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The Detroit times., 1914-06-05
The Living Room Includes

a solid Oak Living Room or Den Set con
sisting OF Arm Chair. Arm Rocker, Single
Chair and Table Parlor Suites can be sub
stituted for the Living Room Set II de-
The Detroit times., 1914-06-05

II IL reported that the surface OF
the Caspian. which is n meters I'M
der the surface of the sea, has, since
the summer OF 1910. been continually
sinking, and that II Is gradually be-
coming inconvenient for navigation.
A commission has been appointed 10
Study the subject.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-05

ing references 10 himself and his
roseate nimbus OF red whiskers and
hair
The Detroit times., 1914-06-05

Paris is said to possess more sun.
dials than any other city in the world
The Detroit times., 1914-06-05

Job Printing Done Right. Tines
Printing Go, i8 John R.-at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
CARRANZA PROTEST
SENT TO NIAGARA
Declares His Surprise That Mediafoys Continue
To Treat For Solution OF United States
Hncrta Conflict When His Is Larger Force
lHH ISsociaiah Prrss.l

Niagara. Falls n. n. May - When
the mcdiators learned of the arrival of
Carranza's message to'lay il was said
the negotiations had proceeded "a u
point where the conStitutionaliStS could
mo longer hope a. have Voice III them.
The invitation originally extended to
carranza was withdrawn because a. ~.
fused to enter the armiSticc and bccaus,.
he wanted 10 know in advance what
points would bc taken up.
The conference was AT Standstill to-
day. awaiting word from Washington
and from llucrta on plans the mcdiator>
already have agreed upon.
CarranZa was unwilling that the uur~
tion of a provisional president hc dc.
cidcd by the mctliaiors. lie declared IN.
was willing To enter the mediation II
only international questions were dis
cus>cd. lie holds the conStitutionaIi>ts
should be- allowed voice i'm the Vera
Cruz occupation ScttIcmrnt. I'rpuidi
brought this message from, Carranza
here today. The mcdiatorS probably will
not receive the proposals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
BOETA BROTHERS
FINED $4,000
EACH TO-DAY

Carlos and Giro Bocta. wealthy broth
crs of Tampico. Mexico. who were ar
rested in Matamoros when they went
there on business mission Monday.
were released today upon the payment
Of a fine ~ 5000. The men were
charged with having aided the Hucrtis.
tas. but other than payment of the fine
no punishment was assessed against
them.
The I;cctas are among the wealthicst
residents Of Tampico owning consider
able property there. Their father. the
late Giro Boeta. was mayor Of Tampico
before the Madero reign. and j. said 10
have been a popular man in that city.
The BoetaS returned To brownsville
to-day. aud are registered III the san
Carlos hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
lEn issnciaicd Pr,sHl.

Durlnsu. MrNirn. Ma, 80 General
carranza ha. >,ut ~ WASHINGTON pre-.
test because lhc mr,liltnrr hnd not M.
yitcd him tu send delcrates. Carranza
said M w surprised the mr'liatur~ con
tinur a. treat for thr solution ~ the con.
flict between the United states aud
IIuvrta when the run-titutiOnaliSts hah
the larger armed for'c and represented
the majority w thr people
tarrauza predicted that mediation
would not Snccrrh nnlr~. the con>titu-
tinnali>i> were represented
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
MAXIMUM FINE
AND SENTENCE
FOR EX-POL|CE
CARLOS GARCI AAND MIKE WEIR
BlSkI ARE GIVEN TWO YEARS
IN THE COUNTY JAIL AND
FINED 500 EACH.
VERDICT is SURPRISE
WERBlSkI PLEADED GUILTY To
ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAP
ON. AND GARCIA WAS FOUND
GUILTY BN JURY.

