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Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
BELIEVE BOMB
 WAS EXPLODED
 IN THE CAPITOL
Senate Wing of National Capitol Badly Wrecked About Midnight by EX- plosion, Cause of Which is Unexplained
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WASHINGTON, July 2.-An eXplo sion occurred in the senate wing of the capital shortly before midnight. It took place in the reception room of the sec ond floor. The doors of the room were blown out and nobody was hurt. The authorities are investigating. It is re- ported it might have been a bomb.
 The doors of the capital were imme- diately closed. Nobody was permitted to enter while an investigation was be- ing made.
 Officials believe the explosive was placed by a crank who desired to create sensation. There was no official statement.
 Visitors were allowed in the room during the day time and the machine might have been left without attracting notice. Superintendent Woods. of the capitol building, was summoned by the panic stricken watchman and made a hurried investigation. He telephoned for an expert on explosives.
 Until the expert makes a report no official statement of the incident will be made Part of the ceiling and side walls of the room were shaken down, huge mirror and a crystal chandelier shattered and the doors blown open. One of the doors led to the office of the vice president and had not been opened for forty years.
 First reports of the effects of the ex- plosion sad the windows of the recep- tion room had been blown out the inn mense plate glass door demolished and part of the ceiling walls torn down. Persons who reached the capitol soon after the explosion said they notice a smell like burned powder which per sisted for 15 to 20 minutes. At the time of the explosion the capitol had been closed since dark. No one was in the building except a few watchmen and telephone operators. The watch man in the hall directly below the re- ception room was almost blown from his chair. He declared that nobody could have been near the room for hours.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
Allies To Buy
 War Supplies
 FT0nu C0uad0
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NEW YORK. July Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Cana dian Pacific, arrived aboard the Lap iand from England. where he attended a conference of various government of ficlals on the purchase of war supplies for the allies in Canada. He said he had made arrangements by which the. purchasing department of the Canadian Pacific would be utilized as far as practicable in the purchase of ship supplies.
 By arrangements made in Eng land the position of Sir Tho mas in Canada, is analogous with that of J. P. Morgan of the United States It is said the Canadians are not disgruntled at having failed to re- ceive orders for war supplies given the United States but in the future Canada is assured of her share. The largest orders awarded on this side of the At Iantic. it is said. will doubtless continue io go to factories in the United States, the conditions here being more elastic and the capacity greater.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
THIS
 WOMAN VICTIM
 IF VIM. FALT|N
Suggested Solution of the Mystery of the Skeleton Found in the River Bed Near Tempe on Thurs day Last

From the skeleton of the woman found in the river bed this side of Tenn pc. day before yesterday. the former neighbors of William FaItin on South Seventh street, turn to the murderer Of Carl Peterson now awaiting execution at Florence. Peterson was murdered on the morning of September s. 1912. About a month before that a young woman came here from Kansas City to visit Faltin. He had become acquaint- ed with her through a matrimonial agency and in the course of the ensu- irg correspondence FaItin represented to her that he was a man of property hut that he needed money to carry out certain large agricultural undertakings,
 The woman came on in August of the year of the murder and spent some days in Phoenix and was driven over the valley by Faltin.
 F. L. Pinkerton. a neighbor of FaItin said yesterday that he had seen her frequently during her stay here and he had somehow gained the impression that she was dissatisfied with her sur roundings and had decided that Fal- tins property and prospects fell short of his representations to her. She de- cided that she would neither marry nor make any investment.
 She went away and MT. Pinkerton thought no more about her until he learned yesterday morning of the find Ing of the skeleton Of a woman. He remembered when she left to return to Kansas City, and he thinks that Faltin told him that he had taken her either to Tempe or to Maricopa to catch the train.
 It will be remembered that another woman with whom Faltin had been carrying on a correspondence came here after his conviction of the murder of Peterson and remained in the city for some time. frequently visiting him at the penitentiary
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
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LONDON. July "A naval action occurred this morning off the east coast of Gothland. says the Stockholm correspondent of Reuters. The Ger man mine layer Albatross was chased by four Russian cruisers and ran aground to escape capture. Twenty one of the mine layers crew were killed and twenty-seven wounded.
