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GALVESTON TRIBUN
GULF COAST
REBELS LACK
ROOT! ROOT!
N. Y. GUNMAN
THE WEATHER
NOT HARMED
HEAVY GUNS
SEASON IS ON
TO CONFESS?
NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED.
PROTESTS REGIONAL LOCATION.
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Pirates and Oilers Clash
Becker's Attorney Work-
Today.
ing on Case.
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BATTLE REPORTED
SOUTH OF TORREON
REPUTED TURNCOAT
Light
northerly to easterly breezes.
EMPRESS OF
WOMAN'S DAY
JAPAN DIES
PLANS MADE
ase was almost total.
The majority
of the
Widow of
Mutsuhito
Passes Away.
VILLA SIEZES TORREON BANKS.
WAS LOWEST AT MOBILE.
9.—Extremely
in
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AMUSEMENTS
ing retaliatory measures.
CAROTHERS UNDER INSTRUCTIONS.
SAN ANTONIO SALOON CASE.
Crystal Majestic Theatre
SITUATION WAS NOT SERIOUS.
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AMUSEMENTS
WAR ON “BLIND TIGERS.”
NEGRO IS GIVEN 99 YEARS.
ONE-LEGGED NEGRO KILLED.
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HUERTA TO CENSOR CABLES.
NEW ORLEANS FIRM BANKRUPT.
DR. CAVE WILL RECOVER.
$15,000 FIRE AT DEVINE, TEXAS.
right kind of an arbitrator were found
and if both sides tried to co-operate.
LOWEST ON COAST
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA
Heavy Damage Done
Norih Texas.
For
dian:
frost.
For
WITNESSED EVOLUTION
INTO WORLD POWER
Oil Property at Tampico
in Danger.
“—g= not so cold in
north and west
portion; frost to coast. Friday fair,
warmer.
Saturday, May 2, Is the
Date Set.
leans—or a commercial vessel.
Officials here did not-regard the re-
port from Tampico that the rebels are
receiving aid from the American battle-
ships as worth commenting upon.
State department officials said today
that foreign property, especially the oil
: fair,
Friday
Letters and Complaints Re-
ceived by Governor Tell
of Depredations.
Persistent Rumors to This Ef-
fect Are Going About in
Gotham Today.
Mrs. Edward F. Harris Delivers
Report of Galveston Suf-
frage Organization.
PARADE IS GIVEN
BEFORE CONTEST
MEXICAN BANDITS
ALARMING BORDER
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION HELD
Local Fandom Ready to Boost
Sentell and His Men on
to Victory.
Temperature Dropped to 40
Degrees There Last Night.
84 at Allanta.
Wile of Jessie Harris is Held By Po-
lice at San Antonio.
/Jusr HATCH'
[ Our ball Teak
vTHS SEASON
“GYP THE BLOOD”
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plants in Tampico, were in grave dan-
ger, but there Was thought to be little
danger of the lives of foreigners in the
troubled zone .
REFINERIES IN DANGER. .
Concerning conditions in Tampico, the
state department issued this ’statement:
“From Vera Cruz wireless reports on
the Tampico situation indicate that the
situation as regards foreign property is
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESTON
Southeast Cor. Strand and 22d Sts.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Depositary of the State of Texas
TODAY ONLY
Kathlyn Williams
—IN—
The Cruel Crown
Eighth Story of the Adventures
of Kathlyn.
QUEEN THEATER
Crowned With Public Favor.
Oklahoma: Tonight
not so cold; heavy frost. ]
FEDERALS ATTACKING TORREON?
TODAYS
The Girl and
the Game
Comedy Entirely Different.
New Songs, New Costumes,
New Dances.
Seats Reserved First Show Every
Night
TODAY:
Alice Joyce
—IN—
The Cabaret Dancer
In one of her best Two-part Kalem
Features.
THE MASTER OF THE STRONG,
Biograph Drama.
Tomorrow:
Two-reel Vitagraph, “The Memories
That Haunt,” featuring Rose Top-
ley and Earl Williams.
many cases
breaking weather bureau records of
disputes, when asked what was the
he first opened fire on her with a shot-
gun, and that she. seized an old army
rifle and sent a bullet through her
husband’s heart.
