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ERALD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leased Wire
WKA.THKR FORECAST.
Mr Tonight and Tbursrday.
EL PASO TEXAS
Wednesday Evening
May 7 1913 2 Pages
TWO SECTION'S TODAY
SHERIFF IS
BEATEN Bf
A MOB
Denver Police Refuse to Give
Protection When Officer
Is Assailed.
ACCUSES POLICE
OF TAKING GRAFT
DENVER. Colo May 7. Sheriff
Daniel M. Snllivan announced to-
day that he would "go the limit"
in prosecuting all parties connected
with the attack made on him last night
when a mob rescued Rose Hart after
the sheriff had arrestea ner as a wit-
ness before the grand Jury. Alexander
Rossi accused oy the sheriff of being
the ltader of Denver's "Maokhand"
gang is in the county jail charged
with resisting an officer and sheriff's
deputies are seeking for others con-
nected with the assault.
Chief of police Felix O'Neil today ad-
mitted that he had reprimanded the
driver of the police patrol wagon be-
cause he obeyed the sheriff's order and
took Rossi to the count jail
Reprimand Officer.
"I didn't dismiss him." the chief ex-
plained "I reprimanded him however
because he has no business taking any-
body to the county jail Sullivan had
no right to arrest that woman without
a warrant and when she came to the
police station and explained the situa-
tion I released her of course.
"If I had been on. the scene I should
have arrested Sullivan himself and
thrown hinr m jail "
"I wish Jie'd been there then." ob
served sheriff Sullivan grimly when this
statement was repeated to him.
"We fought right there on that cor-
ner right in the heart of the business
district before a policeman came in
sight for 45 minutes" added Sullivan.
PoUee Fail To Send Help.
"I cannot state from my ow"n knowl-
edge that there was delay in sending
the patrol wagon after it was called
but fire warden Moreford. who sent In
the call tells me the patrol wagon
was a long time coming.
"I had a warrant for arresting Rose
Hart and I have a perfect right to
make an arrest without a warrant
"If I -an find this Hart woman. I will"
get her before the grand jury yet.
Sheriff Sullivan was attacked by a
number of persons including Rossi
and Jack Hart when he attempted to
arrest Rose Hart who was wanted as
a witness to testify before the grand
jury regarding police graft in the
tenderloin The woman was released
and sheriff Sullivan was badly beaten
up with brass knucks before he suc-
ceeded in getting Rossi into the patrol
wagon.
Charges PaHee Crookedness.
The feud between the sheriff and po-
lice department first came to the sur-
face tw o weeks ago when Sullivan
testified before the grand Jury that po
lice officials were acceDtinar monevl
from the underworld.
Mayor Henry J. Arnold today said
O'Neill was right in reprimanding the
patrol wagon driver as that officer
was not authorised to take a prisoner :
2 i? county jail on -orsers irom the i
sheriff. J
Rose Hart was arrested this after- J
noon and lodged in jail on a charge
oi vagrancy.
Before her arrest she applied to the
district attorney for a warrant for the
arrest of the sheriff
LOS ANGELES VOTERS
DEFEAT SOCIALIST
Los Angeles Calif. May .. While
the Socialist candidate for mayor.
Job Harriman was eliminated in
the nominating primary yesterday.
the count of vo'tes today made it
certain that in the coming election
June 3 the race for places In the new
city council will be between municipal
conference candidates and Socialists.
John W Shank city attorney and
the candidate for mayor endorsed b
the municipal conference fell a little
short of a majority of the votes. He
will have to go before the people in
the forthcoming regular election.
Members of the citv board of w1n-
cation against whom the Ministerial !
union maae a vigorous campaign led
their opponents for places on the ticket.
The clergvmen made their campaign
upon the allegation that dancing was
permitted in the buildings and also on
the assertion (hat religion had been
treated with scant consideration by
some members of the school board.
DEBS IS DISMISSED
IN FEDERAL COURT
Kort Scott Kans May 7. Federal
cases against Eugene V. Debs for-
merl Socialist candidate for president
and J. L Shepherd and Fred Warren
publishers of a Socialist newspaper at
f"irard. charging attempt to obstruct
justice. were dismisses in the federal
court here today on instructions from
the attorney general.
This ends several months of litiga-
tion which resulted from a government
tnarge oi misuse or tne mails brought
against those connected with the Glr-
ard paper
PAPER COVERS LEGS;
BILLPOSTERS BUSY
Cincinnati. Ohio May 7. The city
billposters were kept busy today cov-
ering up the unadorned legs of Ger-
trude Hoffmann the dancer as por-
traved in posters advertising the show
at a local showhouse.
A torrent of protests complaining
against the frank display poured In-
to the offices of mayor Henry Hunt
and chief of police William Copeland.
from club women school officials and
church workers.
