The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1914 Page: 1 of 6
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A
l)i SUtflene guMPMfa fltejwrtet
! XXXII
ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY MAY 8 1914.
MXTM1SR94
ID CELEBRATE
THURSDAY P. M.
TB
S DESTROYED
GIVE UP JOBS
E
MEDIATION MAY I8TH
ihscission IN cmimmi Tih:i
to m: 1 p ir.y thbi 31 lie
id ( apses auitatiox
'ssomiiON run mvwintm
OF HH.dltlli PEOPLE rov
vi:m:s t imltihoke.
III. SCTH .III.V IA AS I'ONMIILK
MTrtl.ll ffA.H VIIIHVAI. Ill JIADK
A Mi;MOllAlllK IHTiSlOX
t THIS ClT.
HAITIAN UOlL'lt.NMKVr MIST PAV
IIIIITISH SI'IMKCT C2.thm
AH IMHJMMTY.
II Al Fllll AIIJOrilNHKNT
OF COMIItllSS.
SHALL WOMEN ViLLWRD TALKS
KERN PREDICTS
EARLY ENDING
RA
RAIN
RAILRDA
AT ASSOCIATION
MAK
S DEMAND
R.
-y
INEVITABLE
RESULTS
lr. Marie C Slopes Tin- Well Kiiomi
Srlciitlsl. Tells Some Of Tln lie
Mills Tlllll Would Follow
-Such Measures
I'y AHHairittlttl Press.
LONDON .May flTho leeGnl tlls-
ouaaloti In England of tho question of
compelling lirofedslonnl womun parti-
cularly tuiichors uittl doctors Ui.gtvu
up uioir positions urtor tuurrlngo has
brought a remarkable statement front
Dr. Murlo 0. Stupes a well hitowii scl-
ittlHU Tin-re aro hIih says throe Ine-
vitable rcaiitls from tho iOllcy of com-
pelling Women l give up Iholr pro-
fessions: (1) It prevents admirable women
of a certain type or character front mar
rylng nl nil.
i2j II deprive thi community of
the work and the experience of another
typo of W-innoti. who iIook not fto iihln
to sacrifice hor private llfi to her ca-
toor. (SI It loads other women of more
prefect halpuco. wh demand tho right
to l hoth hurmtit women an well as
ntHII)ut;t to i at wilfully ami Uh-
honestly" concealing the fact of their
niarrlttKo from their emplovors; or (b)
living in union with a man without
the lewnl tie of marriage
Ak to the lnnt alternative. r
HtoH ny "My own eperien e of
three yearn of marriage in which I
have discovered the ihuum.'ruhte ooer-
rlons. restrlctiona. legal injustices anil
encroachments on her liberty Imposed
on a married womun by the cummtiht-
ty or sections of It. has brought me
to the po'i't of hulng ready to con-
dom In any . my educated women
frl.'iiiln a ll'e IIvimI (If In serious and
binding iitil"ii with u uinii to whom
nhe Urnut Usually iittirrlod. Threo
oarn ago uch ft uourse would Imvu
niltjU ttiSlth horror.- "t;.
Only Iiy treating "harried women
properly by leaving Mieni the freedom
of choice allowed ti JI thr Indl-
vldttalH. add the writer con Inmtuier-
oniblo hvIIh h avoled
The niheu f tl new . banian
prluclpalitv ha been n gtout booi o
tamp 'Jfilerr and stamp collector
'the tonu rary ooriptilu of Fue C e-
vunitl ill to duca by th MwntotiyrIni
mid th Bin liar oc4ti:oii of DurnAO
Ity the S'lVlullH KHVe the phllhtelbtt
their firm rf.nrtuiiit Then aue-.tr
the Hfi ifleutnti tamp p -t. in
the Hhttpo or the ld T)trhteli tttump
tHhrjtNl with tlie AlbmilHii iotm.-
Mmdud esisle 'Itiuuitli not nmnv ot
tkwo 'VfT tiid UmJ Kn. ri" to
ii)iilib i-al le Hpeculnllon. and m ii..h h
it l u iullnri wan paid for u li.'
