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NATIONAL ORGANIZER KIRKER
GIVES FURTHER VITAL FACTS-
EL PASO AND KANSAS CITY MEN
LOCATE FOUR CLAIMS.
Telegram Comes From Kansas City
Stating Positively That Ei Paso
in Congressional Bill.
District is in White Mountains, Two
Miles North of Noted Old
Fortuna Gold Producer.
Preparations Are Begun to Inaugu-
rate Inquiry of Moat Sweep-
ing Character.
Determination of " the Old Trails
association to send the cross-Amer-
ica highway through El Paso, de-
tails of which were given at length
in the Times of Monday, means.
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Possible Murder of Gen. Blanco
The report* d nummary execution <<f G<*n Jot»e <1o
la Lue Bin mo by Fieri Flat* r* brl bandits in the fctato >1
Chihuahua lh a distinct and Kr**nt nilafortune. for tho
oatabllnhed gow rnmpnt of th«* republic of Mexico- And
the death of HIhhro fit th*- hands of these bandits is hut
another cvid«»n< o of the fatal policy of that established
Mexiefin government In its dealings with fond It ions on
tho Mexican border. If true-
Gen Bk.neo whh <<ne «»f the few distinguished hold-
ers in the Madero revolution who remained loyal to h.s
chief during the trying times following that have attend-
ed the effort to build fr*-«* government in Mexico upon
the wreck of a military despotism. When other revo-
lutionary leaders were tempted by the dentition and fell,
Blanco remained loyal and immovable, asking nothing at
the hands of his government except th** privilege f
showing his loyalty by fighting the enemies of that gov-
ernment at every turn of the road.
Mexican history must record the laet that It was
Blanco and his fighting command who wore largely re-
sponsible for the rapture of Ciudad Juarez and com-
pelled the surrender of Gen. Navarro, and later compel-
led the abdication and flight of Gen Porfirlo Diaz from
Mexican soil. The fighting around Ciudad Juarez ha 1
been without decisive result until that fateful May morn-
ing when th* fort oh of Blanco and the other chiefs were
ordered Into the city with instructions to take It. It was
not long after their fierce onslaught until Navarro raise 1
the white flag of capitulation, and Ciudad Juarez passed
into the hands of Madero and thereby settled the issue
of the Madero revolution And t'o* command of Blanco
Hofforcfl more loss than that of any other commander
serving in th Madero resolution That fact will alwass 1
stand out pre-eminently as a tribute to his bravery an 1 j
fighting abilities.
Alter the Madero government was established and j
the Red Flag rebellion was precipitated In the state of
Chihuahua. Blanco was put in command of a small force I
and stationed in the Casa* Grande* country, but his oper- j
at Ions against the Bed Flag bandits were seriously cur- .
tailed by th** orders from th** war department at Mexico
City, which restricted him In his work and prevented him J
from follow ing up any advantages gained. I-ike other j
Federal commanders in the field, if he gained a vic-
tory, hr was compelled to go into camp and await fresh
instructions from th** war department, and in this way
the practical results of his campaign were greatly nulli-
fied. Finally, the war department changed Its tactics
and the situation whs left largely at the discretion of th**
various commanders, and with the inauguration of this
new policy, Blanco was aide to do some very effective
work
Striking the bandit for* es ■ Yncx Salazar in the Casas
Grande* country recently, he defeated th* enemy with
great Joss, and following up his victor* upon two sim
cessions, he drove the bandits from the field and sent
thcni flying into the mountains Just upon the heels of
these victories, however. < om**« the story of his being de-
coyed from his command. « apturrd by five bandits, and
almost immediate execution There are developments hi
connection with this affair that will be looked upon with
suspicion until the matter is more definitely cleared up
tor the reported manner of the capture «*f Blanco does
not reflect credit upon his command.
