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Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
BANK ROBBER CHOSE DEATH At SundOWn of An Exciting
 Day A SENSATIONAL HOLD-UP
Bandit Would Have Els capped But for Rural Tel ephone System, Which Called Out Farmers on the Line of His Flight

Salina, Kan, Dec. 15.-Ira Ward, 30 years old, who, it is said. robbed the State Bank of Paradise, Kansas. early today. securing S2,5OO. killed himself when surrounded by a posse of farm CTS fourteen miles north of that place.
 Wards suicide came as a climax to one of the most sensational rObberies in the central western states in re- cent years. He had made a hard race for liberty but as the farmers had been notified by telephone, a posse easily picked up the trail.
 For five hours he succeeded in elud- ing his pursuers, but about sundown he was surrounded. At first he seemed to be seeking a route to liberty through the lines of determined farmers. but failing in this, he turned the gun he had bought earlier in the day upon himslf and sent bullet into his brain.
 When the posse reached him they found S2,5OO
 hO A-NNA NHNANI AAAAANo HUI III east of Luray, Kansas. went to Para disc last night He told people there he was riding across the state on a wager and attracted only casual notice.
 This morning he went to a hardware store. bought a revolver and ammuni- ton and a coil of rope Then he went to the bank where he covered Cash fer Bert O'Brien and four others. Af- ter the safe had been opened by the cashier at Wards direction, the five men were marched into the back room and forced to lie on the floor The lone bandit then tied and gagged them with gunny sacks.
 After searching the vault and secur- ing S2,500 he walked over to hardware store. bought a rifle and a large num- Der of cartridges and mounting his horse he rode rapidly away. In a short time the men in the bank were discov- cred by patrons of the bank and re- leased. A posse formed and started after him. catching up late today.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
THE BLAZING TOMB
 OF IMPRISONED MINERS
No Hope For Ten Men in Colorado
 Coal Mine.

Denver, Dec 15.-There is little hope for the safety of the ten miners entombed in the Leyden mine. north west Of the city as a result of a fire that spread to shaft No. 2 last night. cut off the escape of the men and destroyed the shaft. and toppled other surface buildings.
 Throughout the day rumblngs be- meath the ground indicated that the shaft was caving in. Judging from the length of time it took the loosen ed earth to fall. the cave-ins reached very near the surface. Tn this belief the officials of the mine roped off a considerable area about the mouth of the shaft to keep the curious away from danger.
 A government rescue car from Trinidad reached Denver this even ing Officials of the mine are uncer- tain of the advisability of efforts to enter the mine tonight. Tests made by lowering live rabbits into the shaft showed that the burning DOT ton of the mine is unsafe.
 A scouting party of four helmet men wont down shaft No. l. A fan had b-en working all afternoon and they found the air at the 7O0-foot
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
WESTERN ROAD INVOKES
 THE ERDMAN ACT
To Avert Threatened Strike of En-
 gineers.

Chicago. Decs 15.-The Erdman act was invoked today by siXty-one west ern railroads as d means of avoiding strike threatened by the engineers to enforce their demands for higher wages. A formal appeal was ad- dressed to United States Commits sioner of Labor Neil and Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission to act as mediators to try to effect a settlement The re- fusal of the engineers to agree on ar bitration is given by the roads as the reason for its action, following the refusal of the engineers to accept an offer of a 91z per cent increase.
 The demand of the engineers was for an increase of r per cent The results of the strike vote were an nounced on Monday by President Warren S. Stone. The men declared in favor of holding out by a vote of 97.5 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
TRYING ID SAVE
 HIS DIVORCED WIFE
pr. William Krauss Testifies In Her
 Behalf In Griffith Case.

Los Angeles, Dec. 15.-Dr. William Krauss, dean of the medical college of Mississippi. testified today in behalf of his divoeced wife, Daisy Turney Krauss, of Memphis. Tennessee, on trial on a charge of assault with intent to kill Franklin H. Griffith, a real estate broker of Los Angeles. Mrs. Krauss defense is that she was mentally ire sponsible when she fired the shot.
 Dr. Krauss testified that his former wife appeared agitated and unaccount- ably excited following a visit Griffith made at their home in Memphis two years ago. He also testified that Grif- filth had offered to turn over to him more than a hundred love letters Mrs. Krauss is said to have written him. He accepted the offer and pr. Krauss' di vorce suit. instituted last year in Vicks- burg. Mississippi, was based on evil dence contained in these letters It is expected the case will go to the jury tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
THE BROADER SCOPE IF THE CIVIL SERVICE THE NOTION OF THE REFORM
 ASSOCIATION. Only President, Vice President and Cabinet Officers Would Be
 Exempt.

