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halt ALONGSIDE OF curb. The Boto1.
passing beyond the first and 30 Oh.
On entering MoiliIli park foF -
view and award Of prizes, take orders
from marshal and aides as to move
mefts and hating places.
The aides are:
Military Aides
Capt. B. Il. Watkins, End Infantry.
Capt. Gesl s. Gibbs. Signal Corps.
Capt d. w. Chamberlain. 2nd IN
fantry.
Lieut.. F. P. Jackson, End Infantry.
Lieut.. L. o. Mathews, 2ild Infantry
Lieut. N s. campanole, End Infan-
try.
Lieut.. Robt. B. Love. Signal Corps.
Lieut.. N. s. Cullen, 9Th Cavalry.
Lieut.. L. Beard. list Field Artillery.
Eieut. Percy Deshon, LIST Field Ar
tiliery.
Lieut.. Joseph A. Marmon. 25th IN
fantry; Lieut. James s. Ulio. 1st IN
fantry: Lieut.. o. H. Saunders, 25th
Infantry; Lieut.. ]. H. Hinemon, IT.,
LIST Infantry.
Special Direetor-general Military
Aides
Lieut. Clarence Lyman, 9Th Cavalry.
Lieut. Chas. B. Lyman, End Infan-
try.
Lieut. 4. K. B. Lyman. Corps q
Engineers.
Grand MarshaFs Civilian Aides
Oscar p Cox. Ernest G. Gonsalves.
J. A. Dominis, John Hollihger, John
Travis. Joseph Richards. John Fer
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PROGRAM
OF MUSIC AT WAIKIKI
BEACH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

An unusually attractive program has
been prepared for the Sunday concert
which will be rendered at Waikiki
beach on Sunday afternoon at 300
o'clock by the Royal Hawaiian band.
under direction of Captain Berger.
The program is as follows:
March-Mid-P Pacific Carnival. !. Berger
Overture -Washington's Birthday.
5000. Reeves
Introduction Lohengrin ..... Wagner
"reminiscences of All Nations Godfrey
yocal-Hawaiian Songs Ar. by Berger
Selection Musical Review. Riviere
Fantasia Creme de La Creme. Tobani
Finale American Melodies. Berger
Aloha De, Hawaii Ponoi. Star Spang
led Banner
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All Entries for Floral Parade
Expected To Be On Hand
at 2 O'clock Sharp

Following is the order Of the Floral
Parade as announced by Major Err
neste v. Smith. grand marshal Of the
day, and the places OF assembly. the
time for which Is given as O'Clock
sharp. tomorrow afternoon.
Section oS mounted police.
The director general and grand mar
shall.
Special military aides to the diree-
tor general.
Civilian and military aides to the
grand marshal.
Trumpeter sergeant and orderlles.
The Royal Hawaiian band.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures
Lieut.. ]. A. Marmon, 25th infantry.
aide in charge.
FIRST SECTION.
Al Club.
Uniform Rank, K. Of p.
SECOND SECTION.
81. Louis band.
1. Y. N. C. A. employed boys.
2. LiliuokaIani boys.
8. kakaako boys.
4. PaIama. boys.
5. Mills school.
s. Chinese school.
z. Korean compound.
8. Japanese boys clubs.
THIRD SECTION
Korean marching club.
SECOND observation-disclosures.
Mr.. !. J. pias In charge.
FIRST SECTION.
Pau riders.
Cowboy and special riders.
SECOND SECTION.
Island Princesses and escorts.
Herald Preceding.
1. Hawaii-Miss Weight.
2. Maui-Miss Robinson.
8. MoIckai-Mrs. Ellen Jones-Smnh
4. kaual--Mrs. kula.
5. oahu--Miss Holt.
THIRD DIVISION.
Duke kahanamoI<u, aide in charge.
FIRST SECTION.
Reform school band.
Horse drawn floats.
SECOND SECTION.
AutomobiIe floats.
THIRD SECTION
Decorated automobiles.
FOURTH SECTION.
Bicycles and unattached motor
cycles.
Section mounted police.
~ direction James .. DouDhesty:
ERNEsTE Y. SMITH,
Major I'd infantry, Marshal
Places Ul as 6fhblt s0r7 t'lCral r.
rade; time. 200 p. m. sharp.
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be q number OF other Japanese boats
yet to be hoard from .
Chairman Brown Of the seating COM
mittee stated today that the advance
sale OF seats for the Water Carnival
has been unusually heavy. and urges
all who expect to witness this. big
event not TO delay in securing seat
tickets, for ii seems certain that there
Will not be nearly seats enough to ac-.
commodafe. all who viii wish them
Committees OF the Hawaii Yacht
Club, the Hui Main and Of the 0qtrig-
ger Club have been busy for some days
past getting their boats and canoes
fittingly dressed for the Parade. The
outrigeer canoes are to be supplied
with brilliant lights fastened upon
their outriggers which will be reflect
ed strongly upon the occupants and
the decorations in the body of the
craft: while the larger launches and
yachts will be supplied with red fire,
and other illuminants. Bunting, flags
and thousands of Japanese paper Lam
terms are being employed in the decor
ations on all kinds of boats.
Six Bands 10 Furnish Music
There will be lots of music during
the Parade. Besides the Royal Ha-.
waiian Band. which will lead the pro-
cession from the Channel wharf on
the east side of the harbor. at 7:30
o'clock, on board the historic royal
yacht Kaena, the 2nd Infantry band,
the 4th Cavalry band and the Isl Light
Artillery band will be scattered
a. .s,,,,,la tl,,1 esoy, ~ emit. blo@ an
tervals. The ist Infantry band will
be given position on the old Kinau
wharf directly in front of the grand
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WOOINGOF UMI AND PIIKEA AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE
ANCIENT TRADITION REVIVED FOR 1914 CARNIVAL

