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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-23
county commissioners were hailed be-
fore the special grand jury yesterday
to testify as to the county board
deadlock.
THE BANK MESS

Both federal and state grand juries
are probing heavy loans made by
Lorimer bank.
Two witnesses, said to be former
employees of bank, reported to have
given valuable evidence.
Broadway State Bank, completely
re-organized, will reopen next week.
Illinois State Bank and Ashland
Twelfth Bank will soon follow suit.
Charles G. Dawes, Central Trust
Co., and John H. Rife, former state
bank examiner, testified before fed
eral grand jury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
BASEBALL NOT
AN OLYMPIC GAME
was Rejected as Sport for Interna-
tional Competition at Paris i'll
1915.

PARIS, june 23.- Baseball was to-
day rejected as one of the sports OF
Olympic in 1915. James +. Sullivan,
head Of the American delegation, at
the closing of the meeting Of the In
ternational Olympnc congress request
ed that baseball be included, but the
president reminded him that ii was
necessary, in order to have baseball
considered as an international sport,
that six countries should play the
game. Oh, there are six countries
PLAYING baseball, Sullivan said, and
he began to enumerate them. ''The
United States, Canada, England -
. But, my dear sir, exclaimed the
English delegates. we 10 not play
baseball in England. Mr.. Sullivan
gave up and the congress did not ad-
init baseball. Archery and Rugby foot
bali were adopted a. permissible sports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
MRS. FOLSOM SENT
TO INSANE HOSPITAL
Woman Who Killed Her Husband Near
Newmarket, N. H, VIII Be Held
For Observation.

PORTSMOUTH, y. H.. june > -
Mrs. Mary Folsom, who shot and killed
her husband, Henry II. Folsom, near
Exeter, n r., Saturday. was today com
mitted to the state hospital for insane
for observation
The woman was removed from the
Jail here and taken 10 the hospital in
an automobile Mrs. Folsom was for
merly subject to Authorizations and for
three years was an inmate. OF an in
sane hospital at Waverley, Mass.
Two years ago she appeared to have
regained her sanity and was allowed
10 return to her home, but her mental
arrangement reeurred short tim,
ago.
While driving with her husband ii
Exeter t. their summer home in New
market Saturday afternoon she shOt
and killed him. She admitted the ae'
and told the police she-d it beeaus,
she loved her husband and did not
want him 10 marry another woman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
ENUMERATION FOR
FEDERAL JUDGE SPEER
Committee Finds Evidence Against
Georgian Jurist Does Not Warrant
Impeachment.

WASHINGTON, June .. Com
plete exoneration OF Federal Judge
Speer of the southern district Of Geor-
gia from, charges that led to Congress
sional investigation Of his conduct was
recommended today in a minority re-
port by Representative Nolstead, Re
publicar, of Minnesota, q member of
the Investigating subcommittee Of the
House judiciary committee.
Representative Nolstead also attack
ed the methods ami findings Of the ma
iority OF the subcommittee who held
that the evidence did not warrant Inn
peachment, but criticised certain acts
of the accused iurist.
While | concur in the recommends.
tion made III the majority report that
no further proceedings be held upon
the charges against Judge Speer,
desire to express in as emphatic Ian
euage as possible my protest against
the methods that have been pursued,
said Representative Nolstead in his re
port.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
ST. ALBANs LIQUOR TROUBLES.
Commissioners Considering Revoking
Colonial Inns License

ST. ALBANS, June 23.-When the IL
quor license commissioners met yester-
day afternoon to announce their decis-
ion in the matter Of the license ut the
Colonial Inn, on which hearing was
held last week on complaint of citizens
charging selling to minors ut the time
of the University Of Vermont freshman
banquet, c. G. Austin attorney for DR..
q. G. Berkeley, made a motion to reopen
the ease on the ground that important
evidence had come to light
This was opposed by Elmer Johnso1s
representing himself and the universi-
ty, who maintained that there was no
evidence that could not have been pre-
sented before and that the testimony
Of the bartender alone was sufficient to
warrant revoking the license
The commissioners took the motion
under advisement and viii announce
their decision tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
CAMP FOR RIFLE PRACTICE.
Trophies offered for Competition at
State Reservation Aug. IT.

