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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
WILSON ON CANAL TOLLS.
"lntevnattonal Interest Paramount
to Local Questions"

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.--President Will
sons position In regard to the necessity
for Panama Canal act amendment that
would repeal the free tolls provision for
American ships engaged In the coastwise
trade Is founded upon an appreciation OF
the necessity for such action on the part
or this Government.
In private conversations Of late with
members OF both houses OF Congress, the
President has been most frank In his ex-
preston Of the view that the present Is
no time for the United States TO propose
any doctrine at variance with the uniyer-
sal interest OF the Caucasian races In
general and with the English speaking
nations in particular.
He has let II be known that the inter.
national question must, under existing
circumstances. dominate the local cues
tons. He also has informed his inter-
viewers that the repeal OF the free tolls
provision must be absolute. lie feels
that no suggestion OF compromise can be
tolerated and Will brook no attempt 20
make terms or arrangements for specI al
favors TO any other nation whose con-
tgulty TO the United States may Elye
opportunity for remission Of tolls I'm a
specific instance on the ground that their
trade too IL coastwist In character
II is evident that the opposition IN
Congress to the Presidents repeal pro.
gramme Is assuming formidable form.
The more ardent among the Administra-
ton followers In House and Senat. ex-
press the belief that the Presidents pro-
grainme viii prevail. but at the same
time ackno~ ledge the strength OF the
lineup against him. one OF the executive
disadvantages will be the impossibIl,,v
OF making the canal tolls issue a partisan
night.
The great producing areas of the South
and West chief benefic!ar!es In the United
states OF the Panama Canal, are not dis
posed 10 waive the tremendous advantage
Tree tolls would AFFORD them for any
such sentimental reason an the pressr.
walton of international amity.
Local considerations are thu. weighed
IN the balance against International oh.
legations incurred In treaties negotiated
by the Government with foreign Powers.
~ Is generally conceded that In demand.
Ing the repeal of the exemption claus,
PRESIDENT wilson has undertaken the
most serious tight since he entered .he
White House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
CALIFORNIA HAS BIG FLOODS.
Thousands ADMINISTRATIONS "f Life
Not Vet KnOwn-waters Rising.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Feb. 2o-Thousands
Ire homeless. hundreds " head % live
stock have persisted, many homes have
been washed away. scores Of families are
fleeing the low lands to escape death by
drowning and property damage that will
run up into the millions are the toll Of the
severe yale tina, Is sweeping southern
California tonight.
Practically every city and town along
the southern coast 10 Isolated from each
othe: tonight Wire and rail communi-
cation with the outside world Is democrat
ICED. and II 10 impossible to estimate the
damage done or whether there has been
any loss OF NE Rivers. streams, already
loaded to their capacity, are rising at the
rate OF two feet an hour Flood warning,
are posted throughout southern California.
and the entire population OF the lowlands
are fleeing 10 places OF safety.
A cloudburst on Mount Lowe Tonight
brought n wall OF water rushing down Tia,
Arroyo. passing through Pasadena,
sweeping away many homes and hundreds
OF heads ~ live stock All the lowiands
have been converted into immense lakes.
Rain 10 falling tonight at the rate Of q
quarter Of an inch an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
MADERO FRIENDS FREED.

Special Cable Dsspafch 10 TIE Sc


Msxrco CITY, Feb. 20--The Government
liberated to-day fifteen Maderistas who
have been imprisoned for a long time on
their giving promise of future loyalty
TO the Government.
Secretary OF the Interior Alcocer told
the correspondents tonight that the Gov
eminent was very much displeased Mt the
attacks In Mexican newspapers on Amerl-
cans. He requested them to tell the editors
of their newspapers that the Government
would punish severely all covert illusions,
insults and scurrilous cartoons. which do
not echo the sentiments OF the Mexican
Government. Mexico. he said. desired the
civilised world to know that such things
would not be tolerated.
6enor Alcocer's attention was called 10
tho new comic paper Mater Lind He
immediately telephoned to the chief OF
pa,ics TO bring the offending editor be-
tore MIN.
Leave Weekly. the Boston Herald, La
Frewso Of Buenos Ayres La DtscuoIow
and Lo Lxohe Of Havana. ~ DIorto of
Panama. the London Dolly Mol, Ls Nov-
ssa~ Monde Of Paris the BROOKLYN EaSls
ana the Exchange Telegram Company Of
aAaAa" have accepted President Husrts' {
snv,esuon 70 sand representative Asrs
W ssposs sn the situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
COCKTAILS BACKS
WILSON ON TOLLS