 According to the Copenhagen cor respondent gun fire was heard last night and this morning the action was observed at Ljugarn harbor, and later the warships steamed north. At ten o'clock four cruisers were seen closely engaged near land. Later German torpedo boat with many wounded arrived at Katthammersvik An official Russian statement of July 1 told of an attempt of German war ships to Lombard the port of Win dau, Courland, and land troops. The attempt was repulsed.
 The German battleship Wittelsbach, which was damaged, is a battleship of the Kaiser class, had many shots under her water line from battle in the Baltic and may have re turned to Kiel
 The British submarine Sea of Mar mora, on June 26 sank the Turkish transport Forty Two, which was full
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
R. Thanc Cook, Superin- tendent of Globe Schools, is Unanimously Elected Principal of the Phoenix Union High School
JONES kE- Fl lECTED
 VICE-PRlNClPAl4 l.
Head of Science Depart mcnt and for Past Year Acting Principal is Re taincd at Increased Sal aIy-Many Applicants

R Thsne Cook, superintendent of the Globe public schools was elected principal of Phoenix Union High school at a meeting or the high school board held last evening. Prof. Cook, who takes the place made vacant by the resignation of Prof A. K. Stabler, was chosen out of exactly 100 other apph- cants for the position. He will enter upon his new duties in September.
 The newly elected principal of the Phoenix Union High school. who has been superintendent of the Globe schools for the past two years and had supervision of the Globe High school. graduated froGl the University of Mi chigan n the class of 1906 and re- ceived his masters degree from the same institution the following year. He taught for one year in the grade schools in Michigan. ana in 1908 accepted the position of principal of the high school at Pratt. Kansas. Here he remained for five years.
 In 1913 MT. Cook was elected to the princiralship of the Globe High school. and at the same time became super intendcnt of the public schools in that city During the two years he has leiO Itc position ne HdS IAtf d iiBii record for efficient management, and in the carrying out of his ide
 school work has shown high executive ability. He is 35 years old. Mrs. Cook is a talented woman and has been prominent in tnc social life nt ,dohe.
 some indication of Prof Cooks abil- it. as a principal is seen in the fact that he was reelected to the position of superintendent of schools at an ad- vance in salary of $20o over last year. The position of principal of the Phoenix school carries with it q salary of S$000 per year
 Prof Cook. who is now at his home at Globe. was advised of his election by long distance message from The Re publican. He stated that as soon as he was officially advised of the ap- pointmen;. he would at once take up the matter of securing a release from the Globe board of his contract for the
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Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
United States Government is Determined He Will Not Re-enter Mexico While Factor for Dis turbance There
THE MEANS IS
 NOT DETERMINED
Will Endeavor to Press Neutrality Charges and May Be Held Forty Days Thereafter on EXtradi- tion Application
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 WASHINGTON, July 2.-The gov ernment is determined that Huerta will not re-enter Mexico from the United States, while he may consti- tute a factor for disturbance of the political and military situation in Mexico. By what means Huerta will be held is undetermined. The department of justice will endeavor to press the charges of violation of neutrality, when Huerta is given a hearing on July F. In the mean time agents of the departments are keeping Huerta under surveillance, and the military authorities on the border have been similarly ordered to prevent him from crossing the border. Emphasis is laid in off ciaI quarters on the possible rearrest of Huerta as a result of a request for his extradition from the Villa governor of Chihuahua. Should the government fail to prove that Huerta is guilty of neutrality violation, and decides to withdraw the charges, high officials pointed out he could be rearrested and held forty days without bail pending the receipt of evidence from the Villa authorities. There is some talk of deportation to Spain, but officials generally doubt that statute could be invoked to warrant deportation.
