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THE TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
2A.M. EDITION
QUESTION IS
ONEOFPARTY
OBLIGATION
TEMPLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1914.
president holds that ex-
pression or congress sup-
ersedes congestion.
OPPOSITION STRONG
Delay ill ('imiiiK to Vote oil Canal
Tolls (.riiiiit; on the ScrvMt
of Mail in « liitc House—I'ili-
biiMcrlnB If? < Imwd.
' WASHINGTON, Marcli 23— Presi-
dent Wilson declared today that iti
seeking the repeal of the Panama
tolls exemption he not only was ask-
ing that the nation do that which it
♦a*. bound in honor to do but was go-
ing tin? way of the majority in the
democratic party. He pointed out that
when the Panama canal act was pass-
ed a majority of the democrats then
in the house of representatives voted
against the tolls exemption and that
only by a coalition of a minority of
democrat* with a number of republi-
can* did the measure become law.
This announcement was taken in
administration circles as the presi-
dent's answer to the argument that
the Baltimore platform made the tolls
exemption a democratic doctrine. The
president is understood to believe that
the majority opinion of the democrats
In the house as last expressed was a
result of more deliberate considera-
tion or the question than was possi-
ble at the Baltimore convention.
The president made no secret to
callers of his anxiety for the repeal
measure to come to a vote. Asked if
he thought influences were at work to
prolong debate unnecessarily, Mr
Wilson said he did not know but It
certainly appeared to him as if there
had been filibustering: that minori-
ties always filibustered and disclosed
themselves in filibusters.
Confident of Majority.
The president is confident that he
will have the majority of his party be-
hind him In the house when the re-
peal comes to a vote. He has been
assured that at leant 200 democrats
will support him, and many republi-
cans- Senator James of Kentucky
has Informed the president the vote in
the senate would be at least 58 to 24
in favor of the repeal,
There seemed little prospect to-
night of getting the Sims repeal bill
before the house until late in the week
at the earliest.
rebate on the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill Is dragging along
slowly with no prospect of immediate
conclusion. Today the apparent ef-
fort of members to prolong discussion
of trivial matters brought constant
references by champions of the tolls
exemption repeal to filibustering tac-
tics.
No attempt will be made to report a
rule that would limit debate on the
repeal bill to fifteen hours until the
measure actually has been called up
and this probably cannot be done un-
til Thursday, when Majority leader
( nderwood is scheduled to make the
opening speech in opposition to tlie
repeal.
Representative Murdock. progres-
sive leader, urged today that if the
house would limit the repeal discus-
sion to forty instead of fifteen hours,
sentiment on the tolls issue would be
so shifted that the vote would result
"America's way Instead of Eng-
land's."
Several suggestions of "gag rule"
were made but Minority Leader Mann
declared that while he had heard It
reported that the white house had
sent word to hasten the repeal, he did
not believe the president had attempt-
ed to interfere with house procedure.
Progressives Split.
That all progressive party members
of the house are not opposed to repeal
of toll exemption was disclosed today
when Representative Charles M.
Thompson, of Chicago Issued a state-
ment declaring his intention to sup-
port the president.
"In view of the statement recently
Issued by Mr. Murdock to the effect
that the progressives in congress are
substantially a unit against the prop-
osition to repeal the toll exemption
clause in the Panama canal act," said
Representative Thomson, "I feel call-
ed upon to say that I am unable to
agree with my progressive colleagues
In this matter.
"I am not unmindful of the fact
• that my party platform demands free
tolls for American coastwise shipping.
My study of this subject is as thor-
ough as I could possibly make it with-
in the time that has been at my com-
mand and I have not been able to es-
cape the conviction that the exemp-
tion of American coastwise shipping
from the payment of tolls Is in viola-
tion of the terms of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. I do not hesitate to place
what I consider a matter of national
honor above party platform."
Representative Chandler, of New
Vork, also a progressive member, sup-
plemented the statement of his party
leader In the house, declaring his op-
position to the repeal because I be-
lieve a political platform is a covenant
with the people."