The rapidity with which the bandits are said t*» have
proceeded to execute this brave and intrepid- Federal
commander show s how deeply they feared him Smarting
under the memory of the crushing defeats he had iud
administered to them, and knowing that he was still
camping on their trail with the determination of com-
pletely annihilating or driving them from the country,
they reasoned that the greatest elf men t of safety lay n
hta execution, and they may have destroyed him as
quickly as preparations could be made for the deed.
The alleged execution **f Gen. Blanco demands re-
nevpred activity <»n the parr of the Mexican r.ovcrnment in
the annihilation of the Red Flag bandits it has practically
permitted to roam at w ill over Northern Fhihuuhua s:n e
the rout of the Orozco forces at Bachimba. It is an ad-
mnnUiton to that government that forces must he put
1n the field, under enterprising leaders, of sufficient
strength to entirely clear the country of these marauder*,
or emboldened by the continued evidence of governmen-
tal Impotence. These bandit* \\4il soon bring about con-
ditions that will further menace th* ver> government 11-
Therr must l»o men enough put into Northern «*hi-
huahua to render the presence of SaUzar. Rojas, v aruve *
and others of their kind absolutely impossible. The n»* n
went after them should be sufficient to d<» the work and
’hey should have iron-clad Instru* ti«»ns to never return
until the oecessar> work has l*e«>n accomplished
Why Washington Society Mourn*
Society in the national capital of the United 8tate*
la In deep mourning and absolutely rerusea to be com-
forted. A dark cloud of disappointment enshrouds the
gay city with all the Inky murkinesa of a funeral pal! an-I
ha* settled about the apex of the Washington monument
like unto a visitation from Darkest Africa, while there
in much weeping and (mantling of teeth heard from one
end of the proud city to the other.
Visitors, to the. capital city of Ihe nation are struck
with these sombre evidences of gloom as a beautiful
tribute to the grief that is felt over the recent goring
of the hull elephant by the builmoosc. They think we j
have become a nation of lamenting Jeremiahs over the j
passing of a man of straw, and that the tear* that are ;
being shed and teeth that are being ground with sueh
evidences of profound despair are hut the signs of that
poignant grief that is convulsing this nation over the
Impending loss of official position b> more than 400,000
badly disfigured Republicans.
But little does the uninitiated and uninformed know
of the real cause of Washington's gloom and sadness-
Go and ask the ancient and angular dames constituting
the inner circle of Washington's Four Hundred, who have
been accustomed to trip the light fantastic upon the oc-
casion of every change of administration since George
Washington refused to set Teddy Roosevelt a third term
evampie. and you will get first-hand information as to
what Is eating In on them. Ask the venerable and
string-haIted squires, who In knee velvets and powdered
w'gs have heaved and swung those ancient dames In the
mazes of the cotillion, and they wdll tell you that this
plebeian soil of a I-resbvterlan minister whom the rag-
tag and hob-tail of the American nation ha* called to
preside over the d-s'lnles of the people for the next f ur
years, ts (lit1 'i.use of all their woes and trouble.
Woodiow AA'i'zon—"Woody, < >ld Boy." as he delighted
to be called when he was out gripping the horny-hand-
ed vote depositors of the nation, has deliberately set all
precedent at defiance and called down upon his devoted
head the anathemas of Washington society by calling
off the official Inaugural Turkey Trot that is presumed
to take Its plaep on the calendar forthwith upon every
change of national administration. This man fresh from
his contact w ith the people, who has fought his way suc-
cessfully from the bottom round to the highest position
within the gift of the American nation, and who does not
know the difference between an official Inaugural Turkey
'hot and a Grizzly Hear led by a Gyp the Blood, Is deny-
ing these ancient Washington Dames and Spavined
Washington Squires the right to amble and trot to a mus-
ical accompaniment tin the night of his inauguration as
president of these United States.
Truly, a great outrage has thus been perpetrated In
the name of militant and triumphant Democracy. Such
rude Innovation* cannot be permitted, for they threaten
the very foundations of this government and hut verify
the predictions of disaster so Industriously handed out
first hand by that wise and astute strawman, William
Howard Taft.
