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The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
BRAKE SUGGESTS
ARBITRATION
To PREVENT
STRIKE

Denver. Colo, Sept. l..-Eftorts IA
prevent the threatened strike OF coal
miners In the Southern Colorado
fields were continued today by state
officers aud commercial orgnnizn-
tons. Edwin V. Brake. deputy state
labOr commissioner. said that he had
not yet received replies To his susscs-
tion made yesterday to the miners
aud operators. to urbitrate their dif-
fcrcrcc~ under the state law. He
declared that he would require both
parties, IL they declined the offer Of
arbitration. To send In sworn state
mcnts giving their reasons for refu.-
al as pro, Id.d by the statute.
j-ss. =. wriborn. president Of the
Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Company. In
timatcd that the offer of mediation
would be- rejected by his corporation.
Don't You s.c." he said. that We
cannot possibly arbliraic when our
own employees are satisfied and do
not want to strikc-'' Mr. Wcihorn
explained this view of the situation
by III" statement that III. strike vote
was taken In convention In which
few bonaildc delegates from til.
Southern Colorado coal camps were
present.
Al the district headquarters OF ,h.
United Mine Workers Of America q
1ns stated that III. communication
from the state labor commissioner
was received too late 10 b. acted up
on In the convention. but that tn .
policy board of the organization
probably war authorized to accept
mediation and call off the strike. uI
In iis op!nion this vas desirable. Il
waa declarcA- spal 80 pea5e1, .tcsrA
would consider the Brake letter and
announce = decision.
AdJnian' General John Chase said
today that the published s'aicmcn,
that the Colorado National Guard
had been ordered to III. scene for
service In the sirik. district was un-
founded. The adJuiant general ruE-
srs'~d that tn. report probably
gained circulation from the fact ,ba,
orders had been Issued to mobilize
The national guard for infantry In
siruc'ions.
Commissioner Brake estimated |
that there about 5000 coal miners
Ia Colorado. OF whom about 5000 are
In Hucrfano and Las Animas coun-
lies. the region mos, directly con-
,crncd In the threatened strike. OF
C.ssisseA ss essr ~,
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
SCHMIDT ADMITS Ne
IS C0uN1ERFE|1ER
Police Found That Priest Had Stolen
500 From Easter Collection.

New York. Sept. 1.-Two more
crimes took place today on the poiie.
record of Hans Schmidt. the prizes,
who already has confessed that h."
murdered Anna Aumuiirf and that
hr was u countcrf-it-r. In ransack.
inE Sehmidts rooms detectives found
evidence that Schmidt had stolen
seer sroo the s,ssses eos,e-ttons at
ii. joseph's church and that he had
robbed = visiting priest who spent
the uisht At -. Jascph's rcetory as
guest of the local clergy. An en-
PITY purse found In Schmidts rooms
,iinx priest had los, not long ago.
Schmidt xiiii insisted today that
neither k:rnc-t A. Murct. his dentist
friend. nor Anna Aunuii-r. the Girl
he. murdered knew anything about
dis counicrfcisin. operations. In re-
ply to n written question sent to his
cell. he wrote:
Anna knew nothing OF my plans
to solve the social question by Great
Ing money for all the poor people
here and abroad
Schmidt maintains that he made
bogus money from phiianihropic mo-
iivcs only.
The police have not succeeded In
finding the head of the Aumuilcr
girl. Today they invcttisatcd u
gruc~omc tale about a solitary fish
crmnn. who hooked something heavy
last night in the North river. Just
as the supposed catch was nearing
the surface It dropped off the hook.
leaving a long human hair said to
resemble In color the hair Of Anna
Aumullcr.
Detectives investigating schmid,'s
record learned this afternoon that h.
had rented another apartment at
ESQ: Eighth Avenue under the name
OF Jacob Schneider. This apartment
was engaged on September three
days after the murder OF the Aumui-
Ter girl. In It's rooms the police
found clothing belonging to the prtst
and some womcns wearing apparel.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
Diggs Gets 2 Years
in Peaitentiary and
Fiae Of 81, M0