p'wrt In the hope tluil the i'H'i uill
iIho hIIII furthei tiiHU iioHiworb are
tit'oultiK bark tholr tiUck
HIiii'm then Allmnla Iiiih had her own
epiM'lul itantiiH made Thu) nr of al
dlfforotu dfiioniUiatloiiH oipreKHoiI In
oimUinrs. cnlhil in Albanian 'quIiiUs"
Thoy benr n portrait of tho national
horo.' Hca'iderboK. but the AmUraln
printer of the Htntnpd alteriNl It to
RHUidorborR. obvloithly int knowing
that the word Hioi;' Ih the Albanian title
Of nobility ntirt toU It fr it lloniian
.nr.me with tho common termination
borft. ft nioiiiilnlii On the day Prliiee
William arrive.! ihow utamiMi wore
nold with Uie 0Hrlhl Imprint 1 Mara-
H7C Hruflo aibretl ian" which monn
Alurch H7G. i tho yoar of tho donth or
Kwuiiterhoici "IJMB Hvo tho Mbrotl'
(Hiuporor or I'rliwi) IUH.
Tho tttnmnti wore aufekly sold out
and riMiolil at three or fur Union
Utolr faro value.
Tho Iihor Tart) hu dochld to plare
at lunm lou i nndidntiMi In tho field at
tho not gonornl olnctlon. Already its
uundldntiiros have been decldud uiwit
Ijf confomiicpn ronveiied under the
uuiiBtltution of tho party Of thee
IB Kualii aro now hold by Laboriten as
-hyJJhittalii fliul It by I'ulouUus. 4'J
of thoo Involve thnio-roriieretl eon-
aw. whleh mh Mr AwiuitU ald in
UIh Hpeooh at Undybaiik. Keiiorully bo
BBlnt the CoallUoti. the split vote
onablltiK Uie tiiilontntH to ne in. Five
of Uionu ihroe-oornored coiiIohih are
duo to Liberal altark on geuts now
liold by tho ltlwr Party and In tho
romalnlnt; -II Ihe Labor cmtdidattw la.
u far only opiwutd by a l'nlotilat
Apart from tho official Ijibor Party.
thuro aro alroudy 22 Independent ?o-
lalUt eandldatoB In Urn field. ferelnK
lfintitpnnird fitful In I oimlliu-
uuoIoB now hold by Liberals and four
by UiilonUts.
m ' a ' ' "
C'oWoii M1IU Uevtitj Opetinl
POST CITV. May C TIib IVtstox
Cotton MIIIk. which wore roinUy opon
ad biiro for oporatlon report a iln-
did bubiium and ure rocelvltiK ordurn
freut variou ocUons of tho utato for
(heir nroduc-ta Tho mills are uot lu
full wwing yet but will bwgln bo uir-
a I lot i of tho bulatidt of tlmlr louiim
IiuiniKllately upon tho arrival of addi-
tional handc who uro vn route to tbla
city Tho uianagKiout autlclpate a
twoffold lacrftso m bu!aes b tho
Utter part of Ma
CANSOLVERACEPROBLEM
Illnnl Di'ilari-x IVople of (lie North
I ii n. Tlmimh II In Uihaiic tnk.
Talk Hiu a Oood One
Tln-oii(thoui.
Iiy Adfoclated j'ruH
UALTIMnittt. Mil.. May r.-ln ai.
mlllrfHa tmltiy boforo the Slxtb ('on.
lerrnce of the National Angulation
foi the Advnurenieiit of lite Colored
Prupio. (tttwtirhl (ItirrlHoii Vlllard.
rrorttiient or the .Vow York KwiiIiik
Vml defended the neri of tho South
atsultiHt what ho termed "tioKro halt-
Ing iiolltlelaiiH.' and naid he believed
the KOlutlon of the problem rvatod
with what HotithoruerH torm 'Inter-
lopers from the North."
