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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-03
372 Banks for Atlanta.

This district contains $40 national banks
which have accepted the provisions CT
the federal reserve act The capital
stock of the federal reserve bank of
Atlanta, on the basis of six per cent
OF the total capital stock and surplus
of the asserting national banks in the
district, will amount to s4.6i1,415; and #
there be added six per cent of the cap
ital stock and surplus of the state banks
and trust companies which have applied
for membership up TO April l, 1914. the
total capital stock will be $780, $50.
District No. THE State of Iowa, all
that part of Wisconsin located south OF
the northern boundary of the following
counties: Vernon, Sank Columbia, Dodge
Washington and Osaukee; all the south
ern peninsula of Michigan, viz; That part
east OF Lake Michigan; all that part OF
illinois located north of line forming
the southern boundary of the following
counties: Hancock, Schuyler, Cass, SAN
CANON. Christian. Shelby, Cumberland
and Clark: and all that part OF Indiana
north of a line forming the southern
boundary of the following counties: NiSo,
CLAY, owen, Monroe, Brown, Bartholo-
NEW, Jennings, Ripley, and Ohio, with
the federal reserve bank located IN the
city OF Chicago
This district contains 9s4 national banks
which have accepted the provisions OF
the federal reserve act. The capl.al
stock Of the federal reserve bank of chi
cago. on the basis of six per cent. OF
the total capital stock and surplus OF
the asserting national banks in the dis
trict, will amount to a2,66i,10o; and II
there be added six per cent of the cap
ital stock and surplus of the state banks
and trust companies which have applied
for membership up to April ], 1914 the
total capital stock will be Sl3,l5l 30.
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Steel SCh'r Yacht
Launched at Bristol

Bristol, r. T., April 1.-The big steel
schooner yacht Katoura, built for Robert
E. Tod of New York, former commodore
of the New York Yacht Club, was sue
cessfulIy launched today in the presence
of a large party of friends of the owner
from New York and Boston. The yacht
Is the largest of her class ever built by
the Herreshoffs. AS the Katoura Slid
down the ways Mrs Tod christened her
with a bottle of wine.
1t is expected that the Katoura will
compete for the Cape May cup against the
Atlantic and it is considered probable
that Captain Tod will use her to defend
the Brenton Reef cup this summer. The
Katoura's dimensions are 165 feet over
all, $50 feet water line, II feet draught
and SO feet breadth of beam. She is built
to carry very large spread of canvas
and is equipped with the hollow steel
spars which were formerly used on the
old cup defenders Constitution and Co
lumbia.
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New York. April 2.-Major league base
ball had it's seasons opening today with
an exhibition game between the Brook
Ign National and the New York Ameri-
can League teams at Ebbets Field, the
Brooklyns winning A to 3 in 10-inning
struggle.
First string pitchers started the game
for each team, but after five innings Nc
Hale of New York gave way to WARRIOR.
and Reulbach of Brooklyn to Wagner.
Pieh of the Highlanders and Aitchison
of the Superbas finished the game, the
New York recruit handing the game to
Brooklyn in the 10th by passing a man
with the bases full.
Frank Chances men looked like win
ners until the eighth, when with Dalton
on first Wheat caught one of Warhops
lobs on the end of the bat and sent it
over the right field fence for a home run.
teing the score. The fielding was sharp
on both sides despite the muddy field.
New York 20 0 0 2 0-3-7-2
Brooklyn II 0 0 0 Ito
Batteries-McHale, WARRIOR, Pieh and
Salee; Reulbaeh, Wagner, Aitchison and
Mccarthy. Umpires, Emslie and O'Bten.
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SENA TORS OPPOSE
WILSON NOMINA'