San San Francisco. Sept. IL
Msury I. Dixxs. former state arch
i,-es Of California MAS sentenced to
day by Judge VAN Fleet In the Unit
cd States district court to serve two
years In the state p~nii~ntiary nj
san Quentin and to pay fine al
s.. .o"o for vtoiatin. tho Mann white
uiav. traffic act.
r. Drew csminc'ii. ron Of An.
thony caminrtti. United States CON.
missioner general Of Immigration,
WIS sentenced to eighteen nsonths .,
Han Quentin and to psy = fine oi
$500. for . similar Offence. e
The four fled TO Reno esrly on III;
morning Of March I and were arrest.
"d In Reno. March ~. and brought
back to Sacramento and the men
were locked up In the Sacramento
county jail on a felony charge on
March ~. and released three dnyS
later ON sio.o"o bait.
The ease then hung fire until
April - when D,HxS aud Caminctii
were indicted by u federal grand Jury
Prosecution Jagged and the case
jumped suddenly into national noto-
ricty when Iohu l., McNah. the Unit
cd States attorney In charge Of tn.
governments ease resigned. saying
In an open letter to President Will
son that political Influence WAS be-
Ing brought To bear on the attorney
general to prevent the case from
coming to trial.
McNab's resignation wis accepted
by the president in a brief note rep
him for brccch Of disrip-
line. Special prosecutors were NAM
.i aud the case finally came to trial
on August :.
a ten-tay stay Of execution wr-
granted. and for that period DiRss
WAS admitted to bail in the sum Of
$4,000 and C,minci,i in the sum Of
10000.
The stay Of execution was granted
In order to permit the defense to pc'-
feet an appeal to the United States
circuit court Of appeals for writ ot
error.
CsasisseA go psGs ~
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STRIKE OF COLO. Co.
MINERS To- Be CALt<?
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER e
Adoption Of Report Of District Policy Commit
tee Brings Situation to Crisis
OPERATORS MAINTAIN POSITION

to win. pledge to you all the
wealth md all the power of our
great union. We will never leave
this field until We have stricken the
shscki.s from every mine worker. -
- believe this will be = most com.
plete tie-up OF the Industry. and
believe that We will win In Colorado
the greatest victory In the history
OF the organization. I don't think
the strike will last long ~ the opcr-
ators cannot afford to fight the pow
.rful organization. I hope that when
next Tuesday comes every man will
lay down his tools aud not take them
up again until they 10 70 rs United
Minc Workers. recognized by the op-
craiorr."
Another Wild denomination con.
tinucd for minutes after Mr.. Hayes
had sat down and the battle hymn
Of the union burst from = hundred
throats and over and over again they
SANG II and gave rousinE cheers for
Hayes and Mother Jones.
The demands Of the coal miners
were set forth In tho scale committee
report which was as follows:
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
Cruiser Picks Up
Stranded Refugee

San Diego. Cal. Sept. is.--Th"
cruiser buffalo arrived here today
with i5s refugees picked up along
the wcr, coas, Of Mexico. Most Of
them were destitute when they
boarded the ship and many Of them
gave visible evidence OF the prsra-
tions they had experienced In the
rcyoiution-iorn republic.
According to Captain Won Blamcr
Of tho cruiser there is little danger
to Americans in the Mexican ports
he visited. The refugees, he said.
had left Mexico because OF President
Wilson's warning.
Hunger. not bullets was the enemy
the refugees had to fight in Mexico.
Most Of them managed to obtain food
of some sort. but the pinchcd faces
OF the children abou; the Buffalo
showed that nourishing food was
scarce.
Il. ". Vail. American consul n,
Guaymas. who makes ihs home at
Los Angeles. was among the passcn-
gers.
81 came north" he said. because
OF the illness of a relative. Other
wise | should have stayed in the
south. The acting consul has fifty
American citizens to look after. they
remaining at Guaymas of their own
free Will"
What was considered an extreme
case was that OF J. ]. Donovan and
family. who came from the Yapui
river country. War troubles forced
them to flee for safety. They hid
in brush many times from rebel
bands and arrived in Gaumas dcsti.
tute.
All the refugees boarding the Buff
falo were heavily armed. They cinue
to their weapons to the last and
brought them ashore here.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
CRISIS
FACES NEW YORK
IN SuLzER PROBE

