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Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Another Effort
to End Colorado
Coal Strike Beigns

DENVER, Colo. June 2o.-Another ef-
fort at mediation between the striking
coal miners of Colorado and the operators
was expected today, following a confer
ence between Frank ]. Hayes, vice presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America and w. B. Farley, one OF the
federal mediators recently appointed by
Secretary of Labor Wilson. Hywell
Davies, the other member OF the federal
mediation board, was expected TO arrive
today.
"The initiative must be taken by either
the operators or the mediators," said Mr..
Hayes today. I'VE have nothing new to
suggest at this time"
WALSENBURG, Colo, June 20
Change of venue from Huerfano county
was granted late yesterday in the trials
of nine strikers charged with the murder
of three mine guards and a chauffeur on
November 6, 1918. The county in which
the trials will be held was to be deter
mined later.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Wyoming Lands
Restored to Entry

WASHINGTON. June 0.-Approxi-
mateIy $1,000 acres OF land In California
and oregon have Been set aside by Sec
retary Lane Of the Interior department
under the enlarged homestead act. II was
announced today The designations in
clude nearly 10000 acres In California
and 2si 90 acres In oregon.
The secretary also has recommended "a
President Wilson the restoration OF 49,
6Oi acres of withdrawn land in Montans
and more than 1900 acres in western
wyoming. These lands have been classi'
fled as coal lands, but examination by
the geological survey has shown thai
they possess but little coal. on recon-
mendation OF Secretary Lane, the presi'
dent has restored 10 entry $4,000 acres II
eastern Wyoming, 5000 acres in Utah
and over go OOO acres In eastern Montans
which have heretofore been included In
coal land Withdrawals
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
SHIP SINKS NEAR ST. LOUIS
Excursion Steamer Majestic Hits the
Cribbing at Water Tower.
ONE MAN IS UNACCoUNTED FOR
Boat Had Landed Nine Hundred
People at Alton an Hour Earlier
and Was Returning to
the City.

ST. LOUIS. June aO.-About forty per-
sons were on the excursion steamboat
Majestic when II sank in the Mississippi
river near here early today and Of these
William Cuthbert OF Peoria, Ill is tho
only one unaccounted for.
The others either swan ashore. were
taken off in life boats, OF which the
steamer carried six, or found safety on
the upper deck. which remained above
water.
The collision occurred at :35 o'clock this
morning The steamer an hour before
had discharged 800 excursionists at Alton,
Ill, and was headed for St Louis, twenty
five miles below.
The boat struck squarely against the
cribbing OF the new intake tower Of the
St. Louis water works. on which red
light was burning, and sank. The water
did not cover the vessel. however. the
upper deck remaining above the surface,
and to this number OF persons on board
climbed after the crash.
The accident occurred at the Chain Of
Rocks, a natural formation that starts
from the Missouri side fifteen miles above
the heart of the city and runs 1000 feet
into the stream. offering barrier to
navigation, around which steamers must
pass. The city intake tower is at the end
of this barrier.
The boat was owned by the Wisherd
line of Quincy. Ill. It carried six lifeboats
and on these nineteen of the crew and
others escaped to the Missouri bank. Six
officers remained on the upper deck and
were there when reporters and police Of
ficers arrived an hour after the accident.
Water works employees saw the vessel
come into view as 1t turned a bend just
above the Chain of-RocSSs A moment
later they heard a crash and the lights
| OF the vessel disappeared. The steamboat
had gone down bow foremost Lacking
boats, the water works employees were
powerless to aid those on board and tele-
phoned to police headquarters for assist
ance.
There was a momentsry panic on board
as the vessel struck the cribbing and the
sleeping crew and band tumbled from
their berths. The main deck caught fire,
but the flames were put out as the vessel
listed The vessel then righted and sank,
only the upper deck and the smokestacks
remaining visible as the crew pulled away
In boats. Those who escaped to the Mis-
souri, shore built a bonfire, around which
they warmed themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
"By the People
for the People"

Newspapers are the only ad-
vertising medium that hold a
direct commission from the
people" said +. Irving Fletcher
in recent public address.
Newspapers are only great in
influence as they serve the
public.
They are published primarily
to give the news and they carry
advertisements incidentally.
SO accustomed are newspaper
readers to seeing advertising in
their favorite paper that they
regard it as part of the news
their money pays for.
The newspaper brings the ad-
vertising into the home. BE-
CAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO
READ 1T.
National advertisers are now
finding out what local dealers
discovered long ago-that NO
advertising will produce so
much business for so little
money as newspaper advertis-
ing.
National advertisers are in
vited to write the Bureau of
Advertising. American News
paper Publishers Association,
World Building. New York, for
a booklet on Cooperation"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
MANY EXPECTED AT BANQUET
Republican Feast Monday Attract
ing Many Outside Of Town.
KENYON PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Senator from Iowa Scheduled 90
Address AsaembIy--A. &. Epper-
son TO ne Chairman Of the
GstherInG.

