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The Washington times., 1914-11-18
MURDER IS BLAMED
ON BLACK HANDLERS
Physicians Prescription and
Ticket to Social Club" Only
Clues in Mystery.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Black Handlers
today were accused by the police as be-
ing the perpetrators OF New York S
latest barrel mystery. With only
1octor's prescription and a ticket to an
East Side social club ball to WORK
on, the police set to work to learn the
IDENTITY of the man whose body was
.;tuffed into a meat barrel while still
warm, and dropped on the curb op-
rsosite Rainey Park, in Long Island
City.
Put In Barrel Alive.
A coroner's examination today showed
the man had been dead less than an
hour. There was q bullet near the
heart Death is not thought to have
Immediately followed the wound. Po-
lice say the mans hips were dislocated
ard the body iammed into the barrel,
with the feet opposite the head, while
the victim still lived.
All distinguishing marks on the
mans clothing had been carefully re-
moved, but the prescription and the
dance ticket, found in the inside vest
pocket. had been overlooked by the
niurderers.
Discovered By Woman.
The body was discovered late last
night. Mrs. Mary Meyer saw two men
drive a light huckster's wagon to the
curb and unload the barrel. The men
reseated themselves in the wagon and
whipped the horse into a dead run.
curious, Mrs. Meyer withdrew layer
Of burlap and peered into the barrel.
Then she tainted. John McKenna and
Max Pfund, who were passing, took in
the situation and called the police.
II is believed the man had been
member of a Black Hand gang. and
that he was murdered for some infrac-
ton OF the rules of the society. Only
a vague description Of the men who
dropped the body was obtained.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
School Nurses Sought.

With view to establishing a list Of
e'igibles for appointment as school
nurses, civil service examinations will
be held Friday at the District build
ing. Five nurses, four white and one
colored are to be appointed at salaries
Of $500 per annum. Twenty-nine appli-
cants for appointments to medical posi-
tions In the District service took exam
nations yesterday.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
Daughters of Revolution
To Aid War Relief Fund

A bridge whist party for the benefit
o, the Red Cross will be held this even
ing by Columbia Chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution, at the home
OF Mrs. Flora c. Dyer. member OF the
chapter.
ARRANGEMENTS for the party were
made at a meeting of the chapter at
the Public Library several weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
Wants American
Army of 500,
Report of Chief of Staff Urges Increase of Organized
Militia to 900 Men in Addition-Trained
Reserve, Says Wotherspoon, Needed.

The United States army is unprepared to defend the
nation from invasion; the garrsons in the Philippines,
Hawaii and the Canal Zone utterly incapable of de-
Tending these points from attack by frstcass power
and the organized militia cannot be depended upon
reliable force. These conclusions set forth in the
nual report of Maj Gen. w. w. Wotherspoon retiring
chief OF staff of the United States anry.
To meet this condition of unpreparedness, General
Wotherspoon would increase the mobile strength of the
army from $4,000 to 100000, and the strength of the
ganized militia from 127 900 to 3OO,OOO
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
To Enter Essay Contest.

Many students in the law school Of
the George Washington University have
signified their intention Of entering the
contest for the William II. Baldwin
prize, which has been offered by the
National Municipal League for the best
essay on "A Critical Study Of the
sources of Municipal RSysRus"
The Washington times., 1914-11-18

Farmer's Boy-"Just think Of broth
er Joe in the city. He can't eat. Why,
q sandwich like this would kill him."
A majority Of people have come to
know the blessings which an occasional
use Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets con-
fer upon the stomach. They arc un-
questionably the most popular remedy
known, for the reason that dyspepsia ls
the national disease. and these wonder
full little tablets have long since ac-
quired a national reputation as thor
oughly reliable and efficient cure Tor all
forms Of dyspepsia and indigestion.
No matter how great the excess OF
food taken into the stomach, one or two
Of these tables will digest every par
ticle Of 1t. A package Of stuart s
Dyspepsia Tablets should always be In
the house. Many a person has saved
himself from a serious attack Of acute
Indigestion by using them after heavy
meals, such as are eaten Christmas.
New Years, Thanksgiving and other
holidays and festal seasons.
After attending banquets. late sup
pers, heavy fancy dinners, after-the-
ater parties. etc, where one has dined
sumptuously and luxuriantly, Stuart 8
Dyspepsia Tablets should invariably be
used, as they digest the food perfectly
and completely. and prevent all possi-
bility of dyspepsia. which. without their
use, is more than likely to ensue.
Go to your druggist today and buy
q box A small sample package of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will De
mailed free to any one who will address
F. A. Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg, Mar
shall, Mich.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
Bring Back
Your Appetite
With a Little Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet, the Secret of Perfect
Digestion.