sionsr by September Is. Mr.. Mitchell re-
piled:
"i hope that's q good guess but the
only fellow who can answer that Ques-
ton 10 Col. Cocktails. ! suppose he didn't
want to say anything at all before no had
consulted his chiefs in washington.
assume that after he has seen the Presi-
dent he will return to New York--perhaps
within swo or three days-and that 1
shall see him them
As to Col. Goethals not replying TO the
Mayors letter asking for an interview at
Col. 0oethais's convenience. Mr.. Mitchell
said the letter did not call for . reply.
tor Of Trinity parish. was added yesterday
to the number of those who have written
to the Mayor approving the so-called Goe-
thais police bills. DR.. Manning wrote:
"ln my judgment these measures are OF
the most vital Importance to the moral
and social welfare Of the city. The
head OF the Police Department must be
not only a man OF the highest character
and ability, ne must also be given power
corresponding to tho great responsibility
This latter confederation 10 essential to
a proper and efficient administration OF
the department, and II 10 this which your
bills are designed to secure. They should
receive the strongest and most unmis-
taxable support Of all who wish to see
this difficult problem rightly dealt with"
The Rev. DR.. John =. Peters OF the
Committee OF ~ told the Mayor
that New York has . hne police force.
whose Improvement has been hindersd
by Interference from the courts. DR..
Peters hoped that tho bills would pass
and saw no reason why policemen should
oppose them.
Robert Is. Binkerd. secretary Of the
City Club. who 10 working for the bills.
admitted In a letter to the Heights Tax
payers Association OF The Bronx that
the actual number Of dismissed policemen
reinstated by the courts has been very
small.
The real evils OF court review he
said. ARE not to be found in the number
Of men who are reinstated" He declared
that perjury IL rampant in the police
force. He himself had seen seven Of
hcers stand UP and swear to an alibi
for a lieutenant when Mr.. Binkerd and
the policemen knew they were lying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
NAY TRANsTIR CASTILLO.
osa. Sect Usses nssAit's nsnsval
From Doeaep.

0Sn. Scote UP8eo osnosce seeeves
Frsn Dssaes.
roar Bliss, Tex, Feb. io.--Maximo
Castillo 10 still in the Fort Bliss guard-
house. but Gen. Hugh l.. Scott expects
TO get permission to remove him to some
interior fort within n few days. The
General considers II safer to have both
saiasar and Castillo removed from the
border.
There IL constant friction between the
Federals imprisoned Mt the fort and their
American soldier guards A number OF
Mexlcans inside the enclosure threw
stones to-day at the soldier guards out
side. evidently In an attempt TO cause
other guards to quit their posts. so that
some Of those behind the stOckade might
escape. Gen. Mercado has convened court
OF his own officers to which are referred
all casea where the prisoners become un-
ruly. They are punished by their own
officers and the United States N relieved
Of this.
Inquiry to-day from Pittsburg re-
vealed the death OF another American on
the train which Maxine Castillo 10 ac-
cused Of having sent to Its doom In
Cumbre Tunnel two weeks ago. Tho In
duiry was for II. c. Richardson. 17O5
Fifth avenue. Ptttsbure. and investlga-
ton showed that he was here and in
tended to accompany Lee f. Williams.
the commissary officer Of the railroad. to
MADEIRA. Williams was on the train and
lost his life with tho fifty others who
persisted. Richardson has not been seen
since that time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
MEXICANS FEAR y. S. ACTION.
Thiak Killiag Of Benton May Lead
q lnt&rveatiou.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2o.--Grest excite
ment prevails here over the execution OF
william s.. Benton. a British subject, by
order OF Gen. Villa at Juares. 1t Is feare
that the United states now may be
forced to intervene In Mexico
Sir Lionel Garden. the British Minister,
has received no advices concerning the
execution and does not expect any. except.
perhaps, incidentally, since In his op.n-
~" ~" case does not concern the Gov
eminent to which he Ia accredited Con-
Au.a. .uNices of the putting to death OF
Benton were received to-day at the For
eign Office. where the news aroused an
attitude OF expectancy.
That the Constitutionalists had ex-
ecuted q foreigner did not surprise Pres.
ident Huerta, who always has insisted
that Gen. Francisco Villa was an ire
sponsible leader. and certain sooner or
later to bring about serious complications
with some foreign Power.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
SUSPICIOUS IN FRANK CASE.
Lawyer Hints That Evidence Wa'
withheld From Jury.