Much Hinges on Whether Elections
Held Were Legally Such.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, April 9.—Before the attor-
ney general’s department renders its
opinion on the question as to whether
or not the vote taken by the city of
San Antonio on March 19, on the ap-
proval of certain water contracts, con-
stitutes an election as defined by law
or the city charter of that city, a com-
plete investigation will be made of the
orders of city council calling the so-
called election, also all other papers
and documents bearing on the subject.
fair, warmer.
Winds on Texas coast:
@0 Fishing
BETTISON FISHING PIER
Boats Leave Wharf, Foot of Twentieth
.Street, 6 a. m., 9 a. m. and 1:30 p. m.
RESTAURANT ON PIER.
For Extra Boats Any Time, Phone
Office, 2886 or 1318.
Texas, west of 100th meri-
Tonight fair, not so cold;
Friday fair, warmer.
reports, however, were more
(CRTSTL)
Feature Photoplay House.
TODAY AND TOMORROW:
A Great Mine
Disaster
Thrilling Photo Drama well worth
your time.
Matinee, 5c; Night, 5c and 10c.
Coming Saturday:
“Mary Pickford.”
LACK OF CO-OPERATION BLAMED.
Temperature of 40 Degrees Exper-
ieneed By Coast City.
By Associated Press.
VERGARA’S HORSES RECOVERED.
south as Greenville, S. C., breaking
April records of several years. Freez-
ing temperatures with frost were ex-
perienped over parts of Virginia, and
Northern South Carolina.
Will Try to Get Rebels to Allow
Spaniards to Return.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 9.—Secretary Bry-
an said that Consular Agent Carothers
was under instructions to continue his
representations to Gen. Carranza for
the protection of the property of the
refugees left in Torreon and to obtain,
if possible, permission for the Spaniards
to return to their homes.
VOL. XXXIV.
By Associated Press. '
Tokio, April 9.— The Dowager Em-
press Haruko died at the imperial villa
at Numazu today following the usual
custom in the case of the death of a
member of the imperial family, the of-
ficial announcement of the event will
not be made until the body has been
transferred to the capital. This is ex-
pected to take place tomorrow.
Pier majesty passed away suddenly
in the presence of Emperor Yoshihito,
the empress and the other members of
the royal family, who had been sum-
moned from the capital.
The imperial patient had developed
deceptive symptons. She displayed in-
creased vigor and asked for food.
A short timeafterward her majesty
became unconscious. The doctors in at-
tendance applied restoratives, but with-
out avail, and she died without recover-
ing consciousness.
Her majesty had been suffering for
a considerable period from angina pec-
toris, but the official diagnosis de-
clared that Bright’s disease was the
direct cause of her death.
Mexican Herald Contains First Intima-
tion of Torreon’s Fall.
Bv Associate Press
Mexico City, April 9.—The first ad-
mission that Gen. Villa and the rebel
army have occupied Torreon is made
by the Mexican Herald today. That
newspaper states that Gen. Aurellano
Blanquet declares that Gen. Jose Re-
fugio Velasco, the federal commander,
has not evacuated the city “in the full
sense of the word.”
The minister of war says the federal
commander has ben a strategic move
Rebel Chief Retaliates on Bankers for
Previous Treatment.
By Associated Press.
Chihuahua, April 9.—Gen. Villa today
took over the four principal banks of
Torreon, according to a report which
he telegraphed to this city with the re,
quest that it be given to the press of
the United States.
His prize does not include money or
negotiable securities, however, as the
bankers took the precaution of ship-
ping these out when v elasco evacuated
the city, but he has the buildings and
furniture.
Thebanks are the Banco Nacional
the Banco ed Laguna, the German and
South American Bank and the Bank of
London and Mexico.
Villa’s explanation is this: When on
Oct. 18, 1913, he took Torreon the first
time friends of the constitutionalist
cause contributed 2,000,000 pesos. Part
of this Villa says he used to buy for-
eign drafts to strengthen his credit.
When Villa abandoned the city for
the northern campaign a federal garri-
son moved in and on January of this
Prefers Chicago to Kansas City as a
Regional Bank Center.
By Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb., April 9."—Officers of
the national banks of Omaha today
drew up a protest to be sent to the
secretary of the treasury objecting to
placing of Omaha in the Kansas City
district of the reserve banking, sys-
tem. The protest is the formal action
of the Omaha clearing house. It asserts
that the selection of some of the lo-
cations for regional reserve banks was
not made with a view to the custom-
ary course of business, and therefore
it was not in accordance with the cur-
rency law.
The protest asks that if Omaha may
not have a regional bank of its own,
to be thrown into the Chicago district,
as the ternd of its business is in that
direction.
HU I CHINGS, SEALY & GO.
Esta8‘zhed BANKERS Estag5zhed
(Unincorporated)
For
Banks, individuals Corporations
American Bankers Association Trav-
elers Cheques for Salo.
about five first division teams, accord-
ing to advance information.
Fort Worth will meet Austin and
should win on the latters grounds. The
Panthers have been going strong in the
games played to date, while the Sen-
ators are said to be the weakest team
of the league.
Was Charged With Having Attacked
White Woman Near Nederland.
By Associated Press.
Beaumont, Tex., April 9.—Nick Lin-
din. a negro, was given a 99-year sen-
tence in the district court here today.
Lindin was charged with having at-
tacked a white woman near Nederland
about ten days ago.
Only One Case of Anthrax Found in
Vicinity of Frederieksburg.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, April 9.—Dr. M. H. Boerner,
assistant state health officer, has -just
returned from near Fredericksburg,
where, he has been making an investi-
gation of a reported outbreak of an-
throx or charbon. Dr. Boerner said
that he found only one case situated on
a ranch near Fredericksburg. He said
the situation was not at all serious.
encouraging, and while there was both
frost and ice, the frosts over most of
the state were too light to cause ser-
ious worry, and the ice did not last
long enough to penetrate buds. The
great Gulf coast garden territory was
not touched at all by frost or ice.
Crystal
No. 1.
TODAY:
The Smugglers
of Sligo
Two-reel Reliance Feature, with
Owen Moore and Marian Cooper.
CRUEL, CRUEL LOVE,
Keystone Comedy.
missing,link-between.cpitacland.labor. 18‘sanssAntnio,Tes., Aprii 9.LTessie
" "narhsan ansanasnd SMaVaS
i under arrest. She told the police
complicated and serious. The Waters-
Pierce oil refineries have been occupied
by attacking parties during the ■ last
two days and as a consequence have
been under fire from the federal gun-
boats in the harbor. A loss of the en-
tire property is feared. The warehouses
of the Agencia Commercial, a German
property, were burned with a loss of
$500,000.”
From Ensenada it is reported that
the situation at Mazatlan is tranquil..
Five Americans arrested at Vera Cruz
as a military precaution were released
today. ( A consular report from Torreon
says: “Very good order has Seen re-
established here.”
FIGHTING AT SAN PEDRO.
Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, at El Paso,
reported to the war department by wire
today that fighting was said to be in
progress at San Pedro and Parras, but
he gave no details.
The Red Cross today called upon Dr.
Stephenson, head of the El Paso chap-
ter, for a report concerning the■needs
of the Spanish refugees just arrived
there.
The American fleet is represented at
Tampico by the battleships Minnesota
and Connecticut, the cruisers Chester,
Des Moines and San Francisco and the
dispatch boat Dolphin. The battleship
Utah was ordered there from Vera Cruz
tonight. The German cruiser Dresden
and the British cruisers Hermione and
Essex are among the vessels of the in-
ternational fleet at Tampico, and the
Spanish cruiser Carlos V is en route
from Vera Cruz. Rear Admiral Fletcher
reported he had ordered the hospital
ship Solace, now in New Orleans, to coal
and be in readiness for service at Tam-
pico.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 9.—There were per-
sistent rumors today to the effect that
at least one of the four gunmen who
are to die at Sing Sing Monday morn-
ing for the part they played in the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler, would confess.. The rumors
could not be traced to their source.
Joseph A. Shay, counsel for Charles
Becker, the former police lieutenant,
convicted for instigating the murder,
but saved by higher court ruling, said
he might go to the prison some time
today and endeavor to get statements
from the four men to be used by the
defense at the second trial of Becker.
In case the condemred men decline to
make statements to him he has prepared,
an application to the supreme court for
an order requiring the appointment of
a commissin to take their depositions.
