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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21
CONVICT SHAKES
DEFENCE ALIBI
TN GAIMAN CASE
Sing Sing Inmate Says He
Saw ROfranO and PriS-
oner Talking at Club.
$4,000 PRICE ON HEAD
OF FOLEY. IS RUMOR
Coat Found in Saloon Identified
as That of Alleged Slayer
More Phone Testimony.


james Ser.6ro. q sing Sing convict,
49, to,--.- -,or,t,. ~ .be Home Rule
~ -.
Democratic NlLo' oec-SFe1 yesterday
a: the t-,a. % Cac.aro Noutmagno for
the murder OF Nichae. Ga.mari. that
he had twice seen Michael 4 Rotrano'
Depu-y Street Cleaning Comm.
and named by "a witness tor the state
q iHstga;or % the citn.e' =" cvl'eIs..-
tlon a. the home hu'c O.do WIN MON
tmaS2o, me r'.' '-Ne lLFee "ttHs
prior % The ~storai;> ..ec;an OF 1910
the second t."e two "'S.s "tier II.
Sar'tno testimony e-fec'.\ contra
dioted The cec.a.'! 1,-e.ce Wh.ch M
Cuoco, eourst. -ot n, 1hE I'S-. AN
sketched BREEZY e. i-t ,AG OK IesteI
day session. -er ,.-r S,"'cu nm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21
Women's Peace Party to Meet

Miss Alice Carpenter. just home
from the international Womans Peace
Congress in Europe, will speak at
meeting of the Woman's Peace party
to be held at the Hotel McAlpin Mon
day afternoon. Following the address
there will be a business meeting, at
which resolutions on the war will be
adopted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21

! conscious in the roadway near Neshanic
this morning, after he had been thrown
from his motorcycle.
Edward McAneny, seven years DID,
of sos Lorimer Street, Williamsburg,
while crossing the street in front OF ms
home yesterday afternoon, was knocked
down By an automobile driven by John
Flanagan, of 1923 SchermerhOrn Street,
and is in the Williamsburg Hospital IN
a serious condition.
The man who was found on Roslyn
Hill. Long Island, on Tuesday night.
after he had been thrown from his BIZ
cycle when he attempted to avoid a
collision with an automobile, died yes
terday in the Nassau Hospital at
Mineola. He is believed TO be Fred
erick Conner from cards in his pock-
cts. The police are hopeful of getting
a positive identification through a
pawnticket issued by c. Cohen, 495
Third Avenue, Manhattan, found in his
pocket.
Mrs. Nathaniel Doyle, the wife Of a
Wall Street broker. was thrown from
her automobile, which was driven by
Harry Fox, at Bayside, Long Island
when a rear wheel Of the car struck a
telegraph pole and was snapped OFT.
Mrs. Doyle and Fox escaped injury.
While DR.. William Armstrong, of 255
West Eighty-ninth Street. Manhattan.
was driving his automobile along
Woodhayen Avenue, Elmhurst. Long
Island, yesterday afternoon. the ma
| chine got beyond control and crashed
into a crowded trolley car While no
one was injured, the machine was
wrecked.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
BACK FROM THE EXPOS|1ONS At
SAN DIEGO AND SAN FRANCISCO
Mr.. AND MRS. A. 3. LEHMAN ARE
HOME FROM A SIX WEEKS
VISIT TO THE COAST.

Mr.. and I,1rs. Il. B. Lehman are
home again, after spending some six
weeks in California, most of the time
in Los Angeles and San Diego.
"The San Diego exposition" said
Mr. Lehman. "is gem It's a big
show for Il place the size of San Diego,
and thus far the attendance has not
been anywhere near what the n merits
of the exposition deserve. but when
the travel sets III this will increase
heavily, as people from the east will,
to very large extent, either take the
southern route on their way to San
Francisco. and come back by Los An
geles, and most of them will want to
see the Southern California show. Ev-
erything is ship shape at the San Diego
exposition, although it will improve as
time passes.
AT San Francisco the buildings are
completed and it presents at night one
Of the most magnificent spectacles
ever witnessed in any country. The
displays are not in place in most of
the buildings and it will be some time
before they are all ready for inspec-
ton. The whole thing has been
planned on a big scale and the plan
has been carried out to the last de-
all.
"By July 1 every exhibit will be
ready and the machinery will be run
ming smoothly. OF course it's tre-
nendous attraction just as it is, but
visitors will see everything at the best
beginning with the first of july"
Frank Hazelbaker has charge of the
Montana building at San Francisco
and is now constructing a Montana
booth for a separate display in the
big agricultural building. At San
Diego, Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Stuart
are in charge, assisted by J. A. Pyle,
who formerly resided at Stanford, and
now claims Geraldine as his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman enjoyed fine
weather in Southern California, but
there were some storms at San Fran
cisco.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
CHARGES SELLS
WITH THE CRIME
FORMER PAL TESTIFlES THAT
SELLS KILLED AND ROBBED
JACOB VOGEL.
HOLDS BIBLE TIGHTLY CLASPED

