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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-28
Seville Center News

VIII Carll is laid up with lumbago.
Mrs. Iobn CARL called on Mrs. Cecil
Decker Friday.
Victor Heckshire was in Riyerdale
Saturday on business.
HIN Miller drove to Riverdale Fri
DAY with a load Of wool.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis WEIGH visited
relatives in Alma Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Wonders were FL
wen business visitors Friday.
Edward Miller called on his cousin
Zelma Miller. at Alma Sunday
MI g. b. Wiltshire and son, Shirley,
~ Rivcrdalc icallcrs Wednesday.
IN. Weltha Mikesell attended the
~ ~. anquet at Ithaca Satuf-
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His ConciliatOry Words Fail.
However, to Remove
Resentment.
SPEECHES STIR THE HOUSE
Kuowland Of California Asks II
Repeal Bill Has Rela-
ton to Huerta.

President Wilson and his advisers are
.,r,nr 10 silence reports that factional-
tam IS rampant among the Democrats
IN Congress the result OF the canal
tells battle.
statements were made at the White
House yesterday that the President had
m intention OF making repr!sals on those
Marty leaders who are fighting the re.
peal bill.
He will forgive and then forget.
In spite Of the conciliatory statements
ne Administration leaders show bitter
resentment against Speaker Clark.
The car-l tolls question was debated
both in the House and Senate yesterday.
In the lower chamber Representative
Grlett OF Massa chusetts. a Republlca n.
who is supporting the repeal bill. as
ss!led the foreign policy OF the Gov
erament as being needless OF conse-
euences.
RepresentatlV. Stevens of Minnesota,
another Republican supporter OF the
Dill. declared for equality OF treatment
IN respect of the canal tolls as being q
. truly American policy.
Representative Knowlani Of CALI
fornia, a Republican opponent Of the
measure, intimated that the repeal bill
, vas the price the President offered to
pay Great Britain for her support in the
Mexican situation.
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ARRESTS IN McCARRICK CASE.
Three Negroes Held' New Ciue Leads
to woodbury., n. j.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.-What the
police regard as the most important de-
velopment in the McCarrick case was the
arrest to-day Of two colored men and n
colOred woman down town AZ IA result Of
information that the missing boy was
seen In the company of persons answer
Ing the description of the three prison
ers on the night of the day he disap-
peared from his home, Gl9 South Nine
teenth street
A clue said to have been obtained from
one Of the three suspects while they
we're being put through the third de-
gree" at detective headquarters follow
Ing their arrest caused Detective Will
iams a colored member OF Capt. Gamer
on's staff to start for Woodbury.. n, j..
where another arrest may De made,
II was also limited that the informatio
obtained led to the belief that the Nc
Carrick boy might be found In or near
Woodbury..
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EX-PUPIL HELD FOR
KILLING GIRL TEACHER
Body Of Miss Elida Beecher. p
Years Old, Is Found Near
Poland, n. Y.

HERxIMEn, n. Y. March :s.--Elida
Beecher. pretty twenty -one-year-old
school teacher. daughter of the Rev Will
lam Beecher OF Sennett, y. Y. near
Auburn. was found murdered this morn
ing. her body having been thrown into a
swamp near Poland, n. Y. The body
was found by II. j. Fitch. a farmer. a. ne
was taking his milk to Poland village.
Coroner r. p. Huyck Of Herklmer said
that Jean G.nini. a sevsnteen-year-old
farmer boy. had confessed 20 him that ha
committed the crime. A heavy wrench
with which the girl was nrst felled. and
ished. were found.
Ginini is said TO have borne a grudge
against Miss Beecher because he thought
her Instrumental in having him COM
mitted to st. Vincenrs Industrial Schoo,
In Utica last fall. charged with being an
incorrigible.
a great crowd watched Sheriff William
II. Stitt OF Herkimer county take the
frail youth to the county Jail late
this afternoon. A heavy guard was nee
eAary TO protect the boy from the crow
Miss Beecher lay with her head deep In
the soggy snow. She was covered by her
ralncoat. and her body had evidently lain
there for more than twelve hours.
Miss Beecher left her room in the home
Of J. II. Countrymsn last night to 10
to the post office. She had told Miss
Ethel Clark OF Rochester, her roommate.
that she had an engagement to 20 to the
home of Charles Ginini. the accused boy s
father. to attempt to infiuence him to al
low the boy to return to school, Later
she had been seen leaving the post offiH
with young Ginini.
Then all trace OF her was lost until her
body was found this morning.
When the news Of the murder frs.
reached the village OF Poland II was
found that young Ginini was missing.
He had run away many times before, ~
that his father teiegraphed to Newport,
near Poland. asking that the boy be APP
pretended. He was found within an hour
and Sher!ffs deputies returned him to
Poland.
Miss Beecher had been teaching in the
Poland schools for the last two years
Her parents live in Sennett. y. Y, at
do her two brothers and a sister. The
father and mother reached here Tonight
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Melli Bcese. Famous German
Aviator, Building Her Own
Machine.
HAS HAD MANY ACCIDENTS
Undaunted by breaking Legs
Five Times. and Nose Three
Times. She Says.