Washington, April 2.-President
sons nomination of Winthrop NJ. Dal
of New Jersey to be an interstate
merce commissioner. tied up the Sc
in a prolonged executive session Z
that threatened to delay the railroad
speeches OF Senators Cummins ano
Toilette.
Both those senators are opposing
Daniels, whose nomination has
pending nearly three months. The
no personal fight upon him. but |
charged with holding unsound econ
views as to railway valuation. 1t is
ed by several senators that such ar
lection is material at this time whei
Interstate Commerce Commission is
considering a valuation of the raj
properties of the United States
would be of the highest importance
few years when the commission Is g
upon to apply the various element
valuation to rate making.
The objections are understood L
based upon Mr.. Daniels record &
member of the New Jersey Public Sc
Commission.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Twenty natives were killed ans
others injured Thursday by the
railment of a train while it was or
ing bridge near Ianjong Prick, a.
six miles from Batavia, Java.
accident was caused by a herd of
falo into which the locomotive ra
number of Europeans travelling on
train escaped injury.
The second annual convention OF
Association of Eastern College Nc
papers will be held on Saturday
Columbia University School of j.
nalism. Editorial and ADVERT
problems will be discussed and an
tempt made to reach an agreement
cooperation especially in the adj
Using field.
J.. G. Butler. Jr., chairman of
National Mckinley Birthplace Me
rial Association at Youngstown, G
made the announcement Thurs.
that Fl. c. Prick of Pittsburgh
contributed $4,000 to the fund
the erection of the memorial struc
at the birthplace Of the late Pr
dent in Niles.
The New York Chamber of G,
merce Thursday adopted a resolu
advocating the creation of a state
lice force similar to that Of Penn
yania. ~
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sions would have to be made-a pol
icy which he earnestly hoped it would
not be necessary to adopt because
he felt the public interest demanded
that we'll managed railroads should
earn a reasonable return upon their
efforts and their property.
Forced to Curtail Expenses
Mr. Rea went on to say that only
recently the Pennsylvania and some
other lines had been obliged to cur
tail their operating expenses by lay
ing off employees and reducing the
number of trains operated, because of
the falling off of freight tonnage and
passenger traffic which had induced
a heavy decline in revenues.
rs it regarded as sound policy to
replace wooden with steel equipment?'
Commissioner Clark inquired during
the examination of Mr.. Rea.
I'VE so regard it." said Mr. Rea.
although the initial expense of steel
equipment is much greater the ca
pacity of the cars is also greater.
The conversion, however, costs a
great deal of money
Both Mr.. Thorne and Mr.. Lyon as
counsel in the case questioned Mr..
Rea, as to the recent large expendi-
lures of the Pennsylvania for main
tenance and why such charges had
greatly increased.
Mr.. Rea replied that maintenance
charges naturally varied from year
TO year: in lean traffic years being
less and in great traffic years more.
.In los for instance" said he, I'VE
did not buy a single rail, because of
the manic of 1907 1t was a mistake
and it will not be repeated. So long
as I remain president of the Pennsyl-
vania the property will be well main
tanned whether our business is good
or bad
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STORIES OF AWFUL
SLAUGHTER OF THE
REBELSAT TORREON

Chihuahua, Mex, April Mot since
the battle began at Torreon, has a
day passed without the arrival here OF
a train load of wounded soldiers from
the ranks of Gen. Francisco Villas
army. Today's train brought some of
the more seriously wounded and ev-
cry carpenter in the city was busy
making cots.
From stories told by the wounded
it was learned that the first real ad-
vance on the federal garrison in Tor
reon and Gomez Palacio, the latter a
suburb, resulted in a pitiable slaugh-
ter of the rebels in which about 1000
OF them partly through a series OF
blunders were killed or wounded with
in a few hours. All trustworthy ac-
counts agree that the rebels first at
tack was unsuccessful and that their
combined forces, although better
equipped with field guns than they
ever had been previously and fully
confident they would frighten the Fed
erals into a retreat, were forced to
retired in the beginning of the fght.
First the rebels were reported to
have Numbered in opening fire on
their own men. Two accounts were
given for this mistake. One was THAI
a column of rebel artillery trained over
their mark and poured shells into the
ranks of Gen. Aguierre Benavide's
force on the opposite side of Gomez
Palacio. Another account was that
a body of rebels entered Gomez Pa
laeio without orders and the rest OF
the army thinking they were federals'
opened fire and killed many of their
own number before the mistake was
discovered. A quantity of hand bombs
made out of two-inch pipe were pro-
vided with such long fuses that the
federals were able to extinguish with
water such of them as they did not
throw back at the rebels.
TO add to the misfortunes of the
rebels first attack, according 70 de-
tails CLEANED from the wounded, they
were lured into a part of Torreon I'M
der the impression that the Federals
had fled Then suddenly they discoV-
cred they were in direct fire of we'll
sheltered Federal guns which pro-
ceded to NOV them down by the score
Many rebels were wounded as they
attempted to withdraw. These were
among the events that happened dur
ing the two or three days when the
censor at The front refused to permit
any messages to be transmitted north.
Gen. Villa before he left for the
South stated emphatically that when
the assault on Torreon once began 1t
would not last long as he was pre-
pared to fight it through without haV-
ing to withdraw temporarily to rest
his men. The stubborn fight put up
by the Federal garrison apparently
has caused Villa to change his plans,
for shipments of ammunition have
been going south steadily and it is
reDorted Villa, While holding some i'm
portant positions in and about Tor
reen. really has stopped aggressive
dgbtine in order to recuperate from
the first hard blow.
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HISTORIC ST.
AUGUSTINE
FIR E-SWEPT
Half Million Dollar
Blaze DestroysOld
Papers andCurios
Hotel Occupants Flee for Life
Two Seriously Injured