JURY IS SECURED TO
TRY JACK JOHNSON
Chicago. Ill May 7. A jury to trv
Jack Johnson the negro prise fighter
charged with violation of the white
slave act in transporting Belle Sfhret-
oer irom fitts&urg to Chicago in 1910
was completed in federal judge Car- '
penter's court today j
"Yank" Kennedy former! one of 1
the defendant's trainers is regarded as
one of the principal witnesses for the
prosecution. 1
$1000 and a New Citizen for
El Paso From a Herald Ad
The Ba.iey Land Co. of 306 Mesa Avenue is in receipt of the following
irom ( Inhuahua Mexico:
Referring to your ad in The El Paso Herald of a business for sale if
condition do not change for the better w this section I will be glad' to
consider buying an interest in some established paying business Will in-e-t
about $1000 gold and my services.
-K. L. SCHMERBECK."
10 BUY UNO
HANS
Congressman Hayden Would
Have It Irrigated; the El
Paso-Cojorado Fight.
ELEPHANT BUTTE
PROJECT THURSDAY
W
AShilwGTOX D. C. May 7.
Kepreeentatire Carl Hivdei.
of Anions today introauceu1
a bill to oven to settlement and irriga-
tion the Colorado indian reservation in
Arizona. The indians would be paid
$100 per acre for 150000 acres and the
reclamation service would -build a dam
across the Colorado river below Parker
lor irrigation reservoirs. ne bill bag
been referred to the reclamation1 service
for report which probably will not be
made until next session.
El Paso's Fight Thursday.
Texas and Colorado will probably lock
horns Thursday before secretary of t&e'
interior Lane at his meeting with the
water users of the various irrigation
projects of the countrr. It k expected
that the Elephant Butte project will
be reached by that time.
Colorado irrigation works especially
the Uneompahgre project were taken
up for consideration yesterday by secre-
tary Lane. The information thus far
developed at the confereBce has been of
great value to secretary Lane who said
today that it would enable him to deal
with the subject of irrigation in all the
projects with first hand and impartial
knowledge
Former representative John C. Ball of
ixuoraao. maae tne principal presenta-
tion of the affairs of the Uneompahgre
project.
Slow Work in Colorado.
r. "... ... i
J. J. Tobin of Colorado was ques-
tioned at length by the secretary re-
garding the Uneompahgre project. He
detailed the history of the water users'
rights for irrigation in the district and
I urged the completion of the project. Be
said the water users were regretful that
the government could not carry on the
work faster but realized existing condi-
tions made it impossible to do any bet-
ter. The hearings are to be continued.
Waste ef l'Bbllc Funds.
Serious but vague charges of incom-
petence and wastefulness on the part of
the reclamation service officials f-n the
Salt River. Ariz. irrigation project have
been made.
When statements inferentially alleg-
ing that SO00'J.ki9 have been wasted
on tnalMtljMt' if" at7 Lane carefully
sqoke Into the i rd his judgment
that none of the testimony had to-
ot specific amounts of money.
Senator Mark Smith of Arizona vho
eluded definite allegations of the waste
had asked -whether settlers on the lan3s
irrie&ted hv the nroieet shauld have to
pay $5 000.000 of waste and should be
charged with intent to "repudiate" their
contracts explained that he himself had
used the figures not as an implying
charge that there has been so much
waste but merely as an example.
"Repudiation Talk Causes Row.
Suggested "repudiation" caused the
intensest discussion so far in secreta-
ry Lane's "get-together" hearings. Sam
Barrett of the Land Owners Protect-
ive association was on the stand and
it was in interrogatories propounded to
him by senator Newlands representa-
tive Baker and others among the room-
full of watchful westerners that the
debate was hottest. So warm did.it be- ;
come in iact tnat secretary lane re-
minded the orators that the witness
was being overlooked.
Westerners who addressed the secre-
tary expressed indignation that the
water users of the west should be ac-
cused or suspected of an endeavor or
desire to "repudiate" their contracts.
The word "rtpudiate" they asserted
was originated in Washington and the
people of the west heard it only from
W ashington.
Charge 'Set Substantiated.
Mr. Barret intimated that represen-
tatives of the reclamation servivce had
intimidated water users of the Salt i fed some whose services will be re-
River valley to vote In their association ! oulred after this session. House joint
meeting as the service officials desired
and secretary L-rne promptly asked for
the names of any persons or officials
involved in such actions. The witness
did not give any names on the stand.
Mr. Barret alleged that reclamation
officials are doing improper things and
that they are incompetent.
Senators Ashurst. Newlands. Fall
and representatives Graham Raker and
Hensley were among those present.
The result of somewhat promiscuous
and confusing questioning was a ruling
by the secretary that no questioner
should have more than two "tries" at a
single witness.
Report of a Fight.