"We of the North boldly venture to
hollMio Hint we ean aolve the irreat
rr trial too. will bo inltodtiK. The
nice problem' tuld Mr. Vlllard "We
hollo o this beeatiBe of tho nuuuHwer-
loble iirgiitiiont of a titanic ltlntorloAl
achievement on our IUe It wa tue
North which aalvoil (ho nlavory pro-
mem in the moo of nf prautkally nut
1h1 Southern Notitlmunu' Tho wisdom
or the niitl-Hluvery mluorltv In tho
North which with the aid of military
necessity compelled Lincoln to hli
KiunucipHtiou Proclamation bun since
been JuHtillcd of all men.
" In the oucMtlon of curing for tlu
iiewnt the .South l divided within U-
elf. Within Kh own nuikB thorn aro
uialcoiiteutH and robolH annlnnt the
tloiiiliintltiK Hoiitlinont tho Hcntlmont
that Ih voIcih! toda by political do-
ininoKticH rlHen to einliiotico mi the
boika or the noitro. and by moans of
wicked appealx to the uuronson nnd
to the lhor paaJloiia of a largely mi-
trrate or iinlnformod oloctnrato. It
Ib tho violent antl-uogro Southern
S.'imtnrh Und coimrmmmen that we
-rfir ehlof oiioiuTmh r bhoia
In thoo within tho other Southern
onmp a chiof hopo. a chief Inspiration
a rrain proinme that tho oonsclonco
and the justice of the South together
tth thai of tin- North will eventual!)
aolvo tli b. ienil.lt. problem arlKht
Ah tor tlie iiKri-lwltliiK politician
I for one lone no opportunity to a-
all them with all the powor at m
toiutnaiiu t nave no crltlclmii too
menlng no words too violent to Ae-
vto to thorn nnd tho inlHChiuf and In-
fury thoy ari doing to our whole- coun-
try 'When the poKro faila to rle cer-
tain Southerner. chorfully awiort that
ihla provr the orfi Incapable of
:(haticltiK. and half brother to an nx
You miiiio Southernorif deprive tho no.
nro clitld of all schouliiiK. uh five
thommnd are deprived in Atlanta
turn him adrift to 1-04111 In alum lreot
ami thon If he growa up an animal
von xa the refipoitilblllty ih hi that
Hull provt him 11 heasl. ami IiIb race
tnhorently rlmlnal Never waa there
a more brazen asHertlou thai a people
cannot mine lu the Heale of cIvIIiea-
llon and a more determined effort to
prevent their WhIhr. Novor did moh
mon ho froituontly boiint tholr racial
superiority and then na If lu doubt
about It. do everything to handicap
llielr black competitor so that thoy
nhall not compote on equal torma '
siatlMIr on Lhesloek
FT WOltTII. May C Thoro wore 23V
010 head of livestock received 011 tho
Fort Wortli market during April ac
cording to a report Issued by tho I-'orl
Worth HtQckyanla Company Compar-
ed with the receipts for tho Bame
mouth of KH3 this la a decrease of a
little more than 4.00O head which 1b
attributed principally to the heavy
rains in tho various sections of the
state and crippled transportation faci
lities caused by those precipitations
During the four months of this year
livestock receipts on Ihe locnl yards
have totaled ?S587fi head compared
with (m.a72 Komi for the hiho period
nf last yonr. wliIcTt Ts an Increase Of
240.60 1 head or IHostook. Sheep and
goats wore tho predominating class of
livestock unloaded on the market dur-
ing April and 1)2.07- head of these
animals wore received here during that
time Cattle took second place with
841940 head und hogs came third with
5;i.lfiS head According to the report
thoro woro 8970 head of ealvea recalv
ed horo during last month and 1.9SS
head of horses and mules. Sheep
gaata and Iioks wore tho only class of
livestock which showed an Increase
vor April If 13 figures.
