by Fall
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 6. An accidental
T fall against a radiator last night caused
tho death of Martin L. Clardy, for twenty
years a member of congress, vice presi
dent and general solicitor for the Mis
souri Pacific railroad, and one time a
leading factor in democratic politics of
Missouri.
Mr. Clardy, though 77 years old, was
in comparatively good health, having at
tended to office duties last Friday. Last
night he felt Indisposed and, after lying
In bed for a while, arose and walked Into
the hall of Ills home. As he fell his head
struck the radiator and he died before a
physician arrived.
He was a native of Missouri and served
as an officer in the confederate army.
The Weather
" Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday:
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; slightly cooler.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
6 a. m S
7 a. m 75
8 a. m. ...... .74
9 a. m 75
10 a. m 77
11 a. m ,..,...78
12 m : 79
1 p. m 79
2 p. m 70
5 p. m 71
4 p. m 72
6 p. m 75
6 p. m 75
7 p. m 74
8 p. m 75
b a. m to
Comparative Local Record.
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 80 86 91 85
Lowest yesterday 69 68 70 68
Mean temperature 74 76 SO 76
Precipitation 67 .20 .00 T
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures rrom the normal:
Normal temperature , u
Deficiency ror me aay 2
Total excess since March 1 253
Normal precipitation 16 Inch
Excess for the day 53 inch
Total rainfall since March 1... .11,49 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 ss Inch
, Deficiency for cor. period. 1913.. 1.09 inch
t Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.. 6.49 inch
t, Jlt-porm from Stations at T p. m..
station and State Temp. High- Rain.
fall.
T
.00
Denver, cloudy 74 8
T
'Dies Moines, rain 74 84 .04
'Lander, clear 82 86 .CO
Omaha, cloudy 74 80 .67
Pueblo, clear 84 88 .12
Rapid City, clear 84 86 .00
Salt Lake City, clear, SS 92 .0
Santo Fe, cloudy.... W 80 .00
Sheridan, clear, 86 86 .00
Sioux City, clear,..., W 8 .01
Valentine, clear 80 86 .08
"T" indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster,
I I J UA. I
LIVING WAGE FOR TEACHERS
President Swain Discusses Question
in Annual Address.
FAVORS , OLD AGE PENSIONS
Contest Betireen Dr. Jnrilnn and Dr.
Johnson for Presidency Is Warm
In Up President Sends
Greeting: nnd Regrets.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. July 6.-"Olven a
cultivated, trained teacher of sound
mind and body, who goes to work at
peace with God and man, the school will
be the best place In the world for the
growth of the child In practical right
eousness and American citizenship.
This was the declaration of Joseph
Swain, president of Swarthmore coUege
and president of the National Education
association at the first general session of
the association's annual convention here
today. The session was devoted princi
pally to a discussion of the teacher"r re
lation to American citizenship.
Interest in the election of a president
to succeed Joseph Swain of Swarthmore,
Pa., was at a high pitch, and the cam
paigns of Dr. D. B. Johnson of Rock Hill,
S. C, and Dr. David Jordan of Leland
Stanford university were being pushed
by the candidate's respective friends.
President Swain's address followed
speeches of welcome by state and city
officials and a response by Z. X. Snyder
of Greely, Colo.
President Swain pointed out the need
of religious schools, and tho speaker de
clared that anyone taking teaching as a
life work must abandon all Idea of ac
cumulating wealth. He made a plea for
a "living wage" for the teacher; said
the best person for a position should be
chosen regardless of sex, and advocated
an old age pension system to be provided
by the states.
Teleirram from Wilson,
A telegram from President Wilson to
President Swain expressing regret that ho
could not attend the meeting was read at
the general session. President Wilson
said In part:
"Thoughtful peoplo all over the country
follow the deliberations of the National
Education association with genuine in
terest. Tho problems of education are
really problems affecting tho national
development and national ideas. I think
no one long associated with the profes
sion of teaching can have failed to catch
the Inspiration of it or to see how great
a power may be exercised through the
class room in directing the thinking and
the ambition of the generations coming
on, or can have failed to realize that
nothing less than a comprehension of the
national life is necessary to fit a teacher
for the great task of preparation and
adaptation to the future that education
attempts."
Professor from Japan Talks.
