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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
BODY OF Girl.
HAS BEEN FOUND
Sc Dorcas snodsrass Who Had
Been Missing for Eleven Days
Found Dead by the
Creek Side.
HER FACE IN THE MUD
Did Not Drown and no Traces Of vIo
lence Were on tho Corpse
to Indicate Muir
der.
HER FACE IN THE MUD

! United Press Leased Wire service.1
CATSkILLs N. T., July 29.-The
name "Snodgrass" on the band of an
under garment today furnished the
conclusive link in the Identification
OF the body found in the mud of Cat
skill Creek as that OF Miss Dorcas
l1ams Snodgrass, the society girl and
former nurse of Mount Vernon, N. Y,
who disappeared one week ago last
Thursday.
Mrs. James R. Crider. OF Mount
Vernon. sister of the missing girl said
that the description of the Catskill
creek victim fits that of Miss Snod-
grass and that If the name could be
found on the underclothing the iden-
tification would be complete. The
word "Snodgrass" was plainly legible
and blurred marks made it apparent
that ''Dorcas" and 'I' were washed
out by the water, in which physicians
said the body had been for at least
| four days.
The body Of the young woman was
found face downward In the mud of Cat
skill creek, only partly submerged,
and 1t was at once ascertained that
there was no water in the lungs, MAX
Ing 1T apparent that death was not by
drowning. The fact, too, that leath-
er handbag still hung from the arm OF
the body led Coroner Branch to admit
that the body might have been placed
in the creek after death, but. no trace
Of violence appeared On the body tc
/ indicate murder.
Coroner Branch, after his first in.
vestigation was inclined to accept the
possibility that Miss Snodgrass ended
her own life. Color was lent to this
/ theory by the statement of Mount
Vernon relatives that Miss Snodgrass,
prior to her disappearance. suffered
considerably from the heat.
Miss Snodgrass, one of the prettiest
and one of the most popular girls in
the younger set of Mount Vernon, left
/ the home of her brother-in-law, James
L. Crider, in Mount Vernon eleven
days ago, ostensibly to go shopping,
She was not seen again alive and last
Monday her fiance, F. Edgar Schmidt
and her brother-in-law appealed to
the police of Mount Vernon and New
York to look for her
Schmidt offered a reward Of $500
for information concerning her and a
nationwide search has been on for a
week, developing no real clues until
the body was found in the marshes
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
Juror Has AppendlcItIs.

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LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 20
When the Darrow bribery trial was
resumed today 1t was expected that
Emergency Juror Blakesley would be
put in the box in the place of Juror
Leavitt Leavitt has developed acute
appendicitis and it Is said will be un-
able to resume hearing the case. 1t
was also expected that Clarence Oar
row would take the stand In his own
defense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday, not much
change in temperature.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday Cooler south portion
tonight.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday Not much change in
temperature.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday. Cooler south and
east portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
Fair, cooler weather, which extends
from the mountains to the Mississippi
valley this morning. is caused by the
northwestern area of high pressure
extending to the eastern slope Of the
Rockies, and generally fair weather,
with moderate temperature, Is indicat-
ed for this section tonight and Tues
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
Children In Accident.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LAFAYETTE Ind, July 29. Eight
persons are today suffering from in
juries received when an automobile
in which they were riding, skidded
and plunged into twenty-foot gully
They are Vaughn Spencer, wife and
three children and Mrs. John James
and two children. All were badly
hurt, but it was believed today they
will recover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
It Made Him Run.

iohlteo Press Leased Wire Service
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 2s.--rn a
sonlession to the police today Clar-
,nce Shaw. 9. and Mitchell Cabannis,
- soid how they poured gasoline
oser Robert Ellis as he lay asleep In
park here and set him on fire.
We did 1t to see him rum said tbe
oluer boy, who Is believed to be men
tally unsound.
EMS died from the burns he re-
up -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
] AMERICAN DOGS
KICKED AROUND
Mexican Rebels Tell Their. . Get out
Of the Country at Once
Or be Masss-
cred
HUNDREDS ARE FLEEING
Flve Hundred Refugees Arrive In El
Paso and seversi More
Parties Are on tho
Way.


