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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

they are thoroughly actuated by peace
motives and have no purpose 10 play
the bully"
The whole nation. with exceptions
that are pathetiCally political" and
negligible. has been behind the admin
istration because Of the profound con-
Viction that no hasty. gratuitous or ca
PRECIOUS change OF policy had occurred.
and that no personal animosity against
Huerta had determined the new
course. With MessTs. Wilson and Bry-
an national honor is no lingo catch
phrase, no cloak for aggression. What
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17
FROM IDLE HOUSE TO SCHOOL.

Between penltentlary idle house
and a penitentiary school il cannot
take long 10 decide. The one can have
no excuse for existence; as for the
other, it is difficult to understand why
il was not established years ago.
The transition from the idle house
to school has just been accomplished
in the big prison at Columbus. The
state has turned from the encourage
ment Of insanity TO the announcement
or learning. 1t proposes To build up
character, not tear ii down
Contract labor in the Ohio peniten-
tiary was abolished by a humane stat
ute some years ago. Then came the
idle house, for the state was slow in
providing employment for convicts de-
prived Of their previous activity.
Slowly the prison school has been de-
veloped.
on Tuesday the school opened in a
building constructed BY the prisoners
themselves on the site Of the old con-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17
THE MELTING POT
COMET TAKE PoTLUCK WITH US.

for your health" who said So"
piled naming physician who is
dead And where is he now?" / in
quired with some asperity.
IT is recalled now that the presi-
dent placed no limit on his watchful
waiting policy. He said merely we
will watch and wait" Apparently
there was "A mental reservation which
escaped Huerta and the jingoes-
Where Two Nails Make a Boat
indianapolis News
One swallow does not make a sum-
mer. but two Nails can make a boat.
Not only can two Nails make "A boat,
but the boat is being made to carry a
cargo oftNails from Madison. Ind, 20
New Orleans. Naturally the Nails are
carpenters, father and son, James Nail
and his son Roy. Of Shelbyville. Ind,
are building thirty-five foot boat TO
carry the Nail family. consisting Of
father and son. wife and daughter.
down to the southern edge of the
United States. Thus once more does
Indiana demonstrate her versatility.
FIRING a return salute will be
small compensation TO the navy for
the loss eff an opportunity TO display
it's craftsmanship.
ONE resident OF South Bend has
admitted that he is ashamed of being
citizen Of the United States. Are
there any more? If so, they should
be classified and labeled.
IT'S a long time since Mexican wa
ters have been so rolled as they will be
when Uncle Sans propellers get busy
in them.
Yes, That's One Reason.
(AkrOn. o.. Beacon JOurnalD
my dear lady" said he. eXpostu-
latingly, cit might be all right for a
" oman like yourself. a cultured, re-
fined woman. TO handle the ballot. but
you wouldn't want your cook to vote"
That's just the trouble" she an
swered. HE does"
WE are not a warlike people, but
we like excitement and will stand for
q little war TO get it.
Asking a Good Deal at Once.
decatur Democracy
Now that Muncie has been put on
the dry list and the Sunday closing
law has been enforced, an attempt is
being made by the Muncie Ministerial
association which met yesterday to
form Swear Not Clubs"
THE last word is simplicity and
beauty and one of the first in tie lex
icon of spring.
DAFFODIL.
C y Z
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17
SYMPATHETIC.

You don't make very good music
with that instrument" said a by
stander 10 the man with the bass drum
as the band ceased TO play.
No admitted the FOUNDER Of the
drum. Il know I don't: but I drown
heap OF bad music"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

race promoters similar TO that squech-
ed by Indiana az Mineral Springs. but
volley from the state militia fired
over the heads or tire sports stopped
the ponies and broke UP the meet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

Mag. Archie Butts memory has been
hOnOred by the erection of a monu-
ment in his home city, Augusta, Ga.
MAJ. Butts was a soldier whose intel
lisence, bravery and reliability were
recognized by two presidents but his
chief claim TO fame and honor lies in
his heroic self-fOrgeuulness when he
helped women and children into the
hfeboats of the Titanic and remained
On deck 20 go down with the ship.
That proved his herOism.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

attention, saluted the boss, and said;
Sir, i surrender"
Representative Connolly Of Kansas
owns a little weekly newspaper in
Colby. When ne come To congress he
leased the paper tor TWO years. but
With the reservation that he should
have one page for his own use. on
which he could say anything that he
pleased. IL was a wise reservation.
for today Connolly is the only man in
congress who has a woman opponent
for his seat and when a man has a
woman on his trail Ia is perhaps only
fair that he should have every pos
sible opportunity 10 give expression 10
his thoughts.
Copyright. 1914. by Fred G. Kelly.
All rights reserVed.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