Systematic Instruction in our publio
schools was suggested aa a means of
solving the problem of how to attain and
maintain peace and good will ebtween
America and Asia by Prof. Snyder Lewis
Cuticle of tho Imperial university at
Ivlot'o, Japan,, who spojte on the respon-
eiuiiuy 01 a mo n can eaucaiors in uio
solution of America's oriental problem.
The convention got well under.' "way to
day,, several .departmental -meetings, being;
held .In addition to a general session
which was 'given, over principally to a
discussion of tho teachers' relation to
American citizenship.
Bla Rift from Carnegie.
Andrew Carnegie may contribute $100,-
000,000 to build libraries in country dis
tricts, according to an intimation thrown
out by Philander P. Claxton, United
Btatca commissioner of education, today.
Mr. Claxton said he had talked the mat
ter over with Mr. Carnegie, and although
ho had not the authority to say Mr. Car
negie will donate the sum desired the
matter was well received by the steel
magnate.
Discussion of tha library question came
up at a meeting of state superintendents
at which Mr. Claxton presided. The com
missioner advocates the system of cen
tral county libraries with several branches
from each. He is confident the Carnegie
millions would result in successfully car
rying out the plan.
Body of Chamberlain
is Laid to Rest With
Simple Ceremony
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 6. The
body of Joseph Chamberlain, the unionist
leader, who for many years occupied a
prominent position in British politics, was
burled today in Hookley cemetery In the
constituency he long represented in the
House of Commons.
A memorial service was attended by
the lord mayor of Birmingham, tho mem
bers of the city councU and other digni
taries. Apart from the civic element the mourn
ers at both the church and tho cemetery
consisted solely of members of the Cham
berlain family, aa the late statesman had
expressed the desire that his funeral
should be free from everything of public
nature.
Nothing, however, could prevent a great
crowd of the citizens of Birmingham,
among whom Joseph Chamberlain was a
popular hero, from lining the rout along
which the funeral passed from the dead
statesman's residence at Highbury to the
church and from there to the cemetery.
As the procession went by the men rev
erently uncovered.
LONDON, July 6. Simultaneously with
the burial in Birmingham memorial serv
ices for the late Joseph Chamberlain were
held in St. Margaret's church, Westmin
ster. Premier Asqulth, the members of
his cabinet, many of the late Mr. Cham
berlain's colleagues In the House of Com
mons and members of the House of Lords
and of the foreign diplomatic corps at
tended.
Twelve Thousand
Men in Big British
' Arsenal Quit Work
WOOLWICH, England , July 6. The
entire working staff of 12,000 men of the
government arsenal her, which sup
plies most of the, guns and ammunition
for the British army, struck today. The
action of the men was a protest against
the dismissal of an engineer who had
refused to erect machinery on a founda
tion constructed bn nonunion laborers.
WILLIAMS SENDS
HIS RESIGNATION
Formal Announcement American
Minister to Greece and Monte
negro Quits Made.
HE CANNOT MAINTAIN SILENCE
Unable to Repress Himself with
Knowledge of What Has Been
Done in Albania.
EXRfSSES TH
Assert
BRYAN GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Secretary nf Slate Makes Pahllo
Remarks to Talkative Diplomat
Wlthont Any Comment
nt All.
WASHINGTON, July 6. Formal an
nouncement of the resignation of George
Fred Williams as minister to Gnjece and
Montenegro was made late today at the
State department.
Secretary Bryan Issue dthls statement
without comment:
"Mr. Wllliama requests Secretary
Bryan to tender to tho president his
resignation as minister to Greece and
Montenegro. He says the reason for his
resignation Is that he cannot comment
on the situation in Albania as he would
like under the restraint Imposed by his
diplomatic position and that he does not
feel that he can conscientiously keep
silent with the knowledge which he has
of what is being done.
"He says that he considers the success
of the president more important to the
world than all of the efforts of other
mon and does not wish to embarrass him
and wishes to thank him for the con
sideration which has been shown him."
President Wilson has notified the prin
cipal European powers that the United
States disclaims any responsibility for
the statements regarding Albania at
tributed to the American minister.
Yankton Murderer
From Hospital to
the County Prison
TANKTON, S. D., July 0.-(Speclal.)