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Ell PAso. Texas, July 20. Ordered
by General Ynez ssalazer to leave
Mexico at once or be massacred, 500
American women and children of col
onies at Pearson, Casaa Grandes, Col
onia Dublan and Colonia Juarez ar
rived In El Paso early today and are
being provided with homes. Five hun
dred more are enroute aud will get
here late today ami more than 1000
others will come 10 the border as
quickly as means for bringing them
can be provided.
1t is planned to erect q tent city
near Fort Bliss to nare Tor the nearly
5000 Americans Hhn will reach Ell
Paso from the interior OF Chihuahua
within the next thrsa days.
The exodus follop . raids upon the
American colonies and the seizure OF
all arms, anmunitipa and horses
found in possession of Americans. Re
sistance on the part oil Americans was
quickly overcome by a superior force
and the colonists were told to get out
Or be killed.
1--WE want no American dogs in
Mexico" Salazar is reported to have
told colonist leaders. adding that "the
United States may intervene If it
wishes. we are not afraid Of the grin
goes.''
The Americans have refused abso-
lutely to give up their arms and have
told the resseie ,cz ssss' 80 n &. sl'o 4
death.
The Americans there have two ma
chine guns, several hundred rifles and
a large quantity of ammunition and
bloody battle is said to be newt
able unless the rebels retire.
All the towns in the Casas Grandes
district where there are Americans are
overrun with rebels desperately seek
ing ammunition to use in attempting
to check the advance of General
Blanco's army of federals, now ap-
preaching Casas Grandes. Refugees
here today tell Of intolerable condi-
tions in the colonies, outrages against
Americans, threats to massacre all
who do not leave and terror among
all the American women and children.
Warnings have been given by rebels
in Casas Grandes that all Americans
remaining there after today will be
killed, according to refugees.
Leaders of the colonists say the
rebels appear to be fleeing from
Blanco, who is said to have admins
tered a severe defeat to the rebels at
Oiitos Sunday 1t is believed that to-
night the rebels will attempt to de
stroy the Mexico Northwestern rail-
road running from Pearson and Ma
dera to Juarez, thus cutting off posi-
bility Of flight by Americans. Appeals
for aid sent by telegraph to Ell Paso
by Americans in Casas Grandes were
censored by the Mexican operators,
but they finally permitted the tele-
grams to be sent to arrange for trains
to bring Americans out.
There are more than 1000 Ameri-
cans in the Casas Grandes country,
mostly Mormon colonists and A. w.
WINS, general agent Of the colonies,
says ali will be brought to El Paso.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
Seven Of Them Killed and Eleven
Wounded While Whites Have
Only Four Wounded In "
tho Battle.
TROUBLE IN THE AIR
Negroes outnumber White Men and
State Troops May be Sent to
Put an End to the
Rlotins.

