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New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
REBEL LINES FORCED
American Marines Push Their
Way Through to Leon.

Corinto. Nicaragua, Aug. 2I-Com-
mandcr Warren j. Terhune ana force
Of two hundred American sailors and
marines from the RunbOat Annapolis
and the collier Justin, now lying III
corinto harbor. succeeded to-day
Tuesday, I'm forcing their way through
territory controlled by the revolution
aries 10 Leon. the town midway be-
tween the Pacific Coast and Lake
Managua. where the Liberals rose In
arms on August 10 and In the dead Of
night massacred the sleeping soldiers
Of the garrison.
The American force found the Lib
erals hostile to their advance, ana II
became necessary for Commander Ter
hume To threaten to attack Leon before
the Insurgents would allow the train
carving the American detachment 10
enter the town. Roting had subsided
and the Americans foand the city re-
sumng it's normal appearance.
After conferring with the Liberal
leaders Commander Terhune withdrew
his force from the city, one hundred
marines proceeding 10 Managua, the
capital. and the rest Of the detachment
returning to Corinto.
Corinto has been designated as a
place Of refuge for the foreigners re-
siding In the surrounding country. An
armed force from the gunboat Annap-
oils is constantly patrOlling the streets.
and several six-pound guns have been
taken from the warshlp and mounted
on fatcars for the defence Of the city.
The United States cruiser Denver.
with reinforcements of marines and
bluejackets, numbering about three
hundred and fifty, has arrived here.
The cruiser California, with "A further
detachment of marines, is expected to
reach this port tomorrow.
The revolutionaries control Gilman
dega. "A city with a population OF about
twelve thousand and the capital Of a
department of the same name, and II Is
one OF the chief desires Of the rebels to
capture Corinto, which is Chinandega' s
port and with which IL is connected by
rail.
All attempts Of the insurgents to
capture this seaport so far have been
prevented by the armed force from the
Annapolis. the officers Of which are de-
termined to protect the lives of the
women residents.
Managua is the only large city In the
northern department, with the excep-
, ton Of Corinto, TO remain under the
control Of the government forces. Ad-
vices reaching here from the capital
say all is quiet there.
Managua, Aug. u delayed in trans
mission) ).-One hundred American ma
rines from Managua, who supported
the force OF one hundred marines under
command of Major Smedley ID. Butler,
and fifty sailors under Captain Warren
]. Terhune. of the gunboat Annapolis,
in passing the Liberal stronghold of
Leon, returned here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
AMERICAN TROOPS
ORDERED TO WAIT
Continued from first page.
ment also kept coming to Mr.. Tafts

ment also kept coming TO Mr.. Tafts
private car.
Neither the state nor Navy Depart
mcnt wished to see United states
troops sent into Nicaragua. The GUS
tom in similar cases has been To land
marines. The President said to-day
that while the sending Of regiment oi
infantry would not be an act OF war.
he would prefer to use marines II an
available force could be found quickly.
His telcerams to Washington evil
denuy were fruitful, for he was OF the
opinion tonight that the navy had
found enough marines 10 look after
every American and all American
propertv that might be endangered. II
he finds the situation critical later he
will not hesitate to use the army, but
ne is hopeful that the rebel and gov
ernmcnt leaders win see the futility Of
trying To make II uncomfortable for
American citizens
Mr.. Taft llkened the situation in
Nicaragua 10 that existing In china at
the time OF the Boxer uprising. He
said Il had long been the custom to
have a legation guard in South Ameri-
can countries in troublous times. and
he pointed out that the 10Th Infantry
could be sent to Managua 10 look after
tho American Legation. II could not
be regarded as an act of war. for the
principle OF protecting lives and prop
erty had long been recognized by FOR
.len governments I'm similar cases In
n.nlrnl o Nh Snuih AmerlcA.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
SHUN HEARST'S SUPPORT
Illinois Democrats Prefer to
Have Editor Antagonize Them.
IN Tclegranh ID M Trlhnnc.I

lBy Telegraph 10 IN" Tribune
Chicago. Aug. 2S-DemOcratic harmony
campaign plans have gone a-glimmerlnc
in the local field. The regulars" will not
unite with the Hearst Harrison faction.
despite the efforts of Mayor Harrison 20
cement the party into unit for the
Dunne-OHaTa ticket
The regulars. under the leadership of
the national committeeman, Roger Sulli-
van, openly declare they do not want the
Hearst support
"If Hearst remains passive or antag-
onzcs us, we Will win," declared one OF
the highest candidates on the Democratic
state ticket tonight. But II he starts IL
campaign In our favor We lose. That 8
about all there Is 10 IT, He is so thor
oughly hated by many people that thou
sands Of voters go blindly against any
thing he advocates ] firmly believe that
Champ Clark would have been the Demo-
cratic nominee for President had not
Hearst supported him"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
Government Begins Inquiry IA
Uncover the Real Beneficia.
rieS of High Prices.
SPURRED BY THE TRIBUNE
Trained Investigators of the /,
Bureau of Labor Will Pre-.
pare Details for a Full
Report to Congress.

