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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
25052
FOUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXVI—NO. 33
BURGLARS ME
CAPTURED fl?
GANG OF BOYS
Young Women Sound Alarm
When Mexicans Enter L.
Henry’s Home.
CHASE PROVES EXCITING
Youths. Armed With Clubs
and Revolvers Put Up
Hot Fight.
Three of five Mexicans who at-
tempted to rob the home of L. Henry
309 Sheridan street at 8:30 o'clock
L Sunday night were captured after
r an exciting chase and battle in
which a number of young men and
women of the neighborhood par-
ticipated prior to and following the
arrival of the police. A fourth mem-
ber of the gang was captured by J.
W. Mueller a neighbor when he ap-
proached the Henry home at 10
o'clock Monday morning Mr. Muel-
ler recognizing him.
The Misses Helen Heckelmann Jo-
sle and Eileen Froebel and other
i young women of the neighborhood
saw the party of five strange men
enter the alley back of Mr. Henry s
H home. Knowing the Henrys were in
Laredo they watched the men and
followed them up the alley. One of
the Mexicans sprang out at them
and drove them away. Nothing
daunted they called a number of
boys ranging front 12 to 18 years
V old. headed by Herman Froebel
Gus Wav and Louis Ridder.
Make Dash for Liberty.
Arming themselves with sticks
after telephoning the police the
boys started after the burglars.
Alarmed by the noise of the police
motorcycles which they heard
blocks away the men made a dash
from the house in an effort to es-
'■ cape. One of the boys had intercept-
ed Motorcycle Policeman Banks and
explained the situation to him. The
officer placed his machine at one
end of the alley with the light turn-
ed in such a way as to illuminate
the scone.
When the chase started. Louis
Ridder pursued one man so hotly
firing after him that he ran to Of-
ficer Banks and surrendered. Gus
Wav beat another of the burglars
with a club until he surrendered to
the boy in a nearby garage. Herman
Froebel with three other boys ran
down another of the men. whom
thev held until Officer Applewhite
arrived. Fonte of the young w.omen
assisted by Percy Trueheart and
Herbert Bodet. gave chase to a
fourth man. but he managed to es-
cape only to be taken Monday morn-
ing. . u
A great stir was created in tne
neighborhood by the shooting the
j veils the wild scramble over fences
and the struggles tn yards and on
the streets.
Other Places Filtered.
In the course of the last five or
six weeks numerous dwellings In the
! vicinity of Sheridan street have been
robbed. In each instance It was In
the absence of the families that the
houses were entered invariably
through a window on the side or
rear of the building. Officers are
confident the Mexicans captured
have participated in a number of
the recent burglaries In that local-
B Detectives Joe Ruhnke and Har-
' vey. Policeman Sowell and Proba-
tion Officens Boles and Winslow
shortly before the arrest on Sheri-
' dan street landed five boys ages
ranging from 14 to 18 years in jail
on burglary charges. They are sus-
pected of complicity in a number of
recent burglaries. Two cases were
cleared Monday morning these being
the theft of 600 sacks from the San
Antonio Grain Company’s ware-
house and 20 dozen empty bottles
from a box car which was broken
into while standing tn the local yards
of the G. H. * S. A. railway.
WILL PROSECUTE ALL
WHO AIDED LINCOLN
Government Starts Inquiry to
Find If Any Persons Con-
cealed Teuton Spy.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—Agents of
the Department of Justice here are
Investigating the circumstances at-
tending the escape of Ignatius T T.
Lincoln the self-styled international
spy. who was recaptured after en-
joying nearly a month's freedom. It
is hinted that more arrests may re-
sult If it is found that Lincoln was in
anv way aided by persons who kndw
that he was a fugitive from Justice.
Lincoln was in a Brooklyn Jal* today
awaiting a decision by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals on
the question whether he shall be ex-
tradited to England 'o answer to th<»
charge of forgery upon which he was
arrested Lincoln contends that if he
Is sent back to Engjand he will be
executed ns a spy.