Senator O'Gorman, who Is fighting
early and late against the administra-
tion's repeal policy, said today that
the committee on interoceanlc canals
would act on the repeal bill in due
time but reiterated his statement that
the committee would not meet until
Senator Crawford returns from South
Dakota. . v -
In the senate today Senator Thorn-
ton of Louisiana, a member of the ca-
nals committee who has announced
that he will support the president
in the tolls controversy,' submitted a
resolution said to have been passed at
a Saint Patrick's day gathering in
New Orleans protesting against his
"attitude. ., ,
Senator Thornton said he did not
believe such a resolution had been
passed In any public meeting and de-
nounced It as "scurrilous."
KILLING OF BENTON
OFFICIALLY TOLD
BY BRITISH CONSUL
Secret Investigation Made by Consul
Perceval Indicate* Benton Was j
Knifed In Villa's Office,
WASHINGTON, March 23.—The in-
i quiry into the death of the Scotchman
i Benton five weeks ago In Juarez, di-
| reeled by the British foreign office
j has been concluded and today the re-
I suits were laid before the British am-
, bassador here for transmission to Lon-
i don. This investigation was conduct-
i ed by C. A. 8. Perceval, British con-
Jsulate at Galveston, whose district In-
j dudes the town of Hi Paso oposite
; Juarez.
i Originally ordered to El Paso to co-
I operate with the commission appoint-
led by Secretary Bryan to Inquire into
i the Benton ease. Mr. Perceval finding
that the American commission was
! helpless to act as the result of the re-
i l'usat of the rebel leaders to allow
i them to exhume the dead Briton's
} body, conducted an Investigation on
t his own account. He employed such
j agents as he thought were necessary
and secured a mass of testimony bear-
ing upon Benton's death. Much of
this was collected In secret because of
• the. fear of the witnesses of punish-
j ment at the hands of the constltution-
j alist leader and for that reason not
'even the names of the witnesses would
be given publicity at this time.
Necessarily the evidence as to what
actually took place In Villa's head-
quarters at Juarez where Benton was
last seen alive, was meager. Most, if
not all of the eye-witnesses, were of-
ficers and private soldiers under Vil-
la's immediate command who now are
with the general well down in the in-
terior of Mexico. Some of them are
men whose names were given in the
first report on Benton's death by Villa
himself as having been witnesses be-
fore a court martial which was said
to have tried and convicted Benton.
Hon He Was Killed.
From the incomplete evidence that
he was able to obtain, Consul Perce-
val reports that Benton, disregarding
I th' advice and appeals of his wife,
proceeded directly to Villa's head-
quarters with the double purpose of
protesting against the spoliation of his
ranch and to secure the privilege of
marketing his cattle in the United
Slates. So extensive had been the
raids upon his livestock by tlie rebels
that he told his friends that he had
determined to save what he could of
thi herd by getting it out of the coun-
try.
The testimony quoted by the consul
makes it appear that Benton was un-
armed when he entered Juarez and
sought Villa's headquarters; that he
entered Villa's office; that there was
a tremendous scuffle, followed by per-
fect quiet. No witnesses could be
found who heard the sound of a shot.
Benton did not emerge from that of-
fice alive, but where and when his
body was removed the report does not
disclose.
The consul drew the Inference that
Benton had been killed by a knife and
that his body had been secretly re-
moved and interred somewhere in the
immediate neighborhood, though
there was no direct testimony adduced
to sustain this inference.
The substance of the report will be
communicated to Secretary Bryan and
the report itself will be transmitted to
the British foreign office. According
to the British view, nothing further
can be done in the case at this stage.
Cttrranza Report Awaited.
The report of the Carransa com-
mission appointed to investigate the
Benton killing is awaited with much
interest and will be received by the
British government as information at
least. Nothing now is expected from
the American commission which Sec-
retary Bryan today said was in statu
quo as it has been for many weeks
post.
