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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
19860
-?fe‘^B x NDED 1881 VOL. XXXIV Xo. 72.
BHDS OF
iMF MINERS
OUT OF WORK
ke to Reach New Wage
■reement Forces Men
■ Into Idleness.
MINES MAY CLOSE
||||M Pennsylvania District
HRly to Follow Action
April I.—Nearly 50000
Rm coal miners were
Manito idleness toda?
. s n- i
n^H’"
o n'l.Js *‘f the
t Am. rica.
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• ne •. x-
t -r a n '
Indiana
will continue at
ru r.• ■ * '1...-
.
orders !ssu. d Monday by
The operators in the
Pennsylvania district an-
Kunced last night that unless the old
agreement Is renewed before Friday
•11 of the mines in that district will
be closed.
Agreement Made in 1912.
| The agreement which expired yes-
I riay. was made at a joint confer-
Bn-'e of miners and operators at
keveland in 1912. Several weeks ago
Koint conference was held at Phlla-
■ttiia to make a new agreement to
today.
pei - to grant a
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the
e adjourn* d
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tri
lais and lowa opera-
I to close their mines
L have been begun
■strict unions for the
(w agreements.
I Opposed law.
| in Ohio however. Is
mine run law. passed
ure which will go in-
-15. Enactment of the
gly opposed by the
for a new agreement
gogreas between the
Sators In the Central
Itrlct since March 3.
X miners have aban-
Hmands .wp’ one
Bingo In th" system
Kn and out of the
i. er.
Hr
Hg
the men could be made to
understand that there was no basis
’fer the report that the railway
wanted hundreds of workers the
crowd surged against the steel gates
breaking the locks and poured Into
the yards shouting “give us the
jobs."
It took the police nearly an hour
to clear the men out of the yards.
The author of the hoax is sought by
the police. He spread the false ru-
mor among the hundreds of men
gathered along West Madison street
in front of employment agencies.
YOUNG GIRL MISSING
Boys and Girls Aid in Search for
Schoolmate.
NEW YORK. April I.—Examina-
tions were postponed today at the
b;gh school in Ridgefield Park. New
Jtrsev. a suburb; the school was dis-
-8»l«sed arid the boys and girls were
' asked to join the search for Jessie
Wood a first year pupil whose dis-
appearance last night aroused the '
I town Miss Wood is 1® years old [
L daughter of Percy L. Wood head
■bookkeeper of the Corn Exchange
■Bank of this city.
■ The girl left her home to attend
■ meeting of the camp fire girls at
■ h . house of a neighbor. She did not
■ rearh the meeting and none of her
or friends have seen her
arrived
111-
not be
oboor-
k
THF SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Delays Trip to
Arctic Regions
CAPTAIN ROALD AMUNDSEN.
Amundsen Decides to Wait
Until Summer of 1915 for
Start.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal. April I.—
Captain Roald Amundsen discoverer
of the south pole has postponed un-
til 1915 the expedition to the Arctic
regions he had planned to make this
summer.
His vessel Fram. has been de-
layed on its journey from Coion and
cannot reach San Francisco in time
to be fitted out for the start which
was to have been in July. Henry
Lund the Norwegian consul here
has received word from Captain
Amundsen who is in Europe that
the expedition will not set out until
next summer.
GOETHALS TAKES CHARGE
Panama Canal Zone Operating Vn-
dor New (iovrrninent.
PANAMA April 1. —The Panama
Canal Zone began business today un-
der a permanent form of govern-
ment.
The Isthmian Canal Commission
which has governed the zone during
the construction of the waterway
-was disoslved and a civil administra-
tion semi-military in character was
established.
Colonel George W. Goethals. by
appointment of the president of the
United States became its first gov-
ernor. His inauguration was remark-
able. There were no ceremonies no
speeches no display.
In his office on the top of Culebra
Hill overlooking the now famous cut
of that name Colonel Goethals
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian Canal Commission simply
began his day’s work under a new
title—“ Governor and Chief of the
Department of Operation and Main-
tenance.”
Adventist« Mert in Kecnr.
KEENE. Tex. April I.—The bien-
nial meeting of the Southwestern
Union Conference of Seventh-Day
Adventists convened at Keene today
to cotninue in session until April 12
One hundred and fifty delegates
from Texas. Oklahoma. Arkansas
and New Mexico were present.
WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
MAR 31. 2 a. m JJ
3 p. m 7* 3 a. m *•
4 p. m 76 4 a- Tn 5*
5 p. m "5 5 a. m »•
6 p. 76 « «- m **
7 p. 74 7 a. m 66
8 p. m 72 8 a. m *7
ft p. m 75 9 a. m 6«
10 p. "1 10 a. m *9
11 p. m. ...... 69 11 a. m
12 midnight.... 68 12 m •»
APRIL 1. 1 P- m 8
1 a. m 67 2 p. m 80
■ • —
local forecast.
For San Antonio and vicinity:
Say night and Thursday. fair cooler Wed-
nesday night.
HOME WEATHER I'OR TOURISTS.
(Observations mads at Sa. m.)
FT. LOUIS: Temperature 54 raining;
16-mile wind from the northwest; colder
Thursday; lowest temperature in the last
•4 hours. 54.
CHICAGO: Temperature. 46. raining;
l-mila wind from the northweet colder;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours. 44.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature. 34 cloudy;
l-mile wind from the northweet. Thure-
lay fair; lowest temperature In the last
!4 hours. 13.
FT. PAUL: Temperature. 14; raining; I
I-mile wind from the northwest; Thurs- •
lay fair and colder. lowest temperature j
n the last 34 hours. 34.
KANSAS CITY; Temperature? 41; part-
y cloudy 14-mlle wind from the north
root; Thuraday fair and colder; lowest
:*mperature in last 34 hour*. 4*.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 43; cloudy;
[4-mil* wind from iam southeast rain.
nwMi temperature in last 24 hours 40.
BOSTON: Temperature 13. cloud*
l-m!le wind f-om the west rain Thursday
•west tempei ature in last 34 hours. 14.
WAbHINGYOK D. C. Temperature. 42
>am.Ag. 4-mlle wind tr»m the east rsin
fhuredar. loveat tsmpe.aiure la the last I
H beurs.
CHARGES PLOT
TO INFLUENCE
COMMISSION
LaFollette to Present Evi-
dence in Connection With
Rate Cases.
DECISION EXPECTED SOON
Final Disposition of Case to
Be Hastened by Contin-
uous Hearings.
WASHINGTON D. C. April I. —
Senator LaFollette today introduced
a bill making unlawful any attempt
to influence any proceeding before
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion except in accordance with its
regulations and gave notice he
would speak In the Senate tomorrow
presenting evidence of efforts to in-
fluence ihe commission in connec-
tion withthe eastern rate cases now
pending.
Senator IaFollotte would not dis-
cuss his bill or his intentions fur-
ther than to say:
“I desire to present some remarks
upon the bill and some evidences of
a proceeding that is under way in
this country that I believe to be the
most serious in its prejudicial effect
upon the work of the Interstate
Commerce Commission of anything
that has ever before been witnessed.”
DECISION IX XEAH FVTVRE.
C • mmission Expcdit4>s Eastern Rate
Cil*c Hearing.
WASHINGTON p. c.. April I.—
A decision by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission on the freight
rate Increases asked by the Eastern
railroads is expected much earlier
than had been planned. It may be
handed down within a month.
Recent developments have im-
pelled the commission to put aside
collateral issue and extraneous
questions and devote practically its
entire time to the rate question.
Such questions as spotting car
charges free services of various
kinds and similar propositions that
have been considered with the ap-
plication of the roads it was under-
stood today will not be permitted
to interfere •'ith the fundamental
proposition of a rate increase.
It is the purpose of the commis-
sion to expedite final disposition of
the case and continuous hearings
v.ill be held until the testimony shall
have been concluded. That may oc-
cupy several days. It Is expected
then that the case may be submit-
ted. either in briefs which now are
practically prepared and without
oral argument or In briefs with only
short arguments.
Counsel for the railroads already
have Indicated that they may waive
their right to argue the case orally
and submit it In briefs. They have
in some instances expressed their
willingness to stand on the evidence
adduced.
It is believed to be not unlikely
that the commission itself may make
announcement of its purpose tn fa-
cilitate the disposition of the case.
DEATH TO BE PROBED
Woman Found With Bullet Hole
Through Head.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. April I.—That
' the regular grand jury which will
i convene here next Monday will have
its attention called to the recent
j death of Mrs. Laura Wilder Simp-
son who died here on February 23
from the effects of a bullet wound
thzough the head wag made doubly
certain today when Coroner Gor-
dan gave out a statement saying he
would go before the grand jury per-
sonally and n®k that a full investi-
gation be made. Previously Circuit
Judge Kerr had stated he would
bring the grand jury s attention to
Mrs. Simpson s death.