Umi's Court.
Tabu Stick Bearers
-. Clarence Blake. Weston Rrivel
Kahili Bearers .................
............J Joseph Kauai, Harry
Waiau, John Mathews, Sam Peahu
Kahuna 100000 Alexander Kalanihuia
Assistants ................,...
-. Ernest Fountain, Sam Kellinoi
CnleIs .................. Har-
ry Bertelmann, John Makanani,
David Kahanamoku, Aaron Namauu
Aipuupuu and Attendants.
Joseph. Kauwe, Sam Mahoe, obed.
Kaikaka, George Brandt, Miguel
Kaoni, Alfred Amasiu.
Body Guard
James Akimo, Albert Mitchell,
Clement Aona, James Irvine,
Charles Mock Sing. Clement Aka
ma, Kalei Hipa, Robert Kahakua,
Ahoi Simeona. Henry Mahi. Da-
vid Kinney, Peter Kaimuloa, Ar
thur Irvine, William Alana. HI
ram Anahn, Sam sPeneku, Law
renee Lono.
Girl Attendants ............
Miss Ellen Bertelmanll Miss lisa
hel Hapai- Miss xabua Kanfahi,
Miss Keahi Aiiolo, Miss Lena
Feary, Miss Lahapa Bray Miss
Christine Emmesley. Miss Ger
trude Luka, Miss Rosaline Moku-
maia, Miss Elsie Crowell, Miss
Mary KaoleIe. Miss Mana Miller,
Miss Lydia Miller, Miss johann
ma Wilcox, Miss Rose Haia, Miss
Rachel Kekela
Plikes's Court.
Attendants to Piikea .............
Miss Lulu Richards, Miss Eliza
beth Richards, Miss Sarah Keli-
ipio, Miss Helen Rowland
Chant Singer .................
Tabu Stick Carriers .............
....... Sam Avail, Harry Stewart
kahili Bearers ...............
Joseph Kanuu, Joseph Smythe,
Frank Kapele, Earl Eaton
kahuna David Simeona
Assistants ........
William Weight, Andrew Mahiai
Fred Ellis, William EIeneka, VIII
liam Napihaa, Robert MCGOWAN.
Hokea Carriers
Charles Mitchell, James Maxim
ney, Louis Kamaha, David Kaa-
nehe.
Calabash Carriers ..........
Godfrey Bertelm3nn, Kanakaole
Ioane, Frank Shipman, Fam
Among, Julius Lewis, Ben Kaai,
Joseph Pekelo, William Kama.
Body Guard .................
David Crosman, William de la
Nux, Ernest Paikuli, Sam Kaiwi,
Andrew Richmond, Christian Ber
lehman, Peter Apana, John All
Chong, George Woolsey, John Kar
koe, Edward Iona, Joe Palama,
David kama, Arthur Smith, John
Gibson, Alex. Hoapi, Peter Wright,
Lazaro Kaimuloa, Moses Ahuna,
Alex Hobbs, Charles Hao, Chas.
Kamakawiwoole, Edward Akiu,
Joseph Amana, George Dawson,
Andrew Kalai, John Perkins,
Sam Fuller, Moses Uaia, Junior
Kama. Elmer Crossman, Harry
Sniffen.
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MAYOR OF TOXIC TO
REPEAT AT OPERA
HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT

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e "The Mayor Of Toxic follow 5,
:: ing his immense hit at Punahou Z,
= wednesday night, win again be 3
& presented at the Opera House, :.
. next Tuesday evening. under the :,
= auspices Of the d-Pacific Car =
8, nival. The same cast viii appear :;
g and the same success Is expected. {;
e Tickets are now on sale at the =
& rooms Of the Promotion Commit :,
9 tee and all who failed to be NUM- 9
:; bered among those present We'd 3
= nesday night should secure reser- =
= vations at once. The price is only ;;
= so cents and 81. =
= Sonny Cunha has issued call 2
3 for general rehearsal meaning ::
= everybody at the Opera House =
= Monday evening ct 7:30. :,
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.dignified and impressive. The old
woman kneeling in front of the pa.
vilion with her tabu stick on the
ground. raised the tabu and soon all
had left, presumably for the surfing
and other sports of old Hawaii and for
the luau and merry-making of the
evening. s@ lff
kodaks Are Busy.
No sooner hau the outward march
begun than there was a rush down
from the bleachers and the people
poured out of the grounds. Scores of
photographers, amateurs and profess
SIGNALS. grabbed hasty snapshots. Bo-
nine and his moving picture machine,
beth busy throughout the performance,
reeled eff a few last films.
Judging by the comments heard on
every side, the spectacle proved one
of the most appreciated events of the
Carnival program Visitors particular
~ were delighted. :
Queen Liliuokalani was among those
who saw the spectacle. The queen
was seated IN eapopied section of
the stand reserved for Director-gen-
eral Dongherty Gsld his guests. She
sas With Judge sanford IL Dole, for
mer governor and president of the re-
public. and Governor L. E. Pinkharn.
Princess Kalanianaole escorted her.
Among those in this section were Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Macfarlane, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. d. Dougherty, Miss Alice Mac
farlane, Brigadier- general and Mrs. M.
NJ Maoomb, Admiral and Mrs. Moore,
DR.. and Mrs. Cooper, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Bump, Lieutenant Lando, u. s.
n, Mrs John Wise and Mrs. Mahaulu,
Chief Justice and Mrs A. G. M. Rob-
ertson, Mr. and Mrs. R. o. Matheson,
Lester Petrie, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Levers, Major
and Mrs. Timberlake, Miss Kent, Cen
eral and Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss McClel-
Ian, Miss Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs Hen.
riquesS Major and Mrs. C. Conklin,
Mrs. j. T. Lewis. Colonel and Mrs. A.
Campbell, Mrs. ]. F. G. Hagens, Mrs.
VIM. Williamson, Mrs. Robert Nc
Eldowney, w. R. Harrington.
Chairman John H. Wise must be.
given credit for the success of as
spectacular a production as has ever
been witnessed here and further, for
having maintained so truly the spirit
of the ancient regime. There was not
a hitch in the program and the va
rious participants were well drilled
and carried out their roles with fine
dignity and conscientiousness. One
hundred boys from the Kamehameha
School, under the supervision of Prin-
cipal Horne, and twenty Kamehameha
school girls, under the supervision Of
Miss Ida Pope, principal, furnished the
main body for the pageant, as well as
many of the principals and the two
central figures. a~ = ....... &c.,.
j.. THE CAST. -.
Fiikea ........ Miss Emily Kikaulu|
High Chief .......... Mr.. John Wise
Envoy ......3 Judge Archie MahauluI
Attendants to Envoy .......
Theodore Awana, George Manoha
Chant singers -. -.
Stewards to Envoy .t.....
George Hoapii, WilliamP aikuli
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!: BICYCLE RIDERS,
I: ATTENTION

