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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
AMERICAN WRITERS
MISSING IN TORRE0N
Gregory Mason Of the outlook
and II. Lee ClotwOrthy
May Be in Jail.

III pAso. May l2.--l'.ieuds Of Gregory
Mason OF New York. magazine writer.
fear he Is either in jail at Torreon or
has been mad. way with by II" rebels.
since May !. when Mason l,ft IL paso
for Torreou. nothing has been heard from
him and all Efforts 10 reach him with
kilograms aud letters have iAll,d
I'm art!c," by Mason recently WIS rub
lishcd IN the CNlOot lr u Gen. VIA
was described !u AN uucom ,Umcntary
manner. Appeals ltro been made bv
New York fr"uds o. Mason ,p United
states Con-u! Th"mre u. Edwarcs at
Juare2 ana 90 ac.nS Consular Agent
Williams ~ ror."'u nut u|.he. has
been able So c,t ans t:l,c ~ hiu.
~. lie" tl"twor'ay. DISC % magazine
writer. whu crn. here from san M
fo-,o. has disappeared i0 Turicou and
fr'ends az" un"ni" TO find any trace Of
him
\ Few ordcr MAS i>euci to-day bv
l'ul'"d States toasuls 10 Americans N
rebel territory 20 leave M.v.ro. IN ap-
peal wps made 90 those VINO would not
leave t. s,ud Immediately their Nance
and addresses I" thc nearest American
Conguls. Persistent efforts a-n being
made y" Consuls to get al .NIneH ans out
of VI. v'co Sp,tc Tho dIsrcliultou =
many 81 leave tn" section which a..
quiet.
Fran; c. liogt business manage OF
in" - Ho0l Cowp1uy. stil last ui.:h'
I'VE fear that s5mo,nir. 'urr lave
harp"ned 20 MIR. Mason. hu' 'r, i.v" gr
Information. lie returned 600 ~ Pa.p
after ne made his trip into M">fr. rr.,r
formed IT," basis of his art..r .u tra
outlook. Then W. got word ma ls hal
I crossed the border aglfr. No I..,r Sal
un word from him st'rr-' t. w.. .
week 'r e." days aro--o.G AZ" ..." p''1
Gr',".hensvc"
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Certificate No Proof.

"'rhe commander of the Tanning. wish
ing as AN act of courtesy To the lighthouse
deeper and ~ save him possibly from Sc
rlous consequences for his desertion OF Ms
post gave him "a certificate that he was
IN no Wise to blame for his failure to
bring the parts OF the wording machinery
with him which he was directed 10 leave
behind.
The Department is not advised o: the
exact wording %: this certificate, but its
intent IL perfectly obvious and /; IL in
no way 10 be construed rs IA certificate.
that the naval forces had seized the island.
but only that the commanding officer OF
tho flaming had deemed It his duty TO
Insist that tho necessary machinery for
operating the light was left behind 10y the
keeper. Further information has been re-
Questcd and the misunderstanding VIII b.
explained to the mediators"
Secretary OF state Bryan was appa--
emily in the dark to-day as 70 ;he real
reasons that actuated Hurrta IN protest
Ing 20 the mediaturs against tho trial %,
the five South Americans az Vera cruz
who mad been arrested fur shipping. Mr..
Bryan did not know whether or G"t repre-
sensations had been made ~ the south
American Governments TO Tuert..
II IN believed. however that eventually
the Governments OF South America will
take the matter M directly with the Sec
Rotary OF state and that Huerta has acted
merely for tho purpose o. staying their
trials and for the purpose az calling the
attention OF the United States TO the fact
that nationals OF South American Gov
ernments had committed their acts OF,
Mexican soil over which the Mexican GOV
eminent a.one had a right to pass judG-
meut.
These ;iv" South Americans. according
to naval officers. were shooting at United
States sailors and marines when the city
9 s-,,y 7. L. I, ~.
We're aboard Norwegian snip and tina.
the cruiser Chester slgnalled the ship tina:
unless the firing ceased Immediately n.
would sink her. officers were then sent 10
the ship and the five men were given u,
to the United States authorities.
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\ despatch to the American from Bar
bados quotes Col Roosevelt AS saying in
answer to the question:
will YOU he a candidate for the Pres
idency In 1916"
cannot tell II shall run until later
developments. hut II do run II mus,
he on Progressive platform which tho
Republicans must accept"
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That was the despatch on which the
Department relied when i CAV" out n
statemen. last night asserting that tho
United Stat.s was merely maintaining the
light after the keepers had deserted the
Island. Apparently. however. the Iped!ators
received information from Huerta tina;
he had In his possession "A statement In
writing in support Of his contentious. for
the United States Government continued
its efforts 10 obtain further details from
Admiral Badger. The Admirars first des-
patch was Of course based on wireless
messages received from the fleet near
Tampico
Late to-day this second despatch
reached the Navy Department:
referring 10 Departments midnight
sunday. Determined that the only thing
that could be construed as occupation Of
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Continued from First Page.