Between 300 and 900 are expected to Et-
tend the banquet of the republicans at
the Hotel Rome Monday evening at $50,
when Senator william s. Kenyon OF Iowa
is scheduled to speak. The committee
has been busy on the matter for over a
week, aud responses have come in
nicely. Republicans from all parts Of the
state have written that they will be
present. and have reserved plates by mail
enclosing the money for the dollar dinner.
From some quarters came orders from a
single man for ten to fifteen tickets,
along with the statement that delega-
tlon of at least that many loyal repub-
licans would come In for the occasion.
A. c. Epperson is to be chairman or
toastmaster. Frank NJ. Currie OF Broken
Bow and others are to deliver short ad-
dresses, preliminary to the principal ad-
dress OF Senator Kenyon.
Senator Kenyon is one OF the United
States senators who has come TO the
front in the senate. He was first elected
April Il, 1911, for an unexpired term end
ing March 8, 1919. He was reelected
in January. 1918, for a term from 1913 to
1919.
Prior to his election to the United states
senate he was engaged In law practice
at Fort Dodge. Ia. He was prosecuting
attorney OF Webster county, Iowa, fol
five years. He was district judge OF the
Eleventh judicial district in Iowa for two
wears. He was district attorney for the
Illinois Central Railway company from
1904 10 1907. He was general attorney
for this road from 1907 to 1910 He wal
assistant 10 the attorney general OF th'
United states from March, 1910 TO April
| 1911 From this position he was elected
to the United States senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Opposition Submits Despite It's Claim
of Majority and Swallows
Naming of Kembel
COLUMB S MAN is MEDIATOR
Sprague, ReaCtiOnary Candidate,
Takes His Medicine Cheerfully.
COLONEL MAHER MAKES ESCAPE
Nebraska Convention ia Voted to
Columbus by n Vote of EiEhteen'
to Eleven for city Of
Hastings.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Neb., June 2O.-That w. ].
Bryan still holds the whip hand over the
democratic party of Nebraska and
through his brother, Charles, cracks the
whip in a way that even the most ardent
anti-Bryanist dare mot disobey, was
made apparent this afternoon when after
repeated threats that they held the ma
jority in the state committee and would
show the Bryans something, the Hitch
cock crowd laid down on the Job and fed
out of the hands of Brother Charlie and
swore that they liked the dose.
The state democratic committee met
this afternoon after several conferences
had been held during the forenoon and
most of the afternoon Prior to the
melting many threats were made that
the committee would not submit to the
dictation of the Bryans through w. H,
THOMPSON. chairman of the committee
and would not stand for the appointment
OF c. e. Kembel as secretary of the COM
nittee.
Def Passed Up.
In the vote on location OF the state
convention, it was shown that the anti
Bryan crowd had majority OF nearly
two to one, but notwithstanding, chalr-
man Thompson said that II 1t was fight
he proposed to fight, his def was passed
I'm and no attempt was made to shelVe
liembel. John Byrnes Of Columbus was
the dove Of peace.
He complimented Chairman Thompson,
after Thompson had complimented MIN
and hoped that the committee would &c
rotbinz that would look like q censurt
of the chairman.
Albert F. sprague Of York, who wa
the Hitchcock candidate for secretary OF
the committee against Kembel, though
there were votes enough to elect hin
took his disappointment ike man ant
acknowledged that he liked It.
Prince Holds sway.
Prince Charlie held sway In a utu'
side room near the committee room an'
WAS in constant communication with nj
advisors. Colonel John @. Maher' Wn'
had uttered many q def and issued man!
n challenge to Prince Charlie and ha'
sworn that he would save the democratl
marty from the royal family, left towI
lust before the meeting was called u
order and it viii now be in order for tn
colonel to issue another episue to Tn
Fhilistines upon his return
The state convention was voted to Co
Iunbus by a vote of IS to IL for Hastings
This seemed to be the mess Of pottag'
which satisfied Byrnes and it is said tina
Sprague, the Hitchcock candidate WIN D'
given the permanent secretaryship OF tn
committee after the state convention I'M
appears to be the price set upon Inen
laying down on the job at the request
Brother Charles.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
One Officer Of
LOrimer Munday
Bank is in Bad

