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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
JURY FINDS MAURY DIGGS
GUILTY OF WHITE SLAVERY
Former state Architect Of California
May Serve Five Years in Prison
as Result Of Escapade.

San Francisco.--fIn clipping with
Marsha Warrington form Sacramento,
Cal, to Reno, New. Maury l. Diggs.
former state architect Of California,
was guilty Of violating the Mann act,
which makes it felony to transport
woman for immoral purposes from
one state to another. This was the
verdict "Wednesday night Of the jury
that tried him. Five years In the fed
eral penitentiary is the maximum pen
atty.
There were six counts in the indict-
ment and the jury found a verdict Of
guilty on the first four. Each count
carries maximum penalty of i've
years and a minimum of one year In
a federal penitentiary.
Diggs, his wife, father, mother and
his three aunts. Mrs. Drew Caminetti
and Mrs. Anthony Caminetti were in
court when the verdict was rendered.
The case won national noSoriety
when United States Attorney John
L. McNab resigned, charging that the
trial had been delayed by political in
fiuence and made public his resigna-
ton in an open letter to President
Wilson.
The trial OF r. Drew Caminetti. CO.
defendant with Digs, will take place
at once.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
CURRENCY BILL TO PASS
The HOUSE As IT STANDS
Criticisms Made BY Conferences Of
Bankers Serve to Tighten Lines
Of Administration Forces.

Washington.-Th answer Of the.
administration forces In the house to-
the criticisms of the new CURRENCY
bin made by the conference of bank
ers at Chicago. on Saturday. will be al
Tightening up Of the lines and more,
vigorous Endorsement of the bill as it,
now stands.
Informal Conferences of Democratic
members of the house currency com
mittee on Sunday emphasized the
fact that the active supporters Of the
presidents currency plan expect to.
pass the measure through the house
without substantial changes.
The amendments proposed by the
bankers, II was pointed out by house.
leaders Saturday, all were considered
IN detail when the bill originally was
prepared, and in the long debate over
its provisions In the house committee
on banking and currency.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
ARMS ARE SHIPPED OVER
BORDER LINE TO MEXICANS
Special Permit Given Customs Of
flcers to Allow Export ~ Rifles and
Ammunition to FeGerai Army.

Tel Paso, Texas.-By virtue of a
special permit from the secretary OF
the treasury, American customs and
army officers on Friday allowed the
expectation to the Mexican federal
garrison in Juarez of 10000 rounds OF
ammunition and 400 rifles. The mu-
nitions we're bought for cash at To-
cal arms store. 1t is part of 400, 600
cartridges and a quantity of rifles
bought at the store severel days ago
Fridays expectation is only small
part of the ammunition and guns that
have been sold by Ell Paso dealers
during the past few weeks. believed
by agents of the department of justice
to be for federals. The charges are
Winchester brand 1890, and the rifles
are in boxes stencIled Frankfort
(Ky.l Armory, A carload of weapons
and ammunition boxes ID a part of a
shipment that Is to leave Juarez Sat
urday The dealers are selling for
cash Internationally, and the rule is
to leave consignments at their back
doors and notify purchasers that they
are to attend to their own delivery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
'suLzgR AFTER MURPHYs SCALP
Governor Hopes to Send Tammany
Chief to Prison.

Albany, n. Y.-Judge Lynn J. Ar
Inold of counsel for William Sulzer,
and other attorneys. on Sunday con
suited about their plans for getting
back at Charles r. Murphy, Senator
tTawley and other Tammany leaders,
by having them indicted 1t was de-
clared by one OF them that they in
tended to try to punish the Tammany
chief Chairman Frawley OF the Iegis-
latiye committee, that has been rak-
ing up the anti-Sulzer ammunition,
and Leader of the Assembly Levy, by
presenting evidence against them to
the grand iuries of Albany and New
York counties, through which they
hope to send them to prison.
These and other leaders are to be
charged with having been connected
with an Illegal conspiracy to impeach
211Ignp
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
PRESSURE BEING
PUT ON HUERTA
DIPLOMATS ARE USING THEIR IN
FLuENcE ON MEXICAN ADMIN
lsTRATloN TO BRING PEACE.
Great Britain, France and Japan
Among the Nations Which viii sup
port the Efforts Of United States
70 End Mexican Revolution.