The maximum jail sentence of two
years and fines Of $500 each were as
scsScd i'm the county court this morning
against Mike WcrbiSki and Carlos Gar
cia. ex-city policemen. who on the night
Of February of this year assaulted aud
painfully injured |. q. Kcclcr. a farmer
of the Little Indiana section. The sen
tencc. "a far AZ could he learned TO-DAY
was the heaviest ever assessed in the
Cameron county court.
Wcrbiski. when his case was called
this morning. pleaded guilty to the
charge of assaulting kcclcr with a dead
ly weapon. but sentence was withheld
by Judge Ira Webster until after Gar
cia was tried. Garcia pleaded mot
guilty" and after his trial had gone a
short ways he changed his mind. and
decided 10 plead guilty. However the
Judge ordered the trail to proceed.
The jury was instructed "a bring in n
verdict Of guilty in Garcias ease. and
was informed that il could assess pnn-
ishmcnt up Ia two years in the county
jail and the maximum fine was $1,000.
When the jury announced it, verdict az
two years in jail and fine of 500 in
Garcia's case. Judge Webster fixed Wcr-
biski's punishment III the same length Of
time in Jail. and the same fine.
Neither Of the defendants was repre-
scented by an attorney. and Garcia
pleaded his own ease. The State was
represented by County Attorney a. VI.
Kent. who was assisted by Judge w X.
Jones
The assault of kccler created great ex-
eitemcnt IN the business district on the
night Of saturday. February :. Wer-
biski was city policeman nj the time.
but Garcia had previously been dis
charged from the force.
Mr.. keeler. In telling his story 10 the
jury. said that he was beaten unmcrci-
fully. by several men as il seemed to
him. but said he recognized only one.
Garcia. lie said that while he was he
ing held by two men Garcia drew back
full arms length and struck him on the
face several times. Almost Simultan.
cously he was struck ia the back of the
h''b- tNtfilf't. Win
strumcni. which rendered him momcn.
tarily unconscious. lie said he was told
afterwards that Wcrbiski hit him over
the head
Mr.. kecler was taken to the city hall
and placed under bond. signed by sew.
eral friends. His ease was dismissed IN
the corporation court. and he then filed
state charges against Wcrbiski and
Garcia.
The occurrence was the elimination
of "A series of events at the corner oi
Twelfth and Elizabeth streets on the
night II February Z. in which Werbiski
was the moving center. Garcia came
into the ease when Mr. Kcclcr was ~
saulte,L He claimed that he had been
dcPutized by Werbiski 10 assist in ar.
resting keelcr.
Both men were committed 10 the com
ny Jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
NO IMPORTANCE
ATTACHED TO
FUNSTON's ACT

Washington ~. g. Nav - Secretary
Garrison ~aid that General Fred Fnns
ton had neither -nuEln nor received in
stru'tipu for adjusting the situation
arising nnt ~ rhr arrival ~ the German
steamer Eayatia e, Vera Cruz without
manifest
Secretary Garrison said ~ am nnf
inclined ~ attach any Importance 10 the
matter consider w merely matter
of port routine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
EX-SENATOR STABBED
FORMER STATE SENATOR JOHN.
son ia SFIGIiT WITH \. II. Ell
LET IN DALLAS HOTEL LOBBY.

Dallas. Texas. May - Former State
Senator II. III. Johnson. once resident
Of corsirana. was painfnIIy stabbed in
a fight today with 4. III. Elicit here
They quarrelled in a hotel lobby. Elicit.
said To reside at San Angelo. was ar
rested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
P. CALHOUN CHARGED
WITH DlvERTING HUGE
SUM TO PRIVATE USE

san Francisco. Cal. MAY 31.Th"
State railroad commission today ordered
the United Railways of this city 40 rr-
store 10 the company'S treasury more
than one million dollars which the com
mission charges Patrick Calhoun The
former president of the railways. Ill
ycrtcd a. his personal use
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
DIAS CHARGED
WITH GIVING
OIL RIGHTS.

Mexico City. Mexico May .6.-Quc
rido Mohcno. minister II commerce aud
labor in the suite attacked the Pearson
oil interests IN the chamber ~ deputies
today. lie charged that rorfirio niaz
gave the PcarSon~ millions IN oil rights
from which Mexico obtained nothing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
BECKER'S DEATH
FIXED FOR WEEK
OF JULY SIX

New York. NIN ~ Charles Becker.
formfr lieutenant ri pplLec. convicted n
completely in rhr murder w Herman Iir.
scnthal. The gambler today was ~cli.
tcnrrd tp hir in sing sing during th-
Wcct w July N IIr received hi~ sentence
smiling
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
CLAYTON ANTI TRUST
BILL Is AMENDED IN
THE HOUSE TODAY

Washington. -. e.. Mas -rThc r'isv.
ton anti trust lIll was amended in fh.
House to-day u" broaden the jurisdiction
~ iae federal couris ~ anti trust suits
ran ~ bruHght I'M amy di-irirt where the
corporation re ides "r has an agent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Generally speaking. bride can near
~ always tell when the honeymoon AN
over by the way her husband quits
calling her SnugglvsnoDks and begins
calling her SAY"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
VICE ADMIRAL JAILED
SENTENCED To YEARS IMPEIS
ONMENT OK CHARGES OF AZ
GETTING BRIBE.