Representative Henslev. of Missouri.
introduced a sporting note by drawing
from Mr Barret and attorney Christy a
description of how Howard Reed used a
government motdr car to go out to
"thrash" young Mr. Jack. The point
was that Mr. Jack a user took the lib-
erty of going over the head of Mr. Reed
the unpopular distributor of water. The
result was that they went off reserva-
tion and to the ill disguised satisfaction
of all "users" Mr. Reed was the
"thrashee" and young Mr. Jack the
"thrasher." Mr. Jack is a smaller man
than Mr. Reed.
When Mr. Barret took th'e stand he
succeeded in brinying out what he had
attempted without signal success by
questioning Mr. Orme Mr. Barret al-
leged that a coalition existed between
the reclamation service the Water
Users' association and the land specu-
lators against the small farmers of the
valley.
Meter Car Talk.
Mr Barret noted that motor cars are
not so numerous here In Washington
as they are in and about Phoenix and
he more than intimated that the offi-
cers of the reclamation service are well
supplied with theiril although minor- of.
ficials are obliged to content themselves
v"ln motorcycles. louring cars with
Jonneaus are more useful because they
hold so many more voters. It appeared.
T"tLs mea"? transport Mr. Barret
ff ?! T.lh.L?.Pp0nents. 2f hs
Land Owners Protective associatioir to
(Continued on Page 7.)
MINE TAXES
IN
Legislature Fails to Get To-
gether on a Measure; Lo-
cal Option Change.
LAW TO GIVE THE .
WETS A SQUARE DEAL
PHOENIX. ARIZ.. May 7. Ten to
nine the senate refused to agree
to the Graham mine tax measure
as an amendment to senate bill No. 3
which defines the powers and duties of
the state tax commission and board
of equalization.
Despite the fact that the tax com-
mission is unable to agree on a proper
method of mine assessment. 10 of the
senators are disposed to leave the
matter entirely to that body. Commis-
sioners P. J. Miller and Charles R.
Howe favor a combination of the net
and gross such as the Graham amend-
ment provides for. while chairman C
M. Zander thinks it possible to arrive
at a just valuation by some modifica-
tion of the Flnlay method of physical
examination.
Wood took occasion to make a few
remarks about the "lobbying" of J.
Parke Channing consulting engineer
of the Miami'Copper company who has
been in Phoenix since the first tax bill
was introduced. Dr. Channing was an
interested listener from the gallery.
For his remarks about Dr. Channing
Wood was severely criticised by Hub-
bell and Hechtman. Hechtman denied
that he had ever consulted with Chan-
ning. but stated that he would have
done so had he felt like it.
Wood produced some correspondence
with Walter Douglas of the Copper
Queen. Douglas stated that the Copper
Oueen would make no renreaentAtinn
- ... .. . - r-
at th'e capital but preferred to leave
tne taxation question to the Judgment
of the legislature. He expressed him-
self .however in favor of a specific
mine tax bill and criticised the sys-
tem or lack of system under which
mines were assessed in 1912.
Worsley opposed the Graham amend-
ment. He stated that 100.000000
would not begin to buy the mines of
Pima county alone yet that amendment
will tax them for little more. A hun-
dred million Worsley declared would
not buy the United Verde in Yavapai
county.
The senators voted as follows:
Yeas Davis Harrison. Hughes Pace
Roberts. Wessel C. B. Wood H. R.
wood worsley Mr. President.
Nays Breen Brown. Chase. Hecht- i
man Hubbell Kinney Lovin. Sims
Willis.
When the house was notified of the
senate's action a conference commit-
tee composed of Brooks Maddock and t
Jones was appointed j
Far Hair Exhibit. j
preprinting sso.ooo for the San Fran-
cisco fair and ? 25.000 for San Diego. It t
was killed Monday by a vote of 11 to J
eignt.
Local Ontion Matter.
After another prolonged debate the
senate agreed to an amendment to sen-
ate bill No. J the local option code
which puts "wets" and "drys" on the
same basis so far as elections are con-
cerned. The amendment was offered by Lovin
and. in the end. opposed only by Davis
Pace. Hubbell and Brown. It provides
after an entire county outside incor-
porated cities and towns goes wet.
there shall not be another election
within two years.
The present law prevents an elec-
tion under two years in one or more
nrMnrts nt conntv that have cone
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election immediately after a
guta BU
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corToncOmlssloncodV prevent!
Ing any railroad charging a freight i
t rate of more than 15 cents a ton a t
.. . aAnA . a ah-. tC-
bate. Today this code is to come up
for third reading.
The senate appropriations committee
.nA.lU1 fn. vaa0-. aAM9 A Kill 'PCn 7? '
1 Cpvi iCU v. y f cr.ua.. ..V.
providing for the payment of attaches
for the final two days for the last ses-
sion as -well as for navintr certain at-
tli whn worked durins'the interim
resolutlbns No. 3 and No. 4 on the same
subject were recommended for indefi-
nite postponement.
Land Leases.
