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The Springfield herald., 1915-01-08
NOTICE

The Annual meeting of the
Springfield Lamar Tele. Co. will
be held at the court house ia
Springfield, Colo, Monday,
Jan. II, 1915, at l p. m., for the
purpose of electing five Direct
ors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction Of such other
business IS may be necessary.
Springfield Lamar Tele. -
BY E. Emerson, Prou.
r. r. HooherSec,
The Springfield herald., 1915-01-08

A unique feature of grand
ball at Grandview o., New Year, s
eve was II service of ice cream
and cake at midnight.
Lyle Knox was an over Sun
day visitor in Springfield.
Miss Mary Wagner was IN
from her claim over Surh!a. 8
iting home folks.
Mrs. Glasgow way in fra - :
school on tie 2nd inst.
The Springfield herald., 1915-01-08
MANTED
JN SPRINGEIEL.r

4 ~ ~ ~ = w = '-'N-'-
One OF tho irst things that 5
PROBABLY needed just now a Int
tile worse than anything else is
lumber yard, it being one OF the
things to- Nlich the comme,c
club vas organized 20 secure.
Springfield has great bal
ing territory around it. and ousn.
to have $50OJ00 lumber yard
10 support the trade.
| Parties who might be interest
ed in putting III a lunbe yard
+, should open up correspondence
at once with the Springna-3
: Commercia! club.
I We could handle here Il rr.A
hardware anu machinery ct,
auu d., Is ultau tAe case. mis-
, cCulu be lr.rou lceG-iu GolL-,.-
tion viii the lumber yarC
We bciieve Il since and aalue-a
shop com bined in Springfield
aould pay as we'll as any thing
else for the money invested
We believe Rooa lawyer
'could WORK up a good prac-
tice at he county seat.
! We are going to uecu ii cream
cry in Springfield in ohe carry
future. Irdeed it was for this
one great need for Springfield
and Baca county that tue com
I mercial club was organized, the
purpose of the club being par
/ tioulariy the securing OF cream
cry ind motor truck llLe be-
tween SpriLS Stield ard Lamar.
The truck line is an assured
thing in tue spring, in case the
milk business AT that time can
be made to justify, and with the
esta bishmeut OF d trnck line,
, the creamery will follow jutf de
naturally as day and night follow
each other.
There are other things nee.ied
II Springfield, but these are til"
ones calling for Immediate attei-
tiOn.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
COL. BR0MWELL'S DEATH
HELD CASE OF SUICIDE
0dieial Report to War Department
Says There Were No Suspicious
Circumstances"

Official information has been received
at the War Department concerning the
sudden death of Lieut.. Col. Charles S.
Bromwell. the engineer officer in
charge of fortification works in Hawaii,
which occurred in the army post hos
pital in Honolulu last Friday. 1t is
contained in brief cablegrams from
Gen. John p. Wiser. commanding the
Hawaiian department. 1t was shown
that the officer received a gunshot
wound in the head in his own quar-
ters. while apparently alone. and that
he died soon after his removal to the
hospital
The official report indicated that it
was clear case of suicide and stated
that Col. Bromwell made his will a
few days before and obtained a sup
ply of cartridges. In view of sensa-
tionai reports that Col Bromwell
probably had been murdered by some
one whose i'll will he had incurred,
the Secretary of War called for a re-
port on the case and was informed by
Gen Wiser by cable that there were
no suspicious circumstances" whatever
surrounding the officers death, but
that in conformity with the army regu-
lations he had convened a board of
officers to determine the facts in the
case in order to determine whether the
officers death was in the line of duty.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
FORMER SENATOR
COCKRELL IS DEAD
Succumbs to Attack of Heart
Disease After Two Weeks
Illness.
BODY TO LIE IN STATE
IN CONFEDERATE HALL
Funeral Services Tomorrow, With
1nterment in Missouri-Thirty
Years a Senator.

