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(A LVHSTON TRIBUNE
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VOL. XXXIV.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
ENGLAND WILL ACT WHEN
WASHINGTON RELIEVED
THE WEATHER
HER HOUR HAS ARRIVED
BY BRITISH ATTITUDE
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ton
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WORD AS TO INTENTIONS OF CARRANZA
TELLS WHY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXACT
IS STILL AWAITED BY THE OFFICIALS
REPARATION FOR BENTON’S DEATH NOW
EDITOR’S SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
HELD ON SWINDLING CHARGE.
PARK SOLD
FOR $50,000
9
JULES BAKER’S CASE.
RESPONSIBILITY IS PLACED.
IS ONLY BIDDER
FLOUR TRUST
COLD WAVE
COMMISSION MARKS TIME.
IS CHARGED
MODERATES
GEN. VILLA IS INDIFFERENT.
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No Additional Deaths at
New York.
sulate.
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BOTH GROWER AND
WIRE CORPORATIONS
AoNAn
CONSUMER SUFFER
WORST SUFFERERS
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VILLA CLEARS UP MYSTERY.
“DOLLY OF THE DAILIES,”
at the
CARDEN CONFERS WITH BRYAN.
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streets and the alleys.
For some time
RUTHENIANS ARE SENTENCED.
NEW YORERS ARE DIVORCED.
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AMUSEMENTS.
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CULLINAN OPPOSES
FEDERAL PIPELINE
51,000,000 SUIT ON DOCKET.
WATCHED WHILE BROTHER DIED.
WILLIAMS NOT TO RUN.
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THOMPSON AT BOGOTA.
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Sir Edward Grey Outlines British Attitudein State-
ment to the House of Commons.
City Relinquishes Claim
to Property.
Mike and Ike
In Honolulu
A Great Musical Travesty.
and vicin-
: Tonight
Wednes-
Had Feared Possibility of Extreme Pressure Urg-
ing U. S. to Drastic Course.
Proceeds will be Used for Pur-
chase of Another Public
Park.
Manipulation of Futures Is
Profitable to Elevator
Men.
Would Gladly Await Result If United States Saw Fit to Take
Steps in Behalf of its Slaughtered Citizens, But Other-
wise Reserves Right to Secure Satisfaction.
Traffic Conditions Are Still Far
From Normal in the
East.
Doubts Propriety of a Line in
Opposition to Private
Capital.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 3.—Sir Edward Grey’s statement to the
house of commons as received here in news dispatches, was read by
President Wilson to his cabinet at a meeting today, and was generally
regarded as lessening the tension which had been felt over the possi-
bility of extreme pressure being exerted upon the United States by
England for a drastic course.
Tuesday and Thursday Ladies’
Souvenir Matinee.
Manahan Arraigns Boards
of Trade.
The Ghost of Mother Eve
Second. Story.
ROSENBERG LIBRARY.
FREE LECTURE
By Dr. Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Sec-
retary National Municipal League.
Efficiency in City Government
Tuesday, Mareh 3, 1914.
Library Lecture Hall. 8 p. m.
Looks
Like
Rain
Mary Fuller
—IN—
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESTON
Southeast Cor. Strand and22d Sts.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Depositary of the State of Texas
TODAY:
The Parasites
Two-part Pathe drama.
“CHOCOLATE DYNAMITE,”
Biograph Comedy.
DIXIE THEATER
Home of First-Run Films.
“BECAUSE OF A HAT,”
Biograph Comedy.
TOMORROW:
Broncho Billy. Two Lubin comedies
and an Edison.
QUEEN THEATER
TODAY.
The Stratford-Upon-Avon
Players
Monday, March 9—“The Merry Wives
of Windsor.”
Tuesday, March 10—“The Merchant of
V enice,93
PRICES 50c to 52.00.
Federal Inspectors Report on Wreck of
Tank Steamer.
By Associated Press.