Mrs. Simpson Vas the wife of
Laurence Simpson a wealthy stock
breeder and farmer of this city and
daughter of Dr. W. IT. Wilder of
; Chicago. She wa s known prominent-
ly in Chicago society.
LOUGHERY DIES IN AUSTIN
I He Was Author of Many Bulletins for
lYinners.
AUSTIN. Tex.. April I—E.1 —E. G.
Loughery. statistical clerk of the
State Department of Agriculture
died suddenly at his home here last
night. He was about 50 years of age
and was widely known as an author
and newspaper writer. He was the
author of many bulletins written for
farmers. Mr. Loughery’s sole surviv-
ing relative is a sister. Miss Augusta
Lcughery of Austin.
Money Subscrilied for
CHICAGO April I.—Members of
the Wellesley Club of Chicago an
alumnae association have auhscrlb-*
ed $2500 toward the rebuilding of
the burned main building of Welies-
ley'College. It was announced today.
Fifty contributed to the
Chicago subscription list at a meet-i
ing yesterday.
< »♦— —
Marshall to VMt Pittsburg.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 1 —I
Vice President Marshall has accept-j
ed an invitation to attend the annual
dinner of the Pittsburg Publicity As-
sociation on May 14.
Th» *un Aat»»i« Light re«*elve« •trlw-
«K«ij thr I nAMKI* WIRE |>Al report of
the iated Pre** the greatest and
nioet rellnhie general new* »er*tee tn tar
nor Id Thl« report . oubta of approxi-
mately word* daily la addition The
I ighi carries Us large special new*
.«nle*
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 1. 1914.
MILITANT HAPPY AT
APPROACH OF DEATH
“We Are Fighting With Our
Lives.” Says England
Suffragette.
NEW YORK April 1.—“ All the
women are willing to die. We are
lighting with our lives."
These statements characterized the
defense of militant suffrage methods
in England by Miss Dorothy Pethick
sister of Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence and
follbwer of Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst at a meeting yesterday of the
Equal Franchise Society. In answer
to a question as to what the British
government could do to the women
whom they imprisoned. Miss Pcthick
reulled:
’ them die!”
Then she added that she was never
so hftppy In her Itfe as when she
thought she had been so reduced by
forcible feeding that the end appear
ed near.
Continuing Miss Pethick told of
the first woman who undertook a
hunger strike and resisted until the
doctor raid that he woulij not be
responsible another hour for her life
and told of her own hunger strike.
Miss Margaret Hodge who is with
Miss Pothick alno made an address.
The women will oppose Mr. Asquith
in his coming fight for election she
said.
— —-♦♦♦ —-
GUN SALES UNRESTRICTED
New York Urges Better Laws in
NEW YORK. April 1. — In the
campaign to drive gunmen from the
city. Chief Police Magistrate Mc-
j Adoo has asked the help of Governor
Helder of New Jersey with the view
I of having laws passed in that state
which will prevent the purchase there
of weapons for use here. Corre-
spondence made public today prom-
iseg to lead to suitable enactments in
New Jersey.
Mr. McAdoo announces his inten-
tion to urge similar laws in Con- 1
necticut. Inquiry by the police I
showed an active sale of weapons in ।
Jersey City and Hnbnken after the
passage of the Sullivan anti-weapon
law.
In New York no citizen can buy a
revolver without * permit. There |g
no such restriction in New Jersey.
Possession in New York without a
permit is conclusive evidence of fel-
ony. punishable by imprisonment up
to 10 years and a fine.
FARE MUDDLE UNSETTLED
Children in Toledo May Be Carried
for *
TOLEDO. 0.. Ai ril I.—The fran-
chise committee of the city council
conferred lavt night With represen-
tatives of the Toledo Railways &
Light Company in relation to the
traction franchise muddle In Toledo
but took no action on the proposal
of President Henry L. Doherty. of
New York to the 3-cent fares
a long trial with provision that the
fare be increased if found unprofit-
able. A tentative agreement how-
ever. was reached that children un-
der 8 years shall be carried for 1
cent and that the city may purchase
the street railways after one year’s
notice.