Hnuu hill No. 32 was withdrawn
from" the calendar of the committee of l
the whole and referred to the land
committee along with senate bill 38.
Both provide for the further occupancy
of school lands by old lesseees.
Is the grass known as foxtail a nui-
sance and a menace to the farming in-
terests? This question was the subject
of a. lively argument in the senate when
representative Kerr's bill to prevent
the spread of noxious weeds came up
for discussion in the senate. The vote
in favor of adding foxtail to the list
was overwhelming.
Mnrrlage nnd Divorce.
With some amendments the code
committee ' recommended house bill 33.
the marriage and divorce law for pas-
sage. Governor Hunt returned senate bill
No. 6 the code relating to the sale of
goods with his official signature.
I'riraary For Judge.
A Republican resolution endorsing an
advisory election to give the people ef
Arizona an opportunity to express
their choice for federal Judge was the
strange document that made its ap-
pearance in the house Tuesday.
Frank Crofoot and Tom Maddock
both Republicans introduced the reso-
lution. It is much like the one intro-
duced in the senate at the last session
by C. B. Wood.
Crofoot and Maddock tried to rush
their resolution through to second
reading but were unsuccessful. It was
referred to the printing commiittee.
Three-Cent Fnres.
The three-cent fare bill is being shuf-
fled back and forth and it is becoming
evident that something must be done
at once or it will die a natural death
at the end of the session. Several con
ference committees on the bill have
been appointed and not one has agreed.
Yesterday the report of the last com-
mittee was received in the house Sen-
ator C. B. Wood senator Wessel. rep-
resentative Drennan and representa-
tive Murphy recommended that the
house recede from its position and con-
sent to the emergency clause being in-
serted By a vote of i6 to 14. the house
accepted the majority report. Then
Kerr who had voted with the majority
with that purpose in view moved a re-
consideration. His motion was carried
by a viva voce vote. Bradner's motion
that the house do not accept the report
was carried.
This leaves the 'nree-cent fare bill
nowhere.
No action at all was taken on the
committee report in t'fte senate al-
though the senate committee urged
that bodv to recede from its position.
Teachers' Certificates.
Representative Jones introducpj No
(Continued on Page X "
ARIZONA
A PROBLEM
STOWELL IS NOT
SERIOUSLY SHOT
Family of "Wounded Mormon Colonist
Returns Anti-American Keeling
Is Very Strong.
Particulars were received Tuesday
evening of the shooting of Brigham
Stowell in the Casas Grandes district
when Canute Beeinholt and the Misses
Stowell returned from there. They say
a Mexican came to the door in the
nlghtand said he had a-letter for Mr.
Stowell from the Spencers. Instead
of opening he asked the bearer to
poke it through a hole in the door but
the Mexican kept on asking ques-
tions until Mr. Stowell became sus-
picious and moved his position or
started to move when the shot was
fired. He now thinks that the Mexi-
can was trying to locate his head
from the sound of his voice and If he
had not moved as he did he would
nave received the charge in his brain.
Hugh Hatch rati to his assistance
but as they feared the house was sur-
rounded and that another attack would
be made they did not make a light.
The wound which was only a flesh
wound in his cheek Med profusely
and he suffered from loss of blood.
When daylight came he was taken to
Casas Grandes to a Mexican doctor
and had his face dressed but Dr. W.
W. Gay has promised to go from El
Paso to Jackson's mill and dress the
wound today. Since the accident he
has been at the mill. He is able to
be around but said he could not come
to the line just now as his business
was not In a condition to be left.
The political conditions there axe
very dreadful though the rupture be-
tween the Salazar forces was not so
serious as1 at first beMeved. Salazar
says he Intends to protect foreigners.
The wound in the face of Peter
Woline is not considered serious. Be
was shot last Wednesday.
Jospeh Mortensen is In from the in-
terior. He says the feeling against
the "gringoes" is very bitter. He saw
four dead men hanging three in one
place and one farther away.
When the .picture shows have for
the subject some scene with Ameri-
cans as actors the Mexicans so hiss
and disturb that it has to be replaced
without finishing.
Philip Hurst and H. S. Harris are
in from Salt Lake where they went
to attend the semi-annual conference.
They met very many Mexico people
in Salt Lake Provo and in Pay son.
In Salt Lake a reunion was held for
all those present from Mexico. In
Payson a reunion was held in honor
of the triple wedding of "Sarah Jones
to Junius Payne. Ivy Hui'sh to Loren
Jones and Viva Huish to Marlon Ray.
A large crowd assembled and the ex-
Mexico colonists were very glad to be
once more reunited. Nearly all of
those from Mexico are anxious for
peace V be established so they can
once more return to their southern
homes and enjoy the fruits of their
labors. A few are making arrange-
ments to remain In the United States
even after it is safe to return if such
a time should ever- come.