No Immediate action Is expected at
the British embassy as a result of the
report, but it was recalled that Sir
Edward Grey in his last statement to
the house of commons upon the Ben-
ton case made it plain that there must
be a heavy reckoning for this killing
of a British subject and that the
debtor would be the future perma-
nent government of Mexico.
Advertising is trade insurance.
It not only builds but conserves.
It creates good will, makes cus-
tomers and retains them.
It reduce^ the cost of doing busi-
ness by increasing the volume—
and In cutting the costs malrt-s it
possible .to give greater advantages
to the customers.
It is to the advantage of the
buyer to trade witlj an advertised
house because that concern is do-
ing business with modern meth-
ods.
Head over the advertising In to-
day's Telegram and it will be clear
that the houses making their ap-
peal for your patronage are the
representative concerns of the
community.
Think of the businesses in Ihe
same line that do not advertiso—,
that is, if you can remember their
names—and then do a little mental
com parison.
It's not hard to see that the men
who deserve your support are the
men who are advertising and mak-
ing good on their promises.
FIRST BLOOD
CREDITED TO
U.S. SOLDIERS
j mint VI i uk battle between
mexican liWil baUS and
IT, s. troops.
MEXICANS ROUTED
Jersey Bull Gored
Physician to Death
West of San Angelo
I,lute T'orcc of Border Patrol
Back at Federal* Shooting
Constitutionalists on the
American Side.
'Ired
at
KAGLH PASS, Tex., March 23.-
; Mexican federal soldiers who attempt
Dr. A. i ed to pursue with rifle bullets a de-
SAN ANGELO, March 23.
la Moore, an aged physician, was'jfeated constitutionalist force escaping
| gored to death by a Jersey bull this j to the Fnited States and safety, met
jevening on the ranch of W. T. Wit-; sharp resistance yesterday from Unit-I
j liamson, a few miles west from San : ed States cavalry on border patrol
Angelo. (above Del Rio, Texas. When three;
Dr. Moore was 72 years of age and 1 horses held by the American troopers
I liad retired from active practice. A j had he-en shot down, the Americans t
jury of inquest determined the cause j returned the fire across the Rio j
! of death tobe as given. Grande and after the international
1 —-—e-—. i—ii >- - • conflict, the Mexicans withdrew, bear-!
j ing with them dead and wounded.
, No American was hurt.
| Official reports of the occurrence!
j to Cot. Sibley, commanding Fort I
j Clark here, caused orders for all avail-
able cavalry of the border patrol to
'proceed to Del Rio. One troop and
a machine gun platoon left Eagle Pass
j today. Another engagement between
i Mexican federals and constitutional-
_ . _ , „. _ . . - , . I ists is expected tomorrow in the same
. Fran Earlwine and John Stack bouse,! territory
fifteen-year-old boys, were blown to j Th„ claBh acro#8 international
I pieces at Proctor, 20 miles from here,'
Two Boys and a Can
of Nitr oglycerine;
No Others Are Killedl
WHEELING, W. Va„ March 23.
• today. The found a can of nitroglyT
J cerine on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
| road and exploded it, A section of
j the track was torn up and a fast pas-
; senger train was flagged just in time
to avert a wreck.
MICHIGAN STRIKE
CONDITIONS TOLD
TO COMMITTEE
John Miti'hell and Representative Mc-
Donald Discussed Strike Causes
in Copper District.
line was precipitated, according to of-
ficial reports to headquarters hen-
today, by persistent firing of the fed-
erals at the fleeing constitutionalism -
who had gained American territory
and surrendered to U. S. troops. Three
horses held by American cavalrymen
were killed. For ten minutes Captain
Winterburn of troop E, 14th cavalry,
signalled to the federate to cease firing
hut reported that his signals were dis-
regarded and his own men were in
danger.
Rebels in Trap.