What Is tills great nation of ours coming to, anyhow,
when a simple public reception is to be made to answer
for the quadrennial Turkey Trot? Verily, we are tread- |
lug upon dangerous ground In thus upsetting the tr.i- j
ditlons and customs of the ages, and it is time to use
full-grown megaphone In catling a halt.
By George Matthew Adams
Dig right through every obstacle.
Fight to uphold the dignity of your
Purpose. Dig, bore, squeeze, sweat
—but get through!
Dig.
The regular, persistent drop of
Water will wear away the hardest
stone. Science says that the even,
rhythmic step of an army has
power to start the wreck of the
strongest bridge. In like manner
does determined effort win any-
thing—anywhere. To believe so,
start today to—
Dig.
Dig! Y'ou see the other fellow
cajyylng away plenty of “Bacon.”
Dig. You failed in many things
yesterday? Dig. Y'ou want money,
reputation, glory? Dig. Mental,
moral, or financial Bankruptcy
Stares boldly at you. Pay no at-
tention. Just—
Dig.
Success is not a thing inherited.
To get It you must—Dig.
Dig.
Every man or woman who ever
won at anything knew how to—-
Dig. It is the “A"-word of the
Alphabet of Doing. Dig. No mat-
ter WHAT you want or WHERE
you want it, or WHEN you want
it. you must first know how to
Dig—or you won’t get it. Dig.
Dig
Stamp this word upon the tablet
of your Heart and Brain and Soul
and no man will ever be strong
enough to grapple from your scab-
bard this golden Weapon of Suc-
cess. Learn to—
Dig.
COCHISE MEIER
OPPOSES MEASURE
DOES Ntyr FAVOR PROPOSITION
TO REMOVE COUNTY SKAT
FROM TOMBSTONE.
S [irtjtiI tTUt Timtm. ,
Doufflaa. Ariz., Jan. 21.—Captain
C. B. KHton, representative in the
Arizona state legislature from Cochise
county am] a larKe rancher in the
Sulphur Spring* valley, passed
Recommendations of N. M. Governor
F'dlowlim are the most salient recommendations of
< W r M«Donald, of N*w Mexico. In his message
to tin- New Mexico state legislature:
/ Recommends law enabling counties with cer-
tainly t*» receive reasonable interest on their own
I urids
Recommends free text books for public schools.
Believes results arc not eommensurate with
nmiiey spent on state educational institutions;
urges i reatioti of central board to control and man-
age all Institutions.
Recommends that Spanish American Normal
School, whose huillding at El Klto was burned, be
roinblned with Normal University at Las Vegas.
Favors fair and reasonable appropriation for
bureau of immigration and urges at least tempo-
ral \ provision to maintain work
Asks appropriation to s* rid governor and dele-
gation to Battle of Gettysburg celebration in July
un;i.
Recommends immediate fiction by legislature,
to liiio* New Mexico tablet installed in Washington
monument
Recommends ratification of Income tax and
direct election of senators to federal constitution-
Thinks state institutions: Miners’ Hospital.
Reform School. Insane Asylum and Penitentiary
should be under management of central board and
urges constitutional amendment making this pos-
sible.
Approxev requests for increased appropriations
gabie farm for reform school.
Approves requests for increase appropriations
f<»r state penitentiary, repairs, extensions and es-
tablishment of large convict farm.
Recommends work of revising stautes be put
in charge «»f attorney general and that attorney
genera! be given two assistants.
Repeats recommendation that law he passed
regulating operation *>f state banks.
Recommends "Daylight Saloon Raw* and
other measures to further regulate and restrict
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Appropriation should be made for New Mexico
representation at Panama-Pacific Exposition.
Emphasizes Importance «»f land problem and
proper solution
Must have fair valuation and lower rate of
taxation to attract capitalists and home Meekers.