BERLIN, March 2s.--Me!li Beesc. Ger
many's famous woman aviator. announces
her intention OF trying for the great honor
Of being the first air pilot TO fly across
the Atlantic, for which purpose she Is
constructing her own hydroaeroplane.
M,lli Beese is widely known not only as
a daring fiicr and as Germany's only
woman aeroplane pilot but as the only
woman In the world who conducts a living
school, of which she herself is the prnci
pal. and who makes = business Of de-
signing and manufacturing flying ma
chimes small. lith. figure. Frau Bcsse
is a beautiful woman of about 30. she
won pilots license more than four years
ago. the first to be granted TO woman in
Germany. She is not discouraged By the
fact that she has broken her legs IN FIVE
places. sustained fractures OF several ribs
and has broken her nose three times in
tumbles ont OF tn. air. These accidents.
she declares. We're the fault Of her teachers
and did not happen when she herself was
at the wheel.
When seen to-day AZ the Johann!sthal
flying field where more than 800 machines
are stationed, Frau Beese said: Yes, |
am going to be among those who will he
the first TO try to fly across the Atlantic.
II l cannot be the frs, to pilot a dying
machine to America at least ! want to he
the first woman to achieve that honor. l
am constructing II new type of hydroaero-
plane which will be completed in few
weeks will test II thoroughly on the
North Sea and If il proves satisfactory II
will serve as a model for a larger craft
to be used in transatlantic attempt next
spring will begin work on the big ma
chine this summer. will personally pilot
my machine. assisted by my husband and
two mechanics My designs are for a
craft that will he able to cross the ocean
In thirty five hours"
Frau Beese some time ago married one
OF her pupils She has turned out about
forty pilots from her school. She now
owns six aeropianes. Speaking OF the
development of await !on to-day. she said
'"The future development of aviation 20
for AZ the sport is concerned, especially
for women, lies upon the water where II
| is easy to fiy and there is little danger.
1t IL only when the manufacturers recog-
nze this that flying will become the popu-
lar sport II deserves TO be-
Frau Beese said that German boys who
formerly ran off to sea To become sailors
! are now brought by their parents to the
flying school to be turned into pilots, al
| though they are not always promising ma
teriai. She said chat women learn the
art much easier than men. except The
mechanical knowledge. They have more
presence OF mind than the men and act
| quicker In an emergency Unfortunately
all her women pupils take out marriage
licenses before the end OF the course and
marry pilots instead of taking out pilots
licenses.
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FIGHT TO DEATH
ON IN T0RREON
Fedcrals Driven Back, but
Every Step Costs
Rebel Lives.
ASSAULT IS ORDERED
Villa Sends Entire Force
Into City and Sees
Victory To-day.
REENFORCEMENTS ON WAY
Gen. VelascO Is Reported to
Have Committed Suicide
in Despair.
REENFORCEMENTs ON WAY