CHICAGO, June S-Indiotment OF at
least one officer of the La Sale Street
Trust and Savings bank, the Lo-'mer-
Munday institution for which W. &. Nib
lack was appointed receiver yesterday. ii
certain, according 20 a declaration mad,
today by McClay Hoyne. states attorney
I'VE already have what appears TO be
prima facie case showing this officer
10 have been guilty OF receiving de
post after he know the bank to be I'm
solvent" said Mr. Hoyne.
The receiver perfected his bond OF $500.
600 today and took charge OF the INK.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
BOY KILLED BY HIGH
POWER WIRE AT GRlNNELL

gram.)-Carl Saunders, aged ls, was
electrocuted while working on the Interior
Telephone line. by contact with high
power electric and heating company
wire man above him on the pole
could not get to him and il was ten
minutes before the power could be shut
off. He is son OF G. l. Saunders
manager Of Interior Telephone company
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

origin OF Report Indefinite
Ell PAsO. Tex, June 20.-Arturo Elias.
tho Huerta consul here, said today that
two days ago he had talked with several
persons who said they had seen in Tor
reon several days previously a manifesto
Issued by villa proclaiming General An
Reles provisional president of Mexico.
Elias declined to give the names OF his
informants saying they had left FL Paso.
He said that they had no copy OF the
manifesto
That villa had proclaimed anybody for
provisional president was denied by all
coustitutionalist agents here. General An
Eeles was reported as leading the advance
OF Villas army against zacatecas.
Angeles Removed from Cabinet.
sABTILI,O, Mexico. June 19--(via Lar
edo, Tex, June 2O)-General Felipe An
geles, acting secretary of war Of the con-
stitutionalist cabinet, was deposed from
that position today by order of General
| Carranza for disohedience of orders,
No further details OF the action reached
here beyond a statement that Angeles had
! received certain orders from Carranza
| and had failed to carry them out.
General Angeles Is general OF artillery
In Villas army and a strong Villa par
tisian His removal from the cabinet re-
duces him to the rank of general. He is
graduate OF Chapultepec military
academy and has played a prominent
part in Villas campaigns
II Vas reported here that General
Manuel Chao, former governor Of Chihu-
ahua, who was replaced by General Villa.
had been executed on Villas orders.
MedIators Await NaOn.
1 Tttn N mi AZ NanVR
OF Argentina. returning today to tho
Niagara Falls conference, bore TO the
mediation and the Huerta delegates
President Wilson's personal explanation
OF why the United states stands squarely
on the position outlined in the recent
note OF the American delegates.
Although all officials were consistently
silent on what took place at last nights
long White House conference. II was
known the mediators started for Niagara
Falls apparently much impressed with
the force OF the presidents views
President Wilson is understood to have
explained to Mr.. Moan at great length
why he is convinced peace can come out
Of the Mexican trouble only by the es-
tablishment OF provisional government
fully approved by the constitutionalists.
and why. in his opinion, a so-oalled
neutral" president would only prolons
the bloodshed.
The hope OF officials here that break
down OF the mediation may be averted
is based on the attitude In which Mr..
Naon received the presidents reasoning
and the manner in which it is expected
he will present 1t to the other mediators
and the Mexican delegates at the meet
ing late today, which many have feared
would be the final session OF the peace
conference,
President Wilson authorized this brief
statement concerning his conference last
night with Minister Nson:
"The entire Mexican question was dis
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Bodies
Taken from Burning
Mine at Hill Crest

LETHBRIDGE, Alta, June 2O.-Al-
though the work Of recovering bodies
progressed slowly today owing to smoul-
dering fires in the entrance OF mine No.
20 of the Hillcrest colleries, limiter, a
total of ninety-five bodies had been re-
moved this afternoon and placed in
Union hall, leaving 1O2 yet entombed in the
mine and given up for dead William
Brown, brother OF General Manager
Brown, is among the victims.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Million Children on
Church Cradle. Roll