Repeats request that equalization board be
g:\en power to change uasessmentH; recommends
new exemption law. inheritance tax law and law*
penalizing those who delay payment of taxes.
Urgently recommends appointment of tempo-
ral tax commission to Investigate situation and
report at next session
Reviews operations under direction of state
engineer’s office and points out big improvement
m good road administration under new highway
commission plan, recommends increase tn engi-
neer’s salary
Recommeds abolition of prize fighting and
gambling.
Wants further appropriations for traveling
auditor’s work and points out serious shortages
discovered in counties.
Recommends increase in mounted police
force
Says publication law should be changed.
Recommends additional judge in Fifth dlf-
trit ?
through this city last night on route
for Phoenix.
From here Mr. Kelton went to
Gananea, where hi* expects to spend
a few days on private busmens and
from there he will go to Nogales and
Tucson before he goes tc I’hoenix.
In speaking ; bout the next session
of the legislature Mr. Kelt on said:
“I have no Idea what Governor Hunt
will include in his call. 1 am in-
clined to believe he w ill issue a gen -
erul call, which will enable us to
take up any matter that wc may see
fit.”
Speakership In f)oiiht.
As to (he speakership, Mr. Kelton
said: ‘I have no more idea who
will be the speaker than you have.
If tho senate re-elects Cunniff as
president, I believe Bradner will be
re-elected as speaker. Personally I
believe the old officers should hold
over, as this is a special session untl
not the opening of a new session.
Opposed to Founty Seat Bill.
“In regard to the proposed county
seat removal bill. I am strongly op-
posed to it for several reason^. In
the first place county division i» sure
to come in Cochise county sooner or
later, and why not have it now? My
idea is to divide the county in three
parts and then let each division set-
tle the question of the location of the
county seat for itself. It Is true that
the strength of the county would be
greatly reduced, but that must come
some time anyhow. I think the lines
of division proposed by your chamber
of commerce last fall ts about the
best that can be clone and will divide
the taxable property as equally as
possible. I favor that plan.
Opposed to Appropriation.
“Regarding an appropriation of
three-quarters of a million dollars by
this state for an exhibit at the San
Diego exposition and another appro-
priation for San Francisco. 1 am
greatly opposed to it. I believe in
representation at these expositions
on a small scale, but not in such
enormous proportions.”
NIW HIKNTH CABINET
Preliminary Meeting of the Body Was
Held l.aM Niglit.
War between Turkey and the Balkan states is about
ft* )t* resumed and if it »s. it is going to prove a very
difficult matter to keep the remainder of Europe out of
the fracas.
Minister
Guisthau.
Minister
David.
Minister of colonies. Jean Morol.
Minister of labor. Rene Lc-snard.
C AHIU7.O/.0 THE WINNER.
What promises to be a new gold
mining district, probably of import-
ance. is a region in the southwest cor-
ner of Arizona, recently prospected by
Christ Yeager, a mining man of El
Paso, and associates, who are J. A.
Peters and brothers, cattlemen of Kan-
sas City.
The district lies in th^ White moun-
tains, and Yeager and the Kanaaa City
men have located four claims, which
give encouraging assay returns from
surface ore. ^
Describes the Discovery.
Regarding the new find, Yeager, who
has returned to El Paso, says:
”1 have just returned from a very
rich gold district in southwest Ari-
zona in which J. A. Peters & Bros.,
prominent cattlemen, of Kansas City,
and myself are interested: Wc have
located four mining claims on virgin
ground about two miles north of the
noted Fortuna gold mine, and on the
same mineralized zone, or dike, which
runs through the country for a num-
ber of miles. These new properties
are In a range called the White moun-
tains, on account of the white appear-
ance of great masses of sugar quartz
outcropping in various places.
“Our claims are about twenty-five
miles southeast of the town of Yuma,
and in what is known as the Fortuna
mining district, named, I suppose, after
the old bonanza mine there, which has
a record of production of more than
$7,000,000 in gold. The Fortuna mine
is in a desert region, one without
water, and the company had to build
a pipe line twenty miles long to the
Colorado river to bring waiter to the
mill.