John Wanamaker's name has been
connected with customs frauds and a
grand jury recommends suit to re-
cover. This If true. puts the great
merchant in a class with the man who
lodges the street car conductor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

We fear the determination OF the
dancing masters to- purge the tango OF
its Objectionable features will fail OF
its purpose. What the masters take
out the dancers can put in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

they have contemplated is unques-
tionably not only consistent with but
enjoined by national dignity and ~ =
tional Righteousness Records
Herald.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

James Deering. the agricultural i'm
Plement manufacturer, has paid part
Of his debt to society by giving a Chi
cago hospital $1,000, 600.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

That was a great combination pro-
posed by certain Kentucky distillers
who tried 10 sell lists of their custom
ers 10 the Kentucky institute.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

The deck Of an American vessel t.
American soil, and Huertas minions
trespassed upon it to arrest American
sailors. 1t is a plain case of provoke.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

1t appears 10 be unanimous opinion
of fair minded men that free canal
tells constitutes subsidy and violates
a treaty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

The results OF Inspections ia the city
schools made under the direction OF
Dr. -. r. King OF the state medical
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

The death OF George Alfred Town
send brings 10 public attention a man
who twenty-five years ago was regard
ed as the greatest newspaper CORES
pendent of his time. Under the pen
name of Gath" he attained interna-
tional fame.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17
THROUGH THE YEAR WITH
LONGFELLOW

There soft reclining i'm the shade,
all cares beside me flung.
I heard the soft and mellow notes
that through the woodland rung:
Ear never listened To a strain. from
instrument or tongue.
So mellow and harmonious as the
songs above me sung.
Vida de san MILAN.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

Oklahoma is having trouble with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17

c. y. L.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
MOST BRUTAL
CRIME COMMITTED
Young Man Found Hiding Under Bed
Where Murdered Body
Was.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 13.--Po-
lice entered an apartment on Trumbei
court and arrested Frank stick, TWEEN
ty.fonr, hiding under the bed in which
was found the horribly mutiliated
body Of Emily Polidgy
The youth was Immediately charged
with murder. His clothing was sat
uu55aatsa ~ 9Th n blQQa fTamg the shf sdllgg
hiding place.
Police advance the theory that the
crime was the result of an attempted
assault. The woman's nose was COM
pletely severed from her face, the
throat cut and the upper portion OF
the body slashed in dozen places.
A rope Of neckties was tightly knotted
about the arms and body and fastened
securely to the foot of the oed Neigh
bors reported having heard screams
lin the house early today but 1t was
many hours later that one of them no
titled the police, who investigated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
HIRED GANG
TO KILL MAN.
Woman Agreed to Pay $500 if.
Gangsters ! aid Murder
Man aid Killed
Dog.