Boston, March 3.—Responsibility for
the wreck of the tank steamer Okla-
homa, which broke in two off the coast
of New Jersey on Jan. 4, with the loss
of twenty-six lives, is placed wholly on
the failure to put in force a legal pro-
vision that would control and stand-
ardize the construction of steam ves-
sels. The report of the federal inspec-
tors was filed here today.
Mrs. French Is Granted Freedom From
Amos Tuck French.
By Associated Press.
Newport, R. L, March 3,—Mrs. Pau-
line French was granted a divorce from
Amos Tuck French, New York banker
by Justice Barrows in the superior
court today. All the testimony was by
depositions. Neglect to provide was
alleged, and no defense was made by
Mr. French.
The plaintiff swore that she left her
husband in August, 1911, after he had
told her that he never would live with
her again.
Mrs. French was formerly Miss Pau-
line Leroy, and lived here where the
two were married on Dec. 2, 1885. They
have five children and maintained res-
idences at Tuxedo, N. Y., and in this
city.
Grand Opera House
The San Carlo
Grand Opera Co.
Thursday,„March 5—"Lucia Di Lammer-
Friday, March c—«Cavalleria Rusti.
cana” and “I Pagliacci.»
PRICES—50c to 52.00. Seats Now.
Says Order Barring1 Commission Came
Direct From Carranza.
By Associated Press.
Chihuahua, March 3.—Gen. Villa to-
day cleared up the mystery as to
where the order came from which
halted the Benton commission as it
was about to leave Juarez last Satur-
day. It had been credited both to hin
and to Gen. Carranza, but Villa said
the request came from Carranza and
he merely transmitted it into an order
to the Juarez garrison.
The Benton case and all foreign,
relations are now in the hands of the
supreme authority,” he said.
Gen. Villa said he intended to edu-
cate forty poor children in the United.
States at public expense, owing to the
demoralized condition of Mexican
schools. The bomb dropping aero-
plane and 3,000 shrapnel shells have
arrived, he said.
there has been a question as to wheth-
er the city or the Santa Fe owned
the property. The sale of the park
gives the Santa Fe the right to close
the streets, but reserves to the city
the right to construct drains, sewers,
etc. The property had been in litiga-
tion for many years. The proceeds of
the sale will be used in.the purchase
of another park.
Vice President and General Manager
Pettibone this afternoon stated thag
he does not know at present what th
company will do with the property. O.
course it was bought to be improved,
but he was not in a position to say
what the nature of the improvements
would be nor when they would be be-
gun if any are to be made.
and Ninth,
Crystal
No. 1.
TODAY:
Mutual Weekly No. 59
“A THIEF CATCHER,”
Keystone Comedy.
“A TURN OF CARDS,”
Majestic feature with Wm. Garwood
and Jessalyn Van Trump.
Coming at the Crystal Feature
Photoplay House, Saturday, Sunday
and Monday: Mary Pickford in “A
Good Little Pevil."
FORECAST.
For Galves-
Crystal Majestic Theater
MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA.
Entire new show Sunday and Wed-
nesday. Matinees Tuesday, Thurs-
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Commencing Wednesday:
HUTCHINGS, SEALY & GO.
Estab’zhed BAKKERS Eetab5zhed
(Unincorporated)
For
Banks, Individuals Corporations
Amerioan Bankers Association Trav-
elers Cheques for Sale.
U. S. Circuit Court Upholds Decision by
Michigan Court.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, O., March 3.—The United
States circuit court of appeals today
affirmed the decision of the United
States court for the western district
of Michigan in the case against the
Tymoies Publishing company, John
Nummivouri, the business manager, and
John Salminen, the editor, charged with
sending obscene matter through the
mails. They published a miners’ news-
paper, the Latatossu, at Hancock, Mich.,
in the copper strike region, and it was
alleged they printed an obscene car-
toon.
The lower court found them guilty,
fined the company $1,000 and the two
men $100 each, and gave them a jail
sentence of 60 days.
The upper court held there was no
error committed prejudicial to the de-
fendants.
