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Be Call Tyler 1000 If Yoo Want to TTk to Th Bm or to Anyone Connected ti lth The Be. THE WEATHER. Cloudy . H VOL XLV-NO. 25(3. OMAHA, WKDXKRDAY MORNING, AVML 12, lOlti FOl'KTKKX PACJKS. Oa Trains, at Kotal Waws Stands, t, g SIX(JIJ-: COPY TWO CENTS. Omah Daily T I B i mi i f r X PROBE DEATH OF MRS. JOE HOWARD: FATHER COMES Howard Ooei to the Station to Meet Father of Hii Wife Who Killed Herself at the Fonte nelle Hotel. 1 STAGES ACT JUST THE SAME Headliner at the Orpheum Put on Hii Turn While Wife Liei Cold in Death. QUESTION OVER BURIAL PLACE yf 1 Official Inquiry into the clrrunv a r ,,,,.m ...Mi.iitillnv Yi A AamtU . dm, Joseph K. Howard, wife of the Mmin relebrlty headlining at the urphrum and daughter of a Chicago iii'iltl-tnlllionalre, will be made by Coroner Crosby th Im morning at his mortunary. Michael Kllgallon, steel magnate and father of the woman who ended her life, arrived In Omaha Tuesday afternoon and will be at the In quest. Mrs, Clara niberll, wife of an tlber vaudeville artist, and the onlf t Itness of the tragedy, will tell her Miry, which thus far "be haa stegd liintly refused to tell. Other witnesses will be Howard end his vaudeville partner, the beau tiful Ktholyn ( lark, Mmr Hr Hurlnl Here. Imposition of the body baa not lrn derided upon yet. Howard rent his wife burled In Omaba and I er father wanta the body aent to (. hlrngo and burled In the family plot. The Howard domestic troubles, ThU.li ended In the shooting here, are most unuaual, but atlll are quite In keeping with the aenssbionnl Pves both Howard and hla wife have 1 .ed for years. It was said on good authority that I toward and hla wife were married v-blle out on a big wine party in I-oa Angeles, and from Howard a view julnt, at least, the whole thing was Joke. The woman paid, though. She loved. ' "You understand how It la," tha Ure reporter's informant saht "Joe ! a bundHome figure of man a typt cni butterfly, and tha womca fall for him." Howard Sued for a Breach of Promise; Says It Was a Jest l'OrtTIAN"t, Ore., April ll.-Word that thn bride of Joaeph B. Howard had com mitted sulclda In cmialia yeaterday amused unusual Interrat bore today bs caiiaa of a breai h of promla suit whlrh was brought agalnat htm In I'ortland two months aao. Howard was playing st a' local vau devlllo teater when Mra. Kdlth Wither aiiooti hrotiKht suit for W.OoO damagea on tb'i ground that be bad failed to ke,i n promlao to mtirry her. Howard left towti without even filing an anawer to the suit. .Ira. Wltherapoon obtained Judgment Shnli 22 for Ifi.SXI. AecordliiK to newapaper Interviews at the time Howard admitted that he had i, ,1,1 r.?ra. Wltherapoon lie would marry her, but nawrteil lie bad apoken merely In Jr..t. Itefore JmlKinent waa rendered, wind rnme that Howard hud martid tn I. on Antiiiea. PRISONER TRIED AS SPY EXECUTED AT LONDON t.uNI'iiN, April 11, -A spy waa put to , i.-ih In London today. Announcement! iblt cc rreni e was made as fnl- i l..e; ' A prtsmter ebargeil with e(.tiliiiiage n, Hied by general coittt tnartliil at entmlttater 'iwlld hall im the SUh of Mil ii h and tbe following ds. and was; heiiii'med ti ileatlt, whliH as carried, out tlil nionilns." I Tho Weather I of For th, t tj'l T P III .ll'.nj Unelia, I nun, Ml liloK anil lciill l. dot iiuo it ibanae In lemiHt'i Tru.prralMrra iha t ralrrda i . I 'l'U M . ... , ... H . . , . . , e! Hour k a a a a h! r. T 1' ' i , ' J n l" 11 IH 111 , - t.' in . t l Ml ' III I P HI I 0 to 4 ! Ill ' e in I'i t ,i