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but / also believe that the country can
save itself IL he and all connected with
him consent to turn over the power to
some one else.
THE sacrifice they might make is in
significant when one considers that as
soon as they do this the rebels will lay
down their arms and the foreign troops
will withdraw. The situation in the
capital is every day more affecting, and
a week will not pass before We shall see
very disagreeable events there.
The attack on me here is due to the
fact that the story was circulated that
I was coming as Huerta agent"
Urrutia said he left Mexico city be-
cause he knew his enemies, particularly
Lozano and Moheno, were plotting his
destruction and making Huerta believe
him inimical to the President. He said
he had been absolutely aloof from poll
tics since he left the Cabinet and has
spoken to Huerta only once since Sep
TENDER 10. He Is absolutely out of &C
cord with Huerta's policy. which he be-
lieves has prejudiced the nationals
against Mexico.
Urrutia said he believed that If Huerta
and all connected with him would re-
sign and put in power a man Of the
popular choice. both Fcderals and rebels
would lay down their arms and peace
would ensue. provided the support of
the United States was secured.
DR.. Urrutia said the situation in the
capital Is daily getting worse and unless
the mcdiators settle matters within
three or four days he believes terrible
! bloodshed will ensuc within a week. He
says that IL Huerta is eliminated and
peace restored within a few days he
will return TO the capital and help the
work of reconstruction. otherwise he
will eXpatriatc himself.
He left Mexico city. he said, not onl,
because OF false accusations against
him for acts wherewi,h he was in no.
wise connected. but also because hs
wished to escape witnessing frightfu
scenes which are imminent unless ar
| immaculate 10 tthSHtus nv
had hoped to remain here and arranged
to rent a house. but is now eager Il
leave.
Under Funstons orders soldiers guard
Urrutia's quarters.
Rivero de la Tore, arrested fo'
threatening Urrutia and melting VIC
lence. will he released. Funston saying
he merely detained him to give him 1
chance to cool of Funston considered
for while embarking Urrutia on thu
Ypiranga. hut concluded to let him re
main at his hotel tonight and further
action will be decided later.
when the demonstration against Ur
rutia first started great credit was du'
Marine Sergeant Vantyle in preventinl
violence and protecting Urrutia an'
his family.
The local paper. La Union. which ha'
Just Issued an extra midnight edition
calls Urrutia an assassin, traitor ant
bandit. 1t calls on the people to muir
der Urrutia. The paper will probabl!
he suppressed. The feeling here II
very bitter.
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RAILROADS LOSE MAIL CASES.
Court OF Claims Reversal Of De-
ci,IOa Saves 4. =. S31 100000.