but throughout Latin America gen.
orally.
The situation in regard to United
States Consul John Il. Siliman. who
was thrown into jail at Saltillo, cleared
somewhat to-day. A despatch was re-
ceived from the Brazilian Minister in
Mexico city saying that nc had received
assurance from the Minister of War
that Consul Sillman would be delivered
Immediately and given safe escort out
Of the country.
There have been so many disappoint-
ments and delays. however, in the SILL
man case that the United States will
not ease of on It's forceful dema nds
until Slliman actually has been pro-
duced..
While the tangic in the mediation
proceedings In hourly becoming more
complex, the Constitutionalists con-
tinue to make progress in their cam
paign toward Mexico city. Dispatches
received in Washington tonight ind.-
Gated that a final assault Is being made
by the rebels upon the important port
of Tampico.
Reports OF Consttutionalist successes
on the west coast also reached the Navy
Department to-day. The Constitutions
alists have taken San Blask. near the
mouth of the Gulf OF California. and are
conducting a fierce fight Mt Mazatlan.
Lieutenant Commander William n. JEFF
fers Is the naval officer who gave the GER
tiacate TO the Lobos Island lighthous.
keeper. Immediately after Huerta's pro-
test was received by the medlators. the
Navy Department called upon Admiral
! Ragder for full details. Last night the
Admiral reported as follows
| "Replyng to Departments message mid
night sunday the destroyer fiotilla is using
anchorage in lee OF Lobos Island as n
base for fueling. provisioning and re-
pairing. About one-half hotilla habitually
there and one-half of Tamp!co. Only
Inhabitants of island were lighthouse
keepers who abandoned island four or fi>t
days ago They were offered provisions
and supplies II they would remain. but
declined To- do so. since then hoti'la has
maintained light and guarded property or
shore. Lighthouse keepers were told they
were free to come and go as they pleased
No occupation in military sense has oc
Cured. bAp'tR
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LOBOS ISLAND SEIZURE Is CONFIRMED
NEW BLOW FOR MEDIATION IN
SEIZURE OF LOBOS BY THE u. S.

Lobos Island was that lighthouse keeper
when leaving light was prevented from
taking away with him certain essential
parts Of light machinery. and for personal
protection OF lightkeeper he was given
by commanding officer OF the Tanning a
certificate that light was taken by force.
The operation Of this light IL considered
of great Importance TO ali vessels on this
coast"
This Navy Department made pubic ito
Views on these two dispatches. They
clearly reflected the arguments which Sec
rotary Bryan used when he called on the
nediators this evening soon after the To-
reipt of Badgers second message This
IL the official construction OF the incident
From these two kilograms II IL evident
That there was no intention To- seize the
island or to occupy 1t In any military
sense. The light ON this island IN essen
tial to navigation. not only for the ships
% the navy. hut for the merchant vee-
sells OF all nations frequenting the coast
Apparently on his own responsibility the
lighthouse keeper not only abandoned the
LIGHT. but desired to permanently disable
1t 10y taking away essential portions OF the
machine To have permitted this would
have exposed not only our ships. but the
merchant ships of all other nations to
great peril. and II was obviously necessary
tp refuse to let the lighthouse keeper
practically destroy :his importan, AID TO
nav CATION.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
MRS. 7. \. GORSECH
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTO CRASH

Mrs. Thomas H. Gorsech. OF Bal
timore. Md. was knocked uncon-
scious and seriously injured and cut
by flying glass and spiinters. near
eighth and Grace streets, when the
large touring car In which she was
riding with her husband. who was
driving, was smashed to pieces by a
First atreet car number l024. shortly
after midnight this morning. M.
Gorsech Is said to have been pra-
ceeding at moderate rate of spesa.
but failed to see one Of the largo
new cars Of the First street line.
was going North up Eighth street
hill. until too late to avoid an acoi-
dent. He attempted to turn his car
around the front Of the oncomtng
street car, and speeding UP attempt
ed to get by when he saw that this
was the only recourse. but the front
wheels OF his car ran over the edge
of the silis which had been tempo
rarily laid 1t the street crossing whila
the tracks and street 10 undergoing
repairs. Wedged In between the
track and the edge Of the street
which ID on = level with the top Of
the tracks, the car stood immovable
while the oncoming car struck II
The windshieid was Demolished.
both front wheels were knocked on
and splintered. one Of the tirss being
knocked several feet away. The hood
was mashed aat oyer the engine, and
tbs car was otherwise damaged.
Mrs. aorsech wAs taken from the
car bleeding profusely from the many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
WILSON TAKES HAND,
CONTINUOUS SESSION
IN SENATE IS ENDED
WITH INDEFINITE BLoCaING oF
RIVERS AND HsRBORs BILL

