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The midland journal., 1912-04-05
SAM MAY
WARN MEX|CANS
Must Live Up to Governments
Constitution.
The FEDERAL FORCES WEAK
Likely to Lay Down the Same
Principle TO Mexico That Was
Done In Cuba and
Nicaragua.

Washing CONSERVATION reigns
in Mexico City over the Federal de-
feats in Chihuahua. Orozo's success
there is looked upon as quite ominous
and likely to be followed by serious
events throughout the republic. ac-
cording to State Department reports
from the Mexican capital.
The weakness of the Federal forces
in the South is recognized, and Zapata
seems to be taking advantage of this
fact. He is reported to be resuming
his fighting in that section.
The federals, following their recent
engagement in Southern Chihuahua,
retreated to Torreon in demoralized
condition, and the State Department
reports say the rebels are following
them closely.
The rebel successes have shaken the
confidence of some Of the Washington
officials in the easy triumph of Madero
over his enemies. They are now
recognizing the possibility of an over
throw of the Madero government and
the grave question is beginning to as
sert itself as to the correct attitude
Of the United States in the turmoil and
chaos which probably would follow
the clashing of presidential aspirations
of at least three or four ambitious
Mexican rebel leaders.
While there is still no thought of
armed Intervention in Mexico, atten-
ton is being drawn to the fact that in
Cuba. in Panama, in Nicaragua and
other Central American and West
Indian republics the American govern
ment has laid down the principle that.
having regular constitutions, the vari-
GUS disturbing elements In those coun-
tries must be obliged to live up to
them; that the government must be
representative of the will of the ma
jority of the people freely expressed,
and that there should be no self
created despotism.
The problem may soon be presented
as to whether some such representa-
tions may not have to be made to the
ambitious aspirant for executive pow
er in Mexico in the event of Madero's
overthrow. Even in such case, how
ever, it is confidently believed here
there will be no necessity for an In
vasion of Mexico or for the exercise
Of anything more than moral suasion
such as has been potent in the case
Of other disturbed Latin-American re-
publics.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
Names Son As successor.

Kansas City. Mo.--Joseph Smith,
who organized the Unorganized Latter
Day Saints Church, and has been its
president for more than so years.
definitely designated his son, Freder-
ick M. Smith. as his successor The
announcement was made in signed
communication directed to one OF the
church's leading papers The son II
10 assume the ONCE of the presidency
whenever from any cause tae father
shall find It necessary TO vhcate.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
BLOODHOUNDs ON THE TRAIL
The Two Fugitives Believed To BE
Moving Back and Forth Be
twsen TWO Bases OF
Supply.

Hillsville, Va.-Two bloodhounds
Monday were set upon the trail OF
Eidna Allen and his nephew, Wesley
Edwards, the two remaining fugitives
of the Allen clan. Though given what
the detectives considered was the best
trail they had found thus far. heavy
rain is thought to have washed away
the scent, and at nightfall the posse
had met with no success. The trail
given to the dogs began at the natural
cave where on Saturday supply Of
rations and blankets were abandoned
by the outlaws in sudden flight,
caused by the close approach of the
posse. The detectives have secured
information which will set the dogs
upon new track.
Scipio Gray, who lives in the Fancy
Gap section. reported that the two
outlaws had appeared near his home.
Gray knows the Aliens very well, and
his clue is considered reliable. It is
believed from Gray's information that
the two men are moving back and
forth between two bases of food sup
plies about 10 miles apart.
The report brought by Gray was
corroborated by Alexander McGraw,
who lives nearby and also declared he
saw the fleeing men. Both Gray and
McGraw were agreed that the outlaws
we're headed toward the home of Hub
bard Easter, which is about mile
and half from Lloyd Aliens and he,
as well as all other members of the
Easter family. have been under close
surveillance by the detectives to find
If they were furnishing food to the
outlaws.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05

A Greeley. Colorado. man claims to
have perfected seedless watermelon
and Is now experimenting with pea
nuts crossed with sweet peas. He ex-
poets to get blossoms and peanuts
from the same vines. the peanuss
growing above ground instead of =.
the earth. He has hopes Of producing
. succotash plant by crossing corn and
beans. and books forward to growing q
breakfast food which win include the
qualities OF coffee. In the meantime.
where's Luther Burbank?
The midland journal., 1912-04-05


There is q New York statute against
the revelation by physicians Of the Sc
crets Of the consultation room: but a
New York Judge has decided that It
does not prevent doctor from de-
scribing the services which he has
performed when he finds It necessary
to sue for the collection Of his fee. In
that case. the Judge rules. the ply
sician may proceed with his action. al
leging anything and everything that is
necessary. without either directly or
Indirectly becoming liable for yiola-
tion Of the law. The decision would
seem to be reasonable. 1t Is a mean
man who viii refuse to pay fair fee
Il his doctor.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
ro Penslon so,ooo EmpIoyes.

