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Evening star., 1914-05-03
Intimate Story of Trials.

In series of letters printed herewith
Mr.. Bathen describes the troubles and
trilmphs of this United States force in
Vera Cruz. which at the time of his
writing numbered J.10o and hints at
questions of grave political concern that
the officers have to solve and which the
correspondents are barred from cabling
10 their papers by the press eensors
Among these ticklish problems is how
10 deal with the /. 200 maleontent prison
ers in the cuartels. whom the- cannot
try BY courtmartial and who cannot be
brought before civil tribunal He tells
also how wearied by their work about
the city these troops have been forced
10 sleep in the streets. driven out of
their barracks because there had been
smallpox and spinal inenengitis patients
there before them. This is an intimate
story OF the hardshps OF Uncle SANS
boys at Vera Cruz
Evening star., 1914-05-03
j. s. FIGHTING MEN
PUT TO THE TEST
IN A HOSTILE CITY
BIuejaCkets and Marines Held
in Check, Though Eager
for Revenge.
SAW COMRADES KILLED
BY A TREACHEROUs FOE
Dealt Firmly With "Snipers' When
Permitted, But Waited for
the Command.
HOW VERA CRUZ Is RULED
Wingrove Bathon, The Stars Staff
Correspondent, Tells of Prob
lens Confronting American
Forces in Mexican City.
SAW COMRADES KILLED
BY A TREACHEROUS FOE
HOW VERA CRUZ Is RULED

Tribute to the self-restraint and dis
cirline of the United States expeditional
force IN Vera Cruz. who even though
their comrades are shot down in their
midst BY snipc shooters, check their
zeal to avenge and obey orders. is paid
by Winsrove Bathon. STAFF correspon-
dent of The star with til, american
forces at Vera Cruz.
The delicate. dangerous. unfair posi-
tion of the United States troops who
have been ordered not 10 shoot except
under specific command, who are COM
PEELED 10 uphold by their conduct the
claim Of the United States that this
country is not making war against Mexi-
cans, while pot shooters and malcon-
tents are sreakinS ammunition through
their lines to pick them off from the
roofs-ali this is told by The Star staff
correspondent. who has lived through
these stirring experiences with the ma
rines and bluejackets.
Evening star., 1914-05-03
Music in the Cafes.

All the cantinas fcafes-saloons, are
open and many orchestras playing in
them. In the Plaza indepe ndenca the
bands of the battleshps Utah and Flor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

Only three women In every ten in
New York City are at work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

Continued on Page Twenty-six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

is TO provide a six-foot channel over
the ROCK Island rapids. This will cost
S3.OOO.00O. and the construction camp
has been already prepared on the
Iowa side below LeClaire, and every
thing will be in'readiness for the be-
ginning of actual operations as early
in the spring as possible.
The record of business done on the
Hennepin canal is somewhat impos-
ing. The canal was used for the first
time for a full season for the trans
portation o. salt from Chicago TO Dav-
export. Here is the record of the
craft which used the canal during
IQ1A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

foot project will cost about S3,O0O,OOO
and is already somewhat advanced.
Much Work Done Here.
considerable work has been done
at Rock Island in the removal of rock
from along the river front from Nine
teenth to Seventeenth streets, afford
ing good landings for steamboats,. A
large amount of dredging has also
been done from the bar in the middle
of the river. A fine winter harbor for
steamboats, and other craft has been
prepared in the slough behind Subur-
ban island. This harbor is well pat
ronized and accommodated during the
winter of 1913-1914, steamboats,, 3
launches, % barges, 1 wharf boat, 9
quarterboats, 1 building-bo in all,
40 pieces with a tonnage of APIS tons.
The channel improvement which
has been in progress since 1873 COM
prises the construction of dams and
shore projections to contract the wa
terway, dredging obstructing sand
bars and rock excavation.
1.-The improvement of the river a;
based upon the principle of contrac
ton accomplished by means of clos
ing Dams 10 cut OH 3I1e SlQe cnuleS ana
of wing dams to narrow the selected
low water channel. This construction
brings all the water at4low stages into
one groove, and the increased current
due to the construction scours out the
sand until a sufficient depth is OBJ
tanned and an equilibrium established,
when the river flows on with its orig
inal slope and velocity, utNwith diff
ferent shaped, although equivalent,
cross-section. Eight pipeline hydraul-
ic dredges take care of the moving
sand and throw it to one side out OF
the channel Cutting banks are pro-
tected and dipper dredges are used
in removing rock and sand from the |
channel.
"The original project for improve
ment was for 4 u foot channel, but in
1907 congress adopted a 6-foot project |
to cost S20,000,000. From S1,000,O00l |
to 100000 year is promised for |
this work The additional depth is to /
be secured by further contraction and |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
Pearls as Medicine.