Former Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell
OF Missouri, who represented Missouri
In the Senate for thirty consecutive
years, died this morning of heart dis
ease at his residence, the Buckingham,
92O 18th street northwest, where he
lived with his daughter-in-law. Mrs.
John Cockrell. Mr. Cockrell, who was
eighty-ore years old, had been in Ill
health for about two weeks, having
recently suffered from an attack of
acute indigestion. His condition had
improved, however. and this morning
he had appeared even stronger than
yesterday. 1t was while eating his
breakfast that the attack of heart
disease occurred. He died before the
arrival of a physician.
Brief funeral services are to be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in
Confederate Memorial Hall. 1922 Ver-
mont avenue. Rev. James H. Taylor OF
the Central Presbyterian Church will
ofticiate. The body is to lie in state
from 2 o'clock until the hour of the
funeral. Following the services tho
body will be removed to Warrensburg,
Mo-, Mr.. Cockrelps old home, where in
terment is to take place. All Confed-
crate veterans in Washington are being
urged to be present at the funeral.
Evening star., 1915-12-13

Charles Addison Metcalf, seventy
four years old, veteran of the civil
war. and for half century a clerk
in the Treasury Department, died Sat-
urday at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. w. D. Mackenzie, 81 T street
northwest. Death was due to heart
disease. Funeral services were held
at o'clock this afternoon at the home.
Rev. DIR. John Van schaick, jr.. officiat-
ing. Interment was at Arlington ma
tional cemetery, under the auspices of
Meade Post, G. A. r.
Mr.. Metcalf was born at Lisbon Falls,
Ne, in 1S4l. On the outbreak of the
civil war. he was one of the first to
volunteer with the 10th Maine Regi-
ment. afterward reorganized as the
29th Maine Volunteers. In all of the
battles. skirmishes. sieges and marches
of that regiment. he bore a conspicu-
Gus part, until he was severely wound
ed at the battle of Cedar creek, October
19, 1864. Near the close of the war, in
1855. Mr.. MetcaIf had sufficiently re-
covered from his wound to accept a
position in the government service at
Washington. He was an employe OF
the Treasury Department until last
May.
Mr.. Metcalf was an expert penman
and as a clerk in the Office of the
United States treasurer he was en-
ployed in writing warrants on the
Treasury. He penned the largest check
ever drawn by the United States gov
ernmant, it is said, for $4,000, 900, paid
to the French government for the canal
which had been partially eXcavated
across the Isthmus of Panama.
His wife, Mrs. Mira NJ Metcalf: his
daughter. Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Mac
kenzie, and brother, Aaron v. Met
calf, OF Brunswick, Me-, are living.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
FUND TO GET CONVENTIONS.
Chamber Of Commerce Considering
Plans for Campaign.

Plans for a campaign to raise a fund
with which to bring conventions to
Washington were discussed at meet
ing of the subcommittee on finance of
the Joint convention committee at the
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon.
Tomorrow night details Of the cam
paign are to be outlined at a meeting
Of the Chamber Of Commerce. Decem-
Der 20 they will be placed before the
Board of Trade at meeting to be held
by that organization at the New VII.
lard Hotel.
John Dolph, D. J. Callahan and
Thomas Grant are to appear before the
and s ask the support OF that orsanixal
tion.
less than $4,000, to be used in bring
ing national conventions to Washing
ton. The money win Be utilised in pro-
tertainment for the delegates to con-
|yentions which meet here. -
Evening star., 1915-12-13
COMMITTEE MEETING CALLED.
Report on Fiscal Relations May Be
Submitted SATURDAY..