Charles Bowman, the quarter-breed
Yankton Sioux who shot and, killed Nellie
Brewer the night of July 2, Is now sate in
the county jail, an unusually substantial
concrete building. Repeated threats had
been made by a few to tako Bowman by
force from the caro of the Benedictine
sisters ,of Sacred, Heart hospital and
lynch, him. Rumor, was busy that the at
tempt would bo mode, and Bowman, al
though still suffering from the Injuries
received the night of the tragedy, was re
moved to the county Jail. He still main
tains Ke did not want to hurt the girl he
was fond of and that his mind Is a
blank as to what happened after he took
Miss Brewer away from her accepted
lover, Ralph Ford, to whom rtie was to
be married wlthl ntwo weeks.
The funeral of Nellie Brewer took placo
Sunday afternoon from the Mothodlst
church, with many hundreds present.
Further light on tho tragedy show that
the murderer was a frequent nnd ac
ceptable visitor at the Brewer home: he
was related by marriage, and in good
financial position, with property. He had
long been a suitor for the hand of Nellie
Brewer, and when he found she had ac
cepted Ralph Ford he determined she
should not marry him.
Sentae Confirms
Choice of Three of
Bank Body Members
WASHINGTON, July 6. Three of the
members of the Federal Reserve board
nominated by President! Wilson Charles
S. Hamlin, W. P. G. Harding and A. C.
Miller were confirmed late today by tha
senate.
The nominations of Paul M. Warburg
of New York and Thomas D. Jones of
Chicago have not been acted upon by the
banking and currency committee and
probably will not be before the end of
the week. It was stated In high official
circles tonight that Mr. Warburg would
ask the president to withdraw his nomi
nation. Wilson Favors
Philippine Bill
WASHINGTON, July .-PresIdent Wil
son and houB leaders have agreed sub
stantially on a bill granting a larger
measure of self-government to Filipinos.
The president told callers today that he
approved the bill Introduced by Repre
sentative Jones of Virginia, and modified
by the house insular affairs committee,
but made it clear he did not expect the
bill to be passed by both houses during
tha present session,
The president and Representative Jones
conferred on the bill today and afterward
Mr. Jones said he planned to introduce
the measure this week.
As desired by Mr. Jones, the bill will
abolish the Philippine commission and
create an elective senate. No time will be
set for Independence, The bill will make
certain classes of residents citizens of tha
Philippines. The voting privilege will be
based on certain property qualifications.
The right of managing the foreign affairs
of the islands will be reserved to the
United States.
Two Iron Workers
Released on Parole
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July .-Mtch-ael
J. Cunnane of Philadelphia and Mur
ray L. Pennell of Springfield, III., con
victed at Indianapolis with other labor
leaders of conspiracy to transport ex
plosives illegally,' were released from the
United States penitentiary today on pa
role, having served half their three-year
sentence.
AalPftimWILSON
President.
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Drawn for Ths Bee by Powell.
ORIENT MILROAD IS SOLD
Bondholders Buy System at Auction
for Six Millions.
LINE WILL NOW BE COMPLETED
Committee Borrorrs Fifteen Millions
In Europe and Will Extend
the Road from Wichita
to Kansas City.
WICHITA, Kan., July 6. The Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient railway was sold
hero today for 86,001,000 to the reorganiza
tion committee representing tho bondhold
ers of tho company. The bid was made
by A. M. Wlckwire of Now York City.
There were no other bids.
Application for the receivership of the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway,
which the federal court ordered to be
old' here today to a reorganisation com
mittee of NAW'.YOTk'ona-'LdridajV capital
lsU, was made before Judge John C.
Pollock. In ''the federal court In Kansas
City, Kan., Maroh 7, 1912.
Eleven receivers wero' appointed to take)
over the company's affairs in Kansas,
Oklahoma apd Texas. Immediately after
ward the holders of tho company's stocks
and bonds began work on plans for the
refinancing and reorganization of tho
road and 815,000,000 of European capital
was raised for the purpose of flntsking
the road and putting it Into operation
from Kansas City to tho Pacific coast of
Mexico.
On April 27 last Judge Pollock, having
been Informed the reorganization commit
tee had completed its plan for the re
habilitation of the Orient, ordered Its
sale for an amount not under 16,000,000.
Following the sale, It Is announced, the
new company, headed by Edward Dickin
son as president, will assume full man
agement and the work of extending tho
road from Wichita to Kansas City will be
begun.
Eeceivers Asked for
Three Other Banks
in Lorimer Chain
CHICAGO, July 6. Recolvers were
asked for three of the lesser of the
Lorimer-Munday string of banks today.
