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The citizen., 1914-02-27
BRITISH SUBJECT
IS SHOT TO DEATH
Another Serious Crisis in the
Mexican Situation.
WASHINGTON is STIRRED.
British Ambassador Sees Him About
the Former Bandit Rebel Leaders
Act and President Wilson and
Cabinet Discuss It.

Washington.-A slumbering Mexican
situation was brought quickly to a
point of intense international interest
by the fash of message stating that
William L. Benton, British subject,
had been killed in Juarez by order of
Gen. Francisco villa, the constitu-
tionalist commander.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British
ambassador, conferred with Secretary
Bryan about it, President Wilson and
his Cabinet discussed it briefly, and a
thorough investigation was ordered by
the State Department from consular
reports on the border.
In this case, for the first time since
the present revolution began, year
ago, the general warning from the
United States government to Mexican
factions to protect all foreigners went
unheeded, though there is every evi-
dence to show that both the British
Ambassador and the State Department
were advised too late of Benton's i'm
pending fate to intercede specifically
for him. The news shocked officials
generally, who had come to believe
that General Villa fully realized the
position Of the American government
In regard to the protection of foreign
ers in Mexico, particularly in the north
of that country.
II haven't sufficient facts on which
to base an opinion" said Secretary
Bryan. Until I have the department
will express no opinion"
This was the official view of the
situation with messages passing back
and forth between the State Depart
ment and Consul Edwards, and his
temporary assistant, G. c. Carrothers,
consular representative at Torreon.
Only few details were announced by
the State Department-that Benton
had been executed after a military
trial. A copy of the sentence of the
court, setting forth the evidence in
the case, was promised the American
consular representatives. Mr.. Bryan
said full report of the affair was on
its way by mail from Consul Edwards,
to whom General Villa had personally
explained the incident.
The killing of British subject un-
der circumstances such as dispatches
from the border portrayed caused
stir in diplomatic circles. Those
familiar with the aggressive attitude
Great Britain assumes in pressing for
reparation when her subjects have
have been wronged were inclined to
foresee interesting developments I'M
pending
The citizen., 1914-02-27
FIVE OF SIX CHILDREN PERISH.
Mother Makes Desperate Attempts To
Rescue Family.

Ashland, Maine--Five of the six
children of Joseph Smart, lumber
man, were burned to death when their
house at Eagle Lake was destroyed
by fire. Smart was away from home
at the time. The mother, who slept
on the ground floor with daughter,
made a desperate effort to save the
other children, who occupied beds on
the second floor. Driven from the
house by the flames, Mrs. Smart
climbed to the roof of a shed adjoin-
ing and with her bare hands broke the
glass in the windows of the rooms
where the other children were. but
was unable to reach them. Neighbors
later found her unconscious from eX-
posure, and she will probably die. She
was badly cut by glass and protected
only by her night gown from tenn
perature far below zero.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
SUFFERS LEGAL
FIGHT STARTED
Opens Proceedings to Regain
Governorship.
T0G0TOU. S. SUPREME COURT
New York Supreme Court Orders the
Comptroller To Show Why He
Should Not Pay Impesched
Official Full Salary.

Albany, n. Y.-William Sulzer in
stituted legal proceedings before JUS
tice Alden Chester, of the Supreme
Court, with the purpose of regainins
the governorship, from which he was
removed last October.
An order was issued by the court
commanding Comptroller Sohmer to
appear and show cause why a writ OF
mandamus, compelling him to pay the
former governor his full salary as the
occupant of that office, should not be
issued. Mr.. Sulzer previously had
made a written demand on Mr.. Sohmer
for his salary.
When Attorney Carmody notified
Justice Chester that he would oppose
the granting of the writ. the court said
he intended to refuse ii as a matter Of
law. holding that the court of impeach-
ment already had passed on the con-
tentions of Mr.. Sulzer
An agreement then was made be-
tween the Attorney General and Col.
Alexander S. Bacon, counsel for Mr..
Sulzer to facilitate the determination
of the questions involved by the state
courts. The Appellate Division will
be asked to affirm Justice Chester's
proposed order denying the granting of
the writ and then the case will be
carried to the Court of Appeals, where
q similar request will be made. Thus
Mr.. Sulzer will be able to file his
case in the Supreme Court of the
United States with little delay, it is
believed. Doubt is expressed, how
ever, if final decision can be obtained
from the Supreme Court before the
term of Governor Glynn, successor to
Mr.. Sulzer, shall have expired, on De-
cember 81, 1914.
The contentious raised by Mr.. Sulzer
were passed on fully by the court of
Impeachment. Chief among them are
that the Assembly action in impeach-
Ing was illegal; that the court of I'M
peachment was illegally organized;
that six members of the court had no
right to sit, and that the acts with
which he was charged were committed
before he took Office.
This is the first proceeding instituted
by Mr. Sulzer to test the validity of
his removal from office. Two other
actions have been started by residents
of New York city, but the former gov
ernor has disclaimed all connection
with them.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
KNEE KNOT LATEST FAD.
New Fashion Introduced BY Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth.