Senator Chiffon of West VirRinia.
chairman of the joint select committee
on the fiscal relations between the
United States and District of CoIum-
bia, does not expect to call his COM
mittee together before Saturday, he
said today.
Senator Chiffon added. however, that
the report of the committee might be
submitted to the Senate and House Sat
urday. That being the case, it Ia ap-
parent the committee is much further
along with it's work than had been
learned, and Senator Chiffon, the in
ference is, must now be drawing UP
the report. The committee members
are edhering strictly to their deter.
any way until it is submitted to Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1915-12-13

10 declared to be panicky. and they are
unable to carry their war materlal anu
provisions with them as they retire.
Neutral Zone Proposed.
A dispatch to the Tagsblstt from
Sofia says that the proposal OF the
Bulgarian government to Greece for
q neutral zone Of two and one-half
kilometers on each side of the Greece
Serbian border is designed to counter
act "all the efforts of the entente at
Athens to create distrust of bul-
saria's policy. as the establishment
Of the zone of neutrality would make
impossible any conflict between Greece
and Bulgaria.
This arrangement" adds the dis
patch. would not affect the attitude
of the Germans and Austrians regard
ing pursuit of Anglo-French forces
across the Greek frontier"
A neutral zone of this sort has exist
ed on the Greeco-Bulgarian frontier
since the Bulgarian mobilization be-
gan. and the present proposal. accord
ing to the Tageblatt's advices, is for
its extension to the line dividing
Greece and Serbia. The zone would
remain unoccupied by either Greek or
Bulgarian troops.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
MOB EXPELS JAPANESE.
Laundry Wrecked, Furniture Burned
and Owners Driven From Town.

WENATcHEE. Wash. December 10
A mob OF 200 men drove two Japanese
from oroville. a mining town $50 miles
north OF here. according to word re-
ceived here today. The mob wrecked
the laundry owned by the Japanese and
threw the furniture into the street.
where 1t was burned. The Japanese.
accompanied by George Devon. owner
Of the building, have gone to Spokane
to complain to the United States dis
triet attorney. No arrests have been
made.
Leaders Of the mob. It Is said. had
previously warned Devon against rent
ing his property to tha japanese. and
had declared that they would not per-
NIT Japanese to conduct business en-
terprises in Oroville.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
ACTION sTIRs NAVY HEAD.
Will Ask Judge if He Offered Jail
or Enlistment to Prisoner.

Secretary Daniels has taken cog
nizance Of the reported action of Act
ing City Judge Tracy p. Madden of
Yonkers. N. Y, in the case of Tony
Ferraro. tried on the charge of chicken
stealing. According to the report. the
judge told the prisoner that he would
give him a chance to enlist in the
United States Navy, and unless he did
so he would send him to Jail.
Mr.. Daniels directed that naval re-
cruiting officers be notified not to en-
list the man. and said he will ask the
judge II he took the action indicated; !;
at the same time will inform him that
the enlisted personnel of the navy is
made up Of a high class Of men and is
in no sense whatever to be regarded
as an asylum for men OF low character.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
Charles F. Smith Under Arrest After
Plant About Secret Agents.

Charles F. Smith. a prosperous-ap-
pearing man Of forty-seven years, was
placed under arrest today when he
visited police headquarters to discuss
his troubles with a policeman. Po-
liceman Joseph Morgan heard him tell
a story of secret agents OF foreign gov
ernments following him from place to
place and running his brokerage and
export business. charged him with in
sanity and sent him to washington
A.v,uno Hospital for observation as to
his mental condition.
It was learned from Smith that his
home is at Argyle Park. N. Y. and
that he has recently resided at Bayonne,
n. ]. II 10 stated that he has visited
a number Of oificials in the ..tsa federal de,
fTn;teS states senator in connection
with his plan to dispose Of the cotton
output Of this country.
Evening star., 1915-12-13

WEALTHY WIDOW SLAIN.
Mrs. Caroline Flaccus Viehmier
Found Murdered in Her Home.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, December Ia
Mystery today surrounded the death of
Mrs. Caroline Flaccus Vfehmier. seven
ty-one years old, wealthy widow and
member of a prominent Pittsburgh
family, who was found murdered in
her home. ten miles north of here. The
woman's body. bound hand and foot and
with a gag in the mouth. was dis
covered yesterday by a farm hand.
The house had been ransacked and
telephone connection severed. The
authorities believe that robbery was
the motive for the crime
Mrs Niehmier was a sister of George
E. and C. l.. Flaccus, prominent glass
manufacturers of this city.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
BRITISH NOBILITY HIT HARD.
War Has Changed Succession to
More Than 100 Titles.