Scotland still produces pearls. found
mainly in the fresh water mussel
They could no doubt be found in Eng
land II the industry were profitable.
Cleopatra was not the only person
who swallowed dissolved pearl. Tn
Ill comparatively recently pearls we're
used incidentally in the west and SIN
appear In the materia medica OF China.
According TO one Chinese authority. a
pearl. after being treated with pumice
stone and honeycomb. mixed with the
gall OF a serpent. might be drawn out
to the length or three or four feet
Make Il into pills and swallow them
henceforth food will be unnecessary"
The suggestion is not that the pa.
tient would be finished off. but that he
would live foodless. forever.-New
York sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
FIRE DEPART MENT
is BROUGHT UP TO
STANDARD IN 1914
Two New Stations, Two Auto
Trucks and Better Pres
sure Provided.
NO INSURANCE RATE BOOST
Betterments Also Made In Police De-
partment and Alarm System
Contracted for.

| Over $4,000 was expended by the
city during 1914 for the Improvement
of the ireland police departments, the
| greater part, by far, being used for
the former The figures have been
prepared by Commissioner Archie
Hart of the department of public
health and safety.
In addition, the new No. 4 fire sta
ton was completed and placed in use,
although it's cost, $4,000, does not ap-
pear in the items for this year.
contract was also let for police alarm
system, which will be installed at once
at a cost of $1,000.
The year marked the greatest stride
in the direction lof adequate fire pro-
lection that has been made since Rock
Island established paid department
in place of the old volunteer system
Two new stations, the No. at Ninth
street and Eighteenth avenue being
nearly ready for use, have been added
to the three which were previously
depended upon. The first Smotor fire
truck and pump has been placed in
operation, and second truck has been
purchased and is ready for the No.
company. A car has been secured for
the use of the chief of the department,
George w. Newberry, and new hose
has been purchased. In addition, the
water system has been materially ex-
tended and many new hydrants have
been installed, work being started
which will give adequate protection to-
the west end factory district.
Not the least important, an elevated
tank has been erected on the bluff.
with capacity of 100000 gallons, which
practically doubles the pressure which
may be used in case of need, and while
this and the new mains installed do
not come under the heading of fire
expenditures, they, to-
gether with the other improvements.
will help in keeping the fire insurance
rate in the city from being increased.
Had it not been fSor these better-
ments Rock Island probably would
have been set back in its insurance
on the ground that it had
outgrown its facilities for fighting
fires. It is now assured of the con-
tinuation of az favorable a rate as is
enjoyed among cities of it's
size.
Itemized Expenditures
OF the s19,141 actually expended on
he two departments in betterments
his year S17961 was for the fire de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
Expending Large Sums.

Facts and figures about the local
| engineers Office and work on the
bodies OF lwater under its jurisdiction
are given in the following;
The office at Rock Island directs
the work of Mississippi river improve
ment from minneapolis to the Mis-
souri, river. 664 miles, and makes ali
disbursements, which have averaged
for five years $1.45O,0OO per annum.
and during the past fiscal year Q91D
amounted 70 S1,79G,0OO.
1T is also headquarters of the 18th
light house district, which instaIls and
has the care OF all the lights, day
marks and other aids to navigation on
the Mississippi river between St. Paul
and the Missouri river, and on the
Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, st. Croix,
Usage and Gasconade rivers.
The Rock Island district also in
cludes the Illinois and Mississippi
canal, generally called the Hennepin
canal. which connects the Illinois and
Mississippi rivers, 70 miles, with
channel so feet wide by feet deep,
and with 30 locks. each 40 byl35 feet.
a navigable feeder. % miles, running
from the Rock river at Sterling 10 the
summit level, supplies the canal with
water. except the three locks adjacent
TO the Mississippi, which are supplied
by Rock river direct.
Supervises Big Dam.
I'm the Rock Island district are also
the Des Moines Rapids canal, in con-
nection with which this Office super
vised the big water power project at
Keokuk, with 4O-foot head and 2OO,-
900 horse power. and also the new
lock. which takes the place OF the
three old locks, and the new dry dock. (
TIL new locktis 400 feet long and 10 !
feet wide. with a 40-foot lift at low
water. and is IS large. except as to /
length, as the bocks of the Panama f.
canal.
in the Rock Island district are also /
the Galena river improvement with .
its large lock and dam, the operation
Of snag boats and dredse boats on the
upper Mississippi, Illinois. Minnesota
Chippewa. Black. St. Croix, Galena and
Rock rivers. which have been so sue
,essful in Kidding those rivers OF
;nags. wrecks and other Instructions.
md the operation of the lock at Mo-
inc. This lock is a part of the pro
POSED 6-foot channel improvement OF
he Rock Island rapids. which com
,rises two lateral canals, one from the
Moline look TO Hampton pool, and the
ither from Hampton to the head OF
he rapids at LeClaire. and rock exca-
alton from Moline lock to the Rock
sland bridge. The rapids have already
,een improved with a channel 200
eet wide and feet deepiat low water.
mt congress has decided to increase
he depth and also widen the chan
ell The original improvement 10 4
eet has always been considered a
reat engineering triumph equally
ucoessful with the Improvement OF
ne Iron gates of the Danube. The g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
BIG GOVERNMENT
FLEET DIRECTED
BY LOCAL OFFICE
U. S. Engineers Have More
Than 800 Craft Engaged in
River Improvement.
HAMPERED LAST SEASON
Late Appropriation Cut Operations
Big Job Next Year Starting
LeCIaire Canal.

