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Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
HEARS MANY COMPLAINTS
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt Listens to Protests Against British
 Government
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsPArcHJ

LONDON, May 2.-At an Actress Franchise League meeting tonight in Drury Lane theater, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt of New York. presi- dent of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, delivered the first speech since her arrival in England Mrs. Catt said that in the three days she had been in London, which she devoted to attending suffragette meetings she heard more complaints against the British government than she heardN about the American gov ernment in her whole life
 Mrs Catt heard many more com plaints at tonight's meeting for every speaker denounced the British gov ernment. Resolutions strongly con- demning the government for not bringing a bill enfranchising women was adopted with enthusiasm.
 As a challenge to the threat of the government counsel that sub scribers to militant suffragette funds will be likely to get into serious trouble, Lawrence Houseman. an English music composer announced today he had sent a contribution to the Women'S Social Political Union.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
George H. Bixby of Los Angeles Arrested Under Two Indictments Charg- ing Contributing to De linquency of Girls
MRS. ROSENBURG
 AGAIN INDICTED
Woman Who Conducted the Jonquil is Now Accused of Pandering and Her Bail Increased to Thirty five Thousand Dollars
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

LOS ANGELES, May 2-George H. BiXby, millionaire from Long Beach, and member of one of the most prom inent families in southern California, was arrested tonight charged in two grand jury indictments with con- tributing to the delinquency of minor girls.
 BiXby was arrested al his palatial ranch home near Long Beach by County Detective Malcolm McLaren Undersheriff Robert Bain and Deputy Sheriff Frank Cochrane, brought to Los Angeles late tonight and taken before Presiding Superior Judge Paul J. Mccormick at the Young Mems Institute hall, where the judge was attending a meeting.
 Bonds previously fixed at s5000 on each indictment were furnished and approved by the court and BiXby was released to appear tomorrow at 10 o'clock on assignment, before Judge Wilbur of the juvenile department of the superior court.
 Four indictments were returned late today and two others directed against Mrs. Josie Rosenburg, accused of pandering. The warrants were served on Mrs Rosenburg in the county jail where she is held in default of fif- teen thousand dollars bail on charges of procuring. Her new bonds were fixed at $10,0O0 on each count and the woman is now held under a total of $35, ,000.
 The arrest of the millionaire fur nished. the climax of the sensational vice investigation the course of which his name was freely mentioned in connection with the resort known as the Jonquil," operated by Mrs. Rosenburg. Two young woman ire quenters of the place. Mrs. Irene Brown-Levy, aged seventeen and Miss Cleo Helen Barker, aged nineteen, told the grand jury of their relations with Bixby and others and the in dictments against him accuse the mil f lionaire of contributing to their de- , linquency. The offense is designated as a high grade misdemeanor. The maximum penalty for each offense is one year in the county jail The ac- cusation against the woman consti- tutes a felony, punishable by a term in the penitentiary.
 | Bixby's bond was furnished by
 
 Llewellyn Bixby, a cousin. and Joseph Mesmer.
 After reporting the indictments late today, the grand jury took a recess until Monday when the investigation will be resumed with the prospect o1 Mrs. Kitty Phillips, now on the way 1 to Los Angeles from San Francisco where she was arrested, appearing ir the role of the principal witness. | Assistant District Attorney Ford who has charge of the investigation before the grand jury, said tonigh that a number of others will be sum moned and intimated that further in dictments probably will be returned the coming week.
 Bixby is nearly fifty years old ant has a wife and five children. H, is prominently identified with prac tically every large enterprise in Lon, Beach and many in Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
MoNTENEGRo IS SAFE.
No Precipitate Action Against Little
 Country is Probable.