These banks closed with the failure of the
parent bank, the LaSalle Street Trust
and Savlnsg bank. They are the State
bank of Calumet, the Illinois State
bank 6t Chicago and the Ashland-Twelfth
State bank.
The application was made by William
Freeman, attorney for certain depositors.
It Is alleged that no one is now in pos
session of the properties. It is charged
that 175,000 of city deposits alloted to the
Calumet bank and smaller city deposits
allotted to tha other two branch banks
never reached them, but were deposited
in the LaSalle Street bank. It Is further
alleged that certain stockholders In the
banks never paid for their stock, As
sessment of stockholders under the double
liability act is required.
HOUSE REFUSES AID Tn .
SALEMSJIRE VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, July 6. The $MO,000 ap
propriation for the aid of the Salem fire
sufferers, asked by President Wilson In
a message to congress last Friday, was
refused today by the house appropriations
committee. The majority of the commit
tee contended that Massachusetts was
able to take care of the situation.
The National Capital
Monday, Jnly O, 1014.
The Senate.
Met at 11 a. m.
Debate resumed on the river and har
bor bill.
Banking committee continued work on
nominations to the reaerai reserve. Doara.
Confirmed nominations of Charles S.
Hamlin, W. P. O. Harding and A. C.
Miller to be members of the Federal Re
serve board. ,
Adjourned at 6:85 p. nv to noon Tuesday,
Tne, Huase,
Met at noon.
Bills on the unanimous consent calendar
considered.
Unsuccessful efforts made to pass the
bill appropriating (300,000 for relief of
Salem, Mass , fire victims.
Adjourned at 6:05 p. m. until noon Tues.
day.
Unanimous for Huerta
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Wise Tells Rabbis
They Are Afraid of
Rich Parishioners
DETROIT. July 6.-"What you want us
to do la to cator to the wealthy employ
ers of labor, who so largely support the
synagogue. You aro afraid of what the
rich may say if we tako a stand for so
cial nncjeconomto Juotlco. You quote the
scriptures that 'Justice, Justice shalt thou
preach.' but you are afraid to practlco
what you preach."
With these words. Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise of New York attacked what he
called the "reactionary" members of the
Central Conference of American Rabbis
at last night's session of the conven
tion, being held In Detroit, and demanded
the adoption qf the report ot the commit
tee on "the synagogue and Industrial re
lations,'' which Was submitted by Rabbi
Solomon Foster of ewark, N. J.
The cpmmlttea recommended that the
eonferenco "endorse hartlly" the, princi
ples of tha minimum wage Industrial In
surance, -workmen's compensation, old
age pensions, prohibition of child labor
and tho right of workmen to organize.
Rabbt H. O. Endow of New York de
clared tho conference was not ready to
approve this economic creed and movod
that consideration of the report be put
over until next year.
When the test came tho "conserva
tives" won. It was voted to havo copies
of the report printed and swnt to all
members ot tha conference to be acted on
at next year's convention.
Rabbi Louis Bernstein, In telling of
tho work of tha synagogue for defective,
delinquent and dependent Jews, doclared
that In twenty-one penal Institutions In
the middle west, Including penitentiaries,
reformatories and Industrial schools,
there aro only 123 Jews In a tdtal of m'oro
than 14,000 prisoners.
"The figures we have collected," he
said, "are proof that the statement that
Jowlsh criminals aro on the Increase Is
false."
Iowa's Blue Sky Law
Declared Invalid by
United States Court
DES MOINES, la., July 6,-Iowa's so-
called bluo sky law, providing for tho
regulation nnd supervision of Investment
companies, was held unconstitutional In
a per curiam opinion handed down today
by Walter I. Smith, United States circuit
Judge, and Smith McPherson and John
C. Pollock. United States district Judges,
DES MOINES. Ia., July 6.-A It hough
the measure was attacked on five dif
ferent grounds, the Judges cited only two
speclflo Instances wherein the law Is in
valid as follows:
It offends the commerce clause of the
federal constitution.
Grants privileges and immunities to
citizens of Iowa denied to citizens of
other states.
The request of the petitioners for an In
junction to prevent W. 8. Allen, secre
tary of state, and George Cosson, attor
ney general, from enforcing- the law, is
granted by the court.