l umiallt I oral Ht4, ' f i. ,al I ,il,l .1. , "1 l.i"i ,1 l t i thi net i ,r. il ' II, ).., l l.l . o,. i i i f i, i i , i, 1 il' a i . tl .. I I M ,l-i, t I i . . , i' , , I i I NMi ItwHi tiailaaa at f I. i' I , 1 'M aft M. tii. tali I I HOUSE DECIDES ON i HlVERSjiEASURE Forty-Million-Dollar Appropriation Bill Carries Money for Survey of Miitouri at Decatur. REPUBLICANS FIRM FOR ECON WASHINGTON. April 11- The annual river and harbor appropri ation bill tarrying $4 0,000,000 passed the house today by a vote of 210 to 133 with every Item an agreed on In committee unchanged. Score of amendments to rut down item, urged by representatives who charged the bill wee "a pork barrel" . measure were rejected during the ' two weeks' debate, Just before the final vote an effort led by Kepub llran Leader Mann to reduce the total to KO, 000,000 failed 200 to 149. Tie entire snprnnilstiou esoepl fur ft $700,000 Hem to (terpen the approaches tt tlm Hrnoklyn navy yard, Is for ennilliu- I !n woik i n litiprovetnr tit I r He' ta alns ly nlhorlsrd and itii'ler wn, The single new project, wss urged by 1'resldcnl Wil son end Hecrelary Jisnlels ss mil of the preparedness irngiiim Tho Mil now ( goes to the Senala, whet Inst year a mcaaurs was killed by a f lllbiim r, and a lump appropriation nf $lD,niO,iiO) subat! ttltad to bo apportioned among ex it In if projects by the secretary of war. Among the luraer apprupii'ith ns ere: Mississippi river, V,(K"): New York harbor, Vi.'AM.'rti; tipper Hudson river, II, JfiO.oWj Delaware river, f2,7i,00o; Inland waterway, Not folk to eliiiiifort, l,l)oi,v: Ohio river, U,: Mlsnurl liver, $1, ilifl.idO; l oliinib a river, II, VI , 0'i Tenn-iS'e river, 1i44.ft; Michigan. $,, anil C'hlcaao harbor, 7U,0, Hon Nebraska olrtl, Repi eaetitatlve Tresilway of Mnssa rhuslts to recommit Hie Mil with in sliuetlons to report a Mil carrying !'',. WO.OOO in a lump sum for rivers ami har bors, the Naliraaka delegatlun divided na follows; lleavla and Klnkald for the moilon, Hleiihena ngulnal, tlrpreaenlailve Hluan was paired for thn motion with Lolierk aalnat, Hlialleiihrrg-er did not vote on the motion to recommit. On th final pnaaaas of the hill lhi vole atood 210 for to 133 aaalnat, the Ni braaka deleaation votlri as follows: lleavls, Klnkald and ftlislleitberger lft(lainat th hill; Htepimna for tho bill; flloan and Iibeek were paired. Tho Iowa rtnlegatlon voted solidly sgalnat the motion to recommit and In favor of th bill, lion jFlrnala la Afferteil. Amojia; other new projcola the bill pro vldoa for a survey of Hie Atlaaourt river from the city of Florence to the northern llmlta of I lecatur. It appropriates from Kauaaa City to Sioux H'ty ."i,of0, of which amount at leaet $26,OiO may be -pendod for such bank revetment as In the Judgment of tha chief of englnnnrs may ha In the Intereat nf nsvlKatlon. Thn bt'1 also appropriates $7li,oW for Im provement of the MlaMoitrt rtver at Ht. Joseph, with the provision that no part of this amount ahall be. expended until tha city of Ht. Joaeph or other agency shall have riepoalttd to tha credit of the secretary of war In aome duly recognized depository of the I'nlted Htateln to be dnalgnated by him such aum as may be satisfactory to "him to be expended to gether with an equal amount of the funds approprlatea. The bill also approprlatea tlSft.mo for continuing Improvement and for main tenance from Hloux City to fort Denton, of which amount at least $Ml,) may be expended for such hank revetment as In the Judflment of the ehlef of enginet-ra may be In the Intereat of navigation. Ten Per Cent of Vote Cast at Sioux City BIOl'X CITY, la., April 1l.