You should see our farmers and their
boys eating in the fields. On the farm
five meals a day is the rule. No one
ever has stomach trouble because meals
are digested and people live normally.
In the city we lose our pep" and jim
digestion. dyspepsia, stomach trouble,
ETC., make us look on five meals as an
tmpossibility.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
On the Frontiers.

Fortunately, there is no apparent
need OF garrisons Of any great
strength on our northern frontier.
This. however, is not true as regards
o,,r southern frontier where, for the
e1eater part Of the last three years,
we have been gradually compelled to
increase the number Of troops until
al the present time over two thirds OF
the mobile army are concentrated
there.
Careful consideration Of our need
The Washington times., 1914-11-18

Biggest and handsomest dress
ed and undressed French Bisque
Dolls, full "a inches high. Nat
ural blonde or brunette wavy "
hair, sleeping eyes. with eye
lashes; smiling countenance,
showing teeth; shoes and stock
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
U. S. EvACUATES VERA CRUZ
Troops Are Ordered to Leave Mexico.
Action Follows Cabinet Meeting.
Will Leave in Fortnight

Washington.--Evac of Vera
Cruz was ordered by President Will
son.
American soldiers and marines UNI
der Gen. Funston who have held Mex
ico's principal seaport since it was
seized by the fleet April 81 last will
embark for home as soon as trans
ports can go after them, and shortly
afterward all of the war fleet except
few light draft vessels will be with
drawn.
The evacuation order was announc-
ed at the White House after long
cabinet meeting. 1t is the concluding
chapter of the second armed conflict
between the United States and Mexico,
in which score of Americans lost
their lives, nearly hundred were,
wounded and upwards of 300 Mexicans
were killed or wounded.
Secretary Garrison asked Secretary
Bryan to designate competent Mexi.
cans to take over the Vera Cruz cusr
tom house and the city government.
An inquiry on this subject was sent
to the Carranza government by Score.
tary Bryan, but no answer has been
received.
Troops at Vera Cruz, including 1900
soldiers ana marines, are expected to
begin their departure In about two
weeks. Orders were sent to- trans
ports at Newport News and Galveston
to proceed to Vera Cruz.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
TRAP AUSTRO-G GER MAN. ARMY
Daring Stroke by Russians Reported
from Petrograd-Enemy Has
Been Cut of.

London.-Mme. o. p. Sturk. teIe-
graphs from Petrograd to. the, Daily
News:
"By daring stroke, the Russians.
have cut off the Austro-G German army,
which has been advancing eastward to-
aid the battered Austrian forces be-,
tween Rawa Ruska and Godorek. This
Austro-German army evacuated a
strongly fortified position near Kras-
mix and were retreating along the Wis.,
tula when cut of. They are now in
trap between the Vistula and SAN.
Between it and the Austro-German
eastern force near Godorek is a strong.
Russian army of infantry, we'll sup,
ported by artillery and cavalry"
A Central News dispatch from
Rome says:
"a telegram received here by the
Messagero from Petrograd states that
the second battle in Galicia resulted
even more satisfactorily to the Rus
slams than the first. The losses of
the Austrians are estimated at 10000
of whom 10000 are prisoners"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
HALT F|L|BUSTER
by OLD PRECEDENT
SURPRISE SPRUNG ON RIVER AND
4 HAReoR BILL OPPONENTS.
OLD RULING INVOKED. y
FIerida Statesman Quotes Rule Made
by viee-President Morton, During
S1st Congress, and Point Of
Order 10 Sustained.

Washington.-The senate ffTibuster
against the river and harbor appro-
priation bill met its first effective par
liamentary check when long forgot
ten precedent was revived from the
records of the fifty-first congress to
hamper those who are trying to talk
the bill to death.
The precedent was a ruling by for
mer Vice-President Levi p. Morton
that a senator occupying the floor
could not yield to another except by
unanimous consent. 1t was invoked to
force Senator Kenyon, who was in the
fourth day of speech against the bill,
to continue talking himself in order
to hold the floor, instead of yielding to
other opponents of the bill In order to
secure few minutes rest
Senator Bryan of Florida made the
point and quoted Vice-President Nor
tons ruling, which was made during a
democratic filibuster against the force
bill of 1891. Senator Robinson, occu-
plying the chair in the absence Of
Vice-President Marshall, sustained the
point of order and the senate, by a
vote Of % to "a, laid ON the table an
appeal from the decision made by Sen
ator Smoot. Six democrats voted with
the republicans against the ruling. The
decision brought an outburst of pro-
test. Senator Benyon denounced the
democrats for putting on gag rule
to force a vote on this pork barrel
bill"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
/ KILLED; IS HURT
IN MEMPHIS WRECK
l., c. FREIGHT CRASHES INTO
RALEIGH CAR AT slNcHAMToN
TWO FHEicHTs WRECKED.
ALL IN TRAILER INJURED
Two Trains On Double Track Were
COMMUNICABLE One in the
Motor Car Was Injured
List Of Dead.

