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The Laclede blade., 1916-04-21
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Elmer Stoddard, of the Power
garage. has rented the Burnett
residence in South Laclede and will
move his family here from Brook
field next week.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
at Woodmen hall on Friday
afternoon of this week at the usual
hour. More cards are to be pre-
seuted for membership and all
officers and members are requested
to be in attendance at the time of
opening lodge. All who have
prospective members please make
a special effort to secure their cards
for this meeting. Business to be
decided at this meeting in regard
to the class adoption.
G. w. Felt, Nezperce, Idaho,
remembered usDwith check to ad-
vance his subscription a couple of
years, this week. Curry says he
and the people out that way are
anxious for the republican party
to return to power and hopes
the right man will be nominated at
Chicago, but Teddy won't do. He,
like all Laclede and former citizens
of Laclede, is watching with much
interest the campaign of Brig.
Gen. John Pershing in Mexico,
feeling confident the Laclede SOL
dier with succeed in adding more
laurels to his already brilliant
career.
Harry j. Libby of Shelbina,
prosecuting attorney of Shelby
county, spent Sunday here with
his parents, Judge and Mrs, .. +.
Libby. Some years ago Harry
was a printer in this office and
naturally made us visit Monday
and left a check that paid his sub
scription two years in advance. He
is serving his second term as
prosecuting attorney but is not a
candidate this year, preferring to
devote his time to his private
practice in which he has been quite
successful, handling some of the
most important cases in that part
of the state.
The Power Garage received this
week the largest stock of automo
bile castings and inner tubes ever
shipped to Laclede and can supply
most any car with any of the bes
standard brands. The leading
brands they have in stock are the
Goodyear, Firestone and Fisk, II
addition to tires this garage carries
a large assortment of repairs. ac
cessories and supplies of all kinds
and the repair department is IN th'
hands of competent and skilled
workmen who give every customer
square deal. When in need o.
anything in the automobile line
remember the brick garage on th'
south side is the place to get it,
Prof. E R. Marsh, superintend
ent of the Ludlow schools, spen
Saturday and Sunday here will
his family, Mrs. Marsh being herr
the past month taking care of he
mother, Mrs. j, H. Duckworth
who is sick. The Ludlow schools
close this week the commencement
exercises being held Friday night
Prof. E. NJ. Sipple, of the Moberl!
schools, and a former superin
tendent of the Laclede schools, vii
deliver the graduation address a
Ludlow, his subject being "Bndi
and Bubbles" Mr.. Sippl. hai
gained a wide reputation as
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
EDISON BATTERIES ON
ONE SUBMARINE ONLY
Navy Will Restrict Their Use
Pending Tests.

The fate Of the submarine E-2, which
was blown up with loss Of FIVE lives
while the Edison batteries by which it
was 20 be propelled were being tested,
has taught its lesson 10 naval officers.
As a result, but one submarine in the
American navy will at present be
equipped with the Edison invention.
The Ell, sister ship OF the E-2, which
it was believed would have the Edison
batteries TO furnish her power, will sail
from the Brooklyn navy yard within a
month, propelled by an improved type
Of the old lead batteries which caused
the F-4 disaster in Honolulu harbor.
The single exception to the temporary
ruling against Edison batteries is the
LIS, now building at Portsmouth, which
vas equipped with power of this design
several months before the E-2 disaster.
The exclusion does not indicate per-
manent ban on Mr.. Edison's invention,
naval officers at the Brooklyn yard said
last night. Experiments with this type
of battery will continue steadily, under
the direction of the board of officers
already appointed by Secretary Daniels.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19