There has been a cessation in the
court s battle over the 3-cent fare
ordinance. The company still Is car-*
Tying passengers free who refuse to
pay mor - * than 3 cents. It ia estima-
ted that more than three-flfths of
the car riders voluntarily pay 5
cents cash fare or buy six for a quar-
ter tickets.
WOMEN ON POLICE FORCE
Attached to Secret Service Division
in Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG. Pa. April I.—C. H.
| Hubbard director of public safety
I today announced the appointment of
four policewomen the first in Pitts-
| burg. They are attached to *he secret
service division and their names are
known only to the director and the
officer to whom they will report.
Their activities will be confined
solely to looking after the welfare
of women. They will direct voting
girls coming to the city and investi-
gate violations of the law In cefes
where liquor Is served to women.
INVENTOR UNDER ARREST
Alleged to Have Put Poison In Tea of
Wife and Guest.
I NEW HAVEN. Conn.. April I.—
I That he Is the victim of circum-
i stances and false accusation is the
claim of John J. Hogan of West
I Haven an Inventor widely known as
lan attorney on marine and automo-
bile engines who is awaiting a hear-
ling on April 11. on a charge of at-
tempted murder.
| It is alleged that recently while
I Miss Margaret Williams of this city I
| was taking tea at the Hogan home. I
। the inventor put poison in Miss Wil- :
Hams' tea and that of his wife and
'that its presence was discovered as
Mrs. Hogan began to sip the tea. |
1 Hogan's arrest followed an investlga- i
|tion bv the authorities and he Is now I
held under 15000 bonds for his pre- ;
I liminary hearing. Hogan insisted ;
that he knew nothing about the al-
legations and his wife denies them.
— s .»
Ne*r<> Reported Lynched.
NATCHEZ Miss.. April I.—News
of a lynching In an Isolated section
of Winn parish. La.. 8 '.day night j
has just reached here. According to
meagre reports. J. P McDougall a
farmer had a dispute with Allen
Turner after which the negro struck
the farmer with a hoe. Inflicting a
serious wound. A constable arrested
Turner and when taking him to jail |
was confronted by a band of farm-
ers who seised and chot the negro j
to death.
Miss ( udahy Enters Nurses - School.
BOSTON. April 1. — MUs Ellen I
Cudahy daughter of Patrick Cudahy
the wealthy Milwaukee packer en- j
tered the Training School for Nurses
at ths Maaaschusrtu General Hoe-1
pltal today. - ——l
New Jersey.
TOLLS MEASURE
FUSSES HOUSE
uraioz
Administration Wins Notable
Victory by Repeal of Ex-
emption Clause.
BILL GOES TO SENATE
Bitter Contest Expected With
Senators Nearly Evenly
Divided on Issue.
WASHINGTON D. C.. April I.—
The Panama tolls controversy sur-
’ passing in Interest any problem that
has absorbed the attention of Con-
gress in recent years «a f transfer-
red to the Senate todey from the
; House where last night the Sims
bill repealing the tolls exemption
clause of the Panama canal act was
passed by a vote of 247 to 161.
The appearance of the measure
| was accepted as the signal for the
beginning of one of the most pro-
[tracted and complicated contests the
Senate hag ever faced. Senators
both for and against the repeal said
they saw nd hope of a final dispo-
sition of the issue within the next
i five or six weeks.
| Senator O'Gorman who will lead
. the fight against the bill today plan-
ned to have the inter-oceanic canals
committee of which he is chairman I
begin consideration of the measure
Immediate])’.
Members Evenly Divided.
The committee already has before
■ It various other bills relating to the
[tolls exemption. It appeared today
| that the members are nearly evenly
divided on the chief issue. How a '
vote will result is regarded as ex-
I tremely uncertain at the present
time but unless there as a change
I in the line-up opponents of the re-
peal appear to have a majority of
one.
Senator Lewis of Illinois has a
■ bill empowering the president to sus-
| pend tolls by proclamation. Sena-
। tor Reed ha g Introduced a measure
। which would repeal the tool exemp-
tion clause and grant to foreign
vessels the right to compete with
American ships now engaged in the
coastwise trade.
Senator Owen's bill identical with
that passed by the House yesterday
it was expected would be replaced
by the administration's measure. Its
purpose to expedite consideration ini
the Senate having failed.
other Measures Pending.