WAsHINGroN, May lS,-The Court OF
Claims handed down a decision to-day re-
yerslng It's previous decision. in the divisor
cases, Seven hundred and twenty rail-
roads are involved and under the original
iudgnent the United States would have
been subject to claims for more than
ST., 100000
Until 1907 the malls carried by the rail-
roads were weighed for period of lO5
DAYS and this total divided by 30 to get
a general average Of weight OF mails for
the year. subsequent to 1907 the Govern
ment weighed the malls for los days and
divided by 1906. The railroads asserted
that this reduced the average by one
seventh ard shat from l1"7 on IN" Cow
eminent should have paid onc-seventh
more than IL dtd.
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came out and spent most of the day on
deck. lie had improved much in APP
pearance in the four days, but still
looked thin and bit peaked
He said his loss in weight and health
had been partly due to shortened fare,
the party going on less than half rations
much OF the time. and partly to the
hardships Of the Brazilian wilds.
A photograph shown to Capt. Alex
ander by one OF the Roosevelt party
depicted Kermit Roosevelt with u hobo
ish growth OF beard grown In the jungle.
and the officers. Including the engineer.
Col. Roosevelt left the Dunstan In the
harbor OF Para and boarded the Aidan.
He was still weak. but much brisker
than when he boarded the Dunstan.
Col. Roosevelt. II was announced yes
terday. will spend ten days at Oyster
Bay and In this vicinity and then sail for
Madrid TO attend Kermit's marriage to
Miss Belle willard. He has expressed
impatience to see his little grandson,
born in his absence to Mrs. Richard Il.
Derby. who was Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
Oyster Hay Decorated.
Oyster Bay is preparing TO welcome
her most distinguished citizen. Flags
adorned many OF the houses in the VII
lage yesterday. and 1t Is expected that
/ by this afternoon the biossomins or
bunting will be general. A small cannon
will bark twenty-one times when the
Colonel lands, and a band and parading
citizens will escort him to Sycamore
Hill. Robert w. Duvall will be the
grand marshall. The citizens hope that
the Colonel will be able to say a few
neighborly words to them at the finish
OF the parade.
The naturalists OF the Colonies ex-
petition will be met at Quarantine by
DR.. Frank Chapman, curator OF or
anthology OF the American Museum OF
Natural History. In letters received
by the president and the curators OF
the museum from the Colonel he speaks
highly OF the work OF Profs. Cherr!e
and Miller and he has shown his APP
probation by subscribing to fund thai
will enable them TO continue the ex'
ploration Of the south American coun-
try
The collections OF the expedition in
clude 1000 mammals and 500 speci'
mems OF birds The mammal collec'
ton is the largest received at one tim,
by any American museum or natura
history and one Of the largest that ha!
ever come out OF South America.
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Officials in Washington believe they
now have an accurate line on the plan
OF the Mexican delegates at the coming
conferences. They are prepared. with
Hucrta's consent. to sacrifice him. but
only in such a way as to rob Car
rama and villa Of any personal reward
as the result of their triumph at arms.
Washington officials expect to see the
Mexican delegates after a few preim.
mary parleys agree To the elimination
OF Huerta and the restoration OF con
stitutional government in Mexico under
certain conditions.
These conditions. II is understood
here, will contemplate giving Huerta an
canal voice with Carranza in the es-
adjustment OF temporary govern
ment in Mexico city, pending the hold
ing OF constitutional election.
This Government would probably take
the form. Of a commission. to be com
nosed Of one IIuer,a representative. one
repraaes,tative of Carranza, and pos
sibiy a representative OF Zapata. There
is like!is6odtsaHt Huerta may even In
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BECKER EAGER TO TESTIFY.
vsiuiy Urges Lawyers TO Put Him
on stand To-day.

!, It had been left to Charles Becker he
will be the first witness for the
defence this morning. With Mrs.
Becker earnestly supporting him. he
insisted 10 his lawyers yesterday that
HE own story was necessary TO clear
him. He fought all day and half the
night, but his determination gave way
before the steady oppC .tion of Martin
r. Manton, his chief counsel, and John
b Johnson, Manton's associate.
Becker went 10 the Tombs dissatisfied,
only half convinced that Manton wasn't
making mistake. He and his wife
had the support OF Hartford T. Marshall
the third counsellor. who coa,ended
that the eX-lieutenant had little to
fear from Mr.. Whitman's graft ques-
tons and that it wa bad strategy 10
silence the defendant.
The controversy has been patched
over only. While Becker has strong ad-
miration and respect for Mr.. Manton, h,
cannot rid his mind Of the feeling thai
he may zoe prejudiclng his own case by
falling to testify. For the next two days
II Will be a struggle. every hour, be-
tween Becker's instinct and Manton'l
experience And MIR. Manton would no
declare last night that Beckcr's appear
ance was an Impossibility. The chic
counsel takes the ground that tn,
states case against his client is no
dangerous enough to warrant placlni
Becker on the stand. lie will not sa!
positively that Becker won't be Gale,
before the defence closes
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HUERTA's MINISTER RESIGNS.
and Also chief Clerk Of For
riun ONCE, Step Down.

Special TdbF Ufspdlch 70 IHk SVN'
MEXICO CITY, May 1s.-Great surprise
is shown here on the resignation OF Jose
Maria I.ozano Minister Of Communl-
caiones, and Genaro McGregor, chief
Clerk Foreign Once.
Ell Pats, the organ of the Catholic
party, was suppressed this morning
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7. R. REACHES HOME TO-DAY;
HIS HEALTH CAUSES ANXIETY
Captain Alexander Says the Colonel Is Thin and
Peaked and Had to Be Assisted
Aboard the Dunstan