| UNITED IS Leased Wire service,l
\ My lRK, March lS.-Arrest of
wealth. woman who lives in luxur-
ious apartments in leading Broad
way hotel, was expected today fol.
lowing charges by the police that she
offered three gangsters $500 to muir
der Maurice Heating, rich contractor,
IN revenge for the death OF her pet
dog.
Police last night arrested Harry
Bressler and Stanley Hermon, who
admit membership in the Dopey
Benny" gang, for assault on Keating,
who was slashed in the face with a
knife February %.
Detectives got their first clue when
the gangsters and the woman quar-
relied because she paid them only 5000
for the attack on Keating, when $500
had been promised. The woman is
said to have refused the full amount
because Keating was not murdered.
An influential man, said to have been
the go-between for the woman and
gangsters, will also be arrested, po-
lice say.
keat1ng, a month before he was at.
tackled, found fine dog dead on the
roof Of the apartment where he lives
He took it to the woman who charges
he killed the dog. Keatins later was
acquitted in court of killing the brute
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
FERTILE FIELD
FOR DEAD BODIES
Third One Found Within Radius o
TWO Miles in Few
DAYS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
AURORA. H., March 13.-Half hid
den in a shock OF corn, the body OF D.
HI. Graves, 4o, retired business man
Of Joliet, who has been missing since
Tuesoay night. was found, his throat
slashed from ear to ear. Fred SpeiA,
a farmers son, discovered the body on
an abandoned section of his fathers
farm. near ST Charles. Neither
knife nor razor were found near the
body and county authorities believes
Graves was murdered. One mile from
the Spiek farm Mrs. Mildred Allison
Rexroat, Chicago tango instructor was
murdered by Henry Spencer. opium
fiend. now under sentence to be hang
ed at Wheaton, and less than two
miles away the body OF Cassius NJ.
Fairman, Chicago broker who was
killed by Chicago and Northwestern
train under mysterious circumstances
| was found few weeks ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
TWO CHILDREN
BURNED IN HOUSE
Father Succeeded in Resopino Mo.hsr
and Three o.aer Little
Ones.

/ United Press leased Wire Service
PONCA. Neb March 1.-TWO
small children OF Ed. Watson. Ponea
business man, we're burned TO deafh
and his wife and three other children
W sre injured in a fire which destfoyed
their home despite the fathers despe'
ate attempts to save all The injured
children aud the mother will recoW7r.
The fire started on the first moor
and had gained considerable headWay
before the family sleeping on ths
second floor became aware of it. Mr..
Watson carried out the members OF
his family one at time through the
flames until the floor collapsed.
Emma, 9, and Alfred. s, were car
ried down with the falling building
before the father could reach them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
ARMY OF HOBOES REFUSES
TO MOVE OUT OF CITY

neys of Sacramento in nearby coun-
ties. In reply to the order that the
army must dispense Immediately or
other measures will be taken, the un-
employed leaders sent back message
refusing to move and adding: We
will stick year IL necessary City
aud county officials here were indig-
nant when they learned Governor
johnson had ordered Adjutant Gener-
al Forbes to send home all the militia
men who had assembled mere ana 70
keep only the Sacramento national
euardsmen ready. lust what is meant
By ,sother measures has not been
made clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
STICKS TO HIS STORY OF
COLONEL PRESENTING BILL

ing the Brazilian historical society.
stood by his interview here today. Ar
irving on the liner Mauretania, Lenfes-
ty declared the Brazilians We're posi-.
lively insulted over the matter.
Lawrence Abbott. president OF the
Outlook Co.. denounced the asser-
tions as malicious gossip when the
London interview appeared and denied
the story.
D. A. McMillen. representative Of
the Brazilian Traction Co, also arrived.
on the Mauretania and declared lie.
had seen what purported to be the bill
from Colonel Roosevelt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
.GREASER GANG
KILLS one man
Shot Two Others and Two Of
Them Were Cap
tured by the
Posse.
HIDDEN IN CORN FIELD
Ono Made His Escape But viii be
Trailed by Blood Hounds
and Run
Down.

United Press Leased Wire Service
PEORIA, ILL.,, aMrch 13.-Surround
ed by sheriff's posse In corn field
near Manlius, Ill, Mexican bandit,
one of four who shot and killed Art
Fisher of Pekin,, engineer for the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway com,
pany, and wounded two officers when
they held up a freight train early to-
day, is making desperate fight to
resist capture. Two other members
OF the band we're wounded by the Off
GERS bullets and were captured. They
are being rushed to Princeton in auto
mobiles to escape lynching at the
hands Of angry Manlius citizens.
The two officers wounded in the
gun battle that followed the hold-up
are Leslie Byers, son Of Sheriff Char
les F. Beyers Of Princeton, and Bert
skoglund. deputy sherin OF Prince
ton.
Skoglund was shot in the neck and
shoulder and has slim chance for
recovery. Young Byers received a
bullet in one of his legs and Is not
seriously injured. The wounded men
are being cared for by physicians at
/ Manilus.
/ AT ten o'clock this morning, the
posse after the NJ sxican iding in the
Torn field, received reinforcements
and more ammunition and his capture
lis matter Of only short time. Tie
fourth Mexican in the band made hts
his trail. Excitement in Manilus and
surrounding villages is running high
and lynching is feared should the
j fleeing Mexican be captured.
The Mexicans employed in con
| struction camp along the railroad
near Manlius, boarded the freight
1 train near Normandy early today
/ Suspecting that they knew something
Of recent thefts of merchandise. the
train crew ordered them off when tn;
1 train reached Manlius, several miles
south of Normandy.
Instead OF complying with the or
der, the Mexicans drew revolvers ant
commanded the engineer to pull hi!
throttle. When he refused, they sho
/ him dead and them ran through thu
woods toward Sheffield.
The train crew telephoned to Shei
field and to the county seat at Prince
ton, where two posses wera organ
lied. The joint posse encountered tn
bandits near Sheffield and in tn
battle Byers and Skoglund and tw
. of th9 Mexicans were wounded On
OF the Mexicans, his body puncture
I by ten bullets, was taken to the ds
pot at Langley. where he was repor
. ed to be dying
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
GOT IN THE WAY
OF THE BULLETS
Five Gunmcn Shoot at Bartender and
One Of Thorn is
Killed.