There are other measures pend- 1
Ing including a bill of Senator
Thomas of Colorado and Senator
Gallinger's resolution expressing the
sense of Congress that it has the
right to do as It pleases with respect
to regulating shipping in the Panama
canal.
The House of Representatives last !
night after one of the most spec-
tacular legislative struggles in the
history of the nation voted to re-
peal the provision of thq Panama
canal act exempting American ves-
sels from the payment of tolls by I
■a majority of 85 votes in support I
of the personal plea of President
Wilson.
This verdict on the issue which j
has absorbed Congress for many
weeks came at the close of a stirring
[day made memorable in the annals I
of the House by a party division I
which found Speaker Clark Mia - [
jority Leader Underwood and other I
[ Democratic ’chieftains lined up ini
| open opposition to the president on I
■an issue which the latter has de-
clared vital to his conduct of the
[ nation’s foreign policy.
First Struggle Within Party.
The result was the first struggle
j within the party since democracy
took control of the government a
year ago.
<»n the final vote. 220 Democrats
In the House stood by the president
giving him in “ungrudging measure"
what he had asked "for the honor
of the nation” in Its foreign rela-
tions. Twenty-five Republicans and
: two Progressives also voted to sus-
| tain the president. Fifty-two Dem-
| ocrats followed Speak r Clerk and
r Leader Underwood to defeat.
Nothing. It seemed could stem the
tide of administration success.
Speaker Clark for nearly 22 years
a member of the House made the
speech of his life to forestall what he
termed "unquestionable degradation"
lof the nation In this he failed but
I he did smooth over the party breech
’with kindly words for his adver-
saries. praise for President Wilson
and an unqualified denial of any
vaulting ambition on his own be-
half.
When he had close ! the debate for
the opposition to the repeal the
speech was triumphant in defeat for
the entire legislative assemblage in
which were many senators ••oso en
masse to cheer him
President Wilson was at dinner
when the result of the vote was an-
nounced. He was gratified but made!
no comment.
Filty-twu Democrats Oppose Hill.
The following representatives last
n.ght voted against the bill:
Democrats — Aiken Brockson.
Broussard Brown of West Virginia.
Bruckner. Cnrew Casey. Conry.
Dale Deitrick Pifenderfer. Dono-
hoe Dooling p remus Driscoll.
Dupre. Estopinal. Finley Fltxger-
ala. Goldfogle German Goulden.
Graham of Illinois. Griffin
Hayden. Helm. Igoe Jones. Rett-
ner. Kitchen. Lee ot Pennsylvania.
Lonergan McAndrewa. McDermott.
Mahan. Maher. Meta Mitchell Mor-
gan of Louisiana Murray of Maa-
sachuaetts. Murray of Oklahoma
O'Leary. O'Shaughnessy Patten of
New York. Phelan Ragsdale. Rak I
er Riordan. Taggart Underwoqd. |
the speaker. Total 53.
Republicans—Airey. Anthony
Austin Avia Barchfleld Barton.
tContinued on page 3. 2nd colima.) *
TO LEAD SENATE FIGHT
SENATOR O'GOKMAX
IMPROVEMENT HERE
DISCUSSED IN NORTH
T. B. Baker Says City Is Being
Talked About Every-
where.
According to T. B. Baker lessee
and directing head of the St. An-
thony hotel the many improvements
ind< r W<> in San Antonio are at-
tracting attention to the city
throughout the north. He has just
returned from a business trip to Jop-
lin. Kansas City and other points.
“People are asking questions and
1 taking an interest in th - town” r«*
mrk'i Mr 1 ■.ker. ' nj ••m to
( have heard that wor? cf spending
| largo sums of monoy for municipal
improvements is under way and want I
to know all about the city its ad-
vantages as a place of residence end
I possibilities from a business stand-
| point. That is a healthy sign for the
community. I know that the city Is
much more in the public eye than it
was a couple ot years ago.
“It is logical after streets have
been paved and other improvements j
completed that the city should en-
jo> unprecedented prosperity and'
growth. Unlike Houston and Dallas.t
Its resources are practically un- 1
touched and the town is capable of
enormous devolpment.”
White bell-boy service was inaugu-
reted at the st. Anthony hotel Wed-
nesday morning. Learning that a •
change was impending the negro
b U-boys ail walked out at 8 o'clock!
Tuesday night but their places were
promptly filled and no inconveni- j
ence caused the guests.