Sixth. Seventh, Eighth
Texan is New Minister to Republic of
Colombia.
By Associated Press
Bogota, Colombia, March 3.—Thad-
deus Thompson of Austin, Tex., new
minister to Colombia, arrived here to
day.
Movement Financed by Russia Comes
to an End.
By Associated Press.
Budapest, Marc-. 3.—Sentence was
pronounced today on 32 ruthenians,
charged with inciting rebellion against
the Austro-Hungarian government. The
principal prisoner, Father Elexius, a
Russian monk from Mount Athos, was
condemned to four and a half years
imprisonment. He was understood to
be the leader of the movement and was
alleged to have carried on the propa-
ganda under the guise of efforts to
convert the Ruthenian peasanry to the
Russian faith. The movement was said
to have been financed in Russia.
The other 31 convicted persons were
sentenced to terms ranging from six
months to two and a half years. Twen-
ty-three others were acquitted.
Evidence was given in the course of
the trial to the effect that it was Rus-
sia’s Intention eventually to absorb a
great part of Hungary.
With Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the
British ambassador, Sir Lionel con-
ferred briefly early today with Secre-
tary Bryan and' arranged the hour of
his meeting with the president. Sec-
retary Bryan will dine at the British
embassy this evening before Sir Lionel
leaves for New York.
The British minister declined to com-
ment upon the Mexican situation in any
way.
“I am sorry,” he said to al'l question-
ers, “but my government does not per-
mit me to give interviews.”
Immediately after his brief confer-
ence with the two British diplomats.
Secretary Bryan went to the cabinet
meeting with the latest Mexican dis-
patches, where the killing of Gustav
Bauch, the American, the Wm. S. Ben-
ton case, the probable attitude of Great
Britain in the light of latest develop-
ments, were discussed. There was no
outward indication of any change in
the situation as President Wilson out-
lined it yesterday.
day, unsettled;
probably show-
ers; colder.
M oderate
northerly
winds.
For Texas,
east of 100th
meridian: To-
night unsettled,
probably show-
ers in east por-
tion; colder.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MARCH
7 AND 8; MATINEE SATURDAY:
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
in a Musical, Dancing Divertissement.
Matinee, 50c to 51.50; Night, 50c to 52.
A. J. Whiteman and E. K. Gibbs Are
Arrested at Chicago.
By Associated Press.
Hot Springs, Ark., March 3.—Alonzo
J. Whiteman, said to be a former mem-
ber of the Chicago Stock Exchange,
and Edward R. Gibbs, alias Jackson de
Forrest, said to be wanted in New
York, Chicago and other cities for al-
'leged swindling operations, were ar-
rested here today. Whitman was ar-
rested on a charge of swindling a
woman at Zion City, Ill., out of $2,500,
and Gibbs is charged with raising a,
draft from $8 to $8,000. The men were
stopping at different hotels and were
arrested when they met here.
----------4-------:—.
Cbange of Venue Has Been Taken to
Brazos County.
Special to The Tribune.
Houston, Tex., March 3.—Jules J.
Baker will not go to trial in Harris
county. By agreement of counsel his
case has been transferred to Brazos
county, where it will be tried in the
district court at Bryan, probably next
term. A new term opened at Bryan
Monday morning.
The change in venue is satisfactory
to both counsel for state and defense
and to Judge C. W. Robinson, who
said he would have sent the case to
Brazos county if the attorneys had,
been unable to agree.
A member of the commission today
expressed the opinion that the inves-
tigators never would go to Chihuahua
to view the body. “This is my per-
sonal opinion,” he said.
“It is not based on official informa-
tion. Benton was killed on Feb. 17,
and this is the 3 of March. The body
must be in such condition by this time
that any wound or wounds in the flesh
would be obliterated.”
’ LJ on the prt of those in Mexico who are
J responsihle fOr what has happened.