Chicago, July 1s.-Henry J. Mcintyre
crazed negro. believing himself
prophet who must die to carry "a mes
sage to the Almighty" became violent
here to-day, and the result was a cas-
ualty list Of six dead and three injured.
The negro and his wife were killed
after more than a hundred policemen
had besieged his home for three hours
and dynamite and fire ended the battle
MCINTYRE had a congenial helpmate
in his wife. lie claimed Divine author-
ity and she believed in him. lie ala
not believe in work for himself, ana
his wife paid the rent and grocer
bills by taking in washing.
When Mcintyre strapped belt OF
cartridges around himself and obtained
pistol and rifle. his wife strapped on
another belt and armed herself with
rife.
Woman Fires First Shot.
Mrs. MCINTYRE fired the first shot, at
neighbor on the other side OF the
fence. helped to barricade the mouse
when the police came, and helped to
hold il against the police for three ana
one-half hours. In the end she was
riddled with bullets. When Policeman
Hughes finally entered the house ne
found her dead, crumpled up IN the
wreckace on the floor. Mcintyre
wounded. was leaning against an ice
box. He turned, and the policeman
sent a bullet into his head.
This shot ended the most exciting
eni,ode on the West Side in years. one
policeman was dead and two others
were injured. Mrs. Josephine over
mever's body had been dragged from
McIntyre's yard into her home ara
the bodies of Edward Knox and Alfred
Matthews. negroes living nearby, were
living on front porches where Meih-
tyres bullets had caught them "a,
Kror,s wife was in a hospital with
bullet in her back. and the two injured
policemen were having arm and leg
wonnds dressed. Passenger trains,
stalled for hours on nearby tracks out
of respect to flying bullets, resumed
running. and the crowd of thousands,
attracted by the hundreds Of shots and
the dynamiiing of the building was dls-
persed.
Mcintyre Queer for Years.
Mcintyre had been regarded as
"oueer" for years. Judge Charles 5.
Cntting. sitting in the Probate Court,
was warned in 1912 that a negro Tor
some unknown reason. had designs on
his life. when Mcintyre appeared
bailifrs pounced on him and took
large knife away from him. He denied
any wrong intentions, and was permit
ted TO go free. He frequently ex-
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
NAVY'S PET PROBLEM
UP TO BROOKLYN YARD
Experts Prepare to Subdue New
Hampshire's Generators.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
found itself faced with an electrical
engineering problem which proved 700
much for the experts al Norfolk and
Philadelphia. George +. Burd, indus
trial manager at the Brooklyn yard,
is confident he can find a solution.
The problem is 10 so reconstruct the
generators of the pre-dreadnought New
Hampshire that they will operate par
allel.
Two months ago the Norfolk yard
was asked 10 do the work. Naval en-
gneers and officers toiled for a fort
night. then gave II up. The New
Hampshire steamed 10 Philadelphia.
but Captain Chanler had 10 confess his
knowledge of generators did not ex-
ceed ths, exhibited at the Norfolk yard.
Yesterday the battleship docked at the
Brooklyn yard
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Philippine Bill Brought
Suddenly Back to Life


Washington, July 1s.-Having lain
dormant on the Vice-President's desk
since May /, the Philippines bill, which
has passed House and Senate in widely
different forms. was revived tonight.
Just prior to adjournment, by motion
to appoint conferrees. The notion
made by Chairman Hitchcock Of the
Senate Philippines Committee, was
adopted, and president Marshall
named Senators Hitchcock and Sha-
froth. Democrats. and Lippitt, Repub-
ican, as the conferrees for the Senate.
Chairman Jones Of the lnsular Al
fairs Committee and Representative
Garret, of Tennessee, Democrats, and
Representative Towner, of Iowa, Re
publican, will represent the House IN
the conference.
The move to send the bill to con-
ference was decided upon late to-day
after a further conference between
Senators Hitchcock and Shafroth and
Representative Jones. MIR. Jones has
DELAYED a trip to a sanatorlum IN Indl-
ana as the result Of the decision TO
amend the bill in conference. Ihe
previous plan favored by the Admin
istration was to have the Senate adopt
the bill just as it passed the House.
To-day's developments do not in the
least increase the chances Of the bill
being passed this session: 1t is be
lieved. on the other hand, that with the
emphasis laid by the Administration on
the child labor bill, opponents Of the
Philippines measure will have less diifi =
Guilty than they anticipated IN talking 1t
to death.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Wall Street Bets On U-Boat.

Wall Street is wagering on the re-
turn trip Of the super-submsrina
Deutschland to Germany. Yesterday =
bet of $500 to $500 was made through
J. w. Ball & Co.. that the undersea
boat would reach the Fatherland in
safety. Severa' ''hsv bets were re-
corded
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
NOTED POLO PLAYERS
GOING TO PLATTSBURG
Robert Bacon and Sons Arouse
Soldier Spirit in Others.

Robert Bacon and his sons, Robert L.
and Eliot Bacon. by going to the Mexi-
can border. have aroused in other well
known polo players the desire to be
soldiers. At the close Of the season
a number of players, including Deve-
reux Milburn and his wife's brother-in-
law. F. S. Won Stade. will enter the
Plattsburg at the close of the polo
season.
Charles Cary Rumsey also will go TO
Plattsburgh at the close of the polo
season in Rhode Island, and will be
Joined by James c. Cooley, the manager
of the Eastern polo tournaments; q. NJ;
Heckscher, Frederick Mclaughlin, David
Dows, Benjam Gatins and Alexander
Smith Cochran. J. G. Milburn, who was
at Plattsburg last year. will make the
trip this year with the others.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
POLITICS! IS CRY
OF lST REGIMENT
Guardsmen in Camp Say
1t Is Being Made Foot
ball Of State.
Nv Telegraph TO The Tribune J