H. H. Beard who has been with the]
hotel since its opening first as chief
clerk end lat**r as comptroller sev-l
ered his relations Wednesday morn-j
Ing.
PROPER PCSTURE URGED
League Formed to Make People
Stand and Sit Correctly
NEW YORK April 1. — The
American Posture League whose ob-
ject Is to make peoplp stand and sit
properly was incorporated yesterday
in Albany. The league is working
to have proper seats put in schools
shops and other placeg where pres-
ent seats are conducive to unhealthy
attitudes. Seats in the new Brook-
lyn Rapid Transit Subway are being
constructed In accordance with its
recommendations. Miss Jessie H.
Bancroft assistant director of phys-
ical training in 1 ew York schools
founded the league and is its presi-
dent.
TEXAN AWARDED MEDAL
A. C. Werner of Smithville Saved
( hild s Life.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April L—-
On recommendation of the Inter-;
state Commerce Commission. Prcsi-i
dent Wilson has awarded a medal of
honor to A. C. Werner a railroad ।
brakeman of Smithville. Tex. who
at the peril of his own life saved
a child who was standing in front
of £n approaching train.
The president also sent a personal
letter of commendation to Werner.
Thia wm the fourteenth medal thus
far awarded on recommendation of
the commission.
Rural Credit Soon.
WASHINGTON. D. C April 1.
Senator Hollis of Nev Hampshire
uno Representative Bulkley of Ohio
chairman of the two sub-committees
' charge ot r ra! credit legislatkHh
lold President Wilson today that
Republicans and Democrat* alily of
their committees were
■■
TWELVE PAGES TODAY —PRICE. FIVE CEN 1
SENATOR OWEN
WADDELL NEAR DEATH
Famous Baseball Pitcher SuTer
Sudden and Severe Ketap-iy
Rube Waddell world famous
baseball pitcher who has bi < n in
; ill health for several months suf-
fered a relapse Wednesday morning
and was not expect d to live through
the day. Coupled with a pulmonary
affection Waddell is said to have
contracted a form of stomach
trouble and at noon was reported
!to be rapidly sinking.
The noted baseball star is in a
| semi-unconscious condition' at the
’Harris A- Wilson sanitarium on Dull-
nlg avenue. His health h ■ been
i rapidly failing during the last several
weeks and the crisis came Wodnes-
[ day morning. No hope is now held
for his life.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Austin
brother-in-law and sister of Rube
Waddell were nt his bedside
! throughout the morning. Rube’s
'mother and father. who are in
Boerne have been advised cf his
condition and will reach San An-
tonlo by the afternoon train.
DISEASE MAY RE CHECKED
Experiments to Be Made on \nlmnl
in Now Jersey.
NEW YORK April I.—The now
department of the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for the study of znimal disease
for the establishment of which John
D. Rockefeller has given $1000000.
probably will bo located at Rah way
N. J. near the New Jersey agricul-
tural experimental station. This fact
became known through the passage
of a bill in the Neu Jen 1- gis
ture yesterday that will permit out-
side medical societies to engage in
experiments on animals in the state.
The bill was introduced in the
New Jersey Senate immediately fol-
lowing a conference between sev-
eral members of the Legislature and
Starr Murphy counsel and secretary
of the Rockefeller Institute. It
pissed the House last night and is
now before Governor Fielder for his
signature.
It is understood that one of the
: big features of the work of the new
■ department will be the study of cat-
tle tubf reulosis with which large
[numbers of cows are affected
throughout the country. Bovine tu-
’ncrculosis Is often contracted by per-
sons through the baccili in milk that
is not properly pasteurized.
KNIGHT DIESEN DALLAS
Hr Was One of Youngot Telegraph-
ers in Union Army.
DALLAS. Tex.. April I.—Frank B.
'Knight Sr. widely known telephone t ‘
man died today aged 67. Mr. Knight
I entered the service of the Am rican
I Bell Telephone Company in 1880 and
has been with the Southwestern I
| Telephone Company since 1995. re-i
tiring recently on a pension. During
'the war between the states he was.
lone of the youngest telegraphers in
the Union army serving at i/ortross
i Monroe and on Grant s personal staff
'at the final scenes about Richmond.