New Theodore N. Vail. presi-
dent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. announced the adoption by
his company of a pension plan for its
10000 employees. Pensions ranging be-
tween $25 and 500 month, he said.
would be granted employees retiring
after from rs to 40 years OF service
The maximum pension. he acded.
would be so per cent. Of the salary at
the time OF retirement. but would not
exceed 500 q month.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
LAWYERS WERE
MOVED TO TEARS
Pathetic Recital Of a Wife's
Blind Love.
IS CHARGED WITH MURDER
Widow Tells story OF Abuse In.
tilcted Upon Her BY Fius-
band drove Her Out
To Work.

New York Jurors. lawyers and
spectators were moved to tears Mon
day when Mrs. Genevieve Nicodemus.
20 years old. blue-eyed, soft-voiced.
and shrinking in her manner, told q
story Of abuse inhicted upon her BY
her husband, Frank J. Nicodemus, for
whose killing she is on trial. It was
q story of blind love given in return
for cruelty and at its conclusion the
young widow, still dressed in mourn
ing, said: Il love him still. l wish
he were back with me-
Mrs. Nicodemus on October 8 last
shot her husband and then tried to
kill herself
After her marriage her husband
compelled her to go to work, she said,
and when she was able to earn but IS
q week, he said to her, she testified <:
You ought to be ashamed, great
husky girl to earn no more money
than that"
Later, she said, Nicodemus had sug
gested to her that she earn living
for both of them in manner that to
her was impossible and that when she
had threatened to tell her mother of
his proposal he had dragged her
about by the hair, struck her and
made her promise not to tell
How she tried to qualify as nurse
at a hospital and broke down when q
baby died in her arms, how her hus-
band used morphine, how her father
took her to his house and refused to
let Nicodemus live with her, how she
kept trysting with him because
thought could help Frank be good
man." how Frank bought her bot
tie Of poison and suggested that she
kill herself, were features of the
story, told in a faltering voice and
with constant lingering of her we'd
ding ring, that stirred the emotion Of
adj in the courtroom,
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
YouNe,s pIER BURNED.


Noted Old Structure At Atlantic City
Catches Fire From Electric Wires.
Atlantic City.-Just before midnight
and an hour after the close of a vaude-
VILE performance Young's Old Ocean
Pier, first of the great wharves that
Atlantic City has thrust out into the
ocean, took fire. supposedly from
crossed wires in the theater dressing
room, and was almost entirely de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
$400. 900.
Fortunately, at the time the flames
were discovered all the show people
had left the pier
The fire for a time threatened
Young's Hotel. facing the pier, and
the Dunlop Hotel and Savoy Theater,
In its near vicinity. Firemen, how
ever, managed to control it.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
Wage Demand Conceded.

PHILADELPHIA strike among the
textile workers in the Kensington mill
district of this city has been avoided
by the action Of the Upholstery Weav-
ers' Union in accepting compromise
offered by the min owners. The men
asked for an increase in wages from
"a to 26 cents an hour, reduction in
working hours from 81 to "a a week
and other concessions. The employ.
ers conceded the wage demand, but
would not reduce the hours below IS
q week
The midland journal., 1912-04-05

A Dutch prisoner, who was taking
walking exercise in the courtyard OF
the Conciergerie Prison at Paris. sud
denly made running jump at the
wall. which Is IA feet high and topped
with iron spikes. mounted it like at
eat. to the amazement Of the jailers,
jumped down on the other side. climb
ed 20 feet up wire ladder. dropped
BY accomplices from an open window.
and got away He must be . real ny
ing Dutchman
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
THE SOFT COAL MINERS
The HItumInous Miners Are To Re-
ceive An Increase In Pay and
All Other Demands Are
Waived.