A general order from the adintant
5 office reads, in part. as fol
lows:
/. A camp for rifle practice for the
lst Infantry, except the band), aud
attached sanitary troops viii be held
ON the state reservation adjoining Fort
Ethan Allen, and will be- under the
supervision Of the L. S. Inspector
Instructor and range officers designated
by the regimental commander.
,. The regimental commander is au-
thorized to prescribe the kind and
amount Of rifle and pistol practice to
be conducted, the conditions under
which available prizes will be awarded
and all details connected with the prac-
tice.
3. The Centennial trophy, the Ma
tional Defense trophy, the National
Rifle association medal for 1914, the
Brown trophy for pistol practice, and
| 1920 in cash are hereby made available
as prizes to be awarded under sucf
regulations as the regimental command
er may prescribe, provided that the
special conditions governing the aware
Of the National Defense trophy an,
the National Rifle association media
shall be observed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
HEARING PETITION
FOR RIGHT OF WAY
Eminent Domain Proceedings Before
Public Service Commission in Be
half of Power Company.

Clarke c. Fits, attorney for the Con
ncctieut River Power Co. of New
Hampshire, is on the stand today at
the continuation of the hearing before
the public service commission on the
petition brought by the power company
to take certain rights of way in the
towns Of Putney and Dummerston by
right of eminent domain.
Attorney ". r. Daley did most of
the questioning of the witness and the
line Of questioning indicated that the
defendants were seeking to prove that
there was no public demand in those
towns for the power line which the
company seeks to- run through. The
defendants very evidently seek to es
tablish the fact. that the company is
emphasizing the desire to furnish elee
tric light and power TO the two towns
mentioned in order to obtain 4 right OF
way more especially for the benefit OF
It's business elsewhere. There is ;
large attendance of those interested
at the hearing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
Body of Emma Johnston, 20
Years Old, Was Found
Today Near Caribou
TRAIL OF BLOOD
LED TO SOME BUSHES
Body Was Lying Face Downward With
Two Bad Cuts in the Head-Started
to Return Home Alone After Attend
ing Circus.

CARIBOU, Maine. june -. The
body Of Emma Johnston, the 20-year-
old daughter of 4 Norwegian farmer
who lives four miles from Caribou, was
found today under circumstances which
indicated foul play.
An inquest was ordered. The girl
came to town yesterda- to attend a
circus and was supposed to have re-
turned t. her home last night.
Today local farmer, while walking
along the New Sweden road two miles
from this village, discovered parts OF
a white dress near the road.
A trail of blood led to some bushes
bemnd which was the girl s body ~
ing face downward with two bad cuts
on the head.
The officials Immediately instituted
search for son Of one of the
johnson neighbors when they were IN
formed that he told brother upon
arriving home late last night that he
had shot man who was with Emma
Johnson.
He was missing today and his father
was said to have expressed the fear
that lie had killed himself. The cir
/ was last seen alive at 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
TEMPLAR
OUTING TOMORROW
Parade, With Band, VIII Follow Ar
rival of Greenfield Commandery-
Dinner at Silverdale.

The joint outing of Beauseant com
mandery of Brattleboro and Connect
cut Valley commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, Of Greenfield at Spofford lake, to-
morrow promises to be a great success.
There has been a large sale of tickets
tickets have been taken in Putney,
Bellows Falls and Springfield, Vt.
The Sir Knights from Greenfield plan
to arrive by automobile at 9 o'clock.
As soon after nine as possible the
Communicates will parade, headed by
the First Regiment band, passing
through Main street and around the
common. After the parade, automo-
biles will convey the entire party to
Silverdale, where dinner viii be served
at / o clock.
On tomorrow also the Hugh de
Payens commandery of Keene will en-
tertain Dewitt Clinton commandery OF
Portsmouth at Pine Grove Springs, and
an invitation to visit Silverdale has
been accepted by them, and an invi
tatioR to Pine Grove Springs has beer
extended to tile Brattleboro and Green
field communicates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
PARADE USHERS IN
TWIN STATE SEASON
Perfect Day Assures Big Crowd-Line-
up for This Afternoon Sullivan,
Infielder, Has Been Dropped.