LONDON. December 13.-The new is
sue of Debrett's Peerase. the official
annual record of British titles. strik-
ingly illustrates how the aristocracy
has suffered through the war. A roll
of honor of some 500 names 10 given Of
those killed in battle or who havs dad
Of wounds, flling twelve pages.
The list contains the names Of enc
member Of the royal family. sig peers.
sixteen baronets. sig knigAts. seven
members Of the house Of comMeua. l6S
ave sons Of peers. eighty-two sons Of
baronets and eighty-four sons 81
knights. Changes In sucesssien 10
more than one hundred titles thus
have been caused.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
WOULD TAX AMMUNITION.
Senator Kenyon Has Plan to Raise
National Defense Funds.

Senator Kenyon Of Iowa submitted a
resolution to the Senate which would
declare it to be the sense of that body
that all extra revenues necessary to
carry out the proposed national de-
Tense program should be derived from
taxation on arms and ammunition,
manufactured in this country. At the
senator's request action on the reso-
luton was deferred.
Senator Kenyon. who was recently
defeated for place on the foreign
relations committee, also introduced a
bill which would prohibit transporta-
ton of passengers on vessels bearing
munitions of war. At his request the
bill was referred to the commerce
COMMITTEES. to which he has been as
signed as one of the new members.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
COURT CITES J. r. DORSEY.
Wife Seeks Divorce, Alimony and
Freedom From Molestation.

Justice Mccoy of the District su-
preme Court today cited John r. Dor
soy to show cause Friday why he
should not be enjoined from molestine
his wife, Mary c. Dorsey. He must
also show cause why the custody of the
children should not be given to the
wife and why he should not nay
alimony.
The court orders are based on a petit
ton Of the wife for an absolute di-
vorce They were married June II.
1908, and have four children. Mis-
conduct Is alleged and two correspond
ents are named. She says the husband
has threatened her life and she Is afraid
of him. Attorne" Isaac r. Hit ap-
peared for the wife.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
FOOD PROTEST IN HUNGARY.
Memorandum Complaining of Prices
Has Half Million SIGNATURES

LONDON. December 13-The Norm
ing Post today prints a letter from
Budapest which states that more than
half million people have signed
memorandum which will be presented
to the Hungarian premier in parlia-
ment by a deputation representing all
classes of the population complaining
OF the high prices of food.
The memorandum claims that prices
are much higher In Hungary than in
Germany. It asserts that tho coming
winter threatens to overwhelm the pop
ulation by starvation and urges the
impossibility of going on under pres
ent conditions much longer.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
Officer in Confederate Army.