Washington. Sept 1q--Demucra<ic
leaders who embarked last might or
polev of continuous session" of the
senate until he river and harbor bill
should ne passed, relaxed at o'clock
This AFTERNOON X was whispered
among senators that President Will
eon taok a hand in the matter and
that a. the result Of a telephone con-
versation between him and Senator
Simmons who had charge Of the river
ssais1t sa4ftG4 biii. the continuous ses-
sion plan was called off and the
senate took an Adjournment mt q
o'clock this evening until Monday.
~ In the rneantima conferences will
he held between the friends and OPP
petents of the bin and the appro-
III aat4--ssz4 .-t-t=urTrf HtAt
week hill Will he reported which
vii, carry anywhere from $40, GOO. 600
TO $50 GOO eco Ia reduction Of more
thar one-haif of the original bill.
Tho senate was IN session continu
oDsi% from II O'Clock yesterday until
i O'clock this afternoon. Senator
Bur,an held The floor during the en-
tire aIf'at. Senator Kenyon relieved
Mr.. Barton at o'clock this morning
and the Ohio senator took GONE lunch
ard returned TO tae fray and spoke
until o'clock this afternoon, when
Senator Sterling. OF South Dakota, re-
iisyed him, holding the floor until 6
a a'esack tonight.
HAaatpra Smoot and TIC wnsend. and
ntheFs. were ready to SAT pcTi the OPP
po1ents Of the bill. ana the Demo
crsrsss leaders made up their minds
this afternoon tdat obstruction could
he kept indefinitely. and they ar
rag gcd To make the terms for capltn~
latien.
a. "A result Of the talk with the
president over the telephone this
afternoon Senator simmons acceded
10 the plan fog an Adjournment at s
o'csKls with the understanding that
Between that time and Monday con-
ferences would he held and the ap-
preparations cut To a point where they
could provide simply for maintaining
existing projects
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

This 10 at the same rate as the law OF
1895 except that minimum or soo
mon each banker was set by that Ia"
ana no differentiation was made In rae
case Of banks with less than $25V,ooo
q, canitaL The $4,000 Limitation
has been stricken out Of the new Dill
stock and bond brokers Will pay .
special tax OF $50.
pawn brokers will pay a special tax
of $40.
Commercial brokers will pay spe-
cial tax OF $50. -,
tax of $40.
The nroprietors Of theaters, mu-
se,,ms. music halls In cities OF more
than $4,000 population Will pay tar
OF 800.
The bin also provides for stamp
taxes on bonds, debentures. or ceruh-
Gates OF indebtedness; each sale. agree
ment of sale or agreement to sell any
product or merchandise at any ex-
change or board of trade: on each
bank checks; bills Of exchange: ex-
press and freight receipts: telegraph
and telephone messages; bonds Tor the
indemnifications Of persons. firms or
corporation; certificates OF profit. and
certificates Of any description re-
ouired by law, and not otherwise spe-
cined.
Tax IN Life Insurance..
The life insurance tax of 1898 OF
eight cents on each 800 OF the amount
insured. will bo re-enacted.
The marine. inland and fire insur-
ance tax OF the law Of 1898 Of one
half OF / per cent Of the premium
charge will Be re-enarted.
TIE zlortgAge tax Of - cents on the
first $1,000 Of saortxage, and p cents
for each adAlttoa eGOo will be re.
enacted. - IN the law Of 1898.
Passage tickets will be taxed 81 II
costing not exceeding $50. and So II
not exceeding $50. and IS If exceeding
$50.
A tax of two cents on each chair
car or sleeping car ticket will be In
this bill This II the only advance
in the tax rate from the schedules OF
1898 to be included in sne new meas
ure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
AGREE ON WAR
REVENUE BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Re-enacts Many Of the Provis-
ions of the Spanish War
Emergency Measure