Albany. n. v. Sent ii.--Actini
Governor Glynn and Legislative lead
ers were none too hopeful today thai
a sufficient number of ascmblymcr
wouidb q present tonight when th,
state legislature Ii to re-conven. Il
put through the financial program
The state faces serious financial em.
barias.mcnt unless the revenue hill,
are passed.
Many OF the present rsscmbiymen
were unsuccessful In obtaining re-.
nominations and the usual drain OF
their private resources. owing 10 re-
peated recalls to Albany since the
extra session convened has put them
In no amiabic frame. OF mind toward
mourning further personal expense.
Their salaries ceased with the nd
journm.nt Of III. regular session.
In the senate. whcfr the Sulzcr
Impeachment trial will b. staged. III.
leaders expect practically u full at
tendance. Each senator viii b. call
cd on tomorrow TO auaiify M u MEM
her Of the ilnpcach ncns eour, and for
this Hcrvicc he Will draw u stipend
variousiy estimated st fron, 81. to
81" day. The judEe~ Of the court
Of appeals aiso Will form par, of tn.
Impeachment court.
The right OF certain senators who
as members OF tho Frawi.,. Invc.ti.
eating committee uncovered the EVIL
dcnre rpon which tho Impeachment
charges axainst Governor suiscr were
based. to sii Ms mcms,crr Of the court
Of Impeachment. will be- one of tn"
nrst questions To br ruis~d by coun-
sci for tn" accused executive when
the trial begins tomorrow. Thc.-
senator's are Jamcs ]. Frawicy. of
New York: Samuel J. Rsrnspcrgcr Of
buffalo: Fell, J. Ssnnor of prook-
In. democrats. aua Eloa Il. Bro~n
Of watcrsown. Rcpablicnn.
Scores of witnesses will be called
for both aidcs durinokAA, trial. -.
tifaas~a ~ 10 the led ~ 81 which
vary from one TO t~o months.
Mrs. Sulx~r will he one Of the most
important witnesses for the defense
according 10 the governors friends.
Public inicrcs, In tho trial Is 80
Keen that great ihrons. arr expect.
ed TO attempt To gain admission to
the court room.
TIL" public viii no: he admitted to
the gail~ri~~ until a"an are filled
when the DOOR will he barred
further admissions.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
RANCH HANDS QUARREL:
ONE KILLED BY NEGRO

Rock Springs, Wyo., Sept. IA
dispute over card game between
two employees on the Henry Ncvin,
ranch in Moffat county. Colorado
according to word brought here to
day.. reeultcd In the killing OF Bal,
Hcrndon. on Monday. The alleged
slayer. a negro named Jones. was ia
ken to Craig. Colorado. today. II
Is alleged that Hcrndon first sent q
through Jones hat and the latter re-
piled with a shot gun.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
HUER1A MESSAGE
CAUSES STIR IN WASH,

Washington. Sept. i..--An ab.
sirac, OF Hucrta's m"essgc is being
r;udicd by Secretary Bryan. who is
prepared to discuss 1t with prcsi-
dent wiifon. Particular aticniion
has been attracted by Hucrta's an.
nounccm.nt that the electoral law
has been promulgated providing TO
a presidential election in October. !;
Is regarded as significant that Hucr-
IA xpects to conduct elections 10 =
succcssfui issue. Notwithstanding the
revolutionary movement That su.-
Rcsts the idea that the Hucrta party
will take the ground that owins TO
the Limitation Of the rebellion to the
two states Of Sonora and Durango.
the constitutional prohibition against
the conduc, of national election
while the country il not at pcac,
would not apply.
It was said at the sta;e department I
today that so far there appeared &c
be nothing in Hucrta's message to
cause the United States to change IT,
attitude.
Secretary Bryan late today sent TO
John Lind at We're Cruz the state
departments views on General Hucr-
ta's messa &c to the Mexican congress.
The secretary said no new instruc-
tions were given President Wilson =
representative. and in'imatcd that
the note was merely for his informa-
tion.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
FIGHT TO FINISH
Says WELb0RM
Of {. F. & !.
COMPANY