It was learned today Uiat Lincoln
spent a portion of his month's liberty
on a farm in Redbank. N J. as a
boarder seeking health in the coun-
try. He'became Involved in a dispute
v. Th the farmer and left hurriedly for
this city. The farmer's efforts to re-
cover damages for an automobile for
which he held Lincoln responsible
disclosed the fugitive's Identity giv-
ing a clew to hlr whereabouts which
was followed up by agents of the De-
partment of Justice and resulted In
arrest
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
NEW ARMY BILL IS
FAVORED IN HOUSE
Military Committee Tentative-
ly Agrees on Measure to Re-
organize Defensive Forces.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb 21.—
A new army reorganisation bill fed-
eralizing the National Guard in-
creasing the regular arm> to 134.000
men doubling the field artillery in-
< teasing the engineer corps to fif-
teen companies creating four squad-
lens of aircraft and an entirely new
corps of cadets from colleges hav-
ing military training was agreed
upon tentatively today by the House
military committee.
U. S. ASKS ENGLAND
ID HASTEN REPLIES
Answers to Notes on Mails
and Trading With Enemy
Act Awaited.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 21.—
Secretary Lansing today asked the
London foreign office for prompt
replies to the American notes pro-
testing against seizures of mails and
against application of the trading
with the enemy act against Ameri-
can firms and Interests.
U. S. SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS RATE ORDER
Interstate Commission Had
Ruled on Charges to Be
Awarded Tap Lines.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb. 21.—
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion's order requiring trunk line rail-
roads and tap lines reaching the
southern yellow pine lumber dis-
tricts to divide the through rate on
a basis of the mileage hauled over
the tap lines was upheld today by
the Supreme Court.
The Supreme t'ourt also upheld
the corporation tax as imposed upon
mining companies.
The Kansas City Southern Rail-
way Company was today held Hable
by the Supreme Court for the pay-
ment to the Guardian Trust Com-
pany of an unsecured debt of over
half a million dollars due the trust
company from the Kansas City
Suburban Bell Railway Company at
the time the belt company was re-
organized with other companies into
the Kansas City Southern over fif-
teen years ago.
♦
CAVALRY TO EMBARK
Squadron of Twelfth Ready for Trip
to Panama.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. Feb. 21.--
The first squadron of the Twelfth
United States Cavalry which has
been on border patrol duty today
left Mercedes for Galveston where it
will sail for the canal zone The re-
mainder of the regiment was to fol-
low today. The troops are expected
to sail Wednesday.
Mrs Sarah Knowles Bolton Dies.
CLEVELAND. 0.. Feb. 21.—Mrs.
Sarah Knowles Bolton 74. an author
and charttv worker died today. She
wrote thirty books best known
among them being the “Famous Men
and Women." series.
Francis Is En Route to Washington
ST LOUIS Mo.. Feb. 21.- -Former
Governor David R. Francis left here
last nlghi for Washington. D. C It
Is not known here whether he has
accepted or refused the offer of the
ambassadorship to Russia.
THE WEATHER
temperatures.
FEB. 20. ; ir »
1 ?: Si 8 t S’ ’
U £ ::::: „ f S: «
T p 70 7 *• m - «
£ t rn 47 S A. m.
9£ ml " ’o. m. 4»
10 p. 05 J *• m C
11 p. m 40 11 a. m ’9
12 midnight.... ST 12 m._ ■'
FKB. 21. 1 r
1 a. m. 55 “
LOCAL FORECAST.
■ ——' -
For San Antonio and vicinity: Tonight
fair aomowhat warmer. Tu-aday fair.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Forecartß by The Light.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature 82; clear; 10-
mlle wind from the «ut: wermer: lowest
temperature tn last 24 houre 32.
CHICAGO: Temperature. 24: clear; 5-
mlle wind from the ea»t; warm-r; lowest
temperature In last 24 houre. 24.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature IS cloudy.
S-mile wind from the northiu: slightly
warmer; lowest temperature In laat 24
hour*. 14 w
ST. PAUL: Temperature. 20; cloudy; 6-
mUe wind from the southeast; slightly
warmer; lowest temperature In last 24
hours. 10.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature. 36. clear.
6-mlle ya Ind from the east; Tuesday fair;
lowest temperature tn last 24 hours. 36.
NEW YORK; Temperature. clear; IR-
mlle wind from the northwest; continued
cold: lowest temperature In laat 24
hours. 6.
WASHINGTON: Temperature. 2S. clear.