Constitutionalists defeated yesterday
morning were a scouting party led
into a trap by the federals, who ear-
lier in the day had captured Las Va-
cas, opposite Del Rib. They aban-
doned the town, but returned sudden-
ly to attack the rebel scouts. About
45 constitutionalists were cut off by
300 federals at McKee's crossing on
the Rio Grande, where the rebels put
up a stubborn resistance until over-
powered by numbers. They then be-
gan retreating across the river to the
American side, where. Captain Winter-
burn's detachment of 15 cavalrymen
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VOL. VII. No. 124
HALTCALLED
IN POLICY
OFCOERCION
KNOMSH GOVERNMENT HECOG.
NI/ES MISTAKE OF SENDING
•'J.OOPS TO ITSTIilt.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Alleged Thai Army Officer Mi-luler-
preted His Orders Fiasco, So
Termed. Kindles Wratli
Against Tory Officers,
miss esteems tuttle.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-— i fill a destiny by inspiring tlie brain
George Sterling, the poet, has an-1 of the poet. She Is twenty and _____ _
nounced his engagement to Miss Es- •'harming' andevoted to the dance j the cabinet for a compri
. „ ... . * ... . as an art. She says: - "George is a arm v.
telle Tuttle, daughter of Mrs. Agnes reincarnation of Dante.
LoNKoN. March 23, The defeo«
lion of the army officers who refused
to serve in Ulster is a closed incident,
but its consequences ,-re likely to
prove far-reaching. Premier Asquith
and Cot. Seele.v, secretary of state for
war, made explanations before an ex-
cited and turbulent house today that
the whole affair was the result of a
m isunderstanding.
This misunderstanding it was in-
' ferred, although they did not directly
isay so, was due to misconstruction of
s the government's plans by the com-
j ma tiding general. Sir Arthur Paget,
j whereby he informed the officers in
t Ireland that they were to move on
• Clster for a repressive campaign.
I Genenl f'aget and three senior of-
ficers from Ihe Curragh camp—Gen-
| eral Onugh, Col, McMwen and Col.
Parker—-were summoned to London
! for a conference. According to offi-
,cial statements the misunderstanding
has been cleared away and these offi-
cers returned tonight to Ireland.
Prior to their departure they said
they were entirely satisfied with the
results of their visit. The terms on
which the officers remain at their
posts were not disclosed but the Ken-'
era), belief is that they were assured
they would not be compelled to fight
against the Ulster men.
Surrender of Government,
j This is considered a distinct sur-
render by the government. Lord Mor-
ley of Blackburne explained in the
house of Lords significantly that he
did not think, lit the interests of the
efficiency of the army, that all that
transpired In the army council should
be made public and that the king ap-
proved the orders to the officers to re-
turn.
The part the king played in the
crisis has not been disclosed. Army
officers address their resignations to
his majesty and the report tha tthe
king insisted that the resignations in
the present instance should not be ac-
cepted and used his influence with
imistt with the
WASHINGTON, March 23.—Plans
for concluding the congressional inves- | was on duty to preserve neutrality,
tigation of conditions in the Michigan ) Of the 45 constitutionalists only 27
strike district were made today by the- [ reached the Texas banks. The fed-
sub-committee of the house mines crals continued to fire at the fugitives
committee. The committee heard j as they forded the river and several! so
during the day John Mitchell, labor | were killed in the water, their bodies j
leader and Representative McDonald j floating down stream. Even after the ]
who represents the affected districts i constitutionalists had surrendered to,
in congress. the Americans, it was officially re- |
The Calumet and Hecla Mining' ported, the federals continued shoot- J
company, through its attorney, James ing with grave danger to both Ameri-
A. Emery, was requested to furnish i -fans and Mexicans.
data of the financial conduct and his-' America-js Shot to Hit.
tory of the company and the commit-1 When Captain Winterourn saw his
tee decided to close the hearings as signals to cease firing brought no ef-
soon as Quiney A. Shaw, president of i feet the Americans began shooting at
the Calumet and Hccla company, can ] a range of about 400 yards from the
Tuttle, of this city. The union will
be noinnndane affair, but an earthly
recognition of the soul-union which
has already been sanctioned in the po-
I know that I
I have lived many ages ago in Egypt j
The soul of the Italian poet and that j
of a denizen of th© desert have met I
Alleged Government Plan.