Camp Whitman, y. Y. July lo'-ol-
fcers and men Of the lst Regiment
still encamped here, are firmly con-
WINGED that their command has become
the political football of the state, and
that n deliberate effort is being made
BY powerful politicians to break its
discipline. leave it unequipped and
finally disband it.
The enlisted men and their officers
have been promised often that they
would be sent to the border, but to-day
more than two-thirds of them are wear
ing their own tattered shoes, and none
OF the companies has been furnished
sufficiently with equipment The com
mand has not yet been sworn into FED.
eral service. In the whole Jumbled
situation we'll known upstate citizens
see a political plot 10 create sufiicient
cause for sending the men 20 their
homes at the ultimate collapse OF
empty promises.
"Why were regiments of 1000 or
less rushed to the border when the
1st. recruited to full strength and ex-
cellently disciplined, was left behind ~
one asked tonight. "Why has here
been such a delay in furnishing these
men with even the most necessary
equipment?
"Of course. since the command has
not been mustered into Federal service,
this equipment cannot come from the
government. But there is an obligation
resting upon the state or New YORK
10 supply the most obvious necessities
for the men in her service. Thus far,
the entire lot Of equipment received by
the 1st has been 400 pairs of shoes. Of
which only little over one-half could
be used.
at is apparent that a deliberate at
tempt is being made to work the regi-
ment to death Under such a pretence
the administration at Albany might
hope to minimize the disastrous politi-
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19

shown that practically every min in
the Philippines Is employing Japa csc
miners They are not in great mum
bers, only few in each locality being
interrised with the Chinese and ma
tive laborers. Like the Japanese mis-
sionaries in China. who were said to
he busier with note books than with
religion, il is believed these miners
may be exploring and making notes on
the resources Of the islands.
Recently a party Of Japanese OF.
fcials, including the chief government,
engineer Of Formosa, was discovered
on the upper Agusan River in the
Island Of Mindanao. Their excuse
when detained was that they were
fishing" hut il was not explained why
they found it necessary TO go so FAR
into the Philippine interior TO find the
FISH they sought.
Big Companies Reaching Out.
Japanese also are reported to he Sc
curing options on lands, while one Jap
anese concern, the Ota Development
Company, controls probably the great
est lumber supply in the islands. The
company, one Of the greatest corpora.
tions in the Far East, and the rival
Oil concerns, also has established itself
in Manila. and is engaging extensively
in the coal trade
Even in manufactured wares the Jap
anese, despite the tariff, are pushing in
the Philippines just as they did IN
Manchuria a dozen years ago. Then
Great Britain and the United states
shared the cotton goods trade. Now
the United States is poor third, Japan
having usurped its place.
Even in the minor lines of this great
staple the Japanese already have es-
tablshed their supremacy. In the yarn
trade and imports of wearing apparel
the United States has been practically
eliminated. Last year the United States
exported to the Philippines yarns to
the value of about $4,000, while Japan
sold nearly S500.0O0 worth. In wearing
apparel japanese sales exceeded those
Of the United States by 80 per cent,
while last year alone. against 5.S per
cent loss for the United States, Japan
gained SO per cent.
Aided by Foreign Office.
Like the Germans with their cartel
system. the Japanese are taking active
steps to develop and protect their trade
in the Philippines. Last year there was
formed in Toxic a South Seas Associa-
tion with this as primary object,
which had among its members such
prominent persons as Baron Shlbusawa,
Baron Kikiawa. Mr. Hayakawa, Of the
Mitsui Bank, and Mr.. Matsui, Vice Min
lister for Foreign Affairs. Thus does the
japanese Foreign Office actively CO.
operate with trade expansion. 1t rs
significant that on the list OF islands
where the new association was to di-
rect its efforts the Philippines were
placed first.
No one in Washington, except the
pronounced anti-Japanese, sees IN these
facts any evidence Of Tokio's political
designs on the Philippines. The desire
for trade expansion is perfectly normal,
and the American is willing to concede
that. 40 long as competition is fair, II
is Japanese methods that make him
pause, and, with such things as Jap
anese intrigue in China, cause him TO
suspect at times that, buried deep IN
the innermost thoughts OF the TOXIC
government, there may be an ulterior
motive.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Six Killed in Hot Fight
With Mad Chicago Negro
Crazed Man and Wife Slay Ncghbors and Police and Are
Shot Dead When Home Is Blown Up
with Dynamite.