Lloyd.
Officer in Confederate Army.
Holding high Office in the Confederate
army throughout the civil war. law
yer by profession and high in the DEM
ocratic ranks during his political ca
reer, Mr. Cockrell's life was full one.
He was twice rendered position in the
cabinet during Cleveland's administra-
tions. In the democratic convention
which chose Alton B. Parker as the
presidential candidate, Mr.. Cockrell
was nominated by Speaker Clark to
head the ticket. his nomination being
seconded by William Jennings Bryan.
In the final selection, however. Mr..
Cockrell, who represented the silver
democrats. was defeated by Judge Park
er. who led the gold plank advocates.
At the time of his death he was the
civilian member of the ordnance board
of the War Department, having been
appointed to that position by President
Wilson the July following the last
inauguration. Prior to that time he
was one of the commissioners of the
interstate commerce commission. hav-
ing been appointed by President Roose-
yelt. In 1911 he was appointed COM
missioner to re-establish the boundary
| line between Texas and New Mexico.
| Mr.. Cockrell was made captain OF a
Missouri company at the outbreak Of
the civil war. He rose steadily in the
ranks, attaining the rank of brigadier
general before the wars close. He
saw active service in number OF bat
| ties, being severely wounded by a
bursting shell during the battle Of
Franklin. He was captured at Fort
Blakely, Ala. April 9. 1865, and paroled
May IA, the same year.
Born in Missouri.
| Mr. Cockrell was born in Johnson
county, Mo, October l, 1884. and at
| tended the common schools Of that
county He was graduated from Chapel
Hill College, Lafayette county, Mo. in
July, 1853. He was admitted to the bar
| in 1856. practicing in Warrenburg. He
dropped his profession at the outbreak
or the war. resuming it after peace
was restored. His term in the Senate
lasted from March 4, 1875 until March
8. 1905.
! Mr.. cockrell was married three
| times. His last wife, daughter of
Judge Ephraim Ewing OF the supreme
court of Missouri. died in 1898. Sew
eral children survive him. They are:
| Mrs. Edison r. Gallaudet OF Norwich.
Conn; Nine. Anna Colomelus, wife OF
| the Greek ambassador to Rome; Or.
Cockren of Warrensburg. Mo-; Henry
CockreI of Norwich. Conn; Frank
| Cockrel of Louisville, KY. and Eph-
rain Cockrell Of Baltimore. Md. The
husband of the daughter-in-law with
whom he lived. John Cockrell. died
Mr.. Cockrell was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cockrell. natives
| of Kentucky. HIS mothers maiden
name was Ellis.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
TWO MORE DELEGATES HERE.
Hondurans Arrive for Pan.American
Scientific Congress.

Two delegates from Honduras to the
second pan-American scientific con-
rress, to open here December 81. ar
rived in Washington today. They are
DR.. RONALD S. Duron. secretary of pub
lie instruction. and former president
of National University of Honduras.
and DR.. Luis Landa. general director OF
public education in Honduras. This
afternoon the delegates will call at the
state Department. The Argentine dele
gates are expected to arrive here Wed
pSdaY. "A
Evening star., 1915-12-13
TURKS SURROUND BRITISH.
Three Battalions Reported Captured
ON Retreat From Ragdad.

BERLIN. December Is. by wireless
to Sayville. - According to private
advices from Constantinople." says the
Overseas News Agency. today. three
British battalions of the army that re-
treated down the Tigris from the city
Of Bagdad. were surrounded by Turk
ish troops near Kut- -El-Amara and sur
rendered.
'It is expected that the British will
retreat southwark from Kut-El-Amara
in the near future, as their posts to the
rear are in danger of being cut Off"
Evening star., 1915-12-13
KAISER PRESIDES OVER
IMPORTANT WAR COUNCIL

LONDON. December 13-An impor-
tant war council. over which the Ger
man emperor is presiding. is now TAX
ing place at German headquarters on
the eastern front. according to a Co.
penhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail.
The council includes Gen. Won Falken-
hayn, chief of staff: Field Marshal Won
Hindenbrug, Field Marshal Won Mac
kensen and the Turkish and Bulgarian
general STATS.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
Urges Treaty Ratification.

DIR. B. L. Jefferson, American minister
to Nicaragua. told President Wilson to-
day that ratiHcntion of the pending
treaty between the United States and
Nicaragua was urgently needed The
treaty proposes payment of s3,000,0o0
to Nicaragua for a canal route and
naval bases. Dr.. Jefferson said he
would like to appear before congress
sional committees in support of the
treaty.
Evening star., 1915-12-13
London Doesn't Expect Aid
to Be Extended by Greeks
Even if Foes Cross Border