U. S. NOT RESPONSIBLE.
) "CdJiTmunications with the govern-
ment of the United States still are pro-
ceeding, but I would repeat what I said
involves Timber Situated in East Texas
—OU Company Defendant.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, March 3.—The March term of
the fifty-third district court opened this
morning at 10 o’clock when the non-
jury civil docket was called by Judge
George Calhoun. The first two* weeks
of the term will be consumed with
non-jury cases, after which the same
amount of time will be taken up with
jury cases. The case of the state
against the Houston Oil company of
Texas, of Houston, is to come up dur-
ing this term and set for trial. This
is the case which involves $1,000,000 of
timber situated in East Texas.
---------------•--------------
LOUISIANA ASKS INJUNCTION.
“Fifty thousand dollars, once; fifty
thousand dollars, twice; fifty thousand
dollars, three times, and sold to the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad.”
With these words pronounced by May-
or Lewis Fisher today at noon, the
title and all the rights and interests
of the city of Galveston, the public and
the people in the property known as
the East End Park passed to the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe,-which for some
time has been in the market for the
property.
Quite a little crowd assembled at
the court house door at noon to attend
the sale, not that the different indi-
viduals wanted to bid for the property,
but because they were interested in
learning how auctions are conducted
and what would be the price paid for
the East End Park.
“The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe of-
fers $50,000,” said Mr. Clark, and no
one was there to raise the bid. The
auctioneer talked long and loud. He
begged first for bids of $75,000. These
were not forthcoming. Then he asked
if some one would not make it $65,000,
but no answer came. He pleaded for
a bid of $60,000, $55,000, or anything
more than was offered by the Santa
Fe, but none came. Then the property
was knocked down to the Santa Fe on
Mr. Clark’s bid. The park was sold
and the crowd left.
SALE PROTESTED.
Before the bids were asked for, May-
or Fisher, after having read the ordi-
nance providing for the sale, read a
protest which he received today. This
was not a real protest, but a com-
munication which asked that the date,
of the sale be postponed. The protest
was disregarded and the sale went on. '
The East End Park consists of nine
blacks lying along the water front
north of Avenue A and includes Fifth,
Christian Stubberuf Convinces the Los
Angeles Police.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 3.—Con-
vinced that his story. of his brother’s
suicide Sunday night and of his vigil
as one for six hours beside the body
was correct, police officials ordered to-
day the release of Christian Stubberuf
of Canton, S. D., who was detained yes-
terday after he had notified the police
his brother Charles had killed himself.
The coroner’s inquest today resulted
in a verdict of suicide.
Christian said his brother became
demented Sunday night and cut his
throat with a paring knife. Charles
bled to death and after a perfunctory
effort to wake the landlord of the
apartment house Christian waited un-
til late yesterday before notifying th#
police-
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 3.—Opposition to
a government owned pipe line from
the Oklahoma oil fields to the Gulf of
Mexico for a naval fuel supply was
voiced at a hearing here today by J. .
S. Cullinan, former president of the
Texas company, before Indian Commis-
sioner Sells and Lieutenant Command-
er Boyd, U. S. N., who have been
named a special commission to inquire
into the subject.
Mr. Cullinan expressed the opinion
that such a line could not be success-
fully operated by the government in
competition with the Standard Oil com-
pany, and he doubted the propriety of
the government running such a line in
opposition to private capital.
Villa Explains That All Diplomatic Subjects Are Now in the
Hands of the "Supreme Authority”—But Little News
Regarding the Killing of Bauch.
Shows No Concern Over Representa-
tions by the United States.
Sy Associated Press.
Chihauhua, March 3.—The opinion
was expressed here that the body of
William S. Benton, if it is buried here,
will have been too long in the ground
to disclose much to the commission
which is to examine it. Why the body
was brought so far from the border,
and how it was buried, are subjects on
which Villa refused to talk. None of
the foreign consuls have been: able to
learn the whereabouts of the grave.
The Pantheon de la Reglar, where
Villa says the body was interred, is
about two blocks from the United
States consulate and only one block
from Villa’s residence.