, pressed n grudge against the police
and when threatened from time 10 time
| by offended neighbors with arrest rs
said TO have answered that he never
would be taken alive.
Some Zine last night Mclntyre's
mania became acute. He wrote two
! letters one on a sheet of brown wrap
ping paper and the other on n piece OF
yellow window shade. They were III
spelled and rambling. but they made u
plain that the negro considered himsel
n prophet messiah and that he had
to die 20 take his report to the Al
mighty.
These letters written. the husband
and wife armed themselves. Mrs. Nc
Intyre fred on Mrs. william Blanchard
a negress, who was feeding her chick
ems in an adjoining backyard. Mcln-
tyre. armed with an automatic pistol
appeared Mt tho same moment on the
back porch.
Negro Kills Woman.
Mrs. Overmeyer came on the scene,
looking for her husband, who had been
attracted By the shots. Mcintyre tool
careful aim, and she fell dead. Nc
Intvre then went to the front of the
house and saw Knox and his wife and
Matthews on their porches. The same
unerring aim crumpled up the two men
and gave Mrs. Knox her wound.
Policeman Stuart Dean and others
responded TO an alarm and burst lnto
the house Mcintyre, crouching pc,
hind trunk. killed Dean with his hrst
shot and wounded Policemen Edward
Clemen. and Grover Crabtree. lhelr
companions dragged them from the
house and reinforcements with rihes
were sent for.
The reinforcements fired hundreds o,
sbots into the house through front ana
rear windows, and these were returned
by the couple, who were unable to ann
because Of the attacking fire, and shot
at random.
Police Dynamite House.
Fearing TO risk the lives of his men
further. Captain Wesley Wesbrook or
dered the house dynamited, and three
charges were exploded under IT, After
this there was lull. Policeman
HUGHES. against the protests OF MS
comrades. finally decided to inyesti-
gate. entered and ended the battle,
In one of the notes written by NC
Intyre he said:
"The almighty God has made me a
prophet unto all nations, and also my
wife, Hattie Mcintyre. You shall know
that the Lord has sent me to gamer
unto the Lord the remnant oil the
Adonic seed"
At this place the negro had written
three capital C's and the initials
"P. H."
"The Lord has made me the saviour
If ali Africans Of America" he con.
tinued. "snd now | shall recommend
all that are worthy unto my heavenly
Father. the great God OF all creation.
The Lord has given me a spirit to Judge
the quick and the dead.
~ must die in this land that | may
carry my reports unto almighty God
concerning the land of the United
States"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Other Plattsburg Accident
, Stories Are Proved
False.
MANY ALARMIST
RUMORS IN CAMP
Colonel Roosevelt to Spend 8
Weeks on Lake Champlain,
Near Relatives.
fF,o~, . s,,r co,respondcn' of The Tribune

tFrorn sian correspondcn, n The Tribune
Plattsburg, n. ~, July 1s.-Alsrmist
rumors which have been flying about
the training camp for three days TO the
effect that several serious accidents
had happened to junior rockies during
target practice were taken up to-day
by the camp commander, Lieutenant
Colonel Peter Murray. After an in
vestigation he announced that there
WAS no foundation to the reports
One story was that rookie had been
wounded in the head by a detected
bullet while doing duty in the target
pits. Another told of top sergeant in
one of the 5th Regiment companies who
was hit in the hand at gallery practice
with a sub b-calbre rifle bullet, while
a third was that a rockies rifle had
blown to pieces in his hand and that he
had been injured severely.
Rockies Rifle Splits.
An investigation independent Of camp
headquarters proved that there was
plenty Of foundation for the last story.
The rifle Of j. F. Blackman, of 35
Agassiz Street, Cambridge, Mass, split
at the first shot he fired, causing him
considerable pain in the hand, but did
not injure him.
The accident was attributed TO the
probable presence in the bore of
cleaning rag which he had neglected to
take out.
Bullets fy out of the muzzle at 33, 900
pounds pressure per square inch and
any retardation of their speed by an OBJ
struction means that something has to
give. Army officers on the range said
to-day that while it was an uncommon
occurrence they had seen similar ac-
cidents happen before. At first all
knowledge Of even this event was de-
MED at camp headquarters, but later
il was admitted.
The adjutant, Major Harrison Hall,
got in touch with the hospital regard
ing the two other stories and was off,
cially informed that no men had been
treated for gunshot wounds.
T. r. To Be Near Camp.
It was considered remarkable that, in
view Of the number Of men shooting
here, many of whom never handled a
rife before, with $4,000 rounds being
fred daily, there have been no injuries.
A special two-day advance hike has
been arranged for Company G, COM
manded by Lieutenant R. VI. Parker,
and Company II, commanded by Lieu
tenant s. j. Sutherland, both 4th Regi-
ment, over the next week end. They
will march to Ausable Forks Saturday,
stay there until Monday morning and
then hike back.
Colonel Roosevelt, two Of whose sons
and two nephews, are in camp. has
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Ex-President of Venezuel,
and Wife Free to Enter
and Stay.
SECRETARY WILSON
OVERRULES BOARD
Release Orders Reach Ellie
Island and Couple Will Leave
This Morning.

