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The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
House Bill for Mine Damage.

Denver. - The passage on third
reading of the three measures making
total appropriations of $4,000 for the
relief of coal companies whose prop
critics were damaged during the re-
cent coal strike, was the first work OIL
the State Senate at the mornings sit
ting. Senator Knauss is the author of
one of them. which is for the relief
of the Empire Coal Company, and
Senator Peterson is the author of the
other two, which are for the relief OF
the Southwestern and Chicosa Fuel
com GAMES.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
Iowa Senator Talks Of War.

Denver.-That a constant pressure
tending to drive the United States into
' ar is being exerted on the part OF
the belligerent nations of Europe and
that this pressure must be resisted at
all costs, is the opinion of Senator
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, former
candidate for presidential nomination
on the Republican ticket, who is spend
ing few days in Denver with his wife
on the way to Honolulu
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
GENERAL

In Michigan. fourteen counties voted
dry and two wet.
Drys gained nineteen towns in Wis
consin, while the vets won four.
In st. Louis the entire Republican
ticket was elected by about $4,000
plurality.
All of the twenty-seven defendants,
including Mayor Dom NJ. Roberts OF
Terre Haute, in the Terre Haute cleo
ton fraud case, were found guilty by
jury at indianapolis.
Assemblyman Thomas F. Martin OF
Hudson county, N. j., was appointed
| secretary of state by Governor Field
err. He succeeds David Crater of
| Freehold, who died Saturday.
Seven men are known to have per-
ished in an explosion in the mine of
the Shoal Creek Coal Company near
Greenville, Ill, Ten are missing. The
bodies of seven have been recovered.
Seventy or more lives and property
worth several million dollars was the
toll of the terrific storm which swept
the Atlantic coast Saturday and Sun
day, according to belated reports at
New York.
William Hale Thompson, Rep, was
elected mayor of Chicago by plural
ity of 139,3S9. The indications are
that the next Council would be thirty
three Democrats, thirty-one Republi-
cans, two Progressives, three indie
pendents and one Socialist.
Mrs. Alma Little, former Denver
woman, believes she has proved to the
world she is n caucasian, and refuted
entirely charges made by her hus-
band, of Detroit Mich, that she is of
negro parentage, as he claimed in his
divorce suit. In her fight to establi, h
her claim as a child of white parents,
Mrs. Little has cleared up the mystery
surrounding her birth in Denver and
the fate of her mother, who was Mrs.
Alma Elizabeth Boone, native of
Mississippi.
In Illinois about 100 saloons were
wiped out by local option elections.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
Jury to Try zancanneIli Secured.

Trinidad-After three and one-half
days of examination, a jury was Sc
lected Saturday for the trial of Louis
Zancannelli, who is charged with the
murder in this city Nov. 20, 1913, of
George w. Belcher, Baldwin eltz de
tective. This is the second trial of
the accused man, the former resulting
IN disagreement of the jury after
a trial lasting ten days.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
WASHINGTON

The cruiser Maryland with the ex-
pert divers and equipment dispatched
10 help raise the submarine FL, left
San Francisco for Honolulu.
Conciliator William Blackman re-
ported to the labor department that
the discharged Western Union tele-
Eraphers at St. Louis had been rein
stated and that the strike was set
tied.
Work on the new Alaskan railway,
1t was said, will begin soon after
President Wilson announces the route
Both Secretary Daniels and Rear
Admiral Bradley A. Fske, aide for OPP
erations. declined to discuss the lat
ter's request to be relieved of duty as
senior military adviser in the Navy
Department
Rear Admiral Peary, U. s. N, re-
tired, celebrated the sixth anniver-
sary- OF his attainment of the North
pole by giving an Alaska dinner" in
honor of Secretary Redfield of the
Department of Commerce.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
Sisters Death Calls King to Canada.

Denver.-W. l.. Mackenzie King,
who is investigating industrial condi-
tons in Colorado for the Rockefeller
foundation, left for Toronto, Canada,
called there by the death of his sis
ter, Miss Isabel King. King will re-
turn to Denver within week or ten
days.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
Euaene Glover Found Dead.

Fort Collins.-Word was received in
this city that Eugene NJ. Glover, who
has been in Astoria, Ore, for the past
year, was found dead jim his bed at
that place. The body will be sent to
this city for burial in the family plot.
He was a son OF Mrs. Mary Glover.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
COLORADO
S 7 A E N EW S
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.