In either event it was said, the execu-
tion of the sentence would not be de-
layed.
Although Gov. Glynn has twice re-
fused to grant a reprieve, the families
of the gunmen and their counsel,
Charles G. H. Whale, had not given up
hope today. Every means known to
the law will be employed from now un-
til Monday, Whale declared.
Today we will send a memorandum
to Gov. Glynn on the latter’s refusal
to grant a reprieve. The memorandum
will take the form of an argument in
answer ’ to the governor’s reason for
his refusal. Whale had at first in-
tended to go to Albany today to make
a personal plea to Gov. Glynn. But
when the delegation of rabbis failed,
yesterday to move the governor to re-
consider his decision, Whale determined
that the interests of his clients would
be best served by forwarding the mem-
orandum by special messenger.
The rumors regarding the expected
confession had it that the gunman most
likely to talk was “Gyp the Blood,”
Horowitz.
An alibi affidavit for “Dago Frank”
Cirofici will be sent to the governor
with Wahle’s memorandum. The affi-
davit is signed by Frederick Reo, spe-
cial officer in a dance hall. Reo says
on the night Rosenthal was killed he
took a note from a womn to the home
of “Dago Frank” and met “Dago
Frank” there. It was then 1:55 o’clock
in the morning, about the time Rosen-
thal was murdered.
The memorandum adds that ten of
the twelve jurors who convicted the
gunmen were in favor of a reprieve.
low temperatures,
Today the Texas league baseball sea-
son opens with Beaumont at Galveston,
San Antonio at Houston, Dallas at Wa-
co, Fort oWrth at Austin.
“Root, root, root, for the home team.”
Begin to root at 4 o’clock this afternoon
and keep the good work up through the
year. Sentell has gathered around him
a bunch of hard workers, good players
and boys who have the pennant in
sight. He says he never saw men work
harder to get in shape and keep in
shape. iWthout exception they are the
men Galveston fans want on the team
ad there is not one the fan is willing
to lose. Texas is scared, and every-
where throughout the state Sentell is
the man most feared.
Promptly at 2 o’clock this afternoon
started the parade which heralded the
opening of the 1914 baseball season,
and displayed to all .Galveston the men
who are going to do the work for the
home team, the men who are to meet
them in the first battle of the year
and the men who are behind the team
as rooters and as officials.
The Rosenberg library was the
starting point. In the first car were
the officials of the Galveston club, Mr.
Williamson and Mr. Freund and the
officials of the Beaumont club. Next
came the big brass band mounted on a
large motor truck from which they
dispensed the gay rags that roused in
the heart of every fan the baseball
spirit that will carry them to the park
and make them stand behind the team,
lose or win.
The Beaumont club followed and they
are far from the “easy mark” class.
Beaumont has one of , the good teams of
the league this year and the fans from
the Oilers' City are counting on a place
in the first division, and some of them
can see the coveted rag flying from
their derricks. Two automobiles were
used to carry the team and big ap-
plause followed them throughout the
parade.
Then came the cars containing the
most prominent Galveston rooteds,
men who will be seen in the bleachers
on every occasion, the old faithful who
will stay with the team to the last
ditch. They got their share of, ap-
plause, but the big applause of the day
came when the local players appeared
with Sentell in the lead and President
Dolson in the bunch. They are the men
on whom Galveston is basing her'hopes
for the best place in the league she
has ever had, and they look like the
boys to fulfill the hopes of the local
fans. Husky, ruddy, and healthy, they
are ball players from ground up and
Galveston is willing to take what they
give her, for she knows they will do
their best.
Sewell was among the bunch. He
came in yesterday with a good and suf-
ficient reason for his absence. The
cause of his sudden disappearance was
in Fort Smith, Ark., and he brought
her back with him as a bride.
The line of march was as follows:
From the Rosenberg library the pa-
rade moved north td Postoffice street.
Four Animals Are Returned to Texas
by the Federals,
By Associated Press.
Austin, Tex., April 9.—Gov. Colquitt
today received a telegram from Gon-
zalo de A. Fernandez, Mexican consul
at Eagle Pass, advising that four more
of the Clemente Vergara horses have
been recovered and hopes are enter-
tained that the others will soon be re-
covered. One of the horses was re-
covered a few days ago and this leaves
six head yet to be returned to Texas.