The unionists firmly believe thav
the government has participated in a
and are mingled. Our union will be j ?Xml«1^7p*rit* J'of* 'the '
etic realm, of space. They both say j the ideal one. I will inspire him -to 1>nvi,J ' CT(,org(, and wlnsto,;
higher flights of poety. (spencer Churchill were the chief
; movers in the plan and that the gov-
ernment proposed a wholesale move-
i ment of troops into Ulster to over-
come the covenanters by the display
Miss Tuttle bzelieves she can ftii- i
Dreadnaught Oklahoma Is First Ship
♦ ♦♦ •♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
to Be Christened With Prayer
♦ ♦
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of superior force and the arrest of
their leaders and that the plan was
frustrated only by the opposition of
the officers.
Some of the unionist members as-
sert that Andrew Bonar I,uw recently
received a letter uuoting one of the
highest officers In Ireland us saying:
By Saturday there will .be hun-
MEXICAN REFUGEE
HEARING AT PECOS
Habeas Corpus Trial of Interned Mex-
Who
leans
Seek Release from
Fort Bites.
PECOS, Tex., March 23.—Before
Judge Edward Meek of the United
State court for Northern Texas, a ha-
beas corpus hearing was called today
here for release of about 5,000 Mex-
ican federal soldiers held by the Unit-
ed States army at Fort Bliss, Texas.
The petition of the soldiers repre-
sents that the United States has no
right, either national or international,
to Mold them prisoners, the contention
being that while The Hague treaty
provides for the lnternement of sol-
diers fleeing from one country to an-
other to escape capture by an enemy,
it does not provide for such lnterne-
ment In an internal strife. The Hague
treaty, the petition claims, provides
only for the internement of soldiers
engaged in one side of an internation-
al conflict.
The prisoners contend through
counsel that they comprised the Mexi-
can federal garrison at Ojinago, Mexi-
co, and that when Mexican rebels at-
tacked the place they fled to the
United States and have been interned
at Fort Bliss to be held until the close
of the' war in Mexico.
Mr. Grocery Dealer-
The Magmolia Cotton Oil Com-
pany of Houston, and the Proctor
&, Collier Company of Cincinnati,
have each ymiiitwud quite a bit of
space in the Telegram in order that
they may advertise their famous
Cooking fats—the former being the
manufacturers of Crusto, and the
latter of Crlsco.
You oarry these products In
stook. It Is money in your pocket
.to sell them. The manufacturer is
doing his part, now It ia up to you
to back up his advertising by
prominently displaying the coods,
having ycur clerks call attention
to them, and push them in every
way you can.
be called and questioned afc to the at-* Texas bank of the river, and the fed- , _ , .... ...
titude of the company toward organ- crals withdrew leaving several bodies MOSt Powertul Of America S righting ShiDS Given Mission - dre<1f' <)f dead in Ulster." The union
ized labor. ■ on the Mexican side. They later re- i ' Ists also accuse the government o
Mr. Mitchell told the committee | turned and bore these away, but how j ot Peace—But Champagne Was Used
that there was no connection between) many were killed or wounded the! - r o
the Western Federation of Miners,"; Americans could not learn. i , ^
which organized the Michigan strike j There was no further Irouble, and
PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.
it was said hero that the additional
troops were ordered to Del Rio be-
cause of the battle expected tomorrow.
A force of about seven hundred con-
stitutionalists was reported advancing
from the southwest to Las Vacas,
where the federal command is now
stationed. A company that has been
encamped opposite Langtry, Texas, Is
also moving down the river toward
Las Vacas and a renewal of fighting is
expected tomorrow.
Lower Rates Bill.