That there are more than 300 Graf
of various kinds in the government
fleet operated under the direction Of
the United States engineers Office ii
this city. with an estimated value al
tine present time of SS42, 800. lis shown
in a statement covering the years
operations prepared under the direc
ton of Major C. NJ. Hoffman, lengi
neer in charge. Only small part OF
the fleet is kept in local waters. The
statement says:
The floating plant now in use in
the Rock Island district of the Ms
sissippi river includes suction
dredges with 10 pontoons each. z
dipper dredges, . drill boats, 81
launches, 63 quarter and office boats,
PA barges, building boats and coal
flats. IA tow boats and a large num-
br of miscellaneous pieces. The cost
of floating plant since improvement
was inaugura;ed in 1873 is $500, 600,
and its estimated value today SS42,-
500"
Hampered by Lack Of Funds.
Work cone in river improvement I'M
der the direction of the engineers fell
of somewhat during the calendar
year because OF the failure of con-
gress to pass the necessary appropria-
tion bill late in the season.
AS the usual river and harbor act
did not pass early in the season. avail
able balances ran low. not permit
ting much field work, but $500. 900 re-
ceived early in October enabled op-
erations 10 continue until close OF
season and considerable work was
done.
During the season of 1914 dredges
and Pelee were employed
about four months opening up a chan
mel below. Lock No. l, Minneapolis,
and good progress was made so that
By the time the lock is opened there
will be n practicable channel to st.
Paul and thence down the river
Considerable work was done by
hired labor in the vicinity OF Alma
and below LoCrosse; contract work
n Gutenberg channel; hired labor I
work and dredging near Gordons fer
y; rock excavation and back-water |
Iams on Rock Island rapids: contract 4
work. hired labor work and dredging |
between Montpelier and Muscatine;
evee repairs and reinforcement by
ontract on the Flint creek levees:
ired labor work below Alexandria:
ontract work in vicinity Of LAGRANGE;
ired labor work near Saverton and
Glow Grafton: contract work in vicin-
y OF Stag island. Preliminary prep
rations are being made for the con-
OF the LeClaire canal.
The locks 1T Moline, Keokuk md
ne Galena river were operated and
dredging was done in
he Galena On account of lack OF
inds but little work was done at the
arious boat yards" II
The big task for the coming year I
the beginning of the canal which |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
Itemized Expenditures.

OF the s19,141 actually expended on
the two departments in betterments
this year $17,961 was for the fire de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31