UPTON'S FIRM DROPPED
FROM ARMY CONTRACT LIST
LONDON, July 6. Baron Lucas, aa rep
resentative of the government, formally
unnounced In the House of Lordsa today
that Upton's, limited, had been removed
from the list of contractors for the Brit
Ish ' army. This step was token aa a
consequence of the recent scandal In con
nection with army ennteen contracts, for
which several army officers and civilian
employes of Llpton's, limited, were con
victed on charges of receiving and giving
bribes.
JONES APPEARS BEFORE
SENATE BANK COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, July .-Thomas N.
Jones of Chicago, one of President Wil
son's nominees for the federal reserve
board, appeared today before the senate
banking committee to answer Inquiries
regarding his connection with the so
called Harvester and Zlna trusts, Mr.
Jones deolsred he became a director of
the International Harvester company at
the request of Cyrus II. Mccormick, a
personal friend, and had no great finan
clal Interest in It.
0A110T
TRIES TO KttLDR. CARMAN
Physician Says Man on Bioycle
Fired Three Shots at Him.
SHERIFF LOOKS FOR WOMAN
Officer Snra He Una evidence, na to
Identity of Mm. Dnlley's Slayer
and that He Will Make
Arrest Soon.
FREEPOnT, N. Y., July S.-Desplte as
sertlons of Dr. Edward Carman that sev
eral shots were fired at him last night by
a man on a bicycle near Rockvlllo Center,
while returning to his homo hero after
visiting a patient at Roosevelt Lewis
Smith, district attornoy, nnd Sheriff
Stephen P. Fettlt today declared they
were still firm In the belief that It was
a woman who shot and killed Mrs. Louisa
Bailey In Dr, Carman offlco last Tuei
day night.
Sheriff Pettlt today admitted that the
Investigation hod narrowed down to three
points, each of which leads to the samo
porson or persons, and from Information
now In his hands he was led to believe
that an answer would be made soon. It
also became known today that detectives
IA tho employ of the district attorney are
engaged In running down all clues along
the threo lines indicated by Bhorlff
Pettlt.
Inquest Resumed,
The Inquest was resumed today.
Assistant District Attorney Weeks ex
hibited an unopened box of thirty-eight-caliber
revolver cartridges, which he said
he had found In the attic) of the Carman
home. Dr. Carman told him, sold Weeks,
that ho did not know how the cartridges
came to be in his house. A thirty-eight-caliber
bullet killed Mrs. Bailey.
The first witness called today was Celta
Coleman, a negro maid In the Carman
house. She began her story by telling
who was at the dinner table on Tuesday
night Tho witness said Mrs. Carman
complained of having a headache and
said she was going upstairs.
She admitted having talked with George
Levy, Mrs. Carman's attorney, the morn
ing after the murder. She Insisted that
no one else was present at the conference.
Didn't Remember.
The district attorney then asked Is she
had not told him previously that Mrs.
Carman was present The witness said
she didn't remember.
W. J. W. Haff, Jr., of Lynbrook, near
here, who strongly rememblea Dr. Car
man and drives an automobile of the same
type, reported to the Freeport police that
early this morning, while driving his
machine not far from where Dr. Carman
was fired on lait night, a man standing
beside the road fired one shot at him.
I faff Is a friend qf Dr, Carman.
Mrs. Jennie Duryea, mother of Mrs,
lialley, testified her daughter had been
complaining ot feeling bad and that It
was she who urged her to go to a doctor.
William D. Bailey, husband of the mur
dered woman, said his wife had not
complained to him of feeling 111 and he
was not aware that she ever knew Dr.
Carman.
Sees Her Admit Patient.
1 Miss Hazel Combs said she arrived at
Dr. Carman's office about 7 o'clock and
saw Mrs. Carman walking around the
house and saw her admit a man patient
(Golder), and go Into Dr. Carman's office
to answer tho telephone, before the doctor
came out of the dining room. Mrs. Car
man denied on the stand she ever en
tered her husband's offlco slnco she saw
Mrs. Variance, the nurse, kiss him.
Charles Anderson, a negro youth, tes
tified that as he was passing the Carman
house about 8 o'clock last Tuesday night
he heard a report he thought was caused
by a firecracker. Ho looked In the yard
and saw a man running toward the back
fence, Tho man Jumped over the fence
and Anderson later saw him emerge from
an alley In the next street
WILSON LIFTS CIVIL SPRVICF
RULE FOR NEW OFFICERS
WASHINGTON. July 8.-By executive
order President Wilson today exempted
from civil service examination the four
teen commercial attaches authorized by
tho new legislative appropriation bill.