 Under the Mexican American treaty of 1899 it is explained the gover- nor of a border state of either country may make requisition for fugitives of justice and when civil authority has ceased, the military au- thorities can request extradition. This the officials said, cover the present situation without involving question of recognizing the civil au- thoritles of northern Mexico. In the event that Huerta is finally freed 1t is expected that the government and military authorities will keep watch to prevent his return to Mexico eX- cept through the regular ports of entry. Officials think he will pre- fer to remain in the United States instead of taking a chance.
 Measuring reports of conditions in Mexico City taken from refugees who left the capital on Tuesday reached the state department by cable. According to these advices the footing is confined largely to small grocery stores and the poorer classes are not as yet actually starving.
 The department issued the follow ing summary of the dispatches. "The department is in receipt of tele- gram dated July 1, from Vera Cruz stating that several persons who left Mexico City on Tuesday en route for the United States bring reassuring reports of the situation there. They report that while there has been some sacking it was confined to small
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
NAVY COMMANDERS WOULD QUIT
 PRESIDENT WILL NOT PERMIT

Rear Admiral Benson, acting secre- tary of the navy, said the depart ment has recommended this action because experienced officers are urg- ently needed for active service and promotions are already being made from ranks below captain at ages deemed consistent
 Department officials said that so far as they knew none of the twen- ty applicants had received offers from private munitions establish ments which have been seeking to employ army and navy officers. It was disclosed that some other off cers sought retirement to accept such positions and that the requests had been promptly refused on the grounds that to permit naval officers to be placed on the retired list to engage in the manufacture of ordnance for foreign belligerents would be breach of neutrality. When attention was. called to the fact that retired officers of the army are now in the service of ammunition concerns it was explained this would not ef- feet the course of the navy off cials pointed out that the army off cers in question had established their connections Before the outbreak of the war.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
Former President of Mex ico Passes Away With Two Tragic Circum- stances Marking His De mise in Foreign Land
MAY NOT SEND
 HIS BODY HOME
Owing to Troubled State of Mexico It Is Judged Impossible to Send Body Home With Ceremony Befitting Him
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 PARIS. July 2-General Porfirio Diaz. former president of Mexico. died today. His wife, Sonora Car men Romero Rubio Diaz his son Porfirio. Jr.. and the latteTs wife were at the bedside when the end came.
 Two tragic circumstances marked the death of Diaz owing to the troubled state of Mexico it has been judged impossible to send his body home with all the ceremony which would have befitted one of the great est figures in Mexican history and further Colonel Porfirio Diaz, Jr, has tried in vain to inform his sisters Senora Ignacio De LaTorre, and 9e- nora Rincon Gallardo, who are no" lin Mexico. No less tragic perhaps is the fact that not one of those whom General Diaz raised up to be his assistants in governing Mexico, and who pros pered and grew rich in the shado" of his greatness, was with him when he died Jose Yves De Limantouf' former Mexican minister of finance was in London: Francisco de Ia Rarra former provisional president or Nexico. and Guillermo de Landa' Iof- uer governor of the federal district of Mexico. are in France. Scarcely anyone outside of the family knew of the seriousness of General Diaz illness The end seems to have been brought about by d failure of the beart which was weakened by seN- ere attack of the grippe last year
 The illness also had left ihe aged exile almost blind. Nevertheless ne was accustomed to walk daily during the spring in Bois de Boulogne which he loved because it resembled Cha- pultepec Park, in Mexico City.
 He had been hoping to go to Bar ritz shortly.
 Ding lived here in the greatest sim plicity. occupying modest apartments in striking contrast to the great bouses and retinue of servants main tajned bv some of the friends who left Mexico with him.
 No decision has yet been made con corning the final disposition of the bodv or the date of the funeral.
 The letter with which General Por- firio Diaz announced. on May 9, 1911, his resignation from the presidency ot Mexico after having been master of the country for thirty-five years, gives in his own words an interesting glimpse of his remarkable career. It reads:
 sir: The Mexican people who gener- ouslv have covered me with honors, who proclaimed me as their leader dur ing the international war, who patriot icalIy assisted me in all works under taken to develop industry and the com merce of the republic, establish it's credit. gain for it the respect of the world and obtain for it an honorable position in the concert of nations-that same people, sir, have revolted in armed military bands, stating that my presence in the exercises of the su- preme executive power is the cause of this instruction.