Memphis. worst accident that
has ever occurred in Memphis was
when an Illinois Central freight train,
northbound, crashed into the trailer
of a Raleigh Springs street car at
Binghamton.
The bottom of the trailer YVES
smashed into kindling wood and
every passenger was killed or injured
A southbound freight was derailed
by the nortbbound train on an adjoin-
ing track, but none of the crew was
hurt.
Not one of the passengers in the
motor car was injured and the car it
self was not damaged. The trailer
coupling snapped off clean when the
crash occurred, and to that fact a.
score of persons in the motor car owe
their lives.
The southbound freight train just
had cleared the crossing when ]. l.
Hurt, 1856 Linden Avenue, street car
conductor, is said to have signalledi
the motorman, G. w. Mccoy, 314
Walnut Street, to cross.
Less than 100 yards distint tha'
northbound freight was approaching
the crossing at 20 miles an hour, go
ing down grade. The street car con-
ductor evidently failed to see the
train or to hear its warning whistle.
The motor car cleared the railroad
track and the trailer caught near its
center the full force of the impact.
The trailer was lifted high in the
air, then fell alongside the engine and
was dragged so yards along the right
of-way before the 90-car freight train
could be brought to standstill.
All of the dead and many of the in
jured were found beneath a twisted,
jumbIed mass of car trucks, railing.
rods, broken timber and lumber that
spilled from a loaded freight car.
The cries of the living could be-
heard by first rescuers on the scene.
But It was necessary to chop away
part Of the wreckage before rescues
could be effected and by that time the
cries Of several had been hushed for
ever.
Many passengers in the trailer evil
IDENTIFY were pitched out when the
car was thrown into the air by the
massive engine, because their bodies
were found almost at the spot where
the smash occurred-50 yards from
the wrecked trailer.
Several of the victims were mangIeds
almost beyond recognition. They
were crushed and torn beneath tons
Of twisted iron, steel and wood.
The Dead.
DR. L. H. Pittman, |. B. Douglass.
R.. A. Roper, Henry Hodges, James.
Hodges, o. B. Dodbson, ]. r. Beugger,
w. H. Owens, w. S. Pegg, Rev. T..
Jacobs, negro, J. H. Tanks, negro.
The Injured.
Ike Snowden, Mrs. H. r. Stalimer,.
R. B. Finley, Mrs. N. F. Colvert, G. c..
Cavell, Mrs. F. L. Felts, L. o. Shorty,
B. L. Felts, E. o. Mccoy,
Colvert, c. A. Stetson; q. t.
j. Leightman, Capt. j. f..
Wolfe, Mabry Anderson, negro..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
27 DIE IN FRISCO WRECK
Train Runs Into CIoudburst Near Leb.
anon, Mo.-Two Cars Fall In Gull
ley-t8 Persons Injured.


st. Louis.-Twenty-seven persons
were drowned when st. Louis G. San
Francisco west-bound passenger train
plunged into cloudburst two miles
west of Lebanon, Mo-, and two passen.
ger cars toppled into gulley swollen
with water.
! t<een persons were injured, but
none sefi6usly. Nihety-nine persons,
including the train crew, were on the
train. s
The identified dead: Henry Wagon.
er, Harrison, Ark; w. A. Childers,
Glover, Mo-; Mrs. John Myers, Thayer,
Mo-; Lena Myers, Thayer, Mo-; J. H.
Stockstill, Springfield, Mo-, fireman;
Vernon Calvin, Rumley, Ark; Elsie
Calvin, Rumley. Ark; George Coxey,
Green Forest, Ark; HI. w. Newkirk,
Hannibal, Mo-; c. Neal, Ketchum,
Okla; Mrs. Elizabeth Rostetter, AL
lance, Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Brown, Bush,
Ark; Daisy Perry. w. w. Naylor,
Springfield, Mo-; August Wettner, St.
Louis, Mo.
The unidentified dead include seven
women, two men and three children.
The wreck occurred about daybreak.
The accident occurred at curve mark
ing the edge Of ravine. For several
hours the train had been going care
fully, as the engineer feared the heavy
rains had weakened the track.
Just as the locomotive hit the curve,
two miles from Lebanon, the engineer
saw wall Of water ahead. Though
going only Is miles an hour, the train
could not be stopped. The 12-foot en-
banRment on which the track crossed
the ravine had been swept away by
the rush of water. The locomotive
crossed the saggfng track, but the
chair car and the smoking car rolled
over into the torrent. The locomotive
and the mail and baggage cars, forced
by momentum across the ravine, final
1y left the rails and toppled partly
over on the structure three feet un-
der water. The fireman, ]. H. Stock
still. was crushed to death, but the en-
gineer escaped injury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
WANTS GOVERNORS TO MEET
Senator Sheppard Of Texas Wants
Meeting In Washington to Discuss
curtaiiment Of Cotton Crop.

