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DETERMINATION
OF SUITOR FATAL
GEORGE PRUITT SHOT BY THE
FATHER OF THE GIRL HE
WAS AFTER.

Bardwell, KY, Feb. 10. Especially
of George Pruitt. 1s
years old, to elope with Zada Jones,
daughter Of Sherman Jones, of the
Cunningham neighborhood, resulted
in the young man being, perhaps,
fatally shot Tuesday night. He and
the young lady had been intercepted
few nights before by Sherman
Jones while making their way to the
Tennessee border Tuesday night
young Pruftt with a friend called at
the house to boldly secure the young
woman. Her father shot Pruitt and
afterwards surrendered to the sher-
in.
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The Rev. william Bourquin.

The Rev. William Bourquin. pas
tor of the German Evangelical church
on South Fifth street. accompanied
by his family. will leave for Wooster,
Ohio, where they will visit relatives
for a week Mr.. Bourquin will re-
turn here while his wife and children
will go to Brooklyn, N. Y. to make
their home. Mr.. Bourquins resigna
ton will go into effect March 81 and
he will leave then for Brooklyn tC
join his family and assume the pas
torate of an Evangelical church
there. His resignation from the To-
cal pulpit was announced some time
ago.
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YOUNG MOTHER
LEAVES THREE LITTLE CrIIL.
DIiEN BEHIND HER.
Mrs. Gertrude Dye Hamilton Sue
eumbs 90 Pneumonia--Chii-
drcn Die.

Mrs Gertrude DE Hamlltou. 26
years old. wife Of Charles 4. Hamil-
ton. died at their home. 235 Farley
Place. OF pneumonia. after an illness
OF eight days. Besides her husband
she leaves three children; Gertrude
May. years old: Roy Moses. ? years
old, and Daisy Ellen. 2 months old.
Mrs. Hamilton vas woman OF Chris
tlan character. She was a native of
shawneetown. Ill.,, and came to Pa
ducah about eight years ago. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the house and
$3.50 O'Clock at the Mechanicsburg
Methodist church. the Rev. Mr.. War
drip offciatng. The burial will be
In Oak Grove cemetery.
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CONTINUED on page Five.)
MORPHINE DRUNKARO
MURDERS CHILDREN

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 10
George stephens, SO years old. en-
gineer on the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad, son of prominent
mine operator, today shot and killed
his three children: Mary Elizabeth,
8; Blanche. 4. and jamie, 1, and
shot and fatally wounded a colored
nurse and then killed himself. The
father was a widower He was
crazed with morphine at the time of
the killing.
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After lExhaustinG Cross.Ex.
animation That Lasted
Several Days.
Admits Secretary Had Done
Nothing Wrong.
GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO

Washington. Feb. i9.-wnen the
Ballinger-Pinchot hearing was re-
sumed. Attorney vertrees on behalf
OF Bailinger said he had no more
questions TO ask CLAWS. the chief
prosecuting witness. and he immedi-
ately called to the stand Henry M.
Hoyt. attorney general for Porto
Rico. and formerly assistant district
attorney at Seattle.
Some idea OF the extent OF the ex-
animation OF Mr.. Claws may be
gained from the fact that. Including
the two sessions. the printed testi-
mcuy OF this witness alone covers
nearly 1000 pages.
Mr.. vertrees and Mr.. Claws had
revcral long wrangles as 20 the mean
ing and intent OF many OF the letters
and telegrams IN the record. a typi-
cal instance was a telegram from Mr.
Ballinger. in reply 90 a message from
Commissioner bennett, OF the land
ONCE. in which the secretary stated
his reluctance 10 act IN the Alaskan
cases. and suggested that Mr.. bennett
make tthe necessary orders himself
as to postponing the hearings.
Different Construction.
Mr.. vertrees sought to show that
this meant that Mfr. Bailinger wac
not directing the Alaskan cases IN
any way whatsoever Mr.. CLAWS. on
the other hand. insisted that the only
consf rucfl lon he could nut upocl the
telegram was that Il showed that
none Of the ofiolals In the depart
ment dared do anything In the cases
With iut frst consulting the secretary
Mr.. CLAWS contended that the tele-
gram conveyed a specific order from
Secretary Baiiingcr.
Mr.. vertrccs. at the morning ses-
sion. drew from the witness the i'm
portant fact that at the time the
Cunningham claims were ordered
clear listed" In Jauuary. 1905. and
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STREET CAR MBN
STRIKING AGAIN
PHILADELPHIA SCENE OF AN.
OTHER TROLLEY LINE
DISTURBANCE.

Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-FoKow ing
the dismissal OF several hundred
union troliey men by the Philadel-
ph.a Rapid Transit company today,
union conductors and motormen be-
gan a strike early this afternoon.
National Organizer Pratt ordered the
strike after a series of Intellectual
conferences between the union leader
and the transit company, which re-
fused absolutely TO grant demands
for wage increase and union recog-
milton.
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In bankruptcy.

Arthur A. Peck. a riverman, liv-
ing az wickline. Ky. formerly Of
Paducah. fled a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in federal court here this
morning. His liabilities are listed at
about s4.422.25. while his assets
amount to about $500. The latter
consists OF siOO worth of furniture
and fuel barge valued at 5000.
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TILLMAN'S CONDITION
is LITTLE IMPROVED

Washington. Feb. t9.-Slight I'M
provement in the condition of Sena-
tor Tillman was reported this morn
ing, following a fairly restful night.
He seemed able to recognize MEM
bers OF his family. though his pow
ers OF articulation are now COM
pletely suspended and probably de-
stroyed. Almost complete paralysis
of his right side has followed cerebral
hemorrhage of the left side of his
brain.
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Tobacco Trade Dull.

Mr NJ. V. Farmer. local salesman
for the Planters Protective associa-
ton. returned 10 his home in Murray
and will return here next week,
when sales will be resumed. Today
was dull in tobacco circles. but the
movement Is expected TO open up
next week.
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DEPUTY CLERK KIDD is
ILL AND OFF DUTY TODAY

Deputy Circuit Clerk VIII c. Kidd
lis III at his home. 1916 Jefersca
street. as the result OF being over
heated several days ago while in a
hot bathroom. His many friends hope
that he will be able TO be out soon.
During his absence Mr.. l.. p. Palmer
Is assisting in the Office during the
session OF circuit court
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Fred and "NIattie." :"

Fred Foster. Paducah's Saturday
Evening Post magnate, will leave
this evening for st. Louis. where he
says he k going to spend Sunday
with Christopher Mathewson, the
worlds greatest baseball twirler.
Fred says he Is personal friend OF
Matte and other well known base
ball players lie will return home
Monday.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19
Prosecute Night Riders.

Washington, Feb. 19. Especially
The government announced its policy
regarding the tobacco prosecutions.
There will be no suit against the
Burley Society. but individuals will
be prosecuted for interfering with in
terstate commerce through night
riding.
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FUTURE TRADING
is DEFENDED BY
The CHICAGO PIT"
Former President Of Board Of
Trade Declares Producers
Are Protected.
All Risk is Taken by Gam.
blers Themselves.
RAILROAD BILL Is REVISED.

Washington. Feb. 19--At touch oi
politics was injected into the hear
ing before the house committee on
agriculture on reports OF grain mar
kets opposing the bills to abolish
trading in futures. Former Presi-
dent Fitch, OF the Chicago Board of
Trade. insisted that the grain pro-
ducer is the best fixed" of any
party to the whole question OF grain
transactions and that the burden Of
risk and loss has not been on the
producer at any time in the last
twenty years. Il say" he added.
that the producer is the best fixed
at the present time, because the
money is rolling into the land and
-"
"we won't go into that" inter-
jected Chairman Scott.
He raped for order, and the
crowd laughed.
I'm what way would you readjust
your business in case future trans
actions we're abolished?" asked the
chairman. eNgWH
There would be chaos in every
business pertaining to grain abso-
lutte chaos" answered Fitch. 1T
would disturb something that has
taken sixty years TO get where it is.
Chaos would stretch all the way
from the farmer to the exporter"
Fitch prophesied that the day
would soon come when the grain In
terests would be in Washington to
argue that unless congress wants
the country to go hungry it will have
to take that duty of Canadian
wheat"
Fitch asserted that the board Of
trade courted the fullest investiga-
ton, its rules and principles were
built on integrity, and oven and fair
dealing. He defended future con-
tracts as an insurance system, with
out which the middleman would
have to levy double the present
charges. Grades deliverable on flu
lures he described as well defined
and always easily understood.
The cities reported include Chi
cago. st. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha,
Minneapolis, Duluth. Milwaukee, To-
ledo. Buffalo and New York.
Vice-President Merrill of the Chi
cago board of trade. directed the
presentation of views.
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Big Stage Expected.