-I-es than 10 per cent of tho vote was cast In the presidential preference primary In Hlnux City. The feature waa the contest be tween tho Marsh and Dunn forces for democratic national committeeman. Marslt lending by 150 votes lu the city, Webater leada Hurkelt for republican nnni,1Htinn for vlco president Bandits Carrying Villa an Litter Encircled by American Cavalry I'ni.l MHl'H, V. M April It.- I leutrn ants II. A. I'argue and K. X. tiorrell ..f the aero I'otpH. riturniiig bete t "lay In long dlalHin-n flight from Anlomo, 8i mllea siiHIh of the border. ah that miit.tta were current aittonii Ihu natl ea In the l'lnl'y f Pallia Ana, a-vvntv tulle sotithWKt .f I'blhuahus, I'py, tliat 1 1 1 4 wis ileul if Mood poUoi.lun iaHel by l.ta wiiutola ilbr tepotl lno alnl ll'l Villa til fllabt Clo'V followed ,y A lie r.-n tro,,p oulli ot I'artal an I Hear (he t'ur.nigu bonier h fi mall' it biooght by lrua and lioirell lielnate ibai kueilan aa'i ineu ha. i rnHi'-t on uni. lh it lailmtit. li , b i --il. I i bia Ixao art) (eg v i'i on tn 1 alvsi. ! i a a r t im miii' i , !. abo n at mil, h iii i'i i; Uotl r, Ih-ih I ioti, an i if it Moines" tU' hi tl 'i" a s "ik r t i 'i f l,l ! '' )."H I )! IVlM H I'lll) n )i, Iuii i i i l.p id i ati Vli.ilaM a-. ii. Mi:-a i4'i lll l . )!. ti ei i'.e fail L ,i.l.t'ni 1U. 1 9 a-'. .1' i r 1 ' th!4 t a o.i I t k W1 l' '-0 l -I l 'I ll vi il H.i If), b Ii At.' ) III r. i t t i i I. i 14 III!' tf ."' t I I I ,', I i i wat no, ,i' I. I ' t ". J'. I ! I mi i i i' ' 1 Willi Ii.l l' l. .' I .... i S'.J'"t A kivaa la) 'K - I ) 1 1." I- a I: l I I ' I r' l' I Ii' ) . . " " t a "I ,ws' I?" . 1 4 e 4 ! fc Si (; '. ' I t 4 i 1)1 h "H.,! ttial t"-U ) I xl m liiil alias ai -:' H ! H I '" ' r... fi-itisj f . a ! saet as t t i-U --! n ie'''j I m i., in I e 1 1 to t ), c i v t 4 waa .w.t I at i ). . i. I . lea '',.',. a t'l I l( 1 I'S) , t l, ... tl' i, ARTILLERY MAY BE USED IN FINAL ROUNDUP OF VIILLA The photograph shows a detachment of United States artillery in Mexico. On account of the nature of the soil and climate, army officers have found the movement of artillery a very difficult problem. Light field artillery, however, usually can proceed anywhere that the cavalry can go. It is possi ble that some of this force is now pursuing the routed Villa army. ii'A ,e y' Jff t - 1 LGT HUD ARTHUR. Adams and Marsh Chosen National Iowa Committcmcn JtKH M'tlNLvM, la,, April II.-Complete but imoffliiiil reliima from radically every seclloti of Die alata failed to I'liatiaa the ratlmnted featill. of 111 prim ary. It appeared rertaln that John T. Ailatna of Initiiniue bad been ttamed re puhllran national committeeman and W. W. Marsh of Waterloo demo"rstlc n lloiuil commit teemnn. SPANISH STEAMSHIP SUNK BY SUBSEA Crew and Panengen Given Only Fifteen Minutes to Abandon tha Santanderino. FOUR PERSONS ARE DROWNED MA I) HID, April 11. (Via Tarls.) The owners of the Santanderino have been notified Hie vessel was sunk by a submarine and that the jassengers and crew were given fif teen mlnutea to leave tbe ship. Four were drowned. The torpedoing of the Santarde rlno haa produced a painful Impres sion on the Spanish press and public. four Persona Arr Irowned, 1iNDuN, Apill 11, -A (teutar dis patch from Madrid says that four of the crew of tho Hpaulah steamer iHmi tanderlno, which Is reported to have been sunk by ti torpeilo, were drowned and that tho remainder have been landed at Saint Jean De I.ns. A