Washington. result OF confer.
ences among congressman from nine
cotton states. Senator Sheppard OF
Texas sent requests to governors OF
those states to meet in Washington
and discusa the question Of curtailing
next years crop.
ut was the view OF all present At
the confsrsnte.- said Senator Hoke
Smith, that no solution OF the cotton
difficulties could be accomplished ex-
cept by curtailment OF next years
CROP"
Senator Smith pointed out that nine
states out Of the As are those chiefly
affected by the lack of cotton mar
ket, and said the opinion had been
freely expressed that It would be i'm
possible to obtain from the represen-
tatSves Of the 80 other states their sup
port to any except general legislation
which would aid the situation,
He also called attention to the fact
that in Brazil, when an overproduction
Of coffee confronted the three states
producing that staple, those states, and
not the general government, legislated
for the production Of the coffee pro-
ducers, curtailing the next years pro-
duction of coffee by law.
Representative Henry, who Is chair.
man of committee of 81 representa-
tives and growers endeavoring to So
cure treasury advance Of 100000, 900
to $4O0.0OO,OO0 to the cotton farmers,
objected on the ground that the pend
ing bill, while step in the right direc-
tom was not adequate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
M'CARN WILL BE FREED
indictment Against Tennessean viii
Be Dropped-Accused 0f
Assault.

Honolulu, T. H.-Under a ruling by
Judge B. Doyle of the United States
district court, the indictment charging
assault returned by federal grand
jury against jefferson McCarn, United
States attorney for the territory of
Hawaii, will be dropped. Judge Dole
held that his court has no jurisdiction.
An Indictment returned by the, terri
torial grand jury on the same charge'
remains, but a trial date has not yet
been set.
The charges grew out of an alterca-
ton in the federal building between
McCarn and Claudius Mcbride, an at
torney representing defendants whom
McCarn was prosecuting. Each main
tanned that the other began the al
legged assault.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Seattle, Wash.-F. H. Tape, inter
prefer of the United States immigra
ton service here, was arrested,
charged with having accepted brides.
and dismissed from the service.
The arrest is an outgrowth Of an
investigation brought about by reports
that Chinese were being smugg1et
into the country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Grand Bend, Kas.--Lee Morgan
farmer. so years old; Mrs. Mayme Nc
Quillan, his housekeeper aged 40, and
Clarence McGuin, farm hand, were.
found murdered on Morgan's farm
near Heiser, Barton county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Hits Discrimination.

Washington.-Con on the
Clayton antitrust bill considered re-
storing the section of the house bilf
prohibiting price discrimination, which
the senate struck from the measure.
Several committee members said the
section would be restored.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Maine Barely Democratic.

Portland, Me.-The apparent demo-
cratic majority of five in the next
Maine house of representatives, indi-
Gated by the preliminary returns, was
reduced to two with a revision of the
tabulation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Seattle. Wash.-The steamship Min
nesota arrived here from Yokohama.
bearing Count Won Rex, late German
ambassador to Japan, members Of the
embassy staff and the various German
consular officers recalled from Japan,
Korea and Vladivostok.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Los Angeles, Cal. Organized labor
is opposed to violence, and, as an or
ganization, does not regard the McNa-
maras as martyrs, Job Hartman tes-
titled before the federal industrial re-
latfons commission.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Evansville, Ind,-Mrs. Horace W.
Jones, As years old, was instantly
killed and her husband, Rev. Horace
Weeks Jones, "a years old, died on
the way to this city in an automobile
ambulance, when touring car turned
turtle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Paris.-In the fighting at Dieuze it
Is declared the Germans signaled for
q masked battery to open fire on the
French by having military band
play Chopin's Funeral March.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Farley Imnroxed.