Denver, Colo, sept. i..-Jcssc +.
Wclborn. president of the Colorado
Fuel a. Iron company. the largest OF
the coal companies operating In the
southern Colorado fields. declared
positively last night that under NJ
circumstances would officials of his
company meet representatives Of the
union miners. who. at Trinidad yes
tcTday. voted to sttik. unless thci'
demand for the recognition OF their
organization is met bcfor. September
e3.
II strike Is called.' W.!born
snid. II, Will b. To the finish. What
n. practical effect VIII be no one
can forecast accurately. hut assert
positively that ample measures viii
he taken by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company to protect any and all
of the miners who remain faithful
to their duty. II II my conviction
that far less than 10 per cent will
leave their places b-raus. of their
loyalty 10 thrtr union
Officials OF III. Victor Amcrican
Fuel company aud of III. Rocky
Mountain Fuel company. which rank
next To the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company with reference to their
holdings In the southern fields. Will
meet In conf-r"nc" today to dcterm-
nn MIA ~
could he reached last nlght. however.
held forth hope Of s-tti. ncn:.
Th. matIonai guara was ordered
by Adjuian, General Chase
to hold Itself In readiness to move TO
the scene Of the Threatened coafiics
10 casc ~ diN ,vcr. t'eYrTaoy An.
mons. In . statement last night. said
that he would maintain an attitud.
Of impar,iniiiy ON the threatened
strike. and that the actual placing
OF the militia In the field would not
b. considered until urgent necessity
arose.
The fact that the strike will not
go Into effect until next Tuesday"
the governor said. "!mprcs... me that
there ia still n chance for settlement.
II is To he hoped hat n sctti cement
VIII he reached. and In the event Of
n strike I, will become the duty of tn.
stat" to -cc that each sid. gets , fair
deal"
II is charged by wciborn that the
action taken by the state convention
n' Trinidad was engineered by agi-
'a'ors from outside of the state and
csssiss~S ss ssxs B.,
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
sulzeR FACTOR IN
n. Y. PRIMARIES

New York. Sept. 1.-THE i'm
his fight for direct primary reform
played an important part In ycster-
days Democratic primaries in New
York state. The governors friends
maintained that thes. issues were re-
sponsibl. for defeats the regular
Democratic organization suffered Ia
Yeyeral localities.
In Buffalo and Rochester. the
largest cities outsid. OF New York,
the regular Democratic organizations
which lined up with Tammany Hall
In the Sulzcr impeachment fight were
badly beaten. In Albany county for
mer State Committeeman McCabc.
clerk of the senate. confirmed Tam
many adhercnt. came so near defeat
that the party leadership may remain
in doubt until the official count
In New York city the sulzcr issue
was not apparent. Only one of the
Democratic district leaders was un-
horscd and this contes, was purely
local.
Suffers threat to make the Demo-
cratic asscmblymen smart for de-
fcating his direct primary measure
was recalled today when direct pri-
mary returns showed that four OF the
asscmblymen who voted against this
measure aud for his impeachment
were defeated for denomination in
Buffalo. All five Democratic nomin-
ecs for assemblymcn in Monroe coun-
ty. which includes Rochester. were
designated by the opponents OF Tam
many Hall. Only one of Monroc's
tCOnllnurL ON pAKe -
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17

BASE BALL TODAY!
American League.

American League.
Chicago at New York;
Chicago .: New York 3-1st.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit .. Washington I.
cleveland at Boston.
National League.
Boston nt Chicago.
New York-st. Louis game post
pon.d: wet grounds.
Broowiyn-Cincinn game post
poned: wet grounds. Two games to-
morrow.
Pittsburgh game post
poned: wet grounds. Two games to-
morrow.
American Association.
Columbus nj Minneapolis.
Toledo al Kansas City.
indianapolis ut Milwaukee,.
Indianapolis 4: Milwaukee :-ls,.
Louisville ut st. Paul..
Western League.
Wichita nj Dcs Mo!n.~.
Denver ut Sioux City.
Denver u. Sioux city 2,
I.incoln-St. Joseph game post
pon"d: wet grounds.
Topeka at Omaha.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
Condition of Roads.

Ration road good: Springer road
good: road to Clayton good: road 10
i.aS Vegas good: road to La Jun,m
fair: road to walscnburg muddy:
road to sionewali muddy: road TO
Pueblo rough and muddy.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
Weather Bureau Report.

TUH1kHt I"I' "H" '""FF""'" '"F"'
light frost: Thursday fair and warm
cr.
New Mexico: Generally fair except
local showers In southeast portion to-
night or Thursday: cooler In SOUTH
east portion tonight: local frost IN
north portion.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17
THE WEATHER
PHILOSOPHICAL PHCLix SAYS

Just 4 keep paw
AT home nights.
Nav seq TO him:
Mother .JoneR'il
gi: you n you
don't watch out"
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17

,Csnsias-a ~ pase ~
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17

IT WlLL-BUT WHAT'S THE
uss? The scope Of Want Ad sd-
vsftising can't be told In this
little space. There II no propo.
sition too large for . Want Ad.
to handle.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17