Washington. Great Britain, France
and Japan are among the nations
which have interposed their influence
upon the Huerta administration in
Mexico in support of the efforts Of
the United States to bring about a
peaceful settlement of the revolution.
While administration officials were
silent Saturday regarding this phase
of the situation, there was lively in
ferest manifest in diplomatic circles
here as to the probable effect OF for
eign pressure on the Huerta govern
Rnent.l
i was learned that the Mexican
authorities hoped President Wilson
would not read his message to CON
gresss as he had planned, and showed
. disposition to prolong the negotia-
Eions.
The fact that diplomats from some
OF the very countries which not only
have formally recognized Huerta. but
whose bankers hitherto have floated
loans for him are using their infiu.
ence on the Mexican administration,
s. calculated to produce something
definite shortly. Official reports to
the state department show the Huerta
regime to be in desperate financial
straits, with little prospect of getting
funds anywhere to meet the running
expenses Of the government or pay its
troops. already FESTIVE because of de-
Eerred payments.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
SLAVERY IN THE Philippines.
Startling Announcement Made by
Commissioner in His Report.

Startling Announcement Made by
Commissioner In His Report.
Neutrality-suspicious. slavery, as
well as peonage, is flourishing in the
Philippines. This startling assertion
is made in a special report by Com
missioner Dean c. Worcester to the
governor general. Mr.. Worcester de-
Ascribes in great detail the different
forms Of traffic in human beings, the
impossibility of suppressing the bust
ness under the present laws and the
futile efforts at new legislation which
have been made from time to time
since the American occupation of the
Philippines. The citation covers the
entire period down to the present
time. Mr.. Worcester says:
1T has been, and still is, a common
thing for Fiiipinos living in a territory
adjacent to that inhabited by Me-
gritos, Tabbanaus. Eongots or Ifua-
gaos," says the report. ITO obtain
children by capture or purchase and
to hold them as slaves, selling them
to others whenever 1t proves finan-
cially advantageous to do so. Such
unfortunates ara clearly chattel
slaves and often are repeatedly sold
and resold-''
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29

ticians not only exacted the usual
blackmail, but annoyed the company
with all manner Of litigation. the ma
tive courts invariably ruling against
the French Worst of all, perhaps,
were the yellow fever and malaria,
which killed off the engineers and
laborers by the thousand. In the last
three months of 1884 the death rate
per thousand was nearly 100, and in
September, 1885, 1t reached 1867.
Sanitary science had not yet learned
how to cope with these diseases. and
there is every reason to believe that
their ravages alone would have been
enough to insure the failure of de
Lesseps' enterprise, without the gross
extravaganza and the dishonesty that
characterized the work.
THE crash came in 1885," says Mr..
Edwards After eight years Of as
brave a fight as man had ever made
against nature, the bubble burst. It is
estimated that stock had been issued
to the value of two hundred and fifty
million dollars. It is doubtful If half
this sum ever got near enough to
Panama to be expended on actual
work. Most of this paper was held by
French peasants and people of mod
crate means. They had been led into
1t by the great name of de Lesseps.
You may be sure that none of the orig
inal promoters were caught with stock
on their hands when the final break
came. The scandal was immense.
Many government officials were in
volved. The shame of 1t drove the old
man-le Grand Francois insane. He
died few years later in an asylum"
The company went into the hands of
receiver who organized the New
French Canal company, and this con-
Germ sold all Its rights and property
to the United States in 1902. Many
OF its buildings. rangingfin size from
de Lesseps palace in Cristobal to
houses for laborers, were found worth
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
NANkINo is HOLDING OUT.
The Power OF the Purse Has Been Al
lowed to suppIant the Power Of
the Sword.