4 limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK. March 13,-Caught in
a cross fire OF his own friends bull
lets, James Foley, gangman was shot
to death early today in a battle in a
saloon in Bridge street, Brooklyn
Foley and four other gunmen entel
ed the saloon OF James McMenemann
and demanded drinks Refused, they
threatened MeMenemann who drew
an empty pistol. Instantly all five
gangsters produced their guns and
began firing, retreating through the
door.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
PERISHED IN
BURNING HOUSE
Three Men suffooated and Fourth
One Received Fatal
Burns.

.
limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March ia
Three men perished and a fourth was
probably fatally burned in "a fire which
destroyed six story tenement house
In the Italian district here early to-
day
Fifty persons were asleep In the
building when the fire WAS discovered.
A manic ensued and 1t was only by re-
sorting to extreme measures and the
liberal use of their clubs that police
were able to clear the building and
avert further loss of life. The men
Iwho perished were suffocated They
were:
JAMES STADTo.
GEORGE KoCoIK.
1 JOHN KATRICE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
Mexican Thermometer Sizzles
at Two Spots Where
Rebels Are Making
Assaults.
VILLA HAS HOOK WORM
Chief Of the Insurgent Army
Lounges Around and
Caresses His New
Rifle.

IBy John E. Nevin, staff correspon-
dent of the United States.]
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Renew.
cd efforts to get details OF the exact
situation at Tampico and Torreon
l5wers made by the state department
today. There has been skirmishing In
the vicinity OF these towns for sew
eral days, but the department is anx-
ious to know whether the decisive
combat has started.
1t is understood to have been the
plan of the constitutionalists to at
tack the two cities simultaneously In
the BELIEF that II. theEe Important
places could be captured 1t would be
death blow to the Huerta cause ano
result in wholesale desertions from
the dictator's armies. Because OF this
fact the state department is following
events very closely.
The state department was still
without details OF Carranza's reply to
Secretary Bryan's demand that he
recognize this right of this government
liz make Representations regarding the
lives and property OF all foreigners
in northern Mexico to the revolution.
sry frst chief. UnofficiaHy 1t Is rum
ID that Enrrnnxa wants to cUrnrrs-
mise and to have the American con-
sular representative through whom
Inquiries are made, designated as the
representative Of the nation affected.
In support OF this plan Carranza Is
reported to have told Consul Simpies
that this would not involve recognition
OF the bslligerency Of the insurgents.
Instead he said it would bls parallel
TO the situation existing at Mexico
City where, although this government
has positively refused to recognize
Hnerta, Charge O'Shaughnessy is IN
constant touch with him on matters
concerning American lives or proper
ty in the territory controlled by the
* federals
II is not believed that this govern
ment will accept any such suggestion
from Carranza In fact it was report
ed that there has already crept Init
the messages being exchanged be
tween Washington and the varion
constitutionalist headquarters through
ths United States consular represen
tatiyes. note OF sharpness indicatin
actual impatience here with the var
Gus contentious OF Carranza.
Officials indicated today that tn
present attitude of Carranza and hi
followers. is a source OF grave cor
earn to the United States. 1t ha
given the opponents Of the admins
tration policy at home and abroad
actual facts on which to criticise. An
it has raised grave doubt in the min
OF President Wilson whether Carranz
is really the man OF the hour
Mexico.
No information regarding the actio
of the Carranza commission in placin
responsibility for the Benton KILN
ON Major Rudolfo Fierro, a relati,
Of and aide of Villa and discoverir
that Gustav Bauch was ordered ex
cuted by Colonel Fidel Avila, COZ
mandant at t.Juarez, has been receive
here by the state department.