. All riders of bicycles are urged :,
2 to decorate their wheels and to :.
2 join in the bicycle section of the 8;
= big Fiorade Parade on Saturday :.
= afternoon. " you are willing to :;
= do your part, get in touch with :;
: Manuel Peter, at the Territorial 8.
= Messenger Service, and tell him ::
. so. ... z
q q
. = :a ::.a. :.aaa.aasaa
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
MOST MODERN OF
cranes IN Local
H. & H. SHIPYARD

The Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporation has just had completed
in the yards seven cranes, the frst
of their kind to be erected in this
country. The cranes. while revolving
ones, have no CONFERENCE.-The and
are without guy lines. The cranes
were erected by New York parties
and are arranged In parallel rows m
the assembling yard of the local cor
poration. Each crane has radius
of ninety feet and a lifting capacity of
tve tons. The cranes range from
"a to ~ feet in height Four of
the cranes located on the west side
OF the yard can distribute material
for the construction of vessels over
five hundred feet in length while the
three cranes can deliver material for
vessels over three hundred feet in
length
With the addition of these cranes
and the completion OF the new ship
ways at the yards, the local concern
Will be we'll fitted for work. The new
ways will give facilities for the con
struction OF vessels with a length
of five hundred feet and a beam o.,
66 feet. One new ways is on the
western side of the yard and two
are on the eastern side orthe plant.
all three being near the new cranes
The western ways will enable a YES
sci when launched TO plough the wa
ters of the Christiana river for con.
siderable distance.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
NEWARK HIGH COMMENCEMENT.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, MAY -Prelimin-
airy arrangements have been made by
Principal Friedel for the Newark High
School commencement which will be
held in the Opera House on the evening
Of June y. DR.. Wagner. state com
missioner of education, will make the
address, and music will be furnished bv
the High School orchestra. Preliminar-
les for the purpose OF selecting those
who will represent the class ON the pro-
gram viii be held June l. The Rev. L..
j. Poole pastor of the Methodist
Church, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon TO the class Sunday evening,
June Z.
The members of the graduating class
will probably be; Regular c0irse-Irma
Rebecca Jaquette, Helen Louise McNeal,
Cecilia O'Rourke, Sara Catharine Price,
Laura Phoebe Steele, Rachel Elizabeth
Stroud, Ella Naomi Street. Knowles
Ritchie Bowen, Gassaway Bond Brown.
Elwood Hoffccker. Paul Dewitt Lovett.
George Niagara Longland, James Her
man Little, Francis Leonard ORourke.
William Albert Rhodes and Albert Slack
Walton; Commercial Course-Leila FL
sic Herbemer, Frank Edward Mote and
Henry Franklin Mote
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
BLACK TULIPS BLOOM IN
YARD OF newark Home

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, May 23.-Mrs. Jona-
than Johnson, whose flower gardens in
East Newark attract much attention
this time of the year, has in bloom three
of the famouf black tulips and as far as
is known these are the only ones in this
section Of the country, they being
rather rare
There is much history connected with
the black tulip. lt is claimed that the
largest amount of money ever offered
for Tho production of single ilowcr was
100000 for perfect black tulip 200
years ago during the tulip craze in Hol-
land. The romance of It's production
formed tho plot for noted novel
Among thc number of persons who have
visited the Johnson home this week Ia
see the dover not one had ever seen a
black tulip before.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
DOYRR CnMMrNcEMrNr-