CHICAGO, June 2O.-Race suicide is
not prevalent among church members,
according to statistics which will be pre-
sented at the triennial convention of the
International School association.
In the three years since the last conven-
ton at San Francisco 3i7 PSI babies have
been added to the cradle roll. bringing
the total membership Of this department
in sixty-seven states and provinces oi
North America to 1.037,S37
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Man Elevated by Former Bandit
Has Been Minister of War in
the Carranza Cabinet.
RECENTLY REMOVED BY LATTER
Provisional President Charges Him
with Disobeying Orders.
MEDIATION WAITS ON NAoN
Board VIII Hold session This After
noon After Return of ArRen-
tine Diplomat from
Warrington.


NIAGARA FALLS, June 2O.-The Mex
lean delegation here received telegram
today from the consul OF their govern
ment at El Paso, Tex. that General villa
had issued a statement addressed to tho
American people saying that he had pro-
claimed General Angeles as provisional
president OF Mexico.
The consul added that, according TO
intercepted private messages at Juarez.
reports OF an amicable adjustment OF the
differences between CarranEa and villa
were not true. He also said word had
reached him that CarrRnza was quietly
sending a force OF 1000 men into the state
of Sonora with the intention of deposing
Governor Maytorena, with whom Car
rama was reported to have had differ
ences.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
FAREWELL RECEPTION GIVEN
FOR DR.. EDWARD HISL0P

A farewell reception was given at the
nJapseom Park Methodist church last
night for Dr. Edward Hislop' who has
reen district superintendent in Omaha for
several years, and who leaves soon for
Guthrie. Okl., TO take up the position
of chancellor at the Methodist university
of Oklahoma.
Methodists from all the ehurche. III
Omaha were present and congratulations
to the new chancellor were frequent
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Millionaire Guilty
of Leasing Hotel
for Immoral Use

CHICAGO, June aO.-Washington Por-
ter. reputed a millionaire. charged with
leasing hotel building for immoral pur-
poses, was found guilty and fined 400 by
jury here today. The prosecution al
legged that Porter could not have been
ignorant OF the source OF the unusual in.
come from this property.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Superior Saloon
Licenses Approved

SUPERIOR, Neb., June S-(speciai
Telegram.)-After hearing on remon-
strances to saloon petitions lasting a
week, the city council today approved i've
saloon licenses by a vote of to In each
instance.
The cases will be appealed to the dis
trict court and saloons will be closed
pending the decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
Cnnnot RaIse the Mones


''It Is evident from the foregoing fig
ures that the city can not raise this
amount OF money. Something will have
TO be cut down The interest on tho
bonded debt can not be reduced, neither
can the officers salaries, the hydrant
rentals. street lighting or the fund neces-
sary for the Board OF Health and fire
department II will all have TO come out
OF the appropriation set aside for the
streets and alleys, Even though a single
dollar be not spent on the streets the
finances are going to be exhausted long
before the fiscal year is up.
THE city will have an income OF but
little more than what they can derive
from the taxes collected from an assessed
valuation Of SiSO,153 including the water
plant valuation They will, OF course,
have few hundred dollars collectable
from the saloon and other occupation
taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
The Weather

Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday:
i1or Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
-ITnasttied, probably local showers;
warmer
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
FLORENCE FAYORS
ANNEXATION NOW
Business People in Suburb Think it
Proper Thing for Village
to Do.
TAXES ARE MUCH HIGHER
Unless Mater board rays Up, Town
Property Owners WIZ he Assessed
a7 Mills More Than Oma-
hans Are Paying.