Washington, March 2S. — Plants,
seeds and cuttings may go through
evoiently'' 'because"of"the^large^income 11he malls at fourth-class rates in
-- - f - - - -- - packages weighing more than eight
ounces, but by the terms of a bill
and the socialist party or the Indus
trial Workers of the World. He de-
fended the federation, declaring that
it was affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor and that it lived
up to its contracts with employers.
Attorney Emery endeavored to show
that the Western Federation as an or-
ganization was opposed to agreements
with employers and could not be de-
pended upon to carry them out.
Representative McDonald declared
that all of the trouble in the Michigan
copper field was due to the "auto-
cratic control" exercised by the mine
operators. He said so long as the
operators exercised this control "ben-
ntly '
afforded by the mines, all went well,
but as soon i s the operators began to
economize and cut down costs their
arbitrary power aroused discontent
among the workers.
Both Mr. McDonald and Mr. Mitch-
ell urged legislation to prevent the
importation of armed guards into
strike districts from other states and
to prevent strike breakers from being
deceived as to conditions in a strike
field to which they might be taken.
FIVE WERE BITTEN
BY RABID BULLDOG
Suburb of San Antonio iu Panic When
I>oft Attacked Crowd Return-
ing from Church.
SAN ANTONTO, March 23.—Five
persons, two men and three children,
were attacked by a mad bulldog on
West Commerce street, Prospect Hill,
about noon yesterday, as they were
coming from a nearby church. That
neighborhood was quickly thrown into
a panic. Aside from the five victims,
three dogs were bitten before the ani-
mal was killed. The dog's head was
sent to Austin and last i)ight a mes-
sage was received from the Pasteur
Institute that the dog suffered from
rabies. Those bitten have gone to
Austin for treatment. They are:
T. F. Wray, 823 North Zarzamora
street.
Evelyn Leonard, 12 yews old.
daughter of C. A. Leonard, 2611 West
Houston street.
Ruth Jenkins, ? years old, 1911
West Commerce street.
Another little girl and a Mexican
whose names were not learned were
also bitten.
secrated to a mission of peace, the
snperlft-fjadnought Oklahoma, the lat-
est and most powerful acquisition to
the American navy was launched to-
day from the yard of the New York
Ship Building company at Camden,
N. J. Just before the big ship was
given its name by Miss Lorena Jaue
Crttce, daughter of the governor of
Oklahoma, Bishop E. E. Hoss of Mus-
kogee, Okla., in a brief invocation
dedicated the dreadnought to the
"errands of peace and Christianity."
The invocation was at the suggestion
of Mrs. Reynold Hall, president of the
ship sponsors society and It was said
to be the first time in more than half
a century that a battleship launching
-Con- the prow of the giant seafighter and
at the same time crying "1 christen
thee Oklahoma," tlie big crowd sent
up cheers of enthusiasm which con-
tinued until the vessel had glided far
out in the Delaware river.
Afterward the spousor was present-, .
ed with a diamond studded bracelet, j army has checkmated the govern*
of
making a scapegoat of General Paget
"for their own colossal blunder."
Home Rule Future.
The futureof the home rule bill is
in doubt. No-'deelarations of "full
steam ahead" nor "meeting force with
force'" were heard today from the lib-
erals in the debate in the house. None
of the fire and firmness which per-
meated the speeches of the ministers
only last week was in evidence. The
the gift of the builders.
Senators Owen and Gore, who were
members of the launching party, in
addresses expressed pleasure at the
consecration of the ship to what Sec-
retary Daniels of the navy termed the
ment, aoording to the unionists vtew
and the covenanters of Ulster hava
won their fight.
No one will be surprised if the gov-
ernment soon relinquishes armed
force as Its action had the immediate
"typtfication of the national Christian result of striking a shower f sparks
spirit." Mr. Daniels said he hoped j of class jealousies.
which passed the senate today and! was preceded by prayer.
now goes to the house, a rate of one
cent for two ounces was provided for
packsges of eight ounces and less.