PLAN TO PROMOTE TRADE
Appropriation of $50000 l*roposcd
in I lie
WASHINGTON D. C. April 1
Appropriations of $50000 for pro-
moting trade with South Americt
and Central America; * 100.000 for
establishing commercial agents in
European countries and reduction of
mileage allowances of congressmen
• > provide for actual transportation
costs only sre some of the features
ef the $37000000 legislative exec-
utive and judicial appropriation bill
reported to the House today It
proposes to abolish the mint at Car
son. Nev. and the assay offices at
Boise Idaho Deadwood. S. D. He-
lena. Mont. sad Salt Lake. Utah
proposals have been de
Congresses.
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CITY
COITION
4 P. M.
FEBEm I
Hi M l
IOBBEOI
Huerta Forces Still Hold Ger
eral Barracks and Smaller
Positions.
BOTH ARMIES EXHAUSTE
Carranza Is Confident of Ult
mate Victory of General
Villa.
FIGHTING IN FROGRES
; L ! ew Colum.? Reported March
ing to Reiief of Federal
Army.
JUAREZ. Mexico. April I.—At
o'clock today. General Carr*l3
through Roberto V. Pesqueira. gav
out a statement that the Federd
Mil! held the general barracks an
two smaller barracks in Torrodi
This indicates that there have bee
no material changes in military pod
liens in Torreon.
Juarez waited today for defin it
news of General Villas position ii
his attack on Torreon. Reports re
ceived by General Carranza last nigh
indicated that f ghting still was it
progress.
Carranza today seemed confiden
that his military chieftain wouk
• -onquer the Federate under Generi
Refugio Velasco. The report tha
heavy reinforcements for the Federa
leader were approaching Torreon di<
not shake his confidence.
Both Armies ExhauMcd.
Both armies pre said to be so worn
and exhausted by continued fighting
■ that the present'action lacks the v!r«
• liity of the Constitutionalist con-
quest of Gomez Palacio. \
The new column reported march-
irg to the relief of General Velasd
uas said to bp under ’he eommfel
c’ General Joaquin Maag and to
number 1500 men.
To meet him. it was reported]
General Monciovio Herrera was de-
tailed by General Villa. An engage-
ment between these forces was ex-
pected hourly.
Says Reports Premature
Genera! Carranza today informed
American British and German cun-
suls that reports cf the fall of
reon were premature.
A telegram from Villa to General
Carranza sent yesterday felicitated
Carranza on his welcome to Juarez
and said that Villa hoped to gn-
ncuncc the surrender ot Torreon in a
few hours.
FEhEEALS FREE PRISONEbJ|
Fort Worth Shoemaker Imprisoned
at Nuevo Laredo.
LAREDO. Tex. April I.—J. R.d
'Carillo a shoemaker of Fort Worth
who had been imprisoned in Nuewl
Laredo since last Friday was re-
leased I ite last night through the
efforts of Consul Garrett. Carillo
who was on a visit to Laredo xroas-
ed the bridge to see the sights and
was accosted b- a man who asked
him the time. Upon his refusal to let
the man hr.ve his natch. Carillo was
taken to the cuartel where he was
kept until that night when he was
sent out with a scouting party to La-
jarita Camaron and Rodriguez. The
captain of the detachment took a
diamond stick pin and $2O In gold
fr«»m him in return for some food.
Consul Garrett did not learn of
the disappearance of Carillo until
Monday and after a persistent
search he found that he was in th®
cuartel.
Carillo was Anally released last
night and returned to He is
a native 3fexican. but has lived moa%
of his ’u T'
ized American citizen. He is mar-s
Tied to an American woman of Ford
Worth and has two children.
GOVERNOR SEIZES VESSEUfj
Steamer Bonita Said to Have Bee®9
Mcxieau Ship.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April I.—
<ate dj»)
partment concerning the reportM
capture by the Constitutionalists and "
sinking of the Spanish steamer Bq*
nito. make it appear that as report*
rd a week «go from. La Pas. LowQlr
Callforn i. Federal Governor ‘buna
rex tilted. - zed the Bonita and with
a volunteer crew including the pris-
oners in th’' local jail and |s(’ 000
taken from business houses sailed
for an ’inknov n destination. ;
State department advices make no 1
mention of the reported sinking of j
the Mbfp and they alto indicate thatA
it nas a Mexican and not a Spanish ।
vessel uh.ch deprives the incident ■
■ ’;'na; s:snincanc< ]
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HUERTA FORCES BEFEATEn. I
< onMltuttoualista to Get Yfail at I
Gonirx Patatio. |
JUAREZ. Mex.. April I.—Mbyof I
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