HULL C.UMLI.AC (MR.
Spaultlliur Hrolher Keport Sale of
Car at Midland to rouut-u of
JuMlrcburjr.
Spauldiug nrothors report the sale
of a Cadillac 1914 model to Mr Con-
noil of Jutlcoburg the sale being
consummated at Midland on Monday-
A mere man U the Inrenter of a veil
for women so shaped that U tlta snug-
under the chiu without any fat-
tag to retala It
REPEAL BILL WILL COME
Hope Ihe Itnrnl (rcdll Hill Will Come
I p inll-Truxl Proxriitii Like-
I) lloforo tho Final
VilJoiirniiieiiL.
Iiy AmoolnHnl Press.
WASIIINOTON. May CSouator
Kern the Uemoorntto loader of the
Kenute today predicted tho imXalblU
adjournment 0f Coiir.rosH by July 10.
Senators Kern Hoke Smith and
UTSormnu conferred with Preuldum
wiisnii 011 the legislative pro-rata.
Kern said that he bolleved tho Pana-
ma Tolls Repeal hill will bo disposed
of In tho net two weeks. The anti-
trust proKram will come before ad-
journment He hoped the It oral
I'rod.i bill would also.
(ALLS AMITIIKK MKF.TIML
lotion ( oiifcrciire lla- Adjourned at
Auutisln. Ha.-WIII t'iiMer
lotion F.xehnntxcM
II v Ahsooiated Press.
At'Ol'STA. (ia.. .May C After ad-
journment of thf Nallonnl Cotton
Conference here this moruliiK. W. C
Uiwsoii. of the Tcxiib Cotton Asso-
tintloii. called a meotliii; to consldor
the National Association cotton Rx
change
WILSON RECEIVES
DECUHING- REPLY
UK COI'LII MIT CJIYi: HIS KXTIIIK
run: to thk wohk ami
lll.'M'i: CANT UTKIT
Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Ma fi. Prt-sldotit
Wilson today received Hluhard Ohio's
lottor doclinliig tho governorship of
the Inderal Itesorve Hoard. Olnu
ad he Mas not able to devote his en
tire time to the governorship though
he would Ul.e to aid 'an administration
whoso first your of achievements make
It one or the most notable tho country
btiH uvor known.
tolijiiltt Wauls lludy.
Ity AHsnclated Press
AISTIN. May C Governor Col(uItt
today telegraphed Antonio 1 Villa
real the Constitutionalist governor
of tho Slate of Tampaullpas to have
Ntievo Ijirmlo permit tho transporta-
tion to the American side of tho bod)
of Poriflro Laurel for Interment. Lau-
rol was a Texas rancher who disap-
peared on tho Mexican aide Tho Fd-
orals thou lu possession of that see-
Hon denied any knowledge of hla
whereabouts. Tho body has been
round and exhumed.
i:. K. Hrlflln Very Low.
K K Grlllln was taken serloiiBly HI
Tuesday afternoon about threo o'clock
ami has remained lu a semi-conscious
condition At two o'clock this (Wed-
nesdayi afternoon ho was thought to
bo Improving The ntlack came on
while he was bathing and from the
first symptoms Several doctors were
immediately culled lu nnd gavo him
constant attention.
In England the pracllce Is growing
of filtering air for cooling electrical
machinery through water curtains to
exclude dust
T GENERAL
CONFERENCE MEETS
Law Making Hody of Soutbrra Mtlho-
diot Phurrh Will Ho lu Ses.
mIob Thrro Wek
Hy Associated Pros.
OKLAHOMA C1T1. May C The eev-
oiitoonth quadrennial conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
convened here today They will be In
session for three weeks. This is tho
law governing and law making body of
I bo denomination
The address of the bishops today re-
viewed tho past four year of work
They made recommendations aud aid
that it apptar?u mat tnero was al-
ready enough bUhops to look after the
work of the church. Thoy also dls-
cud lb Vanderbllt UulvenUy Utl-g&tloa.