Vein of Generous Width.
"We believe that we have found a
similar bonanza, judging from the as-
says of the samples which we brought
w'ith us. Our vein varies in width
from four to fifty feet. No work has
been done on It yet, but we have made
a general average sampling of the
croppings of the vein on the surface
to determine its general values, and
have had four assays made. The first
assay was $8 gold; the second was
$10 gold; the third was $6 gold, and
the third wan $22 gold per ton.
•‘Considering the width of the places
sampled we are more than pleased
with results, and have telegraphed to
the man In charge of the properties to
express us more samples from places
still unsampled. As soon as we get
them assayed we shall return to the
property and begin development.
“The flames of our four claims are
the ‘El Paso.' the ‘Peters,’ the ‘Coggln*
and the 'Last State of Arizona.’ My
associates from Kansas City are here
and will go with me to the new dis-
covery on Mondgy next.
Rich Silver Pros pert.
“Another mining property in Yuma
county, Arizona, that is attracting
great attention Is the Mohawk silver
mine, owned by Judge Norton of Yuma.
He shipped fifteen tons of ore to the
smelter and his returns netted $10,000.
His ore contained chloride of silver
In rich bunches. His property lies
six miles south of the station of Mo-
hawk on the Southern Pacific rail-
road.
“The surveyed line of the proposed
railroad line from Tucson to Yuma
runs about two miles south of the old
Fortuna mine and close by our new
locations. There is lots of placer gold
in the arroyas and canyons around
our claims, and In many other places
in the White mountains. The only
drawback at present Is scarcity of wa-
ter. But that will be overcome, just
as It was in Tonapah and In Gold-
field”
An uncle, brother of Yeager’s father,
was one of the early gold miners on
the Colorado and Gila river in 1861.
His uncle was killed by Apaches In
(he-early days, and there is a canyon
called Yeager canyon to this day.
FOREIGN PACKAGES
NEED REGULAR STAMPS
when the matter comes to fruition,
that a paved highway eighteen feet
wide, will extend from Washington
city through El Paso to Loa An-
geles.
Much Interest has been awakened
a* a result of the article tn the
Times of Monday last stating it as a
fact tnat the National Old Tails road
would be routed through Ei Paso,
Deming, Douglas. Tucson, Phoenix.
Yuma and on to the Pacific coast.
I. J. Kirker of Kansas City, Na-
tional organizer for the Old .Trails
association, who is in El Paso in be-
half of the association and securing
members from among the people of
this city, yesterday received a tel-
egram which gave information from
J. M. Low-e, president of the Old
Trails association, that when the
National Old Trails bill was introduc-
ed last Friday in congress that El
Paso was included in the route. This
fact will answer the queries of per-
sons in the city and inquiries by wire
to the Times asking "is the good
news true?” as stated by this paper
Monday morning.
National Organizer Here.
Speaking yesterday regarding the
Old Trails route National Organizer
Klrder said;
“The bill as introduced in con-
gress calls for a paved b.ghway from
Vandalia, Illinois, to Los Angeles
through El Paso and on to the coast
over the Borderland route. This
means a paved Vi.ghway of 2000
miles. From Vandalia, 111., on to
Washington City, a distance of 1200
miles, the route is already paved.
The paving will be macadam or vif**
rifled brick. This detail to bo set-
tled later This will mean an expen-
diture of 220,000,000, and that
amount is asked in the bill. As stat-
ed in the Times Monday morning
the automobile manufacturers have
agreed to give a large sum of money,
to be added to the government ap-
propriation. The auto makers have
agreed to give one-third of one per-
cent of their earnings for three
years, which means a fund of from
*10,000,000 to $12,000,000.
Will Widen State Roads.
“Where county and state roads on
the route are already paved, they
will be widened to eighteen feet, and
dirt roads on the sides.