Gen. Villa, while attending bull
fights, cock fights and balls, has shown
indifference to international complica-
tions arising from the Benton execu-
tion and the Bauch disappearance, and
once said he had “cut the wires on the
subject.”
A representative of a foreign gov-
ernment, who took one version differ-
ing from that which Villa had given to
the press, wrote it out and attempted
to forward it to his ’ government. Villa
suppressed the proposed telegram. The
representative said to him:
“Gen. Villa, you can suppress my
telegrams, but you cannot prevent me
from telling the truth and I am going;
to tell the truth.”
Examination of Remains Would Be
Useless, Is Belief.
By Associated Press.
El Paso, March 3.—The Benton in-
vestigating commission .was still mark-
ing time here today pending the out-
come to negotiations with Gen. Car-
ranza.
Marion Letcher, consul at Chihua-
hua who came here yesterday may re-
turn to his post ahead of the commis •
sion if there is too much delay as bus-
iness accumulates rapidly in the cor-
GALVESTON TEXAS: TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914. TEN PAGES.
NO. 83.
The killing of Gustav Bauch, an
American reported from Chihuahua, did
not remove, however, the gravity of
the situation as viewed by the United
States. No definite word had been re-
ceived from General Carranza up to
the time of the cabinet meeting as to
what the constitutionalist chief in-
tended to do about the killing of
Bauch, the investigation of Benton’s
death, and the denial of the right of
the United States to solicit protection
for foreigners generally.
Friends of Carranza here had tele-
grams saying the constitutionalist
cabinet was in session considering all
phases of the situation and that there
was a hope for a satisfactory outcome.
When the cabinet meeting ended
there were no announcements. Sir Ed-
ward Grey’s statement was spoken of
by some cabinet members as “high
minded,” and it was apparent that the
declaration generally was pleasing.
Secretary Bryan said the state de-
partment had little information about
the reported killing of Bauch.
last week—that these communications
do not imply that the government of
the United States has any responsibility
for what has taken place—by which I
mean, of course, the death of Benton.
“While, therefore, we shall welcome
any action that the United States is
prepared to take to secure justice, we
have no title to demand as a right that
the United States should itself resort
to the use of force.
“One can demand that another gov-
ernment should go to all lengths to se-
cure reparation for a crime only when
one holds that government in some
way responsible for the commission of
the crime.
“So far the United States has shown
at least as much interest in the death
in Mexico of a British subject as it has
in the case of outrages on American
citizens—for I understand that several
Americans. have been killed in Mexico.
And the United States has shown every
desire, to use its' influence to secure
protection for British subjects in the
Mexican territory controlled by those
described as constitutionalists.
SITUATION IN BRIEF.
“I would sum up the situation by
saying, if the United States thinks it
proper to take further steps either on
behalf of its own citizens or of a
British subject, we will gladly await
the result. But if for reasons of its
own, the United States does not think
it desirable to take such steps, we
must, of course, reserve to ourselves
the right to secure reparation when-
ever it is in our power to do so.
“Our general policy towards Mexico
and the Central and South American
republics, is confined to commercial in-
terests which we keep within non-
political limits. As a rule, therefore,
all questions that arise between those
republics and ourselves are settled by
diplomatic means, or can be referred
to arbitration.
“But the violent death of a British
subject, and the refusal by those re-
sponsible in Mexico to allow the cir-
cumstances to be investigated make it
incumbent upon us to do what we can
in our own behalf.
“Assuming that the United .States
does not desire, itself, to take any re-
sponsibility for intervention, it has
been urged upon me that we should
take immediate action without, how-
ever, giving me any suggestion or in-
dication of what action we can take at
the moment.
ENGLAND MUST WAIT.
“I must repeat what I said last week
that there is nothing we can effec-
tively do under present conditions.
“The government in Mexico City has
no control over the territory where
the death of Benton took place, nor
over those responsible for his death.