Col. Theodore Roosevelt returns to-day
from his hunting and exploring trip In
South American jungles. The steamer
Aidan OF the Booth Line, which he
boarded at Para after being brought
down the Amazon from Manaos in the
steamship Dunstan. Is expected to reach
Quarantine at o'clock in the afternoon,
according to wireless message sent by
the Coioners skipper to Lawson Sanford
vi the Booth Line last night
There is much apprehension as TO the
Colonels physical condition. Nothing
was said in the wireless message last
night concerning the ex-President. but
Capt. Andrew Alexander OF the Dunstan,
which arrived yesterday. told frankly
Of the extreme weakness of Col. Roose-
welt when the latter boarded the Dun
stan at Manaos.
Capt. Alexander's report OF the Colo
nefs health, combined with the ar
rangements made by the exPresident's
| family to take him off the steamship at
| Quarantine and hurry him to oyster Bay,
| increased the concern as to his condi-
ton.
only the members Of Col. Roosevelt's
family will go down the bay with Mr..
Sanford to meet him. A Dalzell tug has
been chartered to take him or the boat
at Quarantine and go directly to Oyster
Bay. That 1t is the Colonel's wish not
to have q public reception there is no
doubt, because he sent messages to his
family and to his political friends in
| sistlng that any plans for a reception
he abandoned The arrangements made
by his family have led many to believe
that the Colonel still may be suffering
from the hardshlps be endured in the
jungle.
Colonel shows Weakness.
Capt. Alexander of the Dunstan told
the reporters last night Of his meeting
with the Colonel and described his ap-
pearance. Col. Roosevelt came to the
landing place OF the Dunstan at Manaos
In an automobile with Profs. George X
Cherrie and Leo e. Miller. naturalists
of the expedition; Kermit Roosevelt ant
DR.. CaJazeira. "A surgeon Of the Brazilian
navy, who had been attending the
Colonel.
1t was noted that the Colonel had los
much flesh and was quite weak. beint
unable to board the ship without assist
ance. lie went immediately to Capt
Alexander's room and remained ther'
nearly all the time until the last da!
OF the trip down the Amazon. when h'
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CARGO OF ARMS FOR HUERTA:
steamship Bavaria, at Havana
Won't Land Munitions, II Is Said.

Special Gable Despdtch 10 TIE Sun
HAVANA. May iS.-Thcre Is high au-
thor!ty for the statement that the Ham
burg American Companys steamship Ba'
varia. which arrived here last night, viii
not land at Puerto Mexico the arms ana
ammunition which she has in her cargo
for the Huerta government
The consignment Will be returned to
the shippers In Germany. as was done in
the case OF a similar cargo on the steam
ship Kronprinzessin Cecilie Of the same
line
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FURTHER SLIDE IN CANAL.
Dr~dges working DiGsing Out 30
Feet of Earth.
Speciol Cabie Despatch to tbs SuN.

SpecIdE CuOVe DtSpdTCN 70 THE Sun.
PANAMA, May ls.--Three barges loaded
with Hawaiian sugar for New York passed
the Pacific lock this afternoon and will
complete the Journey TO the Atlantic to-
morrow. where the sugar will be trans
shipped TO the Hawaiian American Steam
ship company's steamer oregonian and
sent TO It's destination.
There was slight movement Of the
Cucuracha slide to-day and this narrowed
the channel to 100 feet 1t was 1870 feet
wide on Friday. Dredges are now at
work TO broaden II to 100 feet.
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SUMMER RESORTS

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GREEN STRIPE sC0TCH
now IN NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLES.
ANDREW USHER 4 CO.. Edinburgh.--Atv.
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Struggle Lasts All Day.