“The route is west to La Junta,
Colorado, then soutnwest to Trinidad,
across to Raton, N. M.. south to I«is
Vegas, to Santa Fe, to Albuquerque
Socorro, San Martial, Las Cruces, to
El Paso, and west over the Border-
land route.
“I am busy among EI Paso men
in a campaign to secure memberships
to the Old Trails association. Wc
hope to get 1000 members at least,
in this hustling city. Smaller towns
to the north have responded splen-
didly, Raton added 123, Trinidad
203, La Junta 186, and similar num-
bers in towns of corresponding pop-
ulation. El Paso will profit greatly
by the Old Trails route, this city
being a splendid recreation and rtch
historic point. Thousands of auto
tourists will stop here every year.
Champ Clark a Friend.
“The Old Trails bill was intro-
duced in congress by Congressman
Borcland and is also earnestly sup-
ported by a number of strong men
in congress, including Champ Clark,
who wants to see the appropriation
made and the great highway built."
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LICENSE PURCHASED
FOR THE WEDDING
POSTAIj OFFICIALS HAYING some
TROUBLE WITH PARCELS
POST IN THIS REGARD.
±K*ocial< ‘l Prrt*9 Diipatch.
Paris. Jan. 21.—A preliminary
meeting of the new Freneh cabinet
under the premiership of Aristide
Brin ml was h**!d tonight, when the
personnel was somewhat modified
from that announced early In the
day. The new cabinet is as follows:
Premier and minister of the in-
terior. Aristide Briand.
Minister of justice. Jean Barthou.
Minister of foreign affairs, Charles
C. A. Jormart.
Minister of war. Eugene Etienna.
Minister **f marine, Pierre Baudin
Minister of finance. Louis L. Kiotz.
Minister of public Instruction. Jules
Steeg.
Minister of public works. Jean Du-
Puy.
commerce, Gabriel
agriculture. Fernand
Declare*! I aunty heal of Lincoln iounty
I • S. Supreme Conrt
Sp>'ftul to 7 hr Tiwr.
t'arrizaro. N M. Jan. 21. After almost
thr«H' vesrs **f fighting farrisoio ha* won
the county *#‘;»t of Lincoln ,*MUDty away
from ldnv«»l»». historic i*ouuty seat for half
a century.
The Lulled State* supreme court de-
cided the *e today nt Washington in
favor *»f 1‘itrritnKu, »»c»N*rrting t.» a tele,
gran* received here this afternoon.
TOY \H RKZIDKVt K HI KN*.
Parcels post packages destined for
forpfgn points must in the future
bear the regular stamps of the Uni-
ted States postal service or they will
not be delivered. This rule has just
been received at the EI Paso post-
office. Since the parcels post sys-
tem has been in effect at tho local
office many packages destined for
Mexico and other foreign countries
have been mailed with the panels
post stamps attached. This has
caused a great deal of confusion in
the system it is said, and the post-
master general has issued an order
that in the future foreign packages
bearing parcels post stamps will not
be carried. The packages for other
countries already whieh boar parcels
post stamps will be delivered.
Postmaster Acts As Carrier.
Yesterday Postmaster J. A. Smith
acted aa carrier for parcel* post
packages.
He was assisted by C. C. Gibson,
superintendent of malls at El Paso.
For some time the post of five has had
trouble obtaining a carrier for the
parcels post and yesterday Ray Smith,
son of the postmaster, who has han-
dled the Job heretofore, succumbed to
Its rigors and went home sick. There
was no one to take his place so the
postmaster and the superintendent of
mails enlisted in the, delivery ser-
vice.
Heavy Traffic.
k.. t * n11.—
..
The Texas state legisature Is about to start an Iti-
vestlgat.cn of several departments of th»- state govern-
ment at Austin, and probabilities are that there are sev-
eral I .ranches of the *tau government badly m ne-d of an
officio! investigation
?
With new and aggressive He d infutw-d into the K!