The Twin State league season opened
here this afternoon with a parade OF
the players Of the Brattleboro and
Newport players behind the First Reg
iment band At $50 O'Clock the game
viii start at Island park and the per
feet day assures a big opening crowd.
The Brattleboro lineup is as follows:
Murphy, 2b; Delaney, G; Fishburne,
IS; Devine, 3b; Dixie, p; Andrews, 1b;
BRAZIL; cf, Eggers, If; Gilligan, rf.
On the bench viii be Sturtevant, n
pitcher, Awkward, another pitcher, and
Roche, a spare infelder Sullivan, who
came for a tryout in the iniield, was
dropped last night.
BRAZIL and Eggers are both pitcher,
and Gilhgan is . catcher, but all three
men are good outfelders. FishburnC
played short for time with Below,
Falls last season. Andrews and Fish
burne arrived this afternoon at /:
clock and have had no opportunity
Tor practice with the team.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
WOMEN SHOW MISSOURI.
Gather $4,000 Signatures to Petition for
Suffrage Amendment.

ST. LOUIS, june % The o3.Q00
signatures necessary TO the woman suf-
frage initiative petitions, outside st
Louis, have been obtained BY the Equal
Suffrage league, thus insuring vote on
suffrage amendment at the November
election. The members of the league
are jubilant over the outcome Of the
campaign and declare themselves cs-
peciallv grateful to Mrs Walter Me-
Nabb Miller of Columbia, Mo-, state
president, to whose labors most Of the
success Of the work is attributed
The campaign for the signatures.
personally conducted by Mrs. Miller,
has been arduous. There ale several
counties in the state which have no
railroads, and travelling had to be done
by farm wagons and stage over poor
roads Other trips to the interior were
made by slow freight, in cabooses and
in combination baggage ana passenger
ears.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
DRILLS AND A SHOOT.
P B. Sleeper, 10, Wins Gold Medal
at Norwich.

NORTHFIELD. June -. - The ex-
ereises incident to the 96th commence
ment Of Norwich university, which be-
gen Sunday afternoon with the bac-
ealaureate sermon by Rev. Lee :. Me
Collester, dean OF the theological school
of Tufts college, were continued yes
terday with drill at 10 a. m. Troop
\ drilled dismounted and Troop B
mounted. the latter doing some fine
hurdlne.
Yesterday afternoon the annual shoot
for the Austin trophies took place in
the university range. c. /. Smallman.
"a who won the gold medal last year,
lost it this year to +. B. Sleeper. 10.
whose score was l26 out OF a possible
100. Smallman : score was l2l. ID. ".
Craig, 10, won the silver medal, his
score being ll9. and G. NJ Peabody,
-, won the bronze medal with a score
of ll5.
At parade last night the medals for
the animal target practice were given
ont. Between 80 ana 100 medals OF
three grades were distributed-exp
rifemah, sharpShooter and marksman
The highest score for the year wa.
made by r. =. Seeper-227 out Of q
| possible 250.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
VERY LIGHT WINDS.
Cup Defender Candidates May Not
Finish Within Limit.

RYE. n. y. June 23.-The three
cup candidates, Vanitie, Resolute and
Defiance started shortly after ! clock
today in another preliminary race to
decide 10 which is to be entrusted the
honor Of defending the America 5 cup
The wind was so light that il barely
rufiled the surface OF the water as the
three sloops crawled over the starting
line Defiance, Nanitie, Resolute was
the order. within less than half a min
ute from the first TO the last.
The course was triangular one con-
sisting Of one beat and two reaches.
the course to be sailed twice over.
making 30 miles At l.30 the yachts
were still holding their long board to
port with the Resolute still leading.
Nanitie second and Defiance third. The
breeze had not quickened and it seems
hardly likely that the yachts would
finish the contest III the time limit Of
six hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
INDICTMENT FOR
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Lawrence Robinson, Slayer of Inspector
Norton in Boston, viii Be Ar
raigned Friday

BOSTON, june %. = Lawrence Rob
imson, charged with killing Police In
speetor Thomas F. Newton last Friday.
was indicted for murder in first degree
today by a special grand jury
In another true bill Robinson was
indicted Jointly with Joseph Duddv.
known to the police as Joseph Daniels,
for the murder Of Norton. Both de-
PENDANTS viii be arraigned Friday
While the grand jury was hearing
the evidence against Robinson. who a.
also alleged to have bin three men in
Grand Rapids, the funeral Of Norton
was held today. Police Commissioner
stephen o 'Meara, former Mayor Fitz-
gerald and Congressman James CALI
van attended the funeral. A detail Of
- uniformed policemen escorted the
hearse from the church 10 the GENE
terry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
BIRTHS.