Baltimore. Md, Dec. 15.-The open ing session of the meeting of the National Civil Service Reform asso- ciatiOn today was notable for the lengths to which members desire the government to go in the application of the merit system. If the ideas of the association prevail, virtually only the president and vice president and cabinet of the United States will be exempt from civil service rules.
 Dr. Charles w. Eliot. president emeritus of Harvard, in his address said:
 The labors of the National Civil Service Reform league have been re- warded during the administrations of Roosevelt and Taft by the attain ment of many improvements. Today 294,000 employees Of the government are in the classified service, and about 226,000 are competitive"
 Dr. Eliot referred to Tafts order putting assistant postmasters in the classified list and the presidents dec laration in his recent message that in his opinion first. second and third class postmasters should be trans ferred to the classified list To pro cure legislation needed to bring about this change. pr. Eliot said, would un- doubtedly require a strong pressure of public opinion.
 Dr. Eliot reviewed the plan pre- pared by the leagues special com mittee on promotions, of which he is chairman. and said:
 The committee is strongly of the that candidates for promo tion should submit themselves to the same tests of ability to perform the duty of the higher position sought, that appointments abe made for a probationary period. and that the civil service comimssion be given dis cretiOn to decide whether high place in the civil service. demanding execu- tive ability. should be filled through promotion, or holding the office open for competitive examination"
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
HER MOTHER AS WITNESS
Finds Herself Embarrassed by Her Contention in a Suit, Not as a Wife, Against Baldwin Nearly a Score of Years Ago.

Los Angeles, Dec. 15.-The legal battle for the partition of Lucky Baldwin's s11.OOOOOO estate began to- day. Within three hours after it began the sensations expected were immediately in process of develop ment
 The plaintiff in the case is Miss Beatrice Anita TurnbuH. daughter of Mrs. Lillian Ashley TurnbuU of Boston, who seeks $2,5OO,O ,OOO as her share of the Baldwin estate on the plea that Baldwin was her father.
 Mrs. Turnbull was the first witness and within three hours after she took the stand she was in a maze of cross-examination that took her over the ground of her s75,OOO suit against Baldwin for seduction and brought the present case to a crucial point.
 This point is. which of the two pleas Mrs. Turnbull has made against Baldwin is correct-the one of se- duction, when the admission of even a marriage by contract would have nullified her contention, or the one now on trial--that Baldwin married her by contract and that Miss Bea- trice Anita Turnbun was a child by that union.
 Placidly she declared on cross-ex- animation that several of the letters. vital to the case of the estate. were forgeries. despite the fact that they bore the endorsement of the clerk of court who received them in evidence in the seduction case and marked them as exhibits when Mrs Turnbum had sworn they were genuine
 An attorney reminded her that wife could not sue her husband on the ground of seduction
 The name of Colonel Albert Pope of Boston was brought into the case when Mrs. Turnbull declared she told Baldwin she would no longer live with him after she discovered he all ready had a wife, in May, 1S93
 You did that because of your re- gard for the moral code. did you?' asked McNab
 Yes replied Mrs. TurnbuIl
 Then" McNab cOuntered, "iS it not a fact that you sustained the same relations with Colonel Pope in Boston during October, 1892, that you assumed with Baldwin a few months later?r
 Mrs. Turnbull denied it. Then came a series of questions which concluded with this: "Is it not a fact and do you not know that the money with which your house and lot in Pasa- dena was purchased came from Pope?"
 Mrs. Turnbull admitted that she did.
 The case was adjourned to Tues day.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16

 LOVE FEAST A Banquet for Governors of
 the East
 TAMMANY WAS PRESENT. Governor Elect Foss of Massachusetts Favored Overturning of the Ex- isting System and Sweep ing Changes in Tariff.
TAMMANY WAS PRESENT