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. May 23.-The annual
commencement exercises of the VIII
mington Conference Academy will be-
gin June with an oratorical and
elecutionary entertainment in Acad-
emy Hall, under the direction of Prof
S. Cordosa DeSilva. On Sunday. June
Z the baccalaureate sermon will be
preached in Wesley NJ. h. Church by
the Rev. Robert H. Crawford. ID. d.,
pastor of Fletcher Memorial Church,
Philadelphia, at 1890 o'clock In the
evening the Rev. Thomas r. VanDyke.
Of the Wilmington Conference, Will
preach the sermon to the school Dur
ing the week following. the musical
department of the academy Will give
their annual etertainment The COM
mencement exercises proper will be
held in the Dover Opera House, We'd
nesday evening, June 10.
The Dover High School will hold
commencement exercises in the Opera
House on Wednesday evening. June
Is, with the following graduates
Kathleen Benson, Mary Cady, Eliza
beth Culver. Hugh Downing. Donald
Horsey, Elizabeth Jones, Marietta
Lockwood John McGrath, Kyle Mar
tin, Lola Parvis. Laura Short Eliza
Short, Ada William, Maurice Wyatt
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
REPORTS
early SUMNER RUSH
Season at Sussex Resort
Promises TO be Bigger
Than Ever
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH BEACH. May 2S-This
popular resort is rapidly filling with
visitors, and the season promises tc
be bigger than ever.
Joseph Harper. Of Chester. viii
spend few days at the Windsor look
ing after the erection OF handsome
stone cottage to be built for the sea-
sons occupancy on Surf avenue and
Delaware.
Mrs. Robert GIL and children. OF
Dover, are on visit to Mrs. Annie
McClelland.
The Rt Rev. John ]. Monaghan re-
turned on Wednesday after spending
few days here looking after the
various properties here.
Walter Burton, the Henlopen Hotel
proprietor, is here for the summer
and the hotel is open for guests.
Colonel and Mrs. Gilmore. Of Phila-
delphia, are here for the summer at
their bungalow.
Mr.. and Mrs Ruby Vale, Of Milford,
toured on Sunday here with guests
for few hours.
Mrs. Annie Holder and children. OF
Pittsburgh, are here at their cottage
for the summer
Charles S. Horn, proprietor OF
Horns on the Boardwalk. has Just
put in a large stairway leading from
his store to the second floor, where he
/ intends to have dancing.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
DIPLOMAS FOR WYOMING CLASS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, May 2S.-The annual
commencement exercises Of the Wy
oming High School will be held this
evening in the Wyoming NJ. D..
Church. Dr. Francis H. Green, OF the
West Chester Normal School Will de-
liver the main address of the evening.
DR.. James T.. Carroll, county super
indent. also will make an address.
Following is the full program to be
rendered: Music, Dover Orchestra;
innovation, the Rev. Blanchard l..
Mcfarland: music: salutatory, Miss
Beatrice M. Crossmore; oration'
self Confidence" Roy L. Harris;
music: class prophecy, Ruth A. Bunt-
ing; mantle Oration,o Lester A.
Downham: reply to mantle Grafton
Louise McCommons, Of class Of 1915;
valedictory address. Farewell, LII
Ian B. Pratt; music; class address,
DR.. F. H. Green; music; presenta-
ton of diplomas, Superintendent
James +. Carroll.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
FLORIDA URGES
PONDER FOR OFFICE
Former Delawarean Is Can
didate for Manatee County
Commissioner
HAS HAD SUCCESS
IN HIS NEW HOME

In the latest issue of the Sarasota
Sun, of Sarasota, Florida. appears a
story announcing the candidacy of
James w. Ponder for the Office Of
County Commissioner of Manatee
county, Florida. Mr.. Ponder is a for
mer Wilmingtonian, having been as
ISOLATED with the law firm of Sauls-
bury, Ponder and Morris for a num-
Der of years. Several years ago Mr..
Ponder removed to Sarasota, where
he purchased an orange grove. and
soon became one of the leading cit
liens of that locality, having been
elected president of the Citrus Ex
change, of Sarasota, an organization
that handles nearly the entire out
put of oranges and grape fruit grown
in that section of Florida. The arti-
Gle follows:
James w. Ponder has announced
his candidacy for county commits
sioner in this issue of the Sun. We
are delighted to see Mr.. Ponder in the
field. Great pressure was brought
to bear on him to accept the call Mr..
Ponder is not ambitious to become
an officeholder, but he is a great good
roads advocate and he is one Of the
most successful citrus fruit growers
in this section. He is at Une head of
the Citrus Exchange here, and has
the good will and affection of every
body who ever came in contact with
him.
His father was governor Of Della
ware. His law partner is the pres
ent United States Senator from Della
ware. He is a lifelong democrat and
man of great ability. To have him
consent to run for county commits
sioner Of Manatee county means that
the new big men who are arriving
are willing to give some of their time
to public affairs.
owe need broad-minded, experienc.
ed gentlemen of Mr.. Ponder's type tC
promote the general welfare, and nc
doubt he will be elected in the ap-
preaching primary"
Tn following editorial, relative tc
Mr.. Ponder's candidacy, appeared In
the same issue Of The Sun:
"Woodburn Matheney and Jane,
W. Ponder are the candidates fol
county commissioner for Sarasota
and although they are both as fin,
gentlemen as ever were manufactured
the Sun favors the election of Pon.
der on account of his wider exper
fences"
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
MORE SUSSEX RRnlEs