Washington, July i5.-Fresdo- :.
enter The United States, once den,,
was granted tonight 70 ex-Presits,
Cipriano Castro Of Venezuela and :,
wife By order Of Secretary Of Lab,
Wilson. The Secretary overruled IL.
decision Of the special board Of Inn
grafton officials al New York dsrz,.,
them admission. The Csstros are f,.,
TO 90 70 Porto Rico, a. they i,s
planned, or 10 remain indefinitely 4,
the United states.
A telegram ordering immediate %.
lease Of General and Mrs. Castro. VI.
had been held on Ellis Island sins,
their arrival from Trinidad on sa,p,.
day, was sent tonight 70 lmmira.joo
Commissioner Howe.
Denied Completely in Murder.
In explaining his ruling, secrs.s,,
Wilson pointed out that when Cas,,,
tried 10 enter the United States ron
France IN 1913 he refused 70 ansv,
questions regarding his alleged CON.
plicity in the murder Of Gensr
Paroles. a political opponent in Ven.
ezuela, and was excluded on the grosrd
that he was implicated IN a Grim. Il.
volving moral turpitude.
At the hearing last Sunday at Er,
Island, however, he answered all e.a.
tions asked, denying guilt in conns,sr
with General Paredes's death.
"Not having admitted or been e,.
victed Of crime involving moral turv.
tude, and, in fact. denying guilt, under
the law there was nothing FOR US 10 "a
but to admit him." said Secretary VII.
son.
Wouldn't Answer In 1918.
ain the testimony taken before lin
1879 there was evidence that General
Castro was under charges in Venezuela
in connection with the alleged murder
Of a political opponent. Before the
immigration Board at New York he re.
fused to answer questions regarding
the charges, and his refusal was cor.
sidered, under the circumstances, as o.
assumption of guilt
1t is understood that lmmigrs,io,
Commissioner Caminetti, who was I,
Philadelphia to-day. recommended e
Secretary Wilson that the Castros B,
admitted. The secretary's decisio,
officials said. was reached after "a.
animation of the transcript Of eyiderc
taken at the boards hearings and with.
out a formal appeal from It's decisio,
having been filed by General Castro
Word was received at Ella bland
last night from the Department Of la.
Dor that Secretary Wilson bad ordered
the release Of General Castro and bis
wife.
As the island was officially closed a.
5 o'clock in the afternoon, the genera
and his wife were forced 10 renal, };
their quarters in Commissioner Houi
private pavilion for the night. RI
expected that they will arrive at u,
Battery on the $3.50 boat this mornrs
at is only what | expected" ai:
General Castro. at is just one NOR
example of American justice and far
play"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
SAYS MOTOR BATTERY
IS Army NECESSITY
Captain Montgomery Feels They
Have Made Good Abroad.

Peekskill, n. Y. July lS.-Capta'n
Fl. G.. Montgomery, commanding :he
1st Motor Battery of the New York
National Guard. now at the state camp,
believes the battery is a necessary ad-
junct to the army.
Army officers have been quoted as
having said in the last few days that
the lst Motor Battery probably would
not be mustered in, because armored
batteries had not proved great sue
cesses abroad. Captain Montgomery
does not feel this 70 be true.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
Seeking Raw Materials.

With a virtual monopoly on shipping
20 the Philippines, Japan is also seek
ing TO extend her markets, and, what
is more important, she is seeking 70
gain control of important sources of
raw materials
Coal and iron, which some econo-
mists have declared to be the real
causes of the present European war,
are no less important in the domina-
tion OF the Pacific Japan, without
iron ore of her own. has to turn TO
China and the Philippines for her sup
plies.
Government Investigations have
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19

cal effect which the breach Of good
faith to the regiment might have upon
the next gubernatorial campaign"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
5000 Bow Scouts to Parade.

Five thousand United States Boy
Scouts will parade at Coney Island to-
day Army officers and Coney Island
officials will review them. The parade
will form at o'clock at Seventeenth
Street and Mermaid Avenue, and will
march along Surf Avenue to Ocean
Parkway.