Secretary Bryan has asked the co
sular representatives at Juarez al
s. Chihuahua City for report but
has appar emily heen delayed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
Continued on page 81
Brazilian Says That He Even
Saw the Request for
$4,000.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. March 13.-John T..
Lenfesty of Chicago who declared in
London that while in South America
he heard that Colonel Roosevelt had
presented a bill for $4,000 for address.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
WHAT PAGE SAID
At The BANQUET
President Wilson Worries Over
It Because it Makes
Material for
Criticism.
WOULD LET 1T DIE DOWN
BY the Time Pages Complete Speech
Gets Here, the Incident
Will be For
gotten.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. March 13-The ad-
mfnistration was admittedly troubled
today over the speech OF Ambassador
Page. dealing with the Panama canal
and the Monroe doctrine. 1t was con-
fidentially stated by those closest to
the president that Page has at least
talked too much" and has given the
enemies of the administration plenty
of material for adverse criticism.
1t Is understood the matter was
discussed not only between the pres
dent. and Secretary Bryan, but also
at today's regular cabinet meeting.
Secretary Bryan announced that he
had cabled the ambassador to send
by the first steamer complete copy
of his speech. This will be turned
over to the senate in conformity to
the Chamberlain resolution. 1t is
hoped by the close friends of the adj
ministration that by the time the
text OF the speech Is received
here, the acliteness Of the incident
/ will have worn off. 1t is believed that
as result of this utterance, some
senator close to the administration,
probably either Shiveley or Lewis,
will within the next few days incor-
4 porate in a speech, a general reafirm-
+ alton for the administration of the.
tpositiyeness of the Monroe doctrine.
!, This will likely take the form. as
4 President Wilson $ remarks to callers
4 > = ,<ssi as..aa nf sfatinn that
the minds of any one that the Mon
roe doctrine is Just what it says and
THE government will never consent to
any foreign country gaining a foot
4 hold on this continent
4 Blames it on Reporters.
I LONDON, March 13.--That he was
a victim of condensation, was AM
bassador Walter Hines Pages ex-
Iplanation today en- his Monroe doc
trine and Panama canal speech when
lhe admitted that he was preparing
reply to the senate resolution, asking
for the text Of his remark. Page
today received cablegrans from Sec
retary Of State Bryan. notifying him
of the Chamberlain resolution, The
ambas ssador said that his remarks at
the Association Of Chamber OF Com
merces' dinner were greatly condens-
ed in the press and that alleged re-
marks to which the senate objected
we're Of an entirely different nature
when their contents were known
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
Weather Conditions.

The weather is generally fair in all
districts this morning, Seattle being
the only station reporting precipita-
tion
With the movement OF the western
field OF high pressurs to the gulf, it
is cooler in the southern states, while
it is somewhat warmer in the north,
ern districts, under the influence of a
depression which is moving through
Manitoba, and conditions indicate fair
weather for this section tonight and
probably Saturday, and warmer to.
night.
Local observations
March Bar Their. Wind WITH
II p. NJ 3o.23 Al s Cleal
i13 I a. 1921 80. W Cleal
! River above low water Of 1864, 81
/ Change in "A hours. rise 3 tnths,
Mean temperature 18th. IS.
Lowest temperature, "a.
/ Highest temperature, 46.
| Lowest smperature last night. %.
FRED q. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-13
Rebels on the March.

EAGLE PASS. Texas, March 49,
Constitutionalists are today gathering
in large force at Monclova for an
attack on Piedras Negras. General
Isrario Castro with 600 men, captured
Moncloya yesterday with little diff
flculty, after cutting railroad and tele-
graph communication between the
town and Lampitos.
General Murgia with LOO men, has
Joined Castro at Monclora