Gen. Villa. whose troops occupy part
OF the city OF Torreon. gave orders for
a general assault on the place last night
and expects to be In complete control
to-day.
The Federals are disputing every Inch
OF ground and the loss OF life has been
enormous Three Of Huerta's Generals
were slain in the fighting OF the pas
two days and IT il reported that Ger.
velasco, the commander, committed
suicide.
Gen. Banquet. the Minister of War.
announced the receipt of II despatch
from Gen. velasco reporting the capture
OF all the rebel artillery.
Seven thousand Federal troops are
reported TO be on their way 10 relieve
Torreon, 500 have arrived there ami
1000 more ar, TO leave Mexico city to-
day for the beleaguered city.
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The other appointments are believed
10 De- emphatically acceptable TO Mr.
Murphy. John Il. McCooey, his Brooklyn
lieutenant, also scored IN the reappoint-
mcnt OF Thomas +. Byrnes as Tax Com
missioner and the appointment OF Rob
ert IL. Roy and John +. Hylan AZ County
Judges to I'LL unexpired terms In Kings
county. although IL mus, be said that no
criticism of Judge Roy is heard among
the reformers
Similarly there is no disposition to criti-
els. the appointments OF william Temple
Emmett to the upstate Public Service
Commission and OF Surrogate Schulz OF
The Bronx to the New York city Public
Service Commission, although both are
friendly 10 Tammany and were far from
being tn" first choice of State Chairman
osborn and his advisers.
Eus, ne Lamb Richards. the old Yale
football star who becomes Superintendent
OF Banking, Is supposed 10 have had the in
dorsernent of Tammany. but not OF the
Osoornltes. Mr. Richards AZ counsel to
the Frawley committee did great deal
TO put Gov. Glynu IN his present position
After studying the appointments Tam
many men are going So far as TO say that
Mr.. Murphy's professed withdrawal from
upstate politics can now be rescinded
and that " he wishes To he can control
the primaries In which the candidates for
Governor are to be nominated this fall.
Senator Fraw.y said to-day that tho
appointments made by GOV Giynn were
splendid,
Gov. Glynn's greatest disappointment
at the end Of the legislative session was
the failure of the passage of his hydro
electric power bill. lie intended to es-
tablish new State policy with it.
Otherwise he is quite content with what
the Legislature did. He IL opposed 10
an extra session, but places the blame for
the necessity of 1t on the Republicans.
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CLARKE LEADS KIRBY BY $40.
R1nors Of Frasa spread In Arkan.
as Fight.

1frrLE Rock. Ark. March 2s.--The
closest election ever held in this state
seems TO be ending in the defeat OF
Judge w. r. Kirby Of the Arkansas Su.
prsme Court for the place In the. United
States Senate now held by James +.
Clarke.
Senator Clarke's apparent majority Of
nearly 1000 votes has been cut away by
later returns. but tonight Clarke is lead
Ing by $40 votes. So far 12s.o2l votes
have been returned.
There are many rumors OF fraud. II Is
reported that the election officials OF an
entire township In an outlying county
visited the headquarters OF both candi.
dates In Little Rock and offered to sell
the vote Of the township to the highest
bidder.
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FLORIDA EXPRESS HELD UP.
Three Masked Men RoS Express Cas-
n South Carolina.

NoRroLx. Va. March 2s.-Three men
held up the Florida Limited on the Sea-
board Air Line tonight in South Carolina
between Columbia and the fair grounds.
One masked man entered the express car
and at the point Of pistol compelled the
messenger to open the safe He secured
a bag Of valuables. but officials Of the
seaboard here say they have not yet
learned what the bag contained.
A second report stating that the rob-
bers secured several bags Of registered
mail has not been confirmed. The robbers
are believed to have boarded the train at
Columbia. The masked man in the ex.
press car leaped from the train after TAX
ing the bag from the safe. The other two
men are believed to have stood guard on
the platform OF the express car. The
train was bound to New York from Flor
Ida and carried . large number Of pas.
sengers.
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CITY BANK USED AS THEATRE.
Employees Hold Annual Fete IN
stronghold Of Millions.

The National City Bank was converted
into q theatre for time last night and
later the broad floor In front OF the win
dows OF the cages. through which millions
pass In the daytime, was transformed
Into ballroom.
The City Bank Club. comprising prac-
ticaliy all the several hundred members
OF the stan Of the bank. was having its
annual minstrel show and dance. The
minstrel show was planned. written and
performed by members Of the ctub. The
big bank building was crowded by mem.
be.s Of the club and their friends.
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AUTO MADE WHILE YOU WAIT.
Ford Factory Turns One Out in ~
Minutes for Engineers.

An automobile was assembled. painted.
vanished and run out on the floor ready
for shipment in thirty eight minutes yes
terday for the benefit of zoo members Of
the Brooklyn Society OF Engineers and
their guests at the Ford factory in Long
Island City.
This included gathering all the parts,
putting them together. upholstering the
body and putting on all the accessories,
windshield. top and speedometer. Bolts
were frightened by electricity. saving time
estimated to be worth the setting up Of
two or three more machines day. while
the paint was sprayed on and the varnish-
ms done by what il termed flowing
process.
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SUE FOR STOLEN $4,000 RING.
Action for Burglar Insurance Ne
NraIs Mrs. uOduius's odd Loss.