In Westminster, June l6 daughter
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Lawrence.
In Rockingham, June 9, daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs Walter Wells.
In Rockingham, May 2S, a son TO Mr..
and Mrs. Park G. Mellish.
In Bellows Falls, May 26, son to
Mr.. aud Mrs. Dana l.. Goodnow.
In Bellows Falls, june ,, Il son TO Mr..
and Mrs Albert Frenette.
la Bellows Falls, June 10, daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Fair.
Ia Bellows Falls, June IA, dangh.
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fowler.
In Bellows Falls, June IA, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Cannon.
In Bellows Falls, June 20, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. James f. Morse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
$10O,O0O ATTACHMENT.
Brattleboro Man Director of Company
involved in Suit.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, June 23.-
One Of the largest attachments filed in
Hampshire county was recorded yester-
day in the register Of deeds Office. It
is for 100000 in a bill in equity
against the Merchants and Manufae-
titrers Credit company and was served
on Byron II. Williams of Amherst, one
of the directors The company has its
headquarters ia Maine, but is incorpo-
rated under the laws of Massachusetts.
There are eight other directors against
whom the attachment was served, in
Guiding John / Ieffers, Millers Falls,
and Louis ID. Herrick of Brattleboro.
The directors are ordered to appear be
fore the supreme court in Cambridge
in September to answer to r. d. Ben
nett, Bessie F. Allen, Lyman, Nellie NJ
and Susan j. Fuller of Pepperell and
Susan A. Parker of ST. Louis. There is
nothing in the papers that gives any
clue as to the cause Of the attachment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
Half q Block of Sidewalks
and Superstructure Caved
i'm in Brooklyn Today
SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION
CAUSED THE COLLAPSE
One Man was Killed and Six Seriously
Injured -Firemen and Police Re
serves Had to Dig Out injured =
Team of Horses Engulfed.

New York, June 23. Nearly half
block Of sidewalks and superstrao-
ture over a new Brooklyn subway cay
ed in today, burying more than -
worlsnen, Killing one aud badly in
luing six.
4 wagon and team Of horses were
cngulfed. and one of the animals was
killed.
Many tons of debris filed the cxca-
vation and fremen and police reserves
had to dig ont the injured. II was one
of the worst caVe-ins in the history Of
New York subway construction. The
upelintendent and foreman of the Job
We're farrested, pending IN investiga-
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
LITTLE EVIDENCE
AGAINST CUSHING
Townshend Man Charged With lille
gally Killing Deer Discharg ged-
Case Mol Pressed by Mr.. Piper.

The case against Adds Gushing of
Townshend, charged with killing a deer
out Of season, was mol pressed ut the
Townshend Inn yesterday and the re-
spondent was discharged by Municipal
Judge Frank Z. Barber.
George p. Alexander, deputy game
warden was the complaining officer,
but upon advice of State 5 Attorney
\. V. d. Piper, who was called TO pros
ecute the case, it was mol pressed, Mr.
Piper believing that there was OF evi-
dence to secure a conviction Attorney
A. F.. Schwenk appeared for the de
fendant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
IN MEMORY OF NoRDICA.
Services Held in Church Where Famous
Singer Was Married.

LONDON, June 23.-Funeral services
were held today for the late Madam
Lillian Nordica in the King 5 Weigh
House Anglican church, Mayfair, where
she was married just five years ago TO
George w. Young of New York The
atmosphere of the church was heavy
with the scent of flowers, which were
banked in profuSion around the pecu-
liar shaped peak coffin, the altar and
the pillars. a large congregation was
present including many of the artists
with whom the late Madam Nordica
had performed. Ambassador Walter
Hines Page was represented by his sec
retarv. Mr.. Young was the chief
mourmer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
FRED ALDRICH INJURED.
shutesbury Mans Auto Is Struck by
Trolley Car.

GREENFIELD, June 23. The au-
tomolfile of Fred Aldrieh Of Shutesbury
was struck by a trolley car on the
Montague City road yesterday after
noen and Mr.. Allrieh was thrown out,
sustaining broken arm and q bad in
jury to his hip.
Mr. Aldrich and his two sons. one of
whom was driving the car, were return
ING from Greenfield, and at the Monta-
que City bridge turned out for one Of
the transfer busses. 1t is thought that
they did not see the trolley car, which
was directly behind the bus and bound
for Greenfield The sons We're not in
iured Mr.. Aldrich was taken to the
Farren hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
MRS. WESTINGHOUSE DEAD.
Widow of Famous Inventor Was
Stricken with Paralysis Friday.