Washington.-Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth has introduced a new fashion
fad in the knee knot which she is
wearing on most of her gowns The
knot is copied by the leading women
of the Democracy. 1t consists of a
huge bow of ribbon with many loops
which catches her draped skirt into a
bunch at her left knee. Mrs. Long
worth is wearing black for her grand
mother, but her gowns are the latest
fashion, smart and becoming.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
EUROPE BEHIND
GREAT BRITAIN
Holds Toll Exemption Violates
Treaty, Says President.
OTHER REASONS FOR REPEAL
Of Such Grave Effect Upon Inter
national Relations They Can
not Be DivuIged, Is
intimation.

Washington. President Wilson
took the newspaper correspondents
little further into his confidence con-
cerning the international aspects of
the free tolls controversy when he de-
clarad it to be his belief that all Eu-
rope stood with Great Britain in re-
gard to the exemption clause OF the
Panama Canal act as violation OF
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The President was careful to ex-
plain, however, that he did not base
his opinion on any official protests
which these other nations have lodged
against the clause, for, he declared,
Great Britain was the only country to
file protest. At the same time, he
said, information had come to him
showing clearly how the other govern
ments regarded the matter.
1t also leaked out that the President
has given his callers within the last
few days a reason of greater import
ance than any heretofore disclosed by
visitors willing to talk why repeal
should be enacted. 1t appears that
this reason has to do with American
foreign relations, but the exact nature
of the matter is being kept profound
secret.
The further fact became known that
the Presidents friends look to Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchen, of North
Carolina, the heir apparent to the ma
jority leadership, to head the fight for
repeal. They want to make a test of
his strength. Representative Under
wood will probably sit through this
fight and content himself with mega
tive vote.
Thinks Repeal Will Pass.
President Wilson is firmly of the
opinion, following additional confer
ences which he had during the day
with leaders in Congress, that he can
get the repeal measure through at the
present session of Congress. He told
correspondents that at the proper
time the Repeal bill would be pushed
to the front and passed. By proper
time, he explained, he meant that it
would be taken up as soon as the lead
ers in both houses could shape the
legislative program so as to admit of
consideration of repeal.
Although efforts have been made by
some of the House and Senate leaders
tc postpone action until the short ses-
sion, beginning next December, In
order that break with the President
might not occur before the Congress
sional and Senatorial elections next
fall, the President took the position
that settlement of the question be-
fore that time was necessary from
the fact that ships will be passing
through the waterway before the short
sessions begins.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
X. OF p. GOLDEN JUBILEE.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
Address Convention.

Washington.-Wel by Presi-
dent Wilson and praised by Secretary
Bryan as lone of the greatest in
fiuences operating in the world to
hasten the coming of the universal
brotherhood" the Supreme Council.
knights of Pythias, began it's annual
convention here, with delegates at
tending from every state and province
of the North American continent
Celebration of the orders golden
jubilee marked the opening sessions,
and in the convention hall here and
in nearly 5000 lodgerooms, scattered
throughout the United States and
Canada, commemorative services
were held.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
SECRETARY BRYAN
ORDERS INQUIRY
A GEM eraI Withdrawal OF Europeans
From Mexico May Shortly Be
Recommended - The
Armed Prowier.
Huerta eIoats Over II.