They are to be attached to embassies
and legations In South America and Eu
rope for Investigation and acceleration Of
American trade abroad. Congress after
a long fight put tbem under civil service
against the recommendations ot the administration.
YILLA WILL RETAIN
COMMAND OF THE
NORTHERN ARMY
Agents of Rival Rebel Chieftains
. Speedily Settle First Point
in Controversy.
CARRANZA TO BE FIRST CHIEF
Villa and His Fifteen Generals Rec
ognize Him as Head of Revolu
tionary Movement.
EACH. SIDE MAKES CONCESSION
Speedy End to Friction Between tho
Leaders Expected.
MINING AGREEMENT EXTENDED
Spnln nnd Srvltserlnnd Adhere to
Agreement Not to Recognise
Pnrchnse, of Forfeited Conces
sions by Their Cltlarns,
SALT1LI.O. Mcx., July B.-(Vla Laredo,
Tex., July 0 ) The division of the north.
Villa's army, has agreed to acknowledge
the authority of General Carranza as
"first chief" and General Villa will re
main commander of the division of the
north, as a result of the conferences In
Torreon between representatives of Villa
and Carranza, according to news received
here.
The conference has but begun Its work,
It was said, the two points agreed on
being tho first presented for considera
tion In an attempt to dent with tho breach
between the chiefs. That these first and
Important points were agreed on with
such little- delay has caused a feeling
here that other points Involved In the dlf
feences between General Carranza and
General Villa would be decided with equal
fairness.
The points agreed on represent conces
sions by both sides, It was said. General
Villa, according to tha news here, will
withdraw his resignation as commander
ot the northern division. General Car
ranza will withdraw the acceptance ot
the resignation. The division of the
north, Including Its fifteen generals, will
reaffirm their loyally to Carranza as tho
first chief' of the constitutionalist
army.
Vnscnncelns Goes to See, Cnrrnnsn.
WASHINGTON, July .-Jose Vnscon
celos, one of tho constitutionalist Junta
here, will leavo tonight for Saltlllo to
report to General Carranza the attitude of
the United Stated on mediation and -plan
for the resumption of business In north
ern Mexico.
Rafael Zubaran said no final answer hnd
come from his chief relative to partici
pation In the proposed conference over
peace plans with' the Huerta delegates.
The opinion In constitutionalist circles
prevalent hero was that no nnswer would
rome until the conference at Torreon be
tween adherents of Villa ond"Carranza
Mas concluded.
Mlnlna Agreement Extended.
WASHINGTON, July 6. Tho agreement
between tho United States and Great
Britain to protect mining properties In
Mexico will bo extended to Include Span
ish and Swiss property. Mr. Rlano, the
Spanish ambassador, today asked Secre
tary Bryan to admit his country as well
as Switzerland to tho compact
This means that the United States,
Great Britain, Spain and Switzerland will
not support diplomatically any claims to
Interests In mining property acquired by
their nationals subsequent to January 1,
1D1S, which aro affected by cancellation or
confiscation resulting from the Inability
of bona fide owners to meet obligations
because of military operations.
President Wilson today refused to com
ment on yesterday's election In Mexico.
"I a mafrald I am not In his confi
dence," said the president when asked If
he knew anything of General Huerta'a
plans for leaving Mexico.
TRIALS OF I. W. W. MEN
GO OVER TWO WEEKS
TARKYTOWN. N. Y.. July 6. Nino
free speech advocates, most of the Iden
tified with the Industrial Workers ot tho
World nnd all of them associated with
four victims of Sunday's premature explo
sion In New York, came to Tarrytown to
dny to face trial on charges growing out
of the demonstrations some weeks ago
against John D. Rockefeller and his son,
whose estate Is near here. Nearly 100 sym
pathizers came with him.
At tho request of counsel for tho de
defendants, the trials wero put over for
two weeks on the ground that needed wtU
nesses were absent
INDICTED PLUMBERS
WILL PLEAD NOT GUILTY
nES MOINES. Ia.. July .-Pleas of
not guilty will be entered by all of the
thlrty-slx plumbers who were Indicted
recently on charges of violating the Sher
man anti-trust law, when they are ar
raigned tomorrow before Judge Bmlth
McPherson In federal court, according to
their attorneys. The defendants are from
eight central states.
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