LONDON. May 2.-No precipitate or coercive action against Montenegro by Austria Hungary is likely according to information reaching the diplomatic circles in London today The powers are believed to be allowed a further opportunity in bringing pressure to bear on Cettinje.
 By the time the ambassadors in Lon- don of European powers come together again on Monday they expect to have evolved a plan of compensation to King Nocholas for the loss of Scutari.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03

M, and it is reported that on leav- ing Casas Grandes General Jose Inez Salazar was held prisoner by his mutineer troops. Navarro, who was of Salazar's command, escaped to the border, surrendering himself to the border patrol
 Auxiliary troops are being organ ized at Juarez to occupy the Casas Grandes district which has been left practically unprotected by the mutiny of SalaZar's troops. Ranch owners along the Mexico Northwestern rail- road have become alarmed over the situation. Last reports are that Sala- Zar's forces deserted. while. the dis trict is threatened by Rancho Villa s band.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
FIGHT WON AND LOST.
Water Commission Bill in Peculiar
 Situation in California,

SACRAMENTO, May 2.-The biggest fight of the session was lost and won again in the assembly today by the administration forces-lost when the Pardee-F'arraher water commission bill an administration conservation meas ure failed of passage by vote of 40 ayes and 35 noes and the forty one necessary for approval was won when Assemblyman Vim. c. Mccarthy, a democratic member from San Francis co having voted not, rose, and in trembling voice gave notice to move to reconsider the measure tomorrow"
 Opposition leaders concede their forces cannot hold together any longer and the bill will probably pass tomor- row
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
WILSON IN NEW JERSEY

JERSEY CITY, May 2.-President Wilson was interrupted tonight in his fight in New Jersey for jury reform and constitutional revision as a part Of the struggle American people to obtain through the democratic party equal justice to all, and special priv ilege to none.
 Though he made no reference to the legislative policies pending in Wash ington. the president indicated the protests voiced against the tariff bill were those special of the interests and not of the masses.
 The president spent a strenuous day in fighting for the reform which he came to New Jersey to advocate.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
EIGHT INDICTED
 FOR CONSPIRACY

SAN FRANCISCO. May ?. Eight indictments, charging con- spiracy, were voted by the grand jury tonight against the eight detectives and patrolmen under the suspension rule on accusa- tions of being members of the so- called "bunco ring" The indict- ments include a second accusa- ton against Frank Esola, a for mer detective, now patrolman, who was charged with bribery in an indictment returned two days ago.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
MANY WITNESSES IN
 ANTITRUST SUIT

SIOUX FALLS, May At the opening this morning of the fourth session of the hearing here of the government antitrust suit against the International Harvester CO, more than sixty witnesses, includ- ing dealers and farmers of four states-Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota-had been eX amined, and it is expected that almost as many more will be heard before the adjournment is taken to St. Paul next week.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
HIGH-PRlCED PONIES
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

LONDON, May 2,-Forty five ponies, British polo team in their attempt to win the International Polo Cup at MeadoWbrook, Long Island, in June were loaded safely today on the Minneapolis, which leaves tomorrow for New York. Thirty-two grooms accompany the ponies.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
MIDDLEWEIGHT DRAW

DENVER, May Eddie McGoOrty of Oshkosh and Jimmy Clabby of Hammond claimants to the middle weight championship, fought ten fast rounds to a draw here tonight. There were no knock downs and the decision was we'll received.
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
SHELL AT EMPALME
 KILLS WHOLE FAMILY
Evacuation by State Troops Brings
 Gunboat Bombardment
ASSOCIATED PRESS nIsPArcH]


 MORALES, May 2.-The only ap- parent result of the shelling of Elm palme today upon the state troops evacuation was the killing of an entire family.
 A shell from the gunboat Guerrero burst over a house in a suburb of the town, killing a man, his wife and several children. No Americans are reported injured.
 Rifle fire late today indicated the federals had begun a movement in pursuit of the fleeing constitutional istas, whose hasty exit occasioned the smelling by the federal boat.
 State troops left on trains. using all available railway equipment. Thus any pursuit by the federals by rail was prevented.
 General Pedro Ojeda has been made commander of the first military zone including Sonora. A consular report says he has sailed for Guaymas to take the field against the same in- surgents that drove him from Naco
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
Navarro is Prisoner

FL PASO, May 2.-Colonel Navarro was held a prisoner today by the United States troops at Hachita, N,
Arizona republican., 1913-05-03

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The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
TOWN HAS FAMINE IN WOMEN
Only Ono Of the Fair Sex to Every
Two Men In Edmonton,
Canada.