Atlanta, Ga, April
On Postoffice it moved to the east
until Twentieth. street was reached.
There the turn was made to Market
street; on Market they moved west to
Twenty-fifth street, then north to
Strand. On Strand they came back to
Twenty-first street, then souht to Me-
chanic and on back to Tremont, whence
the march was made to the ball park.
Hiett will open up the game for Gal-
veston and Wilson will work behind the
bat. Who will pitch for Beaumont has
not been announced. Some say it will
be Martina, some say it will be Brant.
Either one will do. Hiett is going into
the game to win and he will have the
best support eight good Pirates can
give him.
PRE-SEASON SHOWING.
Galveston has an unbroken chain of
pre-season victories to give her good
courage. The New York Americans
and the New York Nationals have gone
down in defeat before the mighty on-
slaught of the Pirate crew and there
is no reason to suppose the locals will
be unable to play the same game
through the season that they have ex-
hibited before the season started. Sen-
tell’s mean are the only ones of the
Texas league teams to defeat the New
York Giants.
Some say that Galveston cannot win
an opening game. Well, the news may
be true but it is not the opinion of
the majority of the fans. It is true that
Beaumont won the first contest last
year, when she defeated the Pirates by
the score of 1 to 0, and true that Hous-
ton won the opener from Galveston by
thesame score in 1912. But Galveston
won the opening games in 1908, 1909,
and 1911. The percentage is in her fa-
vor and she has a better team than in
any of the years named above.
Houston is scheduled to win today
over the Bronchos whom she meets on
her home grounds this afternoon. The
Buffaloes are strong this year, while
San Antonio is said to be a bit be-
hind her usual condition at this sea-
son.
At Waco the contest is more a mat-
ter of doubt. The Dallas Giants are
strong and probably are first choice,
but Waco has a lively looking aggre-
gation this year and has all the teams
of the league wondering what she will
show before the season is over. Some
dopsters even have picker her for the
rag and several place her in the first
division. In fact, there seems to be
year, when he attempted to draw on
his drafts he found the banks had
stopped payment. He therefore accuses
them of having robbed him and is tak-
years standing, were reported today by
the weather bureau from the Atlantic
and Gulf states. Much damage is be-
lieved to have resulted to fruit and
vegetables in Alabama, Georgia, the
Carolinas and Virginia.
The lowest , temperature to be re-
corded on the Gulf was reported from
Mobile, Ala., where the mercury fell
to 40. Southern Georgia suffered less
severely although Columbus reported a
temperature of 44, the lowest for this
season in fifteen years. In Atlanta
the lowest point reached was 34 de-
grees..
Snow flurries were reported as far
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Tex., April 9.—Last night’s
freeze stopped just short of inflicting
general crop damage in Texas, but in
spots in North and West Texas it did
heavy local damage. Some of these
points reported fears that crop dam-
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 9.—Overnight dis-
patches to the navy department from
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported fight-
ing still in progress at Tampico with-
out advantage to either side. On ac-
count of a heavy norther Real’ Admiral
Mayo was discouraging refugees from
going aboard ships there. Admiral
Fletcher sent. this report, received
from Admiral Mayo yesterday after-
noon:
“Mayo reports fighting continues
with no change except that the gun-
boat Zaragoza is assisting the Vera,
Cruz in shelling Arbol Grande. On ac-
count of a norther and no advantage
in fighting, am discouraging refugees
from coming on board. Have received
few on Des Moines alongside dock. If
rebels receive artillery, which seems
to be improbable, conditions will be
more serious. Reports circulated on
shore that American battleships are
supplying arms to the rebels.”
The admiral added that he had di-
rected Admiral Mayo to give refuge to
American and other foreigners on ves-
sels as far as possible. The department
to day suggested to Admiral Fletcher
the possibility of taking the marines
off the transport Prairie at Vera Cruz
and sending that vessel to Tampico to
receive the refugees who can not be
cared for on the other ships without
more or less convenience.
It is about settled that if an addi-
tional ship is sent to the east coast it
will be either a navy transport—pos-
sibly the Hancock, now at New Or-
FORECAST.
For Galves-
ton and vicin-
Jt y: Tonight
and Friday,
generally fair
weather;
warmer. Light
variable breeze
becoming
southerly Fri-
day.