st. Augustine, Fla, April 2.-Histor-
ic st. Augustine, the Oldest city in the
United States, early today was swept
by helf million dollar fire that de-
stroyed five tourists hotels and burned
records and curios dating back to the
days of Spanish rule in the 10th GEN.
fury. Two persons were seriously in
jured.
Hotel Guests Flee
Guests in the hotels fled into the
streets, many leaving valuables and
personal belongings behind.
Several escaped clad only in their
sleeping apparel.
Rescue work by the employees of the
Florida House, where the fire origi-
mated, is believed to have saved many
lives. Going through the smoke filled
halls, they quickly aroused sleeping
guests and aided them in finding their
way out of the burning building. Not
withStanding efforts of the Florida
House employees about 200 guests. who
were slow in being aroused, We're res
cued by firemen with ladders
Two Leap for Lives
Although all persons remaining in
the building were warned not to jump,
firemen were unsuccessful in prevent
ing two persons from leaping from
the second floor of the Florida House
to the ground. They were Miss Alice
G.. Smith of Amherst, Nova Scotia, and
w r. Giddings of CRANKY, Que. Miss
Smith sustained an injured spine ana
broken leg. Her condition tonight was
said to be critical. One of Mr.. Cid
dings ankles was broken and he was
otherwise hurt but physicians tonight
said he would recover. Several other
persons received minor injuries.
AS soon as the extent of the fire be-
came apparent Co. G of the Florida Ma
tional Guard was called out and formed
fire lines to keep the crowds back. Later
they guarded the ruins of the burned
buildings to prevent looting. Besides the
Florida House and other hotels destroyed
we're the Munson House, the Clairmont
hotel, the Central hotel an dthe Atlantic
hotel. 4ss@
Court House Burned
The St Johns county court house.
which contained many historic records,
also was burned. The records. however,
were in safe and are believed to be
safe The Vedder House, one of the most
famous landmarks of the city, and in
which was kept the collection of the st.
Augustine Historical Society, was de-
stroyed. 75c
Much other property or smaller value
was destroyed, including several private
residences.
The presence of mind of Charles Hop
kins saved speed boats here for the
Southern championship speed boat races
and valued at $4,000, from destruction
When the flames attacked the lighthouses
he cut the boats loose and pushed them
into the bay. All foated to safety.
The fire caused the postponement of to-
days races.
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Believe Both Sides
Exhausted by Battle