HAD
MS
METODIS
WILL TOUCH OEF GAS
Srrrrlnr) Fred Wood Will Shoot
lloimiu Cundlp nl lcapl Uhh
From Pipe I'tilll It lirullos.
He Some .Mpcitklnir.
In celebration of the arrival oj
natural huh Into Abilene. Krod T.
Wood secretary of the Abilene (.'ham.
her or t'otuiuero.e lias arranged for n
natural gas. demonstratlou to tako
place Thursday night somowhore near)
the depot lawii of thu Tonaa nnd la-
cllli
the euct location having been
left undecided until nil the arrange-
metit are perfectinl!
A niilural gas plpo line will b.
o tended to the plop where the cole-
brntlon will be holdi nnd a pipe will
extend Into tho air tor a distance of
fifteen feet. When U10 gas Is turned
on Secretary Wood who Is arranging
the celebration .slngbHinndciL h'IH
point a Roman caudle toward the es-
caping gas and net' it on lire the
flame shouting far Into tho air and
announcing for the first time that
natural gas has made Is Inception
Into this cit.
According to tho plans ot the sec-
retary the following Will be about
the line of tho schedule of tho ccio-
bratlou
Carter's band will hoslit playing
at about sou o'clock: At s 15 there
will be speaking In Mayor KIrby
which will be in the nature of a wel-
come address. This will bo respon-
ded to by A. V Wnlnw right general
manager and Malinger Cnffcry or the
bllene (5ns Company which will nc
fvs a distributor ror 'tlie Pioneer On-
Company on behalf or the local com
prtny President Finberg of tho Abi-
lene Chamber of Commerce will then
respond mi behalf of the commercial
organization and the' qUizens of Abi-
lene telling of the advantage to "the
city from 11 commercial standpoint.
Probably some other talks will be
made.
Following this instruction will be
given for Hie gar. to ho turned loose
in tho pipe to be laid especially to
tho apot. When the gas Issues from
the ton of the pipe llfteen feet In tho
air. Fred Wood will got out a Roman
candle and fire at the end of the pipe
until tiio gas ignites nnd makes a
flame which will be nnnunciatnry of
Ihe fnct that natural gas has become
a reality In Abilene nnd that the local
company Is ready and willing to make
a connection with jour homo and fur-
nish tho new cheap fuel for all us
to which other fuels have been ap-
plied. While tho exact spot has not been
selected on account of some little
illlllculty that iiilnht nrWo hv reason
or the laying of tho natural gas ptpu
It can bo definitely known that the
demonstration or celebration will
take place somewhere between the
Texas and Pad lie freight and passen-
ger stations.
Those Interested In tho celebration
and Mho have tho Interest of tho city
at heart are urging that a largo crowd
be present as It will mark a now era
in (ho commercial life of Ablleno and
open up a very largo Held of activity
for tho manufacturer and others who
demand cheap and ollleiont fuel for
the operation of tholr factories.
Tlie following day natural gaa wH
bo on tap In every homo In tho city
which has connection with tho local
ias company mains Tho now fuel
doubtless will give good service for
where It has nlready been tried In a
few towns between Abilene and Moran
tt has proven good Cisco Is tho lar-
gest (own lo receive natural gas from
tho Morau field.
BECKER'S SECOND
ML IS OPENED
THE FOUK GIWMEN EXPIATEtt IN
t'O.NMHJTlO.N WITH CASE
EASTEK M0M4AY
Iiy Associated Press.