 T do not know of any fact imputable to me which could have caused this so- cial phenomenon, but permitting,
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Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
Sudden Recurrence of Heavy Artillery Fire by Ger mans in France Marks Feature of Fighting on Western Front
POLISH FORTRESS
 IAMOSC TAX FEN
Beside This, Progress in Other Sectors of Strate- gic Importance in East is Claimed i'll Dispatches from Berlin
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LONDON, July 2-The sudden re currcncc of heavy artillery fire by the Germans at many points in France was a marked feature of the fighting on the western front. but in the meantime the Austro- Germans advance in Galicia and Poland is unchecked. The leu tons have shown no disposition to di- minish the intensity of the eastern of fensive. The Polish fortress of Za- mosc has been captured and progress in other sectors of strategic importance in the east is claimed by Berlin. There is no official news whatever from the British front in Flanders but General Hamilton commanding the allied land forces in the Dardanellcs. in the second official dispatch for the week. records the repulse of the vicious counter-at- tack of the Turks, who are bent on re- covering ground south of the fortified hill of Achf Baba, Krithia. which the British for some time have been at tempting to envelop.
 The munitions measure giving David Lloyd George the power to whip up the munitions supply was passed by the house of lords today and will become a statute when the Hing affiXes his sig nature.
 The British forged forward bit last Monday, and the following day the Turks after sapping and mining launched a counter stroke with the bayonet. This was crushed while French forces operating the right of Kereves Sere Valley. toward the east coast of Ganipoli. advanced on the con solidated ground won the latter part Of June. The distances are not stated
 Despite hard fighting since landing cn April g. the Franco-B British expedi- tion only lately achieved anything not able toward strengthening its hold on the tip of the Gallipon peninsula, Achi Paha being q small Gibraltar brlstling with machine guns and urrounded with harhed wire and terraced trenches. This is the reason why the allied prog ress has been hailed with great satis- faction in England. IL is interesting to note the tributes to the Turks bravery and even gallantry paid in almost ev- cry dispatch from the British core spondents at the Dardanelles. At no time during the peninsula fighting have the Turks been accused or atrocities. There are manifest indications throughout the United Kingdom and the people now. after nearly year. fully sense the seriousness Of the war. A few months ago the boasts were that 'busincss is usuaT'.
 Theater patronage was undiminished and restaurant patronage normal. Ca binct members are now urging the ne- cessity of rigid economies and individ- uals and school children are being be- sought to invest in war loans. News papers daily are carrying page adver- tisement Of the war loans The teu- tonic successes in Galicia. the slow ness of the Dardanelles operations and the failure of the allies to inaug1irate the much discussed offensive in the west are responsible for this change in public demeanor.
 
 WEATHER TODAY
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
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FL PASO, July 2-Huerta, who was selected by Diaz to escort him from Mexico City to Vera Cruz when Diaz left. sent a message of condo fence to Diaz' widow.
 His death has removed one of the greatest men the republic produced . said the message.