Toxic, Japan. May "a court mar
iial today sentenced Vice Admiral Wa
Matsumoto ~ the japanese navy a.
three years Imprisonment on charges If
accepting bribcs in connection with
naval contracts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Official figures fix the number Of
COWS IN Hungary al 262u .OO0. of which
more than 2O00000 are pure bloodrd
animals pf the best milk-producing
breeds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
URQUIDI TO NIAGARA
DURANGO To MEDIATDES con
FERENCE
tHg iSspriafrd Press.

Washington. " g. May - Juan +.
rpnidi secretary M thc constitutional
ist aecn,y here. lefi irr Niagara Falls
todaN bearing the cArranza Durango
message Nv the mediator.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

died fro mhavng been crush
wrekage
in the icy ST. bay water
include Sir Henry Seton Carr Sir Hen
Irving Salvation delegates 70
the Londoa international conference
The Empress en- route from
ouebeo Liverpool led 2 and nearly all are
The crash o'clock Point Quebec the village
brought the London murderer was caught
Among Kendall Of the Empress he was the
the Steamship Montod T. Gsseth po
inen Kendall from life raft Kendall was at
the disaster he sent ms line hS
message vessel struck
GONE"
The rescued here where nos
relieve the intense suffering from cold ana
the bruises.
Empress large vessel of fourteen thousand
tonsT The collier Sortad half her
during the sinking that The
Empress numbered 5O4
the calm and dotted with ebo
many hysterical
had been reused by the shock
and had umed together into
wTeckage
Montreal he and his wife did not awaken until The water
reached the deck impossible
stolng the ship down carried his
efromhi and both saved
above Many
opened their when the water flowed into
Tongly rail- with the ship,
The boiler explosion forced jump
Kendall jumped before the Empress sank and saved the
collier proceeded TO float with the bows stove in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

A clock attachment for a ncv escc-
tric stove permits food L. he placed ~
it nj any time with the assurance fha.
the heat viii b. turned On and of
again when desired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Because "a modern fashions Phil
adelphia scientist has figured that WON
en- must eat lO per cen. more food than
formerly 10 maintain their normal tenn
pcrature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Another thing girls. III you must
dress 10 attract attention. lct II ~ "a
vorahle attention. There are other
kinds you know
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
LINER EMPRESS OF IRELAND WITH 1885
CUT OPEN BY COLLIER, AND SINKS in
20 MINUTES, LASTING JUST LONG
ENOUGH TO CALL FOR HELP.
DISASTER ALSTHATO OFTITANIC

Rimousky Quebec of life
on
AK
EMPRE NEAR
somEH HAD DBROKEN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
WEATHER..

New Orleans. La. May el.--Coast
) weather: Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday with local showers;
J fresh east and southeast winds
CATSPAW.
} He beat the bushes and another
caught the bird.
) NAME.
) a good name is rather To bc
} chosen than great riches.
} QUARREL
) He who intcrfcrc> with the quar-
rcls of relations must pass through
life without "A friend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29
INVENTOR OF THE MATEER
RIFLE PASSES AWAY.
BY Issociaf,d PrcxsD

Stuttgart Germany. Nav r. y
Peter Paul Nun Mam~er. inventor of Z
the rifle of that name died today ,
aged ~ A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Much Of the charity that begins AZ
home is too feeble TO cross the street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

III you have skeleton in your clos
Ct, that the place for il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

II paws 60 b. honest but sometimes
pay da, is late in showing up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-29

Using clcciricii~ novel machine
poJss the amount ~ corn purchased
and delivers Il in customer when a
coin il dropped INTO a slot aud a ham
die turned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
VILLA TO RECRUIT 10000.
says His New Troops Will Use Arms
Taken At Ojinaga.