From the present water In sight
We are expecting stage of 25 feet
here by next Wednesday" said Mt
Saunders A. Fowler today after look
ing over river records. "The river
here will rise on an average of three
feet a day" Mr.. Fowler says possi-
bly, there will be more water here on
account of the heavy snowfall along
the Ohio valley.
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will Unfurl Old Glory

washlngton's birthday will be OBJ
served IA Paducah with Old Glory
floating from all the public buildings.
All the buildings havo the flags. and
today Mayor Smith issued an order
for the state holiday to De observed
by raising the flags. The request
was made by the Daughters of the
American Revolution that the flags
be unfurled on that day.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19

Boston, Feb. 19.--The best match
of five played in the National ANA
teur Racquet championship tourna-
ment was one wherein H. F. McCor-
mick, of Chicago. title-holder, defeat
ed william Stackpole. Of New York.
in four games. The latter won the
first game, and lost the next two by
narrow margins. In the final game
he was 80 spent Mccormick won
easily.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19

. Every ordinance or resolu- Z
. tion shall, upon it's introduc- Z
tion by any member, be re-
. ferred by the chair to the Z
. proper committee, to be named Z
by the president at the time of Z
the referenc thereto. and upon {
. the report of the committee to Z
which such ordinance or resolu- .
ton is referred. II the commit .
tee reports same fayorably, .
. such ordinance or resolution .
shall be put upon its first pass .
age.-Rule s, board of alder .
men, and Rule s, board of .
. councilmen. .
Any of the foregoing rules .
may be suspended for the time .
being, two-thirds of the MEM .
bers present consenting there .
to-Rule 16, board of alder .
. men. .
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19
Miss Campbell's Funeral.

The funeral of Miss Annie Camp
bell, who died yesterday morning at
her home at Meyers and Mill street
Mechanicsburg, was held at 10
o'clock this morning at the residence
The Rev. w. II. Burwell. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church. off,
ciated- Burial was at Oak Grove
cemetery,
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Thomas Alex Crane.

Thomas Alex Crane, the 2-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Crane.
OF sos South Third street, died at i2
O'Clock today OF pneumonia, making
the death OF Mr. and Mrs. Cranes
second child in two weeks The
funeral will be held at $3.50 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the home with
burial at Oak Grove cemetery.
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William MOrrIsOn.

The funeral OF william Morrison.
rhe 1S-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Holland Morrison. Of $40 South
Sixth street, was conducted at 2:SO
o'clock this afternoon at the home,
the Rev. NJ T.. Dodd, pastor of the
First Baptist church, officiating.
Burial was at Oak Grove.
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Governor Pardons Nelse

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 10. (Special)
Augustus E. Wilson to-
day granted a pardon to the REV. "
Nelse Perkins. colored. sent to the
penitentiary for one year from the
McCracken circuit court for grand
larceny. He was sentenced last Sep
tember.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19
CUSTOM HOUSE JOB
FOR PADUcAH MAN
B. 7. DAVIS GETS CONTRACT FOR
INTERIOR WORk-JULY 81
LIMIT.

B. +. Davis. the Paducah contractor
was awarded the contract on the in
terror work of the custom house for
IS 800. The work must be finished
by July 81. Hardwood finishlngs
will be installed.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19

Perkins was arrested for stealing
timber belonging to the Morgan Lum-
Der company in Tennessee and bring
ing it to Paducah. He tried to keep
from Serving the sentence because
the lumber was stolen in Tennessee.
but the court held that he brought II
to Kentucky and was within the
jurisdiction OF the McCracken circuit
court.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19
Twelue Prisoners Hurried Out of
Cairo and Fourth Company of State
Militia Arriues to Protect the City
Hedges Murder
Charged Against
Nicholas Youth

Carlisle, KY, Feb. 1.-THE Mich
olas county grand jury indicted Rob
ert Barr, Jr., tenant on Clay
Crouch's farm near East Union,
charging murder, in connection with
the killing of Hiram Hedges.
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Less Than Twenty More Days Left
For Legislature and in Ten Days
More Rules Committee Will Rule
THAw DYNAMITE.

Somerset. KY, Feb. 19.--
While thawing dynamite at
Cedar Grove. four miles south
OF here today, three Italian
workmen were killed by an ex-
plosion that made houses rock
In Somerset.
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Deeds Filed.