United riess Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME. Ca, July 2s.With seven
negroes dead, and eleven negroes and
four white men wounded, rs the re.
suit OF a clash near Piainville, a small
town north of here, advices today In
dicated the possibility Of general
race war which will necessitate the
calling out OF troops. The negroes
far outnumber the whites In the vicin.
ity and 1t was stated In dispatch re-
ceived here today that they are arm
Ing and threatening vengeance.
Among the white men wounded are
Sheriff Owens OF Calhoun, Earnest
Johnson. Of Calhoun and DR.. Miller
of Plainsville. The trouble originated
in the whipping OF negro by white
man. The negro resented his chas.
tisement with revolver and others
OF his race came to his assistance
The negroes were finally driven away
and took refuge in railroad section
house on the outskirts OF Plainsville
The townspeople attacked them and 8
pitched battle followed In which d
number of the negroes In the build
ing were killed and others badly
wounded.
The infuriated whites finally rush
ed the building. and captured mum
ber of the wounded negroes. 1t is al
legged that two Of them were tied tt
the railroad tracks. where they wer,
later run over by q train. This re
port. however Is not confirmed.
7 Meanwhile. word had been sent I,
/ Sheriff Owens and he rushed to th,
scene with posse hastily assembled
He took number OF negroes whs
were held prisoners by the mob un
der his protection and locked them Ii
a barn, which he hurriedly turned In
to jail. Other negroes tried to res
cue the men and in the fight which
followed the sheriff was wounded.
Piainsyille is In the midst of 6
farming section where hundreds o
negroes are employed and it is feared
that many of them will join in rae,
war II 1t is started.
Telephone messages today sait
prompt patrolling of the streets BY
the authorities had resulted In quiet
ing the infuriated whites and blacks
Deputies are keeping the negroes il
their homes.
Eleven negroes captured during
the riot were today heavily guarded
at the Calhoun jail. Citizens volur
teered as guards, the fear being either
that the blacks will attempt a rescue
or the residents near Plainville viii
try to lynch them. All of the prison
ers are wounded. Sheriff Owens o
Gordon county and the two deputies
who were shot, will probably recover
The whole affair resulted from ne
gress throwing stone at a white bo,
in an orchard whore they were bctl
working. A white man whipped th'
negress. whereupon her male compan
ion drew his revolver shooting at tn,
whites who had come to the aid o
their companion. A general melee fol
lowed. The negroes retreated to [
house, parricaded the doors and with
stood an attack by practically TIL
whole white population. Sheriff Dune
hoo, of Rome, hurried to the tow
with a score OF deputies to aid Sheriff
Owens, dispersed the whites and aft
er an hours siege finally captured
the negroes in the house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
Vote to Keen I'm strike.

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I, LYNDON, July 80. Disregarding
.nelr leaders decision to call off the
aock strike here, the dock workers
svleu y. today to continue the struggle.
s referendum included all the
slrlking unions and the ballot was ov-
srWnelmingly against surrender.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29

Mean temperature, July e, 81.
Highest temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature, 73.
Lowest temperature last night, SO.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-29
THE WEATHER

Fair. Same temperature. Lo
cal temp p. m. 81; Z a. M.
sc.
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CONTINUED on page 80
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Maine Wreck
Buried atSea
WithHonors

wrecked the Maine sounded the
first call to Cuban liberty all bus
mess was suspended here today.
The government buildings were
closed and from every Flagstaff in
the business section of the city
|entwined American and Cuban
flags, crepe bound. spread to the
breeze. Every Cuban soldier and
thousands of citizens wore banos
of crepe.
Previous to the departure of the
battleships and the wreck thou
sands of Cubans visited the city
hall where the bones of Sc VIC
tins of the Maine lay in a long
row of coffins. Just before the
fleets sailing the Baskets were
taken aboard the cruiser North
Carolina bound for their final rest
ing place in Arlington cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
DENTIST TAKEN
ON SERIOUS
CHARGE

DR.. o. f. Norris. dentist, ant
one of the proprietors of the Ia
coma Dental Parlors, was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon by Detec'
tives Fackler and Huckaba
charged with having received a
quantity of dental supplies which
he knew were stolen goods. His
arrest followed that of a 15-year-
old employee of the M. r. Patter-
son Dental Supply Co.. charged
with having stolen goods from his
employer.
According to v. r. Jones, man
ager of the supply company. the
thefts have been occurring for
some time, but he had been I'M
able to locate the thief. Yester-
day the boy admitted having stolen
the goods and selling them to
Norris.
The arrest of the lad, the po-
lice allege, may also lead to the
arrest of number of others who
are thought to have bought goods
from him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16

EXCHANGE-Two lots and cash
for North End modern home.
about $4,000. owner. Phone Main
9061-Party l..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Yuan May Lose
Hold On China
(By United Press Leased Wire.

PEKIN, March 1.-THE life of
the Chinese republic is seriously
menaced today by a determined
movement looking to the restora-
tion of the Manchus to power. The
position of President Yuan Shi
Kai is grave.
Foreign residents of Pekin are
shaking in terror today over the
approach of an army from Kansu
and Shen 81, commanded by Gen.
eral Sheng Yum.
The younger Manchu princes
who strenuously opposed abdica-
ton are behind General Sheng.
The entire third division of the
republican army left here today
to intercept the rebel forces.
President Yuan Shi Kai cannot
hold out long against a determin-
ed force. The loyalty of his
troops is questioned. The native
element welcome any movement
that will restore tranquility. Loot
ing, burning, killing and general
unrest and dissatisfaction have
prevailed since Yuan Shi Kai as
sumed the reins of government.
Ae report from Shanghai says
that President Yuan Shi Kai paid
DR.. Sun Vat Sen $1,50O,000 to
withdraw from the presidency.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Attempt To Kill
Was Financed