New York. Dec. 15.-Only two out of the six democratic governors elect were able to be present at a banquet given in their honor by the national democratic club tonight. John A. Dix
 New York and Eugene Foss of Massachusetts were there, but re- grets were sent by Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, Judson Harmon of Ohio, Simeon Baldwin of Connecti- cut and Frederick E. Plaisted of Maine.
 Norman E. Mack. chairman of the democratic national committee. pre- sided. Seated near him were Richard Croker. former leader of Tammanv Hall, and Charles F. Murphy. the present leader.
 NIT. Dix confined himself to an account of New York state and the development of its resourcs. He said:
 Those entrusted with the admins tration of public affairs carefully study all problems having to do with the development and conserva- ton of our national resources. to the end that none of them shall go to waste. Every effort should be made to preserve and utilize them in every way to the public good"
 MT Floss, governor elect of Massa- chusetts, said: T can only speak for Massachusetts, but in that state the issue on which the campaign so sig nally was fought and won is this. To bring the government back to the people. The only way to do it is the business way, by eliminating all gO-between. the boss and his agents the caucus. the nominating conven- tion and the lobby.
 Before we can get an honest re- vision of the tariff. the senate itself must be revised. Our senators must be more responsive to the will of the people. The direct primary and the election of senators by the people will eliminate the lobby and it's train of corruption
 Tt should be no part of our work to tear down. but rather to build up It won't be sufficient to repeal the Payne Aldrich bill without putting some constructive measure in it's place
 Canadian reciprocity is only the first step toward free trade on this continent. Reciprocal relations with Canada and Mexico should next ex- tend to every country in South America
 Governor elect Wilson of New Jer- sey. in his letter. said in part. "A frank. genuine. real representation of the people is the basis of every just government This is a problem which not only our people have solved in the electoral machinery which they construct and use. but is a problem which our state legis- latures have also to solve in the choice of senators of the United States
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
SOLEMN DECLARATION
 OF ALLEGED MURDERER
John Feasle Charged With the Bern
 hardt Butehery.

Kansas City. Dec. 15.-"I give my word before God that I am not guilty. gave you gentlemen credit for better sense.' was the statement of John FeagIe. the alleged slayer of Mrs. Bernhardt and three others on the Bernhardt farm last week. when asked if he had anything to say about the charge.
 He had just been arraigned in Jus tice Hayes office at Olathe, Kansas. and pleaded not guilty when he made the assertion. The prisoner was ar rested early on Monday and had been rushed from Kansas City to avoid service in a habeas corpus proceed ing
 Feagle's sister, Mrs. Lucy Monroe. made petition fot the writ on the ground that the police had no right to hold her brother longer.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
\ BIG BUCKET SHOP
 PUT OUT IF BUSINESS GOVERNMENT RAIDS CAPITAL
 INVESTMENT COMPANY. Its Swindling Said to Have Netted
 It s1o,ooo,ooO Annually.

Chicago, Dec. 15-Federal agents tonight prepared to swoop down to- morrow on twenty-six branches of the Capital Investment company. scattered over eight middle and west ern states. Following the raid on the main offices and four branches in Chicago. and branches in Joliet and Aurora. H.. today. this roundup will mark one of the most extensive move ments in the governments war against bucketshops
 According to the agents of the de- partment of justice, the Capital In- Vestment company controlled 5000 miles of leased wire. supplying it's branches with news of the New York stock market and doing a business of more than S1O.O0O.OO annually. It is said that on one 1O-point break in the market the concern netted s6OO,- 900 in a single day
 The government alleges that the firm dealt with its customers on a basis of heads, I win; tails vou lose" In this connection. the federal agents say the company controlled two IdSt NeW 1Ork wires. which were beating the ticker" with the regular market quotations by from three to fifty minutes. With this ad- vance information. the men in charge of the company's offices would de- eide whether orders would be filled
 The government charges that the concern bought no stocks outright but took commission on all orders and played long against the shorts"
 Among the warrants that have not been served in connection with the case are those against Salmon Nellie and William R. Holligan of New York and William J. Lloyd. district traffic manager of the Western Union Tele- graph company at Chicago. It is said that seventeen more arrests will be made here.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
THE STEAMER LOST.
But Her 300 Passengers Were Barely
 Saved.