Cleveland, Peace, 1by agreement
was declared in the bStuminous coal
fields Friday. Immediately afterward
an order was issued by the anthracite
strike committee that the 17S,00o
miners in those fields suspend work
this week. It can be authoritatively
stated, however, that negotiations will
begin within week for settlement
in the anthracite fields.
There will be short suspension in
the bituminous fields to permit the
operators and miners of the different
states to settle their internal differ.
ences, but, according to the agreement
made in the joint conference, nc
change in present conditions will be
made that will influence the cost OF
mining oyer the agreement reached
here or keep the miners from earning
as much as they can.
BY agreement the miners will re
ceive an increase of five cents ton
for screen coal, three cents for mine
run, SIS per cent. for day labor and
dead work, and FIVE hours work on
Saturday with five hours pay. All
the other demands are waived.
There will be suspension in the
bituminous fields in all states except
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas
and Oklahoma, where the miners have
an agreement to work. pending nego-
tiations for contract. About $50, 200
union men are benefited.
So far as the anthracite situation is
concerned, there is no need for sen
sational statements of expected dis
tress for consumers. It is confidently
declared here that the suspension will
not last long.
John T. Dempsey, of Scranton;
Thomas Kennedy, Of Hazleton, and
John Fahy. OF Shamokin, president OF
the union anthracite districts, sent a
telegram to George F. Baer, president
and operator, proposing the terms
upon which the miners were willing to
resume negotiations. The reply from
Mr.. Baer was eagerly awaited.
'sIf the plan is adopted, there will
not be any necessity Of a third party
bringing US together" said Mr.. Demp-
sey.
All of the anthracite union men took
the position that any offer OF recon
sidering the differences should come
from the operators. When the last
conference was adjourned in New
York on March 13, the miners say, the
operators made it impossible to con
tinue because it was conteIded that
"the miners should first abandon their
demands and then negotiate
A report from New York that the
operators we're not disposed absolutely
to refuse all the demands, but were
willing, perhaps, to grant slight in
crease in pay was thought to have
done much toward creating a desire
among the miners to make the sus-
pension as short as possible
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
RiplcuLEs IDEA or PLOT.
Knox on Rumor To Dynamite His
Train IN Nicaragua.

Santo Domingo Secretary of State
Knox states that the State Department
had no information in any way sub
stantiating the rumor Of plot in
Nicaragua to dynamite his train. Ac-
cording to Managua dispatch, pub
lished here, this alleged plot has re-
suited in the sentencing to death of
40 opponents of the government. An.
other dispatch from Managua says the
allegations have been trumped up as
an excuse to dispose of certain zelaya
adherents. Mr.. Knox ridicules the
idea of plot, and believes the report
has been circulated to discredit his
mission.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
MAY ALLOW CARD PLAYING.
MethodIsts Also Want Discipline
Amended AZ To Dancing.

Kingston, N. Y.-The New York
Methodist Episcopal Conference
adopted memorial to be presented to
the coming General Conference. ask.
ing that the Methodist discipline be
amended as to amusements by strik.
ing out references to dancing. card
playing and theater attendance and
substituting therefore the expression
that Methodists shall not take any di-
versions which we cannot take in the
name of the Lord Jesus"
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
10 PER CENT. RAISE FOR 100000
New England Cotton Mil Owners De
eide On Equalization.

Boston mill owners in
New England employing 100000 opera
tives have decided to advance wages
10 per cent. early in April. 1t was at
irst intended to grant an increase Of
per cent. only. but the action Of Fall
River and New Bedford owners in con-
ceding a 10 per cent. raise induced
manufacturers at other Southern New
England mill centres and in Western
Massachusetts to fall In line.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
SENATOR CORE ATTACKED.
insane Man Tries To XIII Him With
Club While Speaking.

Waukesha. Wis. Senator Gore, of
Oklahoma, narrowly escaped death
here when crazed Pole. Charles
Schomulia, attacked him with club
while the Senator was speaking. The
Pole was sitting near the stage and in
the midst of the Senator's speech sud
denly leaped to the platform. drawing
club from under his overcoat as he
jumped and swung instantly at the
Senator's head
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
CHILD FALLS ) sroRlEs; LIVES
Lands On Canvas Covering OF Fruit
Stand.

New York.-Fannie Faranga. a T.
year-old child of the upper East Side.
fell fiye stories from the fire escape
OF her home and escaped with slight
injuries. She landed on the canvas
covering of q fruit stand. was tossed
as in a blanket and then rolled to the
street. A fractured jaw and scalp
wound were the sum of her hurts,
from which her speedy recovery is
predicted.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
pepartment of EieaIfh.

Washington. Former Governor
John L. Bates, of Massachusetts, at a
hearing before the Senate Public
Health Committee opposed the crea-
tion of national department Of
health. He declared that the marine
hospital and public health service was
the most powerful health department
in the world and as long as this serv-
Ice was in existence there was no need
TOR department of health
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
youNo's PIER BURNED.
Atlantic City Pleasure Resort Almost
Completely Destroyed.