Mexico City.-Huerta's Mexican gov
eminent tonight issued the following
statement on the killing of William S.
Benton, at Juarez:
This case proves to the entire
world that Villa and his associates are
only barbarous murderers and shows
that Huerta's government is the only
one worthy of the worlds recognition.
THE Mexican government regrets
but cannot assume responsibility for
the Benton murder because it was
committed in territory not controlled
by President Huerta."
The citizen., 1914-02-27

| shington.-Secreta-y Bryan has
ordered far-reaching investigation Of
the killing of William S. Benton, the
British subject, at Juarez. He an
nounced that until facts in the case
had been gathered from all available
sources, no opinion would be express
ed by the State Department. All in
formation received will be transmitted
to the British government.
Explanations made by George Villa
to Thomas d. Edwards and George c.
Carrothers, the American consular
representatives of Juarez, together
with the court-martial record are to be
supplemented by further information.
Instruction went forth to American
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua TO get
additional details from Villa and it is
understood that inquiry through inde-
pendent sources will be carried on at
Juarez. Mr.. Carrothers is consular
agent at Torreon, temporarily assist
ing Mr.. Edwards.
Advices received by the State De-
partment giving Villas version of the
affairs were that Benton was armed,
had personally quarrelled with Villa,
had been disarmed, tried by court
martial and executed on the charge Of
attempting the life Of Villa.
The Armed ProwIer.
Villas explanation, as telegraphed
by him TO the constitutionalist agency
here, was unofficially exhibited to
State Department officials, and, though
read with interest, brought no COM
ment. Army officers took particular
interest in the reference to Benton as
an armed prowler" and as such, not
entitled to tE2 protection of the rules
of war. The armed prowler" de-
scribed in "Order 100," of the Ameri-
can Army, is essentially a guerrilla.
they explained, and one who is caught
within military lines with arms, either
engaged in the wanton destruction Of
property or as part of an invading
force. 1t was admitted generally that
if Benton made a murderous assault
upon Villa with weapon, he might
have been subject to the death pen
atty; but on that point evidence is
wanting and Army officers are reserv-
ing judgment.
Unless there are other instructions
from the foreign office, the British
Embassy here will make no further
move in this matter pending the out
come of the investigation which the
State Department has undertaken.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
w. VA. FACES DEFICIT.
State Will Not Be Represented At
Panama Exposition.

Charleston, w. Va.-Goyernor Henry
D. Hatfield, in statement, declared
that the reason the $4,000 appro-
priated for a West Virginia building
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, at
San Francisco, is not available is be-
cause of the deficit facing the State
treasury. Should all appropriations be
paid, West Virginia's treasury will
have deficit of more than $1,200,-
000 in 1915. The Governor says the
Paint Creek strike cost 100000, and
that prohibition will result in de-
crease in State revenues of more than
$612, 900 annually.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
ROOSTER AS ALARM CLOCK.
Bird, Kept In Bedroom, Better Than
Machine.

Bridgeport, Con. - The board of
health ordered Hyman Slavan, of this
city, to dispose of rooster and three
chickens which were found domiciled
In the family bedroom. Slavan's ex
cuse to the authorities was that his
alarm clock was out of order, and that
he found the Growing of the rooster
more dependable to awake his wife
at an early hour so the breakfast for
three schoolchildren might be pre-
pared.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
AROUSED BY FIRE; SHOT.
Farmer MysteriousIy Killed and ReIa-
tives Wounded.

Barboursville, Ky. - Aroused by
hearing the cracking of fire that
was destroying his barn, Henry A.
Fultz, farmer, living near here,
rushed out Of his home accompanied
by his family, only to be met with a
volley of bullets that killed Fultz
instantly and injured several of the
others. The members of the dead
mans family are mystifed and unable
to understand the reason for the kill
ing or the fire.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
NOT soUANDERlNe MONEY.
American Farmer Borrows For Use
full Purpose.

Washington.-The American farmer
is not squandering his money on frills
and furbelows, DR.. John T. Coulter
told the Joint Congressional Rural
Credits Committee. 1.-The farmers OF
this country need rural credit sys-
tem," said DR.. Coulter. 'They will
not run to extravaganza if money is
made cheaper for them. The Ameri-
can farmers borrow money, according
to my investigations, for good and use.
full purposes"
The citizen., 1914-02-27
GLOVES FOR COOKS.
Prof. chantemousse's Idea OF Way To
Get Clean Food.

Paris-That cooks should wear kid
gloves when preparing food is the
recommendation of Professor Chante-
mousse in a report to the Academy of
Medicine on the poisoning of a we'd
ding party at Cholet by a mysterious
bacillus which the Professor discover
ed in cream cake. In order to avoid
such tragedies, which are frequent,
the doctor says, cooks should use abso-
lutely clean dishes when boiling milk
and before donning the gloves for cook
ing they should scrub their hands.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
RAILROAD FINED $4o2, 900.
The L. & ". Also Enjoined From Doing
Business In Mississippi.