In Tucson the people are becoming
more and - more discouraged and dis
satisfied and many are leaving. One I
of their causes for dissatisfaction Is
a shortage or water lor irrigation.
Mr. Fenn has been released from
the Mexican mission also and accom-
panied Mr. Mortensen to the line.
Mrs. Etta Hans has a new baby
boy.
. .
EAT DINNER TO THE
. . --
MUSIC OF MAUSERS
ef BxpcricnWs Uoring Mexico
City Battle.
Katiiur dinner to the music of. the
Mausers havftag explosive shells burst president gave no definite assur-
in ones front parlor and having the . ance ag to who.m he would appoint.
children comnlxin that they cannot go
out to play because of the rifle shots
and the explosives which fill the air
is the unique experience of John W.
Smith brother of postmaster J. A.
Smith who lives in Mexico City and
whose home was in direct line of bat-
tle during the bombardment. Post-
master Smith has received a number of
photographs of the bombardment
scenes accompanied ny a letter teii-
ing some of the experiences of the
Smith familv dariaac the 1 days of
5"rJEr i-iS -urt. vnii.
SJ.r lniii fciSwJi nlv two and
"" .n.lyn J! "? Mliy two ra
one-hair mocks irom tne arsenai .
nni. ISA r-i from the X. M. U. A.
nnlv ISA feet from
i aw kl. ... .uaJ otwuirhnlHil
. ... ip-itv TMai 'nraK rillrlnf the
Kittle Ttehonse where the American
Hved. was psWcted pother buildings
andesca.pea any serious damage by
the sneiis. in tne lener r. ai-
KTYlfl Tliai IIICY LVUIU 9MUU AV .....
1 watch the shells
strike
ether buildings.
iou can imagine that we did no.
do much standing though." he wrote
to his brother recently. "When there
was no firing we crossed words with
Fellcistas in the Y. M. C A. building
and the Sunday we got out they had
nint a HotchkUs rapid fire gun
and machine guns within SO feet of our
door. Th'e Thursday before the Fe-
iirt9t tnnk the roof of our house I
witn a macnine sunt muaj uu
iiiinhu rifle fire our way and
spoiled our lookout for several bul-
lets passed through the bay window
we used to watch from and one outlet
would have got one of us If we had
been looking out there at tne time a
three inch shell that' had lost Is Its
explosive on the way. came In through
one of the windows and p. young man
who roomed with us was-in it at the
time but thanks to the lack of ex-
plosive was not killed. We were not
badly scared and often sat down to
our meals during the heavy cannon-
ading with the shells and rifle balls
i ..: nvsr th house and the chil
dren only bothered because they could
not go out and play."
EFFORTS MADE TO
FIND COL. 0R0ZC0
Secret Servlee Agents Go to Zapata
Stronghold; Expect Fence to Fol-
low Virgin's Pilgrimage.
Secret service agents have been sent
from Mexico City to locate Col. Pas-
cual Oroxco father of general Orozco.
who is being held by Zapata in More-
los. Leopoldo Trevino who was with
Orozco when he and two of his peace
party were captured by the Zapata
rebels has returned front Morelos to
the Mexican capital with the story that
Orosco failed to see Zapata and that he
was captured by a number of the rev-
olutionary officers and held after two
of his party were expected. He is be-
ing well cared for. the peace commis-
sioner says but will not be permitted
to leave the rebel camp until the gov-
ernment gives the rebels what they
are fighting for. General Orosco. son
of the peace envoy has threatened to
go to Morelos to fight Zapata.
Suspician against David de la
Fuente's loyalty to the Huerta gov-
ernment has been expressed by the
l Continued on next page.)
DAILY RIDDLES
uKSTiorvs.
1. What is the most overworked
letter in the alphabet?
2 What is the biggest school in
the -world"
3 Take the stinging part out of
an insect and leave ease.
4. Why is a person buying an
al'igator pocket book sure to lo-se"
6. Why will the cost of tea al-
ways be high"
Answers will De found under
their appropriate numbers scattered
through the Classified Advertising
pages.
POSTMASTERS
T
Competitive Examinations
Will Be Held For Post-
masters of Fourth Class.
ILLINOIS MEN FOR
DIPLOMATIC POSTS
w;
ASHINGTON. D. C. May 7.
After a conference with presi-
dent Wilson today postmaster
general Burleson announced that an
executive order would be Issued re-
quiring that all fourth class post-
masters now in office or candidates
for prospective appointment should
be subjected to a competitive exami-
nation to determine their fitness for
the office.
Amends Taft's Order.
The postmaster general issued a
statement explaining the purpose of
the new executive order declaring that
president Taft's action in putting the
fourth class postmasters in the classi-
fied service was not sufficient and
that the mere placing of "a great hore
of persons" in the classified service
was not in conformity with the spirit
of the civil service as there were no
tests to determine the merits of the
applicants. The new order which sub-
stantially amends the Taft executive
order retains in the classified service
all fourth class postmasters but spe-
cifically requires a competitive exami-
nation and a selection by postoffice in-
spectors from among the first three
eligible applicants. The order places
.the age limit for appointees at 65
years.