Inc struggle between client and law
yer began yesterday morning, was car
'eo through the days proceedings and
eliminated In conferences last night in
the SheFiff's Office In the Criminal Courts
hu''d.hs II was not until $ +. NJ. that
"H| announcement was made That
was 'ne announcement of the temporary
ue'lS.on-that Becker would not testify
to-day
iHe defence will oppose thirty wit
neSSes 10 the testimony presented by
the state.
4"ey VIII attempt to show by thes.
Witnesses that Jack Rose caused Roscn-
"'a' 70 b" murdered because Rosenthal
""d spread stories that Rose deli cred
JACK Zcl.g to the police. They have two
Nv" witnesses to prove that Becker
could not have attended the Harlem
'o"terehre, two new witnesses to prove
'"a' Rose couldn't ave been there and
'"' he" Witnesses who will swear that
'"e conversation between ] Cker, Rose
ana WrOoer in Forty-second street
inter he murder, did no, occur. TIL,
"rs' witness to-day will he JACK Sulll,
'4n' Beokers unbcnding supporter. who
wiz swear that the plot to put the muir
uer on Becker was Matched by Rose 4
co. IN the West Side prison. Anothel
witness to-day will be Fred Hawley
WAC "l testify that 1t was he wiz
''I"d H'cker on the phone after tn
mIT!'r and that It was It ais insist
s-le taaI Becker came down town.
Defence opens This Morning.
IN" State rested its case aGains
CHaI,es Becker yesterday at 4:40 Il. NJ
s''er the District Attorney had place,
before the jury what he considers wa
- most convincing evidence tha
- Continued on Fun Pogo.
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there Commands 20 the Last.

Quickly It became apparent that
this was no fisherman's dory laboriously
rowing toward the Seneca. From
mast swayed tattered ollskin coat.
mute appeal for aid Three haggard
forms painfully toiled on the oars, while
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p"r-nce Opens This Morning.

Continued on Fun Page.
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Continued on Fourth Page.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
STOCK ON NATIONAL FOREs

Deadwood Daily Telegram: Figures
showing the number Of livestock fol
which the secretary Of agriculture has
authorized grazing permits for the
ranges on the 100 national forests dur
ing the year 1914 have just been made
public. Nearly II million animals can
be grazed, including nearly uillion
head Of cattle and horses, nearly 9 mil
lion head of sheep and goats, and about
65 thousand hogs. This means an in
crease in the current year Of about 3s
thousand more cattle and horses, and
347 thusand more sheep and goats. al
though the gross area of the national
forests at the beginning of 1914 is al
most million acres less than at the
beginning of 1913.
During 1913, according to the reports
just compiled, more than q thousand
stockmen paid the government for graz
ing permits on about 10 million head Of
animals.
For several years past the carrying
capacity Of the national forest ranges
has been slowly rising which, forest
officials say, indicates an improvement
in general grazing conditions and bet
ter utilization Of the forage resources.
They claim that this is due mainly "a
the enforcement Of better methods of
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
MARTIN IS HONORED

Deadwood, July 13. Congressman E.
". Martin, who declined denomination
at the spring primary election. after
serving twelve years, was rendered q
homecoming reception at the Deadwood
Business club. The affair was attended
by the leading business and profession
al men of western South Dakota. The
meeting was presided over by Presi-
dent Randall Flanders, Of Business
club, and the address of welcome was
made by Mayor N. E. Franklin Of
Deadwood, the latter Mr.. Martins law
partner; Chambers Kellar, Of Lead;
Mayor Harry P. Atwater Of Sturgis,
Judge Levi McGee Of Rapid City, edi
tor e. H. Warren Of the spearfish Mail.
and L. I. Stephens Of Pierre.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
HAS BIG ALFALFA CROP

-Four tons per acre of alfalfa hay at
a value at s12.20 per ton is the record
made by Caleb Rosa of Forest City,
west of Gettysburg.
Mr.. Rosa has about sixty acres in al
falfa, and sixteen acres which he just
cut gave this remarkable record. This
gives Mr.. Rosa for one cutting. $50
per acre, and he cuts the alfalfa hay
three times for hay, or twice for hay
and once for seed. Mr.. Rosa says that
the three cuttings from this sixteen
acres at an average of four tons, or
even three tons, would give him at
least $125 for each acre, if the hay was
valued at 412.50 or even less.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
THE CLICK OF THE BINDER

South Dakota's small grain harvest
has been given a good start during
the week just closing, rye and barley
having matured and some of the oat
fields being ready for the reaper. The
wheat harvest will follow without in
termission and the next few weeks
will be given over to the gathering of
a great crop of small grain.
Nothing has happened to curtail
the volume of the yield and the crop
IS out of the way of all danger, ex-
cepting that which may come to To-
calities from hail visitations.
The weather, since the torrential
rains of the first half of last month
has been ideal for the maturing of
crops, obviating all danger from rust
in the wheat, and the harvest period
thus far has been all that could have
been asked.
Corn is coming along amazingly
under the impulse of heat that is dis
comforting to the human family, bit
is a necessity in corn growing re-
gins. The showers that are likely to
fall afte rthe small grain is harvested
will help the corn growth along, al
though there is probably enough
moisture in the soil to complete the
largest corn yield the state has ever
known.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
BIG CROP In SOUTH DAKOTA