Gulfport, Miss.-The Louisville and
Nashville Railroad was fined S402, 900,
and enjoined from doing intra-state
business in Mississippi, by decision
in chancery court here, based on the
charge that the railroad company had
failed to obey an order of the Missis-
sippi Railroad Commission to the effect
that Louisville and Nashville trains
should stop at Bay st. Louis
The citizen., 1914-02-27
BoBsLED INJURIES TWENTY.
PIunges off Curve and Dashes Into
Big Crowd.

Atlantic Highlands, N. J.-At the
annual winter carnival held here a
bobsled racing with toboggan ran
off dangerous curve and dashed into
crowd of 300 spectators. Twenty
persons we're injured. Joseph Phillips.
a boy of IL, may die.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
YOUTHFUL BRIDE BURGLAR.
Mrs. Anschott, II, In Boys Clothes,
Aided Husband, 49,.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-According to the
police, Mrs. Elmer Anschott, II, con-
fessed to them that she had taken part
in many burglaries for which her hus-
baud. who is 10 years ole, was arrested
and held for court. Dressed as boy,
her hair cut short, she stood guard
outside the houses he robbed, with a
revolver hidden under her coat, they
saw.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
POISONED BY souseo MEAT.
Nineteen Persons Under Treatment At
Mountain Creek, Ala.

Birmingham, Ala. = Nineteen per-
sons, declared to have been poisoned
by eating "soused meat" were under
the care of physicians at Mountain
Creek, small town near here. Sew
eral travelling statesmen, to whom the
meat was served at a hotel, are among
those affected.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
NINETEEN HURT IN CRASH.
Street Car Runs Into B. G. o. Engine
Near Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, Pa. = Nineteen pas
sengers were injured when a street
railway car ran into the side of a
light engine of the Baltimore and Ohio
at Second avenue, Hazelwood, Mrs.
Jessie Peipler, of Munhall, Pa, was
internally hurt; the others but
slightly.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
GEN. FELIX pIAz FEARS ATTACK
Comes To New York From Havana.
Deprecates Intervention.

New York.-Felix Diaz, who helped
bring about the downfall of Madero,
but later had to flee from Mexico for
his life, arrived here from Havana.
He declared that he had no intention
of allying himself with Carranza and
villa and declined to discuss what
plans. If any. he had for regaining the
power he once had in Mexico.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-16

him in the Tombs in 1906 charged with
homicide, 25 are free today and other
men have escaped from Matteawan
without being pursued. The statement
concludes as follows: II do not ask
for sympathy, hut only Justice, which
should be the inherent right of every
man. For the deed committed ] ask
no benevolence. 1t was done in mo-
ment when sorrow wrecked my home.
and when i was forced TO realize that
the happiness Of lifetime. which after
marriage should have been mine was
taken from me. The deed was com
mitted; my family, those near and dear
to me, publicly exposed to the closest
scrutiny; my mother plunged into
grief; and myself into a living death,
the fortunes of which | do not wish
to relate.
81 am now a man. my youth passed,
my resources impaired My parents
charities have been extensive; | my
| self have assisted many III need The
| future holds for me an opportunity TO
/ bring some peace and happiness to my
aged mother, who in these eight wears
| has known none and who has spent her
declining years in untold sorrow.
My adversary now seeks to place
me in Matteawan-a living hell-to
there spend the rest Of my life. to never
take my place in my mother 5 home in
her remaining years; and in respectful
confidence now appeal to the citizen,
Of New York, in the power Of theil
sovereignty. to stop the prosecution
and therefore ask that all people who
believe that | have suffered years oil
i punishment commensurate with ny
deed, write the representatives of thcil
own district at Albany before We'd
ncsday to support and vote for thcs,
resolutions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-16
MOVIE ACTORS ARE
IN GREENFIELD
Will Take Part in Lumber Like Re-
gion Scenes in Greenfield
and Deerfield