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del. May 23.-Oscar
j.. stevens, of Selbyville, and Sarah E.
Dietendorier. of Wyoming, were mar
ried by the Rev. Ninol T.. Hills, of Sell
byville, last Tuesday afternoon at Lin
coin City. Last Sunday Harry Emory.
son of William Emory. OF Milford, ami
Rosa l.. Hearn, daughter OF John Hcarn.
were married by the Rev. L. A. Bennett
pastor of the NJ. p. Church. Milford.
Charles II. Jewell, of Cannons, and
Sallie Fleetwood, daughter of the late
Curtis Fleetwood, were married at Lau-
rel last Saturday by the Rev. A. W.
Mather.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
IL O. O. Z. PARAnE PLANS.

odd Fellows from all the lodges Of
Wilmington will meet in the Temple
this evening to discuss the seashore
parade which will be held at the ses-
sion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge in
Atlantic City on September 3. Della
ware expects to have 500 men in the
parade and plans are now in progress
to make the showing of the lodges
from this State the best of any in
the parade Three hundred Of the
representatives will come from Will
mington. The tailor who has the con-
tract for their uniforms will be at
the Temple this evening to measure
the men and for this reason it is i'm
peTative that the members attend.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
PROMOTERS lose
new TRIAL PLEA
Judge Burlington SuStainS
Conviction of Five Sentenced
For Lumber Swindle
IN JAIL SOON IF
APPEAL FAILS

John r. Markley, Isaiah b. Miller,
Charles NJ. Mcmahon, William II.
Armstrong, Jr., and Colonel A. G.
Stewart. promoters and former off
GERS of the International Lumber and
Development Company, convicted in
the Federal Court in April, 1913, of
conspiracy to defraud stockholders
of the corporation were refused
new trial in an opinion filed yester-
day by Judge Burlington in the United
States Appellate Court in Philadel-
phia. Unless an application is made
and the Supreme Court grants an ap-
peal the defendants will begin, in
30 days, prison sentences ranging
from one to three years.
Following a trial lasting nearly two
months, the late Judge Holland SEN
fenced Markley and Miller to one
year and three months each in the
Eastern Pententiary and imposed a
fine of $4,000; Mcmahon and Arm
strong were sentenced to two years
each and "a fine of $4,000; Stewart
was sentenced to one year and one
day and fined $1,000.
ACCORDING 10 TIE DOnNuA auAAAOA ANAeoi
the defendants by circulating liter
ature containing false statements of
the operations and profits derived
from a 2S8 600 plantation owned by
the International Company in Cam
peche, Mexico, obtained more than
$4,000 900. When the company first
came under the notice of the inspec-
tors. w. S. Ryan, II. II. Williams and
S. H. Morse were sent to Mexico to
investigate. AS the result of their
report, three bills of indictment
were returned.
During the trial it was disclosed
that the company was doing little or
no development work in Mexico. Al
Turing statements that large profits
were being derived from the develop
ment and sale of mahogany, henequen
plants, chicle and other products,
we're found to be without foundation
IL was also disclosed that the So
called profits we're paid from the cap
ital of the concern.
The defendants were represented
by ex-senator William +. Mason, OF
Illinois; James A. Scarlet and Will
liam r. Markley, brother of John r
Markley, one Of the convicted men
John c. Swartley, ex-United States
Attorney, prosecuted for the Govern.
ment The appeal was argued by
United States Attorney Francis
Fisher Kane.