London.-The Pekin correspondent
OF the Times describs chaotic condi-
lions in the Yang-Tse valley owing
to the dilatoriness of the government
troops. He says that within a days
march of the Wu-Sung forts 1000
southerners continue to defy the vic
tors, and the attitude of the Kiang-
Yin forts Is SO doubtful that the war
ships, which are badly wanted for an
assault on Marking, dare not venture
past them.
Marking is still violently resisting
the attack by three government arm
les, and in the other districts 1.-THE
general fiabbiness' of the provisional
administration encourages isolated
risings against authority. The power
of tue purse, adds the correspondent.
has been allowed to supplant the
power OF the sword, and, conducted
on the present lines, the. war can last
forever
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
LIND WILL LEAVE
MEXICO At ONCE
MISSION or PRESIDENTS PER
soNAL REPRESENTATIVE FAILS
AND HE WILL RETURN HOME.
Rumors Are Persistent That Governor
Trevino, Who Iias Been sumnoned
to Mexican Capital, will Become
Provisional President.

Mexico City.-The mission of Prest-
dent Wilson's personal representative,
John Lind, has apparently failed, and
he viii return to Washington at once.
MIR. Lind called on Foreign Minister
Gambia on Monday to say goodbye,
but there was nothing in their CONVEX
sation regarding the resumption of ne
gotiations or to indicate that Mexico
would recede from her position.
Mr.. Lind viii sail from Vera Cruz
at an early date. presumably on a
battleship. 1t is expected that Will
lam, Bayard Hale, who has been in
Mexico City in official capacity, win
accompany Mr.. Lind, or leave soon
afterward.
Rumors persist that General IRE
vino, who has been summoned, to the
capital, will become provisional pres
ident, but confirmation Is lacking, and
this report is offset by another that
General Huerta has called in most OF
his retired officers and many of those
on detached service to report for duty.
General Felix Diaz, who started for
Japan as special Mexican ambassador,
is also said to have received q sum-
mons to return to the capital.
As an indication OF the cordial per-
sonal relations established by Mr.. Lind
with General Huerta, the president
placed his private car at the disposal
of Mr.. Lind, who accepted the prefer
and will occupy the car on the trip to
Vera Cruz.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
irish Namea In connress-

Irish names win be plentiful in the
next house of representatives. There
are five from Connecticut, Lonergan.
Mahan, Reilly. Donovan and Kennedy
The Macs and 0's will also be wen
ed-McDermott and Mean.
drews of Chicago. McGillicuddy Of
Maine, Mcdonald and Mclaughlin of
Michigan, the two MeGuires, one from
Oklahoma, the other from Brvan.s
town Of Lincoln, Neb. There are
O'Leary apd O'Brien of New YORK
o'shangneksy of Rhode Island and
O'Hara of Illinois. And one mnstn,t
overlook Curry, Hayes, Heating Mad.
den. German, Gallagher. the two Con.
nollys. Murray. Curley. Kelly, the two
Quinns, Scully. Walsh. Egan, Maher.
Griffin, Sullivan. Conroy. Doolinp.
Clancy. Driscoll, Buckley. Donohoe.
Casey, Burke and the two billions
verify the list reads like the roll al
the Irish members Of the British mar.
lament.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
pEMANps cARaIEp sY LlMp.
President Desired ArruIstIc and :
New Election With Huerta Barred.

President Desired ArrnIstic and
New Election With Huerta Barred.
Washington.-At the conference
with the members of the foreign re
lations committees OF both houses of
congress at the White house Monday
night, President Wilson read his mes
sage, together with the note conveyed
by Envoy Lind and the reply of
Huerta.
The president admitted to his adj
visers that the mission of Lind was
complete failure.
The demand carried by Lind, which
conveyed the distinguished consider
alton and esteem of the president, were
as follows:
/. That there must be an armistic
Q. That there must be an honest
and fair election by which all factions
must abide.
3. That Hnerta must not be can
didate at such election.
The president discussed the advis-
ability Of bringing Americans out OF
all parts of Mexico as soon as possible.
To this end an appropriation of $780,.
900 has already been asked from con
gress.
The president recommends to the
people the EXCISE Of patience and says
he still expects the situation to be
worked out along peaceful lines.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
SPARROW FOE TO wEEvlL.
important Discovery Made by Idaho
and Wisconsin Scientists.