Junta.
sept. 27-Oct. S.-MeetinE International
Dry Farming Congress at Denver
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
House Passes Utilities Amendment.

Denver. - The public utilities
amendment bill from the Senate was
put through the lower house of the
State Legislature on second reading
without amendment, by vote of sc
to Is.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
SPORTING NEWS

Fifty thousand dollars will be spent
for Cheyenne's 1915 Frontier Days
celebration, July 21-24.
Gori Miraki, a Japanese, was chosen
to captain the 1915 Knox College base
ball team at an election at Galesburg
Ill.
The Chicago Sox won the first
game of the Denver series at Denver
IA to l, and the second game, 10 to
to Q.
"Hughie" Penney, a widelyknown
horseman, died at hospital at Balti
more. Md. He vas jockey in his
younger days.
Joe Azevedo of California was Civ.
en- well-earned decision over Frank
lie Russell at New Orleans at the con
clusion of Is fast rounds.
Western women golfers are to com.
pete in their annual championship on
Aug. % to Aug. 81 at the Midlothian
Country Club at Chicago.
In a smuggling game at Lincoln the
Chicago Americans (second team
won from the Lincoln Western
league team by score of IL to 8.
Jess Willard, Kansas cowboy,
brought back to the white race again
Monday the worlds heavyweight pug
ilistic championship. Thirty-eight-
year-old Jack Johnson went down be
fore one of the cowboys haymakers
in the twenty-sixth round at Havana,
Cuba
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-10
FOREIGN

A slight earthquake was felt at
Rome at 1920 Monday morning.
Mark P. Robinson, capitalist and
vice president of the First National
Bank of Hawaii, shot and killed him
self at Honolulu
A bomb which had failed to explode
was found in the garden of the Greek
legation at Sofia, close to the Bull
garian minister's private office.
The Duke of Brabant eldest son of
King Albert of Belgium, although
only fourteen years OF age, has en-
listed in the Twelfth infantry.
Six months treasury bills to the
amount of $75,O0O,OOO were offered in
London and were over-subscribed. The
bills were issued to replace a similar
amount due soon
A report was circulated in Berlin
that war had been declared between
China and Japan. Both the Chinese
and Japanese ministers at The
Hague deny that there is any truth
in the report.
The British steamer South Pacific
bound from Glasgow for New York
was sunk in collision with an un
known vessel off Arran, an island on
the west coast of Scotland. The crew
was saved.
Teetotalism will be enforced in all
the Kings households. An official an
nouncement, dated April 6, says by
the Kings command no wines OF
| spirits will be consumed in any OF
His Majestys houses after today"
Another daring exploit has been
added to the long list of those sue.
cessfully carried out by Adolphe
Pegoud, the famous French aviator
who is reported to have attacked and
brought down a German taube near
Sainte Menehould while he was also
on patrol duty April 2
Eleven foreigners have been assas-
sinated recently in the City of Mex
leo, according to Arthur Billiard John.
son, an attorney representing the in
ternational committee of the capital
district, who arrived in San Antonio
| Tex. The persons assassinated, says
Johnson, were an American, a Swede,
| three Ottomans and six Spaniards. A
partial list of other alleged recent out
RACES include "one French woman, at
tackled twenty eight times One Amer
lean was shot while defending his
wife from a similar fate"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
EVA BOOTH LEADS
SALVATION PARADE
Fifteen Hundred Religious Sol
diers March to Washing
ton Square Meeting

The soldiers of the Salvation Army, 1900
strong, headed by Commander Eva Booth
paraded through the streets today to
Washington Square, where big open-air
mass-meeting was held in connection
with the 35th annual Congress Of the At
lantic Coast Province of the Army. which
opened Wednesday,
Martial airs were played along the
line Of march by the Salvation Army
bands. Most of the officers Of the divi-
sion, in addition to the delegates to the
convention, were in the parade.
The sections formed at 1880 D. m. at
the Chambers-Wylie Memorial Presby-
terian Church, Broad street near Spruce
street. The route was to City Hail.
down Market street, to 9Th street to In
dependence Hall and thence to Washing
ton Square. The mass-meeting begun
a 2:30 o'clock.
Open-air meetings and special demon
strations will be held throughout the city
tonight The congress will close tomor-
row. A holiness meeting will be held in
the morning at the Citadel, Sth and Vine
streets. In the afternoon a patriotic
service for children will be held at the
Forrest Theatre, where in the evening
Miss Booth will deliver her illustrated
lecture, MY Father" John Wanamaker
will preside.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
DU PONT TRAPSHOOTING
CLUB WILL BE ENJOINED
Chancellor to Issue Order on Monday
Forbidding Workmanship Tests