12-mlle wind from the north; colder; low-
est temperature in last 24 hours 21.
OURRENCYPLAN
FUR MEXICO TO
BE FORMULATED
System May Be Devised Re-
sembling U. S. Federal
Reserve Act.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
Institution Would Be Under
Control of Government and
Backed by It.
EL PASO Tex. Feb. 21. — The
plan for a new currency system in
Mexico including the establishment
of a national bank under conditions
resembling the federal reserve sys-
tem of the United States and a new
currency issue retiring the present
depreciated Carranza currency has
Leen presented to the first chief of
the de facto government by his
financial advisers according to a
Mexican official who arrived here to-
day from Guadalajara.
Redeem Promt Currency.
The new system it is said would
be based upon $2500U0000 metal re-
serve said to be held in Mexican
hanks. The present Carranza cur-
rency would be redeemed gradually
a moratorium having been suggest-
ed by the de facto government’s
financial advisers to prevent the
liquidation of debts in the present
fial money pending the establish-
ment of the new issue of notes as
legal tender.
The national bank which would
be known as the Bank of Mexico
would under the plan as outlined
have a < apital stock of 250900000
pesos. The government would sub-
tcribe one-third or approximately
b 3333.000 pesos and the member
banks the remaining two-thirds. The
latter would be required to subscribe
in proportion to their present re-
serves of metal money.
Backing of Government.
The government the financial ad-
visers say would pay its assessments
“as far as practicable in metal
money and guarantee the remainder
by pledging half of all export dutieo
on precious metals and taxes on oils
which are to be paid in gold. The
government would control the ban*
ol Mexico which would have the solo
i ight to issue currency."
This new issue would be guaran-
teed by the metal reserve and fur-
ther supported by bonds of the de-
partment of the interior bearing 3
per cent interest.
ZAPATA LOSING TOWNS.
Constitutionally Forces \rc Steadily
Gaining on Morelos.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Feb. 21. —
Continued successes for the Constitu-
tionalist forces operating in the state
of Morelos are reported in a cable-
gram to the Mexican consulate here.
The towns of Ozumba Calulalpam
and Tenango del Aire have been
wrested from the Zapata troops
says the dispatch and quantities of
arms and ammunition captured. The
Zapatistas are described as having
almost completely evacuated the city
of Cuernavaca. General Gonzales re-
ports that his men are vigorously
pursuing the enemy.
WOULD PROTECT CAPITAL
Maryland Representative Wants
Highway From Annapolis.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb. 21. —
Defense of the national capital in
case of invasion or threatened in-
vasion by a foreign enemy is contem-
plated In a bill prepared for intro-
duction in the House today by Rep-
resentative Mudd Maryland pro-
posing the construction of a military
and post road to be known as the
national defense highway which
would link Annapolis with Washing-
ton. Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars would be appropriated con-
tingent upon the expenditure of a
like sum by the state of Maryland.
In support of his measure Mr.
Mudd who is a member of tho
House naval committee pointed out
that the European war had demon-
strated the importance of strategic
highways for the movement of
troops supplies and heavy guns and
said that military experts had testi-
fied that in strengthening the army
for national defense the United
States should have a mobile army.
“The strategic highway contem-
plated in the bill.” he added “will
contribute wonderfuly to the mo-
bility of the forces that may be
called upon to defend Washington."
CRONES TO CHICAGO
Police Believe Alleged PoLsonrr Ha.-
Started for Tlutt City.
CHICAGO. Hl. Feb. 21.—The po-
lice think Jean Crones wanted in
connection with the placing of poison
in the soup at a banquet recently
given Archbishop Mundelein is on
the way from New York to Chicago.
Even' railroad station at which
trains arrive from the east is being
closely watched today and the police
of cities between Chicago and New-
York have been asked to look out
for him.
Crones Calls Up Newspaper.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—The police
today expressed confidence that the
passion for notoriety shown by Jean
Crones would result in his c.apturc.
Crones' latest exploit was to call up
a local newspaper twice and an-
nounce that ho intended to stay in
New York until Thursday. His an-
nouncement was coupled with a
threat against his brother. Paul
Crones on account of an interview
Paul had given to the newspaper.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS MONDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1916.
NOTE ON PETROLITE
PRESENTED TO VIENNA
Ambassador Penfield Hands
U. S. Message to Foreign
Office He Reports.