Fair Chance for All.
Mr. Burleson in his discussion cf
the situation indicates that the Wilson-
administration wishes to take the
fourth class postmasters out of poli-
tics but points out that Democrats
as well as Republicans will have an
opportunity under competitive exami-
nation to show their fitness.
Postmaster general Burleson also an-
nounced that it was the purpose of
president Wilson and himself to take
into the classified service all post-
masters of the second and third classes.
Fourth class offices already have been
covered - by the executive order.
Wilson Dlseasse Patronage.
President Wilson gave most of his
time today to consulatlons with mem-
bers of congress concerning appoint-
ments. His longest conference was
with senator J. Hamilton Lewis who
said -afterward that it seemed certain
that Irving Shuman would have a post
in the treasuw department possibly
as controler of the currency and that
H. M. Pindell of Peoria probably
could have a diplomatic post.
Senator Lewis endorsed Ira N. Morris
and Charles J. Jopeka fee European
.'aevr Jersex ManeriPrlnteK.
The entire New Jersey delegation
in congress endorsed Cornelius J. Ford
nresident of the state federation .f
labor of New Jersey for public printer.
President Vlslta Capitol.
President Wilson made another visit
to the capitol to talk to senators
about appointments. It was his
fourth visit to the capitol since be
took office.
"Want Younger .Commanders.
The Navy league sent a committee to
eall upon president Wilson and pre-
sent resolutions favoring the move-
ment for younger fleet commanders
a council of national defence and a
consistent and progressive building I
program. j
Governor O'Neal of Alabama; CoL
Robert M. Thompson and Perry Bel-
moat were on the committee. j
QUIZ BACHELORS IN
WHITE SLAVE PROBE
Organization of Wealthy Men Is Sub-
jerted to Investirtation by Los
Angeles Police.
Los Angeles. Calif. May 7. The
Bachelors' club an organisation ci
wealthy men quartered in an exclusive
section of the city was subjected to a
police investigation today following
disclosures made by a 15 year old girl
of certain alleged acts of some of its
members.
Irene Haxberg. the girl who was de-
talned in connection with the present
vice probe made a statement to police
officials. It is said involving members
of the Bachelors' club which resulted
in the issuance of a warrant for the ar-
rest of one person whose identity was
not made public pending execution of
the warrant.
Two bankers one of Los Angeles
and the other ofFullerton an Orange
county city will appear before the
county grand jury to tell what they
know of the existence of white slavery
in Los Angeles.
Geo. H. Bix-by. the Long Beach
banker indicted on two charges of
having contributed to the delinquency
of minor girls appeared before justice
Reeve in response to a citation in con-
tempt. Issued when he tailed to answer
a. subpena requiring his presence in the
hearing of Mrs. mma J. Goodman
alias Josie Rosenberg indicted on two
charges or pandering. The hearing
was continued until May 16.
Several more arrests have been made
of women and girls said to have fre-
quented disorderly houses.
VICE PROBERS WILL REVEAL
STORIES AGAINST CHARACTER
Springfield I1L. May 7. At the re-
quest of lieutenant governor Barratt
O'Hara. chairman of the Illinois sen-
ate ' white slave" Investigating com-
mission the Illinois senate has sub-
penaed to appear before it deputy
sheriff R M. SuHivan of Sangamon
county.
Sullivan will be asked to explain
what he knows about a story circulated
in connection with the white slave in-
vestigation that Sullivan has in his
possession an affidavit made by a
woman of the underworld reflecting
an the morality of lietenant governor
CHara.
Mr. O'Hara said that since the pub-
lication of the statement he bad heard
of scandalous rumors being circulated
about members of the commission and
asked the senate to direct that Sulli-
van appear bringing with him such
documents or evidence as he might have
bearing on the character of any mem-
ber of the commission.
MINISTER SYS MEN MUST
COMBAT TnB SOCIAL EVIL
Atlantic. City. N. J.. May 7. "It te
the men of the country who must com-
bat the social evil." said Walter Sum-
ner dean of Chicago St. Peter and St.
I Paul cathedral in an address to the
ciergy laymen or the ew Jersey dio-
cese of the Protestant Episcopal church
in attendance upon the convention in
progress here
Dean Sumner said statistics taken in
Chicago showed that 50 percent of the
oung men are not healthy enough to
marry
lie ur-rt-d ministers to do their part
to make i nunimuni wage for Momui of
at kast 7 .0 a Lt
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MERIT
WOVEITOTIu 8&C0N SEEKS
BLOW UP II 1 FOR THE
CATHEDRAL CUBANS
Attempt to Wreck St. Paul's
Cathedral Is Attributed to
English Suffragets.