 Huerta appeared deeply affected by the news of Diaz' death. He was the last man to order the firing of a national salue for Diaz and the of ficial playing of the national hymn These orders were given by him at Vera Cruz when Diaz went aboard
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
VASE FROM KING GEORGE
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WASHINGTON, July "A gold vase standing two feet high. a gift of King George to the yachtmen of America was received at the British embassy from London. It will be forwarded to the Panama Pacific ex position where it will be one of the prizes for aquatic contests. It is in- scribed, Presented by King George. to the Panama Pacific International Exposition Regatta. 1915"
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
Hueyta Says Dlaz Greatest
 Mam Republic Produced

the Ypiranga. Earlier in the day he and Diaz had embraced each other in the presence of the troops, and Diaz, while tears had appeared on his cheeks, had assured Huerta that while he could see little that was bright for the future, the hope of Mexico rested upon the national army
 "Diaz committed errors, of course" said Huerta, but the good he did entities him to be classified as a. great man and a genius. All Mexi- cans will come to realize that, and the Mexican people should bring his ashes home to rest on native soil"
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
PLAN RECEPTION
 FOR MISS ADDAMS

NEW YORK. July 2.-Jane Ad- dams of Chicago. who has been in Europs for three months interview ing high officials of the belligerent nations in an effort to bring about peace will be rendered a public welcome on the evening of July 13, at Carnegie Hall by the Women's Peace Party and other peace or ganizations, it is announced here. Miss Addams is a passenger on board the American steamer St Louis. which left Liverpool last Saturday and is due Sunday. Miss Addams, according to the an nouncement of the WOmen's Peace party, will immediately on her ar rival, confer with the president.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
One of Three Self-Confessed Accomplices in Plot to Kill Herman Roscnthal Tells Attorney All is a trame-up
LAWYER SILENT
 BECAUSE OF ETHICS
Now Willing to Reveal What His Client Told Him to Save Mans Life and Will Take Chances Before Appellate Division
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New York. July 2.-Charles Beck CT. former police lieutenant. now in Sing Sing under death sentence for conspiracy to kill Herman Rosen- thai. had absolutely nothing to do with the murder. according to the statement here by II. L. Marshall, an attorney. as coming from his client. Bridgie Webber one of the three self-confessed accomplices in the plot The statement followed on the heels of the story that sam Schepps, gambler. upon whom the state relied during the first Becker trial to cor roborate the testimony of Jack Rose, Harry Vallon. and Bridgie Webber, three informers. held the secret of the Becker case. and would tell Governor Whitman, should the gov ernor ask him to.
 IL said that Marshall intends to go before Chief Judge Bartlett of the court of appeals. who wrote the prevailing opinion denying Becker a new trial. and explain the facts re- lating to Webber and also a state ment from Martin Nanton, counsel for Becker. that W. Bourke Cock ran. his partner is going to make an apeal to the United States supreme court in Becker's behalf.
 Webber, at his home in Passaic. W. J. Tonight denied he had given Narshqsss.iais former attorney. any information regarding Becker.
 ~I told my story at two trials" Wcbber said. T am through with the whole thing Marshall. counsel for Webber when the latter was arrest ed in connection with the Rosenthal murder. made a statement regarding Wehher at the office of Manton. Manton declined to discuss the re- port that Becker was prepared to re- veal a story to the effect that six others participated in whatever funds he is reported to have collected while police officer.
 Weber" said MT Marshall. told me at the first trial that Becker had absolutely nothing to do with the murder of Rosenthal. Webber said he and others were perjuring them selves in order to save their skins"
 Mir. Marshall said he then told Webber to get another lawyer, and from that time he could not speak because of professional obligations
 But had I not been convinced of Rockers innocence continued Mar shall T would not have aligned my self with lawyers in his defense at the second trial I never would have entered the case had I not known from what Bridgie Webber told that Becker was deliberately framed up" by Webber. Harry VallOn. Jack Rose and sam Schepps"
 Marshall declared that while Web her was in the Tombs he (Webber) sent for him and asked.
 How bad does Whitman want Becker"
 Mir Marshall said he replied he thought the district attorney was
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
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WASHINGTON, July 2.-The pres ident has denied the application for the voluntary retirement of twenty commanders, and lieutenant com handlers of the navy, who sought to leave the active list under the law which permits retirements on June 3O when promotions from the grade of junior lieutenants have been less than forty during the preceding year. Announcing the presidents action,
Arizona republican., 1915-07-03
AYlzOna Woman NQmed
 Llue St0ck Inspector

That Arizona has woman live stock inspector. probably the only one in the world. was made public yesterday when Secretary Sam E. Pradner of the live stock sanitary board announced the appointment of Mrs. OSla Noonan Of Cila Bend as inspector for that district.
 The new inspectress was born in Arizona, and grew up in the saddle. Thoroughly familiar with the cattle