Ell PAso, Tex. Jan. 14.-Pancho villa
has decided to add 10000 men to his
rebel army. He declares that the arms
captured at Ojinaga together with arms
and ammunition he had previously taken
from the Feierals will enable him to
arm and equip that many men fully. Re
cruiting was commenced in Juarcz to-
day.
United States army officers and Red
Cross ofiicials here are making active
preparations for the reception of tho
%A19 Mexican refugees and Federal
soldiers when they arrive from Preside
The Quartermaster's department Is wir-
ing to st. Louis and other quartermas-
ter's depots for tentage. bedding and
other supplies as there IL not sufficient
In the local depot to supply the refugee
colony.
The Quartermaster's depot here Is send
Ing rations to feed the refugees daily.
A shipment Of 5000 rations was .sent on
Tuesday and $4,000 more on Wednesday.
Food and water have been distributed
along the seventy miles Of road from
Preside to Maria for the Federais az
they march overland. An effort will be
made to transport the women and child
rem In wagons and ambulancas, though
this will be the most difficult part Of the
task OF moving the Mexicans There are
not enough wagons and carriages in the
Big Bend country to haul them
The wounded will remain In Preside
until all Of the prisoners arrived at Fort
BlisA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
WASHINGTON ARGUES FOR BANK.
Baltimore Also Gives Its Federal
Reserve Claims.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Rival claims
OF Baltimore and Washington for Fed
eral reserve bank were presented to-day
before the organization committee. WASH
ington business men and financiers ar
gued that AS the Federal Reserve Board
will have to become acquainted not only
with the operation OF the new currency
system as whole. but with many OF the
economic details Of the regional banks, a
bank In the capital might be the operating
model for the entire system and could DO
conducted without conflicting with any
State bank laws.
Baltimoreans explained that Balti-
mores position AS the financial capital Of
the region bounded on the north by the
Mason and Dixon line and on the
west by the Appalachian Mountains
Is and has been for more than a
century an established fact. Without en-
deavoring to discount the claims OF At
lanta the Baltimore fnAnciers strove to
show that the financial dominance OF the
Monumental City existed even In Georgia
itself
The claims Of Richmond were In a
measure discounted by the presentation Of
more than 500 letters from banking In
situations In Virginia and the Carolinas
in which II was set forth that Baltimore
was In every instance second choice and
in most instances the point preferred
when claims upon State pride and neigh
borliness had been set aside.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
"TEMPS' ATTACKS HUERTA.
says Mexico IL Being Driven 70 Conn
plete Exhaustion.


PARIS, Jan. LIE Temps, discussing
the notification OF the Mexican Govern
ment that II would not pay the interest
due on the bonds of the national debt,
says that Gen Huerta's moratorium is
evidently a reply 10 washingtons notif-
cation that any financial aid given to him
will be considered an unfrendly act. 1t
adds:
European interests will feel more and
more severely the consequences Of the
policy Of the United States. which favors
the revolutionists and seems. purposely
or unconsciously. to drive Mexico to COM
plete exhaustion"
lie Temps suggests that the elections
to be held in Mexico In July. although
they will be merely a simulacrum for
Mexico. may send to power a man who
will be persona srata to Washington and
enable President Wilson. without loss OF
pride, to change his attitude.
The newspaper quotes the New York
World to the effect that the United States
is not prepared for war and deduces from
this that Washington should adopt q
policy Of Cancellation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
CAPT. sWEENEY's TRIAL BEGINS.
Denies Neglect of Duty in Failing
to Prevent straus Murder.