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The chronicle=news., 1913-09-17

csssiss~S ss ssss B.,
Evening journal., 1913-05-28
LAUDS
MEMORY OF
NATIONS VETS

Gathering to do homage 10 eight Of
their departed comrades. more than
thirty members Of Encampment No. "a
Union Veteran Legion observed their
annual memorial service In Irish
American hall last evening The ex-
ercises we're attended by many friends
OF the veterans as we'll as their wives
and families
The vacant chairs we're draped and
as the roll call was sounded and
those who died during the year fail
cd to answer 10 their names. Benia-
min F. Rawnsley. leader OF the First
Regiment Band. sounded taps. The
address OF the evening was delivered
by the Rev w. f. Corkran, OF Union
NJ. E. Church and the choir OF that
church also sang
Dr. Corhran referred to the gallant
fight made by the veterans IN the days
OF the SOS and he dwelt on the debt
the nation owes to the seasoned war
riors who are nearing the end Of
life's journey.
Many OF the veterans also spoke.
Evening journal., 1913-05-28
CAVALRYMEN
AS GUARDS FOR
1913 POWDER TRAIN

Three privates and one sergeant
picked men from the United States
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va.
will arrive IN Wilmington sometime
this afternoon to prepare TO escort
the century old Conestoga wagon
tlat the z. /. DUPONT de Nemours
Pow der Company IL to send loaded
with powder from Wilmington to Lake
Eric In connection with the Cummo-
dore Perry celebration there next
week.
The men are picked cayalrymen
from the crack troop at Fort MJer
and they Will have the honor Of es-
corting the old wagon. loaded with
powder which was manufactured at
the Brandywine mills Of the company
and sent to Commodore Perry IN much
tho same faehion as It was done more
than one hundred years ago when the
United States had become involved for
second time with the mother coun-
try.
During the war powder was sent 70
Commodore Perry IN the Conestoga
wagons with guard of picked
caYalrymen and the men who are to
escort the wagon next week will wear
the same kind OF uniforms and live.
sleep and eat IN the same way as the
men who carried the precious powder
to Lake Erie. The uniforms will be-
absolutely authentic even to the
small hooks on the mems coats They
we're copied from the authorized
government exhibit Of uniforms OF all
periods In the army which Is on ex-
hibition at Gray's Ferry Arsenal IN
Philadelphia. They will be armed
with the flint lock pistol OF the war
Of lSl2-l4 type and will carry wooden
TASKS instead OF the familiar canteen.
The wagon will not arrive in this
city until Saturday afternoon On
account of its great age It could not
be bought by the DUPONT Company.
According to the program the powder
train will leave the historic Brandy
vine mills about II o'clock Mon
day morning, With its load Of black
powder and guard Of soldiers. Sam
uel Wesley Long will have charge of
the train II will come In Delaware
avenue to Madison street, down Madi-
son street TO Front street, TO Market
street, and up Market street to the
dupont Building. The school children
Of the city viii probably view the
wagon at different places along the
route. From Wilmington the train
will go to Chester. stopping at the
Washington House, where Washing
ton wrote the report OF the Battle Of
Brandywine The route will be as
near as possible to that taken by the
original powder train From Chester
the train will 60 to Philadelphia and
headquarters will probably be made
at Gray's Ferry Arsenal. The wagon
will be exhibited In Independence
Hall Square and other places of in
terest in the city From there the
trip 10 Erie will be continued.
Evening journal., 1913-05-28
BUSINESS MEN
GET TOGETHER In
GOOD ROAD PLAN

II transpired during the discussion
following the Chamber OF Commerce
luncheon at the Hotel DUPONT yester-
day afternoon, that the Chamber OF
Commerce is working on definite
and comprehensive plan for good
roads.
This good roads plan, IL is under
stood, oontemplates not only a study
OF county roads with an end In view
with making the citys egrees and in
grees easily available from the neigh
borne states Of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland. but Il is also
proposed to make a campaign Of
education In the two lower counties,
thus exploiting the advantages OF
good roads leading TO the seashore
and other points OF interest more or
less remote from the railroads.
With the end In view OF further
ing this good road movement a com
mittee will he appointed. The en-
tire situation will he gone over and
definite plan negotiated The mat
ter will be taken up with Levy Cour
and the latter body will he urged Z,
make the City Of Wilmington its frs
consideration IN every program o
road building
representative men from the neigh
boring counties OF Salem, Delaware
Chester and Cecil win be invited 1
be the guests OF the Chamber Of Com
merce and this, H. is thought, viii d
much 70 facilitate cooperative roa
building in this entire section Of tn
country.
II Is also intended 10 invite repre-
sentatives from Kent and Sussex an
rural New Castle 10 another goo
roads function, the latter 10 be purel,
state affair.