We cannot, therefore, under the pres-
ent circumstances secure reparation
through that government.
“We have made no intention of en-
gaging in such a fantastic attempt as
the sending of a force—which to be ef-
fective would have to be a very large
force—into any part of Mexico.
“Under ordinary circumstances we
might have taken action at a port or
by way of blockade. Under present
conditions, if we took such action, and
The promised pronouncement on the
Mexican situation from the foreign
secretary had been anxiously awaited,
and was delivered before a keenly in-
terested gathering of the members of
the house or commons.
Intense resentment has been dis-
played throughout the British Isles
over what is regarded as the attempt
on the part of Venustiano Carranza,
the constitutionalist leader, to sow dis-
cord between England and the United
States, and also over the repeated de-
lays in the investigation in the death
of Benton.
GREY’S STATEMENT.
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, in reply to a question as to
the investigation of the death of Ben-
ton, the British ranchman. Sir Edwa’rd
said: “I must ask leave of the house
to make a somewhat more extended
statement than can properly be pressed
within the limits of an answer to a
question. All the efforts that have
been made hitherto have failed to se-
cure an investigation into the facts
respecting the death of Wm, S. Ben-
ton.
“The persistent difficulties put in the
way of such an investigation created
the strongest presumption of a desire,
and an intention to conceal the truth
Wednesday, fair, colder in southeast
portion.
For Texas, west of 100th me-
ridian: Tonight, fair, colder. Wed-
nesday, fair, warmer in the Pan-
handle.
For Oklahoma: Tonight, fair, cold-
er. Wednesday, fair, warmer in
northwest portion.
Winds on Texas coast: Light
to moderate westerly to northerly.
Shippers’ Forecast: Thirty-six
hour shipments northward will meet
with temperatures near freezing.
Scheduled to Meet President Wilson at
‘6 o’Clock Tonight.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 3.—Sir Lionel
Carden, Great Britain’s minister to
Mexico, will confer with President Wil-
son tonight at 6 o’clock, and later will
leave for New York to sail for England
tomorrow morning on the Olympic.
Decides Not to Make Race for Lieu-
tenant Governor.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., March 3.-—The decision
of Newton B. Williams, member of the
Thirty-third legislature from McLen-
nan county, not to make the race for
lieutenant governor, as he had contem-
plated, leaves the antis without a can-
didate for that rather important office.
It seems that no one wants to be lieu-
tenant governor and preside over the
destinies of the Texas senate in the
Thirty-fourth legislature. The pros
have, as far as can be learned, only
one avowed candidate in the field, be-
ing State Senator B. B. Sturgeon of La-
mar county.
By Associated Press.
London, March 3.—The British government’s view that no im-
mediate action could be taken by it in connection with the deadlock
over the investigation into the death at Juarez of Wm. S. Benton,
the British subject, was made quite plain today in the house of com-
mons by Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary.
Sir Edward was, however, equally explicit in pointing out that
if Great Britain failed to secure satisfaction through the United States
the British government reserved to itself the right to secure repara-
tion whenever it was able to do so.
Seeks to Prevent Cuban Sugar From
Getting Differential.
By Associated Press
Washington, March 3.—Attorney
General Pleasant of Louisiana today
formally applied to the supreme court
for an injunction to postpone the oper-
ation of the 20 per cent differential on
Cuban sugar under the law, pending
litigation. The differential became ef-
fective Narch 1.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 3.—The Chicago
and Duluth boards of trade and the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
were arraigned today as violators of
the anti-trust laws, fixing the price of
wheat to the farmers of the Northwest
and the price of flour to the consumers,
at a hearing before the house rules
committee to decide on Representative
Manahan’s demand for a congressional
investigation.
Representative Manahan chaged
that elevator men, by selling to them-
selves grain they held as agents for
farmers, defrauded Dakota and Mon-
tana wheat growers alone out of $20.-
000,000 a year. Federal legislation to
abolish future trading, and federal in-
spection and grading in public ware-
houses, he urged, were the only rem-
edies to relieve farmers who lost large
sums through /manipulation in futures.