WASHINGTON. D C.. Feb. 21 —
Ambassador Penfield nt Vienna ca-
bled today he had presented th«
American note asking for investiga-
tion and explanation of the attack on
the American tanker Petrolite near
Alexandria several weeks ago. and
had been promised a prompt reply
It was said at the State Department
the reply would give basis for fur-
ther negotiations.
FLOOD SITUATION
REPORTED IMPROVED
Four Steamers and Scows
Are Carrying Food to
Back Country.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. 21. —
Reports received here early today
from the district flooded buy the
break in the Mississippi river levees
at Buckridge plantation were more
optimistic. Four steamers were ac-
tively engaged in rescue v^ork nu;.
■ merous flat boats were service and
others are under construction. Two
I steamers loaded with refugees -were
I reported to be In Natchez today hav-
ing arrived from the neighborhood
|of Newellton. These steamers were
engaged in the work of rescuing
I marooned persons from the levees
and isolated high places south of
that point.
Two other steamers were reported
working between Natchez and the
Buckridge crevasse. where efforts
were being bent on rescuing as many
as possible and lack of food.
Reports from Newellton stated
that a number of parties carrying
supplies of food had gone into the
•back country in scows to seardh for
persons who up until the time shal-
low draft boats were obtained it had
j been impossible to reach. By using
these boats many rescues were ex-
pected. Water from the constantly
widening break nt Buckridge was re-
ported rapidly filling up the basin
formed by the four parishes of Ten-
sas. t'oneprdia Franklin and Cata-
houla.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTH-
DAY TO BE OBSERVED
Exercises at Capital to Be At-
tended by Mr. Wilson and
Diplomats.
WASHINGTON. D. Feb. 21. —
Plans for celebrating George Wash-
ington's birthday tomorrow on an
elaborate scale were completed to-
day. '
President Wilson and many higb
government officials have accept-
ed invitations to attend exercises to
be held at Memorial Continental
hall. French Ambassador Jusserand
will be guest of honor.
A feature will he the reading of
passages from Washington's state
papers expressing his views on na-
tional preparedness.
Masonic Memorial Association Meets
ALEXANDRIA. Va.. Feb. 21 -
George Washington Masonic Na-
tional Memorial Association com-
pO^d of grand Masons of nearly
every grand Jurisdiction in the
United States began a two-day meet-
ing here today . Its object i« the erec-
tion of a Masonic temple in Alexan-
dria as a memorial to Washington
and as a repository for the pictures
and relics of Washington now stored
in the Alexandria-Washington lodge.
- — —
RECRUITS ARE CALLED
Proclamation ihits In Service English
Yonths of 19 Y<*a?s.
LONDON. Feo. 21. —A royal proc-
lamation has been posted calling to
the colors the recruits of class 1.
under the military service act. They
are to report before March 31.
The class mentioned comprises the
youngest of the recruits available.
Thev are the bachelors who had at-
tained the age of 18 on August 15
last. It is believed that tbc majority
!of them have now attained 19 years
I of age and have thus become eligible
for military service.
The present summons completes
the calling up of the single men.
CORPUsIs*CLOSED
Sunday law strictly Enforced There
for First Time in Years.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex.. Feb. 21.
For the first time in years Sunday
laws were enforced in Corpus Christi
yesterday. The ban was placed upon
the sale of tobacco cold drinks mag-
azines gasoline and everything else
prohibited by statute. One motion
picture show operated without
charging admission.
Mouse Overnons Near Lingo.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 21— (Via
London. I—The Meuse has over-
flowed its banks near Liege and a
number of villages north of the city
and part of the city itself are inun-
dated.
SLAVS OCCUPY
ENTIHE LHE
YIN DISTRICT
Turks Are Being Forced Back-
ward All Along the Line
Now.
AIR RAID ON ENGLAND
Two Men and Boy. All Civil-
ians. Killed by Teuton
Bombs.
LONDON. Feb. 21.—The Russians
have occupied the entire Lake Van
district the Turks returning south-
ward. and even evacuating Bitlis. ac-
cording to a Petrograd dispatch re-
ceived in Rome and given out here
by the wireless press.