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ROME, March 16.-Although
positive evidence is lacking the
authorities attribute the attempt
on the life of King Manuel as the
result of well laid plot we'll fin
anced.
The secret service of the Ger
man government informed the
embassy that they had overheard
the conversation of three men who
said they would leave Berlin FOR
Italy in March and attempt to as
sassinate the king from win
dow. They were to receive $780,
900 IL successful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
VETS MAKE WAR ON
THE !. v. VS.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, March 10
The local organization of Spanish
War Veterans today have declared
war on the I. w. VS. aISl have
appealed to Mayor Rushlight to is
sue instructions to the police TO
arrest all spellbinders of the I. w.
w. or other organizations who
speak unexpectedly of the flag
and utter seditiols remarks at
street corner meetings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Clerk Gets Away
With $l5O,OOO

(By United Press Leased Wife.)
LONDON, Cal, March 16-Earl
Standard, former head bookkeep-
er and clearing clerk of the Amer
lean National Bank of Pomona,
was arraigned toda before United
States Commissioner Van Dyke on
a specific charge of misapproapri-
ating fund sof a national bank In
the sum of $4,000.
Standards alleged populations
aggregate almost $150,00O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
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(By United Press Leased Wire
HAVANA, March 16.-Accom-
panied by American warships and
the entire Cuban army, the hulk
of the famous battleship Maine
was towed out this afternoon into
Florida Straits. nine miles from
Havana, and her flag floating
bravely from the masthead, was
sunk to the bottom of the sea
amid a thunder of guns from her
convoy.
One last cheer rang out from
the whole fleet as the mass of
twisted metal, its decks covered
with wreaths, went down and the
last cannon doomed farewell as
the flag sank beneath the waves.
In honor of the dead who per-
ished when the explosion which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Chinese Women
Fight Tong War
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.--
Two Chinese amazons, tong wom-
en-, have taken the lead in the
tong war here.
Dorothy Dong, an American
lied Chinese woman, of the Suey
Sing tong. was attacked vtciously
by Ngan 500, Hip Sing tong.
Ngan 500, after firing a num-
Der of shots at Dorothy Dong.
went after her enemy with the
butt end of the revolver and did
most effective work. Dorothy
Dong retaliated by pulling out
most of the hair of her antagon-
ist. Both women were taken to
the hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
AUTO THIEF
CHARGED
TO BOYS

Four boys who It Is charged
borrowed 7. Il. Bryant's auto from
In front the Gypsy Smith taberna-
Gle. ran 1t all over town and left
1t stuck In the road near Puyal-
lup. were arretsed today and turn
ed over to the Juvenile court.
The boys are said to have had
girl along. When the auto broke
down, they applied to farmer for
help, offering to pay we'll. They
couldn't bulge the machine ana
had to leave 1t. The police have
been looking for them since.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
PAGE Sc VEN
Esther Wants Vegetables
In Air Tight Wagons

Hadn't you better take the or.
dinance and write In just what
YOU want7" suggested Carnahan.
20. no: You do II. have TO 60
out and make speech; I'm so
busy"
So Carnahan is today wrestling
with the pure food ordinance to
fix 1t up to suit the inspector.
II II ever gets before the coun-
ell the growers and vegetable men
win probably be heard fiom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Engineers Party
Has Been Found
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7 LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 16.
Word reached here today of the
safe arrival at Maricopa, Kern
county, of Alfred ]. Diescher,
chief engineer for the Home En-
cheering company of Los An
geles; Robert Lindsay of Pitts
burg, assistant engineer, and NJ.
W. Davidson, guide, who were be-
lieved to have met death In biz
card in the mountains. The men
were without food for four days.
ALI had frozen hands and feet
when found and taken to Mari
copa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Early May
Refuse Job