Juarez, March 1.-The belief is ex-
pressed here that both Federals and
rebels fought themselves to exhaustion
in the Gomez Palacio and smaller bat
ties and in the first assault on Tor
reon and that in the last four or five
DAYS neither side has been able to
deliver an effective blow.
General Carranza when asked to-
night for a definite statement of the
positions still held by the Federals at
Torreon, replied that they possess the
general barracks and two smaller bar
racks and that Canyon Del Guarache
is still debtable ground.
When Gen. Herrera made his first
furious onslaught against the city
and charged the bull ring six days
ago. the Federals retained these bar
racks and apparently Gen. Villa has
been unble to make Roadway against
them.
Recently it was reported that he was
about to use dynamite to clear away
the houses around the main barracks,
SO that he could bring his artillery to
bear.
1t was reported last night that the
rebels were attacking the strong Fed
eral positions in Canyon Del Guarache,
hut no information as to the outcome
was available today, except Carran-
za's designation of the canyon as de-
batable ground.
Although one after another of the
predictions of speedy rebel victory
have failed of fulfilment, rebel officers
and syrnpathizers here and in Ell Paso
said they have lost none of their OPP
timism.
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LIND COMES
BACK FROM
VERA CRUZ
Speculation Caused
By the Return Of
Wilson Envoy
President Declares No Special
Significance in Action

Washington, April 2.-John Lind, for
mer governor of Minnesota and for
the last eight months the personal
representative in Mexico of the Pres
ident of the United States, will sail
from Vera Cruz tomorrow for Wash
ington aboard the Presidential yacht
Mayf1ower.
The announcement of Mr.. Linds
prospective visit was made by Presi-
dent Wilson, with the explanation that
his envoy had requested a vacation
and rest from his labors in a tropical
climate and that as soon as that had
been obtained, he would return to
Mexico.
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Refusal of Engineer to Waive
Immunity Terminates Probe

Mr.. Bensel said he considered it an in
suit for the committee to ask him TO
sign a waiver. He added that Attorney
General Carmody had Just informed him
the committee had no legal right to ask
any state officer to waive immunity.
Mr.. Bensel was excused and the COM
mittee adjourned subject to the call of
Chairman sullivan. Just prior to ad-
iournment, the testimony taken before
Magistrate McAdoo in the John Doe pro-
ceedings conducted recently by District
Attorney Whitman in New York, was
placed in the record.
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u. S. AGENT
is ARRESTED
Held by the Rebel
Authorities at
Parral
Chihuahua Hears Gruesome
Tales from TOrreOn

Chihuahua, April Edward A
Powers, United States consular agent
at ParraI was arrested by the rebel
authorities at Parral today on
charge of passing counterfeits of the
rebel fiat money. Mr.. Powers tele-
graphed to Marion Letcher, American
consul here, of his plight and Letcher
said he would demand the immediate
release of Powers.
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Albany, n. Y, April 1.-The refusal of
State Engineer John A. Bensel to sign a
waiver of immunity when requested to
do so by the Sullivan assembly investi-
eating committee today caused the sud
den termination of the inquiry into high
ways.
Mr.. Benzel was called to the witness
stand after Duncan w. Peck, one of his
assistants on the former Reel-Bensel-
Peck highway and John II. Delaney,
commissioners of efficiency and economy,
had signed waivers and testified.
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the question there, but was confident
the repeal bill would pass.
The President declared no proposals
for a caucus had been mentioned to
him.
Supporters Confident
Democratic leaders asserting that a
caucus would not be necessary. at the
same time insisted that there is no
doubt the repeal bill will have safe
majority when the vote is taken. 1t
was pointed out that such Democratic
senators as O'Gorman and Chamber
lain, who are openly and unyieldingly
opposed to toll exemption repeal, could
not &C into a caucus which would be
designed to bind them. Friends of the
House bill insisted tonight that sup
port of the Presidents policy is in
creasing rather than decreasing. One
Republican senator who will vote for
the repeal declared that a canvass of
the Sente today showed a clear ma
jority of nine for the bill, the prob
bility being that several votes counted
for the opposition would be reversed.
Opposition Strong
A number of Republicans. however,
it is now generally understood, have
decided to line up against the repeal.
Among these are Penrose and Oliver of
Pennsylvania, who have publicly an
nounced their change of position.
Chairman OGorman issued the formal
order for the canals committee to meet
next Tuesday morning.
Secretary Bryan discussed the issue
with several senators while at the
Capitol, among them Senator Ashurst
of Arizona, one of the Democrats open
ly opposed to the repeal. Senator Ash
urst said after his talk with the secre-
tary of state that he had not changed
his views Mr.. Bryan also talked with
Senator Overman of North Carolina,
who is in favor of tolls exemption.
Representative Mosse of West Vir-
ginia. Republican, who voted against
the Sims bill, today introduced reso-
luton to declare that it is the sense
of the House that its repeal of the
clause granting exemption to coast
wise shipping was lin furtherance OF
the desire of the United States to ia
cilitate negotiations between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain and are
in no sense to be construed as waiv-
ing or denying any right possessed
by the United States to grant exemp-
ton from tolls to her vessels of war
and commerce..
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capital and surplus and the capital
ization announced for each district
Is based upon this per cent. sub
scription.
The payment of subscriptions by
banks will be spread over many
months, but in the meantime Presi-
dent Wilson is expected to announce
the five members of the Federal Re-
serve Board. He said today he eX-
pected to take plenty of time in Sc
lecting members of the board and an
announcement may not be made for
at least a month or longer.
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BELIEVE WORCESTER
WOMAN WAS SHOT
BY JEALOUS MI