On the other wing according to
the dispatch the Russian advance
guards have advanced within a short
distance of Trebizond. on the Black
The rapid advance of the Russian
forces in Turkish Armenia follow-
ing the fall of Erzerum. is compli-
cating the task of the Turks in ef-
forts to re-form their scattered
forces.
From Tiflis the Russian headquar-
ters in the Caucasus comes the re-
port today that two Turkish Anny
Corps which were on their way to
reinforce the garrison at Erzerum
turned back when they learned that
the fortress had fallen.
Have Lo<t Opportunity.
Assuming the accuracy of the re-
ports the Turks in eastern Armenia
have lost the prospect of important
help in extricating themselves from
what appears to be their perilous
position.
Unofficial accounts of the Rus-
sian movements record an advance
both to the south and to the north
in the former direction toward Diar-
bekr and the Bagdad railway fifty
miles beyond and in the latter In an
effort to cut off the retreat of the
Turkish forces which have been
operating along the Black Sea coast.
Petrograd dispatches indicate that
definite results are earliest expected
from the movement to the north
where another Russian force Is
w’orking along the Black Sea coast
in the direction of Trebizond to-
ward which the Russian forces from
Erzerum also are pushing.
Lake Van lies 100 miles aoutheaat
of Erzerum. and Bitlis. a city of
more than 25000 population is
south west of Lake Van. not more
than ten miles from th.? nearest
point on the Lake Van shore. Bitlis
Is in the direct line of a force push-
ing from Lake Van toward Diarbekr
about 100 miles away fifty mlies be-
yond which city runs the Bagdad
railway possession of which by the
Russians would cut Turkish com-
munications with Syria and render
hazardous the position of the Turk-
ish forces facing the British down
the Tigris and Mesopotamia and like-
wise that of their forces In Persia.
I'ighting on Weßtrm Front.
On the western fighting front the
British are struggling with the Ger-
mans for small trench sections and
the edges of the mine orators in the
sector from Arras north to the Yser
canal in Belgium.
Berlin declares today that a Brit-
ish hand grenade attack on the posi-
tion on the canal held by the Ger-
mans w’as repulsed as also was an
attack along the Lens-Arras road
The official statement likewise re
cords a backward push for the Brit-
ish south of Loos where they had
advanced to the edge of a German
mine crater.
Aerial raids along the Franco-Bel-
gian front are reported by both
sides. Paris also announces some
artillery activity near Verdun and
German seaplanes on Sunday raid-
ed English coast towns.
Continuing their advance in Al-
bania the Austro-Hungarians report
(he capture near Bazar-Sjank a short
distance northeast of Durazzo of an
advanced Italian position. This Is
the first indication that the Ital-
ians were operating so far north In
Albania the belief having prevaJled
that their activities had been con-
fined to the locality adjacent to Av-
lona.
Teutons Make ProgreKs.
That progress is being made by
the Teutonic allies in the direction
I of Avlona seemingly Ir shown by the
। report that the Albanians who are
fighting with them have occupied thp
town of Borate situated 31 miles
northeast of Avlona.
The British official communication
regarding the air raid nays:
"The first raiders two biplanes
appeared over Lowestoft at 10:55 a.
m. and circled over the south side
of the town for five minutes and
dropped bombs. In about five min-
utes they rose to a great height anti
seemingly vanished. At 11:50 a. m.
the two sea planes were again over
the town and then vanished east-
ward again.
“Altogether seventeen small high
explosive bombs were dropped. There
were no casualties but some caused
damage to buildings of a restaurant
and to two dwelling houses
Two naval seaplanes went up at
11:05 a. m. and pursued the raid-
ers. but without result.
“Meanwhile two other German
seaplanes were making for the Kent-
i.<h coast. The first passed over the
Kentish-Knock light vessel dropping
bombs In that vicinity at 11:20 a.
m. The last raider made straight for
Walmer. Reaching that town at 11:27
a. m.. flying at less than 2500 feet
it dropped six bombs and turned
sharply to the eaa f .
Church Is Damaged
“Two of the bombs destroyed roofs
and broke windows in the neighbor-
hood. One fell close to a church
blowing in the windows as the con-
gregation was singing *Te Deum.’ A
third bomb fell on a roadway run-
ning along the beach. Killing one
civilian and injuring one marine.