Police Captain John r. Sweeney Of the
Fifth street station was put on trial at
Police Headquarters yesterday for Tall
ing to take such action as might reason
ably be necessary to prevent the COM
mission OF crime resulting In the death
OF Frederick Straus near 20 St Marks
place on the night Of January O."
After several witnesses were heard
Third Deputy Commissioner Newburger
postponed the case for a further hearing
at 10 A. NJ. next Saturday.
William F. Murphy. a former police
sergeant appeared az counsel for Capt
Sweeney. He tried to prevent witnesses
from testifying whose names were not
mentioned in the complaint served on the
captain. but was overruled.
Fifty witnesses were In tho court room
mostly policemen and detectives attached
to the Fifth street station. and tho star
Of Inspector Myers, who u In charge Of
the district.
Capt. Sweeney's defence was that he
did not know OF the gangsters ball at
Arlington Hall. rs st. Marks place. and
for that reason did not send policemen to
prevent trouble
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15

said. will confer these three great b. nea,,
on the country:
"First-The reserves, heretofore scat.
tered and useless except as weaA r..
dividual defences In case of paiic. ar
piled up at few, instead Of many
points, and under one control. will ssrSs
as efficient protection against disaster
"Second-The millions In good con
nercial paper heretofore compelled man
To toe held useless in bank vaults unit
maturity will be rendered prompt,
negotiable
"Third-An elastic currency is create
intenGed automatically to respond TO Tie
legitimate demands OF sound bushes,
abolshing forever the annual crop moving
money squeeze and the alternht" sun
mer surfeit of funds at the great cities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
REBELS OCCUPY ORIENTAL.
vera Crus Bank Gets Demand for
100000 Peso Loan.

Specta! Cable Despatch to TEE Sun.
VERA CRUZ. jar. 1.-THE rebel band
which robbed a paycar on tho Inter-
oceanic Railway to-day near the station
Of Oriental. securing a large amount OF
money. took possession later of the town
itself. They captured $50 kegs Of pow
der. seventy-hve cases OF dynamite. and
at the hour OF fling this message they are
still holding the town.
The military commander Of Vera Crus
received orders tonight from the War
Department to exercise 'forceful infu-
ence' on all local banks with a view to
obtaining funds for the Government. In
compliance with this order tho commander
has demanded a loan of 10000 pesos
from the Banco Mercantil. The bank
officials are now in session and have
promised to give an early reply to this
request
Large business concerns here have for
some time past been buying discounted
coupons for payment at the Custom
House, Oh,cials Of the Custom House,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15

however. refused to-day TO accept these
coupons. declaring that in accordance
with the decree Just issued only cash
would he received within the last six
months.
The Federals at Tuxpan yesterday made
forced loan from the local branch Of
the Banco Mercantl. The bank agent
was held prisoner until ne produced the
10000 pesos which the military COM
mander demanded.
James Shepherd. American confidential
agent Of Huerta. arrived here to-day from
New Orleans on the steamer City of Mex
leo. Several Mexican army officers from
Ojinaga also arrived on the same steamer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
BANK HOLIDAY EXTENDED.
Huerta Decides to Levy New Tax
On MOrtgages.
Special Cable DespascA to rHs Sun.

Special Cable Despatch to THs Sun.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. Is Thursday -
The Government announced last night that
a bank holiday for all financial institu-
tons in the republic had been extended
until March 81.
The Government at the same time pub
lished decree taxing all capital invested
in mortgages at the rate OF per cent.
The penalty upon failure to pay 10 three
times the amount Of the tax.
Foreign Minister Moheno has sent re-
guest by cable TO Washington asking
that the United States permit Gen. Mer-
cado and the Federal army officers and
soldiers who fed from Ojinaga into Texas
and are now at Fort Bliss to return TO
Mexico.
Senator Moheno also cabled to the Mex
lean diplomatic representatives, through
out the world the text Of President Huer-
ta's decree suspending payment OF the In
terest on the6onds of the national debt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
DEUTsCHE BANK TABLES OUT,
Annual Compilation ~ statistics
Covers wide Field.

The Deutsche Bank has issued It's an
nual compilations OF statisticA covering
wide field of banking and commodity
markets for a period Of years. Tables
are presented giving periodical changes
In the circulation OF the Reichsbank dur
ing the years 1911 TO 1919 inclusive and
a comparison of circulation with tho bull
lion holdings Of the bank during each
month for the last ten years.
Tables and diagrams Of the movements
In the private discount rates In Berlin
are also presented. In addition charts
are given OF the price movements OF the
following commodities for the past three
years: Cotton. lead. rubber. jute. coffee.
copper, corn. petroleum. rye. pig Iron.
saltpeter, lard. silver wheat. wool, zinc,
tin and sugar
These price variations are given for
the principal markets of the world. The
charts and tables are very complete.