= The attempt to get rid of Leper
John r. Early by making him
caretaker over another leper. An
drew Grover, in quarantine at Dia-
lmond Point near Port Townsend,
is the suggestion of the marine
hospital service, but Early may
not take the job.
His brother says 1t is ''unrea-
sonable and foolish" but the offer
will probably be made to the Sum-
NIT View leper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16

Miss esther Allstrum busted In
to the city attorneys Office last
evening.
20, Mr.. Carnahan. won't you
take this old ordinance and fix II
up?' said the pure food inspector.
Il want all fruits except water
melons and apples put In glass
topped boxes and fix It SO that
vegetables must be hauled in tight
wagons like the bakeries use.''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Coal Mine Sold
To the Germans
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(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SEATTLE, Marcn 16-The pur-
chase of the Issaquah coal mine
by German syndicate at a cost of
100000, Is announced today.
This coal mine is one of the land
marks of the Northwest. The first
company organized to operate 1t
dates back almost to pioneer days.
The German investors. represent
ed by Alvo vol Alvonsleben of
Vancouver, B. c., will spend half
a million in developing the mine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
DANzIG, Germany-with

DANZIG. Germany-with the
presence Of Emperor William,
King Albert of Saxony and large
number of army and navy officials
the new battleship 'fKink Albert
was launched here today. With
the launching Germany has added
another dreadnau,ght, to her navy.
England will reply with two. The
King Albert when completed viii
cost about s11,500. 700.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
DENY NEW TRIAL.

Meyer Cohen's motion for a new
trial was called up today, but as
Attorney Loomis for Cohen was
not present, Judge Chapman de-
ned 1t. LOOMS came. in later and
argued for a re-opening of the
case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
FORGERY ALLEGED.

Mrs. Bertha Anderson this
morning had a warrant issued for
the arrets of Jack Ledgewood,
whom she alleges forged the name
of Bidwell and Byon to check
and gave 1t to her. Constable
Fred Shaw will serve the warrant
this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Einhaus May Give Meads
Warm Race for Controller

1t is Einhaus or Meads for con-
troller.
s. H. Brammer, who had filed
for the race, withdrew yesterday.
This means an election April on
the first ballot.
Meads is already controller ana
has had three terms.
Einhaus is an expert accountant
employed by the Vaughn & Morrill,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
At PUyALLUP


{By United Press Leased Wire
PUYALLUP, March 16.-The
Woman's club here has taken VI
the pure food question, and a
meeting will be held here Tues.
day night at the High school to
discuss the subject. Mrs. o. G.
Ellis of Olympia, Miss Esther ALL
strum of Tacoma and other speak
ers will be present.
The meetings will also take UP
the care of children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
VASHON ISLAND

A client of ours has instructed us
to sell his 10-acre tract overlook
ing Quartermaster and back of
Magnolia Beach for the ridiculous
price of 5000. This is only $50 per
acre, and is a gift to someone. The
land can be cleared for less than
$50 per acre.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Explosion Kills rs

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.
- Dispatches received today from
Italiaiika say that As persons
were killed there by a coal mine
Explosion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
MAKE MEDICINE HERE.

Tacoma Is to have a 100000
medicine plant. At least John Nc
Fee and d. ID. Schneider took out
papers today for one, the Dermi-
eide Co., to make skin prepara-
lions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
Exchange San Diego for
Tacoma

500 acres splendidly situated close
TO San Diego, California. (The Elk.
position, Panama Canal city,. Suit.
hble for immediate subdivision. VII
take satisfactory Seattle or Tacoma
property. VIII sell all or one-haIf in.
terest. Tennessee Stoke tSan Di.
ago, CALI For a few days at Hote
Stratford. Tacoma reference, j. J
Mulholland, prop. Hotel Stratford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16

company. 1t promises to be u
warm contest.
Meads' alliance with the Taft
club has hurt him with the pro-
gressives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-16
FREE SUGAR BILL,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 16
The Underwood free sugar bill to-
day has passed the house by a
vote of 1913 to 1913, practically all
the insurgent republicans voting
with the democrats for the meas
,ure. Louisiana and Colorado DEM
ocrats voted against the bill.