PARLIAMENT DENIES
BALLOT TO WOMEN
LONDON Eng May 7. An attempt
to wreck the ancient St. Paul's
cathedral by a bomb early today
is attributed to the militant suffragets.
The verger who conducts sightseers
through the massive edifice was mak-
ing his rounds at about 8 oclock this
morning when he heard a ticking
sound near the high altar fcpon in-
vestigation he found hidden a heavy
parcel done up In brown paper. He
immediately placed it in water and
handed it over to the police who found
a suffraget newspaper wrapped up with
the bomb.
Revenge For Defeat.
This attempt and the piecing of two
otner Domos in otner parts ot tne riiy
this morning made it appear that the
militant suffragets had entered anew
or their havoc-working campaign fol-
lowing the defeat of the woman
suffrage bill In the house of commons
last night. Shortly after the discovery
at the cathedral the police found a
similar bomb UKe package on the steps
of a newspaper office on Fleet street
and a tin canister believed to contain
explosives was picked up on the steps
of a wholesale drug establishment near
St Paul's.
Infernal Machine Under Chair.
The general public is admitted to the
choir of St. Paul's between 11 oclock
in the morning and 3:30 in the -afternoon.
The cathedral was closed en
tirely at C oclock last evening and it
appears certain that the bomb was de-
posited before that hour. It was found
beneath a chair beside the bishop's
throne at the head of the choir.
The dean conducted evening song
near the bishop's throne last evening
but neither he nor the verger then
noticed the package or heard the tick-
ing. Bomb Failed Te Explode.
"Small but fiendishly powerful" Is the
police officers' description of the bomb
found near the high altar. When the
machine was taken to pieces it was
discovered that it was timed to explode
at midnight but a derangement of the
clock work retarded the explosion.
Apparently only this incident prevented
untold damage to the cathedral. A
number of brass screws nails and
coarse metal slugs were found among
the contents.
Commons. Sejeets Suffrage.
The fate of the women's suffrage
bill was sealed hy the votes of
more than 3 Irish Nationalists who
voted against it. The bUL whereby it
was sougnf to enfranchise lMtMV
women was rejected by a majority of
47. The vote stood ( to 21 .
Whether there is any chance that the
present parliament will pass a bill of
more limited character may be doubted.
Militancy Harms Cause.
Furthermore. the debate proved
tnat tne militant policy of the suffra-
gets has done the cause great harm
as far as parliament is concerned- The
conciliation bill of last session was
rejected bv only a small majority com-
pared with the Dickinson bill which
was under discussion and previous bills
giving some measure of enfranchise-
ment to women.
Recent police court disclosures of
acts of incendiarism planned by the
militants far surpassing in magnitude
anything heretofore attempted and the
burning of St Catherine's chnrch un-
doubtedly decided many to vote against
the measure The figures of the divis-
ion showing the defeat of the bill
were greeted with a great cheer from
all sides of the house.
Neither Andrew Bonariaw leader of
the opposition nor A. 3. Balfour voted
in the division. Among the ministers
who voted against the bill were pre-
mier Asquith. Reginald. McKenna. Lew-
is Harcourt. J E. B. Seeley. Winston
Spncer Churchill and C. K Hobhouse.
The supporters of the bill included
sir Edward Grey. David Lloyd-George
Rufus Isaacs. Augustine BirrelL Sydney
Buxton. C- F. G. Masterman. sir J. A.
Simon and F. D. Acland. -
CANNOT RKIHO-vTB SIMPS
FROM PALESTINE NOW
Austin. Tex May 7 The supreme
court today perpetuated the injunc-
tion restraining the International &
Great Northern Railway company
from removing its machine shops and
roundhouses from Palestine. The ques-
tion of requiring the company to move
back from Houston to Palestine its
general offices will come for dispo-
sition when the main case is tried.
SrPRRINTRNDRNT THOMAS
DIES AFTBR OPERATION
Austin Tex May 7. Sidney J.
Thomas superintendent of the state
deaf and dumb institute died a little
after midnight this morning as a re-
sult of an operation for appendicitis
a few days ago He was 34 years
of age and came here from Comanche
county.
COBB IS NAMED FOR
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
WASHINGTON D. C May 7. As forecasted fey The Herald correspondent
months ago Zaca Lamar Cobb has tees selected for collector of customs
at 1 Paso.
Senators Culberson and Shepperd nave sent his sane to secretary of the
treasury McAdoe to be submitted to the president for semination. Tins assures
Cobb's appoiatineat. His semination jaay not go to the senate for some time
however as McAdeo has aaaonaced that bo big customs appointments would be
made until about July 1 whea the general customs reorganisation becomes effec-
tive. Cobb is still here attending the water users' meeting.