dlapatch from Hlarrlt7. yeaterday sijd that a Danish steamship had littid.id tblrty-lx survivors from the Han- tanderlno, several of them women ,at the small French promontery of Hocoa, near Saint Jean Dc Kus, and added that four of the passengers, all Span iards, had been drowned, The aiitndeiino was a vessel of t,KA Kmss tons and had been trading between Liverpool and l olled Ktntcs ports. FCUR VALLISTA BANDITS ARE T0J3E EXECUTED EI. PA I, Tex,, April 11. Oeneral ia ira, conimaitder the Jnares garrlaon, rei'elved a telegram today from the mill tary governor at Madero that, four VII llvlaa have been captured at.il that t'.ey will bo executed. filr. aahl he tin. light the Vllllataa had been captured In a recent battle. eiilar of the inmpaigii In M' l ", l.leu letiants DatKOi' mid Hoiiell, ulog the am plane, made Ibilr tin fiom laii Aiilonlo, Xi mllra South of the border, with bill one l..i al l anaa ijrnnd" Their fbltm urn" was four bout" and ten in it ut n Tha artlial of the fl'ra tuaiKe.l II. e ta. nmptton of i'i" fino) aei i illxpat h line, which had bni Intel upled for ai.)'nt t ii data b tli ib inniol foi air a.o'ita at the fioul W'tir-t m ie.-ii,.t at mltuaiv bead ipiart'ta here .Ut On! Lieutenant i id en.l tl-i aim bail t"rii iint.i'ii!i ill al I'linn ilian.U wtiit i'io oiiiotiln, t ! on th r "ad lo ieneiy j I Iroleoal'l l'l i. wioi '! I f I (III i, ,im ilia . i i tiot a inat' a tMhl I I' I'blhoab'i i'n wfiil i a .) 'Hi ' lo ,l-..l,li- tl. 111 lii itixMo . li e aii'lil'g ll I loan ! I wa t ' o'.l e. 'i lb" i oiii.ii ' )- ii t ,o ihi, li i"l 'i l)r,ilos k'S ! i a -i-i.'. in , ..i - v i ' i I if .- .u t, . i miii. d hn lu . i.i .1,1 a ': ... o a I I'd j i , ; . - a ,i I,- , -. i u . i. .( "f i' al'tval i ' So lam )'' I' ). t i i i i . n i 1 - i tli. I . I Ii'' ant n il K' ISj J,. a.- wi I I ' SP la ! l. I i ,ti ll,. .A t '., '. - ' I l..1 i 'i ll i 1 D 1 t I- ',. .i t IS i wi.a i tal. a a i4 I i - i .). .. s ISS'o 1 1 I . a 1 1 1 . I ' ,f aati i it 4 i : ' "I'i W T7TT' t J! HOWELL-EPPERSON "SLATE" IS SPRUNG Bull Mooie Chairman Cornell Also In on the Play for Republican ' Delegate., HELD BACK TO LAST MINUTE i From s Hlaff (ViriespoudenLi LINCOLN, April 1 1, (Special,) Ilepubllcnns routing Into the capi tal today (e of the activities of the old bull niooso element In efforts to name the deleaatlon to represent Nebraska In tho national conven tion at Chicago, This is n Howell-Iv'ppci son combi nation working under tho direction of the same manipulators who four years ago tried to sclr.c the party machine and turn It over to the bull mnosers to bo used to destroy tbe party. The present purpose is to elect the sama "lenders" to speak for the republicans and to keep Howell on tbe national committee, where he proved party Iraltor In tha last, campaign. ,. ThU bunch have put out their "slate" In advertisements In a large number of country papers, being careful not to send out the copy until Just before tho last publication before the primary election and having only three of their own kind filed, namely, Epperson, Dodge and Ilsve- lolie, have picked up (lurley for thn fourth, although ho announced himself a regular and opposed to Howell. The "slate," of course, carries Howell glong and aome of the district delegates, ton, In the different districts and la falsely labeled as tiindlng for "harmony" and against factl'iunllsm. As one good republlcsn put II, If they were agalnat factionalism they would have Haled all the candidates fur dele gates mid committeeman and contented themselves