Florence citizens have had the benefits
OF annexation TO Omaha brought force
ably 10 their notice by the announcement
that Florence taxes for the coming year
will run over IFS mills, a levy which will
he 81 mills higher than the city OF Omaha.
Following is the statement OF tho situa-
tion as printed in the current issue OF
the Florence Tribune:
From a few figures compiled by the
Tribune on comparison of taxes In this
city for the coming year with those OF
Omaha, some interesting, II not cheerful.
figures are obtained. That the taxes in
Florence are going to be prohIbltive un-
less the supreme court decides that the
metropolitan Water district shall pay
taxes the same as the old Omaha Water
company. seems certain.
Annexation the Thing.
1T is the concensus OF opinion among
business men that annexation with
Omaha is the only thing left open fol-
Florence to do That the exhorbitant
taxes can not be met by a majority OF
the home owners seems certain. Al
present calculation the levy will be ISL
mills on the assessed valuation OF the
property. which Is one-fifth OF the ap-
praised valuation. The owner of home
valued at 5000 will have to pay taxeI
at the rate OF 1856 mills on 8, 900 valua'
tion, or sum OF $500 The taxes In
Omaha will be only sls2 mills on tho
dollar, about 81 mills lower than Florence
taxes will be. But this Is not oil. Ever
with this high rate of taxation the city
will have only $500 for the general fund
OF the city out Of which will have Il
come all OF the street ard alley work. al
we'll as all other incidental expenses con
nected with the running affairs OF thu
city
Below are few OF the items OF eX
pense which the city will have to MAKE
preparations TO meet during the ensuinl
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

Comparative Local Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

CONTINUED on Page rwo.)
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

Temperature and Precipitation depaT-
t,.ras from the normal.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

Temncrnture at omaha Yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21

Continued on Page Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-21
PART ONE.

NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TWELVE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-12
FIND SECRET. WIRELESS.
Apparatus Discovered in German
Store in Brussels. -.

Brussels, August 12.-Searchlng
German store here today the. po-
lice discovered secret wireless .ap-
paratus concealed behind statue on
the roof. The antennae. were hidden
by several flags.
A detachment of 20 English nurses
arrived today to assist in caring for
the wounded.
One OF the spies arrested by the
Belgians at Ostend had in his pos
session plans on which were indicated
the hating places of the German
army on it's march to Paris. Accord
ing to these, Brussels was to be
reached on August 3 and Lille,
France, on August 5
Four German officers wearing Bel
gian uniforms are among the spies
captured. Another spy was dis
guised as a woman. still another as
a fisherman and a third as mis-
sionary. The fisherman" carried a
basket full of carrier pigeons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-12
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court of the City Of Aexan-
dria, on the 18th day Of July. 1914,
3. Wheatley, who sues for himself.
and on behalf of all other creditors
of the estate of Jurctta Miller, de-
ceased.
VS.. in Chancery.
r. II. Cox, Sergeant Administrator
of Jurctta Miller, deceased, and the
heirs and distributes Of said
Juretta Miller, whose mares are I'M
known.
The object of this suit is to convene
the creditors Of Jurctta Miller, and
to obtain a decree for the sale of the
real estate of which she died, seized
and possessed, and the application of
the proceeds to the payment of her
debts.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendants, the
heirs and distributes Of said Juretta
Miller are unknown.
1t is Ordered: That said defendants
appear here within - days after due
publication of this order. and do what
is necessary to protect their interests
in this suit, and that a copy of this
order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, newspaper
published in the City Of Alexandria,
once a week for four successive
weeks, and posted at the front door
of the Court House Of this city.
J. r. & II. B. CATION, p. q.
A Copy-Teste:
NEWELL, S. GREENAWAY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-12
BIBLES FOR SOLDIERS.
Germans Make Application to the
American Society.

New York, August 12.-Chrstian
agencies of Germany appear to be
taking up work among the soldiers
in arms. The, American Bible So
ciety has received an application
from Germany for Bibles and parts
of Bibles in German, Polish, French
and Russian tongues, for distribu-
ton at the fort.
1t is learned at the Bible House
that the British and Foreign Bible
Society of London is also taking
steps for this Christian work, and IS
having the cooperation of the French
Bible Society of Paris.
The Prussian Bible Society of Ber-
jim, and the Wurtemburgh Bible In
stitution Of Stuttgart are known to
be entering upon Christian work in
the vast armies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-12
CAUSED BY ACT OF GOD.
Court Rules in Favor of Railroad Re
garding Snowslide.

Olympia, Wash, August 12.-The
snowslide at Wellington, on March
/, 1910, when two Great Northern
trains were carried down the noun
tain side and wrecked and 90 per
sons were killed, was caused by an
! act of God, according to a ruling Of
the. State Supreme Court in the case
of William Topping, of Ashland, O.,
by his guardian, against the Great
Northern Railway Company, appel
liant.
The jury in the lower court allowed
the boy $4,000 damages for the
death of his father, who was killed
in the wreck, but the Supreme Court
says that the railroad cannot be held
responsible, 50 the decision of the
lower court is reversed.