“The total casualties were two men
(Continued on Next Page.)
APPAM PROIEST IS
FILED BY GERMANY
Presence of U. S. Deputy Mar-
shals on Vessel Resented
by Berlin.
WASHINGTON D. C„ Feb. 21.—
Representations against the presence
of United States deputy marshals on
the captured British liner Appam a
German prize in Hampton Roads
were made today to the State Depart-
ment by the German embasvy.
Prince von Hatzfeldt. counsellor
of the embassy. discussed the subject
with Counsellor Polk. It was said
that while the embassy realized that
feature was out of the hands of the
State l)epartment and in the courta
it was anxious to know when some
derision might be expected.
The presence of the marshals was
objected to. it was said because i;
was feared friction might develop.
ASQUITH WILL SPEAK
ON NEW WAR CREDIT
He Will Make Double Demand
This Time Because Fiscal
Year Begins.
LONDON. Feb. 19.—Premier As-
quith’s speech today in the House
of Commons on the financial situa-
tion is awaited with keen interest.
Mr. Asquith today will move two
new votes of credit one for 120000.-
000 pounds ster’lng to finance the
war until March 31 the end of the
current fiscal year and the other
for 300000000 pounds sterling to
start the now financial year in ade-
quate fashion. One of the important
debates of the week in the House of
Lords will begin tomorrow when the
question of the so-called leakages in
the blockade arises on Baron Syden-
ham’s motion which declares that
more effective use could be made
of the fleets nf the allies to prevent
supp les from reaching central em-
pires.
On Wednesday Philip Snowden
socialist will raise the question of
peace terms.
It previously has been stated in
London dispatches that the 300-
000000 pounds sterling vote of credit
above alluded to is expected to
finance the war for only two months
that is until the end of May. In-
cluding the 120000.000 pounds
sterling vote of credit for the period
till March 31. « total of 1240.000.-
000 pounds ster’ing will have to be
supplied by votes of credit for the
12 months of tho fiscal year which
ends on that date. With the amount
voted in 1914. the votes of credit
since the war began thus will reach
2082000.000 pounds sterling.
These figures it may be remarked
do nett represent the total cost of
the war. as large sums furnished
from revenue are also used to de-
fray expenses.
IN ANSWER TO ROOT
Senate Calls for Oorresjiondciice or
I’. S. and Koren.
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. 21.—
The Senate today adopted a resolu-
tion introduced by Chairman Stone
of the foreign relations committee
asking President Wilson to submit
the correspondence between the
United States and Korea when Japan
occupied the Hermit Kingdom dur-
ing the Russo-Japanese war. Admin-
istration leaders it was said want to
use the information in reply to
Elihu Root’s attack on the president
because no protest was made against
the occupation of Belgium.
Mr. Root was socretarv of state
when Japan took Korea.
•— —
INQUEST IS RESUMED
Probe Into Death of Marian Fraiiivs
Lembert Continues.
CHICAGO 111.. Feb. 21. —The in-
quest into the death of Marian Fran-
ces lambert the Lake Forest high
school girl for whose death William
Orpet a student of the University
of Wisconsin. Is under arrest
charged with killing the girl by ad-
ministering poison was resumed this
morning.
Frank Lambert father of the girl.
William Marshall who was with
Lambert when the body was found
and E. O. Orpet. father of the pris-
oner were the principal witnesses.
COLD WAVE IN NEW YORK
Temperature Six Above Zero and No
Roller in Sight.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—With a
drop of 17 degrees to six above zero
in the temperature between mid-
night and 8 o’clock. New York shiv-
ered todav in the second severe cold
wave of the winter. The weather
forecaster predicted no relief before
tomorrow.
CHICAGO TIGHTENS “LID”.
Ordinance Provides for Closing Res-
taurants «t • a - ™-
CHICAGO. Feb. 21. —An ordinance
prepared by Corporation Counsel
Samuel A. Ettelson If passed by the
city council today will “put on the
lid’" on Chicago tighter than ever
before.
The measure provides that all res-
taurants where liquor is sold shall
be closed at 1 o'clock and no one
other than employes shall be permit-
ted to remain 1n the restaurants be-
tween 1 and 5 a. m.