NEW YORK May 6. Crowds filled
tha courtroom today for tho opening
of tho second trial of Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Ueokor for tho murder of
th Gambler Herman Rosenthal. Pour
gunmen who were alleged to have
been hired by Ueckt-r to shoot Rosen-
thal wero executed E&ater Monday
At tho outset of the Uecker trial
the defense accused District Attorney
Whitman of ''talking to the newspapers
to the detriment of their client' and
asked a change of venue. The court
refused to grant tt By uooa one Juror
baa beea ckowa.
IN OMM TODAY
GIVEN TILL SIX O'CLOCK
HrllMi CniNcr Sufi'olk l on llaml
llrnili (0 Force the Demand
of the F.rbINh-IIiiIII
IIhh no Cah.
Hv AsHoelated Press.
POUT AP PKINUIJ. May C.Tho
Itritlsh diplomatic representative here
todiu delivered an ultimatum to tho
Haitian government glvliiK them nu
ll! sl. o'clock tonlgot 'for the goern-
tueiit to pay the Hrltlsh subject named
Peters $rt2.0t)0 for n saw mill burned
during Ihe Le Conto revolution Tho
Hrltlsh cruiser Suffolk Is here to en-
force the demand. Chamber of Den-
titles held a meeting and decided thnt
I hoy have no cash to pay.
WVNT.NrPPLIK.H
Tn mis of .M11111I und Hod water Whlrh
Wcrr Struck hy Tornadoes
Ask for Food Etc
TIJXAItKANA. Texas. May . Hed-
water and Maud Texas which were
struck Iiy a tornado Monday sent ap-
peals for food and clothing today.
Miss Seizor of Nugent who Is a
trained nurse returned to Iter home
Tuesday after spending boiiio time lu
the West on professional business
MINISTER FALLS
TOJRAGIC DEATH
FKI.L FIVE FLOORS AXD I.MPAL.
IIll 1VIIE1IK HEATH CAME
TO UV.U HELIEF.
Hy Associated Press.
NEW YOUK. May G- Mrs. Louis
Elchageray aged 29. tho wife of the
Mexican minister to Costa Hlca today
roll from the iirth floor of an apart-
ment house. Impaling herself 011 a
pit ket fence und dying.
lOEK ON TRIAL FOR A Mt'KDEIt
A Kaubas Case lnvolros Threo Rroth-
crs aud Their Father.
MOI'NTAI.V HOME Ark. .May 5.
Frank Slier und hla two brothers. QUI
and Hiram nnd their father. Hays
Slier wero plared on trial hero char-
ged with the miirdur of dill Slier'
wfo January 30. Mrs. Slier who liv-
ed In Junction City Kaimas was shot
to death In a battle over u homestead.
Frank Slier la charged with bolng tho
principal and tho others aro charged
with being accessories.
Ilyrd Is Released.
Hy Associated Press.
AISTIN May C.-Cov. Colquitt to
day received a letter from Doctor W.
M Spohn of Hrownsvlllo saying that
the brush along tho Mexican border
Is Infested with bundlta. Ho declared
that only tho presence or tho militia
prevented looting nnd other crimes.
Governor Colquitt also received a let
ter from U E. Cowling of Mineral
Wells advising him of the retcaso ot
tho American. (I. Ilyrd. at San Luis
Potosl. Ryrd complains bitterly of
.oik or Mienw "I " Aim-Ticun cou-R
suls In Mexico and saya "Nolson
O'Shaughnessy the American charge
at Mexico City neglected hlra
LEO FRANK DENIED
NEW TRIAL MOTION
Judge Urn Hill Annouurrd He Would
Sign Hill of Exceptions
Allovrlag Appeal
Hy Associated Press
ATLANTA Oa. May 6. Judge Den
Hill today in tho supreme court hero
denied an extra-ordinary motion for a
new trial for Loo M. Prank the fac
tory superintendent under sentence ot
death for tho murder of Mary Phagan
an employee. In denying the motion
Judge Hill announced that he would
eign a bill of exceptions allowlug tho
appeal to the state supreme court.
So that a ma nmay use a bicycle
when gunning a Prvaebfuait has In
touted a support to hold It stationary
while be Is firing the gua.