with Indicating the wing of the party each adhered to. Another part of the game ta dlaeloae I by lonfideiitlal letters sent, nut by K urlci, still claiming to be the bull mnnae stall chairman, ondoaliig the Howell Kpperaon slain" and asking the bull monaera to husv themselves to Influences votes for them In the reptihlbati primary. The Corrlck letter ta full of the customary Howell Kp reon abuse nf lliixewater and ie0'its nil the fake sloths concm tid on I circuited In I he b itioet a,llc papers about tbe move to "wtlle In the name of Hoglica, Hevcral who saw the t'orrb li letter epreant the opinion that thla ef fort at hull moose, dlfliii ion over the re publican prlm'trloa would tea1 I wl'h lust the opposite result. COURT ORDERS DISSOLUTION OF HOLDING COMPANY NKWAUK. N , J. April II An unlet dUaolvIng the Hot K Maud cuiiuittiiy bi'lillog iiiiiipaiiy for tha Kink talaiei railttiad iimrm and In rerrHrralilp, wh g'anteil hem t'utay by Vic rhanmllu' Howell Tbe I' e i bani ellor alan algned an older whereby ttia recriver, rbaon cey II. I'atket. will t'tirtj nver to Jiieot M I'hklliaot, i.iitet f.ir lb I'bl'ago II" k talaiol & l aiitu liallwak ii lnpain efllii aiti'i ,,f the lloi'k talaiol coin l ai and H"l In eenrtl iimi In raatt and I'i'Mi In it)iitnd noiea H.'nrr I'I ko.t ii la aUi ii wib di,iw lv d'lt'loiii r ii,,, i 'mil 4 i I a i id f .1 D, l ),t tl, ti"., billl mm taov wbl h waa i,m nw.'l Ileu m I'a 1 ar The lUc'n Shakespeare Tercentenary Pti::l e lu inirrcit tur rmJcr in the Muf'i.trc vflcbatinn hivh u ci'tiiinrf April t hit M Uuinatmrf nii ilf tn tt fntilurity ' ith tht iharav lrr tit ht yrr at pi) a. aUu ttVt Hurth hil tu'tttUi th rducalional aluc Are Ymi I r (ntf It ? . 1 ' - 7" C V 'Tt ''t -r-'i d 1 -1 e.,,-w - Three Leaders in Diaz Plot to Take Jaurez Executed KL I'AMl, Tm,, April II - Tha three leaders of the Dliulatu plot to seUe JuiM-.i slid otetthrow Ihn Cart snxlsta aarrlsoTi them Inal Himday were meculsd by the firing squad In Jusreg asrly to day, Tbe three leaders were Nbholsa I'hsvsxarrls, Joe lueis Hornet slid Klor eiielo Herns tides The condemned men confessed the plot befota they were e ecualed, oilier Mexicans were ImplU I llted. IOWA REPUBLICANS YOTE FOR HUOHES Name of New York Justice Written on Many Ballot at Pri mary jn Cummini' State. it DEMOCRATIC VOTE IS LIGHT HIII.KTIV. IJI'JS MOINK8, la., April 11. Iflpi'clal Telegram,) nettirns thus far on presidential primaries are as follows: Democratic national committee-man, fill preidncls, Marsh, f.087; Dunn, 3,050. Republican national committeeman, 493 pre cincts, Adams, 6,141 1 Olson, 4,053. Republican vice-president, 422 precincts, Hurkett, C.007; Webster, 3,641. The total republican tote is esti mated at 00,000 and the democratic vote at 40,000. Senator A. D. Cummins rcelvel the majority vote for tho republican nomination for president and more vptea than Wll Non, Tho Hughes vote written in (ppegrs unusually heavy and in one or two counties will run as high as 26 per cent of the total. DK8 MOINKH. Ia,, April 11. On returns available today on yestcr ihiy's primary, W. W. Marsh of Waterlool let R, (, Dunn of Mason ( It y by a ld margin for democratic national committeeman. Marsh's itdherents claimed that his stipport i.ra had also been elected dlcgates ut large to the national convention, Senator Albert l, (.'uniiiiltia, republl can eandldaln for the preatdetit of the I'nlted Stalea, aa far ahead In the niim oei nf titea aat for 1'reaideiit Wllaott, Ihe democratic eundldate In aome pie elncia the nainea of