Important Discovery Made by Idano
and Wisconsin Scientists.
Madison, visa new use for the
despised English sparrow has been
found by T. H. Parks of the Idaho
Agricultural college. and James G.
Sanders of the University of Wiseon-
sin.
These two scientists, working to.
gether against pest known as the
alfalfa weevil, 1t was learned here
Saturday, have demonstrated that the
pest is not spread through the seed of
alfalfa, as the weevil feeds on the
leaves and stem of the plant, but not
on the seed It thus becomes a natur.
al food of the sparrow.
The weevil is OF foreign birth. but
since its Importation has done great
damage and at one time threatened
the whole industry in Utah, Idaho
and southern Wyoming. 1t caused
great alarm among growers of the
middle west all o.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
STATUE S eoLUnBua It eRIsTobAl.

preserving and have been used by the
Americans. The hospital buildings at
Ancon and Colon were nearly all erect
ed by the French.
When Uncle Sam took hold of the
canal work. the jungle all along the
route across the isthmus was found
full Of expensive machinery abandoned
to the ravages OF rust and decay. Much
of this was recovered and used In the
earlier years of the American regime,
and even now French dredges and 10
comotives may be seen at work there.
Nearly all the old French equipment.
however, has been sold to a Chicago
wrecking concern which has been pill
Ing 1t up in orderly heaps and dispos-
ing of it as scrap.
Two parts of the actual work done
on the canal by the French have
proved of great help to the Americans.
These were the dredging at the Allan.
tic entrance and the dry excavation in
the Culebra cut
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Eatal ouarreI on ranch.

Reno, Nev.-BiIly Billings, sS years
old. son-in-law Of the late Senator
Preston K. Plumb OF Kansas, was in
stantly killed Thursday afternoon at
a ranch near Mountain View, Elko
county, in a quarrel with Frank HUI
Der, ranchman Huber is under ar
rest and is being returned to Elko.
The quarrel was over q debt.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
BANKERS AGREE ON MEASURE.
win Send Committee to Washington
70 present Their Views.

Chicago. Bankers from all parts of
che country at the end OF two days
conference here Saturday, agreed on
q number Of important. amendments
to the Owen-Glass currency bill now
pending In congress and appointed a
committee Of seven to go to Wash
ington and endeavor to have the
changes Incorporated In the measure.
Members Of the conference expressed
che belief that the administration
forces In Washington will be conyanc-
ed by the arguments they will present
and modify the bill so that 1t will be
reasonably satisfactory to the bank
ing and business interests of the coun.
AIRY.
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suIzer sac storx WIN be rod.

Albany, N. Y.-Breaking his rule OF
silence, Governor sulzer assured del
egation of Hebrew sympathizers at the
executive chamber on Friday that
when my story Is told-and it will
be toldvthere viii be snothing in my
private life or public career of which
will be ashamed"
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situation unaer cnn4ral

Erie, Pa.-With the fun membership
OF Two troops Of Pennsylvania state
police on duty in the strike zones
many men returned to the shops Mon
day, stickers are unusually auiet
ana peace officers feel that the sit
nation is well in hand
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Eaana.3 wr.,, a..4..a.
e = = IL - ~ II Z 1t y ~

Philadelphia The charges made
before the senatorial investigating
committee by Martin Mulhall against
Frank Feeney, labor leader OF this
city. we've declared to be false and
without foundation. In a committee
report accepted by the central labor
committee meeting here Sunday.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Cattle Rushed 70 Market

Kansas City, -Thirty-eight
thousand cattle were received Monday
at the Kansas City stockyards. the
greatest single days receipts In the
history of the yards The heavy ship.
ments were caused by shriveled pas.
lures and scarcity of water, due to tie
recent drouth.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Damages From Auto owner.

Los Angeles.-A judgment for So.
900 against Ralph Sterling Ferris, a
wealthy young man Of Los Angeles
and Rawlins, Wyo., was rendered in
the superior court Friday in favor OF
Martin Wiezorek, whose infant son
Michael was run over and killed sew
eral months ago by an automobile driv-
en- by Ferris
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Ate Poison ehIeken pumplInn.

St. Louis.-Mrs. Myrtle NefT is dead
and her husband, Harry Neff, and two
boarders at her home are Ill with
ptomaine poisoning which resulted
from eating chicken dumping.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge.

New York.-Peter Kelly, young
motorman. jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge Monday at its highest point
and escaped with few slight bruises.
On his, way down Kelly turned over
half dozen times and struck the
east river almost fiat on his back.
Kelly refused to tell why he made the
jump.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Attacks President POLICY.