Edmonton, Alberta.-Thomas Walk.
er. city assessor, says in an official
report submitted to Mayor William
Short and the council, that the civic
census just completed shows a popula-
May l. as compared with 52,e11 on
census just completed show a popula-
ton of 67.s42 in the city proper on
June 1. 1912. an increase approximat-
ing rs per cent.
The Dominion census, taken In 1911.
gave Edmonton and Strathcona. now
merged, total population of sO462.
The correctness Of the census was
challenged at the time as being ton
low.
Analysis of the figures for 1919
shows there are 2s.46s males and H.
999 females over twenty-one years OF
age; 10.991 males and 10,s6o femalea
under twenty-one years and s1s un-
CLASSIFIED, while on June l, 1918. there
were 22.630 males and 11,452 female.
over twenty-one Year, Of age. sa47
males and 1851 females under twenty,
one years. and 1881 unclassified.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
II Sheltered Columbus.

(Old Ceba tree In Santo Domingo to
which he tied his sinking caravels on his
first voyage to the new world. The tree
is over so years old and Is carefully
guarded by the government of Santo Do
mingoD
ruin of the Casa de Colon. the first
building of European construction in
the western hemisphere. The giant
Ceiba is regarded with veneration by
the natives and Is protected under
special act OF the Dominican congress.
1t was known to the Indians as tke
council tree" and in its shade the
Spanish conquerors signed the nuner.
Gus treaties with the then powerful
tribes of the interior, which were al
ways violated at the first opportu-
nifty by the Spaniards OF these
aboriginal Inhabitants little is known,
as they were practically exterminated
during the 800 or more years OF Span.
ish domination. Within the great but
tressed trunk Of the Ceiba. hollow
now with age, there is room for half
a dozen persons to stand erect. Each
year the tree is carefully inspected
for signs OF disease or decay and the
trunk whitewashed to protect the
bark from insect pests.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01

there. and whispered in their ears.
supposed that they were doing great
things in the fight against the bill.
they deluded their precious selves.
They did their reforming chiefly at
banquets, but George and the old
man knew thing or two about poll
tics themselves. and George. standing
back by the Democratic cloak-room.
smoking his little cigarettes. was d.
recting that fight with the party lash
in his hand, and some OF the best
men on the floor of the house to do his
bidding. He was the only private sec
retary l ever knew who could set an
army In the field.
But through 1t all old 'Zeke stood
there. game as ever, with hard. cold
smile on his face. and you could hear
the sharp, monotonous rap Of his CAV
ell, rap. rap, rap. neither fast nor slow.
The tumult did not die during the
reading of that scathing message. and
when Hens ruined voice ceased. and
he rolled the message up again and
thrust 1t In his desk, 'Zeke smashed
his gavel down and | heard him say:
"'Will the house be In order?
And 1t was in order. for 'Zeke
knew how to compel order In that
bear-pit when he wanted to. and he
never raised his voice to do 1t either.
only his eye and the gavel. And so.
when they were quiet he said: The
question is: Shall the house concur
with the senate In the passage Of SEN
ate bill No. log, Notwithstanding the
objections OF the governor?'
THE house tried to break away
from him again. but he held 1t in his
gavel fist. drawing the curb tight. and
turned to recognize old Long John
Riley, who was standing like tall tree
beside his desk. with his hand up
raised.
1.-The gentleman from Cook'
"'Mr. Speaker said Riley. I move
the previous question:
There was another roar. but 'Zeke's
gavel fell. and his eyes blazed black
again. and he said:
1.-The gentleman from Cook moves
the previous question, and the ques-
ton is: Shall the main question be
now put? Those in favor Of this ques-
ton will say aye'-there was roar of
ayes-'and those opposed will say no.
There was heavier roar Of noes. and
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
LONG CHASE AFTER BAD MAN
Bold Horse Thief and Hishwaymas
VIII Not Trouble Idaho
Any More.