LOS ANGELES, March 3.-Altred
Sells, confessed robber, train bandit
and ex-cOnvict, was connected direct
ly today with the robbery and murder
of Jacob Vogel. a banker. and his
wife at Fruitvale. last month, by a
statement elected by police officials
from Charles e. Sligh. whom Sets
admitted he had threatened to kill.
Sells himself underwent a severe eX-
animation by w. J. Peterson, oakland
chief of police and a Los Angeles de-
tective, but refused to say anything
until he had seen an attorney.
Sligh underwent four hours Of
questioning and at the end Petersen
said the prisoner had declared that
Sells and NJ. E. Cox, a trained nurse
now under arrest i'm Oakland, had
planned to rob the Vogel house. Pet
ersen declared bloody clothes had
been found in Cox's room. Sigh re-
that it was the Vogel residence he
had in mind in accusing Sells.
Sells told me of the plan and
wanted me to assist him, but | re-
fused" Peterson said Sligh told him.
Sells then left me. going in the di-
rectiOn OF COX's room. He said Cox
had worked in the Vogel house and
knew where the money was kept,
Ever since Sunday Sligh and Sells
have been making series of con
fessions involving each other in a
number of criminal exploits, one of
which was the holding up of a South.
ern Pacific train. near Burbank. last
September. To clear himself of con
nection with the VOgel affair, Sligh
said the conversation with Cox was
on Feb. Z in Oakland and that he
came to Los Angeles, Feb. 3, two days
before the Vogels were murdered.
Sligh said he would have made this
confession long before had he not
been afraid Sells would kill him. Sells
is said to have freely owned up to
this intention, declaring that Sligll
was a weak sister who had been in
the penitentiary six times and was
sure to tell things the next time he
was arrested"
All the time he talked, Peterson
said, Sligh held a Bible tightly claspet
in his hands.
Sligh and Sells are now held in the
county Jail in default of $4,000 bal
on the charge of committing jewe
robbery in Los Angeles.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
DIVIDENDS ON
WATERED STOCK
STATISTlClAN IN RAILROAD CASE
POINTS OUT A LEAKAGE
IN MANAGEMENT.
CAPITALIZE DEBTS AND ALSO HOPES

CHICAGO. March 3--Alleged wa.
tered stock in railroad companies Oc-
cupied the attention of the board Of
arbitration in the western railroad
wage case today.
w. J. l.auck, statistician. stated
that $l1.276,495 in dividends on wa
tered stock We're paid by 10 repre-
sentative western railroad systems in
1913. or about $2.OOO.OOO more than
enough to have advanced the pay of
the engineers and tiremen, who are
seeking higher wages, by 25 per cent.
James NJ. Sheean, attorney for the
9S western railroads involved in the
arbitration. took exception to the meth
DDS by which Mr.. Lauck calculated
the amount of so-called over capitali.
Zation. He asked questions to bring
out that Lauck had taken no account
1 immense early Investments on which
no returns were received for many
years Money sunk in the Chicago
Great Western before the reorganiza.
ton In 1909 and in the Atchison. To
peka e. Santa Fe. served as illustra-
tiOns.
More than $500, 100000 of Santa Fe
stock Mr.. Lauck characterized as fic-
titiOus, but, replying to Mr., Sheean,
he said that he did not mean that
the property might not now be worth
every cent of its capitalization. He
estimated that the $6.0OO,0OO profit
said to have been made by the Nor
gan syndicate in the reorganization OF
the Great Western was excessive. He
estimated that more than half OF the
securities of this road were water"
Mr.. Lauck said that the purpose of
his testimony was to show that the
practice OF railroads of capitalizing the
debts, their actual value and their fu-
ture hopes formed lien on the reve-
nues which would compel labor to
wait forever for wage advances II these
were to come only when dividends
became too large.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
BATTLE
FOR BIC ESTATE