washington Sept. 19.--Democratic
members of the committee on ways
ana means today completed tho draft
OF the emergency revenue law Of 1914
according to the estimates of its
trainers the measure will produce an
aodilonal revenue of 100000, 600.
annually, but The stamp tax part of
the bill Is to become imperative on
December 81, 1915. This section of
the bill as drafted is expected to re-
turn revenue of $3l,00o,000. There
fore, the net permanent increase in
the revenues Of the United States as
projected by the measure will be
S74,0oO,000. Chairman Underwood
expressed the hope, however, that all
OF the bill might be unnecessary by the
expiration of the period above men
toned.
The bill provides, among other
things for lax OF $3.50 per barrel
on beer, lager beer, ale. porter, and
other similar fermented liquors.
A tax OF two cents per gallon on
gasolene.
A tax on the DOMESTIC manufacture
OF wines containing more than 3 per
cent OF saccharine matter, twenty
cents gallon. and upon dry wines Of
twelve cents per gallon. M
IAx Upon Bank Chpftal
a tai upon the capital n ~ bank
~ n ~ par $1,000 * r. n f0li 11nQ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

warm Lass night the large force was
at work uutu a very late hour getting
off great quantities Of literature, and
the last Of the Virginia. Issue, which
came from the press Friday.
~ The leaders Of the campaign for pro-
hibition are confident of carrying the
State An official statement Saturday
said that the dry forces are sure they
will carry nine Of the ton congression-
AL districts ike only doubtful one be-
Ing the Third, Of which they are hope
full The chief element of doubt in
his district is the Richmond vote.
In general. it Is held that the votes
/. " the vets will come from cities.
They expect &c carry one or TWO other
5arge towns besides Richmond, bnt in
none OF these will the ma jority be
more than enough to merit the name
The country districts are almost solid
for prohibition. and the tremendous
dry ma jorities rolled UP in them, to-
gether with the large votes the drys
will get In Richmond and the cities
they carry will unite 10 make great
total for Statewide prohibition. Esti-
mates vary as TO the exact ma5oriy.
The Wet Campaign.
Features OF the campaign for the
liquor forces have been extensiy~ IL
erature canvasses. but practically no
speaking tours have been under
taken. At various intervals prom
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

fanaicim politics adjust themselves
methods of conducting business.
frankly Statewide
prohibition.
Again Book itself periodical
Year Book facts and figures
bune
the to the
tables culed things show
what the brewers doing The have told again and again.
sale liquors. that they
territory wet. OF know they
This Year Book
which enable get at the truth One who has
analyzed prohibition average
malt liquors is 135 gallons capita and
in fifteen local option States (pa wet and dry the
consumption is 437 gallons But in twenty saloon States
consumption
gallons The difference between
considerable, wondered that the
d;sters
hlition, whether in States smaller sections
hard spending hundreds of
dollars they think prohibition
bits andr the Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

, FONT is understood to have been one
of the points to which liquor has been
shipped.
Farm Lands.
Another dodge that mas been taken
up by the liquor forces 10 the en-
ployment of men to go about the
State, and take options on large areas
Of farm land. the options to be taken
up after the prohibition election of
the State goes wet, but not If the drys
win.
Petersburg business man writes to
The Virglnlan as follows concerning
this practice:
II understand there are men going
through the country telling farmers
they want to buy farm and making
big offers for them on conditions thai
they viii take them II the State re-
mains wet But if the State goes dry
they do not want them at any price"
An Old Game.
This dodge has been tried In every
State where prohibition elections have
been held. 1t has never met with any
very great success. as 1t has always
come late in the campaign when the
rural sections have been well informed
on the ISSUES o. the campaign.
2
1t Is recalled that at the organixa-
tion of the Local Self-Government
league resolution pledged the members
10 hold another meeting before the
close OF the campaign. This meeting
has never been held. Some say that
the circulation yesterday OF letter
signed by the same men who signed
the original call is supposed to take
the place of this meeting. although
IL is said on good authority that the
signatures Of the original signers were
merely affixed to this document with
out formal circulation.
The close of the campaign for the
drys finds many hundred speakers in
the field Most OF these fill engage
rnents made through the headquarters
Of the Anti-Saloon league, but many
travel on their own initiative. The
total number Of such speakers is over
nve. hundred. the iArgSst1 number Of
speakers that have ever been intsf-
eo1ed In = aisNilMx 0AxnpAlsn. 4. II III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
SEvENTy-TW0 DIE
WHEN SCHOONER
lEGGETT SINKS
Believed to Have Been Ram
med by Japanese Cruiser
OF Oregon Coast