Norfolk. Va. Dec 15.-A fire par tially destroyed the steamer Mary land of the New York. Philadelphia X Norfolk railroad tonight, and 300 passengers had a narrow escape.
 The Maryland left Norfolk for Cape Charles. Thirty minutes later a deck hand discovered fire among some bales of cotton and freight in the hold. Mate Foster attempted to ex- tinguish the fire. but had to be hauled tO safety with a rope Eight United States sailors. who were pas sengers on the steamer, prevented its destruction.
 Sailor Stone hung over the side of the steamer. while several cOmpan ions held his feet. With his hands he burst a window and turned water on the fire. Stone was held in that position for fifteen minutes. while the Maryland was racing with all speed for Sewalrs Point to discharge the passengers.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
AMERICANS SAVED
 FROM DEATH IN CHINA
Missionaries Owe Safety to a Chinese
 Colonel.

Washington, Dec. 15.-American missionaries at Lien Chow. China. were probably saved from massacre during the riots several weeks ago in the northeastern part of Kuang Tung province by the prompt pro- tective measure of Colonel Lui, com mandant of the small Chinese mill
 itary force there, according to details made public at the state department today. All the Chinese schools in Lien Chow were destroyed by a mob
 On october 31 the riots were re- newed ana the scene was transferred to Sam Kwang. The property de stroyed there included the American Presbyterian school and chapel. the Baptist chapel. and the house of Miss Johnston. an independent missionary
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
DESPERATE GARMENT WORKERS.
Desperate Conditions Force Strikers to
 Bloody Clash with Police.

Chicago. H., Dec. 15.-The passing of all hope of an immediate settlement of the garment workers strike threw many strikers into a frenzy of dispair pair today. In riots. which began ear ly, one striker was shot and killed and another fatally wounded; four police men injured and another striker hurt.
 The garment workers attacked the bluecoats with "blackjacks' of their own construction of heavy pieces of lead with leather tOngs as handles.
 The riOting started when a woman trike-breaker slapped picket who had seized her. Private detectives in terferred and the policemen went to their assistance. Only one arrest was made. Every available policeman in Chicago was ordered to reserve duty to be prepared to rush into the strike area. Cold weather has added to the seriousness of the situation. Many strikers are without fuel.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
IN HIS MAIDEN SPEECH
Opposing a Resolution by His Colleague, Senator Cummins, Looking to Re vision of Tariff, He Says Country Needs a Rest.

Washington, Dec 15.-Senator La Fayette Young of Iowa today gave the legislative body of which he has been a member exactly ten days the surprise of it's existence In addition to making an attack upon his col league, Senator Cummins, he lectured the grave and dignified senators from the standpoint of an editor, which he is in private life.
 The senate gasped and then laughed when told that the country would feel relieved were congress to adjourn all together for two solid" years.
 It gasped again when he alluded to its members in a breezy fashion as boys and when he declared that the editors of the country and not congress ruled the country the gal leries joined in the senator's general hilarity
 He told a story of how, just as he was about to take the train for Washington. a constituent button- holed him. 'Go down there. senator. % said the constituent, and for heav- ems sake. put up a fight for the consumer"
 'I will not" he said he replied Those boys there are doing that am going to fight for the producers ''
 "The principal complaint against the tariff as regards prices" he said, has had reference to the products of the farm. Therefore, we might an- ticipate that the first schedule that would come from the other house would be the agricultural schedule. would be afraid for Secretary Wilson or any great number of farmers to be caught alone with that schedule, with no means of defense
 'The weapons of offense and de- fense in legislation are the right of amendment and the privilege of of fering substitutes. My colleague would take away from himself and myself the right of introducing the wooden schedule as a substitute for the proposed amendment which might put agricultural products on the free list"
 Mir. Young, referring tn progressive republicans. said that arguments made by men within the republican party had produced democratic votes
 Senator Young was speaking in op- position to a resolution proposing change of the rules of the two branches of congress, introduced by his colleague, Senator Cummins. He argued in favor of leaving the tariff alone for awhile.
 The nominations of Vandevanter and Lamar for associate justices of the supreme court were confirmed. Both houses adjourned out of respect to the late Representative Joel Cook of Pennsylvania.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
FIGHT FOR A LIFE.
A Drowning Boatman Rescued From
 the Waves.