HONOLULU, March 3.-Gilliard
Smart, widower Of the late Thelma
Parker Smart heiress to the $2.000,00O
estate of Col Sam Parker. filed today
an answer to the charges OF Mrs.
Frederick Knight, his mOther-in-law,
in which he attacked the character of
Frederick Knight in an effort to prove
their home was unfit for his infant
son. He denied he had been guilty of
improper conduct in aPris as alleged
by Mrs. Knight The answer affirms
his right to two-thirds of his wife's
estate bequeathed to him by her will.
After suit had been brought some
time ago by Mrs. Knight to break her
daughters will, Smart offered to com
promise by relinquishing the custody
of his son, Richard. to the Knights
BY this compromise the child was tC
receive two-thirds of the estate and
Smart one-third.
The filing of Smart's answer to the
contest of Mrs. Knight renews the
legal battle for the estate with sensa
tiOnal charges on both sides of the
others unfitness to care for the child
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04

The county commissioners yester.
day appointed Ed Miller of Denton
constable, vice Howard DeVriess, re-
signed.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Woodman left
this morning for California. They will
visit Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Francisco. They expect to return to
Lewistown about the first of April
Miss Leah Savage, who has been
visiting for the past week with her
sister, Mrs. Frank L. Plum of this city
returned to her home in Helena Friday
morning.
Einar H. Hanson OF this city sold
his ranch of 4SO acres two miles from
Suffolk to c. F. Konzelman of Nc.
Minville, Oregon. The deal was for
cash and the price paid was $50 per
|acre.
County Agriculturalist Carl H. Peter
son, who this week visited Benchland
Hobson and Buffalo to arrange for
farmers institutes to be held there this
week, goes to Suffolk this morning to
assist the farmers in their campaign
against the gophers.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
TRADE BALANCE
FOR ONE MONTH
AMOUNT OF EXPORTS OVER IN.
PORTS REACHES SUM
OF $145, 1896.
AMERICAN FARMERS ARE BENEFITED

WASHINGTON, March 3. - An
analysis of Americas foreign trade for
January. issued today by the depart
ment of commerce. showed in detail,
the amount of the tremendous in
creases in exports to many European
nations and the decreases in shipments
to the principal countries of Latin.
America, as compared with January.
1914. No American products reached
Austria during the month, the report
showed, but shipments to Germany
showed increases as compared with
the first months of the war.
The total trade balance in favor OF
the United States for the month was
$145, SOC, ,996, most of which was ere
ated by products of American gran
aries and farms. The value of Ameri
can horses bought for the armies in
Europe during January, $7,775,775. and
mules exported were worth $1,S12,195
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
OFFICIALS ARE GREATLY PLEASED
WITH TONE Of GERMAN NOTE

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Of
ficial text of Germany's reply to the
suggestions of the United States gov
ernment with reference to the aban-
donment of submarine warfare on
merchant ships and the shipment of
foodstuffs to the civilian population OF
belligerents was received late today by
the state department.
The German communication was an
acquiescence on practically the points
proposed by the United States. Ad-
ministration officials were greatly
pleased both with it's tone and promise
of a cessation of submarine warfare
on unarmed merchant ships if ship
ments of food to German civilians are
not stopped.
All eyes are now turned on London,
where the reply of the allies to the
same communication from the United
States will be formulated. An acquies.
cence by Great Britain would com
pletely alter the situation. and it would
involve also withdrawal of the latest
declaration of an embargo on all com
merce by sea between Germany and
neutral countries.
1t was admitted at the state depart
ment today that protest and other
forms of reply to the British declara
ton were under consideration, but the
impression prevailed that no steps
would be taken until the reply of the
allies to the proposal, now approved
by Germany, was in hand.
Although the answer from Germany
transmitted by Ambassador Gerard
left one or two points still to be nego
tiated, the fact that it promised thai
no attacks by submarines would bt
made on any merchant vessels, if they
were unarmed, provided there was nj
fictitious use of flags, raised the hopes
of officials that something tangible
would result from the negotiations
There was feeling of confidence, es
pecially, that some restrictions would
be adopted concerning the use o
mines.
Some high officials grew Optimisti,
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
To
Be CONTINUED
FOOD SUPPLIES TO BELGIUM
WILL NOT BE STOPPED ON
ACCOUNT OF WAR RULES.
WORK WILL Be MUCH HAMPERED