Atlantic City, ocean pier,
pne Of the big features along the sea
'front.' of this resort. was destroyed by
6re Saturday. Six firemen were in
lured. The pier was about $500 feet
long. The whole structure. with the
reception Of perhaps $50 feet at the
hore end. was completely destroyed.
rhe loss is estimated at $25O,00O and
'nly partly covered BY insurance.
The midland journal., 1912-04-05

A boy who ran away from his home
At New Haven. Conn, twenty years
ago returned the other day with ST.
100000 1t is understood that his
father did not meet him at the gate
with strap
The midland journal., 1912-04-05

4 physician remarks Of q prominent
invalid that his days are numbered.
though nobody can tell how many re-
main. That might be also said with
perfect truth Of the healthiest man In
the land
The midland journal., 1912-04-05

Girls in a Massachusetts college
have rejected the cap and gown as
graduation garb in favor OF the white
dress. on the ground that the latter is
more becoming This will be another
proof to the skeptical that higher edu.
cation for women Is rank failure
The midland journal., 1912-04-05
WOMAN STAGE DRIVER.
Her Run Is over Dangerous and
Lonesome Mountain Road.

Meeker. Col.-Miss May Robertson,
21 years old. said to be the first wom-
an stage driver in the United States.
Monday began her daily run between
Meeker and Buford, a distance OF 80
miles. She has signed years con.
tract to operate the stage line between
Meeker and Buford, which win take
her over an extremely dangerous and
lonesome mountain road.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
SPOONER ATTACKS RECALL
Former Senator Calls Roosevelt
Doctrines Twin Devils" "

Ex-senator John c. Spooner Of Wiscon-
sin. asking the pardon OF his audience for
saving some things that ssvored a little Of
politics, vigorously attacked Colonel Roose-
velts doctrine Of the recall Of judges and
that twin devil" as he called II. the re-
call OF judicial decisions. at the nineteenth
annual dinner Of the Theodore W. Dwight
Alumni Association az the Hotel Astor last
evening The association 10 composed
largely Of men who studied under the
former dean ot the Columbia Law School
Coutendng that IL was shellow CON
ception Of our form Of government Tor
one 10 think that written constitution
was an unjust. undemocratic restriction on
the powers and liberties of the people the
Senator gave IL as his belief that there
never was "A group of men better htted by
knowledge and experience 10 frame con
stitution than the men who framed the
Constitution of the United states,
1T never could have entered the ninds
NJ those men," Senator spooner observed
that there could ever be found any oouS
Of intelligent, men in this country VINO
would stand for the proposition that the
people en- masse might recall the judiciary
To me the proposition is unthinkaole- II
I, went through all our Judges would be-
come towards I will change that sentl-
ment and say that there would he no judge
on the bench who was not coward Tor
no 'self-respecting man would take once
under such a condition.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
DRAFT "CLOSES" A BANK
Crowd Deceived by Sign Reading
Use the Other Door"

4 Adraft-atmospheric, not paper-was the
cause yesterday of one OF those rapidly
ripping rumors which spread In the imam
cial district like the radiating waves on a
placId pool when a stone strikes its surface.
Rumor had II that a large, reliable banking
and brokerage hrm with offices only a Few
doors away from the silent portals OF the
Carnegie Trust Company. had suspended.
And all because some one had pasted on the
corner door. with the innocent intention or
keeping the cold air out. slip OF paper,
bearing the inscription CLOSED. Use the
other door"
fdlers passing up and down Broadway
noticed the slip ~ paper and collected in a
happy little crowd in front Of the door and
discussed the possibilities Of another por-
tentious financial collapse Then messenger
boys, Office boys and Just plain boys Joined
the throng Two or three policemen on
fixed posts had TO be content to watch tho
crowd Increase while they stood between
curiosity and duty Finally, one Of them
unhxed his feet and ambled up to the door.
After reading the sign he turned and al"
dressed the crowd. saying. In part:
Why don't you read things before YOU
start a scare. II just says use the other
door Now beat it
And the crowd did
Meantime the members ot the firm were
being called 10 the telephone every few sec
onds To answer anxious inquiries. After
while some one went 10 the door and edited
out the word closed"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09