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct i6.-Chancel-
lor Curtis has handed down a decision
In the Court of Chancery TO the effect
that the shoting on the grounds of the
Du Pont Club is dangerous TO the public
passing along the highway near the club
grounds and on Monday he will issue
preliminary injunction, restraining the
Du Pont Trapshooting Club from shoot
ing on the grounds until further notice.
The club is allowed to shoot today on the
promise that proper precautions are taken.
The chancellor does not go into the
question OF nuisance caused by the noise,
but holds that the shooting Is dangerous
to the public passing along the road,
according to the evidence. II Is declared
that the traps are all within 200 feet of
the road and that tests have shown that
shot from the guns used will travel 264
feet or more. 1t is therefore the duty OF
the court to protect people travelling along
the road. Should the club erect walls
about the club grounds sufficiently high
to prevent shot going into the road. then
the club would have good grounds for
asking that the Injunction be dissolved.
The club has not decided what action II
will take. but II Is probable that the club
will be located at some other point.
The suit attracted considerable attention
because the officers OF the Du Pont Com
pany appeared TO be divided on the sub
ject.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
SEARCH FOR MISSING
GERMANS FRUTTLESS
Battleships Fail to Sight Yawl
in Which Kronprinz Of
ficers Escaped

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 16.-Search for
the yacht Eclipse, believed to have on
board six German officers and six sailors
who escaped from the interned German
raider Kronprinz Wilhelm at Norfolk.
has thus far proved fruitless. The bat
tleships Louisiana, New Hampshire.
Minnesota, New York and Rhode Island
reached the Virginia capes en- route TO
the southern drill grounds today. hut
reported they had failed to sight the
Eclipse along the coast.
Few officers share Captain Thierfelder's
belief that the men have been drowned
If their yawl had gone aground in Ches-
apeake Bay, it is believed the missing
men could easily have communicated
since they left Sunday.
new theory advanced today regarding
the disappearance of the yawl and in
termed sailors was that they NAV have
boarded some outgoing ship and aban-
doned their yawl at sea. No trace OF the
missing boat or men had been obtained
today by Admiral Beatty of the Ports
mouth Navy Yard.
All the Germans. of1cers and crew nm
both the Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, were today held prison-
ers, no leaves of absence being permIt-
ted. Following attempts of five more
sailors of the interned ships to escape bv
seeking passage on outbound Dutch
steamers, port authorities ordered more
drastic confinement of the men aboa I'd
the ships.
That a conspiracy has been Matching to
effect escape of a large number OF the
interned Germans is generally believed.
A guard of marines may be placed on the
two vessels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
NEW $1,OOO,OOO PIERS
RECEIVED BY MAYOR
IN SOUTHWARK TODAY
Blankenburg, Cabinet and For
mer Director Norris Cele-
brate Completion of Two
Modern Structures
MARKS CITY'S ADVANCE

Two modern piers. each erected at a
cost OF H,OOOOOO, were delivered officially
to the city this afternoon at ceremonies
in which the Mayor, his cabinet and other
city officials took part
The piers are known as the Southwark
piers. They are Nos. Ss and l0 located
at the foot of Queen and Christian
streets. The ceremonies we're held on the
top floor of pier 40 which was decorated.
Mayor Blankenburg, in his speech ac-
cepting the structures, declared they will
play a prominent part in making the port
of Philadelphia one Of the greatest ship
ping centres III the world.
Former Director Norris, of the Depart
ment of wharves, Docks and Ferries, de-
clared that the building of the piers was
one of the most notable accomplishments
of an administration made notable by
it's constructive enterprises.
The piers were delivered by Frederick
Snare, senior member of Snare & Triest
who built them, to Director Meigs, of
the Department of Wharves, Docks and
Ferries. He turned them over to the
Mayor.
Others who attended the proceedings
were Directors Drlpps, Cooke, Ziegler
and Loeb; Charles p Kurts, Surveyor
of the Port; Howard r. French, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; George F.
Sproule, secretary of the Commissioners
of Navigation; Chief Connell. of the Bu-
reau of Highways; Colonel George linn,
United States engineer in charge of Gov
ernment construction work in Philadel-
phia, and Councilmen.
The completion of the Southwark piers
marks the first step In the extensive pro-
gram of port development involving ex-
penditures of approximately from $4,000, =
900 to SIS, 100000. The work Is to be done
chiefly in the southern section of the
city.
Dredging operations are being carried
on at the foot OF Mexican street in prep
aration for the construction of the first
of Is new piers, larger than the South
wark piers, to be known as the Pass
yunk piers.
In addition to the development OF the
actual water front with piers, there Ia
under way comprehensive plan of re-
habilitation of the inshore facilities, in
volving the elimination OF grade cross-
ings, relocation of crosstown railroad
lines, the construction of almost a score
of undergrade and overgrade street cross
ings, the creation of large freight classi-
fcation yards and the extension Of the
belt line service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
ANGL0-FRENCH COMMISSIONERS
OFF FOR HOME SATISFIED
Mute on Subject Of Further Loan.
Pleased With Treatment Here