Through its Huron office the United
States weather bureau has just issued
its July l crop estimate for South Da-
kota. 1t predicts yield of 5000, 600
bushels of wheat this year, against a
five-year average of 38, 76s, 900 bushels,
with the wheat acreage less than in
previous years.
The corn forecast gives the state 85,-
100000 bushels, which is Is, 900, 900
above the five-year average.
1t is estimated the state will harvest
40, 100000 bushels of cats, with an ay-
erage for the past five years of 81, OPT,
600 bushels. Barley promises %, 1O0,-
900 bushels, as compared with fi1e-
year average of 1855, 900 bushels.
Growers of potatoes will dig $500, 900
bushels, against fiveayear average of
A ,217, 900 bushels.
Flax is placed at 3,0OO,0 600 bushels,
slightly less than the average, 3,S42, 600
bushels. Flax is grown chiefly on new
ground and the falling off represents
the gradual retirement of the crop.
The condition of hay is placed at 81
per cent, with the fve-year average rs
per cent.
The condition of pasturage is placed
at 81 per cent, the average being 10
per cent less. In all the United States
the condition of rye is 92.9 per cent,
of hay 8o.S per cent and pasturage 82.1
per cent.
These estimates are furnished by the
bureau of crop estimates Of the depart
ment of agriculture and they place
South Dakota in the front rank of the
agricultural states.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
AND NATIONS TRADE

Washington, July &. Foreign man
ufacturers sent into tho United Stsfes
during the first eight months undsrl
the new tariff system. just 8.S per
cent more Of their finished product
than they did under the old. This.
was pointed out by Secretary Rediield
as ample demonstration that there
was no ground for the fears OF Amer
lean factory owners that, would
be driven from business by tho demo.
cratic tariff.
Importations Of food stuffs showed
large percentage Of increase Id thSs
eight months which ended With Nay. 4
while food stufYs exports fell Oh sun
tantially. There was relatively
small reduction In the amount of
completed manufactures exported.
The figures," said Secretary Red
field. showed, as 1t 10 normal they
should, the results Of the wordwide
depression in commerce a. modified
by our own shortage of food stntKs.
arising from the inadequate crops Of.
last year. which conditionts rapidly
passing away.
They indicate also that our com-
peting power In manufacturing ii
we'll sustained. because, at time
when our commercial rivals are eager
to sell and unwilling to buy. tbs,
item Of exports Of fully finished man.
ufacturers 10 depressed relatively
little and the item Of imports 81
finished manufactures is relativesyss
little. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-16
IN HANDS OF A FEW MEN

Washington, d. c., July IL. Concen-
tration of timber lands in the United
States in the hands of few owners is
discussed at length in the second and
third part of the report of the bureau
corporations on the lumber industry,
submitted to President Wilson today by
Commissioner Davis
Two men hold 49 per cent of the tim
Der in southwestern Washington, the
report says; five men hold 26 per cent
in western Oregon; six have 70 per cent
in northeastern California; ten have
more than half in the redwood area, and
in north central Idaho four holders have
SO per cent.
The control of our standing timber
in a comparatively few enormous hold
ings, speculatively held far in advance
of any use thereof, and the great in
crease in the value of timber, resulting
in part from such speculative holding,
are underlying facts that will become
more. and more important elements in
determining the price Of lumber as the
supply of timber diminishes, /" says the
report.
The main fact shown is that 1884
timber owners hold in fee over one
twentieth of the land area of the United
States from the Canadian to the Mexi-
can border. In many states these 1854
own no lands at all. In the 900 timber
ed counties investigated they own one
seventh of the area.
These 1894 holders own 1876, 600, 900
acres. This is an area four-fifths the
size of France. or greater than the en-
tire state of California, or more than
two and one-half times the land area
area of the six New England states.
Sixteen holders own Al, 800, 900 acres, or
nearly ten times the land area Of New
Jersey. Three land grand railroads own
own enough to give fifteen acres to
every male of voting age in the nine
western states, where almost all their
holdings lie.