because the smaller pump discharges
at n pressure bf 90 pounds. while the
large pump discharges at 81 pounds
pressure. and in order TO be able 70
\ operate both OF the pumps at one time
IL will be readily seen that the press
urolat the throat OF the discharge can
not be greater than that which the
pump is designed for. So by allowing
I each pump 20 discharge into or against
J a pressure less than 90 pounds both
/ pumps will be able to be used TO pump
water into the tank at one time when
! ever the necessity requires. These
I pumps are so connected that water can
be pumped either into the tank or by
changing two valves can pump directly
into the distribution system. or one
pump can be pumping into the tank
and the other into the system, ana
should there be large fire somewhere
along the low level service system
this tank can De turned into this sys-
TEN so that il will increase the press
ure up 10 approximately 10 pounds
pressure on the low level service and
maintained with 5000 gallons per min
ute while third pump is supplying
the high level service at a capacity OF
100000 gallons of water per day.
The third opening in the bottom OF
the river pipe of the tank is of 16-inch
diameter and is the discharge of the
tank into the distribution system
while the fourth opening is 10 inches
in diameter and is for draining out the
tank for repairs or cleaning out, ana
not interfering with the supply of wa
ter 10 the system. Each of these four
connections to the riser pipe has an
electro-hydraulic valve on It which can
be operated from within the filter
plant in case OF any accident or food |
ing of water under the tank, which |
would render Il impossible. for a per
son TO get near hand operated valve |
to close IL or. open it, as the case may |
require
Five Miles Of Extensions.
There has been approximately five
miles of extensions of mains 10 the
distribution system, with the larger
part of this in the new annexed terri
tory. and some of it where permanent
street Improvements were installed.
The sizes are divided into feeders and
supplies so that the velocity OF water
passing through these lines will be
as much as possible when
there is a heavy draught such as there
would be during the time Of fighting
fire There were 3.49 miles of six
inch Is miles OF eight-inch, one mile
OF ten-inch. and a half a mile OF
twelve-inch pipe. with So fire hydrants
for fire protection. which brings the
total number OF fire hydrants over
500 in the city.
There have been 373 taps made to
The mains during the year for domes-
tic use and manufacturing purposes.
but owing TO the financial condition
'ery few meters were installed. Most
II these were for the larger consum-
.rs or for conditions that arc not COW
red by tho schedule of fiat rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
FlvE.s1oRY APARTMENT HOUSE
IN BOSTON SCENE OF FATAL
BLAZE.
FIVE INMATES suFFocATEo.
TWO LEAP TO THEIR DEATH
Occupants 1rappsd On Upper Fsssrs
Iess Livss-Twe Others Missine and
Msy Have 1ssn Burned - Many
Among -s1s Occupants Havse Marrow
Esespss-Msny- Painfully Burned.

: Boston, April 14--Seven lives were
lost In a fire which wrecked the Melvin.
a Ave story brick apartment house at
Commonwealth avenue aud Long ave-
nue. in the Ailston district, early to-
day. 1t was feared that one other oc-
cupant OF the building who was miss
ing several hours after the fire also had
been burned.
The dead: @
MRS. S. L. SHACKFORD.
MRS. II. E. BEMIS.
MRS. r. c. BEHARRELL. sister OF
Mrs. Bemis.
JAMDs RAYMOND POWER MRS,
POWER and infant son.
MISS MARY CONNORS, Mrs. Pow
or's maid.
Many Narrow Eseapes-
Many others among tho 12b persons
living In the house had narrow escapes
and several were painfully burned. Inc
loss was 3s0.000.
Mrs. Bemis' sister. Mrs. F. G. Behar-
rell and Miss Eileen Hazel, are miss
ing, The unidentified body may be one
Of them.
Mrs. shacktord and Mrs. Bemis me-
death by jumping, one from tne lourt'
foor and the other from the hfth. Inc
bodies Of the other victims were touno
on the fifth floor two hours after the
discovery Of the fire, All had been SUI :
focated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
Iowa Supreme Court.

special to Times Republican.
Des Moincs. April 1.-THE supreme
court today ruled In the following
cases: s
Fulkerson ct al W. Mrs. Grant. ap-
pal,ant, Calhoun county. Affirmed.
/ Mflhiser,p appellant, vs.. Gandrup'
.Marshall countysa sss:e:.ea and re-
manded.
State Of Iowa -. Conkl'n. appellant.
washington county. Affirmed.
Merchants National Bank vs.. Cressey
and skinner, appellants. Superior Court
OF Cedar RepldA Reversed.
Philpot q q W. Jones OF a. appel
lants. Des Moines, county, Affirmed.
Tri,stees Methodist church. appel
liant, W. Noyss. aAlnin!strstot. DUBUQUE
county. Rsvo1ssd.
Beatty W. 1nouftsr ,st q. appellants.
Linn county. Affirmed.
Moran vs.. .Martinson. appellant
Jones county. reversed. 49,
Matches Drug Company W. Ratekin
seed House sst. q. appellants Pagc
county. Affirmed, on. condi diti6n. ! Il ...
Dunshee ~. Standard OIL Company
appellant. FOLK county, Affirmed.
Munroe ". Mupdy e Sect: e a, ap-
nsliants. Marshall county Affirmed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14