THE WEATHER
^ ^ ^
Washington, March 28.—East Tex-
as: Fair Tuesday, warmer east por-
When Miss Cruce carrying a large
bunch of American beauty roses,
crashed a bottle of champagne against
RIGHT OF CLUB TO
SELL LIQUORS TO
MEMBERS UPHELD
district Court at Austin Decides Coun-
try Club Case—May Sell Except
Election Days.
the Oklahoma would never be called
on to fight or to win a battle in war-
fare.
Governors Teuer of Pennsylvania,
Tory Officials Allocked.
Liberal newspapers of high standing
and influence like the Daily Chronicle
and the Dally News print bitter de-
Glynn of New York and Baldwin of j nunciations of the officers as part of
Connecticut were among the guests at i the tory aristocracy which insists upon
the launching.
AUSTIN, March 23.—Bona fide so-
cial clubs of Texas today won a sub-
stantial victory when Judge C. A.
Wilcox of the twenty-sixth district
court gave Judgment In the case of the
state of Texas vs. the County Club of
Austin. The court denied the applica-
tion of the state for an injunction to
restrain the officers of the club from
selling intoxicating liquors to its mem-
bers and also refused the injunction
which sought to restrain tlie club from
conducting a pool and billiard hall.
The court, however, granted the
injunction restraining clubs from sell-
ing liquors on election days.
This case was to decide whether so-
clal clubs of Texas can, under their
charters, sell liquors to members. As-
sistant Attorney General Keeling, who
tion; Wednesday, probably fair, brisk J Is representing the state, has reciueet-
south wliidg. ed the court to file its conclusions of
T Texas: Fair Tuesday and' law and fact In order that the case
Wednesday. | may be appealed.
CITIZENS CONDEM
ACTION OF OFFICERS
IN THE LITTLE CASE
Slireveport Jurise Outlawed Jury
Which Returned Verdict of Acquit-
tal aud Now Censure tlie Court.
SHREVEPORT, La.. March 28.
The committee of seven citizens head-
ed by John Jenkins, appointed at the
mass meeting held at the city hall
two weeks a«o to consider the acquit-
tal of Hervey J. Little and his wife,
who were* tried for the murder of 3.
J. Vancleve, submitted a report to-
night at a second mass moetlnf. The
committee found that District Attor-
ney Mabry committed a "tactical
error" in taking the case up for trial
on Saturday preceding two holidays;
that District Judgn Landls' .rulings
were uniformly with tha defense
"right or wxons:" and that the sher-
iff's force was lax in permitting the
Jurors to obtain liquor. Resolutions
were adopted demanding a more rig-
rarwsVi"hor—primin*'
women
the prerogative of ruling th3 country
against the will of the people and de-
tnund the democratization of the army
and that the system of officering it
frotn the sous of the rich be supersed-
ed by a system whereby officers may
be promoted from the ranks.
The labor papers are equally bitter
and demand to know why privates
should not have the same privilege of
refusing to fire upon workingmen
when called upon to suppress riots
"What about the strikers?" was the
shout with which the iabor members
tried to drown Mr. Bonar-Law's de-
fense of the rights o ftha officers to
refuse to obey orders against their
consciences.
Conferences of high officers with
the king continued today. Sporadm
*5.of °rflcerti announce|
including those of several of the vol-
unteer forces.
Naval Officer Evade*.
At the Carlton club which is a con-
servative stronghold. It was asserted
'ilf? ,or(1 tbe admiralty.
on ®Vtdajr ordered th*
third battleship squadron to Belfast
object of landing marines and
that Admiral Bailey replied tha tthe
squadron was not in condition to go
to sea.
DISMISSED APPEAL,
Damage Verdict for Deatli of Exprc-a
, Messenger Stands.
, Washington, March 28.—-The su-
preme court today dismissed th* ap-
peal of the MUsouri, Knosas and Tex-
as railway oorapanj- from the »dg-
Ji! r ?kla£oniu p0«rts award-
ing Mrs. Ivolue B. West of Labette
county, Kansas, ilB.Oflrt for the death
W»B B. West.
4
ot her husband,
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