'ual conspiracy between Solicitor Dorsey
and DIR. +. ". Harris TO cor cea, Is u'
winch might have cleared L'o NJ F~Arf
were uttered this evening by A'tog.-'
Luther 4. Rosser in commentu- OF g."
Phagan murder mystery. Tn, strand, -
hair found on the lathe on the second '"''
OF the National Pencil factory. Il o. sE.!.
were nR those Of Mary phagau "s tie
Jury which tried Frank was led to BE-. eve
The inference Is conveyed mat even
though there was no verbal or tact 40 re'
ment between the two T. cpnveaI The 49,
dence. a great harm was worked - .-"
defendant.
Mr.. Rosser asked II one Nigh. not -
meet that much else equally as 'nrfr $40
had been concealed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21

per wire. informing MIR, Stewart first
that he would pay for everything the
stern necessity OF war would require him
to take and further that he wanted Mr.
Stewart to continue the operation OF his
plant Mr.. Stewart arose to inquire how
he was going to transmit light or power
without wires but that was detail with
which Gen. villa did not bother himself.
He did pay for the wire. II Is re-
ported. He sent Mr., Stewart Just forty
OF the new two centavo pieces with his
compliments. which broke the price Of
copper somewhat Coin collectors OF the
United States hearing Of the new issue
are now besieging FL Paso for early
samples from the new mint. and they
are selling at q premium.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
COIN FROM VILLA MINT.
Electric wires IN chihuahua Used
for Two Centave Pieces.

Pancho villa. conqueror Of Chihuahua.
has issued copper token coins AZ we'll as
paper money. as appears by the accom-
panying photograph. The amount Of
copper available for his mint IL only
limited by the amount OF electric light.
trolley and other copper wires In tho
State. This particular coin Is two
centavo piece, two cents In Mexican and
approximately one-Quarter Of cent In
the United States. II Is intended for
general circulation. but the number OF
them stamped out is very small.
This coin Was made out OF Ave miles
OF copper wire belonging to the Parral
Electric Light and Power Company. an
American corporation controlled by WILL
iam w. Stewart, an American. When
Villa went into Chihuahua and swept
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21

After four hours elaboration n trv
before Judge Malone In General Session,
last night brought in verdict OF first
degree murder against Oscar Vogt. Vort
stabbed to death Agnes Guth OF zoe Yves,
Eighty fourth street on December 3 las,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
ESCAPE FROM PRISON CANT.
Mextean Fs6ttives DsMevsA - In
eluae 0en. Castro.

FL PAso. Feb. 20.-A Mexican paper
published here Issued an extra tonight
stating that Gen. Francisco Castro and
Col. Fernandes had escaped from tho
prison camp ut Fort Bliss and were In
hiding at Las Cruces. N. N.
At tho camp Il was stated that four men
were believed to have escaped tonight.
but their Identity viii not - known tiii
roll call tomorrow. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
No French Money orders for Mexico.
Special CebIs DespafcA to rua Sew.

PARIS, Feb. 90. The yo"r,;a; 0jj;o;ri
announces that French post Offices have
temporarily ceased to issue postal money
orders for Mexico
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
GIRL TRIES TO DIE
IN RIVER; SAVED BY
POLICEMAN'S DIVE
Tired of Poverty and the
Struggle, l5-year-old Flor
ence Richardson Leaps Of
Pier.

Poverty and the hard struggle for ax.
istence, the police say, led Florence Rich.
ardson, Is years old of S1s Christi,,
street, to attempt suicide TODAY bv
drowning in the Delaware River al tbo
foot of South street. She was saved bv
Policeman Goodfriend, of the Sd and n.
Lancey streets station.
Florence Richardson lived with ba.
sister and worked in a coffee factory
For days she had been despondent. Re-,
turning home from work, she complaine6
1t Is said, of her poverty to her friends
Her older sister tried to cheer her
The pier at the foot of South stres,
was crowded with longshoremen whom
the girl appeared there this morning
She spoke to no one. Walking toward
the edge Of the pier she leaped into tho
river.
Among those who saw the girl iumn
was Policeman Goodfrlend. lie leaned
after her, and saved her from drowning
Several persons assisted the policeman
and the girl to the pier.
The girl was placed in n patrol wagon
and hurried to the Pennsylvania Hos
pltal. Physicians say she has good
chance to recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
COUNCILS SUDDEN
CHARITY REGARDED
AS POLITICAL MOVE
Independents Say Plan to
Care for Unemployed Is
Prediction Play for Or
ganization Votes.