Hnot, Itooaeielt, ll'ishea and bertnaii bud been Itiaertjd In the ballot In ilai e of I ''iiiiiiilna Hughes nlM'eated lo be the favorite aiid as far aa III b leailO'd Hbeiuihn sot on vole in Ihe slsla tinier J Itinkett of l.lioiilu Veh , ut the lienati, of to.lav'a ratutns Is 'e ilwi tn have .,,lle, neatly tuba a 'itanv inles for th i ' l"ibll' an vi. a pnal Itin -f aa dd his I'l'ii.iiietit, William llianl A rtmlet of I 'til, ago John T V'tnoi of lhibiiiu .,n a l to one 1 ! lot- over John I itaoti of t-'.'t at I 'm for i.ob!i, an national n.in iMtil.'tiiiaii HOUSE PASSES RIVERS AND HARBORS MEASURE V a 1 1 i HIS .MI at j topiiail Ilia i bill i li h" ' a Li I i, ,, i. t l.a'i'.o ' nil's I .! l ' aa '.. l ! t" a ..i ef ;ii i.i 1 1 Gompers Says Wanes and Hours of Employment Much Improved i . ei . s i . , , I i i . I I I'll! I.. ' i n n-j tin i i ,nt it. t '' a ts I - a I it. I I-. i In' .',. ". . i ,1 O'l't . I . i a .laa ,,, I , ... , I . . .1 .).,., t.i, t ai O.I I I.' ...I t U 1 i,t I'I a i . . I . 5 i mm4 & GERMANS GAINING WEST OF THE HEUSfi Berlin Announcei the Capture of Thirty-Six Thouiand Prioncri in Verdun n.tna, ASSAULT ON DEADMAN'S HILL HKIlUX, April II.- Illy Wireless to Bayvllle,) Hlnce february 21 the (it-rmsns lisve caplured more than .trt.OOO French in the fighting about Verdun, the Oversess Nowa agency announced tud.iy. "West of the Mctise about twan ly flve square kilometers of ground baa been occupied," Ihe announce ment says, "Herman newsiispets point nut llisl lbs French now say Hethlncoiirt ess avacu at'd In accordance with plana previously made, Nevertheless, It hns been asrer Islned that, an order was Issued alatlng: 'This Imtiorifiiit til o' ti must, be bald In all clrciimstsmea.' Tha fact thai Mir than 7Vi unwounrfed Krench prisnnara ware taken and Ihut the French losses In klilsd or wounded wera fsr grsster Is proof that tha French jdan nf evacuation rnuld not be csrrletj out ss Intandsd, "According to lbs French reports the new lino luna from tha southern corner of Avlncotirt wood along tha first elnpea of Dill No. thenea along tha south ern hank of Forges brook, passing to the northeast of Ilsijcourt; turning eastward, crosses the lletblncourt' V.anes rosd st a point south of tha Junctlin of that road with lha highway to (tintancourt and reaches tha Mens Just north of Ou mleres. Tha fortlfbatlona of the village of Avoncourt wood ware deatrojed by tha Onrman advance of April 9, as re ported." French Offlelsl Report. fAUIH, April It.- tin lha west hank of tha Meusa the Hermans made an attack last nlaht on Iiesdumn's hill, advancing from 'urticans wood Thay obtained a footing In a small element of tranches, tha wsr office announced thla afternoon, but ntlierwlaa were repulsed. F.aat of tha Memo tha Oerniana at tacked trenches South of Douaumonl (Continued on f'aga Two, Column One,) Mr, Roosevelt Asks Sticker Campaign Be Discontinued j MIHMiiCl.A. Mont, April II Former Fulled Hlata-i Senntor Joseph W. Idson antiouiiceil IoiIhv Ilia receipt of a tela (tram from Theodora Knosevelt wbb'h r pecfi slly riouet iibHiiiloninenl of i looveinerit to put stickers binring his Imine on tlm ballot In the Mutilans pieil drtillnl prltitMilea to be held on April 'I Tim leleKmin waa lu respons to a le ler frntii Mr. f'lKoii a.iklos for so e pliaalon of Mr. ItooaeM It s Klahea ill eniniei lion with the Ii" Hills' lailln he I uioveoi.til t.i bate Ida suppiitita ai.t.i bla liKloe on Ilia ballot "Fur Hi" reaaoita vtn pi nil T'ln!! statement," Ihe lel.