For Texas,
east of 100th
meridian: To-
night, fair;
Chief of Cause of Strikes and Lock-
, outs Witnesses Declare.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 9.—Lack of spirit
of .co-operation between capital and
labor was assigned as the chief cause
of strikes and lockouts by witnesses
today before the federal industrial re-
lations commission. Charles Francis,
of New York, president of the Printers’
league of America, told of successful
collective bargaining between his or-
ganization and labor unions, and ad-
vised capital to take labor into its con-
fidence.
“I am the missing link,” said J. E.
Williams, arbitrator in many labor
Blaze Destroys Three Buildings Partly
Covered By Insurance.
By Associated Press.
Devine, Tex., April 9.—Fire last
night destroyed the three one-story
brick buildings owned and occupied by
the J. F. Burns mercantile company.
The loss is placed at $15,000, partly
covered by insurance. The origin of
the blaze is not known.
Heavy Damage to Fruits and Early
Crops Feared.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 9.—Winter’s be-
lated touch, enveloping the entire East,
set new records today for official ther-
mometers.
In New Orleans straw hats and
spring finery were replaced with win-
ter overcoats. Throughout the South
Atlantic and Gulf states heavy damage
to fruits and early crops was fearea,
A thirty degree drop in a few hours
was recorded in Mobile. Snow flurries
were recorded as far south as Green-
ville. S. C., breaking all April records
of several years. Fruit trees in blos-
som in some sections were caught in
the nipping frosts.
April snow in Richmond was record-
ed for the first time since the Spanish
war.
The weather bureau predicted heavy
frosts as far as Northern Florida to-
night and cold weather nearly every-
where east of the Rocky Mountains.
Partial recovery by Friday, except
on the Atlantic coast, w‘as predicted.
By Associated Press. •
Austin, Tex., April 9.—Depredations
by Mexican bandits are going on to
quite an alarming extent along the bor-
der in Cameron county, according to let-
ters and complaints received by the
governor. The protestants are appeal-
ing for rangers to protect their prop-
erty. One of the appeals is from La
Loma, near Brownsville, in which the
governor is asked for rangers and is
advised that horses, poultry, farming
implements, etc., are being stolen. The
governor will likely detail rangers
when the force is increased.
NO. 115.
Grand Opera House
NOW
MATINEE, 15c AND 35c; EVENING
25c AND 50c.
Matinee, 2:30’ Evening, 8:15.
STARTLING WHITE SLAVE FILMS.
“Traffic in
Souls’*
“AN EVERLASTING WARNING TO
Young girls.”
Shown to 30,000 People First Week at
Webers Theater, Broadway, New York
City.
GALVESTON TEXAS: THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1914. TWELVE PAGES.
Well Known Dallas Dentist Injured in
Auto Accident.
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Tex., April 9.—The condition
of Dr. Harrison B. Cave, a well known
Dallas dentist, who was seriously in-
jured last night when his automobile
skidded and turned over, was reported
as improved today. Ph. sicians ex-
pect he will recover.
May 28, 1850, and was the daughter of
a nobleman, Ichijo Tadado. In 1869 she
married the late emperor and was de-
clared empress.
Haruko, by the side of her husband,
passed through the troubled period of
the transformation of Japan at the be-
ginning of Mutsuhito’s reign. She saw
him transfer his capital from Kioto to
Yeddo, which was later renamed To-
kio. She watched with curious inter-
est the opening of the country to for-
eign commerce, its departure from old
world customs, and its adoption of
western- civilization. She awaited in
the imperial palace news of the Jap-
anese armies at war, first with China
and then with Russia, and saw the com-
plete evolution of Japan into a world
power.
Haruko was simple in her tastes.
She presided over court functions with
great dignity on most occasions wear-
ing western dress, especially when she
came into contact with Americans or
Europeans. When thefunction was
purely Japanese, she occasionally re-
turned to the picturesque costume of
her youth.
The dowager empress was greatly af-
fected by the death of Mutsuhito. She
died at the imperial villa at Namazu,
a watering place near Yokohama.
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Tex., April 9.— Th annual
convention of the Texas Equal Suffrage
association met here today for their
first business session of the convention,
which is expected to close tonight.