San Francisco. The thrilling rescue of a drowning boatman, after several unsuccessful attempts to save his life had been made, was affected just be- fore nightfall, when William McKen- nan and Antone Martin took Ralph Runkel. nearly unconscious. from the bottom of his upturned launch in the ocean off Duxbury reef
 Joseph Steel, Edgar Mott, Louis Pe- tar and Jesse Adams narrowly escaped death in the water when their boat went ashore on a sand spit, after they had given up an attempt to reach Run kel.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
CALIFORNIA MOVE
 FOR LOCAL OPTION
A Bill Prepared at a Meeting of Pro-
 hibitionists.

San Francisco. Dec. 15.-Fifteen counties in the northern and central portions of California were represent ed at a meeting of local option ad vOcates held today. A hundred del- egates were present
 The session was devoted chiefly tO the consideration of bill to be pre- sented to the legislature for the es- tabIishment of the right of munich palities and counties outside of mu nicipalities to vote directly on liquor questions under the majority rule.
 Senator Walker of San Jose ex- pressed a belief that such a meas ure would pass. A resolution en- dorsing the bill was adopted.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
HATRED OF AMERICANS.
Report of Another Outbreak Among
 CoIombians

Washington. Dec. 15.-There was another outbreak of i'll feeling to- wards Americans in Colombia. ac- cording to a cablegram received at the state department from Minister Frazer at Bogota. He was informed by the vice consul at Cartegena that riots occurred there December II in which several persons were killed or wounded while many shops were ramsacked.
 The riots are apparently a protest against the sale of church property to the American educational union as has been projected. Marital law was promptly declared on December 12, when all was quiet.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
NEW LAND OFFICE RULES.
They Will Go Into Effect On Febru
 ary 1.

Washington. Dec. 15.-New rules of practice governing cases before the United States land office and the general land office of the department of the interior will go into effect February 1.
 A contest against an entry or claim record under the new rules can only be instituted by the person who seeks to acquire title to or claim an in terest in the land involved. and the ground of contest must he based on matters not disclosed by the records of the land department
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
RECLAMATION PROJECT.
The Mexican Government Thinking of
 Going Into One.

Douglas. Dec 15.-Engineers are now completing surveys for the great irrigation project on Yaqui river in Sonora, Mexico. and the Mexican com missioner will visit the site this week to decide whether or not the govern ment shall finance the proposition.
 The location of the dam which will be 1S0 feet high and impound a body of water forty miles long. is at An gostura, twenty miles south of Fl Tigre.
 Half million acres of land own ed a Mexican corporation will be put under water.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
CANADIAN FARMERS.
Want Free Trade With England and
 Reciprocity With United States.

Ottawa, Ont. Dec. 15.-Reciprocity with the United States and free trade with Great Britain are demands which the farmers convention agreed to put up to the Canadian government to- morrow.
 Other resolutions call for the Op- eration of the Hudson Bay railroad by the government and the govern ment ownership of terminal elevators, but the tariff resolution is regarded as the important result of the meet ing. It Will be presented to Premier 1 Iaurier tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
COUNTRY GONE CRAZY.
Former Governor Adams of Colorado
 Was Speaking of Conservation.

Denver. Colo, Dec. 15.-The first American Apple congress was called to order this afternoon with 200 dele gates in attendance.
 Former Governor Ava Adams made the opening address. and criticised conservation in the west. saying:
 There is line where conservation becomes lunacy and I'm not sure we are not now in the crazy zone. In Colorado one-third of the state is now a reserve. upon which it is tres pass for a citizen to set foot"
 NJ. x. Bartels of Pueblo was elected president of the congress for the en- suing year.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-16
-------lF--- GOVERNMENTS MARGIN.
The Irish Vote Could Be Spared
 From the Coalition.

London, Dec. 15.-The latest cleo tion returns give the government coalition 353 seats and the unionists 257.
 Chancellor LlOyd-George. speaking at Easthampton tonight predicted that when the elections are over the government, apart from the Irish vote, would have a British majority of at least sixty. He said the cleo ton would make deeper impression on the history of the country than any other in modern times