-stmii ies.1. I imipt apply to Montana the rule wbb h I ba1 applied l,i every stale rni,at ' Woolen Company Increases Wages "Tn Aril' . trf.,.i , l mi i . i,t ,a iptli tr wa an Ilia m. ,1 , U ,'. le in I -lat I, loiitt'siii lot tt"ia sffe I y- tn .,i limit It M,. i (.,,. I htre 11, al utoilai a l so bi.'.ii iMA'ln ti) ia ' I" t .itt. ii Va 1' i'in.1 ut , a ttt itin all I'" riot , ii a Mi , f.. I a. i ll ti . i, i , ''al ''i ,.il i ' I 1 1 fr 4' I Iff till,.. II I I 'l u .ti ta 1 ! .'I ii i hii I r t 1 A h I t ll'l,. , " if I I... , i ai a '."t I I 'I I Ik I. of I. I l in I t-alllMla I o 4 II I -' nbn t-'tll ... FRANCISCO VILLA DEAD IS REPORT FROM QUERETARO I Unconfirmed Rumor from Carranza Capital Eayi the Bandit Chieftain ii Dead of Injuriei, i REPORT GIVEN SOME CREDENCw : Washington Official Believe Hur ried Flight Following Wound May Have Killed Him, ! ARMY NEARLY" ALL ON BORDER , hi i ii ii . j COi.I'MltrH, N. M., Apt 11 ll. - Meuleiiants II, A. liargue and K. 3. , (iorrcll of tha sero corps, returning 'lira today In a. longdistance flight, I from H Antonio, 230 miles south '," the border, said thai reports were iiirnnit among the natives in th" ! il'lnliy of Santa Ana, seventy mile riHithsesi of Chihuahua City, tha: ' Villa wss dead of blood poisoning jiaiised by his wounds, Other re !(rts Indicated that Villa wss In j flight closoly followed by American roops south of Pa era I and near the j ldrsngo border. i H I I i,i: 1 1 (iftNKIt AJ PKUHIUMJS HKAD qfAUTKRS AT KilO.NT, April 10, 10 p. m (Via Mexican Telegrspu to Juarex, April 1 1,) ftertewed re-I-or( have been received here by Oneral I'ershlug that Francisco !lla Is dead and burled. These re jiorts are under Investigation. Mean vblle the hunt for the Vllllstss Is proceeding with renewed vigor with tbe arrival at the front of General Pershing, WASHINGTON, I), C, April 11. I nofflrial and unconfirmed reports that Villa la dead reached the Car na embassy today and were given a.iitie degree of credence by officials there, The reports were represented ss H'onllnuad op Tags Two, Column Tht ) Fisher Statement Called Harvester Trick by Mayer WAMIfNOTON, April 11,-Walter l Fisher, counsel for Ihe International Har vester company, today told tha astista commltlee Invastlgsllna an alleged enm blnstiun of American hankers and Yu catan sisal planters that bla company had bean forced to refuaa ordars for finder twine and fares a shutdown be cause nf tha plsnters' refusal ta sell it. alsal since April I, I,evy Mayer and W. ft. fpeneer, conn sal for the planters and hankers backing them, protealed. "vVa will he able to show that this la Just one of the Harvester company's tricks," said Mr, Kpencer, "and ihat thie la not the flrat tlma tha Harvester eom pany haa threalend In cloaa down Ms plants just to emhsrrsss tha sisal grow rs " "Tits iUpsllon Is brought up now, not tn Instruct tha committee, but lo tnflj enca newepaper publicity and Injure this causa," duelsred Mayer. A letter waa produced advising tha In ternatlonl Harvester rompany'a salamn not to sell another pound of twins until ll waa assured of mora rsw product. Warrant Issued for Arrest of Dr. B, Clarke Hyde K A NM AS ( ITY. Mo., Aprll 1.-A mm plnlnl cbargltiK Ir. It. Clarke Hyde of Kanaaa t'iiy with the nuirder nf Colonel Th'iiuns It, Kwopn, an aged millionaire, was filed In a Juallis ruurt hern tudny slid a itairtinl for I r. Iljilea arrest wss laaiied. The action followed thn Ming jeaterdav by the pruaoeiilliig attorney for a tl' Infni tiialloti aailnat I'r. 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