meeting of the special Joint COM
mittee of Councils. named TO confer with
representatives of charitable organiza-
tions of the city for the purpose of dis
cussing methods of dispensing charity TO
the city's unemployed during the COM
Ing winter, will be held in City Hall
tomorrow afternoon.
Independent forces regard the sudden
charitable impulses expressed in the ire
lief" resolution introduced in Councils by
Chairman John p. Connolly, of the
Finance Committee, as n prediction play
in the hope of strengthening the lines
of the Organization.
Mayor Blankenburg recently asserted In
a statement that lock Of authorization
by Councils for expenditure OF funds on
constructive projects and the withhold
ing OF appropriations for necessary city
work were responsible for keeping a host
of Philadelphia's laborers out of employ
ment
Among the various charitable organiza-
tions that will be invited 10 send repre-
sentatives to the open session of the
special committee are the Board of Pub
lie Charities, Central Employment Asso-
citation, Church Dispensary of South
wark. City Mission French Benevolent
Society Philadelphia Dispensary, Mid.
night Mission New Century club, North
ern Dispensary, soup societies, Young
Mems Christian Association, United He
brew Charities, Sunday Breakfast So
ciety, Philadelphia Society for Employ
ment Of the Poor and the Society for Or
gani2ins Charity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
BROKERS' WIFE ARRESTED
ON NElGHB0R'S CHARGE
Mt. Airy Families in Court as After
math of Children's Quarrel.

a quarrel between children of two
Mount Airy families resulted in the arrest
Of Mrs. Elsie Wcnd, Is East Gorgas lane
wife Of Franklin H. Wicnd. stock broker
with Offices In the stock Exchange Build
Ing.
Mrs. Wicnd was arrasncd before Magis-
trate PennoCk in his Germantown Office
today on the charge OF assault and bat
terry on the 6-year-old son OF Dr. Amos
X. du Bell. 14S East Gorgas lane. She
was held under $500 bail to keep the
peace. Mrs Wiend was permitted to sign
her own bond
Trouble between the ncighbors, II was
testified. started on saturday morning
when a son VI Mrs. Wicnd and Amos X.
du Bell. Ir,. had an alteration i'm front
OF the lattcr's home on East Gorgas lane.
Mrs Wicnd, attracted by the noise in
front Of the house, went to the sidewalk.
II was testified and demonstrated with
her ncighhor's child.
Doctor du Bells son and Miss Blanche
Luff Of 6H6 Crosson street, a patient of
tho physician who were seated on the
front porch of his home at the time, test-
fed against Mrs. Wicnd
Tho boy testified that Mrs Wiend slap.
ped him in tho face twice. His testimony
was corroborated by Miss Luff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19

the work and Miss Hannah Patterson, OF
Pittsburgh, the State leader. is at the
head of the squadron organization. Mrs
George II. Piersol Philadelphia, is chair
man of the committee arranging the
work of the squadron.
The aim of every district during the
campaign will bo TO enlist the greatest
number of sympathizers, supporters ana
actual workers and to form permanent
organizations of men and women who
can be depended upon to work for a suff-
rage amendment
It is planned to cover from three to six
districts q day. Headquarters have been
close Saturday with a mass-meeting in
streets. Throughout the campaign or
ganizers will work to arouse enthusiasm
for the meeting at Scottish Rite Hall,
crowd will be present
At the tinal meeting suffragists nation
ally known will speak, local districts will
report progress. and plans for the win
ter's work for the suffrage amendment
will be outlined. Among the State work.
ers taking part in the flying squadron
are: Miss Louise Hall. OF Harrisburg;
Miss Helen Allen. OF Pittsburgh; Miss
Lola Walker, of Pittsburgh Miss Helen
Army. Miss Ladson Hall and Miss Lillian
Howard.
The headquarters for today's meetings
are at 1913 Chestnut street. 1885 Pine
street. 1920 Vine street. 5O7 North 2lst
street, Mosebachs. 18th street and Girard
avenue. and 1913 Columbia avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
FLYING SQUADRONS
OF SUFFRAGISTS IN
SWIFT TOUR OF CITY
Begin Today Their Six-day
Campaign Through 26
Legislative Districts.
Leave Workers in Wake.