Rome.-Car@inal Farley left Ama1fi
for Sorrento, whence he expects to go
to Naples. His condition following
the attack of heart disease which
caused his attendants some concern is
reported to be much improved
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Trinidad Colo.-A fight over a pro-
posal to refer President Wilson's
strike truce plan to vote Of the local
unions developed at session Of the
convention of the Colorado coal min
orn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
KARLUK SURVIVORS RESCUED
Cutter Takes Marooned Crew OFF
Wrangells lsiand-Three Expfor-
ers Died from Exnosure.

Washington. Eight white men and
an Eskimo family, survivors of the
wrecked Canadian exploring ship Kar-
LUX, are safe aboard the revenue cut
ter Bear, after being marooned on
frozen Wrangells Island since last Jan
uary.
A relayed wireless dispatch from
the Bear received here said she was
due at Nome, Alaska.
The dispatch told of the death OF
three of the explorers on the island,
George s. Malloch, geologist; Bjarne
Mamen, assistant topographer, and
John Brody, seaman.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-21
ENeLAND's FAMOUS SOLDIER sue,
cUMBS TO PNEUMONIA AS He
VISITS INDIAN TROOPS.
HE WAS 81 YEARS OF AGE
News of Lord Roberts Death Comes
as a Surprise to EngIand-Was
the Most Popular Military Fig
ure in Great Britain.

London.-Field Marshal Earl Rob-
erts died in France from pneumonia.
A telegram from Field Marshal Sir
John French, commander OF the Brit
ish expeditionary forces on the CONT
nent, apprised Earl Kitchener, secre'
tary of state for war, OF the death OF
England's great soldier. The telegram
read:
&" deeply regret to tell you that
Lord Roberts died at s o'clock this
evening"
Field Marshal Roberts, who was col
onel in chief of the Indian troops, a
gone to France to greet them. Soon
after his arrival he became seriously
i'll. He suffered from a severe chill
and pneumonia rapidly developed. HIS
great age, 50 years, initiated against
his recovery, the crisis in the disease
coming quickly. =.
The news of Lord Roberts death
came as an entire surprise to England
The veterans devotion to the inter
ests of the army, his hard work in
this connection and his seeming good
health had been the subject OF com
ment since the beginning Of the war
He was the most popular military fig
ure in Great Britain and a national
horo without rival in the affections OF
the people. ~
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-21
Berlin Says Allies Have Been Driven
Out of EIoi--Proeress Claimed
At lille.

Berlin.-General headquarters make
the following report:
I'VE made good progress on the
branch of the Ypres Canal. We took
Dixmude by storm. We captured over
500 prisoners and nine machine guns.
Further south on this line our
troops crossed the canal west LANCE
marck. The young German regiments
threw themselves against the captured
first line Of the enemy's positions, sing
ing in the attack, Deutschland uber al
lies About 1000 infantry were taken
prisoners and six machine guns cap
tured.
South of Ypres we have driven the
enemy out Of Eloi. Severe fighting
took place in the neighborhood of La
Bassee, extending over several days
We captured here about 1000 prison
ers and six machine guns.
Despite fierce counter attacks by
British troops, the dominating heights
to the north of Armentieres remain in
our hands.
"Our attack has made progress to
the southwest Of Lille. The French
suffered heavy losses in attempting to
recapture the commanding heights to
the north of Vienne-le- Chateau.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-21
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
Andre N. Martin Defeated by Progress.
sive for State Equalization Board.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-The official returns
of the secretary of state show that
Andre NJ. Martin, Democratic. candi-
date for member of the State Board
Of Equalization of the Third District,
although he led his ticket by 818
votes, was defeated by ]. Maurice OF.
ivier, Progressive. Olivier's majority
is exactly 100.
The returns give Gueydan, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from
the Third District, 1904; to Whitmel
P. Martin, the Progressive candidate.
5000, a majority of LAPS for Martin.
The results in the other districts
where there were contests follow:
First District-For Congress-, Este
pinal, Democrat, 1857; Burns, Pro
gressive, 907.
Second District-For Congress, Du'
pre-, Democrat, S,641; LeBourgeois
Progressive, 1889.
Seventh District-Lazaro, Demo
crat, 1872; Deitz, Socialist, 615.
Eighth District-Aswell, Democrat
-; Jones, Socialist, 729.
The returns on the constitutional
amendments are not complete, the re
turns from Bossier, Washington
Union, West Carroll and Lincoln be
ing still cut.