GREEHwtCH Conn, March "s-Th.
theft OF $4,000 marqu!sc diamond ring
from Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hodgins OF New
YORK in the early morning OF May Ia last
was brought to Eight to-day by the Ming
OF a suit In the Superior Court
Mr.. Hodgips and his wife are suing the
American Bonding Company of Baltimore
for $4,000 for burglary insurance. The
case will be tried April 7. The Hodsinses
live in a handsome house AZ lndianieid
near here. Mrs. Hodgins said Tonight:
Il gave house party on the n!sht OF
May 3 and II was 1 O'Clock In the morn
Ing when my husband noticed the ring on
my finger Al thai tim" al my guests
except two OF my most ,ltimat. friends
had retired do not SUSPECT any of tho
guests and do not know how | lost the
ring.
when | awoke at s o'clock l could not
hnd it. / notified the insurance company
and upon their advice | did not tell the
local authorities, The company sent de-
,ectives here, bat they did not find the
ring"
The name OF Thomas NJ Hodgins does
not appear In the New York city direc-
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Special cabie DespatcA TO rpx sr.

LONDON, March 2s.-All England IL
holding its breath over sunday in anticpa-
ton OF the Inevitable storm which will
break IN the House OF Commons on Mon.
day. when Premier Asquith will make his
Statement, In regard TO the designations OF
officers and the Governments reputation
OF the guarantees given to Brig Gen
Cough that the officers in Ireland would
not be used against Ulster.
The storm w<l be felt also In the
House OF Lords when Lord Curzon OF
Kedleston. Lord Selborne and Lord Midle-
ton will endeavor to draw from Niscount
Morley. Lord President OF the Council,
an explanation Of his participation with
Secretary OF War Seely in draughting the
guarantees which were given to Gen,
Cough and afterward repudiated hy
Premier Asqulth.
The Cabinet did not meet to-day a. the
week end habit was too strong tor even
the present seriou, crisis and most Of the
members went to the country. A meet
ing VIII De heIu on NoIuas p'loi' t'c
opening OF the session of the House OF
Commons. hen the latest Developments
will be discussed. Sir Edward Carson,
the Ulster Unionist leader. was In London
this morning but following the example
OF the Cabinet ne went to Ascot To see
Lord Roberts There may be some sig
n!ncance In this meeting. lie will be
present in the House OF Commons on Mon
day when the debats begins.
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"Col Juan y, Gutierrez. chief Of polic.
OF Chihuahua, who was comnan ding ii
rebel band. wss Killed. Major Macedonia
Aldana. one of Nillas trusted aides was
wounded IN the breast. H." Tons.tu-
tionalists slenced the Federal batteries
on Cerro dc In Pillar the mountain wesi
OF Torr-on. several tim-s, but the Fed.
erals returned to the trenches each time
and resumed tho lighting,
Gen. villa is constantly praising the
bravery Of the FedelEls, lie says II
they keep on lighting as valiantly as they
are doing now he viii pardon every on.
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800 F~d~rals Dead on Field

About 1900 addi'ioral volunteers.
comprising the commend Of Gen, Bcnta-
min Argumendo, which had been defend
ing tn. smelter of the metnllurg.cal as
sociation, attempted 20 cut their way
through tn, Consttutionaist line ana
werc disastrously defeated ana COM
PEELED to retreat into the city Proper. leav-
ing 500 dead on the field and abandoning
tn, smelter which is now held by the Con.
st!tutionalists Gen, villa has been per-
sonally very active during tho day, but
has insisted upon his men and officers
getting Ms much rest ~ h. has during
the day. bccaus. he intends to TAX, ia.
city Tonight. no matter what the uos;
and wants hiA men in condition 10 mako
the assault
ut has been confirmed that Gen.
Ricardo Pena ana Col. Fredcrico ReyL-
were billed during ~. nEhtus - Gonl-4
Palacio ana Lcrd9. Gen. Andres AInaz,.u
ana Cen tdu.ruO Ocaranz,. wcr, mo-
tally wounded ThrY Mere al F,dcrals.
The Constitu; ionslists lost no officers %
note, hut Gen. Maxine Garcia was nor
tally wounced in tho liz ht ior the posse.
sion ot Sacramento week ago ard Gt
Trinidad Rodriguez has Il broken l,g as .
result of "a rifle bullet N the lighting IN
front OF Gomez Palaclu
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Meanwhile Chancellor Of Ia. Exchequer
Lloyd George il doing his utmost 10 make
An arrangement with the Labor.tes to
avoid three coruerei contests at the COM
ing elections. The Labortes will revise
their list OF candidatures and discourage
purely propaganda contests. while tn"
Liberals ar. ready to hand over to the
Labor party a number of seats where no
Liberal has yet made claim for the
nomination. Thes. INCLUDE seats lost by
the Liberals in recent by-electiors owing
TO the fact that third or Labor candi-
date was IN the field and divided the
Liberal vote Al the same time influential
Liberal leaders will discourage attacks
on constituencies now represented by La
borites.
There il "A hopeful feeling IN some cir
cles that when the present trouble over
the army officers IL settled the leaders Of
the Ulster opposition viii realize the dan-
ger of the agitation and that som" way
will be found OF reaching "A compromise
which Will he satisfactory all around.
The militant suffrarettcs are getting
in on the Ulster agitation. They made u
claim for q demonstration in Hyde Park
on the ground that official permission has
been gwen To Sympa thizers with The PEG
same place on April 1,
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WILSON WORKS FOR PEACE.
ne VIII Not Make R-prisals On Op.
pOments.