TEN PAGES TODAY -PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
STILL SEEK HEIRESS
ft/SS G/t*C£
Reports from Georgia and Cuba
that Miss Grace McLoughlin miss-
ing New York heiress had been lo-
cated in each place have proved to
be unfounded and search for the
girl in all parts of the country is
being prosecuted.
Miss McLoughlin who inherited
close to a quarter of a million dollars
from her father a New York po-
litician disappeared on December
S last with George Stevens pro-
prietor of the garage where she
kept her car. No direct word has
J)een received from her since that
time.
Her aunt. Mrs. Katherine Inglis
who offers a reward for information
concerning the girl’s whereabouts
received a letter stating that Miss
McLoughlin had married Stevens
and was at a hotel in Philadelphia.
Investigation at the hotel showed
that neither the girl nor the man
had been there.
SHERIFF STEPHENS OF
NEW MEXICO KILLED
In Battle With Jail Breakers.
Veteran Border Officer
Meets His Death.
EL PASO Tex.. Feb. 21.—Dwight
B. Stephens sheriff of Luna county
New Mexico was killed and a deputy
sheriff Buck Sevier seriously
wounded in a battle at Rincon N. M.
Sunday with five fugitives who pre-
\ lously had escaped from the jail ar
Deming according to a report re-
ceived here last night. One of the
fugitives also was killed it was said.
Four fugitives. Ftancieco Acosta
accused of murder; J. O. Starr and
G. Schmidt alleged burglars and
William D. Ashley charged with for-
gery are reported to have overpow-
ered City Marshal Tabor at Deming
and locked him in a cell. Tabor’s
natch revolver and |5 were stolen
and several rifles were taken from
; the jail office.
The men then seized in automo-
bile belonging to D. O. Snodgrass
after locking the owner in jail. Joe
Cranston held for vagrancy was put
at the wheel and the party started
toward Rincon.
Tabor and Snodgrass were found
in the jail an hour later end Sheriff
Stephens with Deputy Sevier and a
I small posse started in pursuit. The
; posse came upon the fugitives at
I Rincon.
Later advices from T^t - Cruces. N.
I M.. stated that Joseph Cranston the
J < scaped prisoner who acted as
I chauffeur for the fugitives was the
I prisoner killed by the posse and that
|J. O. Sfarr was wound’ d in the
shoulder captured and lodged in jail
here.
Acosta. Schmidt and Ashley are i
• said to have escaped.
Sheriff Stephens was one of the
। best known border sheriffs of the
i Southwest and had held office or
i many years. He had participated in'
numerous bandit hunts fought a j
I number of pitched battles with out-
laws but heretofore had escaped un-
I scathed.
THE DUMA TO MEET
Russian Parliament Mas l*n»n>guod
on September 16.
PETROGRAD. Feb 21. <Vial
London.) —The Duma will meet to-1
[ morrow.
The Duma was prorogued on Sep-
tember 16 last and on December 7
Emperor Nicholas issued a rescript
postponing indefinitely its re-open-
ing as well as that of the council of
the empire this action being takers
it was announced <>n the ground that i
the budget committees of those
bodies had not completed the prep- •
aratlon of the budget.
Demonstrations were reported a® ;
having taken place in Petrograd anti .
Moscow in protesting against the re-
fusal of the emperor to permit the i
re-assembling of the dtnnn.
TWO ARE^EXECUTED
Pennsylvania Inflk-ts Death Penally
for a Murder.
BELLEFONTE. Pa.. Feb. 21.—R.!'
S. Pennington and G. H. March were]
electrocuted today in the peniten- •
tiary for the murder in November. I
1913. S. Lewis Pinkerton in Dela- j
ware county. Pennington is said to .
have been the first person of Quaker i
extraction to suffer the death penal* I
V in Penns' ivania.
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
NNtfIESMUST
FACE GEORGIA
■GES NEXT
Supreme Court of United
States Upholds Verdict of
Texas Courts.
WILL BE TAKEN THERE
Are Accused of Larceny After
Trust in Famous Nelms-
Dennis Case.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb. 21.—
The Supreme Court today affirmed
the action of the Texas state courts
in holding Mr. and Mrs. Victor E.
Innes can be extradited from San
Antonio Texas to Atlanta. Ga. tai
answer to indictments of larceny af-
ter trust.