s9S s9S irreg Henry WrndraS6 9 TO Bertha wundrack
torney Il Lrbetkin 3S Park Row
FIELDSTON ROAD. part lot 10 ,,a. r,i,es
bridge; Walter Shlafer ct al exrs "a Stepben
Crist Rlverdaie ave al Spuyten Du,-vil. sept
q. 1891 81 l4ei attorneys W & Hutchlns
- William st.
KELLY ST, $ 100 n " ~ Ieegett ave SEX
irres; Jos Hall to City Of New yoIk. Feb 26
$4,000; attorney, Title Insurance Co, 1876 Broad
way.
Morgerthau, 5QxlOO: lCt 100 same man s5x1OO;
Ab-n ham IewcuStein to Seaburv Realty Co 80
Grand st: March :: 500; attorney. J. Gordon
$40 Broadway
Lots ana y. map W Duncan at Williams
briGge; Leib Raronowsky 10 Israel Friedman.
40 L.nWOod st, Brooklyn mtg 5000: March 10,
1910; Sl0o: attorney NJ Rabinowitz 30
Grand st.
LOT u, map part Section b. Edenwad; Ed
ward Mooney and ano to Mary A Hughes, lsI
East 73d 81; FEB 20; 81.
LOT "A, same map; Edward Mooney and ano
10 Thomas Mooney. ISL East 73d st; 81 attor-
ney, Rooney 800 Broadway.
LOT 165. map Hunter estate; Rose CO to
Annie Casey, March S. 81; address, $50 Morris
Park ave.
LOT 1s0 map Hunter estate; same to Donto
Digillio. Gy=2d ave; Mar I, ST. address coz ID
ave.
MORRIS AVE. 9s4, S7v1o4 Jos Friedman to
c Edward Schumacher. 800 West 1880 st: March
Z; 81: address. $50 West 1880 ST.
TELLER AVE. W cor 16sth st. 5s2x irreg;
Frederick 4 Wurzbach 10 National Holding Co.
3219 I'd ave. June 7; 81; attorney. Title Guar
antee and Trust Co. i76 Broadway.
162D ST. n s. 28O II OF Prospect ave, 4lxlOO'
Georgna Rendell to Anna Mccarthy, 977 Pros
pect ave mtg s14,5OOl: Feb 10; SlO0 attorney
f Mccarthy. 077 Prospect ave.
164TH ST s6s East 23x78; Anthony Deutsch
10 David Rosenzweig, 343 Houston II tmtg
SS6oO; March 6; 81.
SAME ROPERTY: David Rosenzweig to Al
bert Lesser. 2al West 18th ST tmtg $4,000;
March Z, 81; attorney \ Keppler go Broad
way.
171sT ST. n 6. 100 II Q Of Park ave 5Ox1O0;
Brown Weiss Realities 90 TO Rose Brown. 80
Central Park West mtg SSSOOO) March - SlVV'
attorney. Marks & Marks, 63 Park Row
22sTH ST. n :. c55 II W Of White Pans
East 2.4gh st: Il part March I. 81 attorney
Title Guarantee and Trust co, l76 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
DICKENS WAS BAD SECURITY
Loan Raised on So Called $780,
0O0 Set Declared a Fraud.

A supposed edition de luxe OF the works
=, Charles Dickens figured yesterday In a
case decided by the Appellate Division OF
the Supreme Court. Samuel Rosenfield In
duced Jeanette p. Coin, an authoress, 10
give him $50 IN cash and two notes for
90 soo and 5000 respectively, on the rep
r..antatlon that he owed 5000 on the books
ard that he was going 10 made proht
:, u2no I'm selling the books to Mrs.
couIs p Huntington. Rosenheld agreed
% Mace the ser OF Dickens in the Might
ard Day Bank as security for the money
advanced by Miss Coin. He offered N,W"
bonus for the loan.
Rosenneld said that Mrs Huntington was
ont Of the city at the time ana that ne
,,ould deliver the books when she returned
II. shoved Miss Coin q letter purportins
% no from Mrs. Huntington, saying that
she would pay $4,000 for the oooks, Miss
coin never heard from hosenneid' OUT
when the $500 note came due an acuoh
vas brought against her by schwartz
protbers Jewellers. on the note They said
that Rosenfield had given them the note
=, xcharse FOR a pearl necklace
Tho Jury gave Schwartz Bros. YER
Az, which the Appellate Division yester-
A., sat aside on the ground OF frauduieht
'a,,raa.n,ations BY Rosenneld that MIS-
,,,,tirgton had agreed to buy the DOCKS
COO ooo The court ordered new trial,
io' that the evidence showed that II
,he cavaliers were not parties TO the na9'
~ had knowledge Of IL. The BOOKS were
~ an inexpensive kind