WIFE 0 MEXICAN
LINES WILL
BE EXTENDED
fi'asto.v .vrnioiii.i'i) to .make
PHLPAItATIONS AT VEKA
CIH' FOlt PHOTLTTIO.N
TEARING UP RAILROADS
Mexicans KcalUIng lnct liable Result
of tho Situation Are Prcpar-
Intr tr the Defense of
Ihe (llj.
Hy Associated PreBB.
WASHINGTON. May C.Tho War WASHINGTON. May C The South
Department today authorized (ioiiural American mediators today visited tho
Funs ton to extend iiIh lines about 8tate department and conferred with
Vera Cruz as rar aB "In his Judgment Secretary Hryan. Secretary lauio early
It wjib necessary." It was said thnt 'today conferred with Argontlno mlnls-
Futiston would extend his Hues und !er N"0" regarding mediation plana
fortify. hon they meet May 18th tit Niagara
Funston reported thnt there wiib no l''nl r"" n conference
definite information regarding tlie' rv mediators today continued their
Mexican troop movement. Ho oald wwloua expecting to advance on tho
he believed they were concentrating ''n'oent branches of their work bo-
tn defend tho rnllmmla ulmuiii ti... fr the conference at Niagara EulU.
Americans advance on Mexico City-
The Mexicans (old him that tho Inter
oceanic railroad tracks arc being de-
stroyed. After Funston's report tho War De-
partment received reports from Taiu-
plco of the Constitutionalist and Fed-
eral preparations for n deelslvo light
thoro. Diplomatic circles received re-
ports that tlucrtn's position In Mex-
ico City Is growing worse. Hucrta
fears that Zapatistas will attack the
Pity-
Helm Fire on OiihIiohI
Hy Aitsoclateil PresH.
WASHINC.TON May fi. Hear AdroL
nil Howard today Informed tho Navy
department from Mazatlnn that tho
ConHtltutlonallHts entrenched on Picilra
Island yesterday fifed throughout tho
day with rifles at tho federal gunboat.
Morolos lying In the harbor aud tho
federal shore battcrica returned tho
fire.
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From Houston chronicle.
Oeorge Kcnnnii explorer aud lee
turcr. recently communicated with the
National Geographical Society tiio in
formation that Corea built stool-clad
battleships 2.o years before tho Mon
itor and Mcrrlmnc were created- The
Hermit Kingdom waa using movabli
typo and astronomical Instrumenta
from tho twelfth lo tho fifteenth cen-
turies nnd employing explosive bombs
long boforo they wero known In Eu-
rope He points nut that tho famous
Japanese Sntsumn pottery was made
originally by Corean workmen who
were Imported Into the Mlkndo's
kingdom
These facta aro sighted by Mr. Ken-
nan to show tho terrific downfall ex-
perienced by Corea. He traces hor
course from hr plnnnolo of civiliza
tion to tho depths of degeneracy nnd
expresses great hope for her future
under the guidance of Japan.
Japan Forged to tho Front
"While Corea was sinking Japan
was rising until tho Island kingdom
all by her own efforts became such
worJ( )OW0 a dcfeat t
Kuropttan lotlon ho 8a).8 Th ro.
roaus wero a mainland people. They
had taught the medieval Japs all tho
clvllUatlon tbev had. Hut. bv reason
of their geographical location the)
werr Invaded by vastly Inferior poo-
pies tho Mongols and tho Mauchus
Corea was Influenced to establish de-
monology as her religion her blood
waa weakened by being crossed with
that of people vaBtlv beneath er.
and her spirit was broken by tho In-
dignities heaped upon her by the ouce
powerful invader Sho was under
tho influence of China which adopted
the aeml-sacred books of confuolua as
Its national system of education 2000
years ago. The knowledge of his work
and the ability to recite long chap
ters of his writings were made tho
chief requirement of the aspirant for
honors As a result the study of the
sciences mathematics ami the be
nomena of nature waa dropped the
memory waa over cultivated and the
reasoning power stultified The hab-
its of the Coroans became uncleanly :
they grew indifferent to dirt and
moll.