"fIis sister replied: Don't have any
fear for us: we will take care Of our
selves. God will protect us.
He said: did not do the shooting.
The men who fired the shots were Gyp.
Louis and Nallon. / was five miles
away at the time. So far AS I know
Becker had nothing to do with this
case. 1t WAS a gamblers fight.
He mentioned several raids on gam
bling houses and said that the story
shapiro told to Commissioner Dougher-
ty was true. He said: 4 told some lies
on the stand to prove an altbi Tor tho
rest OF the boys.
Part of Testimony Untrus.
'The testimony about tho converse
ton with Rose in the car on the way
down was not true. I was In Bridgey
Webber's when the arrangements were
made
Gle admitted his knowledge Of and
participation in the preparations Tor
the murder but denied his presence
when the actual murder was COM
mitted."
After making his statement to Mr.
Clancy, Ciroflci almost collapsed ana
this was the cauae of the sudden
switch IN the warden's plans which sen.
"Dago Frank" to the chair first instead
Of "Gyp the Blood"
At no time, according to the warden.
did any Of the gunmen except Cfrohci
tell him that they were innocent OF
the crime Of killing Rosenthai. "Whitev
Lewis always declared that he did
not fire shot.
Mr., Clancy said that "Dago Frank
and Whitley Lewis" always believed
that they were not as guilty OF Staying
Rosenthal as were tho men VINO nreo
the shots.
while MI. Clancy was sitting In Mt
Riiey's office tonight the superinteno.
ent OF prisons expressed the hope tnat
no other men ever would pay the penal
ty Of death in the electric chair IN TINS
state.
Warden Clancy denied reports tnat
he was on the verge Of a nervous
breakdown owing to his experience
with the gunmen.
Both Mr.. Riley and Mr.. Clancy ex-
pressed the opinion that nothing con-
tained in Ciroficis statement woula
have any effect on the second triai OF
former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
ADMISSION or clRoF,cI BEFORE
DEATH CAN NOT De usED IN 4
BEHALF. oF BECKER.
VERBAL STATEMENTS ONLY
HEARsAY EVIDENCE IN LAW
stat.m.nt That v.as,n Fired One Of
Shot. whish Nshsd Reserthal
Worthless a. Evissre.-stats 70
Proceed With Triatsf seeksr-oun-
mons Bodies Reach New York.

New York. April 1A-The confession
Of "DaEo Frank Circnci. made a few
hours before he was executed for the
part he played in thes murder Of Her
man Rosenthai. win not be permitted
to interfere in the plans Of District At
torney Charles 8. Whitman for the Sec
ond trial Of foruser Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker.
Mr.. Whitman hoads the confession to
be hearsay evidence and therefor mad
either in the defense of Becker,
who is charged With having instigated
the murder Of Rosenthai, or in the
Of Harry Vallon.
vallon, according TO the official ver-
sion OF Cironci's confession to Warden
Clancy. Of Sing Sing prison. fred one
OF the shots that killed Rosenthal. 1t
was Vallon's teshmhny together with
that given by "Bridgie" Webber and
Jack Rose, that led to the conviction OF
the four gunmcn.
Becker Trial May q.
The trial OF Becker will begin on May
an Justice Seabury tomorrow grants
the motion Of Mr. Whitman. .
Another namee brought into the Ros-
enthal case by, N unofficial report of
"Dago Frank nks;ssconfession, Is that of
.Hoalar John" LAnEsr. The report made
Ciroficis say thatsithe gunmen went to
Rockaway to ''dosup LANCER" before the
murder Of Rosenthal.
LANCER. who was q per1onal friend
Of the murdered gambler. said last
niGht that he did not know the gtinncn
were after him until the day following
the murder Of Ro1enthal.
Bo1sss Nsseh Nss Work.
/ ThesassaAal o6s4 s4the boSlaeesOf the iEun-
men At yarioW east side king
establiahInenfs Y1eBeEAey drew senor-
nous. crowds. Th6s 6saAnefA! OF .sANhitey
Lewis" Seidenschner yesterdiiy after
noon wAS the signal for the nrst CROWD
to assemble. Funeral services for "Gyp
the Flood" were held this morning. The
burial of .'Dago Frank" Cirofici prob
ably will take place sometime today a 3
we'll as that Of Lefty Louie" Rosen- :
berg.