Mrs Carrie Grassham TO Mrs. Eva
Holland, one lot in the Fountain
park addition and lot on Jefferson
street between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, $4,000,
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Algie q. Wade,

Algie c. Wade. one year old. son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Wade, 429
Hayes avenue, died at O'Clock this
morning OF pneumonia. The funeral
will be held at 2:30 o'cloc ktomor-
row afternoon and burial at Oak
Grove
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Investigation Of Cairo Com.
pany's Slowness May be
Made....Halliday Died Of
Wounds.

All quiet in Cairo.
Two companies of militia and
extra guards on duty.
Halliday died of wounds.
John Pratt. negro mob was I
after for purse natching. sem I
tenced to 2S years and taken to I
prison.
Commercial organizations de- I
} nounce mob. I
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19

v. G. Monroe. 25, OF Graves coun-
ty, farmer. and Maude Ethel Carr.
20, Vt Graves county.
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A Comparison of the Circula-
tion of The Sun for Two Years

This is the largest circulation
west of Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-19
Is THERE 4 JOKER
In RULES ADOPTED
BY CITY COUNCIL?
Committee May Have Author
ity TO Throttle All
Legislation.
Referred Arbitrarily by Presi.
dents.
TwO-THIRDs RULE IN VOGUE.

TwO-THRDs RULE IN VOGUE.
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BANK CLEARINGS
JUMP OVER HUNDRED THOU
SAND THIS WEEK.
Retail and Wholesale Trade Felt
Effects Of the Heavy Winter
Weather.

, Bank clearings, week secs, ,431 I
, Same week last year. 7SS,396
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Battleship In Danger.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Senate
opposition to the two battleships
year plan is now being uncovered in
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LANDING ON WARSHIPs.
Navy Department Interested il
Aviation Problems at Sea.

The next step which the United States
Navy will take I'm its study of airships
10 determine their practical value from
the standpoint of war will be to test the
possibility of an aerial craft landing on a
warship. That was indicated by officials of
the Navy Department today. who are
convinced as result OF Aviator Eiy's
flight from the deck OF the scout cruiser
Birmingham that the airship will play
an important part in the naval warfare
OF the future. Officers of the navy gen.
orally believe that its principal usefulness
TO a fleet in time OF war will be for scout
duty.
The question OF landing an airship on a
vessel presents many difficulties Some
experts believe that net could he
stretched 20 receive the airship and pro-
tect IL from contact with turrets and
other obstacles. while others believe II
will be necessary TO equip the machines
with pontoons so as TO permit them to
descend in the water near the war vessel.
The department.. il Is said, will un-
doubleday acquire a few machines In the
not distant future In order to keep pace
with the development of the science OF
aerial navigation and to keep naval ON
GERS conversant with the subject. II was
said ,oday, however. that the time OF
course was not yet ripe 10 outfit the navy
with airships because aeronautics had not
reached stage OF perfection.
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AMERICAN bAHLESH|PS
0FFEUROPEAN PORTS
First Division at Torquay,
England, and Second Divi-
sion at Brest, France.

TORQUAY. England. November 15.-The
first division of the American battleshiI
fleet Of sixteen, that will take a two
months visiting cruise of French and
English ports in the English channel ar
rived or Tor bay, today. and anchored five
miles from Torquay.
It is expected that the division will pro.
ceed to Portland harbor. Weymouth
Wednesday.
The first division consists of the flag.
ship Connecticut, Rear Admiral Schroeder
commander-in-chief Of the Atlantic fleet
Delaware. the Michigan and the North
Dakota.
The fourth division Is reported arriv-
ing at Brest, France, today. The second
and third divisions were still at sea to-
day.
Battleships OF Brest.
BREST. France, November 15.-The
fourth division Of the American battle
ship feet, comprising the Georgia. Me-
braska, Rhode Island and Virginia, ar
rived here today.
AS the squadron entered the roadstead
salutes were exchanged.
The municipality has arraigned series
Of receptions for the officers Special
trains will take the bluejackets to Paris
in groups Of 1000 each.
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ROBIN COOPER FREED
OF CARMACK MURDER
Judge lnstructs Specially Call
ed Jury on Recommendation
of Attorney General.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, November 10
Robin ]. Cooper, charged with the muir
der Of former United States Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack November 9, 1905. was
given a verdict Of not guilty in the crimi-
nal court this morning on recommends
ton of Attorney General A. B. Anderson.
Thus was brought to close one of the
most celebrated court cases in the annals
OF Tennessee. In striking contrast to the
scenes marking the first trial Of this case,
when the courtroom was packed almost
to suffocation by those eager to hear
every word Of the evidence. there. were
only a few persons present. Counsel
were probably the only persons there par
ticularly on account Of this case.
Attorney Generals Statement.
Attorney General Anderson stated that
he would like to have a jury for the dis
position of the case. and jury No: 1 was
called. The attorney general said:
This defendant and Col. Duncan B.
Cooper and Col. John Sharp were indicted
jointly for the murder of Senator Car
mack. The case resulted in the acquit-
tai of Sharp. Col. Cooper and this de-
fendant were found guilty OF murder in
the first degree. The supreme court saf-
firmed the case Of Col. Cooper, but as tc
this defendant there was a reversal"
Judge A. 3. Neil then stated to the jury
that in view of the statement Of the at.
torney general, and in view Of the fac,
that there is no further effort being made
to prosecute the case, the jury would re.
turn verdict Of not guilty, which was
accordingly done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
BRITISH CRISIS DELAYED.
Premier Asquith Not on Hand at
Opening Of Parliament.