''Japan oa (he other band was nev-
er Invaded In her bfitory. her blood
waa ueier Intermingled and her stock
was allowed to remain pure The na-
twaal character waa developed wlta
MEDIATION BE
TAKEN UP SOON
SOITH AXEItUMX MKMATOKiiTO.
HAY VISITED IIKY.tt AMI CO.V
IE It II KH WITH II IM
On Canadian Side of .Niagara Falls
I hey ttlll Consider Etcry Phase
Of The Present .Mexican
Situation
Hy Associated Press
u wnH uU'oratlvely stated that tho
MEDIATORS MEETMAY 18
mediators did not urge Carrnnza to t
accept the armlsllcirf Huerto. At
Niagara Falls Uio conference expects
throe representatives from tho United
Stntcs nnd threo from liuorta.
After conrerrlng with Secretory Bry-
an ono of tho mediators definitely an-
nounced that tho mediaUon of thu
Mexican crlola will proceed without
Constitutionalists representation. Tho
mediators nppcar to doubt that Carrnn-
za will change aud allow the dinlcul-
Hex between tho Ibuboh? nnd Fedora-la
lo come Into tho conference which
will ho hold on the Canadian Bide of
Niagara Fulls.
Rebels Allack Fodfral.
Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON May C Admiral
Hadgor today Informed tho Navy De-
partment that the constitutionalists
yesterday attacked tho federals lu ho
Northern province of Vera Cruz wlUi-
out decisive result.
I'. H Enforcing Embargo.
Hy Associated Press.
EL PASO. May fi The United State
oillclals In enforcing tho embargo ou
arms nnd ammunition Installed fe-
male Inspectors to keep tho Mexican
women from carrying cartridge?
across tho border In their shawls.
Consul Roney Is Safe
I Associated Proas.
WASHINGTON May C The Ilrazll-
lan minister In Mexico City today In-
formed tho "state department Uiat tho
American Consul llonuy reported ar
rested ut San Lula Potosl had arrived
safo Hi Mexico City with Ills wife. The
minister added that It appeared Ameri-
cans aro safo In San Lula Potosl.
Military Cawps Continue
Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON May C.The war de
partment today announced- that it will
not suspend tho students of tho Sum-
tier Military camps on account of the
Mexican situation. Tho western camp
will bo at Monterey. California June
2C to July 31-
Villa Detachment S4
Hy Associated Press.
TORItEON May 6. A detachment of
General Villa's troops today entrained
for Monterey which will be the Reoel
campaign base against Haiti) to and
San Luis Potoai.
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out outside influence. The S-hlato re
ligion of tho empire has as Its cam-
ual principles jiurlty of body spirit
and environment. Japan was not ea
posed to the scouragea and plsgttea
that Corea'a dirt and filth brought
upon her. The feudal system. wraaK
up lu Japan causing authority to b
respected and discipline to bo devel
oped.
Cerea'ii Avraieaktf.
"In 1910 Japan annexed Core
Prior to that time as many deaths
900 a day had occurred In the cKy at
Seoul alone; shortly afterward net aa
many people died from the platt la
the whole kingdom ia owe year. J-aiMa
forcibly vaccinated M(WGW p44 ia
ono year. tCS courts were tistsMisasd
giving authority to 13.WW gendamss;
hundreds of miles of mads ar
built afforostatloa oa an estimate
scale is being carried oa t lasasw
age the tilkworm industry SILttaVMi
mulberry trees were set aat iat sat
year state aad private mm
established; the ptl mrlniis
was installed aid la
fantHes ha a aavtaa
pHl. at art saspleteaa. aav
4 that they will get tsw
back wfeea liey ask for it-
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