NEW YORK, Oct. l6.--Baron Reading,
Sir Henry Babblngton-Smith and Sir Ed
ward Holden, members of the Anglo
French credit commission which secured
SSOOOO0OO0 war loan in this country,
sailed for home today on the American
liner st. Louis.
Asked about reports that the Allies will
soon try to float another loan In this
country Baron Reading, chairman of the
commission. said;
II know nothing about further loan.
only know | am well satisfied with the
result of our visit We believe we got
fair and square deal here. The Ameri-
can bankers treated us very well and we
recognized that they had to have proner
regard for the interests of their own
country"
As to the result of the war Lord Read
ing said:
There can be only one result. and that
Is hnal Victory for the Allies Our peopIs
are united, and we will make any sac.
rihce"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
HALF-CLAD THRONG
SEES FIRE RESCUES
Policemen Save Unconscious
Family-Rope of Bed Sheets
Helps One Escape

Several thrilling rescues were made by
policeman, and one man slid down a
rope made of bed sheets from the third
story window, when fire early today dam
aged three-story store and dwelling
at the northeast corner of 7th and Thomp-
son streets to the extent of about $1,000
The changing of the fire engines brought
many persons to the street in their night
<<clothins and excitement was caused
among the patients at the Children's
Homeopathic Hospital which is half a
block away, at Franklin and Thompson
streets.
The fire was discovered shortly after 3
o'clock by Policeman Peters. of the Sth
and Jefferson streets station. Peters broke
open side door and rushed to the sec
ond floor OF the building, where he found
Samuel Docterman, his wife and three
children unconscious in their beds from
the effects of the smoke and fumes.
Peters picked up the two smaller chill
dren, Cecilia, II years old, and Julius, Z
years old, and carried them to the street.
On his second trip Jennie, Is years old,
was carried to the street, The father and
mother were then carried to places of
safety and revived.
In the second-story back room the DO
liceman found Abraham Jaffe, his wife
and their child Samuel, years old.
Arousing the sleepers, he picked the boy
up and led the way to the street.
In the meantime some one said that
Alexander Taub was asleep in a room on
the third floor. Peters rushed back into
the building. but arrived in time to see
Taub's head disappear out the window.
Fearing that his escape had been cut
on. Taub had tied the bed sheets to-
gether and attached them TO a bed post
and slid TO the street and safety. much
10 the amusement of the half-clothed
residents who watched from doorways
and windows.
The fire originated in the back of the
store and is believed to have been caused
by a mouse gnawing on matches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
POLICE FIGHT FOR LOOT
HALF HOUR AFTER ROBBERY
Officers Arrest Three Men and Re-
cover Goods Worth $1,000