Paso chamber of commerce that live and progressive
El Paso organization ought to be able t., establish some
entirely ueW record* during th* present year.
| il to Thf* T';«*r,
j Tuyah. Tex.. Jaw. 21,~T!»* rmUeon of
| W. T. Tfnnfn w** i!«»»truy#d l*y fir* l«*t
night fit 7:.T». Tbo 1mm I* ll.VWt. In«ur*
Mir* |KMt¥» It wa* n J*»rg« tbiw.Mory
rotoimwly k»«.*vrn tbr K'ut'tfil!
kn«m* Tb«* origin of th* flr«* I* unknown.
Nothin* w»< «wl. i. K. «Tmn4l*r’* bam
«M «l*i borucU Inter iu tbe uifbt
A report by C. C. Gtbnon say* that
airier the parcel* pout has been eptah-
Itahed 3288 incoming package* have
been delivered through the local p<n«-
office and the outgoing package*
GOULD-SHKPARD WEDDING WILL
TAKE PLACE AT HOME OF
THE BRIDE TODAY.
gut ion will occupy a year or nvaje.
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TESTIMONY AGAINST CALI-
FORNIA 1Aa , PRODUCER.
An*ociatrd Vrcmt Di*patch.
Tarrytown. N. Y. Jan. 21__Mias
Helen Gould and Finley J. Shepard, of
St. Louis, her fiancee, motored tonight
from Lyndhurst. the Gould country
home, to Irvington to obtain their
license to wed tomorrow. The night
Journey to Irvington was planned after
the couple had waited In vain all day
for crowds #of townspeople to leave the
vicinity of the town clerk's ofifee in
Tarrytown. Curious persons anxious
to get a glimpse of the two remained
until after the marriage license bureau
closed, and went home disappointed.
Word of the w'aittng crowds was
conveyed to Miss Gould and Mr. Shep
ard and they arranged with Robert
Dashwood, the clerk, that lie should
take the necessary license papers to
his home in Irvington. Miss Gould
and Mr. Shepard, accompanied by the
Rev. Daniel Russell, pastor of the Irv-
ington Presbyterian ehuroJi, who will
perform the ceremony tomorrow : Mrs.
Russell, and Louis J. Shepard, brother
of Finley Shepard, arrived at Mr. Dash-
wood’s home st 9 o’clock tonight. The
bridal couple answered the customary
question*, received their licenxe hu«J
drove away in an automobile.
GOOD* CROWDS AT “SIEGE.”
WHAT IS CURE WATER?
Sulitlrr BojV
1 KSif< iatfft IVpi* Ditpalrh.
liav.nworth. Runs.. J»n. 21—Ah a
ramliidvr of th< Ronorosity of Miss
Melon Gould in distributing thousands
of cots for the use of sick and wound-
ed American soldiers In the Cuban
campaign, the private sotdtors of Fort
Leavenworth will present to .vc- as a
wedding gift, a miniature reprodu*-.
tloti of a "Helen Gould cot" wrought in
have totaled 2197. The receipts for (solid gold. This announcement was
I the parcels post locally amount to
1 1357,93. The system la evidently a
! sticeesa and postal officials here are
1 well pleased with the results so far.
made today by the comm it be having
the matter in charge. \
The mtulature cot ts fo he l-.i inch's
long and fotr laches
Arrested For Alleged Pltgol Toting
, <' Middleton was arrested last bight
in a saloon, and is being held al the
police station on a churgc of carry-
ing a pistol i
Jiwociafed Prct» Ditpaich.
AVushingtou, Jun. 21.-— Preliminary work
began today ou the interstate Commerce
commission's Investigation of telegraph
and telephone Hues, referred to that body
upon Attorney General Wickershain's de- j
vision not to proceed under the Sherman i
law against the American Telephone &
Telegraph company and the Bell system.
Before the work - is fiuished it may be
nei-dssnry to ask congress for additional
legislation.