NEW YORK, March 3.-Confident
expectation that food shipments
would be continued for the use of
destitute non-combatants in Belgium,
despite existing conditions in the
English channel and the North sea,
was expressed in a statement made
here tonight by Lindon w. Bates.
vice chairman of the commission for
relief in Belgium.
in connection with the reports that
relief work in Belgium may be ham
pered by the channel and North sea
situation" said the vice chairman, "it
can only be that the work for relief
must go on and we expect surely to
continue to get food into Belgium In
response to inquiries made today
from the state of Kentucky and else.
where as to whether the commission
would continue to receive or buy food.
stuffs for Belgium, answered that it
would"
The government today informed DR.
Henry van Dyke. American minister
to The Netherlands. that because of
the existing mine danger in the war
zone. 1t could not grant safe conducts
for the commissions ships to and from
England. although it would permit re.
lief vessels to pass through the Eng.
lish channel unmolested by subma
rines If the ships were rendered rec
cgnizable by means of the commits.
sions work would be hampered if its
ships were not given safe conducts
to touch at English ports for coal on
the homeward voyage
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
POSTAL REVENUE
SHOWS SURPLUS

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The
treasury department tonight received
a check from Postmaster General
Bureson for $3.5O0.00O. representing
the surplus in the revenues of his de-
partment for the fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1914. For the fiscal
year of 1913 the postal revenue sur
plus was $3,S0O,OOO which also was
turned over to the treasury. In ac-
knowledging the receipts OF today's
check, Secretary McAdoo said these
payments were the first representing
actual surplus made by the postoffice
department since 1898.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST
E. K. Matson, Atty. ,s03 Bank. Electric

E. X. Matson, Atty. 1903 Bank Electric,
C. F. Young of Butte is at the Fer.
gus.
F.. A. Clark of Rochelle, ILL.,, is in
Lewistown. ...s ta
E. Andrews of Utica is registered
at the Bright.
James Wocasek OF Great Falls is at
the Day house.
]. NJ. Burlington of Billings is a
Fergus hotel guest.
John Billow of Mankato, Mimi, is
Bright hotel guest
R. H. Slack of Grass Range is a
guest at the Fergus hotel.
Edgar G. Worden, attorney 'at-iaw,
Mcdonald e. Charters Building, Lew
istown. Mont.-Adv.
A. S. Cartwright of Great Falls is a
business visitor to, the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fergus were in
town yesterday from Armells.
V. E. Wheeler and ]. J. Kershner of
Helena are stopping at the Fergus.
Mrs. M. c. Peters went to Billings
yesterday on a short business trip.
Mrs. Georgia Showan left yesterday
for Columbus, Mont, where she will in
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Lockwood of
Fort Benton were in the city yester-
day.
]. R. Stephens and J. A. Stephens
of Suffolk are stopping at the Day
house.
Farm loans. Plenty of money to loan
at all times. B. A. Cumming. 406 Bank
Electric building, Lewistown, Montana.
Contractor ]. C. Mcguire arrived in
town yesterday and is stopping at the
Bright.
Samuel Phillips went to Great Falls
yesterday to attend to some business
matters.
The maximum temperature for the
"a hours ending at o'clock last eve.
ming was 20 and the minimum Is.
The arrangements for the funeral OF
the 7-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A
f. Moritzz, who died at the hospital
Tuesday from injuries received by be
ing kicked by horse, as finally com
pleted, provide for services at the
home, four miles from Moore, tomor
row (Friday) at 2 p. m.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
ADVICE TO GERMAN-AMERicANs