In the absence of Miss Eleanor
Brackenridge of San Antonio, president
of the association, who is ill, Mrs. W. E.
Spell of Waco, vice president, presided.
Among the speakers were Mrs. Tex E.
Armstrong, Dallas; Mrs. Leslie Thomp-
son, Dalworth; Miss Mary B. Fenwick,
San Antonio, secretary of the associa-
tion; Mrs. L. E. Walker, Austin, treas-
urer; Mrs. Goodrich of Temple, auditor
of the association.
Mrs. M. H. Gray of Tyler read the
minutes of the preliminary meeting
held Wednesday night, followed by
Miss Althea Jones, who read the min-
utes of the last annual convention.
Dwight E. Potter, secretary of the
San Antonio Men’s League for Woman
Suffrage, told of the work of the asso-
ciation and urged every delegate to ar-
range for a celebration of some kind
in her home city at 5 o’clock Satyrday,
May 2, which will be declared Woman’s
day throughout the country.
A motion asking that every city in
Texas endeavor to hold some kind of
service on this day was passed and
telegrams were sent to members of the
legislature-urging that some action in
the matter be taken.
The report of the credentials com-
mittee was submitted by Mrs. Laura B.
Hart, chairman of the committee. It
showed that eight local societies, with
19 delegates and 74 votes, were repre-
sented, besides four state officers,
which increased the number of votes
to 78.
Mrs. Turner, representing the,
Women’s Christian Temperance Union,
extended greetings from the union to
the convention.
Mrs. L. E. Walker of Austin rendered
the annual report of the treasurer,
which showed that out of $379.60 re-
ceived during the past year, $223.86 re-
mained to the credit of the association.
A telegram of greeting and good will
was received from Mrs. Pearl Castle
Jackson, president of the Texas
Women’s Press association, and a mes-
sage of sympathy was sent to Miss
Brackenridge at San Antonio.
Reports from the different associa-
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Federal Officials Should Co-Operate,
Declares Vaughan of Texas.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 9.— Representative
Vaughan, Democrat, of Texas, testified
before the ways and means committee
today that his bill for federal co-opera-
tion with state and local officials en-
forcing the local prohibition laws
would help break up “blind tigers.”
The bill would require a liquor dealer
to show that he is not legally disquali-
fied from doing such a business before
he can be recognized under the internal
revenue act that would be probitive.
Haruko, Dowager Empress,
Was in Midst of Her Coun-
try’s Changes.
The Dowager Empress Haruko was
the widow of Emperor Mutsuhito who
died on July 30, 1912. She was born >
Federals Making Stubborn
Stand Against Villa at San
Pedro and Parras.
Liabilities Estimated at $1,000,000—As-
sets at $296,925.
By Associatej Press
New Orleans, April 9.—R. M. Wams-
ley. receiver for A. Lemore & company,
stave manufacturers., submitted a re-
port to federal court today showing
the liabilities of the company at about
one million dollars, . with assets of
$296,925. As the firm had extensive
foreign connections, Mr. Walmsley re-
ported that an accurate accounting of
liabilities at tHs time was impossible.
Private Advices to Rebel Sympathiz-
ers Are to This Effect.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, April 9.—Rebels are
concentrating in the neighborhood of
Monterey, according to information re-
ceived here .today. Gen. Blanquet,
minister of war, says he does not fear
an attack on Monterey, as the garrison
is strong, but it is known that addi-
tional troops are being sent there. The
fighting around Tampico continues. al-
though details are lacking.
Private advices to rebel sympathiz-
ers say federals are attacking Torreon.
The 'government still denies that Tor-
reon has been lost to them.
Correspondents were officially warned
in the Diario Official that the sending
out of false news calculated to em-
barrass the government and aid the
rebels would result in their expulsion.
It was added that this was the last
warning.
which is expected to give the best re-
sults on the arrival of the federal col-
umns now on their way to Torreon.
According to General Blanquet, a po-
sition has been established by Gen.
Velasco at Cerro de la Cruz, from
from which place he dominates Tor-
reon with his artillery.
The newspapers printed in Spanish
do not make any mention of the cap-
ture of Torreon.
The government announced this
morning through the newspapers its
intention of instituting a censorship on.
cable dispatches.
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