| Washington. Aug. 2S-Following ths
expose first made by The Tribune as to
the enormous profits made by the coal
trust by the unwarranted advance In
the prices of coal after the settlement
Of the strike in the anthracite field, the
Department OF Commerce and Labor Is
preparing to submit TO the House Of
| Representatives in December a full re-
port on the subject.
The House, spurred by the facts pre-.
sented by The Tribune, called on Sec.
tetary Nagel to investigate and report
In compliance with the resolution,
| which the House passed not long be.
fore adjournment, the Secretary viii
submit a report when Congress recon.
! venes in December which will disclose
exactly who is prof1ting from the pres
ent high prices Of coal.
1 Mr.. Nagel has designated Charles P.
NeilI. Commissioner Of Labor, TO carry
on the investigation. Commissioner
Neill has made several trips out OF the
city In search of information, and Is
away now. On his return, September
| 10. it is expected he will have sufa..
ciently explored the field so that the
| trained Investigators of the Bureau of
/ Labor may begin work in systemato
method to gather the desired details.
The principal object of the inquiry
will be how much the cost Of coal to
the general consumer has been In.
creased as a result of the strike In the
anthracite coal regions Of Pennsyi.
vania, 10 which field the resolution was
specifically directed In considas.
ton OF the resolution originally intro
duced by Representative Difenderfer.
of Pennsylvania, it was said in the
House committee that the anthracI.S
operators had added an increase OF -
! tail.
In conjunction with the inquiry into
: how much the price OF coal was in
creased, Commissioner Neill is expected
to ascertain for what reasons and by
what means the cost was raised.
I Another line Of inquiry will be TO de-
| termine how much and in what par
! ticulars the coal miners were benefited
| by the strike agreement. In support
Of the resolution of inquiry 1t was ar
! gued that the miner did not get nearly
all the increase being paid by the gen.:
eral consumer. 80 -
Probably before the report has been
compiled and submitted the Supreme +
| Court Of the United States will have
/ handed down its decision, now under
consideration. as 10 the legal situation
/ in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
fields. These legal questions arise OUT
of the suit brought by the government
against an alleged Illegal combination
OF railroads and railroad coal com.
panies charged with seeking 10 monop..
olize the coal trade in violation Of the
Sherman antitrust law. ~
Many points in the governments
complaint had their origin I'm a former
strike settlement about ten years age
II has been urged at times that even
in that settlement "the interest of the
public was sacrificed TO the interests Of
organized capital and OF organized la.
bor." h'
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
NO SUNDAY MAIL ORDER
Modified Rule Not Yet Received In
This City.