Worcester, Mass, April 2.-The n
terry attending the murder OF
Mary A. Chick, wife of Lewis
Chick of IVA Portland street, Bosl
was partly cleared up today when
man who shot her and then tu1
the revolver on himself, broke theI
lence he had maintained since
shooting and gave his name as JaI
Christie and his age as rs years.
Christie recovered consciousness
the City hospital this morning
for a long time he declined to giveI
police any information. A Creek
terpreter was finally procured and
got Christie to talk. Christie salq
came to this country from Greece
and a half years ago and that hel
ed in Southbridge until a month
when he came to Worcester. He
worked as pin boy in bowling al
of the city and roomed in van
houses.
He said he had visited the q
woman's place five times SINCE
came to Worcester for the pur|
of seeing the woman there. He
the police he called there last n
with another man and after b
entertained there was row al
who should pay for the entera
ment. Christie says that in the
the other man, whose name he
not give, shot the Chick woman
him, and then got away.
The police do not believe this s
and they are of the opinion
Christie killed the woman becaus
jealousy.
He had an idea that he was
only visitor and when he found
er men were guests of the hous|
shot the woman and himself.
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ENGLISH
COAL MINERS ARE
STRIKERS NUMB

Leeds. Eng. April ALI the
miners in Yorkshire, numbering
coo had left the pits today when
last of the notices to quit work
PRED. The men demand the intro
ton of a minimum wage scale.
The stocks of coal at the pit h
are only sufficient to last about
week. After the expiration OF
period the railroads and steel "
depending on the Yorkshire COLI
for fuel will be seriously hampered
many of the men employed by
may also be forced into idleness.
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Would Educate
Prisoners byLet

Lawrence, Kan. April "A eolleg
ueation by correspondence for every
oner in the Kansas state penitentia
contemplated in plan proposed
by Frank Strong. chancellor of the
versity of Kansas, to the board of az
istration.
Chancellor Strong would have the
ileges of the extension division OF
university, including vocational ira
by correspondence, offered to the inn
of the penitentiary at the expense o
state. The details of the plan are
worked out by the State Board Of
rections.
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cessitate a curtailment of the legisia-
tive program so as to secure an early
adjournment of Congress, President
Wilson said no change in the admin
istrations plans as outlined early in
the session was contemplated.
The President said he believed Con-
gress could dispose of its business, in
Guiding the tolls and trust questions,
by the middle of June or the first of
July.
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Position of New Comet

Cambridge, Mass, April 1.-The
sition of the comet discovered
week by Kritzinger was announce
the Harvard observatory today
right ascension 16 hours, Is min
229 seconds, and defamation min
degrees, SO minutes, s seconds,
March 81. The comet may be
early in the morning through s
telescope.
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ASQU|TH HAS
NO OPPOSITION

London, April 2.-The Unionist ex-
ecutive committee of the division of
Fife county today decided to allow
Premier Asquith a walk-over in the
ye-election to be held as the result
of the assumption by the prime minis
ter Of the war portfolio. The report
that Mr.. Asquith would be opposed by
James Larkin head of the transport
workers union, also has fallen flat,
so that the premier will be nominated
alone and elected April 8.