LONDON, November 15.-Parliament
reassembled today. but in the absence
Of Premier Asquith the proceedings
lacked the interest that has been an
ticipated and the political CRISIS is de-
layed until Friday. BY that time the
premier will again have seen King
George and laid before his majesty the
decisions reached by the cabinet at to-
days session. which was unusually
prolonged.
The fact that the ministers were in
conference for two and half hours
was taken to indicate that two OF three
of them were favorable to the plan of
asking the lords to accept or reject the
veto resolutions before the. dissolution
of parliament. These members are said
to have made hard fight In support
Of their views.
An adjournment until Friday was
taken at, the request of Chancellor
Lloyd George, who said that circum-
stances had arisen (which in the
Judgment of the government rendered
1t undesirable to proceed with the
business set down for today" He
added that Premier Asquith would be
in a position on Friday to make a
statement Of the governments plans.
i. The house Of commons was. crowded
to its capacity and nervous tension
was noticeable during the preiimi-
naries These over. the chancellor at
once sought and secured a postpone
ment of the Inevitable crisis.
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OPPOSED TO SPECULATION.
American Society Considering Equity
in Farm Products Prices.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, November 1G-
More than LOO delegates of the American
Society of Equity. representing all Sec
tions Of the United States, opened their
convention here today to discuss ways
and means of eliminating speculation and
gambling In farm products and of obtain
ing fair returns for the producer and q
reduced cost for the consumer. A COM
mittee appointed by the society which
recently visited Europe to investigate
the elevators. warehouses and co-opera-
tive enterprises OF that continent made
a report.
The national officers are: M. r. Sharp.
Narrows, KY, president: A. 8. Emmer.
ION, Bloom IT, Wis. vice president, and
IS. D. Kump, Indianapolis. secretary
treasurer.
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LAW NOT VALID.
Preacher Not Guilty Of Unlawful!
Wearing Naval Uniform.

SEATTLE. Wash, November 15.-Rev.
F. S., A. Jenson, formerly a foot ball
player Of the University Of Chicago. was
acquitted yesterday of having worn un-
lawfully the uniform of United States
sailor.
The navy yard town of Charlestown is,
by law, but not in fact, dry" Pastor
Jenson in the uniform Of a United States
marine sergeant found it easy to buy
liquor In the ''blind pigs and obtained
evidence.
Then he was prosecuted for violation
of the new law forbfdding a civilian to
wear the garb Of the United States sailor.
The trial justice ruled that the law was
unconstitutional and pointed out women
In the courtroom wearing sailor caps
and blOuses.
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Carothers Sees Consul.

The Mexican government has broken
through the old tradition Of Latin-Ameri-
can criminal proceedings by permitting
the American consul at Guadalajara to
communicate with Carol B. Carothers.
the American merchant who was placed
under arrest last week for killing a four
teen-year old Mexican boy and woundlng
gendarme while defending his home
against rioters.
The State Department, moreover, has
received q copy OF decree issued by the
Mexican government several days ago
granting to foreign prisoners. otherwise
'.incommunicado,' the right to conamun1-
cate freely and in person with the resi-
dent consul of their own country.
That acton will tend very much to pre-
vent friction and International disputes
hereafter in connection with the arrest and
trial Of Anne. leans in Mexico. 1t is not
doubted that the Mexican decree will be
adopted by other Latin-American coun-
tries.