The state of Minnesota’s investigation
of the evil, he said, had been set at
naught by a lobby.
Representative Dillon of South Da-
kota supported Representative Mana-
han’s investigation resolution, and
Samuel H. Greeley, formerly a member
of the Chicago board of trade told the
committee the Chicago public ware-
house monopoly fixed the grain prices
for the world. The Chicago board, he
declared, dealt in 25 million bushels a
day, while receipts averaged 25,000,000.-
000 bushels a year.
By Associated Press.
New York, March 3.—Fresh food sup-
plies and milk from delayed trains
wlich shouldered their way through
the snowdrifts, restoration of the fire
akrm service, and above all, sunshine,
came to New York and environs today
in the wake of the great storm of Sun-
day and Monday. No more deaths were
reported and at noon the mercury
stood at 36. Colder but continued clear
was the prediction for tonight.
Of the barges adrift off Fire Island
five were in tow for New York today.
This quieted fears for the safety of
32 men aboard, who were on their way
from Norfolk to Newport News.
Railroad schedules were vastly im-
proved today, yet still far from nor-
mal.
The Jersey Central reported its lines
as far as Allentown open. Pennsyl-
vania officials said that line was open
to Philadelphia. Service on the Lack-
akanna was approaching normal. An
express to Buffalo was sent out at 9
a. m. and “lost.” Officers of the com-
pany believed, however, that it would
get through.
Trains on the New York Central
were being sent out on regular sched-
ule. Incoming trains from the Wes
were 1 to 4 hours late.
The Baltimore & Ohio reported that
a snow drift 30 feet high near Long
Branch prevented direct traffic between
New York and Philadelphia. A score
of freight trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio were shoveled out today.
The Erie brought in three of its
"lost” trains during the night. Trains
were started west this morning for
the first time since Sunday morning.
This afternoon word came from Red-
bank,. N. J., that the Atlantic City Ex-
press of the Jersey Central, which had
been stalled in the snow . since 8
o’clock Sunday night, had started back
towards Jersey City.
The damage to telegraph and tele-
phone lines in New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania will be many hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars. Two
thousand poles were blown down or
broken by the wind and wires covering
a istance of 800 miles, were snapped.
Business in the financial district has"
been much curtailed by reason of the
storm.
AMUSEMENTS
Federal Control of Railway Capitaliza-
tion Endorsed by A. F. Thom.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 3.—Senate: Met
at noon.
Woman suffrage constitutional
amendment awaiting a vote.
House; Met at noon.
Suffragists and anti-suffraglsts had
a hearing before the judiciary com-
mittee.
Lands committee considered bills for
leasing public lands for grazing.
The $18,000,000 agricultural bill taken
up for debate.
Commerce committee heard Alfred P.
Thom endorse the principle of federal
control of railway capitalization.
Hearing begun before the rules com-
mittee on Representative Manahan’s
charges that Chicago and Duluth
boards of trade and Minneapolis Cham-
ber of Commerce are operating in vio-
lation of the Sherman law.
Chairman Doremus of the Democratic
congressional committee denied that the
corrupt practices act had been violated
by assessing Democratic congressmen
for the last campaign.
SANTA FE ROAD
it had any effect, it could only result in
giving assistance to the contending
party in Northern Mexico.
“To take action that would positive-
ly help those from whom we demand
reparation, simply for the sake of ap-
pearing to do something, would be
worse than futile.
“But we do not intend to let the
matter rest, and as soon as, by any
change of circumstances, it is in our
power to carry the matter further, we
shall take whatever steps may be prac-
ticable.”
Replying to another question, Sir
Edward Gray said that Great Britain;
had not recognized Gen. Villa as a
belligerent. A further question
brought the statement from Sir Ed-
ward that no assurance had been re-
ceived from Provisional President
Huerta regarding the protection of
British subjects in Mexico.
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