The Investigation will not only be na-
Uon-vvble in its shape, but the most ex-
tensive taken. It is likely that within the
next two weeks the formal order insti-
tuting the investigation will be issued.
This will define, reasonably and defin-
itely, the nature of the work.
Authority Is Indisputable.
It is pointed out that, while under ex-
isting law, the authority of the commis-
sion to tnnke tbe inquiry is indisputable,
the enactment of new legislation may be
necessary before the results of any In-
vestigation could be made effective. It
Is expected that the jurisdiction over
many of the 200 telephone companies lu
the United States may lie attacked in part
or in whole. Most of them are local com-
panies; but it probably will be held that
such of them as may form links in inter-
state lines are subject to the commis-
sion's Jurisdiction.
The present law apparently does not
require either telephone of telegraph
companies to file with tbe commission
schedules of their rates although they are
designated as common carriers.
Competition In Telegraph Nervier.
In tbe opinion of those officers of tbe
commission who have studied the tele-
phone situation the most important ques-
tion iuvolved in the inquiry will be the
"broad national policy as to whether It is
advisable to have competition iu telephone
service."
Another-quest lou of particular interest
to the companies themselves—and it will
have to be considered by (he commission
in course of its investigation—is whether
it is advisable, from the public viewpoint,
to have telephone and telegraph lines
linked.
It is probable that the work of invest!-
WISNER PROPERTIES
WERE MISREPRESENTED
ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT
Associated Press Dispatch
New York, Jan. 21.—Reports de-
scribing falsely the value of oil prop-
erty controlled by A. L- Wisner &.Cp„
were published in mining publications
owned in part by John J. Meyers, a
member of the company according
to testimony of a government witness
today in the trial of Meyers and A. L.
Wisner for alleged fraudulent use of
the mails In promoting oil and min-
ing companies- The government
rested its case and the defense will
open tomorrow.
Carl A. Eastman, a writer of San
Francisco, testified that changes were
made at the offices of the ePacific Oil
Reporter, in which Meyers had a
proprietary Interest, in stories he had
written relating to Wisner properties.
When he complained of this, he said,
he was told to cease writing. Lauda-
tory' comments on the Wisner claim
continued to appear in the Reporter.
The witness added that a false af-
fidavit was made by himself and two
other persons us to the value of
Wisner properties.
“My wife was sick in Vermont at
that time and I had all my money
tied up." said Eastman. “It was
made plain to me that my job de-
pended on my signing that repiMf.
Of course. I signed it."
George W. Btorck. the last govern-
ment witness, testified as expert ac-
countant that his examination of the
personal account of W-isness in the
firm's hooks showed that Wisnes
drew from the company $140,369 in
the five years ending March 27, 1911.
w-hen a balance of $53,450 was due
Wisner, and that Meyers In four
years drew- $6(.250 and had a balance
due of $16,475. Stroek testified fur-
ther that the books showed that
more than 17,200.000 shares in ail
the Wisner companies were disposed
of at a cash return of $2,046,000.
the products of all the companies
yielded $473,49”, and the operating
expenses for all were $628,635 with
office expenses Of $481,000
----a,---—.
Salvation Army Meetings Are Well
Attended.
There was a good attendance al the
Salvation army citadel last night
when Rev. J. F. AVIlliams of the First
Baptist church preached, his subject
being “The prayer of the publician”
interest in the "Siege” meetings is
increasing, this being the first week
of a spirited campaign throughout
the entire Salvation armv. Tonight
Rev. Thurston Campbell, a mission-
ary from Chihuahua, will address tho
meeting.
-V
1 ifltr<! Prr*t f>\*pQtrh.
Washington. Jan. 21.—The federal
government which for years has been
warning the nation against danger
lurking in polluted waters, u a n't s to
know "what is pure water?”
To settle officially that question
Secretary of the Treasury MacVoagh.
on the reiommendation of Surgeon-
General Bhie. of the public health
service decided today to appoint a
committee of scientists to establish a
standard of purity in water.
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