Assistant Postmaster Murphy. who Is
at present i'm charge Of the New York
Postofiice In the absence of Postmaster
Morgan, who is on his vacation, said in
regard to the statement OF Postmaster
General Hitchcock published yesterday
that the New York Postofice had had no
official notice Of any change of plans con-
templated by the department at Wash
ington. He said he understood that mod
ihcation3 OF the present orders were to be
made, and he expected an official com
munication relative TO such notifications
in a day or two.
Meanwhile the only orders in force are
those issued n few days ago forbidding
any Sunday distribution OF mail except
special delivery letters.
'"The only thing know about the mat
ter is what | have read I'm the papers" -
said Mr. Murphy NO letter, excepting
those in the special delivery. viii be de-
livered to newspapers. hotel guests or
any one else. on Sunday, unless get an
official notice TO the contrary from the
Postmaster General"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
Drug Man Asks Court to Relieve
Himfrom Giving Mrs. Bass
hor $28,900 a Year.
SHE HAS MARRIED AGAIN
Former Husband Believes She
Should Hereafter Be Sup
ported by the Man Who
Has Succeeded Him.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Baltimore. Aug. 2S.-That Mrs g
Hazeltine Basshor, formerly Mrs Isaac
E. Emerson. has no longer any claim
on him for support is the contention
of CAPTAIN Isaac f. Emerson the
wealthy drug manufacturer, who hleo
petition in the Circuit Court to-day
recurring Mrs. Basshor to show cause
why the sos. 500 year alimony allowed
her by the court in the decree Of divorce
from Captain Emerson should not DC
discontinued. Judge Elliott signed an
order giving Mrs. Basshor unul sep
tember II TO answer.
The petition stated that on May ~
1911. Mrs. Basshor obtained divorce
from Captain Emerson, and that ho
was ordered TO pay her alimony 10 '"e
amount Of s2S. 500 a year, or at the ra'e
of So. 400 a month.
This was followed by the declaration
that on August 30 Of this year the ue-
fendant entered into marriage relations
with c. Hazeltine Basshor, of this CITY,
and that the complainant felt ne shouiu
be relieved from further payments OF
alimony. contending that the response
bility for the support Of Mrs. Basshor
should fall on her present husband
Counsel Of Captain Emerson IN eN-
planning the attitude Of his client salo'
Captain Emerson feels that IT is the
duty of "A husband to support his VIE
and since Mrs. Emerson has married
he considers It proper that he should
be relieved Of further responsibility Tor
her care and keeping, and that those
burdens should be assumed by her
present husband
I'VE have asked in our petition a'o'-
ply that the court require Mrs. Bassh"f
10 show cause why the alimony should
be continu ID, and nothing in our de-
mand will affect the Eutaw Pace
property that was given outright to
Mrs. Emerson by Captain Emerson.
{ The alimony Of S2S, 500 is secured by
the deposit 10y Captain Emerson OF SIX
hundred shares of the Emerson Drug
Company stock. The property men
toned by counsel is the magnificent
mansion near Druid Hill Park, with
the beautiful Italian gardens attached.
whore MIR. and Mrs Basshor are now
! living.
Mrs. Basshor is said 10 have been In
entire ignorance that Captain Emer-
son was contemplating any steps to
stop her alimony. A close friend OF
Mrs. Basshor said
1T should not be forgotten that in
the decree Of divorce from Captain
Emerson il was distinctly stated that
the alimony provision was for life
and that there We're no conditions
whatsoever
/ Captain Emerson has filed a bill re-
quiring you TO show cause why he
( should not discontinue the payment OF
{ alimony 10 you" Mrs. Basshor WAS
, told over the telephone this evening
Have You anything to say about the
natter she was asked.
He knows why he should pay all
mony." Mrs. Basshor answered "Tha;
4 is all have 20 say"
you will oppose the blll?"
"Why. certainly, / will" was the an
swer.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29

station Yesterday. Then Detective 3ar-
her wormed his way into the confl-
dence of the young man ana oolaihSu
the alleged confession.
The suitcases that were recovered
Yesterday were emptied on two tables
in the station house. and according 10
Rarber Rossman sorted the contents
out and told to whom each pile be-
longed. Among the claimants yester-
day was Mrs. Joseph Kane, Of Larch-
mont, who, according to the ponce
identified about $1,000 worth of stun
including a bronze clock worth sooo
and some extensive vases.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
AMERICANS ARRIVE IN WALES
Delegation Which Is to Invite Lloyd
George Reaches Fishguard.

Fishguard, Wales. Aug. 2S.-Dama
Lloyd George. Chancellor Of the E1'
cheauer is to be invited to open the
Welsh festival at Pittsburgh next sum. sum
mer by n Welsh delegation
which arrived here to-day.
The delegation, which is TO attend us
Welsh National Eisteddfod at Wrexhan'
North Wales. where Lloyd George pre-
sides. includes Robert "; Davies, secre'
tarv OF the Pittsburgh Eisteddfod Asso.
ciation: Ex-Governor Thomas or Utah
Colonel John VI. Evans, OF sharon, Penn;
d. J. Edmunds. of New York. and Jen'
kins Jones. Of West Virginia.
WreXham Is the burial place OF Elihc
Yale, founder of Yale University.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
LEBANON, O., WIPED OUT.
Cloudburst Reported to Have
Swept Away Town.

Dayton, Ohio Aug. 2S.--A cloudburst
is reported to have wiped out the VII
Iage of Lebanon. county seat OF War
rem County, tonight.
Houses that remain standing are
flooded to the upper stories and thous-
ands of dollars damage is reported TO
have been done to growing crops. NO
loss of life thus far has been reported
Lebanon has a population OF 2,6SS'
according to the last census.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
ROADS TRY DECEPTION,
ENGINEERS ASSERT
Brief Filed with ArbitratorS in
Wage Dispute Criticises En-
pIoying Lines Pleas.
POVERTY IDEA DECRlED
Pay Increase Figures as Re-
ported by Railway Lines
Are All Wrong, En-
ployes Say.