London.-The Saturday Review at
tacka President Wilson's Mexican pol
icy. 1t says President Wilson '.un.
consciously is playing the game of
those in the United States who want
control of Mexico politics in order to
fill their own pockets.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
..suIls Youna May Ole.

Los Angeles-John w. CtBun.9
Young, Jra who was sent to a hospital
following@his defeat at the hands OF
Jess Willard in the Vernon arena
Thursday night, is In such serious CON
dition that death may result.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Iolansen pefiea Actors.

London.-Jack Johnson, the Ameri.
can negro pugilist, arrived In London
Sunday and declared his intention to
fulfill his music hall engagement.
johnson is booked to give boxing
exhibition on August %.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
French Team Arrives.

New York.-The French rifle team.
which is to compete in the fnternation-
Al tournament at Camp Perry. Ohio.
during early September, arrived from
Hayre. There are thirteen marksmen
in the party.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Frank Found Guilty.

Atlanta, Ga.-Leo NJ. Frank was
found guilty Monday of the murder
iast April of 14-year-oId Mary Phagan.
az employee at the local National pen.
ell eompany's factory. of which Frank
was superintendent
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
give Killed at CROSSING.

Chicago -Five persons were In
stantly killed and three seriously IN
jured when an express train on the
Monon railroad crashed into a seven
passenger touring car just outside
the Chicago city limits.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Rescued Passengers Return.

Seattle. Wash. = The steamship
Northwestern arrived from juneau
Friday with fifteen OF the rescued pas
sengers Of the lost steamship, State Of
California, eight members of the ships
crew. and ten passengers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Anent Went Wrnnn

Mason City. Ia.---J. w. Cooper. an
agent of the Rock Island railroad al
Marblerock. was arrested here Wed
nesday as he was attempting to es
cape with $500 In cash belonging tC
the Rock Island company.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Two Men swept over Dam.

Minneapolis, Minn-While hum
dreds of bathers and pleasure seekers
looked on, two young men on an inn
proVised raft OF logs, were swept over
the government dam, one drowning
In the swirling waters below the falls
and the other being rescued after he
had chung to a pile of logs in mid
stream for three hours.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29
Dlaz May Not BE Candidate.

New York.-Rumors that General
Felix Daiz will not be candidate
for president OF Mexico at the election
in October. are confirmed in d tele-
gram from General Diaz himself re-
ceived here Saturday
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MRS. owen wister called.

Philadelphia Mrs. Owen Wister.
vile OF the widely known author, died
Sunday morning at the Wister sum-
mer home at saunderstown. R. l., aft
or giving birth to . daughter. The
baby survives.
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Newspaper Man Dead.

New YorkJohn Boden, wen
known newspaper man of this city
and California, died Sunday at his
summer home Id Spring Valley, n. Y.
after long Illness. He as So years
old and was born In st. JOINS, N. B.
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Would stop Corruption.

Washington Senator Clapp's bin
to stop the flooding of doubtful states
with money for national elections or
pre-convention campaigns has been
reported to the senate with q recon-
mendation for passage.
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speeder collides with Enoine.

Hlgheee, Mo.-Two men were killed
instantly and third probably fatally
injured when a gasoline speeder they
were riding on the railroad tracks
crashed head-on into the engine of
freight train
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Injured on RaIl EieId.

Alton. I1.-John Elbe. % years old.
third baseman in ball team of East
Alton, was struck on the head by a
pitched ball in game Monday after
noon and Is still unconscious. His
skull was fractured.
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Physician Wronefully Convicted.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Wrongfui'y CON
yicted on perjury testimony, DR. Ethel.
bert Duncanson, a graduate of the
University of Michigan. is suing four
of his neighbors in Pomona, a suburb,
for 500, 900 damages.
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Three Children Cremated.

Hemingford. Neb.-The three chill,
dren, aged 2. and years, respec.
lively. of j. Pitman. farmer, were
burned to death and the home de.
stroyed Wednesday as result of d
gasoline stove explosion.
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BRYAN Orders inquiry.

Washington Secretary Bryan on
Saturday ordered American Consul
Letcher at Chihuahua to Investigate
the reported killing by federals OF
Edward Hayes, an American. and an
unnamed negro.