LENOX, Mass, June % Mrs.
George Westinghouse, widow of the
electrical inventor, died today She
suffered a paralytic schoek at her
home, Erskine park, last Friday. With
her at the end were her sons, George
Westinghouse, ir., Of pittsburg ana he
two sisters. Mrs. Westinghouse; who
was native OF Roxbury, n. Y, had
maintained residences in Pittsburg and
Washington in addition to her summer
home here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
FREIGHT RATE INCREASES.
Hearing Held Before Public Service
Commissioners.

CONCORD, \. H.. june D. ~ Before
the state public srviee commissioners to-
day the matter of increases in rail
road rates on chemicals, granite and
some other articles was considered.
Representatives Of the Berlin Mills
company Of Berlin were hard on the
chemical schedule and ID. l.. MeLaren
of Westerly, r. l., general manager of
the New England Granite company,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
MACHINE SKIDDED
ON DEATH CURVE"
Two Buffalo Men Driving Motor Car
at 95 Miles an Hour Seriously in
jured.

BUFFALO, y Y, June 23-While
travelling at the rate OF % miles an
hour in q racing machine, Roy G.
Bauer, Il LAWYER. and Robert NJ Smith.
a newspaperman, We're seriously injured
here TO-DAY, when the machine skidled
on death curve on the Williams
Vile road near the city line and over
turned in a ditch
Both were taken TO . hospital, where
ii was said Smith was suffering from
serious cuts on the head and internal
injuries. Bauer was less seriously hurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
BATTLEsHIPs FOR SALE.
Daniels and Administration
Would Let Greece Have Them.

WASHINGTON, June %. - Seere-
tary Daniels said today when the cabi-
net assembled that Turkeys protest
against the sale of the battleships Mis-
sissippi and Idaho to Greece had not
altered his view or that of the admins
tratiOn in favOr OF the sale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
THE MIDNIGHT LEAGUE.
Thousand Attended First Ball Game in
Fairbanks, Alaska.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, June 23.-
More than a thousand persons attended
a midnight baseball game played here
last night between two local teams.
The game was the opening of the fes-
tival of the midnight sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
ANOTHER SHIP COLLISION.
Fruit Steamer from West Indies Dam
aged by Striking a Scow

NEW YORK, June %. - The United
Fruit Co. S steamer, Tenadores, in
bound from West Indian ports, was in
collision with a scow outside the har-
Dor today. The forward end of the
scow was stove in. One of the plates
of the Tenadores was bent, hut she
came to the dock unassisted. About 40
passengers were on board. No Casual
ties were reported.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Wednesday
Light Shifting Winds.

WASHINGTON. June g. - Weather
forecast; Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; light to gentle shifting
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
BOMB DID NOT EXPLODE.
Probably Placed in Church POrehway
by Militant Suffragettes.

READING, England, june %. - An
unexploded bomb was found TODAY IN
the pOrehway of the church Of ST.
Mary the Virgin and was supposed 10
have been placed there by militant
suffragettes. The machine consisted Of
tin can fun Of explosives with fuse
attached. The fuse had been lighted
but had gone ont before exploding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA.
Shock Lasted so Seconds Accompanied
by Rumbiing Like Thunder.

FAIRBANKS, Alaslsa, June 23.-An
earthquake which lasted so seconds and
was accompanied by rumbling like
thunder occurred here yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Brattleboro lodge, No. lo2, will hold
a stated communication Thursday even
ing at 7.30. Work Entered Appren-
tice degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
RefusesInYitation to Formally
Meet with the Agent
of Gen. Huerta
STATEMENT BY
GENERALS SECRETARY
Breeeda, Who Is Member of the Lat
est Constitutional Commission to
Washington, Is Interviewed in New
Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, June 23.-
Carranza will not accept the invitation
OF the United States government To
meet informally with the agent OF
Huerta in an endeavor to select a pro-
visional president of Mexico, according
TO statement made here today hy Al
fredo Breceda, private secretary OF
Caranza and member of the latest
commission Carranza is sending to
Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
CAPTURE ANOTHER CITY.
zapotlan. Railroad Center, in Hands
of ConstitntionaEsts.

SAN. DIEGO, Calf, June 23.-From
the Associated Press correspondent on
board the United States battleship Cal
ifornia off Mazatlan, Mexieo.-Aceord-
ing to information received today the
eonstitntionalist army commanded by
Gen. Alamillo has captured the city of
Zapotlan, a railroad center in the. state
of Jaiseo, 90 miles south of Guadala
iara.