Twelve hundred dollars worth of loot
stolen from the sport-goods store OF
Moskowitz & Herbach. 43O Market street,
later after a rough-and-tumble fight in
a dark room between the police and
three young men. Fifty automatic re-
volvers and boxes of cartridges were
scattered in the fight but no shots were
fired.
The work OF burglars was discovered
by Policeman James ]. Smith, of the 4th
and Race streets station, who found a
transom smashed and a rear door open
ing on Ludlow street forced. The inte-
rior of the store was in confusion and
the dial had been Clipped off the safe
which, however, had not been opened
Sergeant Schad and Policemen Karney,
Milan and Salvina had scarcely completed
an inventory with a member of the firm
when they were notified by jeremiah
Murphy, q private watchman, OF a con-
ference In tailor shop In the basement
of % South I'd street only a few blocks
distant.
Three men, outlined by the dim light
Of a candle were bending over a table
on which were several suitcases FLIED
with various articles when the police
men burst into the room. The light was
instantly extinguished. In the melee
that followed Policeman Salvina and
Jacob Rothman, proprietor OF the shop,
received nasty cuts that necessitated
their being sent to the Roosevelt Hos
pital. The men were subdued. Roth
mans companions gave their names as
Nicholas Trott. OF 20 South "a street, and
Richard Page, II years old of 1909 Philip
street. The loot was identified by mem
ber of the robbed Arm. The prisoners
were held without bail for further hear
ing October 22 by Magistrate Eisenbrown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
CITY WILL LEAD
IN NEW DEFENSE
SYSTEM OF U. S.
League Island Yard to
Build Battleships
for Navy
ARMoR PLANT HERE

Philadelphia is to play a big part in the
upbuilding OF the army and navy OF the
United States, the plans for which have
been announced by Secretaries Daniels
and Garrison
A large share Of the 500. 1000 which II
Il planned TO spend on the navy in the
next Ave years will go to the enlarging OF
the ~Ailadelphia Navy Yard. II the plans
drawn up by Mr.. Daniels are approved
by Congress. the navy yard at League
Island viii be equipped for the manufac-
ture of armor plate and the construction
OF battleships
In order TO provide ammunition for the
army of $4,000 which Il is proposed to
raise. the Frankford Arsenal will be en-
iarged. The Increase in activities at Doth
the navy yard and arsenal will be a boon
for Philadelphia working men, and will
be of Importance to Philadelphia finan-
cially and industrially.
The plans of Secretary Daniels call for
the expansion Of the local navy yard
until II is on an equal footing with any
navy yard in the country. 1t is under
stood that the Navy Department has
agreed ON the steps to be undertaken, and
that only the consent of Congress is
necessary. Secretary Daniels would like
60 see Philadelphia the centre of navy
bhipbuilding in the country.
It is planned 10 appropriate s6,OOO,OOO
Tor the armor plate factory at the navy
yard. 1t Is the belief of Secretary
Daniels that there will be great de-
mand for armor plato during the next
few years and that the price will be
high. II is for this reason that he is
anxious that the Government have a
plant of It's own.
IL is likely that at least a year and
half will elapse before the building of the
first battleship at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard is begun. Each of the battleships
TO be built here will cost $4,000 900. Secre-
tary Daniels declares that IL is absolutely
necessary that the Government yards
take part in the construction of the bat
tleships that will be added to the navy
within the next five years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
GERMAN ATTACK
FAILS TO REGAIN
LORRAINE LINES
French H d Trenches
North of Reillon Despite
Furious Assaults
ADMIT CHAMPAGNE LOSS

PARIS, oct. 16.
The French War Office today an
nounced the repulse of German counter
attacks during the night in Lorraine
against the trenches which the French
troops occupied yesterday. The official
communique also stated that a German
attack in the Vosges between Linge and
Schaerztermaennale early today was COM
pletely repulsed.
The text of the communique follows:
I'VE repulsed last night in Lorraine
numerous counter-attaCks against the
trenches we had occupied yesterday, to
the north Of Reillon. The number OF pris-
oners which we made in the course Of
these actions reached 100.
In the Nosges the enemy attempted
after midnight an attack in force be-
tween Linge and Schratzmaennele, which
was preceded by a violent bombardment
and accompanied by curtains OF fire, on
our second lines and our communicating
trenches. 1t was completely repulsed.
Not a single inident Is reported on
the rest of the front since the preceding
communicate"
In an attempt to regain a part Of the
trenches in Champagne, lost to them in
the French attack on September rs, the
Germans last night followed up a terrific
two days bombardment by launching a
violent infantry attack upon the extreme
left wing of the new French front, con-
centrating IL upon a point Just east OF
Auberive. They succeeded, according to
the night communique, in gaining a foot
hold at one point In their old trenches"
In the neighborhood.
For several days past the Germans
heavy guns have been battering the new
French front, and today's attack against
the left wing is believed here to be but the
forerunner of more attempts.