Gooding, Idaho-The horse thiei
and stickup man that has been max.
ing free with the peace of three coun.
ties was apprehended at Galena,
ranger station about thirty-five miles
north of Ketchum.
The follow, who was given a differ
ent name every time he was asked,
stole a horse and saddle from a barn
at Bliss. rode from there to Camas
prairie and held up saloon. He then
returned to Bliss via the shearing
corrals in the mountains. where he
raised cain generally.
Constable Pinkham of Bliss, MOTTO
ing that he answered the description
of the man wanted, arrested him and
took him to the hotel and phoned for
Sheriff Bliss at Gooding. While phon-
ing, the prisoner walked out and when
pursued tooka a shot at Pinkham with
his rifle, of which the constable had
neglected to relieve him.
Pinkham abandoned the chase and
nothing was done till Sheriff Bliss took
up the trail. He tracked the man by
means of an oddly shaped horseshoe
and followed him nearly to Gooding,
then north over the sawtooth Noun
tains and up Willow Creek. The for
est Tangers were notified to watch for
the man and horse and when he show
ed up at Galena he was invited to stay
all night.
1t was his intention to do SO until a
second ranger appeared on the scene.
but when he attempted to leave the in
vitation was repeated at the point of
a revolver. The sherifr arrived half
an hour later.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01

then came the old cry: Ayes and
noes, ayes and noes. Mr.. Speaker.
ayes and noes, damn you, don't you
dare shut off debate!' But 'Zeke only
smiled and his gavel cracked-and
they were still Then in the stiffness
he said:
Gentlemen are as familiar with
the rules as is the chair. They are
we'll aware that the chair is powerless
to order roll call after viva voce
vote, unless he is in doubt as to the
result, the demand for the yeas and
nays not having been preferred before
the question had been put to the
house. In this instance'-and the
splendid old fellow swung his gavel
to his ear. and the smile flickered out
of his face-in this instance the chair
is not in doubt. The ayes seem to
have 1t. the ayes have 1t. and the main
question Is ordered The hammer fell
like bolt. and then calmly leaning on
1t, his eye travelled around over the
turbulent mob until 1t lit on George
Herrick and his little band Of dazed
reformers-and knew he was think
ing of the old man over in the mansion
whom he hated with an Indians hate
and as he looked George in the eye
the cold smile came back. and he
said:
1.-The question is: Shall the house
concur with the senate in the pas
sage of senate bill No. 106. notwith-
standing the objections of the gov
ernor. Upon this question those in
favor of the bill will vote aye.
and those opposed will vote no.
when their names are called,
and the clerk will call the roll
The gavel fell, and the speaker. hold
ing it where 1t had fallen, leaned half
his length over his desk, and motioned
to Hen Harvey. Hen had taken on his
coat and vest and collar-he would
call that roll himself-and as he un-
buttoned his cuffs. inclining his head
toward the speaker. 'Zeke yelled In his
ear:
"'Now, Hen, damn it. call that roll
to beat all HE'LL
Then We knew that the Bailey bill
fight was on to a finish. We had had
our first big battle with the reformers.
and were down together In the last
ditch. Whenever q bill with some
thing In 1t is about to pass the legisla-
ture. strange quality steals into the
atmosphere Just as there does in the
council chamber In Chicago when any
thing is to be pulled on-don't you
know? There IL a forebodement, an
apprehensiveness, that electrif1es the
nerves and oppresses the lungs. felt
1t there that night We had had
heavy fight to pass the bill in the nrst
place, and now we had to override
veto! It's hard enough to get the
seventy-seven votes that constitute
majority. with the people against you
men are such cowards-but when It
comes to rounding up two-thirds-a
hundred and two-it's an entirely dff-
ferent problem. We had been work
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01

anxiously along In her tapping skirts
bepide her tall and somber husband.
She had never been away from home
before. and the boys had many laugh
over her wonder at the trolley-cars
purring along under Ne maple trees.
and her fears OF the elevators In the
state house-though. for my part. |
could see nothing ludicrous in 1t all.
She stayed three or four days and
they went everywhere, out to OAK
Ridge to see Lincolns tomb, over to
Eighth Street to visit his old home
stead. up to the Geological Museum
where the moth-eaten stuffed animals
are. and out to Camp Lincoln. They
took many trolley rides. and even
climbed to the top of the state house
dome. whence. they say. you can
see Rochester and the prairies for
thirty miles around. He brought her
over to the house one or two morn
lngs. but not on to the floor as other
members did their over-dressed wives;
he sent her up to the gallery. where
at the gang-and her husband. who
took no part In all that was going on.
THE old woman's interest In all
these new things that had come into
her starved life. her ill-concealed
pride in her husbands membership
in such distinguished body of law
givers. were touching to me, and as
looked at him that last night OF the
session, and thought of her, the wish
to do something to tighten their lives
came into my heart. but just then,
suddenly. old 'Zeke started from his
chair, grasped his gavel firmly, and
leaned expectantly over his desk. At
the same instant the older members
dragged their feet down from their
desks and sat bolt upright. The news
paper men flung away their cigarettes
and adjusted their eyeglasses. The as
sistant clerk. who had been reading,
looked up from the bill then under
what suppose they would have called
consideration, and hurriedly gave his
place at the reading desk to the clerk
of the house. knew what was COM
ing. l knew that the Bailey bill was
on Its way over from the senate. And
l heard Bill Hill call:
"'Mistah Speakah.'
"At the sound of that voice the up
roar in the chamber ceased. It be-
came SO still that the silence tingled
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01