Representative Bartholdt and his
associates are doing Germany no
good, and they are doing themselves
much harm, by their pernicious pro-
German propaganda.
When they threaten to carry Ger
many's case to the polls and make
the German cause an issue in Ameri-
can politics they are playing with
dynamite. The American people will
not tolerate such campaign of alien.
ism, and the chief sufferers will be
the so-called Communications who
plot it.
Germany is the only country en-
gagged in this war which has officially
undertaken to manipulate American
opinion. 1t is the only belligerent
which maintains a lobby in the Uni
ted States to incite public sentiment
against other belligerents with which
we are friendly. The only foreign
element in this country which is as
| sailing the president of the United
States and seeking to bulldoze the
government of the United States is
| the German element, and that sort
of thing can be easily overdone.
Long after this war is over Mr..
| Bartholdt and his associates will
have to live in this country Few of
them will voluntarily return to Ger.
many to help pay the cost of the con.
flict Their real interests are all in
the United States, and the sooner
they reconcile themselves to being
Americans the better Whatever
their sentimental attachments to the
fatherland may be, a German victory
could not help them and a German
defeat could not harm them. When
they war against the president of the
United States, the congress of the
United States, and the general vel
fare of the United States they are
warning against themselves.
1t is a pity that Carl Schurz is moi
alive to preach little wholesome
common sense to German-Americans
who have succumbed to the pan
German propaganda and who are fol
lowing such kind leaders as Repre-
sentative Bartholdt. He should have
told them that when they undertake
to organize pan-Germanism into -;
political party in the United States
they are inviting reprisals that ar
not likely to cease when treaty O
peace is signed.
|
definitely submit to alien meddling il
their domestic affairs. They will no
countenance the sacrifice Of Amerl
can interests to foreign privilege
They will not allow the peace an
the security of the United States t
be jeopardized by foreign propagand
for the benefit of foreign natiOl
that has involved itself in a worl
war. If Mr.. Bartholdt and his asst
/, ciates do not understand this. W
are sorry for them. because they ar
piling up trouble for themselves.
This country once had an alien la,
on it's statute books. 1t might be yer
reluctant to enact similar statut,
: but every day such German-American
as Richard Bartholdt are breakin
down this reluctance.-From the Ne,
York World.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
IS
EXALTEDRULER
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE LEW.
lSroWN LODGE OF ELkS is
HELD LAST EVENING.
the ATTENDANCE IS VERY LARGE

The annual election of the Elks oc-
cured last evening and it brought out
a very large attendance of members,
who took up the work in hand with an
eye single to the good of the order.
The Officers.
Those elected were: A. III. Stephen
son, exalted ruler: DR.. Frank Hag.
stron. esteemed leading knight; Emil
Saxl, esteemed loyal knight; l. S. Pc
terson, esteemed lecturing knight; Leo.
pold Beck. secretary: H. w. Sadler,
treasurer; Judge Roy f. Ayers, trus.
tee for three years; John Cooper
tyler.
Addresses Made.
During the evening a number of eX'
cellent addresses were made. The com
ing state convention of the order to
be held here in August was touched
upon by all of the speakers and the
necessity of united and enthusiastic eff.
fort to make it big success was
urged. Among those who spoke were
Judge Ayers, Emil Saxl. George j
Wiedeman, w. f. Sheehan, Dr. G. c.
Wallin, j. II. Fowls. Bert d'Autrement
DR.. b. j. Wood and V. |. Cross.
Lunch Served.
Following the business of the eve
ming a splendid Dutch lunch was served
and the members spent pleasant
hour.
The installation of the newly elected
officers will occur at the first meeting
in April.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE WEEKLY
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

OXFORD, Eng, March 3.-(Corre
spondence of the Associated Press)
Officials at oxford university have
ordered additional precautions against
raid by Zeppelins or aeroplanes. No
bright lights of any kind are allowed
and most of the colleges are absolute
ly dark after nightfall. The street
lights in the "quads" and campus
have all been darkened. In the event
of raid, siren is to be blown to en-
able students to seek refuge.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04

concerning Great Britain's reply. They
pointed out that the retaliatory meas
ure just announced by England where
by Germanys commerce with the out
side world has to be stopped, were
in reality drafted Immediately after
the German admiralty proclaimed the
war zone around Great Britain and Ire
land, and were submitted by England
to her allies before the American sug-
gestions for a solution were interposed
When the allies finally approved, Great
Britain had no other course for the
present, some officials thought, than tC
announce her retaliatory measures.
The fact that in announcing them
the British government states that the
steps did not constitute rply to the
American governments proposals is
regarded as confirmatory of the idea
that the new declaration may yet be
revoked, if modus vivendi is reached
with Germany through the United
States government concerning subma
rine warfare.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
DACIA'S CREW LEAVES.

LONDON, March "A a. m.)-The
crew OF the steamer Dacia will leave
Brest on Thursday afternoon for
Havre, according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Paris. The captain of the Dacia
will remain at Brest pending the de-
cision of the prize court.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
IN THE MONTANA
LEGISLATURE

HELENA, March :. Governor
Stewart tonight signed the Hayes anti
race track gambling bill which puts
an end to betting on horse racing in
Montana.
He also signed the bill, which, after
April |. will require all saloons in the
state to close ut midnight and not
open before s a. m.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-04
FAMOUS SUBMARINE.

ROME, March 3.-12:35 p. MI
The government has purchased at a
shipyard at Spezia the famous sub
marine boat on which former Lieut.
Ballone fled last October with the in
tention of engaging Austrian warships
in the Adriatic. The submarine was
incorporated today in the Italian flo
tilla.