Herald To Give Free Concert In
Cleveland Square Friday Evening
REYES'S Boys' Band' will play a concert in Cleveland square next Friday
evening compHmeatary to the people of El Paso. The concert has been
arranged by the El Pso Herald for this date and the program will be a
select one. Prof. Reyes has worked hard for the past three years getting his
boys into shape as mat ideas and now has an excellent musical organization.
He plans to try and arrange for weekly concerts for the band following this
one which The Herald has arranged for. He will solicit the merchants for
funds to keep the concert going. Be will play weekly concerts tor $65 a
week and a d6Uar apiece from 65 business houses each week would pay it.
It seems as if there should be no difficulty about making the arrangement so
that El Paso could have a concert a week. If the military band is arranged
for the Reyes concert might still be held giving the music lovers two concerts
a week. Anyhow come out and hear the band next Friday night and de-.de
for yourselves. if it is worth keeping up
Senator Proposes-That if U.
S. Should Intervene It
Sustain Authorities.
FEDERAL RAILWAY
URGED FOR ALASEA
WASHINGTON D. C May 7
Senator Bacon chairman of
the foreign relations commit-
tee reintroduced in the senate toda
his bill defining the authority of the
president for intervention in Cuba
which prescribes that any intervention
in future shall be to sustain the au-
thorities in Cuba i-aiaer than for the
purpose of displacing them.
"I don't wish to have the introduc-
tion ef the bill at this time." said sen-
ator Bacon "arouse any idea that there
t .is anything in Cuba calling for inter-
enuaa. xnere is nuuing 10 cause
trouble but we never know when con-
ditions calling for intervention might
arise. For that reason it is important
that -we prescribe method of interven-
tion and the conditions that might
warrant it"
Congress Responsible for Alaska.
"Responsibility for tne position of
Alaska rests squarely on the shoulders
of congress and- no place else." declared
former secretary of the Interior. Wai-
ter L. Fisher today before the senate
territories committee. "The necessity
for legislation to open the territor
has been pointed out time after time '
continued Mr. Fisher "but nothing
however has been done.
"It seems to me" he said ''that no
candid student of the situation in Alas-
ka who is at all free from personal and
pecuniary interest can have the slight-
est doubt of the propriety of the federal
government constructing one or more
railroads in Alaska to open up that
territory."
Faveis Government Railroad.
Mr. Fisher declared himself in favor
of government operation of the roads.
at least as an experiment. He said that
government operation of the railroad in
Panama had proved successful and re-
viewed his advocacy of his plan to util-
ize much equipment that will not be
needed at Panama after the canal .s
completed.
"There can be no development of
Alaska." he concluded "unless the gn -ernment
constructs a railroad from.
tidewater to the interior. Private in-
terests might build as far as the coal
fields but no farther.
"High interest rales that private pa--ties
would have to pay to borrow monc i
to construct a road." Mr. Fisher add -a.
"would prevent private construction
Senate Denied Information.
Attorney general McReynolds todar
declined to send to the senate rorrc---epondenee
-between the state depar-
ment and the department of justice i
regard to the settlement of the B -zilian
coffee valorisation scheme
cause it is Incompatible with ' -public
interests." He did how. -send
other papers on the subject.
Slavery In the Philippines.
Indirect evidence that slavery -i i
existed In the Philippine islands und- -the
American regime was sent to ti e
senate by secretary Garrison. At tH"
same time he stated there were t
records showing -whether slavery exist-
ed there now. The secretary sent h s
communication In response to a reso-
lution offered by senator Borah who
had produced a letter from secretar.-
Worcester. of the Philippine govern-
ment charging that slavery did exist
in the islands.
.Amendments Delaj Tariff.
The income tax section of the tariff
bill had so retarded progress of the
measure in the house that Democratic
leaders today expressed doubt of the
bill's passage before tomorrow.
Majority leader Underwood sought.
when the house reconvened to speed up
consideration of the section but there
-were scopes of minority amendments
and he found it difficult to fix any
time for closing debate.
Consideration of the Income tax fea-
ture of the bill finally was concluded
and the house immediately proceeded
with the administrative provisions with
little likelihood of opposition.
Tax Amendments FalL
Republicans attempted by numerous
amendments to alter the income tax.
but without avail The Progressives
also offered several amendments. Pro-
gressive leader Murdock proposed a .0
percent tax 'on all incomes over $100 -00.
and representative Kelly of Penn-
sylvania urged an eight percent tax
on such incomes. Representative Kellv
announced his intention of voting for
the entire Democratic bill declaring he
believed it was a step in the right di-
rection. Other Progressives endorsed
the income tax feature. Representativ "
Gillett of Massachusetts offered an
amendment providing for a tax of one
percent on incomes between $1000 and
$4000 a year.
The Democrats generally defender!
the income tax. lifting the burden of
taxation from the poor man and mak-
ing the rich man bear his share.
"Some of the rich may say that th's
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