like numbness through the body:
stiller than 1t had been any time since
nine o'clock that morning, when they
had paused for the chaplain to say
his prayer. The gang turned around
and stood motionless. painting, in its
shirt-sleeves. as though flashlight
photograph were to be taken. Half
way down the aisle stood Hill. You
know how he would look at such a
time, In his long black coat, his wide
white shirt bosom with the big dia-
mond, his rolling collar and black
string tie, and his long black hair fall
Ing to hfs shoulders. You know how
he would love such a moment-and 1t
was his last chance that session. He
stood there quietly a whole minute.
and then putting foot forward. said
in his great bass voice:
'Mistah Speakah.'
"Old 'Zeke rose and said:
Mister Doorkeeper.'
"a message from the senate, by It's
secretary
GA message from the senate by its
secretary repeated 'Zeke, and then
Bill had to give way to Sam Pollard,
who stepped forth and said:
"'Mr. Speaker, / am directed to in
form the house that the senate has
passed senate bill No. 1861 never
shall forget the number of that bill,
after all the sleepless nights it caused
me, and the anxious mornings scan
ming the calendar to see II It's black
figures were there-'Senate bill No.
106. A bill for an act to amend an act
entitled: An Act concerning the exer-
else of the right Of eminent domain.
Notwithstanding the objections OF the
governor'-you know the lingo.
Then, as the speaker said, The clerk
will read the message Hen Harvey,
who was clerk OF the house, stretched
his arm over the narrow desk and
took the file from the page. The old
man was mad when he wrote that
veto message. and he gave both
houses the devil. never knew the
legislature to get such an unmerciful
lamming in my life; 1t was outrageous,
for 1t was a good bill, and"
Ought ter pass" interjected Jen-
nings, repeating the trite phrase sen.
tentiously.
But nobody heard 1t, for when Hen
began to read, the gang took a deep
breath and began to howl. From
both sides Of the chamber broke forth
a clamor Of Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Speak
err until in the din even these words
were lost, and there was Just that
long, heavy roar. The boys came over
from the senate. for they had done
their duty and had done 1t nobly. in
the face of a great storm Of criticism,
combined with the abuse Of the Chi
cago papers. and they wanted to help
lift In the house. And with them
came the crowd Of reformers from the
Municipal League. and stood about
with George Herrick. the old mans
private secretary. The reformers. as
George pointed out members here and
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
PRICED RELIC OF COLUMBUS
Ancient celba Tree Which Sheltered
Him on His First Voyage
Of Discovery.

santo Domingo City.-on the river
hank at Santo Domingo City, capital
of the Dominican Republic, below the
ruined city wall stands the ancient
Ceiba tree to which Christopher Co
lumbus tied his water-logged and
sinking caravels when he sought
refuge in the river on his first voy-
age of discovery. This tree, already
more than a century old when the
discoverer landed, bears imbedded in
it's bark leaden plate inscribed and
placed there by Columbus. claiming
the country for the king of Spain.
On the heights above Is the venerable
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
Canary Bird a "wI,d ss,.. ,

New York.-Masistrate MacAdoo,
classed canary with wild beasta'.'
wnen ne told Jacob sandrack that no
one can legally claim ownership to a,
wild bird or animal at large. Sand,
rack applied for permit to search the
rooms OF neishbor who refused tn
return the bird when it now into the
place.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-01
Copyrlaht BY The Bobb.- Morrlil Company

ALDWIN. the lobby
list, leaning forward
with his elbows on
his knees, and
swaying with the
train as 1t swung
out on to the rocky
ledge that paves
the Valley of the
ID e spl a ines. con-