LONDON, December 13, 1890 pm
The difficult effort of Greece to MAIN
tain neutrality in the face Of the allied
retreat on Saloniki and the pursuit by
Bulgarians and Germans continues to
be the chief matter of interest at the
entente capitals.
The latest decision of Greece. accord
ing to Athens dispatches. is to with
draw all considerable bodies OF her
troops impartially from danger OF con-
tact with entente troops in Salonik1
and the Germanic allies on the north
ern front, leaving only small groups Oh
soldiers for police purposes
Few Favors for Allies.
Whatever the future holds for Greece.
her effort to clear her position toward
the belligerents seemingly disposss OF
any idea that the allied forces on
Greek territory are TO occupy s priv
ileged position with anything in the
nature of open Greek support The
Greek army at Salopiki IS 70 es re-
duced Immediately in numbers. 20 as
sure liberty of action TO the entente
troops there. At the same si-,s Greek
soldiers along the railway Will De with
drawn to avoid complications when
ever Germans. Ausrrians or Sulsa-.a-s
enter Greek territory
So far as is known the hard-teuser
attacks on the British in Macedonia
thus far have been delivered eac.-sly
by Bulgarians. without German xs-
sistance. A dispatch TO the Times says
the Bulgarians left more than S.eAa
dead or wounded on the field after TWO
assaults on the British line.
Faced Murderous Fire.
"On the second attack" the dispatch
continues, our combined fire of artil-
lery. rides and rapid-firers. was opened
on the advancing masses vt a range Of
about 500. yards The Bulgarians faced
the murderous hail on a run for 500
yards. then broke into flight, which
quickly became a helter-skelter rout."
The possibility of various fanking
movements through Greek territory is
opened by the Greek decision to permit
the country to become a field for the
belligerents. 1t is rumored, for ex-
ample that British troops already are
landing at Kavala and that the first de-
tachments of Serbians have been
brought around from Durazzo, Albania,
to Saloniki.
Allied squadrons continue to pay
close attention to the Greek coasts and
abated.
To Remain at Saloniki.
Reuters Telegram Company claims to
have authentic Information that the al
Saloniki.
from Athens denies the story to the
effect that the Greek government Is
seeking to negotiate an advance from
the German government.
Evening star., 1915-12-13

former mayor of New York, and presi.
dent Of the board of trustees Of Tuske-
gee Institute.
Mr. Low, Julius Rosenwald of Chi
W. W. Campbell of Tuskegee. and Isaac
Fisher, president of the Tuskegee
Alumni Association, also spoke.
Col. Roosevelt declared DR.. Washing
ton directed his lifework toward
making Tuskegee Institute. which he
founded. an asset to the state and
nation. He also asserted that when he
was in the White House DR.. Wash
ington was one of the few men to
whom he turned for advice, because he
knew that he would not give me one
word based on a selfish motive. but
because he would state what in his
best Judgment was for the best inter-
ests Of the people Of the entire
country.
"Did Justice and Loved Mercy"
Booker r. Washington realized that
the respect Of the southern white man
was the greatest asset he possessed In
his work. He declared that no other
people can supply the things the negro
needs as we'll as can the white man of
handle f % Tuskesee institute so that it it
would be an asset TO the souen, and In
this he succeeded.
"Booker T. Washington did justice,
loved mercy and walked humb1y, He
did Justice to every man, lived the love
he felt for mercy and walked humbly
with his God and his fellow-man. He
had the genuine humility OF spirit that
caused him to walk humbly for the
good Of the race. His every step help
ed others. His monument lies in the
minds and memories of those whom he
has served and uplifted.
'aThe nation profited by DR.. Washing
tons work, because he believed econ
omic fitness was the greatest asset that
can be possessed by the negro race. !"
said Col. Roosevelt. He taught hon.
colonel said
Evening star., 1915-12-13
Elected to Board Of Trade.

mittee Of the Board of Trade this after.
noon new members OF the board were
elected as follows: Edgar Thomas
Brandsnburg, Francis s. Dunixan. II.
King Cornwall. william r. Andrews.
Alfred c. Norcross and William p. May.
laid