Cleveland, Aug discharges that the
Eastern railroads have submitted to the
arbitration board which Is considering the
concerted wage movement of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers mass Oh
misleading figures in an effort to create
wrong impression, are contained IN the
brief which the engineers have submitted
to the board OF seven.
A plea for wage adjustment is made in
the brief. which says:
I'VE believe every request presented Is
fair and equitable. and should not be
scaled down. because the labors of these
men entItle them to these rates"
The brief calls attention 10 the exhibits
presented by the railroads and in par
tIculnr TO those relating TO wage increases
It shows that In attempting TO obtain
wage figures the engineers met with op-
position from most Of the railroads ana
they were forced through inspection OF
time cards and information from the Vari-
Gus engineers TO make up their own wage
tables.
According to the brief the average OF
wage increases as reported by the rail-
roads are all wrong, the average being
set too high. The wage table of the Bal
timore e. Ohio, for instance, shows wage
Increase for engineers from 1900 70 1911 TO
be s7.l6 per cent. The engineers analyze
this table and assert that the average
increase in the twenty-hve-year PERIOD
beginning in 1857, was actually MA per
nj
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
FIND $4,000 IN LOOT
YOUNG BURGLAR HID
Paul Rossman, Arrested by
White Plains Police, Makes
full Confession, 1t Is SAID.
GOODS IN THIRD AVE. HOUSE
Drove Bakers Wagon by Day
and Robbed Fine Homes at
Night-About to Re-
turn to Germany.

pauJ Rossman, who was arrested py
,bs White Plains police early TUESDAY
morning, and in whose room at NO l'u
Third avenue. this city, was founo
obout 81 600 worth of silverware. brlc-
A, .h,~,c and other valuables belonging
IN wealthy families living in Larch-
mont Namaroneck and White Plains
made fairly complete confession 'c
Detective Barber Of the East I'D stree'
station. according to that policeman
when brought to this city yesterday
AZ a result of this confession seVeiaI
s,,itcas ses. loaded with many valuaoles
worth probably another $1,000, were
fovrd in the cellar Of the Third avenue
odaress The police have yet to searcn
- roop, they say Rossman has at no.
boken. -
poseman has been delivering preao
and rolls for baker in the "hi'e
1,,airs section. This work he has been
doing by day. and, according to the de-
,octivc he has been busy at nlgh'
entering the homes Of the wealthy resi-
dents of the neighborhood
According to his story. as related D!
the police. Rossman came to this couh-
try about five years ago from Ger
many. and his parents. brother ana
two sisters are still living in Saxony
They are said to be well to do. Whiie
a boy. so the alleged confession runs
he became a favorite among the stu
dents in an officers school III Ter
many. and during that time he learned
. great deal about the worth Oh
precious stones, how to detect good cut
glass and the difference between silver
ware and silver plate.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
HERE IS SOMETHING YOU REQUIRE.
War Photographs in Book Form

You can bind Brady War Pictures into Beautiful oue @ m
binder any one
the sixteen parts issued by this into bauuu oou
book n
mail 95
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
No Work, Turnd to Burglary.

No work, urho 10 pu' S'"'J
He could not obtain employment when
he came to this country, he said ana
turned his hand to burglary. Two years
ago. according to the confession related
bv Detective Barber, he was sent 10
r,lr,,r. for killing q negro at Mamaro-
neck in self defence, he contends. lie
served nearly eighteen months, and on
his release went to Baltimore. There
according to the story. he stole several
diamonds. among them a white dla-
rnon6 which contained a black spot.
He kept this diamond for good luck
but a few weeks ago, he SAID he WAS
arrested as a suspicious person at
Namar0n0ck. Then. according TO the
story. he told the detective who arrest
cd him where he had obtained the dld-
mond The detective said he wotli
return the diamond to Baltimore, ana
Rossman says he saw no more of it.
He declares he was arraigned on the
charge of being a suspicious person and
released on payment Of fine of $40.
lie had been rohbing houses in that
section before hi~ arrest he said, ac-
cording to Barber's story, but the po-
lice did not seem to think he was the
"Raffles" who had been operating in
the neighborhood. He declared he con-
tinued with his work Of driving his
bakers wagon by day and looking for
likely places 20 rob at night
Rossman. according to Barber,
seemed to be proud of his ability 20
detect good precious stones from bad
and 10 discard all but the very best Of
silverware and bric-abrac. BY run
ming his fingers over cut class, he said,
according 10 Barber. that he could tell
in the dark whether 1t was worth while
taking away or not.
Sometimes Used Motor Boat.
With some gusto, according to Bar
ber Rossman related how he climbed
on the balconies Of residences and
mewed like a cat If dog barked, he
went away If no dog responded to
its supposed natural enemy, he went
ahead and robed the place. In some
places he said, he was able to use a
motorboat and enter the grounds Of the
big places, getting away with his loot
in the motorboat.
He said he intended to return 10
Germany yesterday, and had made up
his mind to get every diamond in
Larchmont The loss Of the BLACK
diamond he believed, changed his luck,
and his arrest followed. He intended
10 take back a number of stickpins and
small articles as souvenirs Of America
10 give TO his relatives and friends in
Germany
Following Rossman's arrest on Tues
day. Captain O'Neill, Of the White
Plains police. came TO New York aud
told Detective Barber the situation.
Barber went tC the Third avenue a6-
dress. which is one OF the best apart
ment houses In the district, and. repre-
ssnting himself as an applicant for a
room, got into the apartment and
found that Mrs. Schryer, Rossman's
landlady. had number of valuable
bronzes and other articles which she
said had been given her by Rossman.
His -oom -'as found tc be full of valu-
able property. which was taken 10 'he
East 22d street station. At that time
Rossman had told little about himself
and Captain O'Neill was persuaded to
take his prisoner TO the East 22d street
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
Pension System Attacked.