GREENFIELD, March To- Manager
Albert a. Kaufman Of the Famous
Players Film company of New York
arrived here yesterday with b people
who are to take part in the village and
lumber like region scenes for the mo
tion picture production, The Redemp-
ton Of David Corson. There will be
90 exterior scenes taken in the vicini
tX of Greenfield aud Deerlield, besides
many interior scenes which Will be
taken at the company : studio in New
York. +. Y. Mailing. formerly Of
Greenfield, is costumer for the film
company and is here with a large va
rietv OF costumes to be worn by the
PLAYERS lie represents the Lawrence
Costume company of New York. at the
head of which Is \. +. Lawrence OF
the - Mulhall place in Deeriield.
The company of players, staying At
the Mansion HOUSE and Devens hotel.
were guests Sunday afternoon Of Mr..
Lawrence at his Deerfield home. In lur
country scenes the players appear in
! lumhermcn i, gypsy and Quaker COS
tunes The pictures will be taken III
| this vicinity under the direction Of
Francis Powers, and the company VII
remain here until Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-16
MusKRAT SHOOTING DUE SOON.
High Water viii Drive Them from
Holes on River Banks

The rise of the water in the river
and its tributaries with the beginning
of the spring freshet will give local
sportsmen a chance to try their skill
at shooting muskrats. These animals
have survived iii large numbers in the
Connecticut in spite Of persistent
hunting and the absence of any legal
protection at any time of the year
They are hunted somewhat during the
winter, but the real season for them
does not begin until the rising water
in the spring drives them out OF their
holes along the river banks. Then they
are comparatively easy to get. either by
Wading through sWamps or by rowing
or padding along the banks The lat
ter way is the,casier and prevents wet
feet ANA a moro than even chance Of
fail into the Very vet and sticky
mud hole. It is possible Tor a pa
tient hunter to get = very satisfactory
bag in a day. or 4 half day OF shooting
within a few miles OF Brattleboro.
There are few commodities which
have increased in price more rapidly
within the past few Years than fur, and
the muskrat ; peIt, ouce despscd as q
| decidedly cheap fur. has now i very
respectable value, Less than 10 wears
| ago boys who trapped nusbrats for TIL,
sake OF earning spending money by the
sale of the pcts were glad to get -
| cents for Il pclt and many skins wcr,
worth but 10 OF - cents. Now =
moderately good skin * worth 81
cents and good ones may be sold FOL
| 80 To - cents
Pot hunters and alleged sportsmct
Of the type who shoot 50poaud does il
the deer season 20 after the muskrat
| with shot guns using No. ] shot. but
man who has any kind If sportsman
like feeling will use a =. ride. Ever
then he has comparatively easy tim
ii the beast is swimming, for it is no
able to navigate very fast and the oul,
way 1T can protect itself Is by diving
On land the mskrat Is able to skurr
1 into its hole or~tuto some other cove
very qqickly, hat it does not rcguir
the highest grade of workmanship I
get it when running.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-16
KING OF SToCKYARDS.
Rev. Father Dorney Was Counsellor
and Protector to Thousands.

CHICAGO. March l6.-Rev. Maurice
J. Dorncv. Roman Catholic priest,
whose name IS familiar on both sides
OF the Atlantic, died Saturday ut the
Mercy hospital, where his sister is one
Of the nuns IN charge. Death was due
to paralysis. following heart trouble
which attacked him few weeks ago.
Archbishop Qpiiglev was present at the
bedside shortly before Rev. Mr.. Dor
nev became unconscious.
The stockvards priest. or the king
of the Yards. as he was called. was
one Of the strongest and most pie
turcsque characters in the West Coun-
selor protector, friend to thousands, he
had the power for - years Of the ruler
Of a prinripality ia one of the greatest
industrial ccnters in the world-thc
packing house district of Chicago Ills
prestige extended 10 the White House
in Washington, and on "a memorable oc-
casiou he earned the gratitude of Celt>
everywhere as trusted envoy from
Irish leaders on this side of the Allan
lie to Charles Stewart PGrnell in Lon
don.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-16

When it ceased. the receding floods re-
vealed terrible scenes of destruction.
Eight miles of the railway embankment
were in ruins. The wrecked train was
covered with thebodies of dead work
men, all of them showing evidences of
the terrible struggle which they had
gone through in an endeavor to escape
death FoTfy-eight Of the 176 men
finally got to shore on floating wreck
age. but It i feared that all the other
members Of the construction crew were
dfowned.
Many courageous resrues OF persons
floating on wreokage in the sea have
been reported \ large number of b ID
les have been washed ashore at various
points.