Cheered and applauded by more than
today from heavy motortruck in Wash
ington Square, inaugurated six-day
legislative campaign in automobiles for
Votes for women"
When the motortruck whirled into
Washington square, a crowd OF shoppers,
stenographers, merchants. brokers and
business men stood waiting 10 hear the
speeches. The crowd was in charge OF
four policemen and listened attentively
10 every word The policemen, who had
no trouble in handling the crowd, also
listened to the speeches.
A Beekner a middle-aged man with
good voice, mounted the truck and called
the meeting TO order. When he urged
the men in the crowd to give their sup
port to the sufrragists, several men gave
him loud cheer.
Mrs. ]. c. Bedford, chairman Of the
Woman suffrage party in Media ana VINO
has spent days in campaigning throush-
out Delaware County, was the hrst speak
sr She said
"Amerfcan men have set a standard for
fair play and intelligence, and all ask
you men to do is to give the subject talr
and impartial consideration before your
vote in 1915"
I'VE suffragists are not trying TO unseX
ourselves nor are We trying TO push men
out Of their places we are simply trying
to raise our children in way that Is
only known 10 women. We speak FOR
good health and labor laws"
There lie a reason for woman Suffrage
and II is not grape nuts" said Mr.. Beck
ner, He denounced corrupt politics and
said II women were given the ballot they
would be able TO solve the marriage prob
lam 'Women's wages would DE raised,
the speaker said, "and men would pre-
fer 10 employ men at better wages and
the marriage question would be solved
Other speakers at Washington Square
we're Miss l. Lola Walker, OF Pitts
burgh, and Mr.. Arthur d. Rees
Later In the day another motor truck
whirled into the Negro residence dis-
trict where the speakers addressed
iargs crowd. The machine stopped al
Broad and South streets, where crowd
ana two policemen of the Twelfth and
Pine streets station were In waiting.
Those who spoke at Broad and South
streets were Miss Ollie Hastings, pTesl-
dent Of the Business Men and Women's
suffrage Association; Mrs. George A
WobsnsmIth. leader Of the Suffrage party
in the g3d Legislative District; Miss Ruth
yerlsnden and Mrs. Wallace Yerdin.
Besides visiting the legislative dis
tricts. the automobile squadron stopped
TODAY along the principal mld-oity streets
and spea kers addressed pedestrians when
ever an audience OF any size was prom
Ised Tomorrow al noon the squadron
WIFI stop at mills and near factories en-
ploying women and addresses Will be
f The Woman Suffrage party is directing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
POLICE CALLED TO QUELL
FIGHT AMONG WORKERS
Labor Dispute Causes Disturbance in
Front of Coat Makers Shop.

Police were called out this morning to
quell a disturbance in front of the coat
manufacturing shop OF Nathan w. Albus,
3O6 Market street. Two arrests were
made. one man was hurt. According to
Mr. Albus the trouble was caused by
persons calling his employees out on strike
because some of them worked overtime
on Saturday.
Nathan Stupe 20 years old, 904 Mifflln
street and Benjamin Guthmaker % years
old, 7Os Mexican street, who were arrest
ed in front of the cloak factory, were ar
raigned before Magistrate Renshaw in
the Central Station and each fined $40
and costs on the charge of obstructing the
highway and disorderly conduct.
Albus declared his men were kept out
of the shop by means Of threats. He
ordered them to go to work, but when
they obcyed a fight followed Eric Fill
man suffered a lacerated face, Fearing
more serious trouble Albus called for
police. A crowd that had collected was
dispersed. Goodmachcr and Stup were
arrested.
a Snyder. clerk of the Cloakmakers
Union. declared no strike had been au-
thoriZed by the union and blamed the
trouble on Albus. He said only two men
from the union were in front of the place
and that they had gone there to find
work. No fight occurred he said, until
Albus called the police, and that the
union men were attempting to leave when
they were roughly handled"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
ACQUITTED OF STABBINe
Jury Finds Harris Didn't Stick
Needle Into Girls Arm.

A charge that Abraham r. Harris. n
years old. of South 4th street, infiicted
a needle puncture on the arm of Irene
Mann 10 years old. Of llth street above
Diamond. in a Market street moving
picture theatre, was held to be unwar-
ranted and jury before Judge Martin
today acquitted Harris.
Last April. Miss Mann testified she
was seated in the theatre. on Market
street near 18th, and Harris occupied The
next seat, She said that he hrst sub.
1ected heF TO petty annoyances and then
brushed against her arm. She falt
sudden twinge of pain and tainted
physician found a small puncture I'M The
skin OF the girls left arm. There was
however, no evidence OF poison.