Mr. and Mrs. Innes opposed ex-
tradition on the ground that they
could not be extradited from Term
to which state they had been aken
under arrest to answer to charges of
murder until given an oportunity to
return to Oregon from which state
they had been removed b; the 'feya#
authorities.
Indicted for Munlen*.
victor E. Innes and Lia May Innet
were placed in the Bexar county jail
on September 1. 1914. having been
brought here from Eugene Oregon-
following the return of an indict-
ment by the Rexar county grand
Jury charging the murder of Loulee
Nelms-Dennis and Beatrice Nelma.
ahe two girls residents of Atlanta
Ga. disappeared while as reported
on a trip either to Mexico or to
i'exns and their presence was traced
until detectives announced them-
eelves as certain that the two had
come to San Antonio and ha<i been
taken to a house on Wilkens avenue.
The owners of the house stated they
had rented it to Mr. and Mrs. In-
nes during the period in which the
girls are supposed to have gone
tnere. This was some time in June.
1914.
( M hen the nation-wide search for
the Nelms girls started it was found
I that Victor and Mrs. Innes had mov.
I eci from San Antonio after remaining
• here a month and that they
were then located on a farm near
Eugene Oregon. Marshall Nelma
brother ot the missing girls came to
San Antonio and he and local de-
tectives sought to prove every move
nf Mr. and Mrs. Innes in this city.
It was not until Sheriff John W. To.
bln tok charge of the investigation
however that the Inneses were lo-
cated. although no trace of the girls
ever has been found. The house on
Wilkens avenue was the object of a
minute search and stains on the floor
led to the belief that murder had
. been committed in it.
Acquitted on Murder Charge.
j As soon as the indictment was re-
turned. Mr. and Mrs. Innes were ar-
I rested and Deputy Sheriff Alfonso
Newton was sent to bring them back.
I They were put in jail in September
: 1914. and in December following
; their counsel. Swearingen & Ward
1 had the murder charge set for trial.
The evidence advanced by the stat©
was so weak that an instructed ver-
. diet in their behalf was ordered by
| District Judge W. S. Anderson. The
two were held however on the proof
’ that indictment had been returned
: in Georgia charging them with lar-
i ceny after trust. Habeas corpus pro-
-1 ceedlngs before Judge Andersou
I brought an order of transfer to the
! Georgia authorities and appeals to
j the Court of Criminal Appeals and
I the Supreme Court of Texas brought
f afirmations.
< Judge Ward thereupon went to
' *he Supreme Court of the United
I States on a constitutional question
' vrhich the Supreme Court resolved
against him Monday. Judge Ward
said there remained nothing else to
I do. unless it is to make motion for a
’•ehearing for which he is allowed
1 thirty days. If the Supreme Court
I then declines to change it< ruling he
said the Inneses will have to go back
to Georgia.
Victor E. Innes when informed of
' the Supreme Court's act sending him
and Mrs. Innes to Georgia declined
• :o comment on it. saying he will let
i his counsel do all the talking.
■ WILL HEAR**PROTESTS
I Attorney (.cneral Will Then I’iiiM ••
San Antonio School Bonds*
AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. 21.—Waiton
D. Hood president and J. C. Bectel.
Isecretary of the San Antonio school
| board reached here today to present
I for approval the record of ssooo San
| Antonio school bonds.
general's department has agreed to
; hear the protest made b> the TaX
• Payers’ Progressive Association of
San Antonio The hearing is sched-
uled for some time this afternoon. ^4
!a delegation of the protestants bead-
ed by J. N. Brown S due to arrive in
automobiles according to a long dis.
tance telephone message received by
' Assistant Attorney General Harris
from one of the delegation.
er r -
DYNAMITE IN HIS MOUTH
WL-^xm^in Man XpplHxl 'latch to
bAisc and Endcil Life.
APPI : \
ust Zitlow of Kaukauna today placed
a dynamite cartridge in his mouth
lighted ihe fuse and in the presence
of his wife blew off part of his face.
He died instantly.
<
Fire in I S. Bureau.
W %SHINGT( >N D. C. Feb* 21.—
Fire broke out in a rag pile In the
government bureau of engraving and
printing this aftfrtioon Two Pre
alarms were turned in.
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