Tho "voluntary' relief assoclauUls
r,aintoined by the railroads. the brier
savs are forms Of coercion by which 'he
railroads dodge liability in the cases u
or,nloves killed or crippled Pension sys-
TONS also are attacked because of the
nhvsical examinations they bring and De-
cause OF the age limit. II was also ue-
c,ared that in times Of strike pehsioiieu
mo, have been forced 20 act as strike
broakers or lose their pensions.
.Nfucb time was consumed ana many
ayures were presented TO snow what
wou,d be the effect on the roads were thc
roo,ssts of the engineers granted, SAYS
,be hrief and especially they wouid
have you believe that every e"'p'o's :
would demand and receive the same IN
cresses the engineers obtain. lhere -
40, an official that would consider sucn
raouost They do not give n single EN-
Move a penny until compelled to 90 SO
U.hot chance has the employe who 3
unorganized?'
7, reference to the railroads cry that'
Z, Granted the increases would wipe OUT
all surpluses. the brief declares that lhe
railroads now are spending mlihohe III.
improvements that are largely theoretcal
and In many cases purely ornamen'ai anu
from which even in the widest dreams or
fancy they could never hope to receive
even n slight return on their investment
Attempts to compare wages OF engineers
with those paid in other skilled trades
were condemned, the brief declaring the
engineer stands by himself in class not
only having to be skilled in his work. but
of necessity taking upon his shoulders
executive authority as to the management
OF his particular train.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
Tables Unfair, Brief Says.

The brief says that in attempting 10
show wage increases granted engineers
the railroads have not taken into account
the fact that tonnage has increased prac-
ticaly 100 per cent in the last ten years
The brief also condemns the reports OF
some of the railroads In which they wouid
have the board Judge the wages OF the
engineers by means Of tables showing the
wages OF the ten highest paid men on
the roads. Railroad exhibits as 70 hourly
earnings are misleading, tho brief de-
clares. as they do not take into account
the time engineers are required to put III
before departure and after arrival
Poverty" of some Of the railroads Is
declared mere sham, the brief saying that
the discussion OF wages on the Detroit
Toledo s. Ironton and the coal and COKE
railways. was useless. so far as the pow
eriy end OF Il IL concerned, as the ID. l.
& pays A standard wage 10 Its other
employes and the coal and coke, while
they want 20 plead poverty Is one oi 'he
vealthiest corporations in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-20
NOTHING WRONG WITH
 THE MUNICIPAL LAW

Jackson. Miss, November 19-(Special) The supreme court did not hand down decisions in so great number of cases today as usual, but two or three of them were of more than ordinary in terest and importance.
 In mayor and board of aldermen os the city of Jackson vs. state ex rel. it was held there was nothing the matter with the law which provides for change in the form of municipal government, and the campaign for commissioners now un- der way in Jackson, and which comes to the first primary next Saturday, Nov ember 23 will continue with renewed en- ergy The constitutionaity of .he law was attacked by those opposed to the change In form of government.
 In V. $. & P. Railroad Co. ys. Williams, administrator 1t was found that the Lou isiana and Mississippi laws conf1cted somewhat. Williams sued the railroad company for causing the death of his ward, but under the Louisiana law such action must be brought before the ex- piration of one year, which was not done. wherefore there was no tight of action. and the cause was dismissed.