Astoria. Oregon, sect. H.
tryenty two members of the crew
and passengers were drowned last
ainhs, sixty miles OF the oreG"h
roast, when the American schooner
Francis III. l,eEEcft. bound for SAN
Francisco. supposed 10 have heer
trimmed by the Japanese cruiser
jMgmmo. sank. Onta three of those
- board were saved.
Alexander Farrell, passenger
y, the Inflated craft. was picked
ap by the steamship beaver, after
coating about for ten hours ON
etecc OF wreckage.
Ths deck ON the Leggrtt shifted
IN heavy sea and the vessel cap
sized and sank before the boats
ronid he lowered. sAsrreii says
rNHT several WoRsFn and bah!
were among fhe lost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

hour tho foreman OF tho Jury an
nounced that they were unable TO
agree upon verdict.
After this announcement the court
ordered Fox taken to the Henrico Jail.
where he win be held until the regular
term Of the Caroline court. when the
prisoner will again have to stand trial.
Fox IL the third negro being held In
Henrico jail at the present time on
capital offense charges,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
GERMANS SAY ALLIES EASILY REFUSED

is-Thc OF the allies along the ene
hattie front number Of and
prisoners reported also that Beaumont
stored by the Gcrmans ana
.oo prisoners taken The attempted
the yosee~ rpnisss On the cast
the It's operations in the suwa
province advancing against the Russian forces
victory the Sersans
IN the bae Of croia and that
the servians completely driven back
The Say
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
Austrian Loss Reported $4,000.

Petrograd, Sept IA dispatch
reports the total loss OF the Austrian IS
in the Galicisn campaign was 3so,ooo
men. over 400 cannons, trains OF am
munition, and food supplies head :
n,,arters report SAYS that all the roads
in The C,alicia field are congested and
blocked with commissariat trains
ahan oned by the Austrians In their
fight, The Russians have pushed the
remnant of the Austrian army acroas
the san. The Austrians are reports'
10 have invested Jaroslav. GrodsA
and Przemvsl.
London. Sept. f9.-Vienna insists
that the Austrian armies, commanoed
nv the Crown Prince Charles f1s
Joseph and Generals Won Auncnours
strongly along the line OF the Przemysi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

Prensasr Cartier ~ &As esa8A
An unusual opportunity 70 veg0(
Jacksonville, the Touristr Nscca And
the Gateway to the Land OF Tlewese;
and Tampa, one Of tbs scuth's moGt
popular resortsA
Tickets honorsd on all regular Gafna
via Atlanta o. CsaunbeA
connecting II 0resnscofo. y. q. Viii
Special Train leaving 0rsensoero -
1850 p. NJ. Tickets Will b GOOD io1
return trip to reach original stAr0ae
point not later than midnight a. nep.
tember -. 1914. and win b honcspe
on any regular train
Fare from Richmond TO Janksonvtsie
and return. 1850; Richmond - TAAra
and return. 31i.so. Proportionste fares
from other pointa
For any further information, PulinaF
reservations etc. call on nearest oeHe'
agent, SOUTHERN RAILWAY. or write
H. l. BISHOP. D. p. A.
Richmond Va .-..----
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
GERMANS BoMBARDING RHEIMS.

issued last that
able make
the bonn
flag south
plateau
Twelfth Fifteenth
the imnerta guard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
Notifications that the Russian advance
has been stay ed.

has been stayed.
1t Is stated In dispatches from
Vienna that the Austrians have estae-
lished a new battle front and have the
advantage OF Typographical conditions,
The new front will reach nearly TO
Cracow. General Bovceriflz will com
mand the new rigsat wing against the
Russians. The center vii be com
manded by General Won Aufsenburg
with Tarno as hts bass. and the left
will be directed by General Dankl.
who Is supported bpy large force OF
Germans on the extreme left. dis
patch says that the Russians, under
General Ruzsky and Brouissiiof are
expected momentariiy to attempt TO
force this line
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

Monday, ltghtn to moderate variable
winds.
Special Local Data For Yesterday.
IL noon temperature t........- 81
3 p. NJ. temperature .....-......- ssl
Maximum temperature up to p. NJ ~
Minimum temperature up to p. NJ. 81
Mean temperature -. .:..-...-... IS
NorunI temnerafure Ia
Excess In temperature today. ...... 6
Deficiency in temperature since
March ........ ............. $50
Accum. deficiency In temperature
since January .........,..... $50
Deficiency in rainfall since Mch. ]. 500
Accum. deficiency In rainfall since
Local Observations r. NJ. yssterday.
Temperature ....-...,...... IS
Humidity .....ss -.......... ~
Wind--Direction ....... .......... NE.