WAsHIEGroN. March 2s-An effort is
being made by President Wilson and his
pdvisers 10 silence reports that factional-
Ism Is running rampant among the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress as result Of
Che row kicked up by Speaker Clark over
the Panama Canal tolls bill.
At the White House to-day statements
we're made that President Wilson had no
Intention OF making rtprisals on the lead
tTs who are fighting the Administration
BILL
Despite this conciliatory talk Adminis-
uaion leaders In Congress display bitter
resentment toward Mr.. Clark and many
predict that the Speaker will have to ght
Tor his job II the Democrats remain in
Control OF the House
PERSONS In close touch with the Presi-
oent asserted that Mr.. Wilson would con-
saer the fight ended with the vote on the
sIepeai bill and that the men who opposed
"' programme and those who voted for II
Sou'd be viewed alike as members OF the
democracy.
.
solve to forgive and forget were made
WIN the view Of throwing cold water on
We report circulated since yesterday that
we Adm nistration's friends In the House
"ou'd organize fight against Speaker
.arNs reelection to the Speakership and
Tue candidacy OF Representative Kitchin
VI north Carolina to succeed Mr.. Under
"Oou as ma 1Ority leader
The President's Disposition.
was stated that the President 10 pre-.
p"'ed 10 view with extreme easonableness
"o Augment against him OF men who
y" Ms opinion had hitherto been among
sac s'ahchest supporters. The President
u SAID Will Ice amenabie 10 the explana.
"0"s u those OF his party who Informed
am mat local sentiment in their districts
Z" Welr own personal convictions as to
r"elp'e made 1t impossible for them to
WV win ms side yesterday.
IN The case OF Representative Under.
'Vod The President will maintain for the
,NH'irna member that high regard which
"'s been fostered by Mr.. Underwood
.'"''y throughout the first year of the
Administration.
" = declared that after Mr.. Under
''uh explanations TO the President thai
' PERSONAL convictions would force hin
y Npr'se the repeal the President becam
'S"'d That the Alabama leaders posi-
Wv" was taken on such high ground tina
VIZ request for his support could not b.
Tepea',d
Despl'e the Presidents forgiving atti
''1' ''e belief persists in some quarter.
Speaker.
~ pointed out by those who tax,
we" that the Presidents dominanc,
me House is now demonstrated be
.'"u question and that the position o
m'he"oe ought to he bestowed upor
'' - sympathy with this leadership
'oubt is expressed that the Presiden
"o make an effort to check any At
'" 10 elect Representative Sherley o.
man other than Mr.. Clark to tn
..p'"kefsh'p after the Congressional cleo
yoas
Majority Of FIFTY Or More.
ss PRESIDENT and his advisers are per
.,"' satisfied with the developments o
week on the repeal bill The ties
VI Continued ON Second Pnn0.
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sir Edward told an interviewer that he
had not come tn London Ia see the KING,
In his opinion the new army orders are "a
ridiculous farce and the Cabinet members
are making fools OF themselves. He says
the new orders mean the same thing over
again as the guarantees"
Brig. Gen Cough remains at the Cur
ragh camp and the new orders will not
reach him before Monday. The cavalry